- #1 Close Combat 5: Invasion: Normandy - Utah Beach to Cherbourg
97% matchMostly Positive79% of 34 reviews2024
Dev: Atomic GamesPub: SNEG
Windows
Close Combat: Invasion: Normandy takes WWII realism back to the beaches of Northern France. Re-live the campaign that gave the Allies a foothold on the doorstep of Fortress Europe.
Why similar: World War II 28% ★, Wargame 14.3%, Real-Time 12.1% ★, Strategy 12.1%, Historical 11.7%
- #2 Close Combat 4: The Battle of the Bulge
96% matchMixed46% of 24 reviews2024
Dev: Atomic GamesPub: SNEG
Windows
"The Battle of the Bulge" continues the epic saga of the critically acclaimed and award-winning Close Combat series. Whether you command American or German troops, you decide when and where they will be deployed. History in the making is in your hands!
Why similar: World War II 28.8% ★, Wargame 14.7%, Real-Time 13.9% ★, Strategy 12.5%, Historical 9.6%
- #3 Close Combat 2: A Bridge Too Far
96% matchPositive95% of 42 reviews2024
Dev: Atomic GamesPub: SNEG
Windows
Close Combat 2: A Bridge Too Far challenges you to take control of five strategic bridges in the most dramatic battle of World War II. From war-room strategy to gritty trench combat, battlefields come to life as you command Allied or Axis powers. It's a fight where every second counts.
Why similar: World War II 29.3% ★, Wargame 19%, Strategy 13.3%, Real-Time 9.6% ★, Historical 7.2%
- #4 Close Combat
95% matchPositive92% of 13 reviews2024
Dev: Atomic GamesPub: SNEG
Windows
Defeat the enemy in this classic nonstop World War II battle action. Lead your men through the terror, fatigue, and hell of war on to victory. Only you can bring'em back alive!
Why similar: World War II 33.4% ★, Wargame 16.5%, Strategy 14%, Historical 10.4%, RTS 6.6%
- #5 Panzer Strike
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ISAK Team
Windows
Authentic RTS gameplay straight out of the 2000s. Command your troops, develop strategies, and win World War II battles. Huge maps, thousands of units, long-range firepower, and no building mechanics!
Why similar: World War II 27.9% ★, Real-Time 12.2% ★, Historical 11.5%, Wargame 10.9%, RTS 9.7%
- #6 Close Combat - Gateway to Caen
94% matchMostly Positive70% of 487 reviews2014
Dev: Matrix Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Close Combat: Gateway to Caen is a great release in the critically-acclaimed Close Combat series. Gateway to Caen focuses on the largest, concentrated British offensive since the Normandy landings in an attempt to penetrate the German lines west of Caen and cross the Odon River to get the stalled advance moving again.
Why similar: World War II 42% ★, Wargame 17.4%, Strategy 15.7%, Historical 9.5%, RTS 6.1%
- #7 Steel Division: Normandy 44
93% matchMostly Positive75% of 6,291 reviews2017
Dev: Eugen Systems
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 17.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Steel Division: Normandy is a tactical real-time strategy (RTS) game that pits players against AI enemies in a single-player campaign -- or against several opponents in massive 10-on-10 multiplayer battles.
Why similar: World War II 43.8% ★, RTS 13.2%, Strategy 11.6%, Military 8.2%, Wargame 8%
- #8 Graviteam Tactics: Operation Star
92% matchVery Positive83% of 452 reviews2014
Dev: Graviteam
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Graviteam Tactics: Operation Star is a sequel to Achtung Panzer: Kharkov 1943. It’s an Eastern Front war game with solid graphics and sprawling battlefields that really emphasizes the scope of WWII tank combat.Want to step into the role of a commander in the very heart of Kharkov’s defense?
Why similar: World War II 35.5% ★, Wargame 19.7%, Strategy 18%, Historical 7.8%, RTS 7.2%
- #9 Company of Heroes 2 - The Western Front Armies
91% matchVery Positive85% of 183 reviews2014
Dev: Relic EntertainmentPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
The Western Front Armies is a multiplayer standalone for COH2 that adds two factions to the roster of playable multiplayer armies: the Oberkommando West (OKW) and the US Forces (USF). Each army can also be purchased separately.
Why similar: World War II 39.9% ★, Strategy 25.5%, RTS 10.4%, Historical 9.3%, Military 5.5%
- #10 Steel Covenant 钢铁盟约
91% matchMixed58% of 19 reviews2024
Dev: 金戈兄
Windows
"Steel Covenant" is a 3D real-time strategy game. The game is set against the backdrop of World War II. Players can transform into Allied or German commanders, commanding multiple units to participate in battles
Why similar: World War II 31.5% ★, Historical 14.7%, Wargame 12.7%, RTS 11%, Strategy 10.4%
- #11 Firefight
90% matchVery Positive86% of 328 reviews2016
Dev: Sean O'Connor
Windows
Firefight is a World War II real-time simulation game similar in style to the old Close Combat series but brought up to date with better AI, individual soldier modelling, a faster frame rate to give more intense and realistic combat and an easy to use command interface.
Why similar: World War II 29.3% ★, Wargame 17.7%, Historical 9.9%, RTS 9%, Strategy 8%
- #12 Men of War: Red Tide
89% matchVery Positive85% of 893 reviews2009
Dev: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Red Tide blends deep RTS tactics with the raw intensity of third-person combat. Created in collaboration with author Alexander Zorich, this standalone expansion tells the story of the Black Coats – Soviet Naval Infantry famed for their ruthless precision in the Black Sea campaigns.
Why similar: World War II 45.9% ★, Strategy 22.8%, RTS 14.3%, Historical 8.9%, Military 4.4%
- #13 WARCOM: Fortress Europe
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: BROKE PROTOCOL
Windows
Command WWII divisions from the invasion of Normandy to the fall of Berlin in a hybrid operational-tactical wargame, directing strategy, logistics, and real-time platoon-level battles in a fully persistent and procedural 3D world.
Why similar: World War II 32.6% ★, Wargame 21.9%, RTS 10.2%, Strategy 10.1%, Historical 8.9%
- #14 Graviteam Tactics: Mius-Front
88% matchVery Positive89% of 1,099 reviews2016
Dev: Graviteam
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Graviteam Tactics: Mius-Front - tactical battalion level combat simulation. Action takes place in the summer of 1943 at Mius river and Saur-Mogila tumulus area of over 140 sq. km. Four large-scale operations for the Red Army and Wehrmacht.
Why similar: World War II 41.2% ★, Wargame 19%, Strategy 14.3%, Historical 7.1%, RTS 7%
- #15 Battlefield Commander WWII
86% matchMostly Positive72% of 46 reviews2025
Dev: Sword of SteelPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Battlefield Commander WWII is a real-time tactical game where you lead the soldiers and vehicles that battled across the globe during this time in history. Play hundreds of unique units across multiple game modes.
Why similar: World War II 29.2% ★, Wargame 17.6%, Historical 12.2%, RTS 10.2%, Strategy 9.2%
- #16 SGS Winter War
87% matchVery Positive88% of 60 reviews2020
Dev: The Strategy Game StudioPub: Avalon Digital
Windows · Mac
Winter War is the story of the Soviet onslaught on tiny Finland from November 1939 to March 1940, at the beginning of WW2. Can the Finns hold beyond the reasonable and receive the long awaited Allied intervention? Or will the Russian bear crush them and force them to lose their border lands?
Why similar: World War II 49.5% ★, Wargame 14.5%, Strategy 13%, Historical 12%, Military 4.6%
- #17 Supremacy: Call of War 1942
86% matchMostly Positive72% of 6,188 reviews2017
Dev: Bytro Labs GmbH
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 35.7 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Take over the control of one of the mighty nations during the times of World War 2 in this persisting long-term strategy game. Conquer provinces, forge alliances and build up your economy in real-time. Research top secret weapons of World War 2 and become the one true superpower!
Why similar: World War II 32% ★, Strategy 12%, Real-Time 10.9% ★, Wargame 10.4%, Historical 10%
- #18 Company of Heroes 2 - Ardennes Assault
85% matchMixed56% of 994 reviews2014
Dev: Relic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Ardennes Assault offers a compelling standalone single-player campaign starring the American Armed Forces. Engage in a dynamic non-linear campaign and bear the consequences of your actions as overall company health persists between missions. USF multiplayer army not included.
Why similar: World War II 48.8% ★, Strategy 21.3%, RTS 12.8%, Historical 7.1%, War 6.5%
- #19 Surabaya Inferno
84% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2020
Dev: Sengkala Dev
Windows
Freedom or Death! Surabaya Inferno is a real-time tactics game based on the battle of Surabaya which occured at November 10th, 1945. Play as Surabayans fighting against the forces of Britain, Netherlands, and Japan in order to defend their independence in Indonesia!
Why similar: Wargame 22%, World War II 18.9% ★, Historical 15%, RTS 13%, Strategy 11.9%
- #20 Kriegsspiel ~ 7 Years' War
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: La Forge du Code
Windows
Play as a 7 Years' War general in Kriegsspiel ~ 7 Years' War, a real-time wargame. You command huge armies, but depend on couriers to send orders to your troops, and to be aware of the situation on the battlefield. Think strategically, and send the right orders to win every of your battle!
Why similar: Wargame 29.8%, Historical 20.8%, Strategy 15.4%, RTS 13.3%, Military 7.1%
- #21 Command Ops 2 Core Game
83% matchVery Positive83% of 413 reviews2017
Dev: Panther Games
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 15.6 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Command Ops 2 is a wargame engine that lets you assess, plan, order and react at the operational level just like a real Corps, Division and Brigade commander. What sets Command Ops 2 apart from the competition is the most advanced and realistic model of command decision-making.
Why similar: World War II 46.2% ★, Wargame 24.4%, Strategy 17.1%, Military 7.1%, War 5.2%
- #22 Attack at Dawn: North Africa
82% matchVery Positive87% of 95 reviews2022
Dev: Panzer Division Games
Windows
Attack at Dawn is a WWII strategy game that mixes the ease of real-time action with the depth of operational gameplay, all on beautifully crafted North Africa maps. Plan your strategy like Rommel or Montgomery and better the real history.
Why similar: World War II 29.3% ★, Wargame 15.3%, Real-Time 13.7% ★, Historical 12.3%, RTS 9.3%
- #23 Germany at War - Soviet Dawn
81% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2021
Dev: Phobetor
Windows
Germany At War: Soviet Dawn is a turn-based operational wargame, with a strong historical focus. You command either the German forces through a branching historical campaign covering the entire 1941 campaign as well as part of the 1942 one or the Soviets from 1941 to the revenge of 1944/45.
Why similar: World War II 33.7% ★, Wargame 24.9%, Strategy 18.1%, Historical 11.4%, Military 6.6%
- #24 Allied Ambush
82% matchNo user reviews2020
Dev: Merlin Pieters
Windows
Defend your city from the onslaught of the dark army. A game of skill and strategy. Deploy machine gunners, snipers and towers. move your men into towers to increase their shooting range. Three challenging levels to conquer.
Why similar: Wargame 23.6%, World War II 21.8% ★, Strategy 18.1%, Historical 13.3%, Military 7.7%
- #25 Sisu - the Winter war
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nantarg
Windows
Historic real time strategy set during the Finnish winter war. Hold out against the red tide by managing your limited resources and manpower. Position your armies where they matter most and take charge of the battles as they unfold.
Why similar: World War II 22.9% ★, Wargame 22.7%, Strategy 16.8%, RTS 13.2%, Historical 10.2%
- #26 Strategic Command WWII: War in the Pacific
78% matchVery Positive88% of 113 reviews2024
Dev: Fury SoftwarePub: Matrix Games
Windows
Strategic Command WWII: War in the Pacific is a turn-based strategy game. It offers a comprehensive experience of the Pacific Theater, challenging you to achieve victory in one of history's greatest conflicts.
Why similar: World War II 27.7% ★, Wargame 24.8%, Strategy 17.5%, Historical 15.9%, Military 7.8%
- #27 Sudden Strike 4
79% matchMostly Positive78% of 8,179 reviews2017
Dev: Kite GamesPub: Kalypso Media
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Sudden Strike is back! The beloved Real Time Strategy series returns, this time with bigger battlefields, more units, better graphics, new scenarios and legendary commanders – making Sudden Strike 4 more tactical and realistic than ever before!
Why similar: World War II 32% ★, Strategy 14.4%, Real-Time 13.2% ★, RTS 11.4%, Historical 8.8%
- #28 Men of War™
79% matchVery Positive90% of 3,795 reviews2009
Dev: Best WayPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 13.7 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Men of War is a stunning Real-Time Strategy game that takes place during the height of World War II. Intense battles span Europe and North Africa as gamers play as Soviet, Allied or German forces across 19 massive single-player missions.
Why similar: World War II 41.6% ★, Strategy 20.3%, RTS 11.2%, Military 7%, Historical 5.3%
- #29 Strategic War in Europe
80% matchMixed49% of 214 reviews2014
Dev: Wastelands InteractivePub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Set during the events of WW2, Strategic War in Europe is a classic turn-based strategy game that combines a deep strategic layer with accessibility and ease-of-use.
Why similar: World War II 45.7% ★, Strategy 22.1%, Wargame 20.3%, Historical 11.8%
- #30 Company of Heroes
78% matchVery Positive94% of 18,147 reviews2006
Dev: Relic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 37.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Delivering a visceral WWII gaming experience, Company of Heroes redefines RTS by bringing the sacrifice of heroic soldiers, war-ravaged environments, and dynamic battlefields to life. Please visit the "Company of Heroes - Legacy Edition" page for additional user reviews.
Why similar: World War II 49.4% ★, RTS 15.5%, Strategy 15%, War 6.7%, Historical 4.8%
- #31 Commandos 3 - HD Remaster
77% matchMixed62% of 374 reviews2022
Dev: Raylight GamesPub: Kalypso Media
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Fall in, soldier! Commandos 3 - HD Remaster sends you to the relentless and unforgiving battlefields of Europe. Remastered in high definition including reworked 3D models and textures, improved controls and refined UI.
Why similar: World War II 28.7% ★, Wargame 17.4%, Historical 11.6%, RTS 10%, Strategy 8.7%
- #32 Blitzkrieg Anthology
76% matchVery Positive90% of 1,520 reviews2014
Dev: Nival
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 25.6 hrs≥1hr: 53%
March into the real-time strategy legend, Blitzkrieg, and prepare for war. This legendary WWII RTS blends unprecedented realism and accuracy to form immersive 3D backgrounds and a game where brute force often takes a back seat to strategy and wits.
Why similar: World War II 44% ★, Strategy 16.8%, Historical 11.2%, RTS 10.5%, Military 7.5%
- #33 SGS Okinawa
76% matchPositive87% of 15 reviews2022
Dev: Strategy Game StudioPub: Avalon Digital
Windows · Mac
A standalone epic rendering of the 1945 bloody fighting on Okinawa, the last great battle of the Pacific War. The game is part of the Pacific D-Day collection. Both sides are playable, each with their own challenge.
Why similar: Wargame 25.5%, World War II 24.2% ★, Strategy 19.7%, Historical 13.7%, War 8.3%
- #34 Divided We Fall: Play For Free
77% matchMixed55% of 251 reviews2017
Dev: KAVA Game Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Unite and fight your way to victory! Divided we Fall is a strategic close-combat multiplayer game that emphasizes the importance of building an effective cohesive squad and executing well thought-out tactics on the battlefield.
Why similar: World War II 42.3% ★, Wargame 22.1%, Strategy 14.8%, RTS 14.8%, War 6%
- #35 Company of Heroes - Legacy Edition
75% matchVery Positive93% of 7,201 reviews2007
Dev: Relic EntertainmentPub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Delivering a visceral WWII gaming experience, Company of Heroes redefines RTS by bringing the sacrifice of heroic soldiers, war-ravaged environments, and dynamic battlefields to life. This legacy version also grants access to the latest version of COH, just called "Company of Heroes".
Why similar: World War II 44.7% ★, RTS 15.1%, Strategy 15%, Military 7.9%, Historical 7.2%
- #36 Real-Time General
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Michael LongPub: Foolish Mortals Games
Windows
Take command and join 400 players in a massive WW2 strategy game lasting TWO-MONTHS in real-time. Queue up commands and watch them play out over the day. Collaborate, strategize and relive D-Day like never before.
Why similar: World War II 31.6% ★, Wargame 20%, Historical 10.4%, RTS 9.6%, Strategy 8%
- #37 Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor
74% matchVery Positive93% of 2,368 reviews2009
Dev: Relic EntertainmentPub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 18.8 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Company of Heroes®: Tales of Valor™ is the expansion to the Game of the Year winner and highest rated real time strategy franchise Company of Heroes®. Featuring new campaigns to overcome, units to command, and battlefields to conquer, Company of Heroes®: Tales of Valor™ delivers evolved gameplay mechanics and 3 episodic adventures...
Why similar: World War II 45.5% ★, Strategy 21.1%, RTS 15.8%, Military 8.4%, War 3.6%
- #38 SGS Glory Recalled
73% matchPositive91% of 23 reviews2022
Dev: The Strategy Game StudioPub: Avalon Digital
Windows · Mac
Relive the Battle of Hong Kong (8–26 December 1941), one of the first battles of the Pacific War in World War II.
Why similar: World War II 40.7% ★, Wargame 23.1%, Historical 16.2%, Strategy 9.6%, Military 9.4%
- #39 Close Combat: The Bloody First
75% matchMixed53% of 457 reviews2019
Dev: Matrix Games
Windows
Close Combat: The Bloody First is the latest release in the critically-acclaimed Close Combat series, and the first using the new 3D Archon engine. With this Close Combat: The Bloody First combines classic Close Combat tactical gameplay with battles fought across a wide variety of diverse 3D landscapes including craggy ridgelines, narrow...
Why similar: World War II 24% ★, Real-Time 18.1% ★, Wargame 15.7%, Historical 12%, Strategy 10%
- #40 Combat Mission 2: Barbarossa to Berlin
71% matchPositive86% of 42 reviews2025
Dev: Battlefront.comPub: SNEG
Windows
Command epic WWII battles on the Eastern Front in Combat Mission 2: Barbarossa to Berlin. Fight from Moscow to Berlin across 125+ scenarios, or create your own with the editor. Experience tactical warfare at its most intense!
Why similar: World War II 40.3% ★, Wargame 22.6%, Strategy 18.9%, Historical 13.2%, Tactical 4.1%
- #41 Company of Heroes 2
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 112,211 reviews2013
Dev: Relic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 57.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Experience the ultimate WWII RTS platform with COH2 and its standalone expansions. This package includes the base game, which you can then upgrade by purchasing The Western Front Armies, Ardennes Assault and/or The British Forces. More info in the "About This Game" section below.
Why similar: Strategy 40%, World War II 30.5% ★, RTS 9.6%, Historical 6%, Real-Time 4.2% ★
- #42 War Untold
71% matchPositive83% of 18 reviews2025
Dev: Green Giraffe
Windows
War Untold is an RTS wargame spanning both land and air warfare. Employ powerful tanks and devastating airstrikes to punch through the enemy's front line, or dig in with infantry and mortars to withstand an oncoming onslaught. The choice is yours, commander.
Why similar: World War II 27.8% ★, Wargame 19.1%, Historical 12.1%, RTS 11.1%, Strategy 8.2%
- #43 Supreme Ruler 1936
73% matchMostly Positive74% of 303 reviews2014
Dev: BattleGoat Studios
Windows
Median: 9.0 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Real-Time Strategy Game. Guide your nation through the most violent era in modern history. Play massive campaigns as one of the principal nations, set-piece scenarios of famous battles, or set your own victory condition and play as any nation in the world in Sandbox mode.
Why similar: World War II 27.3% ★, Wargame 15.1%, Real-Time 14.5% ★, Historical 12.8%, RTS 8.5%
- #44 Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts
72% matchVery Positive92% of 1,179 reviews2007
Dev: Relic EntertainmentPub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 42%
The next chapter in the #1 rated RTS franchise thrusts players into a hellish war torn landscape to command two battle-hardened armies in relentless campaigns for honor and country. Players lead the tenacious British 2nd Army during the heroic World War II liberation of Caen, France, and command the German Panzer Elite as they struggle...
Why similar: World War II 40.2% ★, Strategy 24.6%, RTS 17.6%, Military 6.3%, Historical 4.1%
- #45 Steel Division 2
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 9,441 reviews2019
Dev: Eugen Systems
Windows
Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 51.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Steel Division 2 is a historically-accurate WW2 real-time strategy game set on the Eastern Front. Features 1:1-scale turn-based army management and real-time tactical battles with thousands of men at your order.
Why similar: World War II 32.5% ★, Wargame 13.2%, Strategy 11.8%, RTS 11.6%, Historical 10.6%
- #46 Blitzkrieg 2 Anthology
72% matchVery Positive85% of 1,270 reviews2014
Dev: Nival
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 17.8 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Return to the bloody battlefields of World War II in this epic sequel. Blitzkrieg 2 returns you to the gritty realism of WWII battles while pushing your focus into new, strategic opportunities during global war!
Why similar: World War II 46.2% ★, Strategy 14.9%, RTS 12.7%, Historical 9.5%, Military 7.1%
- #47 Battle of Britain, Norway and Atlantic
70% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2022
Dev: Sand Table Software
Windows
A real-time WW2 naval and air warfare simulation game on tactical/strategic level that features 18 scenarios covering Battle of Britain, Norwegian campaign and Battle of the Atlantic .
Why similar: Wargame 21.7%, World War II 17.9% ★, Strategy 17.2%, RTS 13.5%, Historical 11.9%
- #48 Tank Operations: European Campaign
69% matchVery Positive83% of 92 reviews2024
Dev: Linked DimensionsPub: 2tainment GmbH
Windows
Tank Operation: European Campaign - is a turn-based, tactical war game with a dozen nerve-racking historical scenarios on the various battlefields of World War II. As an allied general you fight right on the frontline to defeat the Third Reich with all its destructive potential.
Why similar: World War II 36.1% ★, Strategy 22.9%, Wargame 15.2%, Historical 11.3%, Military 8%
- #49 Combat Mission 3: Afrika Korps
67% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2025
Dev: Battlefront.comPub: SNEG
Windows
Combat Mission 3: Afrika Korps throws you into the heat of the most dramatic battles of World War II. Lead the invasion of Crete in May 1941, engage the enemy in the African desert from 1940 to 1942 and land in the middle of the fierce defensive battles for Italy and Sicily.
Why similar: World War II 33.9% ★, Wargame 23.4%, Strategy 22.9%, Historical 13.4%, Tactical 4.8%
- #50 Company of Heroes 2 - The British Forces
70% matchMostly Positive73% of 423 reviews2015
Dev: Relic EntertainmentPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
This latest multiplayer standalone entry in the COH2 series features this iconic Allied army. Experience a unique tech-tree that challenges the player to balance the constant trade-off between mobility and defense. Surprise opponents with your development choices and an open end game configuration.
Why similar: World War II 46.1% ★, Strategy 21.7%, RTS 13.2%, Military 10.1%, War 7.9%
- #51 Gary Grigsby's War in the East 2
68% matchVery Positive92% of 428 reviews2021
Dev: 2by3 GamesPub: Matrix Games
Windows
War in the East 2 is the most comprehensive, most realistic, and most advanced wargame modeling Eastern Front warfare in World War Two.
Why similar: World War II 31.4% ★, Wargame 27.9%, Strategy 18%, Historical 10.6%, War 6%
- #52 Unity of Command: Stalingrad Campaign
69% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,012 reviews2012
Dev: 2x2 Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Unity of Command is an innovative and refreshing operational-level wargame that covers the entire 1942/43 Stalingrad Campaign on the Eastern Front.
Why similar: World War II 44.2% ★, Wargame 21%, Strategy 18.1%, Historical 10.6%, Military 3%
- #53 Commandos: Origins
66% matchMostly Positive78% of 2,206 reviews2025
Dev: Claymore Game StudiosPub: Kalypso Media
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 76%
ALARM! You have been selected for a mission which will shape the fate of the entire world. Witness the very beginning of the legendary elite WWII force in Commandos: Origins. The long-awaited sequel to the Commandos series brings you right back to the foundation of the real-time tactics genre.
Why similar: World War II 25.4% ★, Wargame 20.5%, Strategy 12.6%, RTS 12%, Historical 9.3%
- #54 Sudden Strike 5
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Kite GamesPub: Kalypso Media
Windows
Sudden Strike 5 delivers real-time tactics in epic WWII battles. A host of tactical options and more than 300 playable units open-up multiple approaches to reach your objectives in a 25 mission campaign on historical battlefields in Europe and North Africa.
Why similar: World War II 34.1% ★, Wargame 16%, Historical 12.8%, RTS 12.1%, Strategy 10.5%
- #55 Ultimate General: Gettysburg
68% matchVery Positive81% of 2,701 reviews2014
Dev: Game-Labs
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
A Tactical Battle Simulator that allows you to command thousands of soldiers as a Union or Confederate General. The game features the most accurately created map, a non-linear battle campaign, complex morale, innovative control mechanics and smart AI.
Why similar: Historical 25.3%, Wargame 22.1%, Strategy 20.1%, RTS 13.8%, Tactical 6.9%
- #56 Frontline : Road to Moscow
70% matchMixed59% of 66 reviews2014
Dev: 88mmPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Take command of the German army through some of the most famous battles of the war, leading the mighty Wehrmacht on towards Moscow. The variety of maps and battle situations is what makes Frontline so different and engaging: players are confronted with blitzkriegs, trench wars and dog fights, but also unusual situation such as missions...
Why similar: World War II 42.9% ★, Strategy 38.1%, Wargame 19.1%
- #57 Warplan Pacific
67% matchVery Positive88% of 94 reviews2022
Dev: Kraken StudiosPub: Matrix Games
Windows
WarPlan Pacific is an operational level wargame which covers all the nations at war in the Pacific theatre from December 1941 to 1945 on a massive game scale.
Why similar: World War II 41.2% ★, Wargame 19.9%, Strategy 17.2%, Historical 13.3%, Military 7.5%
- #58 Combat Mission Fortress Italy
66% matchVery Positive85% of 98 reviews2023
Dev: BattlefrontPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Combat Mission Fortress Italy brings wargamers to the "soft underbelly of Europe", a place that was anything but.
Why similar: World War II 25.4% ★, Wargame 23.7%, Strategy 14.9%, Historical 10.2%, RTS 9.5%
- #59 Company of Heroes 3
66% matchMixed57% of 37,648 reviews2023
Dev: Relic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 18.3 hrsMean: 73.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Company of Heroes 3 combines heart-pounding combat with deeper strategic choices in a stunning Mediterranean theatre of war. In Company of Heroes 3, every battle tells a story...what's yours?
Why similar: World War II 28.1% ★, Wargame 20.7%, Strategy 11.2%, RTS 11.1%, Historical 10.3%