- #1 Order of Battle: World War II
97% matchMostly Positive78% of 3,120 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 28.9% ★, Strategy 24.3%, Wargame 20%, Turn-Based 15.2%, Simulation 7.9%
- #2 Panzer Corps 2
96% matchVery Positive85% of 4,064 reviews2020
Dev: Flashback GamesPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 58.1 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 28.6% ★, Strategy 22.7%, Wargame 21.9%, Turn-Based 17.3%, War 5%
- #3 Strategic Command WWII: World at War
96% matchVery Positive84% of 595 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: Strategy 36.7%, World War II 26.9% ★, Turn-Based 20.6%, Wargame 15.8%
- #4 Strategic Command WWII: War in Europe
95% matchVery Positive91% of 424 reviews2017
Dev: Fury SoftwarePub: Matrix Games
Windows
Strategic Command WWII: War in Europe is a deeply immersive turn based strategy game covering the greatest conflict in modern history!
Why similar: Strategy 63.4%, World War II 24.5% ★, Turn-Based 12.1%
- #5 Strategic Command: World War I
94% 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: Strategy 50%, World War I 27% ★, Wargame 23%
- #6 Unity of Command: Stalingrad Campaign
94% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,012 reviews2012
Dev: 2x2 Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Unity of Command is an innovative and refreshing operational-level wargame that covers the entire 1942/43 Stalingrad Campaign on the Eastern Front.
Why similar: World War II 31.3% ★, Strategy 24.9%, Wargame 23.8%, Turn-Based 17.7%, War 2.2%
- #7 Advanced Tactics Gold
93% matchVery Positive84% of 176 reviews2014
Dev: VR DesignsPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Advanced Tactics: Gold offers a unique and infinitely replayable wargaming experience for any strategy fan. Building off of the enormous success of Advanced Tactics: World War II, the Gold edition gives players a more powerful game editor, much improved random game engine, many new features and abilities, and more.
Why similar: Wargame 29.7%, Strategy 24.9%, Turn-Based 18.6%, World War II 16.5% ★, Simulation 10.4%
- #8 Gary Grigsby's War in the East
92% matchVery Positive90% of 579 reviews2015
Dev: 2by3 GamesPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 49.5 hrs≥1hr: 60%
War on an Epic scale from Moscow to Berlin – this is War in the East!
Why similar: Wargame 29.1%, World War II 27.7% ★, Strategy 22.4%, Simulation 11.6%, Turn-Based 9.2%
- #9 Panzer Corps Gold
91% matchVery Positive92% of 2,690 reviews2014
Dev: Flashback GamesPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 56.4 hrs≥1hr: 61%
The ultimate edition of Panzer Corps, containing hundreds of scenarios and all its expansions. Panzer Corps Gold is the culmination of the wargame that has enthralled millions of fans all around the globe, and now it’s your chance to fully experience a real classic.
Why similar: World War II 36.7% ★, Wargame 23.6%, Strategy 23.4%, Turn-Based 14.7%, War 1.5%
- #10 Command: Modern Operations
91% matchVery Positive85% of 1,564 reviews2019
Dev: Command Development TeamPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 33.6 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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: Wargame 38.7%, Simulation 33%, Strategy 25.2%, War 3.1%
- #11 Decisive Campaigns: The Blitzkrieg from Warsaw to Paris
90% matchVery Positive90% of 130 reviews2015
Dev: VR DesignsPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Decisive Campaigns: The Blitzkrieg from Warsaw to Paris is the first in an innovative series of operational World War II wargames that also include a strategic element. The Blitzkrieg from Warsaw to Paris simulates Germany’s military successes in Poland and France in 1939 and 1940 .
Why similar: Strategy 26.4%, World War II 24.6% ★, Wargame 19.6%, Simulation 17%, Turn-Based 12.5%
- #12 Unity of Command II
89% matchMostly Positive80% of 2,102 reviews2019
Dev: 2x2 Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 17.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 29.5% ★, Strategy 20.1%, Wargame 19.8%, Turn-Based 17.8%, Simulation 8.8%
- #13 Battle Academy
89% matchVery Positive85% of 362 reviews2014
Dev: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 40%
A turn-based strategy game like no other has landed on Steam. Approachable, absorbing and visually impressive yet detailed, Battle Academy aims to revolutionise the strategy games market with a blend of intuitive design and compelling gameplay.
Why similar: World War II 29.9% ★, Wargame 25.8%, Strategy 23.9%, Turn-Based 20.4%
- #14 Gary Grigsby's War in the West
88% matchVery Positive86% of 175 reviews2017
Dev: 2by3 GamesPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Gary Grigsby’s War in the West is the most ambitious and detailed computer wargame on the Western Front of World War II ever made.
Why similar: Simulation 30.9%, World War II 27.9% ★, Wargame 22.9%, Strategy 12.3%, War 5.9%
- #15 WARNO
84% matchVery Positive81% of 14,911 reviews2024
Dev: Eugen Systems
Windows
Median: 15.4 hrsMean: 69.2 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: Wargame 52.2%, Strategy 23.8%, Simulation 12.7%, War 11.3%
- #16 Hex of Steel
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 801 reviews2020
Dev: War Frogs Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Hex of Steel is a refreshing WWII wargame covering all fronts featuring a certain amount of original mechanics. Fight in solo against finally a decent AI throughout Europe, Africa or the Pacific, or against a friend in the cross-platform PBEM or real time multiplayer. Coop is also an option!
Why similar: World War II 31.1% ★, Wargame 29.7%, Turn-Based 22.1%, Strategy 17%
- #17 Commander: The Great War
87% 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: Strategy 32.9%, World War I 32.4% ★, Wargame 25.9%, Turn-Based 8.8%
- #18 Gary Grigsby's War in the East 2
85% matchVery Positive92% of 428 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: Wargame 31.5%, Strategy 24.8%, World War II 22.2% ★, Simulation 16.5%, War 4.9%
- #19 Panzer Tactics HD
86% matchMostly Positive73% of 239 reviews2014
Dev: SproingPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 24.4 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Strategists to the frontline!The HD remake of the Nintendo DS classic.Are you the strategist that the world has been waiting for?
Why similar: World War II 36.8% ★, Strategy 30%, Simulation 17.2%, Wargame 16.1%
- #20 Decisive Campaigns: Barbarossa
84% matchVery Positive88% of 240 reviews2016
Dev: VR DesignsPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Command a true operational structure. Can you balance and prioritize three different Theatres in order to achieve your objective?
Why similar: World War II 40.9% ★, Strategy 40.4%, Wargame 18.7%
- #21 Decisive Campaigns: Ardennes Offensive
82% matchVery Positive92% of 125 reviews2022
Dev: VR DesignsPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Decisive Campaigns: Ardennes Offensive is the fourth wargame in the Decisive Campaign series. Covering the battles in the Ardennes between December 1944 and January 1945, it brings to life Operational wargaming by lowering the scale to just above tactical level.
Why similar: Wargame 34.5%, Strategy 28.4%, World War II 26.7% ★, Turn-Based 5.2%, War 5.2%
- #22 WarPlan
82% matchVery Positive81% of 220 reviews2020
Dev: Kraken StudiosPub: Matrix Games
Windows
WarPlan is an incredibly accurate World War II simulation engine. It is a balance of realism and playability incorporating the best from 50 years of World War II board wargaming. Play a recreated World War II in every detail, thanks to the engine flexibility and database
Why similar: Wargame 26.6%, World War II 25.9% ★, Turn-Based 16.5%, Strategy 14.7%, Simulation 10.1%
- #23 Supreme Ruler Ultimate
83% 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: Wargame 30.7%, World War II 24.6% ★, Strategy 15.1%, World War I 14.4% ★, Simulation 9.9%
- #24 Call to Arms - Gates of Hell: Ostfront
79% matchVery Positive85% of 30,868 reviews2021
Dev: Barbedwire StudiosPub: Digitalmindsoft
Windows
Median: 14.1 hrsMean: 72.7 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 58.3% ★, Strategy 28.9%, War 12.8%
- #25 Sudden Strike 4
81% 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: World War II 43.5% ★, Strategy 38.1%, War 9.9%, Wargame 8.5%
- #26 Wargame: Red Dragon
80% matchVery Positive89% of 19,617 reviews2014
Dev: Eugen Systems
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 52.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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: Strategy 44.5%, Wargame 39.4%, Simulation 9.1%, War 7%
- #27 Making History: The Great War
81% 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 32.8% ★, Strategy 19.7%, World War II 18.1% ★, Simulation 11.7%, Turn-Based 11.3%
- #28 Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game
79% matchVery Positive90% of 2,069 reviews2011
Dev: Martin IvanovPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 27.0 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 31.6% ★, Strategy 22.2%, World War I 20.9% ★, Wargame 17%, Simulation 6%
- #29 Hearts of Iron IV
76% 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: World War II 46.9% ★, Strategy 32.9%, War 11.4%, Simulation 8.8%
- #30 Strategic Mind: Blitzkrieg
77% matchVery Positive85% of 505 reviews2020
Dev: Starni Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Strategic Mind: Blitzkrieg is a turn-based strategy set in the period of WW2. It brings a modern look and new features to a good old wargame genre. You are to lead the German Armed forces overcoming unthinkable odds and claiming the ultimate bittersweet victory in Europe. Blitzkrieg is the way!
Why similar: Wargame 26.8%, World War II 25.7% ★, Turn-Based 19.1%, Strategy 13%, Simulation 8.4%
- #31 Battle Academy 2: Eastern Front
78% matchVery Positive92% of 239 reviews2014
Dev: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Sequel to its successful predecessor, Battle Academy 2 moves the action east – to the bloodied plains of Mother Russia. When a gritty new look, great new features, and random mission generation meet battle-proven gameplay you can be sure of a turn-based strategy classic!
Why similar: Strategy 33.8%, World War II 30.1% ★, Turn-Based 20.1%, Wargame 15.9%
- #32 Combat Mission Shock Force 2
76% matchVery Positive81% of 846 reviews2020
Dev: BattlefrontPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Median: 13.3 hrsMean: 70.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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: Wargame 44.1%, Strategy 27.6%, Simulation 20%, War 8.3%
- #33 Graviteam Tactics: Operation Star
77% matchVery Positive83% of 452 reviews2014
Dev: Graviteam
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 58%
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: World War II 31.2% ★, Strategy 30.7%, Wargame 27.7%, Simulation 7.9%, War 2.5%
- #34 Theatre of War 2: Kursk 1943
78% matchMixed68% of 229 reviews2010
Dev: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Theatre of War 2: Kursk 1943, the historically accurate and detailed real-time tactical war game, welcomes military history fans to the battle which gave the Red Army the strategic initiative for the rest of the war.
Why similar: Strategy 43.2%, World War II 29.3% ★, Simulation 27.5%
- #35 Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnoughts
73% matchMixed61% of 7,751 reviews2023
Dev: Game-Labs
Windows
Median: 15.7 hrsMean: 81.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Design warships the way you want them, command fleets, win the naval arms race for your nation!
Why similar: World War I 30.2% ★, World War II 27.6% ★, Wargame 27.5%, Simulation 8.9%, War 5.8%
- #36 Command Ops 2 Core Game
75% matchVery Positive83% of 413 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 32.2% ★, Wargame 27.3%, Strategy 23.2%, Simulation 13.2%, War 4.2%
- #37 Tank Operations: European Campaign
72% matchVery Positive83% of 92 reviews2024
Dev: Linked DimensionsPub: 2tainment GmbH
Windows
Tank Operation: European Campaign - is a turn-based, tactical war game with a dozen nerve-racking historical scenarios on the various battlefields of World War II. As an allied general you fight right on the frontline to defeat the Third Reich with all its destructive potential.
Why similar: Strategy 35.6%, World War II 29% ★, Wargame 19.5%, Turn-Based 9.8%, War 6.1%
- #38 Steel Division 2
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 9,441 reviews2019
Dev: Eugen Systems
Windows
Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 51.6 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 35.1% ★, Strategy 24.7%, Wargame 22.9%, Simulation 9.6%, War 7.6%
- #39 Civil War: 1863
75% matchMixed58% of 50 reviews2016
Dev: HexWar GamesPub: Hunted Cow Games
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Relive iconic battles of the American Civil War. Take command of both the Union and Confederate forces in this exciting turn-based strategy game.
Why similar: Strategy 47.4%, Wargame 30.6%, Turn-Based 22%
- #40 Graviteam Tactics: Mius-Front
73% matchVery Positive89% of 1,099 reviews2016
Dev: Graviteam
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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: World War II 32.8% ★, Wargame 24.3%, Strategy 22.2%, Simulation 17.3%, War 3.4%
- #41 Spirit of War
74% 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: Strategy 57.4%, World War I 42.6% ★
- #42 Armored Brigade II
68% matchVery Positive90% of 220 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: Wargame 43.7%, Strategy 28%, Simulation 20.2%, War 8.1%
- #43 Men of War II
68% matchMixed61% of 7,210 reviews2024
Dev: Best WayPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows · Linux
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 21.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Experience warfare like never before! Men of War II, the anticipated sequel to the highly acclaimed RTS franchise is here with all-new units, locations, campaigns, game modes and true trademarks of the series: historical fidelity and action-filled gameplay on the Eastern and Western Fronts of WWII.
Why similar: World War II 40.7% ★, Wargame 37.7%, Strategy 21.5%
- #44 Strategy & Tactics: Wargame Collection
71% 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 49.6%, World War II 27.9% ★, Turn-Based 13.3%, War 9.2%
- #45 Wars Across The World
70% matchVery Positive82% of 221 reviews2017
Dev: StrategiaePub: Plug In Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
WAW is a unique historical strategy turn-based game, in a boardgame spirit, which aims at simulating in one single system ALL kind of wars and conflicts throughout the world (and beyond) from Prehistoric times to nowadays, on the operational or strategic levels.
Why similar: Strategy 66.3%, Turn-Based 33.7%
- #46 The Campaign Series: Fall Weiss
72% matchMixed47% of 122 reviews2014
Dev: Wastelands InteractivePub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Set during the early events of World War 2, Fall Weiss is a new successor to the Panzer General
Why similar: Strategy 45%, World War II 28.9% ★, Wargame 26.1%
- #47 Second Front
67% matchMostly Positive79% of 653 reviews2023
Dev: HexdrawPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Second Front is a tactical WWII turn-based strategy game. Craft & share your own scenarios and maps or use your strategic prowess in 48 scenarios set in iconic locations. Command over 40 types of infantry and 216 tanks, vehicles and guns. An infinite tactical sandbox experience.
Why similar: World War II 29.4% ★, Wargame 25%, Turn-Based 18.8%, Strategy 14.7%, War 6.6%
- #48 Theatre of War
71% 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: World War II 51.6% ★, Strategy 43%, War 5.4%
- #49 Making History: The Calm and the Storm Gold Edition
70% 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 39.3%, World War II 35.2% ★, Simulation 25.5%
- #50 Making History: The First World War
69% 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 27.8% ★, Wargame 25.1%, Strategy 15.9%, Turn-Based 15.8%, Simulation 10.5%
- #51 To End All Wars
71% 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: Strategy 32.2%, World War I 30.2% ★, Wargame 20.8%, Simulation 16.8%
- #52 Making History II: The War of the World
69% matchMostly Positive80% of 397 reviews2010
Dev: Muzzy Lane SoftwarePub: Factus Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 9.6 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 36.5% ★, Strategy 30.6%, Turn-Based 16.6%, Simulation 16.3%
- #53 Total Tank Generals
66% 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: World War II 41% ★, Wargame 24.3%, Strategy 15.8%, Simulation 11.2%, War 7.7%
- #54 Ultimate General: Gettysburg
67% 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 40.3%, Wargame 36.5%, Simulation 16.3%, War 6.9%
- #55 Master of Command
61% 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: Wargame 40.6%, Strategy 30.2%, Simulation 14.8%, War 14.5%
- #56 Hearts of Iron III
68% matchMostly Positive76% of 6,046 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 47.8% ★, Strategy 27.1%, Wargame 9.5%, Simulation 9.4%, War 4.4%
- #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 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%