Games Like War of the Human Tanks

Human Tanks - ALTeR is the much-awaited second installment of the War of the Human Tanks series, and sequel to War of the Human Tanks. This time you assume command of the enemy of the first game, the Royal Army, and fight back for all you hold dear!

Why similar: Tanks 15.5% ★, Transhumanism 12.9% ★, Hex Grid 12.4% ★, Alternate History 8.6%, War 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: This is the direct sequel to the seed game and offers the most consistent gameplay and narrative experience.

Fuga: Melodies of Steel is an RPG where you place children, each with their own unique characteristics and skills, at different gun turrets in a tank to fight against the enemy.

Why similar: Tanks 40.7% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 22.2%, War 21.7%, Strategy 8.9%, Cute 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: This game centers on a group of children operating a massive tank in a war-torn world, mirroring the emotional and mechanical themes of the seed.

Deploy for battle in the Variable Armour, a technologically advanced suit of war. With turn-based tactics and quick-fire clashes, lead a strike force of deadly mecha to bring peace to the solar system in a 40-mission campaign. Create your own maps, practice in skirmish, or battle across multiplayer.

Why similar: Hex Grid 26% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 20.3%, Robots 16.8%, Visual Novel 10.5%, Anime 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: It features a strong anime aesthetic combined with turn-based tactical combat involving mechs on a grid.

FRONT MISSION 2: Remake preserves the mature story, strategic turn-based combat, and Wanzer customization options of the original.

Why similar: Tanks 23.7% ★, Robots 21.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.3%, Military 13%, War 13%

Why You'll Like It: Continues the tactical mech combat tradition with a focus on strategic positioning and narrative depth.

FRONT MISSION 1st: Remake is an immersive, tactical turn-based RPG, placing you in command of the awe-inspiring Wanzers – powerful military machines.

Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 23.3%, Tanks 22.5% ★, Strategy 17.8%, Military 16.5%, Sci-fi 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: This tactical RPG focuses on modular mechs and deep story-driven conflicts, perfect for fans of the seed's mechanical focus.

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: War 25.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 22.9%, Military 20.7%, Anime 13.7%, Strategy 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the classic turn-based strategy feel of games like Advance Wars, which shares the core DNA of the seed's gameplay.

The critically acclaimed Valkyria Chronicles is now available on PC in 1080p True HD, including all previously released DLC!

Why similar: Tanks 36.2% ★, Anime 27.5%, War 20.4%, Strategy 14%, Singleplayer 1.9%

Why You'll Like It: A quintessential anime-styled war game that masterfully blends turn-based tactical combat with tank warfare.

Turn the tide of the war with nuanced strategies in One-inch Tactics, introducing players to a unique turn-based strategy experience.

Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 36.8%, Robots 23.3%, Strategy 13.6%, Anime 12.9%, Sci-fi 12%

Why You'll Like It: A minimalist tactical game that focuses on the pure strategy of hex-grid movement and combat.

30 years on, the battle for our world's future continues. Super Robot Wars is a tactical RPG that brings characters and robots from a variety of mecha anime together to battle their mutual foes.

Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 25.7%, Robots 22.9%, Anime 15%, Strategy 13.4%, Visual Novel 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: The definitive anime crossover tactical game that emphasizes character-driven stories and grid-based robot combat.

Post Human W.A.R is a turn-based tactical strategy game, set in an absurd post-apocalyptic world. At the dawn of our third millennium, mankind went extinct. Mutated animals, household robots converted for warfare, and monkeys in tracksuits battle it out to decide the fate of the human heritage!

Why similar: Hex Grid 47.3% ★, Strategy 24.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 21.5%, Indie 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: Features a unique hex-grid tactical system that emphasizes unit synergy and strategic positioning.

Banner of the Maid is a tribute to the golden age of tactical RPGs. Set in an alternate French Revolution, you play as Pauline Bonaparte, commanding your army on smoke-filled battlefields and navigating the turbulent political salons of Paris to forge a heroic epic like no other.

Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 44.3%, Strategy 30.7%, Anime 16.5%, Indie 4.3%, Visual Novel 2.9%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical strategy game with a distinct anime art style that balances unit management with historical-fantasy storytelling.

Beyond creation, four eras come together as one! Discover the latest entry in this iconic Tactical RPG series. Form your own team of SD Gundams and deploy for battle -- with units from Mobile Suit Gundam Wing, SEED, 00, and Iron-Blooded Orphans!

Why similar: Robots 35.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 29.3%, Anime 17.1%, Sci-fi 8.7%, Strategy 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: Offers an extensive tactical experience with high-production anime visuals and a massive roster of customizable mechs.

Military Strategy + RPG + Collection + Story. This is a story of the war between mankind and the tank monsters. The hope of the human relies on the girls, whose bodies have been rebuilt and combined with armor parts. All the girls are under your command. Lead your army, won the war!

Why similar: Anime 34.7%, Tanks 34.1% ★, Military 13.8%, Strategy 10.9%, Visual Novel 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: Directly features the concept of anime-styled characters representing tanks in a strategic setting.

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: Hex Grid 21.5% ★, Tanks 17.9% ★, Alternate History 14.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 13%, War 12.4%

Why You'll Like It: A complex hex-grid wargame that captures the intense tactical feel of military strategy.

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: Hex Grid 27% ★, Tanks 26% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 15.8%, War 15.1%, Military 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: A deep tactical simulation that rewards careful planning and understanding of unit capabilities on a hex grid.

It's a retro-style strategy game, you can choose the Northsky Fleet or the Pirates, lead your commanders, controll many kinds of warships and robots, and fight a war with the enemy's fleet and alien horde on the galactic chessboard!

Why similar: Robots 25.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 23.6%, War 17.8%, Anime 10.6%, Strategy 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical mech game that leans into the grid-based strategy and unit customization found in the seed.

Take to the battlefield with Wargroove, a strategy game for up to 4 players! Choose your Commander and wage turn-based war on battling factions. Design and share maps, cut-scenes and campaigns with easy-to-use editors and in-depth customization tools!

Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 62.7%, Strategy 28.2%, Indie 5.7%, Singleplayer 3.3%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a polished turn-based tactical experience with a charming aesthetic that feels very similar to the seed's accessibility.

The continent of Runersia is home to six major powers with more than 40 bases, 100 knights, and 50 types of monsters. Select a ruler, organize knights and monsters into troops, and conquer enemy bases!

Why similar: Hex Grid 39.4% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 35%, Strategy 18.2%, Anime 6.3%, Singleplayer 1.2%

Why You'll Like It: A grand strategy game featuring anime-style character designs and deep turn-based tactical battles.

Panzermadels! The first dating simulator to deliver a thoughtful look at tanks, and the men who date them!

Why similar: Tanks 57.8% ★, Anime 19.8%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Comedy 6.5%, Indie 1.3%

Why You'll Like It: While more focused on the visual novel aspect, it shares the exact 'anime girl as a tank' theme found in the seed.

Strategize and battle for victory in this cute multiplayer turn-based strategy featuring bolt-action rifle girls!

Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 31.8%, Military 22.2%, Anime 19.8%, Strategy 12.1%, Cute 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: A lighthearted tactical game that uses anime-style characters in a turn-based board game format.

Lead a German panzer platoon through the chaos of World War II in this intense, anime-inspired tank simulation. Assemble an elite crew, deploy legendary tanks, and survive fierce engagements where cunning and skill will decide victory or defeat.

Why similar: Tanks 48.4% ★, War 23.5%, Anime 13.9%, Military 11.4%, Indie 1.6%

Why You'll Like It: Features a cartoony, anime-adjacent style applied to tank combat, focusing on the mechanical side of the genre.

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: Hex Grid 31.6% ★, Tanks 27.6% ★, Military 16.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.5%, Strategy 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: A comprehensive hex-grid strategy game that provides a challenging experience for fans of tactical warfare.

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: Tanks 28% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 15.2%, War 14.8%, Military 13.6%, Alternate History 13%

Why You'll Like It: A serious wargame that focuses heavily on tank warfare and historical tactical scenarios.

TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children is the first season of a turn-based strategy SRPG that takes place in the world of Troubleshooter.

Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 54.3%, Anime 22.2%, Strategy 17.4%, 2D 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: A deep tactical RPG with an anime aesthetic that offers extensive character customization and complex combat systems.

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: Hex Grid 37.7% ★, War 20.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.3%, Military 14.5%, Strategy 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the historical and strategic aspects of tank warfare within a turn-based hex-grid environment.

Control powerful mechs from the future to defeat an alien threat. Each attempt to save the world presents a new randomly generated challenge in this turn-based strategy game.

Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 51.3%, Strategy 27.2%, Sci-fi 13.4%, Indie 5.7%, Singleplayer 2.4%

Why You'll Like It: While less anime-focused, its tight, grid-based tactical combat is the gold standard for strategy games of this scale.

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: Tanks 31.1% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 19.6%, War 18.1%, Military 17.3%, Strategy 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: Expands on the turn-based tactical mechanics of the original with more units and complex map designs.

Tactics Ogre, crown jewel of the tactical role-playing genre, is reborn! Based on the 2010 release, the game features improved graphics and sound, as well as updated game design, bringing to life a new Tactics Ogre that remains true to its roots.

Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 92.8%, Anime 4.8%, Singleplayer 2.4%

Why You'll Like It: A foundational tactical RPG that offers the deep, grid-based strategic combat that fans of the genre will appreciate.

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: Tanks 29.3% ★, Hex Grid 20.8% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 16.5%, Military 13.1%, War 12.9%

Why You'll Like It: A wargame that emphasizes the tactical complexity of tank movements and unit positioning.

The battle between light and chaos comes to a head in this remake of legendary Strategy RPGs Langrisser I and Langrisser II.

Why similar: Strategy 50.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 36.2%, Anime 12.3%, Singleplayer 1.2%

Why You'll Like It: A classic tactical RPG series that heavily features anime aesthetics and grid-based unit management.

Build a strong defense of hololive dolls to defeat a robot army in this exciting hololive-themed tower defense game!!

Why similar: Robots 28.8%, Strategy 21.4%, Anime 14.2%, Comedy 12.9%, Cute 7.5%

Strap into a war machine piloted by anime waifus and tear through the battlefield. Explosions, chaos, and tactical sass included. You drive, they yell. Everyone else gets wrecked.

Why similar: Tanks 39.1% ★, War 20.9%, Military 18.2%, Anime 11.2%, Strategy 7.2%

Multi Turret Academy is a top-down tank action game with roguelike elements. Select your vehicle from a growing list of historical models, then equip dozens of weapons and upgrades to lead your local tank club to victory!

Why similar: Tanks 54.7% ★, Alternate History 19.4%, Anime 13.8%, Cute 6.3%, Strategy 5.9%

It's adorable! It's tactical! The doujin/indie SRPG - Moékuri! 151+ Cute Creatures to try, over a solid grid-based tactical system! Fight through 25 story stages with your own unique strategy!

Why similar: Anime 34.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 22%, Strategy 16.9%, Cute 13.7%, Visual Novel 6.6%

This is an imitation of a JRPG with a dual system of humans and tanks. In the ruined wasteland world, humans drive chariots to hunt down various monsters and hunt down powerful wanted criminals. These people are known as 'Metal Hunters' by the world!

Why similar: Tanks 62% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 28.2%, 2D 4.7%, Adventure 2.6%, Singleplayer 2.5%

In this top-down tactical shooter RPG, guide a band of cute soldiers through a warzone to safety. Rescue, train and manage your squad for the upcoming war of survival.

Why similar: Tanks 29.3% ★, War 22.3%, Military 19.6%, Anime 13%, Strategy 9.9%

This game is an RPG game that follows the growth of a robot girl who has lost her memories. Players can aim for victory in the robot battle tournament, the main objective, and also enjoy interactions with both humans and robots.

Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 31%, Robots 24%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Anime 11%, Cute 7.3%

Build the tanks, Date the girls, Choose your side. Live through the adventure and drama of an alternate universe World War 2.

Why similar: Alternate History 39.6%, Visual Novel 30.9%, Anime 18.2%, Indie 7.7%, Adventure 3.5%

Game in which you have to assemble your beautiful team of girls and put them on the battlefield in a strategic autobattler.

Why similar: War 39.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 25.8%, Anime 21.5%, Cute 7.4%, 2D 3.8%

Battle Pixels is a frantic arcade action, point and click shoot 'em up with a 16 bit retro style.Take control of your tanks and eliminate the enemy's turret defences over 25 randomly generated levels.

Why similar: Tanks 49.5% ★, War 24.9%, Strategy 15.8%, Indie 4.5%, 2D 3.3%

Beat the Humans is the turn-based tactical strategy game. Here you lead an army of aliens against invaders from the human race. Collect your squad, protect planets, strengthen your army with equipment and look for allies if you want to survive and win.

Why similar: War 42.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 36.8%, Strategy 14.8%, 2D 3.3%, Singleplayer 2.6%

Neuroshima Hex is a post-apocalyptic tactical game from the designers of Neuroshima, the board game. It is all about strategy and tactics on one hexagonal battlefield. The game offers many different units, technologies and special abilities that can be used for an effective strategy.

Why similar: Tanks 34.7% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 29.3%, Military 20.4%, Strategy 11%, 2D 2.6%

"Black & White" is a dystopian visual novel + war chess game: black and white, sensibility and reason, freedom and order: follow your beliefs and join your camp.

Why similar: Dystopian 24.2%, Visual Novel 20.4%, Strategy 18.8%, Anime 17.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.4%

Enter the Samurai Afterlife and join forces with vibrant ghost-samurai warriors, magical animal monks, and mustachioed samurai generals. It's fast-paced turn-based strategy inspired by Advance Wars, and supercharged with fighting-game flare!

Why similar: Strategy 35.7%, Comedy 27.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 24.4%, Indie 9.4%, Singleplayer 3.3%

A turn-based strategy game where you can experience WWII campaigns and explore alternate history scenarios made by the community.

Why similar: Tanks 27.2% ★, Hex Grid 21.6% ★, Alternate History 17.6%, Military 12.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.3%

Heavy Metal Babes is a turn-based RPG strategy game featuring classic mechanics infused with steamy H-Scenes and an engaging action-packed gameplay. Build your team of hot XEN units, command them into battle and defeat your opponents in epic robot battles!

Why similar: Robots 33.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 24.7%, Anime 14.3%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Cute 8.3%

In this sci-fi turn-based strategy with real-time base-building elements, you’ll be defending human territories against the transhuman Augments. Expand your HQ, and manufacture and upgrade an army of advanced drones to wage interplanetary war for Humanity!

Why similar: Hex Grid 38.6% ★, Robots 22.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.4%, Strategy 9.3%, Sci-fi 9%

The official adaptation of the legendary wargame from Steve Jackson Games. Engage in futuristic warfare with armored hovercraft, superheavy tanks, infantry, and giant cybernetic war machines called "Ogres".

Why similar: Tanks 36.5% ★, Hex Grid 33.9% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 15.7%, Strategy 6.8%, Sci-fi 5.8%

Welcome to Warside, the fast-paced turn-based tactics game. With a single-player story campaign, multiplayer support, and a built-in map editor, the fight for victory never ends. Choose your Commander, assemble your forces, and battle your way to victory.

Why similar: Tanks 32% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 21.9%, Military 16.9%, War 16%, Strategy 8.9%

Himeko Sutori is a tactical, turn-based RPG that combines intimate character development with epic battles featuring hundreds of unique characters. With the included campaign editor, you can make new worlds and new adventures, making Himeko Sutori your story.

Why similar: Hex Grid 42.8% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 25.3%, Strategy 14.6%, Anime 12%, Indie 4%

Defender's Quest is a Tower-Defense/RPG Hybrid tightly focuses on three things: tactical depth, customization, and story

Why similar: Comedy 46.6%, Strategy 30.6%, 2D 12%, Singleplayer 5.4%, Adventure 5.3%

Liberation Day will come... but you will be betrayed. Experience the stunning continuation of Sunrider Mask of Arcadius in this hardcore turn based tactics game with heavy story elements.

Why similar: Anime 31.7%, Visual Novel 31.3%, Strategy 23.1%, Sci-fi 8.6%, Indie 4.3%

Alpha Kimori™ Great Doubt™ Episode One is the first of a trilogy of bright and colorful Japanese Anime inspired story-driven episodic 2D Role Playing Games, which feature an intricate action-adventure epic story with a delightful mix of sci-fi and fantasy elements.

Why similar: Anime 62.1%, Strategy 20.1%, Indie 9.9%, Adventure 5.7%, Singleplayer 2.3%

Ignited Steel is a mech roguelike turn-based-tactics game. Manage a team of overheating old-tech mechs, more heat means more vulnerability and damage! Unravel the galaxy’s story as you travel from node to node, improving your mechs, acquiring new pilots, and defeat the sentient A.I. overlord!

Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 40.1%, War 22.9%, Anime 20.3%, Strategy 16.6%

Command a squad of adorably fierce warriors in Anomaly Collapse, a turn-based Roguelite strategy game that offers a fresh twist to an old formula! Face off against otherworldly beings and uncover the dark secrets of supernatural calamities. Immerse yourself in a story where every move counts!

Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 47.3%, Strategy 14.2%, Anime 12%, Sci-fi 10.4%, Cute 7.1%

Empires Shall Fall is a turn-based tactics game set in a dieselpunk world. Upgrade your army and command your troops, then exploit terrain to eradicate your enemies with sheer power and sharp tactics.

Why similar: Tanks 36.8% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 19.8%, Alternate History 17.6%, Military 13.6%, Strategy 8.3%

Super Robot Wars is a grid-based tactical combat RPG that brings units and pilots from a variety of anime together to battle their mutual foes. Rise, Unite, and Triumph!

Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 26.2%, Robots 17.2%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Strategy 14.9%, Anime 14.1%

Fast paced arcade tank battles in Japan locations

Why similar: Tanks 48.8% ★, War 20%, Military 15.6%, Anime 13.2%, Singleplayer 1.5%

Phantom Brigade 2.0 is a cinematic, tactical mech strategy game with a revolutionary timeline-based command system. See the future, predict enemy actions, and plot your counterattack on the timeline! Recruit and level up your squad of rebels to retake war-torn Fyrland from the Kaskad occupation.

Why similar: Tanks 31.1% ★, Robots 21.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.6%, Military 15.7%, Strategy 6.5%

Thrown into a century long war between the Union and the Kingdoms, a lone starship Captain decides to rebel against his fate. Join him in his galactic journey and discover the various stories that can still bloom in the Ashes of War...And flirting. A lot of flirting.

Why similar: War 25%, Visual Novel 23.3%, Anime 21.4%, Sci-fi 12.4%, Strategy 6.2%