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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, RTS.

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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 98 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 Positive83% of 83 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 40%, Simulation 35.9%, World War II 7.1%, Wargame 5.2%, RTS 4.4%

  2. #2 Close Combat - Gateway to Caen
    96% matchMostly Positive70% of 494 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 30.6%, World War II 27.7%, Simulation 20.1%, Wargame 13.5%, RTS 8.2%

  3. #3 Close Combat: Last Stand Arnhem
    96% matchVery Positive81% of 146 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 36.6%, Simulation 33%, World War II 15%, Wargame 9.5%, Military 5.9%

  4. #4 Close Combat: Cross of Iron
    95% matchVery Positive82% of 170 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 26.1%, Simulation 24.8%, World War II 16.1%, RTS 13%, Wargame 12.5%

  5. #5 Steel Division 2
    94% matchMostly Positive79% of 9,583 reviews2019
    Dev: Eugen Systems
    Windows
    Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 52.3 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 24.7%, World War II 23.1%, RTS 16.5%, Simulation 12.6%, Military 11.7%

  6. #6 Close Combat - Panthers in the Fog
    94% matchMostly Positive72% of 205 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 36.6%, Simulation 30%, World War II 21.7%, Wargame 11.7%

  7. #7 Graviteam Tactics: Mius-Front
    93% matchVery Positive89% of 1,131 reviews2016
    Dev: Graviteam
    Windows
    Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    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 25%, Strategy 24.6%, World War II 23.3%, Wargame 13.5%, RTS 7.8%

  8. #8 Close Combat: The Bloody First
    92% matchMixed53% of 458 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 27.3%, World War II 22.5%, Simulation 18.8%, Wargame 17.3%, Military 14.1%

  9. #9 Close Combat 2: A Bridge Too Far
    91% matchVery Positive90% of 52 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: Strategy 31.4%, World War II 23.5%, Wargame 18%, Simulation 16.1%, RTS 6.7%

  10. #10 Steel Division: Normandy 44
    91% matchMostly Positive74% of 6,309 reviews2017
    Dev: Eugen Systems
    Windows
    Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 18.0 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 29.7%, Strategy 23.2%, RTS 17.7%, Simulation 12.8%, Military 10.2%

  11. #11 Graviteam Tactics: Operation Star
    90% matchVery Positive83% of 452 reviews2014
    Dev: Graviteam
    Windows
    Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 57%

    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 34.7%, World War II 23.3%, Wargame 15.2%, Simulation 11.7%, RTS 9.4%

  12. #12 Combat Mission Battle for Normandy
    89% matchMostly Positive78% of 267 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 59.2%, World War II 40.8%

  13. #13 Combat Mission Shock Force 2
    88% matchVery Positive81% of 863 reviews2020
    Dev: BattlefrontPub: Matrix Games
    Windows
    Median: 13.3 hrsMean: 69.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    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%, Simulation 23.9%, Wargame 19.6%, RTS 18.9%, Military 12.6%

  14. #14 Theatre of War 2: Kursk 1943
    89% matchMixed68% of 234 reviews2010
    Dev: Fulqrum Publishing
    Windows
    Median: 42 minMean: 7.6 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 39.7%, Simulation 33.5%, World War II 19.8%, RTS 7%

  15. #15 Command: Modern Operations
    87% matchVery Positive85% of 1,636 reviews2019
    Dev: Command Development TeamPub: Matrix Games
    Windows
    Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 32.8 hrs≥1hr: 76%

    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 34.8%, Strategy 20.8%, Military 17.7%, Wargame 15.3%, RTS 11.4%

  16. #16 Faces of War
    86% matchVery Positive88% of 1,212 reviews2014
    Dev: Best WayPub: Fulqrum Publishing
    Windows
    Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 57%

    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 36.7%, World War II 32.5%, Simulation 16.9%, RTS 13.9%

  17. #17 Gary Grigsby's War in the West
    86% matchVery Positive85% of 179 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 48.6%, World War II 22.9%, Strategy 15.5%, Wargame 13.1%

  18. #18 Sudden Strike Gold
    85% matchVery Positive88% of 507 reviews2017
    Dev: FireglowPub: Kalypso Media Digital
    Windows
    Median: 18 minMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 36%

    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 47%, World War II 18.8%, Classic 17.4%, RTS 16.9%

  19. #19 Call to Arms - Gates of Hell: Ostfront
    83% matchVery Positive85% of 33,822 reviews2021
    Dev: Barbedwire StudiosPub: Digitalmindsoft
    Windows
    Median: 15.0 hrsMean: 77.4 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%, Strategy 27.7%, RTS 20.8%, Military 14.6%

  20. #20 Armored Brigade
    84% matchVery Positive89% of 362 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: Strategy 37%, Simulation 36.2%, Wargame 13%, RTS 8.1%, Military 5.7%

  21. #21 Atlantic Fleet
    84% matchVery Positive86% of 1,571 reviews2016
    Dev: Killerfish Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 69%

    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 35.9%, Strategy 33.9%, Simulation 30.2%

  22. #22 Command Ops 2 Core Game
    82% matchVery Positive83% of 423 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 28.9%, World War II 25.8%, Simulation 21.3%, Wargame 16.5%, Military 7.6%

  23. #23 Graviteam Tactics: Tunisia 1943
    82% matchVery Positive84% of 418 reviews2017
    Dev: Graviteam
    Windows
    Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 13.4 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 35.9%, Simulation 31.8%, World War II 26.1%, Military 6.2%

  24. #24 Strategic Command WWII: War in Europe
    81% matchVery Positive90% of 442 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 79.8%, World War II 20.2%

  25. #25 Regiments
    79% matchVery Positive88% of 2,929 reviews2022
    Dev: Bird's Eye GamesPub: MicroProse Software
    Windows
    Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 78%

    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 28.5%, Wargame 25.2%, RTS 20.3%, Simulation 14%, Military 12%

  26. #26 The Great War: Western Front™
    79% matchMixed66% of 3,283 reviews2023
    Dev: PetroglyphPub: Frontier Foundry
    Windows
    Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    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 45.5%, RTS 25.1%, Wargame 15.3%, Military 14%

  27. #27 Blitzkrieg Anthology
    81% matchVery Positive90% of 1,554 reviews2014
    Dev: Nival
    Windows
    Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 25.5 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 34.7%, World War II 30.9%, RTS 14.7%, Classic 10.1%, Military 9.6%

  28. #28 Sudden Strike 2 Gold
    80% matchVery Positive86% of 351 reviews2017
    Dev: FireglowPub: Kalypso Media Digital
    Windows
    Median: 24 minMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 37%

    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 40.6%, World War II 27.5%, RTS 17.7%, Classic 14.2%

  29. #29 Codename: Panzers, Phase Two
    78% matchVery Positive92% of 284 reviews2016
    Dev: StormregionPub: THQ Nordic
    Windows
    Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 56%

    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 32.5%, World War II 23.6%, Simulation 23%, Classic 12.2%, RTS 8.7%

  30. #30 Combat Mission: Final Blitzkrieg
    75% matchMostly Positive78% of 76 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 22.8%, Simulation 19.9%, RTS 17.1%, Wargame 16.5%, World War II 13.6%

  31. #31 Blitzkrieg 3
    78% matchMixed54% of 7,324 reviews2017
    Dev: Nival
    Windows
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 14.3 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 24.9%, RTS 17.6%, Simulation 14.9%, Military 13.9%

  32. #32 Radio Commander: Vietnam '64
    76% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,060 reviews2019
    Dev: Serious SimPub: Slitherine Ltd.
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    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 25.2%, Wargame 21.4%, Strategy 21.3%, RTS 17.5%, Military 14.6%

  33. #33 Ultimate General: Gettysburg
    77% matchVery Positive80% of 2,709 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 38.3%, Simulation 20.4%, RTS 17.8%, Wargame 17%, Military 6.5%

  34. #34 Gary Grigsby's War in the East 2
    75% matchVery Positive91% of 466 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 28.3%, Wargame 20%, World War II 19.1%

  35. #35 Decisive Campaigns: Barbarossa
    76% matchVery Positive88% of 250 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 52.7%, World War II 35.4%, Wargame 11.9%

  36. #36 Combat Mission Fortress Italy
    73% matchVery Positive86% of 104 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 27.9%, Simulation 19.1%, Wargame 17.9%, World War II 16.2%, RTS 12%

  37. #37 Men of War: Assault Squad 2 - Cold War
    77% matchMostly Negative26% of 1,285 reviews2019
    Dev: DigitalmindsoftPub: Fulqrum Publishing
    Windows
    Median: 54 minMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 48%

    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 42.1%, Simulation 36.4%, World War II 11.1%, RTS 10.4%

  38. #38 WARNO
    70% matchMostly Positive80% of 16,013 reviews2024
    Dev: Eugen Systems
    Windows
    Median: 15.3 hrsMean: 71.3 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: Wargame 24.4%, Strategy 22.8%, RTS 19.8%, Military 17.5%, Simulation 15.6%

  39. #39 Master of Command
    68% matchVery Positive92% of 3,925 reviews2025
    Dev: Armchair Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 10.4 hrsMean: 26.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%

    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 27.5%, RTS 20.2%, Wargame 18.1%, Simulation 17.6%, Military 16.6%

  40. #40 War on the Sea
    73% matchMostly Positive75% of 3,244 reviews2021
    Dev: Killerfish Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 26.3 hrs≥1hr: 66%

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

    Why similar: World War II 31.1%, Strategy 28.2%, Simulation 24%, Wargame 7.4%, RTS 5.2%

  41. #41 Ultimate General: Civil War
    71% matchVery Positive89% of 8,579 reviews2017
    Dev: Game-Labs
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 45.9 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: Wargame 26.9%, Strategy 26.5%, RTS 22.2%, Simulation 13.8%, Military 10.6%

  42. #42 Iron Front: Digital War Edition
    74% matchMixed59% of 869 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 32.9%, Strategy 25.3%, Simulation 23.8%, Military 18%

  43. #43 Codename: Panzers, Phase One
    72% matchVery Positive91% of 492 reviews2016
    Dev: StormregionPub: THQ Nordic
    Windows
    Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 63%

    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 29.4%, World War II 22.3%, Simulation 18.5%, RTS 16.1%, Classic 13.7%

  44. #44 Men of War: Assault Squad
    72% matchVery Positive87% of 5,173 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 38.4%, World War II 28.7%, RTS 14%, Military 10.7%, Simulation 8.1%

  45. #45 Frontline : Road to Moscow
    73% 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 63.1%, World War II 24.2%, Wargame 12.7%

  46. #46 Battlefield Commander WWII
    67% matchMostly Positive70% of 54 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 26.8%, Strategy 24.6%, Wargame 19%, RTS 18.5%, Military 11%

  47. #47 Men of War: Assault Squad 2
    68% matchVery Positive91% of 46,616 reviews2014
    Dev: DigitalmindsoftPub: Fulqrum Publishing
    Windows
    Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 64.2 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 32.2%, World War II 25.6%, Simulation 15.6%, RTS 14.3%, Military 8.9%

  48. #48 Gary Grigsby's War in the East
    69% matchVery Positive90% of 583 reviews2015
    Dev: 2by3 GamesPub: Matrix Games
    Windows
    Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 49.6 hrs≥1hr: 60%

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

    Why similar: Strategy 31.8%, World War II 26%, Simulation 21.7%, Wargame 20.5%

  49. #49 Theatre of War
    71% matchMixed61% of 375 reviews2010
    Dev: Fulqrum Publishing
    Windows
    Median: 36 minMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 42%

    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 47.5%, World War II 37%, RTS 15.5%

  50. #50 Decisive Campaigns: The Blitzkrieg from Warsaw to Paris
    69% matchVery Positive90% of 134 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 35.4%, Simulation 30%, World War II 21.8%, Wargame 12.8%

  51. #51 Firefight
    69% matchVery Positive85% of 363 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 24.6%, Strategy 19.6%, Wargame 17.6%, RTS 15%, Simulation 13.9%

  52. #52 World War II: Panzer Claws
    70% matchMixed70% of 675 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%, World War II 7.6%, RTS 4.4%

  53. #53 Classified: France '44
    65% matchMostly Positive72% of 1,016 reviews2024
    Dev: Absolutely GamesPub: Team17
    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 21.1 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 47%, Strategy 32.3%, Military 20.7%

  54. #54 Stalingrad
    68% matchVery Positive87% of 472 reviews2015
    Dev: DTF gamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
    Windows
    Median: 42 minMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 46%

    Stalingrad is a real-time strategy title that places gamers in the middle of the most dramatic periods of World War II, covering major events from June 1942 till January 1943.

    Why similar: Strategy 54%, World War II 26.2%, RTS 19.8%

  55. #55 Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnoughts
    66% matchMixed61% of 7,964 reviews2023
    Dev: Game-Labs
    Windows
    Median: 16.0 hrsMean: 81.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Design warships the way you want them, command fleets, win the naval arms race for your nation!

    Why similar: World War II 29.9%, Wargame 21.6%, Simulation 19.2%, Military 15.5%, RTS 13.8%

  56. #56 Time of Fury
    70% matchMixed59% of 98 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 57.5%, Simulation 42.5%

  57. #57 The Operational Art of War IV
    67% matchVery Positive81% of 377 reviews2018
    Dev: TrickeySoft LLCPub: Matrix Games
    Windows

    The Operational Art of War IV is the new generation of operational wargames. With more flexibility than before and with a new array of exciting features, it will make you relive the most iconic battles from the dawn of the 20th Century to modern day, including the ones that never occurred!

    Why similar: Strategy 39.5%, Simulation 26.7%, Wargame 17.1%, World War II 16.7%

  58. #58 Sherman Commander
    63% matchMixed67% of 140 reviews2026
    Dev: Iron Wolf Studio S.A.Pub: Daedalic Entertainment
    Windows

    Command a platoon of Sherman tanks over the most famous theaters of WWII. Take the commander’s seat and give specific orders to your crew, or open the tactical map to coordinate your actions with accompanying units.

    Why similar: World War II 24.3%, Simulation 16.9%, Wargame 16.1%, RTS 15%, Strategy 14.6%

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