- #1 Freedom Force
97% matchMixed56% of 549 reviews2009
Dev: Irrational GamesPub: 2K
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 30%
From a distant corner of the galaxy, an evil alien race sets in motion a sinister plan to conquer the Earth. They unleash a powerful catalyst — Energy X — that imbues the planet's worst miscreants with super-powers to bring the planet to its knees. Now Earth's only hope lies with a new breed of heroes... The Freedom Force!
Why similar: Superhero 42.1% ★, Real-Time with Pause 24.5% ★, RPG 16.5%, Strategy 12.8%, Comic Book 4.1%
Why You'll Like It: This is the direct predecessor to the seed game and shares the exact same tactical engine and comic-book aesthetic.
- #2 Sentinels of Freedom
96% matchMostly Positive74% of 265 reviews2020
Dev: Underbite Games
Windows
Prepare for a story-driven campaign within the Sentinel Comics universe as you join forces with an ever-growing team to face a wide variety of villains. Create your hero, gather your team, and save the world in this exciting new turn-based strategy!
Why similar: Superhero 55.8% ★, RPG 23.4%, Strategy 20.7%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical turn-based game that focuses heavily on superhero team composition and unique power sets.
- #3 Marvel's Midnight Suns
95% matchVery Positive82% of 24,541 reviews2022
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
Windows
Median: 10.3 hrsMean: 35.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
FIGHT AND STRATEGIZE LIKE A SUPER HERO IN THE DARKER CORNERS OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE. Play as The Hunter, a legendary demon slayer who must lead a team of Super Heroes and supernatural warriors facing apocalyptic threats.
Why similar: Superhero 72.4% ★, RPG 14.7%, Strategy 12.9%
Why You'll Like It: It features a deep tactical combat system centered on superhero team management and character-specific ability decks.
- #4 Silent Storm Gold Edition
96% matchVery Positive88% of 1,074 reviews2013
Dev: NivalPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Silent Storm from leading Russian developer Nival is a true 3D tactical turn-based Role-Playing-Game set against the backdrop of WWII. As the conflict rages on the frontlines, you’ll be leading a small multinational squad behind enemy lines to gather information and wreak havoc on your enemies while trying to thwart a mysterious new...
Why similar: RPG 50.9%, Strategy 49.1%
Why You'll Like It: It offers highly destructible environments and tactical squad combat that feels very similar to the physics-based gameplay of Freedom Force.
- #5 TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children
94% matchVery Positive93% of 9,873 reviews2020
Dev: Dandylion
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 30.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children is the first season of a turn-based strategy SRPG that takes place in the world of Troubleshooter.
Why similar: RPG 53.6%, Strategy 46.4%
Why You'll Like It: This deep tactical RPG features a massive variety of character abilities and customization that mirrors the hero-building aspect of the seed game.
- #6 XCOM® 2
94% matchVery Positive85% of 109,714 reviews2016
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12.5 hrsMean: 62.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
XCOM 2 is the sequel to XCOM: Enemy Unknown, the 2012 award-winning strategy game of the year. Earth has changed and is now under alien rule. Facing impossible odds you must rebuild XCOM, and ignite a global resistance to reclaim our world and save humanity.
Why similar: RPG 52.5%, Strategy 47.5%
Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for squad-based tactical combat, featuring high-stakes missions and deep character progression.
- #7 Jagged Alliance 2 - Wildfire
93% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,949 reviews2012
Dev: I-deal GamesPub: Topware Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Even if the regime is totally inept and corrupt, don't suppose for a moment that you as the liberator will be greeted with open arms.JAGGED ALLIANCE 2: WILDFIRE brings you back to Arulco. The population is being terrorized by a reckless army; in the meantime the main export goods are drugs.
Why similar: Strategy 88.5%, RPG 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: A classic tactical squad management game that emphasizes character personality and tactical positioning.
- #8 Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden
91% matchVery Positive90% of 20,576 reviews2018
Dev: The Bearded LadiesPub: Funcom
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 14.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A tactical game combining the turn-based combat of XCOM with story, exploration, stealth, and strategy. Take control of a team of Mutants navigating a post-human Earth. Created by a team including former HITMAN leads and the designer of PAYDAY.
Why similar: Strategy 52.5%, RPG 47.5%
Why You'll Like It: Combines real-time stealth with turn-based tactical combat, focusing on unique character abilities and squad synergy.
- #9 Commandos 2: Men of Courage
92% matchVery Positive86% of 2,833 reviews2007
Dev: Pyro StudiosPub: Kalypso Media Digital
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 29%
Commandos 2: Men of Courage is a tactical action/strategy game set against the backdrop of World War II. Take control of an elite group of commandos who must venture deep into enemy territory and utilize their combined expertise to complete a series of mission-based objectives.
Why similar: Strategy 100%
Why You'll Like It: A classic real-time tactical game that requires precise squad coordination in a WWII setting.
- #10 Classified: France '44
91% matchMostly Positive72% of 1,040 reviews2024
Dev: Absolutely GamesPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 20.6 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: Strategy 53.5%, RPG 46.5%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based tactical game set in WWII that focuses on squad management and stealth-based mission objectives.
- #11 Wasteland 3
90% matchVery Positive85% of 22,446 reviews2020
Dev: inXile Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 25.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Following the critically acclaimed 2014 Game of the Year winner Wasteland 2, the RPG series that pioneered the post-apocalyptic genre in video games returns with Wasteland 3.
Why similar: RPG 58.3%, Strategy 41.7%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical RPG that allows for complex squad builds and meaningful choices in a post-apocalyptic setting.
- #12 Desperados III
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 16,661 reviews2020
Dev: Mimimi GamesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 17.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Desperados III is a story-driven, hardcore tactical stealth game, set in a ruthless Wild West scenario. Play smart if you want to succeed. A good plan can make the difference between survival and finding yourself at the business end of a pistol.
Why similar: Strategy 100%
Why You'll Like It: Features real-time tactical gameplay with a pause mechanic that allows for precise coordination of squad abilities.
- #13 Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 38,486 reviews2016
Dev: Mimimi GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Shadow Tactics is a hardcore tactical stealth game set in Japan around the Edo period. A new Shogun seizes power over Japan and enforces nationwide peace. In his battle against conspiracy and rebellion, he recruits five specialists with extraordinary skills for assassination, sabotage and espionage.
Why similar: Strategy 100%
Why You'll Like It: A real-time tactical stealth game where you must coordinate the unique skills of a specialized squad to succeed.
- #14 Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 206,376 reviews2017
Dev: Larian Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 31.2 hrsMean: 75.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
The critically acclaimed RPG that raised the bar, from the creators of Baldur's Gate 3. Gather your party. Master deep, tactical combat. Venture as a party of up to four - but know that only one of you will have the chance to become a God.
Why similar: RPG 71.4%, Strategy 28.6%
Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in tactical RPG combat that rewards creative use of environmental interactions and character abilities.
- #15 Commandos: Origins
86% matchMostly Positive79% of 2,567 reviews2025
Dev: Claymore Game StudiosPub: Kalypso Media
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 19.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%
ALARM! You have been selected for a mission which will shape the fate of the entire world. Witness the very beginning of the legendary elite WWII force in Commandos: Origins. The long-awaited sequel to the Commandos series brings you right back to the foundation of the real-time tactics genre.
Why similar: Strategy 100%
Why You'll Like It: A modern return to the real-time tactical squad infiltration genre set during the Second World War.
- #16 The Banner Saga
87% matchVery Positive89% of 15,975 reviews2014
Dev: StoicPub: Stoic Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Live through an epic role-playing Viking saga where your strategic choices directly affect your personal journey. Make allies as you travel with your caravan across this stunning yet harsh landscape. Carefully choose those who will help fight a new threat that jeopardizes an entire civilization.
Why similar: RPG 58.3%, Strategy 41.7%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on tactical combat and narrative-driven squad management in a beautifully stylized world.
- #17 Invisible, Inc.
86% matchVery Positive91% of 5,792 reviews2015
Dev: Klei Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Take control of Invisible's agents in the field and infiltrate the world's most dangerous corporations. Stealth, precision, and teamwork are essential in high-stakes, high-profit missions, where every move may cost an agent their life.
Why similar: Strategy 100%
Why You'll Like It: A high-stakes tactical game that emphasizes stealth and specialized character abilities to complete missions.
- #18 Company of Heroes
85% matchVery Positive94% of 18,808 reviews2006
Dev: Relic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 38.0 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: Strategy 100%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a more large-scale tactical RTS experience that maintains a strong focus on squad-level combat and positioning.
- #19 Strategic Mind: Fight for Freedom
84% matchVery Positive88% of 161 reviews2021
Dev: Starni Games
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Strategic Mind: Fight for Freedom is a history-driven turn-based strategy set in WW2. Take command of the Allied forces and protect your homeland and the whole of Europe from totalitarian madness. Form armies. Win battles. Change history.
Why similar: Strategy 100%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based tactical wargame that focuses on WWII military history and detailed unit management.
- #20 SteamWorld Heist
84% matchVery Positive94% of 6,250 reviews2016
Dev: Image & Form Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Command a steam-driven pirate crew in a series of epic tactical shootouts in SteamWorld Heist. This is turn-based strategy with a twist: You manually aim the guns of your robots, allowing for insane skill shots and bullet-bouncing action!
Why similar: Strategy 52.9%, RPG 47.1%
Why You'll Like It: Offers unique tactical combat with a focus on manual aiming and squad-based ability synergy.
- #21 Unity of Command II
83% matchMostly Positive80% of 2,215 reviews2019
Dev: 2x2 Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 18.5 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: Strategy 100%
Why You'll Like It: A WWII strategy game that focuses on tactical logistics and supply lines, appealing to the strategic side of the seed game.
- #22 The Banner Saga 2
82% matchVery Positive90% of 3,806 reviews2016
Dev: Stoic
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The award-winning adventure continues in Banner Saga 2! This epic, story-based, role-playing game continues its emotional journey across a breaking world. Bold leadership decisions, wise use of resources, and skillful battle tactics are vital to ensure your viking clans make it through alive.
Why similar: RPG 60.5%, Strategy 39.5%
Why You'll Like It: Continues the tactical combat and narrative-heavy squad management of its predecessor with refined mechanics.
- #23 Super Dungeon Tactics
82% matchMostly Positive78% of 148 reviews2016
Dev: Underbite Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Super Dungeon® Tactics is a classic turn-based game featuring exciting, new gameplay mechanics. Along with traditional RPG characters making you feel right at home, the dynamic gameplay will keep you on your toes.
Why similar: RPG 54.1%, Strategy 45.9%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical RPG that emphasizes party-based combat and character-specific skill management.
- #24 Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate - Daemonhunters
79% matchMostly Positive77% of 14,819 reviews2022
Dev: Complex GamesPub: Frontier Foundry
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 19.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Lead humanity’s greatest weapon, the Grey Knights, in this fast-paced turn-based tactical RPG. Root out and purge a galaxy-spanning plague in a cinematic, story-driven campaign, using the tactics and talents of your own personalised squad of Daemonhunters.
Why similar: Strategy 59.5%, RPG 40.5%
Why You'll Like It: Features deep tactical squad customization and powerful ability-based combat against overwhelming odds.
- #25 Gears Tactics
80% matchMostly Positive75% of 7,780 reviews2020
Dev: Splash DamagePub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 20.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Gears Tactics is the fast-paced, turn-based strategy game from one of the most-acclaimed video game franchises – Gears of War. Outnumbered and fighting for survival, recruit and command your squad to hunt down an evil mastermind who makes monsters.
Why similar: Strategy 85.4%, RPG 14.6%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced tactical game that emphasizes aggressive squad movement and ability-based combat.
- #26 Phantom Doctrine
81% matchMostly Positive74% of 4,697 reviews2018
Dev: CreativeForge GamesPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
The year is 1983. The world teeters on the verge of destruction as the Cold War tightens its icy grip. East or West: trust no one, question everything. The fate of humanity rests in your hands as you pit spy versus spy in tactical Phantom Doctrine.
Why similar: Strategy 55.7%, RPG 44.3%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical turn-based game with a Cold War espionage theme that focuses on squad management and covert operations.
- #27 The Bureau: XCOM Declassified
81% matchMostly Positive70% of 12,092 reviews2013
Dev: 2K MarinPub: 2K
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
The year is 1962 and the Cold War has the nation gripped by fear. A top-secret government unit called The Bureau begins investigating a series of mysterious attacks by an enemy more powerful than communism.
Why similar: Strategy 58.8%, RPG 41.2%
Why You'll Like It: A third-person tactical shooter set in the 1960s that features squad-based ability management similar to the Freedom Force feel.
- #28 Hard West 2
79% matchVery Positive82% of 3,231 reviews2022
Dev: Ice Code GamesPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Hard West 2 is a journey to the heart of darkness in the American West. Take control of a supernatural posse and catch the mysterious Ghost Train. Outsmart, outcheat and outgun your enemies in this turn-based tactics game set in a Wild West world where nothing is as it seems.
Why similar: RPG 54.2%, Strategy 45.8%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical squad game with supernatural elements and a unique 'bravado' system that rewards aggressive play.
- #29 Expeditions: Rome
78% matchVery Positive87% of 6,804 reviews2022
Dev: Logic ArtistsPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Determine the destiny of Rome as you conquer foreign lands and navigate political intrigue in this turn-based RPG. Directly fight with your party of Praetorians, guide your legion to victory, and choose your own path in a story where every decision matters. How will you shape the future of Rome?
Why similar: RPG 54.7%, Strategy 45.3%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical RPG that combines squad-based combat with historical strategy and character development.
- #30 Battle Brothers
78% matchVery Positive88% of 28,918 reviews2017
Dev: Overhype StudiosPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 18.9 hrsMean: 94.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Lead a mercenary company in this tactical RPG set in a medieval fantasy world. Chase fame and fortune as you choose where to go, who to recruit, which contracts to pursue, and how to train and equip your men in a procedurally generated open world campaign.
Why similar: RPG 53%, Strategy 47%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a gritty, tactical squad management experience with deep character progression and permadeath.
- #31 Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts
76% matchVery Positive92% of 1,210 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: Strategy 100%
- #32 Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor
76% matchVery Positive92% of 2,403 reviews2009
Dev: Relic EntertainmentPub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 1.4 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: Strategy 100%
- #33 Sentinels of Earth-Prime
74% matchVery Positive86% of 63 reviews2023
Dev: Handelabra Games Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Control a new team of heroes battling evil villains across dynamic environments. Play out epic comic book battles come to life in this exciting adaptation of the hit card game.
Why similar: Superhero 61.1% ★, Strategy 24%, Comic Book 14.9%
- #34 King Arthur II: The Role-Playing Wargame
77% matchMixed56% of 518 reviews2012
Dev: NeocoreGamesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Experience the sequel to the Role-playing Real Time Strategy Hit!
Why similar: RPG 52.6%, Strategy 47.4%
- #35 Commandos 3: Destination Berlin
77% matchMixed62% of 1,140 reviews2007
Dev: Pyro StudiosPub: Kalypso Media Digital
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 20%
Commandos 3: Destination Berlin is a game of real-time tactics that places you in command of an elite unit of Special Forces behind enemy lines in the European theater of World War II.
Why similar: Strategy 100%
- #36 UberSoldier II
75% matchMostly Positive77% of 673 reviews2014
Dev: Burut CTPub: Strategy First
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Deal another deadly blow to fascism!
- #37 Strategic Mind: Blitzkrieg
73% matchVery Positive85% of 512 reviews2020
Dev: Starni Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Strategic Mind: Blitzkrieg is a turn-based strategy set in the period of WW2. It brings a modern look and new features to a good old wargame genre. You are to lead the German Armed forces overcoming unthinkable odds and claiming the ultimate bittersweet victory in Europe. Blitzkrieg is the way!
Why similar: Strategy 100%
- #38 Sudden Strike 3
75% matchMostly Positive72% of 223 reviews2017
Dev: FireglowPub: Kalypso Media Digital
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 33%
Experience the hit World War 2 real-time strategy game for the first time in full 3D glory, expanding on all strategic and tactical options. Command joint operations of naval, land-based and airborne units on the largest maps in the series.
Why similar: Strategy 100%
- #39 Company of Heroes - Legacy Edition
73% matchVery Positive93% of 7,301 reviews2007
Dev: Relic EntertainmentPub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 12.2 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: Strategy 100%
- #40 WARSAW RISING: City of Heroes
73% matchMixed65% of 1,395 reviews2019
Dev: Pixelated MilkPub: Instytut Pamięci Narodowej
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
WARSAW RISING: City of Heroes is a challenging turn-based tactical RPG set in an occupied capital during WWII. Pick your heroes. Navigate historic streets. Confront occupiers. And try to survive the 63 days of hell in this historically accurate portrayal of Poles fighting for their city.
Why similar: RPG 39.3%, Comic Book 30.9%, Strategy 29.8%
- #41 Dark Deity 2
68% matchVery Positive89% of 1,759 reviews2025
Dev: Sword & Axe LLCPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 19.3 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Verroa is a peaceful continent on the brink of war as the Asverellian Empire seeks to expand - at your homeland’s expense. Command unlikely heroes, fight challenging turn-based battles, and watch hardship forge iron into steel. Dark Deity is back, bigger and better than before!
Why similar: RPG 54.5%, Strategy 45.5%
- #42 Hidden & Dangerous 2: Courage Under Fire
71% matchVery Positive95% of 1,012 reviews2017
Dev: Illusion SoftworksPub: 2K
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 14.1 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Hidden & Dangerous 2 is a first and third person tactical shooter that builds upon the tremendous success of Hidden & Dangerous. You lead a small squad of Allied soldiers deep behind enemy lines, to carry out secret missions during World War II.
Why similar: Strategy 100%
- #43 Comic Book Hero: The Greatest Cape
74% matchMixed44% of 136 reviews2015
Dev: Grey Dog SoftwarePub: Viva Media
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Assume the role of a masked crime fighter and take part in adventures ranging from the streets of your city to the farthest reaches of the galaxy! Write your own super-heroic story as you take on every foe from petty thugs to cosmic villains in this unique role-playing simulation adventure.
Why similar: Superhero 65.8% ★, RPG 34.2%
- #44 Strategic Mind: Spirit of Liberty - Prologue 1939
70% matchMostly Positive77% of 61 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: Strategy 100%
- #45 Close Combat 2: A Bridge Too Far
68% matchVery Positive91% of 53 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: Strategy 100%
- #46 Close Combat - Gateway to Caen
72% matchMostly Positive70% of 496 reviews2014
Dev: Matrix Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 64%
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: Strategy 66.5%, Real-Time with Pause 33.5% ★
- #47 Company of Heroes 2 - Ardennes Assault
72% matchMixed55% of 1,013 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: Strategy 100%
- #48 Fantasy General II
69% matchVery Positive81% of 1,984 reviews2019
Dev: Owned by GravityPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 58%
The fantasy wargaming classic is back! Lead powerful heroes and mighty armies into battle in this critically acclaimed turn-based strategy milestone. Level up and train your units and guide them through a gripping story campaign to decide the fate of a world on the brink of destruction.
Why similar: Strategy 100%
- #49 MARVEL Puzzle Quest
71% matchMixed69% of 4,498 reviews2013
Dev: Infinity Plus 2Pub: 505 Go Inc
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 145.6 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Collect Marvel characters and upgrade your unstoppable squad in this epic Super Hero Puzzle RPG! Fight on the tactical Match-3 board where every move is crucial, and master head-to-head PvP tournaments alongside high-stakes events all year round!
Why similar: Superhero 62.3% ★, RPG 17.1%, Comic Book 10.8%, Strategy 9.7%
- #50 Eschalon: Book II
71% matchVery Positive84% of 144 reviews2010
Dev: Basilisk Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Return to the world of Eschalon in the sequel to 2007's award-winning RPG. The blight of war now threatens all of Eschalon and the only hope for peace lies in the secret of your past. Don't miss this second chapter in the epic Eschalon trilogy given "5 Stars" by RPGWatch and called "immensely appealing" by The...
Why similar: RPG 100%
- #51 A Front Too Far: Normandy
70% matchMixed60% of 222 reviews2018
Dev: Marco AmadeiPub: Corvostudio di Amadei Marco
Windows · Mac · Linux
Infiltrate German lines in Normandy in a WWII role-playing game.
Why similar: RPG 53.1%, Strategy 46.9%
- #52 Sudden Strike 5
64% matchMostly Positive76% of 823 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: Strategy 100%
- #53 Death to Spies: Moment of Truth
70% matchVery Positive85% of 558 reviews2009
Dev: Haggard GamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 39%
The Most Mysterious Secret Service Agency of WWII This is a third-person stealth-action game describing the activities of the SMERSH, the most mysterious secret service agency of World War II. Moment of Truth is a sequel to the popular stealth action title Death to Spies.
- #54 Blitzkrieg 2 Anthology
69% matchVery Positive85% of 1,298 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: Strategy 100%
- #55 Strategic Mind: Spirit of Liberty
66% matchVery Positive84% of 82 reviews2023
Dev: Starni Games
Windows
Prove to have a true Strategic Mind! Spirit of Liberty will put your strategic planning skills to the test. It’s a hardcore, turn-based, historically accurate strategy game set in WWII. Lead Finnish forces against an overwhelming threat through the Winter War, Continuation War, and Lapland War.
Why similar: Strategy 100%
- #56 Capes
66% matchMixed70% of 506 reviews2024
Dev: Spitfire InteractivePub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Superheroes clash in this turn based strategy game. Recruit, train, and deploy your team in order to take back the city from the villains that hold it hostage.
Why similar: Superhero 67.7% ★, Strategy 16.5%, Comic Book 15.8%
- #57 Battle of the Bulge
69% matchMostly Positive72% of 170 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: Strategy 100%
- #58 Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era
60% matchVery Positive87% of 22,960 reviews2026
Dev: UnfrozenPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 20.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era is the official prequel hailing back to the origins of the genre-defining, critically acclaimed series of turn-based strategy games. Raise grand armies and wield devastating spells to overcome your foes in both solo and multiplayer.
Why similar: RPG 52.6%, Strategy 47.4%
- #59 Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines
67% matchVery Positive90% of 4,056 reviews2007
Dev: Pyro StudiosPub: Kalypso Media Digital
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 33%
Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines is a real-time tactics game set in World War II that puts you in command of a small squad of elite troopers. Send them behind enemy lines on a series of hazardous missions, and bring them back alive.
Why similar: Strategy 100%
- #60 Blitzkrieg Anthology
67% matchVery Positive90% of 1,562 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: Strategy 100%
