- #1 Panzer Corps 2
97% matchVery Positive85% of 4,064 reviews2020
Dev: Flashback GamesPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 58.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Panzer Corps 2 is the ultimate Second World War strategy game! Enjoy the time-proven gameplay formula which has been appreciated by millions of players over the years, brought to a whole new level of refinement up to the latest technical standards.
Why similar: World War II 18.9% ★, Hex Grid 14% ★, Grand Strategy 11.2% ★, Wargame 10.3%, Military 9%
- #2 Unity of Command II
96% matchMostly Positive80% of 2,102 reviews2019
Dev: 2x2 Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 17.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 22.2% ★, Grand Strategy 11.8% ★, Hex Grid 11.8% ★, Wargame 10.6%, Turn-Based 10.2%
- #3 Panzer Corps Gold
96% matchVery Positive92% of 2,690 reviews2014
Dev: Flashback GamesPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 56.4 hrs≥1hr: 61%
The ultimate edition of Panzer Corps, containing hundreds of scenarios and all its expansions. Panzer Corps Gold is the culmination of the wargame that has enthralled millions of fans all around the globe, and now it’s your chance to fully experience a real classic.
Why similar: World War II 29.4% ★, Wargame 13.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.1%, Hex Grid 12.6% ★, Turn-Based 9%
- #4 Steel Division 2
95% matchMostly Positive79% of 9,441 reviews2019
Dev: Eugen Systems
Windows
Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 51.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Steel Division 2 is a historically-accurate WW2 real-time strategy game set on the Eastern Front. Features 1:1-scale turn-based army management and real-time tactical battles with thousands of men at your order.
Why similar: World War II 25.2% ★, Grand Strategy 13.5% ★, Military 13.4%, Wargame 11.6%, War 9.4%
- #5 Gary Grigsby's War in the East 2
94% matchVery Positive92% of 428 reviews2021
Dev: 2by3 GamesPub: Matrix Games
Windows
War in the East 2 is the most comprehensive, most realistic, and most advanced wargame modeling Eastern Front warfare in World War Two.
Why similar: Wargame 22.2%, World War II 22% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.5%, Strategy 8.5%, War 8.4%
- #6 Order of Battle: World War II
94% matchMostly Positive78% of 3,120 reviews2015
Dev: The ArtistocratsPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 16.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Order of Battle: World War II is a breath of fresh air for all strategy fans. It is a game that takes wargaming to a new level by upgrading every single game element and rebooting the genre for a new generation of players.
Why similar: World War II 28.7% ★, Wargame 14%, Hex Grid 13.4% ★, Turn-Based 11.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.7%
- #7 Strategic Command WWII: World at War
93% matchVery Positive84% of 595 reviews2018
Dev: Fury SoftwarePub: Matrix Games
Windows
Strategic Command WWII: World At War is your chance to re-fight the 20th century’s greatest conflict, from Poland to China, Normandy to the Pacific, on a map encompassing the globe.
Why similar: World War II 29.8% ★, Turn-Based 17.3%, Hex Grid 15.3% ★, Strategy 14.1%, Wargame 12.4%
- #8 Gary Grigsby's War in the East
92% matchVery Positive90% of 579 reviews2015
Dev: 2by3 GamesPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 49.5 hrs≥1hr: 60%
War on an Epic scale from Moscow to Berlin – this is War in the East!
Why similar: World War II 24.6% ★, Grand Strategy 20.1% ★, Wargame 18.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.7%, Strategy 6.9%
- #9 Unity of Command: Stalingrad Campaign
91% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,012 reviews2012
Dev: 2x2 Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Unity of Command is an innovative and refreshing operational-level wargame that covers the entire 1942/43 Stalingrad Campaign on the Eastern Front.
Why similar: World War II 27.5% ★, Wargame 14.9%, Turn-Based 11.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.8%, Strategy 7.6%
- #10 Warplan Pacific
90% matchVery Positive88% of 94 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 32.5% ★, Wargame 17.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.7%, Historical 11.5%, Military 11.4%
- #11 Advanced Tactics Gold
91% matchVery Positive84% of 176 reviews2014
Dev: VR DesignsPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Advanced Tactics: Gold offers a unique and infinitely replayable wargaming experience for any strategy fan. Building off of the enormous success of Advanced Tactics: World War II, the Gold edition gives players a more powerful game editor, much improved random game engine, many new features and abilities, and more.
Why similar: Hex Grid 26.3% ★, Wargame 20.5%, World War II 16.2% ★, Turn-Based 13.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.5%
- #12 Gary Grigsby's War in the West
89% matchVery Positive86% of 175 reviews2017
Dev: 2by3 GamesPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Gary Grigsby’s War in the West is the most ambitious and detailed computer wargame on the Western Front of World War II ever made.
Why similar: World War II 34.7% ★, Wargame 20.2%, Simulation 17.8%, War 12.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.4%
- #13 Hex of Steel
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 801 reviews2020
Dev: War Frogs Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Hex of Steel is a refreshing WWII wargame covering all fronts featuring a certain amount of original mechanics. Fight in solo against finally a decent AI throughout Europe, Africa or the Pacific, or against a friend in the cross-platform PBEM or real time multiplayer. Coop is also an option!
Why similar: World War II 20.3% ★, Hex Grid 18.6% ★, Wargame 13.7%, Military 11.5%, Turn-Based 11%
- #14 Hearts of Iron III
89% matchMostly Positive76% of 6,046 reviews2009
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 20.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Hearts of Iron III lets you play the most engaging conflict in world history, World War 2, on all fronts as any country and through multiple different scenarios. Guide your nation to glory between 1936 and 1948 and wage war, conduct diplomacy and build your industry in the most detailed World War 2 game ever made.
Why similar: World War II 31.6% ★, Grand Strategy 28.8% ★, Historical 11.9%, Military 8.8%, Strategy 6.2%
- #15 WARNO
86% matchVery Positive81% of 14,911 reviews2024
Dev: Eugen Systems
Windows
Median: 15.4 hrsMean: 69.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Realistic, immersive, breathtaking. WARNO is the ultimate World War III battle simulator from the masters of strategy, Eugen Systems. A Cold War turns decisively hot as you command hundreds of units on a beautiful and brutal battlefield. Outsmart, outfight, and lead your forces to total victory.
Why similar: Wargame 27.2%, Military 21.5%, War 14.3%, Historical 13.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.2%
- #16 Combat Mission Battle for Normandy
87% matchMostly Positive78% of 255 reviews2023
Dev: BattlefrontPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Combat Mission Battle for Normandy faithfully recreates the experience of tactical land warfare in Western France during World War Two.
Why similar: World War II 54% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 26.3%, Strategy 18%, Singleplayer 1.7%
- #17 Decisive Campaigns: The Blitzkrieg from Warsaw to Paris
86% matchVery Positive90% of 130 reviews2015
Dev: VR DesignsPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Decisive Campaigns: The Blitzkrieg from Warsaw to Paris is the first in an innovative series of operational World War II wargames that also include a strategic element. The Blitzkrieg from Warsaw to Paris simulates Germany’s military successes in Poland and France in 1939 and 1940 .
Why similar: World War II 23.9% ★, Hex Grid 22.5% ★, Wargame 13.5%, Turn-Based 9.3%, Strategy 8.9%
- #18 Total Tank Generals
83% matchMostly Positive73% of 320 reviews2023
Dev: Noobz From PolandPub: 505 Games
Windows
Every war has its Generals. Take command of an army during World War II and lead them to victory. Strategize your way through many scenarios and real historical military campaigns of past generals.
Why similar: World War II 26.1% ★, Hex Grid 19.2% ★, Wargame 10.9%, Historical 10.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.9%
- #19 Battle Academy
84% matchVery Positive85% of 362 reviews2014
Dev: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 40%
A turn-based strategy game like no other has landed on Steam. Approachable, absorbing and visually impressive yet detailed, Battle Academy aims to revolutionise the strategy games market with a blend of intuitive design and compelling gameplay.
Why similar: World War II 34.6% ★, Wargame 21.1%, Turn-Based 17.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 16%, Strategy 9.5%
- #20 Second Front
82% matchMostly Positive79% of 653 reviews2023
Dev: HexdrawPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Second Front is a tactical WWII turn-based strategy game. Craft & share your own scenarios and maps or use your strategic prowess in 48 scenarios set in iconic locations. Command over 40 types of infantry and 216 tanks, vehicles and guns. An infinite tactical sandbox experience.
Why similar: World War II 22.4% ★, Hex Grid 19.3% ★, Wargame 13.5%, Turn-Based 10.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.7%
- #21 The Operational Art of War IV
84% matchVery Positive81% of 363 reviews2018
Dev: TrickeySoft LLCPub: Matrix Games
Windows
The Operational Art of War IV is the new generation of operational wargames. With more flexibility than before and with a new array of exciting features, it will make you relive the most iconic battles from the dawn of the 20th Century to modern day, including the ones that never occurred!
Why similar: Wargame 26.6%, World War II 25.9% ★, Turn-Based 16.5%, Strategy 14.7%, Simulation 10.1%
- #22 Strategic War in Europe
85% matchMixed49% of 214 reviews2014
Dev: Wastelands InteractivePub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Set during the events of WW2, Strategic War in Europe is a classic turn-based strategy game that combines a deep strategic layer with accessibility and ease-of-use.
Why similar: World War II 35.2% ★, Wargame 17.7%, Turn-Based 11.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.6%, Strategy 11.4%
- #23 Strategic Mind: The Pacific
82% 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 22.7% ★, Wargame 16%, Military 12.8%, Turn-Based 12.4%, War 10.8%
- #24 Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnoughts
80% matchMixed61% of 7,751 reviews2023
Dev: Game-Labs
Windows
Median: 15.7 hrsMean: 81.5 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 22.6% ★, Grand Strategy 18.5% ★, Wargame 15.9%, Military 12.5%, Historical 9.5%
- #25 Command Ops 2 Core Game
81% matchVery Positive83% of 413 reviews2017
Dev: Panther Games
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 15.6 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Command Ops 2 is a wargame engine that lets you assess, plan, order and react at the operational level just like a real Corps, Division and Brigade commander. What sets Command Ops 2 apart from the competition is the most advanced and realistic model of command decision-making.
Why similar: World War II 38.4% ★, Wargame 23.1%, Military 11.4%, Strategy 9.6%, War 8.6%
- #26 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 19.5% ★, Hex Grid 16.7% ★, Turn-Based 14.6%, Military 12.1%, Historical 11.8%
- #27 Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game
79% matchVery Positive90% of 2,069 reviews2011
Dev: Martin IvanovPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 27.0 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 30.5% ★, Grand Strategy 25.7% ★, Historical 11.9%, Wargame 11.6%, Strategy 7.4%
- #28 Strategic Command WWII: War in Europe
78% matchVery Positive91% of 424 reviews2017
Dev: Fury SoftwarePub: Matrix Games
Windows
Strategic Command WWII: War in Europe is a deeply immersive turn based strategy game covering the greatest conflict in modern history!
Why similar: World War II 44% ★, Strategy 39.4%, Turn-Based 16.6%
- #29 Attack at Dawn: North Africa
77% matchVery Positive87% of 95 reviews2022
Dev: Panzer Division Games
Windows
Attack at Dawn is a WWII strategy game that mixes the ease of real-time action with the depth of operational gameplay, all on beautifully crafted North Africa maps. Plan your strategy like Rommel or Montgomery and better the real history.
Why similar: World War II 22.6% ★, Grand Strategy 13.7% ★, Wargame 13.4%, Turn-Based 12.3%, Historical 10.4%
- #30 Strategic Mind: Spectre of Communism
78% matchMostly Positive79% of 223 reviews2020
Dev: Starni Games
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 19.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Strategic Mind: Spectre of Communism is a (hi)story-driven turn-based strategy set in the WW2 period. It offers refined wargame mechanics, story-rich gameplay, and modern 3D graphics. Lead the USSR Armed forces staging the world Communist revolution. For Stalin! For the Motherland!
Why similar: World War II 21.6% ★, Wargame 18.3%, Military 14.3%, War 10.9%, Hex Grid 9.8% ★
- #31 Battle of the Bulge
79% matchMostly Positive72% of 166 reviews2015
Dev: Shenandoah StudioPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Battle of the Bulge is a fast-paced WW2 game where precise movement and detailed planning make the difference between a vain attempt and a brave operation.
Why similar: World War II 32.7% ★, Wargame 15.9%, Turn-Based 15.4%, War 13.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.3%
- #32 Strategic Mind: Blitzkrieg
76% matchVery Positive85% of 505 reviews2020
Dev: Starni Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Strategic Mind: Blitzkrieg is a turn-based strategy set in the period of WW2. It brings a modern look and new features to a good old wargame genre. You are to lead the German Armed forces overcoming unthinkable odds and claiming the ultimate bittersweet victory in Europe. Blitzkrieg is the way!
Why similar: World War II 21.7% ★, Wargame 16%, Military 13.1%, Turn-Based 12.2%, War 10.4%
- #33 Strategic Mind: Spirit of Liberty
75% matchVery Positive85% of 80 reviews2023
Dev: Starni Games
Windows
Prove to have a true Strategic Mind! Spirit of Liberty will put your strategic planning skills to the test. It’s a hardcore, turn-based, historically accurate strategy game set in WWII. Lead Finnish forces against an overwhelming threat through the Winter War, Continuation War, and Lapland War.
Why similar: World War II 22% ★, Wargame 16.6%, Military 13.5%, Historical 10.8%, War 10.7%
- #34 Decisive Campaigns: Barbarossa
77% matchVery Positive88% of 240 reviews2016
Dev: VR DesignsPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Command a true operational structure. Can you balance and prioritize three different Theatres in order to achieve your objective?
Why similar: World War II 42.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 19.8%, Strategy 14.6%, Wargame 13.9%, Hex Grid 8% ★
- #35 Tank Operations: European Campaign
74% matchVery Positive83% of 92 reviews2024
Dev: Linked DimensionsPub: 2tainment GmbH
Windows
Tank Operation: European Campaign - is a turn-based, tactical war game with a dozen nerve-racking historical scenarios on the various battlefields of World War II. As an allied general you fight right on the frontline to defeat the Third Reich with all its destructive potential.
Why similar: World War II 22% ★, Hex Grid 13.4% ★, Wargame 10.5%, Military 9.4%, Strategy 9.4%
- #36 Strategic Command WWII: War in the Pacific
73% matchVery Positive88% of 113 reviews2024
Dev: Fury SoftwarePub: Matrix Games
Windows
Strategic Command WWII: War in the Pacific is a turn-based strategy game. It offers a comprehensive experience of the Pacific Theater, challenging you to achieve victory in one of history's greatest conflicts.
Why similar: Wargame 20.8%, World War II 20.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.9%, Historical 12.9%, Military 11.2%
- #37 Supreme Ruler 1936
76% matchMostly Positive74% of 303 reviews2014
Dev: BattleGoat Studios
Windows
Median: 9.0 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Real-Time Strategy Game. Guide your nation through the most violent era in modern history. Play massive campaigns as one of the principal nations, set-piece scenarios of famous battles, or set your own victory condition and play as any nation in the world in Sandbox mode.
Why similar: World War II 19.2% ★, Grand Strategy 16% ★, Wargame 12.1%, Historical 9.8%, Hex Grid 9.4% ★
- #38 Supreme Ruler Ultimate
75% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,248 reviews2014
Dev: BattleGoat Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.4 hrsMean: 50.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Real-Time Strategy/Wargame. From World War II through the Cold War and into the future, re-live or re-imagine the tensions and crises of our recent history! Guide your nation through the era of your choice in Campaigns, Scenarios, and Sandboxes, as you make every effort to become Supreme Ruler!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 22.9% ★, World War II 20.2% ★, Wargame 17.9%, Military 15.4%, War 7.5%
- #39 Valor & Victory
74% matchMostly Positive71% of 190 reviews2021
Dev: YobowargamesPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Valor & Victory is a fast-playing, easy to learn World War II squad-level game system. Based on the original Valor & Victory board game, the digital edition provides you with an accessible and deep challenge, developed for classic tabletop game lovers.
Why similar: World War II 23.9% ★, Wargame 15.1%, Hex Grid 13.3% ★, Turn-Based 12.9%, Historical 9.9%
- #40 Making History: The Second World War
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 284 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 20.5% ★, Grand Strategy 14.9% ★, Turn-Based 10.1%, Historical 9.7%, Military 9.5%
- #41 Ultimate General: Gettysburg
72% matchVery Positive81% of 2,701 reviews2014
Dev: Game-Labs
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
A Tactical Battle Simulator that allows you to command thousands of soldiers as a Union or Confederate General. The game features the most accurately created map, a non-linear battle campaign, complex morale, innovative control mechanics and smart AI.
Why similar: Historical 28.3%, Wargame 25.6%, Strategy 13.8%, War 11.7%, Military 10.7%
- #42 Making History: The Great War
73% matchMostly Positive76% of 453 reviews2015
Dev: Muzzy Lane SoftwarePub: Factus Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 94%
The Great War is a turn-based grand strategy game based on the epic struggles of the WWI era. Experience the battles of attrition and punishing artillery barrages. Play as any nation of the period as the modern world of industrialized warfare replaces an age of kings with a struggle of ideologies.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 21.9% ★, World War II 16.3% ★, Historical 11.4%, Military 10.6%, War 9.9%
- #43 Frontline: World War II
71% 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 25.1% ★, Grand Strategy 17.9% ★, Wargame 15.9%, Military 13%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.6%
- #44 Strategic Mind: Fight for Freedom
71% matchVery Positive88% of 156 reviews2021
Dev: Starni Games
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Strategic Mind: Fight for Freedom is a history-driven turn-based strategy set in WW2. Take command of the Allied forces and protect your homeland and the whole of Europe from totalitarian madness. Form armies. Win battles. Change history.
Why similar: World War II 20.5% ★, Wargame 15.3%, Hex Grid 14.9% ★, Military 12.6%, Historical 10.1%
- #45 Frontline: Western Front
72% 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 16.4% ★, Grand Strategy 12.3% ★, Wargame 11.1%, Turn-Based 9.2%, Military 8.8%
- #46 Hearts of Iron IV
68% matchVery Positive90% of 360,411 reviews2016
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30.8 hrsMean: 292.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Victory is at your fingertips! Your ability to lead your nation is your supreme weapon, the strategy game Hearts of Iron IV lets you take command of any nation in World War II; the most engaging conflict in world history.
Why similar: World War II 28.9% ★, Grand Strategy 23.1% ★, Historical 12.9%, Military 12.9%, War 12.1%
- #47 Wars Across The World
71% matchVery Positive82% of 221 reviews2017
Dev: StrategiaePub: Plug In Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
WAW is a unique historical strategy turn-based game, in a boardgame spirit, which aims at simulating in one single system ALL kind of wars and conflicts throughout the world (and beyond) from Prehistoric times to nowadays, on the operational or strategic levels.
Why similar: Turn-Based 30.3%, Strategy 27%, Historical 18.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 16%, Indie 8.4%
- #48 Decisive Campaigns: Ardennes Offensive
69% matchVery Positive92% of 125 reviews2022
Dev: VR DesignsPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Decisive Campaigns: Ardennes Offensive is the fourth wargame in the Decisive Campaign series. Covering the battles in the Ardennes between December 1944 and January 1945, it brings to life Operational wargaming by lowering the scale to just above tactical level.
Why similar: World War II 17.1% ★, Grand Strategy 16.4% ★, Wargame 15.7%, Hex Grid 14.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 10.1%
- #49 Armored Brigade II
66% matchVery Positive90% of 220 reviews2025
Dev: Veitikka StudiosPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Armored Brigade II revolutionizes real-time tactical warfare in 3D, focusing on the intense combined arms combat of the Cold War era, from 1965 to 1991. Boasting a meticulously researched database and huge real-world terrain maps, this game offers an unparalleled combat simulation experience.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 29% ★, Wargame 27.1%, War 12.2%, Military 11.7%, Strategy 8.5%
- #50 Graviteam Tactics: Mius-Front
69% matchVery Positive89% of 1,099 reviews2016
Dev: Graviteam
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Graviteam Tactics: Mius-Front - tactical battalion level combat simulation. Action takes place in the summer of 1943 at Mius river and Saur-Mogila tumulus area of over 140 sq. km. Four large-scale operations for the Red Army and Wehrmacht.
Why similar: World War II 37.8% ★, Wargame 19.8%, Military 9.9%, Simulation 9.2%, Strategy 8.8%
- #51 Command: Modern Operations
67% matchVery Positive85% of 1,564 reviews2019
Dev: Command Development TeamPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 33.6 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Command: Modern Operations is the next generation in cross-domain modern wargaming. It enables you to simulate every military engagement from post World War II to the present day and beyond. The scale is primarily tactical/operational, although strategic scale operations are also possible.
Why similar: Military 33.4%, Wargame 26.5%, Simulation 14.8%, Grand Strategy 11.2% ★, Strategy 8.4%
- #52 Shadow Empire
67% matchVery Positive85% of 1,723 reviews2020
Dev: VR DesignsPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 63.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Shadow Empire is a deep turn-based 4X wargame with a unique blend of military focus, procedurally generated content and role-playing features. Players take the seat of the supreme ruler of a small nation, with the goal of reconquering a devastated planet.
Why similar: Hex Grid 21.4% ★, Grand Strategy 18.3% ★, Wargame 16.4%, Turn-Based 13.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.6%
- #53 World War 2: Strategy Simulator
70% 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 21.7% ★, Wargame 15.6%, Grand Strategy 15.5% ★, Military 12%, War 9.5%
- #54 Panzer Tactics HD
70% matchMostly Positive73% of 239 reviews2014
Dev: SproingPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 24.4 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Strategists to the frontline!The HD remake of the Nintendo DS classic.Are you the strategist that the world has been waiting for?
Why similar: World War II 37% ★, Hex Grid 18% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15%, Wargame 11.5%, Strategy 10.4%
- #55 World War 2: Time of Wrath
70% matchMixed51% of 107 reviews2014
Dev: Wastelands InteractivePub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Time of Wrath gives a fine piece of wargaming for every fan of WW2 era. This strategy allows players to take control over any country during World War 2 era in Europe and North Africa theater.
Why similar: World War II 60.2% ★, Turn-Based 20.8%, Strategy 15.3%, Indie 3.7%
- #56 The Troop
64% matchVery Positive85% of 764 reviews2023
Dev: Giant FlamePub: PLA Studios
Windows · Mac
The Troop is a turn-based, platoon-level tactical game set in WW2. From the early hours of D-Day to Falaise, play as British and Canadian or German forces in desperate fighting across Normandy.
Why similar: World War II 27.7% ★, Hex Grid 17.4% ★, Wargame 14%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.3%, Military 9.8%
- #57 Strategy & Tactics: Wargame Collection
69% matchMixed69% of 284 reviews2016
Dev: HeroLabs
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Strategy & Tactics: Wargame Collection is a set of three historical turn-based strategies, in which you are going to take command of the armies in the greatest Medieval wars as well as take control of countries and nations during World War II.
Why similar: World War II 23.4% ★, Grand Strategy 19.1% ★, Strategy 14.4%, War 13.3%, Historical 13.1%
- #58 Blitzkrieg Anthology
67% matchVery Positive90% of 1,520 reviews2014
Dev: Nival
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 25.6 hrs≥1hr: 53%
March into the real-time strategy legend, Blitzkrieg, and prepare for war. This legendary WWII RTS blends unprecedented realism and accuracy to form immersive 3D backgrounds and a game where brute force often takes a back seat to strategy and wits.
Why similar: World War II 46.3% ★, Military 15.2%, Historical 12.9%, War 12.5%, Strategy 11.9%
- #59 Making History II: The War of the World
68% matchMostly Positive80% of 397 reviews2010
Dev: Muzzy Lane SoftwarePub: Factus Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 93%
What if Germany won the Battle of Britain? What if Moscow fell in 1942?You’re in charge. Anything can happen and history will never repeat itself in this classic WWII grand strategy game MAKING HISTORY II: The War of the World. Are you ready to battle for global dominance?
Why similar: World War II 32.3% ★, Grand Strategy 28.1% ★, Turn-Based 11.2%, Historical 10.2%, Strategy 9.4%
- #60 Armchair Commander
64% matchVery Positive89% of 98 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 20.8% ★, Hex Grid 18.3% ★, Wargame 17%, Military 12.5%, Historical 12.5%