- #1 Warplan Pacific
97% 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 27.4% ★, Wargame 17.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.6%, Strategy 14.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 10%
- #2 SGS Glory Recalled
96% matchPositive91% of 23 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 28.3% ★, Wargame 21%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.6%, Historical 9.1%, Military 8.5%
- #3 Strategic Command WWII: War in the Pacific
96% 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: Wargame 22.9%, World War II 19.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.7%, Strategy 15.3%, Historical 9.1%
- #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%, Strategy 17.6%, World War II 17.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17.3%, Historical 8%
- #5 SGS Operation Hawaii
94% matchMixed50% of 20 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 23.2%, World War II 17.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 16.6%, Strategy 16.3%, Historical 7.7%
- #6 Unity of Command: Stalingrad Campaign
94% 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 32.3% ★, Wargame 20.1%, Strategy 16.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.4%, Historical 6.3%
- #7 Pacific General
93% matchMostly Positive77% of 48 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 25.2%, World War II 16.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.9%, Strategy 12.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.9%
- #8 Bolt Action
92% 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 22.6%, World War II 19.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17.4%, Strategy 17.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.7%
- #9 SGS Battle For: Madrid
91% match7 user reviews86% of 7 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%, Strategy 19.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.3%, World War II 12.1% ★, Historical 7.9%
- #10 WEGO World War II: Overlord
91% match2 user reviews100% of 2 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 24.8%, Strategy 19.2%, World War II 18.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 18.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.5%
- #11 Combat Mission 2: Barbarossa to Berlin
89% matchPositive86% of 42 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% ★, Wargame 22.7%, Strategy 18.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.1%, Historical 8.2%
- #12 Strategic War in Europe
90% 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 36% ★, Strategy 21.6%, Wargame 20.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 14%, Historical 7.6%
- #13 Panzer Corps Gold
89% matchVery Positive92% of 2,690 reviews2014
Dev: Flashback GamesPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 56.4 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 35.9% ★, Wargame 18.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.8%, Strategy 14.6%, Historical 5.6%
- #14 英雄竞起:三国
87% matchMixed61% of 79 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 24.4%, Strategy 19.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.6%, Military 8.2%
- #15 Phase Line Red
88% 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 22.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 20.7%, Strategy 19%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.7%, Historical 11.3%
- #16 Gary Grigsby's War in the East 2
86% 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: Wargame 28%, World War II 24.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17.5%, Strategy 17.2%, Historical 6.7%
- #17 Industrial War
86% 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 20.8%, Strategy 18.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.5%, World War II 14.7% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 10%
- #18 Pacific Fire
85% 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 25.4% ★, Wargame 20.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.6%, Historical 9.7%, Strategy 8.9%
- #19 SGS Winter War
84% 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% ★, Wargame 15.7%, Strategy 13.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.5%, Historical 8.1%
- #20 SGS Fall Weiss
84% 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 31.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.1%, World War II 16.1% ★, Strategy 15.2%, Historical 8.7%
- #21 Tank Operations: European Campaign
83% 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 28.6% ★, Strategy 22.5%, Wargame 15.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 11%, Military 8.2%
- #22 No Retreat! The Russian Front
81% 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.
Why similar: Wargame 27%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.8%, Strategy 19.2%, Historical 9.9%, Military 8.7%
- #23 Order of Battle: World War II
82% 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 34.9% ★, Wargame 19.7%, Strategy 18.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.5%, War 4.8%
- #24 SGS Operation Downfall
82% 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 19.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 18.9%, Strategy 16%, Wargame 15.2%, Historical 12.1%
- #25 SGS Battle For: Stalingrad
81% matchPositive82% of 39 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 25.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.6%, World War II 14.7% ★, Strategy 14.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.8%
- #26 SGS Avalanche
79% match6 user reviews83% of 6 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 30.2%, Strategy 22.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 21.3%, Historical 9.3%, Military 8.6%
- #27 Schwerpunkt
80% 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 20.6%, World War II 19.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.3%, Strategy 11.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.7%
- #28 Battle for Iwo Jima
79% 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 37%, World War II 17.3% ★, Wargame 13%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.4%, Historical 7.3%
- #29 Battle Academy
78% 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 35.9% ★, Wargame 25.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.6%, Strategy 18.3%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #30 Vietnam '66
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Every Single Soldier
Windows
The successor to the critically acclaimed Vietnam '65!
Why similar: Wargame 33.5%, Strategy 26.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 24.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.5%, 3D 5.3%
- #31 Combat Mission Fortress Italy
76% matchVery Positive85% of 98 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 24.9%, World War II 20.4% ★, Strategy 14.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.3%
- #32 1941 - Operation Barbarossa
77% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: Antti Suni
Windows
PC conversion of a turn-based hex-strategy board war game.
Why similar: Wargame 24.1%, World War II 21.4% ★, Strategy 17.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 15%, Historical 10%
- #33 SGS Overlord
76% matchMostly Positive77% of 26 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 29.9%, Strategy 21.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 21%, Historical 10%, War 9.3%
- #34 Combat Mission: Final Blitzkrieg
75% 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 20.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.3%, World War II 15.2% ★, Strategy 10.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.2%
- #35 Commander: Europe at War
77% 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 30.1%, Strategy 22.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 21.8%, Military 12.1%, War 7.5%
- #36 SGS Battle For: Dien Bien Phu
75% matchPositive91% of 11 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 30.8%, Strategy 22.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 22.2%, Historical 9.8%, War 7.8%
- #37 Panzer Corps 2
74% 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 26.8% ★, Wargame 16.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.2%, Strategy 13.6%, Military 8.6%
- #38 SGS Sealion
73% match7 user reviews86% of 7 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 28.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 20.4%, Strategy 20.1%, Historical 9.3%, Military 8.6%
- #39 Combat Mission Battle for Normandy
73% 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 37.2% ★, Strategy 22.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 21.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.9%, 3D 4.6%
- #40 Klotzen! Panzer Battles
74% matchMixed60% of 42 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 44.4% ★, Strategy 23.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.4%, Historical 12.8%
- #41 Combat Mission 3: Afrika Korps
71% matchPositive92% of 12 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% ★, Wargame 25.3%, Strategy 23.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.6%, Historical 9%
- #42 The Troop
71% 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 30.4% ★, Wargame 17.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.5%, Historical 7.3%
- #43 Decisive Campaigns: Barbarossa
73% 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 39% ★, Strategy 24.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 21.3%, Wargame 14.6%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #44 Close Combat 5: Invasion: Normandy - Utah Beach to Cherbourg
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 34 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 33.5% ★, Wargame 22.4%, Strategy 17.9%, Historical 11.4%, Military 7.9%
- #45 WEGO World War II: Stalingrad
70% 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 32.4%, Strategy 24.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 23.5%, War 10%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.8%
- #46 纸上谈兵模拟器
72% 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 25.6%, Strategy 21.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 21.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.3%, Military 9.8%
- #47 Command Ops 2 Core Game
72% matchVery Positive83% of 413 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 40.1% ★, Wargame 27.8%, Strategy 18.4%, Military 8%, War 5.6%
- #48 Close Combat 3: The Russian Front
70% matchMixed65% of 34 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 33.7% ★, Wargame 24.9%, Strategy 18.1%, Historical 11.4%, Military 6.6%
- #49 Small Wars: Mohicans
69% matchMostly Positive70% of 10 reviews2024
Dev: Avalon Digital
Windows
Small Wars: Mohicans offers you a quick and fun to play experience of the French & Indian War (1754-1760) in the vast wilderness of 18th century North America. Play the French and their Indigenous Allies or Britain troops and colonials and gain control of the new world.
Why similar: Wargame 36.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 20.5%, Strategy 17.5%, Historical 9.1%, Military 7%
- #50 ETO
69% matchMostly Positive70% of 10 reviews2024
Dev: Cro-Magnon
Windows
Balance between tactics and luck as you lead your troops across various skirmishes! This tabletop turn-based strategy game will peak your interest as you try to clear all levels in this WW2 inspired setting.
Why similar: World War II 27.8% ★, Strategy 24%, Turn-Based Strategy 21.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.2%, War 6.5%
- #51 Northern Ireland '74
68% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Every Single Soldier
Windows
The first strategy game to capture the essence of the entire Northern Ireland Conflict (1966 - 1998).
Why similar: Wargame 24.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.2%, Strategy 12.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 11%, Historical 8.7%
- #52 Unity of Command II
69% 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 33.1% ★, Wargame 18.2%, Strategy 14.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.3%, Military 6.7%
- #53 Desert War WWII
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: HexWar GamesPub: Hunted Cow Games
Windows
Build your army and enter into combat with your enemy in the desert battles of WWII.
Why similar: Wargame 25.9%, Strategy 19.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.2%, World War II 18.4% ★, Historical 10.6%
- #54 Strategic Command: American Civil War
67% matchVery Positive85% of 233 reviews2022
Dev: Fury SoftwarePub: Matrix Games
Windows
For the first time in the series’ history, Strategic Command will be taking you to the 19th century battlefields of the American Civil War. You will control the armies, research, production and diplomatic policy of either the Union or the Confederacy during a time of innovation and dramatic battles.
Why similar: Wargame 33.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 25.3%, Strategy 24.5%, Historical 15.7%, Singleplayer 1%
- #55 101st Airborne in Normandy
66% match9 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: Interactive SimulationsPub: Strategy First
Windows
IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF JUNE 6, 1944, the soldiers of the 101st Airborne were handed one of the toughest assignments of WWII - a night drop behind enemy lines to secure territory before D-Day.
Why similar: World War II 28.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 19.2%, Wargame 19.1%, Strategy 14.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.1%
- #56 Banality Wars Carridin
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Andrew Zuo
Windows
Discover the secrets of Project Carridin in this deep tactical turn based strategy game inspired by Advanced Wars Days Of Ruin.
Why similar: Wargame 27.1%, Strategy 21.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 21.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.9%, Military 9.1%
- #57 Strategic Mind: Spectre of Communism
67% 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 21.9% ★, Wargame 21.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.9%, Military 9.8%
- #58 Combat Mission: Beyond Overlord
64% matchPositive90% of 20 reviews2025
Dev: Battlefront.comPub: SNEG
Windows
The first in the award-winning series, Combat Mission: Beyond Overlord lets you command German or Allied forces from Normandy to Germany in WWII. Battle through towns, woods, and fields in deep, immersive, turn-based and real-time tactical combat.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 21.6%, Strategy 21.4%, World War II 19.8% ★, Wargame 16.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.1%
- #59 Battle of the Bulge
68% 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 33.5% ★, Wargame 18.8%, Strategy 16.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.1%, War 8.6%
- #60 Chariots of War
66% matchMostly Positive78% of 18 reviews2022
Dev: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Chariots of War is an operational real-time game where you can play one of 58 different nations on a huge historically accurate and beautiful map covering the entire Middle East! Build up your cities and keep their inhabitants happy.
Why similar: Wargame 35.9%, Strategy 25.7%, Historical 15.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.2%, War 7.9%