Games Like Commander: The Great War

Strategic Command: World War I is a new chapter in the Strategic Command Franchise. Relive this momentous conflict from the opening shots of 1914 to the final offensives. Strategic Command: World War I covers all the main aspects and theatres of the war.

Why similar: World War I 40.1% ★, Strategy 36.1%, Wargame 14.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 9%

Why You'll Like It: This is the most direct spiritual successor to the seed game, sharing the same engine and focus on WWI grand strategy.

Ageod’s To End All Wars is a grand strategy game set during World War One. Players will take control over one of the major powers that so desperately fought for control over Europe and to end all wars.

Why similar: World War I 46.2% ★, Strategy 23.9%, Grand Strategy 16.3% ★, Wargame 13.7%

Why You'll Like It: A highly detailed and complex grand strategy simulation that captures the immense scale of the First World War.

The Great War: Western Front is the definitive WW1 strategy game. Play a deciding role in history with this real-time tactical experience as you take charge in the iconic Western Front from 1914 to 1919. Pick your faction and lead your forces to victory.

Why similar: World War I 43.9% ★, Strategy 15.5%, Grand Strategy 12.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 10.3%, Wargame 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a modern, immersive look at the WWI theater with a specific focus on trench warfare and attrition.

The Great War is a turn-based grand strategy game based on the epic struggles of the WWI era. Experience the battles of attrition and punishing artillery barrages. Play as any nation of the period as the modern world of industrialized warfare replaces an age of kings with a struggle of ideologies.

Why similar: World War I 46.4% ★, Grand Strategy 18.2% ★, Strategy 13.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.3%, Historical 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the global political and economic management of the Great War era with a similar grand strategy scope.

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

Why similar: Wargame 26.6%, Grand Strategy 25.5% ★, Strategy 23.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.1%, Turn-Based 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for deep, complex historical wargaming that rewards careful logistical planning.

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: Strategy 23.4%, Wargame 20%, Grand Strategy 19.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17.9%, Historical 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: Offers refined, modern hex-based wargaming mechanics that mirror the tactical depth found in the seed game.

Victory is at your fingertips! Your ability to lead your nation is your supreme weapon, the strategy game Hearts of Iron IV lets you take command of any nation in World War II; the most engaging conflict in world history.

Why similar: Grand Strategy 43.4% ★, Strategy 34.8%, Historical 21.8%

Why You'll Like It: The definitive grand strategy experience for managing global conflicts and military production during the early 20th century.

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 24.3%, Wargame 21.3%, Grand Strategy 20.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14%, Turn-Based 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: Features excellent supply-chain management and challenging hex-based tactical movement.

The Great War allow players to portray important engagements throughout WWI history. The battles focus on the historical deployment of forces and important terrain features of trench fighting in scale with the game system.

Why similar: World War I 63.5% ★, Strategy 36.5%

Why You'll Like It: A faithful digital adaptation of the classic board game mechanics applied to the WWI setting.

WAW is a unique historical strategy turn-based game, in a boardgame spirit, which aims at simulating in one single system ALL kind of wars and conflicts throughout the world (and beyond) from Prehistoric times to nowadays, on the operational or strategic levels.

Why similar: Strategy 56.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.6%, Turn-Based 14.9%, Historical 13%

Why You'll Like It: A modular wargaming platform that captures the scale and historical flavor of various global conflicts.

Strategic Command WWII: War in Europe is a deeply immersive turn based strategy game covering the greatest conflict in modern history!

Why similar: Strategy 90.9%, Turn-Based 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: Shares the exact engine and design philosophy as the seed game, just shifted to a different theater.

Field of Glory: Empires is a grand strategy game in which you will have to move in an intricate and living tapestry of nations and tribes, each one with their distinctive culture.

Why similar: Strategy 24.7%, Grand Strategy 24.5% ★, Wargame 14.4%, Historical 13.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.7%

Why You'll Like It: A grand strategy title that emphasizes long-term empire management and complex military logistics.

The only campaign where forces of Imperial Germany fought victoriously till the end. From 1914 to 1918 in East Africa, you play general Von Lettow and his skilled Askaris or Allied troops from the Empire, Belgium and Portugal. Get the ‘African Queen’ feel when playing this exotic campaign.

Why similar: World War I 47% ★, Wargame 18.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.1%, Historical 10.4%, Strategy 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: A dedicated WWI-era wargame focusing on the unique challenges of the East African campaign.

Battle of Empires: 1914-1918 is a story-driven RTS that brings to life some of the most brutal battles of the Great War. Each mission showcases the era’s most devastating weaponry — sabotage, stealth, trench warfare, gas attacks, artillery, and mobile infantry. BoE delivers the full WWI experience.

Why similar: World War I 68.8% ★, Strategy 19.2%, Historical 12.1%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a more tactical, unit-focused perspective on the Great War for those who want to zoom in on the action.

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: Strategy 36.5%, Wargame 26.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.8%, Turn-Based 11.9%, Historical 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: An accessible yet deep hex-based strategy game with a strong focus on unit variety and historical scenarios.

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: Wargame 47.3%, Strategy 28.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 23.9%

Why You'll Like It: Provides an unparalleled level of detail for Western Front operations and air-ground coordination.

Command a true operational structure. Can you balance and prioritize three different Theatres in order to achieve your objective?

Why similar: Strategy 48.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 31%, Wargame 20.1%

Why You'll Like It: Combines operational wargaming with deep political and logistical simulation for a challenging experience.

Ageod’s Wars of Succession is a new game designed to cover two major wars that consumed Europe at the eve of the 18th Century.

Why similar: Strategy 100%

Why You'll Like It: Utilizes the powerful AGEOD engine to provide a high level of historical detail and operational complexity.

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 32.9%, World War I 32.4% ★, Wargame 25.9%, Turn-Based 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: The ultimate sandbox for simulating large-scale historical military operations across various eras.

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: Wargame 29.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 26.3%, Historical 21.9%, Strategy 21.9%

Why You'll Like It: A modern hex-based strategy game focusing on historical armored warfare and unit positioning.

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: World War I 35.4% ★, Grand Strategy 24.1% ★, Strategy 18.2%, Wargame 12.4%, Historical 10%

Why You'll Like It: A classic grand strategy title that remains a favorite for WWI and WWII enthusiasts due to its depth.

Rise of Prussia Gold is the new and improved version of AGEODs Seven Years War (1757-1763) game set in Europe. This hugely detailed strategy game was initially released by AGEOD in 2010 and the Gold version adds numerous improvements and additional scenarios that take the game to the next level.

Why similar: Strategy 23.9%, Wargame 21.9%, Grand Strategy 21.3% ★, Historical 13.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: Another high-fidelity historical simulation from the AGEOD stable that mirrors the seed game's complexity.

You take the part of the military and political leadership, trying to lead your nation to victory, in the midst of some of the toughest operations of the Civil War. You will build, organize and command your armies over one of the largest maps of the USA ever made for a Civil War game.

Why similar: Strategy 30.5%, Grand Strategy 18.9% ★, Historical 15.8%, Wargame 15.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.9%

Why You'll Like It: A deep, turn-based historical simulation from the AGEOD engine that focuses on the American Civil War.

For the first time in the series’ history, Strategic Command will be taking you to the 19th century battlefields of the American Civil War. You will control the armies, research, production and diplomatic policy of either the Union or the Confederacy during a time of innovation and dramatic battles.

Why similar: Strategy 30.8%, Wargame 29.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 23.3%, Historical 16.7%

Why You'll Like It: Applies the proven Strategic Command engine to the American Civil War theater with great success.

January, 1915. The Race to the Sea is over. The Great War has just begun. You are the commander of a single division in the meat grinder that is the Western Front. Lead your men over the top as you attempt to break the stalemate that is to claim the lives of millions over the course of years.

Why similar: World War I 54.2% ★, Strategy 17.4%, Wargame 11.3%, Grand Strategy 10.6% ★, Historical 6.6%

The ultimate wargame set in the age of Pike and Shot is back. You are now in full charge of your nation’s armies, throughout a long campaign in the struggle for dominance.

Why similar: Strategy 30.1%, Wargame 27%, Historical 16.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.5%, Turn-Based 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: Excellent turn-based historical strategy with a focus on period-specific tactics and unit formations.

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: Wargame 34.3%, Strategy 25.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 22.5%, Historical 17.6%

Why You'll Like It: A turn-based wargame that captures the specific logistical challenges of desert warfare.

Take over the control of one of the mighty nations during the times of World War 1 in the biggest WW1 strategy game of all time. Conquer provinces, forge alliances and build up your economy in real-time on persistent maps. Build experimental weapons of World War 1 and become the one true superpower!

Why similar: World War I 43.4% ★, Strategy 18%, Grand Strategy 16.8% ★, Historical 11%, Wargame 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: A persistent, large-scale strategy game that captures the global scope of the conflict in a multiplayer setting.

Make the Reds side triumph to save the Soviet Proletarian revolution, or, on the other side, lead the Whites side to victory in order to place the old regime back in power and protect the countries of Europe from the perils of the revolution. This is the biggest civil war game you will ever play!

Why similar: Strategy 30.6%, Wargame 22.3%, Grand Strategy 18.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 11.7%, Historical 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: A detailed grand strategy game covering the Russian Civil War era with deep historical accuracy.

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

Why similar: World War I 45% ★, Grand Strategy 17.9% ★, Wargame 17.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.2%, Historical 8.3%

Take command of the Union or the Confederacy. Prepare your nation for war, recruit and organize great armies and fleets under legendary commanders like Grant, Lee, Jackson or Farragut, plan cunning maneuvers on an epic campaign map and defeat your enemies in real-time battles!

Why similar: Strategy 40.3%, Grand Strategy 24.9% ★, Historical 19.3%, Wargame 15.5%

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: Strategy 28%, Wargame 23.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 20.5%, Turn-Based 10.4%, Historical 9.1%

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: Strategy 27.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 25.5%, Wargame 24.2%, Turn-Based 8.9%, Historical 8.8%

A turn-based WWI Grand Strategy game. Rush to field new modern weaponry and survive the horrendous attrition battles. Join the global conflict between the Great Powers of the age and forge a new world order for freedom or tyranny.

Why similar: World War I 38.6% ★, Wargame 15%, Grand Strategy 13.1% ★, Strategy 10.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.5%

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 50.7%, Wargame 19.4%, Grand Strategy 15.1% ★, Turn-Based 14.8%

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 38.4%, Strategy 32.2%, Historical 29.4%

Command your TOY SOLDIERS in epic, action-packed battles.

Why similar: World War I 66.1% ★, Strategy 27.3%, Historical 6.6%

It is 1965 and the US ground war in Vietnam is in full swing. As a US Army commander, wage a counter-insurgency (COIN) war to secure the Ia Drang valley, on the border with Cambodia.

Why similar: Strategy 31.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 21.9%, Wargame 18.3%, Historical 16.8%, Turn-Based 11.1%

Spirit of War: The Great War is a turn-based strategy game set during World War I. Drawing inspiration from board games classics, Spirit Of War is a unique arcade/strategy experience.

Why similar: World War I 60.4% ★, Strategy 39.6%

Decisive Campaigns: The Blitzkrieg from Warsaw to Paris is the first in an innovative series of operational World War II wargames that also include a strategic element. The Blitzkrieg from Warsaw to Paris simulates Germany’s military successes in Poland and France in 1939 and 1940 .

Why similar: Strategy 39.2%, Wargame 25.8%, Grand Strategy 13.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.2%, Turn-Based 9.7%

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 27.3%, Grand Strategy 22.8% ★, Wargame 22.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.9%, Historical 13.6%

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 40%, Wargame 32.2%, Historical 27.9%

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: Strategy 39.4%, Wargame 19.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.1%, Grand Strategy 11% ★, Historical 10.8%

Grand strategy wargame where the destiny of Civilizations rests in your hands - will they stand united under your leadership or fall divided in conflict? Journey through the entire saga of human civilization, from its earliest days to the futuristic era, crafting your legacy age by age.

Why similar: World War I 42.4% ★, Wargame 23.1%, Grand Strategy 21.2% ★, Strategy 13.3%

Strategy & Tactics: Wargame Collection is a set of three historical turn-based strategies, in which you are going to take command of the armies in the greatest Medieval wars as well as take control of countries and nations during World War II.

Why similar: Strategy 45.5%, Grand Strategy 23% ★, Historical 14.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 11%, Turn-Based 6.4%

World War I is a real-time strategy based on the modified version of the well-known Blitzkrieg engine.

Why similar: World War I 63.4% ★, Strategy 36.6%

In the game you become not only a witness to history, but a powerful and cunning army commander as well. You will lead forces of one of the following European countries: Russia, France, Germany, Austrian Empire and Britain through five campaigns which vary due to the real historical role of each participant.

Why similar: World War I 63.2% ★, Strategy 29.8%, Historical 7%

Real-Time Strategy/Wargame. From World War II through the Cold War and into the future, re-live or re-imagine the tensions and crises of our recent history! Guide your nation through the era of your choice in Campaigns, Scenarios, and Sandboxes, as you make every effort to become Supreme Ruler!

Why similar: Grand Strategy 27.4% ★, World War I 26.6% ★, Wargame 24.4%, Strategy 13.5%, Historical 8%

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: Wargame 29.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 21.9%, Strategy 19.3%, Historical 15.9%, Turn-Based 13.1%

All Quiet in the Trenches is a narrative turn-based strategy RPG set in World War I. Get to know your soldiers, take care of their needs and lead them in battle, trying to strike a precarious balance between the ambitions of your superiors and the survival of your men.

Why similar: World War I 64.4% ★, Strategy 16.1%, Historical 10.9%, Turn-Based 8.6%

Command antique WWI Toy Soldiers in the trench-filled battlefields of Europe. Deploy an exciting arsenal of guns, artillery, flamethrowers, tanks and planes to defend your WWI toy dioramas. Take direct control of individual units or command the entire battlefield from above.

Why similar: World War I 45.6% ★, Wargame 26.6%, Strategy 18.8%, Historical 9%

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 31.5%, Strategy 30.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 22.8%, Historical 15.3%

A turn-based strategy game like no other has landed on Steam. Approachable, absorbing and visually impressive yet detailed, Battle Academy aims to revolutionise the strategy games market with a blend of intuitive design and compelling gameplay.

Why similar: Strategy 31.4%, Wargame 30.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 24.6%, Turn-Based 14%

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 35.3%, Strategy 31.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 23.2%, Historical 10.2%

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 100%

From acclaimed boardgame designer Glenn Drover, a grand strategy game where you take the role of Napoleon Bonaparte and attempt to dominate the entire continent of Europe.

Why similar: Strategy 24.4%, Wargame 22.9%, Grand Strategy 21% ★, Historical 13.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 11%

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 53.2%, Turn-Based 33.9%, Historical 12.9%

Relive iconic battles of the American Civil War. Take command of both the Union and Confederate forces in this exciting turn-based strategy game.

Why similar: Strategy 47.8%, Wargame 27.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.3%, Turn-Based 11.6%

Steam Squad - a classical tactical wargame with honest physics simulation of battles set in an alternative universe during the First World War. Players acting for the 3 of the superpowers - the Holy Roman, British and Tianxian Empires complete 30 missions with squads of up to 8 units.

Why similar: World War I 56.9% ★, Strategy 21.5%, Wargame 10.9%, Turn-Based 10.7%