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Games like Close Combat 5: Invasion: Normandy - Utah Beach to Cherbourg

Games like Close Combat 5: Invasion: Normandy - Utah Beach to Cherbourg

Games like Close Combat 5: Invasion: Normandy - Utah Beach to Cherbourg

Looking for games like Close Combat 5: Invasion: Normandy - Utah Beach to Cherbourg? Here are top real-time strategy recommendations with a historical focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game, Decisive Campaigns: The Blitzkrieg from Warsaw to Paris or Close Combat: The Longest Day.

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  1. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    90% User Score Based on 1,119 reviews

    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. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game.

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  2. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    90% User Score Based on 93 reviews

    Decisive Campaigns: The Blitzkrieg from Warsaw to Paris is the first in an innovative series of operational World War II wargames that also include a strategic element. The Blitzkrieg from Warsaw to Paris simulates Germany’s military successes in Poland and France in 1939 and 1940 (including also a hypothetical “Sea Lion” invasion of Great Britain if you do well enough). If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Decisive Campaigns: The Blitzkrieg from Warsaw to Paris.

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  3. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    76% User Score Based on 110 reviews

    Close Combat is a pausable real-time wargame series, heavily focused on historical accuracy and realistic soldier psychological profiles. Team management is crucial as every man in your teams matter. in Close Combat: the Longest Day take command of either the Allied Expeditionary Force or Germany’s Wehrmacht. Remake of Close Combat: Invasion of Normandy. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Close Combat: The Longest Day.

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  4. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, monetization
    97% User Score Based on 852 reviews

    Medieval II: Total War - Gold Edition is the compilation of the critically-acclaimed Medieval: Total War and its official expansion pack - Total War Kingdoms. Set in the turbulent Middle Ages, Medieval puts you in command of your own empire as you crush neighboring kingdoms and unify all of Europe, the Mediterranean, and the Middle East. Medieval: Total War Kingdoms features four entire campaigns … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Medieval II: Total War™ Kingdoms.

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  6. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    87% User Score Based on 408 reviews
    Critic Score 90%Based on 2 reviews

    World War III rages and a Soviet-led army has launched a surprise attack on the U.S.A. Command your troops into fast-paced battles fought on a fully destructible battle-field. Strategy meets intense action in this epic clash of Super Powers! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to World in Conflict.

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  7. Battle of Britain, Norway and Atlantic is a real-time, tactical naval and air warfare simulation game focusing on three campaigns in WW2, including the Battle of Britain, the Norwegian Campaign and the Battle of North Atlantic. It features 18 scenarios covering not only the naval and air battles that actually happened in the history, but also two theoretical battles that remained on the planning s… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Battle of Britain, Norway and Atlantic.

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  9. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    78% User Score Based on 5,324 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    Hearts of Iron III: Their Finest Hour puts you back in the commander’s seat during World War II. Win the war with new units, strategies and enhanced game modes. Destroy your enemies from within with an expanded espionage system that includes new missions and covert operations. A new battle plan mode allows you to load historical plans or draw your own; all of which can be shared with allies in re… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hearts of Iron III.

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    83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    83% User Score Based on 11,790 reviews

    Are you ready to take command? Deploy into an authentic, expansive, and meticulously researched Cold War real-time strategy game with WARNO. As the spiritual successor to the acclaimed Wargame series, WARNO is the ultimate next-gen World War III battle simulator. Two years have passed since Gorbachev’s overthrow in a coup by hardline communists, and now, in the dark summer days of 1989, the Cold… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to WARNO.

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  11. 52%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization
    73% User Score Based on 22 reviews

    Close Combat: Invasion: Normandy takes WWII realism back to the beaches of Northern France. Re-live the campaign that gave the Allies a foothold on the doorstep of Fortress Europe. From Utah Beach to Cherbourg, Invasion: Normandy gives you strategic and tactical control of Allied or Axis forces in the pivotal battles that determined the fate of Europe. Battle your way from Utah Beach to Cherbourg… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Close Combat 5: Invasion: Normandy - Utah Beach to Cherbourg.

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  12. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability
    68% User Score Based on 154 reviews

    Lead your nation through the trials of the first world war in history! Play huge campaigns with 5 playable nations or fight historic realtime battles. Beside of beating the enemy on the battlefield you now have to set up a working economy to supply your troops and your people! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Seven Years War (1756-1763).

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  13. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    95% User Score Based on 10,894 reviews
    Critic Score 90%Based on 2 reviews

    The Collection Edition includes: Rome: Total War Guide one of three noble Roman families on a century spanning quest to seize control of the Roman Empire. Rome: Total War - Barbarian Invasion (first official expansion pack to Rome: Total War) Witness the decline of Rome as Barbarian hordes attack, forcing a bitter internal struggle between rival factions. Rome: Total War - Alexander (second offi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rome: Total War.

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  14. It's WWII - June 6th, 1944. You're a General, and all you have is a map, a radio, and four hundred other players. Will D-Day be a success, or will the Allies be pushed back into the sea? Real-Time General is a massively-multiplayer collaborative strategy game where each campaign lasts TWO-MONTHS in real-time. ALL actions take however long they would in real-life - digging trenches takes hours, f… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Real-Time General.

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  15. Operation Sea Lion, also written as Operation Sealion (from German: Unternehmen Seelöwe), was Nazi Germany's code name for their planned invasion of the United Kingdom. It was to have taken place during the Battle of Britain, thirteen months after the start of the Second World War. Following the Battle of France and that country's capitulation, Adolf Hitler hoped the British government would accep… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SGS Sealion.

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  16. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:stability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics
    95% User Score Based on 39 reviews

    Choose your battles, soldier-but watch your troops closely. Your best men might be war-weary, others may just be cowards or too green for heavy combat. And you better know how to command - these men won't obey suicidal orders. Dominate the battlefield. Pound back tank attacks, foil enemy ambushes, and weather the hail of automatic weapon fire. Real-time action pushes your tactical skills to the l… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Close Combat 2: A Bridge Too Far.

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  17. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    89% User Score Based on 316 reviews

    Strategic Command WWII: War in Europe is a deeply immersive turn based strategy game covering the greatest conflict in modern history! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Strategic Command WWII: War in Europe.

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  18. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, optimization
    77% User Score Based on 1,628 reviews

    Real-Time Strategy/Wargame. From World War II through the Cold War and into the future, re-live or re-imagine the tensions and crises of our recent history! Guide your nation through the era of your choice in Campaigns, Scenarios, and Sandboxes, as you make every effort to become Supreme Ruler! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Supreme Ruler.

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  19. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, monetization
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story
    86% User Score Based on 35 reviews

    Relive history! This is the only game out there with an unlimited number of missions you can play — there are thousands of them, many created by committed players! Play or create your own missions in World War 2 and all the way through the Cold War. Learn to master the skill of the commander and conquer every enemy! Wargame & Turn-based Simulation From the Battle of Stalingrad to the… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Armchair Commander.

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  20. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, replayability
    81% User Score Based on 402 reviews
    Critic Score 73%Based on 3 reviews

    Making History delivers the open-ended gameplay of strategy-game classics, but with compelling new economic, military, and diplomatic systems and deep research that lets you play with real historical challenges. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Making History: The Calm & the Storm.

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  21. 47%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics
    80% User Score Based on 10 reviews

    Operation DownfallWe are all aware that the atomic bombings of August 1945 on Hiroshima and Nagasaki precipitated the Japanese surrender at the end of World Ward II. But what would have happened if the Manhattan Project has failed or known such delays that the bombs could not be made ready in time? Operation Downfall was the codename for the Allied plan of invasion of the Japanese home islands. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SGS Operation Downfall.

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  22. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music
    80% User Score Based on 275 reviews
    Critic Score 30%Based on 1 reviews

    Prepare for the ultimate grand strategy experience. International trade, religious and cultural strife, military campaigns, diplomatic negotiations... here, you control it all. Making History II: The War of the World gives players the power to take full control of any world nation, colonies, regions, cities, and military units during the time leading up to and during the Second World War. Armchair… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Making History II: The War of the World.

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  23. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    83% User Score Based on 410 reviews

    Return to the bloody battlefields of World War II in this epic sequel. Blitzkrieg 2 returns you to the gritty realism of WWII battles while pushing your focus into new, strategic opportunities during global war! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blitzkrieg 2 Anthology.

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  24. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability
    85% User Score Based on 596 reviews

    Includes Hearts of Iron II plus the two expansions, Doomsday and Armageddon When Germany is defeated in 1945, the Allies and the new Soviet alliance fight for supremacy. World War III is drawing closer. Play as the ruler of one of 175 countries through World Wars II and III. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hearts of Iron 2 Complete.

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  26. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, music
    65% User Score Based on 2,719 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 3 reviews

    Experience warfare like never before! Men of War II, the anticipated sequel to the acclaimed RTS franchise is here with all-new units, locations, campaigns and game modes, combined with the series’ trademark historical accuracy and action-filled gameplay on Eastern and Western Fronts of WWII. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Men of War II.

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  28. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    89% User Score Based on 703 reviews

    Graviteam Tactics: Mius-Front - tactical battalion level combat simulation. Action takes place in the summer of 1943 at Mius river and Saur-Mogila tumulus area of over 140 sq. km. Four large-scale operations for the Red Army and Wehrmacht. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Graviteam Tactics: Mius-Front.

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  29. WEGO World War II: Overlord is an operational-level, ground-centric WEGOWW2 game system. Built on the engine of Desert War/Stalingrad, this hex-based wargame recreates the Allied invasion of Western Europe. The game includes 14 historical scenarios, ranging from the landing at Omaha beach to a huge 135-turn campaign that covers the entire Normandy campaign. The game can be played by both sides usi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to WEGO World War II: Overlord.

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  30. Take command as a platoon leader in some of the most decisive battles of World War II. Platoon Commander is a Real-Time Strategy game focused on the German advance toward Moscow in the fall and winter of 1941. It combines real-time tactical battles with a turn-based campaign map. You can make decisions about the pace of the advance, switch to defensive strategies when necessary, and manage your ar… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Platoon Commander.

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    60%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    60% User Score Based on 10,827 reviews

    Broken Arrow is a large-scale real-time modern warfare tactics game. The base game features both the American and Russian factions, more than 100 units and multiple deck specialisations per nation. Broken Arrow brings the genre to a whole new level by combining the complexity of a joint-forces wargame with the typical real-time tactics action-packed gameplay. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Broken Arrow.

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  33. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    81% User Score Based on 760 reviews

    Centuries before Caesar, Alexander and Philip, the forested hills and rocky coasts of ancient Italy draw cultures from across the Mediterranean with promises of wealth and prosperity. Bronze-clad hoplites from the powerful Greek city-states set sail across the Adriatic to carve out bridgeheads of Hellenic culture amongst the native Italic hill tribes, while aggressive bands of Gallic skirmishers m… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hegemony III: Clash of the Ancients.

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  34. 63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, music
    63% User Score Based on 139 reviews

    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. The new project in the award-winning Theatre of War series depicts the initial (defensive) stage of the Kursk battle. Assuming the role of either the Russian or German battle group c… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Theatre of War 2: Kursk 1943.

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  35. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    68% User Score Based on 3,076 reviews
    Critic Score 76%Based on 7 reviews

    The Great War: Western Front is the definitive WW1 strategy game. Play a deciding role in history with this real-time tactical experience as you take charge in the pivotal Western Front from 1914 to 1919. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Great War: Western Front.

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  36. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    86% User Score Based on 72 reviews

    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.SCALES WarPlan Pacific uses the same game system as WarPlan Europe with additional features and improvements. The game covers all the nations at war in the Pacific theatre from December 1941 to 1945. The game's scale is massive, covering 62 … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Warplan Pacific.

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  37. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    78% User Score Based on 2,384 reviews
    Critic Score 55%Based on 1 reviews

    Rewrite medieval history through bloody siege combat and grand strategy. Rule, build, and wage war as one of the minor lords of medieval Europe… Medieval Kingdom Wars redefines Medieval Grand Strategy. Build your cities, wage your wars, serve your king, and experience siege combat with a degree of brutality never seen before If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Medieval Kingdom Wars.

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  38. SGS Pacific D-Day - OkinawaIt is common knowledge that the battles conducted by the Americans in the Pacific islands against the Japanese during World Ward II had been extremely tough and savage. This operational strategy game purpose is to let players discover the last and largest battle of the war, the Battle of Okinawa. Code named Operation Iceberg, it was a major battle of the Pacific War fo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SGS Okinawa.

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  39. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability
    88% User Score Based on 118 reviews

    Remaster Features: Fully remastered to work with modern systems Support for modern display resolutions All patches included Re-implemented multiplayer and NAT traversal for a smooth online experience In Phase Two, players will encounter new and familiar heroes as the battleground of World War II shifts to Africa, the Mediterranean, and the Balkans. New units, buildings, terrain, and tactical c… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Codename: Panzers, Phase Two.

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  40. 48%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:replayability, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    48% User Score Based on 66 reviews

    Time of Wrath gives a fine piece of wargaming for every fan of WW2 era. This strategy allows players to take control over any country during World War 2 era in Europe and North Africa theater. It was designed in a way which allow players who are new to the genre to quickly familiarize with the rules and to start battles with veterans who still remember great classic strategy titles. Easy rules, d… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to World War 2: Time of Wrath.

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  41. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    78% User Score Based on 1,136 reviews

    SuperPower 2 is the only global geopolitical simulation game which allows players to control entire countries. Players control countries in 3 major areas: political, economic and military, but this time, in a beautiful real-time 3D environment. Players build up their own countries and increase their influence in the broader world while competing against sophisticated A.I. Along the way, gamers mak… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SuperPower 2 Steam Edition.

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  42. 58%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:stability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics
    56% User Score Based on 216 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    Theatre of War developed by 1C Company (creators of the award-winning IL-2 Sturmovik series and Pacific Fighters) is a real-time tactical strategy title depicting the most significant battles of World War II during 1939-1945. Players will 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 … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Theatre of War.

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  43. 60%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    60% User Score Based on 5,153 reviews

    Design warships the way you want them, command fleets, win the naval arms race for your nation! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnoughts.

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    78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    78% User Score Based on 182 reviews

    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. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to WarPlan.

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  45. 64%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    67% User Score Based on 358 reviews
    Critic Score 50%Based on 1 reviews

    In the summer of 1944, the Second World War entered its end-game when the Allies launched two major operations that would drive back German forces on both the Western and Eastern Fronts at once. Their names were Overlord and Bagration. Overlord famously commenced with the D-Day landings in Normandy and ended in the Liberation of Paris, while Bagration - a far less well-known but far larger Russ… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Order of War.

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  46. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    79% User Score Based on 10,744 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 9 reviews

    The next installment in the turn-based strategy game with real-time tactics, Total War: Attila casts players back to 395 AD. A time of apocalyptic turmoil at the very dawn of the Dark Ages. How far will you go to survive? Will you sweep oppression from the world and carve out a barbarian or Eastern kingdom of your own? Or will you brace against the coming storm as the last remnants of the Roman Em… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Total War: ATTILA.

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  47. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    85% User Score Based on 47,120 reviews
    Critic Score 74%Based on 5 reviews

    Encompassing one of the best-known periods in world history, Total War: Rome II will combines turn-based campaigns with large, cinematic real-time battles. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Total War: Rome II.

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  48. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    88% User Score Based on 9,825 reviews

    Wargame Red Dragon is thrilling in single-player mode with its new dynamic campaign system, and also offers an extensive multiplayer mode where up to 20 players can compete against each other simultaneously. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wargame: Red Dragon.

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  49. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    70% User Score Based on 1,529 reviews

    Medieval: Total War - Gold Edition is a Strategy game, developed by Creative Assembly and published by Sega, which was released in 2006 and included the Viking Invasion expansion. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Medieval: Total War - Collection.

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  50. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability
    81% User Score Based on 375 reviews
    Critic Score 63%Based on 3 reviews

    Through the eyes of Allied, German and Russian squad leaders, experience the most immersive World War II time strategy game where each battle is played out and won differently based on your tactical choices. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Faces of War.

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