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Games Like SGS Operation Downfall

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Strategy, Turn-Based Strategy, Historical, Wargame.

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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.

Reviews: Mostly Positive — 78% — of 18 reviews
Released: 2022-08-09
Developer: Strategy Game Studio
Publisher: Avalon Digital
Genres: Simulation, Strategy
Platforms: Windows, Mac

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    Windows

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  2. #2 SGS Afrika Korps
    96% matchVery Positive82% of 87 reviews2020
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    Why similar: World War II 16.8%, Historical 16.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.6%, Wargame 13.9%, Strategy 11%

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    96% matchVery Positive89% of 132 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 21.7%, Grand Strategy 16.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.5%, Historical 14.1%, Wargame 13%

  4. #4 Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun
    95% matchMostly Positive77% of 197 reviews2016
    Dev: Byzantine GamesPub: Slitherine Ltd.
    Windows

    Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun is a turn-based tactical and strategic game set during the Sengoku era; primarily focusing on the Japanese Warring States period and Japanese Invasion of Korea.

    Why similar: Military 26.6%, Historical 21.3%, Strategy 19.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.4%, Grand Strategy 15%

  5. #5 Cauldrons of War - Barbarossa
    94% matchVery Positive91% of 179 reviews2020
    Dev: Maestro CinetikPub: Gaming at Work
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    Windows

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    Windows

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    91% 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.

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  9. #9 Civil War II
    92% matchMostly Positive78% of 345 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.

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    Windows

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    90% matchVery Positive85% of 233 reviews2022
    Dev: Fury SoftwarePub: Matrix Games
    Windows

    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.

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    89% matchMostly Positive80% of 2,102 reviews2019
    Dev: 2x2 Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
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    Windows

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    Windows

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    Windows

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    Windows · Mac

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    Windows

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    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    Windows

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    Windows

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    75% matchVery Positive88% of 113 reviews2024
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    Windows

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    Windows

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    Windows
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    72% matchVery Positive86% of 86 reviews2024
    Dev: Strategy Game StudioPub: Avalon Digital
    Windows · Mac

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    73% matchVery Positive88% of 156 reviews2021
    Dev: Starni Games
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    Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%

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    71% matchMostly Positive78% of 255 reviews2023
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    Windows

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    73% matchMostly Positive78% of 153 reviews2016
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    70% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,756 reviews2023
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    70% matchPositive87% of 23 reviews2023
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    Windows · Mac

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    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 25.5%, Historical 16.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 15%, Military 12.6%, War 10.2%

  58. #58 Afghanistan '11
    68% matchMostly Positive74% of 401 reviews2017
    Dev: Every Single SoldierPub: Slitherine Ltd.
    Windows
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 13.9 hrs≥1hr: 67%

    Afghanistan '11 is the sequel to the highly praised and innovative Vietnam '65. It enhances and builds on it: Afghanistan '11 changes the paradigm of wargaming and manages to bring Counter-Insurgency and guerrilla warfare to your screen, properly represented thanks to a revolutionary gameplay formula!

    Why similar: Military 30.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 27.7%, Strategy 26.3%, War 15.3%

  59. #59 Combat Mission Cold War
    67% matchMixed67% of 229 reviews2021
    Dev: BattlefrontPub: Matrix Games
    Windows

    CM Cold War is set in the tipping-point years of a conflict that gripped the world for 45 years. Between 1979-1982, both the NATO and Soviet Warsaw Pact militaries began the shift away from industrialized warfare of the early 20th century and towards the modern digital battlefield of today.

    Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 23.2%, Military 19.7%, Wargame 18.2%, Strategy 14.1%, War 10.6%

  60. #60 Strategic Mind: Blitzkrieg
    66% matchVery Positive85% of 505 reviews2020
    Dev: Starni Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    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 16.5%, Military 15.1%, Historical 13.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.1%, Wargame 11.4%

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