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: America 14.5% ★, War 12.4%, Wargame 12.3%, RTS 12.3%, Real Time Tactics 12.3%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the same core tactical DNA as the seed game, focusing on regiment-level combat and the importance of keeping veteran units alive.

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%, Strategy 16.3%, War 15.8%, Real Time Tactics 14.5%

Why You'll Like It: This game excels at the logistical and campaign-level management that complements the tactical battles found in Master of Command.

Command the seas, control the land, forge a new nation, and conquer the globe.

Why similar: Historical 24.3%, Military 19.3%, War 13.3%, Strategy 12.9%, RTS 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: This title offers the most direct thematic parallel to the 18th-century setting and large-scale regiment-based tactical combat.

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 16.2%, War 13.2%, Military 11.5%

Why You'll Like It: This title captures the intensity of real-time tactical combat with a heavy focus on unit preservation and tactical maneuvering.

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 19.9%, Real Time Tactics 18.8%, Historical 15.9%, War 13.2%, Wargame 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: Like the seed game, this title emphasizes the emotional and strategic weight of keeping your specific soldiers alive throughout a grueling campaign.

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: America 18% ★, RTS 14.5%, Historical 13.9%, Military 12.7%, Wargame 12.7%

Why You'll Like It: It expands the tactical formula of the series into a grand-strategy campaign, mirroring the procedural campaign goals of the seed game.

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 20.6%, Military 17.6%, War 14.4%, Historical 12.8%, Wargame 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: Offers deep, realistic tactical combat with a focus on historical accuracy and managing complex supply lines.

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 15.7%, RTS 15.5%, Real Time Tactics 15%, War 12.6%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on high-fidelity real-time tactics where every unit decision has significant consequences on the battlefield.

Field of Glory II is a turn-based tactical game set during the Rise of Rome from 280 BC to 25 BC.

Why similar: Historical 25.5%, Wargame 20.7%, Strategy 18.3%, War 13.5%, Tactical 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: A turn-based tactical masterpiece that perfectly captures the feel of historical line infantry and cavalry maneuvers.

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 16.7%, Real Time Tactics 14.9%, Wargame 13.4%, Historical 12.4%, Military 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: A premier tactical simulation that emphasizes realistic combat mechanics and the importance of tactical positioning.

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%, War 18.4%, Military 14.3%, Strategy 11.6%, Real Time Tactics 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: Provides extreme tactical granularity, allowing players to control individual soldiers and equipment within a larger tactical framework.

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 19.6%, RTS 14.5%, Military 12.9%, Strategy 11.8%, War 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: A hardcore tactical simulation that demands the same level of attention to terrain, supply, and unit morale as the seed game.

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 18.9%, Wargame 17.5%, Real Time Tactics 14.8%, Historical 11.9%, Military 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: Combines tactical RTS gameplay with a dynamic campaign map, offering a blend of strategic planning and battlefield execution.

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 17.8%, War 16.8%, Military 13.5%, Historical 13.3%, Real Time Tactics 12.4%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the command perspective, forcing players to manage units through limited information and tactical orders.

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 33.2%, Wargame 20.2%, RTS 18.6%, Simulation 10.8%, Strategy 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: While modern in setting, it is the gold standard for logistical and command-level military simulation.

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 21.9%, RTS 17.6%, Wargame 14%, Tactical 10.2%, Strategy 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: A focused tactical experience that highlights the importance of unit morale and positioning on the battlefield.

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 20.9%, RTS 19.3%, Real Time Tactics 17%, War 14.1%, Tactical 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: A modern tactical wargame that emphasizes unit customization and the tactical importance of specialized military assets.

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 22.6%, RTS 18.6%, Real Time Tactics 15.4%, Wargame 15%, Strategy 12%

Why You'll Like It: Features a deep focus on logistics and supply lines that is essential for maintaining a successful military campaign.

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 12.8%, Military 12.6%, RTS 12.5%, War 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: An experimental command simulation that forces players to rely on reports and maps to manage their forces.

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 15.5%, Wargame 13.7%, Historical 13.4%

Why You'll Like It: A realistic real-time tactics game that emphasizes the importance of unit preservation and tactical planning.

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 19.7%, Historical 15.3%, Real Time Tactics 13.8%, Military 12.9%, War 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: Combines turn-based strategy with real-time tactical battles, mirroring the procedural campaign structure of the seed game.

Design warships the way you want them, command fleets, win the naval arms race for your nation!

Why similar: Military 17.3%, Wargame 16.8%, Historical 14.3%, War 13.2%, RTS 12.8%

Why You'll Like It: Shares the deep management and customization aspects of the seed game, albeit applied to naval warfare.

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 26.1%, Military 17.9%, War 12.2%, Strategy 9.2%, Tactical 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a realistic approach to tactical combat with a focus on historical unit composition and battlefield management.

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 15.3%, Real Time Tactics 14.6%, Historical 14.3%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on tactical combat where the player must carefully manage limited resources and reinforcements to succeed.

Field of Glory: Empires is a grand strategy game in which you will have to move in an intricate and living tapestry of nations and tribes, each one with their distinctive culture.

Why similar: Historical 21.1%, War 18%, Military 16.5%, Strategy 12.6%, Tactical 12.6%

Why You'll Like It: Provides the grand-strategy layer that contextualizes tactical battles within a broader historical struggle.

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 17.1%, America 15.6% ★, Historical 14.7%, Military 14%, War 12.1%

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

Why similar: RTS 17.8%, Military 17.3%, War 15.2%, Real Time Tactics 13.9%, Tactical 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: A simulation-heavy strategy game that puts the player in the role of a commander managing complex military operations.

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%, Real Time Tactics 13%, Wargame 12.1%, War 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: Features tactical simulation elements that require careful planning and management of military units in hostile territory.

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 17.7%, RTS 17.2%, Military 15.7%, Strategy 12.5%, Tactical 12.4%

Leave No One Behind is tactical real time strategy war game. Experience some of the hardest battles fought during the Vietnam War in 1965 between US Army and the Army of the Northern Vietnam for landing zones X-Ray and Albany and for Plei Me special forces camp.

Why similar: RTS 16.9%, Real Time Tactics 14.5%, Wargame 14.4%, America 11.5% ★, Historical 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical game that centers on the survival and management of specific units during intense combat scenarios.

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 14.8%, Historical 14.7%, Wargame 14.1%, RTS 13.9%, War 12%

War of Rights is a first person multiplayer game featuring massive 400 player battles with a focus on historical authenticity, teamplay and immersion. It is set during the perilous days of the American Civil War, in the Maryland Campaign of September, 1862.

Why similar: Historical 28.6%, War 25.4%, Military 19.2%, America 9.7% ★, Strategy 4.8%

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 21.5%, Strategy 15.4%, Military 14.9%, Real Time Tactics 13.3%, War 12.4%

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%, Historical 15.7%, War 15.6%, RTS 14.8%, Strategy RPG 11.7%

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

Why similar: Wargame 18%, RTS 14.5%, Real Time Tactics 12.6%, Historical 10.6%, Military 10.1%

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 15.1%, Real Time Tactics 14.8%, War 14.3%, RTS 14.2%, Historical 11.4%

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 17.5%, War 17%, Strategy 14.5%, Real Time Tactics 13.8%, Historical 13.4%

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 17.4%, War 16.6%, Real Time Tactics 15.1%, Wargame 14.7%, Military 13.6%

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 12.9%, RTS 12.8%, Historical 11.9%, Real Time Tactics 11.7%

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 22.1%, War 20.5%, Strategy RPG 19.1%, Wargame 17.4%, Tactical 13.8%

Conquer Warring States Japan under one banner

Why similar: Wargame 18.5%, RTS 17.5%, Real Time Tactics 17.1%, Historical 16.8%, Military 10.6%

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 15.9%, Military 15.9%, RTS 15.2%, War 13.9%, Wargame 13.6%

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 11.9%

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 9.7%, Strategy 8.4%

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 21.5%, Wargame 18.6%, Military 10.8%, Real Time Tactics 10.8%, Historical 10%

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 28.7%, Military 18.1%, War 15.1%, Strategy 11.9%, Tactical 11.3%

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 12.8%

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 15.7%, Historical 15%, Wargame 14.1%, 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 16.2%, Military 14.9%, Wargame 14.6%, Tactical 11.2%

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 30.7%, War 29%, Historical 21.9%, Strategy 18.3%

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 19.6%, Real Time Tactics 17%, Military 16.8%, RTS 8.8%, Strategy 7.7%

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: Historical 20.1%, Real Time Tactics 19.5%, RTS 19.3%, War 16.8%, Military 16.1%

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 33.1%, Wargame 23.6%, War 20.1%, Strategy 11.7%, Simulation 6.5%

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: Military 19.4%, RTS 19.4%, Wargame 17.1%, Tactical 13.1%, War 11.1%

It is a time of war in Europe. Driven by new ideas of Enlightenment, the hearts of men and women across the continent are inflamed with dreams of freedom and glory. This is the moment for a military genius to forge himself a name to be remembered throughout all eternity. This is your moment.

Why similar: RTS 33.8%, Historical 30.7%, Strategy 21.4%, War 13.3%, Singleplayer 0.9%

A unique and deeply engaging political/military strategic simulation from the creator of Plague Inc. Balance competing civilian and military priorities and deal with a deadly insurgency in order to stabilise a war-torn country.

Why similar: Military 16.3%, Historical 16.1%, War 15.9%, RTS 14.7%, Strategy RPG 10.4%

Old World is a revolutionary new historical strategy game where you lead your dynasty over generations of rule against rival kings and queens. Wage massive wars, manage your court, and build a dynasty — or watch your empire crumble to dust. What legacy will you leave behind?

Why similar: Historical 22.5%, War 21.1%, Military 18.9%, Tactical 14.6%, Management 8.3%

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: RTS 18.1%, Historical 17.3%, War 14%, Real Time Tactics 12.4%, Military 12%

Roma Invicta combines action packed real-time battles with turn-based strategy on a big campaign map. Supply your legions and conquer ancient Gaul turn by turn. Fight by yourself or hand over your soldiers to the AI ​​and enjoy the spectacle.

Why similar: Historical 15.4%, Real Time Tactics 14.9%, RTS 14.7%, Strategy 13.4%, Wargame 12.2%