The Wargame Zone

Detailed conflict simulations emphasizing orders, units, terrain, and historical tactics.

Latest Standouts

Recent releases that landed well, newest first, filtered to games with enough reviews to trust the score.

Duckoleon - Experience (mildly) accurate historical battles from the Napoleonic era, but from the perspective of DUCKS! Duckoleon is a multiplayer FPS/TPS with strategic elements. Exciting combat with units ranging from line infantry to cavalry and artillery, historical uniforms, cute ducks and much more!
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Oct 9, 2026
96% 👍
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ACE COMBAT 8: WINGS OF THEVE - Players say: Fly as a combat pilot through a cinematic war campaign, dogfighting, striking targets, and directing your squadron. Players like: Campaign And Story · Music And Sound · Aircraft And Sky Visuals ·
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Soar through the skies and rise above every challenge to earn your place among the elite. Engage in intense aerial combat to dominate the battlefield with powerful weapons. Experience a breathtaking campaign filled with high-stakes missions, hard choices, and deep squad connections.

ShipCrafter - ShipCrafter is a naval sandbox simulation game. Build your ship, unlock new components and defeat increasingly powerful foes in the campaign !
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Sep 30, 2026
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Scavland - Players say: As a Vulture in Mist-ravaged Zalesye, scavenge, fight, take jobs and modify weapons to survive and push deeper into the wastes. Players like: Atmosphere and Audio · Exploration and Loot · Weapon Customization ·
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Scavland is a hardcore Top-Down Pixel Art survival RPG set in a Post-Apocalyptic Soviet world. Scavenge the wastes and forgotten bunkers, take dangerous jobs, build your reputation, and customize your arsenal as you fight to survive mutants, hostile survivors, radiation, and the deadly Mist.

Maestro's Cold War 2 - Addictive yet chill. An immersive Cold War sandbox. Revive the Cold War in this classic strategy game—easy to pick up, yet challenging and deep, offering endless replayability.
States of Power - Command your nation's armies, economy, and diplomacy in this WWII Grand Strategy Wargame. Easy to start, hard to master and a full match fits in one session. Play singleplayer and multiplayer, or create, play and share your own custom scenarios with the built-in Scenario Editor.
Gallipoli - Players say: Fight as a British or Ottoman soldier in 25v25 WWI battles, capturing objectives through class-based teamwork and deliberate rifle combat. Players like: WWI Atmosphere · Deliberate Combat · Turkish Voice Acting ·
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Land on the beaches of Gallipoli and fight intense 50-player objective-based battles on the Ottoman Fronts! Experience WW1 trench warfare and desert expeditions as one of 10 historic classes, armed with authentic weaponry. Gallipoli brings the most immersive WW1 FPS battles yet.

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Aug 20, 2026
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Soldiers: Heroes of World War II - Enhanced Edition - Players say: Command small WWII forces across 32 missions, switching between tactical orders and hands-on control of soldiers and vehicles. Players like: Childhood Nostalgia · Direct Unit Control · Destructible Battlefields ·
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The first installment in the real-time tactics series that would become known as Men of War, now refreshed and enhanced! Take command of American, British, Soviet, or German forces and fight on the battlefields of World War II in 32 single-player missions or with others in PvP and co-op sessions.

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Jul 3, 2014
86% 👍
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Age of History 3 - Players say: Lead a civilization from ancient history to the future, developing provinces, researching technology, and fighting for territory. Players like: Era-Spanning Sandbox · Accessible Strategy · Custom Scenario Editor ·
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Grand strategy wargame where the destiny of Civilizations rests in your hands - will they stand united under your leadership or fall divided in conflict? Journey through the entire saga of human civilization, from its earliest days to the futuristic era, crafting your legacy age by age.

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Oct 23, 2024
85% 👍
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Isonzo - Players say: Fight as a soldier on the Italian Front, capturing or defending Alpine objectives with class-based weapons and team tactics. Players like: WWI Atmosphere · Satisfying Rifle Combat · Detailed Alpine Maps ·
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Ferocious Alpine warfare will test your tactical skills in this authentic WW1 FPS. Battle among the scenic peaks, rugged valleys and idyllic towns of northern Italy. The Great War on the Italian Front is brought to life and elevated to unexpected heights!

Bad North: Jotunn Edition - Players say: Lead small squads across a besieged island chain, positioning three troop types to repel Viking landings and protect villages. Players like: Terrain-Based Strategy · Minimalist Visual Style · Tense Tactical Challenge ·
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Bad North is a charming but brutal real-time tactics roguelite. Defend your idyllic island kingdom against a horde of Viking invaders, as you lead the desperate exodus of your people. Command your loyal subjects to take full tactical advantage of the unique shape of each island.

Tannenberg - Players say: A World War I squad shooter on the Eastern Front, where teams maneuver across open maps to capture shifting strategic sectors. Players like: Eastern Front Setting · Historical Detail · Immersive Battle Atmosphere ·
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Experience authentic First World War action with 64 player battles of maneuver on the Eastern Front. Grab your rifle, ready your sabre and keep your gas mask close as you prepare to play a part in one of the most significant conflicts in history!

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Nov 16, 2017
86% 👍
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Verdun - Players say: Fight across World War I’s Western Front, using squad tactics, careful rifle fire, and trench assaults to capture enemy lines. Players like: Trench-War Atmosphere · Historical Detail · Tactical Rifle Combat ·
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Merciless trench warfare immerses you and your squad in intense battles of attack and defense. Verdun is the first multiplayer FPS set in an authentic World War One setting offering a rarely seen battlefield experience.

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Apr 28, 2015
86% 👍
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Total War: ROME REMASTERED - Players say: Lead an ancient faction, expand your empire on a turn-based campaign map, and command its armies in real-time battles. Players like: Classic Campaign Appeal · Strategic Battle Mix · Updated Visuals ·
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Total War: ROME REMASTERED lets you relive the legacy that defined the award-winning strategy game series. Remastered to 4K with multiple improvements to visuals as well as refinements to gameplay, it’s time to revisit a true classic. Not everyone gets a second chance to conquer the Roman Empire.

Total War: WARHAMMER II - Players say: Lead one of four fantasy factions in a turn-based campaign, building an empire and commanding real-time battles for the Great Vortex. Players like: Distinct Faction Playstyles · Replayable Campaigns · Large Fantasy Battles ·
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The forces of Lustria await your command. Choose your Legendary Lord, expand your armies, forge alliances in a strategic turn-based campaign, and unleash the might of your monstrous forces in fast-paced real-time battles.

Total War: WARHAMMER - Players say: Lead a fantasy faction across a turn-based Old World campaign, then command its armies in real-time battles with magic and monsters. Players like: Distinct Factions · Fantasy Battles · Warhammer Atmosphere ·
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The Old World is yours to command. Lead Legendary Lords in a combination of turn-based campaign and magically charged, strategic real-time battles, and decide the fate of your chosen race in a fight against Chaos.

Medieval Kingdom Wars - Players say: As a minor lord in 1336, manage towns and feudal politics on a real-time map, then build and command armies in battle. Players like: Kingdom-RTS Blend · Town Building · Map Conquest ·
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Rewrite medieval history through bloody siege combat in a fusion of RTS and Grand Strategy genres. Rule, build, and serve your King as a minor lord in medieval Europe. Experience siege, field and naval combat with an unseen degree of brutality. Rogue-like progression, epic towns and battles await…

Totally Accurate Battle Simulator - Players say: Place armies of wobbling units and watch physics-driven battles unfold, solve campaign matchups, or create custom fighters. Players like: Funny Physics Battles · Custom Unit Creation · Creative Sandbox Battles ·
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Be the leader of wobblers from ancient lands, spooky places, and fantasy worlds. Watch them fight in simulations made with the wobbliest physics system ever created, make your own wobblers in the unit creator and send your army off to fight your friends in multiplayer.

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Apr 1, 2021
98% 👍
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Hidden Gems

Well-liked but under-played: strong scores, small review counts.

Flashpoint Campaigns: Cold War - Master grand tactical combat as a Cold War force commander in this data-rich simulation. Plan and issue orders in asynchronous WEGO turns, leveraging real-world maps and complex features like Electronic Warfare and Air Assaults to outthink your enemy.
Ukraine Defense Force Tactics - Turn-based strategy in which you lead a heroic defense of Ukraine under siege by the despicable Russian Z force. Outmaneuver an endless deluge of enemies using combined infantry-and-armor tactics to survive against all odds.
ShellMobile: Titan Rampart - On the cosmic frontier, humanity has fought alien species for a century. As traditional defenses fall to new-gen alien mechs, tech giant ShellMobile—human-centered at its core—kindles new hope via breakthroughs in extraterrestrial titanium ore research.
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Dec 31, 2025
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TOHOTOPIA - Players say: Lead a Touhou-themed empire in brisk, turn-based 4X matches: explore, develop cities, recruit heroes, and outmaneuver rivals. Players like: Distinct Factions · Unique Hero Abilities · Short, Accessible Matches ·
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A 4X strategy craze sweeps Gensokyo! As the "Esports Tournament" begins, the girls join the fray. Warlords rise: will you be "Pharaoh" Remilia, "Emperor" Kaguya, "Great" Kanako, or "Philosopher King" Miko? Launch the game now, lead your empire, and dominate Gensokyo!

Countryball: Europe 1890 - Players say: Lead a countryball through European conquest campaigns, forging alliances and fighting turn-based battles with stats and cards. Players like: Simple Map Strategy · Empire-Building Conquest · History and Geography ·
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Discover the 19th and 20th centuries with countryballs!

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Mar 21, 2022
97% 👍
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BattleCap - Dive into an exhilarating maritime battle for 1 to 4 players! Assemble warships with a variety of bottle caps, allowing the warships to transform and break, experiencing flexible physics that brings a refreshing maritime battle! Fight monsters together, or engage in a battle with your friends.
Crash Dive 2 - WWII Tactical submarine combat in the South Pacific
Hex of Steel - Players say: Lead WWII forces across hex-based campaigns and scenarios, balancing combat, supply, and national strategy across multiple fronts. Players like: Scenario Variety · Tactical Depth · Accessible Rules ·
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Hex of Steel is a refreshing WWII wargame covering all fronts featuring a certain amount of original mechanics. Fight in solo against finally a decent AI throughout Europe, Africa or the Pacific, or against a friend in the cross-platform PBEM or real time multiplayer. Coop is also an option!

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Aug 31, 2020
95% 👍
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The Conquest of Go - Players say: Play Go to seize territory on a campaign map, solve puzzles, study AI reviews, or challenge computer and online opponents. Players like: AI Game Reviews · Beginner Learning Tools · Campaign Map ·
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Learn and play Go, the classic board game that has been played for thousands of years, and compete in the race to conquer the most land in the in-game world, or compete online against opponents around the real world.

Emperor of the Fading Suns Enhanced - Command interstellar forces in this epic return of the 4X strategy classic. From planetary politics to galactic warfare, the stakes couldn’t be higher as you lead your Royal House through battles on land, sea, air, and the vast reaches of space.
Field of Honor - Field of Honor is a single-player game that combines elements of first-person shooter and strategy, set in the Napoleonic Wars, American Revolutionary War and American Civil War. You can take command of massive battles or engage as a single soldier to defeat the enemy in various game modes.
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Feb 29, 2024
95% 👍
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Top Rated

Defining examples of the genre, all rated 85%+ across 1,000+ reviews.

Nuclear Option - Players say: Pilot near-future combat aircraft in solo or multiplayer battles, balancing flight, weapons, and threats across air, land, and sea. Players like: Accessible Flight Controls · No Unlock Grind · Detailed Damage Model ·
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Fly near-future aircraft with immersive physics across dynamic battlefields, facing land, air, and sea threats. Wage war against AI or rival pilots using an array of advanced weaponry, including tactical and strategic nuclear weapons capable of annihilating anything in your path.

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Oct 15, 2023
96% 👍
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Ages of Conflict: World War Simulator - Players say: Create or edit a world map, then watch AI nations wage wars—or intervene directly to reshape borders and history. Players like: Watch Nations Fight · Flexible Map Editing · Custom Scenarios ·
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Ages of Conflict is a versatile Map Simulation game where you create and observe custom AI nations battle it out across an infinite number of worlds. Paint beautiful maps and scenarios, and command nations to change history into your liking!

Airships: Conquer the Skies - Players say: Design modular steampunk airships and land vehicles, then command their fleets in real-time battles and map-spanning conquest. Players like: Creative Shipbuilding · Destructive Battles · Replayable Campaigns ·
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Construct mighty steampunk airships and fly them into battle, waging war and conquering the skies!

R.U.S.E.™ - Players say: Command WWII armies in a real-time strategy game where base-building, battlefield control, and deception cards shape each fight. Players like: Deception Tactics · Strategic Variety · Zoomable Battlefield ·
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A one-of-a-kind real-time strategy game that allows players to bluff their enemies to lead their nation to victory. The Definitive Edition — includes all DLCs and Steam Deck support.

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Sep 9, 2010
96% 👍
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Cleared Hot - Players say: Pilot an armed helicopter through mission-based combat, using customizable weapons, troop transport, and a physics-driven winch. Players like: Strike-Series Nostalgia · Physics-Based Winch · Arcade Helicopter Combat ·
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CLEARED HOT is a nostalgic helicopter shooter with satisfying physics and light tactical elements. Shoot, dodge, move your squad around the battlefield, and pick up almost anything with your rope and magnet.

Fursan al-Aqsa: The Knights of the Al-Aqsa Mosque - Players say: Play as Ahmad, a Palestinian student turned fighter, in a mission-based shooter with bullet time, stealth, and acrobatic combat. Players like: Distinct Palestinian Perspective · Fun, Fast Combat · Classic and Remake Modes ·
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FPS/TPS Game which addresses the Israel x Palestine conflict from a Palestinian perspective. The Palestinian Max Payne on Steroids. Most BASED game of all times!!!

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Apr 18, 2022
96% 👍
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Animal Revolt Battle Simulator - Players say: Build custom creatures and armies, stage physics-driven battles on your maps, or join the fight in first-person mode. Players like: Creative Creature Building · Wacky Physics Battles · Workshop Creations ·
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The ultimate physics-based, sandbox battle simulator where you can create funny battles between all sorts of ragdoll creatures! You can also make your own monsters with the unit creator or even join the battles yourself in the first-person mode!

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Apr 15, 2022
95% 👍
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Creeper World 4 - Players say: Build a base and push across 3D terrain to stop a physics-driven fluid enemy in this real-time strategy and tower-defense game. Players like: Fluid Enemy Physics · Satisfying Territory Push · Custom Map Variety ·
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The unstoppable fluid enemy has returned and destroyed every world in its path! Defend against Creeper as it floods across the 3D terrain in this real time strategy game where the enemy is a fluid.

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Dec 3, 2020
95% 👍
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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% 👍
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Minimalist Tower Defense - Players say: Build resource-producing towers and defenses by day, then manage upgrades and hold your line against enemy waves until dawn. Players like: Resource-Tower Strategy · Tower And Enemy Variety · Dawn Wave Tension ·
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Collect resources and establish a defense line before dark And then Facing countless enemies

Multi Turret Academy - Players say: Choose a historical tank, swap turrets and recruit crew skills as you fight through upgrade-filled roguelike missions. Players like: Wild Turret Builds · Vehicle Variety · Satisfying Tank Combat ·
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Multi Turret Academy is a top-down tank action game with roguelike elements. Select your vehicle from a growing list of historical models, then equip dozens of weapons and upgrades to lead your local tank club to victory!

Hitler Waifu - Players say: Play as Eva, Hitler's wife, in a satirical third-person shooter, fighting bizarre foes to seize a city and destroy a machine. Players like: Absurd Black Humor · Anime Character Design · Story and Setting ·
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Welcome to the absurd world of Hitler Waifu! In this satirical video game, you take on the unconventional character of Eva, Adolf Hitler's wife.

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Aug 14, 2023
95% 👍
of 1.5k