- #1 Command: Modern Operations
97% matchVery Positive85% of 1,564 reviews2019
Dev: Command Development TeamPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 33.6 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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 21.7%, Simulation 19.7%, Wargame 19.3%, RTS 14.7%, Modern 13.3%
- #2 WARNO
96% matchVery Positive81% of 14,911 reviews2024
Dev: Eugen Systems
Windows
Median: 15.4 hrsMean: 69.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Realistic, immersive, breathtaking. WARNO is the ultimate World War III battle simulator from the masters of strategy, Eugen Systems. A Cold War turns decisively hot as you command hundreds of units on a beautiful and brutal battlefield. Outsmart, outfight, and lead your forces to total victory.
Why similar: Wargame 30%, RTS 24.4%, Military 21.2%, Realistic 12.3%, Simulation 8.8%
- #3 Broken Arrow
95% matchMixed55% of 28,972 reviews2025
Dev: Steel BalalaikaPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 35.5 hrsMean: 77.2 hrs≥1hr: 96%
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 28.2%, Modern 26.1%, RTS 21.5%, Realistic 10.4%, Military 8%
- #4 Syrian Warfare
94% matchVery Positive87% of 5,412 reviews2017
Dev: Cats Who Play
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Real Time Strategy with a high degree of realism. The game is based on a true story.
Why similar: RTS 20.2%, Wargame 20.1%, Modern 19.5%, Military 15.5%, Realistic 13.6%
- #5 ICBM
93% matchVery Positive92% of 1,897 reviews2020
Dev: SoftWarWarePub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
ICBM is a real-time strategy game of nuclear destruction. Research new technologies, build up your nuclear stockpile and use a combination of ships, planes and missiles to strike at the heart of your opponents’ cities while keeping your population safe from harm.
Why similar: RTS 52.3%, Military 41.3%, Strategy 6.4%
- #6 Supreme Ruler Ultimate
94% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,248 reviews2014
Dev: BattleGoat Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.4 hrsMean: 50.2 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: Modern 22.5%, Wargame 21.3%, RTS 20%, Military 16.5%, Sandbox 8.8%
- #7 Nuclear Option
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 7,793 reviews2023
Dev: Shockfront Studios
Windows
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 24.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Fly near-future aircraft with immersive physics on intense battlefields, facing land, air and sea threats. Wage war against AI or other players with an array of potent weapons. Wield tactical and strategic nuclear weapons, capable of annihilating anything in their path.
Why similar: Wargame 35.8%, Military 28.7%, Simulation 19%, Realistic 16.6%
- #8 ICBM: Escalation
91% matchVery Positive88% of 1,253 reviews2024
Dev: SoftWarWarePub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
ICBM: Escalation is a grand RTS where you command armies, develop cutting-edge tech, and wield devastating weapons. Conquer enemies with conventional forces or nuclear firepower. With new modes like Standoff and Conquest, the game offers deep strategic layers in a global warfare setting.
Why similar: Wargame 31.8%, RTS 26.6%, Modern 16.4%, Military 13.4%, Management 7.6%
- #9 First Strike
92% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,985 reviews2017
Dev: Blindflug Studios AG
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
FIRST STRIKE is a fast paced real time strategy game where you play one of the twelve biggest nuclear superpowers of the world – from known superpowers like the USA to an upstart hellraiser like North Korea – and try to be the last one remaining when the whole world blows to smithereens.
Why similar: RTS 23.2%, Modern 23.1%, Wargame 23%, Military 15.8%, Simulation 10.9%
- #10 Invasion Machine
90% matchMixed66% of 624 reviews2020
Dev: Pixel Machine
Windows
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 17.9%, RTS 15.7%, Wargame 14.4%, Modern 12.6%, Simulation 11.3%
- #11 Combat Mission Black Sea
89% matchVery Positive84% of 558 reviews2021
Dev: BattlefrontPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 33.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Combat Mission Black Sea is a military grade simulation depicting a fictional series of escalations between Russian and Ukraine which results in open conflict in the summer of 2017
Why similar: Wargame 29.8%, Military 17.8%, Realistic 16.3%, Modern 15.8%, Simulation 15.7%
- #12 Sea Power : Naval Combat in the Missile Age
87% matchVery Positive90% of 5,484 reviews2024
Dev: Triassic GamesPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 37.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
From the lead designer of Cold Waters, Sea Power lets you control NATO and Warsaw Pact forces in modern naval conflict campaigns. Use your advanced naval weaponry and sensors to respect rules of engagement and defeat the enemy forces in a tense fight for initiative and air/naval supremacy.
Why similar: Real-Time 28.2% ★, Military 22.9%, Simulation 17.2%, RTS 12.3%, Realistic 9.2%
- #13 Call to Arms
89% matchMostly Positive79% of 23,876 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: RTS 23.2%, Military 21.7%, Real-Time 16.9% ★, Modern 12.8%, Simulation 7.6%
- #14 UBOAT
86% matchVery Positive85% of 25,707 reviews2024
Dev: Deep Water StudioPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 50.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
UBOAT is a simulator of a submarine from WWII era. It is a survival sandbox with crew management mechanics while its primary theme is life of German sailors. The boat is their home, but it can become their grave at any time.
Why similar: Military 21%, RTS 18.3%, Realistic 16.6%, Simulation 14.9%, Sandbox 11%
- #15 Nucleares
86% matchVery Positive83% of 1,020 reviews2023
Dev: Iván Marcelo PrettiPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 20.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Nuclear Reactor Simulator: Take Control. Prevent Disaster. Power the World.
Why similar: Modern 38.4%, Realistic 31.5%, Simulation 23.2%, Strategy 5.4%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #16 War Room
88% matchMixed53% of 686 reviews2020
Dev: Binge Gaming OU
Windows
War Room is a realistic strategy, taking you straight into the heat of the war in Afghanistan.
Why similar: RTS 20%, Real-Time 16.5% ★, Military 16.1%, Wargame 14.2%, Simulation 11.1%
- #17 Regiments
84% matchVery Positive87% of 2,812 reviews2022
Dev: Bird's Eye GamesPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 25.6%, RTS 20.7%, Modern 17.3%, Realistic 13.9%, Military 12.1%
- #18 Radio Commander: Vietnam '64
85% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,032 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 26.2%, RTS 21.2%, Military 17.6%, Simulation 13.7%, Management 9.6%
- #19 Supreme Ruler 1936
84% matchMostly Positive74% of 303 reviews2014
Dev: BattleGoat Studios
Windows
Median: 9.0 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: Wargame 21.4%, RTS 20.1%, Real-Time 17.7% ★, Military 14.6%, Simulation 11.3%
- #20 Graviteam Tactics: Mius-Front
83% matchVery Positive89% of 1,099 reviews2016
Dev: Graviteam
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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 27.1%, Simulation 23.2%, RTS 16.6%, Military 12.2%, Realistic 11.3%
- #21 Supreme Ruler 2030
82% matchMixed64% of 536 reviews2023
Dev: BattleGoat Studios
Windows
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: Wargame 21%, RTS 19.4%, Modern 16.2%, Military 14.7%, Simulation 10%
- #22 Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnoughts
82% 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: Wargame 28.5%, Military 20%, RTS 18%, Realistic 11.7%, Simulation 11.1%
- #23 Rebel Inc: Escalation
81% matchVery Positive82% of 7,070 reviews2021
Dev: Ndemic CreationsPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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: RTS 28.7%, Military 26.3%, Sandbox 15.9%, Simulation 15.5%, Open World 7.8%
- #24 Steel Division 2
81% matchMostly Positive79% of 9,441 reviews2019
Dev: Eugen Systems
Windows
Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 51.6 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: RTS 27.2%, Military 19.2%, Wargame 18.6%, Realistic 11.6%, Simulation 9.4%
- #25 Children of a Dead Earth
80% matchVery Positive90% of 902 reviews2016
Dev: Q Switched Productions, LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 23.8 hrs≥1hr: 65%
The most scientifically accurate space warfare simulator ever made. Now with Steam Workshop!
Why similar: Realistic 38.7%, Simulation 36.3%, Sandbox 9.7%, Strategy 9.2%, Difficult 5.3%
- #26 War on the Sea
79% 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: Simulation 31.8%, Wargame 21.3%, RTS 14.8%, Military 12%, Strategy 9.6%
- #27 112 Operator
78% matchVery Positive89% of 7,117 reviews2020
Dev: Jutsu GamesPub: Games Operators
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Manage emergency services in any city in the world! Take calls and dispatch rescue forces. Handle difficult situations, now depending on the weather, and traffic. Help the citizens through cataclysms and natural disasters, becoming a better emergency number operator every day!
Why similar: Modern 25.8%, Realistic 18.8%, RTS 15.8%, Simulation 14%, Sandbox 9.3%
- #28 Ultimate General: Gettysburg
79% matchVery Positive81% of 2,701 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: RTS 32.3%, Wargame 31%, Simulation 16.6%, Military 11.6%, Strategy 8%
- #29 Wargame: Red Dragon
78% matchVery Positive89% of 19,617 reviews2014
Dev: Eugen Systems
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 52.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The new reference in RTS at its best! The Wargame series returns to duty, larger, richer and more spectacular than ever before. In Wargame Red Dragon, you are engaged in a large-scale conflict where Western forces clash against the Communist bloc.
Why similar: RTS 29.1%, Wargame 19.7%, Military 19.1%, Realistic 12.5%, Real-Time 7.2% ★
- #30 Arma Reforger
76% matchMostly Positive79% of 47,450 reviews2023
Dev: Bohemia Interactive
Windows
Median: 19.3 hrsMean: 85.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Engage in massive combined arms battles, create and curate combat missions in real time, and shape your experience with endless community mods. Deploy into the Cold War and experience the most authentic and immersive military sandbox ever created.
Why similar: Military 31.8%, Realistic 23.6%, Simulation 18%, Sandbox 15.3%, Open World 6.9%
- #31 Carrier Command 2
77% matchVery Positive82% of 3,658 reviews2021
Dev: GeometaPub: MicroProse Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 15.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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: Wargame 27.4%, RTS 26.9%, Military 17.3%, Simulation 14.6%, Management 9.5%
- #32 Ukrainian Warfare: Gostomel Heroes
74% matchNo user reviews91% of 171 reviews2026
Dev: Cats Who Play
Windows
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 27.5%, Modern 19.6%, Military 19.5%, Realistic 14%, Wargame 13.9%
- #33 Total Tank Simulator
75% matchMostly Positive79% of 8,576 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: Simulation 37.1%, Sandbox 31.8%, Realistic 15.4%, Strategy 10.8%, Difficult 3.9%
- #34 Armored Brigade
75% matchVery Positive89% of 359 reviews2019
Dev: Veitikka StudiosPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Armored Brigade is a real-time tactical wargame, focusing on realism and playability. In Armored Brigade the Cold War has turned hot, and Europe is once again torn apart by conflict. An "Iron Curtain" divides the Western Powers gathered together under the NATO banner from the Soviet Union
Why similar: Simulation 35.3%, Wargame 27.5%, RTS 16.7%, Military 11.3%, Strategy 9.2%
- #35 Arms Trade Tycoon: Tanks
73% matchMostly Positive72% of 970 reviews2024
Dev: FunGiPub: MicroProse Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 16.7 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: Wargame 26.7%, Military 17.3%, Sandbox 15%, Simulation 14.6%, Realistic 14.1%
- #36 SuperPower 3
77% matchOverwhelmingly Negative10% of 1,212 reviews2022
Dev: GolemLabsPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
SuperPower 3 is a modern geopolitical sim in a planet Earth setup. Rule the world or challenge your knowledge about demography, economics, military strategy, as well as political issues across the globe. Compete with or against other players, or just try to do better than the real-life politicians.
Why similar: Wargame 20.8%, RTS 19.7%, Modern 15.3%, Realistic 12.5%, Military 11.5%
- #37 DF-41 Simulator
76% matchMixed54% of 239 reviews2020
Dev: Bo Chen
Windows
3D visualizer and simulator of the Dongfeng-41 (DF-41 东风-41) road-mobile intercontinental ballistic missile.
Why similar: Wargame 32.1%, Military 18.7%, Sandbox 17.7%, Simulation 16.5%, Open World 9.4%
- #38 NEBULOUS: Fleet Command
73% matchVery Positive81% of 3,819 reviews2022
Dev: Eridanus IndustriesPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 30.4 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: RTS 28.4%, Military 25.6%, Sandbox 16.5%, Simulation 15.2%, Open World 8.8%
- #39 Master of Command
70% matchVery Positive92% of 3,127 reviews2025
Dev: Armchair Interactive
Windows
Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 22.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
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: RTS 26.2%, Wargame 23.9%, Military 21.6%, Simulation 10.4%, Management 7.1%
- #40 Geo-Political Simulator 2026 Edition
73% matchMixed49% of 196 reviews2025
Dev: Eversim
Windows
The latest expansion of the ultra-realistic world simulator, where you play as the head of state or the opposition! New Features: tourism simulator, party strategies with regime censures, personal wealth management, a European army, AI and robotics.
Why similar: Wargame 25%, RTS 23.2%, Simulation 19.9%, Modern 12.1%, Military 8.7%
- #41 Extremely Realistic Siege Warfare Simulator
74% matchMixed55% of 354 reviews2022
Dev: Screambox Studio
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 42%
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 28%, RTS 26.7%, Sandbox 15.5%, Realistic 15.4%, Simulation 10.9%
- #42 Armored Brigade II
70% matchVery Positive90% of 220 reviews2025
Dev: Veitikka StudiosPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Armored Brigade II revolutionizes real-time tactical warfare in 3D, focusing on the intense combined arms combat of the Cold War era, from 1965 to 1991. Boasting a meticulously researched database and huge real-world terrain maps, this game offers an unparalleled combat simulation experience.
Why similar: Wargame 28.5%, RTS 26.5%, Simulation 15.8%, Realistic 13.8%, Military 11%
- #43 Ages of Conflict: World War Simulator
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 7,398 reviews2023
Dev: JoySpark Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Ages of Conflict is a versatile Map Simulation game where you create and observe custom AI nations battle it out across an infinite number of worlds. Paint beautiful maps and scenarios, and command nations to change history into your liking!
Why similar: Wargame 44.4%, Sandbox 27.2%, Simulation 21.8%, Strategy 5.4%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #44 Combat Mission Shock Force 2
72% matchVery Positive81% of 846 reviews2020
Dev: BattlefrontPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Median: 13.3 hrsMean: 70.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%
The latest title in the famous Combat Mission franchise of wargames, now on Steam. Shock Force 2 brings you to a hypothetical conflict in Syria between the forces of NATO and the Syrian Army. Play either on WeGo or Real Time in an incredibly detailed and realistic 1:1 tactical simulation.
Why similar: Wargame 30.3%, RTS 29.2%, Military 19.2%, Simulation 16.5%, Strategy 4.4%
- #45 Geo-Political Simulator 5
72% matchMostly Negative34% of 690 reviews2024
Dev: Eversim
Windows
The new 5th edition of the hyperrealistic global simulator game where you play as the Head of State or as the opposition or the president of a large multinational company, with a completely redesigned interface, a new ultra-detailed map, complete control of companies and new scenarios for 2024.
Why similar: Wargame 25.6%, RTS 24%, Modern 14.1%, Simulation 14%, Military 11.4%
- #46 The Last Haven
71% matchMixed61% of 1,526 reviews2023
Dev: Thunder Devs.
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 14.1 hrs≥1hr: 75%
The world after a nuclear war. Manage the settlement, learn technology, make decisions, produce weapons, ammunition, organize defense, raid for supplies on other areas, do not let residents die, survive the nuclear winter.
Why similar: RTS 33.3%, Simulation 26.6%, Strategy 14.5%, Open World 9.9%, Management 8.6%
- #47 DRONE PERSPECTIVE
68% matchVery Positive92% of 90 reviews2025
Dev: Demetri LindPub: VEIL Production
Windows
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: Modern 23.3%, Wargame 23.1%, RTS 20%, Military 13.1%, Realistic 11.9%
- #48 Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic
66% matchVery Positive91% of 25,183 reviews2024
Dev: 3DivisionPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 73.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Build a soviet republic from an impoverished country into a rich industrial superpower in a city builder with intricate production chains and a fully simulated global economy. Manage the lives of your citizens from education to work and party loyalty to criminal activity.
Why similar: Sandbox 28.8%, Simulation 27.8%, Management 22.3%, Open World 12%, Strategy 7.8%
- #49 Universe Sandbox
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 30,587 reviews2015
Dev: Giant Army
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 23.5 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Create & destroy on an unimaginable scale with a realistic physics-based space simulator. Explore the beauty of our universe and the fragility of our planet. Use science to bend the laws of gravity, collide planets, boil away oceans, fire epic space lasers, and customize your universe.
Why similar: Sandbox 38.4%, Simulation 28.5%, Realistic 24.3%, Open World 7.9%, Singleplayer 1%
- #50 Age of History 3
66% matchVery Positive85% of 17,231 reviews2024
Dev: Łukasz JakowskiPub: Łukasz Jakowski Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 36.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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: Wargame 47.2%, RTS 34.3%, Realistic 12.1%, Strategy 5.6%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #51 Fleet Command
71% matchVery Positive88% of 475 reviews2006
Dev: SonalystsPub: Strategy First
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 47%
International waterways become theaters of war when the world's most formidable maritime powers exchange their fatal blows. With entire fleets at your command, you must strategically deploy vessels from every class - frigate to aircraft to nuclear submarine - to maintain the precarious balance of naval power and gain position for the...
Why similar: Wargame 39.6%, RTS 29.3%, Real-Time 12.7% ★, Military 12.3%, Simulation 3.1%
- #52 Theatre of War
71% matchMixed61% of 364 reviews2010
Dev: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Command a special task force composed of different kinds of units, including tanks, APCs, field guns, mortars, various infantry regiments and will also have an opportunity to call for artillery and air support.
Why similar: RTS 73.2%, Strategy 26.8%
- #53 Freeman: Guerrilla Warfare
68% matchMixed65% of 12,384 reviews2019
Dev: KK Game Studio
Windows
Median: 8.3 hrsMean: 21.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
In the anarchic world of Freeman: Guerrilla Warfare, only the mightiest warlord rules. Start with a pistol and a few militias, you will set yourself on a wild and ambitious journey towards world domination. Enjoy the immersive combination of intense FPS and sandbox strategy.
Why similar: Sandbox 18.6%, Military 16.8%, RTS 15.1%, Realistic 12.5%, Real-Time 11.3% ★
- #54 Harpoon Classic '97
65% matchVery Positive82% of 56 reviews2025
Dev: Alliance InteractivePub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Harpoon Classic 97 a naval warfare simulation game that builds on the legacy of the original Harpoon®. Command naval forces, including ships, submarines, and aircraft, across global theaters like the Nth Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Persian Gulf and Mediterranean, a realistic modern naval combat.
Why similar: Wargame 28.3%, RTS 25.7%, Simulation 15.1%, Military 15%, Management 8.7%
- #55 Power & Revolution 2022 Edition
68% matchMixed59% of 961 reviews2022
Dev: Eversim
Windows · Mac
New edition of the ultrarealistic simulator of today's world where you play as the head of state or as the opposition! Major developments: the war in the Ukraine and all of its consequences, conspiracy theories, fake news, interference by secret services, animal welfare and climate objectives.
Why similar: Wargame 21.9%, RTS 20.2%, Sandbox 13.2%, Simulation 13%, Realistic 11%
- #56 Cold Waters
67% matchVery Positive87% of 4,665 reviews2017
Dev: Killerfish Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 22.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Spiritual Successor to the Microprose Classic “Red Storm Rising”.
Why similar: Simulation 36.4%, Military 33.4%, Realistic 12.1%, Open World 8.7%, Strategy 8.2%
- #57 Fantasy Map Simulator
64% matchVery Positive89% of 3,843 reviews2024
Dev: The Stranger
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Fantasy Map Simulator: Create and watch imaginary worlds evolve over centuries. Design maps, simulate nations and their politics, and control destinies. See empires rise and fall on your desktop wallpaper. A unique simulation for history buffs and creative minds.
Why similar: Wargame 33.4%, Sandbox 28.7%, Military 21.4%, Simulation 12.6%, Strategy 3.9%
- #58 Steel Armor: Blaze of War
69% matchVery Positive84% of 351 reviews2015
Dev: Graviteam
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Steel Armor: Blaze of War is realistic tank simulator with tactical elements. The game models Soviet T-62 tank and US M60A1 tank in detail. Each tank has interactive cockpit with crew. Player controls a tank, and commands a tank platoon and attached forces in 4 large scale dynamic campaigns.
Why similar: Simulation 34.9%, Military 27.5%, Realistic 24.6%, Strategy 6.5%, Difficult 5.8%
- #59 Easy Red 2
65% matchVery Positive90% of 12,483 reviews2022
Dev: Marco AmadeiPub: Corvostudio di Amadei Marco
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 14.2 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: Wargame 31.7%, Realistic 22.1%, Sandbox 20.3%, Simulation 19.4%, Strategy 4.8%