- #1 Battle Cry of Freedom
97% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,500 reviews2022
Dev: Flying Squirrel Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 17.5 hrs≥1hr: 58%
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: War 19.4%, Shooter 13.7%, FPS 12.7%, Real Time Tactics 12.1%, Multiplayer 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: It offers the most authentic multiplayer line infantry combat experience set during the American Civil War.
- #2 War of Rights
96% matchVery Positive88% of 14,527 reviews2018
Dev: Campfire Games
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 90.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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: War 39%, Multiplayer 14.3%, FPS 13.6%, Shooter 8.1%, Strategy 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game provides a highly realistic, large-scale simulation of American Civil War combat with a focus on historical accuracy.
- #3 Rise of Liberty
96% matchVery Positive84% of 1,869 reviews2019
Dev: Sandstorm Studios Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Rise of Liberty is a FPS single-player massive Revolutionary War battle simulator. Fire deafening cannons into the thick of the battle, stand in line formation and fire devastating volleys into the enemy. Gather your men for these monumental battles and defeat the enemy!
Why similar: War 33.5%, FPS 18.4%, Shooter 13.5%, Sandbox 9.8%, First-Person 8%
Why You'll Like It: It is a dedicated first-person shooter that captures the chaotic, large-scale battles of the American Revolution.
- #4 Holdfast: Nations At War
95% matchVery Positive90% of 27,937 reviews2020
Dev: Anvil Game Studios
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 28.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Fight on multiple fronts in Holdfast: Nations At War - A multiplayer first and third-person shooter set during the great Napoleonic Era and WW1. Charge into battle with over 150 players per server!
Why similar: War 24.2%, Wargame 18.2%, FPS 13.3%, Shooter 10.6%, Multiplayer 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: This title excels at delivering massive, chaotic Napoleonic-era battles with a strong focus on community and organized line fire.
- #5 Ultimate General: American Revolution
94% matchMixed54% of 1,053 reviews2024
Dev: Game-Labs
Windows
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: Wargame 39.3%, War 38.1%, Strategy 17%, Real Time Tactics 3.3%, Simulation 2.3%
Why You'll Like It: It offers deep grand strategy and tactical command specifically tailored to the American Revolutionary War.
- #6 Freeman: Guerrilla Warfare
94% 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: FPS 17.5%, Shooter 16.2%, War 16.1%, Strategy 14.7%, RPG 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly blends first-person shooter combat with strategic army management and conquest mechanics.
- #7 Arma Reforger
92% 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: War 21.2%, FPS 14.9%, Shooter 13%, Multiplayer 9.9%, Real Time Tactics 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a realistic military simulation experience with a focus on squad-based coordination and tactical movement.
- #8 Call to Arms
93% 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: War 26.4%, Strategy 20.3%, Multiplayer 13.3%, Shooter 10.3%, FPS 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: It features a unique hybrid of real-time strategy and direct-control third-person shooter gameplay.
- #9 Easy Red 2
91% 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: War 22.6%, Wargame 15.9%, FPS 13.9%, Multiplayer 9.9%, Shooter 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: This title delivers large-scale historical combat with a strong emphasis on squad management and realistic shooter mechanics.
- #10 Battle Grounds III
90% matchVery Positive86% of 4,030 reviews2024
Dev: The Battle Grounds Game Development Team
Windows
After 6 years of development, Battle Grounds III (BG3) is the next iteration in the classic franchise which began 17 years ago. Prepare for battle in the American War of Independence!
Why similar: War 29.7%, Multiplayer 21.8%, FPS 20.7%, Shooter 10.6%, Action 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A free-to-play historical shooter that focuses on the specific era and combat style of the American Revolution.
- #11 Rising Front
89% matchVery Positive88% of 3,874 reviews2026
Dev: Sandstorm Studios Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 54%
A FPS WW1 & Revolutionary War battle simulator with a focus on Workshop Content, rag-doll physics, intelligent AI, massive battles, procedural AI cover system, real-time building system and FPS combat!
Why similar: War 25.1%, Wargame 14.5%, FPS 11.3%, Action RTS 9.9% ★, Shooter 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: This sandbox shooter focuses on large-scale historical battles with a emphasis on single-player tactical engagement.
- #12 Ultimate General: Civil War
91% matchVery Positive89% of 8,396 reviews2017
Dev: Game-Labs
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 46.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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: War 29.5%, Wargame 27.5%, Strategy RPG 14.7%, Real Time Tactics 12.9%, Strategy 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: It is a premier tactical wargame that allows you to manage entire regiments during the American Civil War.
- #13 Master of Command
88% 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: War 28.4%, Wargame 20.1%, Strategy RPG 19.8%, Real Time Tactics 11.2%, Strategy 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: A strategy-focused title that emphasizes the historical command and control aspects of military warfare.
- #14 Men of War: Assault Squad 2
89% 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: War 40.5%, Strategy 25.4%, Multiplayer 11.1%, Real Time Tactics 11%, Simulation 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: It provides intense tactical combat where you can take direct control of individual units to turn the tide of battle.
- #15 Field of Honor
87% matchVery Positive95% of 154 reviews2024
Dev: civciv
Windows
Field of Honor is a single-player game that combines elements of first-person shooter and strategy, set in the Napoleonic Wars, American Revolutionary War and American Civil War. You can take command of massive battles or engage as a single soldier to defeat the enemy in various game modes.
Why similar: Wargame 20.2%, War 16.9%, FPS 14.5%, Shooter 12.5%, Sandbox 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A casual historical shooter experience that captures the atmosphere of early firearm combat.
- #16 Black One Blood Brothers
86% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,359 reviews2022
Dev: Helios Studio
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Black One Blood Brothers is a tactical military shooter game where strategy and coordination are key. Command a squad of top operators, with unique skills, through high-risk missions around the globe. Customize your crew, plan your missions, and adjust on the fly for a vast replayability.
Why similar: War 17.1%, FPS 15.1%, Wargame 13.6%, Shooter 10.5%, Strategy 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical military simulation that prioritizes squad control and realistic mission planning.
- #17 Foxhole
84% matchVery Positive82% of 50,251 reviews2022
Dev: Siege Camp
Windows
Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 76.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Foxhole is a massively multiplayer game where thousands of players shape the outcome of a persistent online war. Every individual soldier is a player that contributes to the war effort through logistics, base building, reconnaissance, combat, and more.
Why similar: Wargame 28.7%, War 26.9%, Multiplayer 10.3%, Shooter 9.2%, Sandbox 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a massive, persistent war environment where logistics and frontline combat are managed by players.
- #18 Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition
85% matchVery Positive91% of 37,274 reviews2009
Dev: CREATIVE ASSEMBLYPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 44.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Command the seas, control the land, forge a new nation, and conquer the globe.
Why similar: War 40.3%, Strategy 38.8%, Multiplayer 12.2%, Real Time Tactics 6.4%, Action 2.4%
Why You'll Like It: This grand strategy title is essential for anyone interested in the era of line infantry and 18th-century naval warfare.
- #19 1775: Rebellion
86% matchMixed57% of 126 reviews2016
Dev: HexWar GamesPub: Hunted Cow Games
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Command the armies of the British Redcoats, English Loyalists, German Hessians, American Regulars, Patriots, French Regulars and Native Americans to decide the fate of the Americas!
Why similar: Strategy 100%
Why You'll Like It: A strategic board game adaptation that focuses on the political and military landscape of the American Revolution.
- #20 Brass Brigade
84% 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: War 26.1%, FPS 19.7%, Third-Person Shooter 17.2%, Action 17.1%, Indie 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: A large-scale historical shooter that allows for highly customizable bot battles in various historical settings.
- #21 RUNNING WITH RIFLES
83% matchVery Positive88% of 16,550 reviews2015
Dev: Osumia Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
RUNNING WITH RIFLES is a top-down tactical shooter with open world RPG elements. In RWR, you join the ranks of an army as a common soldier, just like the thousands around you.
Why similar: Wargame 37.3%, Multiplayer 16.4%, Shooter 15.2%, Sandbox 13.5%, RPG 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down shooter that emphasizes squad-based tactical movement and large-scale frontline warfare.
- #22 Ultimate General: Gettysburg
82% 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: Wargame 33.2%, Strategy 25.6%, War 24.7%, Simulation 6.8%, Multiplayer 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical wargame that focuses specifically on the command and control of units during the Battle of Gettysburg.
- #23 Attack on Toys
81% matchVery Positive93% of 1,158 reviews2021
Dev: N7T-GAMES
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Relive Your Childhood Toys comes to life! Build your Army Toys, make battle scenario, watch the Toys battling each other, and customize your play with Attack on Toys Toy Box. Command your Army Toys to fight againts another toys strategically and keep them alive during battle!
Why similar: Wargame 17.9%, Action RTS 17.1% ★, War 14.4%, FPS 11.1%, Real Time Tactics 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: It utilizes real-time strategy mechanics within a sandbox environment to simulate tactical military engagements.
- #24 Last Regiment
81% matchVery Positive92% of 78 reviews2020
Dev: Boomzap Inc
Windows
Engage in epic simultaneous turn-based combat in this fusion of cards and turn-based strategy. Assemble your regiment, claim your territory, and lead your forces to triumph!
Why similar: War 35.2%, Wargame 17.9%, Multiplayer 16.8%, Strategy 14.8%, Indie 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based tactical game that focuses on army management and unit positioning on the battlefield.
- #25 Victory and Glory: The American Civil War
82% matchMixed65% of 75 reviews2020
Dev: Forced March GamesPub: Lock 'n Load Publishing
Windows
Victory and Glory: The American Civil War is a game of grand strategy and fast-play tactical battles where you take the role of either the Union or the Confederates and attempt to win.
Why similar: Strategy 28.8%, War 24.1%, Wargame 23.6%, Simulation 12.6%, Indie 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: A strategic wargame that combines turn-based campaign management with historical military engagements.
- #26 Warbox Sandbox
80% matchMostly Positive79% of 289 reviews2022
Dev: Madar Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Create intense battles across time periods, join the battle, rewrite history, and become a legend.
Why similar: FPS 23.2%, Shooter 18.6%, Third-Person Shooter 16.7%, Strategy 15.6%, First-Person 10%
Why You'll Like It: A flexible simulation tool that allows players to set up and observe large-scale historical combat scenarios.
- #27 Heavyarms Assemble: WWII
79% matchMixed66% of 86 reviews2023
Dev: XR Studio
Windows
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: War 25%, Wargame 23.7%, Strategy RPG 20.4%, Real Time Tactics 11.3%, Sandbox 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A historical wargame that incorporates tactical combat elements for a focused military experience.
- #28 Easy Red
79% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,001 reviews2017
Dev: Marco AmadeiPub: Corvostudio di Amadei Marco
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 41%
The invasion has begun. Land by sea, launch from gliders, fight in the fields, in the beaches and in the skies. it is time to free France.[/b]
Why similar: FPS 23.6%, Strategy 17.8%, War 13%, Action 12.5%, Multiplayer 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: The predecessor to Easy Red 2, offering a solid foundation for historical shooter and simulation gameplay.
- #29 Squad 44
78% 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: War 27.5%, FPS 20.4%, Multiplayer 14.2%, Strategy 9%, Shooter 9%
- #30 Plastic Battlegrounds
76% matchVery Positive89% of 253 reviews2025
Dev: Simulated Minds
Windows
Set up the battlefield with an ever growing list of units, vehicles, and emplacements! Then either join the battle as a plastic soldier or be life sized and tower over the chaos.
Why similar: War 41.5%, Shooter 17.4%, Sandbox 12.5%, FPS 11.9%, Simulation 5.8%
- #31 Verdun
77% matchVery Positive86% of 37,603 reviews2015
Dev: BlackMill Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Merciless trench warfare immerses you and your squad in intense battles of attack and defense. Verdun is the first multiplayer FPS set in an authentic World War One setting offering a rarely seen battlefield experience.
Why similar: War 21.3%, Wargame 20%, Shooter 15.9%, FPS 12.5%, Multiplayer 9.3%
- #32 Toy Soldiers
78% matchVery Positive89% of 1,485 reviews2012
Dev: Signal Studios
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Command your TOY SOLDIERS in epic, action-packed battles.
Why similar: Strategy 50.6%, Action 22.5%, Simulation 13.5%, Casual 13.3%
- #33 Battle of Empires : 1914-1918
77% matchMixed69% of 2,101 reviews2015
Dev: Great War TeamPub: Best Way Soft
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Battle of Empires: 1914-1918 is a story-driven RTS that brings to life some of the most brutal battles of the Great War. Each mission showcases the era’s most devastating weaponry — sabotage, stealth, trench warfare, gas attacks, artillery, and mobile infantry. BoE delivers the full WWI experience.
Why similar: War 44.2%, Strategy 19.8%, Multiplayer 12.4%, FPS 6.3%, Action 6.1%
- #34 Tannenberg
75% matchVery Positive86% of 9,719 reviews2017
Dev: Blackmill Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Experience authentic First World War action with 64 player battles of maneuver on the Eastern Front. Grab your rifle, ready your sabre and keep your gas mask close as you prepare to play a part in one of the most significant conflicts in history!
Why similar: War 22.9%, Wargame 20.5%, FPS 13.5%, Shooter 10.9%, Multiplayer 9.8%
- #35 Regiments
74% 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 34.8%, War 29.6%, Real Time Tactics 16.2%, Strategy 13.5%, Simulation 3.3%
- #36 Hell Let Loose
72% matchVery Positive82% of 145,932 reviews2021
Dev: Expression GamesPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 13.5 hrsMean: 72.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Join the ever expanding experience of Hell Let Loose - a hardcore World War Two first person shooter with epic battles of 100 players with infantry, tanks, artillery, a dynamically shifting front line and a unique resource based RTS-inspired meta-game.
Why similar: War 30.5%, FPS 18.3%, Shooter 15%, Multiplayer 14.2%, Strategy 6.1%
- #37 Iron Front: Digital War Edition
76% 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: War 28%, FPS 15%, Shooter 11.7%, Multiplayer 11.1%, Strategy 9.1%
- #38 Zulu Response
75% matchMixed43% of 53 reviews2017
Dev: Web Interactive Solutions.
Windows
Experience realistic combat gameplay from 1879 as you take command of your own squad of AI British soldiers or Zulu warriors in single, multiplayer or co-op. Configure AI to adjust their abilities and adjust game settings to create games that suit you.
Why similar: Strategy 41.8%, Action 22.5%, Simulation 19.2%, Indie 16.5%
- #39 Fog of War
74% matchMixed48% of 799 reviews2018
Dev: Monkeys Lab.Pub: Neokosmos Technologies Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 17.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Tactical Multiplayer FPS shooter with a story based on the events of the World War II. Strategic battles with a variety of vehicles, including artillery. Multiple game modes. Ranks, titles, awards, career.
Why similar: War 22.2%, FPS 17.5%, Multiplayer 11.4%, Shooter 10.7%, Strategy 9.8%
- #40 Fire & Maneuver
70% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,756 reviews2023
Dev: Armchair Interactive
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 21.5 hrs≥1hr: 45%
The Armchair Historian brings you a new turn-based strategy game set in the Victorian Era. As muskets become rifles and infantry is confronted by modernizing artillery, it is imperative to adapt to a rapidly changing battlefield. This is a new age, not of courage and chivalry, but of Blood and Iron.
Why similar: War 47.3%, Multiplayer 27.6%, Strategy 25.2%
- #41 Faces of War
73% matchVery Positive88% of 1,189 reviews2014
Dev: Best WayPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Faces of War puts you in the heart of World War II – not as a distant commander, but as the leader on the ground. Combining the tactical depth of real-time strategy with the immediacy of direct control, it lets you issue precise orders or jump straight into battle as one of your soldiers.
Why similar: War 36.2%, Strategy 32.2%, Multiplayer 14.9%, Action 9.2%, Simulation 7.5%
- #42 Day of Infamy
71% matchVery Positive82% of 22,115 reviews2017
Dev: New World Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 20.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Experience close-quarters battles in iconic WWII settings. Defend the line, storm the beach, torch the enemy, or use a radio to call in fire support. Day of Infamy is a teamwork-oriented shooter that will keep you on your toes and coming back for more with its diverse game modes and authentic arsenal.
Why similar: War 33.3%, FPS 22.5%, Multiplayer 14.2%, Shooter 12%, Strategy 5.6%
- #43 Toy Soldiers: HD
72% matchMixed63% of 162 reviews2021
Dev: Signal StudiosPub: Accelerate Games
Windows
Command antique WWI Toy Soldiers in the trench-filled battlefields of Europe. Deploy an exciting arsenal of guns, artillery, flamethrowers, tanks and planes to defend your WWI toy dioramas. Take direct control of individual units or command the entire battlefield from above.
Why similar: Wargame 44.3%, Strategy 19.5%, War 18.1%, Multiplayer 8.1%, Action 5.5%
- #44 Grand Tactician: The Civil War (1861-1865)
71% matchMostly Positive75% of 2,322 reviews2021
Dev: Grand Engineer Corps
Windows
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 83.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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: Strategy 33.4%, War 32.6%, Wargame 20.8%, Real Time Tactics 13.2%
- #45 Sherman Commander
68% 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: War 38.8%, Wargame 35.6%, Strategy 11.1%, Simulation 6.4%, Action 4.2%
- #46 Eve of Destruction - REDUX VIETNAM
73% matchMixed60% of 70 reviews2016
Dev: Lotte|EoDPub: Agger Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Eve of Destruction is a First-Person-Shooter for PC about the Vietnam War era.
Why similar: Strategy 29.7%, Action 18.1%, FPS 15.4%, Simulation 13.7%, Indie 12.5%
- #47 Space Reign
67% matchMostly Positive76% of 377 reviews2026
Dev: Propulsive Games
Windows
An indie space-sim and strategy game featuring ship and fleet combat mixed with RTS elements. Complete contracts and Claim sectors for your faction in the near-future, where resource exploiting corporations are in a state of constant conflict over territory control.
Why similar: War 26.2%, Action RTS 23.2% ★, Real Time Tactics 18.2%, Strategy 11.8%, First-Person 7.8%
- #48 Total Tank Simulator
69% 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: War 32.4%, Strategy 19.1%, Sandbox 12.4%, Simulation 8.3%, Action 8%
- #49 Pike and Shot : Campaigns
71% matchMostly Positive76% of 384 reviews2015
Dev: Byzantine GamesPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 67%
The ultimate wargame set in the age of Pike and Shot is back. You are now in full charge of your nation’s armies, throughout a long campaign in the struggle for dominance.
Why similar: Wargame 49.8%, Strategy 34.5%, Multiplayer 15.7%
- #50 Executive Assault
70% matchVery Positive85% of 1,455 reviews2015
Dev: Hesketh Studios Ltd
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Executive Assault is an indie real-time strategy/first-person shooter where you can not only build your base and create armies, but also take control of your units and fight as one of them.
Why similar: FPS 21.8%, War 21.6%, Strategy 19.4%, Shooter 10.4%, Multiplayer 9.4%
- #51 All Guns On Deck
73% matchMostly Negative34% of 504 reviews2015
Dev: Decaying Logic
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 16.7 hrs≥1hr: 29%
All Guns On Deck is a naval strategy, real time tactics action rpg with a unique battle system and unforgiving world to conquer.
Why similar: Strategy 27.8%, RPG 25.5%, Action 14.4%, Simulation 11.6%, Indie 10.8%
- #52 Hand Simulator: Shooter
68% matchMixed48% of 146 reviews2025
Dev: HFM Games
Windows
Hand Simulator Shooter — a true contender for the shooter throne, inspired by iconic games of the genre. Take control of your hands to survive and dominate in physically realistic shootouts. Experience unique gameplay where every move matters, and become the master of the new king of shooters.
Why similar: Wargame 25.8%, War 16.4%, FPS 14.5%, Shooter 13.8%, Action 9.1%
- #53 Invasion Machine
70% 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: War 23.6%, Wargame 23.3%, Strategy 18.6%, Real Time Tactics 11.7%, Sandbox 8.3%
- #54 Voor De Kroon
67% matchVery Positive89% of 547 reviews2022
Dev: Future Minimalism
Windows
Fight for control during the Friso-Hollandic Wars. Set in the medieval 13th century, the game features a strategy campaign and historical battles. Fight alongside your army in 3rd person battles and command your troops in this strategy-action game.
Why similar: War 44.3%, Real Time Tactics 18%, Sandbox 13.3%, Strategy 10.7%, Action 8%
- #55 Radio Commander: Vietnam '64
69% 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 24.2%, War 23.8%, Strategy RPG 21.2%, Real Time Tactics 11.5%, Strategy 8.3%
- #56 Army Troop
64% matchVery Positive85% of 418 reviews2025
Dev: Army Troop Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Army Troop is an old-school PvP World War 2 online first-person shooter. Reminding you of the good old days World War games.
Why similar: War 28.2%, FPS 18.5%, Shooter 15%, Multiplayer 12.3%, Action 6.8%
- #57 Total Conflict: Resistance
66% matchMostly Positive74% of 4,969 reviews2023
Dev: Thunder Devs.
Windows
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 20.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Total Conflict: Resistance is a unique symbiosis of global strategy, tactics and first-person action. Realistic mass battles, many types of armored vehicles, weapons, uniforms, unique mechanics, immersive free gameplay. Lead any state and bring it to greatness!
Why similar: War 22.8%, Wargame 19.2%, Action RTS 16.7% ★, FPS 12.4%, Real Time Tactics 9.2%
- #58 Shieldwall
64% matchVery Positive87% of 6,910 reviews2023
Dev: Nezon Production
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Shieldwall is a funny third-person tactical battle simulator with strategy elements. It allows you to feel like a squad leader right on the battlefield.
Why similar: War 39.9%, Strategy 13.7%, Sandbox 12.8%, Multiplayer 11.9%, Action 7.8%
- #59 Angels Fall First
68% matchVery Positive82% of 2,786 reviews2015
Dev: Strangely Interactive Ltd
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 62%
From commanding the battle standing on the bridge of your flagship all the way down to tactical infantry firefights - AFF brings together all the combat you ever wanted in a rich science fiction setting. Boarding, pilotable capital ships, deep weapon customization and full AI support included!
Why similar: FPS 32.8%, Multiplayer 22.7%, Action 13%, First-Person 8.9%, Simulation 8.2%