- #1 Steel Division 2
97% matchMostly Positive79% of 9,441 reviews2019
Dev: Eugen Systems
Windows
Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 51.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Steel Division 2 is a historically-accurate WW2 real-time strategy game set on the Eastern Front. Features 1:1-scale turn-based army management and real-time tactical battles with thousands of men at your order.
Why similar: World War II 27.4% ★, RTS 12.7%, War 12.4%, Military 11.8%, Grand Strategy 9.3% ★
- #2 Hearts of Iron IV
96% matchVery Positive90% of 360,411 reviews2016
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30.8 hrsMean: 292.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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: World War II 30.7% ★, Grand Strategy 15.6% ★, War 15.6%, Military 11.1%, Strategy 7.7%
- #3 Making History: The Second World War
96% 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 26% ★, War 14.1%, Grand Strategy 12% ★, Military 9.8%, Sandbox 7%
- #4 Company of Heroes 2 - The British Forces
95% matchMostly Positive73% of 423 reviews2015
Dev: Relic EntertainmentPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
This latest multiplayer standalone entry in the COH2 series features this iconic Allied army. Experience a unique tech-tree that challenges the player to balance the constant trade-off between mobility and defense. Surprise opponents with your development choices and an open end game configuration.
Why similar: World War II 40.2% ★, War 16.6%, RTS 14.9%, Military 13.8%, Strategy 13.2%
- #5 Hearts of Iron III
94% matchMostly Positive76% of 6,046 reviews2009
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 20.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Hearts of Iron III lets you play the most engaging conflict in world history, World War 2, on all fronts as any country and through multiple different scenarios. Guide your nation to glory between 1936 and 1948 and wage war, conduct diplomacy and build your industry in the most detailed World War 2 game ever made.
Why similar: World War II 36.9% ★, Grand Strategy 21.4% ★, Military 8.4%, Historical 7.8%, Strategy 7.6%
- #6 Steel Division: Normandy 44
94% matchMostly Positive75% of 6,291 reviews2017
Dev: Eugen Systems
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 17.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Steel Division: Normandy is a tactical real-time strategy (RTS) game that pits players against AI enemies in a single-player campaign -- or against several opponents in massive 10-on-10 multiplayer battles.
Why similar: World War II 43.6% ★, RTS 16.9%, Military 12.8%, War 11.1%, Strategy 8.1%
- #7 Steel Covenant 钢铁盟约
93% matchMixed58% of 19 reviews2024
Dev: 金戈兄
Windows
"Steel Covenant" is a 3D real-time strategy game. The game is set against the backdrop of World War II. Players can transform into Allied or German commanders, commanding multiple units to participate in battles
Why similar: World War II 30.6% ★, RTS 13.8%, Military 13.4%, Grand Strategy 12.2% ★, Historical 8.8%
- #8 Men of War: Red Tide
92% matchVery Positive85% of 893 reviews2009
Dev: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Red Tide blends deep RTS tactics with the raw intensity of third-person combat. Created in collaboration with author Alexander Zorich, this standalone expansion tells the story of the Black Coats – Soviet Naval Infantry famed for their ruthless precision in the Black Sea campaigns.
Why similar: World War II 45.2% ★, RTS 18.1%, Strategy 15.7%, War 9%, Military 6.7%
- #9 Ground of Aces
90% matchVery Positive85% of 1,315 reviews2025
Dev: Blindflug Studios AG
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Take command of a remote military air base during World War II. Build your own airfield, manage iconic aircraft and oversee your crew’s well-being. Prepare them against air raids and send your pilots on dangerous missions. Survive and help your nation win the war!
Why similar: World War II 27.3% ★, War 11.6%, Military 10.1%, RTS 9.6%, Sandbox 8.8%
- #10 Company of Heroes
91% matchVery Positive94% of 18,147 reviews2006
Dev: Relic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 37.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Delivering a visceral WWII gaming experience, Company of Heroes redefines RTS by bringing the sacrifice of heroic soldiers, war-ravaged environments, and dynamic battlefields to life. Please visit the "Company of Heroes - Legacy Edition" page for additional user reviews.
Why similar: World War II 45.8% ★, RTS 18.5%, War 15%, Strategy 9.7%, Military 7%
- #11 Company of Heroes 2 - Ardennes Assault
91% matchMixed56% of 994 reviews2014
Dev: Relic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Ardennes Assault offers a compelling standalone single-player campaign starring the American Armed Forces. Engage in a dynamic non-linear campaign and bear the consequences of your actions as overall company health persists between missions. USF multiplayer army not included.
Why similar: World War II 46.1% ★, RTS 15.6%, War 14.9%, Strategy 14.1%, Historical 4.2%
- #12 Supreme Ruler 1936
89% matchMostly Positive74% of 303 reviews2014
Dev: BattleGoat Studios
Windows
Median: 9.0 hrsMean: 12.5 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: World War II 25.2% ★, Grand Strategy 13.4% ★, War 13.2%, RTS 10.2%, Military 9.8%
- #13 Men of War: Assault Squad 2
88% matchVery Positive91% of 46,011 reviews2014
Dev: DigitalmindsoftPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 8.4 hrsMean: 63.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Men of War: Assault Squad 2 expands the real-time tactics series with new skirmish missions, massive multiplayer battles, enhanced visuals, improved AI, and full Direct Control. Command five factions across 65 maps, 250 vehicles, and 200 soldiers in one of the most detailed WWII RTS experiences.
Why similar: World War II 36.7% ★, War 18.1%, RTS 13.3%, Strategy 11.1%, Military 11%
- #14 Company of Heroes 2 - The Western Front Armies
89% matchVery Positive85% of 183 reviews2014
Dev: Relic EntertainmentPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
The Western Front Armies is a multiplayer standalone for COH2 that adds two factions to the roster of playable multiplayer armies: the Oberkommando West (OKW) and the US Forces (USF). Each army can also be purchased separately.
Why similar: World War II 40.6% ★, Strategy 18.2%, RTS 13.7%, War 11.2%, Military 8.8%
- #15 Blitzkrieg 2 Anthology
87% matchVery Positive85% of 1,270 reviews2014
Dev: Nival
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 17.8 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Return to the bloody battlefields of World War II in this epic sequel. Blitzkrieg 2 returns you to the gritty realism of WWII battles while pushing your focus into new, strategic opportunities during global war!
Why similar: World War II 42.9% ★, RTS 15.2%, War 13.3%, Military 10.3%, Strategy 9.6%
- #16 Blitzkrieg Anthology
86% matchVery Positive90% of 1,520 reviews2014
Dev: Nival
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 25.6 hrs≥1hr: 53%
March into the real-time strategy legend, Blitzkrieg, and prepare for war. This legendary WWII RTS blends unprecedented realism and accuracy to form immersive 3D backgrounds and a game where brute force often takes a back seat to strategy and wits.
Why similar: World War II 41.6% ★, War 13.6%, RTS 12.9%, Strategy 11.1%, Military 11.1%
- #17 Panzer Strike
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ISAK Team
Windows
Authentic RTS gameplay straight out of the 2000s. Command your troops, develop strategies, and win World War II battles. Huge maps, thousands of units, long-range firepower, and no building mechanics!
Why similar: World War II 30.8% ★, War 17.5%, RTS 13.8%, Military 12%, Historical 7.8%
- #18 Supremacy: Call of War 1942
85% matchMostly Positive72% of 6,188 reviews2017
Dev: Bytro Labs GmbH
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 35.7 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Take over the control of one of the mighty nations during the times of World War 2 in this persisting long-term strategy game. Conquer provinces, forge alliances and build up your economy in real-time. Research top secret weapons of World War 2 and become the one true superpower!
Why similar: World War II 31.5% ★, War 17.1%, Grand Strategy 13.5% ★, Military 12%, Strategy 8.2%
- #19 Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor
84% matchVery Positive93% of 2,368 reviews2009
Dev: Relic EntertainmentPub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 18.8 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Company of Heroes®: Tales of Valor™ is the expansion to the Game of the Year winner and highest rated real time strategy franchise Company of Heroes®. Featuring new campaigns to overcome, units to command, and battlefields to conquer, Company of Heroes®: Tales of Valor™ delivers evolved gameplay mechanics and 3 episodic adventures...
Why similar: World War II 43.1% ★, RTS 19.3%, Strategy 14%, Military 12.5%, War 8.3%
- #20 Men of War: Assault Squad
84% matchVery Positive88% of 5,101 reviews2011
Dev: DigitalmindsoftPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 24.9 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Men of War: Assault Squad delivers a deeply tactical WWII experience, blending large-scale strategy with intense, hands-on combat. Fight across multiple fronts – from European countryside to Pacific jungles and command every unit and every bullet on the battlefield.
Why similar: World War II 37.1% ★, War 17.1%, Military 11.9%, RTS 11.9%, Strategy 11.8%
- #21 Company of Heroes - Legacy Edition
83% matchVery Positive93% of 7,201 reviews2007
Dev: Relic EntertainmentPub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Delivering a visceral WWII gaming experience, Company of Heroes redefines RTS by bringing the sacrifice of heroic soldiers, war-ravaged environments, and dynamic battlefields to life. This legacy version also grants access to the latest version of COH, just called "Company of Heroes".
Why similar: World War II 43% ★, RTS 18.8%, Military 11.8%, War 10.4%, Strategy 10.1%
- #22 Radio Commander: Pacific '41
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Squadron StudioPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Command operations in the Pacific War by analyzing reports, issuing radio orders, and making strategic decisions. This new title in the Radio Commander series enhances realism, focusing on situational awareness built through radio communications.
Why similar: World War II 24.5% ★, War 15.1%, Grand Strategy 11.8% ★, RTS 11.1%, Military 11.1%
- #23 Firefight
82% matchVery Positive86% of 328 reviews2016
Dev: Sean O'Connor
Windows
Firefight is a World War II real-time simulation game similar in style to the old Close Combat series but brought up to date with better AI, individual soldier modelling, a faster frame rate to give more intense and realistic combat and an easy to use command interface.
Why similar: World War II 30.8% ★, War 15.3%, RTS 12.2%, Grand Strategy 11.5% ★, Military 10.2%
- #24 Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game
81% matchVery Positive90% of 2,069 reviews2011
Dev: Martin IvanovPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 27.0 hrs≥1hr: 51%
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 II 37.9% ★, Grand Strategy 20.4% ★, Strategy 9.6%, Historical 8.3%, Military 6.5%
- #25 Men of War™
81% matchVery Positive90% of 3,795 reviews2009
Dev: Best WayPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 13.7 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Men of War is a stunning Real-Time Strategy game that takes place during the height of World War II. Intense battles span Europe and North Africa as gamers play as Soviet, Allied or German forces across 19 massive single-player missions.
Why similar: World War II 40.8% ★, RTS 14.2%, Strategy 13.9%, War 11.5%, Military 10.8%
- #26 KAISERPUNK
79% matchMostly Positive72% of 792 reviews2025
Dev: Overseer Games
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Build a city to rule the world in Kaiserpunk, a grand city builder blending production-focused city building with world conquest in an alternate 20th century world. Manage your city, grow industries, build a military, and defeat rivals to become the greatest empire.
Why similar: World War II 21.4% ★, War 13.8%, Grand Strategy 11.8% ★, Military 10.7%, Sandbox 9.1%
- #27 Schwerpunkt
80% 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 23.4% ★, Grand Strategy 17.7% ★, War 14.5%, Military 12.6%, Sandbox 11.2%
- #28 Stalingrad
79% matchVery Positive87% of 462 reviews2015
Dev: DTF gamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 45%
Stalingrad is a real-time strategy title that places gamers in the middle of the most dramatic periods of World War II, covering major events from June 1942 till January 1943.
Why similar: World War II 39.6% ★, War 20.9%, Strategy 19.9%, RTS 19.6%
- #29 Faces of War
78% matchVery Positive88% of 1,189 reviews2014
Dev: Best WayPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Faces of War puts you in the heart of World War II – not as a distant commander, but as the leader on the ground. Combining the tactical depth of real-time strategy with the immediacy of direct control, it lets you issue precise orders or jump straight into battle as one of your soldiers.
Why similar: World War II 52.1% ★, War 16.2%, RTS 14.7%, Strategy 14.1%, Simulation 2.9%
- #30 Heavyarms Assemble: WWII
77% matchMixed66% of 86 reviews2023
Dev: XR Studio
Windows
This is a strategy game with the theme of WWII. As a battlefield commander, maintaining your army's motivation and satisfaction, promoting your generals, managing your own economy, dealing with your friends' armies, and real time grand battle. What kind of commander will you become in the process?
Why similar: World War II 24.1% ★, War 13.6%, Grand Strategy 11.6% ★, Military 11.3%, RTS 10%
- #31 Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts
78% matchVery Positive92% of 1,179 reviews2007
Dev: Relic EntertainmentPub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 42%
The next chapter in the #1 rated RTS franchise thrusts players into a hellish war torn landscape to command two battle-hardened armies in relentless campaigns for honor and country. Players lead the tenacious British 2nd Army during the heroic World War II liberation of Caen, France, and command the German Panzer Elite as they struggle...
Why similar: World War II 39.4% ★, RTS 22.3%, Strategy 16.8%, Military 9.6%, War 8.1%
- #32 Of Crowns & Chains
76% matchMostly Positive74% of 18 reviews2025
Dev: BlueJayAvis
Windows · Mac · Linux
A solo-developed grand-strategy sandbox where you lead a nation in a dynamic, historically-inspired world.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 18.1% ★, World War II 15.7% ★, Economy 13.8%, Management 10.8%, War 10.2%
- #33 Countryballs Conquest
75% matchVery Positive88% of 85 reviews2025
Dev: Indenial Games
Windows
Lead your country through the Victorian age, expand your empire as you go head to head with the great powers of the world.
Why similar: War 22%, Grand Strategy 20.8% ★, Military 14.7%, Management 12.2%, Strategy 8.4%
- #34 War Untold
75% matchPositive83% of 18 reviews2025
Dev: Green Giraffe
Windows
War Untold is an RTS wargame spanning both land and air warfare. Employ powerful tanks and devastating airstrikes to punch through the enemy's front line, or dig in with infantry and mortars to withstand an oncoming onslaught. The choice is yours, commander.
Why similar: World War II 27.6% ★, RTS 14.3%, War 10.6%, Sandbox 10.1%, Military 9.6%
- #35 Graviteam Tactics: Mius-Front
76% matchVery Positive89% of 1,099 reviews2016
Dev: Graviteam
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Graviteam Tactics: Mius-Front - tactical battalion level combat simulation. Action takes place in the summer of 1943 at Mius river and Saur-Mogila tumulus area of over 140 sq. km. Four large-scale operations for the Red Army and Wehrmacht.
Why similar: World War II 43.2% ★, Strategy 10.5%, RTS 9.5%, War 9.3%, Military 9.2%
- #36 Order of War™
77% matchMostly Positive71% of 670 reviews2009
Dev: Wargaming.netPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 47%
October 22, 2009 - Update has released free Downloadable Content for Order of War. The DLC will download automatically the next time you launch the game. This DLC contains all the formerly exclusive pre-order items which include: Heavy Bomber Squadrons - Addition of German Arado and Allied B-24 Marauder heavy bomber units to air support...
Why similar: World War II 47.5% ★, Strategy 19.8%, RTS 18%, War 14.7%
- #37 Close Combat
74% matchPositive92% of 13 reviews2024
Dev: Atomic GamesPub: SNEG
Windows
Defeat the enemy in this classic nonstop World War II battle action. Lead your men through the terror, fatigue, and hell of war on to victory. Only you can bring'em back alive!
Why similar: World War II 40.9% ★, Strategy 12%, RTS 10.5%, Military 10.1%, War 8.9%
- #38 Bomber Crew
73% matchVery Positive88% of 15,271 reviews2017
Dev: Runner DuckPub: Curve Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 14.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Chocks away! Bomber Crew is a strategic simulation game, where picking the right crew and keeping your bomber in tip top shape is the difference between completing your mission or losing it all! USAAF DLC NOW AVAILABLE! FLY THE ICONIC AMERICAN BOMBER!
Why similar: World War II 51.6% ★, Management 14.5%, War 14.4%, Strategy 8.2%, Military 5.4%
- #39 Tank Operations: European Campaign
72% 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 36.6% ★, War 16.2%, Strategy 16.2%, Military 12.7%, Grand Strategy 7.3% ★
- #40 National Machine
74% matchMixed61% of 59 reviews2018
Dev: Eric Sun
Windows
You are a munitions manufacturer in 1930s. Help your nation for arms race. Before war break, you need to produce enough aircraft, tanks and guns.
Why similar: World War II 32% ★, War 16.8%, Sandbox 15%, Strategy 12.2%, Historical 9%
- #41 Real-Time General
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Michael LongPub: Foolish Mortals Games
Windows
Take command and join 400 players in a massive WW2 strategy game lasting TWO-MONTHS in real-time. Queue up commands and watch them play out over the day. Collaborate, strategize and relive D-Day like never before.
Why similar: World War II 32.4% ★, Grand Strategy 17.7% ★, RTS 12.6%, War 10.2%, Military 9.5%
- #42 Pacific Fire
73% 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 33.1% ★, War 16%, Military 13.7%, Grand Strategy 12.2% ★, Historical 9.6%
- #43 卢沟桥事变
72% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2023
Dev: 文墨
Windows
The game begins on July 7, 1937. You can choose either of the two major forces located in Nanjing and Yan'an at that time, or operate the regular army to fight frontally, or develop guerrillas to attack the enemy's rear and save the precarious country!
Why similar: World War II 33.6% ★, War 16.6%, Military 14.7%, Grand Strategy 12.3% ★, Strategy 7.5%
- #44 Close Combat 3: The Russian Front
71% matchMixed65% of 34 reviews2024
Dev: Atomic GamesPub: SNEG
Windows
Command a fire brigade of soldiers on the Russian Front in this real-time strategy game set in World War II. Play as either the Soviets or Germans as you orchestrate your squads' attack, defense, and survival over four grueling years of the grandest and bloodiest war the world has ever seen.
Why similar: World War II 40.6% ★, Strategy 12.3%, Historical 10.4%, War 10.2%, RTS 9.7%
- #45 Panzer Corps 2
70% 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 33.2% ★, Military 12.9%, Grand Strategy 12.5% ★, War 12.1%, Strategy 9.5%
- #46 Rebel Inc: Escalation
69% matchVery Positive82% of 7,070 reviews2021
Dev: Ndemic CreationsPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
A unique and deeply engaging political/military strategic simulation from the creator of Plague Inc. Balance competing civilian and military priorities and deal with a deadly insurgency in order to stabilise a war-torn country.
Why similar: World War II 24.3% ★, War 15.2%, Grand Strategy 13.8% ★, Military 12.2%, RTS 10%
- #47 Hearts of Iron 2 Complete
71% matchVery Positive87% of 654 reviews2009
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 17.9 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Includes Hearts of Iron II plus the two expansions, Doomsday and Armageddon When Germany is defeated in 1945, the Allies and the new Soviet alliance fight for supremacy. World War III is drawing closer. Play as the ruler of one of 175 countries through World Wars II and III.
Why similar: World War II 41.3% ★, Grand Strategy 26.7% ★, Strategy 16.8%, Historical 10.3%, RTS 4.9%
- #48 Artillery Tycoon
68% matchPositive100% of 13 reviews2025
Dev: Awful Waffle Studio
Windows
Build and manage an artillery factory in the WWI era. Research authentic weapon components, engineer deadly firepower, test prototypes on your firing range, and compete for lucrative government contracts. From the French 75 to the German 7.7, your designs will decide the fate of nations.
Why similar: Military 18.1%, Economy 15.6%, Grand Strategy 15.1% ★, War 12.4%, Strategy 12.1%
- #49 Theatre of War
71% matchMixed61% of 364 reviews2010
Dev: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 41%
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: World War II 56.3% ★, Strategy 16.9%, RTS 14.5%, War 12.4%
- #50 Graviteam Tactics: Operation Star
70% 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 41.4% ★, Strategy 14.7%, RTS 10.9%, Military 8.5%, War 7%
- #51 Project Wunderwaffe
69% matchMixed58% of 469 reviews2022
Dev: Weasel Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Project Wunderwaffe will take you back into the realities of World War II, the end of which seems to be near. Germany is now just a shadow of its power. Your order is to build a secret military base and construct weapons of unprecedented power. Will you be capable of turning the tide of war?
Why similar: World War II 32% ★, War 15%, Military 13.1%, Management 9.6%, Sandbox 9.1%
- #52 Men of War: Condemned Heroes
70% matchMostly Positive71% of 753 reviews2012
Dev: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Command a Soviet penal battalion in this standalone real-time tactics game from the Men of War series. Based on true events, Condemned Heroes delivers brutal, story-driven missions across the Eastern Front – where every order, bullet, and life matters.
Why similar: World War II 54.6% ★, Strategy 18.7%, RTS 15%, War 11.7%
- #53 Radio General
68% matchVery Positive83% of 539 reviews2020
Dev: Foolish Mortals Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%
It's WWII. You're a general sitting in a tent. All you have is a map, and a radio. Can you win the battle? Radio General is a unique strategy game where you interact with your units over the radio using speech recognition. Test your mettle and relive famous battles as a WWII general.
Why similar: World War II 35.8% ★, War 17.9%, RTS 13.5%, Military 11.3%, Strategy 10%
- #54 Sudden Strike 5
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Kite GamesPub: Kalypso Media
Windows
Sudden Strike 5 delivers real-time tactics in epic WWII battles. A host of tactical options and more than 300 playable units open-up multiple approaches to reach your objectives in a 25 mission campaign on historical battlefields in Europe and North Africa.
Why similar: World War II 35% ★, RTS 16%, Military 11.6%, Historical 8.1%, Strategy 7.5%
- #55 Close Combat 5: Invasion: Normandy - Utah Beach to Cherbourg
67% matchMostly Positive79% of 34 reviews2024
Dev: Atomic GamesPub: SNEG
Windows
Close Combat: Invasion: Normandy takes WWII realism back to the beaches of Northern France. Re-live the campaign that gave the Allies a foothold on the doorstep of Fortress Europe.
Why similar: World War II 41.5% ★, Strategy 12.5%, Military 11.8%, Historical 10.7%, War 8%
- #56 WarPlan
67% 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 31% ★, War 15.5%, Grand Strategy 15.2% ★, Military 14.1%, Historical 8.7%
- #57 Command Ops 2 Core Game
68% matchVery Positive83% of 413 reviews2017
Dev: Panther Games
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 15.6 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Command Ops 2 is a wargame engine that lets you assess, plan, order and react at the operational level just like a real Corps, Division and Brigade commander. What sets Command Ops 2 apart from the competition is the most advanced and realistic model of command decision-making.
Why similar: World War II 49.9% ★, War 13.5%, Strategy 12.9%, Military 12.1%, Wargame 6.8%
- #58 Unity of Command II
67% 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 40.8% ★, Grand Strategy 13.8% ★, War 11.6%, Military 10%, Strategy 10%
- #59 NEBULOUS: Fleet Command
66% matchVery Positive81% of 3,819 reviews2022
Dev: Eridanus IndustriesPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 30.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Take command of your hand-tailored fleet of space warships and use realistic radar, electronic warfare, advanced movement controls in 3D space, and precision targeting to outmaneuver and outwit your opponents in a simulation-heavy tactical space game like no other.
Why similar: World War II 24.7% ★, War 14.9%, Grand Strategy 13.5% ★, Military 12.1%, RTS 10.1%
- #60 SGS Operation Downfall
66% 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 25.4% ★, Military 17.5%, War 15.6%, Historical 11.9%, Strategy 11.7%