Games like War, the Game

Remember how competitive and minimalist War, the Game felt at its best? You will find a few strong contenders among these games.

War of Dots
Grab territory, keep your armies fed, and out-think a real opponent in short, sharp matches. Easy to learn, hard to master, and quick enough for one more round.
Competitive, Minimalist, Replayable
81% of 7,796 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 88Free
Line War
Line War is a strategy game where you command by drawing: lines across the map move tanks, hold fronts and launch attacks. Built around planning rather than fast clicking, with random maps, territory to conquer and matches for up to eight players. If you like outthinking an opponent more than outclicking one, this is your kind of war.
Competitive, Replayable
80% of 1,079 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 6$24.99
Warpips
Warpips is a tug-of-war strategy game where you pick the units and the little soldiers do the fighting. Spawn infantry, tanks and helicopters, call in airstrikes, and push the line to the enemy base. Rounds take 10 to 20 minutes, there is no micromanagement, and every battle plays out differently.
Competitive, Replayable
87% of 4,372 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 20$16.99
Wargame: European Escalation
Cold War Europe, 1980s, and the border is heating up. Command hundreds of tanks, helicopters and infantry across huge maps in a real-time tactics game where realism decides fights: terrain, supply and the right unit in the right place. Build your deck, learn a harsh but fair battlefield, and find out why one well-hidden tank can ruin an entire advance.
Competitive, Replayable
76% of 2,609 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2$9.99
Warrior Kings: Battles
Warrior Kings: Battles maintains the excitement that made Warrior Kings a leading RTS. It is a stand-alone title that adds a new strategic and tactical dimension to the series.
Competitive, Replayable
91% of 312 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 8$8.99
Operation: Polygon Storm
A fastpaced, military tug-of-war game with minimal micromanagement. Choose and deploy from a mix of specialized military units to overwhelm the enemy. Experiment with a huge variety of unit compositions, synergies, abilities, and upgrades to lead your army to victory!
Replayable
69% of 233 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1$14.99
Supreme Commander
Three factions have fought the Infinite War for a thousand years, and now you command one of them. Supreme Commander is real-time strategy on a planetary scale: thousands of tanks, ships, jets and building-sized war machines, a flowing economy to balance, and battles that span entire maps. If you want an RTS that thinks big, this is the one.
Competitive, Replayable
87% of 2,343 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 84$12.99
War Selection
A real-time strategy where dozens of players start as stone age tribes on a random map and race through seven eras to tanks, artillery and airships. Pick a culture, pick a country, build a nation with its own mechanics, and fight for supremacy on land, at sea and in the air.
Competitive, Replayable
85% of 23,863 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 795Free
Strategic War in Europe
Set during the events of WW2, Strategic War in Europe is a classic turn-based strategy game that combines a deep strategic layer with accessibility and ease-of-use.
Competitive, Replayable
51% of 102 Steam reviews are positive$5.99
Supremacy: Call of War 1942
Lead a nation through World War 2 in real time, over rounds that last days or weeks. Conquer provinces, build an economy, research secret weapons and talk your neighbours into alliances (or out of their territory), against up to 100 real opponents. One more province before bed, and the war keeps running while you sleep.
Competitive, Replayable
71% of 6,427 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 214Free
WarPlan
A turn-based World War II grand strategy wargame built on 50 years of board gaming tradition. Plan offensives across a huge hex map, manage production, oil and supply, and fight on land, sea and air. Easy to use, hard to win, and every campaign plays out differently.
Replayable
79% of 165 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 11$39.99
Tom Clancy's EndWar™
World War III, and you command it by talking. Pick the US, European or Russian battalion, fight fast tactical battles in Paris, Moscow and Washington, and shout orders at units that actually listen. No base building, just positioning, cover and a rock-paper-scissors duel where your voice is the fastest button.
Competitive, Replayable
80% of 1,037 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 15$9.99

Cheaper than War, the Game

Strategic War in Europe

Set during the events of WW2, Strategic War in Europe is a classic turn-based strategy game that combines a deep strategic layer with accessibility…

$5.99

Sudden Strike 3

You command huge combined armies of land, sea and air units across massive World War II battlefields.

$5.99

Sudden Strike Gold

Lead large armies through brutal World War II battles where every surviving unit can tip the fight.

$5.99

Rusted Warfare - RTS

Build bases, command armies of robots and mechs, and battle friends in real time across huge pixel-art warzones.

$4.99

Future Wars

Battle it out on the proving grounds and get ready for Future Wars.

$4.99

Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation

Build economies, claim territory and time your strikes across whole worlds, alone or with friends.

$5.99

Army Men RTS

Command green armies and build bases across the house, one backyard battle at a time.

$5.99

Age of History II

Guide a civilization from ancient times to the far future, deciding when to build, negotiate or send armies across the map.

$5.99

Lost Technology

Lost Technology is a simulation game in which more than 100 characters belonging to 12 different factions battle to conquer each other’s territories.

$4.99

Ground Control Anthology

The year is 2419. War has devastated Earth, and mega-corporations take to the stars to fight over colonised planets.

$4.99

Stickman Trenches

Command riflemen, tanks and artillery in quick 2D battles where one push across no man's land decides everything.

$2.99

Epic Little War Game

The lighter side of turn-based war gaming. Take your time to plan good strategies, deploy your troops in the right places, try not to laugh whilst…

$4.99

Hidden gems like War, the Game

States of Power

Command a World War II nation's armies, economy and diplomacy in a grand strategy wargame that fits a full match into one session.

$11.99

Master of Command

Lead one army through the Seven Years' War in real time. Outfit your regiments, keep them fed, and win brutal battles where morale and terrain…

$29.99

War Footing

Run a nation's defenses in the tense years before an invasion, then fight with the army you built.

$11.99

ICBM: Escalation

A grand strategy RTS about the worst day imaginable: you run a faction, race through tech eras, and decide whether conventional armies or a nuclear…

$29.99

9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far

Raise a base, mass tanks, ships and planes, and push across land, sea and air in fast, friendly-looking battles that stay easy to start and tricky…

$19.99

War of Dots

Claim territory and command minimalist armies in quick tactical matches against other players.

Free

Battleplan

Sketch your battle plan on real-world terrain and let hundreds of thousands of troops carry it out in real time.

$29.99

Retro Commander

Retro Commander is a post-apocalyptic real-time strategy wargame (RTS).

Free

Hex of Steel

A turn-based WWII wargame on hexes, covering Europe, Africa and the Pacific.

$24.99

Dummynation

Pick a nation, then grow it by force, trade or diplomacy until the whole map answers to you.

$11.99

Line War

Draw fronts and attack routes across the map, then watch your tanks carry out the plan against up to seven other players.

$24.99

Warpips

Pick your units, call in airstrikes, and let the little soldiers fight for every inch of the line.

$16.99

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