- #1 Carrier Battles 4 Guadalcanal - Pacific War Naval Warfare
97% matchVery Positive87% of 306 reviews2020
Dev: Cyril Jarnot
Windows · Mac
CARRIER BATTLES is a classic hex-and-counter digital wargame covering the naval-air battles of the Pacific War, from 1942 to 1943. Find your opponent and strike at him before he sinks your precious carriers, while preventing them from invading or supporting your own amphibious operations.
Why similar: World War II 22.7% ★, Wargame 20.9%, Strategy 15%, Simulation 12.4%, Historical 12.1%
- #2 Combat Mission 2: Barbarossa to Berlin
96% 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 25.1% ★, Strategy 18.3%, Wargame 17.2%, Simulation 14.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.9%
- #3 Combat Mission Battle for Normandy
96% 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: World War II 42% ★, Strategy 32.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 23.5%, Singleplayer 2.1%
- #4 Total Tank Generals
95% matchMostly Positive73% of 320 reviews2023
Dev: Noobz From PolandPub: 505 Games
Windows
Every war has its Generals. Take command of an army during World War II and lead them to victory. Strategize your way through many scenarios and real historical military campaigns of past generals.
Why similar: World War II 33.3% ★, Wargame 15%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.5%, Historical 11.3%, Strategy 10.3%
- #5 Frontline: The Great Patriotic War
94% matchPositive85% of 34 reviews2019
Dev: Frontline: Games Series
Windows
A tactical scale strategy game that invites the players to take command of the URSS forces in an epic struggle for the control of Russia during World War Two.
Why similar: Strategy 24.9%, World War II 21.9% ★, Simulation 21.4%, Wargame 14%, Historical 8.4%
- #6 Thirty Years' War
94% matchMixed65% of 52 reviews2016
Dev: AgeodPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Thirty Years War is a new game designed by developer HQ covering one of the darkest ages of European history. The Thirty Years War is the series of conflicts between Catholics and Protestants in the Holy Roman Empire and its surroundings, between 1618 and 1648.
Why similar: Strategy 45.8%, Simulation 38.9%, Historical 15.3%
- #7 Close Combat - Gateway to Caen
93% 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 34.3% ★, Strategy 19.9%, Wargame 17.4%, Simulation 12.7%, Tactical 7.8%
- #8 Pacific General
92% matchMostly Positive77% of 48 reviews2021
Dev: Strategic SimulationsPub: SNEG
Windows
Pacific General explores the Pacific front of the Second World War. Taking control of Axis or Allied forces, you must strategically battle your way through the Eastern and Western front of the Pacific war, using a wide array of land, air and naval forces.
Why similar: Wargame 26.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 21.3%, World War II 18.2% ★, Strategy 18%, Historical 10.1%
- #9 SGS Glory Recalled
91% 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 34.6% ★, Wargame 24%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.8%, Historical 13%, Strategy 12.8%
- #10 Strategic Mind: Spirit of Liberty
90% matchVery Positive85% of 80 reviews2023
Dev: Starni Games
Windows
Prove to have a true Strategic Mind! Spirit of Liberty will put your strategic planning skills to the test. It’s a hardcore, turn-based, historically accurate strategy game set in WWII. Lead Finnish forces against an overwhelming threat through the Winter War, Continuation War, and Lapland War.
Why similar: World War II 26.2% ★, Wargame 21.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.3%, Historical 11%, Strategy 10.8%
- #11 Combat Mission: Beyond Overlord
89% matchPositive90% of 20 reviews2025
Dev: Battlefront.comPub: SNEG
Windows
The first in the award-winning series, Combat Mission: Beyond Overlord lets you command German or Allied forces from Normandy to Germany in WWII. Battle through towns, woods, and fields in deep, immersive, turn-based and real-time tactical combat.
Why similar: Strategy 22.7%, Simulation 21.7%, World War II 16.7% ★, Wargame 12.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 11%
- #12 Close Combat - Panthers in the Fog
91% 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: World War II 30% ★, Strategy 26.4%, Simulation 20.8%, Wargame 15.8%, Tactical 5.8%
- #13 Close Combat: The Bloody First
89% 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 23.4% ★, Wargame 18.7%, Strategy 15.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.5%, Historical 11%
- #14 Lock 'n Load Tactical Digital: Core Game
88% matchVery Positive84% of 572 reviews2020
Dev: Lock 'n Load Publishing
Windows · Mac
Lock 'n Load Tactical is fast and Furious tactical combat that is fast to learn. In LnLT you get squads, weapon teams, armored vehicles, fixed-wing aircraft, and, in the modern-era games, helicopters. Individuals such as Leaders, Medics, Snipers, Chaplains, Advisors, and, of course, Heroes.
Why similar: Wargame 30.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 23.8%, World War II 16.9% ★, Strategy 16.3%, Simulation 11.2%
- #15 Strategic Mind: Fight for Freedom
86% matchVery Positive88% of 156 reviews2021
Dev: Starni Games
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Strategic Mind: Fight for Freedom is a history-driven turn-based strategy set in WW2. Take command of the Allied forces and protect your homeland and the whole of Europe from totalitarian madness. Form armies. Win battles. Change history.
Why similar: World War II 25.4% ★, Wargame 20.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.8%, Historical 10.8%, Strategy 10.5%
- #16 Order of Battle: World War II
87% matchMostly Positive78% of 3,120 reviews2015
Dev: The ArtistocratsPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 16.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Order of Battle: World War II is a breath of fresh air for all strategy fans. It is a game that takes wargaming to a new level by upgrading every single game element and rebooting the genre for a new generation of players.
Why similar: World War II 33.9% ★, Strategy 22.9%, Wargame 17.9%, Simulation 9.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 6.8%
- #17 Graviteam Tactics: Operation Star
86% 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 31.8% ★, Strategy 25.1%, Wargame 21.5%, Simulation 8%, Historical 6.6%
- #18 Graviteam Tactics: Mius-Front
85% 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 34.7% ★, Wargame 19.6%, Strategy 18.8%, Simulation 18.3%, Historical 5.6%
- #19 Close Combat 4: The Battle of the Bulge
82% 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 30.4% ★, Strategy 20.7%, Wargame 19%, Simulation 10.9%, Historical 9.6%
- #20 Ironclads 2: War of the Pacific
84% matchMixed63% of 38 reviews2016
Dev: Totem GamesPub: Strategy First
Windows
Create your fleet and army, hunt the enemy's fleet, hide your weak squadrons in protected ports until reinforcements arrive, blockade enemy trade routes, struggle for dominance over the seas! Command a battle formation and experience the power of iron and steam!
Why similar: Strategy 52.3%, Simulation 47.7%
- #21 Drive on Moscow
84% matchVery Positive80% of 100 reviews2016
Dev: Shenandoah StudioPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Drive on Moscow: War in the Snow, a strategy game from the award-winning makers of Battle of the Bulge, invites you to take command of the pivotal battle of World War II! Defend the homeland as the Soviets, or lead a bold push to seize the Soviet capital as the Axis.
Why similar: World War II 37.5% ★, Strategy 33.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 15%, Wargame 13.8%
- #22 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 38% ★, Wargame 24.6%, Strategy 21.9%, Simulation 15.5%
- #23 Close Combat
81% 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 31.4% ★, Strategy 20.5%, Wargame 18.9%, Simulation 11%, Historical 9.2%
- #24 Close Combat: Last Stand Arnhem
82% 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 29.7%, Simulation 25.3%, World War II 23% ★, Wargame 15%, Tactical 5.6%
- #25 Warplan Pacific
81% 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 31.4% ★, Strategy 20.4%, Wargame 18.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.4%, Historical 9.5%
- #26 Close Combat 2: A Bridge Too Far
78% 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 29.9% ★, Wargame 23.7%, Strategy 21.2%, Simulation 10.2%, Historical 7%
- #27 纸上谈兵模拟器
80% match8 user reviews50% of 8 reviews2021
Dev: 犟游社
Windows
一款简单易上手的兵团战争游戏。 扮演战国七雄,搭配自己的将领,统一天下。
Why similar: Strategy 24.7%, Simulation 23.4%, Wargame 22.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.4%, Historical 9.8%
- #28 Gary Grigsby's War in the East 2
77% 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: Wargame 26.5%, World War II 24.5% ★, Strategy 21.9%, Simulation 18.1%, Historical 7.8%
- #29 Making History: The Calm and the Storm Gold Edition
79% matchVery Positive87% of 179 reviews2015
Dev: Muzzy Lane SoftwarePub: Factus Games
Windows
Making History Gold Edition is the expanded and updated version of the original WWII grand strategy game Making History: Calm & the Storm. Command your nation and change the course of history.
Why similar: World War II 38.2% ★, Strategy 34.2%, Simulation 27.6%
- #30 Strategic Command WWII: World at War
78% matchVery Positive84% of 595 reviews2018
Dev: Fury SoftwarePub: Matrix Games
Windows
Strategic Command WWII: World At War is your chance to re-fight the 20th century’s greatest conflict, from Poland to China, Normandy to the Pacific, on a map encompassing the globe.
Why similar: Strategy 43.1%, World War II 39.3% ★, Wargame 17.7%
- #31 1942: The Pacific Air War
79% matchMixed56% of 50 reviews2015
Dev: MicroProse Software, IncPub: Atari
Windows · Mac · Linux
They were desperate, daring and deadly! For the past 50 years, only the courageous veteran pilots of World War II knew the real risks of fighting the legendary Pacific air wars. Now it's your turn!
Why similar: World War II 35.9% ★, Strategy 32.3%, Simulation 31.8%
- #32 Close Combat: The Longest Day
76% matchVery Positive82% of 94 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. In Close Combat: The Longest Day take command of either the Allied Expeditionary Force or Germany’s Wehrmacht.
Why similar: Strategy 36.4%, Simulation 31.7%, World War II 18.1% ★, Wargame 13.8%
- #33 Close Combat: Wacht am Rhein
75% 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 41%, Simulation 35.5%, World War II 13.7% ★, Wargame 9.8%
- #34 Battle for Iwo Jima
76% matchMixed68% of 25 reviews2020
Dev: Yobowargames
Windows
Battle for Iwo Jima simulates the WWII Invasion and desperate fighting for the island that took place in 1945. Take command of the US Marines, manage your tanks, infantry, and HQ communication in a day and night furious battle against the Japanese garrison.
Why similar: Strategy 45.1%, World War II 16.8% ★, Wargame 11.8%, Historical 8.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.4%
- #35 Chariots of War
74% matchMostly Positive78% of 18 reviews2022
Dev: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Chariots of War is an operational real-time game where you can play one of 58 different nations on a huge historically accurate and beautiful map covering the entire Middle East! Build up your cities and keep their inhabitants happy.
Why similar: Wargame 31%, Strategy 29.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.6%, Historical 17.1%, Singleplayer 2.3%
- #36 The Operational Art of War IV
74% matchVery Positive81% of 363 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 30.8%, Wargame 26%, World War II 23.5% ★, Simulation 19.7%
- #37 Rivalry warlord Sengoku
72% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: Static ossan games
Windows
A turn-based Sengoku simulation game that can be played by vassal!
Why similar: Simulation 29%, Strategy 28.5%, Historical 20.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.7%, Singleplayer 2%
- #38 Field of Glory: Kingdoms
71% matchVery Positive83% of 317 reviews2024
Dev: AGEODPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Politics, religion, war. They are nothing without a legacy that can stand the test of time. Lead any nation, and turn it into a mighty kingdom in one of the most compelling grand strategy games ever created.
Why similar: Strategy 31.3%, Wargame 28.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 23.3%, Historical 17%
- #39 Theater Commander: The Coming Wars, Modern War Game
75% match6 user reviews17% of 6 reviews2019
Dev: Sand Table Software
Windows
A real-time modern warfare simulation game on campaign and battle level, Theater Commander features more than a dozen scenarios covering hypothetical conflicts around the globe involving current air, naval and land force from 17 countries.
Why similar: Strategy 34.8%, Wargame 33.5%, Simulation 31.7%
- #40 SGS Winter War
73% 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 41.7% ★, Strategy 17.1%, Wargame 14.9%, Historical 9.6%, Simulation 8.5%
- #41 Gary Grigsby's War in the West
73% 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 35.8%, World War II 32.4% ★, Wargame 20.3%, Strategy 11.5%
- #42 Combat Mission Fortress Italy
70% 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: Wargame 23.3%, World War II 20.4% ★, Strategy 18.6%, Simulation 12%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.7%
- #43 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 47.3%, World War II 34.2% ★, Wargame 18.6%
- #44 Germany at War - Soviet Dawn
71% 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 28% ★, Wargame 25.3%, Strategy 23.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.6%, Historical 9%
- #45 Unity of Command II
69% 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: World War II 34% ★, Strategy 18.6%, Wargame 17.4%, Simulation 10.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 8%
- #46 Sidereal Wanderer ST
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: SPICE PRESSPub: Waku Waku Games
Windows
To master space warfare, the evolution of ‘Side Real Wanderer’ continues. On a battlefield formed from an 8x8 grid, annihilate hostile forces.
Why similar: Strategy 25.6%, Simulation 24.5%, Wargame 23.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.5%, Tactical 5.5%
- #47 Panzer Tactics HD
71% matchMostly Positive73% of 239 reviews2014
Dev: SproingPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 24.4 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Strategists to the frontline!The HD remake of the Nintendo DS classic.Are you the strategist that the world has been waiting for?
Why similar: World War II 40.7% ★, Strategy 26.7%, Simulation 19%, Wargame 13.6%
- #48 Close Combat 5: Invasion: Normandy - Utah Beach to Cherbourg
67% 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 33.2% ★, Strategy 22.3%, Wargame 20.8%, Historical 13.1%, Tactical 9.5%
- #49 Fields of Glory
69% matchMostly Positive77% of 13 reviews2020
Dev: MicroprosePub: Ziggurat
Windows
Return to a true wargame based on Napoleon's Waterloo campaign! Become a General in control of huge armies in this classic, historic-themed RTS!
Why similar: Strategy 39.3%, Simulation 34.3%, Wargame 16.5%, Historical 9.9%
- #50 Theatre of War 2: Africa 1943
70% matchMixed68% of 278 reviews2010
Dev: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 31%
Theatre of War 2: Africa 1943 covers the events of 1943 in Tunisia, North Africa. Recovering from their losses after the crushing defeat and subsequent retreat after the Second Battle of El-Alamein, the German Afrika Korps - reinforced and now supported by the Italian Army - prepare once more to put steel against steel with the Allies.
Why similar: Strategy 40.2%, World War II 31.7% ★, Simulation 28.2%
- #51 Armored Brigade
67% 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: Strategy 35.3%, Simulation 32.7%, Wargame 23.4%, Tactical 8.6%
- #52 Strategic Mind: Spectre of Communism
67% matchMostly Positive79% of 223 reviews2020
Dev: Starni Games
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 19.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Strategic Mind: Spectre of Communism is a (hi)story-driven turn-based strategy set in the WW2 period. It offers refined wargame mechanics, story-rich gameplay, and modern 3D graphics. Lead the USSR Armed forces staging the world Communist revolution. For Stalin! For the Motherland!
Why similar: World War II 26.2% ★, Wargame 23.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 19%, Strategy 10.1%, Historical 9.8%
- #53 Close Combat 3: The Russian Front
65% matchMixed65% of 34 reviews2024
Dev: Atomic GamesPub: SNEG
Windows
Command a fire brigade of soldiers on the Russian Front in this real-time strategy game set in World War II. Play as either the Soviets or Germans as you orchestrate your squads' attack, defense, and survival over four grueling years of the grandest and bloodiest war the world has ever seen.
Why similar: World War II 33.9% ★, Wargame 23.4%, Strategy 22.9%, Historical 13.4%, Tactical 4.8%
- #54 Strategic Command WWII: War in the Pacific
63% 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: Wargame 27.1%, World War II 24.8% ★, Strategy 24.4%, Historical 13.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.3%
- #55 WEGO World War II: Overlord
62% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Brian KellyPub: Matrix Games
Windows
WEGO World War II: Overlord is an operational-level, ground-centric WEGOWW2 game system. This hex-based wargame recreates the Allied invasion of Western Europe. Includes 14 historical scenarios, from the landing at Omaha beach to a huge 135-turn campaign that covers the entire Normandy campaign.
Why similar: Strategy 28.2%, Wargame 27.1%, World War II 22.1% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 21.5%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #56 Storm over the Pacific
69% matchMixed51% of 69 reviews2014
Dev: Wastelands InteractivePub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Storm over the Pacific is a game that takes place during 1937-1945. It depicts the conflict between the Japanese Empire, the USA and other allies during World War II.
Why similar: World War II 42.9% ★, Strategy 31.5%, Simulation 25.6%
- #57 Gary Grigsby's War in the East
66% 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: World War II 32.9% ★, Wargame 26.4%, Strategy 21.4%, Simulation 13.7%, Historical 4.8%
- #58 Waterloo
67% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2019
Dev: Turcan Research SystemsPub: MIRROR Soft
Windows · Linux
The DOS classic now available on Steam. Fight the most famous battle in history from a whole new perspective!
Why similar: Strategy 43.7%, Wargame 22.6%, Historical 15.8%, Simulation 10.2%, Tactical 7.7%