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Games Like World War 2: Strategy Simulator

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include World War II, Strategy, Wargame, War.

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★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.

Reviews: Mostly Negative — 37% — of 83 reviews
Released: 2022-01-10
Developer: joynowstudio
Genres: Free To Play, Simulation, Strategy
Platforms: Windows

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  1. #1 Second Front
    97% 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 23.3%, Tanks 17.6%, Wargame 13.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.3%, War 9.5%

  2. #2 Armoured Commander II
    96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 581 reviews2021
    Dev: Gregory Adam Scott
    Windows
    Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 30.1 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    In this roguelike wargame, take command of a tank and its crew in the Second World War, joining one of over 50 campaigns across Europe, North Africa, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific. Fight against over 1300 historically-based unit types, where each day is a struggle for survival.

    Why similar: Tanks 21.6%, World War II 20.6%, Wargame 10.2%, Military 9.5%, Historical 8.9%

  3. #3 Frontline: World War II
    96% 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 18%, Grand Strategy 11.9%, Wargame 11.3%, Naval Combat 11.1%, Military 9.2%

  4. #4 Strategic Mind: Fight for Freedom
    95% 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: Tanks 17%, World War II 16.7%, Wargame 12.4%, Military 10.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.4%

  5. #5 Tank Operations: European Campaign
    94% 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 24.2%, Tanks 15.5%, Wargame 11.4%, Military 10.2%, War 9.4%

  6. #6 Clash of Irons
    94% matchMixed67% of 75 reviews2022
    Dev: HQ Games
    Windows

    Real-time tank RPG+SLG game. It recreates the classic tanks of World War II and restores the shocking war scenes with fantasy World War II plots. Command your futuristic tanks across history and rekindle your war spirit with the will of iron and blood.

    Why similar: Tanks 20.4%, World War II 19.7%, Wargame 15%, Grand Strategy 13%, Military 12%

  7. #7 Strategic Mind: Spirit of Liberty - Prologue 1939
    93% matchMostly Positive78% of 60 reviews2023
    Dev: Starni Games
    Windows

    Strategic Mind: Spirit of Liberty is a history-driven turn-based strategy set in WW2. Lead the scarce Finnish forces through the Winter War, Continuation War, and Lapland War. Save your country’s very existence from the Red Menace. Niet Molotoff!

    Why similar: Tanks 18%, World War II 17.6%, Wargame 13%, Military 10.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.2%

  8. #8 Armchair Commander
    92% 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: Tanks 18.1%, World War II 17.9%, Wargame 14.5%, Military 10.7%, Historical 9.1%

  9. #9 Total Tank Generals
    91% 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 30.3%, Wargame 12.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.5%, War 10.4%, Historical 10.1%

  10. #10 Strategic Command WWII: War in the Pacific
    91% 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 20.5%, World War II 20.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.1%, Military 11%, Historical 10.9%

  11. #11 KARDS - The WW2 Card Game
    90% matchMixed69% of 47,196 reviews2020
    Dev: 1939 Games
    Windows
    Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 46.7 hrs≥1hr: 67%

    KARDS, The World War II Card Game, combines traditional CCG gameplay with innovative mechanics inspired by classic strategy games and real battlefield tactics. Take command and challenge other players in grand-scale warfare on the ground, air, or seas.

    Why similar: World War II 27.4%, Wargame 15.6%, Tanks 15.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.6%, Military 8.6%

  12. #12 Headquarters: World War II
    88% matchMostly Positive78% of 654 reviews2024
    Dev: Starni GamesPub: Slitherine Ltd.
    Windows

    Headquarters: World War II is a fast-paced turn-based strategy game where your battlefield tactics are as important as your army management skills. Experience both sides of the war, battling in Europe as the USA, the UK, or Germany. Storm bunkers, occupy houses, win tank duels.

    Why similar: Tanks 17.4%, World War II 17.3%, Wargame 12.7%, Military 9.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 9%

  13. #13 Frontline: Western Front
    89% 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 15.8%, Tanks 14.4%, Grand Strategy 11%, Wargame 10.6%, Military 8.3%

  14. #14 Panzer Strategy
    89% 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: Tanks 20.1%, World War II 18.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 12%, Military 11.2%, Historical 9.4%

  15. #15 Frontline: Panzer Blitzkrieg!
    87% matchVery Positive88% of 109 reviews2020
    Dev: Frontline: Games Series
    Windows

    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: Tanks 14.2%, Grand Strategy 12.3%, World War II 12.1%, Wargame 11%, Naval Combat 10.8%

  16. #16 Heavyarms Assemble: WWII
    86% matchMixed66% of 86 reviews2023
    Dev: XR Studio
    Windows

    This is a strategy game with the theme of WWII. As a battlefield commander, maintaining your army's motivation and satisfaction, promoting your generals, managing your own economy, dealing with your friends' armies, and real time grand battle. What kind of commander will you become in the process?

    Why similar: World War II 21.7%, Wargame 15.4%, Grand Strategy 15.1%, Military 12.3%, Historical 11.4%

  17. #17 Strategic Mind: Blitzkrieg
    86% 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: Tanks 17.3%, World War II 17.3%, Wargame 12.6%, Military 10.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.9%

  18. #18 Supremacy: Call of War 1942
    85% matchMostly Positive72% of 6,188 reviews2017
    Dev: Bytro Labs GmbH
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 35.7 hrs≥1hr: 55%

    Take over the control of one of the mighty nations during the times of World War 2 in this persisting long-term strategy game. Conquer provinces, forge alliances and build up your economy in real-time. Research top secret weapons of World War 2 and become the one true superpower!

    Why similar: World War II 27.6%, Grand Strategy 17.3%, War 13.1%, Military 12.9%, Wargame 10.1%

  19. #19 Gary Grigsby's War in the East 2
    83% 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: World War II 24.5%, Wargame 24.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.1%, War 9.9%, Strategy 7.7%

  20. #20 Strategic Mind: Spectre of Communism
    84% 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: Tanks 17.8%, World War II 16.5%, Wargame 13.9%, Military 10.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.2%

  21. #21 Sherman Commander
    81% matchMixed69% of 116 reviews2026
    Dev: Iron Wolf Studio S.A.Pub: Daedalic Entertainment
    Windows

    Command a platoon of Sherman tanks over the most famous theaters of WWII. Take the commander’s seat and give specific orders to your crew, or open the tactical map to coordinate your actions with accompanying units.

    Why similar: World War II 23.3%, Tanks 20.7%, Wargame 14.7%, Military 13.1%, War 10.5%

  22. #22 Battle Fleet 2
    84% 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 Combat 26.6%, World War II 20.2%, Wargame 14.1%, Grand Strategy 11.3%, Military 11%

  23. #23 Warplan Pacific
    82% 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 29.7%, Wargame 16.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.3%, Military 10.3%

  24. #24 Total Tank Simulator
    79% matchMostly Positive79% of 8,576 reviews2020
    Dev: Noobz from PolandPub: 505 Games
    Windows
    Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 66%

    Commander in the ranks. Soldier at heart. Choose a faction and deploy and command your army into massive physics-driven WWII battles to the last man standing. Destroy everything on sight with an insane amount of units that will behave tactically.

    Why similar: World War II 32.5%, Tanks 27.6%, War 14.3%, Sandbox 13%, Strategy 7.4%

  25. #25 Command Ops 2 Core Game
    80% 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 41%, Wargame 24.4%, Military 12.1%, War 9.7%, Strategy 8.3%

  26. #26 Panzer Corps 2
    78% 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 23%, Grand Strategy 12.6%, Wargame 12.3%, Military 10.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 9%

  27. #27 Grand Tanks: WW2 Tank Games
    78% 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 43.1%, Military 26.6%, Wargame 22.9%, Simulation 5.3%, Casual 2.1%

  28. #28 Easy Red 2
    75% 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 39%, Wargame 16.8%, War 15.7%, Sandbox 11.1%, Historical 9.8%

  29. #29 WWII Tanks: Battlefield
    77% matchMostly Positive77% of 71 reviews2021
    Dev: SP GAMES
    Windows

    Immerse yourself in a world of armored tank battles. Choose from a wide range of famous tanks of the major combatants. Pick the best tank and blast your way across the battlefield. Defeat your enemies with force and strategic decisions! And lead your team on a glorious road to victory!

    Why similar: World War II 34%, Tanks 31.6%, War 14%, Military 13.4%, Simulation 7%

  30. #30 Combat Mission Battle for Normandy
    76% 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 46%, Turn-Based Tactics 21.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.5%, Strategy 12.5%

  31. #31 Tank On Tank Digital - West Front
    79% matchMixed57% of 54 reviews2017
    Dev: Lock 'n Load Publishing
    Windows · Mac

    Tank on Tank Digital brings World War II tactical ground combat on Western Front 1944.

    Why similar: World War II 32.9%, Tanks 24%, War 15.2%, Strategy 7.6%, Wargame 6.8%

  32. #32 WarPlan
    76% matchVery Positive81% of 220 reviews2020
    Dev: Kraken StudiosPub: Matrix Games
    Windows

    WarPlan is an incredibly accurate World War II simulation engine. It is a balance of realism and playability incorporating the best from 50 years of World War II board wargaming. Play a recreated World War II in every detail, thanks to the engine flexibility and database

    Why similar: World War II 21.7%, Wargame 15.6%, Grand Strategy 15.5%, Military 12%, War 9.5%

  33. #33 Cauldrons of War - Barbarossa
    75% matchVery Positive91% of 179 reviews2020
    Dev: Maestro CinetikPub: Gaming at Work
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Cauldrons of War Barbarossa is the turn-based strategic wargame you will launch whenever you want your WW2 shot but don't have time for a monster strategy game.From June 1941 until the Battle of Moscow, play the USSR or the Axis forces in one of the largest and bloodiest operations in history.

    Why similar: World War II 23.6%, Wargame 17.5%, Grand Strategy 17.1%, War 10.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.7%

  34. #34 Steel Division 2
    74% 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 25.1%, Military 13.2%, Grand Strategy 12.5%, Wargame 11.5%, War 9.9%

  35. #35 Hex of Steel
    74% 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 22.9%, Tanks 16.8%, Wargame 15.4%, Military 12.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.2%

  36. #36 Strategy & Tactics: Wargame Collection
    77% 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 26.8%, Grand Strategy 20.3%, War 16.1%, Strategy 13.4%, Historical 12.7%

  37. #37 Victory at Sea Atlantic - World War II Naval Warfare
    73% matchMixed67% of 111 reviews2025
    Dev: Evil Twin Artworks
    Windows

    Victory At Sea Atlantic transports you to the cold, unforgiving waters of the Atlantic Theatre in WWII. With a vast array of ships, planes, and subs, engage in epic sea battles & secure your place in history. Victory At Sea Atlantic is the ultimate naval warfare experience.

    Why similar: World War II 20.9%, Naval Combat 19.3%, Grand Strategy 17.6%, Wargame 14.7%, Historical 7.5%

  38. #38 NationWar2:Chronicle
    70% matchMostly Positive80% of 419 reviews2024
    Dev: Yiming
    Windows

    NationWar 2.0 is a big strategy game based on the theme of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States period. There are more than 60 countries to choose from in the game. Map 1: 1 restores the mountainous landscapes and rivers of China.

    Why similar: Grand Strategy 20.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.6%, Military 11.8%, Wargame 11.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 11%

  39. #39 Strategic Mind: Spirit of Liberty
    71% 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: Tanks 18.2%, World War II 17.7%, Wargame 13.2%, Military 10.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.4%

  40. #40 Card Blitz: WWII
    73% matchMixed58% of 89 reviews2020
    Dev: HocWar
    Windows

    WWII card game - simple but deep, challenging but friendly. If you are into military history, collecting and fast game sessions then Card Blitz is perfect for you!

    Why similar: World War II 28.5%, Military 14.1%, Wargame 11.9%, War 11.4%, Historical 9.5%

  41. #41 Making History: The Second World War
    72% 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 22.9%, Grand Strategy 15.5%, War 10.8%, Military 10.5%, Wargame 10%

  42. #42 Order of Battle: World War II
    71% 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 37.2%, Wargame 18%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.9%, Strategy 8.8%, War 8.7%

  43. #43 Battle Fleet: Ground Assault
    73% matchMostly Positive71% of 51 reviews2018
    Dev: Mythical City Games
    Windows · Mac

    Command entire companies of tanks across the battlefields of WW2 in turn based tactical strategy. Move without grids, skillfully aim every shot and use cover to lead your tanks to victory.

    Why similar: Strategy 62.5%, Simulation 37.5%

  44. #44 Armored Brigade II
    67% 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 22.6%, Wargame 22.5%, Tanks 22.1%, War 10.9%, Military 9.7%

  45. #45 The Troop
    67% 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 22.9%, Tanks 18.7%, Wargame 11.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.8%, Military 8%

  46. #46 Men of War: Assault Squad 2
    68% matchVery Positive91% of 46,011 reviews2014
    Dev: DigitalmindsoftPub: Fulqrum Publishing
    Windows
    Median: 8.4 hrsMean: 63.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    Men of War: Assault Squad 2 expands the real-time tactics series with new skirmish missions, massive multiplayer battles, enhanced visuals, improved AI, and full Direct Control. Command five factions across 65 maps, 250 vehicles, and 200 soldiers in one of the most detailed WWII RTS experiences.

    Why similar: World War II 35.9%, War 15.5%, Tanks 15%, Military 13.1%, Strategy 8.5%

  47. #47 Pixel Puzzles World War II Jigsaw Puzzles
    68% matchVery Positive93% of 59 reviews2023
    Dev: Pixel Puzzles
    Windows

    Pixel Puzzles, your number one place for digital jigsaws.

    Why similar: World War II 26.7%, Tanks 16.9%, Military 14.5%, Naval Combat 14%, Historical 11.7%

  48. #48 World of Tanks
    66% matchVery Positive81% of 97,557 reviews2021
    Dev: Wargaming Group Limited
    Windows
    Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 58.4 hrs≥1hr: 71%

    World of Tanks is a tactical action game with very different gameplay depending on the vehicle type and role. Aside from regular PvP, there are competitive and clan-based modes, special PvE and PvPvE events, and much more. Whether you play to dominate or just enjoy the ride, you'll fit right in.

    Why similar: Tanks 42.7%, World War II 17.9%, Military 14.7%, War 11.1%, Historical 9.3%

  49. #49 Victory At Sea
    71% matchMostly Positive75% of 574 reviews2014
    Dev: Evil Twin Artworks
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 95%

    Engage in epic RTS warfare across 3 huge campaigns as well as other battle modes. Create your own fleet of ships, pick your side and enter into World War II naval combat on a global scale.

    Why similar: World War II 42.9%, Naval Combat 41.9%, Strategy 8.2%, Simulation 4.1%, Tactical 2.9%

  50. #50 TINY METAL: FULL METAL RUMBLE
    70% matchVery Positive81% of 183 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: Tanks 19.6%, Wargame 15.9%, Military 13.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.7%

  51. #51 Strategic War in Europe
    72% 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 43.6%, Wargame 21.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.6%, Strategy 11.5%, Historical 10.5%

  52. #52 Strategic Mind: The Pacific
    69% 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 18.7%, Naval Combat 15%, Wargame 13.1%, Military 10.4%, War 9.4%

  53. #53 Axis & Allies 1942 Online
    66% matchMostly Positive78% of 4,970 reviews2021
    Dev: Beamdog
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 49.6 hrs≥1hr: 66%

    Play the classic board game, Axis & Allies 1942 2nd Edition! Act as WWII powers in a turn-based strategy game that fits your screen and schedule— get notified on your turn and command armies at your own pace! Team up with friends, challenge the world’s top players, or go solo vs. A.I.

    Why similar: World War II 24.6%, Wargame 19.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.3%, Military 10.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.4%

  54. #54 Call to Arms: Panzer Elite
    63% matchMixed70% of 1,425 reviews2025
    Dev: DigitalmindsoftPub: Digitalmindsoft Publishing
    Windows
    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    Lead a platoon of WWII tanks in this immersive TPP and FPP game. Engage in realistic, tactical combat across historic battlefields. Play through campaign or challenge yourself in skirmish mode as either German or US forces.

    Why similar: Tanks 26.9%, World War II 26.6%, Wargame 16.6%, Military 10.4%, War 8.7%

  55. #55 Cauldrons of War - Stalingrad
    66% matchVery Positive89% of 132 reviews2021
    Dev: Maestro CinetikPub: Gaming at Work
    Windows · Mac

    Cauldrons of War Stalingrad is the turn-based strategic wargame you will launch whenever you want your WW2 shot but don't have time for a monster strategy game.From May 1942 to November 1942 play the USSR or the Axis forces in some of the largest and bloodiest operations in history.

    Why similar: World War II 28.9%, Grand Strategy 22.3%, Wargame 18.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.1%, Historical 9.5%

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