- #1 Strategic Mind: Spectre of Communism
97% matchMostly Positive79% of 225 reviews2020
Dev: Starni Games
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 19.2 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: Tanks 14.3% ★, World War II 12% ★, Wargame 10.4%, Military 8.6%, Board Game 8.4%
- #2 Strategic Mind: Fight for Freedom
96% matchVery Positive88% of 157 reviews2021
Dev: Starni Games
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Strategic Mind: Fight for Freedom is a history-driven turn-based strategy set in WW2. Take command of the Allied forces and protect your homeland and the whole of Europe from totalitarian madness. Form armies. Win battles. Change history.
Why similar: Tanks 13.4% ★, World War II 11.9% ★, Wargame 9.1%, Board Game 8.7%, Military 7.9%
- #3 Strategic Mind: The Pacific
96% matchMostly Positive75% of 620 reviews2019
Dev: Starni Games
Windows
Median: 3.9 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: Board Game 11.8%, World War II 11.3% ★, Tactical RPG 9.3%, Wargame 8.1%, Turn-Based 7.2%
- #4 Panzer Corps 2
95% matchVery Positive85% of 4,120 reviews2020
Dev: Flashback GamesPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 58.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 21.9% ★, Wargame 12.1%, Turn-Based 11.8%, Military 11.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.7%
- #5 Strategic Mind: Spirit of Liberty
94% matchVery Positive84% of 81 reviews2023
Dev: Starni Games
Windows
Prove to have a true Strategic Mind! Spirit of Liberty will put your strategic planning skills to the test. It’s a hardcore, turn-based, historically accurate strategy game set in WWII. Lead Finnish forces against an overwhelming threat through the Winter War, Continuation War, and Lapland War.
Why similar: Tanks 14% ★, World War II 12.4% ★, Board Game 10.4%, Wargame 9.5%, Military 8.1%
- #6 Blitzkrieg 3
94% matchMixed54% of 7,316 reviews2017
Dev: Nival
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 14.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 26.2% ★, Tanks 21.5% ★, Military 14.4%, War 12.2%, Historical 9.9%
- #7 Unity of Command II
93% matchMostly Positive80% of 2,137 reviews2019
Dev: 2x2 Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 18.0 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 24.7% ★, Turn-Based 13.4%, Wargame 11.7%, Military 7.9%, War 6.6%
- #8 Strategic Mind: Spirit of Liberty - Prologue 1939
92% matchMostly Positive78% of 60 reviews2023
Dev: Starni Games
Windows
Strategic Mind: Spirit of Liberty is a history-driven turn-based strategy set in WW2. Lead the scarce Finnish forces through the Winter War, Continuation War, and Lapland War. Save your country’s very existence from the Red Menace. Niet Molotoff!
Why similar: Tanks 14% ★, World War II 12.5% ★, Wargame 9.4%, Board Game 9.3%, Military 8.1%
- #9 Headquarters: World War II
90% matchMostly Positive78% of 668 reviews2024
Dev: Starni GamesPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
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: Tanks 13% ★, World War II 11.8% ★, Tactical RPG 10.1%, Board Game 9.1%, Wargame 8.9%
- #10 Panzer Strategy
91% matchMixed65% of 469 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: Tanks 14.6% ★, Board Game 13%, World War II 12.1% ★, Turn-Based 10.6%, Military 8%
- #11 Panzer Corps Gold
91% matchVery Positive92% of 2,713 reviews2014
Dev: Flashback GamesPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 56.5 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 30.9% ★, Wargame 14.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.2%, Turn-Based 11.1%, Tanks 10.5% ★
- #12 Frontline: Panzer Blitzkrieg!
89% matchVery Positive88% of 109 reviews2020
Dev: Frontline: Games Series
Windows
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 9.5 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: Tanks 12.6% ★, Tactical RPG 10.4%, World War II 9.7% ★, Board Game 9.3%, Wargame 9.1%
- #13 Order of Battle: World War II
89% matchMostly Positive78% of 3,142 reviews2015
Dev: The ArtistocratsPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 16.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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: World War II 30.5% ★, Wargame 15.3%, Turn-Based 14.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.4%, War 7.9%
- #14 Blitzkrieg Anthology
88% matchVery Positive90% of 1,533 reviews2014
Dev: Nival
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 25.5 hrs≥1hr: 52%
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 36.5% ★, Tanks 15.8% ★, Military 12.9%, War 11.5%, Historical 9.6%
- #15 Total Tank Generals
87% matchMostly Positive74% of 322 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 22.8% ★, Board Game 11.7%, Wargame 9.7%, War 8.6%, Historical 8.4%
- #16 Tank Operations: European Campaign
86% matchVery Positive83% of 92 reviews2024
Dev: Linked DimensionsPub: 2tainment GmbH
Windows
Tank Operation: European Campaign - is a turn-based, tactical war game with a dozen nerve-racking historical scenarios on the various battlefields of World War II. As an allied general you fight right on the frontline to defeat the Third Reich with all its destructive potential.
Why similar: World War II 22.9% ★, Tanks 16.2% ★, Wargame 11.1%, Military 10.6%, War 9.7%
- #17 Supreme Ruler Ultimate
86% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,250 reviews2014
Dev: BattleGoat Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.4 hrsMean: 50.6 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 II 22.1% ★, Wargame 19.9%, Military 18.1%, Alternate History 12%, War 9.6%
- #18 Broken Lines
84% matchMostly Positive79% of 697 reviews2020
Dev: BirdIsland/PortaPlayPub: SuperGG.com
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 6.1 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: War 15%, World War II 15% ★, Tactical RPG 12.9%, Wargame 11.3%, Turn-Based 10.9%
- #19 Frontline: Western Front
85% matchMostly Positive79% of 52 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: Tanks 15.1% ★, World War II 15% ★, Wargame 10.3%, Turn-Based 9.9%, Military 8.7%
- #20 Steel Division 2
84% matchMostly Positive79% of 9,492 reviews2019
Dev: Eugen Systems
Windows
Median: 9.7 hrsMean: 52.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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: World War II 29% ★, Military 16.7%, Wargame 13.7%, War 12.7%, Historical 9.8%
- #21 Combat Mission: Final Blitzkrieg
83% matchMostly Positive79% of 73 reviews2024
Dev: BattlefrontPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Combat Mission Final Blitzkrieg (CMFB) follows the Western Allies through the battles along Germany's border and into the heart of the Reich itself.
Why similar: Wargame 16.8%, World War II 14.3% ★, Military 12%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.8%
- #22 Second Front
81% matchMostly Positive79% of 656 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 17.9% ★, Tanks 14.9% ★, Wargame 11%, Turn-Based 10.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.5%
- #23 Hex of Steel
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 840 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: World War II 17.2% ★, Tanks 13.8% ★, Wargame 11.9%, Board Game 11.8%, Turn-Based 11%
- #24 Strategy & Tactics: Wargame Collection
82% matchMixed69% of 286 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 24.8% ★, War 16.4%, Strategy 13.5%, Historical 13.1%, Alternate History 11.9%
- #25 Strategic War in Europe
82% matchMixed49% of 215 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 36.4% ★, Wargame 18.6%, Turn-Based 14.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.6%, Strategy 10.5%
- #26 Classified: France '44
78% matchMostly Positive72% of 964 reviews2024
Dev: Absolutely GamesPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 21.8 hrs≥1hr: 69%
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 22.6% ★, Military 11.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.9%, Historical 10.2%, War 10%
- #27 Strategic Command WWII: War in the Pacific
78% matchVery Positive89% of 115 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 20.6%, World War II 20% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12%, Historical 11.9%, Military 11.8%
- #28 Burden of Command™
77% matchVery Positive84% of 620 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 16.3% ★, Tactical RPG 14.1%, Wargame 9.6%, Strategy RPG 8.9%, War 8.4%
- #29 Unity of Command: Stalingrad Campaign
81% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,013 reviews2012
Dev: 2x2 Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 9.6 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 29% ★, Wargame 15.9%, Turn-Based 14.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 11%, Historical 7.2%
- #30 Blitzkrieg 2 Anthology
79% matchVery Positive85% of 1,278 reviews2014
Dev: Nival
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 17.8 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Return to the bloody battlefields of World War II in this epic sequel. Blitzkrieg 2 returns you to the gritty realism of WWII battles while pushing your focus into new, strategic opportunities during global war!
Why similar: World War II 40% ★, Tanks 13% ★, Military 12.9%, War 12.1%, Historical 8.6%
- #31 Third Front: WWII
79% 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 24.7% ★, Military 11.3%, Turn-Based 11.1%, War 10.6%, Strategy 8.6%
- #32 Armoured Commander II
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 584 reviews2021
Dev: Gregory Adam Scott
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 30.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
In this roguelike wargame, take command of a tank and its crew in the Second World War, joining one of over 50 campaigns across Europe, North Africa, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific. Fight against over 1300 historically-based unit types, where each day is a struggle for survival.
Why similar: Tanks 22.7% ★, World War II 19.6% ★, Wargame 10%, Military 9.8%, Historical 9.4%
- #33 Frontline: World War II
76% matchVery Positive84% of 58 reviews2021
Dev: Frontline: Games Series
Windows
Immerse yourself in the captivating atmosphere of World War II, as you meticulously plan your moves and adapt to the ever-changing battlefield. With a wide array of units and tactical options at your disposal, success is determined by your strategic prowess and adaptability.
Why similar: World War II 19.4% ★, Board Game 12.9%, Wargame 12.4%, Military 10.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.4%
- #34 Battle of the Bulge
77% matchMostly Positive71% of 168 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 29.3% ★, Turn-Based 16.2%, Wargame 14.5%, War 14%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.5%
- #35 Battle Academy 2: Eastern Front
76% matchVery Positive92% of 239 reviews2014
Dev: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 9.1 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 38.2% ★, Turn-Based 22.9%, Wargame 14.5%, Strategy 13.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.2%
- #36 Strategic Command WWII: War in Europe
75% matchVery Positive90% of 430 reviews2017
Dev: Fury SoftwarePub: Matrix Games
Windows
Strategic Command WWII: War in Europe is a deeply immersive turn based strategy game covering the greatest conflict in modern history!
Why similar: World War II 43.7% ★, Strategy 35.2%, Turn-Based 21.1%
- #37 Combat Mission Shock Force 2
74% matchVery Positive81% of 852 reviews2020
Dev: BattlefrontPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Median: 13.3 hrsMean: 70.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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: Tanks 15.2% ★, Wargame 14.7%, Military 11%, Alternate History 10.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.2%
- #38 Forgotten but Unbroken
72% matchMostly Positive78% of 260 reviews2024
Dev: Centurion DevelopmentsPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
A tactical turn-based strategy game inspired by events and stories of forgotten and unsung heroes of WW2. Unique and new-to-genre features offer immersion and deeper protagonists to lead and care for. Lead the resistance against the Axis Forces.
Why similar: World War II 20.4% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 14.3%, Historical 12.2%, Military 12%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.9%
- #39 KARDS - The WW2 Card Game
72% matchMixed69% of 48,359 reviews2020
Dev: 1939 Games
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 47.1 hrs≥1hr: 67%
KARDS, The World War II Card Game, combines traditional CCG gameplay with innovative mechanics inspired by classic strategy games and real battlefield tactics. Take command and challenge other players in grand-scale warfare on the ground, air, or seas.
Why similar: World War II 22.7% ★, Tanks 14.1% ★, Wargame 13.2%, Board Game 13.1%, Military 7.7%
- #40 Graviteam Tactics: Mius-Front
73% matchVery Positive89% of 1,116 reviews2016
Dev: Graviteam
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Graviteam Tactics: Mius-Front - tactical battalion level combat simulation. Action takes place in the summer of 1943 at Mius river and Saur-Mogila tumulus area of over 140 sq. km. Four large-scale operations for the Red Army and Wehrmacht.
Why similar: World War II 29% ★, Tanks 19.4% ★, Wargame 16.1%, Military 8.2%, Strategy 6.2%
- #41 Battle Academy
74% matchVery Positive85% of 368 reviews2014
Dev: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 40%
A turn-based strategy game like no other has landed on Steam. Approachable, absorbing and visually impressive yet detailed, Battle Academy aims to revolutionise the strategy games market with a blend of intuitive design and compelling gameplay.
Why similar: World War II 34.7% ★, Wargame 21.5%, Turn-Based 21.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.2%, Strategy 8.5%
- #42 Armchair Commander
71% matchVery Positive88% of 101 reviews2023
Dev: Zack SimaPub: Indie War Games
Windows · Mac
A turn-based strategy game where you can experience WWII campaigns and explore alternate history scenarios made by the community.
Why similar: Tanks 18.4% ★, World War II 16.6% ★, Wargame 13.8%, Alternate History 11.5%, Military 10.8%
- #43 The Troop
69% matchVery Positive84% of 797 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 21.5% ★, Tanks 19% ★, Wargame 10.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 9%, Military 8.2%
- #44 Tank On Tank Digital - West Front
73% matchMixed57% of 54 reviews2017
Dev: Lock 'n Load Publishing
Windows · Mac
Tank on Tank Digital brings World War II tactical ground combat on Western Front 1944.
Why similar: World War II 22.7% ★, Tanks 18.2% ★, Turn-Based 14.6%, Board Game 11.8%, War 11.5%
- #45 Men of War II
69% matchMixed61% of 7,342 reviews2024
Dev: Best WayPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows · Linux
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 21.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Experience warfare like never before! Men of War II, the anticipated sequel to the highly acclaimed RTS franchise is here with all-new units, locations, campaigns, game modes and true trademarks of the series: historical fidelity and action-filled gameplay on the Eastern and Western Fronts of WWII.
Why similar: World War II 25.8% ★, Tanks 23.2% ★, Wargame 17.2%, Military 13.5%, Historical 11.4%
- #46 Steel Division: Normandy 44
70% matchMostly Positive74% of 6,296 reviews2017
Dev: Eugen Systems
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 18.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Steel Division: Normandy is a tactical real-time strategy (RTS) game that pits players against AI enemies in a single-player campaign -- or against several opponents in massive 10-on-10 multiplayer battles.
Why similar: World War II 43.6% ★, Military 16.9%, War 10.6%, Wargame 9.2%, Strategy 6.9%
- #47 Sherman Commander
67% matchMixed68% of 131 reviews2026
Dev: Iron Wolf Studio S.A.Pub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Command a platoon of Sherman tanks over the most famous theaters of WWII. Take the commander’s seat and give specific orders to your crew, or open the tactical map to coordinate your actions with accompanying units.
Why similar: World War II 21.5% ★, Tanks 21.1% ★, Wargame 13.9%, Military 13.1%, War 10.7%
- #48 World War 2: Strategy Simulator
71% matchMostly Negative37% of 83 reviews2022
Dev: joynowstudio
Windows
★Tactics & Collocations 30+ Historical Campaigns: Normandy Landing, Operation Market Garden 2 Warfare Conflict Camps: Allies faction and ally Axis 30+ large battlefield maps are provide in this strategy games Omni-directional combat space: naval battle, air combat, land battle.
Why similar: Tanks 17.4% ★, World War II 17.3% ★, Wargame 12.7%, Military 10.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.9%
- #49 Graviteam Tactics: Tunisia 1943
70% matchVery Positive84% of 418 reviews2017
Dev: Graviteam
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Graviteam Tactics: Tunisia 1943 - tactical battalion level combat simulation. During the Tunisian Campaign in winter 1943 German Panzer battlegroups launch a counteroffensive against the Allied forces to drive them out of Eastern Dorsal.
Why similar: World War II 38% ★, Tanks 30.4% ★, Strategy 10.7%, Military 10.3%, Simulation 9%
- #50 Tank Battle: 1944
71% matchMixed62% of 58 reviews2016
Dev: HexWar GamesPub: Hunted Cow Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Instantly get involved in the action by joining the Allied invasion of Europe during the Second World War. Take command of an American battle group during WW2 in this turn based strategy wargame and help liberate Europe from the evil Axis power-base!
Why similar: World War II 31.7% ★, Tanks 29.2% ★, Turn-Based 18.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.7%, Strategy 7.2%
- #51 Combat Mission Fortress Italy
67% matchVery Positive85% of 100 reviews2023
Dev: BattlefrontPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Combat Mission Fortress Italy brings wargamers to the "soft underbelly of Europe", a place that was anything but.
Why similar: Wargame 20.4%, World War II 19% ★, Military 9.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.2%
- #52 1943 Deadly Desert
70% matchMixed63% of 112 reviews2018
Dev: HandyGames
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 97%
North Africa 1943. Lead your forces to victory in the most intense WW2 battle!
Why similar: World War II 34.2% ★, Turn-Based 14.6%, War 11.9%, Military 10.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.5%
- #53 Decisive Campaigns: Barbarossa
69% matchVery Positive88% of 243 reviews2016
Dev: VR DesignsPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Command a true operational structure. Can you balance and prioritize three different Theatres in order to achieve your objective?
Why similar: World War II 40.5% ★, Strategy RPG 17.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.6%, Wargame 13.3%, Strategy 12.3%
- #54 Sudden Strike 4
68% matchMostly Positive78% of 8,250 reviews2017
Dev: Kite GamesPub: Kalypso Media
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Sudden Strike is back! The beloved Real Time Strategy series returns, this time with bigger battlefields, more units, better graphics, new scenarios and legendary commanders – making Sudden Strike 4 more tactical and realistic than ever before!
Why similar: World War II 32.4% ★, Tanks 19.5% ★, War 14.6%, Historical 9.1%, Strategy 8.6%
- #55 Valor & Victory
68% matchMostly Positive71% of 191 reviews2021
Dev: YobowargamesPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Valor & Victory is a fast-playing, easy to learn World War II squad-level game system. Based on the original Valor & Victory board game, the digital edition provides you with an accessible and deep challenge, developed for classic tabletop game lovers.
Why similar: World War II 17.2% ★, Tanks 14.2% ★, Board Game 12.5%, Wargame 11%, Turn-Based 10.9%
- #56 Combat Mission Battle for Normandy
66% matchMostly Positive78% of 259 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 43.5% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 20.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.7%, Strategy 12.9%, 3D 4.7%
- #57 Möbius Front '83
67% matchMixed69% of 504 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: Tanks 16.3% ★, Wargame 15.1%, Military 13.9%, Alternate History 12.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.1%
- #58 Graviteam Tactics: Operation Star
68% matchVery Positive83% of 452 reviews2014
Dev: Graviteam
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Graviteam Tactics: Operation Star is a sequel to Achtung Panzer: Kharkov 1943. It’s an Eastern Front war game with solid graphics and sprawling battlefields that really emphasizes the scope of WWII tank combat.Want to step into the role of a commander in the very heart of Kharkov’s defense?
Why similar: World War II 27.5% ★, Tanks 21.3% ★, Wargame 17.6%, Strategy 8.3%, Military 7.5%
- #59 Master of Command
61% matchVery Positive92% of 3,361 reviews2025
Dev: Armchair Interactive
Windows
Median: 10.3 hrsMean: 25.4 hrs≥1hr: 96%
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: Military 19.1%, Wargame 17.9%, War 17.8%, Historical 16.3%, Strategy RPG 14.3%