- #1 Panzer Corps 2
97% 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: World War II 23.7% ★, Hex Grid 10.8% ★, Turn-Based 10.4%, Grand Strategy 9.7% ★, Wargame 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: This is the most direct spiritual successor to the Unity of Command experience, offering polished hex-based combat and a vast array of WWII units.
- #2 Unity of Command: Stalingrad Campaign
96% 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: World War II 33.7% ★, Turn-Based 13.8%, Wargame 11.9%, Strategy 11.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: As the predecessor to the seed game, it offers the same core mechanics and challenging logistical puzzles in a classic setting.
- #3 Order of Battle: World War II
96% matchMostly Positive78% of 3,120 reviews2015
Dev: The ArtistocratsPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 16.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Order of Battle: World War II is a breath of fresh air for all strategy fans. It is a game that takes wargaming to a new level by upgrading every single game element and rebooting the genre for a new generation of players.
Why similar: World War II 33.6% ★, Turn-Based 12.8%, Strategy 11.8%, Wargame 10.7%, Hex Grid 9.6% ★
Why You'll Like It: It shares the accessible yet deep turn-based gameplay style, focusing on supply lines and unit specialization.
- #4 Strategic Command WWII: World at War
95% matchVery Positive84% of 595 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 33.7% ★, Strategy 19.2%, Turn-Based 18.7%, Hex Grid 10.6% ★, Wargame 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game excels at the grand-strategy level, requiring players to manage global logistics and theater-wide operations.
- #5 Second Front
94% matchMostly Positive79% of 653 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 26.9% ★, Hex Grid 14.3% ★, Turn-Based 12.5%, Wargame 10.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: A highly detailed tactical wargame that captures the intensity of WWII infantry and armor combat on a hex-grid.
- #6 Hex of Steel
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 801 reviews2020
Dev: War Frogs Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Hex of Steel is a refreshing WWII wargame covering all fronts featuring a certain amount of original mechanics. Fight in solo against finally a decent AI throughout Europe, Africa or the Pacific, or against a friend in the cross-platform PBEM or real time multiplayer. Coop is also an option!
Why similar: World War II 26.9% ★, Hex Grid 15.2% ★, Turn-Based 13.8%, Wargame 11.9%, Military 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: This title offers a modern take on the classic hex-and-counter wargame format with a focus on historical accuracy and unit variety.
- #7 Gary Grigsby's War in the East 2
93% 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: World War II 28.6% ★, Wargame 18.8%, Strategy 13.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.7%, Simulation 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: For those who want to graduate from the seed game to a more complex, high-fidelity simulation of the Eastern Front.
- #8 The Operational Art of War IV
92% matchVery Positive81% of 363 reviews2018
Dev: TrickeySoft LLCPub: Matrix Games
Windows
The Operational Art of War IV is the new generation of operational wargames. With more flexibility than before and with a new array of exciting features, it will make you relive the most iconic battles from the dawn of the 20th Century to modern day, including the ones that never occurred!
Why similar: World War II 29.5% ★, Strategy 20.1%, Wargame 19.8%, Turn-Based 17.8%, Simulation 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: This is the gold standard for operational-level wargaming, offering unparalleled depth for players who want to master complex logistics.
- #9 Steel Division 2
91% 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: World War II 32.8% ★, Grand Strategy 12.1% ★, Wargame 9.9%, Strategy 9.6%, Military 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: While real-time, it provides a massive scale of operational command that appeals to fans of the seed game's strategic scope.
- #10 Decisive Campaigns: The Blitzkrieg from Warsaw to Paris
91% matchVery Positive90% of 130 reviews2015
Dev: VR DesignsPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Decisive Campaigns: The Blitzkrieg from Warsaw to Paris is the first in an innovative series of operational World War II wargames that also include a strategic element. The Blitzkrieg from Warsaw to Paris simulates Germany’s military successes in Poland and France in 1939 and 1940 .
Why similar: World War II 29.4% ★, Hex Grid 17% ★, Strategy 13.2%, Turn-Based 10.9%, Wargame 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: It combines traditional hex-based wargaming with deep political and logistical simulation elements.
- #11 Strategic Command WWII: War in Europe
90% matchVery Positive91% of 424 reviews2017
Dev: Fury SoftwarePub: Matrix Games
Windows
Strategic Command WWII: War in Europe is a deeply immersive turn based strategy game covering the greatest conflict in modern history!
Why similar: Strategy 44.3%, World War II 41% ★, Turn-Based 14.7%
Why You'll Like It: A refined grand-strategy experience that emphasizes the importance of supply lines and regional command in the European theater.
- #12 Gary Grigsby's War in the West
89% matchVery Positive86% of 175 reviews2017
Dev: 2by3 GamesPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Gary Grigsby’s War in the West is the most ambitious and detailed computer wargame on the Western Front of World War II ever made.
Why similar: World War II 42.9% ★, Simulation 16.9%, Wargame 16.3%, War 8.9%, Strategy 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a massive, detailed look at the air and ground war in Western Europe, perfect for fans of deep logistics.
- #13 Strategic Mind: Blitzkrieg
89% matchVery Positive85% of 505 reviews2020
Dev: Starni Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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 24.5% ★, Turn-Based 13.2%, Wargame 11.8%, Military 8%, War 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based tactical game that emphasizes historical narrative and unit progression within a hex-based environment.
- #14 WarPlan
88% matchVery Positive81% of 220 reviews2020
Dev: Kraken StudiosPub: Matrix Games
Windows
WarPlan is an incredibly accurate World War II simulation engine. It is a balance of realism and playability incorporating the best from 50 years of World War II board wargaming. Play a recreated World War II in every detail, thanks to the engine flexibility and database
Why similar: World War II 22.2% ★, Grand Strategy 11.8% ★, Hex Grid 11.8% ★, Wargame 10.6%, Turn-Based 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: A deep, turn-based grand strategy game that focuses on the economic and logistical realities of the entire WWII conflict.
- #15 Battle Academy 2: Eastern Front
87% matchVery Positive92% of 239 reviews2014
Dev: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Sequel to its successful predecessor, Battle Academy 2 moves the action east – to the bloodied plains of Mother Russia. When a gritty new look, great new features, and random mission generation meet battle-proven gameplay you can be sure of a turn-based strategy classic!
Why similar: World War II 41.4% ★, Turn-Based 20.1%, Strategy 19.4%, Wargame 10.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: An accessible, fast-paced tactical game that captures the feel of WWII combat without the overwhelming complexity of grand strategy.
- #16 Total Tank Generals
85% matchMostly Positive73% of 320 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 33.6% ★, Hex Grid 15.2% ★, Wargame 9.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 7%, Historical 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: A modern, approachable turn-based strategy game that focuses on historical tank warfare and hex-grid movement.
- #17 Graviteam Tactics: Mius-Front
86% 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: World War II 45.9% ★, Wargame 15.7%, Strategy 12.9%, Simulation 8.6%, Military 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: A highly realistic simulation that focuses on the tactical realities of WWII combat with a strong emphasis on terrain and line-of-sight.
- #18 Close Combat - Gateway to Caen
86% matchMostly Positive70% of 487 reviews2014
Dev: Matrix Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Close Combat: Gateway to Caen is a great release in the critically-acclaimed Close Combat series. Gateway to Caen focuses on the largest, concentrated British offensive since the Normandy landings in an attempt to penetrate the German lines west of Caen and cross the Odon River to get the stalled advance moving again.
Why similar: World War II 49.1% ★, Wargame 15.1%, Strategy 14.8%, Simulation 6.5%, Historical 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: A classic tactical wargame that emphasizes the importance of morale, terrain, and unit cohesion in intense combat scenarios.
- #19 Gary Grigsby's War in the East
84% matchVery Positive90% of 579 reviews2015
Dev: 2by3 GamesPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 49.5 hrs≥1hr: 60%
War on an Epic scale from Moscow to Berlin – this is War in the East!
Why similar: World War II 31% ★, Grand Strategy 17.5% ★, Wargame 15.1%, Strategy 10.5%, Turn-Based 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: The original massive simulation of the Eastern Front, offering a deep, challenging experience for dedicated wargamers.
- #20 Strategic Mind: The Pacific
83% 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 25.9% ★, Turn-Based 13.5%, Wargame 12%, Military 7.9%, War 7%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based tactical game that brings the same hex-based mechanics to the unique challenges of naval and island warfare.
- #21 Battle of the Bulge
84% matchMostly Positive72% of 166 reviews2015
Dev: Shenandoah StudioPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Battle of the Bulge is a fast-paced WW2 game where precise movement and detailed planning make the difference between a vain attempt and a brave operation.
Why similar: World War II 36.3% ★, Turn-Based 16.3%, Strategy 11.6%, Wargame 11.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 9%
Why You'll Like It: A focused, high-tension wargame that perfectly captures the logistical and tactical challenges of the Ardennes offensive.
- #22 Panzer Tactics HD
82% matchMostly Positive73% of 239 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 44.3% ★, Strategy 15.1%, Hex Grid 13.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 11%, Wargame 9%
Why You'll Like It: A straightforward, hex-based strategy game that provides a classic WWII experience for fans of the genre.
- #23 Advanced Tactics Gold
82% matchVery Positive84% of 176 reviews2014
Dev: VR DesignsPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Advanced Tactics: Gold offers a unique and infinitely replayable wargaming experience for any strategy fan. Building off of the enormous success of Advanced Tactics: World War II, the Gold edition gives players a more powerful game editor, much improved random game engine, many new features and abilities, and more.
Why similar: Hex Grid 20.5% ★, World War II 20.5% ★, Wargame 17.1%, Turn-Based 16.7%, Strategy 12.9%
Why You'll Like It: A deep, procedural wargame that allows for immense customization and complex logistical management.
- #24 Command Ops 2 Core Game
81% matchVery Positive83% of 413 reviews2017
Dev: Panther Games
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 15.6 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Command Ops 2 is a wargame engine that lets you assess, plan, order and react at the operational level just like a real Corps, Division and Brigade commander. What sets Command Ops 2 apart from the competition is the most advanced and realistic model of command decision-making.
Why similar: World War II 46.2% ★, Wargame 18.1%, Strategy 13.9%, Military 7.4%, Simulation 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: A unique wargame that focuses on the challenges of command and control, emphasizing the difficulty of coordinating forces in real-time.
- #25 Panzer Corps Gold
80% matchVery Positive92% of 2,690 reviews2014
Dev: Flashback GamesPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 56.4 hrs≥1hr: 61%
The ultimate edition of Panzer Corps, containing hundreds of scenarios and all its expansions. Panzer Corps Gold is the culmination of the wargame that has enthralled millions of fans all around the globe, and now it’s your chance to fully experience a real classic.
Why similar: World War II 36.5% ★, Wargame 10.9%, Turn-Based 10.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.9%, Strategy 9.7%
- #26 Fantasy General II
79% matchVery Positive81% of 1,900 reviews2019
Dev: Owned by GravityPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 58%
The fantasy wargaming classic is back! Lead powerful heroes and mighty armies into battle in this critically acclaimed turn-based strategy milestone. Level up and train your units and guide them through a gripping story campaign to decide the fate of a world on the brink of destruction.
Why similar: Turn-Based 16.1%, Hex Grid 13.5% ★, Wargame 11.8%, Grand Strategy 11.1% ★, Strategy 11%
- #27 Strategic Mind: Spectre of Communism
79% matchMostly Positive79% of 223 reviews2020
Dev: Starni Games
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 19.4 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 25.5% ★, Wargame 14.2%, Military 9.1%, War 7.3%, Hex Grid 7.1% ★
- #28 Strategic Mind: Fight for Freedom
78% matchVery Positive88% of 156 reviews2021
Dev: Starni Games
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.7 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 24% ★, Wargame 11.8%, Hex Grid 10.8% ★, Military 7.9%, War 6.6%
- #29 Strategic War in Europe
81% matchMixed49% of 214 reviews2014
Dev: Wastelands InteractivePub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Set during the events of WW2, Strategic War in Europe is a classic turn-based strategy game that combines a deep strategic layer with accessibility and ease-of-use.
Why similar: World War II 41% ★, Strategy 16.1%, Wargame 13.5%, Turn-Based 13%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A streamlined grand-strategy game that makes managing the entire European theater accessible and engaging.
- #30 Battle Academy
78% matchVery Positive85% of 362 reviews2014
Dev: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 40%
A turn-based strategy game like no other has landed on Steam. Approachable, absorbing and visually impressive yet detailed, Battle Academy aims to revolutionise the strategy games market with a blend of intuitive design and compelling gameplay.
Why similar: World War II 39.7% ★, Turn-Based 19.6%, Wargame 15.8%, Strategy 13.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.2%
- #31 Graviteam Tactics: Operation Star
77% matchVery Positive83% of 452 reviews2014
Dev: Graviteam
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Graviteam Tactics: Operation Star is a sequel to Achtung Panzer: Kharkov 1943. It’s an Eastern Front war game with solid graphics and sprawling battlefields that really emphasizes the scope of WWII tank combat.Want to step into the role of a commander in the very heart of Kharkov’s defense?
Why similar: World War II 42.7% ★, Wargame 17.6%, Strategy 17.6%, Military 5.8%, Historical 4.9%
- #32 Combat Mission Battle for Normandy
74% matchMostly Positive78% of 255 reviews2023
Dev: BattlefrontPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Combat Mission Battle for Normandy faithfully recreates the experience of tactical land warfare in Western France during World War Two.
Why similar: World War II 52.7% ★, Strategy 21.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.6%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #33 Hearts of Iron III
77% matchMostly Positive76% of 6,046 reviews2009
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 20.5 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 40.4% ★, Grand Strategy 25.5% ★, Strategy 9.6%, Historical 7.2%, Military 6.1%
- #34 Blitzkrieg 2 Anthology
76% matchVery Positive85% of 1,270 reviews2014
Dev: Nival
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 17.8 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Return to the bloody battlefields of World War II in this epic sequel. Blitzkrieg 2 returns you to the gritty realism of WWII battles while pushing your focus into new, strategic opportunities during global war!
Why similar: World War II 57.6% ★, Strategy 15%, Military 9.2%, War 8.4%, Historical 6.2%
- #35 Decisive Campaigns: Barbarossa
76% matchVery Positive88% of 240 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 49.3% ★, Strategy 20.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.9%, Wargame 10.5%, Hex Grid 5.7% ★
- #36 Combat Mission Fortress Italy
73% matchVery Positive85% of 98 reviews2023
Dev: BattlefrontPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Combat Mission Fortress Italy brings wargamers to the "soft underbelly of Europe", a place that was anything but.
Why similar: World War II 26.6% ★, Wargame 18.4%, Strategy 12.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.9%, Military 6.5%
- #37 Men of War II
72% matchMixed61% of 7,210 reviews2024
Dev: Best WayPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows · Linux
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 21.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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: World War II 43.5% ★, Wargame 18.7%, Military 11.4%, Historical 9.7%, Strategy 9.6%
- #38 Afghanistan '11
75% matchMostly Positive74% of 401 reviews2017
Dev: Every Single SoldierPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 13.9 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Afghanistan '11 is the sequel to the highly praised and innovative Vietnam '65. It enhances and builds on it: Afghanistan '11 changes the paradigm of wargaming and manages to bring Counter-Insurgency and guerrilla warfare to your screen, properly represented thanks to a revolutionary gameplay formula!
Why similar: Turn-Based 24.7%, Strategy 23.9%, Military 18.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.8%, War 12.1%
- #39 The Troop
70% matchVery Positive85% of 764 reviews2023
Dev: Giant FlamePub: PLA Studios
Windows · Mac
The Troop is a turn-based, platoon-level tactical game set in WW2. From the early hours of D-Day to Falaise, play as British and Canadian or German forces in desperate fighting across Normandy.
Why similar: World War II 33.2% ★, Hex Grid 12.8% ★, Wargame 11%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.5%, Military 6.3%
- #40 Frontline: Western Front
74% 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 20.8% ★, Turn-Based 11.1%, Grand Strategy 10.8% ★, Wargame 9.2%, Strategy 8.2%
- #41 1943 Deadly Desert
75% matchMixed63% of 111 reviews2018
Dev: HandyGames
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 97%
North Africa 1943. Lead your forces to victory in the most intense WW2 battle!
Why similar: World War II 35.2% ★, Hex Grid 12.7% ★, Turn-Based 12.2%, Strategy 11.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.4%
- #42 Combat Mission: Final Blitzkrieg
71% 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: World War II 21.5% ★, Wargame 16.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.1%, Strategy 9.9%, Military 9%
- #43 Supreme Ruler Ultimate
73% 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: World War II 25% ★, Grand Strategy 19.6% ★, Wargame 14.5%, Military 10.3%, Strategy 6.4%
- #44 Cauldrons of War - Barbarossa
71% matchVery Positive91% of 179 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 26.5% ★, Grand Strategy 14.3% ★, Wargame 13%, Turn-Based 12.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.6%
- #45 Tank Operations: European Campaign
69% 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 28.9% ★, Strategy 14.8%, Hex Grid 10.8% ★, Wargame 9%, Turn-Based 7.1%
- #46 Panzer Strategy
72% 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 22.7% ★, Turn-Based 16.1%, Hex Grid 12% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 7.9%, Military 7.6%
- #47 Strategic Mind: Spirit of Liberty
69% matchVery Positive85% of 80 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 26.8% ★, Wargame 13.2%, Military 8.8%, War 7.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.3%
- #48 Army General
73% matchMixed56% of 64 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 36.6% ★, Turn-Based 15.5%, Strategy 15.2%, Hex Grid 15.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 8.3%
- #49 Civil War II
71% 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: Strategy 21.4%, Grand Strategy 20.1% ★, Wargame 13.3%, Historical 12.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.3%
- #50 Cauldrons of War - Stalingrad
68% matchVery Positive89% of 132 reviews2021
Dev: Maestro CinetikPub: Gaming at Work
Windows · Mac
Cauldrons of War Stalingrad 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 May 1942 to November 1942 play the USSR or the Axis forces in some of the largest and bloodiest operations in history.
Why similar: World War II 35.5% ★, Grand Strategy 20.4% ★, Wargame 14.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.5%, Strategy 8.5%
- #51 Valor & Victory
69% matchMostly Positive71% of 190 reviews2021
Dev: YobowargamesPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Valor & Victory is a fast-playing, easy to learn World War II squad-level game system. Based on the original Valor & Victory board game, the digital edition provides you with an accessible and deep challenge, developed for classic tabletop game lovers.
Why similar: World War II 28.4% ★, Turn-Based 14.7%, Wargame 11.7%, Hex Grid 9.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 7%
- #52 Strategic Command WWII: War in the Pacific
66% matchVery Positive88% of 113 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 28.1% ★, Wargame 18.7%, Strategy 14.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.6%, Historical 8.4%
- #53 Rebel Inc: Escalation
67% matchVery Positive82% of 7,070 reviews2021
Dev: Ndemic CreationsPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
A unique and deeply engaging political/military strategic simulation from the creator of Plague Inc. Balance competing civilian and military priorities and deal with a deadly insurgency in order to stabilise a war-torn country.
Why similar: World War II 29.7% ★, Grand Strategy 18.3% ★, Military 9.9%, War 8.7%, Alternate History 8.2%
- #54 Combat Mission Shock Force 2
67% 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: Wargame 19%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.1%, Military 11.1%, Strategy 10.7%, Alternate History 9%
- #55 Frontline: World War II
68% 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 29.6% ★, Grand Strategy 14.6% ★, Wargame 12.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.3%, Military 8.2%
- #56 Decisive Campaigns: Ardennes Offensive
66% matchVery Positive92% of 125 reviews2022
Dev: VR DesignsPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Decisive Campaigns: Ardennes Offensive is the fourth wargame in the Decisive Campaign series. Covering the battles in the Ardennes between December 1944 and January 1945, it brings to life Operational wargaming by lowering the scale to just above tactical level.
Why similar: World War II 23.6% ★, Grand Strategy 15.6% ★, Wargame 14.2%, Hex Grid 12.5% ★, Strategy 10.5%
- #57 Attack at Dawn: North Africa
66% matchVery Positive87% of 95 reviews2022
Dev: Panzer Division Games
Windows
Attack at Dawn is a WWII strategy game that mixes the ease of real-time action with the depth of operational gameplay, all on beautifully crafted North Africa maps. Plan your strategy like Rommel or Montgomery and better the real history.
Why similar: World War II 29.3% ★, Turn-Based 15.2%, Grand Strategy 12.3% ★, Wargame 11.4%, Hex Grid 7.9% ★
- #58 Hearts of Iron IV
64% matchVery Positive90% of 360,411 reviews2016
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30.8 hrsMean: 292.9 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 34.9% ★, Grand Strategy 19.3% ★, Strategy 10.2%, Military 8.4%, War 8.3%
- #59 Call to Arms - Gates of Hell: Ostfront
63% matchVery Positive85% of 30,868 reviews2021
Dev: Barbedwire StudiosPub: Digitalmindsoft
Windows
Median: 14.1 hrsMean: 72.7 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: World War II 52.7% ★, Historical 12.2%, Military 12%, War 11.2%, Strategy 10.9%
- #60 World War 2: Time of Wrath
70% matchMixed51% of 107 reviews2014
Dev: Wastelands InteractivePub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.8 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 59.1% ★, Turn-Based 19.4%, Strategy 18.1%, Indie 3.4%