- #1 Jagged Alliance 3
97% matchVery Positive89% of 14,785 reviews2023
Dev: Haemimont GamesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 21.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
The country of Grand Chien is thrown into chaos when the elected president goes missing and the paramilitary force known as “the Legion” seizes control. Hire mercs, meet interesting characters, and fight in tactically deep turn-based combat in this true successor to a beloved franchise.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 28.6%, Tactical 14.8%, Tactical RPG 11%, Strategy 10.9%, Turn-Based 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: A modern successor that brings the classic mercenary tactical formula into a high-fidelity 3D environment.
- #2 Phantom Doctrine
96% matchMostly Positive74% of 4,689 reviews2018
Dev: CreativeForge GamesPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
The year is 1983. The world teeters on the verge of destruction as the Cold War tightens its icy grip. East or West: trust no one, question everything. The fate of humanity rests in your hands as you pit spy versus spy in tactical Phantom Doctrine.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 34.2%, Turn-Based 19.8%, Strategy 10.5%, Tactical 10.3%, RPG 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A Cold War-themed tactical game that emphasizes stealth, squad management, and base building similar to Silent Storm.
- #3 Classified: France '44
95% matchMostly Positive72% of 1,016 reviews2024
Dev: Absolutely GamesPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 21.1 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 34.3% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 21.8%, Tactical 12.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.7%, Strategy 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: A WWII-based tactical game that focuses on squad movement and guerrilla warfare behind enemy lines.
- #4 XCOM® 2
94% matchVery Positive85% of 109,126 reviews2016
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12.5 hrsMean: 61.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
XCOM 2 is the sequel to XCOM: Enemy Unknown, the 2012 award-winning strategy game of the year. Earth has changed and is now under alien rule. Facing impossible odds you must rebuild XCOM, and ignite a global resistance to reclaim our world and save humanity.
Why similar: Turn-Based 24.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.6%, Tactical 12.6%, Alternate History 11.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: The definitive modern 3D squad-based tactical game featuring intense combat, destructible cover, and deep character progression.
- #5 XCOM: Enemy Unknown
94% matchVery Positive93% of 58,561 reviews2012
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
Windows · Linux
Median: 10.8 hrsMean: 34.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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Why similar: Turn-Based 34.3%, Tactical 20.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.5%, Strategy 11.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: This title revitalized the turn-based tactical genre with its focus on squad management and high-stakes missions.
- #6 Xenonauts
93% matchVery Positive87% of 5,065 reviews2014
Dev: Goldhawk Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 19.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Xenonauts is a strategy game in which you control a multi-national military organisation defending a Cold War-era Earth from alien invasion, using small squads of persistent soldiers to eliminate the extraterrestrials and recover their technology in turn-based ground combat.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 29.2%, Turn-Based 24.5%, Tactical 14.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.2%, Strategy 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A deep tactical experience that captures the gritty, high-lethality feel of classic squad-based strategy games.
- #7 Phoenix Point
91% matchMostly Positive73% of 7,165 reviews2020
Dev: Snapshot Games Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
The acclaimed strategy game from the creator of X-COM. Fight tactical battles on procedural maps against a foe that adapts to your tactics. Manage diplomacy and economy on a global scale. Research, explore, overcome. Now includes Steam Workshop support for mods!
Why similar: Tactical 25.2%, Tactical RPG 24.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 18%, Strategy 13.2%, RPG 13%
Why You'll Like It: Developed by the creator of the original X-COM, it features advanced destructible environments and complex tactical depth.
- #8 Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel
92% matchMostly Positive79% of 2,936 reviews2009
Dev: 14° EastPub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 30.6 hrs≥1hr: 34%
Tactical Squad-Based Combat comes to the Fallout® Universe! You are the wretched refuse. You may be born from dirt, but we will forge you into steel. You will learn to bend; if not you, will you break. In these dark times, the Brotherhood - your Brotherhood - is all that stands between the rekindled flame of civilization and the howling,...
Why similar: Turn-Based 31.7%, Tactical 14%, Classic 11.5% ★, RPG 9%, Strategy 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A classic squad-based tactical game that emphasizes combat efficiency and gear management in a post-apocalyptic world.
- #9 Broken Lines
91% matchMostly Positive79% of 701 reviews2020
Dev: BirdIsland/PortaPlayPub: SuperGG.com
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Broken Lines is a story-driven tactical RPG set in an alternate-history version of WWII. Lead a squad of soldiers and face the horrors of war. In the included expansion, 'The Dead and the Drunk', guide your troops through fights against both the living and the undead.
Why similar: World War II 24.8% ★, Turn-Based 22.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.7%, Tactical RPG 11.6%, Alternate History 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical WWII game that focuses on squad movement and decision-making under pressure in a unique semi-turn-based format.
- #10 Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden
89% matchVery Positive90% of 20,528 reviews2018
Dev: The Bearded LadiesPub: Funcom
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 14.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A tactical game combining the turn-based combat of XCOM with story, exploration, stealth, and strategy. Take control of a team of Mutants navigating a post-human Earth. Created by a team including former HITMAN leads and the designer of PAYDAY.
Why similar: Turn-Based 25%, Turn-Based Tactics 24.1%, Tactical 14.1%, Strategy 13.9%, RPG 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: Combines tactical turn-based combat with real-time stealth and exploration in a post-apocalyptic setting.
- #11 Commandos 2: Men of Courage
90% matchVery Positive86% of 2,823 reviews2007
Dev: Pyro StudiosPub: Kalypso Media Digital
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 29%
Commandos 2: Men of Courage is a tactical action/strategy game set against the backdrop of World War II. Take control of an elite group of commandos who must venture deep into enemy territory and utilize their combined expertise to complete a series of mission-based objectives.
Why similar: World War II 39.6% ★, Tactical 19.3%, Strategy 17.9%, Classic 14.1% ★, Stealth 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: While real-time, it captures the essential 'behind enemy lines' infiltration and sabotage feel of Silent Storm.
- #12 Wasteland 3
89% matchVery Positive85% of 22,342 reviews2020
Dev: inXile Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 25.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Following the critically acclaimed 2014 Game of the Year winner Wasteland 2, the RPG series that pioneered the post-apocalyptic genre in video games returns with Wasteland 3.
Why similar: Turn-Based 28.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 23.1%, Tactical RPG 16.4%, RPG 8.7%, Tactical 8%
Why You'll Like It: A squad-based tactical RPG that offers deep character customization and meaningful choices in a harsh, reactive world.
- #13 Expeditions: Rome
87% matchVery Positive87% of 6,746 reviews2022
Dev: Logic ArtistsPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Determine the destiny of Rome as you conquer foreign lands and navigate political intrigue in this turn-based RPG. Directly fight with your party of Praetorians, guide your legion to victory, and choose your own path in a story where every decision matters. How will you shape the future of Rome?
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 26.4%, Tactical RPG 17.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.3%, RPG 11.9%, Strategy 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: A historical tactical RPG that balances large-scale strategy with intimate, turn-based squad combat.
- #14 Hard West 2
86% matchVery Positive82% of 3,209 reviews2022
Dev: Ice Code GamesPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Hard West 2 is a journey to the heart of darkness in the American West. Take control of a supernatural posse and catch the mysterious Ghost Train. Outsmart, outcheat and outgun your enemies in this turn-based tactics game set in a Wild West world where nothing is as it seems.
Why similar: Turn-Based 23.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 22.2%, Tactical RPG 12.4%, Tactical 10.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced tactical game that uses a unique action-point system to encourage aggressive, high-reward playstyles.
- #15 Jagged Alliance 1: Gold Edition
88% matchMostly Positive78% of 512 reviews2014
Dev: Sir-TechPub: THQ Nordic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18 minMean: 44.3 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Experience a true classic! This Gold edition includes the original Jagged Alliance plus the add-on Jagged Alliance: Deadly Games. Take a trip into retro land and learn why this is considered to be one the best turn-based games of all times.
Why similar: Turn-Based 23.7%, Classic 17.9% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 12.5%, Strategy 11.3%, RPG 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: The foundational title that established many of the squad-based tactical tropes found in later games.
- #16 Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate - Daemonhunters
86% matchMostly Positive77% of 14,700 reviews2022
Dev: Complex GamesPub: Frontier Foundry
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 19.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Lead humanity’s greatest weapon, the Grey Knights, in this fast-paced turn-based tactical RPG. Root out and purge a galaxy-spanning plague in a cinematic, story-driven campaign, using the tactics and talents of your own personalised squad of Daemonhunters.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 34.4%, Tactical 19.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.8%, Strategy 10.2%, Tactical RPG 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: Features intense, high-production squad-based tactical combat with a focus on unique character abilities and positioning.
- #17 Achtung! Cthulhu Tactics
85% matchMixed67% of 265 reviews2018
Dev: Auroch DigitalPub: Ripstone
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Challenge the horrifying reign of Nazi terror and battle an immortal evil in Achtung! Cthulhu Tactics; a turn-based tactical strategy game set in the award-winning Achtung! Cthulhu universe.
Why similar: Turn-Based 28.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 25.3%, World War II 10.3% ★, Strategy 9.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A WWII-themed tactical game that adds a supernatural horror twist to traditional squad-based combat.
- #18 Invisible, Inc.
84% matchVery Positive91% of 5,772 reviews2015
Dev: Klei Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Take control of Invisible's agents in the field and infiltrate the world's most dangerous corporations. Stealth, precision, and teamwork are essential in high-stakes, high-profit missions, where every move may cost an agent their life.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 23.1%, Turn-Based 22.9%, Tactical RPG 15.3%, Tactical 11.1%, Strategy 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on high-tension stealth and tactical positioning, mirroring the infiltration missions found in Silent Storm.
- #19 Breach & Clear
84% matchVery Positive82% of 2,431 reviews2014
Dev: Mighty Rabbit StudiosPub: Gun Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Breach & Clear brings deep tactical strategy simulation to PC, Mac and Linux! Build your Special Operations team, plan and execute advanced missions, and own every angle.Choose your real-world squad -- US Army Rangers, Germany's KSK, Canada’s JTF2, UK SAS, and more -- and take on a variety of foes with different skill-sets and...
Why similar: Tactical 28.2%, Turn-Based 25.8%, Strategy 18.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses specifically on tactical squad-based room clearing and mission planning in a modern military context.
- #20 Battle Academy 2: Eastern Front
83% matchVery Positive92% of 241 reviews2014
Dev: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 9.0 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 40.4% ★, Turn-Based 30.9%, Strategy 19.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.7%, Singleplayer 0.5%
Why You'll Like It: A solid WWII turn-based strategy game that appeals to fans of the historical setting and tactical unit management.
- #21 Partisans 1941
81% matchVery Positive82% of 8,737 reviews2020
Dev: Alter GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Partisans 1941 is a real-time tactics game with stealth elements, set on the eastern front of WW II. As an army commander behind enemy lines you gather a group of Partisans to wage guerilla warfare against the German occupants.
Why similar: World War II 50.6% ★, Tactical 15.2%, Strategy 13.8%, Tactical RPG 9.3%, Stealth 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical stealth game set in WWII that mirrors the guerrilla warfare and resistance themes of Silent Storm.
- #22 UnderRail
82% matchVery Positive86% of 7,229 reviews2015
Dev: Stygian Software
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 39.2 hrs≥1hr: 68%
UnderRail is an old-school turn-based isometric role-playing game that features a large open post-apocalyptic world, deep and challenging combat and an intricate storyline.
Why similar: Turn-Based 55.4%, RPG 27.6%, Isometric 9.1%, Turn-Based Combat 4.1%, Sci-fi 2.8%
Why You'll Like It: A hardcore tactical RPG that rewards careful positioning and character build optimization in a dangerous subterranean world.
- #23 Unity of Command: Stalingrad Campaign
82% 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 41.9% ★, Turn-Based 26.2%, Strategy 14%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the strategic WWII front, providing a deeper look at the historical context of the Eastern Front.
- #24 Strategic Mind: Blitzkrieg
81% 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 24.7% ★, Turn-Based 20.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.6%, Tactical RPG 13.7%, Alternate History 9%
Why You'll Like It: A historical WWII tactical RPG that emphasizes unit management and long-term campaign progression.
- #25 Gears Tactics
80% matchMostly Positive75% of 7,701 reviews2020
Dev: Splash DamagePub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 20.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Gears Tactics is the fast-paced, turn-based strategy game from one of the most-acclaimed video game franchises – Gears of War. Outnumbered and fighting for survival, recruit and command your squad to hunt down an evil mastermind who makes monsters.
Why similar: Turn-Based 28.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 28.8%, Strategy 20.8%, Tactical 11.1%, RPG 3.1%
Why You'll Like It: Provides high-octane, aggressive tactical combat that emphasizes movement and chain-reaction abilities.
- #26 The Lamplighters League
79% matchMixed69% of 1,234 reviews2023
Dev: Harebrained SchemesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 19.1 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Recruit a team of misfits with unique abilities and unforgettable personalities, and chase the Banished Court to the ends of the earth in a mix of real-time infiltration, turn-based tactical combat, and a character-driven story of adventure and intrigue.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 21.3%, Tactical 18.4%, Alternate History 16.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.6%, Strategy 12.2%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a blend of turn-based tactical combat and real-time infiltration with a cast of unique, specialized characters.
- #27 Shadowrun: Dragonfall - Director's Cut
79% matchVery Positive89% of 6,565 reviews2014
Dev: Harebrained SchemesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Harebrained Schemes' biggest Shadowrun game to date, and the definitive Shadowrun RPG experience available on PC. Now a standalone title with tons of new content & improvements!
Why similar: Turn-Based 43.9%, RPG 15.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.3%, Tactical 10.5%, Strategy 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: A deep tactical RPG with a strong focus on squad interaction, mission variety, and character-driven storytelling.
- #28 Combat Mission Battle for Normandy
76% 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 42.8% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 26.4%, Strategy 17.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.9%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #29 Marauder
78% matchMostly Positive74% of 779 reviews2014
Dev: ApeironPub: ESDigital Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Marauder, is a squad based and tactical 3D game with RPG elements. It was released in late 2009, in Russia. You may know these names as the former made Brigade 7,62 and the later also published Pathologic.
Why similar: Tactical 26.5%, Turn-Based 24.8%, Strategy 23.4%, RPG 23.1%, Isometric 2.1%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical RPG that shares the gritty, squad-based survival feel and alternate history aesthetic.
- #30 Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines
77% matchVery Positive90% of 4,033 reviews2007
Dev: Pyro StudiosPub: Kalypso Media Digital
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 33%
Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines is a real-time tactics game set in World War II that puts you in command of a small squad of elite troopers. Send them behind enemy lines on a series of hazardous missions, and bring them back alive.
Why similar: World War II 43.1% ★, Tactical 17%, Classic 15.9% ★, Strategy 13.1%, Stealth 6.9%
- #31 Panzer Corps Gold
76% 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 46.9% ★, Turn-Based 20.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.9%, Strategy 12.6%, Tactical 4.4%
- #32 Blitzkrieg Anthology
75% matchVery Positive90% of 1,554 reviews2014
Dev: Nival
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 25.5 hrs≥1hr: 53%
March into the real-time strategy legend, Blitzkrieg, and prepare for war. This legendary WWII RTS blends unprecedented realism and accuracy to form immersive 3D backgrounds and a game where brute force often takes a back seat to strategy and wits.
Why similar: World War II 59.6% ★, Strategy 18.6%, Classic 12% ★, Tactical 9.1%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #33 Sudden Strike Gold
74% matchVery Positive88% of 507 reviews2017
Dev: FireglowPub: Kalypso Media Digital
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Set in World War 2, Sudden Strike offers revolutionary real-time-strategy gameplay. Command Russian, German, French, American and British armies in large scale battles including urban warfare, beach landings and aerial invasions. Whichever tactics you choose, you will find it in Sudden Strike!
Why similar: World War II 44.1% ★, Strategy 30.6%, Classic 25.3% ★
- #34 Burden of Command™
70% matchVery Positive84% of 651 reviews2025
Dev: Green Tree Games LLC
Windows
Can you lead? Burden of Command is an emotionally authentic tactical leadership RPG. You’re a company Captain in the historical Cottonbalers. Fighting psychology as much as bullets, you must build respect, trust, and battlefield experience to bring your brothers safely home.
Why similar: World War II 29.2% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 16.3%, Tactical RPG 13.6%, Turn-Based 12.2%, Tactical 10.4%
- #35 MENACE
67% matchVery Positive91% of 13,267 reviews2026
Dev: Overhype StudiosPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 11.5 hrsMean: 25.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Lead a strike force against an alien threat in this turn-based tactical RPG from the developers of Battle Brothers. Answer distress calls across different worlds, train and equip infantry, deploy tanks and mechs, and plan and execute missions in detailed turn-based battles.
Why similar: Turn-Based 27.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 23.2%, Tactical 14.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.6%, Strategy 8.7%
- #36 Sudden Strike 2 Gold
73% matchVery Positive86% of 351 reviews2017
Dev: FireglowPub: Kalypso Media Digital
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 37%
At the height of World War 2, take command of German, Russian, British, American and Imperial Japanese armies on battelfields across the globe. Sudden Strike 2 expands on all aspects of the classic RTS game with new units, maps and epic campaigns.
Why similar: World War II 57.7% ★, Strategy 23.8%, Classic 18.5% ★
- #37 SPARTA 2035 Prologue & Sea of Pirates DLC
69% matchVery Positive82% of 88 reviews2025
Dev: Lipsar Studio
Windows
Turn-based tactics & strategy about an elite mercenary squad with an old-school action-movie vibe. Command Sparta: recruit distinctive fighters, upgrade your base, run missions, and decide Africa’s future—no point-blank misses, with real ballistics.
Why similar: Turn-Based 23.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 22.1%, Tactical 12.6%, Strategy 11.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.9%
- #38 Jagged Alliance Flashback
75% matchMixed47% of 776 reviews2014
Dev: Full Control
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Jagged Alliance Flashback brings back the true spirit of this legendary series: Turn-based tactics meets crazy mercenary personalities and intense battles. Manage your squad of unique mercenaries, secure your income and take back the island - sector by sector, turn by turn.
Why similar: Turn-Based 42.9%, Strategy 18.3%, Tactical 17.6%, RPG 10.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.8%
- #39 Men of War™
73% matchVery Positive90% of 3,859 reviews2009
Dev: Best WayPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 13.9 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Men of War is a stunning Real-Time Strategy game that takes place during the height of World War II. Intense battles span Europe and North Africa as gamers play as Soviet, Allied or German forces across 19 massive single-player missions.
Why similar: World War II 59.3% ★, Strategy 23.7%, Tactical 15.7%, Action 0.8%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #40 Commandos 3: Destination Berlin
74% matchMixed62% of 1,136 reviews2007
Dev: Pyro StudiosPub: Kalypso Media Digital
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 19%
Commandos 3: Destination Berlin is a game of real-time tactics that places you in command of an elite unit of Special Forces behind enemy lines in the European theater of World War II.
Why similar: World War II 49.8% ★, Tactical 24%, Strategy 16.7%, Stealth 7.1%, Action 2.4%
- #41 Battle of the Bulge
73% 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 35.7% ★, Turn-Based 24.4%, Strategy 11.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 9%
- #42 Encased: A Sci-Fi Post-Apocalyptic RPG
70% matchMostly Positive77% of 4,794 reviews2021
Dev: Dark Crystal GamesPub: Prime Matter
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A tactical sci-fi RPG set in an alternative 1970's, where an enormous and inexplicable artifact –the Dome– is discovered in a remote desert. Fight enemies, explore the anomalous wasteland, level up your character, join one of the forces in the ruined world.
Why similar: Turn-Based 28.8%, Strategy 16.6%, RPG 16.4%, Tactical 11.9%, Alternate History 10.2%
- #43 Jagged Alliance 2 Gold
77% matchNo user reviews2006
Dev: Sir-TechPub: Strategy First
Windows
The small country of Arulco has been taken over by a merciless dictator - and only you can loosen the iron grip! Jagged Alliance 2 Gold Pack immerses you into an elaborate role-playing universe where you will interact with more than 150 characters, recruit your own band of soldiers and create your own custom mercenary to win...
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 22.5%, Turn-Based 20.1%, Classic 16.5% ★, Tactical 15.2%, Strategy 10.5%
- #44 Men of War: Assault Squad
70% matchVery Positive87% of 5,173 reviews2011
Dev: DigitalmindsoftPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 24.9 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Men of War: Assault Squad delivers a deeply tactical WWII experience, blending large-scale strategy with intense, hands-on combat. Fight across multiple fronts – from European countryside to Pacific jungles and command every unit and every bullet on the battlefield.
Why similar: World War II 55.9% ★, Strategy 20.8%, Tactical 17.9%, Destruction 4%, Action 1%
- #45 Hidden & Dangerous 2: Courage Under Fire
69% matchVery Positive95% of 1,006 reviews2017
Dev: Illusion SoftworksPub: 2K
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Hidden & Dangerous 2 is a first and third person tactical shooter that builds upon the tremendous success of Hidden & Dangerous. You lead a small squad of Allied soldiers deep behind enemy lines, to carry out secret missions during World War II.
Why similar: World War II 50.9% ★, Tactical 22.8%, Strategy 14.4%, Classic 8.1% ★, Action 3.1%
- #46 Men of War: Condemned Heroes
71% matchMostly Positive72% of 788 reviews2012
Dev: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Command a Soviet penal battalion in this standalone real-time tactics game from the Men of War series. Based on true events, Condemned Heroes delivers brutal, story-driven missions across the Eastern Front – where every order, bullet, and life matters.
Why similar: World War II 69.2% ★, Strategy 27.3%, Action 3.6%
- #47 Strategy & Tactics: Wargame Collection
71% 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 31.3% ★, Strategy 23.3%, Turn-Based 16.5%, Tactical 13.2%, Alternate History 9.5%
- #48 Third Front: WWII
71% matchMixed61% of 360 reviews2018
Dev: Hamsters Gaming
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Are you ready to rewrite history and take on the role of ruler of the nation? Show your knowledge of tactics and strategy, become the commander-in-chief of a huge army! Lead the troops of one of the three nations - the USSR, Germany and the Allies - and pave your way for each of them!
Why similar: World War II 33.3% ★, Turn-Based 18.3%, Strategy 15.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.9%, Tactical 8.7%
- #49 Future War Tactics: SOF vs Alien Invasion – Turn-Based Strategy
66% matchMixed63% of 156 reviews2025
Dev: QuadCom InteractivePub: Brightika, Inc.
Windows
Future War Tactics: SOF vs Alien Invasion - a turn-based strategy where you command SOF forces against an alien threat. Investigate disappearances, fight the invaders, and uncover the mystery. Every decision affects the fate of humanity.
Why similar: Turn-Based 37.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 29.6%, Strategy 11.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.7%, Tactical 6.5%
- #50 Panzer Corps 2
67% 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 34.3% ★, Turn-Based 22.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.3%, Strategy 11.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.4%
- #51 Strategic War in Europe
72% matchMixed50% of 223 reviews2014
Dev: Wastelands InteractivePub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Set during the events of WW2, Strategic War in Europe is a classic turn-based strategy game that combines a deep strategic layer with accessibility and ease-of-use.
Why similar: World War II 48% ★, Turn-Based 23.2%, Strategy 18.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.8%
- #52 End State
68% matchMixed64% of 141 reviews2022
Dev: Finger Squad
Windows
End State is a turn-based tactics game where you manage a mercenary company tracking down a terrorists in a war-torn country. Hire, gear up and gain experience for your mercenaries. Take on rebels and criminal gangs, do side contracts and explore Brekovia.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 26.9%, Turn-Based 25.5%, Tactical 12%, Strategy 10%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.1%
- #53 ATOM RPG: Post-apocalyptic indie game
67% matchVery Positive85% of 10,540 reviews2018
Dev: AtomTeam
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 27.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
ATOM RPG is a post-apocalyptic indie game, inspired by classic CRPGs: Fallout, Wasteland, Deus Ex, Baldur's Gate and many others.
Why similar: Turn-Based 43.1%, Alternate History 17.7%, RPG 11%, Tactical 10%, Strategy 9.9%
- #54 Warhammer 40,000: Armageddon (Classic)
69% matchVery Positive82% of 1,075 reviews2014
Dev: Flashback GamesPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
In this hex-based, turn-based strategy game, players will lead the Imperial forces of the Armageddon Steel Legion and Space Marines from a variety of Chapters against the Ork invasion through over 30 scenarios, on the hostile terrain of the planet and its gigantic Hive Cities.
Why similar: Turn-Based 30.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 26.9%, Strategy 16.9%, Tactical 15.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.5%
- #55 Commandos: Beyond the Call of Duty
68% matchVery Positive89% of 1,118 reviews2007
Dev: Pyro StudiosPub: Kalypso Media Digital
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 24%
You have been selected for active service in the Commandos Corps, and must now mobilize in a series of 8 new dangerous missions.
Why similar: World War II 46.9% ★, Tactical 20.4%, Strategy 13.8%, Classic 9.7% ★, Stealth 5.4%
- #56 Second Front
65% matchMostly Positive79% of 670 reviews2023
Dev: HexdrawPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
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: World War II 31.2% ★, Turn-Based 22%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.7%, Tactical 12.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.6%
- #57 Jagged Alliance - Back in Action
68% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,769 reviews2012
Dev: Coreplay GmbHPub: THQ Nordic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
A contemporary remake of the much-loved series of turn-based mercenary-themed strategy games.
Why similar: Tactical 24.9%, Strategy 21.8%, Turn-Based 19.6%, RPG 16%, Tactical RPG 11.6%