- #1 Battlefield Commander WWII
97% matchMostly Positive74% of 50 reviews2025
Dev: Sword of SteelPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Battlefield Commander WWII is a real-time tactical game where you lead the soldiers and vehicles that battled across the globe during this time in history. Play hundreds of unique units across multiple game modes.
Why similar: World War II 21.3% ★, Wargame 14.3%, Real Time Tactics 13.3%, RTS 12.9%, Historical 12.1%
- #2 Supreme Ruler 1936
96% matchMostly Positive74% of 303 reviews2014
Dev: BattleGoat Studios
Windows
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Real-Time Strategy Game. Guide your nation through the most violent era in modern history. Play massive campaigns as one of the principal nations, set-piece scenarios of famous battles, or set your own victory condition and play as any nation in the world in Sandbox mode.
Why similar: World War II 18.6% ★, Grand Strategy 15.1% ★, Historical 11.8%, Wargame 11.6%, RTS 10.1%
- #3 Ground of Aces
95% matchVery Positive85% of 1,407 reviews2025
Dev: Blindflug Studios AG
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Take command of a remote military air base during World War II. Build your own airfield, manage iconic aircraft and oversee your crew’s well-being. Prepare them against air raids and send your pilots on dangerous missions. Survive and help your nation win the war!
Why similar: World War II 22.6% ★, Historical 11.1%, Base Building 11.1%, RTS 10.7%, Military 10.6%
- #4 World Warfare & Economics
96% matchMixed61% of 677 reviews2023
Dev: Okron Studio
Windows · Mac
Take control of any nation and shape its future. Manage resources, trade, and taxes, engage in real-time warfare, navigate global diplomacy, and react to dynamic world events. Build a thriving economy, forge alliances, and command armies in a constantly evolving world!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 18.7% ★, Political 17.1% ★, Real Time Tactics 12.9%, RTS 12.8%, Military 11.7%
- #5 Arms Trade Tycoon: Tanks
94% matchMixed70% of 995 reviews2024
Dev: FunGiPub: MicroProse Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 18.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Arms Trade Tycoon: Tanks is a unique combination of tank design and tycoon game. It puts you in charge of an arms trading company specialized in tanks from WWI to the modern era. Research, design, sell and follow your tanks in battle to make your own history!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 17.7% ★, Wargame 15.8%, Historical 15%, War 12.2%, Military 11.9%
- #6 Steel Division 2
94% matchMostly Positive79% of 9,492 reviews2019
Dev: Eugen Systems
Windows
Median: 9.7 hrsMean: 52.2 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 21.7% ★, RTS 13.5%, Military 11.9%, Grand Strategy 11.3% ★, Wargame 10%
- #7 Total Tank Generals
93% matchMostly Positive74% of 322 reviews2023
Dev: Noobz From PolandPub: 505 Games
Windows
Every war has its Generals. Take command of an army during World War II and lead them to victory. Strategize your way through many scenarios and real historical military campaigns of past generals.
Why similar: World War II 30.4% ★, Historical 14.8%, Wargame 12.6%, War 11.2%, Strategy RPG 10.7%
- #8 Call to Arms: Panzer Elite
91% matchMixed69% of 1,602 reviews2025
Dev: DigitalmindsoftPub: Digitalmindsoft Publishing
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.6 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 25.6% ★, Wargame 15.9%, Real Time Tactics 14.2%, Historical 11.4%, Military 10.4%
- #9 Making History: The Second World War
92% matchMostly Positive78% of 286 reviews2018
Dev: Factus Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Choose a nation and prepare for the greatest conflict in human history, World War II. Build your military and industrial power, form alliances and race to achieve the advanced technologies that will bring total victory in this global-wide turn-based Grand Strategy struggle.
Why similar: World War II 23% ★, Grand Strategy 16.4% ★, Historical 13.6%, War 11.7%, Military 11%
- #10 Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnoughts
91% matchMixed61% of 7,835 reviews2023
Dev: Game-Labs
Windows
Median: 16.1 hrsMean: 81.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Design warships the way you want them, command fleets, win the naval arms race for your nation!
Why similar: World War II 16.8% ★, Grand Strategy 13.4% ★, Wargame 11.6%, Military 9.4%, Historical 8.8%
- #11 Sherman Commander
90% matchMixed68% of 131 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 21.6% ★, Historical 14.1%, Wargame 13.6%, Military 12.6%, RTS 11.7%
- #12 Project Wunderwaffe
89% matchMixed57% of 473 reviews2022
Dev: Weasel Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Project Wunderwaffe will take you back into the realities of World War II, the end of which seems to be near. Germany is now just a shadow of its power. Your order is to build a secret military base and construct weapons of unprecedented power. Will you be capable of turning the tide of war?
Why similar: World War II 21.4% ★, Wargame 14.3%, Military 11.1%, Base Building 10.4%, Historical 10.4%
- #13 Hearts of Iron IV
87% matchVery Positive90% of 365,658 reviews2016
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 31.0 hrsMean: 296.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Victory is at your fingertips! Your ability to lead your nation is your supreme weapon, the strategy game Hearts of Iron IV lets you take command of any nation in World War II; the most engaging conflict in world history.
Why similar: World War II 24.4% ★, Grand Strategy 19.1% ★, Historical 13.6%, War 11.6%, Military 11.2%
- #14 Supreme Ruler Ultimate
89% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,250 reviews2014
Dev: BattleGoat Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.4 hrsMean: 50.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Real-Time Strategy/Wargame. From World War II through the Cold War and into the future, re-live or re-imagine the tensions and crises of our recent history! Guide your nation through the era of your choice in Campaigns, Scenarios, and Sandboxes, as you make every effort to become Supreme Ruler!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 18% ★, World War II 16.2% ★, Wargame 14.2%, Military 12.7%, RTS 12.4%
- #15 Naval Battles Simulator
88% matchMixed53% of 66 reviews2020
Dev: Anarchy97 Games
Windows
Naval Battles Simulator is a WWII real-time strategy and simulation game.
Why similar: Strategy 39.3%, Simulation 36.5%, World War II 22.5% ★, Singleplayer 1.7%
- #16 Frontline: Western Front
86% matchMostly Positive79% of 52 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 20.3% ★, Grand Strategy 14.9% ★, Wargame 13.6%, Historical 12.2%, Military 11.1%
- #17 Project Wunderwaffe: Prologue
86% matchMixed67% of 332 reviews2022
Dev: Weasel Games
Windows
Project Wunderwaffe: Prologue is some part of the full version of the game. The gameplay starts in the realities of World War II, the Soviets and Allies are coming. Your task in the game is to keep enemy troops as far away from your base as possible. Fight and survive!
Why similar: World War II 21.7% ★, Wargame 14.8%, Military 12.2%, Historical 11.5%, War 10%
- #18 Total Tank Simulator
84% matchMostly Positive79% of 8,653 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 42.5% ★, War 20.1%, Sandbox 16.9%, Strategy 10%, Simulation 8.8%
- #19 Blitzkrieg 3
85% matchMixed54% of 7,316 reviews2017
Dev: Nival
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 14.1 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 26.1% ★, RTS 14.1%, Military 13.7%, Historical 13.1%, Real Time Tactics 12.8%
- #20 Men of War: Assault Squad
84% matchVery Positive87% of 5,140 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 30.9% ★, War 13.4%, RTS 13.3%, Military 12.6%, Real Time Tactics 9.9%
- #21 Call to Arms - Gates of Hell: Ostfront
81% matchVery Positive85% of 32,016 reviews2021
Dev: Barbedwire StudiosPub: Digitalmindsoft
Windows
Median: 14.5 hrsMean: 73.9 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 27% ★, Historical 16.1%, Real Time Tactics 15.1%, RTS 13.4%, Military 11.6%
- #22 SandTable War: Three Kingdoms
80% matchVery Positive84% of 219 reviews2026
Dev: 古玩工作室
Windows
"SandTable War: Three Kingdoms" is a strategic simulation game set during the Three Kingdoms period. Here you can play as various factions from Three Kingdoms history to conquer cities and lands, unify the realm. With abundant historical officers and scenarios, come restore the Han Dynasty!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 18.7% ★, Historical 14.2%, RTS 13.3%, Wargame 13.3%, Real Time Tactics 10.8%
- #23 NEBULOUS: Fleet Command
81% matchVery Positive81% of 3,880 reviews2022
Dev: Eridanus IndustriesPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 31.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Take command of your hand-tailored fleet of space warships and use realistic radar, electronic warfare, advanced movement controls in 3D space, and precision targeting to outmaneuver and outwit your opponents in a simulation-heavy tactical space game like no other.
Why similar: World War II 18% ★, Grand Strategy 15.3% ★, Historical 12.2%, Military 11.4%, War 10.3%
- #24 World War 2: Strategy Simulator
83% matchMostly Negative37% of 83 reviews2022
Dev: joynowstudio
Windows
★Tactics & Collocations 30+ Historical Campaigns: Normandy Landing, Operation Market Garden 2 Warfare Conflict Camps: Allies faction and ally Axis 30+ large battlefield maps are provide in this strategy games Omni-directional combat space: naval battle, air combat, land battle.
Why similar: World War II 21.7% ★, Wargame 15.4%, Grand Strategy 15.1% ★, Military 12.4%, Historical 11.4%
- #25 Sudden Strike 5
79% matchMostly Positive73% of 553 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 23.7% ★, RTS 14.6%, Wargame 12.5%, Historical 12.2%, Real Time Tactics 10.6%
- #26 Frontline: World War II
82% matchVery Positive84% of 58 reviews2021
Dev: Frontline: Games Series
Windows
Immerse yourself in the captivating atmosphere of World War II, as you meticulously plan your moves and adapt to the ever-changing battlefield. With a wide array of units and tactical options at your disposal, success is determined by your strategic prowess and adaptability.
Why similar: World War II 23.9% ★, Grand Strategy 16.6% ★, Wargame 14.9%, Military 12.7%, War 9.9%
- #27 Armored Front: Tiger Command
82% matchMixed49% of 50 reviews2021
Dev: AutoRotate180
Windows
Immerse yourself in a fully interactive VR Tiger Tank game and lead your way across the treacherous deserts of North Africa in a Legendary Tank of World War 2.
Why similar: World War II 17.1% ★, Wargame 12.4%, Military 11.5%, Grand Strategy 11.5% ★, Real Time Tactics 10.6%
- #28 Master of Command
77% matchVery Positive92% of 3,361 reviews2025
Dev: Armchair Interactive
Windows
Median: 10.3 hrsMean: 25.4 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Take command in Europe's greatest 18th-century war. Equip & customize regiments, manage supplies, and engage in brutal real-time battles across procedural campaigns. Resources and replacements are scarce, and keeping your best men alive may matter more than any single victory.
Why similar: Historical 14.7%, Military 12.5%, RTS 12.2%, Real Time Tactics 12.1%, Wargame 12%
- #29 Armchair Commander
78% matchVery Positive88% of 101 reviews2023
Dev: Zack SimaPub: Indie War Games
Windows · Mac
A turn-based strategy game where you can experience WWII campaigns and explore alternate history scenarios made by the community.
Why similar: World War II 24.4% ★, Wargame 19.7%, Historical 18.3%, Military 15.1%, Sandbox 9.5%
- #30 Making History: The First World War
79% matchMixed67% of 114 reviews2021
Dev: Factus Games
Windows · Linux
A turn-based WWI Grand Strategy game. Rush to field new modern weaponry and survive the horrendous attrition battles. Join the global conflict between the Great Powers of the age and forge a new world order for freedom or tyranny.
Why similar: Wargame 18.7%, Grand Strategy 18.5% ★, Political 17.9% ★, Historical 16.9%, War 10%
- #31 Age of History II
75% matchVery Positive90% of 49,603 reviews2018
Dev: Łukasz JakowskiPub: Łukasz Jakowski Games
Windows
Median: 12.5 hrsMean: 61.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Age of History II is a grand strategy wargame that is simple to learn yet hard to master.Your objective is to use military tactics and cunning diplomacy to either unify the world, or conquer it.Will the world bleed out or bow before you? The choice is yours..
Why similar: Grand Strategy 20.9% ★, Historical 20.6%, War 15.7%, World War II 14.3% ★, Political 12.8% ★
- #32 Panzer Strategy
78% matchMixed65% of 469 reviews2018
Dev: Starni Games
Windows
Panzer Strategy is a World War II wargame that combines classic turn-based strategy gameplay with modern looks. Command your armies and adapt your units to any objective using a huge selection of real-life military equipment and battle skills.
Why similar: World War II 32.2% ★, Historical 24.2%, Military 20.5%, War 15.5%, Strategy 5.8%
- #33 Hearts of Iron III
77% matchMostly Positive76% of 6,058 reviews2009
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 20.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Hearts of Iron III lets you play the most engaging conflict in world history, World War 2, on all fronts as any country and through multiple different scenarios. Guide your nation to glory between 1936 and 1948 and wage war, conduct diplomacy and build your industry in the most detailed World War 2 game ever made.
Why similar: World War II 28.9% ★, Grand Strategy 25.7% ★, Historical 13.6%, Military 8.3%, War 5.1%
- #34 Radio General
76% matchVery Positive83% of 543 reviews2020
Dev: Foolish Mortals Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%
It's WWII. You're a general sitting in a tent. All you have is a map, and a radio. Can you win the battle? Radio General is a unique strategy game where you interact with your units over the radio using speech recognition. Test your mettle and relive famous battles as a WWII general.
Why similar: World War II 27.5% ★, RTS 14%, War 12.8%, Historical 12.1%, Military 11%
- #35 Tank Operations: European Campaign
75% 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 29.3% ★, Wargame 13.8%, Military 12.9%, Historical 12.5%, War 12.1%
- #36 Call to Arms
74% matchMostly Positive79% of 23,955 reviews2018
Dev: Digitalmindsoft
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 18.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Call to Arms offers an innovative mix of real-time strategy and 3rd, as well as 1st person controls. Set in the time of modern warfare, the game offers realistically modeled vehicles and heavy weaponry. Command your troops to victory or fight by yourself in the 3rd or 1st person action mode.
Why similar: Military 30.3%, RTS 25.9%, War 19.3%, Strategy 12.6%, Sandbox 6%
- #37 Ultimate General: Gettysburg
74% matchVery Positive80% of 2,706 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: Historical 27.4%, Wargame 19.7%, RTS 19.1%, War 10.3%, Strategy 9.1%
- #38 National Machine
76% matchMixed61% of 59 reviews2018
Dev: Eric Sun
Windows
You are a munitions manufacturer in 1930s. Help your nation for arms race. Before war break, you need to produce enough aircraft, tanks and guns.
Why similar: World War II 27.3% ★, Historical 17.1%, War 13.3%, Sandbox 12.6%, Building 11.5%
- #39 Headquarters: World War II
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 668 reviews2024
Dev: Starni GamesPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Headquarters: World War II is a fast-paced turn-based strategy game where your battlefield tactics are as important as your army management skills. Experience both sides of the war, battling in Europe as the USA, the UK, or Germany. Storm bunkers, occupy houses, win tank duels.
Why similar: World War II 22.2% ★, Wargame 16.3%, Historical 14.6%, Military 12.9%, Strategy RPG 12.4%
- #40 Victory at Sea Atlantic - World War II Naval Warfare
72% matchMixed66% of 112 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: World War II 17.3% ★, Grand Strategy 15.3% ★, Wargame 12.1%, RTS 11.6%, Real Time Tactics 11.4%
- #41 Easy Red 2
70% matchVery Positive90% of 12,979 reviews2022
Dev: Marco AmadeiPub: Corvostudio di Amadei Marco
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 14.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 35.7% ★, War 15.3%, Wargame 15.2%, Historical 13%, Sandbox 10%
- #42 Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game
73% matchVery Positive90% of 2,078 reviews2011
Dev: Martin IvanovPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 26.9 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 28.2% ★, Grand Strategy 23.3% ★, Historical 13.7%, Wargame 10.6%, Military 6.1%
- #43 Soldiers: Heroes of World War II - Enhanced Edition
72% matchVery Positive86% of 1,103 reviews2014
Dev: Best WayPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
The first installment in the real-time tactics series that would become known as Men of War, now refreshed and enhanced! Take command of American, British, Soviet, or German forces and fight on the battlefields of World War II in 32 single-player missions or with others in PvP and co-op sessions.
Why similar: World War II 22.8% ★, Historical 14.4%, RTS 13.2%, Wargame 11.2%, Real Time Tactics 10.1%
- #44 Attack at Dawn: North Africa
71% matchVery Positive88% of 98 reviews2022
Dev: Panzer Division Games
Windows
Attack at Dawn is a WWII strategy game that mixes the ease of real-time action with the depth of operational gameplay, all on beautifully crafted North Africa maps. Plan your strategy like Rommel or Montgomery and better the real history.
Why similar: World War II 25.3% ★, Grand Strategy 15% ★, Wargame 14.9%, Historical 14.5%, RTS 14%
- #45 Third Front: WWII
73% matchMixed61% of 360 reviews2018
Dev: Hamsters Gaming
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Are you ready to rewrite history and take on the role of ruler of the nation? Show your knowledge of tactics and strategy, become the commander-in-chief of a huge army! Lead the troops of one of the three nations - the USSR, Germany and the Allies - and pave your way for each of them!
Why similar: World War II 38.4% ★, Military 16.8%, War 16%, Historical 14.5%, Strategy 12.7%
- #46 Armored Battle Crew [World War 1] - Tank Warfare and Crew Management Simulator
73% matchMostly Negative34% of 656 reviews2019
Dev: Gattai Games
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Armored Battle Crew is a Tank and Crew Management Simulation game, where your skills as a Tank commander is tested. Customize your tank carefully and make strategic battle choices to achieve mission success! The fate of your crew lies in your hands!
Why similar: Military 26%, War 21.9%, Historical 21.8%, Sandbox 10.9%, Strategy 6.9%
- #47 NationWar:Annals
71% matchMixed68% of 169 reviews2021
Dev: Yiming
Windows
This is a deep focus on the Spring and Autumn period of the Warring States period of the grand strategy and real-time combat fusion sandbox game.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 15.4% ★, Wargame 13.1%, RTS 12.5%, Real Time Tactics 12.3%, Historical 10.4%
- #48 Ancient Warfare: The Han Dynasty
68% matchMostly Positive71% of 2,034 reviews2023
Dev: 不秋草游戏工作室(Bamboo Games)Pub: 方块游戏(CubeGame)
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Ancient Warfare: The Han Dynasty is a wargame demonstrating ancient warfare in China and combining elements of Big Strategy, RTS and RPG. You can learn little-known stories of heroes in ancient China by experiencing battles accommodating thousands of soldiers.
Why similar: Historical 16%, Grand Strategy 15.9% ★, Wargame 15%, War 13.4%, Military 12.2%
- #49 Three Kingdoms: Innovatory
68% matchMixed59% of 975 reviews2024
Dev: 瞬息万变工作室Pub: Moment HK
Windows
This is a classic historical simulation + real-time strategy game, where you will go back to the era of the Three Kingdoms and play as various renowned sovereigns.
Why similar: Wargame 18.9%, Grand Strategy 18.4% ★, Real Time Tactics 16.2%, RTS 15.3%, Historical 12.4%
- #50 Extremely Realistic Siege Warfare Simulator
70% matchMixed54% of 362 reviews2022
Dev: Screambox Studio
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Extremely Realistic Siege Warfare Simulator is a physics-based tactical strategy game where you must lead a military force in a fantasy medieval world. Build an army. Construct siege equipment. Experience epic battles. Lead your people to victory!!
Why similar: Wargame 22.2%, War 19.9%, RTS 19.7%, Building 12.9%, Sandbox 12.6%
- #51 Close Combat: Cross of Iron
69% matchVery Positive82% of 163 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 23% ★, Wargame 16.5%, RTS 15.9%, Real Time Tactics 15.7%, Military 11.5%
- #52 Syrian Warfare
68% matchVery Positive87% of 5,490 reviews2017
Dev: Cats Who Play
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Real Time Strategy with a high degree of realism. The game is based on a true story.
Why similar: Wargame 18.2%, Real Time Tactics 18.1%, RTS 17%, Military 16.4%, Historical 15.7%
- #53 Making History II: The War of the World
70% matchMostly Positive80% of 397 reviews2010
Dev: Muzzy Lane SoftwarePub: Factus Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 93%
What if Germany won the Battle of Britain? What if Moscow fell in 1942?You’re in charge. Anything can happen and history will never repeat itself in this classic WWII grand strategy game MAKING HISTORY II: The War of the World. Are you ready to battle for global dominance?
Why similar: World War II 37.2% ★, Grand Strategy 31.5% ★, Historical 14.5%, Strategy 9.1%, Simulation 6.4%
- #54 DSS 2: War Industry
65% matchVery Positive86% of 162 reviews2025
Dev: vikingfabian
Windows · Linux
In this real-time grand strategy game, command armies, build cities, and manage a dynamic economy. Establish automated supply routes within your territory to streamline production. Fortify your defenses and brace for intense battles. Can you lead your empire to dominance?
Why similar: Wargame 32%, Grand Strategy 30.2% ★, RTS 23.5%, Strategy 5.6%, 3D 4%
- #55 Renaissance Kingdom Wars
66% matchMostly Positive73% of 164 reviews2024
Dev: Reverie World StudiosPub: indie.io
Windows
The year is 1510. As wars rage across Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, it is the age of gunpowder and mercenaries - that changed the course of history. You can do it as well, going from a leader of men to the ruler of an empire in this unique mix of RTS and grand strategy.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 14.9% ★, Wargame 12.8%, Historical 11.1%, RTS 10.9%, Military 9.9%
- #56 Strategos
64% matchVery Positive87% of 222 reviews2026
Dev: Strategos GamesPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Strategos is a real-time tactics wargame set in classical antiquity. Simulate large-scale battles with over 120 factions, and 250+ units, from the ancient world. Create custom battles, or take command of historical ones.
Why similar: Wargame 18%, Historical 16.7%, Real Time Tactics 16.3%, RTS 13.8%, Military 12%
- #57 Age of History 3
63% matchVery Positive85% of 17,831 reviews2024
Dev: Łukasz JakowskiPub: Łukasz Jakowski Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.1 hrsMean: 37.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Grand strategy wargame where the destiny of Civilizations rests in your hands - will they stand united under your leadership or fall divided in conflict? Journey through the entire saga of human civilization, from its earliest days to the futuristic era, crafting your legacy age by age.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 22.5% ★, Wargame 21.5%, World War II 21% ★, RTS 14.5%, War 9.7%
- #58 Radio Commander: Vietnam '64
67% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,042 reviews2019
Dev: Serious SimPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Use the radio to give commands to the soldiers on the battlefield. Keep track of the situation based on their voice reports only. Lead US platoons to clash with Vietcong in a realistic, innovative approach to the RTS genre. Make hard choices in a narrative driven experience, and face the outcome.
Why similar: Wargame 15.9%, Real Time Tactics 13.8%, Historical 12.5%, Military 12.4%, RTS 11.9%
- #59 Aircraft Carrier Survival
67% matchMixed60% of 1,198 reviews2022
Dev: Gambit Games StudioPub: CreativeForge Games
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
When the harshness of the sea meets the cruelties of war, a challenge for perseverance makes itself known. Welcome to Aircraft Carrier Survival, a strategy game set in the Pacific Theater of World War II, where your prowess as a commander decides the fate of a naval behemoth.
Why similar: World War II 39.6% ★, War 19.3%, Base Building 15%, Sandbox 12.7%, Strategy 6.8%