- #1 Strategic Command: American Civil War
97% matchVery Positive85% of 255 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 27.5%, Strategy 23.8%, Historical 22.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 20.8%, Multiplayer 4.2%
- #2 SGS Afrika Korps
96% matchVery Positive82% of 88 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 20.9%, Historical 15.6%, World War II 14.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13%, Strategy 12.9%
- #3 SGS Avalanche
96% match8 user reviews88% of 8 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 26%, Strategy 20.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.1%, Historical 15.9%, War 6.7%
- #4 Civil War II
95% matchMostly Positive79% of 355 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 26.9%, Historical 24.7%, Wargame 16.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.1%, Simulation 14.4%
- #5 Gary Grigsby's War in the West
94% 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: Simulation 26.6%, World War II 22% ★, Wargame 20.1%, Strategy 10.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.6%
- #6 Kursk - Battle at Prochorovka
94% 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 29.3%, World War II 16.7% ★, Wargame 15.4%, Historical 12%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.2%
- #7 Decisive Campaigns: Ardennes Offensive
93% matchVery Positive92% of 135 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 23.6%, Strategy 18%, Historical 15.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.6%, World War II 15.5% ★
- #8 Cauldrons of War - Barbarossa
92% 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: Wargame 19.1%, World War II 15.3% ★, Historical 13.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.4%, Strategy 8.7%
- #9 WarPlan
91% matchVery Positive82% of 232 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: Wargame 21.5%, World War II 17.7% ★, Historical 16.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.5%, Strategy 11.2%
- #10 Gary Grigsby's War in the East 2
91% matchVery Positive91% of 474 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 22%, Strategy 16.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 14%, World War II 13.3% ★, Simulation 11.1%
- #11 Close Combat - Panthers in the Fog
90% matchMostly Positive71% of 206 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: Strategy 27.6%, World War II 22.7% ★, Wargame 19.5%, Simulation 17.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.9%
- #12 Warplan Pacific
89% matchVery Positive88% of 100 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 21.5% ★, Wargame 20.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.7%, Strategy 17.3%, Historical 15.6%
- #13 Battle For Korsun
89% 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 23.7%, World War II 17.5% ★, Strategy 17.3%, Historical 14.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.6%
- #14 Tank Operations: European Campaign
87% 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: Strategy 28.2%, World War II 21% ★, Wargame 16.7%, Historical 13.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.6%
- #15 Pike and Shot : Campaigns
88% matchMostly Positive75% of 403 reviews2015
Dev: Byzantine GamesPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 13.5 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 28.5%, Strategy 26.2%, Historical 25.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.5%, Multiplayer 3.7%
- #16 Thirty Years' War
86% matchMixed66% of 53 reviews2016
Dev: AgeodPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Thirty Years War is a new game designed by developer HQ covering one of the darkest ages of European history. The Thirty Years War is the series of conflicts between Catholics and Protestants in the Holy Roman Empire and its surroundings, between 1618 and 1648.
Why similar: Strategy 44.4%, Simulation 31.5%, Historical 24.1%
- #17 Frontline: The Great Patriotic War
86% matchPositive83% of 36 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 22.3%, Simulation 16%, World War II 14.4% ★, Wargame 14.2%, Historical 12.2%
- #18 Decisive Campaigns: Barbarossa
85% 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: Strategy 31.1%, World War II 28.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 22.6%, Wargame 15.6%, Multiplayer 1.4%
- #19 The Operational Art of War IV
84% matchVery Positive81% of 381 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: Strategy 31%, Wargame 29.6%, World War II 18.1% ★, Simulation 16.5%, War 4.7%
- #20 Decisive Campaigns: The Blitzkrieg from Warsaw to Paris
84% matchVery Positive90% of 135 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: Strategy 26.5%, World War II 22.6% ★, Wargame 21.2%, Simulation 17.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.5%
- #21 Close Combat: Last Stand Arnhem
83% matchVery Positive81% of 146 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 30.7%, Simulation 21.8%, Wargame 17.5%, World War II 17.4% ★, War 8.2%
- #22 Revolution Under Siege Gold
82% 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: Strategy 27.4%, Wargame 24.3%, Historical 17.8%, Simulation 15.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.1%
- #23 Labyrinth: The War on Terror
81% matchMostly Positive73% of 188 reviews2022
Dev: Playdek, Inc.
Windows · Mac
Face the global war on terror in this engaging 2 player strategy game. Set against recent world events, Labyrinth portrays the U.S. efforts to counter extremists’ use of terrorist tactics, as well as the wider ideological struggle – guerrilla warfare, fundamentalist rule, regime change and more.
Why similar: Strategy 37.1%, Simulation 25.4%, Wargame 18.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.4%, War 8.3%
- #24 Close Combat: The Longest Day
80% matchVery Positive81% of 99 reviews2020
Dev: Strategy 3 TacticsPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Close Combat is a pausable real-time wargame series, heavily focused on historical accuracy and realistic soldier psychological profiles. In Close Combat: The Longest Day take command of either the Allied Expeditionary Force or Germany’s Wehrmacht.
Why similar: Strategy 39.7%, Simulation 27.9%, Wargame 18.1%, World War II 14.3% ★
- #25 Total Tank Generals
79% matchMostly Positive74% of 325 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 21.2% ★, Historical 15.8%, Wargame 14.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.4%, Strategy 9%
- #26 Close Combat - Gateway to Caen
81% matchMostly Positive70% of 496 reviews2014
Dev: Matrix Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 64%
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 27.1% ★, Strategy 21.6%, Wargame 21.2%, Historical 12.8%, Simulation 11.2%
- #27 Vietnam ‘65
79% matchVery Positive82% of 436 reviews2015
Dev: Every Single Soldier
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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: Strategy 27.3%, Historical 25.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 21.7%, Wargame 19.1%, War 5.4%
- #28 Gary Grigsby's War in the East
78% matchVery Positive90% of 586 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: Wargame 26.7%, World War II 21.2% ★, Strategy 18.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.4%, Simulation 10.1%
- #29 Advanced Tactics Gold
78% matchVery Positive84% of 178 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 31.6%, Strategy 24.5%, World War II 15% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.9%, Simulation 10.7%
- #30 Cauldrons of War - Stalingrad
77% 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: Wargame 24%, World War II 22.5% ★, Historical 16.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.8%, Strategy 14.1%
- #31 Graviteam Tactics: Mius-Front
76% matchVery Positive89% of 1,137 reviews2016
Dev: Graviteam
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 16.2 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 24.7% ★, Wargame 22.9%, Strategy 18.9%, Simulation 15.1%, Historical 9.2%
- #32 Blocks!: Richard III
76% matchMostly Positive79% of 80 reviews2019
Dev: Avalon Digital
Windows · Mac
Richard the Third is an epic two-player wargame that recreates the bloody dynastic struggle in the 15th century between the royal houses of Lancaster and York for the throne of England.
Why similar: Strategy 33%, Wargame 21%, Historical 16.7%, Simulation 15.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.1%
- #33 Combat Mission Black Sea
74% matchVery Positive83% of 576 reviews2021
Dev: BattlefrontPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 35.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 25.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.5%, Strategy 14.1%, Simulation 10.7%, Historical 7.6%
- #34 Panzer Tactics HD
75% matchMostly Positive73% of 246 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 27.6% ★, Strategy 24.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.1%, Simulation 14.6%, Wargame 14.2%
- #35 Decisive Campaigns: Case Blue
75% matchVery Positive89% of 72 reviews2015
Dev: VR DesignsPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Decisive Campaigns: Case Blue simulates the German drive to Stalingrad and into the Caucasus of the summer of 1942, as well as its May preludes (2nd Kharkov offensive, Operation Trappenjagd) and also the Soviet winter counter-offensive (Operation Uranus) that ended with the encirclement of 6th Army in Stalingrad.
Why similar: Strategy 49.3%, Simulation 33.4%, Wargame 17.3%
- #36 Close Combat: Wacht am Rhein
74% matchVery Positive83% of 84 reviews2020
Dev: Strategy 3 TacticsPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Close Combat is a pausable real-time wargame series, heavily focused on historical accuracy and realistic soldier psychological profiles. Team management is crucial as every man in your team matter.
Why similar: Strategy 44.7%, Simulation 31.6%, Wargame 12.8%, World War II 10.9% ★
- #37 Lock 'n Load Tactical Digital: Core Game
73% matchVery Positive83% of 584 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 35.8%, Strategy 16.6%, World War II 12.9% ★, Simulation 9.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.7%
- #38 Graviteam Tactics: Operation Star
73% matchVery Positive83% of 452 reviews2014
Dev: Graviteam
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 57%
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: Strategy 25.7%, Wargame 25%, World War II 23.9% ★, Historical 10.9%, Simulation 6.9%
- #39 SGS Overlord
72% matchMostly Positive79% of 29 reviews2024
Dev: Strategy Game StudioPub: Avalon Digital
Windows · Mac
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 24.3%, Strategy 19.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 17%, Historical 15.8%, War 7.6%
- #40 Victory and Glory: Napoleon
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 156 reviews2016
Dev: Electric GamesPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
From acclaimed boardgame designer Glenn Drover, a grand strategy game where you take the role of Napoleon Bonaparte and attempt to dominate the entire continent of Europe.
Why similar: Wargame 31.2%, Strategy 27.3%, Historical 26.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.2%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #41 Battle Academy
72% matchVery Positive85% of 371 reviews2014
Dev: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 41%
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 27.1%, World War II 25.9% ★, Strategy 22.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 20.9%, Multiplayer 2.5%
- #42 Command Ops 2 Core Game
71% matchVery Positive83% of 423 reviews2017
Dev: Panther Games
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 15.4 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: Wargame 28.3%, World War II 27.6% ★, Strategy 22.4%, Simulation 13.1%, War 7.4%
- #43 Field of Glory II
71% matchVery Positive83% of 1,240 reviews2017
Dev: Byzantine GamesPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 25.6 hrs≥1hr: 32%
Field of Glory II is a turn-based tactical game set during the Rise of Rome from 280 BC to 25 BC.
Why similar: Strategy 22.7%, Wargame 18.2%, Historical 18.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.7%, Simulation 13.8%
- #44 Unity of Command II
70% matchMostly Positive80% of 2,215 reviews2019
Dev: 2x2 Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 18.5 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 23.3% ★, Wargame 18.5%, Strategy 17%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.5%, Historical 10.3%
- #45 Field of Glory: Kingdoms
69% matchVery Positive82% of 348 reviews2024
Dev: AGEODPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Politics, religion, war. They are nothing without a legacy that can stand the test of time. Lead any nation, and turn it into a mighty kingdom in one of the most compelling grand strategy games ever created.
Why similar: Wargame 33.5%, Strategy 32.5%, Historical 28.7%, Multiplayer 5.2%
- #46 Battle of the Bulge
71% 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 26.1% ★, Strategy 21.9%, Wargame 21.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.1%, War 12.2%
- #47 Panzer Corps Gold
70% matchVery Positive92% of 2,739 reviews2014
Dev: Flashback GamesPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 56.9 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 26.6% ★, Wargame 20.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 20.3%, Strategy 18.6%, Historical 10.7%
- #48 Panzer Corps 2
68% matchVery Positive85% of 4,207 reviews2020
Dev: Flashback GamesPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 59.8 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 20.2% ★, Wargame 17.8%, Strategy 17.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.2%, Historical 13.3%
- #49 Valor & Victory
69% matchMostly Positive71% of 193 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: Wargame 21.2%, World War II 20.2% ★, Historical 15.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.9%, Strategy 11.9%
- #50 Close Combat: Modern Tactics
70% matchMixed42% of 31 reviews2021
Dev: Strategy 3 TacticsPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Close Combat is a pausable real-time wargame series, heavily focused on historical accuracy and realistic soldier psychological profiles. Close Combat - Modern Tactics was originally released in 2007, and re-released on Steam in 2021.
Why similar: Wargame 31.8%, Strategy 27.6%, Simulation 12.7%, War 9.9%, Realistic 5.8%
- #51 Strategic Command WWII: War in the Pacific
67% matchVery Positive89% of 122 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 22.6%, Strategy 17.9%, Historical 16%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.5%, World War II 13.4% ★
- #52 SGS Fall Weiss
68% matchPositive88% 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 26.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 15%, Strategy 14.9%, Historical 14.7%, World War II 11.6% ★
- #53 Firefight
68% matchVery Positive85% of 372 reviews2016
Dev: Sean O'Connor
Windows
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 23.8%, World War II 20.9% ★, Historical 14.4%, Strategy 12.1%, War 9.7%
- #54 The Troop
66% matchVery Positive84% of 835 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 24.3% ★, Wargame 20.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.4%, Historical 14.9%, Strategy 9.5%
- #55 Frontline : Road to Moscow
69% matchMixed59% of 66 reviews2014
Dev: 88mmPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Take command of the German army through some of the most famous battles of the war, leading the mighty Wehrmacht on towards Moscow. The variety of maps and battle situations is what makes Frontline so different and engaging: players are confronted with blitzkriegs, trench wars and dog fights, but also unusual situation such as missions...
Why similar: Strategy 50.6%, World War II 26.9% ★, Wargame 22.5%
- #56 Wars Across The World
67% matchVery Positive82% of 224 reviews2017
Dev: StrategiaePub: Avalon Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
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 30.2%, Historical 20.1%, Wargame 17.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.7%, World War II 11.4% ★
- #57 Combat Mission Battle for Normandy
66% matchMostly Positive78% of 270 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: Strategy 32.4%, World War II 30.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 25.4%, PvP 5.9%, Multiplayer 4.5%
- #58 SGS Operation Hawaii
67% matchMixed50% of 22 reviews2021
Dev: The Strategy Game StudioPub: Avalon Digital
Windows · Mac
On December 7th, 1941, the Empire of Japan struck a surprise blow against unsuspecting American forces at Pearl Harbor, Hawaï. In the ensuing confusion and panic, the USA feared a Japanese invasion of Oahu island, but it fortunately did not materialize. But what would have happened if it had?
Why similar: Wargame 21.6%, Strategy 17.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.5%, Historical 12.8%, World War II 11.4% ★