- #1 War on the Sea
97% matchMostly Positive75% of 3,185 reviews2021
Dev: Killerfish Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 26.0 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Command ships, submarines and aircraft in the South Pacific during WWII.
Why similar: Naval 33.1% ★, Naval Combat 25.5% ★, World War II 23.4% ★, Strategy 4.6%, Simulation 4.3%
Why You'll Like It: This title offers the most similar experience by combining strategic fleet movement with detailed real-time tactical naval combat in the Pacific theater.
- #2 Sea Power : Naval Combat in the Missile Age
96% matchVery Positive90% of 5,749 reviews2024
Dev: Triassic GamesPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Median: 9.6 hrsMean: 38.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
From the lead designer of Cold Waters, Sea Power lets you control NATO and Warsaw Pact forces in modern naval conflict campaigns. Use your advanced naval weaponry and sensors to respect rules of engagement and defeat the enemy forces in a tense fight for initiative and air/naval supremacy.
Why similar: Naval Combat 28.2% ★, Naval 21.4% ★, Real-Time 15.3% ★, Military 11.3%, Real Time Tactics 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a high-fidelity, modern naval command simulation that shares the same focus on realistic sensor management and tactical engagement.
- #3 Carrier Command 2
96% matchVery Positive82% of 3,688 reviews2021
Dev: GeometaPub: MicroProse Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 9.4 hrsMean: 15.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Carrier Command 2 is the real-time strategy game that puts you in command of a futuristic carrier capable of deploying a vast array of aircraft and amphibious units. Compete against AI or human players and hop into every single vehicle to take matters into your own hands!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 23.5% ★, RTS 19.7%, Military 16.5%, Real Time Tactics 16%, Management 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses heavily on the tactical operation of a carrier and its associated air and sea assets in a dynamic combat environment.
- #4 Command: Modern Operations
95% matchVery Positive85% of 1,597 reviews2019
Dev: Command Development TeamPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 33.9 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Command: Modern Operations is the next generation in cross-domain modern wargaming. It enables you to simulate every military engagement from post World War II to the present day and beyond. The scale is primarily tactical/operational, although strategic scale operations are also possible.
Why similar: Military 37.3%, RTS 18.7%, Simulation 14.1%, Grand Strategy 11.3% ★, Strategy 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: Widely considered the gold standard for naval command simulation, it offers unparalleled depth in tactical and strategic maritime warfare.
- #5 Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnoughts
94% matchMixed61% of 7,835 reviews2023
Dev: Game-Labs
Windows
Median: 16.1 hrsMean: 81.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Design warships the way you want them, command fleets, win the naval arms race for your nation!
Why similar: Naval 21.4% ★, Naval Combat 21% ★, World War II 14.4% ★, Grand Strategy 11.9% ★, Military 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: It features a robust ship design system and tactical combat engine that appeals to those who enjoy the technical side of naval warfare.
- #6 Rule the Waves 3
94% matchVery Positive88% of 1,046 reviews2023
Dev: Naval Warfare SimulationsPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Median: 10.6 hrsMean: 58.9 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Rule the Waves III is a simulation of naval ship design and construction, fleet management and naval warfare from 1890 to 1970.
Why similar: Naval 30.9% ★, Naval Combat 25.4% ★, Military 14.9%, World War II 11.8% ★, Management 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game excels at the strategic management of a navy, allowing for detailed ship design and historical fleet command across decades of naval evolution.
- #7 Destroyer: The U-Boat Hunter
93% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,208 reviews2023
Dev: Iron Wolf Studio S.A.Pub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Destroyer: The U-Boat Hunter brings you an authentic and historically accurate destroyer simulation along with gripping anti-submarine warfare set in the turmoils of the Atlantic Ocean during World War II.
Why similar: Naval Combat 20.5% ★, Naval 18.6% ★, World War II 15.5% ★, Military 9.9%, RTS 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: It offers an incredibly immersive, high-fidelity simulation of anti-submarine warfare that matches the technical detail found in Task Force Admiral.
- #8 Victory At Sea Pacific
92% matchMixed62% of 644 reviews2018
Dev: Evil Twin Artworks
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Victory at Sea Pacific is the exciting game of naval RTS combat set during World War II. Bringing an epic approach to real time strategy war gaming, search and destroy enemy fleets across an open world sandbox in a desperate attempt to change the course of history.
Why similar: Naval 18.7% ★, Naval Combat 17.5% ★, World War II 13.6% ★, Real-Time 12.6% ★, Grand Strategy 10.5% ★
Why You'll Like It: It provides a broad strategic view of the Pacific war, allowing players to command fleets across a massive map with real-time combat engagements.
- #9 Atlantic Fleet
91% matchVery Positive86% of 1,548 reviews2016
Dev: Killerfish Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Turn based tactical and strategic naval combat. Atlantic Fleet puts you in command of the Allies or Kriegsmarine (German Navy) in the longest military campaign of WWII, The Battle of the Atlantic.Take command of surface ships, submarines as well as carrier and land based aircraft in the deadly struggle for control of Atlantic shipping...
Why similar: Naval Combat 36.1% ★, Naval 30.1% ★, World War II 21.5% ★, Strategy 4.4%, Simulation 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based tactical naval game that captures the essence of WWII naval combat with a focus on historical ship capabilities and ballistics.
- #10 Cold Waters
90% matchVery Positive87% of 4,688 reviews2017
Dev: Killerfish Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 22.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Spiritual Successor to the Microprose Classic “Red Storm Rising”.
Why similar: Naval Combat 36% ★, Naval 33.1% ★, Military 11.4%, Simulation 5.3%, Tactical 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: While focused on submarines, it provides a tense, realistic simulation of naval combat that emphasizes sensor management and tactical positioning.
- #11 Battlestations Pacific
91% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,587 reviews2009
Dev: Eidos Studio HungaryPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Experience one war through two epic sagas where you will be a part of history or change it. Feel the power of the historically authentic and decisive battles of the Pacific War. Relive some of the grandest and most critical naval battles of recent history and for the first time, choose to lead your fleet to a completely different ending...
Why similar: World War II 30.8% ★, Naval 29.5% ★, Naval Combat 13.8% ★, RTS 7.7%, Military 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a unique blend of tactical fleet command and direct action, capturing the scale of major Pacific naval battles.
- #12 Aircraft Carrier Survival
89% matchMixed60% of 1,198 reviews2022
Dev: Gambit Games StudioPub: CreativeForge Games
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
When the harshness of the sea meets the cruelties of war, a challenge for perseverance makes itself known. Welcome to Aircraft Carrier Survival, a strategy game set in the Pacific Theater of World War II, where your prowess as a commander decides the fate of a naval behemoth.
Why similar: Naval Combat 29.9% ★, Naval 24.4% ★, World War II 19.4% ★, Tactical 8%, Management 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the intense management and damage control aspects of operating a carrier during wartime.
- #13 Carrier Battles 4 Guadalcanal - Pacific War Naval Warfare
89% matchVery Positive87% of 309 reviews2020
Dev: Cyril Jarnot
Windows · Mac
CARRIER BATTLES is a classic hex-and-counter digital wargame covering the naval-air battles of the Pacific War, from 1942 to 1943. Find your opponent and strike at him before he sinks your precious carriers, while preventing them from invading or supporting your own amphibious operations.
Why similar: Naval Combat 25.2% ★, Naval 22% ★, World War II 17.5% ★, Historical 11.9%, Tactical 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: This is a deep, hex-based simulation that perfectly captures the specific challenges of carrier-based warfare in the Pacific.
- #14 Ultimate Admiral: Age of Sail
88% matchMostly Positive79% of 2,115 reviews2021
Dev: Game-Labs
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 24.7 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Ultimate Admiral: Age of Sail is a tactical wargame from the creators of the Ultimate General series set amidst the epic naval campaigns in the period of the American Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.
Why similar: Naval Combat 43.4% ★, Naval 22.5% ★, Historical 9.6%, Strategy 8%, Simulation 7%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a detailed tactical naval experience with a strong emphasis on fleet management and historical naval maneuvers.
- #15 Victory at Sea Atlantic - World War II Naval Warfare
86% 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: Naval Combat 17.7% ★, World War II 13.7% ★, Action RTS 12.9% ★, Grand Strategy 12.6% ★, RTS 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a similar strategic naval experience to its Pacific counterpart, focusing on the tactical realities of the Atlantic theater.
- #16 Battlestations: Midway
87% matchMostly Positive78% of 960 reviews2007
Dev: Eidos InteractivePub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Battlestations: Midway is an immense action game that drops players into massive air, sea, and undersea battles from Pearl Harbor to the Battle of Midway.
Why similar: Naval Combat 28.2% ★, World War II 28.1% ★, Naval 26.7% ★, Historical 5.6%, RTS 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: The precursor to Pacific, it offers a similar tactical approach to commanding fleets during the pivotal battles of the Pacific war.
- #17 Wolfpack
84% matchVery Positive88% of 2,063 reviews2019
Dev: Usurpator ABPub: SUBSIM
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 23.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
A crew of players experience the tense atmosphere of a WW2 U-boat, manning the stations in this realistic co-op simulation game. Several crews may play together in a wolfpack, completing missions based on iconic events during the different stages of German U-boat warfare. Solo play included.
Why similar: Naval Combat 41.8% ★, World War II 24.2% ★, Naval 16.6% ★, Simulation 6.1%, Military 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: This co-op simulation focuses on the intricate crew coordination required to operate a naval vessel effectively in combat.
- #18 Dangerous Waters
86% matchMostly Positive78% of 398 reviews2006
Dev: SonalystsPub: Strategy First
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 32%
S.C.S. - Dangerous Waters allows you total control over multiple air, surface, and submarine platforms in a modern-day naval environment. Take direct control of individual crew stations and also plan and execute combined arms naval strategies from a top-down 'Commanders Eye' perspective.
Why similar: Naval Combat 34.6% ★, Naval 34.3% ★, Military 15.6%, Realistic 6.2%, Strategy 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: A hardcore naval simulation that allows players to control various platforms, emphasizing the complexity of modern naval warfare.
- #19 Total Conflict: Resistance
83% matchMostly Positive74% of 5,169 reviews2023
Dev: Thunder Devs.
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 20.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Total Conflict: Resistance is a unique symbiosis of global strategy, tactics and first-person action. Realistic mass battles, many types of armored vehicles, weapons, uniforms, unique mechanics, immersive free gameplay. Lead any state and bring it to greatness!
Why similar: Action RTS 20.6% ★, Grand Strategy 17% ★, RTS 13.9%, Military 13.6%, Real Time Tactics 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: It blends large-scale strategic management with tactical combat, appealing to players who enjoy the command aspects of wargames.
- #20 Fleet Command
85% matchVery Positive88% of 480 reviews2006
Dev: SonalystsPub: Strategy First
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 47%
International waterways become theaters of war when the world's most formidable maritime powers exchange their fatal blows. With entire fleets at your command, you must strategically deploy vessels from every class - frigate to aircraft to nuclear submarine - to maintain the precarious balance of naval power and gain position for the...
Why similar: Naval Combat 33.4% ★, RTS 19.5%, Naval 17.9% ★, Real-Time 12% ★, Military 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: A classic naval wargame that remains a touchstone for those interested in the strategic and tactical command of modern naval fleets.
- #21 Carrier Deck
84% matchVery Positive89% of 1,077 reviews2017
Dev: Every Single Soldier
Windows
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 17.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Carrier Deck is a fast paced time management game where you play as the Air Boss on board the CVN-76 in the midst of active war.
Why similar: Naval Combat 56.7% ★, Naval 19.9% ★, Military 9.2%, Simulation 5.5%, Management 3.6%
Why You'll Like It: A time-management simulation that focuses on the logistical challenges of managing flight operations on a carrier deck.
- #22 Call to Arms: Panzer Elite
81% 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 34.7% ★, Real Time Tactics 17.4%, Military 15.8%, Historical 13.7%, Realistic 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: While land-focused, it provides a high-fidelity tactical simulation that shares the military-focused design philosophy of Task Force Admiral.
- #23 Crash Dive 2
82% matchVery Positive95% of 237 reviews2021
Dev: Panic Ensues Software
Windows
WWII Tactical submarine combat in the South Pacific
Why similar: Naval 29.4% ★, World War II 21.8% ★, Real Time Tactics 11.1%, Tactical 10.8%, Military 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical naval simulation that captures the tension of submarine warfare in the Pacific with a focus on tactical decision-making.
- #24 Battle Fleet 2
82% matchMostly Positive75% of 372 reviews2014
Dev: Mythical City Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Welcome Admiral! Select your fleet, assign weapons, and sink the enemy fleet by controlling each of your ships down to setting the aim and range of each weapon's shot. Features include full open world Pacific & Atlantic campaigns, cross-platform multiplayer and awesome turn-based naval battles.
Why similar: Naval 30.9% ★, Naval Combat 27.3% ★, World War II 14.8% ★, Military 9.4%, Grand Strategy 9% ★
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based tactical game that emphasizes ship-to-ship combat and fleet positioning in a naval warfare context.
- #25 Boat Crew
80% matchVery Positive89% of 431 reviews2022
Dev: Tabbing TabbyPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Command your crew in Boat Crew, a gripping action-strategy experience amidst the Pacific War. Take charge of a PT boat against Imperial Japan, skillfully managing resources and personnel by any means necessary to ensure victory in this high-stakes conflict.
Why similar: Naval Combat 28.6% ★, Naval 27.4% ★, World War II 21.2% ★, Tactical 8.2%, Management 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: This wargame provides a tactical look at naval combat, emphasizing the operational challenges of small-unit maritime warfare.
- #26 Silent Depth 2: Pacific
79% matchMixed60% of 260 reviews2024
Dev: MicroProse Software
Windows
Silent Depth 2: Pacific is a lite sub-sim. You enter the Silent Service at the command of a Gato class submarine on War Patrols during World War 2. How long will you survive, and ultimately how much tonnage you sink is down to skill and cunning.
Why similar: Naval 27.4% ★, Naval Combat 23.9% ★, World War II 20% ★, Vehicular Combat 12.9%, Military 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: This simulation offers a focused look at naval combat in the Pacific, emphasizing the tactical aspects of submarine warfare.
- #27 Naval Battles Simulator
81% matchMixed53% of 66 reviews2020
Dev: Anarchy97 Games
Windows
Naval Battles Simulator is a WWII real-time strategy and simulation game.
Why similar: Naval 24.6% ★, Strategy 23.5%, Simulation 23.2%, Naval Combat 16.8% ★, World War II 11.9% ★
Why You'll Like It: This title provides a straightforward tactical simulation of naval engagements with a focus on realistic combat mechanics.
- #28 Naval Hurricane
78% matchVery Positive91% of 95 reviews2022
Dev: Efril
Windows
Turn based tactical game about war at sea between British Royal Navy and Imperial German Navy during World War I. Command powerful dreadnoughts, fast destroyers and stealthy submarines, conduct artillery battles, torpedo attacks and fight for the survivability of damaged ships.
Why similar: Naval Combat 36.9% ★, Naval 33.4% ★, Historical 17.6%, Simulation 6.4%, Strategy 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical naval combat simulation that focuses on the strategic deployment of fleets in historical scenarios.
- #29 NEBULOUS: Fleet Command
78% matchVery Positive81% of 3,880 reviews2022
Dev: Eridanus IndustriesPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 31.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Take command of your hand-tailored fleet of space warships and use realistic radar, electronic warfare, advanced movement controls in 3D space, and precision targeting to outmaneuver and outwit your opponents in a simulation-heavy tactical space game like no other.
Why similar: World War II 21.4% ★, Grand Strategy 19% ★, Military 15.2%, RTS 13%, Historical 12.9%
- #30 Heavyarms Assemble: WWII
79% 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 21.3% ★, Grand Strategy 16.3% ★, Historical 14.7%, Military 14.1%, RTS 12.8%
Why You'll Like It: A historical wargame that provides a tactical look at military engagements during the Second World War.
- #31 WARNO
75% 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: Military 22.6%, RTS 20%, Real Time Tactics 18.2%, Historical 13.4%, Tactical 9.9%
- #32 Call to Arms - Gates of Hell: Ostfront
75% 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 27.4% ★, RTS 14.6%, Historical 14.5%, Real Time Tactics 13.9%, Military 13.2%
- #33 Aircraft Carrier Survival: Tutorial
77% matchMostly Positive70% of 1,176 reviews2021
Dev: CreativeForge Games
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 42%
When the harshness of the sea meets the cruelties of war, a challenge for perseverance makes itself known. And it is like none other. Welcome to Aircraft Carrier Survival, a strategy set in the merciless reality of World War II, where your prowess as a commander decides the fate of a naval behemoth.
Why similar: Naval Combat 24.3% ★, Naval 22.8% ★, Grand Strategy 10.5% ★, World War II 10.2% ★, Real Time Tactics 10.1%
- #34 Call to Arms
76% 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: Military 26%, Real-Time 22.3% ★, RTS 21.4%, Tactical 11.6%, Strategy 10.9%
- #35 Victory At Sea
77% matchMostly Positive75% of 577 reviews2014
Dev: Evil Twin Artworks
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Engage in epic RTS warfare across 3 huge campaigns as well as other battle modes. Create your own fleet of ships, pick your side and enter into World War II naval combat on a global scale.
Why similar: Naval 32.1% ★, Naval Combat 27.6% ★, World War II 20.1% ★, RTS 6.6%, Tactical 5.7%
- #36 Battlefield Commander WWII
74% 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 23.5% ★, RTS 15.3%, Real Time Tactics 13.4%, Historical 11.9%, Military 11.8%
- #37 Master of Command
71% 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: Military 18.9%, RTS 17.7%, Historical 17.7%, Real Time Tactics 14.8%, Tactical 13.1%
- #38 Steel Division 2
74% 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 24.4% ★, RTS 16.3%, Military 15%, Grand Strategy 13.2% ★, Historical 9.6%
- #39 Sherman Commander
72% 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 20.9% ★, Vehicular Combat 16.4%, Military 13.7%, RTS 12.2%, Historical 12.1%
- #40 Armored Brigade II
72% 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 20.5% ★, Grand Strategy 20.4% ★, RTS 17.2%, Military 9.3%, Vehicular Combat 9.1%
- #41 Silent Hunter®: Wolves of the Pacific
76% matchMixed70% of 1,125 reviews2008
Dev: Ubisoft RomaniaPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 13.7 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Hunt, hide and kill as you take command of U.S. submarines and crews and navigate the treacherous waters of the Pacific during WWII. Silent Hunter, the industry-leading naval warfare simulation franchise for over a decade, returns to its roots with next-generation graphical realism, immersive gameplay, innovative crew evolution and more...
Why similar: Naval Combat 28.3% ★, World War II 26.1% ★, Naval 23.9% ★, Military 11.7%, Simulation 10%
- #42 BattleGroupVR2
71% matchVery Positive86% of 180 reviews2025
Dev: SpaceOwl Games
Windows
BattleGroupVR2 is a virtual reality real-time space strategy where you explore the galaxy and lead a fleet of powerful warships from the bridge of your flagship. Explore, mine, trade, hunt. Grow your fleet, upgrade your ships, train your captains, and battle the enemy from the captain's chair.
Why similar: Naval 26.6% ★, Action RTS 19% ★, Military 13.8%, RTS 12.7%, Vehicular Combat 10.7%
- #43 The Great War: Western Front™
73% 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 19.5%, Grand Strategy 19.4% ★, Historical 14.4%, Military 14%, Real Time Tactics 12.8%
- #44 Strategic Mind: The Pacific
73% matchMostly Positive75% of 620 reviews2019
Dev: Starni Games
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Strategic Mind: The Pacific is a turn-based strategy set in the WW2 period depicting the war between the USA and the Empire of Japan waged in the Pacific Ocean with mindblowing historical accuracy and attention to detail. Two Sides. Two Commanders. Two Destinies.
Why similar: Naval 27.2% ★, Naval Combat 23.1% ★, World War II 20.4% ★, Military 13.3%, Historical 10.5%
- #45 Nuclear Option
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 8,859 reviews2023
Dev: Shockfront Studios
Windows
Median: 8.8 hrsMean: 25.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Fly near-future aircraft with immersive physics across dynamic battlefields, facing land, air, and sea threats. Wage war against AI or rival pilots using an array of advanced weaponry, including tactical and strategic nuclear weapons capable of annihilating anything in your path.
Why similar: Military 43.4%, PvE 19.8%, Realistic 17.5%, Simulation 11.4%, 3D 7.8%
- #46 Arms Trade Tycoon: Tanks
70% matchMixed70% of 995 reviews2024
Dev: FunGiPub: MicroProse Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 18.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Arms Trade Tycoon: Tanks is a unique combination of tank design and tycoon game. It puts you in charge of an arms trading company specialized in tanks from WWI to the modern era. Research, design, sell and follow your tanks in battle to make your own history!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 20.3% ★, Vehicular Combat 14.9%, Historical 14.7%, Military 14.7%, World War II 11.7% ★
- #47 Grand Tactician: The Civil War (1861-1865)
70% matchMostly Positive75% of 2,338 reviews2021
Dev: Grand Engineer Corps
Windows
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 94.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Take command of the Union or the Confederacy. Prepare your nation for war, recruit and organize great armies and fleets under legendary commanders like Grant, Lee, Jackson or Farragut, plan cunning maneuvers on an epic campaign map and defeat your enemies in real-time battles!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 26.3% ★, Historical 24.6%, RTS 19.4%, Strategy 15%, Real Time Tactics 14.7%
- #48 Ultimate General: Civil War
70% matchVery Positive89% of 8,464 reviews2017
Dev: Game-Labs
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 45.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Ultimate General: Civil War is a tactical real time strategy war-game. Experience the bloodiest period of U.S. history - the American Civil War of 1861-1865.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 21.7% ★, RTS 16.5%, Real Time Tactics 15.5%, Historical 12.2%, Military 10.1%
- #49 Blitzkrieg 3
71% 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 21.7% ★, Real-Time 13.9% ★, Military 12.8%, RTS 12.6%, Real Time Tactics 9.7%
- #50 NavalArt
69% matchVery Positive91% of 2,270 reviews2018
Dev: RigidbodyPub: RZ Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 48.4 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Design your own warships, equip them with a variety of armament, and bring them out to the ocean!
Why similar: Naval Combat 36.1% ★, Naval 25.2% ★, World War II 19% ★, Military 13.3%, Strategy 3.4%
- #51 Rise of Piracy
66% matchMostly Positive79% of 448 reviews2026
Dev: IrishJohnGamesPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
The perfect blend of Action, Adventure and RTS. Begin your journey as the lowly captain of a small vessel. End as the commander of a threatening fleet. Rise to glory how you see fit. Trade, fight, recruit, grow, pillage, ally, destroy & conquer.
Why similar: Naval 26.8% ★, Naval Combat 24.6% ★, Action RTS 16.9% ★, Military 11.6%, RTS 11.4%
- #52 Ground of Aces
66% matchVery Positive85% of 1,407 reviews2025
Dev: Blindflug Studios AG
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Take command of a remote military air base during World War II. Build your own airfield, manage iconic aircraft and oversee your crew’s well-being. Prepare them against air raids and send your pilots on dangerous missions. Survive and help your nation win the war!
Why similar: World War II 30.9% ★, Military 16.2%, RTS 15.7%, Historical 13.5%, Management 10%
- #53 Radio Commander: Vietnam '64
69% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,042 reviews2019
Dev: Serious SimPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Use the radio to give commands to the soldiers on the battlefield. Keep track of the situation based on their voice reports only. Lead US platoons to clash with Vietcong in a realistic, innovative approach to the RTS genre. Make hard choices in a narrative driven experience, and face the outcome.
Why similar: Military 20.3%, RTS 18.8%, Real Time Tactics 18.3%, Historical 16.3%, Management 10.8%
- #54 Armored Front: Tiger Command
69% matchMixed49% of 50 reviews2021
Dev: AutoRotate180
Windows
Immerse yourself in a fully interactive VR Tiger Tank game and lead your way across the treacherous deserts of North Africa in a Legendary Tank of World War 2.
Why similar: Vehicular Combat 20.1%, World War II 19.9% ★, Military 15.1%, Grand Strategy 14% ★, Real Time Tactics 11.2%
- #55 Men of War: Assault Squad
68% 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 29.7% ★, RTS 13.7%, Military 13.5%, Tactical 11.4%, Strategy 8.6%
- #56 World of Warships
66% matchMostly Positive77% of 154,781 reviews2017
Dev: Wargaming Group Limited
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 82.7 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: Naval 21.5% ★, Naval Combat 20.4% ★, World War II 15.7% ★, Vehicular Combat 12.6%, Military 10.5%
- #57 MODERN NAVAL COMBAT
68% matchMixed59% of 78 reviews2022
Dev: 黑丝带制作组Pub: 电钮组
Windows
This game is a simulation real-time strategy game with the theme of modern naval warfare. Players can control all kinds of active naval equipment of the three camps, and use the common tactics and tactics of the navy in reality to start a fierce confrontation with the computer.
Why similar: Naval Combat 43.1% ★, Strategy 28.5%, Simulation 28.4%
- #58 Radio General
67% matchVery Positive83% of 543 reviews2020
Dev: Foolish Mortals Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%
It's WWII. You're a general sitting in a tent. All you have is a map, and a radio. Can you win the battle? Radio General is a unique strategy game where you interact with your units over the radio using speech recognition. Test your mettle and relive famous battles as a WWII general.
Why similar: World War II 28.3% ★, RTS 15.5%, Military 12.7%, Historical 11%, Real Time Tactics 10.1%
- #59 Broken Arrow
63% 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 17.6%, Real Time Tactics 14.5%, Naval Combat 12.4% ★, Tactical 9.8%