Top-Rated Free War Games on Steam

72 free War games with 500+ reviews and a 70%+ positive rating, newest first.

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Battlesmiths: Blade and Forge - Players say: Run a medieval forge and town, craft gear for a hero squad, then prepare them for semi-automatic PvE and PvP battles. Players like: Crafting and Gear · Town Management · Tactical Preparation ·
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Craft. Battle. Grow. Join thousands of players in the ultimate tactical RPG where every piece of gear is forged by you — and every fight tests your strategy.

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Sep 22, 2025
70% 👍
of 613
Arena Breakout: Infinite - Players say: Enter Kamona for PvPvE raids: customize a firearm, scavenge for valuables, and extract before opponents or AI take you down. Players like: Gunplay And Weapons · Tense Extraction Raids · Weapon Customization ·
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Arena Breakout: Infinite is a high-stakes tactical extraction shooter where every decision matters. Fight, loot, and extract—or lose it all. With stunningly realistic visuals, lifelike sound, and unforgiving PvPvE combat, every raid is a gamble between glory and ruin.

Diplomacy is Not an Option: Shareware - Players say: As Duncan Ironbrow, build a medieval settlement, grow its economy and army, and hold your castle against enemy waves. Players like: City-Building Defense · Tactical Base Planning · Hard-Won Victories ·
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Diplomacy is Not an Option: Shareware is a free prequel to the original game. In a medieval fantasy world, you are to build settlements, raise huge armies, and defend against massive hordes of enemies. Learn how Ironbrow clan shaped the world's map the first time - if you survive, that is.

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Apr 30, 2025
92% 👍
of 826
Tank Arena:Total Operation - Players say: Command a tank, armored vehicle, or helicopter in team PvP battles, upgrading your machine and coordinating attacks. Players like: Easy Controls · Quick Tank Battles · Vehicle Choice ·
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Tank Arena:Total Operation is a free MMO war game where you play as a commander, drive thousands of types of tanks, armored vehicles or helicopters on a massive battlefield engaging in 12v12 team-based battles against players globally. Enjoy the fun!

Total War: PHARAOH DYNASTIES - Players say: Lead a Bronze Age faction from the Aegean to Mesopotamia, managing dynasties and resources before fighting tactical battles. Players like: Large Bronze Age Map · Faction Variety · Resource-Based Trading ·
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Wage total war across the ancient world from the Aegean to Mesopotamia in this free addition to Total War: PHARAOH. Challenge the Bronze Age Collapse by building your own dynasty and leading your faction to victory with new cultures, new units and dramatic new battle mechanics.

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Jul 25, 2024
79% 👍
of 3.9k
Enlisted - Players say: Lead an AI squad through WWII objective battles, switching soldiers and fighting on foot or in tanks and aircraft. Players like: Weapon And Vehicle Variety · Combined-Arms Battles · Squad-Based Combat ·
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In Enlisted, you are not only commanding a single soldier, but an entire squad! This MMO squad based shooter recreates the key battles of the bloodiest war of the 20th century, with hundreds of soldiers, tanks and aircraft taking part in each battle.

Battle Grounds III - Players say: Choose a Revolutionary War faction and fight musket battles with bayonet charges, objective assaults, and fort defenses. Players like: Musket-Era Combat · Fun With Friends · Chaotic Voice Chat ·
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After 6 years of development, Battle Grounds III (BG3) is the next iteration in the classic franchise which began 17 years ago. Prepare for battle in the American War of Independence!

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Jul 14, 2024
85% 👍
of 2.7k
Viking Rise - Players say: Lead a Viking tribe in Midgard: build a settlement, gather resources, recruit heroes, and wage real-time land and sea wars. Players like: Viking Atmosphere · Strategy and Teamplay · Settlement Building ·
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Race against other players to explore Valhalla and conquer Midgard!

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May 21, 2024
70% 👍
of 988
Toy Shire: Room One - Players say: Defend Kevin’s toy room from forgotten playthings by building towers, positioning green soldiers, and countering enemy waves. Players like: Toy-Box Nostalgia · Tower-Troop Strategy · Charming Visuals ·
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Are you prepared for a thrilling toy army tower defense adventure? Welcome to the Toy Shire! Battle diverse foes in various locations, defend your family, and repel foes from your area. Save the world by strengthening your defense with toy towers! FULL GAME AVAILABLE NOW!

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Mar 13, 2024
94% 👍
of 1.3k
Battle Clash - Players say: A medieval PvP fighter where players duel with ten ability-driven classes, changing roles after each death and charging ultimates. Players like: Fun With Friends · Class Variety · Quick Duels ·
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Battle Clash is a fast-paced medieval PVP game where 10 unique classes battle for victory. Master each class's abilities, rack up kills, and unlock powerful ultimates to crush your enemies. Dominate the battlefield and lead your way to the win!

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Feb 17, 2024
72% 👍
of 534
Aviators - Players say: Fly as a Polish WWII airman in the 1586 Squadron, mixing aerial combat with exploration, aircraft tasks, puzzles, and stealth missions. Players like: Polish Aviation History · Informative Journal Entries · Wartime Atmosphere ·
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An educational adventure game about Polish air personnel during World War II. Meet the pilots of the 1586 Special Destiny Squadron and join them on incredible assignments. Explore and solve puzzles to learn more about the history of Polish aviation.

FUCK STALIN - Players say: Build physics-based torture contraptions for Stalin, use weapons to score points, and share custom maps in a sandbox. Players like: Ragdoll Mayhem · Absurd Dark Humor · Creative Setups ·
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Avenge millions of innocent victims and inflict brutal violence on the communist dictator Joseph Stalin using a wide range of torture tools thanks to the blessing of the free market.

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Jan 12, 2024
85% 👍
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Builders of Greece: Prologue - Players say: Manage an ancient Greek polis by planning its layout, balancing resources and citizens’ needs, and directing trade and defense. Players like: City-Building Strategy · Economic Management · Ancient Greek Setting ·
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Immerse yourself in the beautifully recreated golden age of Hellenic city-states. Builders of Greece: Prologue, being a shortened version of the full game, is a great way to try your hand as a ruler of an ancient Greek city-state, practice your management skills, and learn basic game mechanics.

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Sep 18, 2023
75% 👍
of 621
SOVL: Fantasy Warfare - Players say: Command a fantasy warband in turn-based, dice-resolved battles, building armies and surviving a procedural campaign. Players like: Tabletop-Style Battles · Formation and Positioning · Faction and Unit Variety ·
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SOVL is a ruleset for playing fantasy wargames. It can be played with miniatures on a table or digitally on Steam.

3 Days War - Players say: Command a faction in a real-time grid war, building forces, choosing strategy cards and battling players in three-day campaigns. Players like: Distinctive RTS Format · Strategic Unit Counters · Team Multiplayer ·
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3 Days War is a unique multiplayer strategy war game. Integrating the mechanics of RTS+4X, it allows dozens of players to engage in a three-day real-time strategy competitionon. Commanders, use your skills, strategies, games and even deception to become the ultimate winner!

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Apr 16, 2023
84% 👍
of 721
Caliber - Players say: A team-based military shooter where special-forces squads use distinct operators and gear in co-op, PvP, and mixed battles. Players like: Distinct Operator Abilities · Teamwork and Tactics · Co-op With Friends ·
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Caliber is a team-based online shooter focused on special forces units from all over the world. More than 70 operators with unique abilities and weapons as well as various game modes and maps are waiting for you.

Shogun Showdown: Prologue - Players say: As the Wanderer, a lone warrior seeking redemption, position attacks, chain upgraded tiles, and battle the Shogun's forces. Players like: Tactical Turn-Based Combat · Attack Combos · Pixel Art ·
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Fight the army of the Shogun in this free version of Shogun Showdown, a turn-based combat game with rogue-like and deck-building elements. Position yourself and attack at the right time, upgrade your tiles and combo them to get ready to face the Shogun!

Landfall Archives - Players say: Explore a studio archive and play 23 abandoned prototypes, from building airships and fighting robots to an early TABS version. Players like: Varied Prototype Ideas · Behind-The-Scenes Access · Standout Mini-Games ·
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Break into the Landfall Archives to steal and play previously unreleased games, demos, interactive slide shows, and even an unreleased version of Totally Accurate Battle Simulator from 2017!

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Mar 31, 2023
95% 👍
of 3.7k
Operation: Harsh Doorstop - Players say: A tactical military FPS where you capture objectives with a squad, fight bots or players, and expand battles through community mods. Players like: Community-Created Mods · Tactical Team Battles · Offline Bot Matches ·
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Operation: Harsh Doorstop is the ultimate, free to play, tactical shooter sandbox. Play singleplayer, multiplayer, or co-op modes and explore thousands of community-created maps, weapons, and vehicles via the Steam Workshop. Created by developers of the cancelled Project Reality 2 project.

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Feb 15, 2023
78% 👍
of 20k
FUCK HITLER - Players say: In a first-person sandbox, build traps and use weapons to torment Hitler, earn points, and share custom maps. Players like: Sandbox Construction · Absurd Dark Humor · Physics Experiments ·
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Adolf Hitler almost 80 years after his death returns to suffer punishment for the Holocaust and his other crimes by becoming the object of torture for thousands of gamers from around the world.

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Nov 30, 2022
90% 👍
of 10k
Crustacean Nations - Players say: Build a crab beach fortress, gather resources and command specialized units in real-time battles against rival colonies. Players like: Crab-Themed Strategy · Cute Visuals · Casual Fun ·
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🦀Crustacean Nations🦀 is a real-time strategy game about total crab warfare. Build a sprawling sand castle and amass huge armies to dominate the beach and become the one true crustacean nation!

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Aug 19, 2022
93% 👍
of 530
Force of Warships: Battleship Games - Players say: Pilot warships in online naval battles, firing guns, torpedoes and missiles while upgrading your ships and weapons. Players like: Quick Naval Battles · Ship And Weapon Choices · Play With Friends ·
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Direct your battleship to glorious victory! Online battle under your leadership!

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Aug 9, 2022
71% 👍
of 744
Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory - Players say: Join Axis or Allies in a class-based WWII team shooter, coordinating across six maps to complete objectives under fire. Players like: Nostalgic Appeal · Team-Based Objectives · Distinct Class Roles ·
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Wolfenstein®: Enemy Territory is a free-to-play, objective-based multiplayer World War 2 first-person shooter. Featuring up to 32 players, choose either the Axis or Allies, as you fight across six maps based on real-world battle locations.

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Apr 26, 2022
84% 👍
of 2.2k
Cyphers Game - Players say: In 1920, take on intelligence missions near Korosteń, decoding enemy messages, operating communications gear, and slipping past guards. Players like: Polish War History · Cipher Puzzles · Educational Story ·
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It is the end of 1920. The Polish-Bolshevik war has been going on for almost two years. The battle for Korosteń – a key railway junction and technical supply base – is underway. Break Bolshevik cyphers, ensure radio communication, and neutralise the fearsome armoured trains.

Vedelem: The Golden Horde - Players say: Build a medieval frontier settlement, claim resource-rich land, and raise an army to withstand timed Mongol assaults. Players like: Mongol-Era Atmosphere · Simple RTS Building · Escalating Final Assaults ·
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Védelem: The Golden Horde is a medieval Real Time Strategy and Survival game set in the 13th century. Build, expand and defend your lands against the deadliest Mongolian invasion ever witnessed. They will seek to destroy your walls and salt your earth. Will you survive the Golden Horde?

Deadswitch 3 - Players say: Fight through fast 2D battles, tackle stealth-or-loud co-op missions, survive enemy waves, and unlock gear as you rank up. Players like: Weapon Variety · Survival and Co-op · Punchy Gunplay ·
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Deadswitch 3 is a fast-paced 2D multiplayer shooter. Experience action-packed combat with hundreds of weapons and multiple solo and team-based game modes.

World of Tanks - Players say: Drive a distinct tank into team battles, scouting, taking positions, and using its role to outmaneuver opposing vehicles. Players like: Distinct Tank Roles · Wide Vehicle Variety · Detailed Vehicle Presentation ·
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World of Tanks is a tactical action game with very different gameplay depending on the vehicle type and role. Aside from regular PvP, there are competitive and clan-based modes, special PvE and PvPvE events, and much more. Whether you play to dominate or just enjoy the ride, you'll fit right in.

Aircraft Carrier Survival: Tutorial - Players say: A WWII carrier-command tutorial where you assign crew, send aircraft on missions, and manage ship damage under attack. Players like: Carrier Command Premise · Period Visual Style · Clear Tutorial Guidance ·
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When the harshness of the sea meets the cruelties of war, a challenge for perseverance makes itself known. And it is like none other. Welcome to Aircraft Carrier Survival, a strategy set in the merciless reality of World War II, where your prowess as a commander decides the fate of a naval behemoth.

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Mar 31, 2021
70% 👍
of 1.2k
Blood of Steel - Players say: Command a legendary hero and their troops in medieval multiplayer battles, using directional swordplay and formation tactics. Players like: Tactical Combat · Distinct Hero Styles · Quick Battles ·
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"Blood of Steel" is a fair competitive multiplayer online game. You will ride into a battlefield where thousands clash, employing unique four-directional slashing maneuvers and strategic formations to defeat your opponents, experiencing the charm of warfare in the age of cold weapons!

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Oct 20, 2020
75% 👍
of 6.9k
Gladiator Guild Manager: Prologue - Players say: Run a fantasy gladiator guild: recruit and equip fighters, plan arena lineups, then watch your teams battle automatically. Players like: Strategic Team Building · Equipment Choices · Matchup Planning ·
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Gladiator Guild Manager: Prologue is a battle sim about managing your own Gladiator Guild in an epic fantasy world. Build and run your own guild, hire and train gladiators, develop unique tactics, manage resources, compete for the rank in the arena, and much more.

POLYGON - Players say: Lead a team through large-map, up-to-32-player firefights, choosing weapons and attachments in a tactical multiplayer FPS. Players like: Satisfying Gunplay · Fast Team Matches · Runs on Older PCs ·
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POLYGON is a tactical multiplayer team 1st person shooter. Using various weapons, you will battle with up to 32 players on large-scale maps. Properly managing your arsenal and skills, you will lead your team to victory!

RISK: Global Domination - Players say: Command armies across a world map, capture territories, manage reinforcements, and outmaneuver rivals in turn-based RISK. Players like: Classic Risk Strategy · Playing With Friends · Map And Mode Variety ·
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Take over the world in RISK: Global Domination, the iconic strategy board game with 100+ original and classic maps and millions of players

Warzone 2100 - Players say: After nuclear strikes devastate civilization, lead The Project in an RTS campaign to rebuild, research technology, and design combat vehicles. Players like: Custom Unit Design · Deep Research Tree · Classic RTS Nostalgia ·
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In the late 21st century, the world's civilizations are wiped out by a series of nuclear strikes, seemingly caused by a massive malfunction of the new NASDA (North American Strategic Defense Agency) strategic defense system.

War Selection - Players say: Lead a Stone Age settlement through seven eras, gathering resources, building a nation, and fighting rivals on generated maps. Players like: Era Progression · Distinct Nations · Large Team Battles ·
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War Selection is a compelling RTS game featuring base building, resource extraction and warfare. Evolve from a stone age tribe to a distinct industrial nation with unique game mechanics and battle for supremacy with dozens of players on a unique procedurally generated map.

Warplanes: WW1 Sky Aces - Players say: Fly WWI fighters and bombers through aerial missions, upgrading historic aircraft or managing a squadron and its base. Players like: Accessible Arcade Controls · WWI Aircraft Theme · Aircraft Upgrades ·
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Be a pioneer of aerial warfare in Warplanes: WW1 Sky Aces. Fight above the battlefields of World War I and become the ultimate Sky Ace!

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Sep 23, 2019
84% 👍
of 675
TrenchesWIP - Players say: Fight across a deformable alternate-history battlefield, building defenses, gathering resources, and using guns, tanks, and planes. Players like: Fun Wave Defense · Offline Bot Matches · Promising War Setting ·
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Multiplayer combined-arms first-person shooter set in an alternate history. Build and upgrade bases, harvest resources, construct defenses, purchase weapons and vehicles to overcome the enemy!

Supremacy: 1914 - Players say: Lead a World War I nation, balance resources and armies, and use real-time diplomacy and conquest across multiplayer maps. Players like: Strategic Planning · Player Diplomacy · Long Campaigns ·
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Take over the control of one of the mighty nations during the times of World War 1 in the biggest WW1 strategy game of all time. Conquer provinces, forge alliances and build up your economy in real-time on persistent maps. Build experimental weapons of World War 1 and become the one true superpower!

Black Squad - Players say: A free-to-play military FPS where you fight across competitive and team modes with a broad arsenal, maps, and custom matches. Players like: Fast Responsive Gunplay · Runs on Modest PCs · Weapon and Mode Variety ·
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Black Squad is a free-to-play military first-person-shooter. Players can master their skills and show off their strategies with a wide range of game maps, modes, and weapons to choose from. Join thousands of FPS players worldwide in one of the most played games on Steam!

Conqueror's Blade - Players say: Create a medieval commander, fight on the front line, and lead specialized troops through online sieges and territory wars. Players like: Large-Scale Battles · Tactical Unit Command · Team Coordination ·
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Master the art of siege tactics in Conqueror's Blade, a tactical action MMO brought to you by Booming Tech. Create your hero, command medieval units, and ride out for epic online battles in a vast new world. Play for free today!

Warplanes: WW2 Dogfight - Players say: Pilot WWII aircraft in five national campaigns, dogfight through missions, upgrade planes, train pilots, and manage a squadron base. Players like: Easy Arcade Controls · WWII Aircraft Variety · Runs on Low-End PCs ·
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Grab the control yoke of a warplane and jump into the battlefields of World War 2 in this thrilling combat flight action game. In each of the campaigns for USA, Great Britain, USSR, Germany and Japan you will assume the role of a pilot and squadron leader of an elite air force unit.

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Apr 6, 2019
85% 👍
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GUNS UP! - Players say: Build defenses and send troops against rival bases, using battlefield abilities to support attacks and strengthen your army. Players like: Strategic Base Defense · Comic-Style Art · Unit Combinations ·
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GUNS UP! is a free-to-play side-scrolling strategy game that pits players against each other in a battle to destroy enemy bases to increase their own army’s strength. GUNS UP! combines the fun of enemy base invasion with tower–defense, for an experience like no other!

World of Warships - Players say: Command a historic warship in team battles, using careful positioning, accurate gunnery, and ship-specific tactics to outmaneuver opponents. Players like: Tactical Positioning · Historic Ship Variety · Detailed Ship Models ·
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Immerse yourself in thrilling naval battles and assemble an armada of over 800 ships from the first half of the 20th century — from stealthy destroyers to gigantic battleships. Change the look of your ship, choose upgrades to suit your play style, and go into battle with other players!

Supremacy: Call of War 1942 - Players say: Lead a WWII nation in a persistent strategy campaign, balancing province conquest, military research, real-time movement, and diplomacy. Players like: Strategic Nation-Building · Player Diplomacy · Playing With Friends ·
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Take over the control of one of the mighty nations during the times of World War 2 in this persisting long-term strategy game. Conquer provinces, forge alliances and build up your economy in real-time. Research top secret weapons of World War 2 and become the one true superpower!

War Robots VR: The Skirmish - Players say: Pilot an armed mech in VR, moving and shooting through a war-torn city alongside a squadmate in a brief skirmish. Players like: Immersive Cockpit · Giant Mech Scale · Satisfying Shooting ·
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War Robots VR: The Skirmish is a short, but highly immersive teaser-shooter for Oculus Rift and HTC Vive set in the universe of the War Robots franchise.

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Aug 10, 2017
80% 👍
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Demise of Nations - Players say: Lead a nation from ancient eras toward modern times, expanding across hex-grid turns through war, diplomacy, and economic planning. Players like: Long-Term Planning · War, Economy, Diplomacy · Custom Maps and Mods ·
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Demise of Nations is a 4X turn-based grand strategy wargame covering the rise of Rome till the fall of modern civilization.

BRAIN / OUT - Players say: A side-view multiplayer shooter where mercenaries battle, use stealth and customize weapons across competitive and extraction modes. Players like: Distinctive 2D Combat · Weapon Variety · Post-Soviet Atmosphere ·
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Brain / Out is a multiplayer shooter with a nostalgic post-Soviet feel. Experience dynamic battles and exterminate your enemies with a large arsenal of modern weaponry. Lock'n'load!

Art of War: Red Tides - Players say: As a battlefield commander, choose ten units from one of three races, counter enemy waves, and help your team destroy its turrets and base. Players like: Tactical Unit Drafting · Distinctive Race Rosters · Team-Based Matches ·
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Art of War: Red Tides is a fair multiplayer strategy game that allows different teams on the same platform (e.g. smartphones, PC, etc.) to battle against each other. You will encounter players around the world!

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Dec 22, 2016
79% 👍
of 7.0k
World of Tanks Blitz - Players say: Command a tank in quick 7v7 battles, destroy the opposing team or capture bases, and unlock and customize more vehicles. Players like: Quick Tank Battles · Large Tank Roster · Tactical Team Combat ·
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Blow off steam and tank turrets in a free-to-play online 7v7 tank shooter! Drive hundreds of tanks, from museum classics to "did-that-ever-exist?" specials, in quick 5 to 7-minute brawls packed with metal mayhem. Play solo or team up with a friend and enjoy smooth action even on modest hardware!

Age of Conquest IV - Players say: Command a historical nation in turn-based campaigns, expanding through warfare, diplomacy, and economic management against AI or players. Players like: Turn-Based Planning · Simple Strategy · Playing With Friends ·
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Age of Conquest is a turn-based grand strategy wargame.

MechWarrior Online™ Legends - Players say: Pilot and customize a BattleMech, then fight team battles across the Inner Sphere with deliberate movement, weapon choices, and positioning. Players like: Deep Mech Customization · Distinctive Mech Combat · Tactical Team Positioning ·
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MechWarrior Online™ Legends is a tactical, 'Mech-based online shooter set in the vast BattleTech Universe. Assume the role of an elite MechWarrior, piloting powerful BattleMechs, fighting for supremacy over the Inner Sphere.

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Dec 10, 2015
80% 👍
of 12k