- #1 Ultimate General: Civil War
97% matchVery Positive89% of 8,396 reviews2017
Dev: Game-Labs
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 46.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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: Wargame 20.7%, RTS 19.6%, Historical 18.1%, War 11%, Strategy 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: This is the direct evolution of the seed game, expanding the tactical scope into a full-scale campaign with unit progression and logistics.
- #2 Grand Tactician: The Civil War (1861-1865)
96% matchMostly Positive75% of 2,322 reviews2021
Dev: Grand Engineer Corps
Windows
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 83.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Take command of the Union or the Confederacy. Prepare your nation for war, recruit and organize great armies and fleets under legendary commanders like Grant, Lee, Jackson or Farragut, plan cunning maneuvers on an epic campaign map and defeat your enemies in real-time battles!
Why similar: Historical 31%, Strategy 27.5%, RTS 19.5%, Wargame 12.2%, War 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: This title perfectly bridges the gap between grand strategy and real-time tactical battles, providing a comprehensive Civil War experience.
- #3 Steel Division 2
95% matchMostly Positive79% of 9,441 reviews2019
Dev: Eugen Systems
Windows
Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 51.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Steel Division 2 is a historically-accurate WW2 real-time strategy game set on the Eastern Front. Features 1:1-scale turn-based army management and real-time tactical battles with thousands of men at your order.
Why similar: RTS 22.3%, Historical 16.5%, Strategy 14.1%, Wargame 13.3%, Tactical 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: It features large-scale tactical combat with a focus on unit management, morale, and realistic line-of-sight mechanics.
- #4 Take Command - 2nd Manassas
94% matchVery Positive94% of 85 reviews2016
Dev: MadMinute GamesPub: Norb Software Development LLC
Windows
Your quest for the true immersive Civil War battle experience ends here. Voted in PC Gamers list of Best 100 Games of All Time, Take Command is an RTCS "Real-Time Combat Simulator" and you've never played anything like it!
Why similar: Wargame 22.5%, RTS 20.1%, Historical 19.2%, War 11.3%, Tactical 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A classic tactical simulation that focuses on the same era and command style as the seed game, emphasizing realistic troop movements.
- #5 Ultimate General: American Revolution
94% matchMixed54% of 1,053 reviews2024
Dev: Game-Labs
Windows
American Revolution is a sandbox strategy game featuring the epic historical period during the rebellion of the American colonies against the British Empire.
Why similar: Historical 21.6%, RTS 18.9%, Wargame 17.4%, Strategy 10.5%, Tactical 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: The latest entry in the series, it retains the core tactical DNA while introducing a massive, dynamic grand-strategy campaign map.
- #6 Scourge Of War - Gettysburg
93% matchVery Positive83% of 52 reviews2024
Dev: Norb Software Development LLC
Windows
Welcome to Scourge of War, a real-time 3D computer game/simulation developed by NorbSoftDev, the company headed by renowned game designer Norb Timpko, designer of Mad Minute Games' acclaimed Take Command series. Scourge of War is the epitome of historical command simulations.
Why similar: Historical 23.6%, Wargame 20.8%, RTS 17.8%, Strategy 10.4%, Tactical 9%
Why You'll Like It: A modern, highly detailed tactical simulation that provides a more granular look at the same battle featured in the seed game.
- #7 Graviteam Tactics: Mius-Front
92% matchVery Positive89% of 1,099 reviews2016
Dev: Graviteam
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Graviteam Tactics: Mius-Front - tactical battalion level combat simulation. Action takes place in the summer of 1943 at Mius river and Saur-Mogila tumulus area of over 140 sq. km. Four large-scale operations for the Red Army and Wehrmacht.
Why similar: Wargame 22.5%, Strategy 20.1%, RTS 15.8%, Historical 12.9%, Simulation 12.4%
Why You'll Like It: Renowned for its unparalleled tactical realism and complex terrain simulation, it is a must-play for those who value historical accuracy.
- #8 Combat Mission Shock Force 2
91% matchVery Positive81% of 846 reviews2020
Dev: BattlefrontPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Median: 13.3 hrsMean: 70.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%
The latest title in the famous Combat Mission franchise of wargames, now on Steam. Shock Force 2 brings you to a hypothetical conflict in Syria between the forces of NATO and the Syrian Army. Play either on WeGo or Real Time in an incredibly detailed and realistic 1:1 tactical simulation.
Why similar: RTS 20.7%, Wargame 18.8%, Historical 17.9%, Strategy 11.5%, Tactical 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a high-fidelity tactical simulation that rewards careful planning and understanding of unit capabilities.
- #9 The Great War: Western Front™
91% matchMixed66% of 3,181 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: RTS 23.7%, Historical 21.9%, Strategy 17.9%, Wargame 12.4%, Tactical 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: It combines turn-based strategic front-line management with real-time tactical battles, capturing the grueling nature of historical warfare.
- #10 Strategic Command: American Civil War
90% matchVery Positive85% of 233 reviews2022
Dev: Fury SoftwarePub: Matrix Games
Windows
For the first time in the series’ history, Strategic Command will be taking you to the 19th century battlefields of the American Civil War. You will control the armies, research, production and diplomatic policy of either the Union or the Confederacy during a time of innovation and dramatic battles.
Why similar: Historical 36.4%, Wargame 31.1%, Strategy 28.4%, Multiplayer 3.3%, Singleplayer 0.7%
Why You'll Like It: Provides the essential grand strategic context for the Civil War, allowing players to manage the entire war effort.
- #11 Radio General
89% matchVery Positive83% of 539 reviews2020
Dev: Foolish Mortals Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%
It's WWII. You're a general sitting in a tent. All you have is a map, and a radio. Can you win the battle? Radio General is a unique strategy game where you interact with your units over the radio using speech recognition. Test your mettle and relive famous battles as a WWII general.
Why similar: RTS 21.8%, Historical 19.5%, Strategy 18.5%, War 11.5%, Simulation 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: It features a unique command-based interface that forces players to rely on reports and maps, mimicking the feel of historical battlefield command.
- #12 Regiments
88% matchVery Positive87% of 2,812 reviews2022
Dev: Bird's Eye GamesPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 25.6%, RTS 23.7%, Strategy 13.8%, Tactical 12.8%, War 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: A modern tactical RTS that emphasizes unit formation, morale, and the importance of combined arms in a realistic setting.
- #13 Syrian Warfare
89% matchVery Positive87% of 5,412 reviews2017
Dev: Cats Who Play
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Real Time Strategy with a high degree of realism. The game is based on a true story.
Why similar: RTS 21.9%, Historical 21%, Wargame 19%, Tactical 10.4%, Strategy 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A realistic tactical RTS that focuses on unit preservation and morale, rewarding players who treat their soldiers as valuable assets.
- #14 Men of War: Assault Squad 2
86% matchVery Positive91% of 46,011 reviews2014
Dev: DigitalmindsoftPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 8.4 hrsMean: 63.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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: RTS 23.6%, Strategy 22.5%, Historical 13.2%, War 12.8%, Tactical 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: Offers intense, granular control over individual units and squads, perfect for players who enjoy the tactical micro-management of the seed game.
- #15 Civil War II
87% matchMostly Positive78% of 345 reviews2014
Dev: AgeodPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
You take the part of the military and political leadership, trying to lead your nation to victory, in the midst of some of the toughest operations of the Civil War. You will build, organize and command your armies over one of the largest maps of the USA ever made for a Civil War game.
Why similar: Historical 36.6%, Strategy 29.9%, Wargame 17.2%, Simulation 12.1%, America 2.2% ★
Why You'll Like It: A deep, turn-based grand strategy game that offers a comprehensive look at the political and military challenges of the American Civil War.
- #16 Wargame: Red Dragon
86% matchVery Positive89% of 19,617 reviews2014
Dev: Eugen Systems
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 52.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The new reference in RTS at its best! The Wargame series returns to duty, larger, richer and more spectacular than ever before. In Wargame Red Dragon, you are engaged in a large-scale conflict where Western forces clash against the Communist bloc.
Why similar: RTS 30.6%, Strategy 19.9%, Wargame 18%, Military 10.6%, Tactical 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A complex, deep tactical wargame that requires significant strategic foresight and mastery of diverse unit types.
- #17 Ultimate Admiral: Age of Sail
84% matchMostly Positive79% of 2,088 reviews2021
Dev: Game-Labs
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 24.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Ultimate Admiral: Age of Sail is a tactical wargame from the creators of the Ultimate General series set amidst the epic naval campaigns in the period of the American Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.
Why similar: Strategy 31.3%, Historical 25.7%, Simulation 15.4%, RTS 11.1%, Wargame 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: Shares the same developer's innovative UI and tactical design philosophy, applied to naval warfare during the same historical era.
- #18 Pike and Shot : Campaigns
85% matchMostly Positive76% of 384 reviews2015
Dev: Byzantine GamesPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 67%
The ultimate wargame set in the age of Pike and Shot is back. You are now in full charge of your nation’s armies, throughout a long campaign in the struggle for dominance.
Why similar: Historical 34.2%, Wargame 27.7%, Strategy 26.8%, Tactical 7.9%, Multiplayer 2.5%
Why You'll Like It: Delivers deep, historically accurate tactical combat that emphasizes positioning and unit morale in a similar fashion to the seed game.
- #19 WARNO
82% matchVery Positive81% of 14,911 reviews2024
Dev: Eugen Systems
Windows
Median: 15.4 hrsMean: 69.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Realistic, immersive, breathtaking. WARNO is the ultimate World War III battle simulator from the masters of strategy, Eugen Systems. A Cold War turns decisively hot as you command hundreds of units on a beautiful and brutal battlefield. Outsmart, outfight, and lead your forces to total victory.
Why similar: Wargame 21.5%, RTS 20.1%, Historical 17.1%, Strategy 9.6%, Military 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on modern tactical combat with deep unit customization and realistic engagement ranges, appealing to fans of tactical depth.
- #20 Victory and Glory: The American Civil War
84% matchMixed65% of 75 reviews2020
Dev: Forced March GamesPub: Lock 'n Load Publishing
Windows
Victory and Glory: The American Civil War is a game of grand strategy and fast-play tactical battles where you take the role of either the Union or the Confederates and attempt to win.
Why similar: Strategy 35.8%, Wargame 21.1%, Simulation 18.9%, War 10.6%, Military 8%
Why You'll Like It: Combines a strategic board-game style map with tactical battle resolution, capturing the essence of the Civil War conflict.
- #21 Field of Glory II
83% matchVery Positive82% of 1,224 reviews2017
Dev: Byzantine GamesPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 26.2 hrs≥1hr: 31%
Field of Glory II is a turn-based tactical game set during the Rise of Rome from 280 BC to 25 BC.
Why similar: Historical 26.8%, Strategy 25.3%, Wargame 19.2%, Simulation 11.6%, Tactical 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: An excellent turn-based tactical game that focuses on the nuances of ancient warfare and unit cohesion.
- #22 Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition
82% matchVery Positive91% of 37,274 reviews2009
Dev: CREATIVE ASSEMBLYPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 44.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Command the seas, control the land, forge a new nation, and conquer the globe.
Why similar: Historical 34%, Strategy 23.6%, RTS 12.7%, Military 9.9%, War 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: Offers large-scale historical battles that blend strategy and tactics, set in an era of line infantry and artillery.
- #23 Master of Command
77% matchVery Positive92% of 3,127 reviews2025
Dev: Armchair Interactive
Windows
Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 22.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Take command in Europe's greatest 18th-century war. Equip & customize regiments, manage supplies, and engage in brutal real-time battles across procedural campaigns. Resources and replacements are scarce, and keeping your best men alive may matter more than any single victory.
Why similar: Historical 21.9%, RTS 17.6%, Wargame 14%, Tactical 10.2%, Strategy 10.1%
- #24 Supreme Ruler Ultimate
81% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,248 reviews2014
Dev: BattleGoat Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.4 hrsMean: 50.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Real-Time Strategy/Wargame. From World War II through the Cold War and into the future, re-live or re-imagine the tensions and crises of our recent history! Guide your nation through the era of your choice in Campaigns, Scenarios, and Sandboxes, as you make every effort to become Supreme Ruler!
Why similar: RTS 21.3%, Wargame 19.9%, Historical 13.4%, Tactical 13.1%, Strategy 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A massive grand strategy game for players who want to manage the entire military and economic machine of a nation.
- #25 Panzer Corps 2
79% matchVery Positive85% of 4,064 reviews2020
Dev: Flashback GamesPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 58.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Panzer Corps 2 is the ultimate Second World War strategy game! Enjoy the time-proven gameplay formula which has been appreciated by millions of players over the years, brought to a whole new level of refinement up to the latest technical standards.
Why similar: Historical 22.3%, Strategy 21.4%, Wargame 21.1%, Tactical 10%, Military 10%
Why You'll Like It: A refined tactical wargame that excels in presenting historical scenarios with clear, deep mechanics.
- #26 Battle of Empires : 1914-1918
81% matchMixed69% of 2,101 reviews2015
Dev: Great War TeamPub: Best Way Soft
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.0 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: Historical 29%, RTS 24%, Strategy 19.5%, War 15.5%, Simulation 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical RTS that focuses on the specific challenges of WWI infantry and artillery combat.
- #27 Command: Modern Operations
79% matchVery Positive85% of 1,564 reviews2019
Dev: Command Development TeamPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 33.6 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Command: Modern Operations is the next generation in cross-domain modern wargaming. It enables you to simulate every military engagement from post World War II to the present day and beyond. The scale is primarily tactical/operational, although strategic scale operations are also possible.
Why similar: Wargame 24.9%, RTS 21.8%, Military 16.9%, Simulation 16.4%, Strategy 15.8%
Why You'll Like It: The ultimate simulation for those who love the technical, data-driven side of military command and modern warfare.
- #28 Unity of Command II
78% matchMostly Positive80% of 2,102 reviews2019
Dev: 2x2 Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 17.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Unity of Command II is the sequel to one of the most critically acclaimed strategy games of all time; a game critics called 'the perfect gateway' into computer war games.
Why similar: Wargame 23.1%, Strategy 22.9%, Historical 18.5%, War 9.2%, Military 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: An operational-level wargame that emphasizes supply lines and tactical movement, perfect for those who enjoy the logistical side of war.
- #29 War of Rights
77% matchVery Positive88% of 14,527 reviews2018
Dev: Campfire Games
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 90.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
War of Rights is a first person multiplayer game featuring massive 400 player battles with a focus on historical authenticity, teamplay and immersion. It is set during the perilous days of the American Civil War, in the Maryland Campaign of September, 1862.
Why similar: Historical 42.9%, War 17.8%, Military 10.5%, Strategy 9.5%, Simulation 6.9%
- #30 Battleplan: American Civil War
80% matchMixed47% of 300 reviews2014
Dev: The Mustard CorporationPub: KPL
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Battleplan: American Civil War introduces you to fastplay wargaming, a new kind of strategy game experience. Take command of either Confederate or Union troops and fight your way through eleven of the American Civil War’s most famous battles.
Why similar: Strategy 46.9%, Historical 36.4%, Simulation 16.7%
Why You'll Like It: A more accessible, streamlined tactical approach to the American Civil War that is easy to pick up but still offers strategic depth.
- #31 Close Combat: The Bloody First
78% matchMixed53% of 457 reviews2019
Dev: Matrix Games
Windows
Close Combat: The Bloody First is the latest release in the critically-acclaimed Close Combat series, and the first using the new 3D Archon engine. With this Close Combat: The Bloody First combines classic Close Combat tactical gameplay with battles fought across a wide variety of diverse 3D landscapes including craggy ridgelines, narrow...
Why similar: Historical 23.4%, Wargame 19.7%, Strategy 14.8%, Tactical 12.5%, War 11%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on squad-level tactical realism and the psychological impact of combat on individual soldiers.
- #32 Steel Division: Normandy 44
76% matchMostly Positive75% of 6,291 reviews2017
Dev: Eugen Systems
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 17.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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: RTS 30.8%, Strategy 16.9%, Wargame 9.9%, Tactical 9.7%, Military 9.2%
- #33 Men of War: Assault Squad
76% matchVery Positive88% of 5,101 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 24.3%, RTS 21.3%, Tactical 14%, Historical 13.7%, War 12.2%
- #34 Wargame: Airland Battle
75% matchVery Positive87% of 4,439 reviews2013
Dev: Eugen Systems
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 14.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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: RTS 28.8%, Strategy 19.9%, Wargame 15.7%, Military 11.6%, Tactical 8.7%
- #35 Battle Cry of Freedom
74% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,500 reviews2022
Dev: Flying Squirrel Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 17.5 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Battle Cry of Freedom brings brutal real-time first and third-person combat set in the 19th Century America, presenting players with the opportunity to re-fight the American Civil War as either the Union or the Confederates.
Why similar: Historical 32.8%, Strategy 12.9%, War 12.6%, Tactical 11.6%, Military 11.4%
- #36 Hegemony III: Clash of the Ancients
74% matchVery Positive82% of 552 reviews2015
Dev: Longbow Games
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 25.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Command armies, manage resources, and build an empire in this real-time strategy wargame from Longbow Games. Will Rome fulfil its destiny to rule the ancient world or will history be rewritten to forge a new Etruscan, Gallic, or Greek hegemony!
Why similar: Historical 29.8%, Strategy 20.7%, RTS 20.5%, Wargame 17.4%, Simulation 8.5%
- #37 Strategos
70% matchVery Positive87% of 205 reviews2026
Dev: Strategos GamesPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Strategos is a real-time tactics wargame set in classical antiquity. Simulate large-scale battles with over 120 factions, and 250+ units, from the ancient world. Create custom battles, or take command of historical ones.
Why similar: Historical 22.4%, Wargame 18.9%, RTS 17.8%, Strategy 12.1%, War 8.5%
- #38 Sherman Commander
71% matchMixed69% of 116 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: Historical 22.3%, RTS 18%, Wargame 16.9%, Tactical 11.8%, War 9.1%
- #39 Men of War™
73% matchVery Positive90% of 3,795 reviews2009
Dev: Best WayPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 13.7 hrs≥1hr: 56%
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 29.1%, RTS 26%, Tactical 12.8%, Historical 9.9%, War 8.3%
- #40 Men of War: Vietnam
75% matchMixed64% of 1,312 reviews2011
Dev: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 48%
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 27.5%, RTS 21.4%, Historical 19.5%, Tactical 12.4%, War 11.5%
- #41 Unity of Command: Stalingrad Campaign
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,012 reviews2012
Dev: 2x2 Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Unity of Command is an innovative and refreshing operational-level wargame that covers the entire 1942/43 Stalingrad Campaign on the Eastern Front.
Why similar: Strategy 31.6%, Wargame 31%, Historical 24.1%, War 5.7%, Military 4%
- #42 Revolution Under Siege Gold
73% matchMostly Positive71% of 167 reviews2015
Dev: Sep RedsPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Make the Reds side triumph to save the Soviet Proletarian revolution, or, on the other side, lead the Whites side to victory in order to place the old regime back in power and protect the countries of Europe from the perils of the revolution. This is the biggest civil war game you will ever play!
Why similar: Strategy 31.2%, Historical 26.9%, Wargame 26.2%, Simulation 13.3%, Multiplayer 1.8%
- #43 Vietnam ‘65
72% matchVery Positive83% of 433 reviews2015
Dev: Every Single Soldier
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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: Historical 39.5%, Strategy 31.6%, Wargame 21%, War 7%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #44 Invasion Machine
71% matchMixed66% of 624 reviews2020
Dev: Pixel Machine
Windows
Modern-warfare RTS/sandbox game inspired by the real conflicts in the Middle East. Fight a counter-insurgency war, protect the civilian population, casevac your wounded and decide how the world sees your struggle. And remember - no one gets left behind.
Why similar: RTS 21.5%, Strategy 19.2%, Wargame 17.2%, Military 12.9%, Tactical 9.4%
- #45 Radio Commander: Vietnam '64
70% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,032 reviews2019
Dev: Serious SimPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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: Historical 21.5%, Wargame 21.4%, RTS 19.9%, War 10.4%, Strategy 10.2%
- #46 Hegemony Rome: The Rise of Caesar
72% matchMixed60% of 449 reviews2014
Dev: Longbow Games
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Hegemony Rome: The Rise of Caesar takes you to the plains and forests of ancient Gaul where Julius Caesar wages a decade long war to subjugate the barbarian hordes. Hegemony Rome will immerse you in the history like no other real time strategy game ever before, forcing you to pay close attention to the changing seasons and rapidly...
Why similar: Strategy 35%, Historical 31.4%, RTS 23.6%, Simulation 7.5%, Indie 2.3%
- #47 Gary Grigsby's War in the East 2
68% matchVery Positive92% of 428 reviews2021
Dev: 2by3 GamesPub: Matrix Games
Windows
War in the East 2 is the most comprehensive, most realistic, and most advanced wargame modeling Eastern Front warfare in World War Two.
Why similar: Wargame 31.7%, Strategy 24.3%, Historical 18.8%, Simulation 12.8%, War 9.7%
- #48 Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars
71% matchMixed58% of 642 reviews2011
Dev: GSC Game WorldPub: GSC World Publishing
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 19.5 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars sends the player into the heroic XIX century where they assume the role of a commander to take part in the massive historical battles for the supremacy over Europe.
Why similar: Strategy 39.7%, RTS 31%, Historical 29.4%
- #49 Company of Heroes - Legacy Edition
68% matchVery Positive93% of 7,201 reviews2007
Dev: Relic EntertainmentPub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Delivering a visceral WWII gaming experience, Company of Heroes redefines RTS by bringing the sacrifice of heroic soldiers, war-ravaged environments, and dynamic battlefields to life. This legacy version also grants access to the latest version of COH, just called "Company of Heroes".
Why similar: RTS 34%, Strategy 20.9%, Historical 13.1%, Tactical 11.2%, Military 8.5%
- #50 Ukrainian Warfare: Gostomel Heroes
64% matchNo user reviews91% of 171 reviews2026
Dev: Cats Who Play
Windows
Ukrainian Warfare: Gostomel Heroes – is a real-time strategy game with a high degree of realism. Relive the Battle of Kiev (2022), a turning point in the Ukrainian conflict. Witness the Untold Story of 2022 Through the Eyes of Those Who Fought.
Why similar: RTS 26%, Strategy 17.1%, Historical 14.4%, Wargame 11.5%, War 10.8%
- #51 Forged Battalion
70% matchMixed58% of 1,108 reviews2018
Dev: Petroglyph
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Customize your unique faction in a new take on real-time strategy as you fight in a variety of skirmish, solo, and multiplayer battles. You are not only a commander, but also an engineer – so you have ultimate control over your faction’s units, factories, superweapons and economy.
Why similar: RTS 54.8%, Strategy 27.7%, Simulation 11.2%, Indie 3%, Multiplayer 2.8%
- #52 Combat Mission: Final Blitzkrieg
66% matchVery Positive80% of 71 reviews2024
Dev: BattlefrontPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Combat Mission Final Blitzkrieg (CMFB) follows the Western Allies through the battles along Germany's border and into the heart of the Reich itself.
Why similar: RTS 21.7%, Historical 19.2%, Wargame 18.4%, Strategy 12.2%, Tactical 8.4%
- #53 Total War: NAPOLEON – Definitive Edition
67% matchVery Positive92% of 26,827 reviews2010
Dev: CREATIVE ASSEMBLYPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 32.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Complete your Total War collection with this Definitive Edition of Total War: NAPOLEON, which includes all DLC and feature updates since the game’s release
Why similar: Historical 35.5%, Strategy 22.1%, RTS 15.4%, War 9.6%, Tactical 8.2%
- #54 Supreme Ruler 1936
69% matchMostly Positive74% of 303 reviews2014
Dev: BattleGoat Studios
Windows
Median: 9.0 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: Historical 23.3%, RTS 19.3%, Wargame 17.9%, Strategy 11.6%, War 9.9%
- #55 A Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIA
67% matchMostly Positive70% of 14,652 reviews2018
Dev: CREATIVE ASSEMBLYPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12.1 hrsMean: 31.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
From the multi-award-winning strategy series, A Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia combines huge real-time battles with engrossing turn-based campaign, set at a critical flashpoint in history. Anglo-Saxons, Gaelic clans and Viking settlers clash for control. What Kingdom will you build?
Why similar: Historical 34.6%, RTS 24.4%, Strategy 21.8%, War 9.4%, Tactical 4.6%
- #56 Call to Arms
67% matchMostly Positive79% of 23,876 reviews2018
Dev: Digitalmindsoft
Windows
Median: 3.7 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: RTS 27.5%, Strategy 25.6%, Military 13.6%, War 11.8%, Tactical 11.8%
- #57 Blitzkrieg 3
69% matchMixed54% of 7,303 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: RTS 23.1%, Historical 22.2%, Strategy 13.7%, Tactical 12.2%, War 11.1%
- #58 三国志猛将传
69% matchMixed57% of 118 reviews2020
Dev: OneOneGames
Windows
摒弃传统三国游戏的数据对碰,实现对每个单位都进行独立的实时演算。国产单机三国游戏,尽可能在保留三国历史原貌同时还原壮观的冷兵器决战场景。
Why similar: Strategy 31.7%, Historical 15.5%, RTS 13.5%, Wargame 11.8%, Tactical 7.4%
- #59 Nations
64% matchVery Positive87% of 95 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: Historical 32.2%, RTS 23%, Wargame 18.9%, Strategy 18.2%, War 6.3%