- #1 Real Warfare 1242
97% matchMixed55% of 92 reviews2011
Dev: Unicorn Games StudioPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 38%
Real Warfare: 1242, is a realistic real-time strategy game based on authentic historic events.
Why similar: Strategy 86.8%, Medieval 13.2%
Why You'll Like It: As the direct predecessor in the series, it offers the exact same engine, tactical mechanics, and historical focus.
- #2 XIII Century – Gold Edition
96% matchMixed56% of 187 reviews2009
Dev: Unicorn Games StudioPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 32%
XIII Century Gold Edition combines the highly successful strategy game XIII Century: Death or Glory with the follow-up sequel, XIII Century: Blood of Europe.XIII Century: Death or Glory is an RTS game which immerses players in the Middle Ages.
Why similar: Strategy 87.5%, Medieval 12.5%
Why You'll Like It: Developed by the same team, this game shares the series' commitment to realistic medieval tactical combat.
- #3 Total War: MEDIEVAL II – Definitive Edition
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 35,447 reviews2006
Dev: CREATIVE ASSEMBLYPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 36.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Spanning the most turbulent era in Western history, your quest for territory and power takes you through Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and even onto the shores of the New World.
Why similar: Strategy 70.5%, Medieval 29.5%
Why You'll Like It: It is the definitive experience for players seeking large-scale medieval tactical battles combined with grand strategy.
- #4 The Kings' Crusade
96% matchMostly Negative39% of 173 reviews2010
Dev: NeoCoreGames
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 45%
The crowned heads of Europe launch a military campaign to conquer the Holy Land. The time has come to assemble your armies and take back the land!
Why similar: Strategy 80.5%, Medieval 19.5%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses specifically on the crusades, offering a similar historical setting and tactical combat loop.
- #5 Knights of Honor II: Sovereign
94% matchMostly Positive77% of 6,461 reviews2022
Dev: Black Sea GamesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Become the king and fight over Europe in this fresh take on medieval real-time grand strategy. Manage provinces, gather armies, initiate diplomacy, and dabble in espionage. The path is open: become the true Sovereign of your people and bring them to glory.
Why similar: Strategy 73.7%, Medieval 26.3%
Why You'll Like It: This title masterfully blends real-time tactical battles with deep medieval grand-strategy management.
- #6 Reign: Conflict of Nations
94% matchMixed49% of 124 reviews2010
Dev: Lesta StudioPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 22%
Reign: Conflict of Nations allows players to have a well thought-out and historically accurate system of building and assigning labor forces in cities, a large selection of scenario-based and random missions, an expansive and realistic technology tree, more than 150 types of military units and elaborated graphics and animations which brin
Why similar: Strategy 100%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a similar blend of historical grand strategy and tactical RTS combat in a medieval setting.
- #7 Ancestors Legacy
92% matchMostly Positive79% of 8,549 reviews2018
Dev: Destructive Creations
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Ancestors Legacy is a squad-based real time strategy with a strong focus on tactics. Inspired by medieval European history, it brings to life four different nations and their conflicts, usually solved by war.
Why similar: Strategy 72.8%, Medieval 27.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game provides a more modern, squad-based approach to medieval RTS combat with a strong focus on positioning.
- #8 King Arthur II: The Role-Playing Wargame
93% matchMixed56% of 509 reviews2012
Dev: NeocoreGamesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Experience the sequel to the Role-playing Real Time Strategy Hit!
Why similar: Strategy 100%
Why You'll Like It: It blends medieval tactical combat with RPG elements, offering a unique twist on the genre.
- #9 Medieval Kingdom Wars
91% matchMostly Positive76% of 2,602 reviews2019
Dev: Reverie World StudiosPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Rewrite medieval history through bloody siege combat in a fusion of RTS and Grand Strategy genres. Rule, build, and serve your King as a minor lord in medieval Europe. Experience siege, field and naval combat with an unseen degree of brutality. Rogue-like progression, epic towns and battles await…
Why similar: Strategy 61.5%, Medieval 38.5%
Why You'll Like It: It combines large-scale medieval warfare with RTS mechanics and a persistent world map.
- #10 American Conquest: Fight Back
91% matchMostly Positive72% of 599 reviews2011
Dev: GSC Game WorldPub: GSC World Publishing
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 44%
American Conquest: Fight Back is the sequel to American Conquest. The most significant events of that glorious time have found their way into this title.
Why similar: Strategy 100%
Why You'll Like It: This game shares the same tactical RTS philosophy and engine DNA as the Real Warfare series.
- #11 Field of Glory II: Medieval
90% matchMostly Positive77% of 929 reviews2021
Dev: Byzantine GamesPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 30%
Field of Glory II Medieval is a turn-based tactical game set in the High Middle Ages from 1040 AD to 1270 AD. Developed by legendary designer Richard Bodley Scott it brings the best from the tabletop world into the best digital framework.
Why similar: Strategy 66.8%, Medieval 33.2%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a highly accurate, turn-based simulation of medieval tactical warfare that appeals to the same historical audience.
- #12 Ancient Wars: Medieval Crusades
89% matchVery Positive82% of 85 reviews2024
Dev: JOTASOFT STUDIOS
Windows
New Real Time Strategy Game based on medieval times, where you will control powerful factions and empires, with large-scale epic battles, asymmetric civilizations, unit customization system with RPG elements, dynamic AI, 8K support and much more.
Why similar: Strategy 70%, Medieval 30%
Why You'll Like It: It directly mirrors the thematic focus on crusader-era warfare with traditional RTS gameplay.
- #13 Stronghold Crusader 2
88% matchMostly Positive72% of 17,791 reviews2014
Dev: Firefly Studios
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Stronghold Crusader 2 is the long awaited sequel to the original castle sim. After 12 years Stronghold returns to the desert with a new 3D engine and powerful Havok Physics. Crusader 2 recaptures the original game’s addictive, fast-paced gameplay and authentic castle simulation.
Why similar: Strategy 76.6%, Medieval 23.4%
Why You'll Like It: A modernized take on the classic castle-siege RTS formula with improved graphics and unit control.
- #14 Cossacks: European Wars
89% matchMostly Positive74% of 617 reviews2011
Dev: GSC Game WorldPub: GSC World Publishing
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 17.7 hrs≥1hr: 32%
This game is devoted to the key events of the XVII–XVIII centuries.
Why similar: Strategy 100%
Why You'll Like It: It offers the same classic tactical RTS feel and historical depth found in the Real Warfare series.
- #15 Theatre of War 2: Kursk 1943
87% matchMixed68% of 229 reviews2010
Dev: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Theatre of War 2: Kursk 1943, the historically accurate and detailed real-time tactical war game, welcomes military history fans to the battle which gave the Red Army the strategic initiative for the rest of the war.
Why similar: Strategy 100%
Why You'll Like It: It provides the same level of tactical realism and unit control that fans of the Real Warfare series appreciate.
- #16 Syrian Warfare
85% matchVery Positive87% of 5,412 reviews2017
Dev: Cats Who Play
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Real Time Strategy with a high degree of realism. The game is based on a true story.
Why similar: Strategy 100%
Why You'll Like It: While modern in setting, it offers a similar focus on realistic, squad-based tactical combat.
- #17 Blitzkrieg 2 Anthology
86% matchVery Positive85% of 1,270 reviews2014
Dev: Nival
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 17.8 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Return to the bloody battlefields of World War II in this epic sequel. Blitzkrieg 2 returns you to the gritty realism of WWII battles while pushing your focus into new, strategic opportunities during global war!
Why similar: Strategy 100%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the tactical RTS gameplay and unit management that fans of historical wargames enjoy.
- #18 Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars
86% matchMixed58% of 642 reviews2011
Dev: GSC Game WorldPub: GSC World Publishing
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 19.5 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars sends the player into the heroic XIX century where they assume the role of a commander to take part in the massive historical battles for the supremacy over Europe.
Why similar: Strategy 100%
Why You'll Like It: It refines the tactical RTS mechanics of the series with a focus on formation-based combat.
- #19 Total War: ATTILA
84% matchVery Positive82% of 36,976 reviews2015
Dev: CREATIVE ASSEMBLYPub: SEGA
Windows · Linux
Median: 17.4 hrsMean: 80.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Against a darkening background of famine, disease and war, a new power is rising in the great steppes of the East. With a million horsemen at his back, the ultimate warrior king approaches, and his sights are set on Rome… The next instalment in the multi award-winning PC series that combines turn-based strategy with real-time tactics,...
Why similar: Strategy 88.1%, Medieval 11.9%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a challenging, historically grounded medieval tactical experience with high-stakes campaign management.
- #20 Stalingrad
84% matchVery Positive87% of 462 reviews2015
Dev: DTF gamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 45%
Stalingrad is a real-time strategy title that places gamers in the middle of the most dramatic periods of World War II, covering major events from June 1942 till January 1943.
Why similar: Strategy 100%
Why You'll Like It: A gritty, historical tactical RTS that mirrors the realistic tone and unit-focused gameplay of the series.
- #21 Combat Mission Shock Force 2
82% matchVery Positive81% of 846 reviews2020
Dev: BattlefrontPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Median: 13.3 hrsMean: 70.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%
The latest title in the famous Combat Mission franchise of wargames, now on Steam. Shock Force 2 brings you to a hypothetical conflict in Syria between the forces of NATO and the Syrian Army. Play either on WeGo or Real Time in an incredibly detailed and realistic 1:1 tactical simulation.
Why similar: Strategy 100%
Why You'll Like It: It offers high-fidelity tactical simulation for those who prioritize realism and unit-level control.
- #22 Aggression: Europe Under Fire
83% matchMixed55% of 118 reviews2014
Dev: Lesta StudioPub: ESDigital Games
Windows
Aggression is a military real-time strategy game set within a historic context featuring role-playing elements. Play the role of a political leader of Russia, Great Britain, France or Germany. It is up to you to take firm decisions at the crucial period of the European history – the World Wars ages covering 1914 – 1945.
Why similar: Strategy 100%
Why You'll Like It: It features a similar blend of historical strategy and RTS combat across a European theater.
- #23 Grand Ages: Medieval
81% matchMixed48% of 1,970 reviews2015
Dev: Gaming Minds StudiosPub: Kalypso Media Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Rise from the humble role of a simple mayor governing a small settlement and rule over all of Europe.
Why similar: Strategy 72.9%, Medieval 27.1%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on trade, diplomacy, and military expansion within a detailed medieval world.
- #24 Perimeter 2: New Earth
82% matchMostly Negative25% of 75 reviews2009
Dev: KDV GamesPub: Strategy First
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 23.0 hrs≥1hr: 40%
Perimeter 2: New Earth is the long-awaited sequel of the critically acclaimed RTS Perimeter . Ideas of territorial gameplay and landscape modification, introduced in the original game, are now realized on a new concept & technology level.
Why similar: Strategy 100%
Why You'll Like It: A complex RTS that rewards strategic planning and careful base management.
- #25 World War II: Panzer Claws
79% matchMixed70% of 671 reviews2013
Pub: Topware Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
WORLD WAR II: PANZER CLAWS [aka Frontline Attack: War over Europe] pushes back the boundaries of real-time strategy gaming!Take control of the Allied, German, or the Russian in the harsh reality of the battlefields of World War II.
Why similar: Strategy 100%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the tactical RTS focus on unit management and historical accuracy.
- #26 World War III: Black Gold
79% matchMixed63% of 908 reviews2013
Dev: Reality PumpPub: Topware Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 22.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Actual Armies. Actual Weapons. Actual Political Issues.World War III - Black Gold takes the player to the near future. The political crisis has been going on for months, leading to worldwide turmoil. A secret conference of the UN Central Geological Commission reveals that worldwide oil reserves have reached dangerously low levels: Oil...
Why similar: Strategy 100%
Why You'll Like It: A classic RTS that emphasizes tactical unit deployment and resource management.
- #27 Arena Wars 2
80% matchMostly Negative32% of 387 reviews2012
Dev: ExDream GmbHPub: Just a Game
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 19%
Arena Wars 2 is the sequel of the award-winning Arena Wars series and combines revolutionary RTS fights with RPG elements.
Why similar: Strategy 100%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced tactical RTS that focuses on unit synergy and quick decision-making.
- #28 Cossacks: Art of War
78% matchVery Positive81% of 362 reviews2011
Dev: GSC Game WorldPub: GSC World Publishing
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 15.8 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Cossacks: The Art of War continues the history of the great battles of XVII–XVIII centuries
Why similar: Strategy 100%
- #29 Cossacks II: Battle for Europe
77% matchVery Positive81% of 1,184 reviews2011
Dev: GSC Game WorldPub: GSC World Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 28.9 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Cossacks II: Battle for Europe is a standalone add-on for "Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars" presenting new nations with the possibility to wage multiplayer battles.
Why similar: Strategy 100%
- #30 Chronostorm: Siberian Border
78% matchMixed58% of 130 reviews2015
Dev: Ulysses GamesPub: ESDigital Games
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 96%
A dynamic real-time strategy, tells about the hot battles that could happen in the near future on the eastern borders of Russia.
Why similar: Strategy 100%
Why You'll Like It: A niche RTS that provides a similar tactical challenge and historical-adjacent setting.
- #31 Men of War II
72% matchMixed61% of 7,210 reviews2024
Dev: Best WayPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows · Linux
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 21.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Experience warfare like never before! Men of War II, the anticipated sequel to the highly acclaimed RTS franchise is here with all-new units, locations, campaigns, game modes and true trademarks of the series: historical fidelity and action-filled gameplay on the Eastern and Western Fronts of WWII.
Why similar: Strategy 100%
- #32 Steel Division 2
74% matchMostly Positive79% of 9,441 reviews2019
Dev: Eugen Systems
Windows
Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 51.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Steel Division 2 is a historically-accurate WW2 real-time strategy game set on the Eastern Front. Features 1:1-scale turn-based army management and real-time tactical battles with thousands of men at your order.
Why similar: Strategy 100%
- #33 Cuban Missile Crisis: Ice Crusade
77% matchMostly Positive78% of 89 reviews2015
Dev: G5 SoftwarePub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Ice Crusade is a stand-alone expansion for post-apocalyptic real time strategy Cuban Missile Crisis. Ice Crusade continues the original story and adds new campaigns, battlegrounds and units.
Why similar: Strategy 100%
- #34 Knights of Honor
75% matchVery Positive93% of 2,365 reviews2009
Dev: Black Sea Studios LtdPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 59%
As King, it is your duty to lead your people in their struggle to raise your kingdom from its humble beginnings to a position of power and prestige. War, diplomacy and a burgeoning economy are the means by which you increase your power and expand your influence.
Why similar: Strategy 73%, Medieval 27%
- #35 Theatre of War 2: Africa 1943
76% matchMixed68% of 278 reviews2010
Dev: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 31%
Theatre of War 2: Africa 1943 covers the events of 1943 in Tunisia, North Africa. Recovering from their losses after the crushing defeat and subsequent retreat after the Second Battle of El-Alamein, the German Afrika Korps - reinforced and now supported by the Italian Army - prepare once more to put steel against steel with the Allies.
Why similar: Strategy 100%
- #36 Men of War: Vietnam
76% matchMixed64% of 1,312 reviews2011
Dev: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Men of War: Vietnam brings the acclaimed real-time tactics series into a new theater of war – the jungles of Southeast Asia, 1968. Experience the chaos of the Vietnam War through two story-driven campaigns that reveal both sides of the conflict.
Why similar: Strategy 100%
- #37 Men of War™
73% matchVery Positive90% of 3,795 reviews2009
Dev: Best WayPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 13.7 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Men of War is a stunning Real-Time Strategy game that takes place during the height of World War II. Intense battles span Europe and North Africa as gamers play as Soviet, Allied or German forces across 19 massive single-player missions.
Why similar: Strategy 100%
- #38 Europa Universalis: Rome - Gold Edition
75% matchMixed67% of 237 reviews2008
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 18.7 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Europa Universalis Rome Gold combines the epic strategy title Europa Universalis Rome with the expansion pack Vae Victis. Experience one of the most defining periods in world history in an experience crafted by the masters of Grand Strategy.
Why similar: Strategy 100%
- #39 Rush for Berlin Gold
74% matchVery Positive87% of 186 reviews2009
Dev: StormregionPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 60%
By the creators of Codename Panzers: Stormregion; this real-time strategy title will once more take you onto the European battlefields of the Second World War. 1944–1945: In a race for the German capital Berlin, you take command of American, British, French and Soviet Red Army forces.
Why similar: Strategy 100%
- #40 Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor
72% matchVery Positive93% of 2,368 reviews2009
Dev: Relic EntertainmentPub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 18.8 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Company of Heroes®: Tales of Valor™ is the expansion to the Game of the Year winner and highest rated real time strategy franchise Company of Heroes®. Featuring new campaigns to overcome, units to command, and battlefields to conquer, Company of Heroes®: Tales of Valor™ delivers evolved gameplay mechanics and 3 episodic adventures...
Why similar: Strategy 100%
- #41 Blitzkrieg Anthology
71% matchVery Positive90% of 1,520 reviews2014
Dev: Nival
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 25.6 hrs≥1hr: 53%
March into the real-time strategy legend, Blitzkrieg, and prepare for war. This legendary WWII RTS blends unprecedented realism and accuracy to form immersive 3D backgrounds and a game where brute force often takes a back seat to strategy and wits.
Why similar: Strategy 100%
- #42 Wargame: Airland Battle
71% matchVery Positive87% of 4,439 reviews2013
Dev: Eugen Systems
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 14.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
2 SIDES, 12 NATIONS, 750 UNITS: THE STRATEGY GAME REFERENCE IS BACK! Richer, more beautiful and more accessible, Wargame AirLand Battle is the sequel to the explosive real-time strategy game Wargame European Escalation! 1985.
Why similar: Strategy 100%
- #43 Age of History 3
65% matchVery Positive85% of 17,231 reviews2024
Dev: Łukasz JakowskiPub: Łukasz Jakowski Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 36.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Grand strategy wargame where the destiny of Civilizations rests in your hands - will they stand united under your leadership or fall divided in conflict? Journey through the entire saga of human civilization, from its earliest days to the futuristic era, crafting your legacy age by age.
Why similar: Strategy 71.7%, Medieval 28.3%
- #44 Stronghold Crusader HD (2012)
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 20,726 reviews2013
Dev: Firefly Studios
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 16.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
The highly anticipated sequel to the best-selling Stronghold, Stronghold Crusader HD throws you into historic battles and castle sieges from the Crusades with fiendish AI opponents, new units, 4 historical campaigns and over 100 unique skirmish missions.
Why similar: Strategy 62.4%, Medieval 37.6%
- #45 Men of War: Assault Squad 2
69% 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: Strategy 100%
- #46 Hegemony Rome: The Rise of Caesar
73% matchMixed60% of 449 reviews2014
Dev: Longbow Games
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Hegemony Rome: The Rise of Caesar takes you to the plains and forests of ancient Gaul where Julius Caesar wages a decade long war to subjugate the barbarian hordes. Hegemony Rome will immerse you in the history like no other real time strategy game ever before, forcing you to pay close attention to the changing seasons and rapidly...
Why similar: Strategy 100%
- #47 Disciples III - Renaissance Steam Special Edition
73% matchMixed52% of 532 reviews2010
Dev: AkellaPub: Kalypso Media Digital
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Disciples III: Renaissance is the next title in the award-winning Disciples series and represents a leap forward in the evolution of the turn-based strategy RPG genre.
Why similar: Strategy 100%
- #48 Praetorians
71% matchVery Positive81% of 700 reviews2014
Dev: Pyro StudiosPub: Kalypso Media Digital
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 19.5 hrs≥1hr: 30%
Praetorians is set amidst the political machinations of an emerging Roman Empire. You will be transported back to the dusty battlefields of Egypt, the combat theaters of Gaul and finally to the heart of the Empire itself, Italy in the crusade to become Emperor.
Why similar: Strategy 100%
- #49 Command: Modern Operations
68% matchVery Positive85% of 1,564 reviews2019
Dev: Command Development TeamPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 33.6 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Command: Modern Operations is the next generation in cross-domain modern wargaming. It enables you to simulate every military engagement from post World War II to the present day and beyond. The scale is primarily tactical/operational, although strategic scale operations are also possible.
Why similar: Strategy 100%
- #50 American Conquest
70% matchMixed68% of 673 reviews2011
Dev: GSC Game WorldPub: GSC World Publishing
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 39%
In American Conquest, Players set sail from Europe to discover new world and conquer its innumerable riches.
Why similar: Strategy 100%
- #51 The Guild II
70% matchMostly Positive71% of 834 reviews2010
Dev: 4HEAD StudiosPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 41%
The Guild 2 is the shining successor of the ultra successful medieval life sim, Europe 1400. The Guild 2 is a unique mixture of RPG and life simulation in an immersive middle ages scenario. The player and his party become part of history and can even change it in real-time. Go back to the dark middle ages and found a new dynasty!
Why similar: Strategy 72.5%, Medieval 27.5%
- #52 Warlords Battlecry III
68% matchVery Positive84% of 1,003 reviews2016
Dev: Infinite InteractivePub: Retroism
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 103.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Warlords Battlecry III is the next installment in the award-winning Warlords Battlecry series. Builds upon the famous features of previous Battlecry titles such as the outstanding AI, innovative gameplay and hero system that has made this brand renowned throughout the RTS genre.
Why similar: Strategy 100%
- #53 Graviteam Tactics: Operation Star
68% matchVery Positive83% of 452 reviews2014
Dev: Graviteam
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 58%
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: Strategy 100%
- #54 Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game
67% matchVery Positive90% of 2,069 reviews2011
Dev: Martin IvanovPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 27.0 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: Strategy 100%
- #55 NationWar:Annals
67% matchMixed68% of 168 reviews2021
Dev: Yiming
Windows
This is a deep focus on the Spring and Autumn period of the Warring States period of the grand strategy and real-time combat fusion sandbox game.
Why similar: Strategy 82.5%, Medieval 17.5%
- #56 Unity of Command II
65% matchMostly Positive80% of 2,102 reviews2019
Dev: 2x2 Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 17.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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: Strategy 100%
- #57 Nemesis of the Roman Empire
67% matchVery Positive92% of 101 reviews2016
Dev: Haemimont Games
Windows
A real-time strategy game featuring 2 Massive Single Player Campaigns.
Why similar: Strategy 100%
- #58 A Game of Thrones - Genesis
70% matchMostly Negative35% of 711 reviews2011
Dev: Cyanide StudiosPub: 1C-SoftClub
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Immerse yourself into the battles and intrigues between the Houses that shaped the Kingdom of Westeros and keep your spot on the Iron Throne by any means.
Why similar: Strategy 100%
- #59 Blitzkrieg 3
67% 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: Strategy 100%
