- #1 Steel Division 2
97% matchMostly Positive79% of 9,492 reviews2019
Dev: Eugen Systems
Windows
Median: 9.7 hrsMean: 52.2 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 34.1% ★, Wargame 13.3%, War 12%, Tactical 10.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.3%
- #2 Hex of Steel
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 840 reviews2020
Dev: War Frogs Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Hex of Steel is a refreshing WWII wargame covering all fronts featuring a certain amount of original mechanics. Fight in solo against finally a decent AI throughout Europe, Africa or the Pacific, or against a friend in the cross-platform PBEM or real time multiplayer. Coop is also an option!
Why similar: World War II 18.6% ★, Hex Grid 17% ★, Tanks 11.2% ★, Wargame 10.5%, Turn-Based 10.2%
- #3 Panzer Corps 2
96% matchVery Positive85% of 4,120 reviews2020
Dev: Flashback GamesPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 58.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 22.3% ★, Hex Grid 16.4% ★, Turn-Based 10.4%, Wargame 10.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.1%
- #4 Total Tank Generals
95% matchMostly Positive74% of 322 reviews2023
Dev: Noobz From PolandPub: 505 Games
Windows
Every war has its Generals. Take command of an army during World War II and lead them to victory. Strategize your way through many scenarios and real historical military campaigns of past generals.
Why similar: World War II 24.4% ★, Hex Grid 18% ★, Wargame 8.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.8%, War 7.5%
- #5 Frontline: Western Front
94% matchMostly Positive79% of 52 reviews2019
Dev: Frontline: Games Series
Windows
A tactical scale strategy game that invites the players to take command of the Allied or German forces in an epic struggle for the control of Western Europe during World War Two.
Why similar: World War II 17.6% ★, Tanks 13.3% ★, Turn-Based 10%, Wargame 9.9%, Hex Grid 8.9% ★
- #6 Headquarters: World War II
93% matchMostly Positive78% of 668 reviews2024
Dev: Starni GamesPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Headquarters: World War II is a fast-paced turn-based strategy game where your battlefield tactics are as important as your army management skills. Experience both sides of the war, battling in Europe as the USA, the UK, or Germany. Storm bunkers, occupy houses, win tank duels.
Why similar: World War II 20.3% ★, Tanks 16.9% ★, Wargame 12.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.7%, War 9.3%
- #7 Tank On Tank Digital - West Front
94% matchMixed57% of 54 reviews2017
Dev: Lock 'n Load Publishing
Windows · Mac
Tank on Tank Digital brings World War II tactical ground combat on Western Front 1944.
Why similar: World War II 21.8% ★, Hex Grid 15.6% ★, Tanks 13.2% ★, Turn-Based 12.1%, Tactical 9.4%
- #8 Graviteam Tactics: Mius-Front
92% matchVery Positive89% of 1,116 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: World War II 36.6% ★, Tanks 18.5% ★, Wargame 16.7%, Strategy 7.7%, War 6.1%
- #9 Strategic Mind: Blitzkrieg
91% matchVery Positive85% of 507 reviews2020
Dev: Starni Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Strategic Mind: Blitzkrieg is a turn-based strategy set in the period of WW2. It brings a modern look and new features to a good old wargame genre. You are to lead the German Armed forces overcoming unthinkable odds and claiming the ultimate bittersweet victory in Europe. Blitzkrieg is the way!
Why similar: World War II 17.9% ★, Tanks 14.9% ★, Wargame 11%, Turn-Based 10.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.5%
- #10 The Troop
90% matchVery Positive84% of 797 reviews2023
Dev: Giant FlamePub: PLA Studios
Windows · Mac
The Troop is a turn-based, platoon-level tactical game set in WW2. From the early hours of D-Day to Falaise, play as British and Canadian or German forces in desperate fighting across Normandy.
Why similar: World War II 22.7% ★, Tanks 15.2% ★, Hex Grid 14.3% ★, Wargame 9.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.9%
- #11 Unity of Command II
91% matchMostly Positive80% of 2,137 reviews2019
Dev: 2x2 Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 18.0 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 27.1% ★, Hex Grid 14.3% ★, Turn-Based 12.6%, Wargame 10.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 6.4%
- #12 Strategic Mind: Fight for Freedom
89% matchVery Positive88% of 157 reviews2021
Dev: Starni Games
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Strategic Mind: Fight for Freedom is a history-driven turn-based strategy set in WW2. Take command of the Allied forces and protect your homeland and the whole of Europe from totalitarian madness. Form armies. Win battles. Change history.
Why similar: World War II 16.7% ★, Tanks 14.1% ★, Hex Grid 12.1% ★, Wargame 10.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.6%
- #13 Panzer Strategy
89% matchMixed65% of 469 reviews2018
Dev: Starni Games
Windows
Panzer Strategy is a World War II wargame that combines classic turn-based strategy gameplay with modern looks. Command your armies and adapt your units to any objective using a huge selection of real-life military equipment and battle skills.
Why similar: World War II 15% ★, Tanks 13.7% ★, Hex Grid 12.8% ★, Turn-Based 11.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.1%
- #14 Order of Battle: World War II
88% matchMostly Positive78% of 3,142 reviews2015
Dev: The ArtistocratsPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 16.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Order of Battle: World War II is a breath of fresh air for all strategy fans. It is a game that takes wargaming to a new level by upgrading every single game element and rebooting the genre for a new generation of players.
Why similar: World War II 29.2% ★, Hex Grid 13.6% ★, Wargame 12%, Turn-Based 11.8%, Strategy 7.4%
- #15 Panzer Corps Gold
87% matchVery Positive92% of 2,713 reviews2014
Dev: Flashback GamesPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 56.5 hrs≥1hr: 61%
The ultimate edition of Panzer Corps, containing hundreds of scenarios and all its expansions. Panzer Corps Gold is the culmination of the wargame that has enthralled millions of fans all around the globe, and now it’s your chance to fully experience a real classic.
Why similar: World War II 30.5% ★, Hex Grid 13% ★, Wargame 11.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 11%, Turn-Based 9.5%
- #16 Combat Mission Shock Force 2
86% matchVery Positive81% of 852 reviews2020
Dev: BattlefrontPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Median: 13.3 hrsMean: 70.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 17.5%, Tanks 16.6% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 12.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.6%, Tactical 9.9%
- #17 Total Tank Simulator
85% matchMostly Positive79% of 8,653 reviews2020
Dev: Noobz from PolandPub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Commander in the ranks. Soldier at heart. Choose a faction and deploy and command your army into massive physics-driven WWII battles to the last man standing. Destroy everything on sight with an insane amount of units that will behave tactically.
Why similar: World War II 39.8% ★, Tanks 28.2% ★, War 15.6%, Strategy 9.7%, Simulation 4.8%
- #18 Combat Mission Battle for Normandy
84% matchMostly Positive78% of 259 reviews2023
Dev: BattlefrontPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Combat Mission Battle for Normandy faithfully recreates the experience of tactical land warfare in Western France during World War Two.
Why similar: World War II 44.8% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 19.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.7%, Strategy 13%, 3D 4.3%
- #19 Unity of Command: Stalingrad Campaign
86% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,013 reviews2012
Dev: 2x2 Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Unity of Command is an innovative and refreshing operational-level wargame that covers the entire 1942/43 Stalingrad Campaign on the Eastern Front.
Why similar: World War II 32.5% ★, Wargame 14.6%, Turn-Based 14.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.3%, Strategy 7.8%
- #20 Tank Operations: European Campaign
84% matchVery Positive83% of 92 reviews2024
Dev: Linked DimensionsPub: 2tainment GmbH
Windows
Tank Operation: European Campaign - is a turn-based, tactical war game with a dozen nerve-racking historical scenarios on the various battlefields of World War II. As an allied general you fight right on the frontline to defeat the Third Reich with all its destructive potential.
Why similar: World War II 24.4% ★, Hex Grid 14.8% ★, Tanks 13% ★, Wargame 9.7%, Strategy 9.1%
- #21 Strategic Mind: Spirit of Liberty
83% matchVery Positive84% of 81 reviews2023
Dev: Starni Games
Windows
Prove to have a true Strategic Mind! Spirit of Liberty will put your strategic planning skills to the test. It’s a hardcore, turn-based, historically accurate strategy game set in WWII. Lead Finnish forces against an overwhelming threat through the Winter War, Continuation War, and Lapland War.
Why similar: World War II 17.8% ★, Tanks 15.2% ★, Wargame 11.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.7%, War 8.1%
- #22 Armoured Commander II
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 584 reviews2021
Dev: Gregory Adam Scott
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 30.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
In this roguelike wargame, take command of a tank and its crew in the Second World War, joining one of over 50 campaigns across Europe, North Africa, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific. Fight against over 1300 historically-based unit types, where each day is a struggle for survival.
Why similar: World War II 24.5% ★, Tanks 21.3% ★, Wargame 10.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.5%
- #23 Strategic Mind: Spectre of Communism
82% matchMostly Positive79% of 225 reviews2020
Dev: Starni Games
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 19.2 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: World War II 17.5% ★, Tanks 15.6% ★, Wargame 12.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 10%, War 8.2%
- #24 Men of War II
80% matchMixed61% of 7,342 reviews2024
Dev: Best WayPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows · Linux
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 21.5 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: World War II 30% ★, Tanks 20.2% ★, Wargame 16.4%, Tactical 10.4%, Historical 5.9%
- #25 Frontline: World War II
81% matchVery Positive84% of 58 reviews2021
Dev: Frontline: Games Series
Windows
Immerse yourself in the captivating atmosphere of World War II, as you meticulously plan your moves and adapt to the ever-changing battlefield. With a wide array of units and tactical options at your disposal, success is determined by your strategic prowess and adaptability.
Why similar: World War II 29.3% ★, Wargame 15.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 11%, War 10%
- #26 World War 2: Strategy Simulator
81% matchMostly Negative37% of 83 reviews2022
Dev: joynowstudio
Windows
★Tactics & Collocations 30+ Historical Campaigns: Normandy Landing, Operation Market Garden 2 Warfare Conflict Camps: Allies faction and ally Axis 30+ large battlefield maps are provide in this strategy games Omni-directional combat space: naval battle, air combat, land battle.
Why similar: World War II 23.3% ★, Tanks 17.6% ★, Wargame 14%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.2%, War 9.5%
- #27 Valor & Victory
79% matchMostly Positive71% of 191 reviews2021
Dev: YobowargamesPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Valor & Victory is a fast-playing, easy to learn World War II squad-level game system. Based on the original Valor & Victory board game, the digital edition provides you with an accessible and deep challenge, developed for classic tabletop game lovers.
Why similar: World War II 18.7% ★, Tanks 11.7% ★, Hex Grid 10.4% ★, Turn-Based 10.3%, Wargame 9.9%
- #28 Men of War: Assault Squad
79% matchVery Positive87% of 5,140 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: World War II 39.2% ★, War 14.1%, Tactical 13.5%, Tanks 11.3% ★, Strategy 10.5%
- #29 Armchair Commander
77% matchVery Positive88% of 101 reviews2023
Dev: Zack SimaPub: Indie War Games
Windows · Mac
A turn-based strategy game where you can experience WWII campaigns and explore alternate history scenarios made by the community.
Why similar: World War II 19.3% ★, Hex Grid 16.9% ★, Tanks 16.1% ★, Wargame 13.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.7%
- #30 Easy Red 2
76% matchVery Positive90% of 12,979 reviews2022
Dev: Marco AmadeiPub: Corvostudio di Amadei Marco
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 14.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Experience massive battles with infantry, tanks, artillery, and aircraft on large destructible open-world maps. Equip yourself, coordinate with your squad, and fight through World War II in singleplayer, co-op, or multiplayer!
Why similar: World War II 48.1% ★, Wargame 17.3%, War 17.1%, Historical 6%, Strategy 5.9%
- #31 WarPlan
78% matchVery Positive82% of 222 reviews2020
Dev: Kraken StudiosPub: Matrix Games
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 22.4% ★, Hex Grid 19.2% ★, Wargame 13.6%, Turn-Based 11%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.6%
- #32 Steel Division: Normandy 44
78% matchMostly Positive74% of 6,296 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 49.6% ★, Tactical 10%, War 9.8%, Wargame 8.6%, Strategy 7.8%
- #33 Call to Arms - Gates of Hell: Ostfront
75% matchVery Positive85% of 32,016 reviews2021
Dev: Barbedwire StudiosPub: Digitalmindsoft
Windows
Median: 14.5 hrsMean: 73.9 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: World War II 53% ★, War 18.6%, Historical 10.8%, Military 8.8%, Strategy 7.9%
- #34 Strategic Command WWII: World at War
77% matchVery Positive84% of 605 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: World War II 35% ★, Turn-Based 20.6%, Hex Grid 17.8% ★, Strategy 14.4%, Wargame 12.2%
- #35 Strategic Mind: Spirit of Liberty - Prologue 1939
76% matchMostly Positive78% of 60 reviews2023
Dev: Starni Games
Windows
Strategic Mind: Spirit of Liberty is a history-driven turn-based strategy set in WW2. Lead the scarce Finnish forces through the Winter War, Continuation War, and Lapland War. Save your country’s very existence from the Red Menace. Niet Molotoff!
Why similar: World War II 16.4% ★, Tanks 13.8% ★, Hex Grid 13.4% ★, Wargame 10.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.9%
- #36 Sherman Commander
73% matchMixed68% of 131 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: World War II 25.3% ★, Tanks 18.7% ★, Wargame 13.4%, Tactical 11%, War 10.1%
- #37 Gary Grigsby's War in the East 2
74% matchVery Positive92% of 445 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: World War II 26.3% ★, Wargame 22.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.1%, War 9.4%, Strategy 8.9%
- #38 Frontline: Panzer Blitzkrieg!
75% matchVery Positive88% of 109 reviews2020
Dev: Frontline: Games Series
Windows
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Fight your way through 35 Unique WW2 battles - Aim your targets carefully, counter-attack, and strategically coordinate your Squads. The study of enemy tactics and the use of Special abilities will lead to victory!
Why similar: World War II 17% ★, Tanks 16.6% ★, Wargame 13.1%, Turn-Based 12.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.1%
- #39 Men of War: Assault Squad 2
72% matchVery Positive91% of 46,269 reviews2014
Dev: DigitalmindsoftPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 8.4 hrsMean: 64.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 38.8% ★, War 14.8%, Tanks 13.4% ★, Tactical 11%, Strategy 9.8%
- #40 Classified: France '44
71% matchMostly Positive72% of 964 reviews2024
Dev: Absolutely GamesPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 21.8 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Command an elite team of allied special operators in Nazi-occupied France wreaking havoc in the run up to D-Day in this ambitious turn-based tactics game. Take on the might of Germany's war machine and launch daring raids in occupied territory. Can you do enough to ensure Allied victory?
Why similar: World War II 31.5% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 14.2%, Tactical 12.3%, War 11.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.5%
- #41 KARDS - The WW2 Card Game
72% matchMixed69% of 48,359 reviews2020
Dev: 1939 Games
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 47.1 hrs≥1hr: 67%
KARDS, The World War II Card Game, combines traditional CCG gameplay with innovative mechanics inspired by classic strategy games and real battlefield tactics. Take command and challenge other players in grand-scale warfare on the ground, air, or seas.
Why similar: World War II 31.1% ★, Wargame 14.8%, Tanks 14.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 9.1%, Board Game 7.9%
- #42 Iron Front: Digital War Edition
74% matchMixed59% of 866 reviews2012
Dev: X1 SoftwarePub: Deep Silver
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Command your own troops, man authentic weaponry and take to the sky in deadly warplanes.
Why similar: World War II 29.8% ★, Tanks 24% ★, War 13.2%, Tactical 12.3%, Military 6.8%
- #43 Advanced Tactics Gold
73% matchVery Positive84% of 176 reviews2014
Dev: VR DesignsPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Advanced Tactics: Gold offers a unique and infinitely replayable wargaming experience for any strategy fan. Building off of the enormous success of Advanced Tactics: World War II, the Gold edition gives players a more powerful game editor, much improved random game engine, many new features and abilities, and more.
Why similar: Hex Grid 28.8% ★, Wargame 18.8%, World War II 17.8% ★, Turn-Based 15.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.4%
- #44 Graviteam Tactics: Operation Star
73% 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: World War II 32.7% ★, Tanks 19% ★, Wargame 17.1%, Strategy 9.7%, Tactical 8.4%
- #45 Lock 'n Load Tactical Digital: Core Game
71% matchVery Positive84% of 576 reviews2020
Dev: Lock 'n Load Publishing
Windows · Mac
Lock 'n Load Tactical is fast and Furious tactical combat that is fast to learn. In LnLT you get squads, weapon teams, armored vehicles, fixed-wing aircraft, and, in the modern-era games, helicopters. Individuals such as Leaders, Medics, Snipers, Chaplains, Advisors, and, of course, Heroes.
Why similar: Wargame 19.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.2%, World War II 13.8% ★, Hex Grid 12% ★, Board Game 10.9%
- #46 Battlefield Commander WWII
69% matchMostly Positive74% of 50 reviews2025
Dev: Sword of SteelPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Battlefield Commander WWII is a real-time tactical game where you lead the soldiers and vehicles that battled across the globe during this time in history. Play hundreds of unique units across multiple game modes.
Why similar: World War II 28.3% ★, Wargame 16.1%, Tanks 14.9% ★, Tactical 8.5%, War 8%
- #47 Attack at Dawn: North Africa
70% matchVery Positive88% of 98 reviews2022
Dev: Panzer Division Games
Windows
Attack at Dawn is a WWII strategy game that mixes the ease of real-time action with the depth of operational gameplay, all on beautifully crafted North Africa maps. Plan your strategy like Rommel or Montgomery and better the real history.
Why similar: World War II 28.8% ★, Turn-Based 15.9%, Wargame 14.3%, Hex Grid 12.6% ★, Historical 5.6%
- #48 Rising Front
65% matchVery Positive88% of 4,015 reviews2026
Dev: Sandstorm Studios Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 54%
A FPS WW1 & Revolutionary War battle simulator with a focus on Workshop Content, rag-doll physics, intelligent AI, massive battles, procedural AI cover system, real-time building system and FPS combat!
Why similar: War 33.2%, Wargame 27.5%, Historical 10.7%, Tactical 10%, Strategy 8%
- #49 Third Front: WWII
71% matchMixed61% of 360 reviews2018
Dev: Hamsters Gaming
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Are you ready to rewrite history and take on the role of ruler of the nation? Show your knowledge of tactics and strategy, become the commander-in-chief of a huge army! Lead the troops of one of the three nations - the USSR, Germany and the Allies - and pave your way for each of them!
Why similar: World War II 31.4% ★, Turn-Based 12.1%, War 10.8%, Strategy 10.8%, Tactical 8.8%
- #50 Nations At War Digital Core Game
69% matchMostly Positive73% of 106 reviews2020
Dev: Lock 'n Load Publishing
Windows · Mac
Nations At War series is a dynamic platoon-level combat computer game based on the award-winning board games of the same series name. Nations At War series centered on armor, artillery and infantry combat during World War 2.
Why similar: World War II 22% ★, Hex Grid 14.5% ★, Wargame 13.9%, Turn-Based 11.8%, War 10.1%
- #51 Battle of the Bulge
70% matchMostly Positive71% of 168 reviews2015
Dev: Shenandoah StudioPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Battle of the Bulge is a fast-paced WW2 game where precise movement and detailed planning make the difference between a vain attempt and a brave operation.
Why similar: World War II 30.3% ★, Turn-Based 14.5%, Wargame 12.3%, War 11.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 10%
- #52 The Great War: Western Front™
67% matchMixed66% of 3,224 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: Wargame 16.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.2%, Tactical 12.9%, War 12.6%, Strategy 12.2%
- #53 Tank Battle: 1944
70% matchMixed62% of 58 reviews2016
Dev: HexWar GamesPub: Hunted Cow Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Instantly get involved in the action by joining the Allied invasion of Europe during the Second World War. Take command of an American battle group during WW2 in this turn based strategy wargame and help liberate Europe from the evil Axis power-base!
Why similar: Hex Grid 26.9% ★, World War II 26% ★, Tanks 18% ★, Turn-Based 12.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.3%
- #54 Sudden Strike 5
64% matchMostly Positive73% of 553 reviews2026
Dev: Kite GamesPub: Kalypso Media
Windows
Sudden Strike 5 delivers real-time tactics in epic WWII battles. A host of tactical options and more than 300 playable units open-up multiple approaches to reach your objectives in a 25 mission campaign on historical battlefields in Europe and North Africa.
Why similar: World War II 36.6% ★, Wargame 16.3%, Tanks 11.2% ★, Tactical 6.9%, Strategy 6.6%
- #55 Pacific General
68% matchMostly Positive77% of 52 reviews2021
Dev: Strategic SimulationsPub: SNEG
Windows
Pacific General explores the Pacific front of the Second World War. Taking control of Axis or Allied forces, you must strategically battle your way through the Eastern and Western front of the Pacific war, using a wide array of land, air and naval forces.
Why similar: Wargame 17.8%, World War II 16.3% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 14.6%, Hex Grid 13.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 10.3%
- #56 Armored Brigade II
63% matchVery Positive89% of 237 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 29.6%, Tanks 28.5% ★, War 15%, Strategy 9.7%, Military 6.1%
- #57 Forgotten but Unbroken
64% matchMostly Positive78% of 260 reviews2024
Dev: Centurion DevelopmentsPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
A tactical turn-based strategy game inspired by events and stories of forgotten and unsung heroes of WW2. Unique and new-to-genre features offer immersion and deeper protagonists to lead and care for. Lead the resistance against the Axis Forces.
Why similar: World War II 24.5% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 16.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.1%, Tactical 10.9%, War 9%
- #58 Möbius Front '83
67% matchMixed69% of 504 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: Hex Grid 22.3% ★, Wargame 14.3%, Tanks 14.1% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 12%, War 9.7%
- #59 Panzer Tactics HD
68% matchMostly Positive73% of 241 reviews2014
Dev: SproingPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 24.4 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Strategists to the frontline!The HD remake of the Nintendo DS classic.Are you the strategist that the world has been waiting for?
Why similar: World War II 41.2% ★, Hex Grid 20% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.6%, Wargame 10.7%, Strategy 10.2%
- #60 Burden of Command™
62% matchVery Positive84% of 620 reviews2025
Dev: Green Tree Games LLC
Windows
Can you lead? Burden of Command is an emotionally authentic tactical leadership RPG. You’re a company Captain in the historical Cottonbalers. Fighting psychology as much as bullets, you must build respect, trust, and battlefield experience to bring your brothers safely home.
Why similar: World War II 26% ★, Wargame 12.6%, War 10.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.3%, Tactical 10%