- #1 WARNO
97% 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: Cold War 19.9% ★, Wargame 14.9%, Real Time Tactics 11.9%, RTS 10.8%, Tanks 9.7% ★
Why You'll Like It: Developed by the creators of the Wargame series, this is the most direct successor to the tactical Cold War gameplay found in Regiments.
- #2 Wargame: Red Dragon
96% matchVery Positive89% of 19,617 reviews2014
Dev: Eugen Systems
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 52.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The new reference in RTS at its best! The Wargame series returns to duty, larger, richer and more spectacular than ever before. In Wargame Red Dragon, you are engaged in a large-scale conflict where Western forces clash against the Communist bloc.
Why similar: Cold War 19.4% ★, RTS 18.2%, Wargame 13.8%, Military 10.3%, Real Time Tactics 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A definitive Cold War real-time tactics game that shares the same focus on combined arms and large-scale unit management.
- #3 Armored Brigade
96% matchVery Positive89% of 359 reviews2019
Dev: Veitikka StudiosPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Armored Brigade is a real-time tactical wargame, focusing on realism and playability. In Armored Brigade the Cold War has turned hot, and Europe is once again torn apart by conflict. An "Iron Curtain" divides the Western Powers gathered together under the NATO banner from the Soviet Union
Why similar: Cold War 24.5% ★, Wargame 22.3%, Strategy 15.7%, RTS 12%, Tactical 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a deep, simulation-heavy approach to Cold War tactical combat that rewards careful planning and terrain utilization.
- #4 Broken Arrow
95% matchMixed55% of 28,972 reviews2025
Dev: Steel BalalaikaPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 35.5 hrsMean: 77.2 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Broken Arrow is a large-scale real-time modern warfare tactics game that combines the complexity of joint-forces wargaming with action-packed real-time tactics gameplay.
Why similar: Wargame 21.5%, Real Time Tactics 14.6%, RTS 14.6%, Modern 12.1%, War 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: Features modern military combat with a heavy emphasis on tactical customization and high-fidelity unit interactions.
- #5 Syrian Warfare
94% 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: Wargame 17.8%, Real Time Tactics 17.2%, RTS 15.9%, Modern 10.5%, Military 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: A realistic real-time tactics game that mirrors the unit persistence and tactical intensity of Regiments.
- #6 Steel Division 2
94% 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: RTS 23.4%, Wargame 18%, Military 14.2%, War 13.4%, Strategy 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a sophisticated real-time tactical experience with a massive scale and a focus on historical unit accuracy.
- #7 Armored Brigade II
92% matchVery Positive90% of 220 reviews2025
Dev: Veitikka StudiosPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Armored Brigade II revolutionizes real-time tactical warfare in 3D, focusing on the intense combined arms combat of the Cold War era, from 1965 to 1991. Boasting a meticulously researched database and huge real-world terrain maps, this game offers an unparalleled combat simulation experience.
Why similar: Cold War 19.8% ★, Wargame 19.3%, RTS 16%, Tanks 12.4% ★, War 8%
Why You'll Like It: Continues the legacy of its predecessor with improved graphics and expanded tactical depth in a Cold War setting.
- #8 Combat Mission Cold War
93% matchMixed67% of 229 reviews2021
Dev: BattlefrontPub: Matrix Games
Windows
CM Cold War is set in the tipping-point years of a conflict that gripped the world for 45 years. Between 1979-1982, both the NATO and Soviet Warsaw Pact militaries began the shift away from industrialized warfare of the early 20th century and towards the modern digital battlefield of today.
Why similar: Wargame 24.2%, Military 11.1%, Modern 11%, Cold War 10.3% ★, War 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: Provides the most granular, realistic simulation of Cold War battlefield tactics for players who want extreme detail.
- #9 Call to Arms - Gates of Hell: Ostfront
91% matchVery Positive85% of 30,868 reviews2021
Dev: Barbedwire StudiosPub: Digitalmindsoft
Windows
Median: 14.1 hrsMean: 72.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Call to Arms - Gates of Hell is a realistic RTS/ RTT game that offers endless replay value. Command all types of troops in historical singleplayer, dynamic campaign, PvP and PvE battles. Are you ready for some serious immersion in World War 2?
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 26.2%, RTS 22.8%, War 16.2%, Military 13.5%, Realistic 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: Combines deep tactical control with the ability to take direct command of individual units for precise maneuvers.
- #10 Wargame: Airland Battle
91% 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: Cold War 26.6% ★, RTS 16.6%, Wargame 11.7%, Military 11%, Real Time Tactics 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: An essential entry in the genre that focuses on the critical role of air power and maneuver in Cold War conflicts.
- #11 Flashpoint Campaigns: Southern Storm
90% matchVery Positive89% of 115 reviews2023
Dev: On Target SimulationsPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Flashpoint Campaigns: Southern Storm is a grand tactical wargame set at the height of the Cold War, with the action centered on the year 1989.
Why similar: Cold War 32.5% ★, Strategy 29.2%, Wargame 24.2%, Military 12%, Singleplayer 2.1%
Why You'll Like It: A highly detailed wargame that captures the operational tension and command-and-control challenges of the Cold War era.
- #12 Graviteam Tactics: Mius-Front
89% matchVery Positive89% of 1,099 reviews2016
Dev: Graviteam
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 15.1 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: Wargame 22.7%, Tanks 17.4% ★, RTS 12.4%, Strategy 10.2%, Military 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: A hardcore tactical simulation that excels at modeling realistic combat conditions and the fog of war.
- #13 Combat Mission Shock Force 2
89% 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: Wargame 19.8%, RTS 16.9%, Alternate History 13.2%, Tanks 12.5% ★, Military 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a modern-day tactical simulation that emphasizes the lethality and complexity of contemporary warfare.
- #14 Men of War: Assault Squad 2
87% 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: RTS 19.4%, War 15.4%, Real Time Tactics 13.2%, Strategy 12%, Tanks 11.3% ★
Why You'll Like It: Features complex tactical systems and unit-level control that appeal to players who enjoy the micro-management aspects of Regiments.
- #15 Steel Division: Normandy 44
88% matchMostly Positive75% of 6,291 reviews2017
Dev: Eugen Systems
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 17.7 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: RTS 29%, Military 14.2%, Wargame 11.9%, War 11.1%, Strategy 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the tactical front-line management and combined arms combat that define the Regiments experience.
- #16 Ultimate General: Civil War
86% 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: Wargame 23.6%, Real Time Tactics 19.7%, RTS 17.3%, War 14.2%, Military 7%
Why You'll Like It: While set in a different era, it shares the same focus on unit morale, positioning, and large-scale tactical maneuvering.
- #17 The Great War: Western Front™
85% matchMixed66% of 3,181 reviews2023
Dev: PetroglyphPub: Frontier Foundry
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The Great War: Western Front is the definitive WW1 strategy game. Play a deciding role in history with this real-time tactical experience as you take charge in the iconic Western Front from 1914 to 1919. Pick your faction and lead your forces to victory.
Why similar: RTS 21.6%, Real Time Tactics 17.2%, Wargame 14.6%, Strategy 10.5%, Military 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a unique mix of real-time tactical combat and persistent strategic decision-making in a historical setting.
- #18 Master of Command
82% 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: Wargame 16.6%, Real Time Tactics 16.4%, RTS 16.2%, War 13.2%, Military 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: A modern strategy title that focuses on the logistical and tactical challenges of commanding military forces.
- #19 Total Conflict: Resistance
83% 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: Wargame 19%, Real Time Tactics 16.2%, RTS 16%, War 12.7%, Military 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: Blends real-time tactical battles with a strategic layer that allows for a broader campaign experience.
- #20 Codename: Panzers - Cold War
86% matchMixed66% of 278 reviews2009
Dev: InnoGlow
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Tempelhof, Berlin, dawn of 8th April 1949.A major armed conflict is brewing between the Western powers and the Soviet bloc. The Red Army has been growing ever stronger since the end of World War II. With the growth of their army the Soviets realize that they hold the advantage, and are only waiting for the right moment to attack.
Why similar: Cold War 32.1% ★, RTS 28.7%, War 14.3%, Strategy 11.8%, Tactical 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A classic real-time tactics game that directly explores the 'what-if' scenario of a hot Cold War.
- #21 Radio Commander: Vietnam '64
84% 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: Cold War 27% ★, Wargame 17.6%, Real Time Tactics 15%, RTS 12.7%, War 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: An experimental take on command that forces players to rely on reports and maps, capturing the 'fog of war' perfectly.
- #22 Men of War: Vietnam
84% 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: RTS 18.2%, Cold War 16.6% ★, Real Time Tactics 16.3%, Strategy 15.2%, War 14.4%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on smaller-scale, high-stakes tactical operations that require careful unit placement and resource management.
- #23 Supreme Ruler Ultimate
82% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,248 reviews2014
Dev: BattleGoat Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.4 hrsMean: 50.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Real-Time Strategy/Wargame. From World War II through the Cold War and into the future, re-live or re-imagine the tensions and crises of our recent history! Guide your nation through the era of your choice in Campaigns, Scenarios, and Sandboxes, as you make every effort to become Supreme Ruler!
Why similar: Wargame 17.4%, RTS 14.5%, Cold War 14.4% ★, Modern 11.2%, Military 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a grand-strategy perspective that allows players to manage the entire geopolitical landscape of the Cold War.
- #24 Arma Reforger
79% 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: Military 17.6%, Cold War 17.6% ★, Real Time Tactics 15.8%, War 12%, Realistic 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: While a shooter, it provides a highly realistic simulation of Cold War military equipment and tactical movement.
- #25 Combat Mission: Final Blitzkrieg
81% matchVery Positive80% of 71 reviews2024
Dev: BattlefrontPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Combat Mission Final Blitzkrieg (CMFB) follows the Western Allies through the battles along Germany's border and into the heart of the Reich itself.
Why similar: Wargame 19.3%, Real Time Tactics 17.9%, RTS 17.6%, Military 8.9%, War 8%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based and real-time hybrid that offers unparalleled realism in infantry and armor combat tactics.
- #26 Invasion Machine
81% 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: Wargame 15.2%, RTS 14.8%, Military 14.5%, Real Time Tactics 13.6%, War 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical wargame that emphasizes the difficulties of asymmetric warfare and unit preservation.
- #27 Call to Arms: Panzer Elite
78% 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 22.6% ★, Wargame 21.4%, Real Time Tactics 18.7%, War 9.7%, Military 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a more action-oriented perspective on armored combat while maintaining tactical elements.
- #28 Arms Trade Tycoon: Tanks
78% 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 20.1% ★, Wargame 19.2%, Cold War 18% ★, War 11.9%, Alternate History 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: Adds a management layer to the tank combat experience, allowing players to influence the battlefield through equipment design.
- #29 Steel Armor: Blaze of War
80% 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 29.1% ★, Cold War 24.2% ★, Military 11%, War 8.3%, Realistic 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a deep simulation of tank warfare that complements the armored combat focus of Regiments.
- #30 War Room
79% matchMixed53% of 686 reviews2020
Dev: Binge Gaming OU
Windows
War Room is a realistic strategy, taking you straight into the heat of the war in Afghanistan.
Why similar: RTS 17.8%, Real Time Tactics 15.8%, Wargame 14.1%, War 12.4%, Military 12.3%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the command-and-control aspect of warfare, emphasizing the importance of intelligence and coordination.
- #31 Call to Arms
77% 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: RTS 23.7%, Military 19.1%, War 14.9%, Strategy 14.2%, Tactical 10.3%
- #32 Last Train Home
75% matchVery Positive87% of 5,205 reviews2023
Dev: Ashborne GamesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 13.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
The Great War is over - the fight continues. Command a legion of soldiers, desperately trying to make their way home amidst the chaos of civil war. Lead them through the unforgiving wilderness onboard an armored train. Manage your crew and resources and try to survive.
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 24%, RTS 22.4%, Wargame 15.5%, War 12.2%, Strategy 9.8%
- #33 Sea Power : Naval Combat in the Missile Age
73% matchVery Positive90% of 5,484 reviews2024
Dev: Triassic GamesPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 37.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
From the lead designer of Cold Waters, Sea Power lets you control NATO and Warsaw Pact forces in modern naval conflict campaigns. Use your advanced naval weaponry and sensors to respect rules of engagement and defeat the enemy forces in a tense fight for initiative and air/naval supremacy.
Why similar: Cold War 34.5% ★, Real Time Tactics 18%, Military 11.8%, War 11%, RTS 7.3%
- #34 Ultimate General: Gettysburg
76% 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 25.6%, RTS 23.7%, Strategy 13.8%, Tactical 12.8%, War 10.8%
- #35 Flashpoint Campaigns: Red Storm Player's Edition
76% matchVery Positive88% of 255 reviews2014
Dev: On Target SimulationsPub: Matrix Games
Windows
You are the commander of either NATO or Soviet forces locked in battle on the ground in 1980’s Central Europe. As commander, it is your task to provide the battle plan orders to your units. You need to know your mission objectives, strength and weakness of both your forces and you enemy, lay of the land, weather, and time of day in order...
Why similar: Cold War 42.1% ★, Wargame 33.6%, Strategy 12.2%, Tactical 8.9%, Simulation 2.2%
- #36 Ratten Reich
74% matchMixed45% of 659 reviews2025
Dev: METALLADLERSTUDIO
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 1.4 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Ratten Reich is an RTS focusing on realistic combat in a unique, steampunk/dieselpunk world ripped apart by an ongoing war between rats, mice, cockroaches, and lizards.
Why similar: Wargame 20.2%, RTS 16.4%, Real Time Tactics 15.9%, Alternate History 13.1%, War 8.6%
- #37 Combat Mission Black Sea
74% matchVery Positive84% of 558 reviews2021
Dev: BattlefrontPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 33.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Combat Mission Black Sea is a military grade simulation depicting a fictional series of escalations between Russian and Ukraine which results in open conflict in the summer of 2017
Why similar: Wargame 27.8%, Military 12.7%, War 11.2%, Tactical 9.7%, Realistic 9.4%
- #38 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: RTS 17.4%, Tanks 16.5% ★, Real Time Tactics 16.3%, War 12.3%, Military 11.7%
- #39 Men of War: Assault Squad 2 - Cold War
77% matchMostly Negative26% of 1,263 reviews2019
Dev: DigitalmindsoftPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 49%
The legendary Men of War RTS series has reached the cold war era. Take command of U.S. or Soviet soldiers, controlling vast armies with the military decisions down to you. Claim victory in dynamic singleplayer and co-op campaigns or challenge fellow strategists in online multiplayer!
Why similar: Cold War 37.5% ★, Strategy 20.8%, RTS 19.8%, War 12%, Simulation 10%
- #40 Line War
72% matchVery Positive80% of 1,158 reviews2022
Dev: Studio Centurion
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 71%
A new type of RTS with elements from 4X, Wargame, and Real-Time Tactics. Draw commands and execute a superior strategy to defeat your opponent, focusing on high-level decisions rather than constant micromanagement.
Why similar: Cold War 21.9% ★, RTS 18.4%, Real Time Tactics 18%, Wargame 14.9%, Tanks 11.5% ★
- #41 Soldiers: Heroes of World War II - Enhanced Edition
73% matchVery Positive86% of 1,068 reviews2014
Dev: Best WayPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
The first installment in the real-time tactics series that would become known as Men of War, now refreshed and enhanced! Take command of American, British, Soviet, or German forces and fight on the battlefields of World War II in 32 single-player missions or with others in PvP and co-op sessions.
Why similar: Tanks 18.2% ★, RTS 17.4%, Wargame 15.5%, Real Time Tactics 13.5%, War 10.9%
- #42 ICBM: Escalation
70% matchVery Positive88% of 1,253 reviews2024
Dev: SoftWarWarePub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
ICBM: Escalation is a grand RTS where you command armies, develop cutting-edge tech, and wield devastating weapons. Conquer enemies with conventional forces or nuclear firepower. With new modes like Standoff and Conquest, the game offers deep strategic layers in a global warfare setting.
Why similar: Cold War 25.2% ★, Wargame 25%, RTS 18.6%, War 8.6%, Military 8.1%
- #43 Gunner, HEAT, PC!
69% 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: Cold War 26.4% ★, Tanks 16.9% ★, Wargame 11.8%, Military 9.9%, 1980s 9%
- #44 Möbius Front '83
72% matchMixed69% of 496 reviews2020
Dev: Zachtronics
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Defend America from an alternate-universe America using state-of-the-art 1980s military hardware in this intricate and tactical turn-based strategy game.
Why similar: Cold War 25% ★, Wargame 15.3%, Alternate History 11.4%, Tanks 10% ★, Military 9.1%
- #45 First Strike
71% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,985 reviews2017
Dev: Blindflug Studios AG
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
FIRST STRIKE is a fast paced real time strategy game where you play one of the twelve biggest nuclear superpowers of the world – from known superpowers like the USA to an upstart hellraiser like North Korea – and try to be the last one remaining when the whole world blows to smithereens.
Why similar: Cold War 27.8% ★, Wargame 15.4%, RTS 13.8%, War 10.3%, Modern 9.4%
- #46 Starship Troopers: Terran Command
68% matchVery Positive87% of 11,704 reviews2022
Dev: The ArtistocratsPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Lead the Mobile Infantry in this RTS game set in the Starship Troopers film universe. Balance your army composition with a diverse set of unit types, overcome line-of-sight and line-of-fire challenges through tactical positioning, and use special abilities to smash the Arachnid hordes!
Why similar: RTS 30.2%, Wargame 15.1%, Military 13.6%, War 12.9%, Strategy 12.7%
- #47 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: Wargame 18.4%, Tanks 16.9% ★, RTS 15.2%, War 11.3%, Military 11.3%
- #48 Ukrainian Warfare: Gostomel Heroes
67% matchNo user reviews91% of 171 reviews2026
Dev: Cats Who Play
Windows
Ukrainian Warfare: Gostomel Heroes – is a real-time strategy game with a high degree of realism. Relive the Battle of Kiev (2022), a turning point in the Ukrainian conflict. Witness the Untold Story of 2022 Through the Eyes of Those Who Fought.
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 18.1%, RTS 17.8%, War 10.9%, Military 10.9%, Wargame 10.2%
- #49 Close Combat: Cross of Iron
70% matchVery Positive81% of 162 reviews2020
Dev: Strategy 3 TacticsPub: Matrix Games
Windows
In Close Combat: Cross of Iron you start off as a junior officer leading your men into battle in real-time, focusing on the Eastern Front of World War II. Earn promotions as you deal with an unforgiving enemy. Fight and survive through the frozen winter, hot dusty summer and muddy autumn.
Why similar: Wargame 21.3%, Real Time Tactics 20.4%, RTS 20.1%, Strategy 11.1%, Military 10.1%
- #50 Leave No One Behind: Ia Drang
71% matchMixed42% of 299 reviews2022
Dev: Gaming 301
Windows
Leave No One Behind is tactical real time strategy war game. Experience some of the hardest battles fought during the Vietnam War in 1965 between US Army and the Army of the Northern Vietnam for landing zones X-Ray and Albany and for Plei Me special forces camp.
Why similar: Wargame 23.6%, RTS 20.4%, Real Time Tactics 19.9%, Realistic 7.8%, Strategy 7.5%
- #51 Strategic Mind: Spectre of Communism
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 223 reviews2020
Dev: Starni Games
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 19.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Strategic Mind: Spectre of Communism is a (hi)story-driven turn-based strategy set in the WW2 period. It offers refined wargame mechanics, story-rich gameplay, and modern 3D graphics. Lead the USSR Armed forces staging the world Communist revolution. For Stalin! For the Motherland!
Why similar: Wargame 23.9%, Tanks 20.1% ★, Alternate History 13.3%, War 13%, Military 12.8%
- #52 Cuban Missile Crisis
71% matchMostly Positive76% of 286 reviews2015
Dev: G5 SoftwarePub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 17.4 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Cuban Missile Crisis is a real-time strategy game combined with a global turn-based tactical mode, thrusting gamers into a world ravaged by the military-political confrontation between the USA and USSR in 1962.
Why similar: Cold War 41% ★, RTS 30.1%, Strategy 28.9%
- #53 Theatre of War 3: Korea
73% matchMixed46% of 201 reviews2011
Dev: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 38%
Replay the events of the first hot war of the Cold War era, the Korean War, also known as the Forgotten War. Players will be involved in two campaigns, both set in the 1950’s: the North Korean (June 25 – August 20) and the American (September 15 – October 8).
Why similar: Cold War 50.2% ★, Strategy 29%, RTS 20.8%
- #54 Air Defender
66% matchMostly Positive77% of 250 reviews2025
Dev: ROTOR3
Windows
Command the sky in a tense real-time strategy simulation where you manage a nation's air defenses. Analyze radar contacts, scramble interceptor jets, and make split-second decisions to protect your airspace from hostile threats.
Why similar: Cold War 38.7% ★, Wargame 20.5%, Real Time Tactics 15.5%, RTS 12.5%, Strategy 5.8%
- #55 Carrier Command 2
67% matchVery Positive82% of 3,658 reviews2021
Dev: GeometaPub: MicroProse Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 15.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Carrier Command 2 is the real-time strategy game that puts you in command of a futuristic carrier capable of deploying a vast array of aircraft and amphibious units. Compete against AI or human players and hop into every single vehicle to take matters into your own hands!
Why similar: Wargame 21.2%, RTS 18.5%, Real Time Tactics 18.2%, War 14.3%, Military 10.2%
- #56 Wargame: European Escalation
69% matchMostly Positive78% of 3,383 reviews2012
Dev: Eugen Systems
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 62%
The New Fatal Error DLC includes a new 5-mission Operation and touch-screen controls.
Why similar: Cold War 23.3% ★, RTS 15.3%, Wargame 12.8%, Military 8.9%, Real Time Tactics 7.9%
- #57 ICBM
67% matchVery Positive92% of 1,897 reviews2020
Dev: SoftWarWarePub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
ICBM is a real-time strategy game of nuclear destruction. Research new technologies, build up your nuclear stockpile and use a combination of ships, planes and missiles to strike at the heart of your opponents’ cities while keeping your population safe from harm.
Why similar: Cold War 33.1% ★, RTS 16.6%, Real Time Tactics 15.6%, Military 11.3%, War 10.7%
- #58 Combat Mission Fortress Italy
66% matchVery Positive85% of 98 reviews2023
Dev: BattlefrontPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Combat Mission Fortress Italy brings wargamers to the "soft underbelly of Europe", a place that was anything but.
Why similar: Wargame 26.5%, RTS 15.8%, Real Time Tactics 15.5%, Strategy 9.9%, Military 7.8%
- #59 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: Wargame 23.7%, Tanks 17.5% ★, RTS 12.9%, Strategy 12.9%, Tactical 7.9%
- #60 DRONE PERSPECTIVE
65% matchVery Positive92% of 90 reviews2025
Dev: Demetri LindPub: VEIL Production
Windows
Real-time dynamic tactics with the strong focus on squad positioning and collaboration. Connect to the warzone from your home PC and orchestrate modern military operations from the Drone Perspective.
Why similar: Wargame 17.8%, Real Time Tactics 14.2%, RTS 13.6%, Modern 10.9%, War 9.4%