- #1 Strategic Mind: Fight for Freedom
97% matchVery Positive88% of 156 reviews2021
Dev: Starni Games
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.7 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 13.3% ★, World War II 11.1% ★, Wargame 9.7%, Military 8%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: Developed by the same team, this title shares the exact engine, UI, and narrative-heavy structure of the seed game.
- #2 Panzer Corps 2
96% matchVery Positive85% of 4,064 reviews2020
Dev: Flashback GamesPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 58.1 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 21.6% ★, Wargame 13.7%, Military 12.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.7%, Hex Grid 8.4% ★
Why You'll Like It: This is the definitive modern successor to classic hex-based wargames, offering deep tactical gameplay and a massive variety of units that perfectly mirrors the Strategic Mind experience.
- #3 Strategic Mind: Blitzkrieg
96% matchVery Positive85% of 505 reviews2020
Dev: Starni Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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: Tanks 14.2% ★, World War II 12% ★, Wargame 10.4%, Military 8.6%, Board Game 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: Another entry in the series that maintains the high-quality 3D visuals and turn-based tactical mechanics found in the seed game.
- #4 Strategic Mind: Spirit of Liberty
95% matchVery Positive85% of 80 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 14.2% ★, World War II 11.7% ★, Wargame 10.3%, Military 8.5%, Board Game 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: This title continues the series' tradition of combining historical scenarios with refined, board-game-inspired tactical combat.
- #5 Second Front
94% matchMostly Positive79% of 653 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 17.5% ★, Tanks 15.6% ★, Wargame 12.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 10%, War 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A highly detailed, turn-based tactical game that captures the intensity of WWII infantry and tank combat on a hex grid.
- #6 Unity of Command II
94% matchMostly Positive80% of 2,102 reviews2019
Dev: 2x2 Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 17.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 25.5% ★, Wargame 14.2%, Military 9.1%, War 7.3%, Hex Grid 7.1% ★
Why You'll Like It: It excels at simulating the logistical challenges and tactical movement required for successful WWII operations.
- #7 Headquarters: World War II
93% matchMostly Positive78% of 654 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 15.4% ★, World War II 13% ★, Wargame 11.3%, Military 8.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 8%
Why You'll Like It: A modern 3D tactical game that focuses on the same turn-based combat loop and unit-level decision making as the seed game.
- #8 Total Tank Generals
92% matchMostly Positive73% of 320 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 20.2% ★, Wargame 9.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.3%, War 8%, Hex Grid 7.9% ★
Why You'll Like It: An accessible yet challenging hex-based strategy game that focuses heavily on tank warfare and historical commanders.
- #9 The Troop
91% matchVery Positive85% of 764 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 19% ★, Tanks 18.2% ★, Wargame 11.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.6%, Military 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based tactical game that emphasizes realistic unit behavior and the complexities of WWII armored warfare.
- #10 Order of Battle: World War II
91% matchMostly Positive78% of 3,120 reviews2015
Dev: The ArtistocratsPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 16.2 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 31.7% ★, Wargame 18.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.6%, War 8.5%, Strategy 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game features a very similar hex-based tactical system with a strong emphasis on unit management and historical campaigns.
- #11 Hex of Steel
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 801 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 17.4% ★, Tanks 15% ★, Wargame 13.7%, Military 11.6%, Board Game 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A clean, user-friendly wargame that focuses on the core tactical experience of WWII without unnecessary complexity.
- #12 Decisive Campaigns: Barbarossa
89% matchVery Positive88% of 240 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 38.1% ★, Strategy RPG 16.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.8%, Wargame 14.4%, Strategy 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: This title offers a deep, narrative-rich simulation of the Eastern Front that aligns perfectly with the historical scope of the seed game.
- #13 Strategic Command WWII: War in Europe
89% matchVery Positive91% of 424 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 56.7% ★, Strategy 43.3%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a broader strategic view of the war while maintaining the turn-based, hex-grid mechanics essential to the genre.
- #14 Armoured Commander II
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 581 reviews2021
Dev: Gregory Adam Scott
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 30.1 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 18.3% ★, Wargame 10.7%, Military 10%, Historical 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A unique roguelike take on tank command that captures the grit and danger of being inside a WWII vehicle.
- #15 Combat Mission Shock Force 2
87% matchVery Positive81% of 846 reviews2020
Dev: BattlefrontPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Median: 13.3 hrsMean: 70.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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: Wargame 16%, Tanks 15.5% ★, Military 11.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.6%, Alternate History 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: While more simulation-heavy, it offers the most realistic tactical combat experience for those who enjoy the military depth of the seed game.
- #16 Panzer Strategy
88% 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 17.1% ★, World War II 13.2% ★, Board Game 10.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.2%, Military 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A board-game-inspired wargame that emphasizes the tactical nuances of WWII military operations.
- #17 Möbius Front '83
85% matchMixed69% of 496 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 15% ★, Wargame 14.9%, Military 13%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.5%, Alternate History 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: Features a distinct hex-based tactical system that rewards careful positioning and unit synergy.
- #18 Gary Grigsby's War in the East 2
84% matchVery Positive92% of 428 reviews2021
Dev: 2by3 GamesPub: Matrix Games
Windows
War in the East 2 is the most comprehensive, most realistic, and most advanced wargame modeling Eastern Front warfare in World War Two.
Why similar: Wargame 26.3%, World War II 22.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.3%, War 10.5%, Strategy 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: The ultimate simulation for players who want the most detailed and historically accurate representation of the Eastern Front.
- #19 Unity of Command: Stalingrad Campaign
84% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,012 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 33.1% ★, Wargame 20.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.8%, Strategy 7.8%, Historical 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A classic tactical challenge that focuses on the pivotal battles of the Eastern Front.
- #20 Steel Division 2
82% matchMostly Positive79% of 9,441 reviews2019
Dev: Eugen Systems
Windows
Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 51.6 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 26.9% ★, Military 16.9%, Wargame 14.5%, War 12.3%, Historical 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: Though real-time, it is the premier game for managing massive armored divisions on the Eastern Front with historical accuracy.
- #21 Third Front: WWII
83% 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 27% ★, Military 13.6%, War 12.1%, Strategy 9.1%, Alternate History 8%
Why You'll Like It: Offers an alternative perspective on WWII tactical combat with a focus on historical accuracy.
- #22 Armchair Commander
81% matchVery Positive89% of 98 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 17.6% ★, World War II 14.8% ★, Wargame 14.1%, Military 10.5%, Alternate History 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A hybrid tactical game that blends traditional strategy elements with modern auto-battler mechanics.
- #23 WarPlan
81% matchVery Positive81% of 220 reviews2020
Dev: Kraken StudiosPub: Matrix Games
Windows
WarPlan is an incredibly accurate World War II simulation engine. It is a balance of realism and playability incorporating the best from 50 years of World War II board wargaming. Play a recreated World War II in every detail, thanks to the engine flexibility and database
Why similar: World War II 21.6% ★, Wargame 18.3%, Military 14.3%, War 10.9%, Hex Grid 9.8% ★
Why You'll Like It: A deep grand strategy game that allows for complex planning and execution of WWII military campaigns.
- #24 Close Combat: The Bloody First
82% matchMixed53% of 457 reviews2019
Dev: Matrix Games
Windows
Close Combat: The Bloody First is the latest release in the critically-acclaimed Close Combat series, and the first using the new 3D Archon engine. With this Close Combat: The Bloody First combines classic Close Combat tactical gameplay with battles fought across a wide variety of diverse 3D landscapes including craggy ridgelines, narrow...
Why similar: World War II 17.3% ★, Tanks 15.4% ★, Wargame 15%, Military 13.6%, War 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical game that emphasizes unit morale and the visceral nature of combat in a 3D environment.
- #25 Strategic Command WWII: World at War
80% matchVery Positive84% of 595 reviews2018
Dev: Fury SoftwarePub: Matrix Games
Windows
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: World War II 46.3% ★, Wargame 22.5%, Strategy 18.7%, Hex Grid 12.5% ★
Why You'll Like It: Expands the scope of the war to a global scale while keeping the turn-based mechanics familiar to fans of the genre.
- #26 Combat Mission: Final Blitzkrieg
78% matchVery Positive80% of 71 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 17.7%, World War II 13.1% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 12.7%, Military 12%, Turn-Based Strategy 10%
Why You'll Like It: A highly detailed tactical simulation that focuses on the late-war battles of the Western Front.
- #27 Frontline: Western Front
79% 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 17.3% ★, World War II 16.1% ★, Wargame 12.7%, Military 10.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: An accessible tactical wargame that provides a straightforward and satisfying combat experience.
- #28 Strategic Mind: Spirit of Liberty - Prologue 1939
77% 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 11.6% ★, Wargame 10.1%, Military 8.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.2%
- #29 Strategic Mind: The Pacific
77% 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: World War II 14.4% ★, Wargame 11.9%, Board Game 11.3%, Military 9.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.5%
- #30 Sherman Commander
74% matchMixed69% of 116 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: Tanks 20.9% ★, World War II 19.9% ★, Wargame 14.8%, Military 13.3%, War 10.4%
- #31 World War 2: Strategy Simulator
78% 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 17.8% ★, World War II 16.5% ★, Wargame 13.9%, Military 10.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a direct and simple tactical experience for players looking for quick, turn-based combat.
- #32 Strategic War in Europe
79% matchMixed49% of 214 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 41.5% ★, Wargame 24.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.3%, Strategy 11.5%, Historical 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: A classic turn-based strategy game that captures the essence of WWII military planning.
- #33 Tank Operations: European Campaign
74% 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% ★, Tanks 16.7% ★, Wargame 12.3%, Military 11.1%, War 9.8%
- #34 Strategic Command WWII: War in the Pacific
73% matchVery Positive88% of 113 reviews2024
Dev: Fury SoftwarePub: Matrix Games
Windows
Strategic Command WWII: War in the Pacific is a turn-based strategy game. It offers a comprehensive experience of the Pacific Theater, challenging you to achieve victory in one of history's greatest conflicts.
Why similar: Wargame 22.6%, World War II 19.1% ★, Military 12.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.6%, Historical 10.4%
- #35 Supreme Ruler Ultimate
76% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,248 reviews2014
Dev: BattleGoat Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.4 hrsMean: 50.2 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: Wargame 21.5%, World War II 20.9% ★, Military 18.8%, Alternate History 10.4%, War 9.5%
- #36 Soldiers: Heroes of World War II - Enhanced Edition
76% matchVery Positive86% of 1,068 reviews2014
Dev: Best WayPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
The first installment in the real-time tactics series that would become known as Men of War, now refreshed and enhanced! Take command of American, British, Soviet, or German forces and fight on the battlefields of World War II in 32 single-player missions or with others in PvP and co-op sessions.
Why similar: Tanks 23.6% ★, World War II 22.5% ★, Wargame 13.1%, War 10.5%, Military 10.2%
- #37 Regiments
72% matchVery Positive87% of 2,812 reviews2022
Dev: Bird's Eye GamesPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Regiments is a Real-Time Tactics game set in Germany 1989. The Cold War has gone hot, and the inferno is raging. Lead your Regiment through the fires of conflict and the fog of war. Break through the lines, call in artillery, maneuver, feign retreats, stage defenses, counter-attack. Do not relent.
Why similar: Wargame 23.9%, Tanks 20.1% ★, Alternate History 13.3%, War 13%, Military 12.8%
- #38 Blitzkrieg 3
75% matchMixed54% of 7,303 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 25.9% ★, Tanks 22.8% ★, Military 15.6%, War 12.6%, Historical 9%
- #39 Men of War II
71% matchMixed61% of 7,210 reviews2024
Dev: Best WayPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows · Linux
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 21.1 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 23.3% ★, Tanks 22.4% ★, Wargame 17.8%, Military 13.3%, Historical 9.4%
- #40 Panzer Corps Gold
73% matchVery Positive92% of 2,690 reviews2014
Dev: Flashback GamesPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 56.4 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 16.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.4%, Tanks 11.2% ★, Hex Grid 7% ★
- #41 Tank Battle: 1944
75% 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 31.4% ★, Tanks 30.9% ★, Hex Grid 17.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.7%, Strategy 6.8%
- #42 Classified: France '44
70% matchMostly Positive73% of 931 reviews2024
Dev: Absolutely GamesPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 22.8 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 21% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 12.2%, Military 11.6%, War 9.8%, Strategy RPG 8.8%
- #43 Graviteam Tactics: Mius-Front
71% matchVery Positive89% of 1,099 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 28.6% ★, Tanks 20.6% ★, Wargame 17.5%, Military 8.9%, War 6.2%
- #44 Strategy & Tactics: Wargame Collection
73% matchMixed69% of 284 reviews2016
Dev: HeroLabs
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 97%
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 27.4% ★, War 19%, Strategy 14.4%, Historical 13.3%, Alternate History 12.1%
- #45 Graviteam Tactics: Operation Star
72% 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 26.2% ★, Tanks 21.8% ★, Wargame 19.2%, Military 7.9%, Strategy 7.6%
- #46 Burden of Command™
67% matchVery Positive84% of 593 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 19.7% ★, Wargame 13.4%, Strategy RPG 11%, War 10.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.1%
- #47 Forgotten but Unbroken
68% matchMostly Positive79% of 254 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 18.8% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 16%, Military 12.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.1%, Historical 10.4%
- #48 Steel Division: Normandy 44
70% matchMostly Positive75% of 6,291 reviews2017
Dev: Eugen Systems
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 17.7 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 41.5% ★, Military 17.6%, War 10.6%, Wargame 10.1%, Strategy 6.3%
- #49 Battle Academy 2: Eastern Front
71% matchVery Positive92% of 239 reviews2014
Dev: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 8.7 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 48.1% ★, Wargame 21%, Strategy 15.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.4%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #50 Combat Mission Battle for Normandy
69% matchMostly Positive78% of 255 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 41.6% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 23.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.2%, Strategy 11.8%, 3D 4.3%
- #51 Blitzkrieg Anthology
69% matchVery Positive90% of 1,520 reviews2014
Dev: Nival
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 25.6 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 35.9% ★, Tanks 16.7% ★, Military 13.9%, War 11.8%, Historical 8.7%
- #52 KARDS - The WW2 Card Game
67% matchMixed69% of 47,196 reviews2020
Dev: 1939 Games
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 46.7 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 22.3% ★, Tanks 15% ★, Wargame 15%, Board Game 9.6%, Military 8.4%
- #53 Broken Lines
68% matchMostly Positive79% of 693 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 20.1%, World War II 19.1% ★, Wargame 16.5%, Alternate History 11.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.7%
- #54 Steel Armor: Blaze of War
68% matchVery Positive84% of 351 reviews2015
Dev: Graviteam
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Steel Armor: Blaze of War is realistic tank simulator with tactical elements. The game models Soviet T-62 tank and US M60A1 tank in detail. Each tank has interactive cockpit with crew. Player controls a tank, and commands a tank platoon and attached forces in 4 large scale dynamic campaigns.
Why similar: Tanks 47.1% ★, Military 17.1%, War 10%, Historical 7.1%, Strategy 5.4%
- #55 ROMANCE OF THE THREE KINGDOMS XIV
66% matchMixed63% of 15,669 reviews2020
Dev: KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
Windows
Median: 24.7 hrsMean: 110.3 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Triumph over the land, take charge of the fate of China! Conquer territories and fly your colors!
Why similar: Wargame 19.1%, Military 15.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.5%, War 12.6%, Alternate History 11.8%
- #56 Theatre of War
70% matchMixed61% of 364 reviews2010
Dev: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Command a special task force composed of different kinds of units, including tanks, APCs, field guns, mortars, various infantry regiments and will also have an opportunity to call for artillery and air support.
Why similar: World War II 52.3% ★, Tanks 23.2% ★, Strategy 12.9%, War 11.6%
- #57 Theatre of War 2: Kursk 1943
69% matchMixed68% of 229 reviews2010
Dev: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Theatre of War 2: Kursk 1943, the historically accurate and detailed real-time tactical war game, welcomes military history fans to the battle which gave the Red Army the strategic initiative for the rest of the war.
Why similar: World War II 38.8% ★, Tanks 34.1% ★, Strategy 16.9%, Simulation 10.1%
- #58 Drive on Moscow
67% matchVery Positive80% of 100 reviews2016
Dev: Shenandoah StudioPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
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: World War II 31.4% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 12.6%, Wargame 12.5%, Strategy 10.4%, War 8.3%
- #59 Combat Mission Cold War
66% matchMixed67% of 229 reviews2021
Dev: BattlefrontPub: Matrix Games
Windows
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: Wargame 22.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.4%, Military 15.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 12%, War 10.4%