- #1 Sudden Strike 4
97% matchMostly Positive78% of 8,250 reviews2017
Dev: Kite GamesPub: Kalypso Media
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Sudden Strike is back! The beloved Real Time Strategy series returns, this time with bigger battlefields, more units, better graphics, new scenarios and legendary commanders – making Sudden Strike 4 more tactical and realistic than ever before!
Why similar: World War II 22.5% ★, Action RTS 17.2% ★, RTS 15.4%, Real Time Tactics 10%, Strategy 7.1%
- #2 Steel Division: Normandy 44
96% matchMostly Positive74% of 6,296 reviews2017
Dev: Eugen Systems
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 18.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Steel Division: Normandy is a tactical real-time strategy (RTS) game that pits players against AI enemies in a single-player campaign -- or against several opponents in massive 10-on-10 multiplayer battles.
Why similar: World War II 38.8% ★, RTS 22.3%, Military 10.2%, Strategy 7.2%, Wargame 5.9%
- #3 Company of Heroes 3
96% matchMixed57% of 38,606 reviews2023
Dev: Relic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 18.6 hrsMean: 76.5 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Company of Heroes 3 combines heart-pounding combat with deeper strategic choices in a stunning Mediterranean theatre of war. In Company of Heroes 3, every battle tells a story...what's yours?
Why similar: World War II 20% ★, Action RTS 17.9% ★, RTS 15%, Wargame 12.1%, Real Time Tactics 8.5%
- #4 Men of War: Assault Squad 2
95% matchVery Positive91% of 46,269 reviews2014
Dev: DigitalmindsoftPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 8.4 hrsMean: 64.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Men of War: Assault Squad 2 expands the real-time tactics series with new skirmish missions, massive multiplayer battles, enhanced visuals, improved AI, and full Direct Control. Command five factions across 65 maps, 250 vehicles, and 200 soldiers in one of the most detailed WWII RTS experiences.
Why similar: World War II 32.7% ★, RTS 17.7%, Strategy 9.9%, Military 8.8%, Real Time Tactics 7.7%
- #5 Steel Division 2
94% matchMostly Positive79% of 9,492 reviews2019
Dev: Eugen Systems
Windows
Median: 9.7 hrsMean: 52.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Steel Division 2 is a historically-accurate WW2 real-time strategy game set on the Eastern Front. Features 1:1-scale turn-based army management and real-time tactical battles with thousands of men at your order.
Why similar: World War II 29.4% ★, RTS 20.2%, Military 11.5%, Wargame 10.1%, Historical 8.6%
- #6 Men of War: Assault Squad
94% matchVery Positive87% of 5,140 reviews2011
Dev: DigitalmindsoftPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 24.9 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Men of War: Assault Squad delivers a deeply tactical WWII experience, blending large-scale strategy with intense, hands-on combat. Fight across multiple fronts – from European countryside to Pacific jungles and command every unit and every bullet on the battlefield.
Why similar: World War II 32.9% ★, RTS 15.7%, Strategy 10.5%, Military 9.5%, Real Time Tactics 7.6%
- #7 Men of War II
93% matchMixed61% of 7,342 reviews2024
Dev: Best WayPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows · Linux
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 21.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Experience warfare like never before! Men of War II, the anticipated sequel to the highly acclaimed RTS franchise is here with all-new units, locations, campaigns, game modes and true trademarks of the series: historical fidelity and action-filled gameplay on the Eastern and Western Fronts of WWII.
Why similar: World War II 23.6% ★, RTS 15.3%, Wargame 11.4%, Real Time Tactics 9.9%, Historical 9.1%
- #8 Call to Arms - Gates of Hell: Ostfront
92% matchVery Positive85% of 32,016 reviews2021
Dev: Barbedwire StudiosPub: Digitalmindsoft
Windows
Median: 14.5 hrsMean: 73.9 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 31.5% ★, RTS 17.2%, Real Time Tactics 12.7%, Historical 12.4%, Military 9.6%
- #9 Blitzkrieg 3
91% matchMixed54% of 7,316 reviews2017
Dev: Nival
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 14.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Blitzkrieg 3 is a WW2 RTS made for true admirers of strategic mastery! Challenge your tactical skills in historical campaigns and defeat powerful Neural Network AI in competitive matches.
Why similar: World War II 27.6% ★, RTS 16.4%, Military 10.3%, Real Time Tactics 9.8%, Historical 9.2%
- #10 Men of War™
91% matchVery Positive90% of 3,818 reviews2009
Dev: Best WayPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 13.9 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Men of War is a stunning Real-Time Strategy game that takes place during the height of World War II. Intense battles span Europe and North Africa as gamers play as Soviet, Allied or German forces across 19 massive single-player missions.
Why similar: World War II 36.4% ★, RTS 18.9%, Strategy 12.5%, Military 8.7%, Real Time Tactics 8.5%
- #11 Commandos: Origins
89% matchMostly Positive78% of 2,353 reviews2025
Dev: Claymore Game StudiosPub: Kalypso Media
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 75%
ALARM! You have been selected for a mission which will shape the fate of the entire world. Witness the very beginning of the legendary elite WWII force in Commandos: Origins. The long-awaited sequel to the Commandos series brings you right back to the foundation of the real-time tactics genre.
Why similar: World War II 18.8% ★, RTS 17.1%, Real Time Tactics 12.9%, Wargame 12.7%, Isometric 10.7%
- #12 Soldiers: Heroes of World War II - Enhanced Edition
90% matchVery Positive86% of 1,103 reviews2014
Dev: Best WayPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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: World War II 22.4% ★, RTS 14.3%, Action RTS 11.8% ★, Historical 9.4%, Wargame 8.2%
- #13 Company of Heroes - Legacy Edition
89% matchVery Positive93% of 7,229 reviews2007
Dev: Relic EntertainmentPub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Delivering a visceral WWII gaming experience, Company of Heroes redefines RTS by bringing the sacrifice of heroic soldiers, war-ravaged environments, and dynamic battlefields to life. This legacy version also grants access to the latest version of COH, just called "Company of Heroes".
Why similar: World War II 38.2% ★, RTS 24.7%, Military 9.5%, Strategy 9%, Historical 5.5%
- #14 Battlefield Commander WWII
87% matchMostly Positive74% of 50 reviews2025
Dev: Sword of SteelPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Battlefield Commander WWII is a real-time tactical game where you lead the soldiers and vehicles that battled across the globe during this time in history. Play hundreds of unique units across multiple game modes.
Why similar: World War II 23.3% ★, RTS 15.6%, Wargame 11.7%, Real Time Tactics 10.5%, Historical 8.7%
- #15 Blitzkrieg 2 Anthology
88% matchVery Positive85% of 1,278 reviews2014
Dev: Nival
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 17.8 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Return to the bloody battlefields of World War II in this epic sequel. Blitzkrieg 2 returns you to the gritty realism of WWII battles while pushing your focus into new, strategic opportunities during global war!
Why similar: World War II 37.6% ★, RTS 19.8%, Strategy 8.5%, Military 8.2%, Historical 7.1%
- #16 WARNO
86% matchMostly Positive80% of 15,442 reviews2024
Dev: Eugen Systems
Windows
Median: 15.7 hrsMean: 70.4 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: RTS 19.3%, Wargame 17.2%, Real Time Tactics 13.6%, Military 13.5%, Historical 9.3%
- #17 Blitzkrieg Anthology
86% matchVery Positive90% of 1,533 reviews2014
Dev: Nival
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 25.5 hrs≥1hr: 52%
March into the real-time strategy legend, Blitzkrieg, and prepare for war. This legendary WWII RTS blends unprecedented realism and accuracy to form immersive 3D backgrounds and a game where brute force often takes a back seat to strategy and wits.
Why similar: World War II 36% ★, RTS 16.5%, Strategy 9.7%, Military 8.6%, Historical 8.2%
- #18 Syrian Warfare
85% matchVery Positive87% of 5,490 reviews2017
Dev: Cats Who Play
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Real Time Strategy with a high degree of realism. The game is based on a true story.
Why similar: RTS 22.7%, Wargame 16.4%, Real Time Tactics 15.7%, Military 14.1%, Historical 12.6%
- #19 War Mongrels
84% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,438 reviews2021
Dev: Destructive Creations
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 18.3 hrs≥1hr: 57%
War Mongrels is an isometric real-time tactics game that takes place on the eastern front of World War II. Dynamic and tactical gameplay with stealth elements, tightly packed into a dark, fascinating story! Play on your own or in online co-op (PC).
Why similar: World War II 24.7% ★, RTS 15.8%, Isometric 11.4%, Real Time Tactics 11.2%, Military 9.5%
- #20 The Great War: Western Front™
83% matchMixed66% of 3,224 reviews2023
Dev: PetroglyphPub: Frontier Foundry
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The Great War: Western Front is the definitive WW1 strategy game. Play a deciding role in history with this real-time tactical experience as you take charge in the iconic Western Front from 1914 to 1919. Pick your faction and lead your forces to victory.
Why similar: RTS 25.1%, Historical 13.4%, Real Time Tactics 12.8%, Strategy 11.3%, Wargame 11.2%
- #21 Sudden Strike 3
84% matchMostly Positive72% of 221 reviews2017
Dev: FireglowPub: Kalypso Media Digital
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 33%
Experience the hit World War 2 real-time strategy game for the first time in full 3D glory, expanding on all strategic and tactical options. Command joint operations of naval, land-based and airborne units on the largest maps in the series.
Why similar: World War II 50.1% ★, RTS 27.6%, Strategy 22.4%
- #22 Sudden Strike Gold
82% matchVery Positive88% of 498 reviews2017
Dev: FireglowPub: Kalypso Media Digital
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 35%
Set in World War 2, Sudden Strike offers revolutionary real-time-strategy gameplay. Command Russian, German, French, American and British armies in large scale battles including urban warfare, beach landings and aerial invasions. Whichever tactics you choose, you will find it in Sudden Strike!
Why similar: World War II 40.6% ★, RTS 35.2%, Strategy 24.2%
- #23 Graviteam Tactics: Mius-Front
82% matchVery Positive89% of 1,116 reviews2016
Dev: Graviteam
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Graviteam Tactics: Mius-Front - tactical battalion level combat simulation. Action takes place in the summer of 1943 at Mius river and Saur-Mogila tumulus area of over 140 sq. km. Four large-scale operations for the Red Army and Wehrmacht.
Why similar: World War II 35% ★, Wargame 14.1%, RTS 11.4%, Strategy 8.8%, Tanks 8.7% ★
- #24 Company of Heroes
81% matchVery Positive94% of 18,346 reviews2006
Dev: Relic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 37.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Delivering a visceral WWII gaming experience, Company of Heroes redefines RTS by bringing the sacrifice of heroic soldiers, war-ravaged environments, and dynamic battlefields to life. Please visit the "Company of Heroes - Legacy Edition" page for additional user reviews.
Why similar: World War II 43.5% ★, RTS 26%, Strategy 9.3%, Military 5.9%, War 4.2%
- #25 Sudden Strike 2 Gold
81% matchVery Positive86% of 343 reviews2017
Dev: FireglowPub: Kalypso Media Digital
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 37%
At the height of World War 2, take command of German, Russian, British, American and Imperial Japanese armies on battelfields across the globe. Sudden Strike 2 expands on all aspects of the classic RTS game with new units, maps and epic campaigns.
Why similar: World War II 50.6% ★, RTS 31.5%, Strategy 17.9%
- #26 Call to Arms: Panzer Elite
78% matchMixed69% of 1,602 reviews2025
Dev: DigitalmindsoftPub: Digitalmindsoft Publishing
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Lead a platoon of WWII tanks in this immersive TPP and FPP game. Engage in realistic, tactical combat across historic battlefields. Play through campaign or challenge yourself in skirmish mode as either German or US forces.
Why similar: World War II 30.8% ★, Wargame 14.2%, Tanks 12.6% ★, Real Time Tactics 12.3%, Historical 9.1%
- #27 R.U.S.E.™
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 4,133 reviews2010
Dev: Eugen Systems
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 32.0 hrs≥1hr: 72%
A one-of-a-kind real-time strategy game that allows players to bluff their enemies to lead their nation to victory. The Definitive Edition — includes all DLCs and Steam Deck support.
Why similar: World War II 40.6% ★, RTS 30.4%, Strategy 14.8%, Historical 9.5%, War 3.4%
- #28 Broken Arrow
77% matchMixed56% of 30,742 reviews2025
Dev: Steel BalalaikaPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 35.8 hrsMean: 83.7 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Broken Arrow is a large-scale real-time modern warfare tactics game that combines the complexity of joint-forces wargaming with action-packed real-time tactics gameplay.
Why similar: Action RTS 22.6% ★, RTS 18.6%, Wargame 17.8%, Real Time Tactics 11.9%, Strategy 7.6%
- #29 Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts
79% matchVery Positive92% of 1,187 reviews2007
Dev: Relic EntertainmentPub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 42%
The next chapter in the #1 rated RTS franchise thrusts players into a hellish war torn landscape to command two battle-hardened armies in relentless campaigns for honor and country. Players lead the tenacious British 2nd Army during the heroic World War II liberation of Caen, France, and command the German Panzer Elite as they struggle...
Why similar: World War II 34.5% ★, RTS 29%, Strategy 14.8%, Military 7.6%, Tanks 3.8% ★
- #30 Sherman Commander
76% matchMixed68% of 131 reviews2026
Dev: Iron Wolf Studio S.A.Pub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Command a platoon of Sherman tanks over the most famous theaters of WWII. Take the commander’s seat and give specific orders to your crew, or open the tactical map to coordinate your actions with accompanying units.
Why similar: World War II 24.4% ★, RTS 14.6%, Wargame 11.4%, Historical 10.5%, Military 10.1%
- #31 Master of Command
74% matchVery Positive92% of 3,361 reviews2025
Dev: Armchair Interactive
Windows
Median: 10.3 hrsMean: 25.4 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Take command in Europe's greatest 18th-century war. Equip & customize regiments, manage supplies, and engage in brutal real-time battles across procedural campaigns. Resources and replacements are scarce, and keeping your best men alive may matter more than any single victory.
Why similar: RTS 20.5%, Historical 14.8%, Military 13.5%, Wargame 13.5%, Real Time Tactics 13.2%
- #32 Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor
78% matchVery Positive93% of 2,376 reviews2009
Dev: Relic EntertainmentPub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 18.9 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Company of Heroes®: Tales of Valor™ is the expansion to the Game of the Year winner and highest rated real time strategy franchise Company of Heroes®. Featuring new campaigns to overcome, units to command, and battlefields to conquer, Company of Heroes®: Tales of Valor™ delivers evolved gameplay mechanics and 3 episodic adventures...
Why similar: World War II 41% ★, RTS 27.2%, Strategy 13.3%, Military 10.7%, War 2.3%
- #33 Men of War: Condemned Heroes
79% matchMostly Positive72% of 765 reviews2012
Dev: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Command a Soviet penal battalion in this standalone real-time tactics game from the Men of War series. Based on true events, Condemned Heroes delivers brutal, story-driven missions across the Eastern Front – where every order, bullet, and life matters.
Why similar: World War II 52.6% ★, RTS 21.5%, Strategy 18.1%, Action 4.5%, War 3.3%
- #34 Commandos 3 - HD Remaster
77% matchMixed62% of 382 reviews2022
Dev: Raylight GamesPub: Kalypso Media
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Fall in, soldier! Commandos 3 - HD Remaster sends you to the relentless and unforgiving battlefields of Europe. Remastered in high definition including reworked 3D models and textures, improved controls and refined UI.
Why similar: World War II 22% ★, RTS 14.7%, Wargame 11.1%, Real Time Tactics 10.1%, Isometric 9.9%
- #35 Regiments
74% matchVery Positive88% of 2,868 reviews2022
Dev: Bird's Eye GamesPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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: RTS 21%, Wargame 18.8%, Real Time Tactics 15.5%, Military 9.9%, Tanks 8.6% ★
- #36 Iron Harvest
75% matchMostly Positive73% of 15,818 reviews2020
Dev: KING ArtPub: Prime Matter
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 75%
A classic real-time strategy game with an epic single player campaign, multiplayer & coop, set in the alternate reality of 1920+
Why similar: RTS 65%, Strategy 17.6%, War 10.9%, PvP 3.2%, Action 2.3%
- #37 Faces of War
76% matchVery Positive88% of 1,197 reviews2014
Dev: Best WayPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Faces of War puts you in the heart of World War II – not as a distant commander, but as the leader on the ground. Combining the tactical depth of real-time strategy with the immediacy of direct control, it lets you issue precise orders or jump straight into battle as one of your soldiers.
Why similar: World War II 54.7% ★, RTS 23%, Strategy 14.8%, War 5%, Action 2.5%
- #38 Easy Red 2
73% matchVery Positive90% of 12,979 reviews2022
Dev: Marco AmadeiPub: Corvostudio di Amadei Marco
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 14.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Experience massive battles with infantry, tanks, artillery, and aircraft on large destructible open-world maps. Equip yourself, coordinate with your squad, and fight through World War II in singleplayer, co-op, or multiplayer!
Why similar: World War II 48% ★, Wargame 15.2%, Historical 11.6%, Strategy 7%, War 6.5%
- #39 Company of Heroes 2
75% matchMostly Positive79% of 112,575 reviews2013
Dev: Relic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 57.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Experience the ultimate WWII RTS platform with COH2 and its standalone expansions. This package includes the base game, which you can then upgrade by purchasing The Western Front Armies, Ardennes Assault and/or The British Forces. More info in the "About This Game" section below.
Why similar: World War II 32.1% ★, Strategy 29.5%, RTS 19.4%, Historical 5.6%, Military 5.2%
- #40 Combat Mission: Final Blitzkrieg
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 73 reviews2024
Dev: BattlefrontPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Combat Mission Final Blitzkrieg (CMFB) follows the Western Allies through the battles along Germany's border and into the heart of the Reich itself.
Why similar: RTS 19.3%, World War II 15.9% ★, Wargame 13.6%, Real Time Tactics 12.5%, Historical 9.9%
- #41 Partisans 1941
73% matchVery Positive82% of 8,647 reviews2020
Dev: Alter GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Partisans 1941 is a real-time tactics game with stealth elements, set on the eastern front of WW II. As an army commander behind enemy lines you gather a group of Partisans to wage guerilla warfare against the German occupants.
Why similar: World War II 40.1% ★, Real Time Tactics 18.8%, Isometric 11.7%, Strategy 9.4%, Historical 8%
- #42 Armored Brigade II
70% matchVery Positive89% of 237 reviews2025
Dev: Veitikka StudiosPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Armored Brigade II revolutionizes real-time tactical warfare in 3D, focusing on the intense combined arms combat of the Cold War era, from 1965 to 1991. Boasting a meticulously researched database and huge real-world terrain maps, this game offers an unparalleled combat simulation experience.
Why similar: Action RTS 25.3% ★, RTS 22.3%, Wargame 17.5%, Tanks 9.3% ★, Strategy 7.7%
- #43 Tempest Rising
68% matchVery Positive88% of 11,317 reviews2025
Dev: Slipgate Ironworks™Pub: 3D Realms
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Command distinct factions in a desperate struggle for power and resources in Tempest Rising - a classic RTS set on Earth after a nuclear war.
Why similar: RTS 57.5%, Strategy 16.3%, Action RTS 7.8% ★, Isometric 6.4%, Wargame 3.9%
- #44 Victory at Sea Atlantic - World War II Naval Warfare
70% matchMixed66% of 112 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: World War II 21.2% ★, Action RTS 19.3% ★, RTS 15.6%, Wargame 11%, Real Time Tactics 10.1%
- #45 Call to Arms
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 23,955 reviews2018
Dev: Digitalmindsoft
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 18.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Call to Arms offers an innovative mix of real-time strategy and 3rd, as well as 1st person controls. Set in the time of modern warfare, the game offers realistically modeled vehicles and heavy weaponry. Command your troops to victory or fight by yourself in the 3rd or 1st person action mode.
Why similar: RTS 33.6%, Military 25.3%, Strategy 18.4%, War 7.2%, Tactical 6.8%
- #46 Starship Troopers: Terran Command
69% matchVery Positive87% of 11,807 reviews2022
Dev: The ArtistocratsPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Lead the Mobile Infantry in this RTS game set in the Starship Troopers film universe. Balance your army composition with a diverse set of unit types, overcome line-of-sight and line-of-fire challenges through tactical positioning, and use special abilities to smash the Arachnid hordes!
Why similar: RTS 39.8%, Military 16.6%, Strategy 15.1%, Wargame 12.7%, Tactical 6.7%
- #47 Attack at Dawn: North Africa
71% matchVery Positive88% of 98 reviews2022
Dev: Panzer Division Games
Windows
Attack at Dawn is a WWII strategy game that mixes the ease of real-time action with the depth of operational gameplay, all on beautifully crafted North Africa maps. Plan your strategy like Rommel or Montgomery and better the real history.
Why similar: World War II 34.3% ★, RTS 21%, Wargame 15%, Historical 13%, Military 7.8%
- #48 Ukrainian Warfare: Gostomel Heroes
66% matchVery Positive92% of 1,452 reviews2026
Dev: Cats Who Play
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Ukrainian Warfare: Gostomel Heroes – is a real-time strategy game with a high degree of realism. Relive the Battle of Kiev (2022), a turning point in the Ukrainian conflict. Witness the Untold Story of 2022 Through the Eyes of Those Who Fought.
Why similar: RTS 22.4%, Wargame 19.3%, Real Time Tactics 15.9%, Historical 11.5%, Military 10.3%
- #49 Combat Mission Fortress Italy
69% matchVery Positive85% of 100 reviews2023
Dev: BattlefrontPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Combat Mission Fortress Italy brings wargamers to the "soft underbelly of Europe", a place that was anything but.
Why similar: World War II 21.7% ★, Wargame 16.9%, RTS 15.6%, Real Time Tactics 9.8%, Strategy 8.9%
- #50 Cossacks 3
70% matchVery Positive82% of 15,892 reviews2016
Dev: GSC Game World
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 50.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Cossacks 3 is the return of RTS classics. Obtain resources, build cities and research technologies while taking command of great armies, crushing enemies in grand historical warfares on land and sea!
Why similar: Action RTS 26.4% ★, RTS 24.1%, Historical 13.4%, Isometric 12.2%, Strategy 10%
- #51 Men of War: Vietnam
72% matchMixed64% of 1,319 reviews2011
Dev: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Men of War: Vietnam brings the acclaimed real-time tactics series into a new theater of war – the jungles of Southeast Asia, 1968. Experience the chaos of the Vietnam War through two story-driven campaigns that reveal both sides of the conflict.
Why similar: RTS 25.8%, Strategy 19.6%, Real Time Tactics 14.8%, Historical 13.6%, Military 9.8%
- #52 Theatre of War
72% matchMixed62% of 371 reviews2010
Dev: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 42%
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 52.6% ★, RTS 20.1%, Strategy 15.8%, Tanks 8.1% ★, War 3.4%
- #53 Combat Mission Shock Force 2
69% matchVery Positive81% of 852 reviews2020
Dev: BattlefrontPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Median: 13.3 hrsMean: 70.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
The latest title in the famous Combat Mission franchise of wargames, now on Steam. Shock Force 2 brings you to a hypothetical conflict in Syria between the forces of NATO and the Syrian Army. Play either on WeGo or Real Time in an incredibly detailed and realistic 1:1 tactical simulation.
Why similar: RTS 24.5%, Wargame 18.6%, Military 13.1%, Historical 12.3%, Tanks 9.8% ★
- #54 Total Tank Simulator
68% matchMostly Positive79% of 8,653 reviews2020
Dev: Noobz from PolandPub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Commander in the ranks. Soldier at heart. Choose a faction and deploy and command your army into massive physics-driven WWII battles to the last man standing. Destroy everything on sight with an insane amount of units that will behave tactically.
Why similar: World War II 48.6% ★, Tanks 16.9% ★, Strategy 14.2%, War 7.2%, Sandbox 6.6%
- #55 Tank Operations: European Campaign
67% 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 36% ★, Strategy 16%, Wargame 12.6%, Military 11.3%, Historical 10.1%
- #56 Combat Mission Battle for Normandy
67% matchMostly Positive78% of 259 reviews2023
Dev: BattlefrontPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Combat Mission Battle for Normandy faithfully recreates the experience of tactical land warfare in Western France during World War Two.
Why similar: World War II 68.7% ★, Strategy 23.9%, PvP 3.9%, 3D 2.3%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #57 Operation: Polygon Storm
66% matchMostly Positive70% of 288 reviews2024
Dev: Toxic Studio
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 50%
A fastpaced, military tug-of-war game with minimal micromanagement. Choose and deploy from a mix of specialized military units to overwhelm the enemy. Experiment with a huge variety of unit compositions, synergies, abilities, and upgrades to lead your army to victory!
Why similar: Action RTS 28.2% ★, RTS 17.8%, Wargame 16%, Real Time Tactics 12.2%, Military 9.9%
- #58 Heavyarms Assemble: WWII
67% matchMixed66% of 86 reviews2023
Dev: XR Studio
Windows
This is a strategy game with the theme of WWII. As a battlefield commander, maintaining your army's motivation and satisfaction, promoting your generals, managing your own economy, dealing with your friends' armies, and real time grand battle. What kind of commander will you become in the process?
Why similar: World War II 23.7% ★, RTS 14.6%, Wargame 12.5%, Historical 12.2%, Real Time Tactics 10.6%
- #59 Graviteam Tactics: Operation Star
68% matchVery Positive83% of 452 reviews2014
Dev: Graviteam
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Graviteam Tactics: Operation Star is a sequel to Achtung Panzer: Kharkov 1943. It’s an Eastern Front war game with solid graphics and sprawling battlefields that really emphasizes the scope of WWII tank combat.Want to step into the role of a commander in the very heart of Kharkov’s defense?
Why similar: World War II 31.2% ★, Wargame 14.4%, RTS 12.2%, Strategy 11.1%, Tanks 8.9% ★