- #1 Chinese Expeditionary Force - Assault Team
97% match6 user reviews0% of 6 reviews2023
Dev: The Hard Game
Windows
Chinese Expeditionary Force - Assault Team is a tactical stealth game set in the expedition of the Chinese Expeditionary Force to Burma during World War II. The assault team consists of five characters, each with their own special skills. You can use different strategies to complete the mission.
Why similar: World War II 21% ★, Real Time Tactics 14.8%, Stealth 13.2%, Isometric 10.2%, War 8.9%
- #2 Commandos 3 - HD Remaster
96% matchMixed62% of 401 reviews2022
Dev: Raylight GamesPub: Kalypso Media
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 17.1 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 21.7% ★, Real Time Tactics 14.5%, RTS 13.2%, Stealth 9.6%, Isometric 9.5%
- #3 63 Days
96% matchMostly Positive73% of 605 reviews2024
Dev: Destructive Creations
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Coming of age as a part of the first generation born free, WWII stripped me of my family, home, and future. Now I'm left with only one choice: to get my revenge and independence, or die trying. The odds are against us: will our tactics, stealth and teamwork be enough?
Why similar: World War II 22% ★, Real Time Tactics 14.5%, RTS 12.8%, Stealth 10.2%, Isometric 10%
- #4 Commandos: Origins
95% 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: Real Time Tactics 18.7%, World War II 18.5% ★, RTS 15.3%, Isometric 10.5%, Stealth 9.6%
- #5 Partisans 1941
94% matchVery Positive82% of 8,770 reviews2020
Dev: Alter GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Partisans 1941 is a real-time tactics game with stealth elements, set on the eastern front of WW II. As an army commander behind enemy lines you gather a group of Partisans to wage guerilla warfare against the German occupants.
Why similar: World War II 31.1% ★, Real Time Tactics 21.1%, Stealth 15.6%, Isometric 8.8%, Strategy 7.3%
- #6 Panzer Strike
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ISAK Team
Windows
Authentic RTS gameplay straight out of the 2000s. Command your troops, develop strategies, and win World War II battles. Huge maps, thousands of units, long-range firepower, and no building mechanics!
Why similar: World War II 26.2% ★, RTS 15.6%, Real Time Tactics 11.8%, War 11.7%, Military 10%
- #7 Red Recon: 1944
93% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Varangs LLC
Windows
Red Recon is an isometric real-time tactics game with stealth elements, where you command a squad of Soviet scouts deployed into East Prussia in the autumn of 1944, on the eve of the Red Army’s strategic offensive. Be the first in the enemy’s lair!
Why similar: World War II 21.7% ★, Real Time Tactics 17.4%, RTS 14.6%, Stealth 14.4%, Historical 9.1%
- #8 Blitzkrieg Anthology
92% 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: World War II 36.2% ★, RTS 15%, Real Time Tactics 11.1%, Strategy 9.8%, Military 9.6%
- #9 War Mongrels
91% matchMostly Positive75% of 2,503 reviews2021
Dev: Destructive Creations
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 18.3 hrs≥1hr: 58%
War Mongrels is an isometric real-time tactics game that takes place on the eastern front of World War II. Dynamic and tactical gameplay with stealth elements, tightly packed into a dark, fascinating story! Play on your own or in online co-op (PC).
Why similar: World War II 20.9% ★, Real Time Tactics 13.9%, RTS 12.1%, Stealth 11.8%, Isometric 9.4%
- #10 Sudden Strike 5
91% 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: World War II 27.6% ★, RTS 17%, Real Time Tactics 13.1%, Isometric 11.4%, Military 9.5%
- #11 Steel Covenant 钢铁盟约
89% matchMixed55% of 20 reviews2024
Dev: 金戈兄
Windows
"Steel Covenant" is a 3D real-time strategy game. The game is set against the backdrop of World War II. Players can transform into Allied or German commanders, commanding multiple units to participate in battles
Why similar: World War II 28.6% ★, RTS 17.3%, Real Time Tactics 13.2%, Military 12.4%, Historical 12.4%
- #12 Commandos 3: Destination Berlin
90% 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: World War II 33.4% ★, Stealth 19.7%, RTS 13%, Real Time Tactics 10.6%, Strategy 9.8%
- #13 Blitzkrieg 2 Anthology
89% 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: World War II 37.8% ★, RTS 18%, Real Time Tactics 9.6%, War 9.4%, Military 9.1%
- #14 Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines
88% 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: World War II 31.8% ★, Stealth 21%, Real Time Tactics 10.3%, RTS 9.9%, Strategy 8.4%
- #15 Men of War: Assault Squad 2
87% matchVery Positive91% of 46,715 reviews2014
Dev: DigitalmindsoftPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 64.4 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 33.2% ★, RTS 16.2%, War 13%, Real Time Tactics 11.4%, Strategy 10.2%
- #16 Company of Heroes
86% 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: World War II 42.2% ★, RTS 22.6%, War 10.9%, Strategy 9.1%, Military 6.3%
- #17 Steel Division: Normandy 44
86% matchMostly Positive74% of 6,323 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 41.4% ★, RTS 21.6%, Military 12%, War 8.4%, Strategy 7.8%
- #18 Men of War: Red Tide
85% matchVery Positive85% of 926 reviews2009
Dev: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Red Tide blends deep RTS tactics with the raw intensity of third-person combat. Created in collaboration with author Alexander Zorich, this standalone expansion tells the story of the Black Coats – Soviet Naval Infantry famed for their ruthless precision in the Black Sea campaigns.
Why similar: World War II 42.1% ★, RTS 22.7%, Strategy 14.9%, Historical 7.5%, War 6.7%
- #19 Commandos: Beyond the Call of Duty
84% matchVery Positive89% of 1,127 reviews2007
Dev: Pyro StudiosPub: Kalypso Media Digital
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 24%
You have been selected for active service in the Commandos Corps, and must now mobilize in a series of 8 new dangerous missions.
Why similar: World War II 36.2% ★, Stealth 17.3%, RTS 12.4%, Strategy 9.2%, Military 8.7%
- #20 Theatre of War: Rearmed
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sergey SolomanichevPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Command real-time WWII battles across the complete Theatre of War series, unified on the latest version of its original engine. Experience deep tactical combat, realistic ballistics, and over 100 missions, enhanced for modern systems.
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 21.4%, RTS 20.8%, World War II 16.1% ★, Strategy 10.9%, Historical 10%
- #21 Men of War: Assault Squad
82% matchVery Positive87% of 5,179 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 33.8% ★, RTS 14.5%, War 12.4%, Real Time Tactics 11.4%, Strategy 10.9%
- #22 Call Of Resistance
82% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: UmberForge Studio
Windows
Call of Resistance is a real-time tactics game where you lead a group of resistance fighters in occupied France during World War II. Step into the shoes of shadowy heroes and discover the sacrifices and strategies needed to stand against the enemy
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 21.6%, RTS 21.3%, World War II 19.1% ★, Stealth 11.7%, Strategy 11.4%
- #23 Red Epic: War of Resistance
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 旧日档案工作室
Windows
This is a TD & light RTS set in the Anti-Mop-up Campaigns of Central Hebei. Master village defense, ambushes, and raids on the North China Plain. Outsmart strong foes through terrain and strategy, forging an unbroken steel wall with the blood and valor of unsung heroes!
Why similar: World War II 33.2% ★, Real Time Tactics 18.3%, Military 11%, Strategy 10.2%, RTS 9.1%
- #24 Sudden Strike 4
81% matchMostly Positive78% of 8,361 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 28.6% ★, Real Time Tactics 18.6%, RTS 17.6%, War 10.7%, Strategy 9.1%
- #25 Company of Heroes 2 - The British Forces
80% matchMostly Positive73% of 423 reviews2015
Dev: Relic EntertainmentPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
This latest multiplayer standalone entry in the COH2 series features this iconic Allied army. Experience a unique tech-tree that challenges the player to balance the constant trade-off between mobility and defense. Surprise opponents with your development choices and an open end game configuration.
Why similar: World War II 39.8% ★, RTS 19.8%, Military 13.5%, Strategy 13.3%, War 13.1%
- #26 Surabaya Inferno
79% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2020
Dev: Sengkala Dev
Windows
Freedom or Death! Surabaya Inferno is a real-time tactics game based on the battle of Surabaya which occured at November 10th, 1945. Play as Surabayans fighting against the forces of Britain, Netherlands, and Japan in order to defend their independence in Indonesia!
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 21.6%, RTS 20.4%, World War II 17.1% ★, Historical 12.6%, Military 12.5%
- #27 World War 2 Craft (二战演义)
79% matchMixed67% of 15 reviews2021
Dev: 三角形游戏工作室
Windows
World War II RTS
Why similar: World War II 26.5% ★, Real Time Tactics 18%, RTS 17%, War 11.7%, Military 11.1%
- #28 Sisu - the Winter war
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nantarg
Windows
Historic real time strategy set during the Finnish winter war. Hold out against the red tide by managing your limited resources and manpower. Position your armies where they matter most and take charge of the battles as they unfold.
Why similar: RTS 20.7%, World War II 20.7% ★, Real Time Tactics 19.8%, Strategy 10.8%, Historical 8.5%
- #29 Radio General
77% matchVery Positive83% of 554 reviews2020
Dev: Foolish Mortals Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 73%
It's WWII. You're a general sitting in a tent. All you have is a map, and a radio. Can you win the battle? Radio General is a unique strategy game where you interact with your units over the radio using speech recognition. Test your mettle and relive famous battles as a WWII general.
Why similar: World War II 29.9% ★, RTS 15.7%, Real Time Tactics 12.9%, War 12.3%, Military 10.1%
- #30 Company of Heroes 2 - Ardennes Assault
78% 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: World War II 44.6% ★, RTS 20.2%, Strategy 13.8%, War 11.4%, Historical 6%
- #31 Red Glare
76% matchMostly Positive70% of 77 reviews2024
Dev: BT Studios
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Red Glare is a WW2 real-time tactics game where you play agents of the OSS, the precursor to the CIA, combating a secret German expedition in South America. With five well balanced characters and a story campaign playing out across a continent.
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 20.4%, World War II 20.4% ★, Isometric 13.6%, Stealth 12%, Historical 10.8%
- #32 Company of Heroes 2 - The Western Front Armies
77% matchVery Positive85% of 183 reviews2014
Dev: Relic EntertainmentPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
The Western Front Armies is a multiplayer standalone for COH2 that adds two factions to the roster of playable multiplayer armies: the Oberkommando West (OKW) and the US Forces (USF). Each army can also be purchased separately.
Why similar: World War II 39% ★, Strategy 17.7%, RTS 17.6%, War 8.6%, Historical 8.4%
- #33 Commandos 2 - HD Remaster
76% matchMixed57% of 2,469 reviews2020
Dev: Yippee! EntertainmentPub: Kalypso Media
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Relive the real-time tactics masterpiece that defined the genre like no other: Commandos 2 - HD Remaster is a true homage to one of gaming’s most celebrated masterpieces.
Why similar: World War II 29.8% ★, Real Time Tactics 23.2%, Strategy 20.2%, Stealth 20%, Isometric 6.4%
- #34 Commandos 2: Men of Courage
75% 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: World War II 32.8% ★, Stealth 20.1%, Strategy 12.9%, RTS 9.3%, Real Time Tactics 9%
- #35 QuilomboZ: Palmares
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: AlpaK' games
Windows
Lead elite warriors like Zumbi and Dandara in a real-time tactics game to defend the legendary "Quilombo dos Palmares". Use stealth, terrain, and coordinated abilities to outsmart Portuguese forces and mercenaries. Channel Orisha powers through the Axé system to overcome overwhelming challenges.
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 24.5%, Stealth 17.3%, RTS 15.7%, Historical 11.3%, Strategy 11.2%
- #36 Company of Heroes - Legacy Edition
75% 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: World War II 40.3% ★, RTS 23.6%, Military 11%, Strategy 9.6%, War 7.8%
- #37 Trench Lord: Eastern Front
72% matchVery Positive83% of 838 reviews2026
Dev: Tracer StudioPub: Gamersky Games
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 68%
The enemy has invaded the territory, the motherland needs you, soldier! Gather your troops and defeat all enemies!
Why similar: World War II 25.7% ★, Military 14.6%, Real Time Tactics 14.5%, War 13.8%, RTS 13.2%
- #38 Battlefield Commander WWII
73% matchMostly Positive71% of 56 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 27.5% ★, Real Time Tactics 18.1%, RTS 16.6%, Historical 10.6%, Military 9.6%
- #39 Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor
74% 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: World War II 41% ★, RTS 24.6%, Strategy 13.3%, Military 11.9%, War 6.2%
- #40 R.U.S.E.™
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,617 reviews2010
Dev: Eugen Systems
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 32.1 hrs≥1hr: 72%
A one-of-a-kind real-time strategy game that allows players to bluff their enemies to lead their nation to victory. The Definitive Edition — includes all DLCs and Steam Deck support.
Why similar: World War II 39.3% ★, RTS 26.8%, Strategy 14.5%, Historical 9.9%, War 9.2%
- #41 Firefight
73% matchVery Positive85% of 372 reviews2016
Dev: Sean O'Connor
Windows
Firefight is a World War II real-time simulation game similar in style to the old Close Combat series but brought up to date with better AI, individual soldier modelling, a faster frame rate to give more intense and realistic combat and an easy to use command interface.
Why similar: World War II 29.2% ★, Real Time Tactics 16.2%, RTS 15.5%, War 11.5%, Military 9.5%
- #42 First Blood : Persian Legends
71% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Wiseman Studio
Windows
First Blood : Persian Legends is a linear story-driven real-time-tactic strategy game based on ancient Persia, Sassanid Empire. Our story is heavily inspired by true events. Can you help saving the Sassanid Empire from within?
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 23.9%, Stealth 19.8%, RTS 17.5%, Historical 14.9%, Isometric 13.1%
- #43 Battle of Britain, Norway and Atlantic
72% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2022
Dev: Sand Table Software
Windows
A real-time WW2 naval and air warfare simulation game on tactical/strategic level that features 18 scenarios covering Battle of Britain, Norwegian campaign and Battle of the Atlantic .
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 21.6%, RTS 21.2%, World War II 16.3% ★, Strategy 11.1%, Military 10%
- #44 Call to Arms - Gates of Hell: Ostfront
70% matchVery Positive85% of 34,499 reviews2021
Dev: Barbedwire StudiosPub: Digitalmindsoft
Windows
Median: 14.9 hrsMean: 78.6 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 17.5%, RTS 14.7%, Historical 11.9%, War 10.7%
- #45 ローマ帝国の逆襲 Counter Attack of Roman Empire
71% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: 杉浦秀樹Pub: Cryptmeria
Windows · Mac
【概要】:「ローマ帝国の逆襲」は、若き将軍・ユリアヌスとなり、ローマ軍を率い帝国領州ガリア地区に侵入した蛮族を撃破して、再び平和を回復することが目的です。 【デザイン】:RTSゲームで、偵察、配置、戦闘、補充を行います。戦闘の評価により報酬(金、食料、捕虜(兵士として雇用することが可能))が変化します。戦闘の評価は、制限時間内(食料が尽きるまで)に敵の部隊の撃滅率、ユリアヌス及び味方の生存率です。 得られる報酬によって次の戦闘の難易度が変化するでしょう。但し、強大な敵の場合は撤退も検討することが必要になります。 時間制限もあるので迅速な状況把握と決断が重視されるゲームです。
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 27.7%, RTS 19%, Military 17.6%, War 16.1%, Historical 8.6%
- #46 Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts
71% 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: World War II 37% ★, RTS 28.1%, Strategy 16%, Military 8.9%, War 6.1%
- #47 Close Combat
70% matchPositive89% of 18 reviews2024
Dev: Atomic GamesPub: SNEG
Windows
Defeat the enemy in this classic nonstop World War II battle action. Lead your men through the terror, fatigue, and hell of war on to victory. Only you can bring'em back alive!
Why similar: World War II 37.6% ★, RTS 12.9%, Strategy 11.2%, Historical 10.8%, Real Time Tactics 10.1%
- #48 War Company: Fortress Europe
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: BROKE PROTOCOL
Windows
Lead armies across a dynamic 3D campaign, then command the battles they create in real time. Logistics, maneuver, and tactical success combine to decide the fate of the war.
Why similar: World War II 27.2% ★, Real Time Tactics 18.7%, RTS 13.7%, War 13%, Military 12.4%
- #49 Operation Osama Bin Laden
69% matchVery Positive87% of 53 reviews2021
Dev: Shrimasis Rout
Windows
Upon discovering the location of the Al-Qaeda leader in exile, the US Army sends their best commandos to northern Pakistan. Take control of these commandos, send them behind enemy territories on a hazardous mission, and bring them back alive.
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 21.5%, RTS 21.4%, Stealth 18.7%, Military 14.4%, War 10.5%
- #50 Violence of Action
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Talking Drums
Windows
Command squads in real time, pause to coordinate complex assaults, or instantly take direct control of any soldier or vehicle. Fight across destructible battlefields in a procedurally generated World War II-inspired tactical campaign.
Why similar: World War II 26.3% ★, RTS 19.7%, Military 13.9%, War 12.5%, Bullet Time 9.1% ★
- #51 Stalingrad
69% matchVery Positive87% of 472 reviews2015
Dev: DTF gamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Stalingrad is a real-time strategy title that places gamers in the middle of the most dramatic periods of World War II, covering major events from June 1942 till January 1943.
Why similar: World War II 39% ★, RTS 25.8%, Strategy 19.4%, War 15.7%
- #52 Combat Mission: Final Blitzkrieg
68% matchMostly Positive76% of 80 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: Real Time Tactics 20.3%, RTS 19.4%, World War II 17.7% ★, Historical 11.3%, Military 11.1%
- #53 Heavyarms Assemble: WWII
67% matchMixed66% of 86 reviews2023
Dev: XR Studio
Windows
This is a strategy game with the theme of WWII. As a battlefield commander, maintaining your army's motivation and satisfaction, promoting your generals, managing your own economy, dealing with your friends' armies, and real time grand battle. What kind of commander will you become in the process?
Why similar: World War II 24.7% ★, Real Time Tactics 16.1%, RTS 13.7%, Historical 13%, Military 11.4%
- #54 War Untold
66% matchPositive83% of 18 reviews2025
Dev: Green Giraffe
Windows
War Untold is an RTS wargame spanning both land and air warfare. Employ powerful tanks and devastating airstrikes to punch through the enemy's front line, or dig in with infantry and mortars to withstand an oncoming onslaught. The choice is yours, commander.
Why similar: World War II 27.1% ★, RTS 18.9%, Real Time Tactics 18.2%, Historical 11%, Military 9.3%
- #55 Radiant Ruins RTS
67% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: CoreMinimal Software
Windows
Experience a post-apocalyptic World War II-inspired non-linear global campaign that combines hand-crafted story missions and procedurally generated operations. Control a selection of units from squads & team weapons to super-heavy tanks & VTOL aircraft. Upgrade your army to suit your playstyle.
Why similar: World War II 44.8% ★, RTS 24.2%, War 15.5%, Strategy 15.1%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #56 Order of War™
68% matchMostly Positive71% of 684 reviews2009
Dev: Wargaming.netPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 47%
October 22, 2009 - Update has released free Downloadable Content for Order of War. The DLC will download automatically the next time you launch the game. This DLC contains all the formerly exclusive pre-order items which include: Heavy Bomber Squadrons - Addition of German Arado and Allied B-24 Marauder heavy bomber units to air support...
Why similar: World War II 45.9% ★, RTS 23.4%, Strategy 19.5%, War 11.3%
- #57 Pintsized Platoon
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Unhinged Interactive
Windows
Tiny soldiers on a battlefield you can blow to pieces. Parachute your pint-sized squad into a hostile front, carve up the terrain, strategically place your units in cover, build your way forward and fight to the far edge.
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 32.5%, RTS 25.7%, Military 15.8%, Strategy 12.2%, War 10.6%
- #58 Battle 19XX
67% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2022
Dev: King KongPub: King Kong Gaming
Windows
Battle 19XX is a 2D side-scrolling and easy-to-play war game where players need to lead their army to defeat the enemy, and at the same time, they need to go into battle to fight the enemy. A simple resource system, diverse arms, and weapons upgrade your weapons immediately to fight together.
Why similar: World War II 30.2% ★, Real Time Tactics 21.4%, RTS 19.8%, War 15.9%, Strategy 5.5%