- #1 Strategic Command WWII: World at War
97% 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 49.3% ★, Strategy 30.3%, Turn-Based 20.5%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a similar grand-scale operational experience with a focus on theater-wide logistics and strategic movement.
- #2 Panzer Corps 2
96% 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 59.3% ★, Strategy 21.2%, Turn-Based 19.5%
Why You'll Like It: This is the definitive modern successor to classic operational wargames, offering deep hex-based combat and extensive historical scenarios.
- #3 Strategic Command WWII: War in Europe
96% 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: Strategy 47.9%, World War II 41.1% ★, Turn-Based 11%
Why You'll Like It: A direct peer to the seed game, providing a comprehensive look at the European theater with classic turn-based mechanics.
- #4 Unity of Command II
95% 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 59.1% ★, Turn-Based 19.4%, Strategy 18.1%, Indie 3.4%
Why You'll Like It: Renowned for its focus on supply lines and operational maneuver, this game captures the essence of managing frontlines effectively.
- #5 Gary Grigsby's War in the East
94% 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 64.7% ★, Strategy 23.6%, Turn-Based 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: For players seeking more depth, this is the gold standard for operational-level simulation of the Eastern Front.
- #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 60.1% ★, Strategy 22.7%, Turn-Based 17.2%
Why You'll Like It: This title offers a highly accessible yet deep hex-based system with a strong emphasis on unit variety and historical accuracy.
- #7 WarPlan
92% 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 60.2% ★, Turn-Based 20.8%, Strategy 15.3%, Indie 3.7%
Why You'll Like It: It blends grand strategy with operational detail, allowing for complex control over military forces during the war.
- #8 The Campaign Series: Fall Weiss
93% matchMixed47% of 122 reviews2014
Dev: Wastelands InteractivePub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Set during the early events of World War 2, Fall Weiss is a new successor to the Panzer General
Why similar: World War II 53.1% ★, Strategy 37.3%, Indie 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: A dedicated wargame that provides a granular look at the opening stages of the war with a focus on historical realism.
- #9 Decisive Campaigns: Barbarossa
91% 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 69.2% ★, Strategy 30.8%
Why You'll Like It: A highly detailed operational wargame that focuses on the logistical and political challenges of the Eastern Front.
- #10 Strategic Mind: Blitzkrieg
89% 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 61.3% ★, Turn-Based 24.7%, Strategy 14%
Why You'll Like It: Features a strong focus on operational maneuvers and historical accuracy within a turn-based hex-grid environment.
- #11 Strategic War in Europe
91% 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 57.1% ★, Strategy 24.1%, Turn-Based 13.6%, Indie 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: A straightforward operational wargame that mirrors the scope and turn-based structure of the seed game.
- #12 Army General
90% matchMixed56% of 64 reviews2017
Dev: Phobetor
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Army General is a turnbased strategy game that depicts the desert warfare in Northern Afrika and parts of the Mediterranean sea during World War II.
Why similar: World War II 55.4% ★, Strategy 24.8%, Turn-Based 17.5%, Indie 2.2%
Why You'll Like It: A solid hex-grid, turn-based strategy game that emphasizes the tactical and operational aspects of WW2 combat.
- #13 Hex of Steel
87% 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 61.3% ★, Turn-Based 23.7%, Strategy 15%
Why You'll Like It: A modern, user-friendly take on the classic hex-based wargame genre that captures the feel of traditional board games.
- #14 Unity of Command: Stalingrad Campaign
88% 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 57.6% ★, Strategy 20.6%, Turn-Based 17.7%, Indie 4%
Why You'll Like It: The original classic that set the standard for supply-focused operational wargaming in the WW2 era.
- #15 Time of Fury
89% matchMixed60% of 92 reviews2014
Dev: Wastelands InteractivePub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Time of Fury takes you right into the European Theater of Operations. Strategic Command is the essence of winning the war and in Time of Fury the World War 2 is just huge, ideal for every strategy game fan.
Why similar: Strategy 100%
Why You'll Like It: Developed with a similar engine and design philosophy, it provides a familiar experience for fans of the seed title.
- #16 The Operational Art of War IV
86% 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: World War II 45.7% ★, Strategy 33.6%, Turn-Based 20.7%
Why You'll Like It: The ultimate sandbox for operational wargaming, offering unparalleled control over unit types and historical scenarios.
- #17 Second Front
84% 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 62% ★, Turn-Based 21.6%, Strategy 13.9%, Indie 2.5%
Why You'll Like It: While more tactical in scope, it provides a deep, turn-based experience that appeals to fans of historical wargaming.
- #18 Making History II: The War of the World
85% 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 59.5% ★, Strategy 22.4%, Turn-Based 14.7%, Indie 3.4%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a broader grand-strategy perspective while maintaining a focus on the historical realities of the WW2 era.
- #19 1943 Deadly Desert
84% matchMixed63% of 111 reviews2018
Dev: HandyGames
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 97%
North Africa 1943. Lead your forces to victory in the most intense WW2 battle!
Why similar: World War II 58.1% ★, Strategy 20.5%, Turn-Based 15.1%, Indie 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses specifically on the North African theater with a clean, hex-based turn-based strategy interface.
- #20 Commander: Europe at War
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fury SoftwarePub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Commander: Europe at War is a turn-based strategy game and a remake of the 2007 classic. Spanning six epic WWII campaigns, command air, land, and sea forces, research advanced technologies, manage resources, and strategically assign commanders to shift the course of battle.
Why similar: Strategy 100%
Why You'll Like It: Shares a very similar scope and interface style, focusing on the entire European theater through turn-based play.
- #21 Battle Academy
82% 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 57.8% ★, Turn-Based 21.4%, Strategy 20.8%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a polished turn-based experience that emphasizes unit positioning and historical combat scenarios.
- #22 Storm over the Pacific
83% matchMixed51% of 69 reviews2014
Dev: Wastelands InteractivePub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Storm over the Pacific is a game that takes place during 1937-1945. It depicts the conflict between the Japanese Empire, the USA and other allies during World War II.
Why similar: World War II 70.8% ★, Strategy 29.2%
Why You'll Like It: Uses a similar operational engine to the seed game but shifts the focus to the Pacific theater of operations.
- #23 Strategy & Tactics: Wargame Collection
81% 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 47.4% ★, Strategy 37.9%, Turn-Based 12.3%, Indie 2.3%
Why You'll Like It: A collection of turn-based scenarios that highlight various historical battles with a focus on tactical and operational decision-making.
- #24 Arsenal of Democracy: A Hearts of Iron Game
81% matchVery Positive84% of 387 reviews2010
Dev: BL-LogicPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Taking place from 1936-64, Arsenal of Democracy lets you play as any nation during the era of WW2, complete with detailed models for economics, diplomacy, research, and intelligence. Warfare is also fully represented with all three branches of operations: land, sea, and air.
Why similar: World War II 55.4% ★, Strategy 44.6%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a more complex grand-strategy experience for those looking to manage the war on a global scale.
- #25 Hearts of Iron III
80% 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 79.6% ★, Strategy 20.4%
Why You'll Like It: A deep, complex grand-strategy title that allows for immense control over military and political aspects of the war.
- #26 Gary Grigsby's War in the West
79% 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 83.4% ★, Strategy 16.6%
Why You'll Like It: An incredibly detailed simulation of the Western Front that rewards players who enjoy complex operational logistics.
- #27 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 58.8% ★, Turn-Based 22.8%, Strategy 14.8%, Indie 3.6%
- #28 Panzer Strategy
78% 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 53.4% ★, Turn-Based 28.4%, Strategy 14.9%, Indie 3.2%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based wargame that emphasizes historical accuracy and complex unit management on a hex grid.
- #29 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 59.5% ★, Strategy 20.5%, Turn-Based 20%
Why You'll Like It: A focused operational wargame that captures the tension of a specific historical campaign through turn-based play.
- #30 1953: NATO vs Warsaw Pact
75% matchMixed48% of 179 reviews2025
Dev: Wastelands InteractivePub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 18.7 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Cold War turns hot in 1953: massive hex strategy with nukes, supply, and sabotage.
Why similar: Turn-Based 59.7%, Strategy 40.3%
- #31 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 57.6% ★, Strategy 31.9%, Turn-Based 10.5%
- #32 World War II: Panzer Claws
78% matchMixed70% of 671 reviews2013
Pub: Topware Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
WORLD WAR II: PANZER CLAWS [aka Frontline Attack: War over Europe] pushes back the boundaries of real-time strategy gaming!Take control of the Allied, German, or the Russian in the harsh reality of the battlefields of World War II.
Why similar: Strategy 77.5%, World War II 22.5% ★
- #33 Wars Across The World
76% 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: Strategy 51.7%, Turn-Based 31.8%, Indie 16.5%
- #34 Men of War™
75% matchVery Positive90% of 3,795 reviews2009
Dev: Best WayPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 13.7 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Men of War is a stunning Real-Time Strategy game that takes place during the height of World War II. Intense battles span Europe and North Africa as gamers play as Soviet, Allied or German forces across 19 massive single-player missions.
Why similar: World War II 70.1% ★, Strategy 29.9%
- #35 Theatre of War 2: Kursk 1943
77% matchMixed68% of 229 reviews2010
Dev: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Theatre of War 2: Kursk 1943, the historically accurate and detailed real-time tactical war game, welcomes military history fans to the battle which gave the Red Army the strategic initiative for the rest of the war.
Why similar: World War II 60.1% ★, Strategy 39.9%
- #36 Cauldrons of War - Barbarossa
73% 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 61.2% ★, Turn-Based 22%, Strategy 14.3%, Indie 2.5%
- #37 Warplan Pacific
73% 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 73.3% ★, Strategy 26.7%
- #38 Theatre of War
76% matchMixed61% of 364 reviews2010
Dev: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Command a special task force composed of different kinds of units, including tanks, APCs, field guns, mortars, various infantry regiments and will also have an opportunity to call for artillery and air support.
Why similar: World War II 72.7% ★, Strategy 27.3%
- #39 Hearts of Iron IV
70% 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 76% ★, Strategy 24%
- #40 Frontline: Western Front
73% 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 52% ★, Strategy 22%, Turn-Based 20.7%, Indie 5.4%
- #41 Gary Grigsby's War in the East 2
71% 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 66.6% ★, Strategy 33.4%
- #42 Cauldrons of War - Stalingrad
71% 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 79.5% ★, Strategy 20.5%
- #43 Combat Mission Battle for Normandy
70% 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 69.8% ★, Strategy 30.2%
- #44 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 59.7% ★, Turn-Based 20.9%, Strategy 15.1%, Indie 4.4%
- #45 Tank Battle: 1944
74% matchMixed62% of 58 reviews2016
Dev: HexWar GamesPub: Hunted Cow Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Instantly get involved in the action by joining the Allied invasion of Europe during the Second World War. Take command of an American battle group during WW2 in this turn based strategy wargame and help liberate Europe from the evil Axis power-base!
Why similar: World War II 59.5% ★, Turn-Based 20.8%, Strategy 19.7%
- #46 Third Front: WWII
72% matchMixed61% of 360 reviews2018
Dev: Hamsters Gaming
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Are you ready to rewrite history and take on the role of ruler of the nation? Show your knowledge of tactics and strategy, become the commander-in-chief of a huge army! Lead the troops of one of the three nations - the USSR, Germany and the Allies - and pave your way for each of them!
Why similar: World War II 52% ★, Strategy 26.5%, Turn-Based 14.1%, Indie 7.4%
- #47 Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game
70% 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 76% ★, Strategy 24%
- #48 Panzer Corps Gold
69% 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 66.4% ★, Strategy 19.1%, Turn-Based 14.5%
- #49 Age of History II
65% matchVery Positive90% of 49,233 reviews2018
Dev: Łukasz JakowskiPub: Łukasz Jakowski Games
Windows
Median: 12.2 hrsMean: 61.4 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Age of History II is a grand strategy wargame that is simple to learn yet hard to master.Your objective is to use military tactics and cunning diplomacy to either unify the world, or conquer it.Will the world bleed out or bow before you? The choice is yours..
Why similar: World War II 45.2% ★, Strategy 30.9%, Turn-Based 21.7%, Indie 2.1%
- #50 Frontline : Road to Moscow
71% matchMixed59% of 66 reviews2014
Dev: 88mmPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Take command of the German army through some of the most famous battles of the war, leading the mighty Wehrmacht on towards Moscow. The variety of maps and battle situations is what makes Frontline so different and engaging: players are confronted with blitzkriegs, trench wars and dog fights, but also unusual situation such as missions...
Why similar: World War II 56.3% ★, Strategy 43.7%
- #51 Men of War: Assault Squad
68% matchVery Positive88% of 5,101 reviews2011
Dev: DigitalmindsoftPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 24.9 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Men of War: Assault Squad delivers a deeply tactical WWII experience, blending large-scale strategy with intense, hands-on combat. Fight across multiple fronts – from European countryside to Pacific jungles and command every unit and every bullet on the battlefield.
Why similar: World War II 71.5% ★, Strategy 28.5%
- #52 Total Tank Generals
66% 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 85.2% ★, Strategy 14.8%
- #53 Steel Division 2
66% 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 73.2% ★, Strategy 23.2%, Indie 3.6%
- #54 Battle Academy 2: Eastern Front
68% matchVery Positive92% of 239 reviews2014
Dev: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Sequel to its successful predecessor, Battle Academy 2 moves the action east – to the bloodied plains of Mother Russia. When a gritty new look, great new features, and random mission generation meet battle-proven gameplay you can be sure of a turn-based strategy classic!
Why similar: World War II 53.5% ★, Strategy 27%, Turn-Based 19.4%
- #55 Making History: The Calm and the Storm Gold Edition
69% matchVery Positive87% of 179 reviews2015
Dev: Muzzy Lane SoftwarePub: Factus Games
Windows
Making History Gold Edition is the expanded and updated version of the original WWII grand strategy game Making History: Calm & the Storm. Command your nation and change the course of history.
Why similar: World War II 66.6% ★, Strategy 33.4%
- #56 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 74.9% ★, Strategy 25.1%
- #57 Stalingrad
68% matchVery Positive87% of 462 reviews2015
Dev: DTF gamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 45%
Stalingrad is a real-time strategy title that places gamers in the middle of the most dramatic periods of World War II, covering major events from June 1942 till January 1943.
Why similar: World War II 61.4% ★, Strategy 38.6%
- #58 Tank On Tank Digital - West Front
69% 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 53.3% ★, Turn-Based 20.8%, Strategy 19.7%, Indie 6.2%
- #59 Faces of War
66% matchVery Positive88% of 1,189 reviews2014
Dev: Best WayPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Faces of War puts you in the heart of World War II – not as a distant commander, but as the leader on the ground. Combining the tactical depth of real-time strategy with the immediacy of direct control, it lets you issue precise orders or jump straight into battle as one of your soldiers.
Why similar: World War II 74.7% ★, Strategy 25.3%