- #1 Task Force 1942: Surface Naval Action in the South Pacific
97% matchMixed63% of 32 reviews2014
Dev: MicroProse Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
A Long Lance torpedo rips through the hull of your flagship. Huge columns of water from enemy gunfire surround your battleships. It's just another day in Task Force 1942, the first in a new series of spectacular World War II Pacific War simulations from MicroProse.
Why similar: Naval Combat 49.1% ★, Naval 24.2% ★, World War II 18.1% ★, Simulation 8.6%
- #2 Victorian Admirals: Samoan Crisis 1889
96% match7 user reviews43% of 7 reviews2020
Dev: Totem GamesPub: Strategy First
Windows
A steam-ship period naval combat games focusing on fleet-scale battles in real time. The naval combat game allows you to set up battle squadron groups, their formations and management, with realistic ship models and characteristics, as well as advanced ballistic and weapon models.
Why similar: Naval 30.9% ★, Naval Combat 28.9% ★, Simulation 14.7%, Strategy 14.5%, Sailing 10.9% ★
- #3 Dogfight: 80 Years of Aerial Warfare
96% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2022
Dev: MicroprosePub: Atari
Windows
First published in 1993 by Microprose, Dogfight: 80 Years of Aerial Warfare lets players manage an entire air campaign - from mission planning to dogfightitng.
Why similar: Wargame 30.5%, Simulation 16.1%, 1990's 15.8%, Historical 13.7%, Military 10.4%
- #4 Pacific General
95% 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 32.8%, World War II 24.5% ★, Strategy 11.5%, Historical 11%, Military 9.1%
- #5 Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnoughts
94% matchMixed61% of 7,751 reviews2023
Dev: Game-Labs
Windows
Median: 15.7 hrsMean: 81.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Design warships the way you want them, command fleets, win the naval arms race for your nation!
Why similar: World War I 18.1% ★, Naval 16.7% ★, Naval Combat 16.1% ★, World War II 12.5% ★, Grand Strategy 9.7% ★
- #6 Navy Strike
94% match5 user reviews40% of 5 reviews2021
Dev: Rowan SoftwarePub: Strategy First
Windows
Navy Strike is an ambitious flight simulation from Rowan that tries to add elements of strategy in typical flight sim gameplay. The result is an uneven game that will appeal only to veteran flight sim and strategy gamers.
Why similar: Naval Combat 23.8% ★, Grand Strategy 23.7% ★, Wargame 16.8%, Strategy 12.3%, Real Time Tactics 11.8%
- #7 The Ancient Art of War in the Skies
93% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2022
Dev: MicroprosePub: Atari
Windows
Take command of WWII air campaigns in this classic strategy game. Manage your squadrons, set goals, plan routes on the overhead tactical map, and then head into the cockpit for side-scrolling dogfights, squadron-to-squadron battles, and eagle-eye bombing runs.
Why similar: Wargame 25.2%, World War II 16.4% ★, Simulation 13.2%, Strategy 12.1%, 1990's 10.3%
- #8 Rule the Waves 3
91% matchVery Positive89% of 1,014 reviews2023
Dev: Naval Warfare SimulationsPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Median: 10.4 hrsMean: 58.9 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Rule the Waves III is a simulation of naval ship design and construction, fleet management and naval warfare from 1890 to 1970.
Why similar: Naval 23.9% ★, Naval Combat 19.4% ★, World War I 15.3% ★, Wargame 14.1%, World War II 10.3% ★
- #9 Battle Fleet 2
92% matchMostly Positive75% of 372 reviews2014
Dev: Mythical City Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Welcome Admiral! Select your fleet, assign weapons, and sink the enemy fleet by controlling each of your ships down to setting the aim and range of each weapon's shot. Features include full open world Pacific & Atlantic campaigns, cross-platform multiplayer and awesome turn-based naval battles.
Why similar: Naval 27.5% ★, Naval Combat 24% ★, World War II 14.8% ★, Wargame 10.4%, Grand Strategy 8.4% ★
- #10 Steam & Iron. Battle of Port Arthur
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Goydalka Games
Windows
Steam & Iron: Battle of Port Arthur is a tactical real-time naval simulator focusing on the combat of early 20th-century steamships. Squadrons of battleships, cruisers, and torpedo boats from two empires await your command to clash in epic naval battles.
Why similar: World War I 21% ★, Naval Combat 20% ★, Naval 18.9% ★, Wargame 12.1%, Real Time Tactics 7.4%
- #11 War on the Sea
90% matchMostly Positive75% of 3,150 reviews2021
Dev: Killerfish Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 25.5 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Command ships, submarines and aircraft in the South Pacific during WWII.
Why similar: Naval 31.3% ★, World War II 25.2% ★, Naval Combat 23.7% ★, Strategy 5.8%, Wargame 5.6%
- #12 Battleships and Carriers 2: 1940-1945
89% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2024
Dev: SLS
Windows
Casual WW2 naval turn-based strategy: attack/defend, search & destroy, build ships, subs and aircraft. Clear & simple combat and move. Fast, re-playable board game style strategy, with 70 unit types. More than 40 missions, death-matches & campaigns (Destroy, Conquer, Defend, Escort, Kill-Them-All).
Why similar: Naval 20.5% ★, Naval Combat 19.8% ★, World War II 14.9% ★, Wargame 11.6%, Grand Strategy 9.7% ★
- #13 Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game
89% matchVery Positive90% of 2,069 reviews2011
Dev: Martin IvanovPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 27.0 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Developed by a team of experienced modders from the Paradox forum, Darkest Hour is a stand-alone Hearts of Iron game. The game features a mixture of short and in-depth campaigns set across the darkest chapters of the 20th century. Play from the outbreak of the Great War up until the onset of the Cold War.
Why similar: World War II 26% ★, World War I 22.6% ★, Grand Strategy 20.7% ★, Wargame 9.9%, Historical 7%
- #14 Crash Dive
88% matchVery Positive91% of 193 reviews2015
Dev: Panic Ensues Software
Windows
WWII tactical submarine combat! Take command of a U-boat prowling the Atlantic in search of enemy convoys to sink. Sneak past the escorts and torpedo the transports. Or surface and use your deck gun in a daring night attack.
Why similar: Naval Combat 20.8% ★, Naval 20.4% ★, World War II 17% ★, Wargame 9.5%, Submarine 7.3% ★
- #15 Legacy of Sail
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hydran Software
Windows
As a 17th Century Admiral, send your squadrons out to capture enemy towns and sink their ships. Force boarding actions to capture their prized Ships of the Line all while balancing the need for supplies, repairs and upgrading your crew in this throwback real time tactics naval combat game
Why similar: Naval Combat 28% ★, Naval 26.5% ★, Sailing 8.8% ★, Wargame 7.8%, Real Time Tactics 7.2%
- #16 Silent Depth 2: Pacific
86% matchMixed61% of 252 reviews2024
Dev: MicroProse Software
Windows
Silent Depth 2: Pacific is a lite sub-sim. You enter the Silent Service at the command of a Gato class submarine on War Patrols during World War 2. How long will you survive, and ultimately how much tonnage you sink is down to skill and cunning.
Why similar: Naval 24.7% ★, Naval Combat 21.3% ★, World War II 20.2% ★, Wargame 11.2%, Submarine 9.2% ★
- #17 Destroyer: The U-Boat Hunter
86% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,195 reviews2023
Dev: Iron Wolf Studio S.A.Pub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Destroyer: The U-Boat Hunter brings you an authentic and historically accurate destroyer simulation along with gripping anti-submarine warfare set in the turmoils of the Atlantic Ocean during World War II.
Why similar: Naval Combat 21.4% ★, Naval 19.7% ★, World War II 18.4% ★, Wargame 9.1%, Real Time Tactics 8.5%
- #18 Victory At Sea
85% matchMostly Positive75% of 574 reviews2014
Dev: Evil Twin Artworks
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Engage in epic RTS warfare across 3 huge campaigns as well as other battle modes. Create your own fleet of ships, pick your side and enter into World War II naval combat on a global scale.
Why similar: Naval 34.9% ★, Naval Combat 29.6% ★, World War II 24.5% ★, Strategy 6.4%, Simulation 4.7%
- #19 Naval Hurricane
84% matchVery Positive90% of 94 reviews2022
Dev: Efril
Windows
Turn based tactical game about war at sea between British Royal Navy and Imperial German Navy during World War I. Command powerful dreadnoughts, fast destroyers and stealthy submarines, conduct artillery battles, torpedo attacks and fight for the survivability of damaged ships.
Why similar: World War I 31.7% ★, Naval Combat 24.5% ★, Naval 22.5% ★, Historical 8.4%, Simulation 5.6%
- #20 Midway 1981
82% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: David RigglePub: Sea Onion Software
Windows
Wargame like it's 1981!
Why similar: Naval Combat 25.5% ★, World War II 21.8% ★, Naval 14.1% ★, Wargame 13.6%, Historical 7.6%
- #21 Silent Hunter 5®: Battle of the Atlantic
84% matchMixed45% of 2,525 reviews2010
Dev: Ubisoft RomaniaPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 22.3 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Step behind the periscope of a German U-boat and take on the Allied Forces in famous battles across the vast Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea. The best-selling submarine series of all time continues with the highly anticipated Silent Hunter: Battle of the Atlantic.
Why similar: Naval Combat 34.3% ★, Naval 20.7% ★, World War II 18.9% ★, Submarine 8.6% ★, Simulation 6.1%
- #22 Battleships and Carriers - WW2 Battleship Game
83% matchMixed58% of 24 reviews2018
Dev: Light Strategy SeriesPub: SLS
Windows
Search, move, destroy and build ships/subs/aircraft: casual turn-based naval strategy battleship game. More than 80 missions, Death-Match and Free Hunt scenarios and campaigns from Pearl Harbor and Lamansh to the Overlord and Okinawa battles, with over 50 ship and aircraft types.
Why similar: Naval 26% ★, Naval Combat 25.4% ★, World War II 20.1% ★, Wargame 14.8%, Grand Strategy 6.9% ★
- #23 NavalArt
82% matchVery Positive90% of 2,183 reviews2018
Dev: RigidbodyPub: RZ Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 46.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Design your own warships, equip them with a variety of armament, and bring them out to the ocean!
Why similar: Naval Combat 21% ★, World War I 19.5% ★, Naval 14.7% ★, World War II 12.7% ★, Wargame 11.4%
- #24 Battleships Simulator
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hard Shark Games
Windows
Battleships Simulator puts you in command of mighty ships—strike, sink your opponent, and claim victory! Feel the thrill of naval battles and outsmart your foe in intense, turn-based war action!
Why similar: Naval Combat 32.2% ★, Naval 17.8% ★, Wargame 17.8%, World War II 13.6% ★, Strategy 6.9%
- #25 Atlantic Fleet
81% matchVery Positive86% of 1,541 reviews2016
Dev: Killerfish Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Turn based tactical and strategic naval combat. Atlantic Fleet puts you in command of the Allies or Kriegsmarine (German Navy) in the longest military campaign of WWII, The Battle of the Atlantic.Take command of surface ships, submarines as well as carrier and land based aircraft in the deadly struggle for control of Atlantic shipping...
Why similar: Naval Combat 33.9% ★, Naval 28.7% ★, World War II 23% ★, Strategy 5.5%, Simulation 5.2%
- #26 Midway:Sink the Japanese Aircraft Carriers
80% match2 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2022
Dev: KL Game Studio
Windows
This is a Battle of Midway simulation game. You need to fly a dive bomber, dodge Japanese anti-aircraft fire, drop bombs and destroy the carrier. The Japanese gunfire is extremely fierce, please be careful. I hope war only exists in games and I support Ukraine.
Why similar: Naval Combat 24.9% ★, Naval 24.9% ★, World War II 22.3% ★, Wargame 13.5%, Military 6.5%
- #27 Spee
78% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: EUGENE LOPATIN
Windows
A World War I strategy game where you command fleets, manage trade and logistics, and fight for dominance across 50 colonial ports.
Why similar: Naval 21.3% ★, Grand Strategy 20.2% ★, Wargame 16.8%, Naval Combat 16.4% ★, Simulation 8.7%
- #28 Fantasy Empires
78% matchPositive84% of 32 reviews2023
Dev: Silicon KnightsPub: SNEG
Windows
Create alliances, defeat enemy kingdoms and forge an empire in this Dungeons & Dragons game world! Under the computer Dungeon Master, you’ll interact with fantastic races, command dozens of troop types, send your heroes on quests and construct a variety of buildings and fortifications.
Why similar: Wargame 23.6%, Grand Strategy 21.4% ★, 1990's 13.4%, Real Time Tactics 12.6%, Strategy 7.4%
- #29 Victory At Sea Pacific
77% matchMixed61% of 641 reviews2018
Dev: Evil Twin Artworks
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Victory at Sea Pacific is the exciting game of naval RTS combat set during World War II. Bringing an epic approach to real time strategy war gaming, search and destroy enemy fleets across an open world sandbox in a desperate attempt to change the course of history.
Why similar: Naval 21.8% ★, Naval Combat 20.1% ★, World War II 17.8% ★, Grand Strategy 12.7% ★, Wargame 10.9%
- #30 Battleship Command
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BracerPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Command the mighty Scharnhorst in this immersive WWII naval simulation. Walk her decks in first-person, control gunnery, radar, and navigation, and lead your fleet through the Atlantic, Arctic, and Mediterranean. Battle convoys, outwit enemies, and survive the stormy seas of war.
Why similar: Naval 25.4% ★, World War II 17.4% ★, Wargame 17.1%, Naval Combat 16.9% ★, Simulation 8.7%
- #31 Battlestations Pacific
77% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,584 reviews2009
Dev: Eidos Studio HungaryPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Experience one war through two epic sagas where you will be a part of history or change it. Feel the power of the historically authentic and decisive battles of the Pacific War. Relive some of the grandest and most critical naval battles of recent history and for the first time, choose to lead your fleet to a completely different ending...
Why similar: World War II 36.5% ★, Naval 31.1% ★, Naval Combat 14.4% ★, Strategy 6.4%, Military 4.5%
- #32 On The Western Front
74% matchVery Positive84% of 85 reviews2025
Dev: Aggroblakh
Windows · Mac
January, 1915. The Race to the Sea is over. The Great War has just begun. You are the commander of a single division in the meat grinder that is the Western Front. Lead your men over the top as you attempt to break the stalemate that is to claim the lives of millions over the course of years.
Why similar: World War I 42.6% ★, Grand Strategy 11.2% ★, Wargame 11.1%, Strategy 8.1%, Simulation 7.7%
- #33 Ruler of the Waves 1916
76% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2022
Dev: Falling Ninja ProductionsPub: Top Secret Studios LLC
Windows
Ruler of the Waves 1916 is a naval combat game and turret-based shooter. The game follows, in a fictional sense, the major battlecruiser engagements in WWI. The player must utilize multiple turrets on multiple ships to maximize their firepower.
Why similar: Naval Combat 20.3% ★, World War I 20.1% ★, Naval 15.9% ★, Grand Strategy 12% ★, Wargame 11.9%
- #34 Silent Hunter® III
75% matchVery Positive88% of 2,573 reviews2008
Dev: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 55%
The king of submarine simulations returns with an all-new 3D engine, new crew command features, and more realistic WWII naval action than ever before. The movie-like graphics and simple, tension-filled gameplay make this the perfect game for the realism fanatic and the casual gamer.
Why similar: Naval Combat 31.5% ★, Naval 21.6% ★, World War II 20.6% ★, Submarine 10.1% ★, Military 5.8%
- #35 Das Boot: German U-Boat Simulation
75% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2021
Dev: Artech Digital Entertainment, Ltd.Pub: Ziggurat
Windows
Will you be victorious? Only if you can withstand the pressure. Strategize to defeat Allied forces in sea, surface and air - all rendered in full 3D. Multiple missions available - taking you from the Strait of Gibraltar to the coastlines of Norway.
Why similar: Naval 25.8% ★, World War II 19.5% ★, Naval Combat 10.7% ★, Wargame 10%, Real Time Tactics 7.9%
- #36 War Of Warship
73% matchMixed47% of 15 reviews2024
Dev: DEEP SIGHT INTERACTIVE Tech Co., Ltd.
Windows
Command history's most iconic war vessels as you build your own massive naval fleet. Level up important tech modules and prepare to dominate the oceans!
Why similar: Naval 22.7% ★, Naval Combat 13.7% ★, Wargame 13%, Grand Strategy 12.6% ★, World War II 11% ★
- #37 Victory at Sea Atlantic - World War II Naval Warfare
72% matchMixed67% of 111 reviews2025
Dev: Evil Twin Artworks
Windows
Victory At Sea Atlantic transports you to the cold, unforgiving waters of the Atlantic Theatre in WWII. With a vast array of ships, planes, and subs, engage in epic sea battles & secure your place in history. Victory At Sea Atlantic is the ultimate naval warfare experience.
Why similar: Naval Combat 20.8% ★, World War II 18.2% ★, Grand Strategy 15.6% ★, Wargame 13%, Real Time Tactics 10.2%
- #38 Carrier Battles 4 Guadalcanal - Pacific War Naval Warfare
73% matchVery Positive87% of 306 reviews2020
Dev: Cyril Jarnot
Windows · Mac
CARRIER BATTLES is a classic hex-and-counter digital wargame covering the naval-air battles of the Pacific War, from 1942 to 1943. Find your opponent and strike at him before he sinks your precious carriers, while preventing them from invading or supporting your own amphibious operations.
Why similar: Naval Combat 22.5% ★, Naval 19.9% ★, World War II 17.8% ★, Wargame 15.2%, Historical 7.6%
- #39 Battlestations: Midway
74% matchMostly Positive78% of 953 reviews2007
Dev: Eidos InteractivePub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Battlestations: Midway is an immense action game that drops players into massive air, sea, and undersea battles from Pearl Harbor to the Battle of Midway.
Why similar: World War II 31.5% ★, Naval Combat 28.1% ★, Naval 26.9% ★, Strategy 4.5%, Historical 3.9%
- #40 Wargame Construction Set II: Tanks!
73% match9 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2023
Dev: Strategic SimulationsPub: SNEG
Windows
Welcome to TANK HEAVEN! SSI's classic tactical warfare lets you command tanks from 1918 to 1991. Craft unique battles with the random scenario generator or take control with the custom editor. Endless possibilities await in this armored clash of eras - create or conquer!
Why similar: World War I 21.6% ★, Wargame 20.9%, Strategy 13.7%, World War II 13.2% ★, 1990's 12.3%
- #41 Task Force Admiral - Vol.1: American Carrier Battles
70% matchVery Positive91% of 586 reviews2026
Dev: Drydock Dreams GamesPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Experience the thrill of leading American aircraft carriers to victory in this innovative full 3D command simulation wargame set in the Pacific in 1942. First-person or God’s eye, you lead your fleet and planes right from the center of the battle.
Why similar: Naval 24% ★, Naval Combat 20.1% ★, World War II 16.4% ★, Grand Strategy 12.2% ★, Real Time Tactics 7.8%
- #42 Crash Dive 2
71% matchVery Positive94% of 230 reviews2021
Dev: Panic Ensues Software
Windows
WWII Tactical submarine combat in the South Pacific
Why similar: Naval 25.5% ★, World War II 21.3% ★, Wargame 12.9%, Real Time Tactics 10.1%, Submarine 8.8% ★
- #43 KAISERPUNK
70% matchMostly Positive72% of 792 reviews2025
Dev: Overseer Games
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Build a city to rule the world in Kaiserpunk, a grand city builder blending production-focused city building with world conquest in an alternate 20th century world. Manage your city, grow industries, build a military, and defeat rivals to become the greatest empire.
Why similar: World War I 19.8% ★, World War II 16.7% ★, Naval 16.5% ★, Grand Strategy 13.7% ★, Wargame 11.3%
- #44 Naval Tactics
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: reflektsoft
Windows
Naval Tactics is a Stylized, Top-Down RTS focusing on naval combat in the first half of the 20th century. Play against other players in Multiplayer, or get aboard your flagship by yourself in Singleplayer.
Why similar: Naval 23.5% ★, World War II 18.7% ★, Grand Strategy 14.2% ★, Wargame 12.9%, Real Time Tactics 9.3%
- #45 Aircraft Carrier Survival: Tutorial
71% matchMostly Positive70% of 1,176 reviews2021
Dev: CreativeForge Games
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 43%
When the harshness of the sea meets the cruelties of war, a challenge for perseverance makes itself known. And it is like none other. Welcome to Aircraft Carrier Survival, a strategy set in the merciless reality of World War II, where your prowess as a commander decides the fate of a naval behemoth.
Why similar: Naval Combat 23% ★, Naval 21.5% ★, Wargame 14.7%, World War II 10.8% ★, Grand Strategy 10.4% ★
- #46 First Sino-Japanese War
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: January Desk
Windows
Free and open source game for First Sino-Japanese War, featuring a tactical naval combat system combined with a turn based hex WEGO strategic layer.
Why similar: Naval Combat 30% ★, Wargame 21%, Naval 18.8% ★, Historical 9%, Military 8.1%
- #47 Ultimate Admiral: Age of Sail
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 2,088 reviews2021
Dev: Game-Labs
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 24.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Ultimate Admiral: Age of Sail is a tactical wargame from the creators of the Ultimate General series set amidst the epic naval campaigns in the period of the American Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.
Why similar: Naval Combat 41.8% ★, Naval 22% ★, Strategy 10.2%, Simulation 8.9%, Historical 6.6%
- #48 Steel Covenant 钢铁盟约
68% matchMixed58% of 19 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 26.8% ★, Grand Strategy 15.9% ★, Wargame 12.3%, Real Time Tactics 10%, Historical 9.5%
- #49 Morse Depths: WWII
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Sasunia Game Studio
Windows
Take command of a WWII submarine. Master Morse Code to fire torpedoes, defuse mines, and survive the final siege. From 1942 to 1945, every dot and dash is the difference between glory and the ocean floor.
Why similar: Naval 25.8% ★, World War II 19.8% ★, Naval Combat 13.1% ★, Wargame 10.6%, Submarine 10.3% ★
- #50 To End All Wars
70% matchMixed63% of 189 reviews2014
Dev: AgeodPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Ageod’s To End All Wars is a grand strategy game set during World War One. Players will take control over one of the major powers that so desperately fought for control over Europe and to end all wars.
Why similar: World War I 42% ★, Grand Strategy 20% ★, Wargame 15.6%, Strategy 12.9%, Simulation 9.4%
- #51 Battleships and Carriers - Pacific War
69% matchPositive85% of 13 reviews2019
Dev: Light Strategy SeriesPub: SLS
Windows
Casual turn-based WW2 Pacific naval strategy: move, search & destroy, build units and technologies. Clear and simple combat and move. 2D, retro style, WW2. Easy to learn - hard to master.More than 90 missions and campaigns from Pearl Harbor and Midway to the Iwo Jima and Leyte battles.
Why similar: Naval 26.4% ★, Naval Combat 25.7% ★, World War II 18.8% ★, Wargame 13.8%, Historical 6.1%
- #52 SHIPS AT WAR
68% matchMostly Positive77% of 381 reviews2021
Dev: Golddorf Spieleentwicklung
Windows
Sink player-made battleships, aircraft carriers and submarines in this physics-based game. Use pre-built ships and sink the enemy by deploying aircraft, torpedoes, depth charges or shells. Or built your own ships in the extensive ship-editor.
Why similar: Naval Combat 25.6% ★, Naval 25.1% ★, World War II 21.2% ★, Wargame 12%, Submarine 8% ★
- #53 The Great War: Western Front™
66% matchMixed66% of 3,181 reviews2023
Dev: PetroglyphPub: Frontier Foundry
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The Great War: Western Front is the definitive WW1 strategy game. Play a deciding role in history with this real-time tactical experience as you take charge in the iconic Western Front from 1914 to 1919. Pick your faction and lead your forces to victory.
Why similar: World War I 39.2% ★, Grand Strategy 15.6% ★, Real Time Tactics 10.5%, Wargame 10.5%, Strategy 8.2%
- #54 Countryball: World 1930
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SHN Games
Windows
Lead your countryball to glory in a WWII-inspired turn-based grand strategy!
Why similar: World War I 28.4% ★, World War II 20.5% ★, Grand Strategy 15.9% ★, Wargame 14.9%, Real Time Tactics 9.5%
- #55 Close Combat
66% matchPositive92% of 13 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 32.6% ★, Wargame 18.3%, Strategy 10.1%, Historical 7.7%, Real Time Tactics 7.1%
- #56 Carrier Commander
67% matchMostly Negative31% of 13 reviews2022
Dev: ss
Windows · Mac
Carrier Commander is a real-time strategy game which allows you choose the intensity of gameplay. You can manage your Carrier Operations against incoming attacks or intensify your game play by directly engaging the enemy controlling your own Jets, Destroyer's, Helicopter's and more...
Why similar: Naval 28.9% ★, Naval Combat 28% ★, Wargame 10.8%, Real Time Tactics 10.7%, Military 8.3%
- #57 Silent Hunter®: Wolves of the Pacific U-Boat Missions
68% matchVery Positive81% of 316 reviews2008
Dev: Ubisoft RomaniaPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 14.1 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Experience the thrill of the hunt! Prowl the waters as the captain of a German submarine in a never-before-seen theatre of operations the Indian Ocean. Take part in the war against British supply lines off the coast of North Africa and support the Japanese war against the U.S. Navy.
Why similar: Naval Combat 38.5% ★, Naval 20.6% ★, World War II 20.4% ★, Submarine 10.3% ★, Simulation 10.1%
- #58 Sailor Simulator: World War II
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sailors LabsPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
As a crew member of an American destroyer, fight in the Pacific theater of WW2, operate weapons, navigate treacherous waters, conduct information warfare, and perform daily duties to play your part in history.
Why similar: World War II 25.5% ★, Naval 24.8% ★, Wargame 18.9%, America 11.5% ★, Simulation 7.8%