- #1 Steel Division 2
97% matchMostly Positive79% of 9,492 reviews2019
Dev: Eugen Systems
Windows
Median: 9.7 hrsMean: 52.2 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 24.2% ★, RTS 14.3%, Wargame 10.6%, Grand Strategy 9.8% ★, Military 9.4%
- #2 Close Combat: Cross of Iron
96% matchVery Positive82% of 163 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 22.3% ★, Wargame 15.1%, RTS 14.5%, Real Time Tactics 13%, Military 7.8%
- #3 Close Combat - Gateway to Caen
96% matchMostly Positive70% of 490 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 38.4% ★, Wargame 16.9%, Tactical 10.2%, RTS 9.1%, Strategy 8.9%
- #4 Steel Division: Normandy 44
95% matchMostly Positive74% of 6,296 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 35.8% ★, RTS 17.7%, Military 9.3%, War 7.5%, Wargame 7%
- #5 Battlefield Commander WWII
94% matchMostly Positive74% of 50 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 21.6% ★, Wargame 13.8%, RTS 12.4%, Real Time Tactics 11.6%, Historical 7.2%
- #6 Call to Arms - Gates of Hell: Ostfront
94% matchVery Positive85% of 32,016 reviews2021
Dev: Barbedwire StudiosPub: Digitalmindsoft
Windows
Median: 14.5 hrsMean: 73.9 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 29.5% ★, Real Time Tactics 14.1%, RTS 13.8%, War 11%, Historical 10.4%
- #7 Men of War II
92% matchMixed61% of 7,342 reviews2024
Dev: Best WayPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows · Linux
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 21.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 22.9% ★, Wargame 14.1%, RTS 12.8%, Real Time Tactics 11.5%, Military 8%
- #8 Close Combat: The Bloody First
93% matchMixed53% of 457 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 21.9% ★, Wargame 15.2%, Real Time Tactics 12.3%, War 11.2%, Military 10.5%
- #9 Men of War: Assault Squad 2
91% matchVery Positive91% of 46,269 reviews2014
Dev: DigitalmindsoftPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 8.4 hrsMean: 64.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 30.8% ★, RTS 14.3%, War 12.5%, Real Time Tactics 8.6%, Strategy 8.3%
- #10 Close Combat: Last Stand Arnhem
91% matchVery Positive82% of 141 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 25.7% ★, Wargame 14.5%, Strategy 13.3%, Real Time Tactics 10.6%, War 10.5%
- #11 Command Ops 2 Core Game
90% matchVery Positive83% of 416 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 42.2% ★, Wargame 23.7%, Strategy 9.8%, War 9.4%, Military 9.1%
- #12 Soldiers: Heroes of World War II - Enhanced Edition
89% matchVery Positive86% of 1,103 reviews2014
Dev: Best WayPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
The first installment in the real-time tactics series that would become known as Men of War, now refreshed and enhanced! Take command of American, British, Soviet, or German forces and fight on the battlefields of World War II in 32 single-player missions or with others in PvP and co-op sessions.
Why similar: World War II 24.4% ★, RTS 13.4%, Wargame 11.4%, War 9.3%, Real Time Tactics 9.2%
- #13 Hex of Steel
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 840 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 31.3% ★, Wargame 19.9%, Military 12.9%, Historical 10.6%, Top-Down 7.3%
- #14 Carrier Command 2
87% matchVery Positive82% of 3,688 reviews2021
Dev: GeometaPub: MicroProse Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 9.4 hrsMean: 15.6 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 16.5%, Grand Strategy 15.2% ★, RTS 15.1%, Real Time Tactics 13.1%, War 12.9%
- #15 Blitzkrieg 3
89% matchMixed54% of 7,316 reviews2017
Dev: Nival
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 14.1 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% ★, RTS 13.3%, Real Time Tactics 11%, War 10.4%, Military 9.6%
- #16 Sudden Strike 5
86% matchMostly Positive73% of 553 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 15.7%, Wargame 13.4%, Real Time Tactics 10.3%, Historical 8.1%
- #17 Close Combat: The Longest Day
86% matchVery Positive82% of 95 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 25% ★, Strategy 20.1%, Wargame 16.5%, Simulation 14.7%, RTS 14%
- #18 Attack at Dawn: North Africa
84% matchVery Positive88% of 98 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 27.6% ★, Wargame 15.4%, RTS 14.5%, Grand Strategy 12.7% ★, Historical 9.3%
- #19 Faces of War
85% matchVery Positive88% of 1,197 reviews2014
Dev: Best WayPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 8.9 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 50.1% ★, RTS 18.1%, War 12.8%, Strategy 12.1%, Simulation 4.5%
- #20 Combat Mission: Final Blitzkrieg
84% matchMostly Positive79% of 73 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 15.5%, RTS 14.8%, World War II 14.2% ★, Real Time Tactics 13.3%, Military 8%
- #21 Close Combat: Wacht am Rhein
83% matchVery Positive84% of 80 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 26.4%, World War II 22.1% ★, Simulation 19.1%, Wargame 13.6%, RTS 10.7%
- #22 Gary Grigsby's War in the East 2
82% matchVery Positive92% of 445 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 27.7% ★, Wargame 26.1%, War 10.6%, Strategy 9.9%, Historical 7.5%
- #23 Heavyarms Assemble: WWII
82% 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 19.3% ★, Wargame 13%, Grand Strategy 11% ★, Real Time Tactics 10.2%, RTS 10.2%
- #24 Combat Mission Battle for Normandy
81% matchMostly Positive78% of 259 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 64.9% ★, Strategy 20.1%, PvP 9.2%, Multiplayer 4%, Singleplayer 1.9%
- #25 Commandos 3 - HD Remaster
81% matchMixed62% of 382 reviews2022
Dev: Raylight GamesPub: Kalypso Media
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 51%
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 21.1% ★, Wargame 13.6%, RTS 12.1%, Real Time Tactics 11.5%, Military 7.2%
- #26 Syrian Warfare
80% matchVery Positive87% of 5,490 reviews2017
Dev: Cats Who Play
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Real Time Strategy with a high degree of realism. The game is based on a true story.
Why similar: Wargame 18.7%, RTS 17.5%, Real Time Tactics 16.8%, Military 12.5%, Historical 10.1%
- #27 Men of War: Assault Squad
79% matchVery Positive87% of 5,140 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 31.1% ★, RTS 12.7%, War 11.9%, Tactical 9.1%, Military 8.9%
- #28 Waronoi
79% 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%, RTS 21.8%, Military 13.1%, War 11%, Strategy 10.6%
- #29 Armored Brigade II
76% matchVery Positive89% of 237 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%, Grand Strategy 20% ★, RTS 19.9%, War 11%, Military 7.7%
- #30 Blitzkrieg Anthology
78% matchVery Positive90% of 1,533 reviews2014
Dev: Nival
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 25.5 hrs≥1hr: 52%
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% ★, RTS 14.2%, War 9.7%, Real Time Tactics 9%, Strategy 8.6%
- #31 Master of Command
73% matchVery Positive92% of 3,361 reviews2025
Dev: Armchair Interactive
Windows
Median: 10.3 hrsMean: 25.4 hrs≥1hr: 96%
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 14.8%, Wargame 14.4%, War 13.3%, Real Time Tactics 13.2%, Military 11.2%
- #32 Regiments
75% matchVery Positive88% of 2,868 reviews2022
Dev: Bird's Eye GamesPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 10.7 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 21.9%, Real Time Tactics 16.8%, RTS 16.5%, War 12.1%, Tactical 9.7%
- #33 Graviteam Tactics: Mius-Front
77% matchVery Positive89% of 1,116 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 34.2% ★, Wargame 17.5%, RTS 9.5%, Strategy 7.6%, Military 6.5%
- #34 Theatre of War
78% matchMixed62% of 371 reviews2010
Dev: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 6.6 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 55.3% ★, RTS 18.1%, Strategy 14.8%, War 10%, Multiplayer 1.8%
- #35 Blitzkrieg 2 Anthology
76% matchVery Positive85% of 1,278 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 37.5% ★, RTS 17%, War 9.6%, Military 8.1%, Real Time Tactics 7.7%
- #36 WARNO
72% matchMostly Positive80% of 15,442 reviews2024
Dev: Eugen Systems
Windows
Median: 15.7 hrsMean: 70.4 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%, RTS 15.1%, Real Time Tactics 14.7%, Military 12.1%, War 11.1%
- #37 Warfront Defenders
77% matchMixed42% of 53 reviews2017
Dev: Flying Robot Studios
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.5 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 23.6% ★, RTS 14.8%, Wargame 14.3%, Real Time Tactics 12.1%, Historical 7%
- #38 Combat Mission Fortress Italy
73% matchVery Positive85% of 100 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% ★, Wargame 17.8%, RTS 11.1%, Real Time Tactics 9.6%, Strategy 6.6%
- #39 Clash of Irons
74% 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 22.5% ★, Wargame 16.2%, RTS 12.2%, Grand Strategy 12% ★, Military 10%
- #40 War of Dots
70% matchVery Positive81% of 5,326 reviews2026
Dev: TeaAndPython
Windows
Easy to learn, hard to master. A simple & free RTS game.
Why similar: Wargame 16.6%, RTS 15.9%, Real Time Tactics 13.7%, Strategy 8.5%, Military 7.2%
- #41 Sudden Strike 4
74% matchMostly Positive78% of 8,250 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 27.1% ★, RTS 15.9%, Real Time Tactics 14.3%, War 10.5%, Tactical 8.3%
- #42 World War 2: Strategy Simulator
75% 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 25.8% ★, Wargame 17.4%, Grand Strategy 14% ★, War 11.2%, Military 10.3%
- #43 Ukrainian Warfare: Gostomel Heroes
68% matchVery Positive92% of 1,452 reviews2026
Dev: Cats Who Play
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 74%
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%, RTS 18%, Real Time Tactics 17.6%, Historical 9.6%, Military 9.5%
- #44 WarPlan
73% matchVery Positive82% of 222 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 25.7% ★, Wargame 17.5%, Grand Strategy 15% ★, War 10.6%, Military 10.4%
- #45 Panzer Corps 2
71% matchVery Positive85% of 4,120 reviews2020
Dev: Flashback GamesPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 58.8 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: World War II 29.1% ★, Wargame 14.8%, Grand Strategy 12.9% ★, Military 10%, War 8.6%
- #46 Combat Mission Shock Force 2
71% matchVery Positive81% of 852 reviews2020
Dev: BattlefrontPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Median: 13.3 hrsMean: 70.1 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 21.3%, RTS 19%, Military 11.7%, War 10.3%, Historical 9.9%
- #47 Graviteam Tactics: Operation Star
72% 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 31.4% ★, Wargame 18.5%, RTS 10.5%, Strategy 9.9%, Tactical 6.9%
- #48 Order of Battle: World War II
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 3,142 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: World War II 42.6% ★, Wargame 19.7%, Strategy 11.4%, War 9.4%, Historical 5.2%
- #49 Warfare Legacy Collection
66% matchVery Positive93% of 989 reviews2025
Dev: Con Artist GamesPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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 27.7% ★, Real Time Tactics 12.4%, War 12.3%, Military 11.3%, Tactical 10.1%
- #50 Ultimate General: Gettysburg
70% matchVery Positive80% of 2,706 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 19.8%, RTS 19.2%, Historical 17.2%, Tactical 11.1%, Strategy 10.6%
- #51 Men of War™
70% matchVery Positive90% of 3,818 reviews2009
Dev: Best WayPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 13.9 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 33.9% ★, RTS 15.1%, Strategy 10.3%, Real Time Tactics 9.4%, Tactical 8.1%
- #52 Easy Red 2
67% matchVery Positive90% of 12,979 reviews2022
Dev: Marco AmadeiPub: Corvostudio di Amadei Marco
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 14.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 42.6% ★, Wargame 17.1%, War 16.1%, Historical 9.2%, Strategy 5.5%
- #53 Valor & Victory
69% matchMostly Positive71% of 191 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 33.6% ★, Wargame 19.9%, War 11.6%, Historical 10.2%, Tactical 7.1%
- #54 Command: Modern Operations
68% matchVery Positive85% of 1,597 reviews2019
Dev: Command Development TeamPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 33.9 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 25%, Military 24.4%, RTS 17.2%, Simulation 10.6%, Grand Strategy 8.8% ★
- #55 Unity of Command II
67% matchMostly Positive80% of 2,137 reviews2019
Dev: 2x2 Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 18.0 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 34.4% ★, Wargame 15%, Grand Strategy 13.6% ★, War 7.9%, Strategy 7.4%
- #56 Broken Arrow
65% matchMixed56% of 30,742 reviews2025
Dev: Steel BalalaikaPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 35.8 hrsMean: 83.7 hrs≥1hr: 96%
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 25.5%, RTS 18%, Real Time Tactics 15.9%, War 11.9%, Tactical 8.6%
- #57 Sherman Commander
65% matchMixed68% of 131 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: World War II 23.6% ★, Wargame 14.1%, RTS 12.2%, War 10%, Military 9.7%
- #58 War Room
69% matchMixed53% of 690 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 16.6%, Real Time Tactics 13%, War 12.8%, Wargame 12.6%, Military 12.3%
- #59 Supreme Ruler Ultimate
68% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,250 reviews2014
Dev: BattleGoat Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.4 hrsMean: 50.6 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 18.2% ★, Grand Strategy 15.6% ★, Wargame 15.1%, RTS 13.1%, Military 10%