- #1 Scourge Of War - Gettysburg
97% matchVery Positive83% of 52 reviews2024
Dev: Norb Software Development LLC
Windows
Welcome to Scourge of War, a real-time 3D computer game/simulation developed by NorbSoftDev, the company headed by renowned game designer Norb Timpko, designer of Mad Minute Games' acclaimed Take Command series. Scourge of War is the epitome of historical command simulations.
Why similar: Wargame 15.4%, Real Time Tactics 13%, Grand Strategy 11.3% ★, Military 11.2%, RTS 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: This title shares the exact engine and design philosophy as the seed game, offering the definitive Civil War tactical experience.
- #2 Ultimate General: Civil War
96% 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 19.8%, Grand Strategy 16.9% ★, Real Time Tactics 16.6%, War 13.7%, RTS 12.6%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a highly accessible yet deep tactical experience that focuses on unit management and historical accuracy.
- #3 Take Command - 2nd Manassas
95% matchVery Positive94% of 85 reviews2016
Dev: MadMinute GamesPub: Norb Software Development LLC
Windows
Your quest for the true immersive Civil War battle experience ends here. Voted in PC Gamers list of Best 100 Games of All Time, Take Command is an RTCS "Real-Time Combat Simulator" and you've never played anything like it!
Why similar: Wargame 17.8%, Real Time Tactics 14.7%, Grand Strategy 13.3% ★, War 11.6%, RTS 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: As a predecessor to the Scourge of War series, it provides the foundational gameplay mechanics and command-focused design.
- #4 Graviteam Tactics: Mius-Front
94% 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 29.3%, Military 14.3%, RTS 13.8%, War 10.5%, Real Time Tactics 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: It offers an unparalleled level of tactical realism and simulation depth that mirrors the immersive nature of the seed game.
- #5 Grand Tactician: The Civil War (1861-1865)
94% 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: Grand Strategy 19.9% ★, Real Time Tactics 15.3%, RTS 14.3%, War 13.6%, Wargame 13.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game combines grand strategy with real-time tactical battles, perfectly capturing the scope of the American Civil War.
- #6 WARNO
92% 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: Wargame 19.5%, Real Time Tactics 15.7%, Military 15%, RTS 12.2%, War 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a modern take on real-time tactical wargaming with a focus on Cold War military hardware and strategy.
- #7 Combat Mission Shock Force 2
93% 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 22.5%, RTS 16.6%, Military 15.5%, War 10.8%, Historical 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: This is a gold standard for tactical wargaming, offering complex simulation and realistic unit behavior.
- #8 Steel Division 2
91% 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 15.8%, Military 15.8%, Wargame 14.1%, Grand Strategy 13.2% ★, War 12%
Why You'll Like It: This game excels at large-scale historical tactical combat, requiring careful management of units and terrain.
- #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 18.5%, RTS 13.8%, Military 13.4%, War 13%, Moddable 11.6% ★
Why You'll Like It: It offers a gritty, realistic tactical experience with a high level of detail in unit interaction and combat.
- #10 Regiments
90% 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 25.9%, Real Time Tactics 21.7%, RTS 16.1%, War 14.2%, Military 13.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a focused real-time tactical experience that emphasizes unit coordination and command flow.
- #11 Combat Mission Fortress Italy
89% 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 23.9%, Real Time Tactics 14.1%, RTS 12.3%, Military 9.9%, PvP 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: It delivers the same high-fidelity tactical simulation as other Combat Mission titles, focusing on the Italian campaign.
- #12 Armored Brigade II
88% 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: Wargame 24.7%, Grand Strategy 21.4% ★, RTS 17.7%, War 11.8%, Military 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on realistic, large-scale tactical combat with a strong emphasis on simulation and military doctrine.
- #13 Combat Mission: Final Blitzkrieg
89% 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 20.4%, Real Time Tactics 19%, RTS 16.1%, Military 13.3%, War 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: This entry provides a deep, turn-based/real-time hybrid simulation of late-war European combat.
- #14 Syrian Warfare
87% 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 20.3%, Real Time Tactics 19.8%, Military 17.1%, RTS 15.7%, War 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a realistic approach to modern tactical combat with a focus on unit preservation and strategic positioning.
- #15 Command: Modern Operations
86% 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: Military 31.3%, Wargame 25.5%, RTS 15%, Grand Strategy 8.7% ★, Simulation 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: While modern-focused, it is the ultimate simulation for those who value the command-and-control aspects of military operations.
- #16 Men of War II
86% 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: Wargame 17.4%, Real Time Tactics 15.4%, RTS 13.1%, Military 12.5%, Moddable 11.5% ★
Why You'll Like It: It provides a highly detailed tactical RTS experience where individual unit control and environmental interaction are key.
- #17 The Great War: Western Front™
84% 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: Grand Strategy 15.9% ★, RTS 15.8%, Real Time Tactics 14.7%, Wargame 12.4%, Military 12.1%
Why You'll Like It: It blends grand strategy with real-time tactical battles to simulate the grueling nature of trench warfare.
- #18 Blitzkrieg 3
85% 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: Military 18.7%, Real Time Tactics 18.5%, RTS 17%, War 15.9%, Historical 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: This title focuses on historical tactical combat with an emphasis on realistic unit capabilities and strategic planning.
- #19 Gary Grigsby's War in the East 2
83% matchVery Positive92% of 428 reviews2021
Dev: 2by3 GamesPub: Matrix Games
Windows
War in the East 2 is the most comprehensive, most realistic, and most advanced wargame modeling Eastern Front warfare in World War Two.
Why similar: Wargame 45.9%, War 18.4%, Strategy 12.3%, Historical 9.9%, Simulation 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: This is the definitive operational-level wargame for players who demand extreme historical depth and complexity.
- #20 Supreme Ruler 2030
82% matchMixed64% of 536 reviews2023
Dev: BattleGoat Studios
Windows
Rise to power as any modern day country in a realistic military, political and economic simulation. Command your country's diplomacy, espionage, and resource management to strengthen your position. Use real-time tactical control of your military to fortify your place as the Supreme Ruler.
Why similar: Wargame 16.5%, Grand Strategy 15.5% ★, War 12.9%, Military 12.6%, RTS 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a deep grand strategy experience that incorporates complex military simulation and geopolitical management.
- #21 Close Combat: The Bloody First
84% matchMixed53% of 457 reviews2019
Dev: Matrix Games
Windows
Close Combat: The Bloody First is the latest release in the critically-acclaimed Close Combat series, and the first using the new 3D Archon engine. With this Close Combat: The Bloody First combines classic Close Combat tactical gameplay with battles fought across a wide variety of diverse 3D landscapes including craggy ridgelines, narrow...
Why similar: Wargame 20.1%, Real Time Tactics 17.7%, Military 17.4%, War 14.6%, Artificial Intelligence 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: It brings the classic top-down tactical simulation style to a modern engine, focusing on squad-level realism.
- #22 Panzer Corps 2
82% matchVery Positive85% of 4,064 reviews2020
Dev: Flashback GamesPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 58.1 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: Wargame 20.8%, Grand Strategy 18.4% ★, Military 17.8%, War 12.1%, Artificial Intelligence 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a polished and deep tactical wargaming experience that is highly regarded for its historical scenarios.
- #23 Rule the Waves 3
81% matchVery Positive89% of 1,014 reviews2023
Dev: Naval Warfare SimulationsPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Median: 10.4 hrsMean: 58.9 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Rule the Waves III is a simulation of naval ship design and construction, fleet management and naval warfare from 1890 to 1970.
Why similar: Wargame 44.3%, Military 34.5%, Strategy 7.6%, Historical 6.4%, Simulation 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: This is a deep naval simulation that focuses on the design and command of fleets, appealing to those who love technical military detail.
- #24 Broken Arrow
79% 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 26.1%, Real Time Tactics 17.9%, RTS 15.3%, War 12.1%, Military 8%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a modern tactical experience with a high level of unit customization and realistic combat mechanics.
- #25 Master of Command
78% 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 17.1%, Real Time Tactics 17.1%, Military 16.8%, War 15.6%, RTS 14.4%
- #26 Carrier Command 2
80% 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 17%, Grand Strategy 15.6% ★, Real Time Tactics 14.7%, War 13.2%, RTS 12.8%
Why You'll Like It: It provides an immersive command experience where you must manage complex systems and coordinate assets in real-time.
- #27 Soldiers: Heroes of World War II - Enhanced Edition
81% 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: Wargame 14.1%, RTS 13.7%, Real Time Tactics 12.5%, War 11.5%, Military 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: It is a classic tactical RTS that emphasizes individual unit control and realistic combat scenarios.
- #28 Field of Glory: Empires
79% matchVery Positive83% of 858 reviews2019
Dev: AgeodPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 30.4 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Field of Glory: Empires is a grand strategy game in which you will have to move in an intricate and living tapestry of nations and tribes, each one with their distinctive culture.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 23.5% ★, Wargame 14.9%, War 14.7%, Military 14.5%, Historical 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a grand strategy experience that seamlessly integrates with tactical combat for a comprehensive historical simulation.
- #29 Strategic Command WWII: World at War
78% matchVery Positive84% of 595 reviews2018
Dev: Fury SoftwarePub: Matrix Games
Windows
Strategic Command WWII: World At War is your chance to re-fight the 20th century’s greatest conflict, from Poland to China, Normandy to the Pacific, on a map encompassing the globe.
Why similar: Wargame 39.8%, Strategy 31.6%, Grand Strategy 28.7% ★
Why You'll Like It: It is an excellent operational-level wargame that covers the entire global conflict with a focus on strategic decision-making.
- #30 Total Conflict: Resistance
76% 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 18%, Grand Strategy 16.3% ★, Real Time Tactics 15.5%, Military 13.8%, War 13.8%
- #31 Battle Cry of Freedom
76% 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: Real Time Tactics 23.6%, Military 17%, War 13.6%, Moddable 12.3% ★, Historical 9.9%
- #32 Ultimate General: Gettysburg
77% 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 25.3%, RTS 20.3%, Historical 16.4%, War 12.2%, Military 10.3%
- #33 Steel Division: Normandy 44
77% 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 26.3%, Military 21.1%, War 13.3%, Wargame 12.5%, Strategy 7.5%
- #34 Company of Heroes 3
74% matchMixed57% of 37,648 reviews2023
Dev: Relic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 18.3 hrsMean: 73.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Company of Heroes 3 combines heart-pounding combat with deeper strategic choices in a stunning Mediterranean theatre of war. In Company of Heroes 3, every battle tells a story...what's yours?
Why similar: Wargame 22.1%, Real Time Tactics 15.8%, RTS 15.2%, Military 11.1%, War 6.8%
- #35 Wargame: Red Dragon
75% 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: RTS 22.9%, Military 21.2%, Wargame 20.1%, Real Time Tactics 11.9%, War 9.2%
- #36 NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence
75% matchVery Positive83% of 614 reviews2015
Dev: KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 17.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Become a Daimyo of the Warring States period of Japanese history in NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION, a historical simulation game of conquest and domination. It is the 30th anniversary of this series and this current release, NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence, is the crown of the series.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 16% ★, Wargame 15.4%, Real Time Tactics 12.9%, RTS 11.4%, War 11.2%
- #37 NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Awakening
73% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,610 reviews2022
Dev: KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
Windows
Median: 20.2 hrsMean: 68.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Conquer Warring States Japan under one banner
Why similar: Wargame 20.9%, Grand Strategy 17.3% ★, Real Time Tactics 16.3%, RTS 12.6%, Immersive Sim 9.4%
- #38 War of Rights
73% 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 32.9%, Military 26.9%, Historical 22.2%, Multiplayer 8.6%, Strategy 4.7%
- #39 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: RTS 19.8%, Real Time Tactics 16.3%, Military 16%, War 12.4%, Strategy 11.6%
- #40 Supreme Ruler Ultimate
74% 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: Grand Strategy 22.1% ★, Wargame 21.3%, Military 17.9%, RTS 15.3%, War 9.5%
- #41 Squad 44
72% 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: Military 33.1%, War 22.5%, Team-Based 9.5%, Historical 9.3%, Multiplayer 8.2%
- #42 Total War: NAPOLEON – Definitive Edition
71% matchVery Positive92% of 26,827 reviews2010
Dev: CREATIVE ASSEMBLYPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 32.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Complete your Total War collection with this Definitive Edition of Total War: NAPOLEON, which includes all DLC and feature updates since the game’s release
Why similar: Grand Strategy 19.8% ★, Historical 15.1%, War 14.6%, RTS 12%, Military 11.4%
- #43 Men of War: Assault Squad
72% matchVery Positive88% of 5,101 reviews2011
Dev: DigitalmindsoftPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 24.9 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Men of War: Assault Squad delivers a deeply tactical WWII experience, blending large-scale strategy with intense, hands-on combat. Fight across multiple fronts – from European countryside to Pacific jungles and command every unit and every bullet on the battlefield.
Why similar: War 18%, Military 17.4%, RTS 16.2%, Real Time Tactics 14.4%, Strategy 9.6%
- #44 Radio Commander: Vietnam '64
71% 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 19.1%, Real Time Tactics 16.4%, Military 14%, War 12.2%, RTS 11.9%
- #45 Arma Reforger
67% 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 32.3%, Real Time Tactics 20.6%, War 17.8%, PvP 7.3%, Multiplayer 5.8%
- #46 Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game
71% 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: Grand Strategy 31.9% ★, Wargame 17.7%, Historical 10.6%, Military 9.6%, Strategy 7.9%
- #47 Faces of War
70% 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: RTS 32.2%, War 27.4%, Strategy 18.4%, Multiplayer 8%, Co-op 7.9%
- #48 Three Kingdoms: Innovatory
68% matchMixed59% of 973 reviews2024
Dev: 瞬息万变工作室Pub: Moment HK
Windows
This is a classic historical simulation + real-time strategy game, where you will go back to the era of the Three Kingdoms and play as various renowned sovereigns.
Why similar: Wargame 22.5%, Real Time Tactics 18.9%, Grand Strategy 17.9% ★, RTS 15%, Military 9.4%
- #49 Blitzkrieg Anthology
69% 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: RTS 21.2%, Military 19.5%, Real Time Tactics 17.7%, War 17.3%, Strategy 11%
- #50 Strategos
65% matchVery Positive87% of 205 reviews2026
Dev: Strategos GamesPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Strategos is a real-time tactics wargame set in classical antiquity. Simulate large-scale battles with over 120 factions, and 250+ units, from the ancient world. Create custom battles, or take command of historical ones.
Why similar: Wargame 21.6%, Real Time Tactics 19.2%, RTS 13.6%, Military 13.4%, War 12.7%
- #51 Cossacks 3
68% matchVery Positive82% of 15,735 reviews2016
Dev: GSC Game World
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 50.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Cossacks 3 is the return of RTS classics. Obtain resources, build cities and research technologies while taking command of great armies, crushing enemies in grand historical warfares on land and sea!
Why similar: RTS 24.5%, War 22.3%, Historical 12.9%, PvP 11.6%, Strategy 9%
- #52 NEBULOUS: Fleet Command
67% matchVery Positive81% of 3,819 reviews2022
Dev: Eridanus IndustriesPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 30.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Take command of your hand-tailored fleet of space warships and use realistic radar, electronic warfare, advanced movement controls in 3D space, and precision targeting to outmaneuver and outwit your opponents in a simulation-heavy tactical space game like no other.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 21.6% ★, Military 18.3%, War 16.4%, RTS 14.4%, Historical 9.9%
- #53 Theatre of War 2: Kursk 1943
70% 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 43.9%, RTS 30.2%, Simulation 25.9%
- #54 Battle of Empires : 1914-1918
69% 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 30.8%, RTS 24.5%, Historical 16.1%, Strategy 10.4%, Military 8.3%
- #55 Call to Arms
67% 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: Military 30%, RTS 22.6%, War 18.9%, Strategy 11%, Multiplayer 6.8%
- #56 Company of Heroes - Legacy Edition
67% matchVery Positive93% of 7,201 reviews2007
Dev: Relic EntertainmentPub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 57%
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. This legacy version also grants access to the latest version of COH, just called "Company of Heroes".
Why similar: RTS 30.8%, Military 20.8%, War 13.3%, Strategy 9.9%, Historical 6.5%
- #57 Men of War: Vietnam
70% 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: War 18.9%, Real Time Tactics 18.8%, RTS 18%, Strategy 12.1%, Military 12%
- #58 War Room
69% 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: Military 17.7%, Real Time Tactics 16.1%, RTS 15.6%, War 14.4%, Wargame 14.3%
- #59 Ukrainian Warfare: Gostomel Heroes
63% 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 21.8%, Military 18.5%, RTS 18.4%, War 15%, Wargame 12.2%