Games like War Mongrels

If the tense and brutal rhythm of War Mongrels stuck with you, this helps. These games make natural next picks for you.

Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines
Lead a squad of six elite commandos through 20 missions behind enemy lines in World War II. Real-time tactics where one wrong step sets off the alarm, and a good plan feels like a heist. Sneak, sabotage, and bring every man home alive.
Also in Co-op · Tense
89% of 3,544 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 86$4.99
Partisans 1941
A real-time tactics game with stealth at its core, set behind German lines on the Eastern Front of World War II. You lead a band of partisans: planning ambushes, sabotaging supply lines and running a hidden camp in the woods. Quiet, tense and atmospheric, and it rewards patience over a fast trigger finger.
Tense, Brutal, Dark
82% of 7,568 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 32$29.99
63 Days
Coming of age as a part of the first generation born free, WWII stripped me of my family, home, and future. Now I'm left with only one choice: to get my revenge and independence, or die trying. The odds are against us: will our tactics, stealth and teamwork be enough?
Also in Co-op · Tense, Brutal, Dark
72% of 422 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 5$29.99
Men of War II
A WWII RTS on the Eastern and Western Fronts where every soldier, shell and trench matters. Command combined arms in brutal tactical battles, dig in or push in 5v5 multiplayer, and build your own scenarios in the editor. It rewards patience and punishes carelessness, in the best way.
Also in Co-op · Tense, Brutal, Dark
60% of 5,653 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 66$44.99
Call to Arms - Gates of Hell: Ostfront
A realistic RTS about the Eastern Front, June 1941 to May 1945. Lead Soviet and German troops through historical missions, dynamic campaigns, and 1v1 to 4v4 battles, jumping from top-down command to direct control of a single soldier or tank gunner when it counts.
Also in Co-op · Tense, Brutal, Dark
85% of 33,265 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 3,337$34.99
Silent Storm Gold Edition
A 3D turn-based tactics RPG set in an alternate 1943. You lead a hand-picked multinational squad behind enemy lines for the Allies or the Axis, with over 75 authentic weapons and buildings that break apart shot by shot. Every wall, floor and window is a tactical decision, and no two missions play out the same way.
Tense, Brutal, Dark
87% of 966 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 12$9.99
Red Glare
Red Glare is a WW2 real-time tactics game where you play agents of the OSS, the precursor to the CIA, combating a secret German expedition in South America. With five well balanced characters and a story campaign playing out across a continent.
Tense, Dark
67% of 66 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1$4.49
Mud and Blood
A hand-drawn WWII tactics game where your squad is small, the odds are not, and death is quick. Command infantry through procedurally generated battles, dig trenches, call in what little support you have, and adapt when it all goes wrong. It is unfair on purpose, and beating a mission anyway feels better than it has any right to.
Tense, Brutal, Dark
87% of 868 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 29$12.99
Steel Division 2
Steel Division 2 is a World War II real-time strategy game set on the Eastern Front in 1944, during Operation Bagration. Run your whole army on a 1:1-scale turn-based campaign map, then fight the battles yourself in real time with over 600 detailed units, from T-34s to Katyushas. Solo, co-op and 10v10 multiplayer included.
Also in Co-op
79% of 8,087 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 245$39.99
Broken Lines
Broken Lines is a story-driven tactical RPG set in an alternate-history version of WWII. Lead a squad of soldiers and face the horrors of war. In the included expansion, 'The Dead and the Drunk', guide your troops through fights against both the living and the undead.
Tense, Dark, Story-driven
76% of 607 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2$24.99
Classified: France '44
Lead an Allied special-ops team and French resistance fighters through occupied France in the months before D-Day. Sneak, sabotage and shoot your way through a turn-based campaign where every shot matters, the Gestapo is watching, and your choices shape how the invasion goes.
Tense, Dark
70% of 864 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 20$34.99
Partisan
Our hero, a former Red Army captain, demoted during prewar repressions, finds himself on the frontline. Outnumbered and outgunned by the superior German forces, his battalion was destroyed and his few surviving friends were captured.
Tense, Brutal, Dark
82% of 33 Steam reviews are positive$1.59

Cheaper than War Mongrels

Partisans 1941

Lead a hidden band of fighters through the woods, setting ambushes and sabotage that strike when the enemy least expects it.

$29.99

Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines

Lead a squad of six elite commandos through 20 missions behind enemy lines in World War II.

$4.99

63 Days

Coming of age as a part of the first generation born free, WWII stripped me of my family, home, and future.

$29.99

Commandos 2: Men of Courage

Lead a squad of specialists through WWII stealth missions where every guard patrol matters and one plan is never the only answer.

$4.99

Call to Arms - Gates of Hell: Ostfront

Lead Soviet or German forces from 1941 to 1945, switching between commanding whole battles and taking direct control of one man or one tank.

$34.99

Silent Storm Gold Edition

Lead a hand-picked squad through alternate-1943 missions where the battlefield itself crumbles under your tactics.

$9.99

Men of War: Assault Squad 2

Command WWII squads where each man carries his own gear, and every firefight can go either way.

$29.99

Men of War: Assault Squad

Command squads across five factions in tactical World War II battles, taking direct control of any soldier or tank when the moment demands it.

$9.99

Red Glare

Red Glare is a WW2 real-time tactics game where you play agents of the OSS, the precursor to the CIA, combating a secret German expedition in South…

$4.49

Mud and Blood

Lead infantry through unpredictable WWII battles where every soldier can die in seconds.

$12.99

Men of War: Condemned Heroes

Command a Soviet penal battalion in this standalone real-time tactics game from the Men of War series.

$7.99

Broken Lines

Broken Lines is a story-driven tactical RPG set in an alternate-history version of WWII. Lead a squad of soldiers and face the horrors of war.

$24.99

Hidden gems like War Mongrels

Trench Lord: Eastern Front

The enemy has invaded the territory, the motherland needs you, soldier! Gather your troops and defeat all enemies!

$5.99

Burden of Command™

You are a company Captain with the historical Cottonbalers in World War II, and your job is psychology as much as shooting.

$24.99

Commandos: Origins

Command six specialists through WWII stealth missions where a careful plan matters more than a quick trigger finger.

$49.99

Warhounds

Lead a mercenary squad through lethal turn-based firefights, then keep the whole company alive between missions.

$34.99

Forgotten but Unbroken

A tactical turn-based strategy game inspired by events and stories of forgotten and unsung heroes of WW2.

$19.99

Mud and Blood

Lead infantry through unpredictable WWII battles where every soldier can die in seconds.

$12.99

Headquarters: World War II

Headquarters: World War II is a fast-paced turn-based strategy game where your battlefield tactics are as important as your army management skills.

$39.99

63 Days

Coming of age as a part of the first generation born free, WWII stripped me of my family, home, and future.

$29.99

Cauldrons of War - Barbarossa

Cauldrons of War Barbarossa is the turn-based strategic wargame you will launch whenever you want your WW2 shot but don't have time for a monster…

$14.99

Classified: France '44

Command resistance fighters in turn-based firefights across occupied France, where stealth, sabotage and hard choices decide the campaign before…

$34.99

Easy Red 2

A realistic World War II shooter that puts you in the boots of one ordinary soldier among hundreds.

$5.84

Hidden & Dangerous 2: Courage Under Fire

Sneak, disguise or fight through wartime missions where every plan matters and death comes fast.

$9.99

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