- #1 World War: Rome - Free Strategy Game
97% matchMixed70% of 23 reviews2023
Dev: Joynow Games
Windows
A turn-based strategy war chess game. You will play a commander in the Roman period, and command the generals and troops to complete the specified mission objectives and occupy important strongholds in the level. Rome, Samnite, Epirus, Carthage. Different choices will open different histories!
Why similar: 4X 20.7% ★, Wargame 15.8%, Grand Strategy 14.8% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 11.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.6%
- #2 Grand War: Rome
96% matchMostly Positive79% of 58 reviews2023
Dev: Joynow Studio
Windows
A turn-based strategy war chess game. You will play a commander in the Roman period, and command the generals and troops to complete the specified mission objectives and occupy important strongholds in the level. Rome, Samnite, Epirus, Carthage. Different choices will open different histories!
Why similar: 4X 21.4% ★, Wargame 14.4%, Grand Strategy 11.4% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 10.3%, Board Game 9.9%
- #3 Destiny of the World
95% matchMostly Positive80% of 44 reviews2022
Dev: Fiddlyware
Windows · Linux
WWII grand strategy game where planning and logistics are foundations of successful campaigns: simultaneous weekly turns, convoy warfare, production, trade, research, espionage and command from 1939 to 1945. Control a single major power, or the entire Axis or Allied command.
Why similar: Wargame 23.4%, Grand Strategy 21.7% ★, Board Game 18.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 13%, World War II 11% ★
- #4 Mother Of All Battles
95% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Sean O'Connor
Windows
Conquer the world starting from your home city. Explore your island by building tanks or airplanes, then build transports to take your tanks to invade the other islands, and protect them with destroyers, submarines and battleships. But there are five enemy factions somewhere out there!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 21.2% ★, Board Game 17.7%, Wargame 16.7%, World War II 10.4% ★, Tanks 9.2% ★
- #5 World War 2: Strategy Simulator
94% 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 15.8% ★, Wargame 15%, Grand Strategy 14.1% ★, Tanks 10.9% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 10.9%
- #6 Industrial War
93% matchMixed46% of 13 reviews2023
Dev: Yocone
Windows · Mac
Explore the world In the 1920s, with more than 800 cities and 200 mines. Know your industrial chain and plan the role of each city; know your nation's unique polity structure and adjust your overall strategy. Resist the restlessness of your neighbors, acquire resources, and develop your industry.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 24.5% ★, Wargame 17.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.2%, World War II 10.8% ★
- #7 Dynastic Era
93% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: LOONW
Windows
Simple map coloring game, And about history of ancient civilized, Mini ancient strategy game with a large world map to explore, in which you can simulate different ancient civilizations, the game will have different chapters showing ancient historical events.
Why similar: 4X 27.3% ★, Grand Strategy 18.5% ★, Wargame 13.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 10%
- #8 Conquer: Napoleonic Wars
92% matchMostly Positive75% of 75 reviews2022
Dev: Estuego Games
Windows
A turn-based strategy game based off the Napoleonic Wars! Lead, attack, buy, and communicate. Learn how to play difficult 4x grand strategy games by starting with simple strategy. *Disclaimer, this game is made by a teenager for a school project*
Why similar: 4X 23.2% ★, Grand Strategy 17.5% ★, Wargame 17.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.7%
- #9 Napoleon 1813
91% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: Empire Interactive EntertainmentPub: Strategy First
Windows
In an enormous strategic area stretching from Paris to Breslau, from Hamburg to Vienna, control everything from major strategic territorial decisions to tactical battle manoeuvres.
Why similar: 4X 30% ★, Grand Strategy 21.7% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 11.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.7%, Strategy 7.9%
- #10 Mercatoria
91% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Groundwork Studio
Windows
Turn-based grand strategy in the Age of Discovery. Develop a transport network, industrialise your economy, colonise the New World, and compete with five rival powers. Inspired by Imperialism 2. Early Access — built by one developer in his spare time.
Why similar: 4X 25.3% ★, Grand Strategy 18.8% ★, Wargame 14.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.4%, 2D Platformer 7.2%
- #11 Schwerpunkt
90% matchMixed58% of 12 reviews2020
Dev: Anonymoose Games
Windows
Schwerpunkt is a World War 2 military simulation game. Take control of hundreds of units over a large frontline, making daring manoeuvres to push your enemy back. Fight in one of the scenarios given or make your own in the map maker.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 21.2% ★, Wargame 17.1%, World War II 14.4% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 12.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.1%
- #12 War Tactics
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Yawningcat Games
Windows
《War Tactics》is a turn-based tactical game inspired by "Advance Wars". Command military units on square grids in modern warfare scenarios. Features deep tactics, intuitive controls, rich unit variety, complex terrain interactions, and single-player campaigns. Plan and conquer with your intellect.
Why similar: Wargame 23.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.5%, Board Game 15.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.6%, 2D Platformer 11.4%
- #13 Great Powers
88% matchMostly Positive70% of 36 reviews2025
Dev: Flame-Dragons
Windows · Mac · Linux
A 4x global turn-based strategy game with a well-developed economic and military model.
Why similar: 4X 25.7% ★, Grand Strategy 19% ★, Wargame 16.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.7%
- #14 War in Asia
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bufo Studio
Windows
Take command of any faction in the East Asian theater of World War II (1937–1945). Govern your nation’s military, economy, and transportation through realistic simulation systems, and direct your forces via a structured chain of command across a 7 km-scale map to conduct operations.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 20.3% ★, Board Game 14.9%, Wargame 14.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.5%, World War II 10.6% ★
- #15 SGS Battle For: Shanghai
87% matchVery Positive86% of 86 reviews2024
Dev: Strategy Game StudioPub: Avalon Digital
Windows · Mac
Fight the ‘Stalingrad on the Yangze’, as was sometimes called the Battle for Shanghai in 1937. Play as the Chinese willing to reclaim the whole city or as the Imperial Japanese forces in their counter-attack.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 25.2% ★, Wargame 20.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.9%, Strategy 8.9%
- #16 Cold War Battles
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Kudos Games
Windows
Lead Cold War formations in quick, turn based, hex‑and‑counter battles spanning 5 decades of real and hypothetical conflicts. With over 250 units, more than a dozen factions and varied theatres - from Africa to the Golan Heights, Europe and more, Cold War Battles await.
Why similar: Wargame 21.3%, Board Game 17.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.9%, Tanks 10.5% ★
- #17 Ashen Destiny
86% match1 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Arrow & Blade Games
Windows
Invade rival provinces with your armies, command powerful generals, and unite a fractured ancient land through strategy and conquest.
Why similar: Wargame 23.8%, Grand Strategy 23.2% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 17.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.4%, Strategy 4.5%
- #18 World War 2 Operation Husky
85% matchPositive83% of 12 reviews2021
Dev: Hubert CachatPub: HC
Windows · Mac
A light wargame with simple rules tailored to run smooth battles. Recommended to introduce new players to wargames basic concepts and for fast multiplayer matches.
Why similar: World War II 18.1% ★, Wargame 17.4%, Tanks 12.8% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 12.7%, Board Game 11%
- #19 Strategic Mind: Spectre of Communism
84% matchMostly Positive79% of 225 reviews2020
Dev: Starni Games
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 19.2 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: Wargame 18%, World War II 16.1% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 13.1%, Tanks 13.1% ★, Board Game 11.7%
- #20 Master of Cladia
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Quasar Games FactoryPub: BackGRID Responsive Technologies S.L.
Windows
Master a world of massive turn-based strategy. As an Alchemist, hatch powerful dragons, discover devastating spells, and manage your empire in a persistent world shared by hundreds of players. Will you bring peace through science or rule over the ashes? The throne awaits.
Why similar: 4X 29.1% ★, Wargame 24%, Turn-Based Tactics 19%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.2%, Strategy 7.1%
- #21 Cauldrons of War - Stalingrad
83% matchVery Positive90% of 139 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: Grand Strategy 25% ★, World War II 24% ★, Wargame 20.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.5%, Historical 7.8%
- #22 SGS Glory Recalled
82% matchPositive91% of 23 reviews2022
Dev: The Strategy Game StudioPub: Avalon Digital
Windows · Mac
Relive the Battle of Hong Kong (8–26 December 1941), one of the first battles of the Pacific War in World War II.
Why similar: World War II 25.9% ★, Wargame 22%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.6%, Historical 9.4%
- #23 Crimson Banner: War of Liberation
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 赤旗制作组
Windows · Mac
Are you ready, comrades? You will command the People's Liberation Army, strike a heavy blow against the aggressive Nationalist reactionaries in the War of Liberation, and win the liberation of all of China!
Why similar: World War II 18.8% ★, Wargame 17.9%, Grand Strategy 14.2% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 13%, Board Game 11.3%
- #24 Inflection Point
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Martin Giannakopoulos
Windows
A multiplayer 4X strategy game where wars are won by breaking through defensive lines, encircling enemy armies, cutting their supply lines, securing resource-producing islands, and blockading those of your opponents. Games are quick and packed with dramatic, high-stakes combat.
Why similar: 4X 29.5% ★, Grand Strategy 21.5% ★, Wargame 18.4%, Strategy 7.5%, Historical 6.1%
- #25 Commander: World War II
80% matchPositive86% of 29 reviews2023
Dev: GoldenGod Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Commander: World War II is a turn-based tactical game where you lead either the Allies or the Axis to victory. Deploy infantry, tanks, planes, and naval units, capture locations, use the terrain, and counter specialized units in intense battles. Design your own maps and dominate the battlefield.
Why similar: 4X 32.8% ★, Wargame 15.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.8%, Strategy 8.6%
- #26 European War 4 - Napoleon Remastered
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: EASYTECH GAMES
Windows
European War 4: Napoleon Remastered is a turn-based strategy game, offering a comprehensive renovation of the original. Return to the Napoleonic era, deploy tactics, conquer territories, command historical generals, experience legendary battles, and master the art of war.
Why similar: 4X 21.8% ★, Grand Strategy 17.1% ★, Wargame 15.2%, Board Game 11.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.5%
- #27 SGS Battle For: Fort Donelson
79% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2024
Dev: Strategy Game StudioPub: Avalon Digital
Windows · Mac
Fight the first decisive battle of the U.S. Civil War. Lead the Union force as General Grant to seize the key forts on the Cumberland, or play the Confederate defenders to maintain the gate to the South closed.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 26.6% ★, Wargame 22.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.3%, Strategy 9.7%
- #28 Strategic Mind: Spirit of Liberty
78% matchVery Positive84% of 81 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 16.7% ★, Wargame 16.6%, Board Game 14.7%, Tanks 13% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 11.7%
- #29 三国.群英录
77% matchMixed50% of 12 reviews2025
Dev: DRAGONJOY Studios
Windows · Mac
点燃你的战魂,投身乱世掀起惊天风暴!化身铁血诸侯,号令三国名将,统领无敌雄师,在真实还原的三国版图上纵横沙场,血战四方!
Why similar: 4X 24.1% ★, Grand Strategy 19.4% ★, Wargame 14.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.4%
- #30 Warplan Pacific
78% matchVery Positive88% of 97 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 26.2% ★, Wargame 19%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.2%, Strategy 8.7%
- #31 War Ghost
79% match4 user reviews60% of 4 reviews2019
Dev: Luiz Felipe Da Silva MarianPub: Mushroom Angels Games
Windows
Inspired by the adventure and imagination we love in classic such as " Age of Empires ", WAR GHOST Presents a fictional and peculiar story that reminds us of the great battles that took place in history. of humanity.The main story of the game is set in a chaotic universe of constant conflict.
Why similar: Wargame 19.3%, Grand Strategy 16% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 13.8%, Board Game 12.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.7%
- #32 Gary Grigsby's War in the East
77% 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: Grand Strategy 25.6% ★, World War II 25.1% ★, Wargame 24.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.6%, Strategy 8.3%
- #33 Conquest: Medieval Kingdoms
76% matchMixed57% of 14 reviews2021
Dev: Aserisoft
Windows · Mac
Conquest: Medieval Kingdoms is a turn-based 4X grand strategy game, played on a procedurally generated world. Battles are real-time and tactical. Every world-map and battlefield is entirely unique, so this game will always have something to throw at you.
Why similar: 4X 33.4% ★, Grand Strategy 21.1% ★, Wargame 15.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.1%, Strategy 8.5%
- #34 Battleships: Command of the Sea
76% matchMixed59% of 41 reviews2022
Dev: Ancient GamesPub: CreativeForge Games
Windows
Take on the role of one of the historical commanders of the US or Japanese navy and use their special skills inspired by their character or military accomplishments.
Why similar: Wargame 22.3%, Board Game 18%, Turn-Based Tactics 16%, World War II 15.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.9%
- #35 COPS 2170 The Power of Law
75% match9 user reviews60% of 10 reviews2022
Dev: GFI
Windows
COPS 2170: The Power of Law is a hybrid of RPG and tactical strategy. The central storyline unfolds in the future where the cyberpunk culture and a highly-urban oriented society have populated North America.
Why similar: 4X 26.4% ★, Grand Strategy 19.3% ★, Wargame 15.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 14%, Turn-Based Strategy 11%
- #36 Legend of Realm
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 烛星游戏
Windows
"Legend of Realm" is a strategy game blending dough figurine and facial makeup art. Spanning ancient to medieval, it condenses history into a polyhedral world. Control a region, use strategy and diplomacy, command troops, relive battles. Decisions shape history and battles forge legends.
Why similar: Wargame 19%, 4X 17.5% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 14.6%, Grand Strategy 12.9% ★, Board Game 11%
- #37 Valor & Victory
75% matchMostly Positive71% of 191 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 19.3% ★, Wargame 16.1%, Board Game 14.6%, Tanks 11% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 10%
- #38 Frontline: Panzers & Generals Vol. I
74% matchPositive85% of 20 reviews2023
Dev: Frontline: Games Series
Windows
Experience the thrill of commanding your army to victory in this exciting Table-top World War II Hex-strategy game. Strategize your way to success by conquering objectives and outsmarting your opponents!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 20.1% ★, Wargame 16.4%, Board Game 15.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.3%
- #39 Bolt Action
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Frag GamesPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Step into the boots of a battlefield commander in Bolt Action, a turn-based WWII strategy inspired by Warlord Games’ tabletop classic.
Why similar: Wargame 22.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 17%, World War II 16.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 16.7%, Strategy 9.8%
- #40 Pacific General
73% matchMostly Positive77% of 52 reviews2021
Dev: Strategic SimulationsPub: SNEG
Windows
Pacific General explores the Pacific front of the Second World War. Taking control of Axis or Allied forces, you must strategically battle your way through the Eastern and Western front of the Pacific war, using a wide array of land, air and naval forces.
Why similar: Wargame 25.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 19%, World War II 14.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.6%, Historical 7.6%
- #41 Strategic Mind: Fight for Freedom
73% matchVery Positive88% of 157 reviews2021
Dev: Starni Games
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.8 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 16.2% ★, Wargame 16%, Tanks 12.5% ★, Board Game 12.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.1%
- #42 Pixel Domain
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Minmaxdog
Windows
Play cards to capture territories. Improve territories to get better cards and make the island your domain.
Why similar: 4X 23.6% ★, Grand Strategy 18.1% ★, Wargame 16%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.2%
- #43 Grand Strategy: The Three Kingdoms
69% matchPositive91% of 23 reviews2026
Dev: Yiming
Windows
Based on the classic history of the Three countries, the 2D grand strategy game integrates deep strategy, resource management, diplomatic game and sand table, presenting a magnificent stage for players in the turbulent world.
Why similar: 4X 35.3% ★, Wargame 20.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.7%, Strategy 9.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.4%
- #44 三國.爭霸
70% match8 user reviews56% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: 龙吟天下工作室
Windows · Mac
在这款沉浸式三国策略卡牌游戏中,你将化身一方主公,招揽名将、打造无敌军团,体验从乱世枭雄到一统天下的霸业征程!
Why similar: 4X 21.6% ★, Wargame 17.6%, Grand Strategy 17.1% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 11.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.9%
- #45 Victory and Glory: Napoleon
72% matchMostly Positive78% of 153 reviews2016
Dev: Electric GamesPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
From acclaimed boardgame designer Glenn Drover, a grand strategy game where you take the role of Napoleon Bonaparte and attempt to dominate the entire continent of Europe.
Why similar: Wargame 24.3%, Grand Strategy 24.2% ★, Board Game 19.3%, Historical 11.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.5%
- #46 Germany at War - Soviet Dawn
71% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2021
Dev: Phobetor
Windows
Germany At War: Soviet Dawn is a turn-based operational wargame, with a strong historical focus. You command either the German forces through a branching historical campaign covering the entire 1941 campaign as well as part of the 1942 one or the Soviets from 1941 to the revenge of 1944/45.
Why similar: Wargame 25.3%, World War II 22.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 16.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.6%, Strategy 9.8%
- #47 1941 - Operation Barbarossa
71% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: Antti Suni
Windows
PC conversion of a turn-based hex-strategy board war game.
Why similar: Wargame 22.3%, Board Game 20%, World War II 17.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.2%, Historical 9.1%
- #48 Rommel in The Republic ~ Operation Weichsel ~
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Period Games
Windows
Turn-based fictional WWII simulation game. Take control of Commander Gertrude Rommel and aim for victory on the battlefield.
Why similar: World War II 22.1% ★, Wargame 19.2%, Grand Strategy 17.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.6%, 2D Platformer 7.4%
- #49 Bomber Command
71% matchMostly Negative38% of 26 reviews2023
Dev: Silent S Studios, LLC
Windows
Take command of what would become the greatest air armada in history! Build, plan, coordinate, and command your forces into a mighty aerial armada against a smart German economy that adapts to your attacks, researches tech, and smartly reacts to your moves. Take over the Bomber Command.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 21.5% ★, World War II 20.2% ★, Wargame 17.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.4%, Historical 7.9%
- #50 Air War General - WW2 Air Force Wargame
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Panzer AirlinesPub: SLS
Windows
WW2 turn-based aircraft war game that puts you in the USAAF/USAF, RAF or Luftwaffe air operations HQs. Build your squadrons, wings, air bases & pilots. Engage in bombing missions, dogfights & interceptions over Britain, N. Africa & Europe. Historical & what-if fighter/bomber airplane game scenarios
Why similar: World War II 23.8% ★, Wargame 23.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.6%, Historical 4.7%
- #51 Magic And Dragons : 4X Battle
69% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2024
Dev: The Team With a TPub: The Developer With a D
Windows
Turn-based strategy game in a world filled with magics, demons and dragons! Build, expand, conquer, form alliances and wage wars.
Why similar: 4X 26.4% ★, Wargame 18.3%, Grand Strategy 17.9% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 12.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.5%
- #52 Crime Lords
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cosca Interactive
Windows · Mac
Explore the birth of the sicilian mafia. Create your own clan and recruit soldiers and capo-regimes. Manage rackets to grow your wealth and influence in the city. Eliminate rival clans and claim dominion over the map.
Why similar: 4X 26.1% ★, Grand Strategy 19.2% ★, Board Game 16.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.7%
- #53 War of Resistance
68% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: chenjd
Windows
In this turn-based strategy game simulating the Second Sino-Japanese War, players will take on the role of the Communist forces, fighting against the Japanese army in the upcoming War of Resistance, and later, battling the Republic of China to win the Civil War.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 25% ★, Wargame 17.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.7%, World War II 13.3% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 11.1%
- #54 The Troop
68% matchVery Positive84% of 797 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 24.2% ★, Wargame 16%, Tanks 14.8% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 13.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.6%
- #55 Total Victory: World Conflict 1939-1945
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Kraken Studios
Windows
The ultimate turn-based World War 2 grand strategy game wargamers have been yearning for decades. The best ideas born from players and from wargames so huge they overtook your dining room table, and your wife’s patience. From the developer of the WarPlan series.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 26.7% ★, Wargame 20.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.2%, World War II 13.6% ★, Strategy 8.5%
- #56 WarBoard: Arena Empire
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Velron Games
Windows
WarBoard: Arena Empire is a turn-based tactical strategy game on a hex arena. Command Rome, the Turks, Vikings, Egypt, Japan or Persia. Play solo against AI, or battle up to 4 Steam friends in private matches. Every move counts.
Why similar: 4X 30.6% ★, Wargame 16.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 16%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.7%, Strategy 8.9%
- #57 War Of Warship
67% matchMixed47% of 15 reviews2024
Dev: DEEP SIGHT INTERACTIVE Tech Co., Ltd.
Windows
Command history's most iconic war vessels as you build your own massive naval fleet. Level up important tech modules and prepare to dominate the oceans!
Why similar: 4X 20.1% ★, Wargame 15.6%, Grand Strategy 15.2% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 11.1%, World War II 10.1% ★
- #58 Domination - War of Nations
67% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2023
Dev: André FacchinettiPub: Beonin Studios
Windows
This is an online turn-based board game in which each player will need to eliminate their opponents in order to conquer territories and clear the way to win the game.
Why similar: Wargame 20.6%, Board Game 18.2%, World War II 17.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.7%
- #59 Samurai Conqueror
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Miura Production
Windows
Conquer Japanese History! A “Historical Timeline Strategy” fought on the grand timeline of Japan
Why similar: 4X 25.8% ★, Grand Strategy 21.8% ★, Wargame 14.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.2%, Historical 9%
- #60 Decisive Campaigns: Ardennes Offensive
66% matchVery Positive91% of 128 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: Wargame 23.1%, Grand Strategy 22.9% ★, World War II 19.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.4%, Historical 8.6%