- #1 Strategy & Tactics: Wargame Collection
97% matchMixed69% of 286 reviews2016
Dev: HeroLabs
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 96%
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 29%, World War II 23.7% ★, War 12%, Historical 8.1%, Tactical 6.9%
- #2 KARDS - The WW2 Card Game
96% matchMixed69% of 48,359 reviews2020
Dev: 1939 Games
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 47.1 hrs≥1hr: 67%
KARDS, The World War II Card Game, combines traditional CCG gameplay with innovative mechanics inspired by classic strategy games and real battlefield tactics. Take command and challenge other players in grand-scale warfare on the ground, air, or seas.
Why similar: World War II 35.3% ★, Card Game 17.7%, Strategy 9.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.5%, Military 8.5%
- #3 Frontline: Western Front
96% matchMostly Positive79% of 52 reviews2019
Dev: Frontline: Games Series
Windows
A tactical scale strategy game that invites the players to take command of the Allied or German forces in an epic struggle for the control of Western Europe during World War Two.
Why similar: World War II 25.3% ★, Strategy 16.3%, Turn-Based 11.2%, Military 10.2%, War 9.4%
- #4 Making History: The Second World War
95% matchMostly Positive78% of 286 reviews2018
Dev: Factus Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Choose a nation and prepare for the greatest conflict in human history, World War II. Build your military and industrial power, form alliances and race to achieve the advanced technologies that will bring total victory in this global-wide turn-based Grand Strategy struggle.
Why similar: World War II 28% ★, War 11.2%, Turn-Based 10.9%, Strategy 10.8%, Military 9.9%
- #5 Strategic Mind: Blitzkrieg
94% matchVery Positive85% of 507 reviews2020
Dev: Starni Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
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: World War II 24.7% ★, Military 11.3%, Turn-Based 11.1%, War 10.6%, Strategy 8.6%
- #6 Second Front
93% matchMostly Positive79% of 656 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 31.4% ★, Turn-Based 12.1%, War 10.8%, Strategy 10.8%, Tactical 8.8%
- #7 Blitzkrieg 3
94% 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 38% ★, Strategy 15%, Military 14.8%, War 13.6%, Historical 9.3%
- #8 Making History II: The War of the World
92% 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 46.4% ★, Strategy 26.8%, Turn-Based 12.7%, Historical 8.9%, Indie 4.5%
- #9 Hearts of Iron III
91% matchMostly Positive76% of 6,058 reviews2009
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 20.4 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 49.7% ★, Strategy 19.5%, Historical 11.5%, Military 10.6%, War 7%
- #10 Strategic Mind: Spectre of Communism
91% matchMostly Positive79% of 225 reviews2020
Dev: Starni Games
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 19.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Strategic Mind: Spectre of Communism is a (hi)story-driven turn-based strategy set in the WW2 period. It offers refined wargame mechanics, story-rich gameplay, and modern 3D graphics. Lead the USSR Armed forces staging the world Communist revolution. For Stalin! For the Motherland!
Why similar: World War II 27.1% ★, Military 13.6%, War 12.2%, Strategy 9%, Alternate History 8%
- #11 Strategic Mind: Fight for Freedom
90% matchVery Positive88% of 157 reviews2021
Dev: Starni Games
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Strategic Mind: Fight for Freedom is a history-driven turn-based strategy set in WW2. Take command of the Allied forces and protect your homeland and the whole of Europe from totalitarian madness. Form armies. Win battles. Change history.
Why similar: World War II 26% ★, Military 12.1%, War 11.2%, Strategy 9.2%, Alternate History 8.7%
- #12 Decisive Campaigns: Barbarossa
89% matchVery Positive88% of 243 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 50% ★, Strategy 34%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.4%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #13 Hearts of Iron IV
86% matchVery Positive90% of 365,658 reviews2016
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 31.0 hrsMean: 296.4 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 35.1% ★, Strategy 17%, War 13.2%, Military 11.9%, Historical 9.6%
- #14 Tank Operations: European Campaign
86% 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: World War II 32% ★, Strategy 27.1%, War 10.4%, Military 10.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 7%
- #15 Panzer Strategy
87% matchMixed65% of 469 reviews2018
Dev: Starni Games
Windows
Panzer Strategy is a World War II wargame that combines classic turn-based strategy gameplay with modern looks. Command your armies and adapt your units to any objective using a huge selection of real-life military equipment and battle skills.
Why similar: World War II 22% ★, Turn-Based 13%, Military 10.4%, Strategy 9.4%, War 8.4%
- #16 Frontline : Road to Moscow
88% 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 54.3%, World War II 45.7% ★
- #17 Total Tank Generals
85% matchMostly Positive74% of 322 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 38.7% ★, War 11.2%, Strategy 10.3%, Military 9.6%, Historical 9.3%
- #18 Classified: France '44
82% matchMostly Positive72% of 964 reviews2024
Dev: Absolutely GamesPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 21.8 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Command an elite team of allied special operators in Nazi-occupied France wreaking havoc in the run up to D-Day in this ambitious turn-based tactics game. Take on the might of Germany's war machine and launch daring raids in occupied territory. Can you do enough to ensure Allied victory?
Why similar: World War II 30.3% ★, Military 10.8%, War 10.3%, Strategy 9.5%, Historical 8.8%
- #19 Card Blitz: WWII
84% matchMixed59% of 91 reviews2020
Dev: HocWar
Windows
WWII card game - simple but deep, challenging but friendly. If you are into military history, collecting and fast game sessions then Card Blitz is perfect for you!
Why similar: World War II 30.8% ★, Card Game 14.4%, Military 11.7%, Strategy 10.4%, War 10.4%
- #20 Supreme Ruler 1936
84% matchMostly Positive74% of 303 reviews2014
Dev: BattleGoat Studios
Windows
Median: 8.9 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: World War II 34.3% ★, Strategy 14%, War 13.3%, Military 12.5%, Historical 10.7%
- #21 Age of History II
79% matchVery Positive90% of 49,603 reviews2018
Dev: Łukasz JakowskiPub: Łukasz Jakowski Games
Windows
Median: 12.5 hrsMean: 61.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Age of History II is a grand strategy wargame that is simple to learn yet hard to master.Your objective is to use military tactics and cunning diplomacy to either unify the world, or conquer it.Will the world bleed out or bow before you? The choice is yours..
Why similar: Strategy 20.7%, World War II 19.9% ★, War 17.2%, Historical 14%, Turn-Based 10.5%
- #22 Heavyarms Assemble: WWII
81% 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 38.4% ★, Military 16.8%, War 16%, Historical 14.5%, Strategy 12.7%
- #23 HoCWar
82% matchMixed56% of 141 reviews2016
Dev: HoCWar
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Immerse yorself into the harsh world of ruthless card battles!
Why similar: World War II 38% ★, Strategy 36.7%, Card Game 22.3%, Indie 2.4%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #24 Frontline: World War II
80% matchVery Positive84% of 58 reviews2021
Dev: Frontline: Games Series
Windows
Immerse yourself in the captivating atmosphere of World War II, as you meticulously plan your moves and adapt to the ever-changing battlefield. With a wide array of units and tactical options at your disposal, success is determined by your strategic prowess and adaptability.
Why similar: World War II 35.8% ★, Military 14.1%, Strategy 12.6%, War 11.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 11%
- #25 Strategic Mind: Spirit of Liberty
78% matchVery Positive84% of 81 reviews2023
Dev: Starni Games
Windows
Prove to have a true Strategic Mind! Spirit of Liberty will put your strategic planning skills to the test. It’s a hardcore, turn-based, historically accurate strategy game set in WWII. Lead Finnish forces against an overwhelming threat through the Winter War, Continuation War, and Lapland War.
Why similar: World War II 27.8% ★, Military 12.9%, War 12.1%, Strategy 9.8%, Alternate History 9.2%
- #26 Tank Battle: 1944
81% matchMixed62% of 58 reviews2016
Dev: HexWar GamesPub: Hunted Cow Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Instantly get involved in the action by joining the Allied invasion of Europe during the Second World War. Take command of an American battle group during WW2 in this turn based strategy wargame and help liberate Europe from the evil Axis power-base!
Why similar: World War II 45.1% ★, Strategy 22.8%, Turn-Based 17.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.6%
- #27 Trench Lord: Eastern Front
74% matchVery Positive83% of 700 reviews2026
Dev: Tracer StudioPub: Gamersky Games
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 68%
The enemy has invaded the territory, the motherland needs you, soldier! Gather your troops and defeat all enemies!
Why similar: World War II 34% ★, Military 18.6%, War 17.1%, Strategy 16.2%, Historical 8.3%
- #28 Strategic Mind: The Pacific
78% 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: World War II 25.5% ★, Turn-Based 11%, Military 10.9%, War 10.8%, Strategy 8.4%
- #29 World War 2: Time of Wrath
79% matchMixed52% of 108 reviews2014
Dev: Wastelands InteractivePub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Time of Wrath gives a fine piece of wargaming for every fan of WW2 era. This strategy allows players to take control over any country during World War 2 era in Europe and North Africa theater.
Why similar: World War II 52.1% ★, Strategy 26.4%, Turn-Based 14.2%, Indie 7.3%
- #30 Unity of Command: Stalingrad Campaign
77% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,013 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 36.8% ★, Strategy 20.1%, Turn-Based 12.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.5%, Historical 5.9%
- #31 Supreme Ruler Ultimate
77% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,250 reviews2014
Dev: BattleGoat Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.4 hrsMean: 50.6 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 II 30.8% ★, Military 17.9%, Strategy 13%, Tactical 11.2%, War 10.3%
- #32 Making History: The First World War
76% 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: Strategy 18.2%, Turn-Based 15.8%, Historical 12.9%, War 12.4%, Alternate History 10.6%
- #33 Evil Democracy: 1932
74% 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 41.2%, Indie 13.4%, Turn-Based 12.1%, Alternate History 11.2%, Historical 8.4%
- #34 Strategic Mind: Spirit of Liberty - Prologue 1939
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 60 reviews2023
Dev: Starni Games
Windows
Strategic Mind: Spirit of Liberty is a history-driven turn-based strategy set in WW2. Lead the scarce Finnish forces through the Winter War, Continuation War, and Lapland War. Save your country’s very existence from the Red Menace. Niet Molotoff!
Why similar: World War II 27.3% ★, Military 12.5%, War 11.9%, Strategy 9.7%, Alternate History 9.2%
- #35 Army General
76% matchMixed56% of 66 reviews2017
Dev: Phobetor
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Army General is a turnbased strategy game that depicts the desert warfare in Northern Afrika and parts of the Mediterranean sea during World War II.
Why similar: World War II 38.6% ★, Strategy 26.5%, Turn-Based 13.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.6%, Turn-Based Combat 4.6%
- #36 Crisis in the Kremlin
73% matchVery Positive84% of 1,451 reviews2017
Dev: Nostalgames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Don’t let the Soviet Union collapse, and fall in the darkness of history or lead the Union by a new path – democracy and free market! But before you decide something, think – wouldn’t it cause more harm than good?
Why similar: Strategy 55.7%, Alternate History 14.8%, Historical 13.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.3%, Indie 5.7%
- #37 Making History: The Great War
75% matchMostly Positive76% of 454 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 II 21.2% ★, Strategy 15.8%, War 11.4%, Military 10.5%, Historical 8.9%
- #38 Battlefield Commander WWII
71% 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 40.2% ★, Strategy 16.9%, Military 13.3%, Historical 11.1%, War 10.8%
- #39 Burden of Command™
69% matchVery Positive84% of 620 reviews2025
Dev: Green Tree Games LLC
Windows
Can you lead? Burden of Command is an emotionally authentic tactical leadership RPG. You’re a company Captain in the historical Cottonbalers. Fighting psychology as much as bullets, you must build respect, trust, and battlefield experience to bring your brothers safely home.
Why similar: World War II 32.3% ★, War 12.8%, Historical 10.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.6%, Tactical 8%
- #40 Steel Division 2
71% 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 34.2% ★, Strategy 16.6%, Military 13.9%, War 11.5%, Historical 7.4%
- #41 Strategic Command WWII: World at War
72% matchVery Positive84% of 605 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: World War II 41.7% ★, Strategy 39.1%, Turn-Based 19.2%
- #42 Partisans 1941
70% matchVery Positive82% of 8,647 reviews2020
Dev: Alter GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Partisans 1941 is a real-time tactics game with stealth elements, set on the eastern front of WW II. As an army commander behind enemy lines you gather a group of Partisans to wage guerilla warfare against the German occupants.
Why similar: World War II 47.7% ★, Strategy 21.4%, War 9.9%, Tactical 9.9%, Historical 7%
- #43 Drive on Moscow
73% matchVery Positive80% of 101 reviews2016
Dev: Shenandoah StudioPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Drive on Moscow: War in the Snow, a strategy game from the award-winning makers of Battle of the Bulge, invites you to take command of the pivotal battle of World War II! Defend the homeland as the Soviets, or lead a bold push to seize the Soviet capital as the Axis.
Why similar: World War II 37.7% ★, Strategy 29.1%, Turn-Based 12.1%, War 7.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 5.3%
- #44 Strategic Command WWII: War in the Pacific
69% matchVery Positive89% of 115 reviews2024
Dev: Fury SoftwarePub: Matrix Games
Windows
Strategic Command WWII: War in the Pacific is a turn-based strategy game. It offers a comprehensive experience of the Pacific Theater, challenging you to achieve victory in one of history's greatest conflicts.
Why similar: World War II 27.7% ★, Strategy 23.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.5%, Military 11.5%, Historical 10.6%
- #45 Silent Storm Gold Edition
71% matchVery Positive88% of 1,067 reviews2013
Dev: NivalPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Silent Storm from leading Russian developer Nival is a true 3D tactical turn-based Role-Playing-Game set against the backdrop of WWII. As the conflict rages on the frontlines, you’ll be leading a small multinational squad behind enemy lines to gather information and wreak havoc on your enemies while trying to thwart a mysterious new...
Why similar: World War II 33.1% ★, Turn-Based 18%, Strategy 16%, Turn-Based Tactics 9%, Tactical 8.7%
- #46 Broken Lines
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 697 reviews2020
Dev: BirdIsland/PortaPlayPub: SuperGG.com
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Broken Lines is a story-driven tactical RPG set in an alternate-history version of WWII. Lead a squad of soldiers and face the horrors of war. In the included expansion, 'The Dead and the Drunk', guide your troops through fights against both the living and the undead.
Why similar: World War II 25.8% ★, War 19.8%, Turn-Based 12.6%, Strategy 9.9%, Historical 9.8%
- #47 Panzer Tactics HD
72% matchMostly Positive73% of 241 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 54.6% ★, Strategy 30.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.8%
- #48 Pacific General
70% matchMostly Positive77% of 52 reviews2021
Dev: Strategic SimulationsPub: SNEG
Windows
Pacific General explores the Pacific front of the Second World War. Taking control of Axis or Allied forces, you must strategically battle your way through the Eastern and Western front of the Pacific war, using a wide array of land, air and naval forces.
Why similar: World War II 22.8% ★, Strategy 18.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.8%, Military 10.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.7%
- #49 Last Regiment
69% matchVery Positive92% of 78 reviews2020
Dev: Boomzap Inc
Windows
Engage in epic simultaneous turn-based combat in this fusion of cards and turn-based strategy. Assemble your regiment, claim your territory, and lead your forces to triumph!
Why similar: Turn-Based 18.4%, Strategy 16.8%, War 15.8%, Card Game 11%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.5%
- #50 Armchair Commander
67% matchVery Positive88% of 101 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: World War II 30.8% ★, Strategy 14.7%, Military 14.1%, Alternate History 11.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.5%
- #51 Cauldrons of War - Barbarossa
68% matchVery Positive91% of 180 reviews2020
Dev: Maestro CinetikPub: Gaming at Work
Windows · Mac · Linux
Cauldrons of War Barbarossa is the turn-based strategic wargame you will launch whenever you want your WW2 shot but don't have time for a monster strategy game.From June 1941 until the Battle of Moscow, play the USSR or the Axis forces in one of the largest and bloodiest operations in history.
Why similar: World War II 33.5% ★, Turn-Based 13.4%, War 13.1%, Strategy 12%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.6%
- #52 Sherman Commander
66% 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 35.9% ★, Military 15.5%, War 13.6%, Historical 11.4%, Tactical 10%
- #53 Nations
64% matchVery Positive88% of 113 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 38.8%, Historical 26.2%, War 15%, Alternate History 14.8%, Indie 4.6%
- #54 Faces of War
68% matchVery Positive88% of 1,197 reviews2014
Dev: Best WayPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 57%
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: World War II 57.3% ★, Strategy 29.6%, War 13.2%
- #55 Age of History 3
62% matchVery Positive85% of 17,831 reviews2024
Dev: Łukasz JakowskiPub: Łukasz Jakowski Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.1 hrsMean: 37.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 II 38.6% ★, Strategy 20%, Alternate History 16%, War 14.1%, Tactical 10.3%
- #56 Red Button
66% matchVery Positive87% of 198 reviews2021
Dev: Токуров Егор (WZRDQQ)
Windows
Get ready to take part in the world war! It depends only on your choice who you will be - a winner or a loser! It's time to press the red button!
Why similar: World War II 25.7% ★, Strategy 15.3%, Military 15%, War 12.5%, Alternate History 12.4%
- #57 Soldiers: Heroes of World War II - Enhanced Edition
67% matchVery Positive86% of 1,103 reviews2014
Dev: Best WayPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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: World War II 42.4% ★, Strategy 16.2%, War 14.5%, Historical 13.2%, Military 12.4%