- #1 20th Century Warfare
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Radium EnginePub: Radioactive Software
Windows
20th Century Warfare is a large-scale World War II wargame spanning land, sea, and air. Command forces across massive battlefields, lead bombing raids and armored assaults, and fight through official and user-made scenarios set across the defining conflicts of the era.
Why similar: World War II 27.8% ★, Grand Strategy 20.5% ★, Wargame 15.7%, RTS 11.2%, Historical 7.3%
- #2 Steel Covenant 钢铁盟约
96% matchMixed55% of 20 reviews2024
Dev: 金戈兄
Windows
"Steel Covenant" is a 3D real-time strategy game. The game is set against the backdrop of World War II. Players can transform into Allied or German commanders, commanding multiple units to participate in battles
Why similar: World War II 26.6% ★, Grand Strategy 16% ★, RTS 14.5%, Wargame 11.1%, Historical 8.5%
- #3 Firefight
96% matchVery Positive85% of 356 reviews2016
Dev: Sean O'Connor
Windows
Firefight is a World War II real-time simulation game similar in style to the old Close Combat series but brought up to date with better AI, individual soldier modelling, a faster frame rate to give more intense and realistic combat and an easy to use command interface.
Why similar: World War II 25.2% ★, Wargame 15.8%, Grand Strategy 14.1% ★, RTS 12.1%, War 9.7%
- #4 Steel Division 2
95% matchMostly Positive79% of 9,559 reviews2019
Dev: Eugen Systems
Windows
Median: 9.7 hrsMean: 52.4 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: World War II 25.6% ★, RTS 14.5%, Grand Strategy 13.2% ★, Wargame 11%, War 9%
- #5 Real-Time General
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Michael LongPub: Foolish Mortals Games
Windows
Take command and join 400 players in a massive WW2 strategy game lasting TWO-MONTHS in real-time. Queue up commands and watch them play out over the day. Collaborate, strategize and relive D-Day like never before.
Why similar: World War II 26% ★, Grand Strategy 21.4% ★, Wargame 16.9%, RTS 12.3%, War 6.3%
- #6 Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game
94% matchVery Positive90% of 2,091 reviews2011
Dev: Martin IvanovPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 26.8 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Developed by a team of experienced modders from the Paradox forum, Darkest Hour is a stand-alone Hearts of Iron game. The game features a mixture of short and in-depth campaigns set across the darkest chapters of the 20th century. Play from the outbreak of the Great War up until the onset of the Cold War.
Why similar: World War II 32.2% ★, Grand Strategy 26.1% ★, Wargame 11.1%, Strategy 8.4%, Historical 7.9%
- #7 Hearts of Iron III
93% matchMostly Positive76% of 6,075 reviews2009
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 20.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Hearts of Iron III lets you play the most engaging conflict in world history, World War 2, on all fronts as any country and through multiple different scenarios. Guide your nation to glory between 1936 and 1948 and wage war, conduct diplomacy and build your industry in the most detailed World War 2 game ever made.
Why similar: World War II 34.4% ★, Grand Strategy 30.1% ★, Historical 8.2%, Strategy 7.2%, War 5.1%
- #8 Graviteam Tactics: Mius-Front
92% matchVery Positive89% of 1,129 reviews2016
Dev: Graviteam
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 15.2 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: World War II 35.5% ★, Wargame 18.1%, RTS 9.4%, Strategy 9.2%, Simulation 9.2%
- #9 Steel Division: Normandy 44
91% matchMostly Positive74% of 6,304 reviews2017
Dev: Eugen Systems
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 18.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Steel Division: Normandy is a tactical real-time strategy (RTS) game that pits players against AI enemies in a single-player campaign -- or against several opponents in massive 10-on-10 multiplayer battles.
Why similar: World War II 41.4% ★, RTS 19.4%, War 8.2%, Strategy 7.9%, Wargame 7.9%
- #10 Close Combat 2: A Bridge Too Far
91% matchVery Positive90% of 52 reviews2024
Dev: Atomic GamesPub: SNEG
Windows
Close Combat 2: A Bridge Too Far challenges you to take control of five strategic bridges in the most dramatic battle of World War II. From war-room strategy to gritty trench combat, battlefields come to life as you command Allied or Axis powers. It's a fight where every second counts.
Why similar: World War II 32.1% ★, Wargame 21.6%, Strategy 10.5%, War 7.7%, RTS 7.2%
- #11 Gary Grigsby's War in the East
90% matchVery Positive90% of 581 reviews2015
Dev: 2by3 GamesPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 49.6 hrs≥1hr: 60%
War on an Epic scale from Moscow to Berlin – this is War in the East!
Why similar: World War II 32.1% ★, Grand Strategy 25.7% ★, Wargame 22.2%, Strategy 9.6%, Simulation 6.5%
- #12 Radio Commander: Pacific '41
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Squadron StudioPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Command operations in the Pacific War by analyzing reports, issuing radio orders, and making strategic decisions. This new title in the Radio Commander series enhances realism, focusing on situational awareness built through radio communications.
Why similar: World War II 21.7% ★, Grand Strategy 15.8% ★, RTS 11.9%, Wargame 11.5%, War 10.3%
- #13 Close Combat
89% matchPositive88% of 17 reviews2024
Dev: Atomic GamesPub: SNEG
Windows
Defeat the enemy in this classic nonstop World War II battle action. Lead your men through the terror, fatigue, and hell of war on to victory. Only you can bring'em back alive!
Why similar: World War II 34.2% ★, Wargame 17.4%, RTS 10.6%, Strategy 10.3%, Historical 7.3%
- #14 Supremacy: Call of War 1942
88% matchMostly Positive71% of 6,349 reviews2017
Dev: Bytro Labs GmbH
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 36.3 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Take over the control of one of the mighty nations during the times of World War 2 in this persisting long-term strategy game. Conquer provinces, forge alliances and build up your economy in real-time. Research top secret weapons of World War 2 and become the one true superpower!
Why similar: World War II 28.3% ★, Grand Strategy 18.5% ★, War 12%, Wargame 9.4%, RTS 7.8%
- #15 Supreme Ruler 1936
87% matchMostly Positive74% of 308 reviews2014
Dev: BattleGoat Studios
Windows
Median: 8.9 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: World War II 23.8% ★, Grand Strategy 19.1% ★, Wargame 13.7%, RTS 11.7%, War 9.7%
- #16 Graviteam Tactics: Operation Star
86% matchVery Positive83% of 452 reviews2014
Dev: Graviteam
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Graviteam Tactics: Operation Star is a sequel to Achtung Panzer: Kharkov 1943. It’s an Eastern Front war game with solid graphics and sprawling battlefields that really emphasizes the scope of WWII tank combat.Want to step into the role of a commander in the very heart of Kharkov’s defense?
Why similar: World War II 34.2% ★, Wargame 19.6%, Strategy 12.5%, RTS 10.9%, Historical 5.2%
- #17 WARCOM: Fortress Europe
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: BROKE PROTOCOL
Windows
Command WWII divisions from the invasion of Normandy to the fall of Berlin in a hybrid operational-tactical wargame, directing strategy, logistics, and real-time platoon-level battles in a fully persistent and procedural 3D world.
Why similar: World War II 29.8% ★, Wargame 20.7%, RTS 14.4%, War 12.9%, Strategy 6.6%
- #18 卢沟桥事变
85% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2023
Dev: 文墨
Windows
The game begins on July 7, 1937. You can choose either of the two major forces located in Nanjing and Yan'an at that time, or operate the regular army to fight frontally, or develop guerrillas to attack the enemy's rear and save the precarious country!
Why similar: World War II 28.2% ★, Wargame 22.2%, Grand Strategy 15.5% ★, War 10.8%, Strategy 6.4%
- #19 Close Combat 4: The Battle of the Bulge
84% matchMixed46% of 26 reviews2024
Dev: Atomic GamesPub: SNEG
Windows
"The Battle of the Bulge" continues the epic saga of the critically acclaimed and award-winning Close Combat series. Whether you command American or German troops, you decide when and where they will be deployed. History in the making is in your hands!
Why similar: World War II 34% ★, Wargame 18%, Strategy 10.6%, Historical 7.8%, RTS 6.4%
- #20 Firearms Factory
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Triplex TerminalPub: GameDev.ist
Windows
Firearms Factory is a WWII strategy game focused on weapon manufacturing and logistics. Starting in 1939, you manage a German war factory, expanding control over key regions by supplying battlefronts. Balance production, logistics, and territorial defense on the path to nuclear weapon development.
Why similar: World War II 25.3% ★, Grand Strategy 15.2% ★, War 10.6%, RTS 8.7%, Wargame 8.6%
- #21 Heavyarms Assemble: WWII
83% 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: World War II 22% ★, Grand Strategy 15.9% ★, Wargame 14.4%, RTS 11%, War 9.6%
- #22 Hearts of Iron IV
81% matchVery Positive90% of 373,607 reviews2016
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30.4 hrsMean: 298.1 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Victory is at your fingertips! Your ability to lead your nation is your supreme weapon, the strategy game Hearts of Iron IV lets you take command of any nation in World War II; the most engaging conflict in world history.
Why similar: World War II 30.7% ★, Grand Strategy 23.8% ★, War 12.2%, Historical 8.7%, Strategy 8.1%
- #23 Close Combat - Gateway to Caen
82% matchMixed70% of 493 reviews2014
Dev: Matrix Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Close Combat: Gateway to Caen is a great release in the critically-acclaimed Close Combat series. Gateway to Caen focuses on the largest, concentrated British offensive since the Normandy landings in an attempt to penetrate the German lines west of Caen and cross the Odon River to get the stalled advance moving again.
Why similar: World War II 42.8% ★, Wargame 18.3%, Strategy 11.4%, RTS 9.6%, Simulation 7.6%
- #24 Divided Empire: SENGOKU
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Composition GS
Windows
Lead your clan through Japan's turbulent Sengoku period. Craft wise strategies to expand your domain and use cunning tactics to defeat your enemies on the battlefield. Emerge victorious, restore order, and claim the title of Shogun!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 27.8% ★, RTS 15.7%, Wargame 13.6%, War 11.8%, Historical 10.9%
- #25 Close Combat 3: The Russian Front
80% matchMixed68% of 37 reviews2024
Dev: Atomic GamesPub: SNEG
Windows
Command a fire brigade of soldiers on the Russian Front in this real-time strategy game set in World War II. Play as either the Soviets or Germans as you orchestrate your squads' attack, defense, and survival over four grueling years of the grandest and bloodiest war the world has ever seen.
Why similar: World War II 34.7% ★, Wargame 20.3%, Strategy 10.8%, RTS 10%, Historical 9.9%
- #26 States of Power
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Sarunas
Windows
Command your nation's armies, economy, and diplomacy in this WWII Grand Strategy Wargame. Easy to start, hard to master and a full match fits in one session. Play singleplayer and multiplayer, or create, play and share your own custom scenarios with the built-in Scenario Editor.
Why similar: World War II 23.4% ★, Grand Strategy 19.1% ★, Wargame 16.1%, RTS 11.4%, War 9.1%
- #27 Pacific Fire
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Wirraway Software
Windows
Pacific Fire is a turn-based strategic wargame set in the Pacific Theater of World War II using a node-based map, rather than hexes. Take command of US, Japanese, British, Australian, New Zealand, Chinese and Dutch forces in the Pacific and Southeast Asia from 1941-1945.
Why similar: World War II 28.5% ★, Wargame 18.1%, Grand Strategy 15.7% ★, War 10.7%, Historical 9.2%
- #28 Close Combat 5: Invasion: Normandy - Utah Beach to Cherbourg
78% matchPositive82% of 37 reviews2024
Dev: Atomic GamesPub: SNEG
Windows
Close Combat: Invasion: Normandy takes WWII realism back to the beaches of Northern France. Re-live the campaign that gave the Allies a foothold on the doorstep of Fortress Europe.
Why similar: World War II 34.8% ★, Wargame 18.4%, Strategy 10.8%, Historical 10%, RTS 7%
- #29 Hearts of Iron 2 Complete
79% matchVery Positive86% of 663 reviews2009
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 17.8 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Includes Hearts of Iron II plus the two expansions, Doomsday and Armageddon When Germany is defeated in 1945, the Allies and the new Soviet alliance fight for supremacy. World War III is drawing closer. Play as the ruler of one of 175 countries through World Wars II and III.
Why similar: World War II 35.6% ★, Grand Strategy 33.8% ★, Strategy 14.9%, Historical 10.3%, RTS 5.5%
- #30 Panzer Strike
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ISAK Team
Windows
Authentic RTS gameplay straight out of the 2000s. Command your troops, develop strategies, and win World War II battles. Huge maps, thousands of units, long-range firepower, and no building mechanics!
Why similar: World War II 29.3% ★, RTS 15.7%, War 12.8%, Wargame 11.8%, Historical 8.2%
- #31 Industrial War
77% matchMixed46% of 13 reviews2023
Dev: Yocone
Windows · Mac
Explore the world In the 1920s, with more than 800 cities and 200 mines. Know your industrial chain and plan the role of each city; know your nation's unique polity structure and adjust your overall strategy. Resist the restlessness of your neighbors, acquire resources, and develop your industry.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 29% ★, Wargame 18.7%, World War II 16.7% ★, Strategy 11.9%, War 8.3%
- #32 战争与和平
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 我爱云云
Windows
不局限于经典沙盘战略框架的传统玩法:AI开始具备闪电战,大纵深战术的指挥能力;步炮/步坦等不同部队可以协同作战;海军可直接炮击沿岸陆军,空军战略轰炸机可以持续削弱未交战区;更真实的数值、多剧本随机事件驱动剧情等玩法下的大兵团即时战略游戏。
Why similar: Grand Strategy 30.3% ★, World War II 29.2% ★, Wargame 22.8%, Strategy 13%, Simulation 3.8%
- #33 Clash of Irons
76% matchMixed67% of 75 reviews2022
Dev: HQ Games
Windows
Real-time tank RPG+SLG game. It recreates the classic tanks of World War II and restores the shocking war scenes with fantasy World War II plots. Command your futuristic tanks across history and rekindle your war spirit with the will of iron and blood.
Why similar: World War II 24.5% ★, Wargame 17.2%, Grand Strategy 16.7% ★, RTS 12.6%, War 6.2%
- #34 Battle of Britain, Norway and Atlantic
76% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2022
Dev: Sand Table Software
Windows
A real-time WW2 naval and air warfare simulation game on tactical/strategic level that features 18 scenarios covering Battle of Britain, Norwegian campaign and Battle of the Atlantic .
Why similar: Wargame 20%, RTS 18.7%, World War II 16% ★, Strategy 11%, Simulation 10.8%
- #35 History of Kingdoms: Three Kingdoms
73% matchPositive85% of 26 reviews2026
Dev: Uncle GoodBen
Windows
Set in the Three Kingdoms period of late Eastern Han China, the game History of Kingdoms: Three Kingdoms aims for players to choose from various competing warlords, unify the divided world, survive, and become the ultimate victor.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 30.8% ★, Wargame 21.4%, RTS 19.2%, Strategy 12.8%, Historical 7.5%
- #36 Of Crowns & Chains
74% matchMixed67% of 20 reviews2025
Dev: BlueJayAvis
Windows · Mac · Linux
A solo-developed grand-strategy sandbox where you lead a nation in a dynamic, historically-inspired world.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 26.4% ★, World War II 15.2% ★, Wargame 13.6%, War 7.7%, RTS 6.6%
- #37 Unity of Command II
74% matchMostly Positive80% of 2,189 reviews2019
Dev: 2x2 Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 18.4 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 35.2% ★, Grand Strategy 17.7% ★, Wargame 15.1%, Strategy 8.8%, War 7.6%
- #38 Command Ops 2 Core Game
75% matchVery Positive83% of 419 reviews2017
Dev: Panther Games
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 15.6 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Command Ops 2 is a wargame engine that lets you assess, plan, order and react at the operational level just like a real Corps, Division and Brigade commander. What sets Command Ops 2 apart from the competition is the most advanced and realistic model of command decision-making.
Why similar: World War II 42.4% ★, Wargame 23.8%, Strategy 11.5%, War 9.3%, Simulation 8.5%
- #39 Divided We Fall: Play For Free
75% matchMixed55% of 252 reviews2017
Dev: KAVA Game Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Unite and fight your way to victory! Divided we Fall is a strategic close-combat multiplayer game that emphasizes the importance of building an effective cohesive squad and executing well thought-out tactics on the battlefield.
Why similar: World War II 38.4% ★, RTS 20.9%, Wargame 20.7%, War 10.3%, Strategy 9.7%
- #40 Total Victory: World Conflict 1939-1945
73% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Kraken Studios
Windows
The ultimate turn-based World War 2 grand strategy game wargamers have been yearning for decades. The best ideas born from players and from wargames so huge they overtook your dining room table, and your wife’s patience. From the developer of the WarPlan series.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 27.6% ★, Wargame 19.4%, World War II 18.2% ★, Strategy 10.3%, War 8.5%
- #41 WarPlan
73% matchVery Positive82% of 230 reviews2020
Dev: Kraken Studios
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: World War II 27.6% ★, Grand Strategy 19.9% ★, Wargame 18.3%, War 9.1%, Historical 8.5%
- #42 Making History: The Second World War
72% matchMostly Positive78% of 289 reviews2018
Dev: Factus Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Choose a nation and prepare for the greatest conflict in human history, World War II. Build your military and industrial power, form alliances and race to achieve the advanced technologies that will bring total victory in this global-wide turn-based Grand Strategy struggle.
Why similar: World War II 27.2% ★, Grand Strategy 19% ★, War 11.4%, Wargame 10.9%, Historical 8%
- #43 Schwerpunkt
72% matchMixed58% of 12 reviews2020
Dev: Anonymoose Games
Windows
Schwerpunkt is a World War 2 military simulation game. Take control of hundreds of units over a large frontline, making daring manoeuvres to push your enemy back. Fight in one of the scenarios given or make your own in the map maker.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 25.3% ★, World War II 22.2% ★, Wargame 18.3%, War 10.7%, Strategy 7.6%
- #44 Grand Tactician: Napoleonic Wars (1792-1815)
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Grand Engineer Corps
Windows
Fight the campaigns and battles of Napoleon from the French Revolutionary Wars all the way to Waterloo’s muddy, crimson fields.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 26.4% ★, RTS 16.5%, Wargame 14%, Historical 12.2%, Strategy 11.5%
- #45 Frontline: Afrika Korps
69% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2026
Dev: Frontline: Games Series
Windows
Lead iconic WWII forces across stunning desert battlefields. Command, customize, and conquer in thrilling, historically rich campaigns. Outsmart foes with Real time strategy cunning tactics. The sands of Africa await!
Why similar: World War II 21.3% ★, Wargame 17.1%, Grand Strategy 14.7% ★, RTS 10.5%, War 10.2%
- #46 Victory at Sea Atlantic - World War II Naval Warfare
70% matchMixed66% of 115 reviews2025
Dev: Evil Twin Artworks
Windows
Victory At Sea Atlantic transports you to the cold, unforgiving waters of the Atlantic Theatre in WWII. With a vast array of ships, planes, and subs, engage in epic sea battles & secure your place in history. Victory At Sea Atlantic is the ultimate naval warfare experience.
Why similar: World War II 22.3% ★, Grand Strategy 19.4% ★, Wargame 14.4%, RTS 13.4%, Historical 5.9%
- #47 Cauldrons of War - Stalingrad
70% matchVery Positive90% of 140 reviews2021
Dev: Maestro CinetikPub: Gaming at Work
Windows · Mac
Cauldrons of War Stalingrad is the turn-based strategic wargame you will launch whenever you want your WW2 shot but don't have time for a monster strategy game.From May 1942 to November 1942 play the USSR or the Axis forces in some of the largest and bloodiest operations in history.
Why similar: World War II 34.8% ★, Grand Strategy 27.9% ★, Wargame 20.4%, Historical 8.6%, Strategy 7.4%
- #48 Surabaya Inferno
71% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2020
Dev: Sengkala Dev
Windows
Freedom or Death! Surabaya Inferno is a real-time tactics game based on the battle of Surabaya which occured at November 10th, 1945. Play as Surabayans fighting against the forces of Britain, Netherlands, and Japan in order to defend their independence in Indonesia!
Why similar: Wargame 21.6%, RTS 19.3%, World War II 18% ★, Historical 9.8%, Strategy 8.1%
- #49 Men of War: Red Tide
71% matchVery Positive85% of 913 reviews2009
Dev: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Red Tide blends deep RTS tactics with the raw intensity of third-person combat. Created in collaboration with author Alexander Zorich, this standalone expansion tells the story of the Black Coats – Soviet Naval Infantry famed for their ruthless precision in the Black Sea campaigns.
Why similar: World War II 45.6% ★, RTS 22.1%, Strategy 16.3%, War 7%, Historical 6.1%
- #50 Making History II: The War of the World
70% matchMostly Positive80% of 399 reviews2010
Dev: Muzzy Lane SoftwarePub: Factus Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
What if Germany won the Battle of Britain? What if Moscow fell in 1942?You’re in charge. Anything can happen and history will never repeat itself in this classic WWII grand strategy game MAKING HISTORY II: The War of the World. Are you ready to battle for global dominance?
Why similar: World War II 38.8% ★, Grand Strategy 32.4% ★, Strategy 12%, Simulation 8.3%, Historical 7.6%
- #51 东方崛起
69% matchMixed64% of 11 reviews2024
Dev: 我爱云云
Windows
无缝合全新超大沙盘大战略即时游戏 游戏第一个剧本为三国时代(不代表只结束于这一个时代和剧本) 游戏中包含1200多个据点,100多个家族,近百个势力。每个士兵代表1000人,千级士兵规模来还原百万军队。 游戏依托大量历史真实数据从补给中心,物资运输,战争机制,政治,经济,贸易等因素重新设计了新的游戏玩法。
Why similar: Grand Strategy 22% ★, RTS 20.6%, Wargame 19.5%, Historical 10.8%, Strategy 10%
- #52 Theatre of War: Rearmed
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sergey SolomanichevPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Command real-time WWII battles across the complete Theatre of War series, unified on the latest version of its original engine. Experience deep tactical combat, realistic ballistics, and over 100 missions, enhanced for modern systems.
Why similar: Wargame 21.8%, RTS 20.1%, World War II 17.3% ★, Strategy 11.8%, War 8.5%
- #53 Decisive Campaigns: Ardennes Offensive
68% matchVery Positive92% of 134 reviews2022
Dev: VR DesignsPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Decisive Campaigns: Ardennes Offensive is the fourth wargame in the Decisive Campaign series. Covering the battles in the Ardennes between December 1944 and January 1945, it brings to life Operational wargaming by lowering the scale to just above tactical level.
Why similar: World War II 26% ★, Grand Strategy 23.9% ★, Wargame 21.7%, Strategy 10.2%, Historical 8.8%
- #54 Men of War: Assault Squad 2
67% matchVery Positive91% of 46,545 reviews2014
Dev: DigitalmindsoftPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 64.1 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 36.9% ★, RTS 16.2%, War 14.1%, Strategy 11.4%, Simulation 5.4%
- #55 Company of Heroes
67% matchVery Positive94% of 18,624 reviews2006
Dev: Relic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 37.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Delivering a visceral WWII gaming experience, Company of Heroes redefines RTS by bringing the sacrifice of heroic soldiers, war-ravaged environments, and dynamic battlefields to life. Please visit the "Company of Heroes - Legacy Edition" page for additional user reviews.
Why similar: World War II 46.8% ★, RTS 22.6%, War 11.8%, Strategy 10.2%, Historical 3.2%
- #56 Supreme Power
67% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Samuel Parker
Windows
Fight and stand your ground as you build a nation, research and develop armies and cities alike to earn the title of the Supreme Power. Make lasting choices on how you will forge a new empire. Will you create an economic powerhouse to eclipse all or take what is yours with sword and grit.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 25.7% ★, Wargame 21.8%, RTS 13.7%, War 12.3%, Military 6.3%
- #57 Grand Tactician: The Civil War (1861-1865)
66% matchMostly Positive75% of 2,383 reviews2021
Dev: Grand Engineer Corps
Windows
Median: 10.9 hrsMean: 97.3 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: Grand Strategy 25.3% ★, Strategy 17.3%, RTS 16.5%, Historical 14.3%, Wargame 13.1%
- #58 R.U.S.E.™
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,507 reviews2010
Dev: Eugen Systems
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 32.0 hrs≥1hr: 72%
A one-of-a-kind real-time strategy game that allows players to bluff their enemies to lead their nation to victory. The Definitive Edition — includes all DLCs and Steam Deck support.
Why similar: World War II 41.2% ★, RTS 25.4%, Strategy 15.4%, War 9.5%, Historical 7.7%
- #59 Panzer Corps 2
66% matchVery Positive85% of 4,176 reviews2020
Dev: Flashback GamesPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 59.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 31% ★, Grand Strategy 17.1% ★, Wargame 15.1%, Strategy 8.9%, War 8.4%