- #1 Hearts of Iron IV
97% matchVery Positive90% of 375,203 reviews2016
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30.6 hrsMean: 299.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Victory is at your fingertips! Your ability to lead your nation is your supreme weapon, the strategy game Hearts of Iron IV lets you take command of any nation in World War II; the most engaging conflict in world history.
Why similar: World War II 24.5% ★, Grand Strategy 17.1% ★, War 11.2%, Military 9.2%, Strategy 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: This is the definitive grand strategy experience for WWII, offering unparalleled depth in military, political, and economic management.
- #2 Supremacy: 1914
96% matchMostly Positive74% of 4,332 reviews2019
Dev: Bytro Labs GmbH
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 40.2 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Take over the control of one of the mighty nations during the times of World War 1 in the biggest WW1 strategy game of all time. Conquer provinces, forge alliances and build up your economy in real-time on persistent maps. Build experimental weapons of World War 1 and become the one true superpower!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 15.2% ★, War 14.6%, Military 10.4%, Diplomacy 9.3% ★, Strategy 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: Developed by the same team, this game shares the exact persistent, real-time, map-based mechanics of the seed game but is set in the First World War.
- #3 SUPREMACY: WORLD WAR 3
96% matchMostly Positive75% of 5,983 reviews2018
Dev: Dorado Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 35.6 hrs≥1hr: 60%
This Long Term Strategy Game lets you take control of the armed forces of your nation. Become responsible for its military expansion, technological research and economic development. Form alliances and wage total war for global dominance on the battlefields of World War 3.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 22.3% ★, Diplomacy 13.7% ★, Massively Multiplayer 12.3%, Wargame 11.7%, Strategy 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: This title serves as the modern-day evolution of the seed game's core mechanics, featuring contemporary military technology and global conflict.
- #4 Supreme Ruler Ultimate
95% 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 18.7% ★, Grand Strategy 18.5% ★, Military 11.9%, Wargame 8.3%, RTS 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a similar persistent, map-based grand strategy experience with deep military and economic simulation across various historical eras.
- #5 Age of History 3
94% matchVery Positive85% of 18,617 reviews2024
Dev: Łukasz JakowskiPub: Łukasz Jakowski Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.2 hrsMean: 37.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Grand strategy wargame where the destiny of Civilizations rests in your hands - will they stand united under your leadership or fall divided in conflict? Journey through the entire saga of human civilization, from its earliest days to the futuristic era, crafting your legacy age by age.
Why similar: World War II 19.5% ★, Grand Strategy 18.7% ★, Diplomacy 13.9% ★, Wargame 10.1%, War 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A grand strategy game that emphasizes map control, long-term nation-building, and complex diplomatic interactions.
- #6 Iron Order 1919
94% matchMixed69% of 454 reviews2022
Dev: Bytro Labs GmbH
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 54%
An unique long-term strategy game with week-long matches with up to 101 players, set in the alternate reality of 1919.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 17.8% ★, War 13.3%, Massively Multiplayer 10.4%, Military 8.5%, Alternate History 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game utilizes the same persistent, real-time grand strategy framework as the seed game but explores an alternate-history 1919 setting.
- #7 Strategic Command WWII: World at War
93% matchVery Positive84% of 614 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 46.5% ★, Strategy 27.4%, Grand Strategy 16.5% ★, Wargame 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A deep, turn-based grand strategy game that focuses on the global scale of WWII with a heavy emphasis on logistics and theater-wide planning.
- #8 Age of History II
91% matchVery Positive90% of 49,951 reviews2018
Dev: Łukasz JakowskiPub: Łukasz Jakowski Games
Windows
Median: 12.6 hrsMean: 62.6 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Age of History II is a grand strategy wargame that is simple to learn yet hard to master.Your objective is to use military tactics and cunning diplomacy to either unify the world, or conquer it.Will the world bleed out or bow before you? The choice is yours..
Why similar: Grand Strategy 21.7% ★, War 17.6%, World War II 16.7% ★, Historical 13.1%, Strategy 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: A streamlined grand strategy game that focuses on global conquest and diplomacy with a simple, accessible interface.
- #9 Order of Battle: World War II
92% matchMostly Positive78% of 3,169 reviews2015
Dev: The ArtistocratsPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 16.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Order of Battle: World War II is a breath of fresh air for all strategy fans. It is a game that takes wargaming to a new level by upgrading every single game element and rebooting the genre for a new generation of players.
Why similar: World War II 44.6% ★, Strategy 16%, Wargame 11%, War 10.8%, Historical 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a tactical WWII focus with a deep, hex-based strategic layer that rewards careful unit management.
- #10 Steel Division 2
91% 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 25.3% ★, Grand Strategy 11.8% ★, Military 11.4%, War 10.3%, RTS 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the tactical side of WWII combat while incorporating a grand strategic campaign mode for larger-scale planning.
- #11 Panzer Corps 2
90% 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 30% ★, Grand Strategy 14.9% ★, Military 11.7%, Strategy 10.1%, War 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A highly regarded WWII wargame that captures the tactical depth and unit management found in the seed game's military operations.
- #12 Hearts of Iron III
89% matchMostly Positive76% of 6,079 reviews2009
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 20.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Hearts of Iron III lets you play the most engaging conflict in world history, World War 2, on all fronts as any country and through multiple different scenarios. Guide your nation to glory between 1936 and 1948 and wage war, conduct diplomacy and build your industry in the most detailed World War 2 game ever made.
Why similar: World War II 33.6% ★, Grand Strategy 26.6% ★, Historical 8.6%, Strategy 8.3%, Military 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A more complex, simulation-heavy predecessor to the modern grand strategy standard that offers immense depth for dedicated players.
- #13 Gary Grigsby's War in the East 2
88% matchVery Positive91% of 466 reviews2021
Dev: 2by3 GamesPub: Matrix Games
Windows
War in the East 2 is the most comprehensive, most realistic, and most advanced wargame modeling Eastern Front warfare in World War Two.
Why similar: World War II 32.6% ★, Wargame 16.3%, Strategy 15.8%, War 14%, Historical 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: The ultimate hardcore simulation for players who want granular, realistic control over massive WWII military operations.
- #14 Supreme Ruler 1936
89% matchMostly Positive74% of 308 reviews2014
Dev: BattleGoat Studios
Windows
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Real-Time Strategy Game. Guide your nation through the most violent era in modern history. Play massive campaigns as one of the principal nations, set-piece scenarios of famous battles, or set your own victory condition and play as any nation in the world in Sandbox mode.
Why similar: World War II 22.5% ★, Grand Strategy 16.3% ★, War 10.6%, Military 9%, Real-Time 8.3% ★
Why You'll Like It: Focuses specifically on the WWII era with the same detailed economic and military simulation as the Ultimate version.
- #15 Age of Conquest IV
87% matchVery Positive82% of 2,820 reviews2016
Dev: Noble Master LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Age of Conquest is a turn-based grand strategy wargame.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 24.4% ★, War 22.7%, Strategy 13.3%, Historical 8%, Massively Multiplayer 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based grand strategy game that focuses on global domination and multiplayer competition on a simplified map.
- #16 War Selection
86% matchVery Positive85% of 23,502 reviews2019
Dev: Glyph Worlds
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 28.2 hrs≥1hr: 70%
War Selection is a compelling RTS game featuring base building, resource extraction and warfare. Evolve from a stone age tribe to a distinct industrial nation with unique game mechanics and battle for supremacy with dozens of players on a unique procedurally generated map.
Why similar: RTS 16.9%, Military 16.8%, War 16.3%, Strategy 16.1%, Massively Multiplayer 11%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a real-time strategy experience with a focus on base building and historical progression through different eras.
- #17 Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game
86% matchVery Positive90% of 2,097 reviews2011
Dev: Martin IvanovPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 26.8 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Developed by a team of experienced modders from the Paradox forum, Darkest Hour is a stand-alone Hearts of Iron game. The game features a mixture of short and in-depth campaigns set across the darkest chapters of the 20th century. Play from the outbreak of the Great War up until the onset of the Cold War.
Why similar: World War II 33.3% ★, Grand Strategy 24.5% ★, Strategy 10.1%, Historical 8.8%, Wargame 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: A classic, deep grand strategy title that remains a favorite for WWII history buffs due to its historical accuracy and complexity.
- #18 KARDS - The WW2 Card Game
85% matchMixed68% of 50,949 reviews2020
Dev: 1939 Games
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 48.0 hrs≥1hr: 67%
KARDS, The World War II Card Game, combines traditional CCG gameplay with innovative mechanics inspired by classic strategy games and real battlefield tactics. Take command and challenge other players in grand-scale warfare on the ground, air, or seas.
Why similar: World War II 37.6% ★, Wargame 10.7%, War 10.5%, Military 10%, Board Game 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: Translates the WWII theme into a strategic card-based format that retains the military flavor and unit variety of the seed game.
- #19 Unity of Command II
84% 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 34.1% ★, Grand Strategy 15.5% ★, Strategy 9.9%, War 8.5%, Military 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a challenging, supply-focused approach to WWII strategy that rewards careful planning and theater-wide coordination.
- #20 Making History: The Second World War
84% 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 26.8% ★, Grand Strategy 17% ★, War 13%, Military 10.3%, Historical 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A grand strategy game that allows for deep control over the political and economic aspects of the war on a global scale.
- #21 SGS Afrika Korps
83% matchVery Positive82% of 88 reviews2020
Dev: Strategy Game StudioPub: Avalon Digital
Windows · Mac
The game recreates the campaigns and battles of Erwin ‘Desert Fox’ Rommel’s legendary Afrika Korps, in Libya between 1941 and 1942. Play the Axis forces to conquer the most valuable prize of all: the Suez Canal. Or command the 8th Army soldiers, the famous Desert Rats, to repel the invaders.
Why similar: World War II 33.8% ★, Wargame 14.9%, Historical 13.2%, Strategy 12.1%, Alternate History 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A specialized grand strategy wargame that focuses on the specific logistical and tactical challenges of the North African campaign.
- #22 Foxhole
81% matchMostly Positive79% of 52,913 reviews2022
Dev: Siege Camp
Windows
Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 77.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Foxhole is a massively multiplayer game where thousands of players shape the outcome of a persistent online war. Every individual soldier is a player that contributes to the war effort through logistics, base building, reconnaissance, combat, and more.
Why similar: World War II 25.6% ★, Military 14.1%, War 13.2%, Massively Multiplayer 13%, Wargame 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: While a different genre, it captures the persistent, massively multiplayer, and collaborative war effort feel of the seed game.
- #23 Europa Universalis IV
82% matchVery Positive88% of 137,236 reviews2013
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 281.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Rule your land and dominate the world with unparalleled freedom, depth and historical accuracy. Write a new history of the world and build an empire for the ages.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 22.3% ★, Diplomacy 16% ★, Military 12.1%, Historical 10.9%, Wargame 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: The pinnacle of the grand strategy genre for players who enjoy complex, long-term map control and nation-building.
- #24 Command Ops 2 Core Game
82% matchVery Positive83% of 423 reviews2017
Dev: Panther Games
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 15.6 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Command Ops 2 is a wargame engine that lets you assess, plan, order and react at the operational level just like a real Corps, Division and Brigade commander. What sets Command Ops 2 apart from the competition is the most advanced and realistic model of command decision-making.
Why similar: World War II 42.8% ★, Strategy 13.7%, Wargame 13.1%, Military 11.1%, War 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a realistic, simulation-heavy approach to WWII operational warfare that emphasizes command and control.
- #25 War of Dots
76% matchVery Positive81% of 6,906 reviews2026
Dev: TeaAndPython
Windows · Mac
Median: 54 minMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Easy to learn, hard to master. A simple & free RTS game.
Why similar: Strategy 17%, Military 13.9%, RTS 13.8%, Wargame 13%, War 11.7%
- #26 RISK: Global Domination
79% matchMostly Positive79% of 41,590 reviews2020
Dev: SMG Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Take over the world in RISK: Global Domination, the iconic strategy board game with 100+ original and classic maps and millions of players
Why similar: War 25.6%, Board Game 21.5%, Strategy 16.7%, Multiplayer 13.7%, Grand Strategy 10.7% ★
Why You'll Like It: A digital adaptation of the classic board game that mirrors the simple, map-based conquest goals of the seed game.
- #27 Empires Apart
79% matchMixed68% of 2,492 reviews2018
Dev: DESTINYbitPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 61%
An exciting free-to-play Real Time Strategy game set in medieval times. Uniquely designed factions, customization options, singleplayer and multiplayer gameplay. Gather resources, raise an army and lead your civilization to victory in a classic RTS, brought to the modern age.
Why similar: RTS 19.1%, Strategy 17%, War 16.4%, Real-Time 16.4% ★, Historical 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: A real-time strategy game that emphasizes tactical combat and base management in a historical context.
- #28 Battle Islands: Commanders
80% matchMixed48% of 899 reviews2017
Dev: DR StudiosPub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Take part in major WWII battles in Battle Islands: Commanders, from the sandy dunes of North Africa to the bitter cold of the Eastern Front! Master the art of war against real opponents from around the world and reap the spoils of war.
Why similar: World War II 46.7% ★, Strategy 25.8%, War 17.8%, Multiplayer 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: A faster-paced, tactical WWII strategy game for players who enjoy the military theme and unit deployment of the seed game.
- #29 WWII Online
77% matchMixed51% of 3,799 reviews2023
Dev: Cornered Rat SoftwarePub: Playnet, Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 24 minMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 28%
WWII Online is a massive, persistent free-to-play MMO FPS driven entirely by players. Fight as Army, Air, or Naval forces and earn Victory Points to access more units. One global server. No scripts. Real outcomes. No zones. Huge world (300,000 km²). ENLIST NOW!
Why similar: World War II 38.7% ★, Massively Multiplayer 15.5%, Military 12.6%, Historical 8.9%, Wargame 8.9%
- #30 Call to Arms - Gates of Hell: Ostfront
74% matchVery Positive85% of 33,822 reviews2021
Dev: Barbedwire StudiosPub: Digitalmindsoft
Windows
Median: 15.0 hrsMean: 77.4 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 35.7% ★, War 14.5%, Military 12.4%, Historical 11.5%, RTS 9.7%
- #31 War Planet Online: Global Conquest
77% matchMixed63% of 976 reviews2017
Dev: Gameloft
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 33.5 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Build your army, dominate your region and lead your alliance to conquer the globe!
Why similar: World War II 27.6% ★, War 15%, Massively Multiplayer 14.4%, Tactical 8.7%, Wargame 8.1%
- #32 World of Warships
74% matchMostly Positive76% of 156,184 reviews2017
Dev: Wargaming Group Limited
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 83.9 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Immerse yourself in thrilling naval battles and assemble an armada of over 800 ships from the first half of the 20th century — from stealthy destroyers to gigantic battleships. Change the look of your ship, choose upgrades to suit your play style, and go into battle with other players!
Why similar: World War II 34.3% ★, War 17.9%, Military 16.7%, Historical 12.3%, Multiplayer 6.2%
- #33 March of Empires
76% matchMixed62% of 1,854 reviews2017
Dev: Gameloft
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 76.0 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Claim your title as Shogun, Highland King, Northern Tsar or Desert Sultan and join this genre-redefining strategy game where you will wage constant war for real territorial conquest! Fortify your castle, fuel a massive army, and enter the ultimate fight for realm domination!
Why similar: War 25%, Massively Multiplayer 18.9%, Wargame 17.4%, RTS 13.2%, Strategy 11.4%
- #34 World of Warplanes
73% matchMixed70% of 5,642 reviews2022
Dev: Wargaming Group Limited
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 38.1 hrs≥1hr: 54%
World of Warplanes is an aerial combat MMO action game set in the Golden Age of military aviation. The game throws players into a never-ending battle for dominance of the skies.
Why similar: World War II 56.8% ★, Military 28.5%, PvP 8.9%, Simulation 5.8%
- #35 Armored Warfare
75% matchMixed63% of 5,368 reviews2017
Dev: Obsidian EntertainmentPub: Wishlist Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 23.0 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Wage war against players from around the world with an unstoppable arsenal of 300+ powerful armored combat vehicles. Compete in PvP tank combat, complete co-op missions, and crush your enemies on breathtaking maps, from scorching deserts to neon-drenched urban jungles.
Why similar: War 31.2%, Military 19.8%, Alternate History 19.3%, Strategy 12%, Tactical 11%
- #36 Stronghold Kingdoms
75% matchMixed64% of 9,575 reviews2012
Dev: Firefly Studios
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 87.0 hrs≥1hr: 56%
A massively multiplayer grand strategy game, Stronghold Kingdoms is about forging alliances, political mind games, city-building and castle sieges with thousands of other players!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 16.3% ★, Strategy 16%, Massively Multiplayer 14.2%, Real-Time 13.4% ★, War 13.1%
- #37 Men of War: Assault Squad 2
73% matchVery Positive91% of 46,616 reviews2014
Dev: DigitalmindsoftPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 64.2 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 33.7% ★, War 14.9%, Strategy 12.1%, Military 10.4%, RTS 9.1%
- #38 Battle Islands
73% matchMostly Positive75% of 3,471 reviews2014
Dev: DR StudiosPub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 16.5 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Battle friends over air, land and sea in this epic WW2-themed battle strategy game.
Why similar: World War II 50.3% ★, Strategy 24.4%, War 12.5%, Multiplayer 9.7%, Co-op 3.1%
- #39 Victoria II
70% matchVery Positive92% of 20,003 reviews2010
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 49.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Carefully guide your nation from the era of absolute monarchies in the early 19th century, through expansion and colonization, to finally become a truly great power by the dawn of the 20th century. Victoria II is a grand strategy game played during the colonial era of the 19th century, where the player takes control of a country, guiding...
Why similar: Grand Strategy 38% ★, Historical 13.8%, Strategy 10.1%, Military 9.4%, War 8.3%
- #40 BattleRush
71% matchMixed69% of 2,878 reviews2018
Dev: TB Games
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 37%
Free-to-play multiplayer action game in the entourage of the Second World War with total destructibility of the environment. Enjoy full freedom, build a defense, create your army, crush the enemy.
Why similar: World War II 68.7% ★, Massively Multiplayer 19%, Multiplayer 12.3%
- #41 Warplanes: WW2 Dogfight
69% matchVery Positive87% of 1,787 reviews2019
Dev: Home Net Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 40%
Grab the control yoke of a warplane and jump into the battlefields of World War 2 in this thrilling combat flight action game. In each of the campaigns for USA, Great Britain, USSR, Germany and Japan you will assume the role of a pilot and squadron leader of an elite air force unit.
Why similar: World War II 70% ★, Wargame 10.2%, War 8.3%, Multiplayer 7.9%, Simulation 3.6%
- #42 Age of History 2: Definitive Edition
65% matchVery Positive83% of 2,496 reviews2026
Dev: Łukasz JakowskiPub: Łukasz Jakowski Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 23.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The grand strategy classic returns with improved gameplay, a massive 13,892 province map, expanded diplomacy and wartime capitulation, new civilizations and scenarios, atomic weapons, smarter AI, enhanced visuals, UI upgrades, and major performance improvements.
Why similar: World War II 23.8% ★, Diplomacy 17.7% ★, Grand Strategy 13.7% ★, War 13.3%, Wargame 10.1%
- #43 Imperia Online
72% matchMixed59% of 319 reviews2016
Dev: Imperia Online JSC
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 28.2 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Imperia Online brings you into a world, which exists in the times before the age of gunpowder. It is the world of the sharp blade, long bow and war horse. Experience the vast amount of gameplay mechanics and compete with thousands of players in a totally realistic medieval strategic simulation!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 20.4% ★, War 14.3%, Massively Multiplayer 13.1%, Military 12.7%, Wargame 9.3%
- #44 Steel Division: Normandy 44
70% matchMostly Positive74% of 6,309 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 39.4% ★, Military 11.9%, RTS 11.3%, War 9%, Strategy 8.8%
- #45 Fog Of War - Free Edition
71% matchMixed53% of 1,748 reviews2018
Dev: Monkeys Lab.
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 25%
Tactical Multiplayer FPS shooter with a story based on the events of the World War II. Strategic battles with a variety of vehicles, including artillery. Multiple game modes. Ranks, titles, awards, career.
Why similar: World War II 63.2% ★, Massively Multiplayer 17%, Multiplayer 10.4%, War 6.8%, Co-op 2.7%
- #46 Axis & Allies 1942 Online
67% matchMostly Positive78% of 5,097 reviews2021
Dev: Beamdog
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 48.7 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Play the classic board game, Axis & Allies 1942 2nd Edition! Act as WWII powers in a turn-based strategy game that fits your screen and schedule— get notified on your turn and command armies at your own pace! Team up with friends, challenge the world’s top players, or go solo vs. A.I.
Why similar: World War II 29.4% ★, Wargame 11.6%, Military 10.5%, War 10.3%, Historical 9.6%
- #47 Clash of Irons
68% matchMixed67% of 75 reviews2022
Dev: HQ Games
Windows
Real-time tank RPG+SLG game. It recreates the classic tanks of World War II and restores the shocking war scenes with fantasy World War II plots. Command your futuristic tanks across history and rekindle your war spirit with the will of iron and blood.
Why similar: World War II 25.7% ★, Grand Strategy 15.8% ★, Military 13.2%, Wargame 9.8%, RTS 8.1%
- #48 World of Tanks
66% matchMostly Positive80% of 100,639 reviews2021
Dev: Wargaming Group Limited
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 60.8 hrs≥1hr: 71%
World of Tanks is a tactical action game with very different gameplay depending on the vehicle type and role. Aside from regular PvP, there are competitive and clan-based modes, special PvE and PvPvE events, and much more. Whether you play to dominate or just enjoy the ride, you'll fit right in.
Why similar: World War II 18% ★, War 17.8%, Military 16.6%, Wargame 12%, Tactical 9.3%
- #49 Divided We Fall: Play For Free
70% matchMixed55% of 252 reviews2017
Dev: KAVA Game Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Unite and fight your way to victory! Divided we Fall is a strategic close-combat multiplayer game that emphasizes the importance of building an effective cohesive squad and executing well thought-out tactics on the battlefield.
Why similar: World War II 39.1% ★, RTS 13%, War 12.1%, Wargame 11.5%, Strategy 11.5%
- #50 World War 2: Strategy Simulator
68% 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 27.9% ★, Grand Strategy 17.3% ★, War 13.2%, Military 12.9%, Wargame 10%
- #51 Making History II: The War of the World
68% matchMostly Positive80% of 399 reviews2010
Dev: Muzzy Lane SoftwarePub: Factus Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
What if Germany won the Battle of Britain? What if Moscow fell in 1942?You’re in charge. Anything can happen and history will never repeat itself in this classic WWII grand strategy game MAKING HISTORY II: The War of the World. Are you ready to battle for global dominance?
Why similar: World War II 39.4% ★, Grand Strategy 29.7% ★, Strategy 14.2%, Historical 8.4%, Simulation 5.4%
- #52 Heavyarms Assemble: WWII
66% 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 23.4% ★, Grand Strategy 15.3% ★, War 11.9%, Military 11.3%, Historical 9.9%