- #1 Battle of the Bulge
97% matchMostly Positive72% of 166 reviews2015
Dev: Shenandoah StudioPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Battle of the Bulge is a fast-paced WW2 game where precise movement and detailed planning make the difference between a vain attempt and a brave operation.
Why similar: World War II 31.1% ★, Strategy 16.4%, Asynchronous Multiplayer 15.8% ★, Turn-Based 12.3%, Wargame 7.1%
- #2 Panzer Corps 2
96% 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 31.4% ★, Strategy 17.1%, Turn-Based 12.2%, Hex Grid 11.5% ★, Wargame 8%
- #3 Decisive Campaigns: Barbarossa
96% 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: World War II 47% ★, Strategy 31.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.6%, Wargame 7.2%, Hex Grid 4.4% ★
- #4 Gary Grigsby's War in the East
95% matchVery Positive90% of 579 reviews2015
Dev: 2by3 GamesPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 49.5 hrs≥1hr: 60%
War on an Epic scale from Moscow to Berlin – this is War in the East!
Why similar: World War II 41.9% ★, Strategy 23.3%, Wargame 14.7%, Turn-Based 8.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.2%
- #5 Strategic Command WWII: World at War
94% matchVery Positive84% of 595 reviews2018
Dev: Fury SoftwarePub: Matrix Games
Windows
Strategic Command WWII: World At War is your chance to re-fight the 20th century’s greatest conflict, from Poland to China, Normandy to the Pacific, on a map encompassing the globe.
Why similar: World War II 34.8% ★, Strategy 32.6%, Turn-Based 17%, Hex Grid 8.8% ★, Wargame 6.8%
- #6 Strategic Command WWII: War in Europe
93% matchVery Positive91% of 424 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 57.4%, World War II 32.3% ★, Turn-Based 10.2%
- #7 Frontline : Road to Moscow
94% matchMixed59% of 66 reviews2014
Dev: 88mmPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Take command of the German army through some of the most famous battles of the war, leading the mighty Wehrmacht on towards Moscow. The variety of maps and battle situations is what makes Frontline so different and engaging: players are confronted with blitzkriegs, trench wars and dog fights, but also unusual situation such as missions...
Why similar: Strategy 48.9%, World War II 41.3% ★, Wargame 9.8%
- #8 Unity of Command: Stalingrad Campaign
92% 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 38.8% ★, Strategy 21.2%, Turn-Based 14.1%, Wargame 9.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.4%
- #9 Strategic Mind: Spectre of Communism
91% 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 31.4% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 12.6%, Wargame 12.5%, Strategy 10.4%, War 8.3%
- #10 Hex of Steel
90% 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 30.4% ★, Hex Grid 13.8% ★, Turn-Based 13.8%, Strategy 11.4%, Wargame 9.7%
- #11 Panzer Tactics HD
91% 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 47% ★, Strategy 26.3%, Hex Grid 11.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 8.4%, Wargame 6.9%
- #12 Cauldrons of War - Barbarossa
89% matchVery Positive91% of 179 reviews2020
Dev: Maestro CinetikPub: Gaming at Work
Windows · Mac · Linux
Cauldrons of War Barbarossa is the turn-based strategic wargame you will launch whenever you want your WW2 shot but don't have time for a monster strategy game.From June 1941 until the Battle of Moscow, play the USSR or the Axis forces in one of the largest and bloodiest operations in history.
Why similar: World War II 31% ★, Asynchronous Multiplayer 16.4% ★, Turn-Based 13.2%, Strategy 11.1%, Wargame 10.9%
- #13 Decisive Campaigns: The Blitzkrieg from Warsaw to Paris
89% matchVery Positive90% of 130 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: World War II 34.5% ★, Strategy 25.4%, Hex Grid 16% ★, Turn-Based 11.2%, Wargame 9.2%
- #14 Strategic Mind: Blitzkrieg
88% 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 29.2% ★, Turn-Based 13.8%, Strategy 10.2%, Wargame 10.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.8%
- #15 Strategic Mind: Spirit of Liberty
87% 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 33.4% ★, Wargame 11.8%, Strategy 11.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.5%, Board Game 9.7%
- #16 Strategic Mind: Fight for Freedom
86% matchVery Positive88% of 156 reviews2021
Dev: Starni Games
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Strategic Mind: Fight for Freedom is a history-driven turn-based strategy set in WW2. Take command of the Allied forces and protect your homeland and the whole of Europe from totalitarian madness. Form armies. Win battles. Change history.
Why similar: World War II 30.3% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 11.1%, Hex Grid 10.9% ★, Wargame 10.7%, Strategy 10.7%
- #17 Battle Academy 2: Eastern Front
86% matchVery Positive92% of 239 reviews2014
Dev: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Sequel to its successful predecessor, Battle Academy 2 moves the action east – to the bloodied plains of Mother Russia. When a gritty new look, great new features, and random mission generation meet battle-proven gameplay you can be sure of a turn-based strategy classic!
Why similar: World War II 39.7% ★, Strategy 30.6%, Turn-Based 17%, Wargame 7%, Turn-Based Strategy 5.8%
- #18 Third Front: WWII
85% matchMixed61% of 360 reviews2018
Dev: Hamsters Gaming
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Are you ready to rewrite history and take on the role of ruler of the nation? Show your knowledge of tactics and strategy, become the commander-in-chief of a huge army! Lead the troops of one of the three nations - the USSR, Germany and the Allies - and pave your way for each of them!
Why similar: World War II 37.6% ★, Strategy 29.3%, Turn-Based 12%, War 7.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 5.3%
- #19 Axis & Allies 1942 Online
82% matchMostly Positive78% of 4,970 reviews2021
Dev: Beamdog
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 49.6 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Play the classic board game, Axis & Allies 1942 2nd Edition! Act as WWII powers in a turn-based strategy game that fits your screen and schedule— get notified on your turn and command armies at your own pace! Team up with friends, challenge the world’s top players, or go solo vs. A.I.
Why similar: World War II 29.8% ★, Asynchronous Multiplayer 18.4% ★, Strategy 11.7%, Wargame 11.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.9%
- #20 Cauldrons of War - Stalingrad
83% matchVery Positive89% of 132 reviews2021
Dev: Maestro CinetikPub: Gaming at Work
Windows · Mac
Cauldrons of War Stalingrad is the turn-based strategic wargame you will launch whenever you want your WW2 shot but don't have time for a monster strategy game.From May 1942 to November 1942 play the USSR or the Axis forces in some of the largest and bloodiest operations in history.
Why similar: World War II 41.6% ★, Asynchronous Multiplayer 17.2% ★, Strategy 16.4%, Wargame 12.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.1%
- #21 Tank Battle: 1944
84% 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: World War II 37.8% ★, Hex Grid 19.4% ★, Strategy 19.1%, Turn-Based 15.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.1%
- #22 Army General
84% matchMixed56% of 64 reviews2017
Dev: Phobetor
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Army General is a turnbased strategy game that depicts the desert warfare in Northern Afrika and parts of the Mediterranean sea during World War II.
Why similar: World War II 35.2% ★, Strategy 24.1%, Turn-Based 13.1%, Hex Grid 11.7% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 6.9%
- #23 Unity of Command II
81% 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 35.7% ★, Strategy 16.7%, Turn-Based 13.8%, Hex Grid 9.4% ★, Wargame 8%
- #24 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 34.2% ★, Strategy 28.9%, Hex Grid 10.3% ★, Wargame 7.7%, Turn-Based 7.4%
- #25 Battle Academy
82% matchVery Positive85% of 362 reviews2014
Dev: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 40%
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: World War II 40.4% ★, Strategy 22.1%, Turn-Based 17.6%, Wargame 11.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.2%
- #26 Headquarters: World War II
78% matchMostly Positive78% of 654 reviews2024
Dev: Starni GamesPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Headquarters: World War II is a fast-paced turn-based strategy game where your battlefield tactics are as important as your army management skills. Experience both sides of the war, battling in Europe as the USA, the UK, or Germany. Storm bunkers, occupy houses, win tank duels.
Why similar: World War II 33.6% ★, Strategy 12.5%, Wargame 11.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.4%, Board Game 9%
- #27 The Operational Art of War IV
80% matchVery Positive81% of 363 reviews2018
Dev: TrickeySoft LLCPub: Matrix Games
Windows
The Operational Art of War IV is the new generation of operational wargames. With more flexibility than before and with a new array of exciting features, it will make you relive the most iconic battles from the dawn of the 20th Century to modern day, including the ones that never occurred!
Why similar: Strategy 34.4%, World War II 30.6% ★, Turn-Based 16.3%, Wargame 14.8%, War 3.9%
- #28 Assault on Arnhem
81% matchMixed50% of 66 reviews2016
Dev: Bookmark GamesPub: Hunted Cow Games
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Assault on Arnhem is an operational level wargame for between one and four players, based on the famous Operation Market Garden campaign in September 1944.
Why similar: World War II 41.7% ★, Turn-Based 17.6%, Hex Grid 17.6% ★, Strategy 16.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 7%
- #29 Frontline: Western Front
79% matchMostly Positive79% of 52 reviews2019
Dev: Frontline: Games Series
Windows
A tactical scale strategy game that invites the players to take command of the Allied or German forces in an epic struggle for the control of Western Europe during World War Two.
Why similar: World War II 29.5% ★, Strategy 19%, Turn-Based 13.8%, Wargame 9.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 9%
- #30 Frontline: World War II
77% matchVery Positive84% of 58 reviews2021
Dev: Frontline: Games Series
Windows
Immerse yourself in the captivating atmosphere of World War II, as you meticulously plan your moves and adapt to the ever-changing battlefield. With a wide array of units and tactical options at your disposal, success is determined by your strategic prowess and adaptability.
Why similar: World War II 36.1% ★, Strategy 12.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.6%, Wargame 10.7%, Board Game 8.3%
- #31 Second Front
75% 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 30.3% ★, Hex Grid 12.9% ★, Turn-Based 12.4%, Strategy 10.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.6%
- #32 Classified: France '44
74% matchMostly Positive73% of 931 reviews2024
Dev: Absolutely GamesPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 22.8 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Command an elite team of allied special operators in Nazi-occupied France wreaking havoc in the run up to D-Day in this ambitious turn-based tactics game. Take on the might of Germany's war machine and launch daring raids in occupied territory. Can you do enough to ensure Allied victory?
Why similar: World War II 45.3% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 14.4%, Strategy 14.2%, War 9.1%, Turn-Based Combat 8.8%
- #33 Order of Battle: World War II
76% 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 35.1% ★, Strategy 20.2%, Turn-Based 11.8%, Hex Grid 8.1% ★, Wargame 8.1%
- #34 Panzer Corps Gold
75% 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 42% ★, Strategy 18.4%, Turn-Based 10.8%, Wargame 9%, Hex Grid 8.9% ★
- #35 Tank On Tank Digital - West Front
77% matchMixed57% of 54 reviews2017
Dev: Lock 'n Load Publishing
Windows · Mac
Tank on Tank Digital brings World War II tactical ground combat on Western Front 1944.
Why similar: World War II 34.7% ★, Strategy 19.5%, Turn-Based 15.9%, Hex Grid 12.3% ★, War 8%
- #36 Total Tank Generals
73% 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 39.2% ★, Hex Grid 14.3% ★, Strategy 10.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.8%, Wargame 7.7%
- #37 Combat Mission Battle for Normandy
72% matchMostly Positive78% of 255 reviews2023
Dev: BattlefrontPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Combat Mission Battle for Normandy faithfully recreates the experience of tactical land warfare in Western France during World War Two.
Why similar: World War II 45.8% ★, Strategy 30.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.8%
- #38 SGS Winter War
73% matchVery Positive88% of 60 reviews2020
Dev: The Strategy Game StudioPub: Avalon Digital
Windows · Mac
Winter War is the story of the Soviet onslaught on tiny Finland from November 1939 to March 1940, at the beginning of WW2. Can the Finns hold beyond the reasonable and receive the long awaited Allied intervention? Or will the Russian bear crush them and force them to lose their border lands?
Why similar: World War II 56% ★, Strategy 19.6%, Wargame 8.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 4.8%, War 4.6%
- #39 Panzer Strategy
74% matchMixed65% of 469 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: World War II 25.3% ★, Turn-Based 15.9%, Strategy 10.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.8%, Hex Grid 10.7% ★
- #40 Strategic Command WWII: War in the Pacific
70% 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 32.8% ★, Strategy 27.6%, Wargame 15.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.8%, War 7.3%
- #41 Twilight Struggle
71% matchVery Positive87% of 2,936 reviews2016
Dev: Playdek, Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 14.4 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Twilight Struggle is a two-player game where players play as either the US or USSR during the Cold War. Using actual events from history, players must plan out their strategies in order to obtain world dominance. Play Twilight Struggle and change the course of history.
Why similar: Asynchronous Multiplayer 29.3% ★, Strategy 18.2%, Wargame 15.9%, Board Game 13.8%, Turn-Based 8.5%
- #42 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 31.8% ★, Strategy 23.2%, Wargame 13.7%, Hex Grid 13.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 8.3%
- #43 Graviteam Tactics: Operation Star
73% matchVery Positive83% of 452 reviews2014
Dev: Graviteam
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Graviteam Tactics: Operation Star is a sequel to Achtung Panzer: Kharkov 1943. It’s an Eastern Front war game with solid graphics and sprawling battlefields that really emphasizes the scope of WWII tank combat.Want to step into the role of a commander in the very heart of Kharkov’s defense?
Why similar: World War II 48.9% ★, Strategy 33.1%, Wargame 14.5%, War 3.6%
- #44 Pavlov's House
71% matchVery Positive95% of 66 reviews2021
Dev: Bookmark Games
Windows · Mac
Take control of the valiant defenders of a Soviet strongpoint in Stalingrad as they hold out against constant German attacks for almost two months. Can you rise to the challenge of mounting odds and hold Pavlov’s House?
Why similar: World War II 42% ★, Strategy 29.6%, Wargame 15.1%, Board Game 13.3%
- #45 Strategic Mind: Spirit of Liberty - Prologue 1939
69% 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 31.6% ★, Hex Grid 12.8% ★, Strategy 11.2%, Wargame 11%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.7%
- #46 No Retreat! The Russian Front
66% matchVery Positive82% of 64 reviews2025
Dev: Cyril JarnotPub: Avalon Digital
Windows · Mac
This game is a Strategic game on the Eastern Front of World War II.It is a digital port from the famous and eponym boardgame, No Retreat!, designed by Carl Paradis.
Why similar: Strategy 34.1%, Wargame 18.2%, Asynchronous Multiplayer 14.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.2%, War 11.9%
- #47 Making History II: The War of the World
71% matchMostly Positive80% of 397 reviews2010
Dev: Muzzy Lane SoftwarePub: Factus Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 93%
What if Germany won the Battle of Britain? What if Moscow fell in 1942?You’re in charge. Anything can happen and history will never repeat itself in this classic WWII grand strategy game MAKING HISTORY II: The War of the World. Are you ready to battle for global dominance?
Why similar: World War II 53.6% ★, Strategy 30.8%, Turn-Based 15.5%
- #48 Strategic War in Europe
72% matchMixed49% of 214 reviews2014
Dev: Wastelands InteractivePub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Set during the events of WW2, Strategic War in Europe is a classic turn-based strategy game that combines a deep strategic layer with accessibility and ease-of-use.
Why similar: World War II 43.4% ★, Strategy 27.9%, Turn-Based 12.1%, Wargame 10.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 6.3%
- #49 Burden of Command™
64% matchVery Positive84% of 593 reviews2025
Dev: Green Tree Games LLC
Windows
Can you lead? Burden of Command is an emotionally authentic tactical leadership RPG. You’re a company Captain in the historical Cottonbalers. Fighting psychology as much as bullets, you must build respect, trust, and battlefield experience to bring your brothers safely home.
Why similar: World War II 36.8% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 10.4%, Wargame 10.1%, Strategy 9%, Turn-Based 9%
- #50 1943 Deadly Desert
70% matchMixed63% of 111 reviews2018
Dev: HandyGames
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 97%
North Africa 1943. Lead your forces to victory in the most intense WW2 battle!
Why similar: World War II 40.9% ★, Strategy 22%, Turn-Based 12.5%, Hex Grid 11.9% ★, War 6.5%
- #51 Gary Grigsby's War in the East 2
65% 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 33.5% ★, Strategy 25.6%, Wargame 15.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 9%, War 6.8%
- #52 KARDS - The WW2 Card Game
65% matchMixed69% of 47,196 reviews2020
Dev: 1939 Games
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 46.7 hrs≥1hr: 67%
KARDS, The World War II Card Game, combines traditional CCG gameplay with innovative mechanics inspired by classic strategy games and real battlefield tactics. Take command and challenge other players in grand-scale warfare on the ground, air, or seas.
Why similar: World War II 46.4% ★, Strategy 13.1%, Wargame 12.5%, Board Game 9.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.4%
- #53 Decisive Campaigns: Case Blue
68% matchVery Positive91% of 66 reviews2015
Dev: VR DesignsPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Decisive Campaigns: Case Blue simulates the German drive to Stalingrad and into the Caucasus of the summer of 1942, as well as its May preludes (2nd Kharkov offensive, Operation Trappenjagd) and also the Soviet winter counter-offensive (Operation Uranus) that ended with the encirclement of 6th Army in Stalingrad.
Why similar: Strategy 86.4%, Wargame 13.6%
- #54 Theatre of War 2: Kursk 1943
69% matchMixed68% of 229 reviews2010
Dev: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Theatre of War 2: Kursk 1943, the historically accurate and detailed real-time tactical war game, welcomes military history fans to the battle which gave the Red Army the strategic initiative for the rest of the war.
Why similar: Strategy 50.3%, World War II 49.7% ★
- #55 Pike and Shot : Campaigns
67% matchMostly Positive76% of 384 reviews2015
Dev: Byzantine GamesPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 67%
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 38.3%, Turn-Based 25.4%, Wargame 18.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.2%
- #56 Strategy & Tactics: Wargame Collection
67% matchMixed69% of 284 reviews2016
Dev: HeroLabs
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 97%
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 41.1%, World War II 33.7% ★, Turn-Based 10.3%, War 10.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 4.7%