
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.
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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.

Close Combat: The Longest Day
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.

Close Combat: Cross of Iron
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.
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.
Why similar: Strategy 39.9%, Simulation 35.8%, World War II 7.2% ★, Wargame 5.2%, RTS 4.5%
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 31.6%, Simulation 30.2%, World War II 13.5% ★, Wargame 9.6%, RTS 9.3%
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 40.6%, Simulation 36.9%, World War II 11.6% ★, Wargame 6.6%, Military 4.3%
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 36.7%, Simulation 24.3%, World War II 23% ★, Wargame 10.3%, RTS 5.8%
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 31.7%, World War II 20.5% ★, Simulation 16.3%, RTS 12.6%, Military 9.7%
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 41%, Simulation 33.9%, World War II 16.8% ★, Wargame 8.3%
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 33.4%, Simulation 23.2%, World War II 19% ★, Wargame 13.4%, Military 11.1%
Combat Mission Battle for Normandy faithfully recreates the experience of tactical land warfare in Western France during World War Two.
Why similar: Strategy 67.8%, World War II 32.2% ★
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 43.6%, Simulation 36.9%, World War II 15% ★, RTS 4.5%
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: Strategy 29.9%, World War II 26.5% ★, Simulation 16.5%, RTS 13.4%, Military 8.4%
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 39.9%, Simulation 35.6%, World War II 20% ★, Military 4.5%
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 38.3%, World War II 19.9% ★, Simulation 19.7%, Wargame 13.9%, RTS 4.8%
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: Strategy 37%, World War II 34.1% ★, RTS 16.4%, Military 12.5%
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 45%, World War II 27.7% ★, RTS 11.2%, Military 8.1%, Classic 8% ★
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 30.4%, Strategy 29.8%, World War II 19.4% ★, Wargame 10.3%, RTS 5.6%
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 29.7%, Simulation 20.4%, Wargame 20.1%, RTS 15.2%, Military 14.6%
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 41%, Simulation 40.5%, Wargame 9.1%, RTS 5.3%, Military 4.1%
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 34.8%, Simulation 22.4%, RTS 15%, Wargame 14.3%, Military 13.5%
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 57.3%, Simulation 42.7%
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: Strategy 31.5%, World War II 25% ★, Simulation 18.9%, RTS 13.1%, Military 11.4%
Battle of the Bulge is a fast-paced WW2 game where precise movement and detailed planning make the difference between a vain attempt and a brave operation.
Why similar: Strategy 53.4%, World War II 31.9% ★, Wargame 14.8%
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 55.3%, World War II 17.9% ★, Strategy 17.5%, Wargame 9.3%
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 36.2%, Simulation 22.9%, World War II 18.9% ★, RTS 11.7%, Classic 10.3% ★
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 28.8%, Simulation 25.2%, Wargame 13.2%, RTS 12.7%, World War II 11.9% ★
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 45.5%, Simulation 39.6%, World War II 8.3% ★, RTS 6.6%
WarPlan is an incredibly accurate World War II simulation engine. It is a balance of realism and playability incorporating the best from 50 years of World War II board wargaming. Play a recreated World War II in every detail, thanks to the engine flexibility and database
Why similar: Strategy 28.7%, World War II 22.7% ★, Simulation 21.6%, Wargame 15.7%, Military 11.2%
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 31.8%, Strategy 26.6%, Wargame 16.9%, RTS 12.8%, Military 11.8%
Real Warfare: 1242, is a realistic real-time strategy game based on authentic historic events.
Real Time Strategy with a high degree of realism. The game is based on a true story.
Why similar: Strategy 33.4%, Wargame 21.4%, RTS 20.3%, Military 17.3%, Simulation 7.7%
Command a Soviet penal battalion in this standalone real-time tactics game from the Men of War series. Based on true events, Condemned Heroes delivers brutal, story-driven missions across the Eastern Front – where every order, bullet, and life matters.
Why similar: Strategy 60.2%, World War II 29.7% ★, RTS 10.1%
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 57.8%, World War II 31.1% ★, RTS 11.1%
Steel Armor: Blaze of War is realistic tank simulator with tactical elements. The game models Soviet T-62 tank and US M60A1 tank in detail. Each tank has interactive cockpit with crew. Player controls a tank, and commands a tank platoon and attached forces in 4 large scale dynamic campaigns.
Why similar: Simulation 52%, Strategy 36.1%, Military 11.9%
Combat Mission Fortress Italy brings wargamers to the "soft underbelly of Europe", a place that was anything but.
Why similar: Strategy 34.4%, Simulation 23.6%, Wargame 13.9%, World War II 13.8% ★, RTS 8.8%
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 64.4%, World War II 21.6% ★, RTS 14%
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 36.7%, Wargame 20.4%, Simulation 17.9%, RTS 15.2%, Military 9.8%
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 42.6%, World War II 19.8% ★, Simulation 14.5%, Wargame 11.8%, RTS 6.8%
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 34.6%, Simulation 25.7%, World War II 21.3% ★, Wargame 12.5%, Military 5.9%
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 31%, Simulation 29.8%, Wargame 15.3%, RTS 13.8%, Military 10.1%
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: Strategy 25.7%, World War II 22.2% ★, Simulation 18.2%, Wargame 14.5%, RTS 11.5%
UBOAT is a simulator of a submarine from WWII era. It is a survival sandbox with crew management mechanics while its primary theme is life of German sailors. The boat is their home, but it can become their grave at any time.
Why similar: Simulation 38.4%, World War II 33.9% ★, Military 15.6%, RTS 12.1%
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: Strategy 39.8%, World War II 29.2% ★, RTS 13.6%, Classic 9.7% ★, Military 7.7%
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: Simulation 22.4%, World War II 22.1% ★, Strategy 19.3%, Wargame 13.4%, RTS 11.7%
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 37.4%, Simulation 32.7%, World War II 15.4% ★, Wargame 14.6%
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 36.4%, World War II 24.9% ★, Simulation 20.9%, Wargame 11.3%, Military 6.5%
Strategic Mind: Blitzkrieg is a turn-based strategy set in the period of WW2. It brings a modern look and new features to a good old wargame genre. You are to lead the German Armed forces overcoming unthinkable odds and claiming the ultimate bittersweet victory in Europe. Blitzkrieg is the way!
Why similar: Strategy 25.8%, World War II 23.3% ★, Simulation 22%, Wargame 16.4%, Military 12.5%
Naval Battles Simulator is a WWII real-time strategy and simulation game.
Why similar: Strategy 49.8%, Simulation 46.3%, World War II 3.8% ★
Panzer Strategy is a World War II wargame that combines classic turn-based strategy gameplay with modern looks. Command your armies and adapt your units to any objective using a huge selection of real-life military equipment and battle skills.
Why similar: Strategy 46.7%, World War II 34.4% ★, Military 18.9%
War Room is a realistic strategy, taking you straight into the heat of the war in Afghanistan.
Why similar: Strategy 31.2%, Simulation 30.6%, RTS 14.5%, Military 12.8%, Wargame 10.9%
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 39.4%, World War II 21.6% ★, Simulation 19.2%, RTS 10.3%, Military 7%
Ukrainian Warfare: Gostomel Heroes – is a real-time strategy game with a high degree of realism. Relive the Battle of Kiev (2022), a turning point in the Ukrainian conflict. Witness the Untold Story of 2022 Through the Eyes of Those Who Fought.
Why similar: Strategy 38.4%, Wargame 26.9%, RTS 21.3%, Military 13.4%
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: Strategy 39.9%, World War II 18.9% ★, Wargame 16.3%, RTS 15.3%, Military 9.7%
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 45.5%, Simulation 24.4%, Wargame 12.7%, RTS 12.5%, Military 4.9%
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: Strategy 33.7%, World War II 25.3% ★, Wargame 16.4%, RTS 14.9%, Military 9.8%
Command entire companies of tanks across the battlefields of WW2 in turn based tactical strategy. Move without grids, skillfully aim every shot and use cover to lead your tanks to victory.
Why similar: Strategy 54.2%, Simulation 45.8%
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 40.2%, World War II 26.3% ★, Simulation 14.5%, Wargame 9.5%, Military 4.9%
This is a strategy game with the theme of WWII. As a battlefield commander, maintaining your army's motivation and satisfaction, promoting your generals, managing your own economy, dealing with your friends' armies, and real time grand battle. What kind of commander will you become in the process?
Why similar: Strategy 22.2%, World War II 21.1% ★, Simulation 20%, Wargame 14.4%, RTS 11.5%
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 41.6% ★, Strategy 41.3%, Military 17.1%
Armored Brigade II revolutionizes real-time tactical warfare in 3D, focusing on the intense combined arms combat of the Cold War era, from 1965 to 1991. Boasting a meticulously researched database and huge real-world terrain maps, this game offers an unparalleled combat simulation experience.
Why similar: Strategy 32.7%, Simulation 31.2%, Wargame 15.8%, RTS 13.9%, Military 6.5%