Top War Games
60+ war games ranked by player tags and tunable re-ranking. Related tags include Multiplayer, Singleplayer, Action, Strategy.
Recommended War Games

Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord
A strategy/action RPG. Create a character, engage in diplomacy, craft, trade and conquer new lands in a vast medieval sandbox. Raise armies to lead into battle and command and fight alongside your troops in massive real-time battles using a deep but intuitive skill-based combat system.

Totally Accurate Battle Simulator
Be the leader of wobblers from ancient lands, spooky places, and fantasy worlds. Watch them fight in simulations made with the wobbliest physics system ever created, make your own wobblers in the unit creator and send your army off to fight your friends in multiplayer.
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- #1 Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord98% matchVery Positive88% of 286,599 reviews2022Developer: TaleWorlds EntertainmentPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 61.2hMean: 152.2h≥1hr: 96%
A strategy/action RPG. Create a character, engage in diplomacy, craft, trade and conquer new lands in a vast medieval sandbox. Raise armies to lead into battle and command and fight alongside your troops in massive real-time battles using a deep but intuitive skill-based combat system.
- #2 Totally Accurate Battle Simulator98% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 147,242 reviews2021Developer: LandfallPlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 4.2hMean: 20.0h≥1hr: 80%
Be the leader of wobblers from ancient lands, spooky places, and fantasy worlds. Watch them fight in simulations made with the wobbliest physics system ever created, make your own wobblers in the unit creator and send your army off to fight your friends in multiplayer.
- #3 Battlefield™ 698% matchMixed66% of 330,554 reviews2025Developer: Battlefield StudiosPublisher: Electronic ArtsPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 18.5hMean: 51.1h≥1hr: 88%
The ultimate all-out warfare experience. In a war of tanks, fighter jets, and massive combat arsenals, your squad is the deadliest weapon.
- #4 BattleBit Remastered98% matchVery Positive82% of 145,990 reviews2023Developer: SgtOkiDokiPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 12.1hMean: 35.5h≥1hr: 93%
BattleBit Remastered is a low-poly, massive multiplayer FPS, supporting 254 players per server. Battle on a near-fully destructible map with various vehicles!
- #5 Battlefield™ 198% matchVery Positive86% of 214,775 reviews2020Developer: DICEPublisher: Electronic ArtsPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 8.2hMean: 50.4h≥1hr: 90%
Battlefield™ 1 takes you back to The Great War, WW1, where new technology and worldwide conflict changed the face of warfare forever.
- #6 Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition98% matchVery Positive86% of 91,161 reviews2021Developer: World's EdgePublisher: Xbox Game StudiosPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 14.3hMean: 75.8h≥1hr: 94%
Celebrating its first year of delighting millions of global players, the award-winning and best-selling strategy franchise continues with Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition, putting you at the center of even more epic historical battles that shaped the world.
- #7 Hell Let Loose98% matchVery Positive82% of 145,932 reviews2021Developer: Expression GamesPublisher: Team17Platforms: WindowsMedian: 13.5hMean: 72.7h≥1hr: 90%
Join the ever expanding experience of Hell Let Loose - a hardcore World War Two first person shooter with epic battles of 100 players with infantry, tanks, artillery, a dynamically shifting front line and a unique resource based RTS-inspired meta-game.
- #8 Hearts of Iron IV98% matchVery Positive90% of 360,411 reviews2016Developer: Paradox Development StudioPublisher: Paradox InteractivePlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 30.8hMean: 292.9h≥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.
- #9 Ravenfield98% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 77,990 reviews2017Developer: SteelRaven7Platforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 11.2hMean: 61.9h≥1hr: 89%
Fight upon the Ravenfield together with your Blue allies! Take down those pesky Reds using helicopters, tanks, guns, and active ragdoll physics!
- #10 Total War: WARHAMMER II98% matchVery Positive93% of 121,266 reviews2017Developer: CREATIVE ASSEMBLYPublisher: SEGAPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 41.5hMean: 180.1h≥1hr: 93%
Strategy gaming perfected. A breath-taking campaign of exploration, expansion and conquest across a fantasy world. Turn-based civilisation management and real-time epic strategy battles with thousands of troops and monsters at your command.
- #11 Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI98% matchVery Positive86% of 371,365 reviews2016Developer: Firaxis GamesPublisher: 2KPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 18.0hMean: 98.6h≥1hr: 90%
Expand your empire, advance your culture and go head-to-head against history’s greatest leaders. Will your civilization stand the test of time?
- #12 Battlefield 4™98% matchVery Positive85% of 78,062 reviews2020Developer: DICEPublisher: Electronic ArtsPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 7.8hMean: 45.3h≥1hr: 88%
Embrace unrivaled destruction in Battlefield 4™. Revel in the glorious chaos of all-out war packed with rewarding, tactical challenges in an interactive environment.
- #13 This War of Mine98% matchVery Positive94% of 96,656 reviews2014Developer: 11 bit studiosPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 4.3hMean: 16.6h≥1hr: 83%
In This War Of Mine you do not play as an elite soldier, rather a group of civilians trying to survive in a besieged city; struggling with lack of food, medicine and constant danger from snipers and hostile scavengers. The game provides an experience of war seen from an entirely new angle.
- #14 Age of History II98% matchVery Positive90% of 49,233 reviews2018Developer: Łukasz JakowskiPublisher: Łukasz Jakowski GamesPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 12.2hMean: 61.4h≥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..
- #15 Insurgency: Sandstorm98% matchVery Positive85% of 131,361 reviews2018Developer: New World InteractivePublisher: Focus EntertainmentPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 12.6hMean: 56.1h≥1hr: 93%
Insurgency: Sandstorm is a team-based, tactical FPS based on lethal close quarters combat and objective-oriented multiplayer gameplay. Experience the intensity of modern combat where skill is rewarded, and teamwork wins the fight.
- #16 Sniper Elite 498% matchVery Positive91% of 61,917 reviews2017Developer: RebellionPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 5.8hMean: 24.5h≥1hr: 89%
Discover unrivalled sniping freedom in the largest and most advanced World War 2 shooter ever built. Experience tactical third-person combat, gameplay choice and epic longshots across gigantic levels as you liberate wartime Italy from the grip of Fascism.
- #17 Call of Duty®98% matchMixed59% of 766,736 reviews2022Developer: TreyarchPublisher: ActivisionPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 12.5hMean: 111.1h≥1hr: 85%
The Call of Duty® experience supports Call of Duty®: Black Ops 7, Call of Duty®: Black Ops 6, and Call of Duty®: Warzone™.
- #18 Total War: WARHAMMER III98% matchMostly Positive70% of 141,189 reviews2022Developer: CREATIVE ASSEMBLYPublisher: SEGAPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 32.8hMean: 152.3h≥1hr: 94%
The cataclysmic conclusion to the Total War: WARHAMMER trilogy is here. Rally your forces and step into the Realm of Chaos, a dimension of mind-bending horror where the very fate of the world will be decided. Will you conquer your Daemons… or command them?
- #19 Total War: THREE KINGDOMS98% matchVery Positive82% of 92,481 reviews2019Developer: CREATIVE ASSEMBLYPublisher: SEGAPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 21.9hMean: 89.5h≥1hr: 92%
Total War: THREE KINGDOMS is the first in the award-winning series to recreate epic conflict across ancient China. Combining a gripping turn-based campaign of empire-building & conquest with stunning real-time battles, THREE KINGDOMS redefines the series in an age of heroes & legends.
- #20 Battlefield™ V98% matchMostly Positive71% of 263,557 reviews2020Developer: DICEPublisher: Electronic ArtsPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 8.7hMean: 56.7h≥1hr: 89%
This is the ultimate Battlefield V experience. Enter mankind’s greatest conflict with the complete arsenal of weapons, vehicles, and gadgets plus the best customization content of Year 1 and 2.
- #21 War Thunder98% matchMostly Positive73% of 730,871 reviews2013Developer: Gaijin EntertainmentPublisher: Gaijin Network LtdPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 9.8hMean: 194.5h≥1hr: 84%
War Thunder is the most comprehensive free-to-play, cross-platform, MMO military game dedicated to aviation, armoured vehicles, and naval craft, from the early 20th century to the most advanced modern combat units. Join now and take part in major battles on land, in the air, and at sea.
- #22 Men of War: Assault Squad 298% matchVery Positive91% of 46,011 reviews2014Developer: DigitalmindsoftPublisher: Fulqrum PublishingPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 8.4hMean: 63.9h≥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.
- #23 Black Desert98% matchMostly Positive74% of 92,177 reviews2017Developer: Pearl AbyssPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 4.0hMean: 178.7h≥1hr: 75%
Played by over 20 million Adventurers - Black Desert Online is an open-world, action MMORPG. Experience intense, action-packed combat, battle massive world bosses, fight alongside friends to siege and conquer castles, and train in professions such as fishing, trading, crafting, cooking, and more!
- #24 Total War: ATTILA98% matchVery Positive82% of 36,976 reviews2015Developer: CREATIVE ASSEMBLYPublisher: SEGAPlatforms: Windows, LinuxMedian: 17.4hMean: 80.7h≥1hr: 93%
Against a darkening background of famine, disease and war, a new power is rising in the great steppes of the East. With a million horsemen at his back, the ultimate warrior king approaches, and his sights are set on Rome… The next instalment in the multi award-winning PC series that combines turn-based strategy with real-time tactics,...
- #25 Total War: WARHAMMER98% matchMostly Positive78% of 52,179 reviews2016Developer: CREATIVE ASSEMBLYPublisher: SEGAPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 10.1hMean: 62.1h≥1hr: 85%
Addictive turn-based empire-building with colossal, real-time battles, all set in a world of legendary heroes, giant monsters, flying creatures and storms of magical power.
- #26 FOR HONOR™98% matchMixed69% of 160,237 reviews2017Developer: Ubisoft MontrealPublisher: UbisoftPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 8.9hMean: 57.6h≥1hr: 87%
Fight alone or with friends in For Honor, a third-person hero-based melee fighting game. Enter the chaos of war as a Knight, a Viking, a Samurai, a Wu Lin, or an Outlander. Fight in brutal PvP and team-oriented modes, or play the thrilling story campaign.
- #27 Battlefield™ 204298% matchMixed47% of 323,573 reviews2021Developer: DICEPublisher: Electronic ArtsPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 15.9hMean: 64.5h≥1hr: 90%
Battlefield™ 2042 is a first-person shooter that marks the return to the iconic all-out warfare of the franchise.
- #28 Call of Duty®: WWII98% matchMostly Positive70% of 45,683 reviews2017Developer: Sledgehammer GamesPublisher: ActivisionPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 7.0hMean: 21.4h≥1hr: 88%
Call of Duty®: WWII - a breathtaking experience that redefines World War II.
- #29 XCOM® 298% matchVery Positive85% of 107,051 reviews2016Developer: Firaxis GamesPublisher: 2KPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 12.6hMean: 61.0h≥1hr: 90%
XCOM 2 is the sequel to XCOM: Enemy Unknown, the 2012 award-winning strategy game of the year. Earth has changed and is now under alien rule. Facing impossible odds you must rebuild XCOM, and ignite a global resistance to reclaim our world and save humanity.
- #30 Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition97% matchVery Positive87% of 86,286 reviews2013Developer: CREATIVE ASSEMBLYPublisher: SEGAPlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 24.8hMean: 113.8h≥1hr: 95%
Emperor Edition is the definitive edition of ROME II, featuring an improved politics system, overhauled building chains, rebalanced battles and improved visuals in both campaign and battleEmperor Edition contains all free feature updates since its release in 2013, which includes bug fixes, balancing, Twitch.
- #31 Dictators:No Peace Countryballs97% matchVery Positive94% of 6,195 reviews2020Developer: RPN Indie DeveloperPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 3.3hMean: 7.1h≥1hr: 71%
Dictators : No Peace Countryballs is a war simulation and dictator game. This is a fun,simple and some say a funny countryballs game. If you like simulation games, you will love playing Dictators : No Peace. Play as a dictator of your favourite country and colonize the world.
- #32 FPV Kamikaze Drone97% matchVery Positive88% of 11,630 reviews2023Developer: HFM GamesPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 1.8hMean: 5.3h≥1hr: 66%
FPV Kamikaze Drone is a tactical game focused on FPV drones in modern warfare. Control drones in first-person in single-player and co-op, and in multiplayer play as a third-person soldier who finds and uses FPV drones during combat.
- #33 Valiant Hearts: The Great War™ / Soldats Inconnus : Mémoires de la Grande Guerre™97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 27,120 reviews2014Developer: Ubisoft MontpellierPublisher: UbisoftPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 4.6hMean: 8.2h≥1hr: 89%
Valiant Hearts : The Great War is the story of 4 crossed destinies and a broken love in a world torn apart. Dive into a 2D animated comic book adventure, mixing exploration, action and puzzles. Lost in the middle of the trenches, play as each of the 4 strangers, relive the War and help a young German soldier find his love.
- #34 RISK: Global Domination97% matchMostly Positive79% of 40,841 reviews2020Developer: SMG StudioPlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 2.1hMean: 14.6h≥1hr: 72%
Take over the world in RISK: Global Domination, the iconic strategy board game with 100+ original and classic maps and millions of players
- #35 Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 2 (2009)96% matchVery Positive93% of 59,966 reviews2009Developer: Infinity WardPublisher: ActivisionPlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 8.1hMean: 30.5h≥1hr: 83%
The most-anticipated game of the year and the sequel to the best-selling first-person action game of all time, Modern Warfare 2 continues the gripping and heart-racing action as players face off against a new threat dedicated to bringing the world to the brink of collapse.
- #36 ACE COMBAT™ 7: SKIES UNKNOWN96% matchVery Positive88% of 54,253 reviews2019Developer: Bandai Namco Studios Inc.Publisher: Bandai Namco EntertainmentPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 6.2hMean: 20.9h≥1hr: 84%
Become an ace pilot and soar through photorealistic skies with full 360 degree movement; down enemy aircraft and experience the thrill of engaging in realistic sorties! Aerial combat has never looked or felt better!
- #37 Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition96% matchVery Positive85% of 52,705 reviews2020Developer: World's EdgePublisher: Xbox Game StudiosPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 4.8hMean: 43.6h≥1hr: 80%
Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition offers players a trial of this historical single & multiplayer RTS experience. *Note: To unlock all features of the game please see the “Base Game” product.
- #38 Rising Storm 2: Vietnam96% matchVery Positive87% of 58,535 reviews2017Developer: Antimatter GamesPublisher: Tripwire InteractivePlatforms: WindowsMedian: 5.9hMean: 42.3h≥1hr: 87%
Red Orchestra Series' take on Vietnam: 64-player MP matches; 20+ maps; US Army & Marines, PAVN/NVA, NLF/VC; Australians and ARVN forces; 50+ weapons; 4 flyable helicopters; mines, traps and tunnels; Brutal. Authentic. Gritty. Character customization. And napalm in the morning.
- #39 Sands of Salzaar95% matchVery Positive82% of 22,882 reviews2021Developer: 汉家松鼠Han-Squirrel StudioPublisher: XDPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 5.5hMean: 23.9h≥1hr: 75%
Bringing you to an exotic desert where you’ll recruit, train, and guide your troops into battle against rival cities and factions. Embark on an adventure that’s uniquely yours; Customizable characters, professions, and factions. The land is filled with a variety of hidden secrets.
- #40 Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition95% matchVery Positive91% of 37,274 reviews2009Developer: CREATIVE ASSEMBLYPublisher: SEGAPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 4.9hMean: 44.0h≥1hr: 84%
Command the seas, control the land, forge a new nation, and conquer the globe.
- #41 Total War: NAPOLEON – Definitive Edition95% matchVery Positive92% of 26,827 reviews2010Developer: CREATIVE ASSEMBLYPublisher: SEGAPlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 4.7hMean: 32.3h≥1hr: 85%
Complete your Total War collection with this Definitive Edition of Total War: NAPOLEON, which includes all DLC and feature updates since the game’s release
- #42 Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011)95% matchVery Positive89% of 39,146 reviews2011Developer: Infinity WardPublisher: ActivisionPlatforms: Windows
The best-selling first-person action series of all-time returns with an epic sequel to the multiple GOTY award winner Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 2
- #43 Day of Infamy95% matchVery Positive82% of 22,115 reviews2017Developer: New World InteractivePlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 5.1hMean: 20.9h≥1hr: 89%
Experience close-quarters battles in iconic WWII settings. Defend the line, storm the beach, torch the enemy, or use a radio to call in fire support. Day of Infamy is a teamwork-oriented shooter that will keep you on your toes and coming back for more with its diverse game modes and authentic arsenal.
- #44 Total War: MEDIEVAL II – Definitive Edition94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 35,447 reviews2006Developer: CREATIVE ASSEMBLYPublisher: SEGAPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 3.7hMean: 36.6h≥1hr: 81%
Spanning the most turbulent era in Western history, your quest for territory and power takes you through Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and even onto the shores of the New World.
- #45 Foxhole94% matchVery Positive82% of 50,251 reviews2022Developer: Siege CampPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 10.0hMean: 76.0h≥1hr: 89%
Foxhole is a massively multiplayer game where thousands of players shape the outcome of a persistent online war. Every individual soldier is a player that contributes to the war effort through logistics, base building, reconnaissance, combat, and more.
- #46 War of Rights94% matchVery Positive88% of 14,527 reviews2018Developer: Campfire GamesPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 6.1hMean: 90.2h≥1hr: 84%
War of Rights is a first person multiplayer game featuring massive 400 player battles with a focus on historical authenticity, teamplay and immersion. It is set during the perilous days of the American Civil War, in the Maryland Campaign of September, 1862.
- #47 Company of Heroes 294% matchMostly Positive79% of 112,211 reviews2013Developer: Relic EntertainmentPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 4.0hMean: 57.3h≥1hr: 81%
Experience the ultimate WWII RTS platform with COH2 and its standalone expansions. This package includes the base game, which you can then upgrade by purchasing The Western Front Armies, Ardennes Assault and/or The British Forces. More info in the "About This Game" section below.
- #48 Sid Meier's Civilization VII94% matchMixed48% of 53,475 reviews2025Developer: Firaxis GamesPublisher: 2KPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 17.4hMean: 44.1h≥1hr: 93%
The award-winning strategy game franchise returns with a revolutionary new chapter. Sid Meier's Civilization® VII empowers you to build the greatest empire the world has ever known!
- #49 Ultimate Epic Battle Simulator94% matchMostly Positive77% of 12,209 reviews2017Developer: Brilliant Game StudiosPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 30mMean: 5.7h≥1hr: 36%
Here is a sandbox like no other. Create massive battles with absolutely no limits. Want to see 10,000 chickens fight an army of Romans?? Sure, why not. Want to see a company of WW2 U.S soldiers fight 11,000 Medieval soldiers?? There are simply no limits to the carnage you can achieve in UEBS.
- #50 Company of Heroes93% matchVery Positive94% of 18,147 reviews2006Developer: Relic EntertainmentPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 7.0hMean: 37.3h≥1hr: 90%
Delivering a visceral WWII gaming experience, Company of Heroes redefines RTS by bringing the sacrifice of heroic soldiers, war-ravaged environments, and dynamic battlefields to life. Please visit the "Company of Heroes - Legacy Edition" page for additional user reviews.
- #51 POLYGON93% matchMostly Positive75% of 36,603 reviews2020Developer: Redaster StudioPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 54mMean: 5.6h≥1hr: 48%
POLYGON is a tactical multiplayer team 1st person shooter. Using various weapons, you will battle with up to 32 players on large-scale maps. Properly managing your arsenal and skills, you will lead your team to victory!
- #52 Chivalry 293% matchMostly Positive80% of 54,538 reviews2022Developer: Torn Banner StudiosPublisher: Tripwire PresentsPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 6.1hMean: 29.2h≥1hr: 90%
Chivalry 2 is a multiplayer first person slasher inspired by epic medieval movie battles. Players are thrust into the action of every iconic moment of the era - from clashing swords, to storms of flaming arrows, to sprawling castle sieges and more.
- #53 DCS World Steam Edition93% matchVery Positive85% of 39,863 reviews2013Developer: Eagle Dynamics SAPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 1.0hMean: 47.5h≥1hr: 50%
Feel the excitement of flying the Su-25T "Frogfoot" attack jet and the TF-51D "Mustang" in the free-to-play Digital Combat Simulator World!
- #54 Enlisted92% matchVery Positive80% of 41,513 reviews2024Developer: Darkflow SoftwarePublisher: Gaijin Network LtdPlatforms: Windows, LinuxMedian: 3.0hMean: 21.9h≥1hr: 74%
In Enlisted, you are not only commanding a single soldier, but an entire squad! This MMO squad based shooter recreates the key battles of the bloodiest war of the 20th century, with hundreds of soldiers, tanks and aircraft taking part in each battle.
- #55 Holdfast: Nations At War92% matchVery Positive90% of 27,937 reviews2020Developer: Anvil Game StudiosPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 5.8hMean: 28.5h≥1hr: 87%
Fight on multiple fronts in Holdfast: Nations At War - A multiplayer first and third-person shooter set during the great Napoleonic Era and WW1. Charge into battle with over 150 players per server!
- #56 Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® Remastered (2017)93% matchMixed54% of 15,316 reviews2017Developer: Raven SoftwarePublisher: ActivisionPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 5.9hMean: 19.6h≥1hr: 79%
One of the most critically-acclaimed games in history, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is back, remastered in true high-definition, featuring improved textures, physically based rendering, high-dynamic range lighting and much more.
