- #1 The Great War: Western Front™
96% matchMixed66% of 3,181 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: World War I 55.6% ★, Strategy 18.7%, RTS 17.5%, Historical 7.7%, Singleplayer 0.4%
Why You'll Like It: A modern take on the WWI RTS genre that balances grand strategy with intense, real-time trench warfare.
- #2 Battle of Empires : 1914-1918
97% matchMixed69% of 2,101 reviews2015
Dev: Great War TeamPub: Best Way Soft
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 61.2% ★, Strategy 16.3%, RTS 14.1%, Historical 8.1%, Singleplayer 0.3%
Why You'll Like It: This is a highly detailed tactical RTS that focuses specifically on the brutal combat of the First World War.
- #3 World War I
96% matchMostly Positive73% of 265 reviews2015
Dev: Dark FoxPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 35%
World War I is a real-time strategy based on the modified version of the well-known Blitzkrieg engine.
Why similar: World War I 53.8% ★, Strategy 29.6%, RTS 16.6%
Why You'll Like It: This title directly mirrors the setting and classic isometric RTS gameplay style found in The Entente.
- #4 Aggression: Europe Under Fire
95% matchMixed55% of 118 reviews2014
Dev: Lesta StudioPub: ESDigital Games
Windows
Aggression is a military real-time strategy game set within a historic context featuring role-playing elements. Play the role of a political leader of Russia, Great Britain, France or Germany. It is up to you to take firm decisions at the crucial period of the European history – the World Wars ages covering 1914 – 1945.
Why similar: Strategy 100%
Why You'll Like It: A strategy game that blends historical RTS combat with a broader European political and military map.
- #5 Cossacks 3
94% matchVery Positive82% of 15,735 reviews2016
Dev: GSC Game World
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 50.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Cossacks 3 is the return of RTS classics. Obtain resources, build cities and research technologies while taking command of great armies, crushing enemies in grand historical warfares on land and sea!
Why similar: Strategy 40.2%, RTS 40%, Historical 18.5%, Singleplayer 1.3%
Why You'll Like It: Developed by the same team behind the engine used in The Entente, it offers the same classic RTS feel and massive unit counts.
- #6 Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars
94% matchMixed58% of 642 reviews2011
Dev: GSC Game WorldPub: GSC World Publishing
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 19.5 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars sends the player into the heroic XIX century where they assume the role of a commander to take part in the massive historical battles for the supremacy over Europe.
Why similar: Strategy 55.6%, RTS 30.5%, Historical 13.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game utilizes the same core engine and mechanics as The Entente, offering a similar feel for large-scale historical battles.
- #7 American Conquest
93% matchMixed68% of 673 reviews2011
Dev: GSC Game WorldPub: GSC World Publishing
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 39%
In American Conquest, Players set sail from Europe to discover new world and conquer its innumerable riches.
Why similar: Strategy 47%, RTS 36.3%, Historical 16.1%, Singleplayer 0.6%
Why You'll Like It: Sharing the same engine and developer DNA as The Entente, this game provides an identical classic RTS experience with a historical focus.
- #8 Blitzkrieg Anthology
91% matchVery Positive90% of 1,520 reviews2014
Dev: Nival
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 25.6 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: Strategy 49.5%, RTS 35.1%, Historical 14.5%, Singleplayer 1%
Why You'll Like It: A classic historical RTS series that emphasizes tactical unit management and historical accuracy over base building.
- #9 To End All Wars
92% matchMixed63% of 189 reviews2014
Dev: AgeodPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Ageod’s To End All Wars is a grand strategy game set during World War One. Players will take control over one of the major powers that so desperately fought for control over Europe and to end all wars.
Why similar: World War I 67% ★, Strategy 33%
Why You'll Like It: A deep grand strategy wargame that captures the complexity and logistical challenges of the First World War.
- #10 Commander: The Great War
91% matchVery Positive80% of 292 reviews2014
Dev: The Lordz Games StudioPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Take Command and Secure Victory in the Great War! Commander – The Great War features a Grand Campaign covering the whole war from the invasion of Belgium on August 5, 1914 to the Armistice on the 11th of November 1918 in addition to 16 different unit types including Infantry, Cavalry, Armoured Cars and Tanks, Artillery, and much more!
Why similar: World War I 63.2% ★, Strategy 29.8%, Historical 7%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based strategy game that provides a comprehensive look at the global scale of the First World War.
- #11 Men of War™
90% matchVery Positive90% of 3,795 reviews2009
Dev: Best WayPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 13.7 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Men of War is a stunning Real-Time Strategy game that takes place during the height of World War II. Intense battles span Europe and North Africa as gamers play as Soviet, Allied or German forces across 19 massive single-player missions.
Why similar: Strategy 57.1%, RTS 35.7%, Historical 6.5%, Singleplayer 0.6%
Why You'll Like It: A highly tactical RTS that offers a more granular and realistic approach to historical warfare than traditional base-builders.
- #12 Strategic Command: World War I
89% matchVery Positive92% of 464 reviews2019
Dev: Fury SoftwarePub: Matrix Games
Windows
Strategic Command: World War I is a new chapter in the Strategic Command Franchise. Relive this momentous conflict from the opening shots of 1914 to the final offensives. Strategic Command: World War I covers all the main aspects and theatres of the war.
Why similar: World War I 53.8% ★, Strategy 46.2%
Why You'll Like It: A robust wargame that focuses on the strategic and economic realities of the Great War.
- #13 Supremacy: 1914
89% matchMostly Positive74% of 4,236 reviews2019
Dev: Bytro Labs GmbH
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 41.0 hrs≥1hr: 59%
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 57.6% ★, Strategy 22.9%, Historical 11.1%, RTS 8%, Singleplayer 0.4%
Why You'll Like It: A grand strategy game that allows players to manage the entire WWI conflict on a persistent, real-time map.
- #14 Making History: The First World War
88% matchMixed67% of 114 reviews2021
Dev: Factus Games
Windows · Linux
A turn-based WWI Grand Strategy game. Rush to field new modern weaponry and survive the horrendous attrition battles. Join the global conflict between the Great Powers of the age and forge a new world order for freedom or tyranny.
Why similar: World War I 69.9% ★, Strategy 18.5%, Historical 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: This title offers a detailed simulation of the WWI era, focusing on the political and military decisions of the time.
- #15 Steel Division: Normandy 44
87% matchMostly Positive75% of 6,291 reviews2017
Dev: Eugen Systems
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 17.7 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: RTS 52.4%, Strategy 41%, Historical 6%, Singleplayer 0.6%
Why You'll Like It: While set in WWII, this game excels at the large-scale tactical RTS combat that fans of The Entente's army management will appreciate.
- #16 Imperial Glory
86% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,323 reviews2014
Dev: Pyro StudiosPub: Kalypso Media Digital
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 49%
It is a time of war in Europe. Driven by new ideas of Enlightenment, the hearts of men and women across the continent are inflamed with dreams of freedom and glory. This is the moment for a military genius to forge himself a name to be remembered throughout all eternity. This is your moment.
Why similar: Strategy 47.9%, RTS 34.1%, Historical 17.7%, Singleplayer 0.4%
Why You'll Like It: Combines turn-based empire management with real-time tactical battles in a historical setting.
- #17 Making History: The Great War
86% matchMostly Positive76% of 453 reviews2015
Dev: Muzzy Lane SoftwarePub: Factus Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 94%
The Great War is a turn-based grand strategy game based on the epic struggles of the WWI era. Experience the battles of attrition and punishing artillery barrages. Play as any nation of the period as the modern world of industrialized warfare replaces an age of kings with a struggle of ideologies.
Why similar: World War I 70.2% ★, Strategy 19.5%, Historical 9.7%, Singleplayer 0.6%
Why You'll Like It: A strategy-focused simulation that allows players to rewrite the history of the First World War.
- #18 Cossacks: European Wars
85% matchMostly Positive74% of 617 reviews2011
Dev: GSC Game WorldPub: GSC World Publishing
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 17.7 hrs≥1hr: 32%
This game is devoted to the key events of the XVII–XVIII centuries.
Why similar: Strategy 64.7%, RTS 22.8%, Historical 11.9%, Singleplayer 0.5%
Why You'll Like It: The foundational classic RTS that established the mechanics and engine style found in The Entente.
- #19 Cossacks II: Battle for Europe
84% matchVery Positive81% of 1,184 reviews2011
Dev: GSC Game WorldPub: GSC World Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 28.9 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Cossacks II: Battle for Europe is a standalone add-on for "Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars" presenting new nations with the possibility to wage multiplayer battles.
Why similar: Strategy 59.2%, RTS 26.7%, Historical 14.1%
Why You'll Like It: An expansion of the classic RTS formula that focuses on tactical positioning and historical unit types.
- #20 Sudden Strike Gold
82% matchVery Positive88% of 488 reviews2017
Dev: FireglowPub: Kalypso Media Digital
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 35%
Set in World War 2, Sudden Strike offers revolutionary real-time-strategy gameplay. Command Russian, German, French, American and British armies in large scale battles including urban warfare, beach landings and aerial invasions. Whichever tactics you choose, you will find it in Sudden Strike!
Why similar: Strategy 62.4%, RTS 37.6%
Why You'll Like It: A classic tactical RTS that prioritizes unit preservation and historical accuracy.
- #21 Theatre of War
83% matchMixed61% of 364 reviews2010
Dev: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 41%
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: Strategy 65.5%, RTS 34.5%
Why You'll Like It: A realistic tactical RTS that focuses on the gritty details of historical military engagements.
- #22 Sudden Strike 4
80% matchMostly Positive78% of 8,179 reviews2017
Dev: Kite GamesPub: Kalypso Media
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 8.6 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: Strategy 45.9%, RTS 41.2%, Historical 12.3%, Singleplayer 0.6%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical RTS that removes base building in favor of intense, objective-based historical combat.
- #23 Revolution Under Siege Gold
82% matchMostly Positive71% of 167 reviews2015
Dev: Sep RedsPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Make the Reds side triumph to save the Soviet Proletarian revolution, or, on the other side, lead the Whites side to victory in order to place the old regime back in power and protect the countries of Europe from the perils of the revolution. This is the biggest civil war game you will ever play!
Why similar: Strategy 76.7%, Historical 22.3%, Singleplayer 1.1%
Why You'll Like It: A specialized wargame that covers the turbulent conflicts surrounding the Russian Revolution and the end of WWI.
- #24 Sudden Strike 2 Gold
81% matchVery Positive86% of 342 reviews2017
Dev: FireglowPub: Kalypso Media Digital
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 36%
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: Strategy 57.2%, RTS 42.8%
Why You'll Like It: An evolution of the classic tactical RTS formula with expanded unit rosters and historical scenarios.
- #25 Age of History 3
75% matchVery Positive85% of 17,231 reviews2024
Dev: Łukasz JakowskiPub: Łukasz Jakowski Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 36.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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 I 60.2% ★, RTS 21.2%, Strategy 18%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #26 On The Western Front
76% matchVery Positive84% of 85 reviews2025
Dev: Aggroblakh
Windows · Mac
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 71.5% ★, Strategy 21.9%, Historical 6.6%
- #27 Frontline : Road to Moscow
81% matchMixed59% of 66 reviews2014
Dev: 88mmPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Take command of the German army through some of the most famous battles of the war, leading the mighty Wehrmacht on towards Moscow. The variety of maps and battle situations is what makes Frontline so different and engaging: players are confronted with blitzkriegs, trench wars and dog fights, but also unusual situation such as missions...
Why similar: Strategy 100%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical wargame that emphasizes unit management and historical scenarios.
- #28 World War II: Panzer Claws
79% matchMixed70% of 671 reviews2013
Pub: Topware Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
WORLD WAR II: PANZER CLAWS [aka Frontline Attack: War over Europe] pushes back the boundaries of real-time strategy gaming!Take control of the Allied, German, or the Russian in the harsh reality of the battlefields of World War II.
Why similar: Strategy 92.2%, RTS 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: A classic RTS that focuses on tank warfare and historical unit production similar to The Entente.
- #29 Hegemony Gold: Wars of Ancient Greece
78% matchVery Positive95% of 218 reviews2012
Dev: Longbow Games
Windows
Conquer the ancient Greek world in Hegemony Gold: Wars of Ancient Greece, an epic strategy wargame that expands and refines the award-winning Hegemony: Philip of Macedon with brand new content and features.
Why similar: Strategy 49.9%, RTS 28.1%, Historical 22%
Why You'll Like It: While the setting differs, it shares the same real-time-with-pause tactical depth and historical focus as The Entente.
- #30 Commands & Colors: The Great War
79% matchMixed46% of 102 reviews2017
Dev: HexWar GamesPub: Hunted Cow Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 96%
The Great War allow players to portray important engagements throughout WWI history. The battles focus on the historical deployment of forces and important terrain features of trench fighting in scale with the game system.
Why similar: World War I 64.6% ★, Strategy 35.4%
Why You'll Like It: A digital adaptation of a board game that captures the tactical essence of WWI combat.
- #31 Toy Soldiers
77% matchVery Positive89% of 1,485 reviews2012
Dev: Signal Studios
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Command your TOY SOLDIERS in epic, action-packed battles.
Why similar: World War I 67.9% ★, Strategy 26.7%, Historical 5.1%, Singleplayer 0.3%
- #32 Spirit of War
78% matchMixed59% of 80 reviews2015
Dev: G-OLDPub: Plug In Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Spirit of War: The Great War is a turn-based strategy game set during World War I. Drawing inspiration from board games classics, Spirit Of War is a unique arcade/strategy experience.
Why similar: World War I 61.5% ★, Strategy 38.5%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based strategy game that focuses on the specific tactical challenges of the WWI battlefield.
- #33 Master of Command
70% matchVery Positive92% of 3,127 reviews2025
Dev: Armchair Interactive
Windows
Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 22.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
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 40.7%, Strategy 33.4%, Historical 24.3%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #34 Toy Soldiers: HD
76% matchMixed63% of 162 reviews2021
Dev: Signal StudiosPub: Accelerate Games
Windows
Command antique WWI Toy Soldiers in the trench-filled battlefields of Europe. Deploy an exciting arsenal of guns, artillery, flamethrowers, tanks and planes to defend your WWI toy dioramas. Take direct control of individual units or command the entire battlefield from above.
Why similar: World War I 64.5% ★, Strategy 25.5%, Historical 9.6%, Singleplayer 0.3%
- #35 The Seven Years War (1756-1763)
77% matchMixed65% of 133 reviews2015
Dev: Oliver Keppelmüller
Windows
Lead your nation through the trials of the first world war in history! Play huge campaigns with 5 playable nations or fight historic realtime battles. Beside of beating the enemy on the battlefield you now have to set up a working economy to supply your troops and your people!
Why similar: Strategy 48.5%, RTS 36.6%, Historical 14.9%
- #36 Grand Tactician: The Civil War (1861-1865)
73% matchMostly Positive75% of 2,322 reviews2021
Dev: Grand Engineer Corps
Windows
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 83.3 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: Strategy 53%, RTS 26.4%, Historical 20.2%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #37 All Quiet in the Trenches
71% matchVery Positive90% of 855 reviews2024
Dev: Totally Not Aliens
Windows · Linux
All Quiet in the Trenches is a narrative turn-based strategy RPG set in World War I. Get to know your soldiers, take care of their needs and lead them in battle, trying to strike a precarious balance between the ambitions of your superiors and the survival of your men.
Why similar: World War I 72.9% ★, Strategy 17.4%, Historical 9.3%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #38 Supreme Ruler Ultimate
75% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,248 reviews2014
Dev: BattleGoat Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.4 hrsMean: 50.2 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 I 40.2% ★, RTS 30.6%, Strategy 19.5%, Historical 9.2%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #39 Tom Clancy's EndWar™
74% matchVery Positive81% of 1,053 reviews2009
Dev: Ubisoft ShanghaïPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Live the thrilling career of an army commander and lead your army to victory in a massive online World War III! Take control of the U.S.-led Joint Strike Force, the European Enforcers Corps, or the Russian Spetsnaz Guards Brigade in a persistent ongoing World War.
Why similar: Strategy 54.7%, RTS 44.4%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #40 Soldiers: Heroes of World War II - Enhanced Edition
73% matchVery Positive86% of 1,068 reviews2014
Dev: Best WayPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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: RTS 42.8%, Strategy 32.4%, Historical 23.2%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #41 Rush for Berlin Gold
74% matchVery Positive87% of 186 reviews2009
Dev: StormregionPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 60%
By the creators of Codename Panzers: Stormregion; this real-time strategy title will once more take you onto the European battlefields of the Second World War. 1944–1945: In a race for the German capital Berlin, you take command of American, British, French and Soviet Red Army forces.
Why similar: Strategy 69.9%, RTS 30.1%
- #42 Skies above the Great War
69% matchMostly Positive75% of 129 reviews2024
Dev: Puntigames
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 60.5% ★, RTS 18.6%, Strategy 13.6%, Historical 7%, Singleplayer 0.3%
- #43 Strategy & Tactics: Wargame Collection
73% matchMixed69% of 284 reviews2016
Dev: HeroLabs
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Strategy & Tactics: Wargame Collection is a set of three historical turn-based strategies, in which you are going to take command of the armies in the greatest Medieval wars as well as take control of countries and nations during World War II.
Why similar: Strategy 80.2%, Historical 19.8%
- #44 Making History: The Calm and the Storm Gold Edition
72% matchVery Positive87% of 179 reviews2015
Dev: Muzzy Lane SoftwarePub: Factus Games
Windows
Making History Gold Edition is the expanded and updated version of the original WWII grand strategy game Making History: Calm & the Storm. Command your nation and change the course of history.
Why similar: Strategy 100%
- #45 Armchair Commander
68% matchVery Positive89% of 98 reviews2023
Dev: Zack SimaPub: Indie War Games
Windows · Mac
A turn-based strategy game where you can experience WWII campaigns and explore alternate history scenarios made by the community.
Why similar: Strategy 59.6%, Historical 40.4%
- #46 Total Tank Generals
69% matchMostly Positive73% of 320 reviews2023
Dev: Noobz From PolandPub: 505 Games
Windows
Every war has its Generals. Take command of an army during World War II and lead them to victory. Strategize your way through many scenarios and real historical military campaigns of past generals.
Why similar: Strategy 54.2%, Historical 43.1%, Singleplayer 2.6%
- #47 Steam Squad
72% matchMixed65% of 89 reviews2016
Dev: Bretwalda Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Steam Squad - a classical tactical wargame with honest physics simulation of battles set in an alternative universe during the First World War. Players acting for the 3 of the superpowers - the Holy Roman, British and Tianxian Empires complete 30 missions with squads of up to 8 units.
Why similar: World War I 73.5% ★, Strategy 26.5%
- #48 Third Front: WWII
71% matchMixed61% of 360 reviews2018
Dev: Hamsters Gaming
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Are you ready to rewrite history and take on the role of ruler of the nation? Show your knowledge of tactics and strategy, become the commander-in-chief of a huge army! Lead the troops of one of the three nations - the USSR, Germany and the Allies - and pave your way for each of them!
Why similar: Strategy 81.6%, Historical 17.1%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #49 Ultimate General: Gettysburg
70% matchVery Positive81% of 2,701 reviews2014
Dev: Game-Labs
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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: Strategy 42.6%, RTS 33.2%, Historical 23.6%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #50 Stickman Trenches
66% matchVery Positive80% of 1,695 reviews2023
Dev: Big Play Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 58%
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 78.8% ★, Strategy 18.7%, Historical 2%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #51 Iron Harvest
67% matchMostly Positive73% of 15,723 reviews2020
Dev: KING ArtPub: Prime Matter
Windows
Median: 3.2 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: World War I 52.4% ★, RTS 28.4%, Strategy 18.7%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #52 Nations
64% matchVery Positive87% of 95 reviews2025
Dev: Krzysztof SteinerPub: Krzysztof Steiner Games
Windows
Select an era, a nation and lead it to greatness or decay. Develop the economy and society, or focus on military and territorial expansion. In Nations you can rule your people for centuries – from ancient times to the modern day and beyond. You shape your state, history and map of the world.
Why similar: Strategy 40.1%, RTS 35.5%, Historical 23.9%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #53 Supreme Ruler 1936
70% matchMostly Positive74% of 303 reviews2014
Dev: BattleGoat Studios
Windows
Median: 9.0 hrsMean: 12.5 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: RTS 40.5%, Strategy 34.6%, Historical 23.5%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #54 Evil Democracy: 1932
68% matchMostly Positive75% of 471 reviews2020
Dev: Hamsters Gaming
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
In the unique world of this political simulator, you travel to Europe, 1932-1935, to become the party leader in one of the following countries: Germany, France, or England. You have a real chance to become the winner of WWII even before it begins...
Why similar: Strategy 83.8%, Historical 15.1%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #55 Men of War: Assault Squad 2 - Cold War
71% matchMostly Negative26% of 1,263 reviews2019
Dev: DigitalmindsoftPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 49%
The legendary Men of War RTS series has reached the cold war era. Take command of U.S. or Soviet soldiers, controlling vast armies with the military decisions down to you. Claim victory in dynamic singleplayer and co-op campaigns or challenge fellow strategists in online multiplayer!
Why similar: Strategy 69.8%, RTS 30.2%
- #56 Hearts of Iron IV
65% matchVery Positive90% of 360,411 reviews2016
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30.8 hrsMean: 292.9 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: Strategy 50.9%, Historical 25.4%, RTS 22.8%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #57 Sherman Commander
63% matchMixed69% of 116 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: RTS 45.5%, Historical 27.1%, Strategy 26.4%, Singleplayer 1%
- #58 Faces of War
68% matchVery Positive88% of 1,189 reviews2014
Dev: Best WayPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Faces of War puts you in the heart of World War II – not as a distant commander, but as the leader on the ground. Combining the tactical depth of real-time strategy with the immediacy of direct control, it lets you issue precise orders or jump straight into battle as one of your soldiers.
Why similar: Strategy 60.9%, RTS 39.1%
- #59 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: RTS 41.3%, Historical 28.5%, Strategy 28.2%, Singleplayer 2.1%