- #1 Tokyo Warfare Turbo
97% matchVery Positive84% of 431 reviews2019
Dev: Pablo Vidaurre Sanz
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Fast paced arcade tank battles in Japan locations
Why similar: Tanks 31.9% ★, Vehicular Combat 17.4% ★, World War II 15.6% ★, War 10.9%, Anime 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: This title is the closest match to the arcade-style, anime-influenced tank combat found in the seed game.
- #2 Multi Turret Academy
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,589 reviews2024
Dev: Yulia Games
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 17.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Multi Turret Academy is a top-down tank action game with roguelike elements. Select your vehicle from a growing list of historical models, then equip dozens of weapons and upgrades to lead your local tank club to victory!
Why similar: Tanks 39.6% ★, Vehicular Combat 19.4% ★, Wargame 14%, Anime 9.4%, Cartoony 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game leans heavily into the anime-inspired tank combat genre with a focus on action-roguelike elements.
- #3 TOKYO WARFARE
96% matchVery Positive82% of 323 reviews2016
Dev: Pablo Vidaurre Sanz
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Arcade battling in real life locations of Japan and around a healthy selection of bonus maps. Choose between five factions and engage in battle in fully destroyable anime environments or realistic looking bonus maps.
Why similar: Tanks 35.1% ★, Vehicular Combat 19.7% ★, War 11.7%, Anime 8.5%, Military 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the same distinct anime aesthetic and fast-paced vehicular combat mechanics as the seed game.
- #4 Panzer War : Definitive Edition
95% matchVery Positive85% of 1,301 reviews2018
Dev: WindyVerse
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 66.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Panzer War delivers intense tank combat, featuring a realistic damage system where every hit counts. Skip the grind—access all tanks instantly and dive into battle. Unleash your creativity with the Tank and Map Designer, crafting custom scenarios for endless gameplay possibilities.
Why similar: Tanks 39.2% ★, World War II 34.8% ★, War 13.3%, Simulation 7.8%, Indie 2.2%
Why You'll Like It: This provides a similar arcade-focused WWII tank experience with a wide variety of historical vehicles.
- #5 My Waifu Is A Tank Girl! 💕
94% matchVery Positive81% of 203 reviews2025
Dev: Neko Cloud
Windows
Strap into a war machine piloted by anime waifus and tear through the battlefield. Explosions, chaos, and tactical sass included. You drive, they yell. Everyone else gets wrecked.
Why similar: Tanks 30.6% ★, World War II 26.4% ★, War 13.7%, Military 8.7%, Anime 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: It directly targets the anime-tank crossover demographic with a lighthearted, arcade-action approach.
- #6 Call to Arms: Panzer Elite
94% matchMixed70% of 1,425 reviews2025
Dev: DigitalmindsoftPub: Digitalmindsoft Publishing
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Lead a platoon of WWII tanks in this immersive TPP and FPP game. Engage in realistic, tactical combat across historic battlefields. Play through campaign or challenge yourself in skirmish mode as either German or US forces.
Why similar: Tanks 30.2% ★, World War II 26.2% ★, Wargame 12.4%, War 8.8%, Third Person 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a modern take on third-person tank combat with a focus on simulation and tactical action.
- #7 Easy Red 2
93% 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: World War II 47.3% ★, War 19.4%, Wargame 15.4%, Shooter 6.9%, Simulation 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: While more grounded, it offers the same intense, third-person vehicular and infantry action set in WWII.
- #8 Brass Brigade
92% matchVery Positive92% of 553 reviews2019
Dev: Henry Kucab
Windows
Brass Brigade combines the aesthetic of Battlefield Heroes/Battlefield 1942 with highly customizable bot matches. Fight WWII's most iconic battles with as many bots as your PC can handle!
Why similar: World War II 53.3% ★, Third-Person Shooter 19.5%, War 14.7%, Action 7%, Indie 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the arcade-style, third-person WWII shooter feel with a focus on large-scale, accessible combat.
- #9 Tank Squad
91% matchMostly Positive71% of 756 reviews2025
Dev: DeGenerals S.A.
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Tank Squad is a tactical-combat action game. Take part in big tank battles during World War II. Play single-player or coop (4 players). Repair your tanks, replenish supplies, manage the crew and get back to the action!
Why similar: Tanks 29.4% ★, World War II 25.4% ★, Vehicular Combat 16.3% ★, War 12.5%, Military 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: This offers a cooperative approach to WWII tank combat that emphasizes crew coordination and mission-based objectives.
- #10 Tank Mechanic Simulator
91% matchVery Positive88% of 8,976 reviews2020
Dev: DeGenerals S.A.Pub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 16.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Renovate & build II World War tanks. Experience highly detailed & realistic simulation game. Take tanks fully apart by using different tools. Transform them from rusty and ruined to fully working. Check them on the training ground, sell or put into your own museum.
Why similar: Tanks 48.2% ★, World War II 41.1% ★, Simulation 5.1%, Action 2.4%, Indie 1.7%
Why You'll Like It: It appeals to the same interest in historical tank hardware, focusing on the maintenance and restoration of iconic WWII machines.
- #11 Sprocket
90% matchVery Positive93% of 12,133 reviews2021
Dev: Hamish Dunn
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 36.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Carefully balance mobility, firepower and armour in a dedicated tank designer. Then uncarefully put them to the test in a series of combat scenarios progressing through the ages of the tank. Here, your limit is what you can fit inside your hull and turret while still being able to move forwards.
Why similar: World War II 22.2% ★, Vehicular Combat 16% ★, Tanks 15% ★, War 12.6%, Wargame 12.1%
Why You'll Like It: This allows for deep customization and building of tanks, perfect for players who enjoy the technical side of armored warfare.
- #12 Total Tank Simulator
89% 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: World War II 35.7% ★, Tanks 34.5% ★, War 16.1%, Simulation 6.3%, Action 2.9%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a sandbox-style approach to WWII tank combat, focusing on large-scale battles and tactical placement.
- #13 World of Tanks
88% matchVery Positive81% of 97,557 reviews2021
Dev: Wargaming Group Limited
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 58.4 hrs≥1hr: 71%
World of Tanks is a tactical action game with very different gameplay depending on the vehicle type and role. Aside from regular PvP, there are competitive and clan-based modes, special PvE and PvPvE events, and much more. Whether you play to dominate or just enjoy the ride, you'll fit right in.
Why similar: Tanks 41.1% ★, World War II 15.2% ★, Vehicular Combat 14% ★, War 9.6%, Military 7%
Why You'll Like It: As the quintessential arcade-style tank game, it offers the fast-paced, accessible combat that defines the genre.
- #14 Steel Crew
89% matchVery Positive82% of 607 reviews2021
Dev: Magnus Ander
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 1.6 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Join a Tank as a Driver, Gunner or Commander and team up with and against other Tanks in Tank Vs Tank combat where tactics and communication is key
Why similar: Tanks 29.2% ★, World War II 24.6% ★, Vehicular Combat 14.4% ★, Wargame 10.5%, War 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: It provides an immersive, multi-crew tank experience that captures the intensity of operating a WWII armored vehicle.
- #15 Gunner, HEAT, PC!
87% matchVery Positive92% of 7,357 reviews2022
Dev: Radian Simulations LLC
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Gunner, HEAT, PC! (GHPC) is a simulation game about modern mounted combat, with special attention to authenticity and fun.
Why similar: Tanks 39.5% ★, Vehicular Combat 20.8% ★, Wargame 12%, Military 10.8%, Shooter 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: This offers a more realistic take on tank combat while maintaining the focused, mission-based structure of the seed game.
- #16 Steel Armor: Blaze of War
86% 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: Tanks 65.1% ★, War 12.7%, Military 11.4%, Simulation 9%, Action 1.1%
Why You'll Like It: It is a classic simulation that provides deep, authentic tank combat mechanics for those looking for a more serious challenge.
- #17 Armoured Commander II
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 581 reviews2021
Dev: Gregory Adam Scott
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 30.1 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: Tanks 36.7% ★, World War II 30.7% ★, Wargame 11.5%, War 8.6%, Military 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: It brings a roguelike, tactical perspective to WWII tank combat, focusing on crew survival and campaign progression.
- #18 The Troop
83% matchVery Positive85% of 764 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 32% ★, Tanks 29.6% ★, Wargame 12.2%, War 8.9%, Military 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a tactical, turn-based approach to WWII combat that emphasizes the role of armored units.
- #19 WWII Tanks: Battlefield
84% matchMostly Positive77% of 71 reviews2021
Dev: SP GAMES
Windows
Immerse yourself in a world of armored tank battles. Choose from a wide range of famous tanks of the major combatants. Pick the best tank and blast your way across the battlefield. Defeat your enemies with force and strategic decisions! And lead your team on a glorious road to victory!
Why similar: Tanks 32.4% ★, World War II 30.7% ★, War 12.9%, Simulation 7.8%, Military 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: This indie title focuses on straightforward, action-oriented tank combat in a WWII setting.
- #20 Armored Battle Crew [World War 1] - Tank Warfare and Crew Management Simulator
86% matchMostly Negative34% of 653 reviews2019
Dev: Gattai Games
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Armored Battle Crew is a Tank and Crew Management Simulation game, where your skills as a Tank commander is tested. Customize your tank carefully and make strategic battle choices to achieve mission success! The fate of your crew lies in your hands!
Why similar: Tanks 50.6% ★, War 18.8%, Military 12.5%, Shooter 5.6%, Simulation 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes the internal management of a tank crew during combat, a key component of the Panzer Knights experience.
- #21 Iron Warriors: T-72 Tank Command
85% matchMixed64% of 295 reviews2006
Dev: Crazy HousePub: Strategy First
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 63.3 hrs≥1hr: 26%
The most devastating mechanized armor to ever roll onto a battlefield is brought to life in Iron Warriors: T72-Tank Command. This epic combat simulator allows the player to command an entire platoon of tanks and ALL associated support units, or assume the role of ANY member in a complete tank crew!
Why similar: Tanks 42.9% ★, Wargame 13%, Military 11.9%, Third-Person Shooter 10.8%, War 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: This title focuses on the tactical command of a single tank, mirroring the crew-management aspects of the seed game.
- #22 Arms Trade Tycoon: Tanks
82% 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: Tanks 33.2% ★, Wargame 13.8%, War 13.4%, Vehicular Combat 12.6% ★, World War II 12.1% ★
Why You'll Like It: It offers a unique perspective on tank warfare by focusing on the design and management of a tank manufacturing company.
- #23 Trench Lord: Eastern Front
80% matchVery Positive85% of 432 reviews2024
Dev: Tracer StudioPub: Gamersky Games
Windows
The enemy has invaded the territory, the motherland needs you, soldier! Gather your troops and defeat all enemies!
Why similar: World War II 26.6% ★, Tanks 21.3% ★, War 16%, Military 10.5%, Shooter 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: This shooter provides a gritty, action-focused experience set on the Eastern Front, featuring various armored engagements.
- #24 Graviteam Tactics: Tunisia 1943
81% matchVery Positive83% of 413 reviews2017
Dev: Graviteam
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Graviteam Tactics: Tunisia 1943 - tactical battalion level combat simulation. During the Tunisian Campaign in winter 1943 German Panzer battlegroups launch a counteroffensive against the Allied forces to drive them out of Eastern Dorsal.
Why similar: World War II 46.1% ★, Tanks 38.2% ★, Simulation 9.3%, Military 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: This offers a highly realistic simulation of tank warfare for players looking to master complex tactical engagements.
- #25 Coast Defender
79% matchVery Positive84% of 81 reviews2023
Dev: SecretLabPub: Matryoshka
Windows
Dive deep into the exhilarating world of high-stakes battles. Lead your army against a relentless onslaught of enemy machinery, spanning from the iconic tanks of WW2 to the modern-day helicopters.
Why similar: Tanks 39% ★, War 21.2%, World War II 15.9% ★, Military 15%, Shooter 3.6%
Why You'll Like It: This action-heavy title features tactical tank combat in a military setting, focusing on defensive engagements.
- #26 Panzer Elite Action Gold Edition
82% matchMixed43% of 252 reviews2014
Dev: ZootflyPub: HandyGames
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 36%
The Gold Edition contains both Panzer Elite Action - Fields of Glory and its Dunes Of War expansion!
Why similar: Tanks 52.3% ★, World War II 32.7% ★, Simulation 9.7%, Action 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: A classic arcade-style tank shooter that captures the same heroic, cinematic feel of WWII armored warfare.
- #27 Sherman Commander
77% matchMixed69% of 116 reviews2026
Dev: Iron Wolf Studio S.A.Pub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Command a platoon of Sherman tanks over the most famous theaters of WWII. Take the commander’s seat and give specific orders to your crew, or open the tactical map to coordinate your actions with accompanying units.
Why similar: Tanks 23.8% ★, World War II 23.6% ★, Vehicular Combat 15% ★, Wargame 11.3%, War 10.8%
- #28 Strategic Mind: Blitzkrieg
79% matchVery Positive85% of 505 reviews2020
Dev: Starni Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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: Tanks 30.7% ★, World War II 26.9% ★, Wargame 14.9%, War 13.9%, Military 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the grand strategy and tactical command of German forces during the early years of WWII.
- #29 Men of War: Assault Squad 2
78% matchVery Positive91% of 46,011 reviews2014
Dev: DigitalmindsoftPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 8.4 hrsMean: 63.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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: World War II 43.9% ★, Tanks 20.8% ★, War 19.3%, Military 8.9%, Simulation 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: This provides high-intensity, tactical tank combat that allows for direct control of individual vehicles.
- #30 Iron Front: Digital War Edition
81% matchMixed59% of 865 reviews2012
Dev: X1 SoftwarePub: Deep Silver
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Command your own troops, man authentic weaponry and take to the sky in deadly warplanes.
Why similar: Tanks 31% ★, World War II 28% ★, War 14.3%, Military 8.9%, Third Person 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a hardcore simulation experience for players who want to dive deep into the mechanics of WWII armored combat.
- #31 PANZERKAMPF®
76% matchMixed41% of 361 reviews2025
Dev: Krieg Games Ltd.
Windows
World war of tanks rages on. Join the battle in one of our real-world tanks! Upgrade your vehicles and destroy the enemy! Play with friends and dominate the war! Play for free, in intuitive and easy to grasp UI, with state-of-the-art graphics, particle effects and authentic sound!
Why similar: Tanks 28.5% ★, World War II 21% ★, Vehicular Combat 14.7% ★, Third-Person Shooter 12.7%, War 9.5%
- #32 Cavalry Girls
74% matchVery Positive89% of 1,930 reviews2023
Dev: 中子星游戏研究所Pub: OKJOY
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 71%
In this refreshing and exciting shooting game, lead the brave and fearless girl soldiers to fight with the enemy. Refit different types of machine armour, reasonably deploy machine soldiers with different skills, repel all kinds of enemies, and protect the Empire behind you in the gunfire.
Why similar: Anime 43.4%, Shooter 28.4%, Female Protagonist 23.8%, Singleplayer 4.5%
- #33 Inglorious Waifu VS Nazi Zombies
75% matchVery Positive93% of 427 reviews2021
Dev: SeedWall
Windows
Save France from Hitler the fuhrer, with waifu and guns.
Why similar: World War II 24.3% ★, Third-Person Shooter 15.2%, War 11.7%, Anime 10.3%, Cartoony 9.6%
- #34 Headquarters: World War II
74% matchMostly Positive78% of 654 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: Tanks 26.2% ★, World War II 23% ★, Vehicular Combat 14.2% ★, Wargame 12.8%, War 12.2%
- #35 On the front line
77% matchMixed65% of 128 reviews2016
Dev: AlekseevPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
"On the front line" - tank simulator. Action takes place during World War II. Battles are unilaterally - for the Red Army. Action in the game takes place on two large locations. Sequential execution of combat missions.
Why similar: Tanks 31.3% ★, World War II 24.6% ★, War 13.3%, Wargame 10.3%, Military 5.1%
- #36 Valkyria Chronicles 4 Complete Edition
73% matchVery Positive87% of 6,923 reviews2018
Dev: SEGA
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 16.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A Continent Engulfed in the Bitter Flames of War! Commander Claude Wallace and his childhood friends set out to fight in a desperate war, but bone-chilling blizzards, waves of imperial soldiers, and the godlike powers of the Valkyria stand between them and victory.
Why similar: War 31.1%, Anime 26.2%, Tanks 21% ★, Third Person 8.6%, World War II 6.6% ★
- #37 Blitzkrieg 3
75% matchMixed54% of 7,303 reviews2017
Dev: Nival
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 14.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Blitzkrieg 3 is a WW2 RTS made for true admirers of strategic mastery! Challenge your tactical skills in historical campaigns and defeat powerful Neural Network AI in competitive matches.
Why similar: World War II 37.4% ★, Tanks 31.7% ★, War 16.2%, Military 10.5%, Simulation 3.2%
- #38 Tank On Tank Digital - West Front
76% matchMixed57% of 54 reviews2017
Dev: Lock 'n Load Publishing
Windows · Mac
Tank on Tank Digital brings World War II tactical ground combat on Western Front 1944.
Why similar: World War II 35.5% ★, Tanks 29.4% ★, War 16.7%, Wargame 5.5%, Simulation 5.4%
- #39 WW2: Bunker Simulator
72% matchMostly Positive75% of 401 reviews2022
Dev: BEPLAYERPub: Art Games Studio S.A.
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 62%
During WWII you are an American soldier who captured the german bunker in Normandy. You must defend it at all costs and survive this World War II. Complete missions, cook & shoot, search the bodies for medicines, ammo, and food to survive. WW2: Bunker Simulator is a mix of fps and simulator.
Why similar: World War II 35.5% ★, War 16.7%, Wargame 16.4%, Military 10.3%, Shooter 6.1%
- #40 Panzermadels: Tank Dating Simulator
73% matchVery Positive92% of 1,447 reviews2016
Dev: DEVGRU-P
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Panzermadels! The first dating simulator to deliver a thoughtful look at tanks, and the men who date them!
Why similar: Tanks 56.6% ★, World War II 21.2% ★, Anime 18.2%, Simulation 2.8%, Indie 1.1%
- #41 Steel Fury: Kharkov 1942
73% matchMostly Positive72% of 220 reviews2020
Dev: GraviteamPub: Strategy First
Windows
Steel Fury: Kharkov 1942 is based on real-life events that took place from May 12 to 28, 1942. During a vicious German counterattack three Soviet Armies were surrounded and were forced to fighting in what has become known as the “meat grinder.”
Why similar: World War II 33.6% ★, Tanks 24.3% ★, War 18.7%, Vehicular Combat 13.8% ★, Simulation 4.4%
- #42 Beach Invasion 1944
70% matchVery Positive85% of 1,053 reviews2022
Dev: AIx2 Games
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Defend the fortified beach during D-day against invading forces in this WW2 FPS game as the enemy attacks you with troops, tanks, planes and more! Use the iconic WWII weapons such as MG42, Flak88 and Panzers, prepare your defenses with mines, explosives and bonuses!
Why similar: Tanks 35.1% ★, World War II 34.6% ★, Military 10.8%, Shooter 6.1%, Combat 5.7%
- #43 Second Front
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 653 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: World War II 31.7% ★, Tanks 27.2% ★, Wargame 14.3%, War 13.2%, Combat 4.7%
- #44 Heroes of Valor
68% matchVery Positive91% of 1,334 reviews2025
Dev: Fancy Cat InteractivePub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 17.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
This is war, soldier. Pick a class, gear up, and hit the front line. Whether you're storming beaches, piloting fighters, or holding the line with your squad, your orders are clear: fight hard, fight smart, and never back down. Enlist now! Become a Hero of Valor today!
Why similar: Tanks 22.2% ★, World War II 20.8% ★, Vehicular Combat 13.8% ★, War 11.5%, Wargame 11.3%
- #45 World of Tanks Blitz
69% matchMostly Positive78% of 151,993 reviews2016
Dev: Wargaming Group Limited
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 98.0 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Blow off steam and tank turrets in a free-to-play online 7v7 tank shooter! Drive hundreds of tanks, from museum classics to "did-that-ever-exist?" specials, in quick 5 to 7-minute brawls packed with metal mayhem. Play solo or team up with a friend and enjoy smooth action even on modest hardware!
Why similar: Tanks 54.6% ★, World War II 16.8% ★, War 8.5%, Shooter 6.5%, Vehicular Combat 5.5% ★
- #46 Squad 44
70% matchMostly Positive75% of 25,290 reviews2018
Dev: Offworld
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 45.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Team up and join the frontline in Squad 44, the most authentic tactical WW2 shooter. Experience ruthless realism with an immense arsenal of faithfully recreated weapons and vehicles across massive WW2 battlefields.
Why similar: World War II 53% ★, War 17.3%, Military 14%, Simulation 5.4%, Shooter 5.2%
- #47 Panzer Hearts - War Visual Novel
71% matchVery Positive83% of 127 reviews2018
Dev: HELYEES
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 23%
Build the tanks, Date the girls, Choose your side. Live through the adventure and drama of an alternate universe World War 2.
Why similar: World War II 77.5% ★, Anime 16.2%, Indie 6.3%
- #48 Metal Waltz: Anime tank girls
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,716 reviews2017
Dev: WuL Game Studio
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 59.7 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Military Strategy + RPG + Collection + Story. This is a story of the war between mankind and the tank monsters. The hope of the human relies on the girls, whose bodies have been rebuilt and combined with armor parts. All the girls are under your command. Lead your army, won the war!
Why similar: Tanks 43% ★, Anime 41.2%, Military 10.6%, Simulation 5.2%
- #49 H-SNIPER: World War II
68% matchVery Positive87% of 1,120 reviews2020
Dev: Konnichiwa Games
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 12%
H-Sniper: World War II is a dynamic shooting game based on a sniper mechanics and inspired by World War II theme. You are playing as one of a few soldiers left, shooting the enemies from a hidden spot on the battleground.
Why similar: World War II 46.2% ★, War 15.9%, Anime 15.8%, Simulation 8.6%, Shooter 6.8%
- #50 Tank Operations: European Campaign
68% 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 36.8% ★, Tanks 26.8% ★, War 14.5%, Wargame 13.2%, Military 8.7%
- #51 ANIME - World War II
69% matchVery Positive81% of 1,370 reviews2020
Dev: Konnichiwa Games
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 19.0 hrs≥1hr: 65%
World War II themed shooter with anime girls.
Why similar: World War II 43.5% ★, War 15.2%, Wargame 10.7%, Military 9.5%, Action 9.3%
- #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: World War II 61.6% ★, Tanks 26.4% ★, War 12.1%
- #53 Battle Tanks: World War II
69% matchMixed66% of 1,588 reviews2019
Dev: XDEVS LTD
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Are you ready to fight? Download this incredibly addictive tank game right now! Choose a tank and fight with your friends in dynamic real-time battles.Meet the legendary tank shooter Battle Tanks! Show the whole world who's in charge here!
Why similar: Tanks 31.4% ★, World War II 26.1% ★, War 13.2%, Wargame 10%, Military 7.8%
- #54 Beach Invasion 1945 - Pacific
66% matchVery Positive80% of 253 reviews2023
Dev: AIx2 Games
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Defend the fortified beaches of Pacific against invading forces in this WW2 FPS game as the enemy attacks you with troops, tanks, planes and more! Play on your on own or COOP while using iconic Japanese and American WWII weapons and prepare your defenses with mines, explosives, and more!
Why similar: World War II 27.1% ★, Tanks 23.7% ★, Vehicular Combat 15.4% ★, War 11.8%, Third-Person Shooter 10.4%
- #55 Unconventional Warfare
67% matchVery Positive87% of 70 reviews2022
Dev: Nightlife Strangers
Windows · Linux
In this top-down tactical shooter RPG, guide a band of cute soldiers through a warzone to safety. Rescue, train and manage your squad for the upcoming war of survival.
Why similar: Tanks 33.2% ★, War 21.2%, Anime 13.9%, Military 13.6%, Simulation 5.5%
- #56 WARNO
63% 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: Tanks 37.6% ★, Wargame 25.1%, War 19%, Military 14.6%, Simulation 3.8%
- #57 Project Wunderwaffe
67% matchMixed58% of 469 reviews2022
Dev: Weasel Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Project Wunderwaffe will take you back into the realities of World War II, the end of which seems to be near. Germany is now just a shadow of its power. Your order is to build a secret military base and construct weapons of unprecedented power. Will you be capable of turning the tide of war?
Why similar: World War II 41.3% ★, Wargame 21%, War 17.3%, Military 11.5%, Simulation 3.5%
- #58 Deadly Dozen: Pacific Theater
67% matchVery Positive88% of 51 reviews2020
Dev: N-Fusion InteractivePub: Ziggurat
Windows
Penetrate the island strongholds of Japanese Imperial forces with your squad of commandos in this tactical World War II first person shooter. Stealth, a cool head and your M1 may buy you one more day. Can you survive the hard-edged intensity of the Pacific theater?
Why similar: World War II 45.6% ★, Third-Person Shooter 17.8%, War 17.4%, Shooter 5.4%, Third Person 4.7%
