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Games Like Combat Mission Black Sea

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

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Combat Mission Black Sea is a military grade simulation depicting a fictional series of escalations between Russian and Ukraine which results in open conflict in the summer of 2017

Reviews: Very Positive — 84% — of 558 reviews
Released: 2021-01-21
Developer: Battlefront
Publisher: Matrix Games
Genres: Simulation, Strategy
Platforms: Windows
Median playtime: 7.8 hrs
Mean playtime: 33.7 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 84%

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  1. #1 Combat Mission Shock Force 2
    97% 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: Wargame 20.1%, Military 12.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 11%, War 7.1%

  2. #2 Combat Mission Cold War
    96% matchMixed67% of 229 reviews2021
    Dev: BattlefrontPub: Matrix Games
    Windows

    CM Cold War is set in the tipping-point years of a conflict that gripped the world for 45 years. Between 1979-1982, both the NATO and Soviet Warsaw Pact militaries began the shift away from industrialized warfare of the early 20th century and towards the modern digital battlefield of today.

    Why similar: Wargame 17.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.7%, Military 10.3%, Simulation 6.5%

  3. #3 Command: Modern Operations
    96% 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: Military 29.5%, Wargame 27.1%, Simulation 17.5%, Strategy 9.3%, Modern 9%

  4. #4 WARNO
    95% 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: Wargame 25.7%, Military 17.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.5%, War 10.5%, Tactical 6.6%

  5. #5 Combat Mission: Final Blitzkrieg
    94% 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: Wargame 19.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.4%, Military 11%, Realistic 6.8%

  6. #6 Syrian Warfare
    93% 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: Wargame 24.1%, Military 17.9%, Modern 11.2%, Realistic 10.1%, Tactical 9.2%

  7. #7 Sea Power : Naval Combat in the Missile Age
    91% matchVery Positive90% of 5,484 reviews2024
    Dev: Triassic GamesPub: MicroProse Software
    Windows
    Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 37.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    From the lead designer of Cold Waters, Sea Power lets you control NATO and Warsaw Pact forces in modern naval conflict campaigns. Use your advanced naval weaponry and sensors to respect rules of engagement and defeat the enemy forces in a tense fight for initiative and air/naval supremacy.

    Why similar: Military 32.9%, War 20.7%, Simulation 16.1%, Strategy 15.3%, Realistic 8.5%

  8. #8 Combat Mission: Red Thunder
    92% matchMostly Positive78% of 143 reviews2023
    Dev: BattlefrontPub: Matrix Games
    Windows

    Combat Mission Red Thunder focuses on the hard fought Eastern Front battles of Bagration and Poland, from the swamps of Belarus to the gates of Warsaw during the summer of 1944.

    Why similar: Wargame 30.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 21.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 20.2%, Strategy 16.7%, PvP 5.9%

  9. #9 Armored Brigade
    91% 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: Wargame 29.9%, Simulation 24.2%, Strategy 22.6%, Military 11.8%, Tactical 11.5%

  10. #10 Combat Mission Fortress Italy
    90% 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 23.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 10%, Strategy 9.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.2%, Military 8.7%

  11. #11 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: Turn-Based Strategy 29.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 26.8%, Strategy 24.1%, PvP 6.3%, 3D 6.1%

  12. #12 Graviteam Tactics: Mius-Front
    89% 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: Wargame 30.3%, Simulation 16.4%, Strategy 14.6%, Military 13.1%, War 8%

  13. #13 Wargame: Red Dragon
    88% matchVery Positive89% of 19,617 reviews2014
    Dev: Eugen Systems
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 52.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    The new reference in RTS at its best! The Wargame series returns to duty, larger, richer and more spectacular than ever before. In Wargame Red Dragon, you are engaged in a large-scale conflict where Western forces clash against the Communist bloc.

    Why similar: Wargame 25.3%, Military 23.7%, Strategy 15%, Realistic 10%, Tactical 9%

  14. #14 Regiments
    86% 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: Wargame 27.8%, Military 12.7%, War 11.2%, Tactical 9.7%, Realistic 9.4%

  15. #15 War on the Sea
    87% 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: Strategy 22.4%, Wargame 22.1%, Simulation 20.8%, War 14.9%, Military 12%

  16. #16 Broken Arrow
    85% matchMixed55% of 28,972 reviews2025
    Dev: Steel BalalaikaPub: Slitherine Ltd.
    Windows
    Median: 35.5 hrsMean: 77.2 hrs≥1hr: 96%

    Broken Arrow is a large-scale real-time modern warfare tactics game that combines the complexity of joint-forces wargaming with action-packed real-time tactics gameplay.

    Why similar: Wargame 31.8%, Modern 14.1%, War 10.9%, Strategy 10.3%, Military 8.7%

  17. #17 Steel Division 2
    86% 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: Wargame 18.5%, Military 18.4%, War 11.6%, Strategy 10.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.7%

  18. #18 Cold Waters
    84% 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: Military 26.9%, Simulation 19.2%, Strategy 15.4%, War 14.7%, Tactical 10.3%

  19. #19 Flashpoint Campaigns: Southern Storm
    84% matchVery Positive89% of 115 reviews2023
    Dev: On Target SimulationsPub: Matrix Games
    Windows

    Flashpoint Campaigns: Southern Storm is a grand tactical wargame set at the height of the Cold War, with the action centered on the year 1989.

    Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 24.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 23.1%, Strategy 18.2%, Wargame 14.1%, Military 8.8%

  20. #20 NEBULOUS: Fleet Command
    83% matchVery Positive81% of 3,819 reviews2022
    Dev: Eridanus IndustriesPub: Hooded Horse
    Windows
    Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 30.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%

    Take command of your hand-tailored fleet of space warships and use realistic radar, electronic warfare, advanced movement controls in 3D space, and precision targeting to outmaneuver and outwit your opponents in a simulation-heavy tactical space game like no other.

    Why similar: Military 26.2%, War 19.4%, Tactical 15.4%, Strategy 10.7%, Simulation 10.2%

  21. #21 Rule the Waves 3
    81% matchVery Positive89% of 1,014 reviews2023
    Dev: Naval Warfare SimulationsPub: Matrix Games
    Windows
    Median: 10.4 hrsMean: 58.9 hrs≥1hr: 77%

    Rule the Waves III is a simulation of naval ship design and construction, fleet management and naval warfare from 1890 to 1970.

    Why similar: Wargame 37.7%, Military 25.9%, Simulation 10.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.8%, Strategy 9.9%

  22. #22 Flashpoint Campaigns: Red Storm Player's Edition
    82% matchVery Positive88% of 255 reviews2014
    Dev: On Target SimulationsPub: Matrix Games
    Windows

    You are the commander of either NATO or Soviet forces locked in battle on the ground in 1980’s Central Europe. As commander, it is your task to provide the battle plan orders to your units. You need to know your mission objectives, strength and weakness of both your forces and you enemy, lay of the land, weather, and time of day in order...

    Why similar: Wargame 42.4%, Strategy 16.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.4%, Tactical 10%

  23. #23 Steel Division: Normandy 44
    82% 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: Military 24.7%, Wargame 16.5%, Strategy 15.3%, War 12.9%, Tactical 11.4%

  24. #24 Gary Grigsby's War in the East
    81% 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: Wargame 42.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 20.6%, Strategy 17.3%, Simulation 12.8%, Historical 3.6%

  25. #25 Carrier Command 2
    79% matchVery Positive82% of 3,658 reviews2021
    Dev: GeometaPub: MicroProse Software
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 15.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Carrier Command 2 is the real-time strategy game that puts you in command of a futuristic carrier capable of deploying a vast array of aircraft and amphibious units. Compete against AI or human players and hop into every single vehicle to take matters into your own hands!

    Why similar: Wargame 28.2%, Military 17.1%, War 16.1%, Strategy 9.8%, Simulation 9.5%

  26. #26 Atlantic Fleet
    80% 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: Strategy 32.5%, Simulation 31.7%, War 25.8%, Historical 8%, Singleplayer 2%

  27. #27 Strategic Mind: Spectre of Communism
    79% 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: Wargame 22.5%, Military 15.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.4%, War 10.3%

  28. #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 32.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.2%, Strategy 13.4%, Simulation 12.9%, War 9.6%

  29. #29 Arma Reforger
    75% matchMostly Positive79% of 47,450 reviews2023
    Dev: Bohemia Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 19.3 hrsMean: 85.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%

    Engage in massive combined arms battles, create and curate combat missions in real time, and shape your experience with endless community mods. Deploy into the Cold War and experience the most authentic and immersive military sandbox ever created.

    Why similar: Military 30.5%, Realistic 14.6%, War 13.9%, Simulation 11.3%, Tactical 10.9%

  30. #30 Ukrainian Warfare: Gostomel Heroes
    74% matchNo user reviews91% of 171 reviews2026
    Dev: Cats Who Play
    Windows

    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: Military 20.5%, Wargame 15.2%, War 13.8%, Strategy 12.2%, Modern 10.3%

  31. #31 Ultimate General: Gettysburg
    78% 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: Wargame 28%, Strategy 16.3%, Tactical 12.3%, Historical 11.5%, Military 10.1%

  32. #32 Call to Arms - Gates of Hell: Ostfront
    75% 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: Military 25.2%, War 20.2%, Realistic 14%, Strategy 12.8%, Historical 12.5%

  33. #33 War Room
    78% matchMixed53% of 686 reviews2020
    Dev: Binge Gaming OU
    Windows

    War Room is a realistic strategy, taking you straight into the heat of the war in Afghanistan.

    Why similar: Military 21.7%, Wargame 19.9%, War 14.7%, Tactical 12.2%, Simulation 9.8%

  34. #34 Invasion Machine
    77% matchMixed66% of 624 reviews2020
    Dev: Pixel Machine
    Windows

    Modern-warfare RTS/sandbox game inspired by the real conflicts in the Middle East. Fight a counter-insurgency war, protect the civilian population, casevac your wounded and decide how the world sees your struggle. And remember - no one gets left behind.

    Why similar: Military 24.3%, Wargame 20.3%, Strategy 12.2%, Simulation 10%, War 9.8%

  35. #35 Master of Command
    72% 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: Wargame 22.3%, Military 19.5%, War 15%, Tactical 11.4%, Strategy 8.7%

  36. #36 ICBM: Escalation
    72% matchVery Positive88% of 1,253 reviews2024
    Dev: SoftWarWarePub: Slitherine Ltd.
    Windows
    Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    ICBM: Escalation is a grand RTS where you command armies, develop cutting-edge tech, and wield devastating weapons. Conquer enemies with conventional forces or nuclear firepower. With new modes like Standoff and Conquest, the game offers deep strategic layers in a global warfare setting.

    Why similar: Wargame 39.1%, Military 15.9%, War 11.3%, Modern 9.6%, Strategy 8.8%

  37. #37 Cuban Missile Crisis
    76% matchMostly Positive76% of 286 reviews2015
    Dev: G5 SoftwarePub: Fulqrum Publishing
    Windows
    Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 17.4 hrs≥1hr: 50%

    Cuban Missile Crisis is a real-time strategy game combined with a global turn-based tactical mode, thrusting gamers into a world ravaged by the military-political confrontation between the USA and USSR in 1962.

    Why similar: Strategy 100%

  38. #38 Fleet Command
    76% matchVery Positive88% of 475 reviews2006
    Dev: SonalystsPub: Strategy First
    Windows
    Median: 42 minMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 47%

    International waterways become theaters of war when the world's most formidable maritime powers exchange their fatal blows. With entire fleets at your command, you must strategically deploy vessels from every class - frigate to aircraft to nuclear submarine - to maintain the precarious balance of naval power and gain position for the...

    Why similar: Wargame 57.7%, Military 17.2%, Strategy 9.9%, War 9.7%, Simulation 2.9%

  39. #39 Armored Brigade II
    71% matchVery Positive90% of 220 reviews2025
    Dev: Veitikka StudiosPub: Matrix Games
    Windows

    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: Wargame 34.9%, Military 13%, War 12.2%, Simulation 12.2%, Strategy 11.8%

  40. #40 ICBM
    73% matchVery Positive92% of 1,897 reviews2020
    Dev: SoftWarWarePub: Slitherine Ltd.
    Windows
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%

    ICBM is a real-time strategy game of nuclear destruction. Research new technologies, build up your nuclear stockpile and use a combination of ships, planes and missiles to strike at the heart of your opponents’ cities while keeping your population safe from harm.

    Why similar: Military 36.6%, War 23.2%, Tactical 17.6%, Strategy 13.3%, PvP 9.3%

  41. #41 Ultimate General: Civil War
    73% 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: Wargame 30.9%, War 15.7%, Military 11.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.7%, Strategy 7.9%

  42. #42 Graviteam Tactics: Tunisia 1943
    74% 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 29.8%, Simulation 28.9%, Military 19.1%, Realistic 11.5%, Tactical 10.7%

  43. #43 Wargame: European Escalation
    73% matchMostly Positive78% of 3,383 reviews2012
    Dev: Eugen Systems
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 62%

    The New Fatal Error DLC includes a new 5-mission Operation and touch-screen controls.

    Why similar: Wargame 26.7%, Military 23.3%, Strategy 16.8%, War 8.9%, Realistic 8.4%

  44. #44 Carrier Deck
    71% matchVery Positive89% of 1,069 reviews2017
    Dev: Every Single Soldier
    Windows
    Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 17.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    Carrier Deck is a fast paced time management game where you play as the Air Boss on board the CVN-76 in the midst of active war.

    Why similar: Military 32%, Simulation 30.2%, War 17.7%, Tactical 9.8%, Strategy 9.2%

  45. #45 Strategic Command WWII: War in the Pacific
    68% 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 28.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.4%, Military 13.1%, Strategy 12.7%, War 9%

  46. #46 Nuclear War Simulator
    70% matchMixed68% of 264 reviews2023
    Dev: Bit MirrorPub: Matrix Games
    Windows

    Nuclear war simulator is a detailed realistic simulation and visualization of large-scale nuclear conflicts with a focus on humanitarian consequences. It lets you design conflict scenarios and estimate the consequences using a population density map and realistic weapons effects.

    Why similar: Wargame 29.8%, Military 17.8%, Realistic 16.3%, Modern 15.8%, Simulation 15.7%

  47. #47 Steel Armor: Blaze of War
    71% matchVery Positive84% of 351 reviews2015
    Dev: Graviteam
    Windows
    Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 77%

    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: Military 23.5%, Simulation 19.5%, Realistic 13.6%, Strategy 12.9%, War 12%

  48. #48 Men of War: Red Tide
    70% matchVery Positive85% of 893 reviews2009
    Dev: Fulqrum Publishing
    Windows
    Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 66%

    Red Tide blends deep RTS tactics with the raw intensity of third-person combat. Created in collaboration with author Alexander Zorich, this standalone expansion tells the story of the Black Coats – Soviet Naval Infantry famed for their ruthless precision in the Black Sea campaigns.

    Why similar: Strategy 49.8%, Military 21.8%, War 17.6%, Historical 10.9%

  49. #49 Decisive Campaigns: Barbarossa
    70% 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: Turn-Based Strategy 36.8%, Strategy 31.8%, Wargame 28.1%, Multiplayer 2.4%, Singleplayer 0.9%

  50. #50 Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnoughts
    68% matchMixed61% of 7,751 reviews2023
    Dev: Game-Labs
    Windows
    Median: 15.7 hrsMean: 81.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%

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

    Why similar: Wargame 29.9%, Military 20.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.3%, War 11.9%, Realistic 7.7%

  51. #51 Close Combat: Cross of Iron
    69% 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: Wargame 29.5%, Military 17.5%, Simulation 17.3%, Strategy 16.5%, Tactical 10%

  52. #52 Ultimate Admiral: Age of Sail
    67% matchMostly Positive79% of 2,088 reviews2021
    Dev: Game-Labs
    Windows
    Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 24.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    Ultimate Admiral: Age of Sail is a tactical wargame from the creators of the Ultimate General series set amidst the epic naval campaigns in the period of the American Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.

    Why similar: Strategy 33.3%, Simulation 29.8%, Wargame 17.1%, Historical 11.8%, War 6.9%

  53. #53 Blitzkrieg 3
    69% 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: Military 22.9%, War 16.1%, Tactical 12.8%, Strategy 11.1%, Realistic 10%

  54. #54 Harpoon Classic '97
    65% matchVery Positive82% of 56 reviews2025
    Dev: Alliance InteractivePub: MicroProse Software
    Windows

    Harpoon Classic 97 a naval warfare simulation game that builds on the legacy of the original Harpoon®. Command naval forces, including ships, submarines, and aircraft, across global theaters like the Nth Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Persian Gulf and Mediterranean, a realistic modern naval combat.

    Why similar: Wargame 34.6%, Strategy 18.6%, Military 17.7%, War 12.1%, Simulation 11.7%

  55. #55 Call to Arms
    66% matchMostly Positive79% of 23,876 reviews2018
    Dev: Digitalmindsoft
    Windows
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 18.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%

    Call to Arms offers an innovative mix of real-time strategy and 3rd, as well as 1st person controls. Set in the time of modern warfare, the game offers realistically modeled vehicles and heavy weaponry. Command your troops to victory or fight by yourself in the 3rd or 1st person action mode.

    Why similar: Military 28.6%, Strategy 18.1%, War 14.9%, Tactical 10.8%, Modern 8.3%

  56. #56 Breach & Clear
    67% matchVery Positive82% of 2,423 reviews2014
    Dev: Mighty Rabbit StudiosPub: Gun Interactive
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    Breach & Clear brings deep tactical strategy simulation to PC, Mac and Linux! Build your Special Operations team, plan and execute advanced missions, and own every angle.Choose your real-world squad -- US Army Rangers, Germany's KSK, Canada’s JTF2, UK SAS, and more -- and take on a variety of foes with different skill-sets and...

    Why similar: Tactical 25.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 22.6%, Strategy 19%, Military 15.6%, Simulation 8.9%

  57. #57 Radio Commander: Vietnam '64
    67% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,032 reviews2019
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    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%

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    Windows

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