- #1 Sudden Strike 4
97% matchMostly Positive78% of 8,361 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 22.8% ★, Action RTS 16.7% ★, RTS 15.3%, Real Time Tactics 10%, Strategy 7%
- #2 Steel Division: Normandy 44
96% matchMostly Positive74% of 6,323 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 38.6% ★, RTS 21.9%, Military 10.4%, Strategy 7.1%, Wargame 5.9%
- #3 Company of Heroes 3
96% matchMixed57% of 40,331 reviews2023
Dev: Relic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 18.7 hrsMean: 82.8 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 20.5% ★, Action RTS 17.6% ★, RTS 15.2%, Wargame 12.3%, Real Time Tactics 8.4%
- #4 Steel Division 2
95% matchMostly Positive79% of 9,602 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 29.3% ★, RTS 20%, Military 11.7%, Wargame 10.1%, Historical 8.3%
- #5 Men of War II
94% matchMixed60% of 7,482 reviews2024
Dev: Best WayPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows · Linux
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 21.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 23.5% ★, RTS 15.1%, Wargame 11.4%, Real Time Tactics 9.7%, Historical 8.7%
- #6 Men of War: Assault Squad
94% matchVery Positive87% of 5,179 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 33% ★, RTS 15.4%, Strategy 10.4%, Military 9.7%, Real Time Tactics 7.5%
- #7 Men of War: Assault Squad 2
93% matchVery Positive91% of 46,715 reviews2014
Dev: DigitalmindsoftPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 64.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 32.8% ★, RTS 17.4%, Strategy 9.7%, Military 9%, Real Time Tactics 7.6%
- #8 Call to Arms - Gates of Hell: Ostfront
92% matchVery Positive85% of 34,499 reviews2021
Dev: Barbedwire StudiosPub: Digitalmindsoft
Windows
Median: 14.9 hrsMean: 78.6 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 32% ★, RTS 17.2%, Real Time Tactics 12.7%, Historical 12%, Military 9.9%
- #9 Blitzkrieg 3
91% matchMixed54% of 7,326 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 27.6% ★, RTS 16.2%, Military 10.6%, Real Time Tactics 9.6%, Historical 8.8%
- #10 Commandos: Origins
89% matchMostly Positive79% of 2,567 reviews2025
Dev: Claymore Game StudiosPub: Kalypso Media
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 19.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 18.9% ★, RTS 17.1%, Real Time Tactics 12.9%, Wargame 12.6%, Isometric 10.9%
- #11 Blitzkrieg 2 Anthology
89% matchVery Positive85% of 1,298 reviews2014
Dev: Nival
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 17.7 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 37.8% ★, RTS 19.7%, Military 8.5%, Strategy 8.4%, Historical 6.8%
- #12 WARNO
87% matchMostly Positive80% of 16,164 reviews2024
Dev: Eugen Systems
Windows
Median: 15.4 hrsMean: 72.6 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 19.1%, Wargame 17.5%, Military 13.9%, Real Time Tactics 13.4%, Tanks 8.9% ★
- #13 Sudden Strike 3
88% matchMostly Positive72% of 223 reviews2017
Dev: FireglowPub: Kalypso Media Digital
Windows
Median: 18 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 50.7% ★, RTS 27.9%, Strategy 21.4%
- #14 Blitzkrieg Anthology
86% matchVery Positive90% of 1,562 reviews2014
Dev: Nival
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 25.5 hrs≥1hr: 53%
March into the real-time strategy legend, Blitzkrieg, and prepare for war. This legendary WWII RTS blends unprecedented realism and accuracy to form immersive 3D backgrounds and a game where brute force often takes a back seat to strategy and wits.
Why similar: World War II 36.2% ★, RTS 16.4%, Strategy 9.6%, Military 8.9%, Historical 8%
- #15 Battlefield Commander WWII
85% matchMostly Positive71% of 56 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 23.6% ★, RTS 15.5%, Wargame 11.8%, Real Time Tactics 10.4%, Historical 8.5%
- #16 Graviteam Tactics: Mius-Front
86% matchVery Positive89% of 1,137 reviews2016
Dev: Graviteam
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 16.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 14.4%, RTS 11.2%, Strategy 8.7%, Tanks 8.4% ★
- #17 War Mongrels
84% matchMostly Positive75% of 2,503 reviews2021
Dev: Destructive Creations
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 18.3 hrs≥1hr: 58%
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 21.1% ★, Action RTS 14.2% ★, RTS 13.4%, Isometric 9.7%, Real Time Tactics 9.5%
- #18 The Great War: Western Front™
84% matchMixed66% of 3,308 reviews2023
Dev: PetroglyphPub: Frontier Foundry
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 15.0 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%, Real Time Tactics 12.4%, Military 11.7%, Wargame 11.6%
- #19 Call to Arms: Panzer Elite
82% matchMixed70% of 2,063 reviews2025
Dev: DigitalmindsoftPub: Digitalmindsoft Publishing
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 31% ★, Wargame 14.5%, Tanks 12.4% ★, Real Time Tactics 12.2%, Military 9.2%
- #20 Company of Heroes - Legacy Edition
83% matchVery Positive93% of 7,301 reviews2007
Dev: Relic EntertainmentPub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 12.2 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% ★, RTS 24.3%, Military 9.6%, Strategy 8.8%, Historical 5.3%
- #21 Broken Arrow
80% matchMixed54% of 35,985 reviews2025
Dev: Steel BalalaikaPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 36.8 hrsMean: 96.3 hrs≥1hr: 95%
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 21.6% ★, RTS 18.8%, Wargame 18.1%, Real Time Tactics 11.9%, Strategy 7.5%
- #22 Syrian Warfare
81% matchVery Positive87% of 5,600 reviews2017
Dev: Cats Who Play
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Real Time Strategy with a high degree of realism. The game is based on a true story.
Why similar: RTS 22.6%, Wargame 16.5%, Real Time Tactics 15.6%, Military 14.5%, Historical 12.1%
- #23 Sudden Strike 2 Gold
82% matchVery Positive86% of 353 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 51% ★, RTS 31.3%, Strategy 17.8%
- #24 R.U.S.E.™
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,617 reviews2010
Dev: Eugen Systems
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 32.1 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 39.9% ★, RTS 29.7%, Strategy 14.4%, Historical 9.4%, War 3.4%
- #25 Master of Command
76% matchVery Positive92% of 4,017 reviews2025
Dev: Armchair Interactive
Windows
Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 27.9 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: RTS 20.6%, Historical 14.6%, Military 14.1%, Wargame 13.7%, Real Time Tactics 13.1%
- #26 Sudden Strike Gold
79% matchVery Positive88% of 513 reviews2017
Dev: FireglowPub: Kalypso Media Digital
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 36%
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 40.9% ★, RTS 35%, Strategy 24.1%
- #27 Company of Heroes
79% matchVery Positive94% of 18,808 reviews2006
Dev: Relic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 38.0 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 25.3%, Strategy 9.1%, Military 6%, War 4%
- #28 Sherman Commander
77% matchMixed67% of 143 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 24.7% ★, RTS 14.6%, Wargame 11.6%, Military 10.5%, Historical 10.2%
- #29 Commandos 3 - HD Remaster
77% matchMixed62% of 401 reviews2022
Dev: Raylight GamesPub: Kalypso Media
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 17.1 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 22.3% ★, RTS 14.7%, Wargame 11.3%, Real Time Tactics 10%, Isometric 9.9%
- #30 Men of War: Condemned Heroes
78% matchMostly Positive72% of 793 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 54% ★, RTS 20.6%, Strategy 17.8%, Action 4.4%, War 3.1%
- #31 Company of Heroes 2
76% matchMostly Positive79% of 113,254 reviews2013
Dev: Relic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 57.8 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 32.2% ★, Strategy 29.1%, RTS 19.1%, Historical 5.4%, Military 5.4%
- #32 Iron Harvest
75% matchMostly Positive73% of 16,007 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 63.1%, Strategy 17.1%, War 10.4%, Multiplayer 3.3%, PvP 2.9%
- #33 Regiments
73% matchVery Positive88% of 2,949 reviews2022
Dev: Bird's Eye GamesPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 10.6 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 20.8%, Wargame 19.5%, Real Time Tactics 15.7%, Military 10.2%, Tanks 8.5% ★
- #34 Easy Red 2
73% matchVery Positive90% of 15,222 reviews2022
Dev: Marco AmadeiPub: Corvostudio di Amadei Marco
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 15.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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 41.4% ★, Military 16.6%, Historical 15.5%, Tactical 6.5%, War 6%
- #35 Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor
75% matchVery Positive92% of 2,403 reviews2009
Dev: Relic EntertainmentPub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 18.8 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 40.6% ★, RTS 26.5%, Strategy 12.8%, Military 10.9%, Historical 2.5%
- #36 Ukrainian Warfare: Gostomel Heroes
71% matchVery Positive90% of 2,043 reviews2026
Dev: Cats Who Play
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 23.1%, Wargame 20.2%, Real Time Tactics 16.2%, Historical 11.4%, Military 11%
- #37 Combat Mission Shock Force 2
74% matchVery Positive81% of 870 reviews2020
Dev: BattlefrontPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Median: 13.3 hrsMean: 69.2 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 24.3%, Wargame 18.7%, Military 13.5%, Historical 11.9%, Tanks 9.6% ★
- #38 Armored Brigade II
71% matchVery Positive89% of 252 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 24.8% ★, RTS 22.5%, Wargame 17.8%, Tanks 9.3% ★, Military 7.9%
- #39 Combat Mission: Final Blitzkrieg
73% matchMostly Positive76% of 80 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 19.4%, World War II 16.2% ★, Wargame 13.9%, Real Time Tactics 12.5%, Historical 9.7%
- #40 Partisans 1941
72% matchVery Positive82% of 8,770 reviews2020
Dev: Alter GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 8.7 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 40.8% ★, Real Time Tactics 18.7%, Isometric 11.7%, Strategy 9.4%, Historical 7.8%
- #41 Close Combat 2: A Bridge Too Far
72% matchVery Positive91% of 53 reviews2024
Dev: Atomic GamesPub: SNEG
Windows
Close Combat 2: A Bridge Too Far challenges you to take control of five strategic bridges in the most dramatic battle of World War II. From war-room strategy to gritty trench combat, battlefields come to life as you command Allied or Axis powers. It's a fight where every second counts.
Why similar: World War II 32.8% ★, Wargame 17.8%, Strategy 10.3%, RTS 8.9%, Tanks 7.5% ★
- #42 Company of Heroes 3: Final Stand
70% matchMixed49% of 1,094 reviews2026
Dev: Relic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Company of Heroes 3: Final Stand delivers a standalone roguelite wave-defense experience for solo and cooperative play. Command and survive against fast-paced escalating enemy waves, intimidating bosses, and dynamic battlefield events. Are you ready to make your final stand?
Why similar: World War II 21.3% ★, Action RTS 18.8% ★, RTS 12.6%, Wargame 11.9%, Real Time Tactics 8.3%
- #43 Theatre of War
74% matchMixed61% of 377 reviews2010
Dev: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 7.1 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 51.6% ★, RTS 20.5%, Strategy 15.6%, Tanks 7.7% ★, War 3.5%
- #44 Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts
71% matchVery Positive92% of 1,210 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 28.5%, Strategy 14.5%, Military 7.7%, Tanks 3.7% ★
- #45 Attack at Dawn: North Africa
69% matchVery Positive88% of 105 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 34.6% ★, RTS 20.7%, Wargame 15.1%, Historical 12.6%, Military 8.2%
- #46 Combat Mission Fortress Italy
69% matchVery Positive86% of 105 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 21.8% ★, Wargame 16.9%, RTS 15.4%, Real Time Tactics 9.6%, Strategy 8.8%
- #47 Combat Mission Battle for Normandy
69% matchMostly Positive78% of 270 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 67.4% ★, Strategy 23.1%, PvP 3.6%, Multiplayer 2.7%, 3D 2.2%
- #48 Tempest Rising
66% matchVery Positive87% of 12,034 reviews2025
Dev: Slipgate Ironworks™Pub: 3D Realms
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 9.7 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 56.8%, Strategy 16.1%, Action RTS 7.5% ★, Isometric 6.4%, Wargame 4%
- #49 Victory at Sea Atlantic - World War II Naval Warfare
68% matchMixed66% of 118 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 21.5% ★, Action RTS 19% ★, RTS 15.7%, Wargame 11.2%, Real Time Tactics 10.1%
- #50 Total Tank Simulator
68% matchMostly Positive79% of 8,785 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 48.8% ★, Tanks 16.7% ★, Strategy 14%, War 7%, Sandbox 6.3%
- #51 Call to Arms
68% matchMostly Positive79% of 24,168 reviews2018
Dev: Digitalmindsoft
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 18.8 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 32.4%, Military 25.5%, Strategy 17.6%, War 6.8%, Tactical 6.4%
- #52 Headquarters: World War II
67% matchMostly Positive77% of 687 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 29.8% ★, Wargame 16.2%, Military 12.5%, Historical 12.4%, Tanks 11.7% ★
- #53 Tank Squad
66% matchMostly Positive71% of 903 reviews2025
Dev: DeGenerals S.A.
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Tank Squad is a tactical-combat action game. Take part in big tank battles during World War II. Play single-player or coop (4 players). Repair your tanks, replenish supplies, manage the crew and get back to the action!
Why similar: World War II 39.3% ★, Tanks 15.9% ★, Military 15.5%, Historical 10.6%, War 6.2%
- #54 Starship Troopers: Terran Command
65% matchVery Positive87% of 12,051 reviews2022
Dev: The ArtistocratsPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 10.3 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%, Military 17%, Strategy 15%, Wargame 13%, Tactical 6.5%
- #55 Men of War: Vietnam
70% matchMixed64% of 1,341 reviews2011
Dev: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 8.9 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 26.2%, Strategy 19.1%, Real Time Tactics 14.7%, Historical 12.8%, Military 9.8%
- #56 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 23.2% ★, RTS 14.1%, Wargame 12.3%, Historical 11.4%, Real Time Tactics 10.2%