- #1 Strategic Mind: Blitzkrieg
97% 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: Board Game 11.8%, World War II 11.2% ★, Tactical RPG 9.3%, Wargame 8.1%, Turn-Based 7.2%
- #2 Strategic Mind: Spectre of Communism
96% matchMostly Positive79% of 223 reviews2020
Dev: Starni Games
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 19.4 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 14.4% ★, Wargame 11.9%, Board Game 11.3%, Military 9.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.5%
- #3 Strategic Mind: Fight for Freedom
96% 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: World War II 14.2% ★, Board Game 11.6%, Wargame 10.3%, Military 8.7%, Alternate History 8.3%
- #4 Unity of Command II
95% 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 25.9% ★, Turn-Based 13.5%, Wargame 12%, Military 7.9%, War 7%
- #5 Strategic Command WWII: War in the Pacific
94% 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: World War II 18.3% ★, Wargame 18%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.9%, Historical 10.7%, Naval 10.3% ★
- #6 Strategic Mind: Spirit of Liberty
94% 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: World War II 14.8% ★, Board Game 14%, Wargame 10.8%, Military 9.1%, Alternate History 8.5%
- #7 Atlantic Fleet
93% matchVery Positive86% of 1,541 reviews2016
Dev: Killerfish Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 68%
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 28.6% ★, Naval 23.8% ★, World War II 20.7% ★, Turn-Based 13.7%, War 5.7%
- #8 War on the Sea
92% matchMostly Positive75% of 3,150 reviews2021
Dev: Killerfish Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 25.5 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Command ships, submarines and aircraft in the South Pacific during WWII.
Why similar: Naval 29.9% ★, World War II 26.2% ★, Naval Combat 22.9% ★, War 5.8%, Wargame 5.6%
- #9 Victory At Sea Pacific
91% matchMixed61% of 641 reviews2018
Dev: Evil Twin Artworks
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 8.8 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 21.4% ★, World War II 20.3% ★, Wargame 12%, Alternate History 9%
- #10 Warplan Pacific
90% matchVery Positive88% of 94 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 29.1% ★, Wargame 15.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.1%, Military 10.2%
- #11 Battlestations Pacific
91% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,584 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 36.1% ★, Naval 28.4% ★, Naval Combat 13.3% ★, Military 7.3%, Strategy 4.8%
- #12 Carrier Battles 4 Guadalcanal - Pacific War Naval Warfare
89% matchVery Positive87% of 306 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 16.8% ★, Naval 14.7% ★, World War II 14.2% ★, Wargame 11.8%, Board Game 9.4%
- #13 Destroyer: The U-Boat Hunter
88% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,195 reviews2023
Dev: Iron Wolf Studio S.A.Pub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 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 21.5% ★, World War II 19.7% ★, Naval 19.5% ★, Military 11.1%, Wargame 9.4%
- #14 Aircraft Carrier Survival
89% matchMixed60% of 1,187 reviews2022
Dev: Gambit Games StudioPub: CreativeForge Games
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 8.0 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 31.4% ★, Naval 25.5% ★, World War II 24.8% ★, War 12.3%, Strategy 4.2%
- #15 Strategic Mind: Spirit of Liberty - Prologue 1939
87% 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: World War II 15% ★, Board Game 12.5%, Wargame 10.8%, Military 9%, Alternate History 8.8%
- #16 Headquarters: World War II
86% 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: World War II 14.2% ★, Board Game 12.3%, Wargame 10.3%, Tactical RPG 9.8%, Military 8%
- #17 Panzer Strategy
86% 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: Board Game 17.2%, World War II 14.3% ★, Turn-Based 12%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.9%, Military 8.9%
- #18 Frontline: World War II
84% 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 17.4% ★, Board Game 13%, Naval Combat 12.3% ★, Wargame 10.7%, Military 9%
- #19 Total Tank Generals
82% 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 23.5% ★, Board Game 13.5%, Wargame 9.6%, War 8.8%, Historical 8.6%
- #20 Storm over the Pacific
85% matchMixed51% of 69 reviews2014
Dev: Wastelands InteractivePub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 64.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 18.5%, Strategy 17.2%
- #21 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 30.8% ★, Military 16.5%, Wargame 13.8%, War 13.3%, Historical 10.2%
- #22 Naval Hurricane
81% matchVery Positive90% of 94 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 25.7% ★, Naval 23.3% ★, Historical 12.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.5%, War 11.6%
- #23 Battle of the Bulge
83% matchMostly Positive72% of 166 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 30.1% ★, Turn-Based 16.1%, Wargame 14.3%, War 14.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.8%
- #24 Strategic War in Europe
84% 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 37.1% ★, Wargame 18.2%, Turn-Based 14%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.8%, Strategy 10.2%
- #25 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 22.7% ★, Wargame 16%, Military 12.8%, Turn-Based 12.4%, War 10.8%
- #26 Frontline: Western Front
80% 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: World War II 19.1% ★, Wargame 12.6%, Turn-Based 12.1%, Military 10.2%, War 9.2%
- #27 Broken Lines
79% 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: World War II 15.3% ★, War 15.2%, Wargame 11%, Turn-Based 10.7%, Tactical RPG 10.7%
- #28 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 25.4% ★, Turn-Based 11%, Military 10.9%, War 10.8%, Strategy 8.4%
- #29 Ultimate Admiral: Age of Sail
77% matchMostly Positive79% of 2,088 reviews2021
Dev: Game-Labs
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 24.8 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 43% ★, Naval 22.4% ★, Historical 9.8%, Strategy 8.7%, Difficult 6.3%
- #30 Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnoughts
76% matchMixed61% of 7,751 reviews2023
Dev: Game-Labs
Windows
Median: 15.7 hrsMean: 81.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Design warships the way you want them, command fleets, win the naval arms race for your nation!
Why similar: Naval 19.5% ★, Naval Combat 19% ★, World War II 15.9% ★, Wargame 10.9%, Military 8.8%
- #31 Wars Across The World
78% matchVery Positive82% of 221 reviews2017
Dev: StrategiaePub: Plug In 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 42.5%, Turn-Based 22.3%, Strategy 14.9%, Historical 11.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.2%
- #32 Battle Fleet 2
78% matchMostly Positive75% of 372 reviews2014
Dev: Mythical City Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 53%
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 24.7% ★, World War II 16.2% ★, Wargame 11.1%, Military 9%
- #33 Hex of Steel
75% 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 19.9% ★, Board Game 15.3%, Wargame 13.1%, Turn-Based 12.2%, Military 11.3%
- #34 Silent Depth 3D Submarine Simulation
77% matchMixed63% of 79 reviews2018
Dev: Codeknitters
Windows
Submarine Simulation playing in WWII in the Pacific.
Why similar: Naval 25% ★, World War II 24.2% ★, Naval Combat 15.2% ★, War 13.8%, Wargame 13.2%
- #35 Rule the Waves 3
73% matchVery Positive89% of 1,014 reviews2023
Dev: Naval Warfare SimulationsPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Median: 10.4 hrsMean: 58.9 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 23.2% ★, Naval Combat 19% ★, Wargame 14.4%, Military 11.9%, World War II 10.8% ★
- #36 Victory At Sea
76% matchMostly Positive75% of 574 reviews2014
Dev: Evil Twin Artworks
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 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 31% ★, World War II 27.5% ★, Strategy 5.5%
- #37 Victory at Sea Atlantic - World War II Naval Warfare
72% matchMixed67% of 111 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 28.6% ★, World War II 26.9% ★, Wargame 18.6%, Historical 10.7%, War 7.9%
- #38 Burden of Command™
70% 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 16.9% ★, Tactical RPG 11.8%, Wargame 9.6%, Strategy RPG 9.2%, War 8.7%
- #39 Strategy & Tactics: Wargame Collection
75% 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 25.9% ★, War 17%, Historical 13.6%, Strategy 13.5%, Alternate History 12.1%
- #40 Battle Academy
74% matchVery Positive85% of 362 reviews2014
Dev: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 11.3 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 34.9% ★, Wargame 20.7%, Turn-Based 20.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.2%, Strategy 8.2%
- #41 Silent Depth 2: Pacific
71% matchMixed61% of 252 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 23.2% ★, Naval Combat 22.8% ★, Wargame 12.4%, Military 9.3%
- #42 1943 Deadly Desert
74% matchMixed63% of 111 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 35.6% ★, Turn-Based 14.7%, War 12.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.9%, Military 10.4%
- #43 Panzer Corps 2
71% 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 22.8% ★, Wargame 12%, Turn-Based 11.9%, Military 10.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 9%
- #44 Unity of Command: Stalingrad Campaign
73% 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 29.5% ★, Wargame 15.5%, Turn-Based 14.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.2%, Historical 7.2%
- #45 Second Front
70% 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 21.9% ★, Wargame 12.9%, Turn-Based 12.1%, Board Game 10.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.2%
- #46 Boat Crew
70% matchVery Positive89% of 418 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 20.9% ★, Naval 20% ★, World War II 18.9% ★, Wargame 13.1%, War 9.3%
- #47 Making History: The Second World War
72% matchMostly Positive78% of 284 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 23.2% ★, Turn-Based 12.9%, War 12%, Military 10.8%, Historical 10.2%
- #48 Army General
73% matchMixed56% of 64 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 38.2% ★, Turn-Based 19.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.6%, Strategy 11.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.1%
- #49 Strategic Command WWII: War in Europe
71% 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 45.8% ★, Strategy 34.7%, Turn-Based 19.5%
- #50 Task Force Admiral - Vol.1: American Carrier Battles
65% matchVery Positive91% of 586 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 27.4% ★, Naval Combat 23.2% ★, World War II 20.3% ★, Military 13.2%, Historical 10.5%
- #51 Crash Dive 2
69% matchVery Positive94% of 230 reviews2021
Dev: Panic Ensues Software
Windows
WWII Tactical submarine combat in the South Pacific
Why similar: Naval 30.4% ★, World War II 27.4% ★, Wargame 16.1%, Military 9.5%, Historical 8.9%
- #52 The Troop
67% 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 27.1% ★, Wargame 13.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.1%, Military 9.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.8%
- #53 Combat Mission Battle for Normandy
67% 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 43% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 19.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.4%, Strategy 12.1%, 3D 4.6%
- #54 Frontline: Panzer Blitzkrieg!
68% matchVery Positive88% of 109 reviews2020
Dev: Frontline: Games Series
Windows
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 11%, Naval Combat 10.6% ★, World War II 10.3% ★, Wargame 9.2%, Tactical RPG 8.9%
- #55 Strategic Command WWII: World at War
68% 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 40.6% ★, Turn-Based 26.8%, Wargame 16.4%, Strategy 16.2%
- #56 World War 2: Strategy Simulator
69% 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: World War II 18.7% ★, Naval Combat 15% ★, Wargame 13.1%, Military 10.4%, War 9.4%
- #57 Forgotten but Unbroken
65% 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 21% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 14.4%, Historical 12.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.2%, Military 11.5%
- #58 Tank Operations: European Campaign
66% 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 28% ★, Wargame 13%, Military 12%, War 11.8%, Strategy 10.1%
- #59 iBomber Defense Pacific
69% matchVery Positive83% of 594 reviews2012
Dev: Cobra Mobile
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 3.9 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 29.9% ★, Military 15.6%, War 15.2%, Wargame 10.6%, Difficult 8.9%