- #1 IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Stalingrad
97% matchMostly Positive79% of 9,633 reviews2014
Dev: 1C Game StudiosPub: FOR-GAMES CR LTD
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 31.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%
IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Stalingrad is the continuation of the legendary IL-2 Sturmovik series that has set the standard for PC combat flight games for more than ten years. This new entry into the series will offer virtual pilots an even more accurate simulation of the most famous air battles.
Why similar: World War II 32.6% ★, Flight 28%, Wargame 9.4%, Realistic 8.8%, Simulation 7.4%
- #2 War Birds: WW2 Air strike 1942
96% matchMixed55% of 62 reviews2016
Dev: HGames-ArtWorks
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 96%
War Birds is a 2.5D World War 2 air combat game, with impressive 3D warplanes and beautiful 2D environments.
Why similar: World War II 51.6% ★, Simulation 11%, War 9.7%, Wargame 9.6%, Strategy 7.7%
- #3 Battlestations: Midway
96% matchMostly Positive78% of 953 reviews2007
Dev: Eidos InteractivePub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Battlestations: Midway is an immense action game that drops players into massive air, sea, and undersea battles from Pearl Harbor to the Battle of Midway.
Why similar: World War II 34.3% ★, Naval 18% ★, Naval Combat 16% ★, Flight 14.4%, War 6.3%
- #4 IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946
95% matchVery Positive88% of 3,145 reviews2008
Dev: 1C: Maddox GamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 14.7 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Il-2 1946 includes all of the original IL-2 series content: IL-2 Sturmovik™: Forgotten Battles, Ace Expansion Pack, Pacific Fighters™ and alternate histry campaigns of year 1946. What was years ago began as a one-aircraft study sim is now an astonishing anthology, with a whopping 229 flyable aircraft and over 300 aircraft total!
Why similar: World War II 40.6% ★, Flight 39.3%, Simulation 13.2%, Realistic 4.1%, War 1.8%
- #5 Aces High III
94% matchMixed59% of 422 reviews2017
Dev: HiTech Creations Inc.
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Aces High III offers world class modeling of World War II planes, vehicles, and boats in a combat setting with hundreds of other players pitting their skills in any given online arena.
Why similar: World War II 45.6% ★, Massively Multiplayer 24.5%, Flight 21.6%, Simulation 8.3%
- #6 Warplanes: Battles over Pacific
93% matchMostly Positive78% of 157 reviews2023
Dev: Home Net Games
Windows
Warplanes: Battles over Pacific opens the next chapter in aviation history. Become a World War II pilot and take part in the campaign against the Empire of Japan. The sequel to the hit Warplanes: WW1 Fighters, takes dogfight to a new level.
Why similar: World War II 37.7% ★, Flight 30.5%, Simulation 12%, War 9.7%, Action 5.1%
- #7 Combat Wings: Battle of Britain
94% matchVery Positive80% of 740 reviews2009
Dev: City InteractivePub: CI Games
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 39%
Destroy the Luftwaffe! There’s something new in the air, and it’s more than the hum of hundreds of aero engines... As the Luftwaffe launches its aerial offensive, the outnumbered Royal Air Force is scrambling to bring into combat new planes that will ensure victory over a stronger foe. Will they succeed?
Why similar: World War II 47.1% ★, Flight 37.2%, Simulation 14%, Action 1.7%
- #8 WWII Online
91% matchMixed51% of 3,784 reviews2023
Dev: Cornered Rat SoftwarePub: Playnet, Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 24 minMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 28%
WWII Online is a massive, persistent free-to-play MMO FPS driven entirely by players. Fight as Army, Air, or Naval forces and earn Victory Points to access more units. One global server. No scripts. Real outcomes. No zones. Huge world (300,000 km²). ENLIST NOW!
Why similar: Flight 32%, World War II 21.4% ★, Massively Multiplayer 13.5%, Shooter 10.1%, Wargame 7.6%
- #9 Aces of Thunder
90% matchMixed58% of 1,055 reviews2026
Dev: Gaijin EntertainmentPub: Gaijin Network Ltd
Windows
Experience the thrill of aerial combat with Aces of Thunder, the ultimate flight simulation game with high fidelity graphics that looks perfect both with and without VR HMDs.
Why similar: Flight 26.9%, World War II 25.5% ★, Combat 8.6%, Simulation 8.1%, War 8%
- #10 Wings of Prey: Special Edition
92% matchMixed63% of 737 reviews2010
Dev: Gaijin Entertainment CorporationPub: Gaijin Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Wings of Prey is based around large-scale aerial combat in World War II. Players can participate in some of the most famous battles piloting fighters, attack aircraft and bombers across a range of thrilling missions.
Why similar: World War II 32.6% ★, Flight 23.9%, Simulation 9.4%, War 9.3%, Shooter 5.9%
- #11 War Thunder
91% matchMostly Positive73% of 730,871 reviews2013
Dev: Gaijin EntertainmentPub: Gaijin Network Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 194.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
War Thunder is the most comprehensive free-to-play, cross-platform, MMO military game dedicated to aviation, armoured vehicles, and naval craft, from the early 20th century to the most advanced modern combat units. Join now and take part in major battles on land, in the air, and at sea.
Why similar: World War II 23.8% ★, Flight 16.3%, Massively Multiplayer 14.2%, Naval Combat 13% ★, War 8.1%
- #12 Vincemus - Air Combat
89% matchVery Positive86% of 109 reviews2024
Dev: Virtual Convict
Windows · Mac
Fly through the theaters of World War II with fighters planes from across the world. Intercept, Raid, Defend, Survive in theatres of World War II. Vincemus is an arcade semi-realistic air combat shooter, The game is avalable on WindowsOS and MacOS.
Why similar: World War II 30.6% ★, Flight 24%, Wargame 12.4%, War 10.9%, Simulation 7.1%
- #13 Warplanes: WW2 Dogfight
88% matchVery Positive86% of 1,762 reviews2019
Dev: Home Net Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 40%
Grab the control yoke of a warplane and jump into the battlefields of World War 2 in this thrilling combat flight action game. In each of the campaigns for USA, Great Britain, USSR, Germany and Japan you will assume the role of a pilot and squadron leader of an elite air force unit.
Why similar: World War II 44.5% ★, Flight 32.9%, Wargame 9.8%, Simulation 3.7%, War 3.4%
- #14 World of Warplanes
87% matchMostly Positive70% of 5,487 reviews2022
Dev: Wargaming Group Limited
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 37.9 hrs≥1hr: 54%
World of Warplanes is an aerial combat MMO action game set in the Golden Age of military aviation. The game throws players into a never-ending battle for dominance of the skies.
Why similar: World War II 36% ★, Flight 26.3%, Shooter 8%, Realistic 6.4%, Simulation 5.9%
- #15 Raidfield 2
89% matchMixed45% of 86 reviews2020
Dev: Alphatik Inc
Windows · Mac · Linux
Get in your boots and out in the battlefield. It's 1944 and the heat of the war is more than ever. In this cross-platform WW-2 shooter you take control of axis or ally units in a fast paced combat. You can also play with your friends on foot, tanks or even planes.
Why similar: World War II 21.8% ★, Wargame 14.8%, Arena Shooter 14.7%, Flight 9.3%, War 7.8%
- #16 B-17 Flying Fortress : The Mighty 8th Redux
86% matchMixed66% of 322 reviews2024
Dev: MicroProse Software
Windows
The classic game remastered. Feel the power of flying a 10-men crew on a B-17 over occupied Europe in WWII. Plan the mission, choose your men and take action in every post onboard, from pilot to bombardier and machine gunners. Get ready for a high-flying adventure in this all-time classic remake.
Why similar: World War II 25% ★, Flight 23.5%, Wargame 17.4%, War 8.3%, Simulation 8.1%
- #17 Sky Gamblers: Storm Raiders
86% matchVery Positive81% of 252 reviews2015
Dev: Atypical Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
THIS IS THE ULTIMATE WWII AIR COMBAT GAME! You’ll participate in visceral dogfights, protect cities and fleets, bomb enemy structures and even fly through tunnels. Everything is set up in accurately recreated real life locations like Pearl Harbor, Coast of Dover, Midway, Germany and France.
Why similar: Flight 47.3%, World War II 33.6% ★, Simulation 12%, Action 7%
- #18 Fighter Royale - Last Ace Flying
85% matchMixed65% of 85 reviews2019
Dev: Fighter Base Publishing, Inc.
Windows
FIGHTER ROYALE – LAST ACE FLYING is a WWII themed, arena style flight combat action game. Set in a fictional version of the South Pacific and features 25 authentic and upgradable WWII aircraft, you join up to 100 pilots competing to be the last man flying! This is a Battle Royale in the skies.
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 69.7%, Simulation 19.6%, Action 10.6%
- #19 Dogfight Elite
83% matchMixed63% of 75 reviews2023
Dev: Joaquin Grech
Windows · Mac
Embark on an exhilarating journey through history with Dogfight Elite. Commandeer the cockpit of a warplane, spearhead a tank into battle, or bravely face the enemy on foot as a resilient soldier. The battlefield has never felt this real and the stakes this high.
Why similar: Flight 24.4%, Massively Multiplayer 23.7%, Wargame 19.8%, Shooter 7.5%, Simulation 6.6%
- #20 Iron Wings
84% matchMostly Negative38% of 91 reviews2017
Dev: Naps Team
Windows
ARCADE-ACTION WWII air combat -Player takes on the role of the two pilots, Jack and Amelia, as they attempt to take down Nazi aerial menace across a rich campaign of missions, each with numerous objectives and enemies as well as side objectives.
Why similar: World War II 35.3% ★, Flight 31%, War 11.3%, Shooter 6.5%, Realistic 6.4%
- #21 Air Conflicts: Pacific Carriers
84% matchMixed54% of 554 reviews2012
Dev: Games Farm
Windows · Mac
Median: 36 minMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 38%
True heroes know no bounds!Experience top combat action in this brand new arcade flight sim and become immersed in the exploits of famous aircraft carriers. Choose the side you want to play on: the US Navy or the Imperial Japanese Navy. Climb into the cockpit and re-live the most famous battles of the War in the Pacific.
Why similar: World War II 44.2% ★, Flight 34.2%, Simulation 14.2%, Action 7.4%
- #22 Scramble: Battle of Britain
79% matchVery Positive89% of 232 reviews2024
Dev: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Scramble: Battle of Britain is a tactical dogfighting game set in 1940, featuring intense aerial battles in a 3D airspace. Take control of a squadron of fighters, planning maneuvers, witnessing real-time simulations, and analyzing battle damage with detailed camera tools.
Why similar: World War II 36.2% ★, Flight 29%, War 8.2%, Strategy 6.1%, PvP 6.1%
- #23 European Air War
81% matchVery Positive87% of 61 reviews2022
Dev: MicroProse Software
Windows
Take to the skies over Europe during the most dangerous days of World War II.
Why similar: World War II 41.9% ★, Flight 29.7%, Simulation 12.2%, Combat 7.4%, War 5.1%
- #24 B-17 Flying Fortress: The Mighty 8th
82% matchMostly Positive76% of 88 reviews2014
Dev: Wayward DesignPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 16%
Feel the power of flying a 10-men crew on a B-17 over occupied Europe in WWII. Plan the mission, choose your men and take action in every post onboard, from pilot to bombardier and machine gunners. Get ready for a high-flying adventure in this all-time classic.
Why similar: World War II 35.2% ★, Flight 24.4%, War 10.8%, Simulation 6.9%, Combat 6.7%
- #25 Easy Red 2
78% matchVery Positive90% of 12,483 reviews2022
Dev: Marco AmadeiPub: Corvostudio di Amadei Marco
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 14.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Experience massive battles with infantry, tanks, artillery, and aircraft on large destructible open-world maps. Equip yourself, coordinate with your squad, and fight through World War II in singleplayer, co-op, or multiplayer!
Why similar: World War II 42.3% ★, Wargame 14.2%, War 11.7%, Shooter 7%, Simulation 6.5%
- #26 Battlestations Pacific
81% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,584 reviews2009
Dev: Eidos Studio HungaryPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Experience one war through two epic sagas where you will be a part of history or change it. Feel the power of the historically authentic and decisive battles of the Pacific War. Relive some of the grandest and most critical naval battles of recent history and for the first time, choose to lead your fleet to a completely different ending...
Why similar: World War II 42.5% ★, Naval 22.3% ★, Flight 11.2%, Naval Combat 8.8% ★, Strategy 6.1%
- #27 World of Warships
78% matchMostly Positive77% of 153,508 reviews2017
Dev: Wargaming Group Limited
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 82.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Immerse yourself in thrilling naval battles and assemble an armada of over 600 ships from the first half of the 20th century — from stealthy destroyers to gigantic battleships. Change the look of your ship, choose upgrades to suit your play style, and go into battle with other players!
Why similar: World War II 22.1% ★, Naval Combat 18.9% ★, Naval 16.7% ★, Massively Multiplayer 14.6%, War 7.7%
- #28 Heliborne Collection
79% matchMostly Positive74% of 3,985 reviews2017
Dev: Klabater
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Rotary-wing aviation and helicopter combat with a dynamic battlefield and the support of ground forces. Appreciated for MMO elements and an addictive gameplay loop. Use tactics and make strategic decisions or fly around and shoot in historically accurate maps.
Why similar: Flight 29.2%, Massively Multiplayer 23.9%, War 12.6%, Arena Shooter 8.5%, Realistic 7.9%
- #29 1942: The Pacific Air War
80% matchMixed56% of 50 reviews2015
Dev: MicroProse Software, IncPub: Atari
Windows · Mac · Linux
They were desperate, daring and deadly! For the past 50 years, only the courageous veteran pilots of World War II knew the real risks of fighting the legendary Pacific air wars. Now it's your turn!
Why similar: World War II 55.8% ★, Simulation 24.5%, Strategy 19.7%
- #30 Nuclear Option
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 7,793 reviews2023
Dev: Shockfront Studios
Windows
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 24.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Fly near-future aircraft with immersive physics on intense battlefields, facing land, air and sea threats. Wage war against AI or other players with an array of potent weapons. Wield tactical and strategic nuclear weapons, capable of annihilating anything in their path.
Why similar: Flight 30%, Wargame 19.5%, War 12.7%, Combat 9.2%, Simulation 7.8%
- #31 Ukrainian Fight Drone Simulator (UFDS) - FPV drone simulator
74% matchMostly Positive72% of 364 reviews2025
Dev: SIMTECH SOLUTIONS
Windows
Ukrainian Fight Drone Simulator – Starter Edition is a public version of a leading ultra-realistic FPV drone trainer built on lessons from the Ukrainian frontline. Fly combat drones in true-to-life conditions, take on challenges, and feel the adrenaline of modern warfare.
Why similar: Flight 29%, Wargame 24%, War 12.4%, Simulation 9.6%, Realistic 8.1%
- #32 Dogfight 1942
77% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,153 reviews2012
Dev: City InteractivePub: CI Games
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 40%
Piloting a wide range of aircraft, players engage in aerial dogfights and dangerous fighter missions across the major theaters of war during WWII.
Why similar: World War II 42.7% ★, Flight 39.3%, Simulation 11.9%, Shooter 3.5%, Action 2.6%
- #33 Army Troop
72% matchVery Positive85% of 418 reviews2025
Dev: Army Troop Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Army Troop is an old-school PvP World War 2 online first-person shooter. Reminding you of the good old days World War games.
Why similar: World War II 36.9% ★, Massively Multiplayer 16.9%, War 11.2%, Shooter 9.2%, Realistic 7.4%
- #34 Combat Air Patrol 2: Military Flight Simulator
77% matchMixed49% of 358 reviews2016
Dev: Sim155 LimitedPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Feel the power of flying the AV8B Harrier II. A middle ground flight and naval combat simulator with mission planner & fully dynamic open ended campaign. Showstopping VR.
Why similar: Flight 22.7%, Naval 16.8% ★, Wargame 13.6%, War 10.4%, Shooter 6.7%
- #35 Battle Fleet 2
76% matchMostly Positive75% of 372 reviews2014
Dev: Mythical City Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Welcome Admiral! Select your fleet, assign weapons, and sink the enemy fleet by controlling each of your ships down to setting the aim and range of each weapon's shot. Features include full open world Pacific & Atlantic campaigns, cross-platform multiplayer and awesome turn-based naval battles.
Why similar: Naval 27.8% ★, World War II 24.2% ★, Naval Combat 20.6% ★, Wargame 13.2%, Strategy 7.1%
- #36 303 Squadron: Battle of Britain
76% matchMixed63% of 444 reviews2018
Dev: Atomic Jelly
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
The enemies are close, would you dare to join the Squadron? Tweak planes in a 1st person mechanic mode, set the clouds on fire in aerial fights sim and discover extra missions in an open world of RAF Base. Enjoy a gameplay based on a real history and become the Ace of Sky.
Why similar: World War II 40.2% ★, Flight 28.4%, Simulation 11.1%, War 6.6%, Action 5%
- #37 Flying Tigers: Shadows Over China
75% matchMostly Positive71% of 924 reviews2017
Dev: ACE MADDOX
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
FLYING TIGERS: SHADOWS OVER CHINA is an air-combat action game based on the historical events of America’s secret volunteer squadrons that defended China against Japan in the China-Burma-India theatre of World War 2.
Why similar: World War II 46% ★, Flight 37.8%, Shooter 7%, Simulation 5.7%, Action 3.4%
- #38 IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover Blitz Edition
74% matchMostly Positive71% of 1,737 reviews2017
Dev: Team Fusion SimulationsPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 45%
Scramble to intercept in your RAF Spitfire or Hurricane. Or join huge formations of German or Italian Fighters and Bombers as they roar across the Channel towards London. Decide the fate of Britain!
Why similar: World War II 35.2% ★, Flight 24.5%, War 10.9%, Simulation 8.5%, Realistic 6.6%
- #39 War on the Sea
73% matchMostly Positive75% of 3,150 reviews2021
Dev: Killerfish Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 25.5 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Command ships, submarines and aircraft in the South Pacific during WWII.
Why similar: World War II 33.4% ★, Naval 25.5% ★, Naval Combat 16.4% ★, Simulation 6.4%, Strategy 6.3%
- #40 Rise of Flight United
75% matchMixed56% of 2,688 reviews2013
Dev: 1C Game StudiosPub: FOR-GAMES CR LTD
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 17.4 hrs≥1hr: 38%
Pilot legendary aircraft of the early years of aviation, French Spad 13, German Albatros D.Va and Russian built Nieuport 17, in the free-to-play Rise of Flight United! This WWI aviation sim that has something for every flight-sim fan, from single player skirmish and career to multiplayer dogfights, but one thing is for certain, the...
Why similar: Flight 52.3%, Simulation 16.4%, World War II 13.7% ★, War 4.6%, Massively Multiplayer 4.3%
- #41 Hell Let Loose
70% matchVery Positive82% of 145,932 reviews2021
Dev: Expression GamesPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 13.5 hrsMean: 72.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Join the ever expanding experience of Hell Let Loose - a hardcore World War Two first person shooter with epic battles of 100 players with infantry, tanks, artillery, a dynamically shifting front line and a unique resource based RTS-inspired meta-game.
Why similar: World War II 38.2% ★, Massively Multiplayer 14.5%, War 12%, Shooter 9.2%, Realistic 8.4%
- #42 Squad 44
71% matchMostly Positive75% of 25,290 reviews2018
Dev: Offworld
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 45.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Team up and join the frontline in Squad 44, the most authentic tactical WW2 shooter. Experience ruthless realism with an immense arsenal of faithfully recreated weapons and vehicles across massive WW2 battlefields.
Why similar: World War II 42.7% ★, Massively Multiplayer 19.3%, War 9.4%, Realistic 6.7%, Simulation 6.6%
- #43 Fog of War
73% matchMixed48% of 799 reviews2018
Dev: Monkeys Lab.Pub: Neokosmos Technologies Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 17.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Tactical Multiplayer FPS shooter with a story based on the events of the World War II. Strategic battles with a variety of vehicles, including artillery. Multiple game modes. Ranks, titles, awards, career.
Why similar: World War II 37% ★, Massively Multiplayer 22.1%, War 8.5%, Simulation 6.6%, Shooter 6.3%
- #44 Navy War: Battleship Games
70% matchMixed65% of 247 reviews2022
Dev: XDEVS LTD
Windows · Mac · Linux
Ready for the naval battle? Online ships are waiting for you!
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 28.1%, World War II 25.7% ★, Naval Combat 20.4% ★, Simulation 5.7%, Action 4.9%
- #45 Enlisted
65% matchVery Positive80% of 41,513 reviews2024
Dev: Darkflow SoftwarePub: Gaijin Network Ltd
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 21.9 hrs≥1hr: 74%
In Enlisted, you are not only commanding a single soldier, but an entire squad! This MMO squad based shooter recreates the key battles of the bloodiest war of the 20th century, with hundreds of soldiers, tanks and aircraft taking part in each battle.
Why similar: World War II 43.4% ★, Massively Multiplayer 13%, War 10.2%, Shooter 8.6%, Realistic 6%
- #46 World War 2: Strategy Simulator
71% 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 38.8% ★, Wargame 21.6%, Naval Combat 17.5% ★, War 12.3%, Strategy 5.6%
- #47 Wings Over Europe
72% matchMixed56% of 125 reviews2014
Dev: Third Wire ProductionsPub: Strategy First
Windows
Realistic air combat is waiting for you, in some of the most intense dogfights of the Cold War era!
Why similar: Flight 58.6%, Simulation 41.4%
- #48 Falcon 4.0
70% matchVery Positive84% of 291 reviews2016
Dev: MicroProse Software
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Falcon 4.0 breaks the sight-and-sound barrier with its cutting-edge graphics, realism, dynamic campaigns and multiplayer gameplay.
Why similar: Flight 31.6%, Wargame 16.9%, War 12.3%, Realistic 9.4%, Simulation 8.9%
- #49 Iron Front: Digital War Edition
71% matchMixed59% of 865 reviews2012
Dev: X1 SoftwarePub: Deep Silver
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Command your own troops, man authentic weaponry and take to the sky in deadly warplanes.
Why similar: World War II 42.4% ★, War 14.6%, Shooter 9.5%, Realistic 9%, Simulation 7.6%
- #50 Grand Tanks: WW2 Tank Games
68% matchMixed63% of 83 reviews2023
Dev: XDEVS LTD
Windows · Mac · Linux
The game combines the two best sides of gameplay: part from a serious tank simulator and part from exciting and fast arcade battles. Millions of players from all over the world are fighting on the best representatives of tank equipment of the Second World War.
Why similar: World War II 33.5% ★, Massively Multiplayer 19.6%, Wargame 13.8%, Shooter 9.2%, Simulation 7.6%
- #51 FPV Kamikaze Drone
64% matchVery Positive88% of 11,630 reviews2023
Dev: HFM Games
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 66%
FPV Kamikaze Drone is a tactical game focused on FPV drones in modern warfare. Control drones in first-person in single-player and co-op, and in multiplayer play as a third-person soldier who finds and uses FPV drones during combat.
Why similar: War 21.7%, Simulation 16.2%, Flight 14.8%, Massively Multiplayer 13.7%, Shooter 10.8%
- #52 Aviators VR
67% matchMixed46% of 57 reviews2024
Dev: ChronospacePub: Instytut Pamięci Narodowej
Windows
A concise VR experience inspired by the game "Aviators." Take control of the upper turret gun on a bomber and fend off attacks from German fighters. Visit a virtual hangar of the Polish air wing and learn more about the events depicted in the game.
Why similar: World War II 27.7% ★, Flight 19.3%, Wargame 14.5%, War 9.7%, Shooter 6.9%
- #53 Virtual Fighter Maneuvers
63% matchVery Positive95% of 131 reviews2025
Dev: Boundless Dynamics, LLC
Windows
Master the art of modern air combat. Fly high performance fighter jets in intense dogfights with realistic flight and weapon physics. Duel against challenging AI opponents or compete with other players online. VR only!
Why similar: Flight 53.4%, Simulation 17.3%, Combat 14.5%, Action 7.4%, PvP 7.4%
- #54 Aviators
65% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,850 reviews2024
Dev: ChronospacePub: Instytut Pamięci Narodowej
Windows
An educational adventure game about Polish air personnel during World War II. Meet the pilots of the 1586 Special Destiny Squadron and join them on incredible assignments. Explore and solve puzzles to learn more about the history of Polish aviation.
Why similar: World War II 40.1% ★, Wargame 20.5%, War 10.3%, Realistic 7.4%, Shooter 7.1%
- #55 Land of War - The Beginning
68% matchMixed52% of 741 reviews2021
Dev: MS GAMESPub: MS GAMES SP. Z O.O.
Windows
Assume duties of a soldier involved in numerous battles and skirmishes with fast advancing German war machine. Go to battle on foot, driving armored vehicles, or flying an airplane. Use weapons not featured in any other game and feel a good, nostalgic climate of the production like MOHAA or COD.
Why similar: World War II 34.8% ★, Wargame 14.5%, Flight 11.5%, Shooter 8.6%, Realistic 7%
- #56 IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover
69% matchMixed67% of 1,012 reviews2011
Dev: 1C: Maddox GamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 27.1 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Join the Royal Air Force, face off against the deadly German Luftwaffe and the Italian air forces and battle for Britain!
Why similar: World War II 50% ★, Flight 35%, Simulation 14.9%
- #57 Aircraft Evolution
68% matchVery Positive82% of 251 reviews2018
Dev: Satur Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Take part in aerial battles with warplanes from different eras — from World War I to the future. Drop bombs, upgrade your aircraft, and turn enemy bases into rubble in the explosive action game Aircraft Evolution!
Why similar: World War II 39.6% ★, Flight 30.8%, War 13.9%, Shooter 8%, Simulation 5.1%
- #58 Aircraft Carrier Survival
67% matchMixed60% of 1,187 reviews2022
Dev: Gambit Games StudioPub: CreativeForge Games
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 29.8% ★, Naval Combat 21.2% ★, Naval 20.5% ★, War 9.4%, Realistic 6.4%