- #1 Domination - War of Nations
97% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2023
Dev: André FacchinettiPub: Beonin Studios
Windows
This is an online turn-based board game in which each player will need to eliminate their opponents in order to conquer territories and clear the way to win the game.
Why similar: World War I 23% ★, Wargame 16.8%, World War II 15.9% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 10.8%, Military 9%
- #2 Crimson Banner: War of Liberation
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 赤旗制作组
Windows · Mac
Ready, comrades? In 'Crimson Banner: War of Liberation', command the PLA, strike the Kuomintang reactionaries, and liberate all China! Turn-based hex wargame, experience every battle!
Why similar: Cold War 23.2% ★, World War II 18.2% ★, Wargame 15.6%, Military 12%, Turn-Based Tactics 11%
- #3 GENERAL IDLER
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Istikan Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Conquer 195 nations on a parallel Earth. Build industries, raise armies, snowball your empire across continents. Three rival generals race you for the same map. Deploy Nuclear to cash it all in for permanent upgrades. Idle strategy on a CRT war console.
Why similar: World War I 20.3% ★, Cold War 18.7% ★, World War II 16.5% ★, Wargame 16.4%, Military 10.3%
- #4 Wartime Glory
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Buldogo Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Wartime Glory is a turn-based strategy war game that is a perfect mix of classic board games like Risk with special cards that give it a new dimension of strategy and tactics. Have fun while you take over the world, one country at a time!
Why similar: World War I 16.8% ★, World War II 13.6% ★, Wargame 13.4%, War 11.9%, Cold War 10% ★
- #5 Battleshots: Chaos Edition
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sebastian Wirth
Windows
Strategize, plot, and maneuver your ships across the game board, carefully targeting your opponent's vessels while safeguarding your own. But beware, as for every attack could be influenced by unpredictable random events that shake up the traditional gameplay dynamics.
Why similar: Cold War 24% ★, World War I 19.8% ★, Wargame 18.1%, World War II 14.1% ★, War 9%
- #6 War On Paper
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Carrot studio
Windows
Large map turn based mobile, arrange troops, occupy favorable resource points, and buy troops. The encounter of the two armies will trigger the battle scene. Each team has five kinds of forces. Choosing the appropriate strategy to annihilate the opponent can win.
Why similar: World War I 28.7% ★, Wargame 20.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.3%, Military 13%, War 9.1%
- #7 Only Tactics
93% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Yellow BearPub: Only Tactics
Windows · Mac · Linux
You lead a tactical group in a series of turn-based battles with other groups. A limited number of actions and rules create an infinite number of tactical combinations. The levels are balanced so that the one who finds the right tactics wins. Get ready, that will not be easy
Why similar: Tactical RPG 21%, Wargame 20.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.5%, Military 8.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 8%
- #8 The Glorious Cause
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ThinkByte Studio
Windows · Linux
A historically grounded, hex-based strategy and tactics game where you command armies of the American Revolution. From tense battlefield engagements to the growing war for independence.
Why similar: Wargame 16%, Tactical RPG 15.3%, Military 12.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.9%, War 10.3%
- #9 War Tactics
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Yawningcat Games
Windows
《War Tactics》is a turn-based tactical game inspired by "Advance Wars". Command military units on square grids in modern warfare scenarios. Features deep tactics, intuitive controls, rich unit variety, complex terrain interactions, and single-player campaigns. Plan and conquer with your intellect.
Why similar: Wargame 21.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 20.8%, Military 11.5%, World War II 11% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 9.6%
- #10 Frontline: Panzer Blitzkrieg!
91% matchVery Positive87% of 111 reviews2020
Dev: Frontline: Games Series
Windows
Median: 8.3 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Fight your way through 35 Unique WW2 battles - Aim your targets carefully, counter-attack, and strategically coordinate your Squads. The study of enemy tactics and the use of Special abilities will lead to victory!
Why similar: World War I 19.5% ★, Wargame 13.4%, Tactical RPG 12.4%, World War II 12.3% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 9.1%
- #11 Frontline: Assault Corps WW2
90% matchPositive85% of 46 reviews2025
Dev: Frontline: Games Series
Windows
A World War II Turn-based Tactical Wargame crafted with passion and care for history and strategy enthusiasts alike.
Why similar: World War II 18.4% ★, Wargame 17.4%, Military 13.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.9%, War 10.6%
- #12 War on Crime: Elite Squad
89% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Entertainment Software International
Windows
A wargame where you play as Rio de Janeiro's police elite squad and fight against criminal factions to bring peace to the city
Why similar: Wargame 19.6%, Tactical RPG 19.1%, Military 15.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.5%, War 12.4%
- #13 Pacific General
89% 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: Wargame 25.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.2%, World War II 16.1% ★, Military 10.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.6%
- #14 Little Land War SRPG
88% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2023
Dev: Masakazu YanaiPub: Rutenn no oheya
Windows
Turn-based, Fantasy Strategy RPG (SRPG). With a simple UI, you can play lightly. Various battlefields await you: plain, mountain, lake, volcanoe, labyrinth, castle. Each character grows in battle. Recruit ancient tribes and defeat enemy soldiers and monsters.
Why similar: Wargame 19.9%, Tactical RPG 17.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.1%, Military 11.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.1%
- #15 SGS Glory Recalled
87% matchPositive88% of 25 reviews2022
Dev: The Strategy Game StudioPub: Avalon Digital
Windows · Mac
Relive the Battle of Hong Kong (8–26 December 1941), one of the first battles of the Pacific War in World War II.
Why similar: World War II 30.5% ★, Wargame 23.2%, Military 15.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.3%
- #16 SanGuos3
86% matchPositive89% of 27 reviews2024
Dev: 陈文龙
Windows
SanGuos3 is a Three Kingdoms themed chess game with simple graphics and easy operation. Players can control multiple forces to compete with each other, capture cities and territories. Players can also freely modify the characters, maps and terrain in the scripts
Why similar: Wargame 22.9%, Military 17.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.4%, War 13.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.8%
- #17 Schwerpunkt
86% matchMixed58% of 12 reviews2020
Dev: Anonymoose Games
Windows
Schwerpunkt is a World War 2 military simulation game. Take control of hundreds of units over a large frontline, making daring manoeuvres to push your enemy back. Fight in one of the scenarios given or make your own in the map maker.
Why similar: Wargame 19.1%, World War II 17.9% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 13.8%, Military 13.7%, War 10.8%
- #18 Pacific Fire
85% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Wirraway Software
Windows
Pacific Fire is a turn-based strategic wargame set in the Pacific Theater of World War II using a node-based map, rather than hexes. Take command of US, Japanese, British, Australian, New Zealand, Chinese and Dutch forces in the Pacific and Southeast Asia from 1941-1945.
Why similar: World War II 23.7% ★, Wargame 19.6%, Military 14%, War 11.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 10%
- #19 Germany at War - Soviet Dawn
84% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2021
Dev: Phobetor
Windows
Germany At War: Soviet Dawn is a turn-based operational wargame, with a strong historical focus. You command either the German forces through a branching historical campaign covering the entire 1941 campaign as well as part of the 1942 one or the Soviets from 1941 to the revenge of 1944/45.
Why similar: World War II 25.4% ★, Wargame 25.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.2%, Military 11.1%
- #20 Combat Mission Cold War
84% matchMixed67% of 236 reviews2021
Dev: BattlefrontPub: Matrix Games
Windows
CM Cold War is set in the tipping-point years of a conflict that gripped the world for 45 years. Between 1979-1982, both the NATO and Soviet Warsaw Pact militaries began the shift away from industrialized warfare of the early 20th century and towards the modern digital battlefield of today.
Why similar: Wargame 23%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.9%, Military 14.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.3%, War 10.1%
- #21 Command Doctrine
83% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ByteFlow
Windows
Describe a battle and AI builds it. Describe a war and get a whole campaign. Command Doctrine is a turn-based wargame with endless generated scenarios. Command armies across seven eras and outthink your enemy with supply, morale and terrain. Will your doctrine hold?
Why similar: Wargame 21.1%, Military 15%, World War II 13.6% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 13.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.6%
- #22 Strategic Mind: Blitzkrieg
82% matchVery Positive85% of 510 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 17.4% ★, Tactical RPG 16.8%, Wargame 15.2%, Military 12.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.4%
- #23 Gary Grigsby's War in the East 2
82% matchVery Positive92% of 463 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 27.4%, World War II 23% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.1%, War 10.7%, Simulation 9.9%
- #24 Strategic Command WWII: War in the Pacific
81% matchVery Positive88% of 120 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: Wargame 25.5%, World War II 21.2% ★, Military 13.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.2%, War 10.5%
- #25 Air War General - WW2 Air Force Wargame
80% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Panzer AirlinesPub: SLS
Windows
WW2 turn-based aircraft war game that puts you in the USAAF/USAF, RAF or Luftwaffe air operations HQs. Build your squadrons, wings, air bases & pilots. Engage in bombing missions, dogfights & interceptions over Britain, N. Africa & Europe. Historical & what-if fighter/bomber airplane game scenarios
Why similar: World War II 26.7% ★, Wargame 23.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.3%, Military 7.6%
- #26 SGS Operation Hawaii
81% matchMixed52% of 21 reviews2021
Dev: The Strategy Game StudioPub: Avalon Digital
Windows · Mac
On December 7th, 1941, the Empire of Japan struck a surprise blow against unsuspecting American forces at Pearl Harbor, Hawaï. In the ensuing confusion and panic, the USA feared a Japanese invasion of Oahu island, but it fortunately did not materialize. But what would have happened if it had?
Why similar: Wargame 25%, World War II 18.5% ★, War 14%, Military 12.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.5%
- #27 Bolt Action
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Frag GamesPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Step into the boots of a battlefield commander in Bolt Action, a turn-based WWII strategy inspired by Warlord Games’ tabletop classic.
Why similar: Wargame 23.7%, World War II 19.8% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 16.7%, Military 14.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.4%
- #28 Acceptable Losses
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Zann Archive
Windows · Mac
Acceptable Losses is a phase based WWI command and management game. Lead squads through a brutal 20 day campaign, balancing morale, fatigue, cohesion, and the paperwork of war. Perform well enough and you may be ordered Over the Top, where success leads to a second act holding captured ground.
Why similar: World War I 43.1% ★, Wargame 21.8%, Military 8%, War 6.3%, Simulation 6.1%
- #29 Toon Troops Strategy
78% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: New Angle Digital
Windows
Toon Troops Strategy, where strategic thinking meets cartoon mayhem! Engage in tactical battles, outwit your opponents, and lead your colorful cast of characters to victory in this charming adaptation of the classic capture the flag style game.
Why similar: World War I 25.5% ★, Wargame 20.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.5%, World War II 10.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 9%
- #30 Sprocket
78% matchVery Positive93% of 12,726 reviews2021
Dev: Hamish Dunn
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 37.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Carefully balance mobility, firepower and armour in a dedicated tank designer. Then uncarefully put them to the test in a series of combat scenarios progressing through the ages of the tank. Here, your limit is what you can fit inside your hull and turret while still being able to move forwards.
Why similar: World War I 22% ★, Cold War 18.6% ★, World War II 18.1% ★, Wargame 15.6%, Military 14.5%
- #31 Frontline: Afrika Korps
77% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2026
Dev: Frontline: Games Series
Windows
Lead iconic WWII forces across stunning desert battlefields. Command, customize, and conquer in thrilling, historically rich campaigns. Outsmart foes with Real time strategy cunning tactics. The sands of Africa await!
Why similar: Cold War 26.8% ★, Wargame 18.2%, World War II 17.4% ★, Military 13.4%, War 10.5%
- #32 Möbius Front '83
77% matchMixed69% of 510 reviews2020
Dev: Zachtronics
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Defend America from an alternate-universe America using state-of-the-art 1980s military hardware in this intricate and tactical turn-based strategy game.
Why similar: Cold War 27.2% ★, Wargame 17.4%, Military 14.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.9%, War 10.4%
- #33 SGS Okinawa
76% matchPositive87% of 15 reviews2022
Dev: Strategy Game StudioPub: Avalon Digital
Windows · Mac
A standalone epic rendering of the 1945 bloody fighting on Okinawa, the last great battle of the Pacific War. The game is part of the Pacific D-Day collection. Both sides are playable, each with their own challenge.
Why similar: Wargame 27.4%, World War II 22.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.6%, War 12.4%, Military 11.3%
- #34 Blob Wars
76% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Kohrs Games
Windows
Blob Wars is a turn-based tactics game where efficiency is key. Use each Blob’s unique abilities to defeat the enemy army in as few turns as possible, the fewer turns you take, the greater the reward. Traverse a branching world map and carve your own path through this replayable experience.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 26.2%, Wargame 24%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.9%, Puzzle 6.2%
- #35 Rule the Waves 3
74% matchVery Positive87% of 1,067 reviews2023
Dev: Naval Warfare SimulationsPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Median: 10.6 hrsMean: 60.7 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Rule the Waves III is a simulation of naval ship design and construction, fleet management and naval warfare from 1890 to 1970.
Why similar: Wargame 20.3%, Cold War 19.1% ★, World War I 18% ★, Military 15.8%, World War II 12.4% ★
- #36 Command Ops 2 Core Game
75% matchVery Positive83% of 419 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 35.7% ★, Wargame 26.1%, Military 12.8%, War 9.8%, Simulation 8.6%
- #37 SALVO
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 55 reviews2026
Dev: Erdem ŞahinPub: Doomed Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
A tactical immersive sim. You are underground with nothing but missiles. Design ballistic weapons, hunt billion-dollar radars with 20,000-dollar drones, flood the enemy with cruise missiles, or reach hypersonic technology. Welcome to asymmetric war.
Why similar: Cold War 28.3% ★, Wargame 20.9%, Military 15.9%, Tactical RPG 12.5%, War 11.8%
- #38 World War 2 Operation Husky
75% matchPositive83% of 12 reviews2021
Dev: Hubert CachatPub: HC
Windows · Mac
A light wargame with simple rules tailored to run smooth battles. Recommended to introduce new players to wargames basic concepts and for fast multiplayer matches.
Why similar: World War II 21.9% ★, Wargame 19%, Military 14.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.5%, War 12.6%
- #39 天下統一SSB
74% match9 user reviews44% of 9 reviews2024
Dev: Systemsoft beta, Inc.
Windows
数多の群雄が割拠する戦国時代…… 。 この戦乱の世を治めるために、織田信長や武田信玄などの戦国大名に 成り代わって天下統一を目指す戦国シミュレーションゲーム。
Why similar: Wargame 22.8%, Tactical RPG 17%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.4%, Simulation 10.7%
- #40 WEGO World War II: Overlord
71% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: Brian KellyPub: Matrix Games
Windows
WEGO World War II: Overlord is an operational-level, ground-centric WEGOWW2 game system. This hex-based wargame recreates the Allied invasion of Western Europe. Includes 14 historical scenarios, from the landing at Omaha beach to a huge 135-turn campaign that covers the entire Normandy campaign.
Why similar: Wargame 26.1%, World War II 19.7% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 18.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.8%, War 11.6%
- #41 BATTLE THUNDER FRONT 《战雷前线》
73% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2022
Dev: Two Thousand and one entertainment studios
Windows
BATTLE THUNDER FRONT is a unique casual turn-based war game. The background of the game takes the Vietnam War as the theme, and players can fight in the form of small teams or large forces. The game also supports personalized configuration of battle mode for playing
Why similar: Cold War 28.1% ★, Wargame 18.4%, Military 14.6%, War 12.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 11%
- #42 Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game
73% matchVery Positive90% of 2,091 reviews2011
Dev: Martin IvanovPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 26.8 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Developed by a team of experienced modders from the Paradox forum, Darkest Hour is a stand-alone Hearts of Iron game. The game features a mixture of short and in-depth campaigns set across the darkest chapters of the 20th century. Play from the outbreak of the Great War up until the onset of the Cold War.
Why similar: World War II 30.1% ★, World War I 25.5% ★, Wargame 13.6%, Cold War 10% ★, Military 7.4%
- #43 Banality Wars Carridin
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Andrew Zuo
Windows
Discover the secrets of Project Carridin in this deep tactical turn based strategy game inspired by Advanced Wars Days Of Ruin.
Why similar: Wargame 25%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.2%, Military 14%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.6%, War 12.6%
- #44 Countryball: World 1930
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SHN Games
Windows
Lead your countryball to glory in a WWII-inspired turn-based grand strategy game. Build your nation, manage resources, recruit armies and generals, forge alliances, and conquer territory across multiple historical campaigns.
Why similar: World War I 26.8% ★, World War II 19.9% ★, Wargame 17.1%, Tactical RPG 14.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.3%
- #45 SGS Battle For: Stalingrad
71% matchPositive84% of 44 reviews2023
Dev: Strategy Game StudioPub: Avalon Digital
Windows · Mac
The terrible "rat fights" (Rattenkrieg) fought out in the urban area of Stalingrad end of 1942, on a battalion scale and two days per turn scales. Relive one of the fiercest and deadliest battles in history, a ‘Hell in a Small Place’.
Why similar: Wargame 26.6%, World War II 18.3% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 15.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.7%, Military 9.1%
- #46 Burden of Command™
69% matchVery Positive84% of 646 reviews2025
Dev: Green Tree Games LLC
Windows
Can you lead? Burden of Command is an emotionally authentic tactical leadership RPG. You’re a company Captain in the historical Cottonbalers. Fighting psychology as much as bullets, you must build respect, trust, and battlefield experience to bring your brothers safely home.
Why similar: World War II 23.6% ★, Tactical RPG 19.3%, Wargame 16.2%, War 12.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.8%
- #47 The Operational Art of War IV
71% matchVery Positive81% of 375 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: Wargame 27.2%, World War II 23.4% ★, World War I 22.4% ★, Simulation 10.9%, Strategy 9.8%
- #48 Notoris 2: Warlords
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Flying General Games LLC
Windows
A dark meets high fantasy strategy RPG inspired by the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Play as ruler, administrator, or officer, wielding Influence to sway allies and rivals alike. Command vast armies in tense tactical turn-based battles.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 24.5%, Wargame 22.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 16%, War 11.5%, 2.5D 7.3%
- #49 SGS Heia Safari
70% matchPositive97% of 30 reviews2021
Dev: The Strategy Game StudioPub: Avalon Digital
Windows · Mac
The only campaign where forces of Imperial Germany fought victoriously till the end. From 1914 to 1918 in East Africa, you play general Von Lettow and his skilled Askaris or Allied troops from the Empire, Belgium and Portugal. Get the ‘African Queen’ feel when playing this exotic campaign.
Why similar: World War I 40.2% ★, Wargame 24%, Military 12.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.1%, Turn-Based Combat 4.8%
- #50 General Tactics: An Shi Rebellion
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Liyun
Windows
In November 755, the An Shi Rebellion broke out, with most cities of the Tang Empire falling to the rebels. You will be appointed as the acting Military Governor of Shuofang to confront them. Form armies and consolidate your power to completely defeat the rebels.
Why similar: Wargame 23.5%, Tactical RPG 22.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.9%, War 5.3%
- #51 War Room: Tactical Sandbox
68% matchMixed64% of 44 reviews2026
Dev: Lado B StudiosPub: Lado B da História
Windows
War Room is a 2D tactical sandbox tool built for historical study, content creation, and Kriegsspiel enthusiasts. Transform historical maps into living battlefields driven by morale and logistics — to analyze, educate, and simulate military engagements.
Why similar: Wargame 21.9%, World War I 21.6% ★, World War II 15.2% ★, Military 13.9%, War 11.2%
- #52 Cold War Battles
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Kudos Games
Windows
Lead Cold War formations in quick, turn based, hex‑and‑counter battles spanning 5 decades of real and hypothetical conflicts. With over 400 units, more than a dozen factions and varied theatres - from Africa to the Golan Heights, Europe and more, Cold War Battles await.
Why similar: Wargame 23.8%, Cold War 20.6% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 17.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.7%, Military 9.4%
- #53 Korean War
68% matchMostly Positive70% of 10 reviews2025
Dev: 丁近恒
Windows
3D full-terrain strategy game. Based on historical records of the Korean War, authentically restore war scenes, campaign units, equipment systems, and AI strategies. Players will command the Chinese military and engage in over 60 battles from October 24, 1950, to August 13, 1953.
Why similar: Wargame 24.9%, Military 23.6%, War 18.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.5%
- #54 Home Before Winter (HBW)
67% match8 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2026
Dev: Core Reaction Studios
Windows
A World War I inspired turn-based global domination strategy game where players conquer territories and command armies. Play solo or with up to 10 players in tactical multiplayer matches.
Why similar: World War I 29.3% ★, Wargame 17%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.8%, Military 10.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.3%
- #55 TINY METAL: FULL METAL RUMBLE
69% matchVery Positive81% of 187 reviews2019
Dev: AREA 35, Inc.Pub: AREA 34, Inc.
Windows
The world of TINY METAL expands! Command Wolfram & the White Fangs against the mysterious Dinoldan forces. 77 skirmish maps, 21+ diverse units, 39 challenging campaigns. Stop the ancient tech excavation. Turn-based Japanese storytelling meets intense tactical warfare. All skill levels welcome.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 17.5%, Wargame 16.5%, Military 13.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 13%, War 10.2%
- #56 Flashpoint Campaigns: Cold War
66% matchVery Positive99% of 151 reviews2025
Dev: On Target SimulationsPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Master grand tactical combat as a Cold War force commander in this data-rich simulation. Plan and issue orders in asynchronous WEGO turns, leveraging real-world maps and complex features like Electronic Warfare and Air Assaults to outthink your enemy.
Why similar: Cold War 37.6% ★, Wargame 31.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.3%, Turn-Based Combat 7.1%, Strategy 6.3%
- #57 TrenchesWIP
68% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,625 reviews2019
Dev: Big OOF Games PTY LTDPub: -
Windows
Multiplayer combined-arms first-person shooter set in an alternate history. Build and upgrade bases, harvest resources, construct defenses, purchase weapons and vehicles to overcome the enemy!
Why similar: World War I 41.3% ★, World War II 29% ★, Wargame 16.8%, War 12.8%
- #58 Strategic Mind: Spectre of Communism
67% matchMostly Positive79% of 226 reviews2020
Dev: Starni Games
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 20.2 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: Wargame 20.1%, World War II 19.9% ★, Military 15.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.2%, War 11.8%
- #59 Warplan Pacific
67% matchVery Positive88% of 100 reviews2022
Dev: Kraken StudiosPub: Matrix Games
Windows
WarPlan Pacific is an operational level wargame which covers all the nations at war in the Pacific theatre from December 1941 to 1945 on a massive game scale.
Why similar: World War II 29.7% ★, Wargame 19.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.3%, Military 13.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.8%
- #60 Bishojo Battlefield
66% matchPositive80% of 19 reviews2024
Dev: Dog On God
Windows · Linux
A funny shooting game where you can customize the gameplay, such as zombies holding submachine guns and shooting aliens, or wolf dogs holding samurai swords and fighting special forces in close combat... How unexpected the settings will be depends on your imagination.
Why similar: World War I 23.4% ★, World War II 23.2% ★, Tactical RPG 20.4%, Military 16.7%, War 12.6%