- #1 Graviteam Tactics: Tunisia 1943
97% matchVery Positive84% of 418 reviews2017
Dev: Graviteam
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Graviteam Tactics: Tunisia 1943 - tactical battalion level combat simulation. During the Tunisian Campaign in winter 1943 German Panzer battlegroups launch a counteroffensive against the Allied forces to drive them out of Eastern Dorsal.
Why similar: World War II 40.4% ★, Tanks 19.6% ★, Simulation 15.5%, Strategy 15.3%, Military 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: Shares the exact same engine and deep tactical simulation mechanics as the seed game.
- #2 Graviteam Tactics: Operation Star
96% matchVery Positive83% of 452 reviews2014
Dev: Graviteam
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Graviteam Tactics: Operation Star is a sequel to Achtung Panzer: Kharkov 1943. It’s an Eastern Front war game with solid graphics and sprawling battlefields that really emphasizes the scope of WWII tank combat.Want to step into the role of a commander in the very heart of Kharkov’s defense?
Why similar: World War II 31.4% ★, Wargame 15%, Tanks 14.7% ★, Strategy 12.8%, RTS 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: Provides the same level of historical battalion-level tactical depth and simulation complexity.
- #3 Steel Division 2
96% matchMostly Positive79% of 9,583 reviews2019
Dev: Eugen Systems
Windows
Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 52.3 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 34.7% ★, Wargame 12.4%, RTS 11.5%, Strategy 10.2%, Military 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on large-scale, realistic WWII tactical combat with a strong emphasis on historical accuracy.
- #4 Steel Division: Normandy 44
95% matchMostly Positive74% of 6,309 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 45.3% ★, RTS 12.5%, Strategy 9.7%, Military 7.6%, Wargame 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A foundational tactical RTS that emphasizes historical unit composition and realistic battlefield management.
- #5 Call to Arms - Gates of Hell: Ostfront
94% matchVery Positive85% of 33,822 reviews2021
Dev: Barbedwire StudiosPub: Digitalmindsoft
Windows
Median: 15.0 hrsMean: 77.4 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 43.7% ★, RTS 11.4%, Strategy 9%, Military 8.5%, Historical 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: Features deep tactical unit management and a high level of historical realism in WWII combat.
- #6 Combat Mission: Final Blitzkrieg
94% 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: World War II 20.4% ★, Wargame 18.1%, RTS 11.8%, Strategy 9.4%, Simulation 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a highly realistic tactical combat experience set in the late stages of WWII.
- #7 Combat Mission Battle for Normandy
93% 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 70.8% ★, Strategy 28.3%, Singleplayer 0.8%
Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for tactical realism, offering a similar level of granular unit control and simulation depth.
- #8 Men of War: Assault Squad 2
92% matchVery Positive91% of 46,616 reviews2014
Dev: DigitalmindsoftPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 64.2 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 36.3% ★, Strategy 12.6%, Tanks 10.1% ★, RTS 9.3%, Simulation 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: Provides detailed tactical unit control and realistic damage models for armor and infantry.
- #9 Close Combat - Gateway to Caen
91% matchMostly Positive70% of 494 reviews2014
Dev: Matrix Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Close Combat: Gateway to Caen is a great release in the critically-acclaimed Close Combat series. Gateway to Caen focuses on the largest, concentrated British offensive since the Normandy landings in an attempt to penetrate the German lines west of Caen and cross the Odon River to get the stalled advance moving again.
Why similar: World War II 45.8% ★, Wargame 16.4%, Strategy 13.9%, Simulation 10.4%, RTS 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: A classic tactical wargame that emphasizes unit morale, cohesion, and realistic combat conditions.
- #10 Steel Armor: Blaze of War
91% matchVery Positive84% of 353 reviews2015
Dev: Graviteam
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Steel Armor: Blaze of War is realistic tank simulator with tactical elements. The game models Soviet T-62 tank and US M60A1 tank in detail. Each tank has interactive cockpit with crew. Player controls a tank, and commands a tank platoon and attached forces in 4 large scale dynamic campaigns.
Why similar: Tanks 40% ★, Simulation 17.9%, Strategy 11%, Military 10.1%, Realistic 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a highly realistic tank simulation experience with a focus on historical military accuracy.
- #11 Armored Brigade
89% matchVery Positive89% of 362 reviews2019
Dev: Veitikka StudiosPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Armored Brigade is a real-time tactical wargame, focusing on realism and playability. In Armored Brigade the Cold War has turned hot, and Europe is once again torn apart by conflict. An "Iron Curtain" divides the Western Powers gathered together under the NATO banner from the Soviet Union
Why similar: Simulation 29.3%, Strategy 26.3%, Wargame 24.5%, RTS 9.7%, Military 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: Delivers a deep, realistic tactical simulation experience that mirrors the complexity of the Graviteam engine.
- #12 Theatre of War 2: Kursk 1943
90% matchMixed68% of 234 reviews2010
Dev: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Theatre of War 2: Kursk 1943, the historically accurate and detailed real-time tactical war game, welcomes military history fans to the battle which gave the Red Army the strategic initiative for the rest of the war.
Why similar: World War II 37% ★, Strategy 20.4%, Simulation 19.6%, Tanks 17% ★, RTS 6%
Why You'll Like It: Shares the tactical RTS focus on historical WWII battles and realistic unit interactions.
- #13 Gary Grigsby's War in the East 2
88% 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: World War II 33.1% ★, Wargame 25.3%, Strategy 15.5%, Simulation 15.3%, War 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: The premier choice for those who appreciate the deep, complex wargaming and historical simulation aspects.
- #14 Steel Fury: Kharkov 1942
89% matchMostly Positive72% of 222 reviews2020
Dev: GraviteamPub: Strategy First
Windows
Steel Fury: Kharkov 1942 is based on real-life events that took place from May 12 to 28, 1942. During a vicious German counterattack three Soviet Armies were surrounded and were forced to fighting in what has become known as the “meat grinder.”
Why similar: World War II 43.9% ★, Tanks 19.4% ★, Simulation 10.9%, War 9.5%, RTS 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the immersive and realistic tank simulation aspects found in the seed game.
- #15 Men of War II
87% matchMixed61% of 7,460 reviews2024
Dev: Best WayPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows · Linux
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 21.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 29.7% ★, Tanks 16.1% ★, Wargame 14.8%, RTS 9.2%, Military 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: Continues the series' tradition of detailed, tactical real-time combat with modern quality-of-life improvements.
- #16 Gary Grigsby's War in the East
86% matchVery Positive90% of 583 reviews2015
Dev: 2by3 GamesPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 49.6 hrs≥1hr: 60%
War on an Epic scale from Moscow to Berlin – this is War in the East!
Why similar: World War II 44.5% ★, Wargame 25.6%, Strategy 15%, Simulation 11.6%, Historical 2.9%
Why You'll Like It: A massive, detailed grand strategy wargame for fans of deep historical simulation.
- #17 Close Combat: Cross of Iron
86% matchVery Positive82% of 170 reviews2020
Dev: Strategy 3 TacticsPub: Matrix Games
Windows
In Close Combat: Cross of Iron you start off as a junior officer leading your men into battle in real-time, focusing on the Eastern Front of World War II. Earn promotions as you deal with an unforgiving enemy. Fight and survive through the frozen winter, hot dusty summer and muddy autumn.
Why similar: World War II 29.9% ★, Wargame 16.9%, Simulation 14.4%, Strategy 13.3%, RTS 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical wargame that prioritizes realistic infantry and armor combat in a historical setting.
- #18 Blitzkrieg 3
85% matchMixed54% of 7,324 reviews2017
Dev: Nival
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 14.3 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 31.8% ★, Tanks 15.8% ★, RTS 9%, Strategy 7.6%, Military 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical RTS that focuses on historical WWII scenarios and unit-specific capabilities.
- #19 Combat Mission Shock Force 2
84% matchVery Positive81% of 863 reviews2020
Dev: BattlefrontPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Median: 13.3 hrsMean: 69.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
The latest title in the famous Combat Mission franchise of wargames, now on Steam. Shock Force 2 brings you to a hypothetical conflict in Syria between the forces of NATO and the Syrian Army. Play either on WeGo or Real Time in an incredibly detailed and realistic 1:1 tactical simulation.
Why similar: Wargame 21.8%, Tanks 18.4% ★, RTS 13.3%, Simulation 11.4%, Strategy 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: Utilizes the industry-leading tactical simulation engine to provide a highly realistic combat experience.
- #20 Unity of Command: Stalingrad Campaign
84% 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 50.2% ★, Wargame 20.5%, Strategy 16.6%, Historical 5.1%, Military 3%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a challenging, historically grounded wargaming experience with a focus on supply lines and logistics.
- #21 Blitzkrieg Anthology
82% matchVery Positive90% of 1,554 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 42% ★, Strategy 13%, Tanks 11.1% ★, RTS 9.2%, Military 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: A classic series that emphasizes tactical WWII combat and historical unit management.
- #22 Men of War™
82% matchVery Positive90% of 3,859 reviews2009
Dev: Best WayPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 13.9 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Men of War is a stunning Real-Time Strategy game that takes place during the height of World War II. Intense battles span Europe and North Africa as gamers play as Soviet, Allied or German forces across 19 massive single-player missions.
Why similar: World War II 44.3% ★, Strategy 17.5%, RTS 11%, Military 6.7%, War 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: The original tactical RTS that defined the series' focus on unit-level detail and historical authenticity.
- #23 Iron Front: Digital War Edition
83% matchMixed59% of 869 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 32.8% ★, Tanks 21.3% ★, Military 8.8%, Simulation 7.4%, Strategy 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: Combines tactical combat with a realistic simulation feel, focusing on WWII infantry and armor.
- #24 Stalingrad
81% 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 47.7% ★, Strategy 27%, RTS 16.7%, War 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical RTS that captures the intensity and historical weight of the Eastern Front.
- #25 Blitzkrieg 2 Anthology
81% matchVery Positive85% of 1,294 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 44.4% ★, Strategy 11.5%, RTS 11.2%, Tanks 8.7% ★, Military 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: Continues the tactical focus of the original series with improved mechanics and historical scenarios.
- #26 Sherman Commander
78% matchMixed67% of 140 reviews2026
Dev: Iron Wolf Studio S.A.Pub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Command a platoon of Sherman tanks over the most famous theaters of WWII. Take the commander’s seat and give specific orders to your crew, or open the tactical map to coordinate your actions with accompanying units.
Why similar: World War II 27.5% ★, Tanks 16.4% ★, Wargame 13.3%, RTS 7.9%, Military 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical vehicular combat game that aligns with the tank-focused nature of the seed game.
- #27 Men of War: Condemned Heroes
80% matchMostly Positive72% of 788 reviews2012
Dev: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Command a Soviet penal battalion in this standalone real-time tactics game from the Men of War series. Based on true events, Condemned Heroes delivers brutal, story-driven missions across the Eastern Front – where every order, bullet, and life matters.
Why similar: World War II 60.5% ★, Strategy 23.6%, RTS 11.5%, War 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: Adds a narrative-driven tactical experience to the series while maintaining its core simulation feel.
- #28 Frontline: Western Front
79% matchMostly Positive77% of 53 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 27.1% ★, Tanks 16.4% ★, Wargame 13.9%, Simulation 11.1%, Strategy 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: A wargame that focuses on the tactical challenges and historical realities of the Western Front.
- #29 Sudden Strike 5
75% matchMostly Positive75% of 771 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 34.8% ★, Wargame 14.4%, RTS 11.1%, Strategy 8.8%, Tanks 8.5% ★
- #30 Men of War: Assault Squad
77% matchVery Positive87% of 5,173 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 38.4% ★, Strategy 14.1%, Tanks 8.9% ★, RTS 8.7%, Military 7.1%
- #31 WARNO
74% matchMostly Positive80% of 16,013 reviews2024
Dev: Eugen Systems
Windows
Median: 15.3 hrsMean: 71.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Realistic, immersive, breathtaking. WARNO is the ultimate World War III battle simulator from the masters of strategy, Eugen Systems. A Cold War turns decisively hot as you command hundreds of units on a beautiful and brutal battlefield. Outsmart, outfight, and lead your forces to total victory.
Why similar: Wargame 22%, Tanks 18.3% ★, RTS 11.3%, Military 10.6%, Strategy 7.7%
- #32 Armored Brigade II
74% matchVery Positive89% of 248 reviews2025
Dev: Veitikka StudiosPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Armored Brigade II revolutionizes real-time tactical warfare in 3D, focusing on the intense combined arms combat of the Cold War era, from 1965 to 1991. Boasting a meticulously researched database and huge real-world terrain maps, this game offers an unparalleled combat simulation experience.
Why similar: Wargame 23.3%, Tanks 19.8% ★, RTS 13.9%, Simulation 12.4%, Strategy 11.5%
- #33 On the front line
78% matchMixed65% of 129 reviews2016
Dev: AlekseevPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
"On the front line" - tank simulator. Action takes place during World War II. Battles are unilaterally - for the Red Army. Action in the game takes place on two large locations. Sequential execution of combat missions.
Why similar: World War II 33.3% ★, Tanks 24.8% ★, Wargame 14.1%, Simulation 10.6%, War 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: An indie simulation that captures the gritty, realistic feel of WWII combat.
- #34 Faces of War
76% matchVery Positive88% of 1,212 reviews2014
Dev: Best WayPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Faces of War puts you in the heart of World War II – not as a distant commander, but as the leader on the ground. Combining the tactical depth of real-time strategy with the immediacy of direct control, it lets you issue precise orders or jump straight into battle as one of your soldiers.
Why similar: World War II 56.2% ★, Strategy 17.4%, RTS 11.1%, Simulation 9.2%, War 6.1%
- #35 Easy Red 2
73% matchVery Positive90% of 14,718 reviews2022
Dev: Marco AmadeiPub: Corvostudio di Amadei Marco
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 15.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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 47.3% ★, Wargame 15.5%, Simulation 9.1%, Strategy 7.8%, War 7.7%
- #36 Regiments
73% matchVery Positive88% of 2,929 reviews2022
Dev: Bird's Eye GamesPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Regiments is a Real-Time Tactics game set in Germany 1989. The Cold War has gone hot, and the inferno is raging. Lead your Regiment through the fires of conflict and the fog of war. Break through the lines, call in artillery, maneuver, feign retreats, stage defenses, counter-attack. Do not relent.
Why similar: Wargame 23.7%, Tanks 17.1% ★, RTS 12.1%, Strategy 10.1%, Military 7.6%
- #37 Theatre of War
77% matchMixed61% of 375 reviews2010
Dev: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Command a special task force composed of different kinds of units, including tanks, APCs, field guns, mortars, various infantry regiments and will also have an opportunity to call for artillery and air support.
Why similar: World War II 53.1% ★, Strategy 18.8%, Tanks 13.3% ★, RTS 10.2%, War 4.5%
- #38 Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45
75% matchVery Positive88% of 2,540 reviews2006
Dev: Tripwire Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Fight in the theatre of war that changed the world forever. Battle alongside your compatriots on some of the most inhospitable environments of the Eastern Front in Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45. Red Orchestra places you in the most realistic WWII first-person multi-player combat to date on the PC, allowing the player to fight through...
Why similar: World War II 63.9% ★, Military 7%, Realistic 6.4%, War 5.8%, Simulation 4.3%
- #39 Call to Arms: Panzer Elite
71% matchMixed70% of 1,951 reviews2025
Dev: DigitalmindsoftPub: Digitalmindsoft Publishing
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Lead a platoon of WWII tanks in this immersive TPP and FPP game. Engage in realistic, tactical combat across historic battlefields. Play through campaign or challenge yourself in skirmish mode as either German or US forces.
Why similar: World War II 31.2% ★, Tanks 21.1% ★, Wargame 15%, Simulation 7.7%, Military 5.8%
- #40 Combat Mission Fortress Italy
72% 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: World War II 26.6% ★, Wargame 21.4%, Strategy 12.6%, Simulation 9.8%, RTS 9.1%
- #41 Armoured Commander II
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 600 reviews2021
Dev: Gregory Adam Scott
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 30.3 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 32.8% ★, Tanks 22.9% ★, Wargame 12.4%, Military 7%, Strategy 6.7%
- #42 Command: Modern Operations
72% matchVery Positive85% of 1,636 reviews2019
Dev: Command Development TeamPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 32.8 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Command: Modern Operations is the next generation in cross-domain modern wargaming. It enables you to simulate every military engagement from post World War II to the present day and beyond. The scale is primarily tactical/operational, although strategic scale operations are also possible.
Why similar: Wargame 24.4%, Simulation 23.8%, Military 19.1%, Strategy 12.5%, RTS 11.5%
- #43 Second Front
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 670 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 36.6% ★, Tanks 18.5% ★, Wargame 16.9%, Strategy 7.6%, War 6.1%
- #44 Theatre of War 2: Africa 1943
73% matchMixed69% of 285 reviews2010
Dev: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 31%
Theatre of War 2: Africa 1943 covers the events of 1943 in Tunisia, North Africa. Recovering from their losses after the crushing defeat and subsequent retreat after the Second Battle of El-Alamein, the German Afrika Korps - reinforced and now supported by the Italian Army - prepare once more to put steel against steel with the Allies.
Why similar: World War II 41.5% ★, Strategy 26.4%, Simulation 22.4%, RTS 9.7%
- #45 Syrian Warfare
70% matchVery Positive87% of 5,573 reviews2017
Dev: Cats Who Play
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Real Time Strategy with a high degree of realism. The game is based on a true story.
Why similar: Wargame 24.1%, RTS 15.4%, Military 12.8%, Strategy 8.9%, Historical 8.4%
- #46 Gary Grigsby's War in the West
71% matchVery Positive85% of 179 reviews2017
Dev: 2by3 GamesPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Gary Grigsby’s War in the West is the most ambitious and detailed computer wargame on the Western Front of World War II ever made.
Why similar: World War II 41% ★, Simulation 27.3%, Wargame 17.1%, Strategy 7.6%, War 7%
- #47 Total Tank Simulator
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 8,751 reviews2020
Dev: Noobz from PolandPub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Commander in the ranks. Soldier at heart. Choose a faction and deploy and command your army into massive physics-driven WWII battles to the last man standing. Destroy everything on sight with an insane amount of units that will behave tactically.
Why similar: World War II 39.6% ★, Tanks 22.6% ★, Simulation 13.3%, Strategy 13.2%, War 7.1%
- #48 Tank Squad
68% matchMostly Positive70% of 880 reviews2025
Dev: DeGenerals S.A.
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Tank Squad is a tactical-combat action game. Take part in big tank battles during World War II. Play single-player or coop (4 players). Repair your tanks, replenish supplies, manage the crew and get back to the action!
Why similar: World War II 37.4% ★, Tanks 25.4% ★, Military 9.2%, Simulation 8.7%, War 7.4%
- #49 Sudden Strike 4
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 8,319 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 34.8% ★, Tanks 12.7% ★, Strategy 12.5%, RTS 11.3%, Real Time Tactics 5.8%
- #50 Tank Operations: European Campaign
68% 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 35.8% ★, Strategy 18.3%, Tanks 15.3% ★, Wargame 13%, Military 7.2%
- #51 Ultimate General: Gettysburg
69% matchVery Positive80% of 2,709 reviews2014
Dev: Game-Labs
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
A Tactical Battle Simulator that allows you to command thousands of soldiers as a Union or Confederate General. The game features the most accurately created map, a non-linear battle campaign, complex morale, innovative control mechanics and smart AI.
Why similar: Wargame 23.4%, Strategy 19.9%, RTS 15.5%, Historical 13.2%, Simulation 12.1%
- #52 Combat Mission Black Sea
67% matchVery Positive83% of 572 reviews2021
Dev: BattlefrontPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 35.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Combat Mission Black Sea is a military grade simulation depicting a fictional series of escalations between Russian and Ukraine which results in open conflict in the summer of 2017
Why similar: Wargame 31%, Simulation 15.9%, Strategy 14.4%, Military 12.9%, Realistic 8.4%
- #53 Decisive Campaigns: Barbarossa
68% 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 60.2% ★, Strategy 24.7%, Wargame 14.8%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #54 Close Combat 2: A Bridge Too Far
66% matchVery Positive90% of 52 reviews2024
Dev: Atomic GamesPub: SNEG
Windows
Close Combat 2: A Bridge Too Far challenges you to take control of five strategic bridges in the most dramatic battle of World War II. From war-room strategy to gritty trench combat, battlefields come to life as you command Allied or Axis powers. It's a fight where every second counts.
Why similar: World War II 32.5% ★, Wargame 18.2%, Tanks 12.4% ★, Strategy 11.9%, Simulation 7%
- #55 War on the Sea
66% matchMostly Positive75% of 3,244 reviews2021
Dev: Killerfish Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 26.3 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Command ships, submarines and aircraft in the South Pacific during WWII.
Why similar: World War II 51.7% ★, Strategy 12.9%, Simulation 12.5%, Wargame 9%, War 4.2%
- #56 Strategic Mind: Blitzkrieg
67% matchVery Positive85% of 511 reviews2020
Dev: Starni Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Strategic Mind: Blitzkrieg is a turn-based strategy set in the period of WW2. It brings a modern look and new features to a good old wargame genre. You are to lead the German Armed forces overcoming unthinkable odds and claiming the ultimate bittersweet victory in Europe. Blitzkrieg is the way!
Why similar: World War II 29% ★, Tanks 19.4% ★, Wargame 16.2%, Military 8.2%, Strategy 6.1%
- #57 Close Combat: The Bloody First
69% matchMixed53% of 458 reviews2019
Dev: Matrix Games
Windows
Close Combat: The Bloody First is the latest release in the critically-acclaimed Close Combat series, and the first using the new 3D Archon engine. With this Close Combat: The Bloody First combines classic Close Combat tactical gameplay with battles fought across a wide variety of diverse 3D landscapes including craggy ridgelines, narrow...
Why similar: World War II 27.2% ★, Wargame 15.3%, Tanks 13.6% ★, Strategy 9.1%, Military 8.4%
- #58 Close Combat: The Longest Day
67% matchVery Positive82% of 98 reviews2020
Dev: Strategy 3 TacticsPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Close Combat is a pausable real-time wargame series, heavily focused on historical accuracy and realistic soldier psychological profiles. In Close Combat: The Longest Day take command of either the Allied Expeditionary Force or Germany’s Wehrmacht.
Why similar: Simulation 25%, Strategy 24.6%, World War II 23.3% ★, Wargame 13.5%, RTS 7.8%