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Games Like The Operational Art of War IV

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Strategy, Wargame, Turn-Based Strategy, Hex Grid.

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The Operational Art of War IV is the new generation of operational wargames. With more flexibility than before and with a new array of exciting features, it will make you relive the most iconic battles from the dawn of the 20th Century to modern day, including the ones that never occurred!

Reviews: Very Positive — 81% — of 363 reviews
Released: 2018-10-15
Developer: TrickeySoft LLC
Publisher: Matrix Games
Genres: Simulation, Strategy
Platforms: Windows

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    Windows

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    Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 52%

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    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 47.8%, Strategy 27.1%, Wargame 9.5%, Simulation 9.4%, War 4.4%

  57. #57 Afghanistan '11
    67% matchMostly Positive74% of 401 reviews2017
    Dev: Every Single SoldierPub: Slitherine Ltd.
    Windows
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 13.9 hrs≥1hr: 67%

    Afghanistan '11 is the sequel to the highly praised and innovative Vietnam '65. It enhances and builds on it: Afghanistan '11 changes the paradigm of wargaming and manages to bring Counter-Insurgency and guerrilla warfare to your screen, properly represented thanks to a revolutionary gameplay formula!

    Why similar: Strategy 55.1%, Turn-Based 32.9%, War 12%

  58. #58 Combat Mission Cold War
    66% matchMixed67% of 229 reviews2021
    Dev: BattlefrontPub: Matrix Games
    Windows

    CM Cold War is set in the tipping-point years of a conflict that gripped the world for 45 years. Between 1979-1982, both the NATO and Soviet Warsaw Pact militaries began the shift away from industrialized warfare of the early 20th century and towards the modern digital battlefield of today.

    Why similar: Wargame 43.4%, Strategy 28%, Simulation 20.7%, War 7.9%

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