- #1 Strategic Mind: Fight for Freedom
97% 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 15.7% ★, Wargame 11.3%, Hex Grid 10% ★, Alternate History 9.1%, Military 8.3%
- #2 Strategic Mind: Spirit of Liberty - Prologue 1939
96% matchMostly Positive78% of 60 reviews2023
Dev: Starni Games
Windows
Strategic Mind: Spirit of Liberty is a history-driven turn-based strategy set in WW2. Lead the scarce Finnish forces through the Winter War, Continuation War, and Lapland War. Save your country’s very existence from the Red Menace. Niet Molotoff!
Why similar: World War II 15.9% ★, Hex Grid 11.4% ★, Wargame 11.4%, Alternate History 9.3%, War 8.2%
- #3 Strategic Mind: Spectre of Communism
96% 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 16.7% ★, Wargame 13.6%, Military 9.5%, War 8.9%, Alternate History 8.5%
- #4 Pacific General
95% 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 18.8%, World War II 14.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 11.1%, Hex Grid 10.2% ★, Historical 9%
- #5 1941 - Operation Barbarossa
94% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: Antti Suni
Windows
PC conversion of a turn-based hex-strategy board war game.
Why similar: World War II 17.4% ★, Wargame 16.4%, Hex Grid 12.9% ★, Board Game 11.2%, Historical 10.4%
- #6 Unity of Command II
94% 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 26% ★, Hex Grid 12% ★, Wargame 11.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.4%, Military 6.7%
- #7 SGS Operation Hawaii
93% matchMixed50% of 20 reviews2021
Dev: The Strategy Game StudioPub: Avalon Digital
Windows · Mac
On December 7th, 1941, the Empire of Japan struck a surprise blow against unsuspecting American forces at Pearl Harbor, Hawaï. In the ensuing confusion and panic, the USA feared a Japanese invasion of Oahu island, but it fortunately did not materialize. But what would have happened if it had?
Why similar: Wargame 18.1%, World War II 16.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13%, War 11.3%, Historical 9.2%
- #8 Strategic Mind: Spirit of Liberty
92% 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 16.9% ★, Wargame 12.3%, Alternate History 9.7%, Military 8.9%, War 8.8%
- #9 SGS Winter War
91% 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 35.1% ★, Wargame 11.2%, Historical 8.8%, Alternate History 8.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 6.7%
- #10 Total Tank Generals
91% 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 23.2% ★, Hex Grid 14.9% ★, Wargame 9.4%, Historical 8.6%, War 8%
- #11 Panzer Corps 2
90% matchVery Positive85% of 4,064 reviews2020
Dev: Flashback GamesPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 58.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Panzer Corps 2 is the ultimate Second World War strategy game! Enjoy the time-proven gameplay formula which has been appreciated by millions of players over the years, brought to a whole new level of refinement up to the latest technical standards.
Why similar: World War II 22.3% ★, Hex Grid 14.3% ★, Wargame 11.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.8%, Military 9.1%
- #12 Strategic Command WWII: War in the Pacific
89% 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: World War II 19.7% ★, Wargame 19.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.1%, Historical 11.7%, Military 9.2%
- #13 The Troop
88% matchVery Positive85% of 764 reviews2023
Dev: Giant FlamePub: PLA Studios
Windows · Mac
The Troop is a turn-based, platoon-level tactical game set in WW2. From the early hours of D-Day to Falaise, play as British and Canadian or German forces in desperate fighting across Normandy.
Why similar: World War II 25% ★, Hex Grid 13.7% ★, Wargame 12.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.1%, Historical 7.7%
- #14 Great Battles of Carolus XII
89% matchMostly Positive79% of 14 reviews2021
Dev: 𝕲𝖗𝖆𝖓𝖉𝕸𝖎𝖓𝖎 𝕾𝖙𝖚𝖉𝖎𝖔𝖘 (ᚴᛘᛋ)Pub: 𝕲𝖗𝖆𝖓𝖉𝕸𝖎𝖓𝖎 𝕾𝖙𝖚𝖉𝖎𝖔𝖘 (ᚴᛘᛋ)
Windows
GBOCXII is a simple, hexagon-based strategy game about the Great Northern War. Lead the Swedish army against the powerful enemies of the empire: Denmark, Poland-Saxony and Russia. With the Carolean gå-på spirit, you shall perform great deeds and overcome almost impossible odds!
Why similar: Alternate History 16.6%, Historical 14.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.4%, Hex Grid 11.4% ★, War 10.8%
- #15 Second Front
86% matchMostly Positive79% of 653 reviews2023
Dev: HexdrawPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Second Front is a tactical WWII turn-based strategy game. Craft & share your own scenarios and maps or use your strategic prowess in 48 scenarios set in iconic locations. Command over 40 types of infantry and 216 tanks, vehicles and guns. An infinite tactical sandbox experience.
Why similar: World War II 21.7% ★, Hex Grid 16.3% ★, Wargame 12.6%, War 8.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.3%
- #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 30.4% ★, Wargame 14.3%, Hex Grid 12.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 9%, Strategy 8.6%
- #17 SGS Okinawa
86% matchPositive87% of 15 reviews2022
Dev: Strategy Game StudioPub: Avalon Digital
Windows · Mac
A standalone epic rendering of the 1945 bloody fighting on Okinawa, the last great battle of the Pacific War. The game is part of the Pacific D-Day collection. Both sides are playable, each with their own challenge.
Why similar: Wargame 19.9%, World War II 17.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.3%, War 12.6%, Historical 10.1%
- #18 SGS Afrika Korps: Tunisia
85% matchPositive85% of 20 reviews2021
Dev: Strategy Game StudioPub: Avalon Digital
Windows · Mac
SGS Afrika Korps: Tunisia is a complete standalone game that covers the famous Tunisian campaign of November 1942 to June 1943. Hold Tunisia as the Axis, or expel your enemy from Africa and set the stage for the Allies invasion of Sicily.
Why similar: World War II 24.3% ★, Wargame 17.5%, Alternate History 11.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.6%, Historical 9.5%
- #19 Gary Grigsby's War in the East 2
84% 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: World War II 22.1% ★, Wargame 21.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.3%, War 9%, Strategy 8.3%
- #20 SGS Operation Downfall
84% matchMostly Positive78% of 18 reviews2022
Dev: Strategy Game StudioPub: Avalon Digital
Windows · Mac
Project Manhattan failed! Operation Downfall, the Allied plan for the invasion of the Japanese home islands is set in motion. Start with Operation Olympic to capture Kyushu, and move on with Coronet, the landing near Tokyo. Force Japan surrender with the largest amphibious operation in history.
Why similar: World War II 17.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.8%, Historical 13.6%, Military 12.5%, Wargame 11.2%
- #21 WarPlan
82% matchVery Positive81% of 220 reviews2020
Dev: Kraken StudiosPub: Matrix Games
Windows
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: World War II 21.2% ★, Hex Grid 15.9% ★, Wargame 14.8%, Military 10.2%, Historical 10%
- #22 Crimson Banner: War of Liberation
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 赤旗制作组
Windows · Mac
Are you ready, comrades? You will command the People's Liberation Army, strike a heavy blow against the aggressive Nationalist reactionaries in the War of Liberation, and win the liberation of all of China!
Why similar: World War II 21% ★, Wargame 14.7%, Military 10.2%, War 9.4%, Hex Grid 7.9% ★
- #23 SGS Glory Recalled
81% 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 29.8% ★, Wargame 18.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.8%, Historical 12.2%, Military 11.4%
- #24 World At War 85 Digital: Core Game
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lock 'n Load Publishing
Windows · Mac
World At War 85 Digital is a dynamic platoon-level combat computer game based on the award-winning board games of the same series name. World At War 85 Digital series centered on armor, artillery, and infantry combat during 1985 World War 3.
Why similar: World War II 23.4% ★, Wargame 17.3%, War 12.4%, Board Game 10.1%, Hex Grid 9.3% ★
- #25 Saratoga
79% matchPositive98% of 42 reviews2025
Dev: Hexes of WarPub: GMT Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Saratoga is a digital implementation of the Saratoga, Volume I of the Great Battles of the American Revolution wargame published by GMT Games and designed by Mark Miklos.
Why similar: Wargame 20.4%, Hex Grid 16.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.8%, Historical 8.8%, Strategy 8.3%
- #26 Panzer Corps Gold
81% matchVery Positive92% of 2,690 reviews2014
Dev: Flashback GamesPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 56.4 hrs≥1hr: 61%
The ultimate edition of Panzer Corps, containing hundreds of scenarios and all its expansions. Panzer Corps Gold is the culmination of the wargame that has enthralled millions of fans all around the globe, and now it’s your chance to fully experience a real classic.
Why similar: World War II 33.9% ★, Wargame 14.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.8%, Hex Grid 12.6% ★, Strategy 7.3%
- #27 Tank Operations: European Campaign
79% matchVery Positive83% of 92 reviews2024
Dev: Linked DimensionsPub: 2tainment GmbH
Windows
Tank Operation: European Campaign - is a turn-based, tactical war game with a dozen nerve-racking historical scenarios on the various battlefields of World War II. As an allied general you fight right on the frontline to defeat the Third Reich with all its destructive potential.
Why similar: World War II 26.3% ★, Hex Grid 13.9% ★, Wargame 12.1%, Strategy 10.9%, War 10.2%
- #28 Pacific Fire
80% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Wirraway Software
Windows
Pacific Fire is a turn-based strategic wargame set in the Pacific Theater of World War II using a node-based map, rather than hexes. Take command of US, Japanese, British, Australian, New Zealand, Chinese and Dutch forces in the Pacific and Southeast Asia from 1941-1945.
Why similar: World War II 23.6% ★, Wargame 15.9%, Historical 11.5%, Military 10.3%, War 10%
- #29 Sword & Siege Crusades: Book II
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Wargame Design Studio
Windows
Continue the struggle for the Holy Land in Crusades: Book II, a tactical medieval wargame covering the Third and Fourth Crusades between 1149 and 1204. Command the Crusader Alliance or the Anti-Crusader Alliance across 102 historically accurate scenarios and four branching campaigns.
Why similar: Hex Grid 17.4% ★, Wargame 14.8%, Military 12.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.9%, Historical 11.8%
- #30 Germany at War - Soviet Dawn
78% 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 25.7% ★, Wargame 20.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.2%, Strategy 9%, Historical 9%
- #31 Hex of Steel
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 801 reviews2020
Dev: War Frogs Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Hex of Steel is a refreshing WWII wargame covering all fronts featuring a certain amount of original mechanics. Fight in solo against finally a decent AI throughout Europe, Africa or the Pacific, or against a friend in the cross-platform PBEM or real time multiplayer. Coop is also an option!
Why similar: World War II 20% ★, Hex Grid 16% ★, Wargame 13%, Military 9.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 9%
- #32 World War 2 Operation Husky
77% matchPositive83% of 12 reviews2021
Dev: Hubert CachatPub: HC
Windows · Mac
A light wargame with simple rules tailored to run smooth battles. Recommended to introduce new players to wargames basic concepts and for fast multiplayer matches.
Why similar: World War II 21.7% ★, Wargame 15.3%, War 11.3%, Military 10.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 8%
- #33 Sword & Siege Crusades: Book I
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Wargame Design Studio
Windows
Fight through the 1st and 2nd Crusades and the conflicts between them in Crusades: Book I, a tactical medieval wargame of sieges, field battles, and frontier warfare. Command Crusader armies or Islamic alliances across 74 scenarios and two branching campaigns.
Why similar: Hex Grid 16.6% ★, Wargame 14.2%, Military 13.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.6%, Historical 12.1%
- #34 Warplan Pacific
76% 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 30.3% ★, Wargame 16%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.3%, Historical 10.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.2%
- #35 Combat Mission Fortress Italy
75% matchVery Positive85% of 98 reviews2023
Dev: BattlefrontPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Combat Mission Fortress Italy brings wargamers to the "soft underbelly of Europe", a place that was anything but.
Why similar: Wargame 19.1%, World War II 18.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 8.9%, Historical 7.7%, Military 7.2%
- #36 Arete
74% matchPositive94% of 17 reviews2025
Dev: Molotov Cockatiel Games
Windows · Mac
Arete: The Battles of Alexander the Great is a classic hex-and-counter digital wargame where you'll relive the Macedonian king's most epic battles, from fighting alongside his father in Greece to climactic clashes with Darius in Persia to battling warlords at the extreme fringe of the empire.
Why similar: Hex Grid 20.4% ★, Wargame 17.3%, Board Game 11.5%, Historical 11.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.7%
- #37 Carrier Battles 4 Guadalcanal - Pacific War Naval Warfare
75% 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 18% ★, Wargame 14.8%, Hex Grid 12.1% ★, Historical 10.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.6%
- #38 Simple Sanguo
73% matchPositive85% of 20 reviews2024
Dev: clip_on
Windows · Mac
连角色头像都没有,谁会想玩吗?你别说,汉字就是有这样的魔力。有的人,你只要看到了他的姓名,就愿意舍命追随!恰好,刘备就是这样的人!如果你也厌倦了武力、智力的争吵,简易三国志同样是你不该错过的游戏!在《刘备篇》里跟随刘备纵横天下,然后在无尽挑战中验证自己的操作吧!!
Why similar: Wargame 16.3%, Alternate History 15.6%, Historical 13%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.4%, War 11.7%
- #39 Nations At War Digital Core Game
74% matchMostly Positive73% of 105 reviews2020
Dev: Lock 'n Load Publishing
Windows · Mac
Nations At War series is a dynamic platoon-level combat computer game based on the award-winning board games of the same series name. Nations At War series centered on armor, artillery and infantry combat during World War 2.
Why similar: World War II 22.4% ★, Wargame 16.4%, Hex Grid 12.9% ★, War 11.7%, Military 10.9%
- #40 Strategic Mind: Blitzkrieg
73% matchVery Positive85% of 505 reviews2020
Dev: Starni Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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: World War II 17.9% ★, Wargame 12.8%, Alternate History 10%, Board Game 9.7%, Military 9.3%
- #41 Making History: The Second World War
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 284 reviews2018
Dev: Factus Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Choose a nation and prepare for the greatest conflict in human history, World War II. Build your military and industrial power, form alliances and race to achieve the advanced technologies that will bring total victory in this global-wide turn-based Grand Strategy struggle.
Why similar: World War II 22.7% ★, War 10.8%, Historical 10.2%, Wargame 9.7%, Military 9%
- #42 Battleships: Command of the Sea
72% matchMixed59% of 41 reviews2022
Dev: Ancient GamesPub: CreativeForge Games
Windows
Take on the role of one of the historical commanders of the US or Japanese navy and use their special skills inspired by their character or military accomplishments.
Why similar: Wargame 19.2%, World War II 18% ★, Board Game 11.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.7%
- #43 Domination - War of Nations
71% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2023
Dev: André FacchinettiPub: Beonin Studios
Windows
This is an online turn-based board game in which each player will need to eliminate their opponents in order to conquer territories and clear the way to win the game.
Why similar: World War II 20% ★, Wargame 17.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.2%, Board Game 11.5%, War 9.5%
- #44 SGS Afrika Korps
72% matchVery Positive82% of 87 reviews2020
Dev: Strategy Game StudioPub: Avalon Digital
Windows · Mac
The game recreates the campaigns and battles of Erwin ‘Desert Fox’ Rommel’s legendary Afrika Korps, in Libya between 1941 and 1942. Play the Axis forces to conquer the most valuable prize of all: the Suez Canal. Or command the 8th Army soldiers, the famous Desert Rats, to repel the invaders.
Why similar: World War II 22.7% ★, Wargame 19.4%, Alternate History 12.8%, Historical 12.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 12%
- #45 Decisive Campaigns: Ardennes Offensive
70% matchVery Positive92% of 125 reviews2022
Dev: VR DesignsPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Decisive Campaigns: Ardennes Offensive is the fourth wargame in the Decisive Campaign series. Covering the battles in the Ardennes between December 1944 and January 1945, it brings to life Operational wargaming by lowering the scale to just above tactical level.
Why similar: World War II 21.8% ★, Wargame 19.2%, Hex Grid 16.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.6%, Historical 11.2%
- #46 Valor & Victory
71% matchMostly Positive71% of 190 reviews2021
Dev: YobowargamesPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Valor & Victory is a fast-playing, easy to learn World War II squad-level game system. Based on the original Valor & Victory board game, the digital edition provides you with an accessible and deep challenge, developed for classic tabletop game lovers.
Why similar: World War II 22.8% ★, Wargame 13.9%, Hex Grid 11.1% ★, Board Game 9.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 9%
- #47 Combat Mission 2: Barbarossa to Berlin
68% 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 31.8% ★, Wargame 19.5%, Historical 10.8%, Strategy 9.8%, Simulation 8.6%
- #48 SGS Sealion
68% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Strategy Game SudioPub: Avalon Digital
Windows · Mac
Operation Sealion is Germany's code name for the planned invasion of Britain in 1940. It could have happened after a victory of the Luftwaffe in the Battle of Britain. Find out in this game how in could have unfolded.
Why similar: Wargame 22.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.1%, War 12.2%, Alternate History 11.9%, Historical 11.2%
- #49 Lock 'n Load Tactical Digital: Core Game
70% 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 23.4%, Board Game 14.7%, World War II 14.4% ★, Hex Grid 11% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 10.4%
- #50 Battle for Iwo Jima
71% 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 18.5%, World War II 16.4% ★, Hex Grid 11.3% ★, Wargame 10.3%, Historical 8.9%
- #51 SGS Battle For: Madrid
69% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2023
Dev: Strategy Game StudioPub: Avalon Digital
Windows · Mac
With Battle for Madrid, relive the Nationalists most determined attempt to take the Republican capital of spain from November 1936 to February 1937.
Why similar: Wargame 23.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.7%, World War II 12.5% ★, War 11.5%, Strategy 10.6%
- #52 Bolt Action
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Frag GamesPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Step into the boots of a battlefield commander in Bolt Action, a turn-based WWII strategy inspired by Warlord Games’ tabletop classic.
Why similar: World War II 19.9% ★, Wargame 19.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 15%, Military 11.4%, Strategy 9.4%
- #53 Unity of Command: Stalingrad Campaign
69% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,012 reviews2012
Dev: 2x2 Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Unity of Command is an innovative and refreshing operational-level wargame that covers the entire 1942/43 Stalingrad Campaign on the Eastern Front.
Why similar: World War II 34.3% ★, Wargame 17.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.4%, Strategy 9.2%, Historical 8.5%
- #54 Combat Mission Shock Force 2
67% 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 17.2%, Alternate History 13%, Turn-Based Strategy 11%, Military 10.9%, Historical 10.1%
- #55 Panzer Tactics HD
69% 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 38.3% ★, Hex Grid 16.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.3%, Wargame 11.4%, Strategy 10.5%
- #56 Total Victory: World Conflict 1939-1945
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Kraken Studios
Windows
The ultimate turn-based World War 2 grand strategy game wargamers have been yearning for decades. The best ideas born from players and from wargames so huge they overtook your dining room table, and your wife’s patience. From the developer of the WarPlan series.
Why similar: Wargame 17.8%, World War II 15.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.8%, Hex Grid 10.7% ★, Historical 9.7%
- #57 Schwerpunkt
67% matchMixed58% of 12 reviews2020
Dev: Anonymoose Games
Windows
Schwerpunkt is a World War 2 military simulation game. Take control of hundreds of units over a large frontline, making daring manoeuvres to push your enemy back. Fight in one of the scenarios given or make your own in the map maker.
Why similar: World War II 19.3% ★, Wargame 16.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.4%, Military 11%, War 10.5%
- #58 Combat Mission: Final Blitzkrieg
65% 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 16.6%, World War II 14.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.3%, Historical 10.6%, Military 9.9%
- #59 Cold War Battles
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kudos Games
Windows
Lead Cold War formations in quick, turn based, hex‑and‑counter battles spanning real and hypothetical conflicts from 1945–1990. With over 200 units and varied theatres - from Norway’s Arctic front to the Golan Heights, Cold War Battles await.
Why similar: Wargame 19.9%, Board Game 12.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.6%, Hex Grid 10.7% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 9.7%
- #60 RBM Studio's Gettysburg
64% matchPositive94% of 36 reviews2023
Dev: Hexes of War
Windows · Mac · Linux
A historical hexagonal turn-based strategy wargame using markers to represent units designed by the legendary Mark Herman. Throwback to the great hex-based wargames of the 70's and 80's. Solo and online multiplayer modes are supported.
Why similar: Wargame 24.3%, Hex Grid 22.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17.6%, Board Game 14.1%, Historical 8.6%