- #1 SGS Glory Recalled
97% matchPositive88% of 25 reviews2022
Dev: The Strategy Game StudioPub: Avalon Digital
Windows · Mac
Relive the Battle of Hong Kong (8–26 December 1941), one of the first battles of the Pacific War in World War II.
Why similar: World War II 29% ★, Wargame 21.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.5%, Historical 9.3%, Military 8.7%
- #2 The Last Days in Arnhem
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nicola GuidoniPub: Apuan Wargames
Windows
Turn-based 3D tactical wargame set during Operation Market Garden. Command Allied or German forces, use cover, line of sight, fire and assault, and fight for key objectives around Arnhem.
Why similar: World War II 29.5% ★, Wargame 19.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 12%, Strategy 9.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.1%
- #3 Strategic Command WWII: War in the Pacific
96% matchVery Positive88% of 121 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: Wargame 23%, World War II 19.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.4%, Strategy 15.1%, Historical 9.2%
- #4 SGS Okinawa
95% matchPositive87% of 15 reviews2022
Dev: Strategy Game StudioPub: Avalon Digital
Windows · Mac
A standalone epic rendering of the 1945 bloody fighting on Okinawa, the last great battle of the Pacific War. The game is part of the Pacific D-Day collection. Both sides are playable, each with their own challenge.
Why similar: Wargame 24.6%, World War II 20.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17.1%, Strategy 16.1%, Historical 9%
- #5 SGS Operation Hawaii
94% matchMixed52% of 21 reviews2021
Dev: The Strategy Game StudioPub: Avalon Digital
Windows · Mac
On December 7th, 1941, the Empire of Japan struck a surprise blow against unsuspecting American forces at Pearl Harbor, Hawaï. In the ensuing confusion and panic, the USA feared a Japanese invasion of Oahu island, but it fortunately did not materialize. But what would have happened if it had?
Why similar: Wargame 23.3%, World War II 17.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 16.4%, Strategy 16%, Historical 7.8%
- #6 Warplan Pacific
94% matchVery Positive88% of 100 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 27.6% ★, Wargame 17.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.1%, Strategy 12.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.9%
- #7 SGS Battle For: Madrid
93% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2023
Dev: Strategy Game StudioPub: Avalon Digital
Windows · Mac
With Battle for Madrid, relive the Nationalists most determined attempt to take the Republican capital of spain from November 1936 to February 1937.
Why similar: Wargame 26.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.7%, Strategy 17.4%, World War II 16.4% ★, Historical 8.9%
- #8 Unity of Command: Stalingrad Campaign
92% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,019 reviews2012
Dev: 2x2 Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 9.5 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 32.8% ★, Wargame 20.2%, Strategy 16.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.1%, Historical 6.3%
- #9 Pacific General
91% matchMostly Positive77% of 52 reviews2021
Dev: Strategic SimulationsPub: SNEG
Windows
Pacific General explores the Pacific front of the Second World War. Taking control of Axis or Allied forces, you must strategically battle your way through the Eastern and Western front of the Pacific war, using a wide array of land, air and naval forces.
Why similar: Wargame 25.3%, World War II 16.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15%, Strategy 12.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.7%
- #10 Combat Orders '42
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ghost Creative Studio
Windows · Linux
Combat Orders ’42 is a modern turn-based strategy game inspired by the classics, set in the world of Asteris. Use skills, control lines of sight, adapt to changing conditions, and outmaneuver an aggressive enemy to master every battlefield.
Why similar: Wargame 24.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 17%, World War II 16.4% ★, Strategy 16.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.8%
- #11 SGS Overlord
90% matchMostly Positive79% of 28 reviews2024
Dev: Strategy Game StudioPub: Avalon Digital
Windows · Mac
The largest amphibious operation of WW2, and a two-month campaign in the hell of the Norman bocage. Will you manage to make the decisive breakthrough before the Germans recover? Or will you succeed, as Rommel wanted, in crushing the Allied landing as close to the beaches as possible?
Why similar: Wargame 28.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.6%, Strategy 18.6%, Historical 10.5%, World War II 9.4% ★
- #12 SGS Avalanche
89% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: Strategy Game StudioPub: Avalon Digital
Windows · Mac
Fight the whole Italian campaign of World War II, from Husky landings of July 1943 till the final capitulation of 1945. Struggle your way up the boot as the Allies, or defend every inch of the peninsula as the Axis.
Why similar: Wargame 29.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 20%, Strategy 19.2%, Historical 10.1%, World War II 8.2% ★
- #13 Bolt Action
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Frag GamesPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Step into the boots of a battlefield commander in Bolt Action, a turn-based WWII strategy inspired by Warlord Games’ tabletop classic.
Why similar: Wargame 23%, World War II 20% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17%, Strategy 16.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.4%
- #14 SGS Battle For: Stalingrad
88% matchPositive84% of 44 reviews2023
Dev: Strategy Game StudioPub: Avalon Digital
Windows · Mac
The terrible "rat fights" (Rattenkrieg) fought out in the urban area of Stalingrad end of 1942, on a battalion scale and two days per turn scales. Relive one of the fiercest and deadliest battles in history, a ‘Hell in a Small Place’.
Why similar: Wargame 25.4%, World War II 18.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.7%, Strategy 13.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.4%
- #15 SGS Fall Weiss
87% matchPositive87% of 23 reviews2023
Dev: Strategy Game StudioPub: Avalon Digital
Windows · Mac
The Second World War began with the invasion of Poland by German forces on 1 September 1939. It is represented in this strategy game, a fully-fledged turn-based wargame.
Why similar: Wargame 29%, World War II 18.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 16.2%, Strategy 13.5%, Historical 9.1%
- #16 WEGO World War II: Overlord
86% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: Brian KellyPub: Matrix Games
Windows
WEGO World War II: Overlord is an operational-level, ground-centric WEGOWW2 game system. This hex-based wargame recreates the Allied invasion of Western Europe. Includes 14 historical scenarios, from the landing at Omaha beach to a huge 135-turn campaign that covers the entire Normandy campaign.
Why similar: Wargame 25.1%, World War II 19.6% ★, Strategy 18.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.3%
- #17 Air War General - WW2 Air Force Wargame
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Panzer AirlinesPub: SLS
Windows
WW2 turn-based aircraft war game that puts you in the USAAF/USAF, RAF or Luftwaffe air operations HQs. Build your squadrons, wings, air bases & pilots. Engage in bombing missions, dogfights & interceptions over Britain, N. Africa & Europe. Historical & what-if fighter/bomber airplane game scenarios
Why similar: World War II 27.6% ★, Wargame 23.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.1%, Strategy 7.9%
- #18 Combat Mission 2: Barbarossa to Berlin
84% matchPositive88% of 48 reviews2025
Dev: Battlefront.comPub: SNEG
Windows
Command epic WWII battles on the Eastern Front in Combat Mission 2: Barbarossa to Berlin. Fight from Moscow to Berlin across 125+ scenarios, or create your own with the editor. Experience tactical warfare at its most intense!
Why similar: World War II 31.5% ★, Wargame 22.9%, Strategy 17.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 9%, Historical 8.3%
- #19 Strategic War in Europe
85% matchMixed50% of 223 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 36.5% ★, Strategy 21.2%, Wargame 21%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.8%, Historical 7.6%
- #20 Panzer Corps Gold
84% matchVery Positive92% of 2,733 reviews2014
Dev: Flashback GamesPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 56.7 hrs≥1hr: 61%
The ultimate edition of Panzer Corps, containing hundreds of scenarios and all its expansions. Panzer Corps Gold is the culmination of the wargame that has enthralled millions of fans all around the globe, and now it’s your chance to fully experience a real classic.
Why similar: World War II 36.4% ★, Wargame 18.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.5%, Strategy 14.4%, Historical 5.7%
- #21 英雄竞起:三国
82% matchMixed62% of 82 reviews2025
Dev: 自在工作室
Windows
The world is in chaos, heroes are rising, and the public is a high-ranking official. We must take the collection of heroes as our heart, and we can help the Han dynasty and save the people.
Why similar: Wargame 24.7%, Strategy 19.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.5%, Military 8.3%
- #22 Phase Line Red
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Savukuru
Windows
Take command in Phase Line Red, a WEGO turn-based tactical wargame. Plan company-level operations, issue orders to your platoons, and watch the chaos of WW2 combat unfold in thrilling, simultaneous cinematic replays. Master the fog of war and push the frontline forward.
Why similar: World War II 23% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 20.5%, Strategy 18.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.6%, Historical 11.4%
- #23 Gary Grigsby's War in the East 2
82% matchVery Positive91% of 466 reviews2021
Dev: 2by3 GamesPub: Matrix Games
Windows
War in the East 2 is the most comprehensive, most realistic, and most advanced wargame modeling Eastern Front warfare in World War Two.
Why similar: Wargame 28%, World War II 24.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17.4%, Strategy 17%, Historical 6.6%
- #24 Industrial War
81% matchMixed46% of 13 reviews2023
Dev: Yocone
Windows · Mac
Explore the world In the 1920s, with more than 800 cities and 200 mines. Know your industrial chain and plan the role of each city; know your nation's unique polity structure and adjust your overall strategy. Resist the restlessness of your neighbors, acquire resources, and develop your industry.
Why similar: Wargame 21%, Strategy 17.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.2%, World War II 15% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 9.8%
- #25 Pacific Fire
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Wirraway Software
Windows
Pacific Fire is a turn-based strategic wargame set in the Pacific Theater of World War II using a node-based map, rather than hexes. Take command of US, Japanese, British, Australian, New Zealand, Chinese and Dutch forces in the Pacific and Southeast Asia from 1941-1945.
Why similar: World War II 25.8% ★, Wargame 20.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.4%, Historical 9.7%, Military 8.8%
- #26 Columbia Games' EastFront
80% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Foible GamesPub: Avalon Digital
Windows · Mac
Columbia Game’s EastFront details the conflict between Germany and the Soviet Union during WWII, using the famous Columbia Games Blocks system.
Why similar: Wargame 29.6%, Strategy 20.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 20.4%, Historical 8.9%, Military 8.2%
- #27 SGS Sealion
79% match8 user reviews89% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: Strategy Game SudioPub: Avalon Digital
Windows · Mac
Operation Sealion is Germany's code name for the planned invasion of Britain in 1940. It could have happened after a victory of the Luftwaffe in the Battle of Britain. Find out in this game how in could have unfolded.
Why similar: Wargame 29%, Turn-Based Strategy 20.1%, Strategy 18.5%, Historical 7.7%, Military 7.2%
- #28 SGS Battle For: Shanghai
78% matchVery Positive86% of 91 reviews2024
Dev: Strategy Game StudioPub: Avalon Digital
Windows · Mac
Fight the ‘Stalingrad on the Yangze’, as was sometimes called the Battle for Shanghai in 1937. Play as the Chinese willing to reclaim the whole city or as the Imperial Japanese forces in their counter-attack.
Why similar: Wargame 26.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.2%, Strategy 17.8%, Historical 9.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 8%
- #29 SGS Winter War
79% matchVery Positive88% of 60 reviews2020
Dev: The Strategy Game StudioPub: Avalon Digital
Windows · Mac
Winter War is the story of the Soviet onslaught on tiny Finland from November 1939 to March 1940, at the beginning of WW2. Can the Finns hold beyond the reasonable and receive the long awaited Allied intervention? Or will the Russian bear crush them and force them to lose their border lands?
Why similar: World War II 41.5% ★, Wargame 15.7%, Strategy 13.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.3%, Historical 8.1%
- #30 Tank Operations: European Campaign
77% matchVery Positive82% of 93 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 29% ★, Strategy 22.1%, Wargame 15.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.8%, Military 8.3%
- #31 Broken Front
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: KOArtist Games
Windows
A platoon-based World War II tactical wargame that brings the feel of a classic tabletop game to your screen.
Why similar: Wargame 27.3%, World War II 25.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.7%, Strategy 12.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.3%
- #32 No Retreat! The Russian Front
76% matchVery Positive76% of 85 reviews2026
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.
Why similar: Wargame 27.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.5%, Strategy 19%, Historical 10%, Military 8.8%
- #33 Order of Battle: World War II
77% matchMostly Positive78% of 3,169 reviews2015
Dev: The ArtistocratsPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 16.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Order of Battle: World War II is a breath of fresh air for all strategy fans. It is a game that takes wargaming to a new level by upgrading every single game element and rebooting the genre for a new generation of players.
Why similar: World War II 35.2% ★, Wargame 19.9%, Strategy 18.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.6%, War 4.9%
- #34 SGS Operation Downfall
76% matchMostly Positive78% of 18 reviews2022
Dev: Strategy Game StudioPub: Avalon Digital
Windows · Mac
Project Manhattan failed! Operation Downfall, the Allied plan for the invasion of the Japanese home islands is set in motion. Start with Operation Olympic to capture Kyushu, and move on with Coronet, the landing near Tokyo. Force Japan surrender with the largest amphibious operation in history.
Why similar: World War II 19.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 18.6%, Strategy 15.7%, Wargame 15.3%, Historical 12.2%
- #35 Schwerpunkt
75% matchMixed58% of 12 reviews2020
Dev: Anonymoose Games
Windows
Schwerpunkt is a World War 2 military simulation game. Take control of hundreds of units over a large frontline, making daring manoeuvres to push your enemy back. Fight in one of the scenarios given or make your own in the map maker.
Why similar: Wargame 20.7%, World War II 20.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.1%, Strategy 11.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.6%
- #36 SGS Pacific D-Day
74% matchPositive93% of 27 reviews2022
Dev: Strategy Game StudioPub: Avalon Digital
Windows · Mac
One game, five great battles where the US Marines gained even more glory, at the price of terrible losses. Relive bloody assaults on Saipan, Tinian, Tarawa, Iwo Jima and Peleliu in this recreation of epic land battles of the Pacific War. Both sides are playable, each with their own challenge
Why similar: Wargame 24.5%, Strategy 20.2%, World War II 17.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 16.8%, Historical 12.4%
- #37 SGS Battle For: Dien Bien Phu
73% matchPositive83% of 12 reviews2025
Dev: Strategy Game StudioPub: Avalon Digital
Windows · Mac
The emblematic siege battle of Dien Bien Phu that ended French rule over Indochina in 1954. Fight for the defense of the fortified camp or try to storm it, in order to reach the upcoming Geneva Peace Conference in a position of force.
Why similar: Wargame 32.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 22.5%, Strategy 21%, Historical 11.4%, War 6.6%
- #38 Battle for Iwo Jima
75% matchMixed68% of 25 reviews2020
Dev: Yobowargames
Windows
Battle for Iwo Jima simulates the WWII Invasion and desperate fighting for the island that took place in 1945. Take command of the US Marines, manage your tanks, infantry, and HQ communication in a day and night furious battle against the Japanese garrison.
Why similar: Strategy 36.5%, World War II 17.7% ★, Wargame 13.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.3%, Historical 7.4%
- #39 Combat Mission Fortress Italy
73% matchVery Positive86% of 104 reviews2023
Dev: BattlefrontPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Combat Mission Fortress Italy brings wargamers to the "soft underbelly of Europe", a place that was anything but.
Why similar: Wargame 25.1%, World War II 20.7% ★, Strategy 14.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.2%
- #40 1941 - Operation Barbarossa
74% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: Antti Suni
Windows
PC conversion of a turn-based hex-strategy board war game.
Why similar: Wargame 24.2%, World War II 21.7% ★, Strategy 16.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.8%, Historical 10.1%
- #41 SGS Battle of the Bulge
71% matchMixed60% of 10 reviews2024
Dev: Strategy Game StudioPub: Avalon Digital
Windows · Mac
On 16 December 1944, under appalling weather conditions, the Germans launch their last major offensive in the West. Their goal: cut off the Allies from their sources of supply by taking Antwerp. To do so, they must break through the Ardennes salient, starting the battle of the Bulge…
Why similar: Wargame 33.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.9%, Strategy 15.8%, Historical 10.6%, World War II 7.7% ★
- #42 Vietnam '66
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Every Single Soldier
Windows
The successor to the critically acclaimed Vietnam '65!
Why similar: Wargame 34%, Strategy 26%, Turn-Based Strategy 24.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.4%, 3D 5.3%
- #43 SGS Battle for: Gettysburg
70% match7 user reviews78% of 8 reviews2026
Dev: Strategy Game StudioPub: Avalon Digital
Windows · Mac
SGS' Battle for: Gettysburg recreates the 3 days of the most iconic and deadliest battle of the American Civil War. July 1 to 3, 1863, in Pennsylvania, the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, under Robert E. Lee, attempted to outflank and destroy the Army of the Potomac, led by General Meade.
Why similar: Wargame 33.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 20.6%, Strategy 17.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.2%, Historical 10.9%
- #44 Battle Academy
73% matchVery Positive85% of 370 reviews2014
Dev: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 11.8 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 35.9% ★, Wargame 25.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.5%, Strategy 18%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #45 Commander: Europe at War
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fury SoftwarePub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Commander: Europe at War is a turn-based strategy game and a remake of the 2007 classic. Spanning six epic WWII campaigns, command air, land, and sea forces, research advanced technologies, manage resources, and strategically assign commanders to shift the course of battle.
Why similar: Wargame 30.4%, Strategy 22.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 21.5%, Military 12.3%, War 7.6%
- #46 Panzer Corps 2
71% matchVery Positive85% of 4,186 reviews2020
Dev: Flashback GamesPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 59.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Panzer Corps 2 is the ultimate Second World War strategy game! Enjoy the time-proven gameplay formula which has been appreciated by millions of players over the years, brought to a whole new level of refinement up to the latest technical standards.
Why similar: World War II 27.6% ★, Wargame 16.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.9%, Strategy 13.3%, Military 8.6%
- #47 Command Doctrine
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ByteFlow
Windows
Describe a battle and AI builds it. Describe a war and get a whole campaign. Command Doctrine is a turn-based wargame with endless generated scenarios. Command armies across seven eras and outthink your enemy with supply, morale and terrain. Will your doctrine hold?
Why similar: Wargame 23%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.7%, World War II 15.4% ★, Strategy 13.7%, Military 9.9%
- #48 Combat Mission: Final Blitzkrieg
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 76 reviews2024
Dev: BattlefrontPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Combat Mission Final Blitzkrieg (CMFB) follows the Western Allies through the battles along Germany's border and into the heart of the Reich itself.
Why similar: Wargame 20.6%, World War II 15.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15%, Strategy 10.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 9%
- #49 Combat Mission 3: Afrika Korps
68% matchPositive94% of 15 reviews2025
Dev: Battlefront.comPub: SNEG
Windows
Combat Mission 3: Afrika Korps throws you into the heat of the most dramatic battles of World War II. Lead the invasion of Crete in May 1941, engage the enemy in the African desert from 1940 to 1942 and land in the middle of the fierce defensive battles for Italy and Sicily.
Why similar: World War II 28.5% ★, Wargame 25.5%, Strategy 23.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.4%, Historical 9%
- #50 Klotzen! Panzer Battles
70% matchMixed60% of 43 reviews2022
Dev: Maxim Games
Windows
World War 2 turn based strategy with massive branching campaign, challenging difficulty and aggressive counterattacking AI. Change history by delaying Barbarossa by one year to deal with the UK, fight in Normandy and beyond in 1943, fight off UK invasion of Spain, invade USA and more.
Why similar: World War II 45.1% ★, Strategy 23%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.1%, Historical 12.9%
- #51 Combat Mission Battle for Normandy
69% matchMostly Positive78% of 267 reviews2023
Dev: BattlefrontPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Combat Mission Battle for Normandy faithfully recreates the experience of tactical land warfare in Western France during World War Two.
Why similar: World War II 37.9% ★, Strategy 22.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 21.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.8%, 3D 4.6%
- #52 Decisive Campaigns: Barbarossa
69% matchVery Positive88% of 250 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 39.6% ★, Strategy 24.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 20.9%, Wargame 14.7%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #53 The Troop
67% matchVery Positive83% of 828 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 30.7% ★, Wargame 17.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.3%, Military 7.3%
- #54 Command Ops 2 Core Game
69% matchVery Positive83% of 423 reviews2017
Dev: Panther Games
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 15.6 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Command Ops 2 is a wargame engine that lets you assess, plan, order and react at the operational level just like a real Corps, Division and Brigade commander. What sets Command Ops 2 apart from the competition is the most advanced and realistic model of command decision-making.
Why similar: World War II 39.8% ★, Wargame 27.9%, Strategy 18.2%, Military 8.3%, War 5.8%
- #55 Close Combat 5: Invasion: Normandy - Utah Beach to Cherbourg
67% matchPositive83% of 40 reviews2024
Dev: Atomic GamesPub: SNEG
Windows
Close Combat: Invasion: Normandy takes WWII realism back to the beaches of Northern France. Re-live the campaign that gave the Allies a foothold on the doorstep of Fortress Europe.
Why similar: World War II 33.9% ★, Wargame 22.4%, Strategy 17.5%, Historical 11.4%, Military 7.9%
- #56 SGS Vietnam War
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Strategy Game StudioPub: Avalon Digital
Windows · Mac
The Vietnam War remains one of the most emblematic conflicts of the Cold War era. Relive, on each side, the epic fight for dominance in this key Southeast Asia conflict from US intervention in 1965 till the Fall of Saigon in 1975.
Why similar: Wargame 30.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 21%, Strategy 19.5%, Historical 11.2%, War 9.9%
- #57 WEGO World War II: Stalingrad
66% matchPositive91% of 23 reviews2025
Dev: Brian KellyPub: Matrix Games
Windows
WEGO World War II: Stalingrad is a hex-based wargame depicting the German offensive to seize Stalingrad in 1942. With historical scenarios and dynamic campaigns, players command forces in one of WWII’s most pivotal battles.
Why similar: Wargame 32.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 23.8%, Strategy 23.5%, War 9.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.9%
- #58 Close Combat 3: The Russian Front
67% matchMixed68% of 38 reviews2024
Dev: Atomic GamesPub: SNEG
Windows
Command a fire brigade of soldiers on the Russian Front in this real-time strategy game set in World War II. Play as either the Soviets or Germans as you orchestrate your squads' attack, defense, and survival over four grueling years of the grandest and bloodiest war the world has ever seen.
Why similar: World War II 34% ★, Wargame 24.9%, Strategy 17.7%, Historical 11.4%, Military 6.6%
- #59 Unity of Command II
67% matchMostly Positive80% of 2,200 reviews2019
Dev: 2x2 Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 18.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Unity of Command II is the sequel to one of the most critically acclaimed strategy games of all time; a game critics called 'the perfect gateway' into computer war games.
Why similar: World War II 33.7% ★, Wargame 18.2%, Strategy 14%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.2%, Military 6.7%
- #60 纸上谈兵模拟器
68% match8 user reviews50% of 8 reviews2021
Dev: 犟游社
Windows
一款简单易上手的兵团战争游戏。 扮演战国七雄,搭配自己的将领,统一天下。
Why similar: Wargame 25.9%, Strategy 21%, Turn-Based Strategy 20.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.2%, Military 10%