Games Like Theatre of War 3: Korea

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 41.4%, Cold War 32.1% ★, RTS 26.6%

Why You'll Like It: The definitive Cold War RTS experience, offering massive scale and deep tactical unit management similar to the Theatre of War series.

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: Cold War 49.4% ★, Strategy 27%, RTS 23.6%

Why You'll Like It: A modern spiritual successor to the Wargame series that captures the intensity of Cold War-era tactical combat.

Armored Brigade is a real-time tactical wargame, focusing on realism and playability. In Armored Brigade the Cold War has turned hot, and Europe is once again torn apart by conflict. An "Iron Curtain" divides the Western Powers gathered together under the NATO banner from the Soviet Union

Why similar: Strategy 59.3%, Cold War 28.4% ★, RTS 12.3%

Why You'll Like It: A deep, real-time tactical wargame that perfectly captures the Cold War era's military doctrine and tension.

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: Strategy 60.1%, RTS 39.9%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a highly detailed tactical simulation with a focus on historical accuracy and complex unit interactions.

Regiments is a Real-Time Tactics game set in Germany 1989. The Cold War has gone hot, and the inferno is raging. Lead your Regiment through the fires of conflict and the fog of war. Break through the lines, call in artillery, maneuver, feign retreats, stage defenses, counter-attack. Do not relent.

Why similar: Cold War 50.2% ★, Strategy 29%, RTS 20.8%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on real-time tactical combat with a strong emphasis on Cold War-era unit compositions and maneuvers.

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: Strategy 75.3%, RTS 24.7%

Why You'll Like It: Offers unparalleled tactical realism and simulation depth for players who enjoy the granular control found in the Theatre of War games.

The first intense conflict of the Cold War, this war is very often forgotten, its very rapid and dynamic but unknown aspect obliterated by months of stagnation following the first year of operations in Korea. Can you make it remembered?

Why similar: Strategy 56.1%, Cold War 43.9% ★

Why You'll Like It: A turn-based wargame that provides a deep, historically focused look at the specific conflict depicted in the seed game.

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: Strategy 71%, Cold War 29% ★

Why You'll Like It: A rigorous simulation-focused wargame that mirrors the historical and tactical complexity of the Theatre of War series.

Flashpoint Campaigns: Southern Storm is a grand tactical wargame set at the height of the Cold War, with the action centered on the year 1989.

Why similar: Strategy 74.6%, Cold War 25.4% ★

Why You'll Like It: An operational-level wargame that excels at simulating the command-and-control challenges of Cold War conflicts.

Theatre of War 2: Africa 1943 covers the events of 1943 in Tunisia, North Africa. Recovering from their losses after the crushing defeat and subsequent retreat after the Second Battle of El-Alamein, the German Afrika Korps - reinforced and now supported by the Italian Army - prepare once more to put steel against steel with the Allies.

Why similar: Strategy 81.9%, RTS 18.1%

Why You'll Like It: A direct predecessor in the series that maintains the same tactical engine and simulation-heavy design.

Men of War: Assault Squad 2 expands the real-time tactics series with new skirmish missions, massive multiplayer battles, enhanced visuals, improved AI, and full Direct Control. Command five factions across 65 maps, 250 vehicles, and 200 soldiers in one of the most detailed WWII RTS experiences.

Why similar: Strategy 69.6%, RTS 30.4%

Why You'll Like It: Features the same high-fidelity tactical RTS gameplay that allows for individual unit control and environmental destruction.

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 86.9%, RTS 13.1%

Why You'll Like It: Another entry in the series that offers consistent mechanics and a focus on historical tactical engagements.

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: Strategy 56.7%, RTS 43.3%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a highly realistic tactical experience with a focus on authentic vehicle and infantry combat.

Cuban Missile Crisis is a real-time strategy game combined with a global turn-based tactical mode, thrusting gamers into a world ravaged by the military-political confrontation between the USA and USSR in 1962.

Why similar: Strategy 58.2%, Cold War 25.3% ★, RTS 16.4%

Why You'll Like It: A real-time strategy game that explores the intense military tension of the Cold War era.

Men of War: Vietnam brings the acclaimed real-time tactics series into a new theater of war – the jungles of Southeast Asia, 1968. Experience the chaos of the Vietnam War through two story-driven campaigns that reveal both sides of the conflict.

Why similar: Strategy 60.3%, Cold War 20.2% ★, RTS 19.5%

Why You'll Like It: Shares the tactical RTS DNA of the Theatre of War series while focusing on a similar Cold War-era conflict.

2 SIDES, 12 NATIONS, 750 UNITS: THE STRATEGY GAME REFERENCE IS BACK! Richer, more beautiful and more accessible, Wargame AirLand Battle is the sequel to the explosive real-time strategy game Wargame European Escalation! 1985.

Why similar: Cold War 40.6% ★, Strategy 37.1%, RTS 22.4%

Why You'll Like It: An essential Cold War RTS that expands on tactical air and ground coordination.

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: Strategy 56.8%, RTS 43.2%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the tactical management of historical units in a real-time environment with a high level of detail.

The New Fatal Error DLC includes a new 5-mission Operation and touch-screen controls.

Why similar: Strategy 40.1%, Cold War 37.9% ★, RTS 22%

Why You'll Like It: The foundational title of the Wargame series, focusing on tactical combat during the Cold War.

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 65.2%, RTS 34.8%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical RTS that emphasizes unit positioning and historical scenario-based combat.

9th Company Roots of Terror is an action-oriented real-time strategy game based on actual events that took place during the Soviet military campaign in Afghanistan.

Why similar: Strategy 68.4%, RTS 31.6%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical RTS that captures the gritty, realistic nature of Cold War military operations.

Stalingrad is a real-time strategy title that places gamers in the middle of the most dramatic periods of World War II, covering major events from June 1942 till January 1943.

Why similar: Strategy 73.6%, RTS 26.4%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical RTS that offers a similar focus on historical accuracy and unit-level combat.

Tempelhof, Berlin, dawn of 8th April 1949.A major armed conflict is brewing between the Western powers and the Soviet bloc. The Red Army has been growing ever stronger since the end of World War II. With the growth of their army the Soviets realize that they hold the advantage, and are only waiting for the right moment to attack.

Why similar: Strategy 40.1%, Cold War 33.5% ★, RTS 26.4%

Why You'll Like It: Features real-time tactical combat set within the familiar framework of the Cold War.

Cold War turns hot in 1953: massive hex strategy with nukes, supply, and sabotage.

Why similar: Cold War 59.1% ★, Strategy 40.9%

Why You'll Like It: A strategy-focused wargame that explores the hypothetical military tensions of the 1950s.

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: Strategy 58.6%, RTS 41.4%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical RTS that emphasizes historical unit accuracy and mission-based objectives.

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: Strategy 63.9%, Cold War 23.6% ★, RTS 12.4%

Why You'll Like It: A grand strategy game that provides the necessary historical context for the Cold War era.

It is 1965 and the US ground war in Vietnam is in full swing. As a US Army commander, wage a counter-insurgency (COIN) war to secure the Ia Drang valley, on the border with Cambodia.

Why similar: Strategy 75.8%, Cold War 24.2% ★

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the unique tactical challenges of counter-insurgency warfare during the Cold War.

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!

Why similar: Strategy 100%

Why You'll Like It: A deep, turn-based wargame that provides the operational context often found in the background of tactical RTS games.

Joint Task Force is the real-time strategy (RTS) game where you command the frontline forces in tomorrow's most hazardous conflicts. Lead twenty dramatic missions in explosive war-zones including the Middle East, Central Asia, and the Balkans.

Why similar: Strategy 71.3%, RTS 28.7%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical RTS that focuses on modern military operations and unit-level management.

Actual Armies. Actual Weapons. Actual Political Issues.World War III - Black Gold takes the player to the near future. The political crisis has been going on for months, leading to worldwide turmoil. A secret conference of the UN Central Geological Commission reveals that worldwide oil reserves have reached dangerously low levels: Oil...

Why similar: Strategy 96.1%, RTS 3.9%

Why You'll Like It: A classic RTS that explores the military possibilities of a Cold War gone hot.

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: Strategy 54.4%, RTS 45.6%

Real Time Strategy with a high degree of realism. The game is based on a true story.

Why similar: RTS 50.6%, Strategy 49.4%

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 76.2%, RTS 23.8%

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: Strategy 69%, RTS 31%

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 79.7%, RTS 20.3%

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 55.2%, Cold War 30.5% ★, RTS 14.2%

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: Cold War 55.8% ★, Strategy 33.8%, RTS 10.4%

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%

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: Cold War 35.2% ★, Strategy 33.5%, RTS 31.3%

Real Warfare: 1242, is a realistic real-time strategy game based on authentic historic events.

Why similar: Strategy 79.6%, RTS 20.4%

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: Strategy 86.3%, RTS 13.7%

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 72.4%, RTS 27.6%

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 72.9%, RTS 27.1%

Command ships, submarines and aircraft in the South Pacific during WWII.

Why similar: Strategy 85%, RTS 15%

Command a Soviet penal battalion in this standalone real-time tactics game from the Men of War series. Based on true events, Condemned Heroes delivers brutal, story-driven missions across the Eastern Front – where every order, bullet, and life matters.

Why similar: Strategy 77.3%, RTS 22.7%

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: Strategy 64.4%, RTS 35.6%

American Conquest: Fight Back is the sequel to American Conquest. The most significant events of that glorious time have found their way into this title.

Why similar: Strategy 66.3%, RTS 33.7%

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 70.3%, RTS 29.7%

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: Strategy 72.3%, RTS 27.7%

Ice Crusade is a stand-alone expansion for post-apocalyptic real time strategy Cuban Missile Crisis. Ice Crusade continues the original story and adds new campaigns, battlegrounds and units.

Why similar: Strategy 100%

Master grand tactical combat as a Cold War force commander in this data-rich simulation. Plan and issue orders in asynchronous WEGO turns, leveraging real-world maps and complex features like Electronic Warfare and Air Assaults to outthink your enemy.

Why similar: Cold War 55.2% ★, Strategy 44.8%

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: Cold War 52% ★, Strategy 26.4%, RTS 21.6%

Red Tide blends deep RTS tactics with the raw intensity of third-person combat. Created in collaboration with author Alexander Zorich, this standalone expansion tells the story of the Black Coats – Soviet Naval Infantry famed for their ruthless precision in the Black Sea campaigns.

Why similar: Strategy 70.4%, RTS 29.6%

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: Strategy 56.1%, RTS 43.9%

Warfare 1917 and 1944 return, fully remastered with enhanced visuals, full-screen support, and custom battles. Warfare Legacy Collection also Includes the Battle of the Bulge, a brand-new campaign set during WWII’s final offensive with all-new missions, snowy maps, and intense front-line action.

Why similar: Strategy 100%

Combat Mission Battle for Normandy faithfully recreates the experience of tactical land warfare in Western France during World War Two.

Why similar: Strategy 100%

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 100%

Combat Mission Black Sea is a military grade simulation depicting a fictional series of escalations between Russian and Ukraine which results in open conflict in the summer of 2017

Why similar: Strategy 100%

Rule the Waves III is a simulation of naval ship design and construction, fleet management and naval warfare from 1890 to 1970.

Why similar: Cold War 55.1% ★, Strategy 44.9%

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: Strategy 66.1%, RTS 33.9%