- #1 Strategic Mind: Blitzkrieg
97% matchVery Positive85% of 511 reviews2020
Dev: Starni Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Strategic Mind: Blitzkrieg is a turn-based strategy set in the period of WW2. It brings a modern look and new features to a good old wargame genre. You are to lead the German Armed forces overcoming unthinkable odds and claiming the ultimate bittersweet victory in Europe. Blitzkrieg is the way!
Why similar: Board Game 11.8%, World War II 11.4% ★, Tactical RPG 9.2%, Wargame 8.1%, Turn-Based 7.4%
- #2 Strategic Mind: Spectre of Communism
96% matchMostly Positive79% of 226 reviews2020
Dev: Starni Games
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 20.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Strategic Mind: Spectre of Communism is a (hi)story-driven turn-based strategy set in the WW2 period. It offers refined wargame mechanics, story-rich gameplay, and modern 3D graphics. Lead the USSR Armed forces staging the world Communist revolution. For Stalin! For the Motherland!
Why similar: World War II 14.6% ★, Wargame 11.9%, Board Game 11.2%, Military 9.7%, War 8.4%
- #3 Strategic Mind: Fight for Freedom
96% matchVery Positive88% of 161 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: World War II 14.4% ★, Board Game 11.6%, Wargame 10.4%, Military 8.8%, Alternate History 8.4%
- #4 Strategic Command WWII: War in the Pacific
95% matchVery Positive88% of 121 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: World War II 18.5% ★, Wargame 18.1%, Historical 10.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.7%, Naval 10.3% ★
- #5 Unity of Command II
94% matchMostly Positive80% of 2,200 reviews2019
Dev: 2x2 Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 18.6 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 26.3% ★, Turn-Based 13.8%, Wargame 11.9%, Military 7.8%, War 6.9%
- #6 Strategic Mind: Spirit of Liberty
94% matchVery Positive84% of 82 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: World War II 15% ★, Board Game 13.9%, Wargame 10.9%, Military 9.2%, Alternate History 8.6%
- #7 Atlantic Fleet
93% matchVery Positive86% of 1,571 reviews2016
Dev: Killerfish Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 69%
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: Naval Combat 28.2% ★, Naval 23.7% ★, World War II 20.9% ★, Turn-Based 14%, War 5.7%
- #8 War on the Sea
92% matchMostly Positive75% of 3,244 reviews2021
Dev: Killerfish Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 26.3 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Command ships, submarines and aircraft in the South Pacific during WWII.
Why similar: Naval 30.2% ★, World War II 26% ★, Naval Combat 23.2% ★, Wargame 5.7%, War 5.6%
- #9 Warplan Pacific
91% matchVery Positive88% of 100 reviews2022
Dev: Kraken StudiosPub: Matrix Games
Windows
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: World War II 25.2% ★, Wargame 13.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.9%, Military 9.9%
- #10 Pacific General
91% 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 20.4%, World War II 16.2% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 14.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.7%, Military 9.4%
- #11 Victory At Sea Pacific
90% matchMixed62% of 651 reviews2018
Dev: Evil Twin Artworks
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Victory at Sea Pacific is the exciting game of naval RTS combat set during World War II. Bringing an epic approach to real time strategy war gaming, search and destroy enemy fleets across an open world sandbox in a desperate attempt to change the course of history.
Why similar: Naval 22.9% ★, Naval Combat 21.2% ★, World War II 20.5% ★, Wargame 12%, Alternate History 9.1%
- #12 Carrier Battles 4 Guadalcanal - Pacific War Naval Warfare
89% matchVery Positive88% of 333 reviews2020
Dev: Cyril Jarnot
Windows · Mac
CARRIER BATTLES is a classic hex-and-counter digital wargame covering the naval-air battles of the Pacific War, from 1942 to 1943. Find your opponent and strike at him before he sinks your precious carriers, while preventing them from invading or supporting your own amphibious operations.
Why similar: Naval Combat 16.6% ★, Naval 14.7% ★, World War II 14.4% ★, Wargame 11.8%, Board Game 9.4%
- #13 Battlestations Pacific
89% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,602 reviews2009
Dev: Eidos Studio HungaryPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Experience one war through two epic sagas where you will be a part of history or change it. Feel the power of the historically authentic and decisive battles of the Pacific War. Relive some of the grandest and most critical naval battles of recent history and for the first time, choose to lead your fleet to a completely different ending...
Why similar: World War II 36.5% ★, Naval 28.2% ★, Naval Combat 13.1% ★, Military 7.3%, Strategy 4.7%
- #14 Aircraft Carrier Survival
88% matchMixed60% of 1,229 reviews2022
Dev: Gambit Games StudioPub: CreativeForge Games
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
When the harshness of the sea meets the cruelties of war, a challenge for perseverance makes itself known. Welcome to Aircraft Carrier Survival, a strategy game set in the Pacific Theater of World War II, where your prowess as a commander decides the fate of a naval behemoth.
Why similar: Naval Combat 31.1% ★, Naval 25.5% ★, World War II 25.1% ★, War 12.4%, Strategy 4.2%
- #15 Destroyer: The U-Boat Hunter
86% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,224 reviews2023
Dev: Iron Wolf Studio S.A.Pub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Destroyer: The U-Boat Hunter brings you an authentic and historically accurate destroyer simulation along with gripping anti-submarine warfare set in the turmoils of the Atlantic Ocean during World War II.
Why similar: Naval Combat 21.2% ★, World War II 20% ★, Naval 19.4% ★, Military 11.1%, Wargame 9.5%
- #16 Strategic Mind: Spirit of Liberty - Prologue 1939
86% matchMostly Positive77% 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: World War II 15.2% ★, Board Game 12.4%, Wargame 10.9%, Military 9.1%, Alternate History 8.8%
- #17 Wars Across The World
87% matchVery Positive82% of 221 reviews2017
Dev: StrategiaePub: Avalon Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
WAW is a unique historical strategy turn-based game, in a boardgame spirit, which aims at simulating in one single system ALL kind of wars and conflicts throughout the world (and beyond) from Prehistoric times to nowadays, on the operational or strategic levels.
Why similar: Board Game 24.3%, World War II 15.1% ★, Wargame 13.7%, Turn-Based 13.4%, Historical 12.8%
- #18 Headquarters: World War II
84% matchMostly Positive77% of 684 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: World War II 14.5% ★, Board Game 12.2%, Wargame 10.3%, Tactical RPG 9.8%, Military 8.1%
- #19 Panzer Strategy
84% matchMixed65% of 471 reviews2018
Dev: Starni Games
Windows
Panzer Strategy is a World War II wargame that combines classic turn-based strategy gameplay with modern looks. Command your armies and adapt your units to any objective using a huge selection of real-life military equipment and battle skills.
Why similar: Board Game 17.1%, World War II 14.4% ★, Turn-Based 12.3%, Military 8.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.7%
- #20 Storm over the Pacific
85% matchMixed54% of 78 reviews2014
Dev: Wastelands InteractivePub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Storm over the Pacific is a game that takes place during 1937-1945. It depicts the conflict between the Japanese Empire, the USA and other allies during World War II.
Why similar: World War II 65.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 18%, Strategy 16.8%
- #21 Total Tank Generals
81% 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 23.8% ★, Board Game 13.5%, Wargame 9.6%, War 8.8%, Historical 8.6%
- #22 1943 Deadly Desert
82% matchMixed64% of 113 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 35.9% ★, Turn-Based 15%, War 12.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.6%, Military 10.4%
- #23 Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnoughts
80% matchMixed61% of 7,964 reviews2023
Dev: Game-Labs
Windows
Median: 16.0 hrsMean: 81.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Design warships the way you want them, command fleets, win the naval arms race for your nation!
Why similar: Naval 19.6% ★, Naval Combat 19% ★, World War II 16.2% ★, Wargame 10.8%, Military 8.8%
- #24 Strategic War in Europe
83% matchMixed50% of 223 reviews2014
Dev: Wastelands InteractivePub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Set during the events of WW2, Strategic War in Europe is a classic turn-based strategy game that combines a deep strategic layer with accessibility and ease-of-use.
Why similar: World War II 37.4% ★, Wargame 18.1%, Turn-Based 14.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.5%, Strategy 9.9%
- #25 Frontline: World War II
81% matchVery Positive85% 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 17.7% ★, Board Game 12.9%, Naval Combat 12.2% ★, Wargame 10.7%, Military 9.1%
- #26 Battle of the Bulge
82% matchMostly Positive72% of 170 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 30.4% ★, Turn-Based 16.4%, Wargame 14.2%, War 14.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.5%
- #27 Silent Shark
76% matchVery Positive99% of 113 reviews2026
Dev: John Goering
Windows · Mac · Linux
A tactical, map-based WWII submarine sim set in the Pacific Theater: Approach, intercept, strike unseen, withdraw into the deep. With realistic instruments, a Torpedo Data Computer (TDC), and including a full campaign with missions, patrol zones, radio intel, and more.
Why similar: World War II 21.8% ★, Naval Combat 21.6% ★, Naval 19% ★, Wargame 12.2%, Military 11.7%
- #28 Steel Division 2
79% matchMostly Positive79% of 9,583 reviews2019
Dev: Eugen Systems
Windows
Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 52.3 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 30.9% ★, Military 16.6%, Wargame 14%, War 13.3%, Historical 10.2%
- #29 WarPlan
79% matchVery Positive82% of 230 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 23.3% ★, Wargame 16.3%, Military 13%, Turn-Based 12.6%, Historical 10.5%
- #30 Naval Hurricane
78% matchVery Positive91% of 99 reviews2022
Dev: Efril
Windows
Turn based tactical game about war at sea between British Royal Navy and Imperial German Navy during World War I. Command powerful dreadnoughts, fast destroyers and stealthy submarines, conduct artillery battles, torpedo attacks and fight for the survivability of damaged ships.
Why similar: Naval Combat 25.9% ★, Naval 23.4% ★, Historical 12.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.2%, War 11.7%
- #31 Broken Lines
78% matchMostly Positive79% of 701 reviews2020
Dev: BirdIsland/PortaPlayPub: SuperGG.com
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Broken Lines is a story-driven tactical RPG set in an alternate-history version of WWII. Lead a squad of soldiers and face the horrors of war. In the included expansion, 'The Dead and the Drunk', guide your troops through fights against both the living and the undead.
Why similar: World War II 15.5% ★, War 15.2%, Wargame 11%, Turn-Based 11%, Tactical RPG 10.6%
- #32 Battleship Command
73% matchVery Positive93% of 285 reviews2026
Dev: BracerPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Command the mighty Scharnhorst in this immersive WWII naval simulation. Walk her decks in first-person, control gunnery, radar, and navigation, and lead your fleet through the Atlantic, Arctic, and Mediterranean. Battle convoys, outwit enemies, and survive the stormy seas of war.
Why similar: Naval 24.5% ★, World War II 18.4% ★, Naval Combat 17.3% ★, Wargame 16.2%, War 9.4%
- #33 Frontline: Western Front
77% 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: World War II 19.3% ★, Wargame 12.6%, Turn-Based 12.3%, Military 10.3%, War 9.2%
- #34 Hex of Steel
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 898 reviews2020
Dev: War Frogs Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Hex of Steel is a refreshing WWII wargame covering all fronts featuring a certain amount of original mechanics. Fight in solo against finally a decent AI throughout Europe, Africa or the Pacific, or against a friend in the cross-platform PBEM or real time multiplayer. Coop is also an option!
Why similar: World War II 20.1% ★, Board Game 15.2%, Wargame 13.2%, Turn-Based 12.4%, Military 11.4%
- #35 Third Front: WWII
77% 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 25.7% ★, Turn-Based 11.2%, Military 10.9%, War 10.8%, Strategy 8.2%
- #36 Ultimate Admiral: Age of Sail
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 2,142 reviews2021
Dev: Game-Labs
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 24.7 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Ultimate Admiral: Age of Sail is a tactical wargame from the creators of the Ultimate General series set amidst the epic naval campaigns in the period of the American Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.
Why similar: Naval Combat 42.7% ★, Naval 22.4% ★, Historical 9.8%, Strategy 8.5%, Difficult 6.4%
- #37 Battle Fleet 2
76% matchMostly Positive75% of 372 reviews2014
Dev: Mythical City Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Welcome Admiral! Select your fleet, assign weapons, and sink the enemy fleet by controlling each of your ships down to setting the aim and range of each weapon's shot. Features include full open world Pacific & Atlantic campaigns, cross-platform multiplayer and awesome turn-based naval battles.
Why similar: Naval 28% ★, Naval Combat 24.5% ★, World War II 16.5% ★, Wargame 11.2%, Military 9.1%
- #38 Silent Depth 3D Submarine Simulation
75% matchMixed63% of 80 reviews2018
Dev: Codeknitters
Windows
Submarine Simulation playing in WWII in the Pacific.
Why similar: Naval 24.9% ★, World War II 24.5% ★, Naval Combat 15% ★, War 13.9%, Wargame 13.2%
- #39 Rule the Waves 3
71% matchVery Positive87% of 1,072 reviews2023
Dev: Naval Warfare SimulationsPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Median: 10.6 hrsMean: 60.7 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Rule the Waves III is a simulation of naval ship design and construction, fleet management and naval warfare from 1890 to 1970.
Why similar: Naval 23.1% ★, Naval Combat 18.9% ★, Wargame 14.5%, Military 12%, World War II 10.9% ★
- #40 Strategy & Tactics: Wargame Collection
75% matchMixed69% of 291 reviews2016
Dev: HeroLabs
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Strategy & Tactics: Wargame Collection is a set of three historical turn-based strategies, in which you are going to take command of the armies in the greatest Medieval wars as well as take control of countries and nations during World War II.
Why similar: World War II 26.2% ★, War 17%, Historical 13.5%, Strategy 13.2%, Alternate History 12.1%
- #41 Victory At Sea
74% matchMostly Positive75% of 578 reviews2014
Dev: Evil Twin Artworks
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Engage in epic RTS warfare across 3 huge campaigns as well as other battle modes. Create your own fleet of ships, pick your side and enter into World War II naval combat on a global scale.
Why similar: Naval 36% ★, Naval Combat 30.7% ★, World War II 28% ★, Strategy 5.4%
- #42 Victory at Sea Atlantic - World War II Naval Warfare
70% matchMixed66% of 116 reviews2025
Dev: Evil Twin Artworks
Windows
Victory At Sea Atlantic transports you to the cold, unforgiving waters of the Atlantic Theatre in WWII. With a vast array of ships, planes, and subs, engage in epic sea battles & secure your place in history. Victory At Sea Atlantic is the ultimate naval warfare experience.
Why similar: Naval Combat 28.3% ★, World War II 27.3% ★, Wargame 18.6%, Historical 10.7%, War 7.9%
- #43 Burden of Command™
69% matchVery Positive84% of 651 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 17.3% ★, Tactical RPG 11.8%, Wargame 9.6%, Strategy RPG 9%, War 8.7%
- #44 Supreme Ruler Ultimate
73% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,252 reviews2014
Dev: BattleGoat Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.3 hrsMean: 51.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Real-Time Strategy/Wargame. From World War II through the Cold War and into the future, re-live or re-imagine the tensions and crises of our recent history! Guide your nation through the era of your choice in Campaigns, Scenarios, and Sandboxes, as you make every effort to become Supreme Ruler!
Why similar: World War II 24.3% ★, Wargame 20.7%, Military 18.5%, Alternate History 12.7%, War 10.3%
- #45 Silent Depth 2: Pacific
70% matchMixed59% of 273 reviews2024
Dev: MicroProse Software
Windows
Silent Depth 2: Pacific is a lite sub-sim. You enter the Silent Service at the command of a Gato class submarine on War Patrols during World War 2. How long will you survive, and ultimately how much tonnage you sink is down to skill and cunning.
Why similar: Naval 26.2% ★, World War II 23.6% ★, Naval Combat 22.6% ★, Wargame 12.5%, Military 9.3%
- #46 Making History: The Second World War
72% matchMostly Positive78% of 290 reviews2018
Dev: Factus Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Choose a nation and prepare for the greatest conflict in human history, World War II. Build your military and industrial power, form alliances and race to achieve the advanced technologies that will bring total victory in this global-wide turn-based Grand Strategy struggle.
Why similar: World War II 23.5% ★, Turn-Based 13.1%, War 11.9%, Military 10.8%, Historical 10.1%
- #47 Unity of Command: Stalingrad Campaign
72% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,019 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 29.8% ★, Wargame 15.5%, Turn-Based 14.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.9%, Historical 7.2%
- #48 Second Front
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 670 reviews2023
Dev: HexdrawPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Second Front is a tactical WWII turn-based strategy game. Craft & share your own scenarios and maps or use your strategic prowess in 48 scenarios set in iconic locations. Command over 40 types of infantry and 216 tanks, vehicles and guns. An infinite tactical sandbox experience.
Why similar: World War II 22.2% ★, Wargame 13%, Turn-Based 12.4%, Board Game 10.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 10%
- #49 Crash Dive 2
69% matchVery Positive95% of 244 reviews2021
Dev: Panic Ensues Software
Windows
WWII Tactical submarine combat in the South Pacific
Why similar: Naval 30.2% ★, World War II 27.7% ★, Wargame 16%, Military 9.5%, Historical 8.9%
- #50 Battle Academy
71% matchVery Positive85% of 370 reviews2014
Dev: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 40%
A turn-based strategy game like no other has landed on Steam. Approachable, absorbing and visually impressive yet detailed, Battle Academy aims to revolutionise the strategy games market with a blend of intuitive design and compelling gameplay.
Why similar: World War II 34.5% ★, Turn-Based 21.2%, Wargame 20.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.9%, Strategy 7.9%
- #51 Strategic Command WWII: War in Europe
70% matchVery Positive90% of 442 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 45.2% ★, Strategy 33.5%, Turn-Based 21.3%
- #52 Boat Crew
67% matchVery Positive89% of 447 reviews2022
Dev: Tabbing TabbyPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Command your crew in Boat Crew, a gripping action-strategy experience amidst the Pacific War. Take charge of a PT boat against Imperial Japan, skillfully managing resources and personnel by any means necessary to ensure victory in this high-stakes conflict.
Why similar: Naval Combat 20.8% ★, Naval 19.9% ★, World War II 19.2% ★, Wargame 13.1%, War 9.3%
- #53 Panzer Corps 2
68% matchVery Positive85% of 4,186 reviews2020
Dev: Flashback GamesPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 59.9 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 23.4% ★, Turn-Based 12.1%, Wargame 12%, Military 10.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.8%
- #54 Army General
71% matchMixed56% of 66 reviews2017
Dev: Phobetor
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 96%
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: World War II 38.7% ★, Turn-Based 19.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.3%, Strategy 10.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.8%
- #55 The Troop
66% matchVery Positive83% of 828 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 27.5% ★, Wargame 13.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.9%, Military 9.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.7%
- #56 Task Force Admiral - Vol.1: American Carrier Battles
63% matchVery Positive89% of 757 reviews2026
Dev: Drydock Dreams GamesPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Experience the thrill of leading American aircraft carriers to victory in this innovative full 3D command simulation wargame set in the Pacific in 1942. First-person or God’s eye, you lead your fleet and planes right from the center of the battle.
Why similar: Naval 27.3% ★, Naval Combat 23% ★, World War II 20.6% ★, Military 13.3%, Historical 10.5%
- #57 iBomber Defense Pacific
68% matchVery Positive83% of 594 reviews2012
Dev: Cobra Mobile
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 37%
iBomber moves to the Pacific as you fight a whole new enemy across the Pacific rim to regain freedom.
Why similar: World War II 30.2% ★, Military 15.7%, War 15.2%, Wargame 10.5%, Difficult 9%
- #58 Frontline: Panzer Blitzkrieg!
67% matchVery Positive87% of 111 reviews2020
Dev: Frontline: Games Series
Windows
Median: 8.3 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Fight your way through 35 Unique WW2 battles - Aim your targets carefully, counter-attack, and strategically coordinate your Squads. The study of enemy tactics and the use of Special abilities will lead to victory!
Why similar: Board Game 10.9%, Naval Combat 10.5% ★, World War II 10.4% ★, Wargame 9.3%, Tactical RPG 8.9%
- #59 Tank Operations: European Campaign
65% 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 28.3% ★, Wargame 13%, Military 12.1%, War 11.8%, Strategy 9.8%