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Games Like Close Combat: The Longest Day

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Strategy, Simulation, World War II, Wargame.

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Close Combat is a pausable real-time wargame series, heavily focused on historical accuracy and realistic soldier psychological profiles. In Close Combat: The Longest Day take command of either the Allied Expeditionary Force or Germany’s Wehrmacht.

Reviews: Very Positive — 82% — of 94 reviews
Released: 2020-06-02
Developer: Strategy 3 Tactics
Publisher: Matrix Games
Genres: Simulation, Strategy
Platforms: Windows

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  1. #1 Close Combat: Wacht am Rhein
    97% matchVery Positive85% of 78 reviews2020
    Dev: Strategy 3 TacticsPub: Matrix Games
    Windows

    Close Combat is a pausable real-time wargame series, heavily focused on historical accuracy and realistic soldier psychological profiles. Team management is crucial as every man in your team matter.

    Why similar: Strategy 39.7%, Simulation 37.8%, World War II 7%, Wargame 4.5%, Classic 4%

  2. #2 Close Combat - Gateway to Caen
    96% 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: Strategy 30.7%, World War II 27.7%, Simulation 21.5%, Wargame 12.7%, RTS 7.3%

  3. #3 Close Combat: Last Stand Arnhem
    96% matchVery Positive82% of 141 reviews2018
    Dev: Black Hand StudioPub: Slitherine Ltd.
    Windows

    Close Combat – Last Stand Arnhem is part of Close Combat series. Its design is based on the critically acclaimed Close Combat – A Bridge Too Far, originally developed by Atomic Games, as well as the more recent Close Combat: The Longest Day.

    Why similar: Strategy 36.5%, Simulation 34.2%, World War II 14.8%, Wargame 8.7%, Military 5.9%

  4. #4 Close Combat: Cross of Iron
    95% matchVery Positive81% of 162 reviews2020
    Dev: Strategy 3 TacticsPub: Matrix Games
    Windows

    In Close Combat: Cross of Iron you start off as a junior officer leading your men into battle in real-time, focusing on the Eastern Front of World War II. Earn promotions as you deal with an unforgiving enemy. Fight and survive through the frozen winter, hot dusty summer and muddy autumn.

    Why similar: Strategy 26.5%, Simulation 26.5%, World War II 16.4%, RTS 11.9%, Wargame 11.2%

  5. #5 Steel Division 2
    94% 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: Strategy 25.3%, World War II 23.5%, RTS 15.4%, Simulation 13.5%, Military 11.9%

  6. #6 Close Combat - Panthers in the Fog
    94% matchMostly Positive72% of 200 reviews2015
    Dev: Matrix Games
    Windows

    Close Combat: Panthers in the Fog details the desperate German counter-attack at Mortain, the last chance of the Wehrmacht to stave off defeat in Normandy. Can you match the tenacity of the American defenders of Hill 314? Or can you succeed where the Panzers failed, driving through to the sea and changing history?

    Why similar: Strategy 36.4%, Simulation 31.6%, World War II 21.7%, Wargame 10.3%

  7. #7 Graviteam Tactics: Mius-Front
    93% 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: Simulation 26.3%, Strategy 24.6%, World War II 23.8%, Wargame 12.1%, RTS 7.4%

  8. #8 Close Combat: The Bloody First
    92% 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: Strategy 27.6%, World War II 22.4%, Simulation 19.8%, Wargame 16.1%, Military 14.1%

  9. #9 Steel Division: Normandy 44
    91% 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 29.9%, Strategy 23.7%, RTS 16.5%, Simulation 13.5%, Military 10.3%

  10. #10 Gary Grigsby's War in the West
    91% matchVery Positive86% of 175 reviews2017
    Dev: 2by3 GamesPub: Matrix Games
    Windows

    Gary Grigsby’s War in the West is the most ambitious and detailed computer wargame on the Western Front of World War II ever made.

    Why similar: Simulation 50.9%, World War II 21.9%, Strategy 14.8%, Wargame 12.4%

  11. #11 Command: Modern Operations
    90% matchVery Positive85% of 1,564 reviews2019
    Dev: Command Development TeamPub: Matrix Games
    Windows
    Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 33.6 hrs≥1hr: 78%

    Command: Modern Operations is the next generation in cross-domain modern wargaming. It enables you to simulate every military engagement from post World War II to the present day and beyond. The scale is primarily tactical/operational, although strategic scale operations are also possible.

    Why similar: Simulation 36.9%, Strategy 20.6%, Military 17.5%, Wargame 14.2%, RTS 10.9%

  12. #12 Combat Mission Battle for Normandy
    89% matchMostly Positive78% of 255 reviews2023
    Dev: BattlefrontPub: Matrix Games
    Windows

    Combat Mission Battle for Normandy faithfully recreates the experience of tactical land warfare in Western France during World War Two.

    Why similar: Strategy 59.6%, World War II 40.4%

  13. #13 Combat Mission Shock Force 2
    88% matchVery Positive81% of 846 reviews2020
    Dev: BattlefrontPub: Matrix Games
    Windows
    Median: 13.3 hrsMean: 70.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    The latest title in the famous Combat Mission franchise of wargames, now on Steam. Shock Force 2 brings you to a hypothetical conflict in Syria between the forces of NATO and the Syrian Army. Play either on WeGo or Real Time in an incredibly detailed and realistic 1:1 tactical simulation.

    Why similar: Strategy 25.7%, Simulation 25.4%, Wargame 18.4%, RTS 17.7%, Military 12.8%

  14. #14 Theatre of War 2: Kursk 1943
    89% matchMixed68% of 229 reviews2010
    Dev: Fulqrum Publishing
    Windows
    Median: 42 minMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 46%

    Theatre of War 2: Kursk 1943, the historically accurate and detailed real-time tactical war game, welcomes military history fans to the battle which gave the Red Army the strategic initiative for the rest of the war.

    Why similar: Strategy 40.8%, Simulation 35.6%, World War II 18%, RTS 5.6%

  15. #15 Graviteam Tactics: Operation Star
    87% 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: Strategy 35.4%, World War II 23.4%, Wargame 14.3%, Simulation 12.4%, RTS 8.8%

  16. #16 Atlantic Fleet
    86% matchVery Positive86% of 1,541 reviews2016
    Dev: Killerfish Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 68%

    Turn based tactical and strategic naval combat. Atlantic Fleet puts you in command of the Allies or Kriegsmarine (German Navy) in the longest military campaign of WWII, The Battle of the Atlantic.Take command of surface ships, submarines as well as carrier and land based aircraft in the deadly struggle for control of Atlantic shipping...

    Why similar: World War II 35.1%, Strategy 33.7%, Simulation 31.2%

  17. #17 Armored Brigade
    86% matchVery Positive89% of 359 reviews2019
    Dev: Veitikka StudiosPub: Matrix Games
    Windows

    Armored Brigade is a real-time tactical wargame, focusing on realism and playability. In Armored Brigade the Cold War has turned hot, and Europe is once again torn apart by conflict. An "Iron Curtain" divides the Western Powers gathered together under the NATO banner from the Soviet Union

    Why similar: Simulation 38.3%, Strategy 37.6%, Wargame 11.7%, RTS 7.1%, Military 5.3%

  18. #18 Faces of War
    85% matchVery Positive88% of 1,189 reviews2014
    Dev: Best WayPub: Fulqrum Publishing
    Windows
    Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 58%

    Faces of War puts you in the heart of World War II – not as a distant commander, but as the leader on the ground. Combining the tactical depth of real-time strategy with the immediacy of direct control, it lets you issue precise orders or jump straight into battle as one of your soldiers.

    Why similar: Strategy 37%, World War II 32.1%, Simulation 17.9%, RTS 12.9%

  19. #19 Sudden Strike Gold
    84% matchVery Positive88% of 488 reviews2017
    Dev: FireglowPub: Kalypso Media Digital
    Windows
    Median: 18 minMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 35%

    Set in World War 2, Sudden Strike offers revolutionary real-time-strategy gameplay. Command Russian, German, French, American and British armies in large scale battles including urban warfare, beach landings and aerial invasions. Whichever tactics you choose, you will find it in Sudden Strike!

    Why similar: Strategy 48.1%, World War II 19%, Classic 17.1%, RTS 15.8%

  20. #20 Command Ops 2 Core Game
    84% 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: Strategy 28.8%, World War II 26.2%, Simulation 22.4%, Wargame 15.2%, Military 7.4%

  21. #21 Graviteam Tactics: Tunisia 1943
    83% matchVery Positive83% of 413 reviews2017
    Dev: Graviteam
    Windows
    Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 52%

    Graviteam Tactics: Tunisia 1943 - tactical battalion level combat simulation. During the Tunisian Campaign in winter 1943 German Panzer battlegroups launch a counteroffensive against the Allied forces to drive them out of Eastern Dorsal.

    Why similar: Strategy 35.6%, Simulation 32.8%, World War II 25.5%, Military 6.1%

  22. #22 Call to Arms - Gates of Hell: Ostfront
    81% matchVery Positive85% of 30,868 reviews2021
    Dev: Barbedwire StudiosPub: Digitalmindsoft
    Windows
    Median: 14.1 hrsMean: 72.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    Call to Arms - Gates of Hell is a realistic RTS/ RTT game that offers endless replay value. Command all types of troops in historical singleplayer, dynamic campaign, PvP and PvE battles. Are you ready for some serious immersion in World War 2?

    Why similar: World War II 37.1%, Strategy 28.2%, RTS 19.7%, Military 14.9%

  23. #23 Strategic Command WWII: War in Europe
    82% matchVery Positive91% of 424 reviews2017
    Dev: Fury SoftwarePub: Matrix Games
    Windows

    Strategic Command WWII: War in Europe is a deeply immersive turn based strategy game covering the greatest conflict in modern history!

    Why similar: Strategy 79.9%, World War II 20.1%

  24. #24 Regiments
    79% matchVery Positive87% of 2,812 reviews2022
    Dev: Bird's Eye GamesPub: MicroProse Software
    Windows
    Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%

    Regiments is a Real-Time Tactics game set in Germany 1989. The Cold War has gone hot, and the inferno is raging. Lead your Regiment through the fires of conflict and the fog of war. Break through the lines, call in artillery, maneuver, feign retreats, stage defenses, counter-attack. Do not relent.

    Why similar: Strategy 29.4%, Wargame 23.8%, RTS 19.3%, Simulation 15.2%, Military 12.4%

  25. #25 Blitzkrieg 3
    82% matchMixed54% of 7,303 reviews2017
    Dev: Nival
    Windows
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 14.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    Blitzkrieg 3 is a WW2 RTS made for true admirers of strategic mastery! Challenge your tactical skills in historical campaigns and defeat powerful Neural Network AI in competitive matches.

    Why similar: World War II 28.7%, Strategy 25.3%, RTS 16.4%, Simulation 15.7%, Military 14%

  26. #26 Sudden Strike 2 Gold
    81% matchVery Positive86% of 342 reviews2017
    Dev: FireglowPub: Kalypso Media Digital
    Windows
    Median: 24 minMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 36%

    At the height of World War 2, take command of German, Russian, British, American and Imperial Japanese armies on battelfields across the globe. Sudden Strike 2 expands on all aspects of the classic RTS game with new units, maps and epic campaigns.

    Why similar: Strategy 42.1%, World War II 26.3%, RTS 17.1%, Classic 14.5%

  27. #27 Blitzkrieg Anthology
    80% 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: Strategy 35.5%, World War II 31.2%, RTS 13.7%, Classic 9.9%, Military 9.7%

  28. #28 The Great War: Western Front™
    77% matchMixed66% of 3,181 reviews2023
    Dev: PetroglyphPub: Frontier Foundry
    Windows
    Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    The Great War: Western Front is the definitive WW1 strategy game. Play a deciding role in history with this real-time tactical experience as you take charge in the iconic Western Front from 1914 to 1919. Pick your faction and lead your forces to victory.

    Why similar: Strategy 47.3%, RTS 24%, Wargame 14.4%, Military 14.2%

  29. #29 Codename: Panzers, Phase Two
    78% matchVery Positive92% of 278 reviews2016
    Dev: StormregionPub: THQ Nordic
    Windows
    Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 54%

    Fight alongside your troops in the sweltering desert heat of the Sahara or in the blustery heights of the Italian Alps. Wield your strategic prowess to gain the upper hand by the light of day and exploit the dark shroud of night to launch surprise attacks. Tanks, planes, troops, weapons - the resources are at your command.

    Why similar: Strategy 33.4%, Simulation 24.2%, World War II 23.4%, Classic 11.4%, RTS 7.7%

  30. #30 Gary Grigsby's War in the East 2
    76% 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: Strategy 32.6%, Simulation 29.7%, World War II 19.1%, Wargame 18.6%

  31. #31 Combat Mission: Final Blitzkrieg
    76% matchVery Positive80% of 71 reviews2024
    Dev: BattlefrontPub: Matrix Games
    Windows

    Combat Mission Final Blitzkrieg (CMFB) follows the Western Allies through the battles along Germany's border and into the heart of the Reich itself.

    Why similar: Strategy 23.4%, Simulation 21.2%, RTS 16%, Wargame 15.5%, World War II 13.8%

  32. #32 Decisive Campaigns: Barbarossa
    78% matchVery Positive88% of 240 reviews2016
    Dev: VR DesignsPub: Matrix Games
    Windows

    Command a true operational structure. Can you balance and prioritize three different Theatres in order to achieve your objective?

    Why similar: Strategy 53.5%, World War II 35.4%, Wargame 11.1%

  33. #33 Combat Mission Fortress Italy
    75% 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: Strategy 28.5%, Simulation 20.2%, Wargame 16.8%, World War II 16.3%, RTS 11.2%

  34. #34 Unity of Command II
    75% matchMostly Positive80% of 2,102 reviews2019
    Dev: 2x2 Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 17.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    Unity of Command II is the sequel to one of the most critically acclaimed strategy games of all time; a game critics called 'the perfect gateway' into computer war games.

    Why similar: Strategy 30.6%, World War II 29.3%, Simulation 18.2%, Wargame 13.5%, Military 8.4%

  35. #35 Men of War: Assault Squad 2 - Cold War
    77% matchMostly Negative26% of 1,263 reviews2019
    Dev: DigitalmindsoftPub: Fulqrum Publishing
    Windows
    Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 49%

    The legendary Men of War RTS series has reached the cold war era. Take command of U.S. or Soviet soldiers, controlling vast armies with the military decisions down to you. Claim victory in dynamic singleplayer and co-op campaigns or challenge fellow strategists in online multiplayer!

    Why similar: Strategy 46.9%, Simulation 42%, RTS 11.1%

  36. #36 Ultimate General: Gettysburg
    74% 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: Strategy 39.2%, Simulation 21.7%, RTS 16.6%, Wargame 16%, Military 6.5%

  37. #37 War on the Sea
    72% matchMostly Positive75% of 3,150 reviews2021
    Dev: Killerfish Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 25.5 hrs≥1hr: 67%

    Command ships, submarines and aircraft in the South Pacific during WWII.

    Why similar: World War II 31%, Strategy 28.5%, Simulation 25.2%, Wargame 6.6%, RTS 4.6%

  38. #38 Firefight
    73% 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 24.9%, Strategy 20.2%, Wargame 16.5%, Simulation 14.8%, RTS 14%

  39. #39 Gary Grigsby's War in the East
    73% matchVery Positive90% of 579 reviews2015
    Dev: 2by3 GamesPub: Matrix Games
    Windows
    Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 49.5 hrs≥1hr: 60%

    War on an Epic scale from Moscow to Berlin – this is War in the East!

    Why similar: Strategy 32.3%, World War II 26%, Simulation 22.9%, Wargame 18.8%

  40. #40 Codename: Panzers, Phase One
    72% matchVery Positive91% of 475 reviews2016
    Dev: StormregionPub: THQ Nordic
    Windows
    Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 61%

    Codename: Panzers is an incredible real-time strategy thrill ride. Nerves of steel are required when you're a tank driver. One direct hit and you're done for, but you must throw yourself into the battle, because without your support, many will die. You are the tank commander - make the hard decisions that win wars!

    Why similar: Strategy 30.2%, World War II 22.2%, Simulation 19.5%, RTS 14.9%, Classic 13.2%

  41. #41 Frontline : Road to Moscow
    74% 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: Strategy 64%, World War II 24.2%, Wargame 11.8%

  42. #42 Men of War: Assault Squad
    71% matchVery Positive88% of 5,101 reviews2011
    Dev: DigitalmindsoftPub: Fulqrum Publishing
    Windows
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 24.9 hrs≥1hr: 63%

    Men of War: Assault Squad delivers a deeply tactical WWII experience, blending large-scale strategy with intense, hands-on combat. Fight across multiple fronts – from European countryside to Pacific jungles and command every unit and every bullet on the battlefield.

    Why similar: Strategy 38.9%, World War II 28.7%, RTS 13%, Military 10.8%, Simulation 8.6%

  43. #43 Iron Front: Digital War Edition
    73% matchMixed59% of 865 reviews2012
    Dev: X1 SoftwarePub: Deep Silver
    Windows
    Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%

    Command your own troops, man authentic weaponry and take to the sky in deadly warplanes.

    Why similar: World War II 32.4%, Strategy 25.2%, Simulation 24.7%, Military 17.7%

  44. #44 Men of War: Assault Squad 2
    70% matchVery Positive91% of 46,011 reviews2014
    Dev: DigitalmindsoftPub: Fulqrum Publishing
    Windows
    Median: 8.4 hrsMean: 63.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    Men of War: Assault Squad 2 expands the real-time tactics series with new skirmish missions, massive multiplayer battles, enhanced visuals, improved AI, and full Direct Control. Command five factions across 65 maps, 250 vehicles, and 200 soldiers in one of the most detailed WWII RTS experiences.

    Why similar: Strategy 32.7%, World War II 25.5%, Simulation 16.4%, RTS 13.1%, Military 8.9%

  45. #45 Master of Command
    65% matchVery Positive92% of 3,127 reviews2025
    Dev: Armchair Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 22.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%

    Take command in Europe's greatest 18th-century war. Equip & customize regiments, manage supplies, and engage in brutal real-time battles across procedural campaigns. Resources and replacements are scarce, and keeping your best men alive may matter more than any single victory.

    Why similar: Strategy 28.3%, Simulation 19%, RTS 18.8%, Wargame 17.1%, Military 16.9%

  46. #46 Radio Commander: Vietnam '64
    70% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,032 reviews2019
    Dev: Serious SimPub: Slitherine Ltd.
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    Use the radio to give commands to the soldiers on the battlefield. Keep track of the situation based on their voice reports only. Lead US platoons to clash with Vietcong in a realistic, innovative approach to the RTS genre. Make hard choices in a narrative driven experience, and face the outcome.

    Why similar: Simulation 26.7%, Strategy 21.9%, Wargame 20.2%, RTS 16.4%, Military 14.8%

  47. #47 WARNO
    66% matchVery Positive81% of 14,911 reviews2024
    Dev: Eugen Systems
    Windows
    Median: 15.4 hrsMean: 69.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Realistic, immersive, breathtaking. WARNO is the ultimate World War III battle simulator from the masters of strategy, Eugen Systems. A Cold War turns decisively hot as you command hundreds of units on a beautiful and brutal battlefield. Outsmart, outfight, and lead your forces to total victory.

    Why similar: Strategy 23.4%, Wargame 23%, RTS 18.7%, Military 17.8%, Simulation 17.1%

  48. #48 Syrian Warfare
    69% matchVery Positive87% of 5,412 reviews2017
    Dev: Cats Who Play
    Windows
    Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    Real Time Strategy with a high degree of realism. The game is based on a true story.

    Why similar: Strategy 25.6%, RTS 24.1%, Wargame 24%, Military 20.3%, Simulation 6.1%

  49. #49 Soldiers: Heroes of World War II - Enhanced Edition
    70% matchVery Positive86% of 1,068 reviews2014
    Dev: Best WayPub: Fulqrum Publishing
    Windows
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    The first installment in the real-time tactics series that would become known as Men of War, now refreshed and enhanced! Take command of American, British, Soviet, or German forces and fight on the battlefields of World War II in 32 single-player missions or with others in PvP and co-op sessions.

    Why similar: World War II 25.3%, Strategy 21.5%, Simulation 16.2%, RTS 15.5%, Wargame 12.2%

  50. #50 Ultimate General: Civil War
    68% matchVery Positive89% of 8,396 reviews2017
    Dev: Game-Labs
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 46.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    Ultimate General: Civil War is a tactical real time strategy war-game. Experience the bloodiest period of U.S. history - the American Civil War of 1861-1865.

    Why similar: Strategy 27.5%, Wargame 25.6%, RTS 21.1%, Simulation 14.9%, Military 10.8%

  51. #51 Theatre of War
    71% matchMixed61% of 364 reviews2010
    Dev: Fulqrum Publishing
    Windows
    Median: 36 minMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 41%

    Command a special task force composed of different kinds of units, including tanks, APCs, field guns, mortars, various infantry regiments and will also have an opportunity to call for artillery and air support.

    Why similar: Strategy 48.3%, World War II 37.9%, RTS 13.8%

  52. #52 Decisive Campaigns: The Blitzkrieg from Warsaw to Paris
    69% matchVery Positive90% of 130 reviews2015
    Dev: VR DesignsPub: Matrix Games
    Windows

    Decisive Campaigns: The Blitzkrieg from Warsaw to Paris is the first in an innovative series of operational World War II wargames that also include a strategic element. The Blitzkrieg from Warsaw to Paris simulates Germany’s military successes in Poland and France in 1939 and 1940 .

    Why similar: Strategy 35.5%, Simulation 31.2%, World War II 21.6%, Wargame 11.8%

  53. #53 Time of Fury
    71% matchMixed60% of 92 reviews2014
    Dev: Wastelands InteractivePub: Conglomerate 5
    Windows
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 98%

    Time of Fury takes you right into the European Theater of Operations. Strategic Command is the essence of winning the war and in Time of Fury the World War 2 is just huge, ideal for every strategy game fan.

    Why similar: Strategy 56.6%, Simulation 43.4%

  54. #54 Armoured Commander II
    65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 581 reviews2021
    Dev: Gregory Adam Scott
    Windows
    Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 30.1 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    In this roguelike wargame, take command of a tank and its crew in the Second World War, joining one of over 50 campaigns across Europe, North Africa, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific. Fight against over 1300 historically-based unit types, where each day is a struggle for survival.

    Why similar: World War II 33%, Strategy 25.1%, Wargame 16%, Military 14.5%, Simulation 11.4%

  55. #55 Cold Waters
    67% matchVery Positive87% of 4,665 reviews2017
    Dev: Killerfish Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 22.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    Spiritual Successor to the Microprose Classic “Red Storm Rising”.

    Why similar: Simulation 44.7%, Strategy 37.7%, Military 17.6%

  56. #56 Blitzkrieg 2 Anthology
    68% 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 32.2%, Strategy 30.9%, RTS 16.2%, Classic 11.6%, Military 9.1%

  57. #57 Classified: France '44
    65% matchMostly Positive73% of 931 reviews2024
    Dev: Absolutely GamesPub: Team17
    Windows
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 22.8 hrs≥1hr: 70%

    Command an elite team of allied special operators in Nazi-occupied France wreaking havoc in the run up to D-Day in this ambitious turn-based tactics game. Take on the might of Germany's war machine and launch daring raids in occupied territory. Can you do enough to ensure Allied victory?

    Why similar: World War II 46.7%, Strategy 32.6%, Military 20.7%

  58. #58 World War II: Panzer Claws
    69% matchMixed70% of 671 reviews2013
    Pub: Topware Interactive
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    WORLD WAR II: PANZER CLAWS [aka Frontline Attack: War over Europe] pushes back the boundaries of real-time strategy gaming!Take control of the Allied, German, or the Russian in the harsh reality of the battlefields of World War II.

    Why similar: Strategy 88.4%, World War II 7.6%, RTS 4.1%

  59. #59 Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game
    67% matchVery Positive90% of 2,069 reviews2011
    Dev: Martin IvanovPub: Paradox Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 27.0 hrs≥1hr: 51%

    Developed by a team of experienced modders from the Paradox forum, Darkest Hour is a stand-alone Hearts of Iron game. The game features a mixture of short and in-depth campaigns set across the darkest chapters of the 20th century. Play from the outbreak of the Great War up until the onset of the Cold War.

    Why similar: Strategy 33.2%, World War II 30.9%, Simulation 12.3%, Wargame 11.4%, Military 6.2%

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