- #1 Stickman Trenches
97% matchVery Positive81% of 1,873 reviews2023
Dev: Big Play Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 58%
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: Strategy 57.6%, Action 27.1%, Casual 15.3%
- #2 Battle of Empires : 1914-1918
96% 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: Strategy 68%, Action 20.4%, Indie 11.6%
- #3 Divided We Fall: Play For Free
96% matchMixed55% of 252 reviews2017
Dev: KAVA Game Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Unite and fight your way to victory! Divided we Fall is a strategic close-combat multiplayer game that emphasizes the importance of building an effective cohesive squad and executing well thought-out tactics on the battlefield.
Why similar: Strategy 55.5%, Action 25.8%, Indie 18.7%
- #4 Isonzo
94% matchVery Positive83% of 17,014 reviews2022
Dev: BlackMill Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 22.9 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: Indie 56.5%, Action 43.5%
- #5 TrenchesWIP
94% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,625 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: Action 100%
- #6 War of Dots
92% matchVery Positive81% of 5,991 reviews2026
Dev: TeaAndPython
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Easy to learn, hard to master. A simple & free RTS game.
Why similar: Strategy 78.3%, Casual 13%, Indie 8.7%
- #7 Supremacy: 1914
93% matchMostly Positive74% of 4,300 reviews2019
Dev: Bytro Labs GmbH
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 40.5 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: Strategy 100%
- #8 Toy Soldiers
91% matchVery Positive89% of 1,491 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: Strategy 55.8%, Action 23.9%, Casual 20.4%
- #9 Toy Soldiers: HD
89% matchMixed64% of 165 reviews2021
Dev: Signal StudiosPub: Accelerate Games
Windows
Command antique WWI Toy Soldiers in the trench-filled battlefields of Europe. Deploy an exciting arsenal of guns, artillery, flamethrowers, tanks and planes to defend your WWI toy dioramas. Take direct control of individual units or command the entire battlefield from above.
Why similar: Strategy 78.6%, Action 21.4%
- #10 Spirit of War
90% matchMixed59% of 81 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 100%
- #11 All Quiet in the Trenches
86% matchVery Positive90% of 909 reviews2024
Dev: Totally Not Aliens
Windows · Linux
All Quiet in the Trenches is a narrative turn-based strategy RPG set in World War I. Get to know your soldiers, take care of their needs and lead them in battle, trying to strike a precarious balance between the ambitions of your superiors and the survival of your men.
Why similar: Strategy 80.1%, Indie 19.9%
- #12 Verdun
86% matchVery Positive86% of 37,659 reviews2015
Dev: BlackMill Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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: Strategy 65.4%, Action 34.6%
- #13 Bare Metal
87% matchVery Positive85% of 96 reviews2017
Dev: Michael McCartneyPub: Blue Mana
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 44%
A fast-paced tug-of-war game.
Why similar: Strategy 69.2%, Indie 30.8%
- #14 War Selection
84% matchVery Positive85% of 23,331 reviews2019
Dev: Glyph Worlds
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 28.0 hrs≥1hr: 70%
War Selection is a compelling RTS game featuring base building, resource extraction and warfare. Evolve from a stone age tribe to a distinct industrial nation with unique game mechanics and battle for supremacy with dozens of players on a unique procedurally generated map.
Why similar: Strategy 91.7%, Indie 8.3%
- #15 BattleRush
85% matchMixed69% of 2,878 reviews2018
Dev: TB Games
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 37%
Free-to-play multiplayer action game in the entourage of the Second World War with total destructibility of the environment. Enjoy full freedom, build a defense, create your army, crush the enemy.
Why similar: Action 66.8%, Indie 33.2%
- #16 Commands & Colors: The Great War
83% matchMixed46% of 102 reviews2017
Dev: HexWar GamesPub: Hunted Cow Games
Windows
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: Strategy 100%
- #17 Wagers of War
82% matchMixed57% of 65 reviews2018
Dev: Jumb-O-Fun Games Inc
Windows
Jump into a competitive battleground as you face off against your opponent in rounds of war. Based on the classic card game War, battle head-to-head as you work to anticipate your opponent’s next move while making gains to outsmart them and bring home the victory.
Why similar: Strategy 70.1%, Indie 29.9%
- #18 Warplanes: WW1 Sky Aces
81% matchVery Positive84% of 669 reviews2019
Dev: Home Net Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Be a pioneer of aerial warfare in Warplanes: WW1 Sky Aces. Fight above the battlefields of World War I and become the ultimate Sky Ace!
Why similar: Action 58.1%, Indie 41.9%
- #19 Rising Front
75% matchVery Positive88% of 4,105 reviews2026
Dev: Sandstorm Studios Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 4.5 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: Strategy 62.1%, Action 37.9%
- #20 Battlepillars Gold Edition
81% matchVery Positive84% of 395 reviews2014
Dev: Hitcents
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Battlepillars is a real-time tug-of-war strategy game in which you command caterpillars armed to the teeth with flamethrowers, sticky honey, mines, machine guns, and more!
Why similar: Strategy 58.4%, Action 15.4%, Casual 14.5%, Indie 11.7%
- #21 Making History: The First World War
79% 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 73%, Indie 27%
- #22 Sacraboar
82% matchMostly Negative26% of 66 reviews2009
Dev: Makivision Games
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 20%
Sacraboar is an RTS game in which players have to capture their opponent's boar trophy. Featuring an intuitive and easy to use resource management system, the game offers fast-paced game play without lengthy and tedious construction phases.
Why similar: Strategy 53%, Action 26.4%, Indie 20.6%
- #23 Over The Top: WWI
72% matchVery Positive85% of 6,484 reviews2026
Dev: Flying Squirrel EntertainmentPub: GG Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.6 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: Action 100%
- #24 Battle Islands: Commanders
80% matchMixed48% of 893 reviews2017
Dev: DR StudiosPub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Take part in major WWII battles in Battle Islands: Commanders, from the sandy dunes of North Africa to the bitter cold of the Eastern Front! Master the art of war against real opponents from around the world and reap the spoils of war.
Why similar: Strategy 69.9%, Action 30.1%
- #25 The Great War: Western Front™
76% matchMixed66% of 3,251 reviews2023
Dev: PetroglyphPub: Frontier Foundry
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 100%
- #26 On The Western Front
74% 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: Strategy 71.1%, Indie 28.9%
- #27 Making History: The Great War
79% 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: Strategy 78.4%, Indie 21.6%
- #28 Beyond The Wire
75% matchMixed63% of 7,532 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: Strategy 58.2%, Action 29.8%, Indie 12%
- #29 Trial Of Empires TD
77% matchMostly Positive69% of 70 reviews2022
Dev: Mustafa YILMAZER
Windows · Mac · Linux
Trial of Empires TD, is a Free to Play 3D tower defense game. Pick your ally and build your strategy with different combinations. Compete with other players on the Leaderboards with Single-Player or CO-OP game modes
Why similar: Strategy 36.2%, Action 26.2%, Indie 19.2%, Casual 18.4%
- #30 BuildMoreCubes
78% matchMostly Positive72% of 143 reviews2016
Dev: HA Studio Ltd.Pub: SA Industry
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
It is an army vs army game.You need to constantly rebuild and grow your army in order to survive or win the battle.
Why similar: Strategy 41.5%, Casual 21.7%, Action 20.7%, Indie 16.2%
- #31 Tannenberg
74% matchVery Positive86% of 9,765 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: Strategy 48.5%, Action 32.8%, Indie 18.7%
- #32 R.O.O.T.S
78% matchMixed52% of 69 reviews2015
Dev: reMaginarium
Windows · Linux
Median: 18 minMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 27%
R.O.O.T.S is a real-time strategy game that pits the player against colorful yet invasive enemies that must be overtaken before the player themselves is uprooted! Warfare has never been so beautifully unorthodox.
Why similar: Strategy 52.4%, Casual 26.3%, Indie 21.3%
- #33 Trench Face
69% matchVery Positive94% of 696 reviews2025
Dev: Pulse Blue
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Trench Face is a horror turn based war RPG featuring exploration-based dungeons, with hanging monsters lurking around each corner. Every enemy varying in strengths and weaknesses. Escape the trench with your life.
Why similar: Strategy 66.6%, Action 22.5%, Indie 10.9%
- #34 The Lost Battalion: All Out Warfare
77% matchMixed53% of 134 reviews2015
Dev: Jake OlsonPub: My Way Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A simple Side-Scrolling Shooter set in the Western Fronts of World War 1.
Why similar: Action 40%, Casual 33.6%, Indie 26.4%
- #35 Skies above the Great War
71% matchMostly Positive76% of 139 reviews2024
Dev: Puntigames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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: Strategy 52%, Action 24.6%, Indie 23.4%
- #36 KARDS - The WW2 Card Game
71% matchMixed69% of 49,408 reviews2020
Dev: 1939 Games
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 47.4 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: Strategy 74.8%, Casual 25.2%
- #37 Tactical Control
73% matchVery Positive82% of 72 reviews2019
Dev: Hellride Games
Windows
Tactical Control: the 7-minute wargame. Simplified strategy with minimalist graphics and quick, intense games. Play short matches against random opponents. Fight tense battles of stealth, anticipation and surprise. Win with strategy, deception and cleverness, not with reflexes and clicking speed.
Why similar: Strategy 50%, Casual 29.7%, Indie 20.3%
- #38 Faces of War
73% matchVery Positive88% of 1,206 reviews2014
Dev: Best WayPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 58%
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 78.5%, Action 21.5%
- #39 War Mines: WW1
71% matchVery Positive93% of 54 reviews2021
Dev: Wild Pepper Games
Windows
Play using the logic of traditional minesweeper games in this reinterpretation of the classic game. Interact with the story of World War I (the Great War) by solving the minesweeper puzzles and finding landmines.
Why similar: Strategy 57%, Casual 33.2%, Indie 9.7%
- #40 Fog of War
73% matchMixed48% of 799 reviews2018
Dev: Monkeys Lab.Pub: Neokosmos Technologies Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 17.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Tactical Multiplayer FPS shooter with a story based on the events of the World War II. Strategic battles with a variety of vehicles, including artillery. Multiple game modes. Ranks, titles, awards, career.
Why similar: Strategy 61%, Action 39%
- #41 Apes Warfare
65% matchVery Positive96% of 115 reviews2026
Dev: GigaQuests
Windows · Mac
Fast-paced tactical battles where every move can turn the tide. Outsmart your opponent, adapt on the fly, and turn the battle in seconds. Inspired by classic strategy games, reimagined for faster, more modern play. Play the solo campaign or challenge players worldwide in online multiplayer.
Why similar: Strategy 100%
- #42 HoCWar
72% matchMixed57% of 143 reviews2016
Dev: HoCWar
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Immerse yorself into the harsh world of ruthless card battles!
Why similar: Strategy 93.1%, Indie 6.9%
- #43 Warplanes: WW2 Dogfight
69% matchVery Positive86% of 1,775 reviews2019
Dev: Home Net Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 40%
Grab the control yoke of a warplane and jump into the battlefields of World War 2 in this thrilling combat flight action game. In each of the campaigns for USA, Great Britain, USSR, Germany and Japan you will assume the role of a pilot and squadron leader of an elite air force unit.
Why similar: Action 54.6%, Indie 45.4%
- #44 Operation: Polygon Storm
66% matchMostly Positive70% of 291 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: Strategy 78.4%, Action 21.6%
- #45 Just War Trains
64% matchVery Positive89% of 159 reviews2024
Dev: DrElliotPub: The Reef Production Co.
Windows
Just War Trains is an online shooter where players control heavily armored trains, engaging in intense battles against an opponent. The objective is to outgun the opposing train with precise shooting. You can play with up to 24 people in WAR TRAINS!
Why similar: Action 53.3%, Strategy 31.1%, Casual 15.6%
- #46 Armor Clash
70% matchMixed69% of 85 reviews2015
Dev: Windforce
Windows · Mac · Linux
Armor Clash is an RTS game of modern warfare, containing classic features like base building, unit training etc. Players can pick modern armors such as M1A2, T-14 to form identical legions. With realistic effects and fast paced battle, players will enjoy commanding their armored forces to break down the enemy.
Why similar: Strategy 72%, Indie 28%
- #47 Warpips
64% matchVery Positive87% of 5,125 reviews2022
Dev: Skirmish Mode GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 66%
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: Strategy 66.2%, Indie 17.6%, Action 16.2%
- #48 Fog Of War - Free Edition
69% matchMixed52% of 1,747 reviews2018
Dev: Monkeys Lab.
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 25%
Tactical Multiplayer FPS shooter with a story based on the events of the World War II. Strategic battles with a variety of vehicles, including artillery. Multiple game modes. Ranks, titles, awards, career.
Why similar: Action 76.5%, Indie 23.5%
- #49 Frontline Inferno
63% matchVery Positive85% of 309 reviews2024
Dev: HMS Studios
Windows
Step into fast-paced WWII combat with Frontline Inferno! Choose your side and engage in chaotic, arcade-style battles with dynamic respawns, customizable loadouts, and vibrant low-poly visuals. Join the fight and dominate the battlefield!
Why similar: Action 100%
- #50 Soup: the Game
70% matchMixed57% of 60 reviews2016
Dev: Dewdrop Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Soup: The Game is a micro-strategy experience in which you wage war against opposing microorganisms. It features minimalistic, intuitive controls and great depth of unit interaction.
Why similar: Strategy 51.9%, Action 27%, Indie 21.1%
- #51 Clash of Castle
70% matchMixed46% of 61 reviews2018
Dev: RewindApp
Windows
To attack! Deploy your troops and destroy the enemy castle!
Why similar: Strategy 42.6%, Action 21.5%, Casual 20.1%, Indie 15.8%
- #52 Battle Islands
68% matchMostly Positive75% of 3,462 reviews2014
Dev: DR StudiosPub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 16.5 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Battle friends over air, land and sea in this epic WW2-themed battle strategy game.
Why similar: Strategy 78.2%, Action 12.2%, Casual 9.6%
- #53 Steam Squad
68% matchMixed65% of 89 reviews2016
Dev: Bretwalda Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Steam Squad - a classical tactical wargame with honest physics simulation of battles set in an alternative universe during the First World War. Players acting for the 3 of the superpowers - the Holy Roman, British and Tianxian Empires complete 30 missions with squads of up to 8 units.
Why similar: Strategy 75%, Indie 25%
- #54 WWII Online
63% matchMixed51% of 3,792 reviews2023
Dev: Cornered Rat SoftwarePub: Playnet, Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 24 minMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 28%
WWII Online is a massive, persistent free-to-play MMO FPS driven entirely by players. Fight as Army, Air, or Naval forces and earn Victory Points to access more units. One global server. No scripts. Real outcomes. No zones. Huge world (300,000 km²). ENLIST NOW!
Why similar: Action 51.6%, Strategy 35.8%, Indie 12.6%