- #1 Frontline: Panzer Blitzkrieg!
97% matchVery Positive88% of 109 reviews2020
Dev: Frontline: Games Series
Windows
Fight your way through 35 Unique WW2 battles - Aim your targets carefully, counter-attack, and strategically coordinate your Squads. The study of enemy tactics and the use of Special abilities will lead to victory!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 11.2% ★, World War II 11% ★, Wargame 8.8%, Naval Combat 8.6% ★, Tabletop 7.4%
- #2 Frontline: Western Front
96% matchMostly Positive79% of 52 reviews2019
Dev: Frontline: Games Series
Windows
A tactical scale strategy game that invites the players to take command of the Allied or German forces in an epic struggle for the control of Western Europe during World War Two.
Why similar: World War II 18.8% ★, Grand Strategy 13% ★, Wargame 11.1%, Military 9.3%, Tabletop 9.2%
- #3 Strategic Mind: Blitzkrieg
96% matchVery Positive85% of 505 reviews2020
Dev: Starni Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Strategic Mind: Blitzkrieg is a turn-based strategy set in the period of WW2. It brings a modern look and new features to a good old wargame genre. You are to lead the German Armed forces overcoming unthinkable odds and claiming the ultimate bittersweet victory in Europe. Blitzkrieg is the way!
Why similar: World War II 19.3% ★, Board Game 12.9%, Wargame 12.4%, Military 10.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.5%
- #4 Total Tank Generals
95% matchMostly Positive73% of 320 reviews2023
Dev: Noobz From PolandPub: 505 Games
Windows
Every war has its Generals. Take command of an army during World War II and lead them to victory. Strategize your way through many scenarios and real historical military campaigns of past generals.
Why similar: World War II 23.5% ★, Tabletop 9.4%, Board Game 8.6%, Wargame 8.6%, Education 8.3%
- #5 Strategic Mind: Fight for Freedom
94% matchVery Positive88% of 156 reviews2021
Dev: Starni Games
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Strategic Mind: Fight for Freedom is a history-driven turn-based strategy set in WW2. Take command of the Allied forces and protect your homeland and the whole of Europe from totalitarian madness. Form armies. Win battles. Change history.
Why similar: World War II 19.4% ★, Wargame 12.6%, Military 11%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.4%, Board Game 10.1%
- #6 Strategic Mind: The Pacific
94% matchMostly Positive75% of 620 reviews2019
Dev: Starni Games
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Strategic Mind: The Pacific is a turn-based strategy set in the WW2 period depicting the war between the USA and the Empire of Japan waged in the Pacific Ocean with mindblowing historical accuracy and attention to detail. Two Sides. Two Commanders. Two Destinies.
Why similar: World War II 17.4% ★, Board Game 13%, Naval Combat 12.3% ★, Wargame 10.7%, Military 9%
- #7 Hex of Steel
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 801 reviews2020
Dev: War Frogs Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Hex of Steel is a refreshing WWII wargame covering all fronts featuring a certain amount of original mechanics. Fight in solo against finally a decent AI throughout Europe, Africa or the Pacific, or against a friend in the cross-platform PBEM or real time multiplayer. Coop is also an option!
Why similar: World War II 24.7% ★, Wargame 14.5%, Military 12.9%, Board Game 12%, Tabletop 11.7%
- #8 Second Front
92% matchMostly Positive79% of 653 reviews2023
Dev: HexdrawPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Second Front is a tactical WWII turn-based strategy game. Craft & share your own scenarios and maps or use your strategic prowess in 48 scenarios set in iconic locations. Command over 40 types of infantry and 216 tanks, vehicles and guns. An infinite tactical sandbox experience.
Why similar: World War II 29.2% ★, Wargame 15.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.1%, War 10%
- #9 Headquarters: World War II
91% matchMostly Positive78% of 654 reviews2024
Dev: Starni GamesPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Headquarters: World War II is a fast-paced turn-based strategy game where your battlefield tactics are as important as your army management skills. Experience both sides of the war, battling in Europe as the USA, the UK, or Germany. Storm bunkers, occupy houses, win tank duels.
Why similar: World War II 17.3% ★, Wargame 11.2%, Tabletop 9.7%, Board Game 9.5%, Military 9%
- #10 Steel Division 2
90% 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 28.9% ★, Grand Strategy 14.3% ★, Military 14.2%, Wargame 11.6%, War 9.6%
- #11 Panzer Strategy
91% matchMixed65% of 469 reviews2018
Dev: Starni Games
Windows
Panzer Strategy is a World War II wargame that combines classic turn-based strategy gameplay with modern looks. Command your armies and adapt your units to any objective using a huge selection of real-life military equipment and battle skills.
Why similar: World War II 19.2% ★, Board Game 14.7%, Education 12.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.9%, Military 10.9%
- #12 Armoured Commander II
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 581 reviews2021
Dev: Gregory Adam Scott
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 30.1 hrs≥1hr: 92%
In this roguelike wargame, take command of a tank and its crew in the Second World War, joining one of over 50 campaigns across Europe, North Africa, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific. Fight against over 1300 historically-based unit types, where each day is a struggle for survival.
Why similar: World War II 31.1% ★, Wargame 13.5%, Military 13.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.8%
- #13 World War 2: Strategy Simulator
89% 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 18% ★, Grand Strategy 11.9% ★, Wargame 11.3%, Naval Combat 11.1% ★, Military 9.2%
- #14 Panzer Corps 2
88% 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 25.4% ★, Grand Strategy 13.9% ★, Wargame 12%, Military 11.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 11%
- #15 Strategic Command WWII: War in the Pacific
87% matchVery Positive88% of 113 reviews2024
Dev: Fury SoftwarePub: Matrix Games
Windows
Strategic Command WWII: War in the Pacific is a turn-based strategy game. It offers a comprehensive experience of the Pacific Theater, challenging you to achieve victory in one of history's greatest conflicts.
Why similar: World War II 24.4% ★, Wargame 21.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.1%, Military 12.3%, Strategy 9.3%
- #16 Strategic Mind: Spectre of Communism
86% matchMostly Positive79% of 223 reviews2020
Dev: Starni Games
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 19.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Strategic Mind: Spectre of Communism is a (hi)story-driven turn-based strategy set in the WW2 period. It offers refined wargame mechanics, story-rich gameplay, and modern 3D graphics. Lead the USSR Armed forces staging the world Communist revolution. For Stalin! For the Motherland!
Why similar: World War II 19.3% ★, Wargame 14.2%, Military 11.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.3%, Board Game 9.6%
- #17 Iron Front: Digital War Edition
86% matchMixed59% of 865 reviews2012
Dev: X1 SoftwarePub: Deep Silver
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Command your own troops, man authentic weaponry and take to the sky in deadly warplanes.
Why similar: World War II 36.9% ★, Military 19.5%, War 15.5%, Sandbox 10.8%, Strategy 5.9%
- #18 Strategic Mind: Spirit of Liberty
82% matchVery Positive85% of 80 reviews2023
Dev: Starni Games
Windows
Prove to have a true Strategic Mind! Spirit of Liberty will put your strategic planning skills to the test. It’s a hardcore, turn-based, historically accurate strategy game set in WWII. Lead Finnish forces against an overwhelming threat through the Winter War, Continuation War, and Lapland War.
Why similar: World War II 20.8% ★, Wargame 13.6%, Board Game 12.5%, Military 11.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.5%
- #19 Frontline : Road to Moscow
85% matchMixed59% of 66 reviews2014
Dev: 88mmPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Take command of the German army through some of the most famous battles of the war, leading the mighty Wehrmacht on towards Moscow. The variety of maps and battle situations is what makes Frontline so different and engaging: players are confronted with blitzkriegs, trench wars and dog fights, but also unusual situation such as missions...
Why similar: World War II 50.6% ★, Strategy 27.2%, Wargame 22.2%
- #20 Third Front: WWII
84% matchMixed61% of 360 reviews2018
Dev: Hamsters Gaming
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Are you ready to rewrite history and take on the role of ruler of the nation? Show your knowledge of tactics and strategy, become the commander-in-chief of a huge army! Lead the troops of one of the three nations - the USSR, Germany and the Allies - and pave your way for each of them!
Why similar: World War II 35.7% ★, Military 14%, Strategy 12.7%, War 11.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.1%
- #21 Tank Operations: European Campaign
81% 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 32% ★, Wargame 13.3%, Military 12.6%, Strategy 12.3%, War 10.4%
- #22 Battle of the Bulge
84% matchMostly Positive72% of 166 reviews2015
Dev: Shenandoah StudioPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Battle of the Bulge is a fast-paced WW2 game where precise movement and detailed planning make the difference between a vain attempt and a brave operation.
Why similar: World War II 37.7% ★, Wargame 16%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.9%, War 13.7%, Strategy 9%
- #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 23.9% ★, Grand Strategy 16.6% ★, Wargame 14.9%, Military 12.7%, War 9.9%
- #24 Combat Mission Battle for Normandy
81% matchMostly Positive78% of 255 reviews2023
Dev: BattlefrontPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Combat Mission Battle for Normandy faithfully recreates the experience of tactical land warfare in Western France during World War Two.
Why similar: World War II 45% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 21.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 20.3%, Strategy 13.5%
- #25 Valor & Victory
80% matchMostly Positive71% of 190 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 23.3% ★, Wargame 12.8%, Tabletop 12.5%, Board Game 12%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.1%
- #26 Order of Battle: World War II
79% matchMostly Positive78% of 3,120 reviews2015
Dev: The ArtistocratsPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 16.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Order of Battle: World War II is a breath of fresh air for all strategy fans. It is a game that takes wargaming to a new level by upgrading every single game element and rebooting the genre for a new generation of players.
Why similar: World War II 40.2% ★, Wargame 17.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.8%, Strategy 10.5%, War 7.8%
- #27 KARDS - The WW2 Card Game
78% matchMixed69% of 47,196 reviews2020
Dev: 1939 Games
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 46.7 hrs≥1hr: 67%
KARDS, The World War II Card Game, combines traditional CCG gameplay with innovative mechanics inspired by classic strategy games and real battlefield tactics. Take command and challenge other players in grand-scale warfare on the ground, air, or seas.
Why similar: World War II 31.5% ★, Wargame 15.7%, Board Game 12.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 11%, Military 9.2%
- #28 Graviteam Tactics: Mius-Front
79% 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 44.1% ★, Wargame 20.1%, Military 10.7%, Strategy 9.3%, Simulation 7%
- #29 Classified: France '44
77% matchMostly Positive73% of 931 reviews2024
Dev: Absolutely GamesPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 22.8 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Command an elite team of allied special operators in Nazi-occupied France wreaking havoc in the run up to D-Day in this ambitious turn-based tactics game. Take on the might of Germany's war machine and launch daring raids in occupied territory. Can you do enough to ensure Allied victory?
Why similar: World War II 28% ★, Turn-Based Combat 13.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 13%, Military 12%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.2%
- #30 Frontline 1942: Battles of the World War 2
77% matchMixed54% of 1,224 reviews2023
Dev: XDEVS LTD
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Immerse yourself in the times of the Second World War II and become a real hero! Shoot, capture, win – the path to glory is paved with shells!
Why similar: World War II 38.4% ★, Wargame 30.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 20.7%, Simulation 6.9%, Action 3.5%
- #31 Axis & Allies 1942 Online
75% matchMostly Positive78% of 4,970 reviews2021
Dev: Beamdog
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 49.6 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Play the classic board game, Axis & Allies 1942 2nd Edition! Act as WWII powers in a turn-based strategy game that fits your screen and schedule— get notified on your turn and command armies at your own pace! Team up with friends, challenge the world’s top players, or go solo vs. A.I.
Why similar: World War II 21.6% ★, Wargame 14.9%, Board Game 13.1%, Tabletop 12.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.2%
- #32 Panzer Tactics HD
78% matchMostly Positive73% of 239 reviews2014
Dev: SproingPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 24.4 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Strategists to the frontline!The HD remake of the Nintendo DS classic.Are you the strategist that the world has been waiting for?
Why similar: World War II 48.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 19.2%, Wargame 13.1%, Strategy 12.4%, Simulation 6.8%
- #33 Forgotten but Unbroken
74% matchMostly Positive79% of 254 reviews2024
Dev: Centurion DevelopmentsPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
A tactical turn-based strategy game inspired by events and stories of forgotten and unsung heroes of WW2. Unique and new-to-genre features offer immersion and deeper protagonists to lead and care for. Lead the resistance against the Axis Forces.
Why similar: World War II 24.7% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 16.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.8%, Turn-Based Combat 12.8%, Military 12.4%
- #34 WarPlan
76% 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 25.1% ★, Grand Strategy 17.9% ★, Wargame 15.9%, Military 13%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.6%
- #35 Decisive Campaigns: Barbarossa
76% matchVery Positive88% of 240 reviews2016
Dev: VR DesignsPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Command a true operational structure. Can you balance and prioritize three different Theatres in order to achieve your objective?
Why similar: World War II 43% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 19.3%, Strategy 13.2%, Strategy RPG 12.4%, Wargame 12.1%
- #36 Victory at Sea Atlantic - World War II Naval Warfare
72% matchMixed67% of 111 reviews2025
Dev: Evil Twin Artworks
Windows
Victory At Sea Atlantic transports you to the cold, unforgiving waters of the Atlantic Theatre in WWII. With a vast array of ships, planes, and subs, engage in epic sea battles & secure your place in history. Victory At Sea Atlantic is the ultimate naval warfare experience.
Why similar: World War II 24.5% ★, Grand Strategy 20.6% ★, Naval Combat 19.8% ★, Wargame 15.1%, Sandbox 6%
- #37 Unity of Command II
73% 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 29.6% ★, Grand Strategy 14.6% ★, Wargame 12.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.3%, Military 8.2%
- #38 Men of War II
71% matchMixed61% of 7,210 reviews2024
Dev: Best WayPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows · Linux
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 21.1 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 44.8% ★, Wargame 25.6%, Military 20%, Strategy 7.4%, Action 2.2%
- #39 Hearts of Iron IV
71% 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 33.2% ★, Grand Strategy 24.6% ★, Military 13.6%, War 12.3%, Strategy 7.3%
- #40 Making History: The Second World War
74% 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 26.6% ★, Grand Strategy 17.9% ★, Military 11.4%, War 10.6%, Wargame 10.2%
- #41 Easy Red 2
70% matchVery Positive90% of 12,483 reviews2022
Dev: Marco AmadeiPub: Corvostudio di Amadei Marco
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 14.2 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 43.3% ★, Wargame 16.3%, War 14.6%, Sandbox 10.3%, Strategy 5.4%
- #42 The Troop
70% matchVery Positive85% of 764 reviews2023
Dev: Giant FlamePub: PLA Studios
Windows · Mac
The Troop is a turn-based, platoon-level tactical game set in WW2. From the early hours of D-Day to Falaise, play as British and Canadian or German forces in desperate fighting across Normandy.
Why similar: World War II 29.5% ★, Wargame 13%, Turn-Based Tactics 12%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.6%, Turn-Based Combat 10%
- #43 Battle Academy 2: Eastern Front
73% matchVery Positive92% of 239 reviews2014
Dev: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Sequel to its successful predecessor, Battle Academy 2 moves the action east – to the bloodied plains of Mother Russia. When a gritty new look, great new features, and random mission generation meet battle-proven gameplay you can be sure of a turn-based strategy classic!
Why similar: World War II 50% ★, Strategy 17.5%, Wargame 16.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.1%
- #44 Strategic War in Europe
75% matchMixed49% of 214 reviews2014
Dev: Wastelands InteractivePub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Set during the events of WW2, Strategic War in Europe is a classic turn-based strategy game that combines a deep strategic layer with accessibility and ease-of-use.
Why similar: World War II 48.8% ★, Wargame 21.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.6%, Strategy 14.3%
- #45 Unity of Command: Stalingrad Campaign
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,012 reviews2012
Dev: 2x2 Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Unity of Command is an innovative and refreshing operational-level wargame that covers the entire 1942/43 Stalingrad Campaign on the Eastern Front.
Why similar: World War II 37.4% ★, Wargame 17.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.6%, Strategy 9.3%, Grand Strategy 7.3% ★
- #46 Nations At War Digital Core Game
72% matchMostly Positive73% of 105 reviews2020
Dev: Lock 'n Load Publishing
Windows · Mac
Nations At War series is a dynamic platoon-level combat computer game based on the award-winning board games of the same series name. Nations At War series centered on armor, artillery and infantry combat during World War 2.
Why similar: World War II 25.6% ★, Wargame 16.9%, Military 13.4%, Board Game 12.5%, Tabletop 12.5%
- #47 The Great War: Western Front™
69% matchMixed66% of 3,181 reviews2023
Dev: PetroglyphPub: Frontier Foundry
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The Great War: Western Front is the definitive WW1 strategy game. Play a deciding role in history with this real-time tactical experience as you take charge in the iconic Western Front from 1914 to 1919. Pick your faction and lead your forces to victory.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 26.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 18%, Military 16.9%, Wargame 15.8%, Strategy 11.8%
- #48 Battle Academy
71% matchVery Positive85% of 362 reviews2014
Dev: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 40%
A turn-based strategy game like no other has landed on Steam. Approachable, absorbing and visually impressive yet detailed, Battle Academy aims to revolutionise the strategy games market with a blend of intuitive design and compelling gameplay.
Why similar: World War II 44.9% ★, Wargame 23.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 20.1%, Strategy 11.2%
- #49 Gary Grigsby's War in the East 2
68% matchVery Positive92% of 428 reviews2021
Dev: 2by3 GamesPub: Matrix Games
Windows
War in the East 2 is the most comprehensive, most realistic, and most advanced wargame modeling Eastern Front warfare in World War Two.
Why similar: World War II 27.1% ★, Wargame 23.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.1%, Strategy 9.4%, War 9.2%
- #50 Warplan Pacific
68% matchVery Positive88% of 94 reviews2022
Dev: Kraken StudiosPub: Matrix Games
Windows
WarPlan Pacific is an operational level wargame which covers all the nations at war in the Pacific theatre from December 1941 to 1945 on a massive game scale.
Why similar: World War II 33.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 16.5%, Wargame 15.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.7%, Military 10.6%
- #51 Strategic Mind: Spirit of Liberty - Prologue 1939
68% matchMostly Positive78% of 60 reviews2023
Dev: Starni Games
Windows
Strategic Mind: Spirit of Liberty is a history-driven turn-based strategy set in WW2. Lead the scarce Finnish forces through the Winter War, Continuation War, and Lapland War. Save your country’s very existence from the Red Menace. Niet Molotoff!
Why similar: World War II 21.1% ★, Wargame 13.6%, Military 11.7%, Board Game 11.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.5%
- #52 Tank On Tank Digital - West Front
70% matchMixed57% of 54 reviews2017
Dev: Lock 'n Load Publishing
Windows · Mac
Tank on Tank Digital brings World War II tactical ground combat on Western Front 1944.
Why similar: World War II 39.6% ★, War 15.3%, Board Game 14.6%, Strategy 10.1%, Wargame 7.1%
- #53 Combat Mission: Final Blitzkrieg
66% matchVery Positive80% of 71 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 17.1%, World War II 16.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.2%, Military 12.1%
- #54 Blitzkrieg 3
69% matchMixed54% of 7,303 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 48% ★, Military 22.6%, War 17%, Strategy 8.6%, Simulation 3.8%
- #55 Skirmish Line
67% matchVery Positive88% of 361 reviews2019
Dev: The Snarktopus
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Experience the brutality and randomness of war as an Allied tactical commander in the Pacific Theater during World War 2. Train, equip, and command a squad of soldiers as you fight against the fanatical Imperial Japanese Empire.
Why similar: World War II 66.4% ★, War 13.4%, Strategy 10.8%, Simulation 5.9%, Action 3.5%
- #56 Attack at Dawn: North Africa
66% matchVery Positive87% of 95 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 34% ★, Grand Strategy 19.2% ★, Wargame 17.6%, Military 9.7%, Board Game 6.5%
- #57 Aircraft Carrier Survival
67% matchMixed60% of 1,187 reviews2022
Dev: Gambit Games StudioPub: CreativeForge Games
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
When the harshness of the sea meets the cruelties of war, a challenge for perseverance makes itself known. Welcome to Aircraft Carrier Survival, a strategy game set in the Pacific Theater of World War II, where your prowess as a commander decides the fate of a naval behemoth.
Why similar: World War II 33.9% ★, Naval Combat 32.8% ★, War 13%, Sandbox 9.1%, Strategy 6.2%
- #58 Gary Grigsby's War in the East
67% matchVery Positive90% of 579 reviews2015
Dev: 2by3 GamesPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 49.5 hrs≥1hr: 60%
War on an Epic scale from Moscow to Berlin – this is War in the East!
Why similar: World War II 30.9% ★, Grand Strategy 23.4% ★, Wargame 20%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.8%, Strategy 7.8%
- #59 No Retreat! The Russian Front
63% matchVery Positive82% of 64 reviews2025
Dev: Cyril JarnotPub: Avalon Digital
Windows · Mac
This game is a Strategic game on the Eastern Front of World War II.It is a digital port from the famous and eponym boardgame, No Retreat!, designed by Carl Paradis.
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