- #1 Combat Mission Battle for Normandy
97% matchMostly Positive78% of 267 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 42.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 22.7%, Strategy 20.2%, PvP 7.9%, Multiplayer 5.3%
- #2 1943 Deadly Desert
96% matchMixed64% of 113 reviews2018
Dev: HandyGames
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 97%
North Africa 1943. Lead your forces to victory in the most intense WW2 battle!
Why similar: World War II 46.3% ★, Strategy 17.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.6%, Historical 12.8%, Indie 3.1%
- #3 Gary Grigsby's War in the East
96% matchVery Positive90% of 583 reviews2015
Dev: 2by3 GamesPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 49.6 hrs≥1hr: 60%
War on an Epic scale from Moscow to Berlin – this is War in the East!
Why similar: World War II 30.5% ★, Wargame 27.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.4%, Strategy 12.1%, Simulation 7.8%
- #4 Theatre of War 2: Africa 1943
95% matchMixed69% of 285 reviews2010
Dev: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 4.6 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: World War II 43.9% ★, Strategy 33%, Simulation 23.1%
- #5 SGS Winter War
94% matchVery Positive88% of 60 reviews2020
Dev: The Strategy Game StudioPub: Avalon Digital
Windows · Mac
Winter War is the story of the Soviet onslaught on tiny Finland from November 1939 to March 1940, at the beginning of WW2. Can the Finns hold beyond the reasonable and receive the long awaited Allied intervention? Or will the Russian bear crush them and force them to lose their border lands?
Why similar: World War II 30.4% ★, Wargame 12.1%, Epic 10.8% ★, Historical 9.3%, Strategy 7.6%
- #6 Strategic Mind: Blitzkrieg
94% matchVery Positive85% of 511 reviews2020
Dev: Starni Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 12.7 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 23.5% ★, Wargame 20.9%, Alternate History 13.7%, Historical 12.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.9%
- #7 Army General
93% matchMixed56% of 66 reviews2017
Dev: Phobetor
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Army General is a turnbased strategy game that depicts the desert warfare in Northern Afrika and parts of the Mediterranean sea during World War II.
Why similar: World War II 47.2% ★, Strategy 23.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.3%, Turn-Based Combat 9.2%, Indie 1.2%
- #8 Panzer Corps 2
91% matchVery Positive85% of 4,186 reviews2020
Dev: Flashback GamesPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 59.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Panzer Corps 2 is the ultimate Second World War strategy game! Enjoy the time-proven gameplay formula which has been appreciated by millions of players over the years, brought to a whole new level of refinement up to the latest technical standards.
Why similar: World War II 30.5% ★, Wargame 19.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.7%, Historical 12.1%, Strategy 11.7%
- #9 Decisive Campaigns: Barbarossa
92% matchVery Positive88% of 250 reviews2016
Dev: VR DesignsPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Command a true operational structure. Can you balance and prioritize three different Theatres in order to achieve your objective?
Why similar: World War II 41% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 20.7%, Strategy 19.9%, Wargame 16%, Multiplayer 1.7%
- #10 Headquarters: World War II
91% matchMostly Positive77% of 684 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 22.1% ★, Wargame 19.7%, Historical 13.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.6%, PvP 9.9%
- #11 SGS Battle For: Shanghai
89% matchVery Positive86% of 91 reviews2024
Dev: Strategy Game StudioPub: Avalon Digital
Windows · Mac
Fight the ‘Stalingrad on the Yangze’, as was sometimes called the Battle for Shanghai in 1937. Play as the Chinese willing to reclaim the whole city or as the Imperial Japanese forces in their counter-attack.
Why similar: Wargame 29.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.8%, Historical 16%, Strategy 15.2%, World War II 7.9% ★
- #12 Graviteam Tactics: Tunisia 1943
90% matchVery Positive84% of 418 reviews2017
Dev: Graviteam
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Graviteam Tactics: Tunisia 1943 - tactical battalion level combat simulation. During the Tunisian Campaign in winter 1943 German Panzer battlegroups launch a counteroffensive against the Allied forces to drive them out of Eastern Dorsal.
Why similar: World War II 54.9% ★, Strategy 24.6%, Simulation 20.5%
- #13 Attack at Dawn: North Africa
89% matchVery Positive88% of 103 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 35.5% ★, Wargame 25.4%, Historical 18.7%, Strategy 9.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 6.8%
- #14 Strategic Mind: Fight for Freedom
88% matchVery Positive88% of 161 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 22.9% ★, Wargame 20.6%, Alternate History 13.9%, Historical 12.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.2%
- #15 Total Tank Generals
87% matchMostly Positive74% of 323 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 36.9% ★, Wargame 18.6%, Historical 16.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.8%, Strategy 7%
- #16 Axis & Allies 1942 Online
86% matchMostly Positive78% of 5,097 reviews2021
Dev: Beamdog
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 48.7 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Play the classic board game, Axis & Allies 1942 2nd Edition! Act as WWII powers in a turn-based strategy game that fits your screen and schedule— get notified on your turn and command armies at your own pace! Team up with friends, challenge the world’s top players, or go solo vs. A.I.
Why similar: World War II 27.2% ★, Wargame 26%, Historical 15%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.3%, Strategy 7.6%
- #17 Hex of Steel
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 898 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 27.3% ★, Wargame 22.4%, Historical 14.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.8%, Strategy 7.4%
- #18 Armoured Commander II
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 600 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 30.1% ★, Wargame 18.2%, Historical 17.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.6%, Strategy 7.3%
- #19 WarPlan
84% matchVery Positive82% of 230 reviews2020
Dev: Kraken Studios
Windows
WarPlan is an incredibly accurate World War II simulation engine. It is a balance of realism and playability incorporating the best from 50 years of World War II board wargaming. Play a recreated World War II in every detail, thanks to the engine flexibility and database
Why similar: World War II 26.8% ★, Wargame 23.5%, Historical 15%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.1%, Strategy 7.6%
- #20 Civil War II
84% matchMostly Positive78% of 352 reviews2014
Dev: AgeodPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
You take the part of the military and political leadership, trying to lead your nation to victory, in the midst of some of the toughest operations of the Civil War. You will build, organize and command your armies over one of the largest maps of the USA ever made for a Civil War game.
Why similar: Historical 25.5%, Strategy 20.7%, Wargame 20.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.7%, Simulation 13.2%
- #21 Steel Division 2
82% matchMostly Positive79% of 9,583 reviews2019
Dev: Eugen Systems
Windows
Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 52.3 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 33.6% ★, Wargame 19.1%, Historical 13.7%, Strategy 11.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.7%
- #22 Wars Across The World
83% matchVery Positive82% of 221 reviews2017
Dev: StrategiaePub: Avalon Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
WAW is a unique historical strategy turn-based game, in a boardgame spirit, which aims at simulating in one single system ALL kind of wars and conflicts throughout the world (and beyond) from Prehistoric times to nowadays, on the operational or strategic levels.
Why similar: Strategy 21.5%, Wargame 20.5%, Historical 19.1%, World War II 18.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 16%
- #23 Combat Mission Shock Force 2
81% matchVery Positive81% of 863 reviews2020
Dev: BattlefrontPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Median: 13.3 hrsMean: 69.1 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 25.1%, Alternate History 15.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.2%, Historical 14.1%, Strategy 9%
- #24 Frontline: Western Front
82% matchMostly Positive77% of 53 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 26.5% ★, Wargame 21.6%, Historical 14.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.3%, Strategy 12.2%
- #25 Cauldrons of War - Barbarossa
80% matchVery Positive90% of 185 reviews2020
Dev: Maestro CinetikPub: Gaming at Work
Windows · Mac · Linux
Cauldrons of War Barbarossa is the turn-based strategic wargame you will launch whenever you want your WW2 shot but don't have time for a monster strategy game.From June 1941 until the Battle of Moscow, play the USSR or the Axis forces in one of the largest and bloodiest operations in history.
Why similar: World War II 24.5% ★, Wargame 22.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.7%, Historical 12.6%, Strategy 6.2%
- #26 Armchair Commander
79% matchVery Positive89% of 110 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 21.7% ★, Wargame 21.4%, Alternate History 15.1%, Historical 14.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.3%
- #27 Battle of the Bulge
81% matchMostly Positive72% of 170 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 41.3% ★, Wargame 24.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.4%, Strategy 15.5%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #28 Strategic Command WWII: War in the Pacific
77% matchVery Positive88% of 121 reviews2024
Dev: Fury SoftwarePub: Matrix Games
Windows
Strategic Command WWII: War in the Pacific is a turn-based strategy game. It offers a comprehensive experience of the Pacific Theater, challenging you to achieve victory in one of history's greatest conflicts.
Why similar: Wargame 25.7%, World War II 21% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.6%, Historical 15.1%, Strategy 12.6%
- #29 Combat Mission: Final Blitzkrieg
78% matchMostly Positive78% of 76 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 25.4%, World War II 18% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 16.8%, Historical 15.6%, Strategy 9.8%
- #30 Unity of Command: Stalingrad Campaign
79% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,019 reviews2012
Dev: 2x2 Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 9.5 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 35% ★, Wargame 22.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.4%, Strategy 13.7%, Historical 10.4%
- #31 Strategic Command WWII: World at War
78% matchVery Positive84% of 614 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 46% ★, Strategy 30.9%, Wargame 23.1%
- #32 Cauldrons of War - Stalingrad
76% matchVery Positive90% of 141 reviews2021
Dev: Maestro CinetikPub: Gaming at Work
Windows · Mac
Cauldrons of War Stalingrad is the turn-based strategic wargame you will launch whenever you want your WW2 shot but don't have time for a monster strategy game.From May 1942 to November 1942 play the USSR or the Axis forces in some of the largest and bloodiest operations in history.
Why similar: World War II 31% ★, Wargame 24%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.9%, Historical 14%, Strategy 8.7%
- #33 Tank Operations: European Campaign
75% matchVery Positive82% of 93 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 34.2% ★, Strategy 20.7%, Wargame 19.6%, Historical 13.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.2%
- #34 Decisive Campaigns: The Blitzkrieg from Warsaw to Paris
77% matchVery Positive90% of 134 reviews2015
Dev: VR DesignsPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Decisive Campaigns: The Blitzkrieg from Warsaw to Paris is the first in an innovative series of operational World War II wargames that also include a strategic element. The Blitzkrieg from Warsaw to Paris simulates Germany’s military successes in Poland and France in 1939 and 1940 .
Why similar: World War II 33.4% ★, Wargame 22.7%, Strategy 17.6%, Simulation 14%, Turn-Based Strategy 9%
- #35 Graviteam Tactics: Mius-Front
75% matchVery Positive89% of 1,131 reviews2016
Dev: Graviteam
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 38.7% ★, Wargame 26%, Strategy 13.3%, Simulation 12.7%, Historical 8.7%
- #36 World War 2: Strategy Simulator
76% 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 28.5% ★, Wargame 24.7%, Historical 13.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 13%, Turn-Based Combat 7.4%
- #37 Gary Grigsby's War in the West
74% matchVery Positive85% of 179 reviews2017
Dev: 2by3 GamesPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Gary Grigsby’s War in the West is the most ambitious and detailed computer wargame on the Western Front of World War II ever made.
Why similar: World War II 35.2% ★, Wargame 23.3%, Simulation 22.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.9%, Strategy 7.7%
- #38 Strategic Mind: Spectre of Communism
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 226 reviews2020
Dev: Starni Games
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 20.4 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 24.4%, World War II 23.8% ★, Alternate History 12.7%, Historical 11.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.2%
- #39 The Troop
71% matchVery Positive83% of 828 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 34.7% ★, Wargame 21%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.1%, Historical 12.8%, Turn-Based Combat 9.8%
- #40 Supreme Ruler Ultimate
74% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,252 reviews2014
Dev: BattleGoat Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.3 hrsMean: 51.1 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 27.6%, World War II 25.8% ★, Alternate History 14.1%, Historical 10.9%, Strategy 7.7%
- #41 Atlantic Fleet
72% matchVery Positive86% of 1,571 reviews2016
Dev: Killerfish Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Turn based tactical and strategic naval combat. Atlantic Fleet puts you in command of the Allies or Kriegsmarine (German Navy) in the longest military campaign of WWII, The Battle of the Atlantic.Take command of surface ships, submarines as well as carrier and land based aircraft in the deadly struggle for control of Atlantic shipping...
Why similar: World War II 56.8% ★, Strategy 17.5%, Simulation 14.6%, Historical 10%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #42 Combat Mission Fortress Italy
71% matchVery Positive86% of 104 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 24.6%, World War II 19.3% ★, Strategy 10.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.3%, Historical 9.7%
- #43 Strategy & Tactics: Wargame Collection
73% matchMixed69% of 291 reviews2016
Dev: HeroLabs
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Strategy & Tactics: Wargame Collection is a set of three historical turn-based strategies, in which you are going to take command of the armies in the greatest Medieval wars as well as take control of countries and nations during World War II.
Why similar: World War II 29.6% ★, Strategy 25.9%, Historical 19%, Alternate History 14.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.3%
- #44 Panzer Tactics HD
73% matchMostly Positive73% of 244 reviews2014
Dev: SproingPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 24.4 hrs≥1hr: 52%
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 40% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17.8%, Strategy 16%, Wargame 14.9%, Simulation 11.3%
- #45 SGS Taipings
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 230 reviews2023
Dev: Strategy Game StudioPub: Avalon Digital
Windows · Mac
The game recreates the Taïping Rebellion (1851-64), the deadliest Chinese civil war, costing the lives of millions. Play the Taïping rebels and their allies, fighting to create their own state, or be the Qing Emperor and crush the revolt and its foreign devils allies before it topples your dynasty.
Why similar: Wargame 43.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 22.3%, Historical 16.9%, Strategy 11.3%, 2D 3.1%
- #46 Napoleon's Eagles: Game of the Napoleonic Wars
69% matchMostly Positive76% of 154 reviews2023
Dev: Avalon Digital
Windows · Mac
Napoleon's Eagles is the classic board game War & Peace for computer. Be Napoleon – or stand against him – in a series of short scenarios that cover the epic battles of the age, or in a multiplayer-only grand campaign that may – or may not – end on the field of Waterloo.
Why similar: Wargame 34.4%, Historical 19.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.3%, Strategy 14.3%, PvP 4.8%
- #47 Strategic Mind: Spirit of Liberty
69% matchVery Positive84% of 82 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 24.8% ★, Wargame 22.5%, Alternate History 14.8%, Historical 13.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.2%
- #48 Sudden Strike 5
66% matchMostly Positive75% of 771 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 39.7% ★, Wargame 26%, Historical 18.5%, Strategy 11.9%, PvP 3.1%
- #49 Close Combat - Panthers in the Fog
71% matchMostly Positive72% of 205 reviews2015
Dev: Matrix Games
Windows
Close Combat: Panthers in the Fog details the desperate German counter-attack at Mortain, the last chance of the Wehrmacht to stave off defeat in Normandy. Can you match the tenacity of the American defenders of Hill 314? Or can you succeed where the Panzers failed, driving through to the sea and changing history?
Why similar: World War II 33.7% ★, Wargame 20.9%, Strategy 18.4%, Simulation 14.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.5%
- #50 Making History: The Second World War
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 290 reviews2018
Dev: Factus Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Choose a nation and prepare for the greatest conflict in human history, World War II. Build your military and industrial power, form alliances and race to achieve the advanced technologies that will bring total victory in this global-wide turn-based Grand Strategy struggle.
Why similar: World War II 29.2% ★, Historical 15.7%, Wargame 15.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.9%, Alternate History 10.7%
- #51 Panzer Corps Gold
69% matchVery Positive92% of 2,733 reviews2014
Dev: Flashback GamesPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 56.7 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 38% ★, Wargame 20.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.5%, Strategy 11.9%, Historical 9.2%
- #52 World War 2: Time of Wrath
72% matchMixed53% of 110 reviews2014
Dev: Wastelands InteractivePub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Time of Wrath gives a fine piece of wargaming for every fan of WW2 era. This strategy allows players to take control over any country during World War 2 era in Europe and North Africa theater.
Why similar: World War II 70.9% ★, Strategy 25.6%, Indie 3.6%
- #53 Making History II: The War of the World
70% matchMostly Positive80% of 399 reviews2010
Dev: Muzzy Lane SoftwarePub: Factus Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
What if Germany won the Battle of Britain? What if Moscow fell in 1942?You’re in charge. Anything can happen and history will never repeat itself in this classic WWII grand strategy game MAKING HISTORY II: The War of the World. Are you ready to battle for global dominance?
Why similar: World War II 46% ★, Strategy 18.9%, Historical 16.5%, Simulation 12.5%, Multiplayer 3.6%
- #54 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 29.8%, World War II 18.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 16%, Historical 13.4%, Strategy 11.2%
- #55 SGS NATO's Nightmare
66% matchMostly Positive71% of 119 reviews2023
Dev: Strategy Game StudioPub: Avalon Digital
Windows · Mac
What if the Warsaw Pact had attacked NATO in the mid-1980s. Or the other way around? Study this titanic conflict, within its most emblematic theater, Germany and Central Europe. Will you be able to achieve your goals without escalating into an uncontrollable nuclear conflict?
Why similar: Wargame 35.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.2%, Alternate History 14.2%, Historical 10.3%, Strategy 9%
- #56 Ultimate General: Gettysburg
67% matchVery Positive80% of 2,709 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: Historical 33.2%, Wargame 31.8%, Strategy 20.1%, Simulation 10.1%, Multiplayer 2.6%
- #57 Revolution Under Siege Gold
68% matchMostly Positive71% of 171 reviews2015
Dev: Sep RedsPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Make the Reds side triumph to save the Soviet Proletarian revolution, or, on the other side, lead the Whites side to victory in order to place the old regime back in power and protect the countries of Europe from the perils of the revolution. This is the biggest civil war game you will ever play!
Why similar: Wargame 29.7%, Strategy 20.8%, Historical 18%, Simulation 13.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.1%
- #58 Strategic Mind: The Pacific
67% matchMostly Positive75% of 623 reviews2019
Dev: Starni Games
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Strategic Mind: The Pacific is a turn-based strategy set in the WW2 period depicting the war between the USA and the Empire of Japan waged in the Pacific Ocean with mindblowing historical accuracy and attention to detail. Two Sides. Two Commanders. Two Destinies.
Why similar: World War II 24.9% ★, Wargame 21.2%, Alternate History 14%, Historical 13.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.4%
- #59 Unity of Command II
66% matchMostly Positive80% of 2,200 reviews2019
Dev: 2x2 Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 18.6 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 32.1% ★, Wargame 18.3%, Strategy 10.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.2%, Historical 8.6%
- #60 The Great War: Western Front™
65% matchMixed66% of 3,283 reviews2023
Dev: PetroglyphPub: Frontier Foundry
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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: Historical 24.1%, Wargame 23.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 21.8%, Strategy 19.8%, Multiplayer 5%