- #1 SGS Afrika Korps
97% matchVery Positive82% of 87 reviews2020
Dev: Strategy Game StudioPub: Avalon Digital
Windows · Mac
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 22.8%, World War II 16.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.9%, Strategy 12.1%, Historical 11.2%
- #2 WarPlan
96% matchVery Positive81% of 220 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: Wargame 20.4%, World War II 17.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.3%, War 11.5%, Military 10.8%
- #3 Pacific General
96% matchMostly Positive77% of 48 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 25.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.9%, Strategy 13.4%, World War II 12.3% ★, Historical 9.4%
- #4 Cauldrons of War - Stalingrad
95% 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: Wargame 25.6%, World War II 25.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 18.7%, Strategy 12.9%, Historical 11.6%
- #5 Cauldrons of War - Barbarossa
94% matchVery Positive91% of 179 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: Wargame 22.2%, World War II 18.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15%, War 13%, Historical 10%
- #6 SGS Operation Downfall
94% matchMostly Positive78% of 18 reviews2022
Dev: Strategy Game StudioPub: Avalon Digital
Windows · Mac
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%, Strategy 13.2%, Wargame 12.3%, World War II 11.6% ★, Historical 11.4%
- #7 Panzer Corps 2
92% 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: World War II 19.9% ★, Wargame 16.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 15%, Strategy 14%, Military 10.2%
- #8 Kursk - Battle at Prochorovka
93% matchMixed45% of 22 reviews2017
Dev: YobowargamesPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
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 27.1%, World War II 19% ★, Wargame 16.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.7%, War 10.2%
- #9 Warplan Pacific
91% matchVery Positive88% of 94 reviews2022
Dev: Kraken StudiosPub: Matrix Games
Windows
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: World War II 22.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 19.7%, Wargame 19.6%, Strategy 16.3%, Historical 9.5%
- #10 Battle For Korsun
91% matchMostly Negative28% of 18 reviews2018
Dev: YobowargamesPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
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 24.8%, World War II 19.4% ★, Strategy 15.6%, War 12.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.6%
- #11 Strategic Command: American Civil War
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.
Why similar: Wargame 31.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 24.7%, Strategy 23.2%, Historical 17.1%, Multiplayer 3.3%
- #12 Strategic Mind: Spectre of Communism
89% matchMostly Positive79% of 223 reviews2020
Dev: Starni Games
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 19.4 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 20.8%, World War II 15.7% ★, War 12.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.3%, Military 11.2%
- #13 Combat Mission Shock Force 2
89% 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 22.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.2%, Strategy 11.3%, Military 11%, Alternate History 10.7%
- #14 Decisive Campaigns: Ardennes Offensive
87% matchVery Positive92% of 125 reviews2022
Dev: VR DesignsPub: Matrix Games
Windows
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 24.7%, World War II 17.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17.1%, Strategy 16.2%, Historical 11%
- #15 Frontline: The Great Patriotic War
88% matchPositive85% of 34 reviews2019
Dev: Frontline: Games Series
Windows
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: Strategy 21.5%, World War II 17.2% ★, Wargame 16%, War 10.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.7%
- #16 Decisive Campaigns: Barbarossa
86% matchVery Positive88% of 240 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 31.2% ★, Strategy 27.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 24.2%, Wargame 15.9%, Multiplayer 1%
- #17 Tank Operations: European Campaign
85% 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: Strategy 22.6%, World War II 20.7% ★, Wargame 15.5%, War 11.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.4%
- #18 Battle Academy
86% matchVery Positive85% of 362 reviews2014
Dev: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 40%
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: World War II 28.4% ★, Wargame 27.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 22.1%, Strategy 20%, Multiplayer 1.7%
- #19 Pike and Shot : Campaigns
84% matchMostly Positive76% of 384 reviews2015
Dev: Byzantine GamesPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 67%
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 32.8%, Strategy 25.8%, Historical 19%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.6%, Multiplayer 3%
- #20 Strategic Mind: Fight for Freedom
83% matchVery Positive88% of 156 reviews2021
Dev: Starni Games
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.7 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: Wargame 18.2%, World War II 15.5% ★, War 11.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.7%, Military 10.3%
- #21 Gary Grigsby's War in the West
84% matchVery Positive86% of 175 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 26.9% ★, Wargame 24.5%, War 15.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.3%, Strategy 10.5%
- #22 Gary Grigsby's War in the East
82% matchVery Positive90% of 579 reviews2015
Dev: 2by3 GamesPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 49.5 hrs≥1hr: 60%
War on an Epic scale from Moscow to Berlin – this is War in the East!
Why similar: Wargame 29.6%, World War II 25.3% ★, Strategy 18.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.7%, Historical 5.1%
- #23 SGS Glory Recalled
81% matchPositive91% of 23 reviews2022
Dev: The Strategy Game StudioPub: Avalon Digital
Windows · Mac
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 22.1%, World War II 22% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 16.1%, Historical 11.3%, Military 10.6%
- #24 Close Combat - Gateway to Caen
82% matchMostly Positive70% of 487 reviews2014
Dev: Matrix Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 67%
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 33.2% ★, Wargame 24.5%, Strategy 21.3%, Historical 9.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 5.5%
- #25 Graviteam Tactics: Operation Star
81% 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 26.8% ★, Wargame 26.4%, Strategy 23.3%, Historical 7.6%, Military 7.3%
- #26 Command Ops 2 Core Game
80% matchVery Positive83% of 413 reviews2017
Dev: Panther Games
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 15.6 hrs≥1hr: 50%
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: World War II 29.5% ★, Wargame 27.8%, Strategy 18.8%, War 10.3%, Military 9.5%
- #27 Decisive Campaigns: The Blitzkrieg from Warsaw to Paris
79% matchVery Positive90% of 130 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 28.1% ★, Strategy 26.6%, Wargame 24.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.6%, Simulation 6.7%
- #28 SGS Sealion
77% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Strategy Game SudioPub: Avalon Digital
Windows · Mac
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 23.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.8%, Strategy 17%, War 11.6%, Historical 9%
- #29 Strategic Mind: Spirit of Liberty
78% matchVery Positive85% of 80 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: Wargame 19.4%, World War II 16.4% ★, War 12.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.4%, Military 10.8%
- #30 Valor & Victory
79% matchMostly Positive71% of 190 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 21.9% ★, Wargame 21.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.8%, War 11.9%, Historical 10.7%
- #31 Graviteam Tactics: Mius-Front
78% 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: World War II 29.5% ★, Wargame 24.2%, Strategy 17.6%, Military 8.4%, War 8.2%
- #32 SGS Fall Weiss
76% matchPositive87% of 23 reviews2023
Dev: Strategy Game StudioPub: Avalon Digital
Windows · Mac
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.
Why similar: Wargame 28.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.6%, Strategy 14.4%, World War II 11% ★, Historical 9.5%
- #33 SGS Battle For: Hue
75% matchMixed70% of 19 reviews2024
Dev: Strategy Game StudioPub: Avalon Digital
Windows · Mac
The battle of Hué is an epic fight during the audacious 1968 Tết offensive launched by the Communists during the Vietnam War. Relive one of the longest, bloodiest battles the Americans would fight against VC in that emblematic conflict.
Why similar: Wargame 28.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 21.2%, Strategy 21%, War 13.2%, Historical 10.2%
- #34 Armoured Commander II
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 581 reviews2021
Dev: Gregory Adam Scott
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 30.1 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 21.1% ★, Wargame 16.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.6%, Historical 12.7%, Military 10.6%
- #35 Revolution Under Siege Gold
77% matchMostly Positive71% of 167 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 30.6%, Strategy 29.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.9%, Historical 14.7%, Simulation 6.3%
- #36 SGS Battle For: Dien Bien Phu
74% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2025
Dev: Strategy Game StudioPub: Avalon Digital
Windows · Mac
The emblematic siege battle of Dien Bien Phu that ended French rule over Indochina in 1954. Fight for the defense of the fortified camp or try to storm it, in order to reach the upcoming Geneva Peace Conference in a position of force.
Why similar: Wargame 28.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 21.4%, Strategy 20.8%, War 13.1%, Historical 10.5%
- #37 Civil War II
76% 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.
Why similar: Strategy 29.6%, Wargame 20.9%, Historical 20.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 20.3%, Simulation 6%
- #38 Napoleon's Eagles: Game of the Napoleonic Wars
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 144 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 26.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.7%, Strategy 15.4%, War 14.4%, Historical 11.8%
- #39 Close Combat - Panthers in the Fog
75% matchMostly Positive72% of 200 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 28.7% ★, Strategy 27.8%, Wargame 22%, Turn-Based Strategy 12%, Simulation 6.9%
- #40 SGS Okinawa
73% matchPositive87% of 15 reviews2022
Dev: Strategy Game StudioPub: Avalon Digital
Windows · Mac
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 21.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.3%, Strategy 16.1%, War 12.3%, World War II 11.5% ★
- #41 SGS Battle For: Madrid
73% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2023
Dev: Strategy Game StudioPub: Avalon Digital
Windows · Mac
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 23.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.5%, Strategy 17%, War 10.3%, Historical 8%
- #42 Strategic Command WWII: War in the Pacific
70% matchVery Positive88% of 113 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 22.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 16%, Strategy 15.2%, World War II 14% ★, Historical 10.4%
- #43 SGS We The People
71% matchMostly Positive74% of 39 reviews2023
Dev: Strategy Game StudioPub: Avalon Digital
Windows · Mac
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 26.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.7%, Strategy 19%, War 11.8%, Historical 9.2%
- #44 WEGO World War II: Overlord
69% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Brian KellyPub: Matrix Games
Windows
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 26.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 20.9%, Strategy 20.7%, World War II 14.7% ★, War 12%
- #45 Battle Academy 2: Eastern Front
71% matchVery Positive92% of 239 reviews2014
Dev: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 94%
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% ★, Strategy 30.8%, Wargame 18.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.3%, Multiplayer 2%
- #46 Hex of Steel
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 801 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: Wargame 22.3%, World War II 21% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 16.2%, Military 12.8%, Historical 11.3%
- #47 Battle of the Bulge
72% matchMostly Positive72% of 166 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 26.5% ★, Wargame 20.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.1%, Strategy 17.9%, War 17%
- #48 WEGO World War II: Stalingrad
68% matchPositive91% of 23 reviews2025
Dev: Brian KellyPub: Matrix Games
Windows
WEGO World War II: Stalingrad is a hex-based wargame depicting the German offensive to seize Stalingrad in 1942. With historical scenarios and dynamic campaigns, players command forces in one of WWII’s most pivotal battles.
Why similar: Wargame 30.2%, Strategy 23.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 22.9%, War 17.1%, 2D 4.1%
- #49 The Operational Art of War IV
71% matchVery Positive81% of 363 reviews2018
Dev: TrickeySoft LLCPub: Matrix Games
Windows
The Operational Art of War IV is the new generation of operational wargames. With more flexibility than before and with a new array of exciting features, it will make you relive the most iconic battles from the dawn of the 20th Century to modern day, including the ones that never occurred!
Why similar: Wargame 34.1%, Strategy 30.6%, World War II 21.2% ★, War 7.9%, Simulation 6.1%
- #50 Classified: France '44
69% matchMostly Positive73% of 931 reviews2024
Dev: Absolutely GamesPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 22.8 hrs≥1hr: 70%
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 21.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.7%, War 12.7%, Historical 12%, Military 10.7%
- #51 Gary Grigsby's War in the East 2
69% 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 24.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 16%, World War II 15.5% ★, Strategy 15.3%, War 9.3%
- #52 Close Combat: Last Stand Arnhem
70% matchVery Positive82% of 141 reviews2018
Dev: Black Hand StudioPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Close Combat – Last Stand Arnhem is part of Close Combat series. Its design is based on the critically acclaimed Close Combat – A Bridge Too Far, originally developed by Atomic Games, as well as the more recent Close Combat: The Longest Day.
Why similar: Strategy 29.2%, World War II 20.5% ★, Wargame 19.5%, War 13.2%, Military 9.2%
- #53 SGS Avalanche
67% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Strategy Game StudioPub: Avalon Digital
Windows · Mac
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 25.9%, Strategy 19.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.1%, War 12.1%, Historical 9.4%
- #54 No Retreat! The Russian Front
65% matchVery Positive82% of 64 reviews2025
Dev: Cyril JarnotPub: Avalon Digital
Windows · Mac
This game is a Strategic game on the Eastern Front of World War II.It is a digital port from the famous and eponym boardgame, No Retreat!, designed by Carl Paradis.
Why similar: Wargame 24.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.7%, Strategy 17.7%, War 14.1%, Historical 10.5%
- #55 Germany at War - Soviet Dawn
68% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2021
Dev: Phobetor
Windows
Germany At War: Soviet Dawn is a turn-based operational wargame, with a strong historical focus. You command either the German forces through a branching historical campaign covering the entire 1941 campaign as well as part of the 1942 one or the Soviets from 1941 to the revenge of 1944/45.
Why similar: Wargame 23.2%, World War II 17.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 16.6%, Strategy 16.3%, Historical 7.7%
- #56 Wargame Construction Set
66% match9 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2023
Dev: Strategic SimulationsPub: SNEG
Windows
Ever dreamed of crafting your own wargames, from maps to soldiers? Design simple or complex battles, from man-to-man combat to large-scale campaigns. Build maps, customize units, and choose from historical, modern, fantasy, or sci-fi settings. Play ready-to-go games or unleash your creativity.
Why similar: Wargame 26.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 20.1%, Strategy 14.2%, Historical 12.4%, Military 11.6%
- #57 Advanced Tactics Gold
68% 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: Wargame 35.1%, Strategy 23.4%, World War II 17.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17.3%, Simulation 3.8%
- #58 SGS Afrika Korps: Tunisia
67% matchPositive85% of 20 reviews2021
Dev: Strategy Game StudioPub: Avalon Digital
Windows · Mac
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 21.1%, World War II 18% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.2%, Strategy 9.4%, Historical 8.8%
- #59 Nations At War Digital Core Game
67% matchMostly Positive73% of 105 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: Wargame 28%, World War II 23.5% ★, War 18.1%, Military 14.4%, Strategy 9.4%