- #1 Steel Division 2
97% matchMostly Positive79% of 9,583 reviews2019
Dev: Eugen Systems
Windows
Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 52.3 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 24.3% ★, RTS 14.5%, Wargame 10.7%, Grand Strategy 9.7% ★, Military 9.4%
- #2 Close Combat: Cross of Iron
96% matchVery Positive82% of 170 reviews2020
Dev: Strategy 3 TacticsPub: Matrix Games
Windows
In Close Combat: Cross of Iron you start off as a junior officer leading your men into battle in real-time, focusing on the Eastern Front of World War II. Earn promotions as you deal with an unforgiving enemy. Fight and survive through the frozen winter, hot dusty summer and muddy autumn.
Why similar: World War II 22.2% ★, Wargame 15.5%, RTS 14.9%, Real Time Tactics 12.6%, Military 7.8%
- #3 Call to Arms - Gates of Hell: Ostfront
96% matchVery Positive85% of 33,822 reviews2021
Dev: Barbedwire StudiosPub: Digitalmindsoft
Windows
Median: 15.0 hrsMean: 77.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Call to Arms - Gates of Hell is a realistic RTS/ RTT game that offers endless replay value. Command all types of troops in historical singleplayer, dynamic campaign, PvP and PvE battles. Are you ready for some serious immersion in World War 2?
Why similar: World War II 29.7% ★, Real Time Tactics 14.1%, RTS 14%, War 11%, Historical 10.3%
- #4 Battlefield Commander WWII
94% matchMostly Positive70% of 54 reviews2025
Dev: Sword of SteelPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Battlefield Commander WWII is a real-time tactical game where you lead the soldiers and vehicles that battled across the globe during this time in history. Play hundreds of unique units across multiple game modes.
Why similar: World War II 21.8% ★, Wargame 13.8%, RTS 12.5%, Real Time Tactics 11.5%, Historical 7.2%
- #5 Close Combat - Gateway to Caen
95% matchMostly Positive70% of 494 reviews2014
Dev: Matrix Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Close Combat: Gateway to Caen is a great release in the critically-acclaimed Close Combat series. Gateway to Caen focuses on the largest, concentrated British offensive since the Normandy landings in an attempt to penetrate the German lines west of Caen and cross the Odon River to get the stalled advance moving again.
Why similar: World War II 38.5% ★, Wargame 16.9%, Tactical 9.8%, RTS 9.5%, Strategy 8.8%
- #6 Steel Division: Normandy 44
94% matchMostly Positive74% of 6,309 reviews2017
Dev: Eugen Systems
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 18.0 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 35.9% ★, RTS 17.9%, Military 9.3%, War 7.5%, Wargame 7%
- #7 Men of War II
92% matchMixed61% of 7,460 reviews2024
Dev: Best WayPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows · Linux
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 21.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Experience warfare like never before! Men of War II, the anticipated sequel to the highly acclaimed RTS franchise is here with all-new units, locations, campaigns, game modes and true trademarks of the series: historical fidelity and action-filled gameplay on the Eastern and Western Fronts of WWII.
Why similar: World War II 23.1% ★, Wargame 14.2%, RTS 13%, Real Time Tactics 11.4%, Military 8%
- #8 Close Combat: The Bloody First
93% matchMixed53% of 458 reviews2019
Dev: Matrix Games
Windows
Close Combat: The Bloody First is the latest release in the critically-acclaimed Close Combat series, and the first using the new 3D Archon engine. With this Close Combat: The Bloody First combines classic Close Combat tactical gameplay with battles fought across a wide variety of diverse 3D landscapes including craggy ridgelines, narrow...
Why similar: World War II 22.1% ★, Wargame 15.3%, Real Time Tactics 12.3%, War 11.2%, Military 10.5%
- #9 Men of War: Assault Squad 2
91% matchVery Positive91% of 46,616 reviews2014
Dev: DigitalmindsoftPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 64.2 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 31% ★, RTS 14.4%, War 12.5%, Real Time Tactics 8.6%, Military 8.2%
- #10 Close Combat 2: A Bridge Too Far
91% matchVery Positive90% of 52 reviews2024
Dev: Atomic GamesPub: SNEG
Windows
Close Combat 2: A Bridge Too Far challenges you to take control of five strategic bridges in the most dramatic battle of World War II. From war-room strategy to gritty trench combat, battlefields come to life as you command Allied or Axis powers. It's a fight where every second counts.
Why similar: World War II 28.9% ★, Wargame 19.9%, Strategy 8%, War 7.3%, RTS 6.9%
- #11 Close Combat: Last Stand Arnhem
90% matchVery Positive81% of 146 reviews2018
Dev: Black Hand StudioPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Close Combat – Last Stand Arnhem is part of Close Combat series. Its design is based on the critically acclaimed Close Combat – A Bridge Too Far, originally developed by Atomic Games, as well as the more recent Close Combat: The Longest Day.
Why similar: World War II 25.9% ★, Wargame 14.6%, Strategy 13.1%, Real Time Tactics 10.6%, War 10.5%
- #12 Blitzkrieg 3
89% matchMixed54% of 7,324 reviews2017
Dev: Nival
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 14.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Blitzkrieg 3 is a WW2 RTS made for true admirers of strategic mastery! Challenge your tactical skills in historical campaigns and defeat powerful Neural Network AI in competitive matches.
Why similar: World War II 26.2% ★, RTS 13.5%, Real Time Tactics 10.9%, War 10.4%, Military 9.6%
- #13 Hex of Steel
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 898 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 31.5% ★, Wargame 20.1%, Military 12.9%, Historical 10.5%, Top-Down 7.2%
- #14 Command Ops 2 Core Game
88% matchVery Positive83% of 423 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 41.7% ★, Wargame 24%, Strategy 9.7%, War 9.7%, Military 9.3%
- #15 Sudden Strike 5
85% matchMostly Positive75% of 771 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 26.9% ★, RTS 15.6%, Wargame 13.7%, Real Time Tactics 10.3%, Military 8.2%
- #16 Carrier Command 2
86% matchVery Positive82% of 3,750 reviews2021
Dev: GeometaPub: MicroProse Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 15.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Carrier Command 2 is the real-time strategy game that puts you in command of a futuristic carrier capable of deploying a vast array of aircraft and amphibious units. Compete against AI or human players and hop into every single vehicle to take matters into your own hands!
Why similar: Wargame 16.6%, RTS 15.3%, Grand Strategy 15% ★, Real Time Tactics 13.1%, War 13%
- #17 Close Combat: The Longest Day
86% matchVery Positive82% of 98 reviews2020
Dev: Strategy 3 TacticsPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Close Combat is a pausable real-time wargame series, heavily focused on historical accuracy and realistic soldier psychological profiles. In Close Combat: The Longest Day take command of either the Allied Expeditionary Force or Germany’s Wehrmacht.
Why similar: World War II 24.6% ★, Strategy 19.6%, Wargame 17.6%, RTS 15%, Simulation 13.9%
- #18 War of Dots
82% matchVery Positive81% of 6,906 reviews2026
Dev: TeaAndPython
Windows · Mac
Median: 54 minMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Easy to learn, hard to master. A simple & free RTS game.
Why similar: Wargame 16.5%, RTS 16.2%, Real Time Tactics 13%, Strategy 8.3%, Military 8.1%
- #19 Heavyarms Assemble: WWII
84% 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 18.3% ★, Wargame 12.3%, Grand Strategy 10.3% ★, RTS 9.8%, Real Time Tactics 9.6%
- #20 Combat Mission: Final Blitzkrieg
84% matchMostly Positive78% of 76 reviews2024
Dev: BattlefrontPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Combat Mission Final Blitzkrieg (CMFB) follows the Western Allies through the battles along Germany's border and into the heart of the Reich itself.
Why similar: Wargame 15.6%, RTS 15%, World War II 14.3% ★, Real Time Tactics 13.2%, Military 8%
- #21 Attack at Dawn: North Africa
83% matchVery Positive88% of 103 reviews2022
Dev: Panzer Division Games
Windows
Attack at Dawn is a WWII strategy game that mixes the ease of real-time action with the depth of operational gameplay, all on beautifully crafted North Africa maps. Plan your strategy like Rommel or Montgomery and better the real history.
Why similar: World War II 27.8% ★, Wargame 15.4%, RTS 14.6%, Grand Strategy 12.6% ★, Historical 9.3%
- #22 Ukrainian Warfare: Gostomel Heroes
80% matchVery Positive91% of 1,904 reviews2026
Dev: Cats Who Play
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Ukrainian Warfare: Gostomel Heroes – is a real-time strategy game with a high degree of realism. Relive the Battle of Kiev (2022), a turning point in the Ukrainian conflict. Witness the Untold Story of 2022 Through the Eyes of Those Who Fought.
Why similar: Wargame 23.1%, RTS 18.3%, Real Time Tactics 17.5%, Military 9.5%, Historical 9.5%
- #23 Gary Grigsby's War in the East 2
81% matchVery Positive91% of 466 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 27.8% ★, Wargame 26.2%, War 10.9%, Strategy 9.8%, Historical 7.5%
- #24 Close Combat: Wacht am Rhein
82% matchVery Positive83% of 83 reviews2020
Dev: Strategy 3 TacticsPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Close Combat is a pausable real-time wargame series, heavily focused on historical accuracy and realistic soldier psychological profiles. Team management is crucial as every man in your team matter.
Why similar: Strategy 25.8%, World War II 21.9% ★, Simulation 18.4%, Wargame 14.5%, RTS 11.5%
- #25 Commandos 3 - HD Remaster
81% matchMixed62% of 393 reviews2022
Dev: Raylight GamesPub: Kalypso Media
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Fall in, soldier! Commandos 3 - HD Remaster sends you to the relentless and unforgiving battlefields of Europe. Remastered in high definition including reworked 3D models and textures, improved controls and refined UI.
Why similar: World War II 21.2% ★, Wargame 13.6%, RTS 12.3%, Real Time Tactics 11.4%, Military 7.2%
- #26 Men of War: Assault Squad
79% matchVery Positive87% of 5,173 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 31.4% ★, RTS 12.8%, War 11.9%, Tactical 9%, Military 8.9%
- #27 Faces of War
79% matchVery Positive88% of 1,212 reviews2014
Dev: Best WayPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 57%
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 50.6% ★, RTS 18.1%, War 12.7%, Strategy 11.9%, Simulation 4.3%
- #28 Waronoi
78% matchMostly Positive78% of 69 reviews2020
Dev: MFCPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Command modern military armies by zooming out and issuing orders to large formations, or zooming in to issue orders to individual squads and vehicles. Waronoi is the real-time strategy war game.
Why similar: Wargame 24.2%, RTS 22.1%, Military 13.1%, War 11%, Strategy 10.4%
- #29 Blitzkrieg Anthology
78% matchVery Positive90% of 1,554 reviews2014
Dev: Nival
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 25.5 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 36.1% ★, RTS 14.3%, War 9.7%, Real Time Tactics 8.9%, Military 8.5%
- #30 Syrian Warfare
77% matchVery Positive87% of 5,573 reviews2017
Dev: Cats Who Play
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Real Time Strategy with a high degree of realism. The game is based on a true story.
Why similar: Wargame 18.8%, RTS 17.7%, Real Time Tactics 16.8%, Military 12.5%, Historical 10%
- #31 WarPlan
77% matchVery Positive82% of 230 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: World War II 26.5% ★, Wargame 18%, Grand Strategy 14.9% ★, Military 10.6%, Historical 9.4%
- #32 Combat Mission Battle for Normandy
76% matchMostly Positive78% of 267 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 65.3% ★, Strategy 19.7%, PvP 9.1%, Multiplayer 3.9%, Singleplayer 1.9%
- #33 WARNO
73% matchMostly Positive80% of 16,013 reviews2024
Dev: Eugen Systems
Windows
Median: 15.3 hrsMean: 71.3 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 20.4%, RTS 15.3%, Real Time Tactics 14.6%, Military 12.3%, War 11.1%
- #34 Supreme Ruler Ultimate
76% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,252 reviews2014
Dev: BattleGoat Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.3 hrsMean: 51.1 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: World War II 17.9% ★, Grand Strategy 15.2% ★, Wargame 14.9%, RTS 13%, Military 9.8%
- #35 Graviteam Tactics: Mius-Front
75% matchVery Positive89% of 1,131 reviews2016
Dev: Graviteam
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 34.1% ★, Wargame 17.8%, RTS 9.6%, Strategy 7.5%, Military 6.4%
- #36 Armored Brigade II
72% matchVery Positive89% of 248 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: Wargame 23.1%, RTS 20.2%, Grand Strategy 19.8% ★, War 11.1%, Military 7.8%
- #37 Blitzkrieg 2 Anthology
74% matchVery Positive85% of 1,294 reviews2014
Dev: Nival
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 17.7 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 37.6% ★, RTS 17.2%, War 9.6%, Military 8.1%, Real Time Tactics 7.7%
- #38 Master of Command
69% matchVery Positive92% of 3,925 reviews2025
Dev: Armchair Interactive
Windows
Median: 10.4 hrsMean: 26.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
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: RTS 15%, Wargame 14.5%, War 13.4%, Real Time Tactics 13.1%, Military 11.3%
- #39 Warfront Defenders
75% matchMixed42% of 53 reviews2017
Dev: Flying Robot Studios
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
The gameplay is inspired by famous last stands from some of history's deadliest conflicts, such as the Second World War and the Sino-Japanese War. A hybrid of Tower Defense and Real-Time Strategy with a lot of replay value.
Why similar: World War II 23.7% ★, RTS 15%, Wargame 14.3%, Real Time Tactics 12%, Historical 7%
- #40 Valor & Victory
73% matchMostly Positive70% of 193 reviews2021
Dev: YobowargamesPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Valor & Victory is a fast-playing, easy to learn World War II squad-level game system. Based on the original Valor & Victory board game, the digital edition provides you with an accessible and deep challenge, developed for classic tabletop game lovers.
Why similar: World War II 33.8% ★, Wargame 20%, War 11.7%, Historical 10.2%, Tactical 7.1%
- #41 Combat Mission Fortress Italy
71% matchVery Positive86% of 104 reviews2023
Dev: BattlefrontPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Combat Mission Fortress Italy brings wargamers to the "soft underbelly of Europe", a place that was anything but.
Why similar: World War II 18.1% ★, Wargame 17.9%, RTS 11.3%, Real Time Tactics 9.6%, Strategy 6.5%
- #42 War Room
73% matchMixed52% of 694 reviews2020
Dev: Binge Gaming OU
Windows
War Room is a realistic strategy, taking you straight into the heat of the war in Afghanistan.
Why similar: RTS 16.8%, Real Time Tactics 13%, War 12.8%, Wargame 12.7%, Military 12.4%
- #43 Regiments
70% matchVery Positive88% of 2,929 reviews2022
Dev: Bird's Eye GamesPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Regiments is a Real-Time Tactics game set in Germany 1989. The Cold War has gone hot, and the inferno is raging. Lead your Regiment through the fires of conflict and the fog of war. Break through the lines, call in artillery, maneuver, feign retreats, stage defenses, counter-attack. Do not relent.
Why similar: Wargame 22.1%, Real Time Tactics 16.8%, RTS 16.6%, War 12.1%, Tactical 9.5%
- #44 Sudden Strike 4
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 8,319 reviews2017
Dev: Kite GamesPub: Kalypso Media
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Sudden Strike is back! The beloved Real Time Strategy series returns, this time with bigger battlefields, more units, better graphics, new scenarios and legendary commanders – making Sudden Strike 4 more tactical and realistic than ever before!
Why similar: World War II 27.3% ★, RTS 16.1%, Real Time Tactics 14.3%, War 10.5%, Tactical 8.2%
- #45 Theatre of War
74% matchMixed61% of 375 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: World War II 54.2% ★, RTS 18.9%, Strategy 14.5%, War 10.6%, Multiplayer 1.7%
- #46 World War 2: Strategy Simulator
72% 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: World War II 26% ★, Wargame 17.5%, Grand Strategy 13.9% ★, War 11.2%, Military 10.4%
- #47 Clash of Irons
71% matchMixed67% of 75 reviews2022
Dev: HQ Games
Windows
Real-time tank RPG+SLG game. It recreates the classic tanks of World War II and restores the shocking war scenes with fantasy World War II plots. Command your futuristic tanks across history and rekindle your war spirit with the will of iron and blood.
Why similar: World War II 22.6% ★, Wargame 16.3%, RTS 12.4%, Grand Strategy 12% ★, Military 10%
- #48 Combat Mission Shock Force 2
70% matchVery Positive81% of 863 reviews2020
Dev: BattlefrontPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Median: 13.3 hrsMean: 69.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
The latest title in the famous Combat Mission franchise of wargames, now on Steam. Shock Force 2 brings you to a hypothetical conflict in Syria between the forces of NATO and the Syrian Army. Play either on WeGo or Real Time in an incredibly detailed and realistic 1:1 tactical simulation.
Why similar: Wargame 21.4%, RTS 19.2%, Military 11.7%, War 10.3%, Historical 9.9%
- #49 Ultimate General: Gettysburg
70% matchVery Positive80% of 2,709 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: Wargame 20%, RTS 19.5%, Historical 17.1%, Tactical 10.9%, Strategy 10.4%
- #50 Panzer Corps 2
68% matchVery Positive85% of 4,186 reviews2020
Dev: Flashback GamesPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 59.9 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 29.7% ★, Wargame 14.8%, Grand Strategy 12.7% ★, Military 9.9%, War 8.6%
- #51 Easy Red 2
67% matchVery Positive90% of 14,718 reviews2022
Dev: Marco AmadeiPub: Corvostudio di Amadei Marco
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 15.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Experience massive battles with infantry, tanks, artillery, and aircraft on large destructible open-world maps. Equip yourself, coordinate with your squad, and fight through World War II in singleplayer, co-op, or multiplayer!
Why similar: World War II 42.7% ★, Wargame 17.3%, War 16.1%, Historical 9.2%, Strategy 5.3%
- #52 Warfare Legacy Collection
65% matchVery Positive93% of 1,123 reviews2025
Dev: Con Artist GamesPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Warfare 1917 and 1944 return, fully remastered with enhanced visuals, full-screen support, and custom battles. Warfare Legacy Collection also Includes the Battle of the Bulge, a brand-new campaign set during WWII’s final offensive with all-new missions, snowy maps, and intense front-line action.
Why similar: World War II 28.1% ★, Real Time Tactics 12.3%, War 12.3%, Military 11.3%, Tactical 10%
- #53 Broken Arrow
66% matchMixed54% of 34,846 reviews2025
Dev: Steel BalalaikaPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 36.8 hrsMean: 92.2 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Broken Arrow is a large-scale real-time modern warfare tactics game that combines the complexity of joint-forces wargaming with action-packed real-time tactics gameplay.
Why similar: Wargame 25.6%, RTS 18.3%, Real Time Tactics 15.8%, War 11.9%, Tactical 8.4%
- #54 Order of Battle: World War II
69% matchMostly Positive78% of 3,169 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 42.8% ★, Wargame 19.8%, Strategy 11.2%, War 9.4%, Historical 5.2%
- #55 Graviteam Tactics: Operation Star
69% matchVery Positive83% of 452 reviews2014
Dev: Graviteam
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 57%
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 31.6% ★, Wargame 18.6%, RTS 10.7%, Strategy 9.8%, Tactical 6.8%
- #56 Men of War™
68% matchVery Positive90% of 3,859 reviews2009
Dev: Best WayPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 13.9 hrs≥1hr: 55%
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 34% ★, RTS 15.3%, Strategy 10.2%, Real Time Tactics 9.3%, Tactical 8.1%
- #57 Unity of Command II
67% matchMostly Positive80% of 2,200 reviews2019
Dev: 2x2 Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 18.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 34.5% ★, Wargame 15.3%, Grand Strategy 13.5% ★, War 7.9%, Military 7.4%
- #58 Command: Modern Operations
66% matchVery Positive85% of 1,636 reviews2019
Dev: Command Development TeamPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 32.8 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 24.9%, Military 24.3%, RTS 17.3%, Simulation 10.4%, Grand Strategy 8.9% ★