- #1 Battle of Empires : 1914-1918
97% matchMixed69% of 2,101 reviews2015
Dev: Great War TeamPub: Best Way Soft
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Battle of Empires: 1914-1918 is a story-driven RTS that brings to life some of the most brutal battles of the Great War. Each mission showcases the era’s most devastating weaponry — sabotage, stealth, trench warfare, gas attacks, artillery, and mobile infantry. BoE delivers the full WWI experience.
Why similar: World War I 79.3% ★, Strategy 16.5%, Indie 2.3%, Atmospheric 1.9%
- #2 Making History: The Great War
96% matchMostly Positive76% of 455 reviews2015
Dev: Muzzy Lane SoftwarePub: Factus Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
The Great War is a turn-based grand strategy game based on the epic struggles of the WWI era. Experience the battles of attrition and punishing artillery barrages. Play as any nation of the period as the modern world of industrialized warfare replaces an age of kings with a struggle of ideologies.
Why similar: World War I 59.2% ★, Turn-Based 14.5%, Strategy 12.9%, Alternate History 10.5%, Indie 2.9%
- #3 Spirit of War
96% matchMixed59% of 82 reviews2015
Dev: G-OLDPub: Plug In Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Spirit of War: The Great War is a turn-based strategy game set during World War I. Drawing inspiration from board games classics, Spirit Of War is a unique arcade/strategy experience.
Why similar: World War I 67.1% ★, Strategy 32.9%
- #4 WARMACHINE: Tactics
95% matchMixed44% of 1,166 reviews2014
Dev: WhiteMoon DreamsPub: Privateer Press Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Turn-based tactical combat set in the award-winning world of the Iron Kingdoms. Command your custom squad of steam-powered robots and elite warriors in raging battles dominated by magic and mechanika. Battle in online multiplayer and play the epic 21-mission single player campaign!
Why similar: Steampunk 38.8% ★, Turn-Based 37%, Strategy 21.8%, Indie 2.4%
- #5 Making History: The First World War
94% matchMixed66% of 115 reviews2021
Dev: Factus Games
Windows · Linux
A turn-based WWI Grand Strategy game. Rush to field new modern weaponry and survive the horrendous attrition battles. Join the global conflict between the Great Powers of the age and forge a new world order for freedom or tyranny.
Why similar: World War I 47.4% ★, Turn-Based 18.9%, Alternate History 10.7%, Wargame 10.2%, Strategy 9.8%
- #6 Iron Harvest
94% matchMostly Positive73% of 15,957 reviews2020
Dev: KING ArtPub: Prime Matter
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 75%
A classic real-time strategy game with an epic single player campaign, multiplayer & coop, set in the alternate reality of 1920+
Why similar: World War I 46.8% ★, Steampunk 23.7% ★, Alternate History 16.3%, Strategy 13.2%
- #7 Ironclad Tactics
93% matchMixed69% of 625 reviews2013
Dev: Zachtronics
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Ironclad Tactics is a fast-paced, card-based tactics game set in an alternate history Civil War - with steam-powered military robots!
Why similar: Steampunk 64.3% ★, Strategy 27.8%, Indie 7.9%
- #8 Empires Shall Fall
91% matchVery Positive87% of 148 reviews2024
Dev: Weird Penguin Games
Windows
Empires Shall Fall is a turn-based tactics game set in a dieselpunk world. Upgrade your army and command your troops, then exploit terrain to eradicate your enemies with sheer power and sharp tactics.
Why similar: World War I 52.6% ★, Alternate History 14.8%, Strategy 12.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.9%, Wargame 6.8%
- #9 Airship Dragoon
92% matchMixed52% of 64 reviews2014
Dev: YorkshireRifles
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Uber-Hardcore, Turn-Based, Steampunk, Squad Tactics. Battle 6 other factions for control of Pangea in emergent, tactical gameplay.
Why similar: Steampunk 37.1% ★, Turn-Based 26.6%, Strategy 11.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.8%, Wargame 10%
- #10 Iron Order 1919
91% matchMixed69% of 454 reviews2022
Dev: Bytro Labs GmbH
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 54%
An unique long-term strategy game with week-long matches with up to 101 players, set in the alternate reality of 1919.
Why similar: Steampunk 33.2% ★, Alternate History 31.8%, Strategy 17.9%, Wargame 17%
- #11 All Quiet in the Trenches
89% matchVery Positive90% of 927 reviews2024
Dev: Totally Not Aliens
Windows · Linux
All Quiet in the Trenches is a narrative turn-based strategy RPG set in World War I. Get to know your soldiers, take care of their needs and lead them in battle, trying to strike a precarious balance between the ambitions of your superiors and the survival of your men.
Why similar: World War I 61.2% ★, Turn-Based 22.8%, Strategy 11.5%, Indie 2.4%, Atmospheric 2.2%
- #12 Steam Tactics
90% matchVery Positive88% of 59 reviews2017
Dev: Igor Rashkuev
Windows · Mac
Welcome aboard your airship, captain! Engage in tactical combats, upgrade your ships and weapons, level up your pilots.
Why similar: Steampunk 45.3% ★, Turn-Based 28%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.1%, Strategy 8.3%, Indie 4.3%
- #13 Naval Hurricane
89% matchVery Positive91% of 99 reviews2022
Dev: Efril
Windows
Turn based tactical game about war at sea between British Royal Navy and Imperial German Navy during World War I. Command powerful dreadnoughts, fast destroyers and stealthy submarines, conduct artillery battles, torpedo attacks and fight for the survivability of damaged ships.
Why similar: World War I 69% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 14.1%, Strategy 13.8%, Indie 3.1%
- #14 The Great War: Western Front™
88% matchMixed66% of 3,283 reviews2023
Dev: PetroglyphPub: Frontier Foundry
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
The Great War: Western Front is the definitive WW1 strategy game. Play a deciding role in history with this real-time tactical experience as you take charge in the iconic Western Front from 1914 to 1919. Pick your faction and lead your forces to victory.
Why similar: World War I 72.1% ★, Strategy 19.2%, Wargame 8.7%
- #15 IRON NEST: Heavy Turret Simulator
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 12,453 reviews2026
Dev: Nick Nieuwoudt
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
IRON NEST is a brutal dieselpunk heavy-artillery game where you dominate the battlefield through a colossal war machine. Take map measurements based on the received coordinates, strain the hydraulics, and gunlay the cannons to unleash devastating blows ⟹ Will you obey High Command, Operator?
Why similar: World War I 41.4% ★, Steampunk 25.9% ★, Alternate History 18.2%, Wargame 9%, Indie 3.1%
- #16 Silent Storm Gold Edition
87% matchVery Positive88% of 1,072 reviews2013
Dev: NivalPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Silent Storm from leading Russian developer Nival is a true 3D tactical turn-based Role-Playing-Game set against the backdrop of WWII. As the conflict rages on the frontlines, you’ll be leading a small multinational squad behind enemy lines to gather information and wreak havoc on your enemies while trying to thwart a mysterious new...
Why similar: Turn-Based 45.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 21.2%, Strategy 18.4%, Alternate History 14.5%
- #17 Colonial Conquest
86% matchMixed62% of 264 reviews2015
Dev: Argonauts InteractivePub: Plug In Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Colonial Conquest is a conquest simulation set in the Victorian age of warfare and expansion of the late 1800's and early 1900's.
Why similar: Turn-Based 40.4%, Strategy 21.5%, Wargame 20.4%, Alternate History 13.7%, Indie 4%
- #18 Ultimate Space Commando
86% matchVery Positive81% of 58 reviews2015
Dev: Creatio 49Pub: Angry Cat Studios
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 96%
USC is a turn-based, top-down view tactics game in which you control the crew of a stranded recon vessel in a "first contact war" for survival, featuring a detailed combat system with RPG elements, fully interactive randomized maps, unique weapons and gadgets, crafting, and custom multiplayer modes.
Why similar: Strategy 52%, Turn-Based Tactics 30.1%, Indie 17.9%
- #19 Ratten Reich
84% matchMostly Negative41% of 705 reviews2025
Dev: METALLADLERSTUDIO
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 1.4 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Ratten Reich is an RTS focusing on realistic combat in a unique, steampunk/dieselpunk world ripped apart by an ongoing war between rats, mice, cockroaches, and lizards.
Why similar: Steampunk 33.9% ★, Alternate History 24%, Wargame 20.2%, Strategy 18.2%, Atmospheric 3.8%
- #20 Scythe: Digital Edition
83% matchVery Positive89% of 3,814 reviews2018
Dev: The Knights of Unity
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Scythe transports you to an alternate reality in 1920s Europa, one ravaged by the First World War. Take up the role of leader by assuming command of one of 5 factions, and set out to conquer the coveted "Factory". Lead your mechs to war and your people to victory!
Why similar: World War I 32.3% ★, Turn-Based 24.4%, Steampunk 20.4% ★, Alternate History 13.8%, Strategy 9.1%
- #21 To End All Wars
85% matchMixed63% of 191 reviews2014
Dev: AgeodPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Ageod’s To End All Wars is a grand strategy game set during World War One. Players will take control over one of the major powers that so desperately fought for control over Europe and to end all wars.
Why similar: World War I 64.5% ★, Strategy 24.9%, Wargame 10.6%
- #22 World War I
82% matchMostly Positive73% of 267 reviews2015
Dev: Dark FoxPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 35%
World War I is a real-time strategy based on the modified version of the well-known Blitzkrieg engine.
Why similar: World War I 71.2% ★, Strategy 28.8%
- #23 Wars Across The World
82% matchVery Positive82% of 221 reviews2017
Dev: StrategiaePub: Avalon Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
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 40.9%, Turn-Based 33.6%, Wargame 14.8%, Indie 10.7%
- #24 Strategic Command: World War I
80% matchVery Positive92% of 488 reviews2019
Dev: Fury SoftwarePub: Matrix Games
Windows
Strategic Command: World War I is a new chapter in the Strategic Command Franchise. Relive this momentous conflict from the opening shots of 1914 to the final offensives. Strategic Command: World War I covers all the main aspects and theatres of the war.
Why similar: World War I 53.3% ★, Strategy 35.9%, Wargame 10.8%
- #25 Tank Squad
78% matchMostly Positive70% of 880 reviews2025
Dev: DeGenerals S.A.
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Tank Squad is a tactical-combat action game. Take part in big tank battles during World War II. Play single-player or coop (4 players). Repair your tanks, replenish supplies, manage the crew and get back to the action!
- #26 Strategy & Tactics: Wargame Collection
81% 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: Strategy 50%, Turn-Based 26.2%, Alternate History 20.6%, Indie 3.2%
- #27 Skies above the Great War
77% matchMostly Positive76% of 146 reviews2024
Dev: Puntigames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Skies above the Great War is a hybrid of action and grand strategy sandbox game set on the Western Front during the First World War. Manage your air forces or take control of any plane yourself in real time.
Why similar: World War I 71.6% ★, Wargame 15.1%, Strategy 9.7%, Indie 3.6%
- #28 Frontline: Panzer Blitzkrieg!
79% matchVery Positive87% of 111 reviews2020
Dev: Frontline: Games Series
Windows
Median: 8.3 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Fight your way through 35 Unique WW2 battles - Aim your targets carefully, counter-attack, and strategically coordinate your Squads. The study of enemy tactics and the use of Special abilities will lead to victory!
Why similar: World War I 45.5% ★, Turn-Based 24.8%, Wargame 11.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 10%, Strategy 8.2%
- #29 Strategic Mind: Spectre of Communism
78% matchMostly Positive79% of 226 reviews2020
Dev: Starni Games
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 20.4 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: Alternate History 28.8%, Wargame 28.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 25.8%, Strategy 17.2%
- #30 Commander: The Great War
79% matchVery Positive80% of 296 reviews2014
Dev: The Lordz Games StudioPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Take Command and Secure Victory in the Great War! Commander – The Great War features a Grand Campaign covering the whole war from the invasion of Belgium on August 5, 1914 to the Armistice on the 11th of November 1918 in addition to 16 different unit types including Infantry, Cavalry, Armoured Cars and Tanks, Artillery, and much more!
Why similar: World War I 57.1% ★, Strategy 21.1%, Wargame 10.9%, Turn-Based 10.9%
- #31 Hex of Steel
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 898 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: Turn-Based 46%, Wargame 21.1%, Strategy 18.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.6%
- #32 Rising Front
73% matchVery Positive88% of 4,199 reviews2026
Dev: Sandstorm Studios Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 54%
A FPS WW1 & Revolutionary War battle simulator with a focus on Workshop Content, rag-doll physics, intelligent AI, massive battles, procedural AI cover system, real-time building system and FPS combat!
Why similar: World War I 74.3% ★, Wargame 12.8%, Strategy 11.1%, Atmospheric 1.8%
- #33 On The Western Front
73% matchVery Positive84% of 91 reviews2025
Dev: Aggroblakh
Windows · Mac
January, 1915. The Race to the Sea is over. The Great War has just begun. You are the commander of a single division in the meat grinder that is the Western Front. Lead your men over the top as you attempt to break the stalemate that is to claim the lives of millions over the course of years.
Why similar: World War I 69.7% ★, Strategy 16.7%, Wargame 8%, Indie 5.6%
- #34 Supreme Ruler Ultimate
76% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,252 reviews2014
Dev: BattleGoat Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.3 hrsMean: 51.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Real-Time Strategy/Wargame. From World War II through the Cold War and into the future, re-live or re-imagine the tensions and crises of our recent history! Guide your nation through the era of your choice in Campaigns, Scenarios, and Sandboxes, as you make every effort to become Supreme Ruler!
Why similar: World War I 41.6% ★, Wargame 21.3%, Alternate History 21.3%, Strategy 15.8%
- #35 Supremacy: 1914
74% matchMostly Positive74% of 4,332 reviews2019
Dev: Bytro Labs GmbH
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 40.2 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Take over the control of one of the mighty nations during the times of World War 1 in the biggest WW1 strategy game of all time. Conquer provinces, forge alliances and build up your economy in real-time on persistent maps. Build experimental weapons of World War 1 and become the one true superpower!
Why similar: World War I 62.4% ★, Strategy 19.6%, Alternate History 9.3%, Wargame 8.7%
- #36 Stickman Trenches
71% matchVery Positive82% of 1,946 reviews2023
Dev: Big Play Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Stickman Trenches is a Real Time Strategy game in which you need to manage your men and weapons and build up your defenses in the brutal trenches of Stick World War 1.
Why similar: World War I 75.2% ★, Strategy 14.5%, Wargame 10.3%
- #37 Strategic War in Europe
76% 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: Strategy 38%, Turn-Based 34.5%, Wargame 19%, Indie 8.6%
- #38 Warring States
74% matchMostly Positive77% of 105 reviews2018
Dev: polynation games ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Warring States : Tactics is a turn-based battle strategy game set during the Warring States period of Ancient China. The Warring States period is one of turmoil in China, where various feudal states struggle for control of all of China.
Why similar: Turn-Based 46%, Strategy 20.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.5%, Wargame 12.3%, Indie 6.3%
- #39 Steam Marines
75% matchMixed50% of 333 reviews2014
Dev: Worthless Bums
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Steam Marines is a squad based Roguelike set on a steampunk spaceship. It features tactical play focused on positioning and careful use of resources. Built to keep you on your toes as you progress through the decks of your besieged ship while clearing enemies and trying to reach each level's elevator.
Why similar: Turn-Based 50.2%, Strategy 26.5%, Steampunk 15.3% ★, Indie 8%
- #40 Strategic Mind: The Pacific
72% matchMostly Positive75% of 623 reviews2019
Dev: Starni Games
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Strategic Mind: The Pacific is a turn-based strategy set in the WW2 period depicting the war between the USA and the Empire of Japan waged in the Pacific Ocean with mindblowing historical accuracy and attention to detail. Two Sides. Two Commanders. Two Destinies.
Why similar: Turn-Based 35.3%, Alternate History 21.4%, Wargame 16.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.7%, Strategy 12%
- #41 Phantom Brigade
69% matchVery Positive81% of 4,515 reviews2023
Dev: Brace Yourself Games
Windows
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 17.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Phantom Brigade 2.0 is a cinematic, tactical mech strategy game with a revolutionary timeline-based command system. See the future, predict enemy actions, and plot your counterattack on the timeline! Recruit and level up your squad of rebels to retake war-torn Fyrland from the Kaskad occupation.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 52.9%, Strategy 47.1%
- #42 Strategic Mind: Blitzkrieg
71% 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: Turn-Based 35.1%, Alternate History 21.3%, Wargame 16.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.6%, Strategy 12.3%
- #43 Galaxy Squad
72% matchMostly Positive74% of 432 reviews2019
Dev: Kazakov Oleg
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Galaxy squad is a hardcore turn-based tactical roguelike, inspired by FTL and XCOM.
Why similar: Strategy 53.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 39.6%, Indie 6.5%
- #44 Ground Pounders
73% matchMostly Negative41% of 54 reviews2014
Dev: Kerberos Productions Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Ground Pounders is a turn-based, strategy wargame. Inspired by classic strategy games like Panzer General, and steeped in the lore of the Sword of the Stars universe, Ground Pounders offers a new generation of gamers an updated taste of turn-based strategic warfare.
Why similar: Strategy 50.6%, Turn-Based 36.8%, Indie 12.5%
- #45 Fire & Maneuver
67% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,771 reviews2023
Dev: Armchair Interactive
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 21.1 hrs≥1hr: 45%
The Armchair Historian brings you a new turn-based strategy game set in the Victorian Era. As muskets become rifles and infantry is confronted by modernizing artillery, it is imperative to adapt to a rapidly changing battlefield. This is a new age, not of courage and chivalry, but of Blood and Iron.
Why similar: Strategy 52.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 47.4%
- #46 Steampunk Tower 2
71% matchMostly Positive75% of 364 reviews2018
Dev: DreamGate
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Steampunk Tower 2 is an action-strategy game set in the alternative Steampunk universe. In Lord Bingham’s military service there is a new secret weapon under your command, the gigantic aircraft Carrier transporting the Battle Tower.
Why similar: Steampunk 65% ★, Strategy 16.1%, Alternate History 12.2%, Indie 4.9%, Atmospheric 1.8%
- #47 Möbius Front '83
70% matchMixed69% of 513 reviews2020
Dev: Zachtronics
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Defend America from an alternate-universe America using state-of-the-art 1980s military hardware in this intricate and tactical turn-based strategy game.
Why similar: Alternate History 34.9%, Wargame 25.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 24.5%, Strategy 15%
- #48 Verdun
67% matchVery Positive86% of 37,685 reviews2015
Dev: BlackMill Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Merciless trench warfare immerses you and your squad in intense battles of attack and defense. Verdun is the first multiplayer FPS set in an authentic World War One setting offering a rarely seen battlefield experience.
Why similar: World War I 71.4% ★, Wargame 13.9%, Strategy 11.3%, Atmospheric 3.3%
- #49 Broken Lines
68% 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: Turn-Based 35.5%, Alternate History 23%, Wargame 15.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.6%, Strategy 12.6%
- #50 Second Front
66% 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: Turn-Based 42%, Turn-Based Tactics 19%, Wargame 19%, Strategy 16.8%, Indie 3.1%
- #51 Battle Academy
69% matchVery Positive85% of 370 reviews2014
Dev: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 11.8 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: Turn-Based 49.5%, Strategy 29.4%, Wargame 21.1%
- #52 Total Tank Generals
67% matchMostly Positive74% of 323 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: Turn-Based Tactics 31.7%, Wargame 30.8%, Strategy 30.4%, Atmospheric 7.1%
- #53 Frontline: Western Front
69% matchMostly Positive77% of 53 reviews2019
Dev: Frontline: Games Series
Windows
A tactical scale strategy game that invites the players to take command of the Allied or German forces in an epic struggle for the control of Western Europe during World War Two.
Why similar: Turn-Based 37.8%, Strategy 24.8%, Wargame 16.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.4%, Indie 6.3%
- #54 Wings of Glory
67% matchVery Positive81% of 108 reviews2022
Dev: Dire Wolf
Windows · Mac
Rule the skies in strategy dogfights in the digital adaptation of the classic tabletop board game!
Why similar: World War I 64.9% ★, Strategy 12.8%, Wargame 12%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.3%
- #55 Toy Soldiers: HD
68% matchMixed64% of 165 reviews2021
Dev: Signal StudiosPub: Accelerate Games
Windows
Command antique WWI Toy Soldiers in the trench-filled battlefields of Europe. Deploy an exciting arsenal of guns, artillery, flamethrowers, tanks and planes to defend your WWI toy dioramas. Take direct control of individual units or command the entire battlefield from above.
Why similar: World War I 61.2% ★, Wargame 19.8%, Strategy 18.9%
- #56 Panzer Strategy
68% matchMixed65% of 471 reviews2018
Dev: Starni Games
Windows
Panzer Strategy is a World War II wargame that combines classic turn-based strategy gameplay with modern looks. Command your armies and adapt your units to any objective using a huge selection of real-life military equipment and battle skills.
Why similar: Turn-Based 55.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 22.2%, Strategy 18.1%, Indie 4.1%
- #57 Syrian Warfare
66% matchVery Positive87% of 5,573 reviews2017
Dev: Cats Who Play
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Real Time Strategy with a high degree of realism. The game is based on a true story.
Why similar: Wargame 47.9%, Strategy 34.9%, Atmospheric 11.3%, Indie 5.9%
- #58 Commands & Colors: The Great War
70% matchMixed47% of 107 reviews2017
Dev: HexWar GamesPub: Hunted Cow Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 96%
The Great War allow players to portray important engagements throughout WWI history. The battles focus on the historical deployment of forces and important terrain features of trench fighting in scale with the game system.
Why similar: World War I 70% ★, Strategy 30%