Games Like Strategic Command WWII: War in Europe

Strategic Command WWII: World At War is your chance to re-fight the 20th century’s greatest conflict, from Poland to China, Normandy to the Pacific, on a map encompassing the globe.

Why similar: Strategy 59.8%, World War II 27.7% ★, Turn-Based 12.5%

Why You'll Like It: This title expands the scope of the original game to a global scale while maintaining the same intuitive hex-based strategic engine.

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: Strategy 48.1%, World War II 38.2% ★, Turn-Based 13.7%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a more polished and visually modern take on the classic hex-based turn-based strategy formula.

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: Strategy 63.8%, World War II 36.2% ★

Why You'll Like It: This is the definitive choice for players seeking unparalleled historical depth and complexity in operational-level wargaming.

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: World War II 44% ★, Strategy 39.4%, Turn-Based 16.6%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a similarly deep, theater-wide strategic experience with a focus on logistics and production that mirrors the gameplay loop of the seed game.

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: Strategy 44.3%, World War II 41% ★, Turn-Based 14.7%

Why You'll Like It: This game excels at modeling the critical importance of supply lines and logistics in operational warfare.

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: Strategy 100%

Why You'll Like It: Built on the same engine as the seed game, this title applies the familiar strategic mechanics to the unique challenges of the First World War.

Command a true operational structure. Can you balance and prioritize three different Theatres in order to achieve your objective?

Why similar: Strategy 61%, World War II 39% ★

Why You'll Like It: It offers a deep, narrative-driven operational experience that focuses on the complexities of the Eastern Front.

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 58.8% ★, Strategy 41.2%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a massive, high-fidelity simulation of the Western Front, perfect for players who enjoy granular strategic control.

Order of Battle: World War II is a breath of fresh air for all strategy fans. It is a game that takes wargaming to a new level by upgrading every single game element and rebooting the genre for a new generation of players.

Why similar: Strategy 50.3%, World War II 37.9% ★, Turn-Based 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: This game features a robust hex-based system with a strong emphasis on unit variety and tactical positioning.

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: World War II 43.8% ★, Strategy 37.8%, Turn-Based 18.4%

Why You'll Like It: A modern, accessible wargame that captures the spirit of classic hex-grid strategy with a focus on ease of play.

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 63.4%, World War II 24.5% ★, Turn-Based 12.1%

Why You'll Like It: Widely considered the gold standard for operational-level wargaming, it provides immense depth for serious strategy enthusiasts.

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 44.6% ★, Strategy 35.8%, Turn-Based 19.6%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a more tactical, character-driven approach to turn-based wargaming with high production values.

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: Strategy 48.5%, World War II 38.5% ★, Turn-Based 13%

Why You'll Like It: A classic wargame that focuses on the intensity of the Eastern Front through a streamlined, supply-focused lens.

Victory is at your fingertips! Your ability to lead your nation is your supreme weapon, the strategy game Hearts of Iron IV lets you take command of any nation in World War II; the most engaging conflict in world history.

Why similar: Strategy 52.7%, World War II 47.3% ★

Why You'll Like It: While real-time rather than turn-based, it is the ultimate grand strategy experience for managing the entire war effort of a nation.

Shadow Empire is a deep turn-based 4X wargame with a unique blend of military focus, procedurally generated content and role-playing features. Players take the seat of the supreme ruler of a small nation, with the goal of reconquering a devastated planet.

Why similar: Strategy 67.2%, Turn-Based 32.8%

Why You'll Like It: This game combines deep hex-based logistics and strategic management with a unique, procedurally generated post-apocalyptic setting.

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: Strategy 90.9%, Turn-Based 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a solid, strategic-level overview of WWI that feels very similar to the Strategic Command series.

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 54.1%, World War II 36.4% ★, Turn-Based 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: An earlier iteration of the strategic formula that serves as a foundational experience for fans of the series.

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: Strategy 44.9%, World War II 44.5% ★, Turn-Based 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: A classic title that defined the modern hex-based wargame genre and remains a staple for strategy fans.

Headquarters: World War II is a fast-paced turn-based strategy game where your battlefield tactics are as important as your army management skills. Experience both sides of the war, battling in Europe as the USA, the UK, or Germany. Storm bunkers, occupy houses, win tank duels.

Why similar: World War II 53.8% ★, Strategy 46.2%

Why You'll Like It: A modern turn-based tactical wargame that emphasizes unit management and terrain utilization.

Combat Mission Battle for Normandy faithfully recreates the experience of tactical land warfare in Western France during World War Two.

Why similar: Strategy 60.4%, World War II 39.6% ★

Why You'll Like It: While it features 3D tactical combat, it remains a deeply authentic wargame that appeals to fans of historical accuracy.

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: Strategy 47%, World War II 38.7% ★, Turn-Based 14.2%

Why You'll Like It: A focused, fast-paced operational wargame that captures the tension of a specific historical campaign.

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: Strategy 58.8%, World War II 24.7% ★, Turn-Based 16.4%

Why You'll Like It: A classic, highly replayable hex-based wargame that focuses on strategic depth and randomized scenarios.

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 62.1% ★, Strategy 37.9%

Why You'll Like It: This game provides a accessible, turn-based hex-grid experience centered on the role of armored warfare.

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 56.6%, World War II 33.3% ★, Turn-Based 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: This title provides a deep dive into the early war years with a focus on operational-level decision making.

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: World War II 56.7% ★, Strategy 43.3%

Why You'll Like It: A turn-based tactical wargame that offers a unique perspective on the war from the Soviet side.

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: Strategy 66%, World War II 34% ★

Steel Division 2 is a historically-accurate WW2 real-time strategy game set on the Eastern Front. Features 1:1-scale turn-based army management and real-time tactical battles with thousands of men at your order.

Why similar: Strategy 52.7%, World War II 47.3% ★

Realistic, immersive, breathtaking. WARNO is the ultimate World War III battle simulator from the masters of strategy, Eugen Systems. A Cold War turns decisively hot as you command hundreds of units on a beautiful and brutal battlefield. Outsmart, outfight, and lead your forces to total victory.

Why similar: Strategy 100%

War on an Epic scale from Moscow to Berlin – this is War in the East!

Why similar: Strategy 51.7%, World War II 40.3% ★, Turn-Based 7.9%

Time of Wrath gives a fine piece of wargaming for every fan of WW2 era. This strategy allows players to take control over any country during World War 2 era in Europe and North Africa theater.

Why similar: Strategy 47.9%, World War II 41.1% ★, Turn-Based 11%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a broad, strategic-level simulation of the war that covers both military and political aspects.

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: Strategy 100%

Take command in Europe's greatest 18th-century war. Equip & customize regiments, manage supplies, and engage in brutal real-time battles across procedural campaigns. Resources and replacements are scarce, and keeping your best men alive may matter more than any single victory.

Why similar: Strategy 100%

Turn based tactical and strategic naval combat. Atlantic Fleet puts you in command of the Allies or Kriegsmarine (German Navy) in the longest military campaign of WWII, The Battle of the Atlantic.Take command of surface ships, submarines as well as carrier and land based aircraft in the deadly struggle for control of Atlantic shipping...

Why similar: World War II 40.9% ★, Strategy 40.5%, Turn-Based 18.6%

Set during the early events of World War 2, Fall Weiss is a new successor to the Panzer General

Why similar: Strategy 71.2%, World War II 28.8% ★

Why You'll Like It: A detailed, hex-based operational wargame that focuses on the invasion of Poland with high historical fidelity.

Hearts of Iron III lets you play the most engaging conflict in world history, World War 2, on all fronts as any country and through multiple different scenarios. Guide your nation to glory between 1936 and 1948 and wage war, conduct diplomacy and build your industry in the most detailed World War 2 game ever made.

Why similar: World War II 52.6% ★, Strategy 47.4%

Stalingrad is a real-time strategy title that places gamers in the middle of the most dramatic periods of World War II, covering major events from June 1942 till January 1943.

Why similar: Strategy 68.9%, World War II 31.1% ★

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: World War II 55.2% ★, Strategy 44.8%

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: World War II 45.8% ★, Strategy 34.7%, Turn-Based 19.5%

Blitzkrieg 3 is a WW2 RTS made for true admirers of strategic mastery! Challenge your tactical skills in historical campaigns and defeat powerful Neural Network AI in competitive matches.

Why similar: World War II 52.3% ★, Strategy 47.7%

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: Strategy 47.3%, World War II 37.5% ★, Turn-Based 15.2%

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: Strategy 100%

Army General is a turnbased strategy game that depicts the desert warfare in Northern Afrika and parts of the Mediterranean sea during World War II.

Why similar: Strategy 54%, World War II 34.2% ★, Turn-Based 11.8%

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 61.9%, World War II 31.8% ★, Turn-Based 6.4%

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 68.7%, World War II 24.4% ★, Turn-Based 6.9%

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: Strategy 56%, World War II 31.5% ★, Turn-Based 12.5%

Combat Mission Fortress Italy brings wargamers to the "soft underbelly of Europe", a place that was anything but.

Why similar: Strategy 64.3%, World War II 35.7% ★

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: World War II 39% ★, Strategy 38.4%, Turn-Based 22.7%

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: Strategy 56.4%, World War II 43.6% ★

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 73.2%, World War II 26.8% ★

Making History Gold Edition is the expanded and updated version of the original WWII grand strategy game Making History: Calm & the Storm. Command your nation and change the course of history.

Why similar: Strategy 63.8%, World War II 36.2% ★

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 II 50.8% ★, Strategy 49.2%

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

Why similar: Strategy 100%

WORLD WAR II: PANZER CLAWS [aka Frontline Attack: War over Europe] pushes back the boundaries of real-time strategy gaming!Take control of the Allied, German, or the Russian in the harsh reality of the battlefields of World War II.

Why similar: Strategy 92.4%, World War II 7.6% ★

Time of Fury takes you right into the European Theater of Operations. Strategic Command is the essence of winning the war and in Time of Fury the World War 2 is just huge, ideal for every strategy game fan.

Why similar: Strategy 100%

Developed by a team of experienced modders from the Paradox forum, Darkest Hour is a stand-alone Hearts of Iron game. The game features a mixture of short and in-depth campaigns set across the darkest chapters of the 20th century. Play from the outbreak of the Great War up until the onset of the Cold War.

Why similar: Strategy 52.6%, World War II 47.4% ★

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: World War II 55.1% ★, Strategy 44.9%

Drive on Moscow: War in the Snow, a strategy game from the award-winning makers of Battle of the Bulge, invites you to take command of the pivotal battle of World War II! Defend the homeland as the Soviets, or lead a bold push to seize the Soviet capital as the Axis.

Why similar: Strategy 57.4%, World War II 32.3% ★, Turn-Based 10.2%

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: Strategy 56.2%, World War II 43.8% ★

Field of Glory: Empires is a grand strategy game in which you will have to move in an intricate and living tapestry of nations and tribes, each one with their distinctive culture.

Why similar: Strategy 76.6%, Turn-Based 23.4%