Games Like Master of Command

Ultimate General: Civil War is a tactical real time strategy war-game. Experience the bloodiest period of U.S. history - the American Civil War of 1861-1865.

Why similar: Wargame 14.5%, War 14.5%, RTS 14.4%, Real Time Tactics 14.4%, Historical 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the core focus on persistent unit progression and tactical battlefield management where every soldier's life is a precious resource.

Take command of the Union or the Confederacy. Prepare your nation for war, recruit and organize great armies and fleets under legendary commanders like Grant, Lee, Jackson or Farragut, plan cunning maneuvers on an epic campaign map and defeat your enemies in real-time battles!

Why similar: Historical 24.1%, RTS 18.1%, Strategy 16.2%, War 15.8%, Real Time Tactics 14.5%

Why You'll Like It: It excels at combining deep campaign-level logistics and supply management with real-time tactical combat.

The Great War is over - the fight continues. Command a legion of soldiers, desperately trying to make their way home amidst the chaos of civil war. Lead them through the unforgiving wilderness onboard an armored train. Manage your crew and resources and try to survive.

Why similar: RTS 20.1%, Real Time Tactics 18.7%, Historical 15.9%, War 13.3%, Wargame 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: It mirrors the high-stakes unit survival and resource management mechanics that make every tactical engagement feel meaningful.

Complete your Total War collection with this Definitive Edition of Total War: NAPOLEON, which includes all DLC and feature updates since the game’s release

Why similar: Historical 27.2%, War 15.7%, RTS 14%, Strategy 12.8%, Military 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: This title is the definitive experience for 18th and 19th-century line infantry tactics and large-scale regiment maneuvering.

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: RTS 20.7%, Military 17.6%, War 14.5%, Historical 12.8%, Wargame 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: It offers intense, historically accurate real-time tactical combat with a strong emphasis on unit composition and battlefield positioning.

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 16.6%, Real Time Tactics 16.4%, RTS 16.3%, War 13.2%, Military 11.5%

Why You'll Like It: This game delivers high-fidelity real-time tactical combat with a focus on persistent unit management and supply lines.

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: Historical 25.6%, Strategy 23.6%, Simulation 14%, RTS 13.2%, Wargame 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: Developed by the same team as Ultimate General, it offers a similar focus on historical tactical depth and campaign progression.

Lead a mercenary company in this tactical RPG set in a medieval fantasy world. Chase fame and fortune as you choose where to go, who to recruit, which contracts to pursue, and how to train and equip your men in a procedurally generated open world campaign.

Why similar: War 24%, Historical 23.9%, Military 23.5%, Open World 9.8%, Strategy 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: While set in a different era, it perfectly captures the feeling that your veteran units are irreplaceable assets that must be protected at all costs.

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: Real Time Tactics 13%, Wargame 12.9%, Military 12.6%, RTS 12.6%, War 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes the fog of war and the difficulty of command, forcing players to rely on reports rather than direct unit control.

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: Military 16.3%, Wargame 15.8%, RTS 15.6%, Real Time Tactics 15%, War 12.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game provides a modern take on real-time tactical combat with a heavy focus on military realism and unit synergy.

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: RTS 19.6%, Historical 15.2%, Real Time Tactics 13.6%, Military 13.1%, War 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: It combines theater-level strategy with intense real-time tactical battles that require careful resource expenditure.

Graviteam Tactics: Mius-Front - tactical battalion level combat simulation. Action takes place in the summer of 1943 at Mius river and Saur-Mogila tumulus area of over 140 sq. km. Four large-scale operations for the Red Army and Wehrmacht.

Why similar: Wargame 20.3%, RTS 14.4%, Military 12.8%, Strategy 11.9%, War 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: It offers an unparalleled level of tactical realism and unit preservation for players who demand the highest degree of military accuracy.

Real Time Strategy with a high degree of realism. The game is based on a true story.

Why similar: RTS 16.7%, Real Time Tactics 15.9%, Military 15.6%, Wargame 13.8%, Historical 13.4%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on tactical decision-making and the importance of preserving veteran units throughout a challenging campaign.

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: Military 33.5%, Wargame 20.3%, RTS 18.1%, Simulation 10.6%, Strategy 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: It is the ultimate choice for players who prioritize complex logistics, intelligence, and strategic planning over arcade-style action.

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: Wargame 20.7%, Military 17.2%, War 15.6%, Historical 14.7%, Strategy 13.8%

Why You'll Like It: This game is a masterclass in logistics-focused wargaming, where supply lines are just as important as the combat itself.

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: RTS 19.1%, War 18.4%, Military 14.3%, Strategy 11.5%, Real Time Tactics 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: It provides deep, unit-level tactical control that allows for creative solutions to complex battlefield problems.

Cossacks 3 is the return of RTS classics. Obtain resources, build cities and research technologies while taking command of great armies, crushing enemies in grand historical warfares on land and sea!

Why similar: RTS 27.8%, War 23.2%, Historical 22.3%, Strategy 12.4%, Open World 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: It features large-scale 18th-century warfare with a focus on line infantry and artillery management.

Lead the Mobile Infantry in this RTS game set in the Starship Troopers film universe. Balance your army composition with a diverse set of unit types, overcome line-of-sight and line-of-fire challenges through tactical positioning, and use special abilities to smash the Arachnid hordes!

Why similar: RTS 28.9%, Military 18.1%, War 15%, Strategy 11.8%, Tactical 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical RTS that rewards careful positioning, terrain usage, and the preservation of your specialized infantry units.

Command armies, manage resources, and build an empire in this real-time strategy wargame from Longbow Games. Will Rome fulfil its destiny to rule the ancient world or will history be rewritten to forge a new Etruscan, Gallic, or Greek hegemony!

Why similar: Historical 22.7%, RTS 18.6%, Real Time Tactics 15.4%, Wargame 15%, Strategy 11.9%

Why You'll Like It: It features a strong focus on supply chains and tactical movement across a persistent campaign map.

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: RTS 26.2%, Military 18%, War 12.2%, Strategy 9.1%, Tactical 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: It pioneered the tactical combat style that emphasizes historical accuracy and the importance of combined arms.

Company of Heroes 3 combines heart-pounding combat with deeper strategic choices in a stunning Mediterranean theatre of war. In Company of Heroes 3, every battle tells a story...what's yours?

Why similar: RTS 19%, Wargame 17.6%, Real Time Tactics 14.8%, Historical 12%, Military 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a polished blend of tactical combat and campaign-level decision-making in a historical setting.

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: RTS 17.8%, Military 16.8%, War 15.4%, Real Time Tactics 14.5%, Historical 14.3%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on tactical maneuvers and historical military scenarios that require careful planning and resource management.

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: Military 16.2%, War 15.6%, Historical 15.6%, RTS 15%, Strategy RPG 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: It provides deep tactical simulation and realistic weapon systems that reward careful planning and unit conservation.

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: RTS 16.8%, Real Time Tactics 14.8%, Wargame 13.5%, Historical 12.4%, Military 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: It offers deep, turn-based and real-time hybrid tactical combat for military enthusiasts who value historical precision.

War Room is a realistic strategy, taking you straight into the heat of the war in Afghanistan.

Why similar: RTS 17.5%, Military 16.9%, War 14.9%, Real Time Tactics 13.6%, Tactical 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: A unique simulation of command that emphasizes the stress and logistical challenges of managing a war effort.

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: Historical 15.1%, Military 15.1%, RTS 14.6%, War 13.3%, Wargame 13%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a focused tactical experience with an emphasis on historical military hardware and crew management.

Modern-warfare RTS/sandbox game inspired by the real conflicts in the Middle East. Fight a counter-insurgency war, protect the civilian population, casevac your wounded and decide how the world sees your struggle. And remember - no one gets left behind.

Why similar: Military 22.1%, RTS 16.1%, Real Time Tactics 13%, Wargame 12.2%, War 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the tactical realities of military operations and the importance of managing unit morale and survival.

Ukrainian Warfare: Gostomel Heroes – is a real-time strategy game with a high degree of realism. Relive the Battle of Kiev (2022), a turning point in the Ukrainian conflict. Witness the Untold Story of 2022 Through the Eyes of Those Who Fought.

Why similar: RTS 17.2%, Wargame 17%, Real Time Tactics 16.7%, Historical 12.8%, Military 11.8%

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: Real Time Tactics 14.6%, Historical 14.6%, Wargame 13.9%, RTS 13.8%, War 11.8%

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: RTS 17.9%, War 16.8%, Military 13.6%, Historical 13.4%, Real Time Tactics 12.3%

Why You'll Like It: A unique take on command that requires careful coordination and tactical awareness through voice-based communication.

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 22.6%, RTS 18.2%, Wargame 14.4%, Tactical 10.5%, Strategy 10.4%

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: War 17.8%, RTS 17.2%, Military 15.7%, Strategy 12.5%, Tactical 12.4%

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: RTS 20.5%, Historical 14.8%, Military 13.5%, Wargame 13.5%, Real Time Tactics 13.2%

Battle Cry of Freedom brings brutal real-time first and third-person combat set in the 19th Century America, presenting players with the opportunity to re-fight the American Civil War as either the Union or the Confederates.

Why similar: Real Time Tactics 20.3%, Historical 17.5%, Military 16.6%, War 14.3%, Combat 8.1%

Men of War: Vietnam brings the acclaimed real-time tactics series into a new theater of war – the jungles of Southeast Asia, 1968. Experience the chaos of the Vietnam War through two story-driven campaigns that reveal both sides of the conflict.

Why similar: RTS 17.6%, War 17%, Strategy 14.4%, Real Time Tactics 13.8%, Historical 13.4%

Can you lead? Burden of Command is an emotionally authentic tactical leadership RPG. You’re a company Captain in the historical Cottonbalers. Fighting psychology as much as bullets, you must build respect, trust, and battlefield experience to bring your brothers safely home.

Why similar: Historical 22.2%, War 20.4%, Strategy RPG 19%, Wargame 17.5%, Tactical 13.8%

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: RTS 21.6%, Strategy 15.4%, Military 14.9%, Real Time Tactics 13.3%, War 12.4%

This is a strategy game with the theme of WWII. As a battlefield commander, maintaining your army's motivation and satisfaction, promoting your generals, managing your own economy, dealing with your friends' armies, and real time grand battle. What kind of commander will you become in the process?

Why similar: Historical 14.7%, Military 12.5%, RTS 12.2%, Real Time Tactics 12.1%, Wargame 12%

American Revolution is a sandbox strategy game featuring the epic historical period during the rebellion of the American colonies against the British Empire.

Why similar: RTS 17.7%, Historical 17%, Military 15.5%, Wargame 15.5%, War 14%

Combat Mission Fortress Italy brings wargamers to the "soft underbelly of Europe", a place that was anything but.

Why similar: Wargame 18%, RTS 14.6%, Real Time Tactics 12.5%, Historical 10.6%, Military 10.1%

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: RTS 20.2%, Military 15.9%, War 15.2%, Historical 14.6%, Strategy 12.7%

Conquer Warring States Japan under one banner

Why similar: Wargame 18.6%, RTS 17.6%, Real Time Tactics 17.1%, Historical 16.8%, Military 10.6%

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: RTS 16.8%, Real Time Tactics 15.5%, Wargame 14.4%, Historical 13.6%, Military 12%

Broken Arrow is a large-scale real-time modern warfare tactics game that combines the complexity of joint-forces wargaming with action-packed real-time tactics gameplay.

Why similar: Wargame 21%, RTS 19.3%, Real Time Tactics 16.9%, War 14.1%, Tactical 9.3%

Eyes of War is a real-time strategy game set in the medieval era, offering both single-player and multiplayer experiences where you can control every unit in character mode. Build your castle, lead your army, and dominate the map. Eyes of War invites you to epic battles of the medieval era!

Why similar: RTS 21.6%, Wargame 18.7%, Military 10.8%, Real Time Tactics 10.8%, Historical 10%

Carrier Command 2 is the real-time strategy game that puts you in command of a futuristic carrier capable of deploying a vast array of aircraft and amphibious units. Compete against AI or human players and hop into every single vehicle to take matters into your own hands!

Why similar: RTS 17.5%, War 16.6%, Real Time Tactics 15.1%, Wargame 14.8%, Military 13.6%

Countryballs at War is a grand strategy wargame that combines turn-based empire building with real-time battles. Lead any countryball nation, expand your territory through conquest or diplomacy, and rise as the ultimate superpower.

Why similar: Real Time Tactics 20.3%, Wargame 18.5%, Military 14.1%, War 12.6%, Historical 12.5%

Lead your nation through the trials of the first world war in history! Play huge campaigns with 5 playable nations or fight historic realtime battles. Beside of beating the enemy on the battlefield you now have to set up a working economy to supply your troops and your people!

Why similar: RTS 30.8%, War 29%, Historical 22%, Strategy 18.2%

King's Orders is a simplified historical strategy game with an important innovation. You command your armies by sending letters with orders. Messengers with these letters travel the land and can be lost or intercepted. Generals execute orders upon receipt and send you reports the same dangerous way.

Why similar: Military 16.5%, War 13%, RTS 12.8%, Historical 12%, Real Time Tactics 11.7%

Lead your country through the Victorian age, expand your empire as you go head to head with the great powers of the world.

Why similar: War 19.7%, Real Time Tactics 17%, Military 16.9%, RTS 8.8%, Strategy 7.7%

Your quest for the true immersive Civil War battle experience ends here. Voted in PC Gamers list of Best 100 Games of All Time, Take Command is an RTCS "Real-Time Combat Simulator" and you've never played anything like it!

Why similar: Wargame 16.9%, Real Time Tactics 16.5%, War 16%, RTS 15.9%, Historical 12.8%

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: War 15.8%, Historical 15.1%, Wargame 14.2%, Military 12.9%, Strategy 12.7%

Rise to power as any modern day country in a realistic military, political and economic simulation. Command your country's diplomacy, espionage, and resource management to strengthen your position. Use real-time tactical control of your military to fortify your place as the Supreme Ruler.

Why similar: War 16.5%, RTS 16.3%, Military 15%, Wargame 14.6%, Tactical 11.2%

NovaMundi is an open world exploration game with tactical combat. Lead your party into the dangerous lands of the Andes. Recruit people in towns, explore caverns filled with dangerous spirits to gain the blessings of the land, and unite the people to stand against the invaders.

Why similar: Historical 16.3%, RTS 14.8%, Real Time Tactics 13.8%, Tactical 10%, Strategy RPG 10%

Real-time dynamic tactics with the strong focus on squad positioning and collaboration. Connect to the warzone from your home PC and orchestrate modern military operations from the Drone Perspective.

Why similar: RTS 16.2%, Wargame 15.6%, Real Time Tactics 14.8%, War 13.7%, Military 12.8%

The Armchair Historian brings you a new turn-based strategy game set in the Victorian Era. As muskets become rifles and infantry is confronted by modernizing artillery, it is imperative to adapt to a rapidly changing battlefield. This is a new age, not of courage and chivalry, but of Blood and Iron.

Why similar: Historical 28.6%, Military 21.8%, War 18.1%, Tactical 13.2%, Strategy 9.6%

Use war, trade or diplomacy to satisfy your grandest ambitions and dominate five centuries of history in the newest version of Europa Universalis, Paradox Interactive's flagship historical grand strategy game.

Why similar: Historical 29.1%, Wargame 25.8%, War 25.2%, Strategy 9.7%, Simulation 6.3%

Fall in, soldier! Commandos 3 - HD Remaster sends you to the relentless and unforgiving battlefields of Europe. Remastered in high definition including reworked 3D models and textures, improved controls and refined UI.

Why similar: RTS 16.2%, Real Time Tactics 15.2%, Wargame 14%, Historical 12.8%, Military 12.6%

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: RTS 19.5%, Military 19.3%, Wargame 17.2%, Tactical 13.1%, War 11%