- #1 Panzer Corps Gold
97% matchVery Positive92% of 2,723 reviews2014
Dev: Flashback GamesPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 56.3 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: Hex Grid 27.6% ★, Strategy 25.3%, Wargame 24.8%, Tanks 15.6% ★, Grand Strategy 6.7% ★
- #2 Panzer Corps 2
96% matchVery Positive85% of 4,141 reviews2020
Dev: Flashback GamesPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 59.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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: Hex Grid 32.7% ★, Grand Strategy 22.6% ★, Strategy 21.7%, Wargame 20.4%, Simulation 2.7%
- #3 Advanced Tactics Gold
96% matchVery Positive84% of 176 reviews2014
Dev: VR DesignsPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Advanced Tactics: Gold offers a unique and infinitely replayable wargaming experience for any strategy fan. Building off of the enormous success of Advanced Tactics: World War II, the Gold edition gives players a more powerful game editor, much improved random game engine, many new features and abilities, and more.
Why similar: Hex Grid 42.1% ★, Wargame 27.7%, Strategy 23.9%, Simulation 6.3%
- #4 The Operational Art of War IV
95% matchVery Positive80% of 372 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 45.8%, Wargame 39.5%, Simulation 14.7%
- #5 WarPlan
94% matchVery Positive82% of 223 reviews2020
Dev: Kraken Studios
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: Hex Grid 32.5% ★, Grand Strategy 25.2% ★, Wargame 23.7%, Strategy 13.7%, Simulation 4.9%
- #6 Gary Grigsby's War in the East
94% matchVery Positive90% of 580 reviews2015
Dev: 2by3 GamesPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 49.6 hrs≥1hr: 60%
War on an Epic scale from Moscow to Berlin – this is War in the East!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 32.4% ★, Wargame 28.6%, Strategy 22.3%, Hex Grid 9.5% ★, Simulation 7.2%
- #7 Strategic Command WWII: World at War
93% matchVery Positive84% of 609 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 40.8%, Hex Grid 24.9% ★, Grand Strategy 17.3% ★, Wargame 17.1%
- #8 Hex of Steel
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 876 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: Hex Grid 38.4% ★, Wargame 23.8%, Tanks 23.8% ★, Strategy 14%
- #9 Armored Brigade II
91% matchVery Positive89% of 245 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: Grand Strategy 27.9% ★, Wargame 25.3%, Tanks 22.8% ★, Strategy 16.6%, Simulation 7.5%
- #10 Second Front
91% matchMostly Positive79% of 666 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: Hex Grid 36.7% ★, Tanks 25.3% ★, Wargame 21.8%, Strategy 13.1%, Simulation 3.1%
- #11 Tank Operations: European Campaign
89% matchVery Positive82% of 93 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: Strategy 29.8%, Hex Grid 23.9% ★, Tanks 19.8% ★, Wargame 15.8%, Grand Strategy 10.7% ★
- #12 Super Robot Wars 30
89% matchVery Positive86% of 6,452 reviews2021
Dev: Bandai Namco Forge Digitals Inc.Pub: Bandai Namco Entertainment
Windows
Median: 10.4 hrsMean: 57.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
30 years on, the battle for our world's future continues. Super Robot Wars is a tactical RPG that brings characters and robots from a variety of mecha anime together to battle their mutual foes.
Why similar: Strategy 73.7%, Simulation 26.3%
- #13 World War 2: Strategy Simulator
90% matchMostly Negative37% of 83 reviews2022
Dev: joynowstudio
Windows
★Tactics & Collocations 30+ Historical Campaigns: Normandy Landing, Operation Market Garden 2 Warfare Conflict Camps: Allies faction and ally Axis 30+ large battlefield maps are provide in this strategy games Omni-directional combat space: naval battle, air combat, land battle.
Why similar: Tanks 31% ★, Grand Strategy 26.8% ★, Wargame 26.2%, Strategy 12.2%, Simulation 3.7%
- #14 NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence
88% matchVery Positive84% of 619 reviews2015
Dev: KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 17.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Become a Daimyo of the Warring States period of Japanese history in NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION, a historical simulation game of conquest and domination. It is the 30th anniversary of this series and this current release, NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence, is the crown of the series.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 40.7% ★, Wargame 30.8%, Strategy 20.4%, Simulation 8.1%
- #15 Gary Grigsby's War in the East 2
86% matchVery Positive91% of 457 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 38.5%, Strategy 31.4%, Hex Grid 17% ★, Simulation 13%
- #16 Strategic Mind: Spectre of Communism
87% matchMostly Positive79% of 225 reviews2020
Dev: Starni Games
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 19.1 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: Tanks 35.2% ★, Wargame 29.8%, Hex Grid 18.9% ★, Strategy 12.3%, Simulation 3.7%
- #17 Decisive Campaigns: Ardennes Offensive
86% matchVery Positive92% of 133 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: Hex Grid 27.6% ★, Grand Strategy 26.7% ★, Wargame 24.8%, Strategy 21%
- #18 Strategic Mind: Fight for Freedom
85% matchVery Positive88% of 160 reviews2021
Dev: Starni Games
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.8 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: Tanks 30.7% ★, Hex Grid 28.1% ★, Wargame 24.3%, Strategy 12.1%, Simulation 4.8%
- #19 NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Awakening
84% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,686 reviews2022
Dev: KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
Windows
Median: 20.0 hrsMean: 69.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Conquer Warring States Japan under one banner
Why similar: Grand Strategy 39.5% ★, Wargame 37.2%, Strategy 17.2%, Simulation 6%
- #20 Warplan Pacific
84% matchVery Positive88% of 99 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: Wargame 37.3%, Strategy 35.4%, Hex Grid 27.3% ★
- #21 Total Tank Generals
82% matchMostly Positive74% of 323 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: Hex Grid 51.4% ★, Wargame 24.7%, Strategy 16.5%, Simulation 7.4%
- #22 Panzer Tactics HD
83% matchMostly Positive73% of 243 reviews2014
Dev: SproingPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 24.4 hrs≥1hr: 52%
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: Strategy 35%, Hex Grid 34.1% ★, Wargame 18.3%, Simulation 12.6%
- #23 Millennia
80% matchMixed67% of 3,770 reviews2024
Dev: C Prompt GamesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 14.2 hrsMean: 35.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Create your own nation in Millennia, a historical turn-based 4X game that challenges your strategic prowess across 10,000 years of history, from the dawn of humanity to our possible futures.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 40% ★, Hex Grid 32.2% ★, Strategy 20.1%, Simulation 7.7%
- #24 TINY METAL: FULL METAL RUMBLE
81% matchVery Positive81% of 186 reviews2019
Dev: AREA 35, Inc.Pub: AREA 34, Inc.
Windows
The world of TINY METAL expands! Command Wolfram & the White Fangs against the mysterious Dinoldan forces. 77 skirmish maps, 21+ diverse units, 39 challenging campaigns. Stop the ancient tech excavation. Turn-based Japanese storytelling meets intense tactical warfare. All skill levels welcome.
Why similar: Tanks 37.3% ★, Wargame 32.8%, Strategy 21.9%, Simulation 8%
- #25 Panzer Strategy
82% matchMixed65% of 470 reviews2018
Dev: Starni Games
Windows
Panzer Strategy is a World War II wargame that combines classic turn-based strategy gameplay with modern looks. Command your armies and adapt your units to any objective using a huge selection of real-life military equipment and battle skills.
Why similar: Tanks 41.2% ★, Hex Grid 40.7% ★, Strategy 18.2%
- #26 Commander: The Great War
81% matchVery Positive81% of 293 reviews2014
Dev: The Lordz Games StudioPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Take Command and Secure Victory in the Great War! Commander – The Great War features a Grand Campaign covering the whole war from the invasion of Belgium on August 5, 1914 to the Armistice on the 11th of November 1918 in addition to 16 different unit types including Infantry, Cavalry, Armoured Cars and Tanks, Artillery, and much more!
Why similar: Strategy 40.1%, Wargame 30.7%, Grand Strategy 29.3% ★
- #27 Armoured Commander II
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 589 reviews2021
Dev: Gregory Adam Scott
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 29.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
In this roguelike wargame, take command of a tank and its crew in the Second World War, joining one of over 50 campaigns across Europe, North Africa, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific. Fight against over 1300 historically-based unit types, where each day is a struggle for survival.
Why similar: Tanks 51% ★, Wargame 26.1%, Strategy 18.9%, Simulation 3.9%
- #28 Strategic Command WWII: War in Europe
79% matchVery Positive90% of 435 reviews2017
Dev: Fury SoftwarePub: Matrix Games
Windows
Strategic Command WWII: War in Europe is a deeply immersive turn based strategy game covering the greatest conflict in modern history!
Why similar: Strategy 100%
- #29 Decisive Campaigns: The Blitzkrieg from Warsaw to Paris
79% matchVery Positive89% of 132 reviews2015
Dev: VR DesignsPub: Matrix Games
Windows
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: Hex Grid 35.8% ★, Strategy 25.1%, Wargame 18.1%, Grand Strategy 10.8% ★, Simulation 10.1%
- #30 Ultimate General: Gettysburg
78% matchVery Positive80% of 2,707 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: Strategy 46.8%, Wargame 41.3%, Simulation 11.9%
- #31 Shadow Empire
77% matchVery Positive84% of 1,919 reviews2020
Dev: VR DesignsPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 74.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Shadow Empire is a deep turn-based 4X wargame with a unique blend of military focus, procedurally generated content and role-playing features. Players take the seat of the supreme ruler of a small nation, with the goal of reconquering a devastated planet.
Why similar: Hex Grid 34.2% ★, Grand Strategy 25.3% ★, Wargame 22%, Strategy 12.9%, Simulation 5.5%
- #32 Rise Of The White Sun - 白日升
74% matchVery Positive87% of 757 reviews2023
Dev: Maestro CinetikPub: Gaming at Work
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 43%
A Giant Strategy Sandbox experience set in Warlord China. *Tons of playable factions! *Communist insurgents, * Boxers like rebels, *Greedy warlords, *Mongol riders, *A mad russian baron, *Shanghai gangsters, *And armored trains!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 42.9% ★, Wargame 29.3%, Strategy 22.8%, Simulation 5.1%
- #33 Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnoughts
75% matchMixed61% of 7,895 reviews2023
Dev: Game-Labs
Windows
Median: 16.2 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: Grand Strategy 49.9% ★, Wargame 41.3%, Simulation 8.8%
- #34 NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Taishi
78% matchMixed50% of 993 reviews2017
Dev: KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 26.3 hrs≥1hr: 95%
"Nobunaga's Ambition: Taishi" is the 15th entry in the historical simulation game series Nobunaga's Ambition. Where a warrior's resolve exceeds their ambition. We offer the grandest warring states experience to all the fans out there!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 39.2% ★, Wargame 36%, Strategy 17.6%, Simulation 7.2%
- #35 Order of Battle: World War II
76% matchMostly Positive78% of 3,155 reviews2015
Dev: The ArtistocratsPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 16.1 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: Strategy 34.1%, Hex Grid 31.2% ★, Wargame 27.7%, Simulation 7%
- #36 Supreme Ruler Ultimate
76% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,251 reviews2014
Dev: BattleGoat Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.4 hrsMean: 50.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 43.6% ★, Wargame 33%, Strategy 16.6%, Simulation 6.8%
- #37 Age of History 3
71% matchVery Positive85% of 18,215 reviews2024
Dev: Łukasz JakowskiPub: Łukasz Jakowski Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.2 hrsMean: 37.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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: Grand Strategy 41.6% ★, Wargame 38.1%, Strategy 20.3%
- #38 ROMANCE OF THE THREE KINGDOMS 8 REMAKE
73% matchMixed50% of 3,882 reviews2024
Dev: KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
Windows
Median: 16.8 hrsMean: 31.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Theater of war, infinite drama. A masterpiece of historical simulation "ROMANCE OF THE THREE KINGDOMS 8" is revived after 20 years. Enjoy the greatest military drama in the Three Kingdoms series, with the largest number of officers and scenarios!
Why similar: Wargame 40.4%, Grand Strategy 36.6% ★, Strategy 17.6%, Simulation 5.4%
- #39 TINY METAL
75% matchMostly Positive71% of 290 reviews2017
Dev: AREA 35, Inc.Pub: Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc. / UNTIES
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Craft unique strategies and outmaneuver your foes in TINY METAL, a turn-based Japanese wargame! With new tactical options, you will command over 16 tactically diverse units, flank, assault, deploy heroes from orbital dropships, and focus the firepower of multiple units to even out otherwise disastrous odds.
Why similar: Wargame 54.8%, Strategy 32.6%, Simulation 12.6%
- #40 Flashpoint Campaigns: Cold War
70% matchVery Positive99% of 145 reviews2025
Dev: On Target SimulationsPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Master grand tactical combat as a Cold War force commander in this data-rich simulation. Plan and issue orders in asynchronous WEGO turns, leveraging real-world maps and complex features like Electronic Warfare and Air Assaults to outthink your enemy.
Why similar: Wargame 60.2%, Strategy 39.8%
- #41 Tank Battle: 1944
74% matchMixed62% of 58 reviews2016
Dev: HexWar GamesPub: Hunted Cow Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Instantly get involved in the action by joining the Allied invasion of Europe during the Second World War. Take command of an American battle group during WW2 in this turn based strategy wargame and help liberate Europe from the evil Axis power-base!
Why similar: Hex Grid 48.4% ★, Tanks 30.6% ★, Strategy 21%
- #42 Brigandine The Legend of Runersia
70% matchVery Positive85% of 1,366 reviews2022
Dev: Happinet
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 17.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The continent of Runersia is home to six major powers with more than 40 bases, 100 knights, and 50 types of monsters. Select a ruler, organize knights and monsters into troops, and conquer enemy bases!
Why similar: Hex Grid 54.7% ★, Strategy 41.4%, Simulation 3.9%
- #43 Revolution Under Siege Gold
73% matchMostly Positive71% of 170 reviews2015
Dev: Sep RedsPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
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 34.3%, Wargame 27.4%, Grand Strategy 26.6% ★, Simulation 11.6%
- #44 WARNO
67% matchMostly Positive80% of 15,721 reviews2024
Dev: Eugen Systems
Windows
Median: 15.4 hrsMean: 70.5 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 39.8%, Tanks 35.5% ★, Strategy 18.6%, Simulation 6.1%
- #45 Battle Fleet: Ground Assault
72% matchMixed69% of 52 reviews2018
Dev: Mythical City Games
Windows · Mac
Command entire companies of tanks across the battlefields of WW2 in turn based tactical strategy. Move without grids, skillfully aim every shot and use cover to lead your tanks to victory.
Why similar: Strategy 71.4%, Simulation 28.6%
- #46 Strategic Mind: Blitzkrieg
69% matchVery Positive84% of 509 reviews2020
Dev: Starni Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
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: Tanks 42.6% ★, Wargame 33.7%, Strategy 16.9%, Simulation 6.8%
- #47 Sherman Commander
67% matchMixed67% of 134 reviews2026
Dev: Iron Wolf Studio S.A.Pub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Command a platoon of Sherman tanks over the most famous theaters of WWII. Take the commander’s seat and give specific orders to your crew, or open the tactical map to coordinate your actions with accompanying units.
Why similar: Tanks 43.3% ★, Wargame 33.2%, Strategy 15.2%, Simulation 8.4%
- #48 Strategic Mind: Spirit of Liberty
68% matchVery Positive84% of 82 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: Tanks 35.4% ★, Wargame 27.8%, Hex Grid 17.4% ★, Strategy 13.8%, Simulation 5.5%
- #49 Supreme Ruler 1936
71% matchMostly Positive74% of 306 reviews2014
Dev: BattleGoat Studios
Windows
Median: 9.0 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Real-Time Strategy Game. Guide your nation through the most violent era in modern history. Play massive campaigns as one of the principal nations, set-piece scenarios of famous battles, or set your own victory condition and play as any nation in the world in Sandbox mode.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 32% ★, Wargame 23.5%, Hex Grid 21.8% ★, Strategy 16.1%, Simulation 6.7%
- #50 Civil War II
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 350 reviews2014
Dev: AgeodPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
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 37.5%, Grand Strategy 30% ★, Wargame 20.4%, Simulation 12.1%
- #51 Theatre of War
72% matchMixed62% of 373 reviews2010
Dev: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 42%
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 63.4%, Tanks 36.6% ★
- #52 Panzer War : Definitive Edition
69% matchVery Positive85% of 1,335 reviews2018
Dev: WindyVerse
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 66.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Panzer War delivers intense tank combat, featuring a realistic damage system where every hit counts. Skip the grind—access all tanks instantly and dive into battle. Unleash your creativity with the Tank and Map Designer, crafting custom scenarios for endless gameplay possibilities.
Why similar: Tanks 74.6% ★, Simulation 25.4%
- #53 Decisive Campaigns: Barbarossa
69% matchVery Positive88% of 246 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: Strategy 56.8%, Wargame 25.6%, Hex Grid 17.6% ★
- #54 Command: Modern Operations
67% matchVery Positive85% of 1,617 reviews2019
Dev: Command Development TeamPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 33.2 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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: Wargame 37.4%, Strategy 25.6%, Simulation 20.3%, Grand Strategy 16.7% ★
- #55 Chaos Galaxy 2
66% matchVery Positive84% of 323 reviews2023
Dev: Han ZhiyuPub: ChaosGalaxyStudio
Windows
A turn-based Galaxy totalwar game. Choose one of 12 factions, direct dozens of admirals, control hundreds of warships, mecha and monsters, set up various buildings, study technology, and lead fleets to carry out grand strategic actions on the map of the galaxy.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 45.7% ★, Wargame 34.5%, Strategy 15.5%, Simulation 4.4%
- #56 NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Souzou
68% matchVery Positive87% of 1,233 reviews2014
Dev: KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 39.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
The 14th entry of the the historical simulation series "Nobunaga's Ambition." Become a daimyō of the Warring States era, and unite the land! With "the creation of a new age" as the key concept, this title features beautifully recreated castle towns, dynamic battlefield action and dramatic event scenes.
Why similar: Wargame 40.3%, Grand Strategy 39.1% ★, Strategy 16.6%, Simulation 4%
- #57 Arms Trade Tycoon: Tanks
66% matchMixed68% of 1,047 reviews2024
Dev: FunGiPub: MicroProse Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 17.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Arms Trade Tycoon: Tanks is a unique combination of tank design and tycoon game. It puts you in charge of an arms trading company specialized in tanks from WWI to the modern era. Research, design, sell and follow your tanks in battle to make your own history!
Why similar: Tanks 37.5% ★, Grand Strategy 29.6% ★, Wargame 25.4%, Simulation 7.5%
- #58 Fantasy General II
66% matchVery Positive81% of 1,963 reviews2019
Dev: Owned by GravityPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 58%
The fantasy wargaming classic is back! Lead powerful heroes and mighty armies into battle in this critically acclaimed turn-based strategy milestone. Level up and train your units and guide them through a gripping story campaign to decide the fate of a world on the brink of destruction.
Why similar: Hex Grid 32.6% ★, Strategy 24%, Wargame 22.6%, Grand Strategy 20.8% ★
- #59 Wars Across The World
68% matchVery Positive82% of 221 reviews2017
Dev: StrategiaePub: Plug In Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
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 100%