
Tactics of World War I is a real time tactics (RTT) game that puts you in the role of a military leader in the First World War. It requires you to plan your actions thoroughly and make smart tactical decisions in the blink of an eye.
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Tactics of World War I is a real time tactics (RTT) game that puts you in the role of a military leader in the First World War. It requires you to plan your actions thoroughly and make smart tactical decisions in the blink of an eye.

The Great War: Western Front™
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.

SHELLSTORM: The Great War
SHELLSTORM™ unleashes satisfying tactical combat that redefines the RTS genre with destructible terrain, physics-driven interactions, and complex AI. Command infantry, artillery, tanks, and aircraft to overcome impossible odds on difficult missions, or play PvP battles and climb the leaderboards.
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: World War I 33.3% ★, RTS 14.4%, Real Time Tactics 8.6%, Historical 7.2%, War 6.8%
SHELLSTORM™ unleashes satisfying tactical combat that redefines the RTS genre with destructible terrain, physics-driven interactions, and complex AI. Command infantry, artillery, tanks, and aircraft to overcome impossible odds on difficult missions, or play PvP battles and climb the leaderboards.
Why similar: World War I 28.2% ★, RTS 12%, Tanks 11.3% ★, Wargame 9.8%, War 9.5%
Engage in competitive 1v1 duels and 3v3 team battles on a global scale. Lead a squad of iconic historical tanks and master your Commander's unique abilities to turn the tide. Immerse yourself in the story campaign and follow your favourite commander's rise to glory.
Why similar: Tanks 24.9% ★, RTS 15.1%, World War I 14.7% ★, Real Time Tactics 11.6%, Wargame 6.7%
Battle of Empires: 1914-1918 is a story-driven RTS that brings to life some of the most brutal battles of the Great War. Each mission showcases the era’s most devastating weaponry — sabotage, stealth, trench warfare, gas attacks, artillery, and mobile infantry. BoE delivers the full WWI experience.
Why similar: World War I 44.5% ★, War 15%, RTS 14.1%, Historical 9.2%, Strategy 6.7%
Stickman Trenches is a Real Time Strategy game in which you need to manage your men and weapons and build up your defenses in the brutal trenches of Stick World War 1.
Why similar: World War I 42.3% ★, Tanks 22.2% ★, Wargame 10%, War 8.9%, Military 5.9%
Set in the muddy trenches of WW1, Beyond The Wire is a 50v50 multiplayer FPS that immerses players in the desperate & brutal circumstances of the Great War. Featuring an arsenal of historic weapons, ten massive maps, ten playable factions, era-specific tanks, & a brutal melee combat system.
Why similar: World War I 32.4% ★, Tanks 20.9% ★, War 12.6%, Military 8.1%, Historical 8.1%
Armored Battle Crew is a Tank and Crew Management Simulation game, where your skills as a Tank commander is tested. Customize your tank carefully and make strategic battle choices to achieve mission success! The fate of your crew lies in your hands!
Why similar: World War I 35.1% ★, Tanks 25.3% ★, War 11.2%, Military 7.9%, Historical 6.6%
In this top-down tactical shooter RPG, guide a band of cute soldiers through a warzone to safety. Rescue, train and manage your squad for the upcoming war of survival.
Why similar: World War I 26.5% ★, Tanks 15.5% ★, War 11.7%, Real Time Tactics 11.6%, RTS 9%
Real Time Strategy with a high degree of realism. The game is based on a true story.
Why similar: RTS 18%, Real Time Tactics 14.5%, Wargame 13.8%, Military 9.7%, War 9.3%
Authentic RTS gameplay straight out of the 2000s. Command your troops, develop strategies, and win World War II battles. Huge maps, thousands of units, long-range firepower, and no building mechanics!
Why similar: RTS 16.8%, War 14%, Real-Time 11.4% ★, Real Time Tactics 9.1%, Wargame 8.8%
Super tanks RPG is a 2D RPG game in which you have to control a tank from above. To complete the game, you need to show strategic thinking, as well as reaction speed and attentiveness, because the enemy can lie in wait at every corner.
Why similar: Tanks 24.8% ★, RTS 14.1%, Wargame 11.7%, Real Time Tactics 10.7%, War 9.3%
Modern-warfare RTS/sandbox game inspired by the real conflicts in the Middle East. Fight a counter-insurgency war, protect the civilian population, casevac your wounded and decide how the world sees your struggle. And remember - no one gets left behind.
Why similar: RTS 15.8%, Military 12.6%, Wargame 11.2%, Real Time Tactics 10.9%, War 10.5%
War Room is a realistic strategy, taking you straight into the heat of the war in Afghanistan.
Why similar: RTS 17.4%, Real-Time 14.8% ★, War 13.6%, Real Time Tactics 11.5%, Military 9.8%
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: RTS 17.7%, Tanks 14.9% ★, Real Time Tactics 13.5%, War 11.9%, Real-Time 10.9% ★
Historic real time strategy set during the Finnish winter war. Hold out against the red tide by managing your limited resources and manpower. Position your armies where they matter most and take charge of the battles as they unfold.
Why similar: RTS 20.6%, Wargame 16.4%, Real Time Tactics 14.3%, Tanks 13.6% ★, Strategy 9.5%
January, 1915. The Race to the Sea is over. The Great War has just begun. You are the commander of a single division in the meat grinder that is the Western Front. Lead your men over the top as you attempt to break the stalemate that is to claim the lives of millions over the course of years.
Why similar: World War I 47.4% ★, War 10.2%, Wargame 9.3%, Strategy 8.2%, Real Time Tactics 7.4%
World War II RTS
Why similar: Tanks 21.4% ★, RTS 17.1%, Wargame 13.6%, Real Time Tactics 13.1%, War 13%
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: Tanks 18.4% ★, RTS 14.7%, Wargame 13.9%, Real Time Tactics 12.1%, War 11%
Fields of History is a real-time Grand Strategy game about the First World War. Choose a country and manage the political, economic, technological and military aspects. Lead your Nation through the Great War to victory. Impose your vision by rewriting History, it's up to you!
Why similar: World War I 38% ★, Real-Time 19% ★, Real Time Tactics 12.9%, Strategy 11.1%, War 8.3%
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: RTS 16.7%, Tanks 16.5% ★, Wargame 13.3%, Real Time Tactics 13.2%, War 8.9%
The Great War is over - the fight continues. Command a legion of soldiers, desperately trying to make their way home amidst the chaos of civil war. Lead them through the unforgiving wilderness onboard an armored train. Manage your crew and resources and try to survive.
Why similar: World War I 25.7% ★, RTS 17.4%, Real Time Tactics 14%, War 10.7%, Historical 8.9%
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: Tanks 18.8% ★, Wargame 18.1%, Real-Time 10.6% ★, Strategy 9.9%, War 9.4%
Freedom or Death! Surabaya Inferno is a real-time tactics game based on the battle of Surabaya which occured at November 10th, 1945. Play as Surabayans fighting against the forces of Britain, Netherlands, and Japan in order to defend their independence in Indonesia!
Why similar: RTS 21.2%, Wargame 16.6%, Real Time Tactics 16.2%, Historical 10.7%, Military 9.3%
A real-time WW2 naval and air warfare simulation game on tactical/strategic level that features 18 scenarios covering Battle of Britain, Norwegian campaign and Battle of the Atlantic .
Why similar: RTS 21.1%, Wargame 15.8%, Real Time Tactics 15.6%, Strategy 9.8%, War 9.1%
A FPS WW1 & Revolutionary War battle simulator with a focus on Workshop Content, rag-doll physics, intelligent AI, massive battles, procedural AI cover system, real-time building system and FPS combat!
Why similar: World War I 37.6% ★, War 17.5%, Wargame 11%, Real Time Tactics 8.6%, Historical 8.3%
A low-poly Tower Defense game inspired by World War I and II, in an original universe.
Why similar: World War I 24.7% ★, Tanks 18.9% ★, RTS 12.7%, War 12.1%, Wargame 11.5%
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: Tanks 23.4% ★, RTS 16.1%, War 11.4%, Wargame 9.8%, Historical 9.8%
The New Fatal Error DLC includes a new 5-mission Operation and touch-screen controls.
Why similar: RTS 22.4%, Wargame 12.9%, Military 10.6%, Strategy 10%, Real-Time 9.4% ★
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: Tanks 19.1% ★, RTS 14.6%, Real-Time 11.6% ★, War 11.5%, Real Time Tactics 10.2%
Command a panzergrenadier battle group in battles and campaigns from the first shots fired on 1 September 1939 to the final clashes of 1945.
Why similar: Tanks 27.4% ★, Wargame 17%, War 16%, Real Time Tactics 15.3%, Military 10.8%
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 28%, Real-Time 15.8% ★, War 13.5%, Strategy 10.6%, Military 10.3%
Acceptable Losses is a phase based WWI command and management game. Lead squads through a brutal 20 day campaign, balancing morale, fatigue, cohesion, and the paperwork of war. Perform well enough and you may be ordered Over the Top, where success leads to a second act holding captured ground.
Why similar: World War I 50.7% ★, Wargame 15.9%, Historical 12%, War 6.9%, Military 4.9%
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: Tanks 24.5% ★, Wargame 16.4%, RTS 13%, Strategy 11.8%, Historical 6.1%
Close Combat: The Bloody First is the latest release in the critically-acclaimed Close Combat series, and the first using the new 3D Archon engine. With this Close Combat: The Bloody First combines classic Close Combat tactical gameplay with battles fought across a wide variety of diverse 3D landscapes including craggy ridgelines, narrow...
Why similar: Tanks 15.9% ★, Real-Time 15.7% ★, War 12.2%, Wargame 11.8%, Real Time Tactics 11.2%
Skies above the Great War is a hybrid of action and grand strategy sandbox game set on the Western Front during the First World War. Manage your air forces or take control of any plane yourself in real time.
Why similar: World War I 40.2% ★, RTS 17%, Wargame 12.6%, War 9.1%, Historical 7.2%
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 21.2%, Real Time Tactics 16.1%, War 14.6%, Military 10.6%, Wargame 8.3%
Become a hangar worker, your task is to repair and maintain aircraft during World War I. The fate of these sky machines and their pilots is in your hands - start your adventure on the front of World War I.
Why similar: World War I 41.8% ★, War 15.7%, Historical 10.9%, Military 10.8%, Wargame 8.6%
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 28.1%, Real-Time 17.5% ★, Real Time Tactics 14.1%, War 13.1%, Strategy 10.3%
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: World War I 34.6% ★, War 16.7%, Historical 10.3%, Military 8.4%, Wargame 8.1%
War Untold is an RTS wargame spanning both land and air warfare. Employ powerful tanks and devastating airstrikes to punch through the enemy's front line, or dig in with infantry and mortars to withstand an oncoming onslaught. The choice is yours, commander.
Why similar: Tanks 20.2% ★, RTS 18.1%, Wargame 14.4%, Real Time Tactics 12.6%, War 8.8%
Land on the battlefields of the Ottoman Fronts of World War 1! Gallipoli brings the most authentic WW1 FPS battles yet, with desert warfare, beach landings, historical classes and realistic weaponry.
Why similar: World War I 46.9% ★, Historical 10.8%, Military 9.4%, War 9.2%, Simulation 5.1%
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: Tanks 22.8% ★, RTS 14.8%, War 12.4%, Wargame 12.3%, Historical 9.9%
Command a platoon of Tiger 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: RTS 20.7%, Tanks 14.9% ★, Wargame 13%, Strategy 10.8%, Historical 7.7%
In the game you become not only a witness to history, but a powerful and cunning army commander as well. You will lead forces of one of the following European countries: Russia, France, Germany, Austrian Empire and Britain through five campaigns which vary due to the real historical role of each participant.
Why similar: World War I 57.6% ★, RTS 19.6%, Strategy 14.7%, Historical 7.5%, Singleplayer 0.6%
A classics inspired real-time strategy game with a brand new story and exciting units! Command varied forces, gather resources, build your base, adapt tactics, and dominate vast landscapes. Script your legacy in rich campaigns and dynamic multiplayer battles. Shape the destiny of the world!
Why similar: RTS 17.8%, Tanks 17.3% ★, Real-Time 16.2% ★, War 14.3%, Historical 10.3%
Command your troops through the muddy chaos of WWI. Build trenches, call in artillery, and outsmart your enemies in this chaotic and bloody trench warfare strategy game.
Why similar: RTS 20.9%, World War I 18.8% ★, Real Time Tactics 13.3%, Wargame 11.8%, Strategy 9.7%
A Tactical Battle Simulator that allows you to command thousands of soldiers as a Union or Confederate General. The game features the most accurately created map, a non-linear battle campaign, complex morale, innovative control mechanics and smart AI.
Why similar: RTS 22.4%, Historical 17.9%, Wargame 16.6%, Strategy 11.8%, War 11.4%
A grand and intense tower defense science fiction game, where you only need to purchase once to enjoy all the content of the game.
Why similar: Tanks 20.2% ★, RTS 19.8%, Wargame 15.6%, Real Time Tactics 15%, War 9.6%
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: Tanks 16.6% ★, RTS 15.7%, Wargame 15%, Real Time Tactics 13.5%, War 11.7%
Global Conflagration is a real-time strategy game inspired by the classics featuring modern controls and streamlined mechanics. Build lots of tanks, infantry, helicopters and aircraft to destroy the enemy base.
Why similar: Tanks 21% ★, RTS 16.4%, Real-Time 15.4% ★, Wargame 12.4%, War 12.1%
The new reference in RTS at its best! The Wargame series returns to duty, larger, richer and more spectacular than ever before. In Wargame Red Dragon, you are engaged in a large-scale conflict where Western forces clash against the Communist bloc.
Why similar: RTS 26.1%, Wargame 13.6%, Military 12%, Strategy 9.9%, War 8.9%
Steam & Iron: Battle of Port Arthur is a tactical real-time naval simulator focusing on the combat of early 20th-century steamships. Squadrons of battleships, cruisers, and torpedo boats from two empires await your command to clash in epic naval battles.
Why similar: World War I 29.8% ★, RTS 14.2%, Wargame 13%, Real Time Tactics 10.1%, War 8.5%
Play as a 7 Years' War general in Kriegsspiel ~ 7 Years' War, a real-time wargame. You command huge armies, but depend on couriers to send orders to your troops, and to be aware of the situation on the battlefield. Think strategically, and send the right orders to win every of your battle!
Why similar: Wargame 23.9%, RTS 23%, Historical 15.7%, Strategy 9.7%, War 8%
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: Tanks 24% ★, Wargame 15.5%, RTS 12.3%, Strategy 9.1%, War 7.9%
2 SIDES, 12 NATIONS, 750 UNITS: THE STRATEGY GAME REFERENCE IS BACK! Richer, more beautiful and more accessible, Wargame AirLand Battle is the sequel to the explosive real-time strategy game Wargame European Escalation! 1985.
Why similar: RTS 23.7%, Military 12.8%, Real-Time 12.6% ★, Wargame 11.4%, Real Time Tactics 10.5%
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: RTS 18.6%, War 16.6%, Tanks 15% ★, Strategy 10.4%, Real Time Tactics 9.4%
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: Tanks 19.6% ★, RTS 19.1%, Wargame 15.3%, War 10.5%, Historical 8.9%
Quartermaster is a real-time WWI logistics sim focused on strategic resource management. Through a detailed, text-based interface, players allocate supplies, track inventory, and manage transport units to ensure critical deliveries, facing the constant pressure of war-driven demands.
Why similar: World War I 34.7% ★, War 13.7%, RTS 13.3%, Historical 10.2%, Real Time Tactics 9.6%
Assemble a combat group with infantry, vehicles, and commander abilities, attack and hold sectors using artillery and aerial reconnaissance.
Why similar: Wargame 19.5%, War 17.8%, Real Time Tactics 16.7%, RTS 16.3%, Military 11.2%
Inspired by legendary classic wargames , Combat Directive brings the strategic depth and ideological brilliance of these classics to life, reimagining the monumental battles of the Napoleonic Wars. It's crafted for the true enthusiasts of historical warfare.
Why similar: RTS 19.7%, Wargame 15.9%, Real Time Tactics 15.4%, War 13%, Historical 10.8%