- #1 Strategic Mind: Fight for Freedom
97% matchVery Positive88% of 160 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 13.2% ★, World War II 11.4% ★, Wargame 8.8%, Military 7.6%, Board Game 7.5%
- #2 Strategic Mind: Spectre of Communism
96% matchMostly Positive79% of 225 reviews2020
Dev: Starni Games
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 19.1 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 14.4% ★, World War II 11.8% ★, Wargame 10.3%, Military 8.5%, Board Game 7.3%
- #3 Strategic Mind: Blitzkrieg
96% matchVery Positive84% of 509 reviews2020
Dev: Starni Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 12.8 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: Tanks 14% ★, World War II 12.4% ★, Board Game 10.4%, Wargame 9.4%, Military 8.1%
- #4 Strategic Mind: Spirit of Liberty - Prologue 1939
95% 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 13.4% ★, World War II 11.6% ★, Wargame 8.9%, Board Game 7.7%, Military 7.6%
- #5 Strategic Mind: The Pacific
94% 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: World War II 14.9% ★, Board Game 14%, Wargame 10.8%, Military 9.1%, Alternate History 8.6%
- #6 Classified: France '44
94% matchMostly Positive72% of 983 reviews2024
Dev: Absolutely GamesPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 21.3 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 11.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 11%, Historical 10.4%, War 10.2%
- #7 Total Tank Generals
93% 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: World War II 20.1% ★, Board Game 9.2%, Wargame 8.7%, War 7.7%, Historical 7.7%
- #8 Panzer Corps 2
92% matchVery Positive85% of 4,141 reviews2020
Dev: Flashback GamesPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 59.5 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 23.4% ★, Wargame 12.8%, Military 11.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.6%, War 8%
- #9 Hex of Steel
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 876 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 17.8% ★, Tanks 14.7% ★, Wargame 12.5%, Military 11%, Board Game 11%
- #10 Headquarters: World War II
90% matchMostly Positive78% of 677 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 15.6% ★, World War II 13.7% ★, Wargame 10.5%, Board Game 9.4%, Military 8.4%
- #11 Panzer Strategy
91% matchMixed65% of 470 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 13.8% ★, Board Game 13.2%, Military 9.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 9%
- #12 Second Front
89% matchMostly Positive79% of 666 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 17.8% ★, Tanks 15.2% ★, Wargame 11.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.6%, War 8.1%
- #13 Steel Division 2
89% matchMostly Positive79% of 9,528 reviews2019
Dev: Eugen Systems
Windows
Median: 9.7 hrsMean: 52.4 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 26.4% ★, Military 15.4%, Wargame 12.8%, War 11.8%, Historical 9.2%
- #14 WarPlan
88% matchVery Positive82% of 223 reviews2020
Dev: Kraken Studios
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 22.7% ★, Wargame 17%, Military 13.8%, Historical 10.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.1%
- #15 Pacific General
87% matchMostly Positive77% of 52 reviews2021
Dev: Strategic SimulationsPub: SNEG
Windows
Pacific General explores the Pacific front of the Second World War. Taking control of Axis or Allied forces, you must strategically battle your way through the Eastern and Western front of the Pacific war, using a wide array of land, air and naval forces.
Why similar: Wargame 20.2%, World War II 14.9% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 14.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.8%, Military 9.5%
- #16 Sherman Commander
84% matchMixed67% of 134 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 20.1% ★, World War II 20% ★, Wargame 13.1%, Military 12.3%, Historical 10.1%
- #17 Tank Operations: European Campaign
85% matchVery Positive82% of 93 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 22.7% ★, Tanks 16.5% ★, Wargame 11.2%, Military 10.6%, War 9.8%
- #18 Frontline: Western Front
86% 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: Tanks 17% ★, World War II 16.5% ★, Wargame 11.5%, Military 9.6%, War 8.2%
- #19 Battle of the Bulge
86% matchMostly Positive72% 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 33.4% ★, Wargame 16.8%, War 16.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.1%
- #20 Unity of Command: Stalingrad Campaign
84% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,018 reviews2012
Dev: 2x2 Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Unity of Command is an innovative and refreshing operational-level wargame that covers the entire 1942/43 Stalingrad Campaign on the Eastern Front.
Why similar: World War II 33.8% ★, Wargame 18.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.5%, Historical 8.6%, Strategy 8.3%
- #21 Armoured Commander II
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 589 reviews2021
Dev: Gregory Adam Scott
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 29.9 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 22.8% ★, World War II 19.2% ★, Wargame 9.9%, Military 9.7%, Historical 9.5%
- #22 Graviteam Tactics: Operation Star
83% matchVery Positive83% of 452 reviews2014
Dev: Graviteam
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 57%
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 26.4% ★, Tanks 21% ★, Wargame 17.1%, Strategy 8%, Military 7.3%
- #23 Strategic Command WWII: War in the Pacific
80% matchVery Positive88% of 118 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 19.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.4%, Historical 12%, Military 11.7%
- #24 Drive on Moscow
82% matchVery Positive80% of 101 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 33.6% ★, Wargame 11.8%, Strategy 11.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.4%, Board Game 9.7%
- #25 Burden of Command™
78% matchVery Positive84% of 637 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 20.5% ★, Wargame 12.3%, Strategy RPG 11.7%, War 10.8%, Historical 10.3%
- #26 Blitzkrieg 3
82% matchMixed54% of 7,322 reviews2017
Dev: Nival
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 14.3 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 25.5% ★, Tanks 21.5% ★, Military 14.2%, War 12.1%, Historical 9.9%
- #27 Möbius Front '83
81% matchMixed69% of 508 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 15.5% ★, Wargame 14.2%, Military 13%, Alternate History 11.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.5%
- #28 Frontline: World War II
79% 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 20.9% ★, Wargame 13.6%, Board Game 12.4%, Military 11.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.3%
- #29 Combat Mission Shock Force 2
78% matchVery Positive81% of 860 reviews2020
Dev: BattlefrontPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Median: 13.8 hrsMean: 70.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 15.5% ★, Wargame 14.8%, Military 11.1%, Alternate History 11%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.3%
- #30 Strategic Command WWII: War in Europe
77% matchVery Positive90% of 435 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 55.3% ★, Strategy 44.7%
- #31 Broken Lines
77% matchMostly Positive79% of 699 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: War 21.2%, World War II 20.8% ★, Wargame 15.9%, Alternate History 14.5%, Historical 12.6%
- #32 Tank On Tank Digital - West Front
79% 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 23.6% ★, Tanks 19.4% ★, War 12.1%, Board Game 10.9%, Hex Grid 7.7% ★
- #33 Graviteam Tactics: Mius-Front
76% matchVery Positive89% of 1,122 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 28.2% ★, Tanks 19.4% ★, Wargame 16.2%, Military 8.1%, Strategy 6.1%
- #34 Combat Mission Battle for Normandy
74% matchMostly Positive78% of 264 reviews2023
Dev: BattlefrontPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Combat Mission Battle for Normandy faithfully recreates the experience of tactical land warfare in Western France during World War Two.
Why similar: World War II 42.6% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 20.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.2%, Strategy 12.7%, 3D 4.8%
- #35 SGS Winter War
76% matchVery Positive88% of 60 reviews2020
Dev: The Strategy Game StudioPub: Avalon Digital
Windows · Mac
Winter War is the story of the Soviet onslaught on tiny Finland from November 1939 to March 1940, at the beginning of WW2. Can the Finns hold beyond the reasonable and receive the long awaited Allied intervention? Or will the Russian bear crush them and force them to lose their border lands?
Why similar: World War II 35.7% ★, Wargame 12.2%, Historical 9.2%, Alternate History 9%, Military 7%
- #36 Combat Mission: Final Blitzkrieg
74% matchMostly Positive80% of 74 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%, World War II 13.4% ★, Military 11.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 11%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.6%
- #37 Forgotten but Unbroken
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 264 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 20.2% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 14.5%, Historical 12.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.4%, Military 12%
- #38 Frontline: Panzer Blitzkrieg!
75% matchVery Positive87% of 111 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 17.8% ★, World War II 13.4% ★, Wargame 12.7%, Board Game 11.4%, Strategy RPG 9.4%
- #39 Call to Arms - Gates of Hell: Ostfront
72% matchVery Positive85% of 32,805 reviews2021
Dev: Barbedwire StudiosPub: Digitalmindsoft
Windows
Median: 14.7 hrsMean: 75.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Call to Arms - Gates of Hell is a realistic RTS/ RTT game that offers endless replay value. Command all types of troops in historical singleplayer, dynamic campaign, PvP and PvE battles. Are you ready for some serious immersion in World War 2?
Why similar: World War II 37.2% ★, Historical 17.2%, Military 16.9%, War 16.4%, Realistic 6%
- #40 Decisive Campaigns: Barbarossa
75% matchVery Positive88% of 246 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 38.3% ★, Strategy RPG 17.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.5%, Wargame 12.8%, Strategy 11.7%
- #41 Master of Command
69% matchVery Positive92% of 3,729 reviews2025
Dev: Armchair Interactive
Windows
Median: 10.1 hrsMean: 27.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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 18.2%, Wargame 17%, War 16.8%, Historical 15.6%, Strategy RPG 13.7%
- #42 Graviteam Tactics: Tunisia 1943
73% matchVery Positive84% of 418 reviews2017
Dev: Graviteam
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 13.5 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 35.4% ★, Tanks 29.1% ★, Strategy 10%, Military 9.7%, Simulation 8.4%
- #43 Strategic Command WWII: World at War
72% matchVery Positive84% of 609 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 48% ★, Wargame 20.6%, Strategy 20.2%, Hex Grid 11.2% ★
- #44 The Troop
70% matchVery Positive84% of 817 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 20.8% ★, Tanks 18.9% ★, Wargame 10.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.9%, Military 8%
- #45 Armchair Commander
70% matchVery Positive88% of 103 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 17.4% ★, World War II 15.3% ★, Wargame 12.9%, Alternate History 10.8%, Military 10%
- #46 Third Front: WWII
73% 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 27.9% ★, Military 12.9%, War 12.1%, Strategy 9.8%, Alternate History 9.2%
- #47 Steel Division: Normandy 44
71% matchMostly Positive74% of 6,302 reviews2017
Dev: Eugen Systems
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 18.1 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 41.6% ★, Military 16.3%, War 10.3%, Wargame 8.9%, Strategy 6.6%
- #48 Age of History 3
66% matchVery Positive85% of 18,215 reviews2024
Dev: Łukasz JakowskiPub: Łukasz Jakowski Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.2 hrsMean: 37.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Grand strategy wargame where the destiny of Civilizations rests in your hands - will they stand united under your leadership or fall divided in conflict? Journey through the entire saga of human civilization, from its earliest days to the futuristic era, crafting your legacy age by age.
Why similar: Wargame 27%, World War II 25.3% ★, Alternate History 19.4%, War 12.2%, Tactical 6.3%
- #49 Valor & Victory
71% matchMostly Positive71% of 192 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 19% ★, Tanks 16.1% ★, Wargame 12.4%, Board Game 12.3%, War 7.8%
- #50 Regiments
68% matchVery Positive88% of 2,900 reviews2022
Dev: Bird's Eye GamesPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 10.6 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 21.1%, Tanks 19.1% ★, Alternate History 14.9%, War 12.6%, Military 11.8%
- #51 Strategic Command: World War I
69% matchVery Positive92% of 479 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: Wargame 30.6%, Strategy 28.3%, Military 25.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.6%
- #52 Age of History II
67% matchVery Positive90% of 49,789 reviews2018
Dev: Łukasz JakowskiPub: Łukasz Jakowski Games
Windows
Median: 12.6 hrsMean: 62.4 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Age of History II is a grand strategy wargame that is simple to learn yet hard to master.Your objective is to use military tactics and cunning diplomacy to either unify the world, or conquer it.Will the world bleed out or bow before you? The choice is yours..
Why similar: War 22.3%, Historical 21.8%, World War II 19.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.3%, Alternate History 10.3%
- #53 WARNO
65% matchMostly Positive80% of 15,721 reviews2024
Dev: Eugen Systems
Windows
Median: 15.4 hrsMean: 70.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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: Tanks 20.7% ★, Wargame 19.7%, Military 16.4%, War 11.7%, Historical 8.8%
- #54 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 32.3% ★, Tanks 30.5% ★, Hex Grid 15.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.6%, Strategy 7.3%
- #55 Gary Grigsby's War in the East
68% matchVery Positive90% of 580 reviews2015
Dev: 2by3 GamesPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 49.6 hrs≥1hr: 60%
War on an Epic scale from Moscow to Berlin – this is War in the East!
Why similar: World War II 34% ★, Wargame 26.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.7%, Strategy 8.5%, Historical 5.6%
- #56 Hearts of Iron IV
64% matchVery Positive90% of 371,076 reviews2016
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30.3 hrsMean: 296.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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: World War II 29.3% ★, War 14.6%, Military 14.3%, Historical 12.7%, Alternate History 12.5%
- #57 Unity of Command II
66% matchMostly Positive80% of 2,167 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 27.1% ★, Wargame 13.2%, Military 8.8%, War 7.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.3%
- #58 Panzer Tactics HD
69% matchMostly Positive73% of 243 reviews2014
Dev: SproingPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 24.4 hrs≥1hr: 52%
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: World War II 42.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 16.1%, Wargame 13.6%, Strategy 10.7%, Hex Grid 9.5% ★
- #59 Strategic War in Europe
70% 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 41.6% ★, Wargame 21.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.7%, Strategy 12.1%, Historical 11.4%
- #60 KARDS - The WW2 Card Game
65% matchMixed69% of 49,408 reviews2020
Dev: 1939 Games
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 47.4 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 23.4% ★, Tanks 14.9% ★, Wargame 13.8%, Board Game 12%, Military 8.1%