
The Second World War began with the invasion of Poland by German forces on 1 September 1939. It is represented in this strategy game, a fully-fledged turn-based wargame.
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The Second World War began with the invasion of Poland by German forces on 1 September 1939. It is represented in this strategy game, a fully-fledged turn-based wargame.

WarPlan
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

Strategic Command: American Civil War
For the first time in the series’ history, Strategic Command will be taking you to the 19th century battlefields of the American Civil War. You will control the armies, research, production and diplomatic policy of either the Union or the Confederacy during a time of innovation and dramatic battles.
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: Wargame 25.1%, World War II 18.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.9%, Historical 12%, Military 11.4%
For the first time in the series’ history, Strategic Command will be taking you to the 19th century battlefields of the American Civil War. You will control the armies, research, production and diplomatic policy of either the Union or the Confederacy during a time of innovation and dramatic battles.
Why similar: Wargame 36.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 22.6%, Historical 19%, Strategy 18.2%, Multiplayer 2.7%
The game recreates the campaigns and battles of Erwin ‘Desert Fox’ Rommel’s legendary Afrika Korps, in Libya between 1941 and 1942. Play the Axis forces to conquer the most valuable prize of all: the Suez Canal. Or command the 8th Army soldiers, the famous Desert Rats, to repel the invaders.
Why similar: Wargame 29.4%, World War II 17.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.9%, Historical 13.6%, Strategy 10.3%
January 1944. The German Army had their last toehold on the Dneiper River. The Soviet player must coordinate the offensives of his Fronts to encircle the Germans quickly, before the Germans powerful reinforcements arrive.
Why similar: Wargame 27.2%, World War II 18% ★, Tanks 14.3% ★, Strategy 11.4%, Historical 10.6%
WarPlan Pacific is an operational level wargame which covers all the nations at war in the Pacific theatre from December 1941 to 1945 on a massive game scale.
Why similar: Wargame 23.4%, World War II 22.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17.6%, Strategy 11.4%, Historical 11.2%
Decisive Campaigns: Ardennes Offensive is the fourth wargame in the Decisive Campaign series. Covering the battles in the Ardennes between December 1944 and January 1945, it brings to life Operational wargaming by lowering the scale to just above tactical level.
Why similar: Wargame 29.9%, World War II 17.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 16%, Strategy 13%, Historical 12.5%
A fan of WW2 strategy war games? Like to think about your next move rather than having quick reaction times? Battle Series Eastern Front - Kursk - Battle at Prochorovka is the game for you. Battle Series Eastern Front - Kursk - Battle at Prochorovka, covers one of largest single tank battle in the history of warfare.
Why similar: Strategy 21%, Wargame 19.3%, World War II 18.7% ★, Tanks 12.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 11.5%
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 27%, World War II 23.1% ★, Strategy 15.9%, Tanks 15.4% ★, Historical 7.3%
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: Wargame 21.2%, World War II 16.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 11.9%, Tanks 11.6% ★, Military 10.5%
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 26.4%, World War II 25.4% ★, Tanks 14.7% ★, Strategy 12.4%, Military 7.4%
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 26.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.8%, Tanks 12.9% ★, Historical 11.2%, Military 11.1%
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 18.4% ★, Tanks 18.3% ★, Wargame 17.1%, Historical 12.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.9%
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 19.3% ★, Wargame 17.1%, Strategy 16.6%, Tanks 11.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 9.7%
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 31.6%, World War II 16.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 16.3%, Strategy 13.3%, Historical 8.3%
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: Wargame 19.2%, World War II 13.9% ★, Tanks 13.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 10.3%, PvP 10.1%
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 24.3%, Tanks 15.7% ★, World War II 15.4% ★, Military 11.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.2%
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: Wargame 23.8%, World War II 20.2% ★, Tanks 14.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.6%, Historical 11%
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: Wargame 22.1%, World War II 15.8% ★, Tanks 15.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 11%, Military 10.6%
Command Ops 2 is a wargame engine that lets you assess, plan, order and react at the operational level just like a real Corps, Division and Brigade commander. What sets Command Ops 2 apart from the competition is the most advanced and realistic model of command decision-making.
Why similar: Wargame 34.5%, World War II 30.2% ★, Strategy 15.6%, Military 10.3%, War 7.6%
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 32.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.8%, World War II 13.2% ★, Strategy 11.1%, Historical 10.8%
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 21.7% ★, Wargame 21.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.8%, Strategy 11.8%, Military 11.1%
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 25.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.4%, World War II 13.7% ★, Strategy 11.7%, Historical 11.3%
A turn-based strategy game like no other has landed on Steam. Approachable, absorbing and visually impressive yet detailed, Battle Academy aims to revolutionise the strategy games market with a blend of intuitive design and compelling gameplay.
Why similar: Wargame 32.9%, World War II 28.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 20.7%, Strategy 16%, Multiplayer 1.5%
The largest amphibious operation of WW2, and a two-month campaign in the hell of the Norman bocage. Will you manage to make the decisive breakthrough before the Germans recover? Or will you succeed, as Rommel wanted, in crushing the Allied landing as close to the beaches as possible?
Why similar: Wargame 30.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.5%, Strategy 13.9%, Historical 12.4%, War 8.2%
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 34.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.1%, Military 13.7%, Strategy 10.8%, War 8.7%
The ultimate wargame set in the age of Pike and Shot is back. You are now in full charge of your nation’s armies, throughout a long campaign in the struggle for dominance.
Why similar: Wargame 38.4%, Historical 21%, Strategy 20.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 17%, Multiplayer 2.4%
Relive the Battle of Hong Kong (8–26 December 1941), one of the first battles of the Pacific War in World War II.
Why similar: Wargame 26.7%, World War II 22.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.1%, Historical 12.8%, Military 11%
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 21.5% ★, Wargame 20.1%, Tanks 16.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.4%, Historical 9.2%
Close Combat: Gateway to Caen is a great release in the critically-acclaimed Close Combat series. Gateway to Caen focuses on the largest, concentrated British offensive since the Normandy landings in an attempt to penetrate the German lines west of Caen and cross the Odon River to get the stalled advance moving again.
Why similar: World War II 33.9% ★, Wargame 29.7%, Strategy 17.3%, Historical 11.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 4.8%
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 30.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.9%, Historical 13.1%, Strategy 11.8%, War 9.7%
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 23.5%, World War II 17% ★, Military 12.4%, Historical 12.3%, Tanks 12.2% ★
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: Wargame 31.3%, World War II 22.4% ★, Military 13.9%, War 11.8%, PvP 10.3%
Command a true operational structure. Can you balance and prioritize three different Theatres in order to achieve your objective?
Why similar: World War II 32.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 23.4%, Strategy 22.6%, Wargame 19.8%, Multiplayer 0.9%
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 26.7% ★, Wargame 23.4%, Strategy 12.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.1%, Military 8.7%
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: Wargame 22%, World War II 15.8% ★, Tanks 15.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 10.9%, Military 10.7%
It is 1965 and the US ground war in Vietnam is in full swing. As a US Army commander, wage a counter-insurgency (COIN) war to secure the Ia Drang valley, on the border with Cambodia.
Why similar: Wargame 25.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 24%, Historical 21.6%, Strategy 21.2%, War 6.2%
Operation Sealion is Germany's code name for the planned invasion of Britain in 1940. It could have happened after a victory of the Luftwaffe in the Battle of Britain. Find out in this game how in could have unfolded.
Why similar: Wargame 31.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.2%, Strategy 14%, Historical 9.2%, Military 7.9%
War on an Epic scale from Moscow to Berlin – this is War in the East!
Why similar: Wargame 35.8%, World War II 25.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.8%, Strategy 14.3%, Historical 5.7%
A tactical scale strategy game that invites the players to take command of the URSS forces in an epic struggle for the control of Russia during World War Two.
Why similar: Wargame 20.6%, World War II 18.7% ★, Strategy 18.4%, Historical 10.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.7%
SGS Afrika Korps: Tunisia is a complete standalone game that covers the famous Tunisian campaign of November 1942 to June 1943. Hold Tunisia as the Axis, or expel your enemy from Africa and set the stage for the Allies invasion of Sicily.
Why similar: Wargame 26.5%, World War II 19.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 11.9%, Historical 10.4%, Military 9.3%
The complete American Revolutionary War from July 1775 to April 1783, with all units, weapons and events included on a two week turn base. The most complete strategy game made on this conflict. Fight for your ideals, and take command of America!
Why similar: Wargame 33.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.9%, Strategy 14.5%, Historical 12%, Military 7.4%
WEGO World War II: Overlord is an operational-level, ground-centric WEGOWW2 game system. This hex-based wargame recreates the Allied invasion of Western Europe. Includes 14 historical scenarios, from the landing at Omaha beach to a huge 135-turn campaign that covers the entire Normandy campaign.
Why similar: Wargame 30.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 19%, Strategy 16%, World War II 14.9% ★, War 8%
SGS' Battle for: Gettysburg recreates the 3 days of the most iconic and deadliest battle of the American Civil War. July 1 to 3, 1863, in Pennsylvania, the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, under Robert E. Lee, attempted to outflank and destroy the Army of the Potomac, led by General Meade.
Why similar: Wargame 39.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 20.1%, Historical 14.1%, Strategy 14.1%, War 5.2%
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 35%, Turn-Based Strategy 20%, Military 13.8%, Strategy 12%, War 9%
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: Wargame 27.1%, World War II 19.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.3%, Historical 11.5%, War 9.2%
A standalone epic rendering of the 1945 bloody fighting on Okinawa, the last great battle of the Pacific War. The game is part of the Pacific D-Day collection. Both sides are playable, each with their own challenge.
Why similar: Wargame 26.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.2%, World War II 13.5% ★, Strategy 11.9%, Historical 10.5%
Project Manhattan failed! Operation Downfall, the Allied plan for the invasion of the Japanese home islands is set in motion. Start with Operation Olympic to capture Kyushu, and move on with Coronet, the landing near Tokyo. Force Japan surrender with the largest amphibious operation in history.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 16.4%, Wargame 16.3%, Historical 14.2%, World War II 12.9% ★, Military 12.1%
The terrible "rat fights" (Rattenkrieg) fought out in the urban area of Stalingrad end of 1942, on a battalion scale and two days per turn scales. Relive one of the fiercest and deadliest battles in history, a ‘Hell in a Small Place’.
Why similar: Wargame 31%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.9%, World War II 13.6% ★, Historical 12%, Strategy 11.2%
Second Front is a tactical WWII turn-based strategy game. Craft & share your own scenarios and maps or use your strategic prowess in 48 scenarios set in iconic locations. Command over 40 types of infantry and 216 tanks, vehicles and guns. An infinite tactical sandbox experience.
Why similar: Wargame 23.6%, World War II 20.9% ★, Tanks 15% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.6%, War 8.7%
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: Wargame 20.2%, World War II 16.1% ★, Tanks 13.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 10.5%, Strategy 10.5%
Firefight is a World War II real-time simulation game similar in style to the old Close Combat series but brought up to date with better AI, individual soldier modelling, a faster frame rate to give more intense and realistic combat and an easy to use command interface.
Why similar: Wargame 27.7%, World War II 21.7% ★, Historical 10.5%, Military 9.7%, War 9.6%
Fight the whole Italian campaign of World War II, from Husky landings of July 1943 till the final capitulation of 1945. Struggle your way up the boot as the Allies, or defend every inch of the peninsula as the Axis.
Why similar: Wargame 30.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.4%, Strategy 14%, Historical 11.7%, Military 7%
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: Wargame 30.5%, World War II 29.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13%, War 12.9%, Strategy 9.3%
With Battle for Madrid, relive the Nationalists most determined attempt to take the Republican capital of spain from November 1936 to February 1937.
Why similar: Wargame 29.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.8%, Strategy 13.1%, World War II 10.9% ★, Historical 10.6%
Sequel to its successful predecessor, Battle Academy 2 moves the action east – to the bloodied plains of Mother Russia. When a gritty new look, great new features, and random mission generation meet battle-proven gameplay you can be sure of a turn-based strategy classic!
Why similar: World War II 31.6% ★, Strategy 25.5%, Wargame 23.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.9%, Multiplayer 1.8%
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: Wargame 31.3%, World War II 26.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17.8%, Historical 13.6%, Strategy 10.5%
Small Wars: Mohicans offers you a quick and fun to play experience of the French & Indian War (1754-1760) in the vast wilderness of 18th century North America. Play the French and their Indigenous Allies or Britain troops and colonials and gain control of the new world.
Why similar: Wargame 34.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.8%, Strategy 11.3%, PvP 11.2%, Historical 9.4%
One game, five great battles where the US Marines gained even more glory, at the price of terrible losses. Relive bloody assaults on Saipan, Tinian, Tarawa, Iwo Jima and Peleliu in this recreation of epic land battles of the Pacific War. Both sides are playable, each with their own challenge
Why similar: Wargame 26.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 15%, Strategy 15%, Historical 14.6%, World War II 11.5% ★
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 30.5% ★, Wargame 29.2%, Strategy 23.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.9%, Simulation 3%