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Looking for games like Close Combat Trilogy? Here are top strategy recommendations with a warfare and historical focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with World War I, Sudden Strike Gold or Systemic War.

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    70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics
    70% User Score Based on 192 reviews

    World War I is a real-time strategy based on the modified version of the well-known Blitzkrieg engine. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to World War I.

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  2. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music
    85% User Score Based on 166 reviews

    Set in World War 2, Sudden Strike offers revolutionary real-time-strategy gameplay. Command Russian, German, French, American and British armies in large scale battles including urban warfare, beach landings and aerial invasions. Whichever tactics you choose, you will find it in Sudden Strike!. This remastered version of the first Sudden Strike game was modified to increase the compability to mod… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sudden Strike Gold.

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  3. Systemic War is a modern grand strategy game where your strategic choices are tested in RTS battles, each one altering the course of the ongoing conflict. Play as any nation — for example the USA, China, Russia, Ukraine, Germany, Poland, or Turkey — and guide it through the turbulent years of 2008 to 2025. Manage your nation in a dynamic world of modern geopolitics, where every decis… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Systemic War.

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  8. 43%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    58% User Score Based on 24 reviews

    Lead your men through the largest, bloodiest battle of the 20th century. Command a fire brigade of soldiers on the Russian Front in this real-time strategy game set in World War II featuring unequaled detail, realism and scope. Play as either the Soviets or Germans as you orchestrate your squads' attack, defense, and survival over four grueling years of the grandest and bloodiest war the world ha… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Close Combat 3: The Russian Front.

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  9. 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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  10. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    87% User Score Based on 43,644 reviews
    Critic Score 83%Based on 8 reviews

    It's time to battle through history once more in the latest entry of the landmark Age of Empires franchise. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Age of Empires IV.

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  12. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    73% User Score Based on 83 reviews

    Cuban Missile Crisis is a real-time strategy game combined with a global turn-based tactical mode, thrusting gamers into a world ravaged by the military-political confrontation between the USA and USSR in 1962. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cuban Missile Crisis.

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  13. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    88% User Score Based on 2,393 reviews
    Critic Score 77%Based on 3 reviews

    This compilation contains: - Men of War: Assault Squad - Men of War: Assault Squad - MP Supply Pack Alpha (DLC) - Men of War: Assault Squad - MP Supply Pack Bravo (DLC) - Men of War: Assault Squad - MP Supply Pack Charlie (DLC) - Men of War: Assault Squad - Skirmish Pack (DLC) - Men of War: Assault Squad - Skirmish Pack 2 (DLC) If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Men of War: Assault Squad.

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  14. 47%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    47% User Score Based on 117 reviews

    9th Company Roots of Terror is an action-oriented real-time strategy game based on actual events that took place during the Soviet military campaign in Afghanistan. 9th Company follows the story of a ragged band of young recruits undergoing brutal training in Uzbekistan’s Fergana Valley and culminates with a bloody stand against the Mujahideen warriors on a nameless mountain top in Afghanistan. I… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 9th Company: Roots Of Terror.

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  15. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding
    93% User Score Based on 156 reviews

    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 strategy classic! Experience the brutal campaign from both sides as you play across 4 campaigns – as partisan, Tiger, T-34 and dozens of other accurately mo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Battle Academy 2: Eastern Front.

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  16. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability
    97% User Score Based on 100 reviews
    Critic Score 85%Based on 1 reviews

    Dark Souls III: The Fire Fades Edition is a complete edition of Dark Souls III, released in April 2017. It includes the base game along with both DLC expansions: Ashes of Ariandel and The Ringed City. This edition offers the full Dark Souls III experience, combining the main game and all additional content into one package. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dark Souls III: The Fire Fades Edition.

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  17. 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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  18. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    72% User Score Based on 1,292 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 3 reviews

    Hunt, hide and kill as you take command of U.S. submarines and crews and navigate the treacherous waters of the Pacific during WWII. Silent Hunter, the industry-leading naval warfare simulation franchise for over a decade, returns to its roots with next-generation graphical realism, immersive gameplay, innovative crew evolution and more action than ever before. Developed by the same Ubisoft team t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Silent Hunter®: Wolves of the Pacific.

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  19. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    88% User Score Based on 3,260 reviews

    After tracking a Soviet landing force bound for Iceland it is time to plan your attack. Do you silently close in to torpedo the landing ships and escape during the resulting chaos? Or strike with long-range missiles but risk counterattack from the enemy escorts? Have you detected them all, could another submarine be out there listening for you? Has the hunter become the hunted? Will you survive th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cold Waters.

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  20. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    80% User Score Based on 207 reviews

    Keep your head cool for this brand new and sizzling hot game from the makers of renowned hardcore-strategy masterpieces like “Steel Fury” and “Achtung Panzer!” With highly versatile strategies and tactics it´s only fair to call their impressive new game “Steel Armor – Blaze of War” one of the most interesting and tactically advanced tank simulations of all time! Plan, command and fight in this exc… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Steel Armor: Blaze of War.

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  21. 69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability
    92% User Score Based on 26 reviews

    Use hex based tactical combat to dominate foes on the Russian front of the Second World War. Fight as the Germans or the Soviets in a series of ever more complex missions. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tank Battle: East Front.

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  22. 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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  23. 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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  24. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    87% User Score Based on 1,472 reviews
    Critic Score 100%Based on 1 reviews

    The king of submarine simulations returns with an all-new 3D engine, new crew command features, and more realistic WWII naval action than ever before. The movie-like graphics and simple, tension-filled gameplay make this the perfect game for the realism fanatic and the casual gamer. Realistic and immersive environment: The suspense-filled atmosphere includes realistic 3D water modeling, day/night… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Silent Hunter III.

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  25. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability
    78% User Score Based on 287 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    Men of War: Red Tide is a stunning mixture of RTS and a third-person action that introduces a new fighting force known for its brutal efficiency during the height of World War II. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Men of War: Red Tide.

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  26. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, optimization
    81% User Score Based on 477 reviews

    Second Front is an accessible WWII turn-based tactical game with more than 40 infantry units and 200 tanks, vehicles and guns. It has all the depth of a paper wargame and the ease of a computer simulation. Campaign, scenarios and a complete editor make it an infinite tactical sandbox experience. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Second Front.

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  27. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, music
    90% User Score Based on 381 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    Gary Grigsby’s War in the East consists in a truly epic representation of the Second World War on the Eastern Front and is unparalleled in its scale, detail, and ambition. This game is the spiritual heir to the great Eastern Front board and computer wargames of the past; a turn-based World War II strategy game down to the division and brigade level, stretching across the entire Eastern Front at a … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gary Grigsby's War in the East.

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    86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability
    86% User Score Based on 2,300 reviews
    Critic Score 85%Based on 2 reviews

    Men of War takes place in Europe and North Africa during the height of World War II. The story takes place over three different campaigns and players take on the role of Soviet, Allied and German soldiers. Each campaign has its own scenario and structured timeline, which brings different elements of the war to life. The game features hundreds of accurately modelled historical tanks and vehicles —… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Men of War.

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  29. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    95% User Score Based on 38 reviews

    Manage your fleet and army, hunt the enemy's fleet, hide your weak squadrons in protected ports until reinforcements arrive, blockade enemy trade routes, amphibious assaults, struggle for dominance over the seas. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Clad in Iron: Sakhalin 1904.

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  31. 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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  32. 22%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    26% User Score Based on 35 reviews

    Battle of the civil war ironclads. Take part in battles from USS Monitor vs CSS Virginia before battles between armored squadrons of steamships and other vessels. The flow of time is organized into rounds. Within the limits of each round, the player and the computer opponent take turns executing all actions possible within five minutes of real time combat for each of their ships. At the moment whe… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ironclads: American Civil War.

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  33. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, optimization
    85% User Score Based on 26,134 reviews
    Critic Score 77%Based on 6 reviews

    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. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Company of Heroes 2.

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  34. 65%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, monetization
    65% User Score Based on 76 reviews

    Peninsular War Battles places you at the forefront of Napoleon’s campaign. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Peninsular War Battles.

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  35. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, optimization
    83% User Score Based on 490 reviews

    Battlefront.com's latest entry in the Combat Mission modern warfare simulator depicts a 2017 conflict between NATO and Russia. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Combat Mission Black Sea.

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  36. WISHLIST THE FULL GAME Don`t forget to wishlist the full game. It`s set to launch in early 2024 and we can't wait to share this new gaming experience with you. About the GameRenaissance Kingdom Wars brings a fresh perspective to the grand strategy genre, combining it with a full-on real time approach, and daring to go where few strategy games have ventured before… Build your cities, wage your wa… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Renaissance Kingdom Wars - Prologue.

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  37. F20 Eclipse is a dark and realistic first-person shooter in the genre of combat survival horror. Fight your fears and doubts on the battlefields of World War I. The events of the game take place during the First World War. The main character is a soldier of the British Expeditionary Force fighting in northern France, who becomes a victim of a cunning plan and tries to escape a series of inexplicab… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to F20 Eclipse.

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    The game takes place on a vast map covering the Indian and Pacific Oceans, with 50 colonial ports, each offering unique bonuses and strategic value. You can choose to play as one of seven nations: British Empire French Republic German Empire Russian Empire Empire of Japan Kingdom of Italy United States of America Each faction commands ships, planes, and ground forces, supported by … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Spee.

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  39. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability
    68% User Score Based on 180 reviews

    Sudden Strike 5 delivers real-time tactics in epic WWII battles. A host of tactical options and more than 300 playable units open-up multiple approaches to reach your objectives in a 25 mission campaign on historical battlefields in Europe and North Africa. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sudden Strike 5.

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  40. Command the most advanced main battle tank in the world—on the front lines of 21st-century warfare. The classic iM1A2 Abrams delivers a highly detailed, immersive, and tactical simulation of modern armored combat. Developed by Imagic, this groundbreaking title puts you in the command seat of the legendary M1A2 Abrams Main Battle Tank—along with full control of up to three additional armored vehic… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to iM1A2 Abrams.

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  41. WAR ON CRIME: ELITE SQUAD The streets of Rio de Janeiro are in chaos. Crime lords rule the favelas, and lawlessness spreads like wildfire. It’s time to take back the city! In "War on Crime: Elite Squad," you command an elite task force sent to pacify all 20 crime-infested territories—by any means necessary. Tactical Urban Warfare – Plan your strategy, deploy squads, and engage in int… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to War on Crime: Elite Squad.

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  42. OverviewIn the far western reaches of the continent of Yusia lies an ancient and peaceful nation—the Kingdom of Tilastea. This civilized nation has long adhered to a policy of neutrality, quietly guarding its own land. However, in the east, the ambitious Saharu Empire sought relentless expansion, igniting a war that engulfed the entire continent. Many nations fell beneath the iron boots of the Sah… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 刻印战记1:法利兹传.

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  43. Close Combat III is the third game in the venerable Close Combat series which takes us to the Russian Front in command of either the German Whermacht or Soviet Red Army, in some of the most realistic combat ever seen in a RTS. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Close Combat III: The Russian Front.

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  44. 27%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, optimization
    41% User Score Based on 17 reviews

    The award-winning real-time wargame series returns to action! December, 1944 - World War II is in full swing, with the Allied armies piercing their way into Europe. Their extended position leaves them vulnerable to a German offensive strike. With crucial supplies, reinforcements and strongholds at stake, the battle fought here will be a deciding factor in the outcome of the war! "The Battle… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Close Combat 4: The Battle of the Bulge.

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  45. 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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  46. So, you want to design your own wargames? Well, here's your big chance! Have you ever dreamed of designing your own wargames, to draw your own battle maps and create soldiers and scenarios that are limited only by your imagination? Now you can with Wargame Construction Set. Simple or advanced? Tactical or strategic? Whatever you want, you get!
As the name implies, this unique simulation lets you… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wargame Construction Set.

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  47. Experience 100 Years War through bloody siege combat in a fusion of RTS and Grand Strategy genres - combining world map kingdom management with a full-on real time approach. Featuring a story driven and a grand campaign as an English or a French lord in service to your King. Complete with siege, field and naval combat with an unseen degree of brutality. Rogue-like progression, epic towns and bat… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Medieval Kingdom Wars Story.

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  48. Broadsword: WARLORD EDITION boasts turn-based strategy gameplay as players move from mission to mission in the Middle Ages. Command one of five different armies: the English, The French, the Spanish, the Poles or the Hapsburgs. Lead different types of units into battle -- from archers, winged hussars, knights, longbowmen, pikemen, and catapults with special units per nationality. Control special … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Broadsword Warlord Edition.

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  49. Purchase Full Game About the GameIt's 1347, the time of the Hundred Years' War. You take on a role of one of 200 Minor Lords or Kings from the time period. Be a minor noble in Ottomans court, an earl in Ireland, or Emperor of Byzantium, and rewrite history by fighting to preserve your empire, and prevent the spread of the Black Death across Europe. This Prologue gives players access to a full f… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kingdom Wars 4 - Prologue.

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  50. 34%Game Brain Score
    34% User Score Based on 8 reviews

    Exciting World War II Submarine Action in the South Pacific by Sid Meier. 0400 hours, Tuesday 1942... BATTLE STATIONS!! BATTLE STATIONS!! Enemy convoy identified on radar!! SILENT SERVICE, The Submarine Simulation, brings exciting action, great strategy, detailed graphics and an ultra-realistic simulation of a World War II U.S. submarine in the South Pacific. SILENT SERVICE's outstanding featur… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Silent Service.

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