- #1 Bomber Crew
97% matchVery Positive88% of 15,353 reviews2017
Dev: Runner DuckPub: Curve Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 14.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Chocks away! Bomber Crew is a strategic simulation game, where picking the right crew and keeping your bomber in tip top shape is the difference between completing your mission or losing it all! USAAF DLC NOW AVAILABLE! FLY THE ICONIC AMERICAN BOMBER!
Why similar: World War II 49.5% ★, Management 19.4%, War 10.5%, Strategy 8.5%, Military 6%
Why You'll Like It: It features intense crew and aircraft management during WW2 missions, emphasizing the importance of maintenance and survival.
- #2 Ground of Aces
96% matchVery Positive85% of 1,407 reviews2025
Dev: Blindflug Studios AG
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Take command of a remote military air base during World War II. Build your own airfield, manage iconic aircraft and oversee your crew’s well-being. Prepare them against air raids and send your pilots on dangerous missions. Survive and help your nation win the war!
Why similar: World War II 30.5% ★, Military 12.7%, Management 12.7%, Resource Management 12.4%, Historical 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: This title focuses on the construction and management of a WW2 airfield, mirroring the logistical challenges found in the seed game.
- #3 Full Metal Sergeant
96% matchVery Positive87% of 141 reviews2023
Dev: CarloC
Windows
Be the drill instructor! Insult recruits with no remorse! Can you transform flabby recruits into lean war machines within 12 weeks?
Why similar: Auto Battler 23.7%, Management 16.7%, Military 15.5%, War 9.7%, Resource Management 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game combines military management with auto-battler mechanics, focusing on training and deploying squads effectively.
- #4 Aircraft Carrier Survival
95% matchMixed60% of 1,198 reviews2022
Dev: Gambit Games StudioPub: CreativeForge Games
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
When the harshness of the sea meets the cruelties of war, a challenge for perseverance makes itself known. Welcome to Aircraft Carrier Survival, a strategy game set in the Pacific Theater of World War II, where your prowess as a commander decides the fate of a naval behemoth.
Why similar: World War II 38.4% ★, Management 16.4%, Resource Management 16.2%, War 15.3%, Strategy 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a deep management experience where you must oversee crew, repairs, and combat operations on a naval vessel during wartime.
- #5 Carrier Deck
94% matchVery Positive89% of 1,077 reviews2017
Dev: Every Single Soldier
Windows
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 17.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Carrier Deck is a fast paced time management game where you play as the Air Boss on board the CVN-76 in the midst of active war.
Why similar: Military 34%, Management 21.9%, War 21.4%, Simulation 11.3%, Strategy 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game shares the core airfield management loop, requiring you to manage aircraft launches, recovery, and deck operations under pressure.
- #6 Last Train Home
93% matchVery Positive87% of 5,291 reviews2023
Dev: Ashborne GamesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
The Great War is over - the fight continues. Command a legion of soldiers, desperately trying to make their way home amidst the chaos of civil war. Lead them through the unforgiving wilderness onboard an armored train. Manage your crew and resources and try to survive.
Why similar: Historical 30%, War 22.2%, Strategy 20%, Management 17.5%, Wargame 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: It blends squad management with tactical combat and resource survival, capturing the feeling of leading a group through a difficult historical conflict.
- #7 War Hospital
94% matchMixed60% of 1,228 reviews2024
Dev: Brave Lamb Studio S.A.Pub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Take charge of a WW1 field hospital on the Western Front, and make all the decisions necessary to help the soldiers recover and to support the war effort. In this narrative management game, you are the last bastion of humanity.
Why similar: Military 24.8%, Historical 23.5%, Management 22.2%, Top-Down 10.7%, Strategy 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes the management of limited resources and personnel in a high-stakes military environment, similar to the logistical stress of airfield management.
- #8 Armoured Commander II
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 584 reviews2021
Dev: Gregory Adam Scott
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 30.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
In this roguelike wargame, take command of a tank and its crew in the Second World War, joining one of over 50 campaigns across Europe, North Africa, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific. Fight against over 1300 historically-based unit types, where each day is a struggle for survival.
Why similar: World War II 28.7% ★, Historical 14.1%, Military 12.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: This roguelike tank management game focuses on crew survival and tactical decision-making in a historical setting.
- #9 UBOAT
91% matchVery Positive84% of 26,468 reviews2024
Dev: Deep Water StudioPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 51.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
UBOAT is a simulator of a submarine from WWII era. It is a survival sandbox with crew management mechanics while its primary theme is life of German sailors. The boat is their home, but it can become their grave at any time.
Why similar: World War II 36.8% ★, Military 17.6%, Historical 14.9%, War 13.8%, Management 12.7%
Why You'll Like It: This simulation provides a detailed look at crew management and logistics within a WW2 submarine, requiring constant attention to maintenance and morale.
- #10 Plane Mechanic Simulator
91% matchMixed57% of 1,676 reviews2024
Dev: Cobble GamesPub: Ultimate Publishing
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 42%
England, 1940. The Luftwaffe is preparing for the invasion of Britain and the RAF need every man to stop it. They need you. Join the ground crews as they struggle to keep the aircraft flying. Repair engine, patch bullet holes, rearm machine guns and more.
Why similar: World War II 44.4% ★, Historical 14.6%, Management 13%, War 11.3%, Simulation 7%
Why You'll Like It: It allows you to get hands-on with the maintenance and repair of WW2 aircraft, directly mirroring the crafting and repair mechanics of the seed game.
- #11 Second Front
90% matchMostly Positive79% of 656 reviews2023
Dev: HexdrawPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Second Front is a tactical WWII turn-based strategy game. Craft & share your own scenarios and maps or use your strategic prowess in 48 scenarios set in iconic locations. Command over 40 types of infantry and 216 tanks, vehicles and guns. An infinite tactical sandbox experience.
Why similar: World War II 32.1% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 13.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.6%, War 11.4%, Historical 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical WW2 game that emphasizes unit placement and turn-based combat, appealing to those who enjoy the tactical side of the seed game.
- #12 Teamfight Manager
89% matchVery Positive87% of 5,832 reviews2021
Dev: Team Samoyed
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.3 hrsMean: 14.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Teamfight Manager is a simulation game where you are the coach of an e-sports team. You must manage players to set them up for matches. Make the best of pick & ban by evaluating the characteristics of the champions/players! A smart strategy can make up for a lack of individual player skills.
Why similar: Management 34.3%, Auto Battler 30.9%, Resource Management 8.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.1%, Pixel Graphics 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game excels at the auto-battler management aspect, where you must recruit and manage a team to succeed in competitive scenarios.
- #13 Gladiator Guild Manager
89% matchVery Positive81% of 3,937 reviews2024
Dev: Entertainment ForgePub: GrabTheGames
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A strategic autobattler sim where you build a team of gladiators, compete in arenas, plan fight tactics, and form alliances. Combine fighters, beasts, and mages, develop and equip them to optimize your well-oiled fighting machine, dominate the championships, and leave your mark on the world.
Why similar: Auto Battler 29.4%, Management 16.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.6%, Resource Management 12.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a strong management-to-auto-battler loop, focusing on building a roster and preparing them for tactical combat.
- #14 Forgotten but Unbroken
87% matchMostly Positive78% of 260 reviews2024
Dev: Centurion DevelopmentsPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
A tactical turn-based strategy game inspired by events and stories of forgotten and unsung heroes of WW2. Unique and new-to-genre features offer immersion and deeper protagonists to lead and care for. Lead the resistance against the Axis Forces.
Why similar: World War II 20.3% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 12.7%, Historical 12.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.3%, Turn-Based Combat 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based tactical game that focuses on squad management and historical combat, fitting the tactical requirements of the seed game.
- #15 Strategic Mind: Fight for Freedom
88% matchVery Positive88% of 157 reviews2021
Dev: Starni Games
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Strategic Mind: Fight for Freedom is a history-driven turn-based strategy set in WW2. Take command of the Allied forces and protect your homeland and the whole of Europe from totalitarian madness. Form armies. Win battles. Change history.
Why similar: World War II 23% ★, Military 12.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.3%, Historical 11%, War 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: This wargame offers deep turn-based tactical combat and historical scenarios that appeal to fans of the seed game's military setting.
- #16 Atlantic Fleet
86% matchVery Positive86% of 1,548 reviews2016
Dev: Killerfish Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Turn based tactical and strategic naval combat. Atlantic Fleet puts you in command of the Allies or Kriegsmarine (German Navy) in the longest military campaign of WWII, The Battle of the Atlantic.Take command of surface ships, submarines as well as carrier and land based aircraft in the deadly struggle for control of Atlantic shipping...
Why similar: World War II 58.2% ★, Strategy 14.2%, War 12.8%, Historical 8.7%, Simulation 5%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a turn-based naval combat experience that emphasizes realistic damage and tactical positioning.
- #17 Unity of Command II
86% matchMostly Positive80% of 2,137 reviews2019
Dev: 2x2 Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 18.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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: World War II 34.7% ★, Military 9.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.4%, Strategy 9.1%, Historical 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: This strategy title focuses on the logistics of supply lines and unit management, which are critical components of successful WW2 operations.
- #18 Total Tank Generals
85% matchMostly Positive74% of 322 reviews2023
Dev: Noobz From PolandPub: 505 Games
Windows
Every war has its Generals. Take command of an army during World War II and lead them to victory. Strategize your way through many scenarios and real historical military campaigns of past generals.
Why similar: World War II 32.4% ★, Historical 12.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.8%, War 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: A hex-grid strategy game that focuses on WW2 unit management and tactical combat on a larger scale.
- #19 Project Wunderwaffe
84% matchMixed57% of 473 reviews2022
Dev: Weasel Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Project Wunderwaffe will take you back into the realities of World War II, the end of which seems to be near. Germany is now just a shadow of its power. Your order is to build a secret military base and construct weapons of unprecedented power. Will you be capable of turning the tide of war?
Why similar: World War II 32.2% ★, Military 14.9%, Management 13.4%, Historical 12.1%, War 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: This base-building strategy game focuses on the development and management of secret weapons during WW2.
- #20 Recon Control
84% matchVery Positive83% of 139 reviews2021
Dev: Dmitry KozlovPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 39%
Recon Control is a turn-based strategy and 2D platformer hybrid focused on combat. Lead your special operations squad through a set of challenging and deadly missions.
Why similar: Military 17.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 16%, War 14.9%, Turn-Based Combat 14%
Why You'll Like It: It combines turn-based tactics with squad management, focusing on small-scale operations and strategic planning.
- #21 Until We Die
83% matchMixed64% of 4,594 reviews2021
Dev: Pixeye Games
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Until We Die is a side-scrolling strategy game about defending your base where you have to run around as Ivan, assign tasks to people, and fight mutants in the post-apocalyptic subway!
Why similar: Management 39.1%, Strategy 25%, Pixel Graphics 23.5%, 2D 6.2%, Simulation 3.5%
Why You'll Like It: A side-scrolling management game that requires careful resource allocation and base defense, similar to the survival aspects of the seed game.
- #22 WarPlan
82% matchVery Positive82% of 222 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 28.8% ★, Military 14.8%, Historical 13.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.7%, War 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: This grand strategy game emphasizes the logistical and supply-chain aspects of WW2 warfare.
- #23 Air Defender
79% matchMostly Positive79% of 316 reviews2025
Dev: ROTOR3
Windows
Command the sky in a tense real-time strategy simulation where you manage a nation's air defenses. Analyze radar contacts, scramble interceptor jets, and make split-second decisions to protect your airspace from hostile threats.
Why similar: Historical 23.9%, Resource Management 20.2%, Strategy 17.7%, Wargame 16.2%, Top-Down 11.9%
Why You'll Like It: A wargame that focuses on air defense and strategy, providing a modern take on the aerial combat themes of the seed game.
- #24 Frontline: World War II
81% 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 28% ★, Military 13.2%, Turn-Based Combat 13.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 12%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a classic turn-based tactical experience with a focus on unit types and battlefield positioning.
- #25 1943 Deadly Desert
82% matchMixed63% of 112 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 39.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.8%, Strategy 12.1%, War 11%, Military 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based strategy game that focuses on hex-grid combat and unit management in a WW2 desert setting.
- #26 Full Metal Sergeant 2
78% matchVery Positive95% of 55 reviews2026
Dev: CarloC
Windows
Manage your camp, drill soldiers into specialized war machines and dominate turn-based battles. 12 Weeks. 9 Recruits. 1 Rule: break them or lose them.
Why similar: Auto Battler 22.4%, Management 13.8%, Turn-Based Combat 13.7%, Military 11.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.4%
- #27 Panzer Strategy
81% 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 22.3% ★, Historical 13%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.7%, Military 12.6%, Turn-Based Combat 11.9%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based tactical wargame that emphasizes historical accuracy and complex unit management.
- #28 Armchair Commander
78% matchVery Positive88% of 101 reviews2023
Dev: Zack SimaPub: Indie War Games
Windows · Mac
A turn-based strategy game where you can experience WWII campaigns and explore alternate history scenarios made by the community.
Why similar: World War II 21.8% ★, Auto Battler 20%, Historical 12.7%, Military 12%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on turn-based strategy and auto-battler mechanics, emphasizing the tactical planning of military engagements.
- #29 Frontline: Western Front
80% matchMostly Positive79% of 52 reviews2019
Dev: Frontline: Games Series
Windows
A tactical scale strategy game that invites the players to take command of the Allied or German forces in an epic struggle for the control of Western Europe during World War Two.
Why similar: World War II 25.5% ★, Military 12.4%, Historical 12%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 10%
Why You'll Like It: This title provides a straightforward tactical experience that mirrors the turn-based combat found in the seed game.
- #30 Airport CEO
77% matchVery Positive83% of 8,179 reviews2021
Dev: Apog Labs
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 27.1 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Build and manage an international airport!
Why similar: Resource Management 33.7%, Management 30.5%, Top-Down 12.5%, Strategy 11.7%, Simulation 4.8%
- #31 Making History: The Second World War
79% matchMostly Positive78% of 286 reviews2018
Dev: Factus Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Choose a nation and prepare for the greatest conflict in human history, World War II. Build your military and industrial power, form alliances and race to achieve the advanced technologies that will bring total victory in this global-wide turn-based Grand Strategy struggle.
Why similar: World War II 27% ★, Historical 12.4%, Military 11.4%, War 11.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A grand strategy game that allows for deep control over the economic and military aspects of the war.
- #32 Mini Airways - ATC simulator
75% matchVery Positive93% of 1,480 reviews2024
Dev: CCC GamesPub: Erabit
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Mini Airways is a real-time management game where you play the role of an air traffic controller. Clear your aircraft to takeoff & land, direct them to the destination...and most of all don't let them crash!! London, Tokyo, Shanghai... Test your ATC skills in distinctive maps around the globe!
Why similar: Management 39%, Strategy 20.5%, Top-Down 18.7%, Simulation 7.8%, 2D 6.5%
- #33 Gladiator Command
74% matchVery Positive96% of 75 reviews2026
Dev: Marius Spikas
Windows
A gladiator management sim. Recruit unique gladiators, train them, equip them, hire staff, manage finances, build prestige, develop traits and stat-based skills, and let real-time arena battles decide your rise.
Why similar: Auto Battler 47.8%, Management 23.7%, Historical 11.4%, Strategy 9.7%, Simulation 3.9%
- #34 Steel Division 2
76% matchMostly Positive79% of 9,492 reviews2019
Dev: Eugen Systems
Windows
Median: 9.7 hrsMean: 52.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Steel Division 2 is a historically-accurate WW2 real-time strategy game set on the Eastern Front. Features 1:1-scale turn-based army management and real-time tactical battles with thousands of men at your order.
Why similar: World War II 33.9% ★, Military 16.5%, War 11.7%, Historical 11.7%, Strategy 9.3%
- #35 Hex of Steel
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 840 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 29.2% ★, Military 15.1%, Historical 12.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.6%
- #36 Pacific General
77% matchMostly Positive77% of 52 reviews2021
Dev: Strategic SimulationsPub: SNEG
Windows
Pacific General explores the Pacific front of the Second World War. Taking control of Axis or Allied forces, you must strategically battle your way through the Eastern and Western front of the Pacific war, using a wide array of land, air and naval forces.
Why similar: World War II 18% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 15.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 13%, Historical 10.9%, Military 9.6%
- #37 Private Military Manager: Tactical Auto Battler
75% matchMostly Positive72% of 299 reviews2025
Dev: 5minlab Corp.
Windows
You are the CEO of a private military company. Recruit capable mercenaries, purchase weapons, and develop your mercenaries according to their roles and characteristics. Observe how your mercenaries perform in combat and plan your tactics to ensure mission success.
Why similar: Auto Battler 29.4%, Management 19.5%, Military 14.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.8%, War 11.8%
- #38 War on the Sea
74% matchMostly Positive75% of 3,185 reviews2021
Dev: Killerfish Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 26.0 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Command ships, submarines and aircraft in the South Pacific during WWII.
Why similar: World War II 57.9% ★, Strategy 13.5%, War 10.3%, Military 7.4%, Simulation 4.6%
- #39 Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnoughts
73% matchMixed61% of 7,835 reviews2023
Dev: Game-Labs
Windows
Median: 16.1 hrsMean: 81.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Design warships the way you want them, command fleets, win the naval arms race for your nation!
Why similar: World War II 34.6% ★, Military 17.2%, Historical 14.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.3%, War 11.5%
- #40 Skirmish Line
73% matchVery Positive88% of 363 reviews2019
Dev: The Snarktopus
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Experience the brutality and randomness of war as an Allied tactical commander in the Pacific Theater during World War 2. Train, equip, and command a squad of soldiers as you fight against the fanatical Imperial Japanese Empire.
Why similar: World War II 59.8% ★, War 12.5%, Strategy 12.2%, Top-Down 7.2%, Simulation 3.6%
- #41 Strategic Mind: Blitzkrieg
72% matchVery Positive85% of 507 reviews2020
Dev: Starni Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Strategic Mind: Blitzkrieg is a turn-based strategy set in the period of WW2. It brings a modern look and new features to a good old wargame genre. You are to lead the German Armed forces overcoming unthinkable odds and claiming the ultimate bittersweet victory in Europe. Blitzkrieg is the way!
Why similar: World War II 23.8% ★, Military 13.1%, Historical 10.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.7%, War 10.5%
- #42 Mech Engineer
70% matchMostly Positive74% of 923 reviews2024
Dev: KiberKrekerPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 51%
A dark sci-fi mech assembling manager with semi-auto battles against mutating, alien bio-weapon.
Why similar: Management 40.9%, Resource Management 28.8%, Strategy 11.2%, Pixel Graphics 10%, Simulation 4.2%
- #43 Warpips
69% matchVery Positive87% of 5,087 reviews2022
Dev: Skirmish Mode GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.0 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: Auto Battler 36%, War 19.1%, Resource Management 18.8%, Strategy 10.3%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%
- #44 Master of Command
67% matchVery Positive92% of 3,361 reviews2025
Dev: Armchair Interactive
Windows
Median: 10.3 hrsMean: 25.4 hrs≥1hr: 96%
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 22.6%, Military 22%, War 19.1%, Management 11.5%, Strategy 9.8%
- #45 Air Traffic: Greenlight
70% matchVery Positive94% of 180 reviews2022
Dev: GyroX
Windows
Air Traffic: Greenlight is an air-traffic-control-themed game. Direct aircraft in the area where radar coverage is limited. Prevent collisions, organize and expedite the flow of air traffic.
Why similar: Management 57.7%, Strategy 21.4%, 2D 7.9%, Simulation 6.8%, Singleplayer 3.3%
- #46 Strategic Mind: The Pacific
72% 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 24.4% ★, Military 12.6%, Historical 11%, War 10.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.7%
- #47 Radio Commander: Vietnam '64
71% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,042 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: Military 19.2%, Historical 17.1%, Management 16.6%, War 15.6%, Wargame 8.1%
- #48 World War 2: Strategy Simulator
73% matchMostly Negative37% of 83 reviews2022
Dev: joynowstudio
Windows
★Tactics & Collocations 30+ Historical Campaigns: Normandy Landing, Operation Market Garden 2 Warfare Conflict Camps: Allies faction and ally Axis 30+ large battlefield maps are provide in this strategy games Omni-directional combat space: naval battle, air combat, land battle.
Why similar: World War II 25% ★, Military 12.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.4%, Historical 10.2%, War 10%
- #49 Countryballs at War
68% matchVery Positive91% of 64 reviews2025
Dev: SHN Games
Windows
Countryballs at War is a grand strategy wargame that combines turn-based empire building with real-time battles. Lead any countryball nation, expand your territory through conquest or diplomacy, and rise as the ultimate superpower.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 15.4%, Strategy 12%, Military 11.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.1%, Historical 9.9%
- #50 Strategic Command WWII: War in the Pacific
68% matchVery Positive89% of 115 reviews2024
Dev: Fury SoftwarePub: Matrix Games
Windows
Strategic Command WWII: War in the Pacific is a turn-based strategy game. It offers a comprehensive experience of the Pacific Theater, challenging you to achieve victory in one of history's greatest conflicts.
Why similar: World War II 23.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.6%, Historical 14.1%, Military 11.6%, Strategy 11.1%
- #51 Xenonauts
70% matchVery Positive87% of 5,038 reviews2014
Dev: Goldhawk Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 19.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Xenonauts is a strategy game in which you control a multi-national military organisation defending a Cold War-era Earth from alien invasion, using small squads of persistent soldiers to eliminate the extraterrestrials and recover their technology in turn-based ground combat.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 23%, Turn-Based Strategy 20.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 20.7%, Management 20.3%, Strategy 8.6%
- #52 TINY METAL
71% matchMostly Positive70% of 288 reviews2017
Dev: AREA 35, Inc.Pub: Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc. / UNTIES
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Craft unique strategies and outmaneuver your foes in TINY METAL, a turn-based Japanese wargame! With new tactical options, you will command over 16 tactically diverse units, flank, assault, deploy heroes from orbital dropships, and focus the firepower of multiple units to even out otherwise disastrous odds.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 17.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.9%, Military 15.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.1%, War 13.6%
- #53 ATC Ground Point
68% matchVery Positive80% of 66 reviews2024
Dev: Blueon
Windows
Control the ground movement of airplanes at various airports. As the air traffic controller, ensure the airplanes move safely and get to the stand or runway on time.
Why similar: Strategy 35%, Management 28.8%, Top-Down 20.8%, 2D 7.5%, Simulation 5.7%
- #54 LUFTRAUSERS
69% matchVery Positive91% of 4,499 reviews2014
Dev: VlambeerPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 14.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
The skies are aflame and the seas will overflow with wreckage in Vlambeer’s stylish arcade shooter LUFTRAUSERS! Take to the skies in customized fighter planes to battle battleships, submarines, and rival aces for glory, honor, and high scores.
Why similar: World War II 37% ★, Pixel Graphics 35.2%, 2D 12.6%, Indie 8.7%, Singleplayer 4.3%
- #55 Tiny Combat Arena
67% matchVery Positive84% of 1,540 reviews2022
Dev: Why485Pub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Tiny Combat Arena is an approachable combat flight simulator sporting a stylized look and various game modes. Dogfight your way in the Arena and in Quick Action or craft your own scenarios and take part in a vast war with objectives and friendly armies to support.
Why similar: Military 33.8%, War 25%, Wargame 15.8%, Pixel Graphics 9%, Simulation 7.7%
- #56 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: World War II 32.5% ★, Historical 19.6%, Military 17.1%, War 14%, Wargame 6.8%
- #57 National Machine
71% matchMixed61% of 59 reviews2018
Dev: Eric Sun
Windows
You are a munitions manufacturer in 1930s. Help your nation for arms race. Before war break, you need to produce enough aircraft, tanks and guns.
Why similar: World War II 34.2% ★, Historical 16.7%, Strategy 14.1%, War 13.7%, Management 11.5%
- #58 Never Second in Rome
65% matchVery Positive80% of 547 reviews2026
Dev: Alessandro Roberti
Windows
Never Second in Rome is a turn-based historical game with RPG and management elements. You are a Roman centurion in the army of Julius Caesar. You will control both your character and the unit under his command.
Why similar: Historical 18.2%, Turn-Based Combat 15.3%, Management 13.5%, War 13.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 12%
- #59 One Military Camp
67% matchMostly Positive77% of 727 reviews2023
Dev: Abylight BarcelonaPub: Abylight Studios
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Build your own military camp, manage the economy, recruit the best candidates and train them to become elite specialists. Send them on missions across the land to end the war once and for all!
Why similar: Management 37.8%, Resource Management 36.7%, Strategy 15.1%, Simulation 5.9%, Singleplayer 4.5%
- #60 Click and Conquer
63% matchVery Positive93% of 1,988 reviews2025
Dev: SOCKHOUSE STUDIOS
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Click and Conquer is a short, relaxing incremental game. Drop bombs through the fog of war, uncover hidden enemies, collect rewards, and spend currency to boost passive income, increase bombing power, and unlock new maps.
Why similar: Resource Management 27.8%, World War II 24.2% ★, Pixel Graphics 16.7%, Strategy 10.7%, Colorful 7.2%