- #1 Strategic Command WWII: War in the Pacific
97% matchVery Positive89% of 115 reviews2024
Dev: Fury SoftwarePub: Matrix Games
Windows
Strategic Command WWII: War in the Pacific is a turn-based strategy game. It offers a comprehensive experience of the Pacific Theater, challenging you to achieve victory in one of history's greatest conflicts.
Why similar: Wargame 24.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.9%, World War II 13.6% ★, Strategy 12.2%, Historical 10.6%
- #2 Fantasy General
96% matchVery Positive95% of 125 reviews2021
Dev: Strategic SimulationsPub: SNEG
Windows
Fantasy General invites you to enter a world of heroes, swords, magic and beasts. You must lead your army into battle with the Shadowlord’s forces and defeat each of his lieutenants across varying terrain and battlefields.
Why similar: Wargame 25.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 20.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.1%, Strategy 16.9%, Turn-Based Combat 11.4%
- #3 Warplan Pacific
96% matchVery Positive88% of 97 reviews2022
Dev: Kraken StudiosPub: Matrix Games
Windows
WarPlan Pacific is an operational level wargame which covers all the nations at war in the Pacific theatre from December 1941 to 1945 on a massive game scale.
Why similar: World War II 19.4% ★, Wargame 19.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.1%, Strategy 11.5%
- #4 Total Tank Generals
95% 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 19% ★, Wargame 14.3%, Hex Grid 13% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 12.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.5%
- #5 Panzer Corps 2
94% matchVery Positive85% of 4,120 reviews2020
Dev: Flashback GamesPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 58.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Panzer Corps 2 is the ultimate Second World War strategy game! Enjoy the time-proven gameplay formula which has been appreciated by millions of players over the years, brought to a whole new level of refinement up to the latest technical standards.
Why similar: World War II 16.2% ★, Wargame 15.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.7%, Hex Grid 11.1% ★, Strategy 9.4%
- #6 Army General
94% matchMixed56% of 66 reviews2017
Dev: Phobetor
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Army General is a turnbased strategy game that depicts the desert warfare in Northern Afrika and parts of the Mediterranean sea during World War II.
Why similar: World War II 26.5% ★, Strategy 19.3%, Hex Grid 16.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 16%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.8%
- #7 Strategic Mind: Fight for Freedom
93% matchVery Positive88% of 157 reviews2021
Dev: Starni Games
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Strategic Mind: Fight for Freedom is a history-driven turn-based strategy set in WW2. Take command of the Allied forces and protect your homeland and the whole of Europe from totalitarian madness. Form armies. Win battles. Change history.
Why similar: Wargame 17.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.7%, World War II 13.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 9.5%, Hex Grid 8.9% ★
- #8 Classified: France '44
92% matchMostly Positive72% of 964 reviews2024
Dev: Absolutely GamesPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 21.8 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Command an elite team of allied special operators in Nazi-occupied France wreaking havoc in the run up to D-Day in this ambitious turn-based tactics game. Take on the might of Germany's war machine and launch daring raids in occupied territory. Can you do enough to ensure Allied victory?
Why similar: World War II 19.1% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 17.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.7%, Historical 11.3%, Turn-Based Combat 10.1%
- #9 Hex of Steel
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 840 reviews2020
Dev: War Frogs Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Hex of Steel is a refreshing WWII wargame covering all fronts featuring a certain amount of original mechanics. Fight in solo against finally a decent AI throughout Europe, Africa or the Pacific, or against a friend in the cross-platform PBEM or real time multiplayer. Coop is also an option!
Why similar: Wargame 19.6%, World War II 16% ★, Hex Grid 13.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 11.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.2%
- #10 Strategic Mind: The Pacific
91% matchMostly Positive75% of 620 reviews2019
Dev: Starni Games
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Strategic Mind: The Pacific is a turn-based strategy set in the WW2 period depicting the war between the USA and the Empire of Japan waged in the Pacific Ocean with mindblowing historical accuracy and attention to detail. Two Sides. Two Commanders. Two Destinies.
Why similar: Wargame 20.3%, World War II 16% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 14.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.8%, Military 9.4%
- #11 Frontline: Western Front
90% 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: Wargame 18.3%, World War II 15% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 13%, Strategy 10.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.3%
- #12 Combat Mission Battle for Normandy
89% matchMostly Positive78% of 259 reviews2023
Dev: BattlefrontPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Combat Mission Battle for Normandy faithfully recreates the experience of tactical land warfare in Western France during World War Two.
Why similar: World War II 29.5% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 26%, Turn-Based Strategy 23.2%, Strategy 20.8%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #13 Battle of the Bulge
89% matchMostly Positive71% of 168 reviews2015
Dev: Shenandoah StudioPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Battle of the Bulge is a fast-paced WW2 game where precise movement and detailed planning make the difference between a vain attempt and a brave operation.
Why similar: World War II 24.2% ★, Wargame 21.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.9%, Strategy 13.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.9%
- #14 Strategic Mind: Spectre of Communism
88% matchMostly Positive79% of 225 reviews2020
Dev: Starni Games
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 19.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Strategic Mind: Spectre of Communism is a (hi)story-driven turn-based strategy set in the WW2 period. It offers refined wargame mechanics, story-rich gameplay, and modern 3D graphics. Lead the USSR Armed forces staging the world Communist revolution. For Stalin! For the Motherland!
Why similar: Wargame 20.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.5%, World War II 13.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 9.4%, Military 9.3%
- #15 Strategic Mind: Spirit of Liberty
87% matchVery Positive84% of 81 reviews2023
Dev: Starni Games
Windows
Prove to have a true Strategic Mind! Spirit of Liberty will put your strategic planning skills to the test. It’s a hardcore, turn-based, historically accurate strategy game set in WWII. Lead Finnish forces against an overwhelming threat through the Winter War, Continuation War, and Lapland War.
Why similar: Wargame 20.2%, World War II 14.9% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 14.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.8%, Military 9.4%
- #16 Tank Operations: European Campaign
86% 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 19.8% ★, Strategy 17.9%, Wargame 17%, Hex Grid 11.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 10.5%
- #17 Carrier Battles 4 Guadalcanal - Pacific War Naval Warfare
86% matchVery Positive87% of 309 reviews2020
Dev: Cyril Jarnot
Windows · Mac
CARRIER BATTLES is a classic hex-and-counter digital wargame covering the naval-air battles of the Pacific War, from 1942 to 1943. Find your opponent and strike at him before he sinks your precious carriers, while preventing them from invading or supporting your own amphibious operations.
Why similar: Wargame 22.2%, World War II 14.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 11.4%, Historical 11.1%, Hex Grid 10.4% ★
- #18 Second Front
85% matchMostly Positive79% of 656 reviews2023
Dev: HexdrawPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Second Front is a tactical WWII turn-based strategy game. Craft & share your own scenarios and maps or use your strategic prowess in 48 scenarios set in iconic locations. Command over 40 types of infantry and 216 tanks, vehicles and guns. An infinite tactical sandbox experience.
Why similar: Wargame 17.8%, World War II 16.3% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 14.6%, Hex Grid 13.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 10.3%
- #19 Atlantic Fleet
83% matchVery Positive86% of 1,548 reviews2016
Dev: Killerfish Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Turn based tactical and strategic naval combat. Atlantic Fleet puts you in command of the Allies or Kriegsmarine (German Navy) in the longest military campaign of WWII, The Battle of the Atlantic.Take command of surface ships, submarines as well as carrier and land based aircraft in the deadly struggle for control of Atlantic shipping...
Why similar: World War II 53.4% ★, Strategy 24.5%, War 11.1%, Historical 10.3%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #20 World War 2: Strategy Simulator
84% 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: Wargame 20.5%, World War II 15.8% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 15.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.6%, Military 9.1%
- #21 Panzer Strategy
84% 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: Turn-Based Tactics 17%, World War II 14.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.9%, Hex Grid 11.2% ★, Historical 10.6%
- #22 Strategic Mind: Blitzkrieg
82% matchVery Positive85% of 507 reviews2020
Dev: Starni Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Strategic Mind: Blitzkrieg is a turn-based strategy set in the period of WW2. It brings a modern look and new features to a good old wargame genre. You are to lead the German Armed forces overcoming unthinkable odds and claiming the ultimate bittersweet victory in Europe. Blitzkrieg is the way!
Why similar: Wargame 20.5%, World War II 15.4% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 14.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.6%, Military 9.7%
- #23 Armoured Commander II
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 584 reviews2021
Dev: Gregory Adam Scott
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 30.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
In this roguelike wargame, take command of a tank and its crew in the Second World War, joining one of over 50 campaigns across Europe, North Africa, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific. Fight against over 1300 historically-based unit types, where each day is a struggle for survival.
Why similar: World War II 18.2% ★, Wargame 16.4%, Historical 11.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.2%
- #24 1943 Deadly Desert
82% matchMixed63% of 112 reviews2018
Dev: HandyGames
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 97%
North Africa 1943. Lead your forces to victory in the most intense WW2 battle!
Why similar: World War II 26.1% ★, Strategy 14.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.6%, Hex Grid 14.2% ★, Military 7.9%
- #25 Strategic Command WWII: World at War
81% matchVery Positive84% of 605 reviews2018
Dev: Fury SoftwarePub: Matrix Games
Windows
Strategic Command WWII: World At War is your chance to re-fight the 20th century’s greatest conflict, from Poland to China, Normandy to the Pacific, on a map encompassing the globe.
Why similar: World War II 31% ★, Strategy 31%, Wargame 23.3%, Hex Grid 14.8% ★
- #26 Battlestations Pacific
81% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,587 reviews2009
Dev: Eidos Studio HungaryPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Experience one war through two epic sagas where you will be a part of history or change it. Feel the power of the historically authentic and decisive battles of the Pacific War. Relive some of the grandest and most critical naval battles of recent history and for the first time, choose to lead your fleet to a completely different ending...
Why similar: World War II 57.1% ★, Strategy 19.1%, Military 11.9%, Historical 7.9%, War 3.5%
- #27 iBomber Defense Pacific
79% matchVery Positive83% of 594 reviews2012
Dev: Cobra Mobile
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 37%
iBomber moves to the Pacific as you fight a whole new enemy across the Pacific rim to regain freedom.
Why similar: World War II 25.9% ★, Wargame 16.9%, Military 14%, Strategy 11.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.5%
- #28 The Troop
76% matchVery Positive84% of 797 reviews2023
Dev: Giant FlamePub: PLA Studios
Windows · Mac
The Troop is a turn-based, platoon-level tactical game set in WW2. From the early hours of D-Day to Falaise, play as British and Canadian or German forces in desperate fighting across Normandy.
Why similar: World War II 17.3% ★, Wargame 15.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.5%, Hex Grid 10.2% ★
- #29 Combat Mission: Final Blitzkrieg
77% matchMostly Positive79% of 73 reviews2024
Dev: BattlefrontPub: Matrix Games
Windows
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: Wargame 21.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 14%, World War II 10.2% ★, Historical 9.6%
- #30 Civil War II
79% matchMostly Positive78% of 349 reviews2014
Dev: AgeodPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
You take the part of the military and political leadership, trying to lead your nation to victory, in the midst of some of the toughest operations of the Civil War. You will build, organize and command your armies over one of the largest maps of the USA ever made for a Civil War game.
Why similar: Strategy 25%, Wargame 24.4%, Historical 22.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.9%, America 7.9% ★
- #31 Unity of Command: Stalingrad Campaign
78% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,013 reviews2012
Dev: 2x2 Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Unity of Command is an innovative and refreshing operational-level wargame that covers the entire 1942/43 Stalingrad Campaign on the Eastern Front.
Why similar: World War II 23.8% ★, Wargame 23.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.5%, Strategy 13.8%, Historical 7.7%
- #32 Armchair Commander
75% 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: Wargame 20.3%, World War II 13.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.3%, Hex Grid 11.3% ★
- #33 Frontline: World War II
77% 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: Wargame 20.7%, World War II 18.2% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 16.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.6%, Military 9.8%
- #34 SGS Battle For: Shanghai
74% matchVery Positive86% of 86 reviews2024
Dev: Strategy Game StudioPub: Avalon Digital
Windows · Mac
Fight the ‘Stalingrad on the Yangze’, as was sometimes called the Battle for Shanghai in 1937. Play as the Chinese willing to reclaim the whole city or as the Imperial Japanese forces in their counter-attack.
Why similar: Wargame 24.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.7%, Strategy 13.8%, Historical 8.8%
- #35 Möbius Front '83
76% matchMixed69% of 504 reviews2020
Dev: Zachtronics
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Defend America from an alternate-universe America using state-of-the-art 1980s military hardware in this intricate and tactical turn-based strategy game.
Why similar: Wargame 22.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.5%, Hex Grid 15.1% ★, Military 11.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.7%
- #36 Broken Lines
75% matchMostly Positive79% of 697 reviews2020
Dev: BirdIsland/PortaPlayPub: SuperGG.com
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Broken Lines is a story-driven tactical RPG set in an alternate-history version of WWII. Lead a squad of soldiers and face the horrors of war. In the included expansion, 'The Dead and the Drunk', guide your troops through fights against both the living and the undead.
Why similar: Wargame 23.2%, World War II 17.4% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 16.7%, Historical 13.5%, War 13%
- #37 Strategic War in Europe
78% matchMixed49% of 215 reviews2014
Dev: Wastelands InteractivePub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Set during the events of WW2, Strategic War in Europe is a classic turn-based strategy game that combines a deep strategic layer with accessibility and ease-of-use.
Why similar: World War II 28.7% ★, Wargame 26.1%, Strategy 19.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.3%, Historical 10.1%
- #38 Gary Grigsby's War in the East 2
73% matchVery Positive92% of 445 reviews2021
Dev: 2by3 GamesPub: Matrix Games
Windows
War in the East 2 is the most comprehensive, most realistic, and most advanced wargame modeling Eastern Front warfare in World War Two.
Why similar: Wargame 29.1%, World War II 16.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.9%, Strategy 13.1%, Historical 7.4%
- #39 Strategic Command: American Civil War
73% matchVery Positive85% of 240 reviews2022
Dev: Fury SoftwarePub: Matrix Games
Windows
For the first time in the series’ history, Strategic Command will be taking you to the 19th century battlefields of the American Civil War. You will control the armies, research, production and diplomatic policy of either the Union or the Confederacy during a time of innovation and dramatic battles.
Why similar: Wargame 36.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 24.5%, Strategy 19.7%, Historical 18.5%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #40 Headquarters: World War II
70% 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: Wargame 20.2%, World War II 15.1% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 14.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.7%, Historical 9.9%
- #41 WarPlan
72% matchVery Positive82% of 222 reviews2020
Dev: Kraken StudiosPub: Matrix Games
Windows
WarPlan is an incredibly accurate World War II simulation engine. It is a balance of realism and playability incorporating the best from 50 years of World War II board wargaming. Play a recreated World War II in every detail, thanks to the engine flexibility and database
Why similar: Wargame 21.7%, World War II 16.6% ★, Hex Grid 13.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.8%, Historical 10.3%
- #42 War on the Sea
71% matchMostly Positive75% of 3,185 reviews2021
Dev: Killerfish Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 26.0 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Command ships, submarines and aircraft in the South Pacific during WWII.
Why similar: World War II 45.7% ★, Strategy 20.1%, Wargame 19.1%, War 7.7%, Military 6.6%
- #43 Sid Meier’s Ace Patrol: Pacific Skies
74% matchMixed62% of 454 reviews2013
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Battle to Rule the Pacific Skies!Take flight over the treacherous Pacific waters where ace pilots redefine historic World War II battles! Skillfully pilot the most iconic American and Japanese fighter planes of the Pacific War while representing the army or navy.
Why similar: Strategy 41%, World War II 30.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 28.2%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #44 Strategic Command: World War I
70% matchVery Positive91% of 470 reviews2019
Dev: Fury SoftwarePub: Matrix Games
Windows
Strategic Command: World War I is a new chapter in the Strategic Command Franchise. Relive this momentous conflict from the opening shots of 1914 to the final offensives. Strategic Command: World War I covers all the main aspects and theatres of the war.
Why similar: Strategy 38.9%, Wargame 31.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.8%, Military 14.2%
- #45 Tank Battle: 1944
73% matchMixed62% of 58 reviews2016
Dev: HexWar GamesPub: Hunted Cow Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Instantly get involved in the action by joining the Allied invasion of Europe during the Second World War. Take command of an American battle group during WW2 in this turn based strategy wargame and help liberate Europe from the evil Axis power-base!
Why similar: World War II 30.4% ★, Hex Grid 29.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 23.9%, Strategy 16.3%
- #46 Civil War: Battle of Petersburg
72% matchVery Positive82% of 244 reviews2017
Dev: Cult Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Crush the Confederates near Petersburg and Richmond in 1864. Bring peace to a nation divided.
Why similar: Wargame 25%, Hex Grid 15.5% ★, Historical 11.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.2%
- #47 Forgotten but Unbroken
68% matchMostly Positive78% of 260 reviews2024
Dev: Centurion DevelopmentsPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
A tactical turn-based strategy game inspired by events and stories of forgotten and unsung heroes of WW2. Unique and new-to-genre features offer immersion and deeper protagonists to lead and care for. Lead the resistance against the Axis Forces.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 20%, Turn-Based Strategy 16%, World War II 15.1% ★, Historical 11.9%, Turn-Based Combat 8.6%
- #48 Vietnam ‘65
71% matchVery Positive83% of 433 reviews2015
Dev: Every Single Soldier
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
It is 1965 and the US ground war in Vietnam is in full swing. As a US Army commander, wage a counter-insurgency (COIN) war to secure the Ia Drang valley, on the border with Cambodia.
Why similar: Wargame 25.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 25.4%, Strategy 22.6%, Historical 20.7%, War 5.1%
- #49 Axis & Allies 1942 Online
69% matchMostly Positive78% of 5,018 reviews2021
Dev: Beamdog
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 49.2 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Play the classic board game, Axis & Allies 1942 2nd Edition! Act as WWII powers in a turn-based strategy game that fits your screen and schedule— get notified on your turn and command armies at your own pace! Team up with friends, challenge the world’s top players, or go solo vs. A.I.
Why similar: Wargame 24.1%, World War II 17% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 14.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.2%, Historical 10.2%
- #50 Strategic Mind: Spirit of Liberty - Prologue 1939
69% matchMostly Positive78% of 60 reviews2023
Dev: Starni Games
Windows
Strategic Mind: Spirit of Liberty is a history-driven turn-based strategy set in WW2. Lead the scarce Finnish forces through the Winter War, Continuation War, and Lapland War. Save your country’s very existence from the Red Menace. Niet Molotoff!
Why similar: Wargame 18.5%, World War II 13.9% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 13.4%, Hex Grid 10.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 10.2%
- #51 Radio General
68% 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 33.3% ★, Strategy 18.9%, Historical 14.6%, Military 13.4%, War 11.9%
- #52 Combat Mission Shock Force 2
67% matchVery Positive81% of 852 reviews2020
Dev: BattlefrontPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Median: 13.3 hrsMean: 70.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 24.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.7%, Historical 10%, Military 10%
- #53 Ultimate General: Gettysburg
68% 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: Wargame 30.4%, Historical 23.2%, Strategy 19.2%, Tactical 9.5%, Military 7.3%
- #54 Storm over the Pacific
71% matchMixed51% of 69 reviews2014
Dev: Wastelands InteractivePub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Storm over the Pacific is a game that takes place during 1937-1945. It depicts the conflict between the Japanese Empire, the USA and other allies during World War II.
Why similar: World War II 45.5% ★, Strategy 30.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 24%
- #55 Panzer Tactics HD
69% matchMostly Positive73% of 241 reviews2014
Dev: SproingPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 24.4 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Strategists to the frontline!The HD remake of the Nintendo DS classic.Are you the strategist that the world has been waiting for?
Why similar: World War II 30.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 20.1%, Strategy 18.3%, Wargame 17.1%, Hex Grid 13.9% ★
- #56 Task Force Admiral - Vol.1: American Carrier Battles
62% matchVery Positive89% of 650 reviews2026
Dev: Drydock Dreams GamesPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Experience the thrill of leading American aircraft carriers to victory in this innovative full 3D command simulation wargame set in the Pacific in 1942. First-person or God’s eye, you lead your fleet and planes right from the center of the battle.
Why similar: World War II 31.2% ★, Historical 21.5%, Military 20.9%, Tactical 13.9%, Strategy 12.4%
- #57 Unity of Command II
66% matchMostly Positive80% of 2,137 reviews2019
Dev: 2x2 Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 18.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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: World War II 20.7% ★, Wargame 17.4%, Strategy 10.2%, Hex Grid 10.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 9.7%
- #58 Countryballs at War
64% matchVery Positive91% of 64 reviews2025
Dev: SHN Games
Windows
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: Wargame 25.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.3%, Strategy 14.7%, Military 8.5%
- #59 Civil War: 1863
70% matchMixed59% of 51 reviews2016
Dev: HexWar GamesPub: Hunted Cow Games
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Relive iconic battles of the American Civil War. Take command of both the Union and Confederate forces in this exciting turn-based strategy game.
Why similar: Wargame 36%, Strategy 32%, America 17.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.6%
- #60 Decisive Campaigns: Barbarossa
67% matchVery Positive88% of 243 reviews2016
Dev: VR DesignsPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Command a true operational structure. Can you balance and prioritize three different Theatres in order to achieve your objective?
Why similar: World War II 30.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 23.1%, Strategy 22.3%, Wargame 18%, Hex Grid 5.4% ★