- #1 Toy Soldiers
97% matchVery Positive89% of 1,495 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 41.1% ★, Tower Defense 32.2%, Strategy 13.8%, Historical 5.5%, Simulation 3.8%
- #2 Toy Soldiers: Complete
96% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,257 reviews2016
Dev: Signal Studios
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Bring your toys to life in this action-packed, Toy Soldiers game bundle which includes the original Toy Soldiers, Toy Soldiers: Cold War, and all four DLC’s – Kaiser’s Battle, Invasion, Napalm and Evil Empire.
Why similar: Tower Defense 54.7%, Strategy 16%, World War I 12.2% ★, Action 4.9%, War 4.2%
- #3 The Great War: Western Front™
96% matchMixed66% of 3,283 reviews2023
Dev: PetroglyphPub: Frontier Foundry
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 42.6% ★, Wargame 15.7%, Strategy 12.4%, Historical 10.5%, Military 8.1%
- #4 Stickman Trenches
95% matchVery Positive82% of 1,946 reviews2023
Dev: Big Play Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 59%
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 43.1% ★, Wargame 17.9%, Tower Defense 13.5%, Strategy 9.1%, Military 6.9%
- #5 Gallipoli
94% matchMostly Positive79% of 2,583 reviews2026
Dev: BlackMill Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Land on the beaches of Gallipoli and fight intense 50-player objective-based battles on the Ottoman Fronts! Experience WW1 trench warfare and desert expeditions as one of 10 historic classes, armed with authentic weaponry. Gallipoli brings the most immersive WW1 FPS battles yet.
Why similar: World War I 36.5% ★, Wargame 14.4%, Historical 11%, Military 10%, PvP 7.9%
- #6 Verdun
94% matchVery Positive86% of 37,685 reviews2015
Dev: BlackMill Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Merciless trench warfare immerses you and your squad in intense battles of attack and defense. Verdun is the first multiplayer FPS set in an authentic World War One setting offering a rarely seen battlefield experience.
Why similar: World War I 32.4% ★, Wargame 19.2%, PvP 13%, Historical 9.1%, Military 7.8%
- #7 Northend Tower Defense
93% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,454 reviews2024
Dev: Northend Games
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Jump into a realtime strategy, action filled battlefield, deploy relentless soldiers, unlock powerful troops and vehicles, upgrade your army, decimate the enemy. If that's not enough, jump into a chaotic Zombie mode, with traps, fun upgrades, and a new gameplay!
Why similar: Tower Defense 37.5%, Military 14.4%, Strategy 12.4%, War 11.9%, Historical 9.6%
- #8 Over The Top: WWI
91% matchVery Positive83% of 7,385 reviews2026
Dev: Flying Squirrel EntertainmentPub: GG Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Join 200-player battles in Over The Top: WWI - an intense shooter set in the gritty backdrop of World War I. Pick your class, choose from a vast arsenal, including rifles, artillery, airplanes and powerful tanks, and experience the chaos of fully destructible battlefields.
Why similar: World War I 46.5% ★, Historical 13.3%, PvP 10%, War 7.6%, Third Person 7.2%
- #9 Tannenberg
92% matchVery Positive86% of 9,786 reviews2017
Dev: Blackmill Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Experience authentic First World War action with 64 player battles of maneuver on the Eastern Front. Grab your rifle, ready your sabre and keep your gas mask close as you prepare to play a part in one of the most significant conflicts in history!
Why similar: World War I 34.8% ★, Wargame 19.8%, Historical 9.5%, PvP 9%, Military 6.7%
- #10 Rising Front
90% matchVery Positive88% of 4,199 reviews2026
Dev: Sandstorm Studios Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 54%
A FPS WW1 & Revolutionary War battle simulator with a focus on Workshop Content, rag-doll physics, intelligent AI, massive battles, procedural AI cover system, real-time building system and FPS combat!
Why similar: World War I 40.4% ★, Wargame 21.2%, War 10.3%, Historical 10.1%, Strategy 6.6%
- #11 Battle of Empires : 1914-1918
91% matchMixed69% of 2,101 reviews2015
Dev: Great War TeamPub: Best Way Soft
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.9 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 54.1% ★, Historical 12.7%, Strategy 12.3%, War 9.7%, Military 3.3%
- #12 Beach Invasion 1915-Gallipoli
89% matchMostly Positive72% of 72 reviews2025
Dev: AIx2 Games
Windows
Defend the shores of Gallipoli against landing forces in this WWI FPS game, as the enemy attacks you with troops, armored cars, planes, battleships and more! Use the iconic WWI weapons, prepare your defenses with mines, explosives and bonuses!
Why similar: World War I 33.8% ★, Wargame 19.6%, Tower Defense 18.9%, Historical 10.5%, Military 9.4%
- #13 Toy Shire
89% matchVery Positive87% of 726 reviews2024
Dev: Bluespy StudiosPub: Catoptric Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Are you prepared for a thrilling toy army tower defense adventure? Welcome to the Toy Shire! Battle diverse foes in various locations, defend your family, and repel foes from your area. Save the world by strengthening your defense with toy towers!
Why similar: Wargame 30.7%, Tower Defense 29.2%, Military 13.4%, Strategy 10%, War 9%
- #14 Attack on Toys
88% matchVery Positive93% of 1,213 reviews2021
Dev: N7T-GAMES
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Relive Your Childhood Toys comes to life! Build your Army Toys, make battle scenario, watch the Toys battling each other, and customize your play with Attack on Toys Toy Box. Command your Army Toys to fight againts another toys strategically and keep them alive during battle!
Why similar: Wargame 37.1%, Tower Defense 29.4%, Military 14%, Strategy 10.7%, War 8.2%
- #15 Toy Tactics
87% matchVery Positive93% of 164 reviews2024
Dev: Kraken EmpirePub: Joystick Ventures
Windows
Become a master strategist in this physics-based Real-Time Tactics game! Command minifig-inspired armies and customize strategies with hand-drawn formations. Conquer unique campaigns for all five armies and unleash massive battles in both single-player and multiplayer modes. Victory awaits!
Why similar: Historical 33%, War 21%, Strategy 20.8%, Multiplayer 9.4%, 3D 8.2%
- #16 Warpips
85% matchVery Positive87% of 5,177 reviews2022
Dev: Skirmish Mode GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Warpips is the ultimate quick to learn but amazingly deep tug-of-war strategy game. Deploy the right composition of soldiers, tanks, helicopters and planes in this tight, streamlined strategy-focused war game. Compose the best army, research the right tech; overwhelm your enemy!
Why similar: Tower Defense 40.1%, Wargame 24.9%, Strategy 14.2%, War 12.8%, Stylized 3.1%
- #17 Toy Shire: Room One
84% matchVery Positive94% of 1,274 reviews2024
Dev: Bluespy StudiosPub: Catoptric Games
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 14%
Are you prepared for a thrilling toy army tower defense adventure? Welcome to the Toy Shire! Battle diverse foes in various locations, defend your family, and repel foes from your area. Save the world by strengthening your defense with toy towers! FULL GAME AVAILABLE NOW!
Why similar: Tower Defense 36.2%, Wargame 26.1%, Military 11.5%, Strategy 11.4%, War 7.2%
- #18 Commander: The Great War
86% matchVery Positive80% of 296 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 45.8% ★, Wargame 26.7%, Strategy 18.5%, Historical 9%
- #19 Starship Troopers: Terran Command
83% matchVery Positive87% of 12,012 reviews2022
Dev: The ArtistocratsPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Lead the Mobile Infantry in this RTS game set in the Starship Troopers film universe. Balance your army composition with a diverse set of unit types, overcome line-of-sight and line-of-fire challenges through tactical positioning, and use special abilities to smash the Arachnid hordes!
Why similar: Wargame 27%, Strategy 24.8%, Military 17.8%, Tower Defense 11.5%, War 11.1%
- #20 Total Tank Simulator
84% matchMostly Positive79% of 8,751 reviews2020
Dev: Noobz from PolandPub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Commander in the ranks. Soldier at heart. Choose a faction and deploy and command your army into massive physics-driven WWII battles to the last man standing. Destroy everything on sight with an insane amount of units that will behave tactically.
Why similar: Strategy 39.2%, War 23.4%, Simulation 17.6%, Action 8.8%, Third Person 6.2%
- #21 Skies above the Great War
82% matchMostly Positive76% of 146 reviews2024
Dev: Puntigames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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 43.9% ★, Wargame 28.1%, Historical 12.9%, Strategy 6.5%, Third Person 4%
- #22 Beach Invasion 1944
81% matchVery Positive84% of 1,083 reviews2022
Dev: AIx2 Games
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Defend the fortified beach during D-day against invading forces in this WW2 FPS game as the enemy attacks you with troops, tanks, planes and more! Use the iconic WWII weapons such as MG42, Flak88 and Panzers, prepare your defenses with mines, explosives and bonuses!
Why similar: Tower Defense 41.3%, Historical 22.1%, Military 21%, 3D 6.4%, Simulation 5.7%
- #23 Strategic Command: World War I
82% matchVery Positive92% of 488 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 38.4% ★, Strategy 28.2%, Wargame 23.7%, Military 9.7%
- #24 Coast Defender
81% matchVery Positive82% of 85 reviews2023
Dev: SecretLabPub: Matryoshka
Windows
Dive deep into the exhilarating world of high-stakes battles. Lead your army against a relentless onslaught of enemy machinery, spanning from the iconic tanks of WW2 to the modern-day helicopters.
Why similar: Tower Defense 40.8%, Military 29.7%, War 18.4%, 3D 5.2%, Action 5.1%
- #25 On The Western Front
79% matchVery Positive84% of 91 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 46.8% ★, Wargame 16.4%, Strategy 12.2%, Historical 7.7%, Military 5.9%
- #26 Commandos 3 - HD Remaster
79% matchMixed62% of 393 reviews2022
Dev: Raylight GamesPub: Kalypso Media
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Fall in, soldier! Commandos 3 - HD Remaster sends you to the relentless and unforgiving battlefields of Europe. Remastered in high definition including reworked 3D models and textures, improved controls and refined UI.
Why similar: Wargame 36.5%, Historical 14.8%, Military 13.1%, Strategy 12%, PvP 10.7%
- #27 Tiny Toy Tanks
78% matchVery Positive94% of 382 reviews2020
Dev: Retro Gears
Windows
In Tiny Toy Tanks you are in control of a small blue tank. Your Goal is to destroy all the opposing tanks in 40+ hand crafted levels. Opposing tanks have different AI with different strengths and weaknesses. Moreover, every level has many other mechanics like TNT, Magnets and more.
Why similar: Wargame 34.1%, World War I 26.4% ★, Strategy 13%, Military 11.4%, War 6.4%
- #28 Isonzo
77% matchVery Positive83% of 17,177 reviews2022
Dev: BlackMill Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 22.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Ferocious Alpine warfare will test your tactical skills in this authentic WW1 FPS. Battle among the scenic peaks, rugged valleys and idyllic towns of northern Italy. The Great War on the Italian Front is brought to life and elevated to unexpected heights!
Why similar: World War I 28% ★, Wargame 26.8%, PvP 11.7%, Military 11.3%, Historical 8.2%
- #29 Iron Harvest
78% matchMostly Positive73% of 15,957 reviews2020
Dev: KING ArtPub: Prime Matter
Windows
Median: 3.3 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 52.9% ★, Strategy 16.2%, War 11.7%, PvP 8.8%, Multiplayer 4.8%
- #30 Holdfast: Nations At War
76% matchVery Positive90% of 29,452 reviews2020
Dev: Anvil Game Studios
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 28.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Fight on multiple fronts in Holdfast: Nations At War - A multiplayer first and third-person shooter set during the great Napoleonic Era and WW1. Charge into battle with over 150 players per server!
Why similar: World War I 27.4% ★, Wargame 20.2%, Historical 11.4%, Military 9.9%, War 7.3%
- #31 Call to Arms
77% matchMostly Positive79% of 24,122 reviews2018
Dev: Digitalmindsoft
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 18.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
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 31.5%, Military 29.1%, War 14.5%, Multiplayer 8.3%, Third Person 5.3%
- #32 Commands & Colors: The Great War
80% matchMixed47% of 107 reviews2017
Dev: HexWar GamesPub: Hunted Cow Games
Windows · Mac
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 68.1% ★, Strategy 31.9%
- #33 IRON NEST: Heavy Turret Simulator
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 12,453 reviews2026
Dev: Nick Nieuwoudt
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
IRON NEST is a brutal dieselpunk heavy-artillery game where you dominate the battlefield through a colossal war machine. Take map measurements based on the received coordinates, strain the hydraulics, and gunlay the cannons to unleash devastating blows ⟹ Will you obey High Command, Operator?
Why similar: World War I 32.5% ★, Wargame 21.6%, Military 15.4%, Historical 10.3%, War 8.9%
- #34 Call to Arms - Gates of Hell: Ostfront
74% matchVery Positive85% of 33,822 reviews2021
Dev: Barbedwire StudiosPub: Digitalmindsoft
Windows
Median: 15.0 hrsMean: 77.4 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: Historical 22.6%, Military 16.4%, PvP 15.3%, Strategy 14.5%, War 12.7%
- #35 Beyond The Wire
75% matchMixed63% of 7,537 reviews2022
Dev: Redstone InteractivePub: Offworld
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Set in the muddy trenches of WW1, Beyond The Wire is a 50v50 multiplayer FPS that immerses players in the desperate & brutal circumstances of the Great War. Featuring an arsenal of historic weapons, ten massive maps, ten playable factions, era-specific tanks, & a brutal melee combat system.
Why similar: World War I 41.6% ★, Historical 12%, Military 11.9%, PvP 11.4%, War 8.6%
- #36 Operation: Polygon Storm
73% matchMixed70% of 292 reviews2024
Dev: Toxic Studio
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 50%
A fastpaced, military tug-of-war game with minimal micromanagement. Choose and deploy from a mix of specialized military units to overwhelm the enemy. Experiment with a huge variety of unit compositions, synergies, abilities, and upgrades to lead your army to victory!
Why similar: Wargame 36.5%, Tower Defense 28.6%, Military 11.7%, Strategy 9.2%, War 5.8%
- #37 Sherman Commander
72% matchMixed67% of 140 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: Wargame 35.8%, Historical 18.4%, Military 16.5%, War 10.6%, Strategy 8.6%
- #38 Men of War: Assault Squad
74% matchVery Positive87% of 5,173 reviews2011
Dev: DigitalmindsoftPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 24.9 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Men of War: Assault Squad delivers a deeply tactical WWII experience, blending large-scale strategy with intense, hands-on combat. Fight across multiple fronts – from European countryside to Pacific jungles and command every unit and every bullet on the battlefield.
Why similar: Strategy 34.6%, Military 20.7%, War 17.2%, Historical 13.5%, Multiplayer 7%
- #39 Battlefield Commander WWII
73% matchMostly Positive70% of 54 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: Wargame 36.3%, Historical 15.2%, Strategy 12.6%, Military 12%, PvP 9%
- #40 Iron Front: Digital War Edition
76% matchMixed59% of 869 reviews2012
Dev: X1 SoftwarePub: Deep Silver
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Command your own troops, man authentic weaponry and take to the sky in deadly warplanes.
Why similar: Historical 21.3%, Military 20.3%, War 14.4%, Strategy 13.4%, Third Person 12.7%
- #41 Plastic Battlegrounds
70% matchVery Positive90% of 293 reviews2025
Dev: Simulated Minds
Windows
Set up the battlefield with an ever growing list of units, vehicles, and emplacements! Then either join the battle as a plastic soldier or be life sized and tower over the chaos.
Why similar: Military 38.4%, War 28.6%, Wargame 13.8%, Simulation 11.6%, Action 5.7%
- #42 TrenchesWIP
73% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,627 reviews2019
Dev: Big OOF Games PTY LTDPub: -
Windows
Multiplayer combined-arms first-person shooter set in an alternate history. Build and upgrade bases, harvest resources, construct defenses, purchase weapons and vehicles to overcome the enemy!
Why similar: World War I 56.8% ★, Wargame 25.5%, War 8.7%, Multiplayer 5.2%, Action 3.4%
- #43 Theatre of War
75% matchMixed61% of 375 reviews2010
Dev: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 42%
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 72.7%, War 19.5%, Multiplayer 7.8%
- #44 Sudden Strike 5
68% matchMostly Positive75% of 771 reviews2026
Dev: Kite GamesPub: Kalypso Media
Windows
Sudden Strike 5 delivers real-time tactics in epic WWII battles. A host of tactical options and more than 300 playable units open-up multiple approaches to reach your objectives in a 25 mission campaign on historical battlefields in Europe and North Africa.
Why similar: Wargame 37%, Historical 17.4%, Strategy 16.1%, Military 14.9%, PvP 5.3%
- #45 Tempest Rising
67% matchVery Positive87% of 11,874 reviews2025
Dev: Slipgate Ironworks™Pub: 3D Realms
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Command distinct factions in a desperate struggle for power and resources in Tempest Rising - a classic RTS set on Earth after a nuclear war.
Why similar: Strategy 50%, Wargame 15.4%, PvP 7.6%, War 7.3%, Military 6.9%
- #46 Making History: The First World War
71% matchMixed66% of 115 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 38.5% ★, Wargame 25.1%, Historical 11.3%, Strategy 8.7%, Military 5.8%
- #47 Men of War II
69% matchMixed61% of 7,460 reviews2024
Dev: Best WayPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows · Linux
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 21.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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: Wargame 34.9%, Historical 15.5%, Military 13.3%, PvP 12.2%, Strategy 10.8%
- #48 Ultimate General: Gettysburg
71% matchVery Positive80% of 2,709 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: Wargame 34%, Historical 23.5%, Strategy 20.4%, Military 7.4%, War 6.9%
- #49 Trench Lord: Eastern Front
66% matchVery Positive83% of 824 reviews2026
Dev: Tracer StudioPub: Gamersky Games
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 67%
The enemy has invaded the territory, the motherland needs you, soldier! Gather your troops and defeat all enemies!
Why similar: Military 30.4%, Strategy 21.8%, War 20.6%, Historical 20.5%, Action 5.2%
- #50 Trenches of War
70% matchVery Positive90% of 92 reviews2017
Dev: Vashta Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Trenches of War is a fast-paced World War I-inspired strategy game. Battle through the Alps by spawning units and capturing trenches, barracks, and factories. Cross rivers that rise when it rains. Use or destroy bridges and cornfields that may aid or deter your maneuvers.
Why similar: Strategy 78.3%, Action 21.7%
- #51 Total Tank Generals
68% matchMostly Positive74% of 323 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: Wargame 33.1%, Historical 19.4%, Military 13.3%, Strategy 11.7%, War 11.4%
- #52 Gratuitous Tank Battles
72% matchMixed52% of 104 reviews2012
Dev: Positech Games
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 35%
Set in an alternate history timeline where World War I never ends, you are the commander of allied forces fighting right up to the year 2114.
Why similar: Tower Defense 60.2%, Strategy 28.4%, Simulation 11.5%
- #53 Heavyarms Assemble: WWII
69% 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: Wargame 36%, Historical 19.6%, Military 15%, War 10.4%, Strategy 9.3%
- #54 Supremacy: 1914
68% matchMostly Positive74% of 4,332 reviews2019
Dev: Bytro Labs GmbH
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 40.2 hrs≥1hr: 60%
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 35.4% ★, Wargame 15%, Strategy 12.2%, Historical 12.1%, Military 9.8%
- #55 Warfront Defenders
70% matchMixed42% of 53 reviews2017
Dev: Flying Robot Studios
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
The gameplay is inspired by famous last stands from some of history's deadliest conflicts, such as the Second World War and the Sino-Japanese War. A hybrid of Tower Defense and Real-Time Strategy with a lot of replay value.
Why similar: Wargame 31%, Tower Defense 30.3%, Historical 12.1%, Military 9.2%, Strategy 8.7%
- #56 To End All Wars
69% matchMixed63% of 191 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 48.3% ★, Wargame 24.2%, Strategy 20.4%, Simulation 7.1%
- #57 Regiments
65% matchVery Positive88% of 2,929 reviews2022
Dev: Bird's Eye GamesPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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: Wargame 51.7%, Strategy 15.6%, Military 14.1%, War 11.9%, Simulation 3.9%
- #58 Battle of Vukovar: Rain of Steel
67% matchMixed55% of 67 reviews2023
Dev: Cro Game Developers
Windows
Join the historic battle for Vukovar at the end of the 20th century through multiplayer combat. Play in teams choosing one of the five modes or outside the team in a free for all mode. Accomplish your goals using real weapons from the war while moving through an accurate simulation of the city map
Why similar: Wargame 35.7%, Military 14%, PvP 12.8%, Historical 10.3%, War 10.3%