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Games like Desert War WWII

Looking for games like Desert War WWII? Here are top tactical turn-based strategy recommendations with a historical focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Hex of Steel, Order of Battle: World War II or Unity of Command 2.

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  2. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    78% User Score Based on 1,856 reviews

    Order of Battle: World War II is breath of fresh air for all strategy fans. It is a game that takes wargaming to a new level by upgrading every single game element and rebooting the genre for a new generation of players. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Order of Battle: World War II.

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  3. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    80% User Score Based on 1,242 reviews
    Critic Score 91%Based on 2 reviews

    Unity of Command II is the sequel to one of the most critically acclaimed strategy games of all time; a game critics called 'the perfect gateway' into computer war games. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Unity of Command 2.

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  4. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, atmosphere
    91% User Score Based on 1,562 reviews
    Critic Score 81%Based on 1 reviews

    For the first time, the ultimate edition of Panzer Corps, containing all its expansions and new features and sporting an improved UI! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Panzer Corps.

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  5. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:replayability, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    73% User Score Based on 64 reviews

    Drive on Moscow: War in the Snow, a strategy game from the award-winning makers of Battle of the Bulge, invites you to take command of the pivotal battle of World War II! Defend the homeland as the Soviets, or lead a bold push to seize the Soviet capital as the Axis. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Drive on Moscow.

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  6. In Steel Company, you will command a wide variety of infantry, armor, artillery, and more to overcome and destroy the enemy. The engine is built from the ground up for maximum combat fidelity and mod support. The game includes a highly competent and adaptive AI for fully offline single-player, as well as dedicated hosting for ranked and casual multiplayer modes. New and experienced wargamers alik… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Steel Company.

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  8. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, optimization
    87% User Score Based on 866 reviews

    The Troop is a turn-based, platoon-level tactical game set in WW2. From the early hours of D-Day, follow the campaign of the British and Canadian forces as they struggle against their German counterparts in fighting across Normandy and beyond. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Troop.

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  9. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability
    78% User Score Based on 348 reviews

    Headquarters World War II is a fast-paced turn-based strategy game where your battlefield tactics are as important as your army management skills. Experience both sides of the war, battling in Europe as the USA, the UK, or Germany. Storm bunkers, occupy houses, win tank duels. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Headquarters World War II.

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  10. 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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  11. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics
    78% User Score Based on 41 reviews

    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. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Strategic Mind: Spirit of Liberty.

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  12. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music
    85% User Score Based on 94 reviews

    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. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Strategic Mind: Fight for Freedom.

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  13. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics
    83% User Score Based on 188 reviews

    Based on the War in the East engine with years of additional major features and improvements, Gary Grigsby’s War in the West 1943-45 is the most ambitious and detailed computer wargame on the Western Front of World War II ever made. Starting with the Summer 1943 invasions of Sicily and Italy and proceeding through the invasions of France and the drive into Germany, War in the West brings you all t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gary Grigsby's War in the West.

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  14. 67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics
    92% User Score Based on 24 reviews

    The Combined Arms Operations Series (CAOS) uses simultaneous turns to simulate operational level combat between World War II armies across national boundaries and years. Ever wanted to see Soviet and US forces face off in 1945? Or Germany 1939 versus Italy 1942? Here’s your shot. Follow historical doctrines or rewrite them entirely as you reorganize historical armies to match your command style.… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Combined Arms Operations Series.

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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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  16. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    77% User Score Based on 704 reviews
    Critic Score 86%Based on 1 reviews

    Unity of Command is an innovative and refreshing operational-level wargame that covers the entire 1942/43 Stalingrad Campaign on the Eastern Front. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Unity of Command.

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  17. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, story
    85% User Score Based on 594 reviews

    Strategic Command WWII: World At War is your chance to re-fight the 20th century’s greatest conflict, from Poland to China, Normandy to the Pacific, on a map encompassing the globe. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Strategic Command WWII: World at War.

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  18. 54%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, music
    51% User Score Based on 114 reviews
    Critic Score 72%Based on 1 reviews

    Strategic War in Europe takes you back in time to World War 2. Following the 'easy to learn, hard to master' design principle, Strategic War in Europe combines accessibility with a plethora of strategic options. A compact, large-scale map and clear basic rules will not overwhelm you, yet the choices you will be presented with should satisfy all your tactical needs. From overthrowing governments an… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Strategic War in Europe.

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  19. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability
    82% User Score Based on 56 reviews

    A tactical scale strategy game that invites the players to take command of the Allied or German forces in an epic struggle for the control of Western Europe during World War Two. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Frontline: Western Front.

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  20. 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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  21. 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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  22. 59%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    59% User Score Based on 235 reviews

    Panzer Strategy: Blitzkrieg is a historical wargame on Unreal Engine where like in re­al life you can adapt your units to any objective using equipments and skills. Moreover you can make your tactics even more flexible with skills and abilities of your HQ and the HQ Commander! And all of these combined with UnrealEn­gine with the free camera mode allow you to ch­eck the whole scene fr­om the aeria… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Panzer Strategy.

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  23. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding
    83% User Score Based on 190 reviews

    Advanced Tactics: Gold offers a unique and infinitely replayable wargaming experience for any strategy fan. Building off of the enormous success of Advanced Tactics: World War II, the Gold edition gives players a more powerful game editor, much improved random game engine, many new features and abilities, and more. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Advanced Tactics Gold.

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  24. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story
    93% User Score Based on 263 reviews
    Critic Score 95%Based on 1 reviews

    War in the East 2 is the most comprehensive, most realistic, and most advanced wargame modeling Eastern Front warfare in World War. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gary Grigsby's War in the East 2.

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  25. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    89% User Score Based on 94 reviews

    Attack at Dawn: North Africa is an operational level wargame set in WW2 North African theatre. It features 3 campaigns, and 15 scenarios, which can be played in solo or multiplayer modes. It begins with the German troops probing into the Libyan region of Cyrenaica, and finishes either with the total defeat of German-Italian Panzer Armee, or with the British loss of Egypt and their retreat across t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Attack at Dawn: North Africa.

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  26. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    75% User Score Based on 77 reviews

    The game recreates the campaigns and battles of Erwin ‘Desert Fox’ Rommel’s legendary Afrika Korps, in Libya between 1941 and 1942. Play the Axis forces to conquer the most valuable prize of all: the Suez Canal. Or command the 8th Army soldiers, the famous Desert Rats, to repel the invaders. Afrika Korps contains many scenarios, covering different periods of the war in the North African desert in … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SGS Afrika Korps.

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  27. 46%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    62% User Score Based on 26 reviews

    Army General is a turnbased strategy game that depicts the desert warfare in Northern Afrika and parts of the Mediterranean sea during World War II. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Army General.

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  28. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    76% User Score Based on 206 reviews

    EVERY WAR HAS ITS GENERALS Total Tank Generals needs you! Take command of an army during World War II and lead them to victory. Strategize your way through many scenarios and real historical military campaigns of past generals - such as Patton, Zhukov, and Rommel. The game welcomes novice strategy players with its user-friendly mechanics, but also offers deep, strategic turn-based gameplay for sea… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Total Tank Generals.

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  29. Brian Kelly’s WEGO World War II: Desert War captures the drama of the campaign for North Africa during World War II.  It consists of a series of historical and “What-if” scenarios that allow the players to explore the ebb and flow of the actual conflict.   The game uses maps of portions of North Africa over which a hexagonal grid system has been superimposed. This grid is employed to help regula… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to WEGO World War II: Desert War.

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  30. 72%Game Brain Score
    72% User Score Based on 3,580 reviews

    Lead your countryball to glory in a WWII-inspired turn-based grand strategy! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Countryball: World 1930.

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  31. Roadmap About the GameCommand Doctrine is a turn-based tactical wargame built around endless generated battles. Describe the battle you want: an ancient siege, a Cold War armored clash, a desperate last stand in a ruined city. The game builds the map, armies, objectives and briefing around your prompt. Describe a war instead, and it generates a branching campaign of linked battles with it… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Command Doctrine.

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  32. Assault Commander Rearmed is a turn-based military strategy game played on a hexagonal map. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Assault Commander Rearmed.

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  33. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding
    88% User Score Based on 41 reviews

    Command epic WWII battles on the Eastern Front in Combat Mission 2: Barbarossa to Berlin. Fight from Moscow to Berlin across 125+ scenarios, or create your own with the editor. Experience tactical warfare at its most intense! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Combat Mission 2: Barbarossa to Berlin.

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  34. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    80% User Score Based on 50 reviews

    Combat Mission Final Blitzkrieg (CMFB) follows the Western Allies through the battles along Germany's border and into the heart of the Reich itself. The game covers the October 1944 through January 1945 timeframe with a focus on the American sector of the Battle of the Bulge. Combat Mission Final Blitzkrieg allows you to revisit the famous battlefields along the German border, with the wintery Ba… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Combat Mission: Final Blitzkrieg.

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  35. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    88% User Score Based on 77 reviews

    Strategic Command WWII: War in the Pacific is a turn-based strategy game. It offers a comprehensive experience of the Pacific Theater, challenging you to achieve victory in one of history's greatest conflicts. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Strategic Command WWII: War in the Pacific.

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  36. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, optimization
    93% User Score Based on 357 reviews

    Strategic Command is back, and this time it is bringing you the Great War! Relive this momentous conflict from the opening shots of 1914 to the final offensives. From the bloody fields of Flanders to the sweeping advances in the east, the fighting in Italy, the Balkans and Middle East, Strategic Command: World War I covers all the main aspects and theaters of the war. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Strategic Command: World War I.

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  37. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, optimization
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    79% User Score Based on 102 reviews

    Combat Mission Red Thunder focuses on the hard fought Eastern Front battles of Bagration and Poland, from the swamps of Belarus to the gates of Warsaw during the summer of 1944. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Combat Mission: Red Thunder.

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  38. 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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  39. 47%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, graphics
    68% User Score Based on 19 reviews

    Does not contain any in-game purchases. SM: Spirit of Liberty - Prologue 1939 features the first operations of the historical campaign set in December 1939. Play through the early stages of the Winter War for free. If you like the game - add the Strategic Mind: Spirit of Liberty Full version to your wishlist.Sometimes history can be more captivating than legends! Winter War: over 500,000 Sovie… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Strategic Mind: Spirit of Liberty - Prologue 1939.

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  40. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music
    71% User Score Based on 129 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    Valor & Victory is a fast playing, easy to learn World War II squad-level game system. V&V gets you into the action quickly, without requiring you to learn a lot of minutiae and unnecessary detail. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Valor & Victory.

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  41. 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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  42. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability
    72% User Score Based on 170 reviews
    Critic Score 90%Based on 1 reviews

    Battle of the Bulge is a fast-paced WW2 game where precise movement and detailed planning make the difference between a vain attempt and a brave operation. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Battle Of The Bulge.

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  43. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    91% User Score Based on 54 reviews

    Fight your way through 30 WW2 battles - Aim your targets carefully, counter-attack and strategically coordinate your Squads. The study of enemy tactics and the use of Special abilities will lead to victory! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Frontline: Panzer Blitzkrieg!.

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  44. 66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    66% User Score Based on 570 reviews

    With Close Combat: Gateway to Caen you can play at the strategic and tactical level, putting yourself in the boots of both the generals and the platoon commanders. You can move or combine your battlegroups on the strategic level and decide the outcome of battles on the tactical level. You will command squads in close combat situations, using small arms, mortars, machine guns, armored cars, and tan… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Close Combat: Gateway to Caen.

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  45. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, atmosphere
    86% User Score Based on 98 reviews
    Critic Score 68%Based on 2 reviews

    A spectre is haunting Europe — the spectre of communism. (c) Karl Marx, The Communist ManifestoStrategic 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.The game has many historical operations and events but … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Strategic Mind: Spectre of Communism.

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  46. 28%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics
    28% User Score Based on 82 reviews

    Tank Operations: European Campaign is a turn-based, tactical wargame featuring a dozen nail-biting historical scenarios set on the diverse battlefields of World War II. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tank Operations: European Campaign.

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  47. 67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, music
    67% User Score Based on 214 reviews

    Take one of the most modern, fun and engaging board games created in recent years. Match it with cutting-edge technology. Add a ridiculously well-crafted art style and a ton of extra content. This is the recipe to one of the most thrilling, charming and captivating strategy games you will ever find. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Heroes of Normandie.

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  48. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    80% User Score Based on 3,681 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 5 reviews

    Expand Steel Division 2’s History through 3 additional DLC featuring famous campaigns, divisions, nations and units! Releasing during the year following the game’s release, these History Packs feature: 3 Dynamic Strategic Campaigns Historical missions, playable in solo and coop 12 Divisions New nations 6 new Aces New units 30 camos The first Steel Division 2 DLC: Death on the Vistula is included i… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Steel Division 2.

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  49. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    75% User Score Based on 211 reviews

    This installment of the Combat Mission series brings the fight to Normandy during the three months following the allied D-Day landings of June 1944. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Combat Mission Battle for Normandy.

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  50. 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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