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89%Game Brain Score

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89% User Score Based on 171 reviews

Armored Brigade II revolutionizes real-time tactical warfare in 3D, focusing on the intense combined arms combat of the Cold War era, from 1965 to 1991. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Armored Brigade II.

80%Game Brain Score

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80% User Score Based on 2,099 reviews

Ultimate General: Gettysburg is a critically acclaimed tactical battle simulator that allows you to lead thousands of soldiers in the battle of Gettysburg as commander of either the Union or Confederate army. The game features the most accurately created map, complex morale, innovative control mechanics and smart AI. You have the freedom to use different strategies while the battle progresses. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ultimate General: Gettysburg.

96%Game Brain Score

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96% User Score Based on 441 reviews

The Ultimate Turn Based WWII Strategy Experience On Phone and Tablet If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hex of Steel.

88%Game Brain Score

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88% User Score Based on 238 reviews

Armored Brigade is a real-time tactical wargame, focusing on realism and playability. The game has drawn inspiration from classics such as Close Combat, Steel Panthers and Flashpoint Campaigns: Red Storm. In Armored Brigade the Cold War has turned hot, and Europe is once again torn apart by conflict. An "Iron Curtain" divides the Western Powers gathered together under the NATO banner from the Sovi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Armored Brigade.

87%Game Brain Score

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Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

89% User Score Based on 5,713 reviews

Critic Score 78%Based on 1 reviews

Ultimate General: Civil War is a tactical war-game. Experience the bloodiest period of U.S. history - the American Civil War of 1861-1865. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ultimate General: Civil War.

Ink & Steel is a real-time tactics game about commanding thousands of soldiers across massive fantasy battlefields. Lead diverse factions — disciplined knights, skeletal hordes, elven archers, goblin swarms, viking raiders, samurai clans — each with unique units and towering monsters. The setting is fantasy, but the warfare isn't. Morale breaks. Flanked units panic. Soldiers who watch thei… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ink & Steel.

78%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, optimization

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, music

78% User Score Based on 412 reviews

Pike and Shot is a turn-based tactical game, set in a time where musketeers “gave fire” in a duel to the death, pikemen held stolidly against enemy assaults, and cavalry charged to glory or defeat. You can take command in the greatest historical battles of the Italian Wars (1494-1559 A.D.), the Thirty Years War (1618-1648 A.D.) and the English Civil War (1642-1651 A.D.). Pike and Shot Campaigns in… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pike and Shot: Campaigns.

53%Game Brain Score

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53% User Score Based on 298 reviews

Close Combat: The Bloody First is the latest release in the critically-acclaimed Close Combat series, and the first using the new 3D Archon engine. With this Close Combat: The Bloody First combines classic Close Combat tactical gameplay with battles fought across a wide variety of diverse 3D landscapes including craggy ridgelines, narrow... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Close Combat: The Bloody First.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

93% User Score Based on 2,422 reviews

Overview Master of Command is a real-time tactical strategy game set during the Seven Years' War. You take control of an army, manage its supplies, engage enemy forces, and shape your campaign through difficult choices and decisive battles. Every encounter, every piece of equipment, and every soldier lost matters. Key Features: Real-Time Tactical Battles: Engage in historical combat where mora… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Master of Command.

87%Game Brain Score

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Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

87% User Score Based on 974 reviews

Critic Score 88%Based on 2 reviews

Field of Glory II is a turn-based tactical game set during the Rise of Rome from 280 BC to 25 BC. It allows you to fight large or small battles for or against Rome, or between the other nations who are as yet unaware of the Roman threat, or what-if battles between nations that never came into conflict historically. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Field of Glory II.

87%Game Brain Score

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Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story

87% User Score Based on 90 reviews

Waronoi is a modern military real time strategy game that focuses on large scale combat, as well as small skirmishes. All on the same map, at the same time, using the strategic zoom function. Armies are organized hierarchically, meaning that units are connected to one another and has superior and subordinate units. Mastering this concept is the key to commanding your forces efficiently, as well a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Waronoi.

86%Game Brain Score

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87% User Score Based on 4,568 reviews

Critic Score 84%Based on 2 reviews

Wargame's playable factions are the Warsaw Pact, which is subdivided into the Soviet Union, Communist Poland, East Germany, and Czechoslovakia; and NATO, which is subdivided into the United States of America, United Kingdom, France, West Germany, Canada, Sweden, Norway, and Denmark. Players can choose various units from the subfactions of the side they are playing on, unlocking new units or improv… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wargame: Airland Battle.

78%Game Brain Score

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78% User Score Based on 2,160 reviews

From the team that brought you The Armchair Historian comes a new strategy game set in the Victorian Era. As muskets become rifles and infantry are replaced by Gatling guns, you must adapt to a rapidly changing battlefield. This is a new age, not of courage and chivalry, but of Blood and Iron. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fire & Maneuver.

77%Game Brain Score

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Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

77% User Score Based on 103 reviews

Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun is a turn-based tactical and strategic game set during this turbulent time; primarily focusing on the Japanese Warring States period and Japanese Invasion of Korea. Other armies from East Asia are also made available to simulate different conflicts across the region. Take command of diverse armies which employ varying tactical doctrines. Lead your chosen army a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun.

Broken Crown is a fantasy real-time strategy game built for players who miss the depth, scale, and tactical control of classic RTS titles. Start with a small group of survivors and build a new settlement from the ruins of a broken world. Gather wood, stone and food, construct your base, manage your economy, recruit workers and soldiers, and expand your forces until your fragile camp becomes a tru… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Broken Crown.

59%Game Brain Score

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Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

47% User Score Based on 14,140 reviews

Critic Score 72%Based on 11 reviews

In Dawn of War III you will have no choice but to face your foes when a catastrophic weapon is found on the mysterious world of Acheron. With war raging and the planet under siege by the armies of greedy Ork warlord Gorgutz, ambitious Eldar seer Macha, and mighty Space Marine commander Gabriel Angelos, supremacy must ultimately be suspended for survival. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III.

78%Game Brain Score

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Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability

78% User Score Based on 348 reviews

Headquarters: World War II is a fast paced turn-based strategy covering the Battle of Normandy in the three plot-driven campaigns and a number of skirmishes. Choose your side, form your force, assign heroes, level up your units, and use Headquarters skills to overcome the enemy. Face a real tactical challenge The game's combat system is based on an easy to learn - hard to master approach. Deceptiv… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Headquarters: World War II.

79%Game Brain Score

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Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

77% User Score Based on 1,704 reviews

Critic Score 90%Based on 1 reviews

2 sides, 8 nations, and one battlefield: Europe! Wargame: European Escalation is an intense and spectacular Real Time Strategy game, where realism and strategy are brought to the front lines. With a phenomenal range of vehicles and units (over 350 different models), build your army and enter a huge military campaign across Europe of the 80's, as the Cold War is about to become World War 3.With the… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wargame European Escalation.

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.

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.

WAR IS A MATTER OF ORDER AND MANEUVER. In Warlapse, victory isn't won by brute force — it's won by suffocating the enemy. Spraying bullets is amateur hour; the real art is dismantling your enemy's logistics from within. CUT THE SUPPLY LINES, BREAK THEIR MORALE Pockets and Supply Lines: Encircle the enemy from both flanks to seal them in, or sever their supply line, and their morale plummets t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Warlapse.

Brandish your bayonet and step into the boots of a frontline general in the Napoleonic era. In Veterans: Napoleonic Wars, there is no need to establish a base. Take charge and focus on thousands of soldiers awaiting your orders and the smell of gunpowder in the air. The drums are beating, and the lines are forming. Are you ready to lead? Experience History in the Making at a Massive Scale Comm… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Veterans: Napoleonic Wars.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, monetization

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding

89% User Score Based on 416 reviews

Command tactical battles with simultaneous turns in competitive multiplayer! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lines of Battle.

76%Game Brain Score

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Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, music

76% User Score Based on 108 reviews

Renaissance was an era of science, arts, philosophy - and the art of war. Split between warring kingdoms, merchants, and religions, the Renaissance saw the rise of mercenary armies, waging war across Europe, Africa, and the Middle East for the highest bidder, with captains of these forces making or breaking nations. Renaissance Kingdom Wars puts you in the well-trodden shoes of one such captain. Y… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Renaissance Kingdom Wars.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

87% User Score Based on 85 reviews

DESCRIPTION Flashpoint Campaigns: Southern Storm is a grand tactical wargame set at the height of the Cold War, with the action centered on the year 1989. As the force Commander, you will plan and then issue orders and Standard Operating Procedures to your battalion, brigade, or regimental forces shaping the fight by maneuver and your intent. The game engine is based on asynchronous WEGO turns. T… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Flashpoint Campaigns: Southern Storm.

88%Game Brain Score

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Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization

88% User Score Based on 1,663 reviews

THE RED HORSE OF WAR IS RIDING THROUGH EUROPE ONCE AGAINIt's 1989 and the flames of a New War are flaring up. Thousands of square miles of German landscape will become a stage for sweeping battles between the best NATO and Warsaw Pact has to offer. Lead your Regiment through the inferno of a wide-scale Cold War conflict in this new Real-Time Tactics game. Break through the lines, call in artillery… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Regiments.

88%Game Brain Score

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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.

Fight Directly. Build Systems That Keep Working. Action & Automation is a 2D side-scrolling action-strategy game where you control a Commander on the battlefield while an automated base keeps producing, routing resources, and pressuring the enemy. Fight up front, build from the Core, and move between personal action and system design as the match changes. Every battle runs on the tension b… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Action & Automation.

Build. Survive. Strike back. Hive Striker: Dissonance is a top-down real-time strategy game where survivors establish a foothold in a post-apocalyptic wasteland overrun by an alien force known as The Dissonance. Deploy your Mobile Command Bunker, gather resources, build your base, train units, and push through enemy defenses to destroy the central hive. KEY FEATURES Base Building & Re… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hive Striker: Dissonance.

Full-Scale War in the European TheatreCommand historical divisions from D-Day to the Rhine in a hybrid operational-tactical wargame. A breakthrough 3D Pixel renderer simulates the entire campaign on a single seamless map. From high-level planning down to individual shell impacts, the world is fully procedural and permanently shaped by your actions. Every decision leaves a mark. Every bullet matte… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to WARCOM: Fortress Europe.

Overview    Play as a General in Kriegsspiel ~ 7 Years' War, a real-time wargame simulating battles from the Seven Years' War (1756-1763). You command different types of regiments: line infantry, field artillery, cavalry, hussars, and more.    Your control over your troops is limited: you depend on couriers to transmit your orders to these regiments. Your regiments will also send you couriers, … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kriegsspiel ~ 7 Years' War.

EVERY EMPIRE BEGINS WITH A SINGLE CONQUESTImperium Warbands is a real-time strategy game that draws from the golden age of classic RTS and rebuilds it with modern technology. It drops you into unique, ever-changing worlds, generated dynamically, where 18 ancient civilizations fight for dominance across living battlefields: hostile wildlife, shifting weather, and settlements waiting to be conquered… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Imperium Warbands.

The Glorious Cause is a historically grounded, hex-based strategy and tactics game that places the player in command during the American Revolution, from small, desperate engagements to the full scope of the war for independence.Blending tactical battlefield command with long-term strategic decision-making, the game is designed to evolve from individual battles into a living strategic experience t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Glorious Cause.

82%Game Brain Score

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Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization

82% User Score Based on 3,521 reviews

Overview War of Dots is a minimalist real-time strategy game. Command your armies in real-time battles across a variety of maps. Capture cities, manage resources, and defeat your rivals. Game Details The key idea in War of Dots is simplicity. Unlike most other strategy games, it doesn’t rely on complex mechanics. There are only two types of units: light – perfect for fighting in numbers, eff… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to War of Dots.

90%Game Brain Score

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Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, story

90% User Score Based on 124 reviews

Welcome to Scourge of War. We hope you are ready for a fight. This game places you in command of the units of armies and allows you to refight the many historical bloody clashes during the age of regimental base warfare. This is a type of wargame that we call real time command simulation. Real time command simulation combat begins with Sid—as in Sid Meier, who released the now legendary wargame… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Scourge Of War - Remastered.

87%Game Brain Score

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87% User Score Based on 866 reviews

On the morning of the 6th June 1944 the Western Allies began the largest seaborne invasion in the history of warfare. D-Day would mark the start of a vicious campaign to wrestle North West Europe from German control. The following months would see the ancient fields, farms and villages serve as a battleground for new, lethal weapons that would become legendary. The Troop follows the campaign of … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Troop.

85%Game Brain Score

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85% User Score Based on 955 reviews

Unleash voxel warfare in 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far. Lead a modern military, build bases, unlock units, and attack in all-out war. Engage on land, sea and air in over 30 missions, online skirmishes, or co-op. Easy to learn, a challenge to master. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far.

68%Game Brain Score

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77% User Score Based on 2,102 reviews

Critic Score 59%Based on 10 reviews

Sudden Strike 4 sends you off on three extensive campaigns set amongst the battlefields of World War II. Commanding the Allied, German or Soviet troops, you will lead over 100 different units into battle; like the German bomber Heinkel He111, the Russian T-34 tank, the British Hawker Typhoon fighter plane and the notorious German Panzerkampfwagen VI "Tiger". In a first for the Sudden Strike series… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sudden Strike 4.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding

86% User Score Based on 414 reviews

Critic Score 76%Based on 3 reviews

Greed Corp is an award winning, innovative turn-based strategy game, situated in a rich, fictional world inspired by the industrial revolutions and their destructive effects on the environment. Find the delicate balance between harvesting the land for resources and preserving it to stay alive. Will you defend your territory or sacrifice it to keep it out of enemy hands? Manage the finite available… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Greed Corp.

89%Game Brain Score

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Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

89% User Score Based on 532 reviews

Death Crown is a minimalist real time strategy game in a 1bit style, where you will be play Death herself, commanding her legions of death, and punishing humanity's Kingdom for its overconfidence. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Death Crown.

75%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, replayability

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics

74% User Score Based on 226 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

Cossacks: European Wars is a real-time strategy computer game for Windows made by the Ukrainian developer GSC Game World. It was released on April 24, 2001. The game has an isometric view and is set in the 17th and 18th centuries of Europe. It features sixteen playable nations each with its own architectural styles, technologies and units. Players must avoid famine and engage in army expansion, b… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cossacks: European Wars.

92%Game Brain Score

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92% User Score Based on 375 reviews

Final Assault is an action packed, WWII themed RTS that capitalizes on the power of VR. Command massive ground battles as the skies erupt in dynamic dog fights. Combat requires quick thinking and fast reflexes. Fight the battle, win the war! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Final Assault.

69%Game Brain Score

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69% User Score Based on 119 reviews

One of the most innovative Real-Time Strategy Games comes back totally renewed and improved to the smallest detail, with epic large scale battles, new civilizations, unit customization system never seen before in a game, 8K support, and a lot of more. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ancient Wars: Sparta Definitive Edition.

89%Game Brain Score

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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.

69%Game Brain Score

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69% User Score Based on 167 reviews

Combat Mission Cold War is set in the tipping-point years of a conflict that gripped the world for 45 years. Between 1979-1982, both the NATO and Soviet Warsaw Pact militaries began the shift away from industrialized warfare of the early 20th century and towards the modern digital battlefield of today. Combat Mission Cold War simulates several “what if” conflict scenarios between US and Soviet for… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Combat Mission Cold War.

81%Game Brain Score

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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.

84%Game Brain Score

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Most mentioned negative aspects:story, monetization

85% User Score Based on 453 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 2 reviews

"Long ago a computer scientist called Dr Sepulveda created a beautiful digital world existing entirely within a computer network of his own invention. This world was called Darwinia and it was inhabited by a peaceful, law-abiding digital life-form called the Darwinians. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Multiwinia.

80%Game Brain Score

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80% User Score Based on 906 reviews

Inspired by classic RTS titles like Command & Conquer with a nod to famed board game Axis & Allies, Line War combines elements of 4X, wargame, and real-time tactics genres into a unique strategic experience for veterans and newcomers. This game has a never-before-seen approach that lets you focus on drawing commands and executing a strategy rather than managing individual units. Chain commands an… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Line War.

84%Game Brain Score

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83% User Score Based on 842 reviews

Critic Score 90%Based on 1 reviews

The latest title in the famous Combat Mission franchise of wargames, now on Steam. Shock Force 2 brings you to a hypothetical conflict in Syria between the forces of NATO and the Syrian Army. Play either on WeGo or Real Time in an incredibly detailed and realistic 1:1 tactical simulation. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Combat Mission Shock Force 2.

89%Game Brain Score

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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.