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World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
for their setting.


Adventure games An adventure game is a video game genre in which the player assumes the role of a protagonist in an interactive story driven by exploration and/or puzzle-solving. The genre's focus on story allows it to draw heavily from other narrative-based me ...

*'' Remembering Pearl Harbor'' (2016) (VR) *''
Paradise Lost (2021 video game) ''Paradise Lost'' is an epic poem in blank verse by the 17th-century English poet John Milton (1608–1674). The first version, published in 1667, consists of ten books with over ten thousand lines of verse. A second edition followed in 1674, ...
'' (2021) (Alternate history)


FMV games


Charles Games' FMV series

*'' Attentat 1942'' (2017) *''Svoboda 1945: Liberation'' (2021)


Point and click adventures

*'' Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: The Graphic Adventure'' (1989) *''
Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis ''Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis'' is a point-and-click adventure game developed and published by LucasArts and originally released on June 1, 1992 for Amiga, DOS and Macintosh. Almost a year later, it was reissued on CD-ROM as an enhance ...
'' (1992) *'' A Stroke of Fate: Operation Valkyrie'' (2009) *'' A Stroke of Fate: Operation Bunker'' (2009)


Action-adventures

*'' Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin'' (2006) *'' The Train: Escape to Normandy'' (1987) (Multi-genre) *'' Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: The Action Game'' (1989) *'' Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (NES)'' (1991) *'' Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis: The Action Game'' (1992) *'' Indiana Jones' Greatest Adventures'' (1994) *''
Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb ''Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb'' is a 2003 action-adventure video game developed by The Collective and published by LucasArts for the Xbox, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2 and OS X. It features cover art by Drew Struzan. The game is an a ...
'' (2003) *''
Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings '' Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings'' is an action-adventure video game published by LucasArts for Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable and Wii. It focuses on Indiana Jones as he searches for his former mentor Charles Kingston, whi ...
'' (2009) *''Medic: Pacific War'' (2023) (Multi-genre)


Interactive fiction '' Interactive fiction, often abbreviated IF, is software simulating environments in which players use text commands to control characters and influence the environment. Works in this form can be understood as literary narratives, either in the ...

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Trinity The Christian doctrine of the Trinity (, from 'threefold') is the central dogma concerning the nature of God in most Christian churches, which defines one God existing in three coequal, coeternal, consubstantial divine persons: God the F ...
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Indiana Jones in Revenge of the Ancients ''Indiana Jones in Revenge of the Ancients'' is an interactive fiction video game developed by American studio Angelsoft and published by Mindscape in 1987 for the Apple II, Macintosh, and MS-DOS compatible operating systems. The text-only game ...
'' (1987)


Interactive storytelling Interactive storytelling (also known as interactive drama) is a form of digital entertainment in which the storyline is not predetermined. The author creates the setting, characters, and situation which the narrative must address, but the user ( ...

Also known as ' Choose-your-own story/adventure'. *''Gerda: A Flame in Winter'' (2022) *''Train to Sachsenhausen'' (2022) (Mobile)


First-person shooters First-person shooter (FPS) is a video game genre, sub-genre of shooter video games centered on gun and other weapon-based combat in a First person (video games), first-person perspective, with the player experiencing the action through the eye ...


The '' Wolfenstein'' series

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Wolfenstein 3D ''Wolfenstein 3D'' is a first-person shooter video game developed by id Software and published by Apogee Software and FormGen. Originally released on May 5, 1992, for DOS, it was inspired by the 1981 Muse Software video game ''Castle Wolfenstei ...
'' (1992) *''
Spear of Destiny A spear is a pole weapon consisting of a shaft, usually of wood, with a pointed head. The head may be simply the sharpened end of the shaft itself, as is the case with fire hardened spears, or it may be made of a more durable material fastene ...
(A Wolfenstein 3D Graphics Adventure)'' (1992) ** Spear of Destiny Mission 2: Return to Danger (1994) ** Spear of Destiny Mission 3: Ultimate Challenge (1994) *''
Return to Castle Wolfenstein ''Return to Castle Wolfenstein'' is a first-person shooter video game published by Activision, released on November 19, 2001, for Microsoft Windows and subsequently for PlayStation 2, Xbox, Linux and Macintosh. The game serves as a reboot of the ...
'' (2001) *'' Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory'' (2003) *'' Wolfenstein'' (2009) *'' Wolfenstein: The New Order'' (2014) *'' Wolfenstein: The Old Blood'' (2015) *'' Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus'' (2017)


The ''

Medal of Honor The Medal of Honor (MOH) is the United States Armed Forces' highest military decoration and is awarded to recognize American soldiers, sailors, marines, airmen, guardians and coast guardsmen who have distinguished themselves by acts of valor. ...
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Medal of Honor The Medal of Honor (MOH) is the United States Armed Forces' highest military decoration and is awarded to recognize American soldiers, sailors, marines, airmen, guardians and coast guardsmen who have distinguished themselves by acts of valor. ...
'' (1999) *'' Medal of Honor: Underground'' (2000) *'' Medal of Honor: Allied Assault'' (2002) **'' Medal of Honor: Allied Assault: Spearhead'' (expansion pack) **'' Medal of Honor: Allied Assault: Breakthrough'' (expansion pack) *'' Medal of Honor: Frontline'' (2002) *'' Medal of Honor: Infiltrator'' (2003) *'' Medal of Honor: Rising Sun'' (2003) *'' Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault'' (2004) *'' Medal of Honor: European Assault'' (2005) *'' Medal of Honor: Heroes'' (2006) *'' Medal of Honor: Vanguard'' (2007) *'' Medal of Honor: Airborne'' (2007) *'' Medal of Honor: Heroes 2'' (2007) *'' Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond'' (2020)


The ''Battlefield'' series

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Battlefield 1942 ''Battlefield 1942'' is a 2002 first-person shooter video game developed by DICE and published by Electronic Arts for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X. The game can be played in single-player mode against the video game AI or in multiplayer mode a ...
'' (2002) **'' Battlefield: 1942: The Road to Rome'' (2003 expansion pack) **'' Battlefield: 1942: Secret Weapons of WWII'' (2003 expansion pack) *''Battlefield Vietnam World War II Mod'' (2005) *''Forgotten Hope'' (Mod for BF 1942) (2006) *''Forgotten Hope 2'' (Mod for BF 2) (2007) *''
Battlefield Heroes ''Battlefield Heroes'' was a 2009 third-person shooter video game developed by DICE initially and further developed by Easy Studios, published by Electronic Arts for Microsoft Windows. ''Battlefield Heroes'' was a third-person, free-to-play s ...
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Battlefield 1943 ''Battlefield 1943'' is a first-person shooter video game developed by DICE (company), DICE and published by Electronic Arts for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 through digital distribution. It takes place in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater, Pacific Thea ...
'' (2009) *''
Battlefield V ''Battlefield V'' is a first-person shooter game developed by DICE and published by Electronic Arts. It is the eleventh main installment in the ''Battlefield'' series and the successor to 2016's ''Battlefield 1'', and was released for Microsoft ...
'' (2018)


The ''

Call of Duty ''Call of Duty'' is a first-person shooter video game Media franchise, franchise published by Activision. Starting out in 2003, it first focused on games set in World War II. Over time, the series has seen games set in the midst of the Cold W ...
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Call of Duty ''Call of Duty'' is a first-person shooter video game Media franchise, franchise published by Activision. Starting out in 2003, it first focused on games set in World War II. Over time, the series has seen games set in the midst of the Cold W ...
'' (2003) **'' Call of Duty: United Offensive'' (2004) (expansion pack) *'' Call of Duty: Finest Hour'' (2004) *''
Call of Duty 2 ''Call of Duty 2'' is a 2005 first-person shooter video game developed by Infinity Ward and published by Activision in most regions of the world. It is the second installment of the ''Call of Duty'' series. Announced by Activision on April 7, ...
'' (2005) *'' Call of Duty 2: Big Red One'' (2005) *''
Call of Duty 3 ''Call of Duty 3'' is a 2006 first-person shooter video game developed by Treyarch and published by Activision. It is the third major installment in the ''Call of Duty'' series. It was released for PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation 2 an ...
'' (2006) *'' Call of Duty: Roads to Victory'' (2007) *'' Call of Duty: World at War – Final Fronts'' (2008) *'' Call of Duty: World at War (Nintendo DS)'' (2008) *'' Call of Duty: World at War'' (2008) *'' Call of Duty: WWII'' (2017) *'' Call of Duty: Vanguard'' (2021)


City Interactive's ''Battlestrike series'' and other games

Including their other budget WWII FPS games: *''World War II Sniper: Call To Victory'' (aka. Battlestrike: Call to Victory) (2004) *'' World War II Combat: Road to Berlin'' (aka. Battlestrike: Secret Weapons of WWII) (2006) *'' World War II Combat: Iwo Jima'' (aka. The Heat of War) (2006) *''Wolfschanze 1944: The Final Attempt'' (2006) *''Battlestrike: Force of Resistance'' (aka. Mortyr 3) (2007) *''Operation Thunderstorm'' (aka. Mortyr: Operation Thunderstorm) (2008) *''Royal Marines Commando'' (2008) *''Battlestrike: Shadow of Stalingrad'' (2009) *''Wolfschanze II'' (2011)


Corvostudio's ''Easy Red'' series

*''Easy Red'' (2017) *''A Front Too Far: Normandy'' (2018) (Multi-genre) *''Easy Red 2'' (2020) **''Easy Red 2: Stalingrad'' (2022) (Expansion)


Warlines Studios' ''WWII Operations'' series

Series titles are free to download. *''OSS: WW2 Operations'' (2017) *''WWII Operations: Desert Front'' (2020) **''WWII Operations: Lions on The Desert Front'' (2022) (Spin-off of ''Desert Front'') *''The Quick Run - WWII Operations'' (2021)


Polygon Art's budget WW2 FPS series

*''Beyond Enemy Lines' - Remastered Edition'' (2021) *''United Assault - Normandy '44'' (2021) *''United Assault - Battle of the Bulge'' (2022)


Other first person shooters

*'' World War II GI'' (1999) *''
Mortyr ''Mortyr 2093-1944'', also known as simply ''Mortyr'', is a first-person shooter computer game published by Interplay and developed by Polish developer Mirage Media and released in 1999. One of the earlier Polish developed first-person shooter ...
'' (1999) *''Elite Forces: WWII – Normandy'' (2001) *''Elite Forces: WWII – Iwo Jima'' (2001) *''Elite Forces: D-Day: Normandy'' (2002) *'' Beyond Normandy: Assignment Berlin'' (2003) *''Airborne Hero: D–Day Frontline 1944'' (2004) *''Mortyr 2'' (2004) *''Ardennes Offensive'' (2004) *''WWII: Soldier (aka. S.O.E.: Operation Avalanche)'' (2005) *'' Commandos: Strike Force'' (2006) (Multi-genre) *'' The Outfit'' (2006) *'' ÜberSoldier'' (2006) *'' History Channel's ShootOut! The Game'' (2006) *'' The History Channel: Battle for the Pacific'' (2007) *'' Hour of Victory'' (2007) *''ÜberSoldier II'' (aka. Crimes of War) (2008) *'' Turning Point: Fall of Liberty'' (2008) *''Operation Wolfsburg'' (2010) *''
Dino D-Day ''Dino D-Day'' is a multiplayer team-based first-person shooter video game developed and published by American studios 800 North and Digital Ranch. It was released for Microsoft Windows on April 8, 2011. The premise of the game is that during Wo ...
'' (2011) *'' Heroes and Generals'' (2012) *'' Enemy Front'' (2014) *''
Day of Infamy (video game) ''Day of Infamy'' is a multiplayer tactical first-person shooter video game developed and published by New World Interactive set during the events of the European Theatre of World War II. It is a spinoff of New World Interactive's previous titl ...
'' (2017) *''
Fog of War The fog of war (german: links=no, Nebel des Krieges) is the uncertainty in situational awareness experienced by participants in military operations. The term seeks to capture the uncertainty regarding one's own capability, adversary capability, ...
'' (2018) *'' Raid: World War II'' (2017) *''BattleRush'' (2018) *''BattleRush 2'' (2019) *''
Battalion 1944 ''Battalion 1944'' is a multiplayer first-person shooter video game developed by Bulkhead Interactive and published by Square Enix Collective and released for Windows. The game was announced via a Kickstarter campaign in February 2016, and release ...
'' (2019) *'' Brass Brigade'' (2019) (Multi-genre) *'' Days of War'' (2020) *''End of War 1945'' (2020) *''Land of War: The Beginning'' (2021) *''WW2: Bunker Simulator'' (2022)


Tactical shooters A tactical shooter is a video game genre, subgenre of shooter games that cover both the first-person shooter and third-person shooter genres. These games aim to simulate realistic combat through slower-paced and punishing gameplay. This makes t ...


The ''Hidden & Dangerous'' series

* ''Hidden and Dangerous'' (1999) **''Hidden & Dangerous: Devil's Bridge'' (expansion pack) (2000) **''Hidden & Dangerous Deluxe'' (improved Gold Edition with mission editor) (2002) * ''Hidden and Dangerous 2'' (2003) **''Hidden and Dangerous 2: Sabre Squadron'' (expansion pack) (2004)


The ''Deadly Dozen'' series

*'' Deadly Dozen'' (2001) *'' Deadly Dozen: Pacific Theater'' (2002) *''
Deadly Dozen Reloaded ''Deadly Dozen'' is a 2001 World War II oriented squad-based first-person shooter video game developed by nFusion Interactive. The title refers to the famous World War II film ''The Dirty Dozen''. As in the movie, the main protagonists are militar ...
'' (2022)


The ''Day of Defeat'' series

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Day of Defeat ''Day of Defeat'' is a team-based multiplayer first-person shooter video game set in the European theatre of World War II on the Western front. Originally a modification of the 1998 game ''Half-Life'', the rights of the modification were purchas ...
'' (2003) *'' Day of Defeat: Source'' (2005)


The ''Red Orchestra'' series

*Red Orchestra: Combined Arms Mod (2003-4) *'' Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45'' (2006) **''
Mare Nostrum ''Mare Nostrum'' (; Latin: "Our Sea") was a Ancient Rome, Roman name for the Mediterranean Sea. In Classical Latin, it would have been pronounced , and in Ecclesiastical Latin, it is pronounced . In the decades following the 1861 unification of ...
(Mod)'' (2008) **'' Darkest Hour: Europe '44-'45 (Mod)'' (2008) *'' Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad'' (2011) **'' Rising Storm''
expansion Expansion may refer to: Arts, entertainment and media * ''L'Expansion'', a French monthly business magazine * ''Expansion'' (album), by American jazz pianist Dave Burrell, released in 2004 * ''Expansions'' (McCoy Tyner album), 1970 * ''Expansio ...
(2013)


The '' Brothers in Arms'' series

*'' Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30'' (2005) *'' Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood'' (2005) *'' Brothers in Arms: D-Day'' (2006) *''
Brothers in Arms DS ''Brothers in Arms DS'' is a third-person shooter video game developed by Gameloft and published by Ubisoft for the Nintendo DS. It is part of the ''Brothers in Arms'' series established by Gearbox's '' Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30''. In 2 ...
'' (2007) *'' Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway'' (2008) *'' Brothers in Arms: Double Time'' (2008)


The ''

Sniper Elite ''Sniper Elite'' is a tactical shooter video game series developed by Rebellion Developments. It is a third-person tactical shooter that emphasises a less direct approach to combat, encouraging the player as a sniper to use stealth and keep ...
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Sniper Elite ''Sniper Elite'' is a tactical shooter video game series developed by Rebellion Developments. It is a third-person tactical shooter that emphasises a less direct approach to combat, encouraging the player as a sniper to use stealth and keep ...
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Sniper Elite V2 ''Sniper Elite V2'' is a 2012 third-person tactical shooter stealth video game developed and published by Rebellion Developments. It is the sequel to its 2005 predecessor ''Sniper Elite'', which takes place in the same timeframe and location— ...
'' (2012) *''
Sniper Elite 3 ''Sniper Elite III'' is a 2014 third-person tactical shooter stealth video game developed and published by Rebellion Developments. The game is a prequel to its 2012 predecessor '' Sniper Elite V2'', and is the third installment in the ''Sniper ...
'' (2014) *'' Sniper Elite 4'' (2017) *''
Sniper Elite VR ''Sniper Elite VR'' is a 2021 virtual reality video game developed by Just Add Water and published by Rebellion Developments. The player plays as an elite sniper in the Italian resistance. The game was released for Oculus Quest, Microsoft Window ...
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Sniper Elite 5 ''Sniper Elite 5'' is a 2022 third-person tactical shooter stealth video game developed and published by Rebellion Developments. It is the sequel to '' Sniper Elite 4''. It was released on May 26, 2022, for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Play ...
'' (2022)


Other Tactical shooters

*''Battle Europe'' (1993) *''My Worst Day WW2'' (2005) *'' Commandos: Strike Force'' (2006) (Multi-genre) *'' Sniper: Art of Victory'' (2008) *'' Day of Infamy'' (2017) *''Warfare 1944'' (2020)


Rail shooters Shoot 'em ups (also known as shmups or STGs ) are a sub-genre of action games. There is no consensus as to which design elements compose a shoot 'em up; some restrict the definition to games featuring spacecraft and certain types of charac ...

* '' Beach-Head'' (1983) (Multi-genre) * '' The Train: Escape to Normandy'' (1987) (Multi-genre) * ''Pearl Harbour'' (1988) * ''Pearl Harbor: Attack! Attack!'' (2001) * '' Pearl Harbor: Defend the Fleet'' (2001) * '' B-17 Gunner: Air War Over Germany'' (2001) * '' Operation Blockade'' (2002) * ''Pacific Gunner'' (2002) * ''WWII: Desert Rats'' (2002) * ''Air Raid: This is not a Drill'' (aka. ''Air-Raid: This Is No Drill!'') (2003) * ''Battlestrike: Road to Berlin'' (2005) * ''Battlestrike: The Siege'' (2005) * ''Pearl Harbor Encounter'' (2012) * ''Brave Witches VR: Operation Baba-Yaga – Counter Attack in the Snow'' (2017) * ''Beach Invasion 1944'' (2022)


Shoot 'em up games


The ''194X'' series

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1942 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 – WWII: The Declaration by United Nations is signed by China, the United Kingdom, the United States, the Soviet Union, and 22 other nations, in wh ...
'' (1984) *'' 1943: The Battle of Midway'' (1987) *''1943 Kai'' (1988) *'' 1941: Counter Attack'' (1990) *'' 19XX: The War Against Destiny'' (1996) *'' 1944: The Loop Master'' (2000) *'' 1942: Joint Strike'' (2008) *''1942: First Strike'' (2010) *''Silent U-Boat: Atlantic Hunter'' (2020)


The ''Strikers 1945'' series

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Strikers 1945 , also known as ''Striker 1945'', is a vertically scrolling shoot 'em up arcade game developed and published by Psikyo in 1995. In Japan, it was ported to the PlayStation and Sega Saturn by Atlus in 1996; later was also released as part of ''Psi ...
'' (1995) *''
Strikers 1945 II is a vertically-scrolling shoot 'em up game developed and originally published by Psikyo in 1997 for the arcades as a follow-up to ''Strikers 1945''. This game was also ported by Kuusou Kagaku to the PlayStation and Sega Saturn for Psikyo and ...
'' (1997) *'' Strikers 1945 Plus'' (1999)


The ''World Witches Series''

* ''Strike Witches: Silver Wings'' (2010) * ''World Witches: United Front'' (2020)


Other shoot 'em up games

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Azur Lane ''Azur Lane'' () is a side-scrolling shoot 'em up video game created by Chinese developers Shanghai Manjuu and Xiamen Yongshi, released in 2017 for the iOS and Android operating systems. Set in an alternate timeline of World War II, pl ...
'' (2017) (Mobile) *''Aircraft Evolution'' (2018) *''Until the Last Plane'' (2021) (Multi-genre)


Third-person shooter Third-person shooter (TPS) is a subgenre of 3D shooter games in which the gameplay consists primarily of shooting. It is closely related to first-person shooters, but with the player character visible on-screen during play. While 2D shoot 'em ...
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*''Uprising 44: The Silent Shadows'' (2012) (Multi-genre) *''
Foxhole (video game) ''Foxhole'' is a cooperative sandbox massively-multiplayer action-strategy video game being developed and published by Canadian video game company Siege Camp, who are based in Toronto, Ontario. The game uses Unreal Engine 4, utilizing an axono ...
'' (2017) (Multi-genre) *'' Brass Brigade'' (2019) (Multi-genre)


Arcade video games Arcade most often refers to: * Arcade game, a coin-operated game machine ** Arcade cabinet, housing which holds an arcade game's hardware ** Arcade system board, a standardized printed circuit board * Amusement arcade, a place with arcade games ...

*'' Beach-Head'' (1983) (Multi-genre) *''Sky Aces 2'' (2013) (mobile)


Survival game Survival games are a sub-genre of action video games, which are usually set in hostile, intense, open-world environments. Players generally start with minimal equipment and are required to survive as long as possible by crafting tools, weapons, ...
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*'' UBOAT'' (2019) (Multi-genre) *''WW2: Bunker Simulator'' (2022)


Military simulation Military simulations, also known informally as war games, are simulations in which theories of warfare can be tested and refined without the need for actual hostilities. Military simulations are seen as a useful way to develop tactical, strategi ...
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Also known as 'Milsims'.


The ''Iron Front'' mod group

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Iron Front Arma 3 All In One
' mod (2021) (Mod for Arma 3 (2013)) Recommended mod collections: *
Gunter Severloh's workshop
(Find the WW2 & mod-specified collections) *
TabooOlive's ''Arma 3 World War II Collection''
(2017) (120+ mods)


Other military simulations

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Project Reality ''Project Reality'' is a series of combined arms tactical first-person shooter video game modifications which aim to create a realistic combat environment where the core gameplay encourages teamwork and coordination. The original version, ''Proj ...
'' (2005) *'' Iron Front: Liberation 1944'' (2012) *'' Day of Infamy'' (2017) *''
Fog of War The fog of war (german: links=no, Nebel des Krieges) is the uncertainty in situational awareness experienced by participants in military operations. The term seeks to capture the uncertainty regarding one's own capability, adversary capability, ...
'' (2018) *'' Post Scriptum'' (2018) *'' Vanguard: Normandy 1944'' (2019) *'' Hell Let Loose'' (2019) (Multi-genre) *''Medic: Pacific War'' (2023) (Multi-genre) * ''Resolve (video game)'' (2023)


Massive multiplayer online first-person shooter (MMOFPS)

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World War II Online ''WWII Online'' is the very first massively multiplayer online first-person shooter (MMOFPS) ever created and holds three Guinness World Records. It is in active (continuous) development by Playnet, Inc.'s internal game studio, "Cornered Rat Soft ...
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Heroes & Generals ''Heroes & Generals'' is a free-to-play first-person shooter and real-time strategy video game set in World War II developed and published by Reto-Moto, now bTLM Gamessince February 3, 2022. Reto-Moto was founded by some of the founders of IO In ...
'' (2013) *'' Hell Let Loose'' (2019) (Multi-genre) *''
Enlisted Enlisted may refer to: * Enlisted rank An enlisted rank (also known as an enlisted grade or enlisted rate) is, in some armed services, any rank below that of a commissioned officer. The term can be inclusive of non-commissioned officers or ...
'' (2021) *'' WWII Online: Chokepoint'' (TBA)


Stealth games A stealth game is a type of video game in which the player primarily uses ''stealth'' to avoid or overcome opponents. Games in the genre typically allow the player to remain undetected by hiding, sneaking, or using disguises. Some games allow th ...


The ''Death to Spies'' series

*'' Death to Spies'' (2007) *'' Death to Spies: Moment of Truth'' (2008) *''
Alekhine's Gun Alekhine's gun is a formation in chess named after the former world chess champion Alexander Alekhine. It is a specific kind of battery. This formation was named after a game he played against Aron Nimzowitsch in Sanremo 1930, ending with Alekhi ...
'' (2016)


Other stealth games

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Castle Wolfenstein ''Castle Wolfenstein'' is a 1981 action-adventure game that was developed by Muse Software for the Apple II home computer. It is one of the earliest games to be based on Stealth game, stealth mechanics. An Atari 8-bit family port was released ...
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Beyond Castle Wolfenstein ''Beyond Castle Wolfenstein'' is a 1984 List of World War II video games, World War II stealth game. A direct sequel to ''Castle Wolfenstein'', it is the second game in the ''Wolfenstein'' series, and the last installment to be released by origi ...
'' (1984) *''
Into the Eagle's Nest ''Into the Eagle's Nest'' is a video game developed by Interceptor Micros#The Pandora label, Pandora and published for Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple II series, Apple II, Atari 8-bit family, Atari ST, Commodore 64, IBM PC compatible, IBM PC, and ZX Sp ...
'' (1986) *'' The Great Escape'' (1986) *''Escape from Colditz (1991)'' *''
Prisoner of War A prisoner of war (POW) is a person who is held captive by a belligerent power during or immediately after an armed conflict. The earliest recorded usage of the phrase "prisoner of war" dates back to 1610. Belligerents hold prisoners of wa ...
'' (2002) *'' The Great Escape'' (2003) *'' Airborne Troops: Countdown to D-Day'' (2005) *'' Pilot Down: Behind Enemy Lines'' (2005) *''
Velvet Assassin ''Velvet Assassin'' is a stealth video game for Microsoft Windows and Xbox 360, released in 2009. ''Velvet Assassin's'' working title was ''Sabotage''. It was released on the Mac app store in 2013. Players take control of Violette Summer, a World ...
'' (2009) *''
The Saboteur ''The Saboteur'' is an action-adventure video game developed by Pandemic Studios and published by Electronic Arts. It was released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in December 2009. A mobile version of the game was developed a ...
'' (2009)


Construction and management simulations

Construction simulations:


DeGenerals S.A.'s series

*''Tank Mechanic Simulator'' (2020) (Multi-genre) **''Tank Mechanic Simulator – First Supply DLC'' (2022) *''Tank Squad'' (2023) (Multi-genre) Different developers: *''Tank Mechanic Simulator VR'' (2022) (Multi-genre)


''PlayWay S.A.'s'' various constructors range

*''Project Wunderwaffe'' (2022) *''WW2 Rebuilder'' (TBA)


Other construction simulations

*''Sprocket'' (2021) (Multi-genre) *''Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnoughts'' (2021) (Multi-genre) Management simulations:


The ''Warship Girls'' series

* ''Warship Girls'' (2012) * ''Warship Girls R'' (2016)


The ''Kantai Collection'' series

Online/mobile games: *''
Kantai Collection , abbreviated as , is a Japanese free-to-play web browser game developed by Kadokawa Games and published by DMM.com. The central theme of the game is the representation of World War II warships Moe anthropomorphism, personified as teenage girls ...
'' (2013) *''KanColle Kai'' (2016) *''KanColle Android'' (2016)


Other managerial simulations

*''Until the Last Plane'' (2021) (Multi-genre) *''Aircraft Carrier Survival'' (2022) (Multi-genre)


Tank simulators


Loriciel and Futura's WW2 sims series

*''Sherman M4'' (1989) (aka. ''Sherman M-4'') *''D-Day'' (1992) (Multi-genre)


The ''Panzer Elite'' series

*'' Panzer Elite'' (1999) **Panzer Elite: Special Edition (2001) *'' Panzer Elite Action: Fields of Glory'' (aka. First Battalion) (2006) *'' Panzer Elite Action: Dunes of War'' (2007)


Enterbrain's ''Panzer Front'' series

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Panzer Front is a World War II tank simulation game first released in 1999 in Japan by Enterbrain for the PlayStation (console), PlayStation and Dreamcast game consoles. Gameplay Players perform the role of a tank commander during the war using one of six fi ...
'' (2000) **''Panzer Front bis.'' (2001) (JP-only update) *'' Panzer Front Ausf.B'' (2004)


''Digital Fusion Inc.'s'' series

*''M4: Operation Tiger Hunt'' (2002) *''Panzer Killer!'' (2007)


Graviteam's various series

*'' Steel Fury – Kharkov 1942'' (2007) *'' Achtung Panzer: Kharkov 1943'' (2009) *''Graviteam Tactics: Operation Star'' (2011) (aka. ''Achtung Panzer: Operation Star'') ** 4 unique content expansions (2014) *''Graviteam Tactics: Mius Front'' (2016) ** 25+ expansions (2016 to 2020's) *''Tank Warfare: Tunisia 1943'' (2017) ** 4 DLC expansions (2017–2018)


DeGenerals S.A.'s series

*''Tank Mechanic Simulator'' (2020) (Multi-genre) **''Tank Mechanic Simulator – First Supply DLC'' (2022) *''Tank Squad'' (2023) (Multi-genre) Different developers: *''Tank Mechanic Simulator VR'' (2022) (Multi-genre)


SP Games' ''WWII Tanks'' series

*''WWII Tanks: Battlefield'' (2021) *''Tank Commander: Battlefield'' (2022) *''WWII Tanks: Forgotten Battles'' (2023)


Other tank simulators

*'' Sands of Fire'' (1989) *'' M4: Sherman Tank Simulator'' (1992) *'' Across the Rhine'' (1995) (Multi-genre) *''iPanzer '44'' (1998) *'' Panzer Commander'' (1998) *''WWII: Tank Battles'' (2006) *''WWII Battle Tanks: T-34 vs Tiger'' (2007) *''
World of Tanks ''World of Tanks'' (''WoT'') is a massively multiplayer online game developed by Belarusian company Wargaming, featuring 20th century (1910s–1970s) era combat vehicles. It is built upon a freemium business model where the game is free-to ...
'' (2009) * ''
War Thunder ''War Thunder'' is a free-to-play vehicular combat multiplayer video game developed and published by Gaijin Entertainment. Announced in 2011, it was first released in November 2012 as an open beta with a worldwide release in January 2013; it had ...
'' (2012) (Multi-genre) *''Sprocket'' (2021) (Multi-genre)


Naval simulators


Digital Illusions' naval sim series

*''
PT-109 (video game) ''PT-109'' is a naval simulation video game developed by Digital Illusions and Spectrum HoloByte in 1987 for the Macintosh and MS-DOS. This game is roughly based on the events involving the Motor Torpedo Boat PT-109. Plot The game starts in ...
'' (1988) **''PT Boat Simulator'' (1994) (Remake of ''PT-109'')


''Loriciel and Futura's'' WW2 sims series

*''
Advanced Destroyer Simulator ''Advanced Destroyer Simulator'' is a naval-based video game, published by Futura Games for the Amiga, Atari ST, Amstrad CPC, and MS-DOS in 1990. Players are able to maneuver and carry out a variety of ship functions manually. The player faces var ...
'' (1990) *''D-Day'' (1992) (Multi-genre)


Conflict Analytics' ''Action Stations!'' group

*'' Action Stations! (video game)'' (1990) **''Action Stations! - Scenario Utility Disk'' (1991) (Amiga add-on)


Other naval simulators

*'' Destroyer (video game)'' (1986) *''Dreadnoughts Data Disk: Bismarck'' (1992 Amiga add-on for '' Dreadnoughts (video game)'') *'' Task Force 1942'' (1992) (aka. ''Task Force 1942: Surface Naval Action in the South Pacific''. Multi-genre.) *'' Destroyer Command'' (2002) *'' PT Boats: Knights of the Sea'' (2009) **'' PT Boats: South Gambit'' (2010) (Standalone add-on of 2009 PT Boats title) *''
War Thunder ''War Thunder'' is a free-to-play vehicular combat multiplayer video game developed and published by Gaijin Entertainment. Announced in 2011, it was first released in November 2012 as an open beta with a worldwide release in January 2013; it had ...
'' (2012) (Multi-genre) *''Victory At Sea'' (2014) *''
World of Warships ''World of Warships'' is a free-to-play naval warfare-themed multiplayer online game, developed. produced and published by Wargaming. Players can battle others at random or play cooperative battle types against bots or an advanced player versus e ...
'' (2015) *''Victory At Sea Pacific'' (2018) *''Sea of Battle'' (2019) *''Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnoughts'' (2021) (Multi-genre) *''Aircraft Carrier Survival'' (2022) (Multi-genre) *''Destroyer: The U-Boat Hunter'' (2022)


Submarine simulators


Digital Illusions' sub sim series

*''
Gato (video game) ''GATO'' is a real-time submarine simulator first published in 1984 by Spectrum HoloByte for DOS. It simulates combat operations aboard the Gato-class submarine in the Pacific Theater of World War II. ''GATO'' was later ported to the Apple II ...
'' (1984) *''
Sub Battle Simulator ''Sub Battle Simulator'' is a naval combat simulation game released by Epyx in 1987. The game was developed by Digital Illusions, Inc. It was released for the Amiga, Apple IIGS, Commodore 64, Atari ST, Macintosh, MS-DOS, and the Tandy Color Co ...
'' (1987)


MicroProse's ''Silent Service'' series

**'' Silent Service'' (1985) **''
Silent Service II ''Silent Service II'' is a submarine simulation game developed and published by MicroProse for MS-DOS in 1990 and for the Amiga in 1991. It is a sequel to 1985's '' Silent Service'', also set in the Pacific Ocean during World War II. Tommo pur ...
'' (1990)


Deadly Games' ''U-Boat'' Macintosh series

*''
U-boat (video game) ''U-boat'' is a 1994 computer game developed by American studio Deadly Games for the Macintosh. Gameplay ''U-boat'' is a game where the player is on the German side during the dawn of World War II. The player's submarine patrols the North Sea a ...
'' (1994) *''U-Boat II: Drumbeat'' (1995)


The ''Silent Hunter'' series

**'' Silent Hunter'' (1996) ***''Silent Hunter Patrol Disk'' (1996) ***''Silent Hunter Patrol Disk #2'' (1996) ***''Silent Hunter: Commander's Edition'' (1997) **'' Silent Hunter II'' (2001) **''
Silent Hunter III ''Silent Hunter III'' is a submarine simulation developed by Ubisoft Bucharest and published by Ubisoft. It was released for Windows on March 15, 2005. Like ''Silent Hunter II'', it places the player in command of a Nazi Germany, German U-boat du ...
'' (2005) **'' Silent Hunter 4: Wolves of the Pacific'' (2007) ***''Silent Hunter 4: Wolves of the Pacific – U-Boat Missions'' (2008) **'' Silent Hunter V: Battle of the Atlantic'' (2010)


Other submarine simulators

* ''
Sub Battle Simulator ''Sub Battle Simulator'' is a naval combat simulation game released by Epyx in 1987. The game was developed by Digital Illusions, Inc. It was released for the Amiga, Apple IIGS, Commodore 64, Atari ST, Macintosh, MS-DOS, and the Tandy Color Co ...
'' (1987) *''Grey Wolf: Hunter of the North Atlantic'' (1994) * '' UBOAT'' (2019) (Multi-genre) * ''Wolfpack'' (2019)


Flight simulators A flight simulator is a device that artificially re-creates aircraft flight and the environment in which it flies, for pilot training, design, or other purposes. It includes replicating the equations that govern how aircraft fly, how they rea ...


''MicroProse's'' WW2 flight sim range


Sid Meier's ''Ace'' series

* ''Hellcat Ace'' (1982) * ''
Spitfire Ace ''Spitfire Ace'' is a combat flight simulator video game created and published by MicroProse shortly after it was founded. It was one of the first video games designed and programmed by Sid Meier, originally developed for Atari 8-bit family (1982 ...
'' (1982)


The ''B-17 Flying Fortress'' series

*''
B-17 Flying Fortress (video game) ''B-17 Flying Fortress: World War II Bombers in Action'' is a combat flight simulation video game developed by Vektor Grafix and published by MicroProse for the PC MS-DOS in 1992 and for the Amiga and Atari ST in 1993. The game simulates training ...
'' (1992) (First main title) *'' B-17 Flying Fortress: The Mighty 8th'' (2000) (Second main title) **''B-17 Flying Fortress : The Mighty 8th Redux'' (TBA) (Remake) *''B-17 Flying Fortress The Bloody 100th'' (TBA) (Third main title) *''The Mighty Eighth VR'' (TBA)


''MicroProse's'' other WW2 flight sim titles range

*'' 1942: The Pacific Air War (1994)'' *''
European Air War ''European Air War'' is a combat flight simulator developed and published by MicroProse and published for Microsoft Windows in 1998. It is a sequel to '' 1942: The Pacific Air War''. It simulates the Battle of Britain, and the Allied Air offensiv ...
(1998)''


Lucasarts' ''Air Combat'' series

* '' Battlehawks 1942'' (1988) * ''Their Finest Hour: The Battle of Britain'' (1989) ** ''Their Finest Missions: Volume One'' (1989) * ''
Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe ''Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe'' is a World War II air-combat combat flight simulation game first released in August 1991 by LucasArts, Lucasfilm Games. It was the last of a trilogy of World War II titles by LucasArts, Lucasfilm Games, the o ...
'' (1991) ** ''P-38 Lightning Tour of Duty'' (1991) ** ''P-80 Shooting Star Tour Of Dut'' (1991) ** ''He 162 Volksjäger Tour of Duty'' (1991) ** ''Do 335 Pfeil'' (1991) *''
Secret Weapons Over Normandy ''Secret Weapons Over Normandy'' is a World War II-based arcade video game. Published by LucasArts and developed by Totally Games, the game is composed of 15 objective-based missions set in 1940s European, North African, and the Pacific theatres ...
'' (2003)


The ''Air Warrior'' series

* ''
Air Warrior ''Air Warrior'' was a multiplayer online combat flight simulation game launched by Kesmai in 1988. It was hosted on GEnie and used that service as a server for client software running on a variety of personal computers. It underwent continual imp ...
(1988)'' * ''
Air Warrior II ''Air Warrior II'' is a video game developed by American studio Kesmai Corporation and published by Interactive Magic for Windows. It is a sequel to ''Air Warrior''. Development Development of ''Air Warrior II'' was directly overseen by Bill ...
'' (1997) * ''
Air Warrior III ''Air Warrior III'', known as ''Air Warrior 3'' in Europe, is a video game developed by Kesmai Studios and published by Interactive Magic and Midas Interactive Entertainment for Microsoft Windows in 1997. The game had been scheduled to be rele ...
'' (1997)


Deadly Games' ''Bomber 3'' series

*''
Bomber (video game) ''Bomber'', also known as ''Bomber 3'' or ''Bomber III'', is a combat flight simulation game developed and released in 1989 by Inline Design for the Macintosh. Plot The player commands a B-17 crew to perform bombing missions over Europe during Wor ...
'' (1989) (aka. ''Bomber III: Flak Alley'') **''Bomber 3'' (TBA) (Digital rerelease by MicroProse)


Sierra's ''Aces'' series

*''Aces of the Pacific'' (1992) *''Aces over Europe'' (1993)


''Rowan Software's'' WW2 flight sim series

*''Reach for the Skies'' (1993) *''Overlord'' (1994) *''
Rowan's Battle of Britain ''Rowan's Battle of Britain'', sometimes known simply as ''Battle of Britain'', is a World War II era combat flight simulation game set during the Battle of Britain in 1940. Gameplay The combat flight simulation has both RAF and opposing L ...
'' (2000) Other developers' titles: *'' Battle of Britain II: Wings of Victory (2005)'' **'' Air Battles: Sky Defender'' (2007) (Arcade remake of ''Rowan's Battle of Britain'')


Microsoft's ''Combat Flight Simulator'' series

* ''
Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator ''Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator: WWII Europe Series'' is the first version of all three combat flight simulation games from Microsoft. It was released on 28 October 1998 and it is set in the European Theatre of World War II, European Theatre ...
(1998)'' * '' Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator 2: WWII Pacific Theater (2000)'' * '' Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator 3: Battle for Europe (2002)''


The ''Warbirds'' series

* ''Warbirds'' (1998) * ''Warbirds II'' (1999) * ''Warbirds III'' (2002)


The ''Aces High'' series

MMO flight sims: *''Aces High'' (2000) *''Aces High II'' (2003) *''Aces High III'' (2016)


InterActive Vision's WW2 flight sim series

*''Beyond Pearl Harbor: Pacific Warriors'' (2000) (aka. ''Pacific Warriors: Air Combat Action'') *''Dogfight: Battle for the Pacific'' (2003) (aka. ''Pacific Warriors II: Dogfight'') *'' Red Skies Over Europe'' (2004) *''Iron Aces: Heroes of WWII'' (2006) *''WWII Battle Over Europe'' (2008)


IL-2 Sturmovik series

* ''
IL-2 Sturmovik The Ilyushin Il-2 (Russian: Илью́шин Ил-2) is a ground-attack plane that was produced by the Soviet Union in large numbers during the Second World War. The word ''shturmovík'' (Cyrillic: штурмовик), the generic Russian term ...
(2001)'' * '' IL-2 Sturmovik: Forgotten Battles'' (2003) ** ''IL-2 Sturmovik: Forgotten Battles – Ace Expansion Pack'' (2004) *'' Pacific Fighters'' (2004) *'' IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946 (2006)'' *'' IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey'' (2009) *'' Wings of Prey'' (2009) *'' IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover'' (2011) *'' IL-2 Sturmovik: Great Battles'' (2013) * ''IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover – Blitz Edition'' (2017)


MAUS Software's WW2 flight sims

*''Pearl Harbor: Strike at Dawn'' (2001) *''Battle of Europe'' (2005)


G5 Software's ''Red Shark'' series

*''Red Shark'' (2002) *''Red Shark 2'' (2005)


City Interactive's ''Combat Wings'' series

* ''World War II: Pacific Heroes'' (2003) * ''
Combat Wings ''Combat Wings'' is a World War II Combat flight simulation game, combat flight simulation video game series both developed and published by CI Games, City Interactive Games. The first game was ''World War II: Pacific Heroes'', which was releas ...
'' (2005) * ''Combat Wings: Battle of Britain'' (2006) * ''Combat Wings: The Great Battles of WWII'' (2012) * ''
Dogfight 1942 A dogfight, or dog fight, is an aerial battle between fighter aircraft conducted at close range. Dogfighting first occurred in Mexico in 1913, shortly after the invention of the airplane. Until at least 1992, it was a component in every majo ...
'' (2012) ** ''Dogfight 1942: Russia Under Siege'' (2012) (1st DLC) ** ''Dogfight 1942: Fire Over Africa'' (2012) (2nd DLC)


''Na.p.s. Team's'' WW2 flight sim series

*''Flying Squadron'' (2003) *''WWII: Battle Over the Pacific'' (2006) *''Iron Wings'' (2017)


Ubisoft's various series

*''
Heroes of the Pacific ''Heroes of the Pacific'' is an aerial combat simulator game set in the Pacific Theater of Operations during World War II. Plot The player assumes the role of William Crowe, an American who experiences the various phases of the Pacific War with J ...
'' (2005) *'' Blazing Angels: Squadrons of WWII'' (2006) *'' Blazing Angels 2: Secret Missions of WWII (2007)'' *''
Heroes over Europe ''Heroes Over Europe'' is an arcade flying video game developed by Transmission Games and published by Ubisoft. It is the sequel to ''Heroes of the Pacific''. ''Heroes Over Europe'' follows three pilots - an American (Captain Tom Forester) who fl ...
'' (2009)


The ''Air Conflicts'' series

* '' Air Conflicts: Air Battles of World War II'' (2006) *''
Attack on Pearl Harbor The attack on Pearl HarborAlso known as the Battle of Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service upon the United States against the naval base at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii, j ...
'' (2007) **'' Pearl Harbor Trilogy – 1941: Red Sun Rising'' (2010) (Remake of 2007 ''Attack on Pearl Harbor'' title) * '' Air Conflicts: Aces of World War II'' (2009) * '' Air Conflicts: Secret Wars'' (2011) * '' Air Conflicts: Pacific Carriers'' (2012)


Home Net Games' ''Warplanes'' series

*''Warplanes: WW2 Dogfight'' (2018) *''Warplanes: Online Combat'' (2020) (Mobile) *''Warplanes: Battles over Pacific'' (2022) (VR)


Other flight simulators

*'' B-17 Bomber (video game)'' (1982) *''
Ace of Aces (video game) ''Ace of Aces'' is a combat flight simulation video game developed by Artech Digital Entertainment and published in 1986 by Accolade in North America and U.S. Gold in Europe. It was released for the Amstrad CPC, Atari 8-bit family, Atari 7800, C ...
'' (1986) *'' Hellcats Over the Pacific (1991)'' *''D-Day'' (1992) (Multi-genre) *'' Dogfight: 80 Years of Aerial Warfare'' (1993) (aka. ''Air Duel: 80 Years of Dogfighting'') *'' Pacific Strike (1994)'' *''
Fighter Ace A flying ace, fighter ace or air ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft during aerial combat. The exact number of aerial victories required to officially qualify as an ace is varied, but is usually co ...
'' (1997) *'' Jane's WWII Fighters (1998)'' *''
Luftwaffe Commander ''Luftwaffe Commander'' is a Microsoft Windows-based World War 2 theme Combat flight simulation game, combat flight simulation created by Strategic Simulations, Inc. (SSI) and released in 1999 but copyrighted in 1998. Gameplay The player enters ...
(1999)'' *''Fighter Squadron: Screamin' Demons Over Europe (1999)'' *'' Iron Aces (2000)'' * ''Airfix: Dogfighter'' (2000) *''Pearl Harbor: Zero Hour'' (2001) *''
Jane's Attack Squadron ''Jane's Attack Squadron'' is a 2002 combat flight simulator developed by Looking Glass Studios and Mad Doc Software and published by Xicat Interactive. Based on World War II, the game allows players to pilot fifteen reproductions of that era ...
(2002)'' *''Allied Ace Pilots'' (2006) *'' B-17: Fortress in the Sky'' (2007) *'' Digital Combat Simulator (2008)'' *'' WWII Aces'' (2008) *'' Strike Witches: Blitz in the Blue Sky – New Commander Struggles!'' (2009) (Alternate reality) *''Airstrike Eagles of World War II'' (2011) *''
Birds of Steel is a combat flight simulator video game created by Gaijin Entertainment and published by Konami. It was released on March 13, 2012 for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The game includes more than one hundred non-fictional planes, twenty historical mis ...
'' (2012) *''Damage Inc. Pacific Squadron WWII'' (2012) *''
War Thunder ''War Thunder'' is a free-to-play vehicular combat multiplayer video game developed and published by Gaijin Entertainment. Announced in 2011, it was first released in November 2012 as an open beta with a worldwide release in January 2013; it had ...
'' (2012) (Multi-genre) *''
World of Warplanes ''World of Warplanes'' (''WoWp'') is a free-to-play aerial combat massively multiplayer online (MMO) game developed by Persha Studia and published by Wargaming.net. The game was originally released in November 2013 in CIS countries, North America ...
'' (2013) *''WW2: Wings of Duty (2014)'' *'' Sky Gamblers: Storm Raiders (2015)'' *'' Flying Tigers: Shadows Over China'' (2017) *''Iron Wings'' (2017) *''Kamikazes: Battle of the Philippine Sea'' (2017) *''Wings of Steel'' (2018) (Mobile) *''War Dogs : Air Combat Flight S'' (2019) (Mobile)


Multi-type simulators


Lesta Studio's ''Pacific Storm'' series

*'' Pacific Storm'' (2005) (Multi-genre) *''Pacific Storm: Allies'' (2007) (Multi-genre) *''Pacific Storm Pack'' (2009) (Compilation of 2 unique P.S. titles)


Eidos' ''Battlestations'' series

* '' Battlestations: Midway'' (2007) **''Battlestations: Midway - Iowa Mission Pack'' (2007) (DLC) * '' Battlestations: Pacific'' (2009) ** 3 content DLC packs (2009)


Sierra's ''Aces'' series

* ''Aces of the Pacific'' (1992) ** ''Aces of the Pacific: Expansion Disk – WWII: 1946'' (1992) * ''Aces Over Europe'' (1993) * ''Aces of the Deep'' (1994) ** ''Aces of the Deep: Expansion Disk'' (1995) ** ''Command: Aces of the Deep'' (1995)


Other multi-type simulators

* ''
War Thunder ''War Thunder'' is a free-to-play vehicular combat multiplayer video game developed and published by Gaijin Entertainment. Announced in 2011, it was first released in November 2012 as an open beta with a worldwide release in January 2013; it had ...
'' (2012) (Multi-genre) * '' War on the Sea'' (2021)


Role-playing games A role-playing game (sometimes spelled roleplaying game, RPG) is a game in which players assume the roles of characters in a fictional setting. Players take responsibility for acting out these roles within a narrative, either through literal ac ...

*'' Another War'' (2002) *'' GROM: ...Terror in Tibet!'' (2003) *''Weird War'' (2004) *'' Combat Elite: WWII Paratroopers'' (2005) *''Strike Witches: Kiseki no Rondo'' (2015)


Tactical role-playing games Tactical role-playing games (abbreviated TRPGs), also known as strategy role-playing games and in Japan as (both abbreviated SRPGs), are a video game genre that combines core elements of role-playing video games with those of tactical (Turn-bas ...

*'' Operation Darkness'' (2007)


The ''

Valkyria Chronicles ''Valkyria Chronicles'' is a series of military-themed tactical role-playing video games created by Ryutaro Nonaka and Shuntaro Tanaka, and developed by Sega. The series began with ''Valkyria Chronicles'', which was released for the PlayStation ...
'' series

*''
Valkyria Chronicles ''Valkyria Chronicles'' is a series of military-themed tactical role-playing video games created by Ryutaro Nonaka and Shuntaro Tanaka, and developed by Sega. The series began with ''Valkyria Chronicles'', which was released for the PlayStation ...
'' (2008) *''
Valkyria Chronicles II ''Valkyria Chronicles II'' is a tactical role-playing game developed and published by Sega for the PlayStation Portable. Released in 2010, it is the second game in the ''Valkyria Chronicles'' series of games and the sequel to ''Valkyria Chronicl ...
'' (2010) *''
Valkyria Chronicles III commonly referred to as ''Valkyria Chronicles III'' outside Japan, is a tactical role-playing video game co-developed by Sega and Media.Vision for the PlayStation Portable. Released in January 2011 in Japan, it is the third game in the ''Valky ...
'' (2011) *''
Valkyria Chronicles 4 ''Valkyria Chronicles 4'' is a tactical role-playing game developed and published by Sega, with assistance from Media.Vision. It is the fourth main game in the ''Valkyria Chronicles'' series. It was released in Japan for the PlayStation 4 in ...
'' (2018)


CyberConnect2's ''Fuga'' series

Anthropomorphic, anime-ish stories based on World War 2 *'' Fuga: Melodies of Steel'' (2021) *''Fuga: Melodies of Steel 2'' (2023)


Other tactical role-playing games

*''
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'' (2019) *'' Broken Lines (video game)'' (2020) (Alternate history) *''Burden of Command'' (TBA)


Real-time tactics games


''Great Naval Battles'' Games

* ''Great Naval Battles: North Atlantic 1939–1943'' (1992) ** ''Great Naval Battles: North Atlantic 1939–1943 – Super Ships of the Atlantic'' (1993) ** ''Great Naval Battles: North Atlantic 1939–1943 – America in the Atlantic'' (1993) ** ''Great Naval Battles: North Atlantic 1939–1943 – Scenario Builder'' (1993) * ''Great Naval Battles Vol. II: Guadalcanal 1942–43'' (1994) * ''Great Naval Battles Vol. III: Fury in the Pacific, 1941–1944'' (1995) * ''Great Naval Battles Vol. IV: Burning Steel, 1939–1942'' (1995) * ''The Complete Great Naval Battles: The Final Fury'' (Incl. Great Naval Battles Vol. V: Demise of the Dreadnoughts 1914–18) (1996)


The ''

Close Combat Close combat means a violent physical confrontation between two or more opponents at short range.''MCRP 3-02B: Close Combat'', Washington, D.C.: Department Of The Navy, Headquarters United States Marine Corps, 12 February 1999Matthews, Phil, CQB ...
'' series

*''
Close Combat Close combat means a violent physical confrontation between two or more opponents at short range.''MCRP 3-02B: Close Combat'', Washington, D.C.: Department Of The Navy, Headquarters United States Marine Corps, 12 February 1999Matthews, Phil, CQB ...
'' (1996) *'' Close Combat: A Bridge Too Far'' (1997) **''Close Combat: Last Stand Arnhem'' (2010) (Remake based on CC 2 (1997) & CC: The Longest Day (2009)) *'' Close Combat III: The Russian Front'' (1998) **''Close Combat: Cross of Iron'' (2007) (Remake of CC 3) *'' Close Combat IV: Battle of the Bulge'' (1999) **''Close Combat: Wacht am Rhein'' (2008) (Remake of CC 4) *'' Close Combat: Invasion: Normandy'' (2000) **''Close Combat: The Longest Day'' (2009) (Remake of CC 5 (2000)) *''Close Combat: Panthers in the Fog'' (2012) *''Close Combat: Gateway to Caen'' (2014) *''Close Combat: The Bloody First ''(2019)


The '' Sudden Strike'' series :ru:Противостояние (серия игр)

*''Counter Action'' (1997) **''Protivostoyanie: Opalyonnyj sneg'' (1998) *'' Sudden Strike'' (2000) **'' Sudden Strike Forever'' (2001) (expansion pack) **''Protivostoyanie 3: Vtoroe dyhanie'' (2002) *''
Sudden Strike 2 ''Sudden Strike 2'' or ''Sudden Strike II'' is a real-time tactics computer game set in World War II, the second game in the ''Sudden Strike'' series and the sequel to the original ''Sudden Strike (video game), Sudden Strike''. Gameplay ''Sudden ...
'' (2002) **''Hidden Stroke: APRM'' (2003) (unofficial expansion) **'' Sudden Strike: Resource War'' (2004) (stand-alone expansion) **''Hidden Stroke 2: APRM'' (2005) (stand-alone expansion) *'' Sudden Strike 3: Arms for Victory'' (2007) **''Sudden Strike: The Last Stand'' (2010) (stand-alone expansion) * ''
Sudden Strike 4 ''Sudden Strike 4'' is a real-time tactics video game set in World War II. It is the fifth game in the ''Sudden Strike'' series and the fourth standalone release. It is the first game developed by Kite Games, a collaboration of industry veteran g ...
'' (2017)


The '' Commandos series''

* '' Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines'' (1998) * '' Commandos: Beyond the Call of Duty'' (1999) * '' Commandos 2: Men of Courage'' (2001) ** ''Commandos 2 – HD Remaster'' (2020) * '' Commandos 3: Destination Berlin'' (2003) ** ''Commandos 3 - HD Remaster'' (2022)


Panther Games' ''Command Ops'' series

*''Airborne Assault: Red Devils Over Arnhem'' (2002) *'' Airborne Assault: Highway to the Reich'' (2003) *''Airborne Assault: Conquest of the Aegean'' (2006) *'' Command Ops: Battles from the Bulge'' (2010) **''Command Ops: Highway to the Reich'' (2012) (Expansion with content from 1st 2 AA titles) **''Command Ops: Battles for Greece'' (2013) (Expansion) *''Command Ops 2'' (2015) **7 volume expansions (2015)


The ''Squad Assault'' series

*''G.I. Combat: Episode 1 – Battle of Normandy'' (2002) *''Eric Young's Squad Assault: West Front'' (2003) *''Squad Assault: Second Wave'' (2005)


The ''

Blitzkrieg Blitzkrieg ( , ; from 'lightning' + 'war') is a word used to describe a surprise attack using a rapid, overwhelming force concentration that may consist of armored and motorized or mechanized infantry formations, together with close air su ...
'' series

*''
Blitzkrieg Blitzkrieg ( , ; from 'lightning' + 'war') is a word used to describe a surprise attack using a rapid, overwhelming force concentration that may consist of armored and motorized or mechanized infantry formations, together with close air su ...
'' (2003) **'' Blitzkrieg: Burning Horizon'' (expansion pack) (2004) **'' Blitzkrieg: Rolling Thunder'' (expansion pack) (2004) **''Blitzkrieg: Green Devils'' (expansion pack) (2005) **''Blitzkrieg: Iron Division'' (Blitzkrieg Anthology exclusive expansion pack) (2005) *''
Blitzkrieg 2 ''Blitzkrieg 2'' (russian: Блицкриг II, italic=yes) is a real-time tactics computer game based on the events of World War II, the game is an evolution of its predecessor ''Blitzkrieg'' and is the second title in the Blitzkrieg (video game ...
'' (2005) **'' Blitzkrieg 2: Fall of the Reich (2006)'' (Expansion) **'' Blitzkrieg 2: Liberation (2007)'' (Expansion) *'' Blitzkrieg 3'' (2015)


The ''Afrika Korps'' series

Used
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Software's Walker 2 engine. * '' Desert Rats vs. Afrika Korps'' (aka. Afrika Korps vs. Desert Rats) (2004) * ''D-Day'' (2004) *''1944: Battle of the Bulge'' (aka. No Surrender: Battle of the Bulge) (2005) * ''Moscow to Berlin: Red Siege'' (aka. Mockba to Berlin) (2006)


InterActive Vision's ''Chain of Command'' series

*''Chain of Command'' (2004) (aka. ''To Serve and Command'') *''Chain Of Command: Eastern Front'' (2005)


The ''Codename: Panzers'' series

* '' Codename: Panzers Phase One'' (2004) * '' Codename: Panzers Phase Two'' (2005) * ''Rush For Berlin'' (2006) ** ''Rush For the Bomb'' (2007) (Expansion)


The ''Men of War'' series

*'' Soldiers: Heroes of World War II'' (2004) *'' Silent Heroes: Elite Troops of WWII'' (2005) *''
Faces of War ''Faces of War'' (originally known as Outfront II, russian: В тылу врага 2, or ''Behind Enemy Lines 2'') is a real-time strategy and real-time tactics Wargame, war video game developed by Ukraine, Ukrainian developer Best Way and publi ...
'' (2006) *''V tylu vraga: Diversanty 2'' (2006) Soldiers: Heroes of World War II#Spin-offs *''V tylu vraga 2. Bratya po oruzhiyu'' (2007) *''V tylu vraga: Diversanty 3'' (2008) *'' Men of War'' (2008) *'' Men of War: Red Tide'' (2009) *'' Men of War: Assault Squad'' (2011) *'' Men of War: Condemned Heroes'' (2012) *'' Men of War: Assault Squad 2'' (2014) *'' Assault Squad 2: Men of War Origins'' (2016) *''Soldiers: Arena'' (2019) (aka. ''Men of War II: Arena''. Cancelled in 2021.) *''Men of War II'' (2023)


The ''Company of Heroes'' series

*''
Company of Heroes ''Company of Heroes'' is a real-time strategy video game series developed by Relic Entertainment. The series is set during World War II. Games ''Company of Heroes'' The first game in the series was released on September 12, 2006 in North ...
'' (2006) *'' Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts'' (2007) *'' Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor'' (2009) *''
Company of Heroes 2 ''Company of Heroes 2'' is a real-time strategy video game developed by Relic Entertainment and published by Sega for Windows, Linux, and OS X. It is the sequel to the 2006 game '' Company of Heroes''. As with the original ''Company of Heroes'', ...
'' (2013) *'' Company of Heroes 2: Ardennes Assault'' (2014)


1C's ''Theatre of War'' series

*''
Theatre Of War In warfare, a theater or theatre is an area in which important military events occur or are in progress. A theater can include the entirety of the airspace, land and sea area that is or that may potentially become involved in war operations. T ...
'' (2007) *''Theatre of War 2: Africa 1943'' (2009) **''Theatre of War 2: Centauro'' (2009) (Expansion) *''Theatre of War 2: Kursk 1943'' (2010) **''Theatre of War 2 – Battle for Caen'' (2010) (Expansion)


Digitalmindsoft's ''Gates of Hell'' series

Spiritual successor to the ''Men of War'' series: *''Call to Arms – Gates of Hell: Ostfront'' (2021) (Expansion to '' Call to Arms'' (2018)) **''Call to Arms – Gates of Hell: Talvisota'' (2022) (1st DLC expansion) **''Call to Arms – Gates of Hell: Scorched Earth'' (TBA) (2nd DLC expansion)


Other real-time tactics games

*''D-Day'' (1992) (Multi-genre) *Offensive (1996) * ''Muzzle Velocity'' (1997) *''Fortress Europe: The Liberation of France'' (2001) *''WarCommander'' (2001) *''World War II: Panzer Claws'' (aka. Frontline Attack: War Over Europe) (2002) *'' World War II: Frontline Command'' (2003) *''Panzer Claws II'' (2004) *'' Great Battles of WWII: Stalingrad'' (2004) *''
Super Army Super may refer to: Computing * SUPER (computer program), or Simplified Universal Player Encoder & Renderer, a video converter / player * Super (computer science), a keyword in object-oriented programming languages * Super key (keyboard butt ...
'' (2005) *'' Frontline: Fields of Thunder'' (2007) *'' Panzer Tactics DS'' (2007) *'' Talvisota: Icy Hell (2007)'' *''World War II: General Commander'' (2008) (2009 digital release by Matrix Games) *''Order Of War'' (2009) *''Achtung Panzer Operation Star'' (2011) *''Uprising 44: The Silent Shadows'' (2012) (Multi-genre) *'' Partisans 1941'' (2020) *''AB 1943'' mod (2021) (For ''Armored Brigade'' (2018))


Real-time strategy games


MicroProse's ''Command Series''

*'' Crusade in Europe (video game)'' (1985) (aka. ''Crusade in Europe: The Strategic War Simulation'') *'' Decision in the Desert'' (1985)


The '' Command & Conquer: Red Alert'' series

*'' Command & Conquer: Red Alert'' (1996) *''Command & Conquer: Red Alert – Counterstrike'' (1997) *''Command & Conquer: Red Alert – The Aftermath'' (1997) *''Command & Conquer: Red Alert – Retaliation'' (1998) *''
Command & Conquer Remastered Collection ''Command & Conquer: Remastered Collection'' is a remaster of the first two titles in the real-time strategy video game series ''Command & Conquer'' with rebuilt graphics and sound improvements, and bonus materials. It was developed by Petrogly ...
'' (2020)


The ''

Empire Earth ''Empire Earth'' is a series of real-time strategy video games developed by Stainless Steel Studios and Mad Doc Software, and published by Sierra Entertainment. The games in the series are historical RTS games that are similar to '' Age of Emp ...
'' series

* '' Empire Earth (video game)'' (2001) ** '' Empire Earth: The Art of Conquest'' (2001) * ''
Empire Earth II ''Empire Earth II'' is a real-time strategy video game developed by Mad Doc Software and published by Vivendi Universal Games and their subsidiary Sierra Entertainment on April 26, 2005. It is a sequel to ''Empire Earth'', which was developed by ...
'' (2005) ** '' Empire Earth II: The Art of Supremacy'' (2006) * ''
Empire Earth III ''Empire Earth III'' is a real-time strategy video game developed by Mad Doc Software and published by Sierra Entertainment, released on November 6, 2007. It is the latest installment of the ''Empire Earth'' series. ''Empire Earth III'' contains ...
'' (2007)


Lesta Studio's WWII titles range

*'' Pacific Storm'' (2005) (Multi-genre) *''Pacific Storm: Allies'' (2007) (Multi-genre) *'' Aggression - Reign over Europe'' (2008) *''Cannon Strike'' (2009) (More real-time tactics than RTS) *''Pacific Storm Pack'' (2009) (Compilation of 2 unique P.S. titles)


The ''Steel Division'' series

*'' Steel Division: Normandy 44'' (2017) **2 Division Pack expansions (2017–2018) *'' Steel Division 2'' (2019) **26 unique content expansions (2019–2022)


The ''Military Operations'' series

*''Military Operations: Benchmark'' (2018) *''Military Operations'' (TBA) (Shorthand: ''MilOps'')


Other real-time strategy games

*'' Conqueror'' (1988) * P.T.O. (1989) *'' Across the Rhine'' (1995) (Multi-genre) *'' Empires: Dawn of the Modern World'' (2003) *''
Rise of Nations ''Rise of Nations'' is a real-time strategy video game developed by Big Huge Games and published by Xbox Game Studios, Microsoft Game Studios in May 2003. The development was led by veteran game designer Brian Reynolds (game designer), Brian ...
'' (2003) *'' War Times'' (2004) *''
Axis & Allies ''Axis & Allies'' is a series of World War II strategy board games. The first version was initially published in 1981 and a second edition known colloquially as ''Axis & Allies: Classic'' was published in 1984. Played on a board depicting a Spri ...
'' (2004) *'' War Front: Turning Point'' (2007) *''
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'' (2007) *''Spring: 1944'' (2008) (Open-source) *'' World War II Online: Battleground Europe'' (High Command) (2009) *'' War Leaders: Clash of Nations'' (2009) *''
R.U.S.E. ''R.U.S.E.'' is a real-time strategy video game developed by Eugen Systems and published by Ubisoft which was released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360, in September 2010. The game was subsequently released for macOS through Ste ...
'' (2010) *''
DomiNations ''DomiNations'' is a 2015 freemium mobile massively multiplayer strategy video game developed and published by Big Huge Games. The game was released on April 1, 2015. Gameplay ''DomiNations'' is a massively multiplayer online game. Players buil ...
'' (2015) *''Radio General'' (2020) *''
Call of War Call or Calls may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Games * Call, a type of betting in poker * Call, in the game of contract bridge, a bid, pass, double, or redouble in the bidding stage Music and dance * Call (band), from Lahore, Paki ...
'' (2017) *''Attack at Dawn: North Africa'' (2022) (Multi-genre) *'' WWII Online: Chokepoint'' (TBA)


Turn-based strategy games


''SSI's'' WW2 TBS series

See List of Strategic Simulations games. *''
Computer Bismarck ''Computer Bismarck'' is a computer wargame developed and published by Strategic Simulations, Inc. (SSI) in 1980. The game is based on the last battle of the battleship Bismarck, in which British Armed Forces pursue the German ''Bismarck'' in ...
'' (1980) *'' Fighter Command: Battle of Britain'' (1983) *'' 50 Mission Crush'' (1984)


''

Gary Grigsby Gary Grigsby is a designer and programmer of computer wargames. In 1997, he was described as "one of the founding fathers of strategy war games for the PC." '' Computer Games Magazine'' later dubbed him "as much of an institution in his niche of ...
's'' TBS series

Grigsby's titles published by SSI. Check tagged name's page for list. * 25 titles (1982-1997)


SSG's ''Carriers at War'' series

*''
Carriers at War ''Carriers at War 1941-1945: Fleet Carrier Operations in the Pacific'' is a 1984 computer wargame by Strategic Studies Group for Apple II and Commodore 64. The game was designed by Roger Keating and Ian Trout. A remake, '' Carriers at War'', was ...
1941–1945: Fleet Carrier Operations in the Pacific'' (1984) *'' Carriers at War (1992 video game)'' (DOS Remake) **'' Carriers at War: Construction Kit'' (1993) (Expansion) *'' Carriers at War II'' (1993) *''The Complete Carriers at War'' (1996) (Compilation of prior & new content) *''
Carriers at War ''Carriers at War 1941-1945: Fleet Carrier Operations in the Pacific'' is a 1984 computer wargame by Strategic Studies Group for Apple II and Commodore 64. The game was designed by Roger Keating and Ian Trout. A remake, '' Carriers at War'', was ...
'' (2007) (Second remake with Matrix Games)


''Gary Grigsby's'' air combat wargame series

*'' U.S.A.A.F. - United States Army Air Force'' (1985) *''
Battle of Britain The Battle of Britain, also known as the Air Battle for England (german: die Luftschlacht um England), was a military campaign of the Second World War, in which the Royal Air Force (RAF) and the Fleet Air Arm (FAA) of the Royal Navy defende ...
'' (1999) (Turn-based strategy) *'' Talonsoft's 12 O'Clock High: Bombing the Reich'' (1999) *''Gary Grigsby's Eagle Day to Bombing the Reich'' (2009) (Remake of ''BoB'' (1999) & ''12 O'Clock High'' (1999))


''SSG's'' various series

Battlefront's (1986) engine: *''
Battlefront (1986 video game) ''Battlefront '' is a computer wargame developed and published by Strategic Studies Group for the Apple II and Commodore 64 in 1986. The game is a turn-based strategy set in World War II. Gameplay ''Battlefront'' is a corps-level simulation ...
'' *''Battles in Normandy'' (1987) *''Rommel: Battles for North Africa'' (1988) *''Panzer Battles'' (1989) Decisive Battles of WWII series: * ''Decisive Battles of WWII: Ardennes Offensive'' (1997) * ''Decisive Battles of WWII Vol 2: Korsun Pocket'' (2003) ** ''Decisive Battles of WWII: Across the Dnepr'' (2003) (Expansion) * ''Decisive Battles of World War II: Battles in Normandy'' (2004) * ''Decisive Battles of World War II: Battles in Italy'' (2005) *'' Battlefront (2007 video game)'' (2007) (Namesake of 1986 version) *''Kharkov: Disaster on the Donets'' (2008) **''Across the Dnepr: Second Edition'' (2010) (Expansion. Remake of 2003 namesake title.)


Atomic Games' various series


''

V for Victory ''V for Victory'', or ''V4V'' for short, is a series of turn-based strategy games set during World War II. They were the first releases for Atomic Games who went on to have a long career in the wargame industry. Like earlier computer adaptions ...
'' series

*''V for Victory: Battleset 1 - D-Day Utah Beach - 1944'' (1991) *''V for Victory: Velikiye Luki'' (1992) *''V for Victory: Market Garden'' (1993) *''V for Victory: Victory Pak'' (1993) (Pack of 1st 3 unique ''V for Victory'' titles) *''V for Victory: Gold-Juno-Sword'' (1993) *''V for Victory: Commemorative Collection'' (1995) (Pack of all 4 unique ''V for Victory'' titles)


''World at War'' series

A continuation of the ''V for Victory'' series: *''
Operation Crusader (video game) ''Operation Crusader'' is a 1994 computer wargame developed by Atomic Games and published by Avalon Hill. ''Operation Crusader'' was among the first titles released in Avalon Hill's push to revive its computer game division during the 1990s, in ...
'' (1994) *'' World at War: Stalingrad'' (1994) *'' D-Day: America Invades'' (1995)


The ''Koutetsu no Kishi'' series

*''
Koutetsu no Kishi is a Japan-exclusive video game created by General Support which was originally released for the NEC PC-9801, and later ported for the Super Famicom. The Super Famicom version of the game would become the prequel to '' Koutetsu no Kishi 2: Sa ...
'' (1991) *'' Koutetsu no Kishi 2: Sabaku no Rommel Shougun'' (1994) *'' Koutetsu no Kishi 3: Gekitotsu Europe Sensen'' (1995)


HPS Simulations' various series

*'' Tigers on the Prowl'' (1994) *''Panthers in the Shadows'' (1995) *''
Tigers on the Prowl 2 ''Tigers on the Prowl 2'' is computer wargame released in 1996 by HPS Simulations. It is the sequel to '' Tigers on the Prowl''. Gameplay ''Tigers on the Prowl 2'' is a World War II tactical wargame. Maps are about 3 x 7 km. One hex represents 1 ...
'' (1996)


The ''Panzer General'' series

*''
Panzer General ''Panzer General'' is a 1994 computer wargame developed and published by Strategic Simulations Inc. (SSI). It simulates conflict during World War II. The designers of ''Panzer General'' were heavily influenced by the Japanese wargame series '' ...
(1994)'' *'' Allied General (1995)'' *''
Pacific General ''Pacific General'' is a computer wargame depicting famous battles of the World War II Pacific campaigns. It was published by Strategic Simulations in 1997 using the same game engine of the earlier and successful ''Panzer General ''for Windows 95. ...
(1997)'' *''
Panzer General II ''Panzer General II'' is a computer wargame by Strategic Simulations, Inc. Released October 15, 1997, ''Panzer General II'' is the sixth SSI game in the ''Panzer General'' series and the first in the "Living Battlefield" series. It takes place d ...
(1997)'' *'' Panzer General 3D Assault (1999)'' *'' Panzer General III: Scorched Earth (2000)'' *''Panzer General Online'' (2013) *Open General (2009)


The '' Steel Panthers'' series

* ''Steel Panthers'' (1995) ** ''Steel Panthers: Campaign Disk'' (1996) ** ''Steel Panthers: Campaign Disk #2'' (1997) * '' Steel Panthers II: Modern Battles'' (1996) ** ''Steel Panthers II: Modern Battles – Campaign Disk'' (1996) ** ''SPWW2 (stand-alone expansion)'' (1999) * '' Steel Panthers III: Brigade Command – 1939–1999'' (1997) * '' Steel Panthers: World at War'' (2000)


Big Time Software's ''Over the Reich'' series

*'' Over the Reich'' (1996) *'' Achtung Spitfire!'' (1997)


''Talonsoft's'' various series


Talonsoft's ''Campaign'' series

* ''East Front'' (1997) ** ''East Front: Campaign CD 1'' (1998) * ''West Front'' (1998) ** ''West Front: Operation Sea Lion'' (1999) ** ''West Front: Battle Pack 1'' (1999) ** ''TalonSoft's West Front: Elite Edition'' (2000) (Compilation of ''West Front'' & ''WF: Battle Pack 1'') * ''East Front 2'' (1999) * ''Campaign Series: Europe in Flames'' (2000) (Partial compilation of some prior series titles) ** ''East Front 2: Fall of the Reich'' (2001) * ''Rising Sun'' (2000) ** ''Rising Sun: Imperial Strike'' (2000) ** ''TalonSoft's Rising Sun: Gold'' (2000) * ''TalonSoft's World at War'' (2001) (Compilation of some prior bundles) * ''John Tiller's Campaign Series'' (2007) (Compilation of prior series titles published by Matrix Games)


'' The Operational Art of War'' series

Early series titles between 1998-2000 published by Talonsoft. ''TOAW III'' (2006) was the last Talonsoft-developed series title. *'' Norm Koger's The Operational Art of War Vol 1: 1939–1955'' (1998) **''Norm Koger's The Operational Art of War Vol 1: 1939-1955 - Battle Pack I Scenario Add-on Disk'' (1999) *''The Operational Art of War: Century of Warfare'' (2000) (Collection of 1st 2 TOAW full games & expansions) *''The Operational Art of War Vol 1: 1939-1955 - Elite★Edition'' (2000) (Compilation of 1st full TOAW game & expansion) *''The Operational Art of War Vol 1: 1939-1955 - Wargame of the Year Edition'' (2000) (Similar to ''Elite★Edition'' (2000) but with added scenarios) *''Norm Koger's The Operational Art of War III'' (2006) (First series title to be released by a different publisher, Matrix Games) *''The Operational Art of War IV'' (2017)


The ''Battle of Asia in World War II'' series

*''Battle of Asia in World War II'' (1999) *''Battle of Asia in World War II: The Formosan connection'' (2004) *''Battle of Asia in World War II: The Great Raid'' (2008) *''Battle of Asia in World War II: Destination Tokyo'' (2012)


JTS/WDS' various series

(John Tiller Software/Wargame Design Studio's various series) *''
Panzer Campaigns ''Panzer Campaigns'' is a series of operational level wargames originally developed by John Tiller Software, and currently by Wargame Design Studio. The games were originally published until 2010 by HPS Simulations, then self published by John Til ...
'' series ** 26 episodes (1999–2021) *''Naval Campaigns'' series ** 4 episodes (2003–2022) (''Guadalcanal'' & ''Midway'' were 1st published by HPS Simulations.) *''Strategic War'' series **''Total War in Europe: First Blitzkrieg'' (2005) (1st published by HPS Simulations. aka. ''Strategic War: The First Blitzkrieg''.) **''Total War in Europe: War on the Southern Front'' (2009) (1st published by HPS Simulations. aka. ''Strategic War: War on the Southern Front''.) *''Panzer Battles'' series ** 4 episodes (2016–2018) *''Squad Battles'' series ** 6 episodes (2002–2010. 6 early WW2 episodes in series were 1st published by HPS Simulations.)


Boku Strategy Games' ''Combat Command'' series

*''Combat Command 2: Danger Forward'' (2000) *''Combat Command 2: Desert Rats!'' (2001) *''Combat Command: The Matrix Edition'' (2011) (Updated compilation of prior 2 titles)


The '' Combat Mission'' series

*'' Combat Mission: Beyond Overlord (2000)'' *'' Combat Mission: Barbarossa to Berlin (2002)'' *''
Combat Mission Afrika Korps ''Combat Mission 3: Afrika Korps'' is a turn-based computer wargame about tactical battles in World War II. It is part of the Combat Mission, ''Combat Mission'' series. It focuses on the campaigns in North African Campaign, North Africa, East Af ...
(2004)''


The ''Strategic Command'' series

* '' Strategic Command: European Theater'' (2002) ** ''Strategic Command: Gold'' (2006) * '' Strategic Command 2: Blitzkrieg'' (2006) ** ''Strategic Command 2: Weapons and Warfare Expansion'' (2007) ** ''Strategic Command 2: Patton Drives East'' (2008) *'' Strategic Command: WWII Pacific Theater'' (2008) *'' Strategic Command: WWII Global Conflict'' (2010) **''Strategic Command: WWII Global Conflict – Gold'' (2011) * '' Strategic Command: WWII – War in Europe'' (2017)


IgorLab Software's ''Soldiers of Empires'' series

*''Soldiers of Empires'' (2002) *''Soldiers of Empires 2'' (2012) (Cancelled. Only demo was released.)


VR Designs' various series

*''Advanced Tactics: World War II'' (2007) *''Decisive Campaigns: The Blitzkrieg from Warsaw to Paris'' (2010) *''Advanced Tactics: Gold'' (2011) *''Decisive Campaigns: Case Blue'' (2012) *''Decisive Campaigns: Barbarossa'' (2015) *''Decisive Campaigns: Ardennes Offensive'' (2021)


Slitherine's ''Battle Academy'' series

*''Battle Academy'' (2010) ** 6 expansions (2010–2013) *''Battle Academy 2: Eastern Front'' (2014) **''Battle Academy 2 – Battle of Kursk'' (2015) (Expansion)


The ''Unity of Command'' series

*''
Unity of Command (video game) ''Unity of Command'' (UoC) is a 2011 turn-based strategy game developed by one man studio 2x2 Games. ''Unity of Command'' is an operational-level wargame that spans the entire 1942/43 Battle of Stalingrad, Stalingrad Campaign on the Eastern Front ...
'' (2011) **2 DLC expansions (2012–2013) *'' Unity of Command II'' (2019) **5 content expansions (2020–2022)


The ''Panzer Corps'' series

*''Panzer Corps: Wehrmacht'' (2011) (Remake of ''Panzer General'') **17 unique expansions (2011–2016) *''Panzer Corps: Gold Edition'' (2016) *''Panzer Corps 2'' (2020) **7 expansions (2020–2022)


Brian Kelly's ''WEGO'' series

*''Desert War 1940-43'' (2011) (Freeware online Java-based version. Shut down in 2016.) *''WEGO World War II: Desert War'' (2018) (Old name: ''Desert War 1940-1942'') *''WEGO World War II: Stalingrad'' (2021)


The ''Order of Battle'' series

*''Order of Battle: Pacific'' (2015) *''Order of Battle: World War II'' (2015, GOG. 2016, Steam) (Free re-release of ''OoB: Pacific'' with only a boot camp campaign) **17 DLC expansions (2016–2021)


Yobowargames' ''Battle Series''

*''Battle Series: Eastern Front – Operation Typhoon'' (2016) (aka. ''Moscow '41'' on itch.io) *''Operation Fall Gelb – The Battle for France'' (2016) (Mobile only) *''Battle Series: Kursk – Battle at Prochorovka'' (2017) *''Battle Series: Eastern Front – Battle for Korsun'' (2018) *''Battle Series Pacific: Battle for Iwo Jima'' (2020) *''Battle Series: Eastern Front – KRIM: The War in the Crimea 1941–42'' (2020)


Starni Games' various series

*''Panzer Strategy'' (2018)


The ''Strategic Mind'' series

*''Strategic Mind: The Pacific (2019)'' *''Strategic Mind: Blitzkrieg (2020)'' *''Strategic Mind: Spectre of Communism (2020)'' *''Strategic Mind: Fight for Freedom (2021)'' *''Strategic Mind: Spirit of Liberty (2022)''


The ''WarPlan'' series

*''WarPlan (Kraken Studios and Matrix Games)'' (2019) *''WarPlan Pacific (Kraken Studios and Matrix Games)'' (2021)


''Strategy Game Studio's'' series

* 6 episodes (2020's) (Based on actual, not fictional, scenarios)

Primarily mobile series:


Handygames' WWII mobile strategy games

* ''1942: Deadly Desert'' (2004, reissued in 2016) * ''1941: Frozen Front'' (2005, reissued in 2013)


The ''Frontline: Games Series'' (Mobile)

*''Frontline: Eastern Front'' (2019. Mobile only.) *''Frontline: Western Front'' (2019) *''Frontline: The Great Patriotic War'' (2019) *''Frontline: Panzer Blitzkrieg!'' (2020) *''Frontline: World War II'' (2021)


88 mm Games' series

Also as ''Shenandoah Studios''. Same staff as the ''Frontline: Games Series'' firm. *''Battle of the Bulge'' (2012) *''Drive on Moscow: War in the Snow'' (2013) *''Frontline: Road to Moscow'' (2014) *''Frontline: The Longest Day'' (2014)


Other turn-based strategy games

*''Pacific War'' (1984) (ZX Spectrum) *'' Europe Ablaze'' (1985) (aka. ''Europe Ablaze: The Air War Over England and Germany 1939–1945'') *''Pearl Harbour'' (1985) *'' Fire-Brigade: The Battle for Kiev – 1943'' (1988) *''Air Raid Pearl Harbor'' (1990) *''
Barbarossa Barbarossa, a name meaning "red beard" in Italian, primarily refers to: * Frederick Barbarossa (1122–1190), Holy Roman Emperor * Hayreddin Barbarossa (c. 1478–1546), Ottoman admiral * Operation Barbarossa, the Axis invasion of the Soviet Un ...
'' (1992) *'' Task Force 1942'' (1992) (aka. ''Task Force 1942: Surface Naval Action in the South Pacific''. Multi-genre.) *''
The Battle of Britain 2 ''The Battle of Britain 2'' is a 1992 video game published by Deadly Games (company), Deadly Games. Gameplay ''The Battle of Britain 2'' is a game in which the player orders squadrons from the No. 11 Group RAF to defend Britain, commanding from ...
'' (1992) (aka. ''the Battle of Britain'') *'' Grandest Fleet'' (1994) *''T-34: The Battle'' (Polish Atari 8-bit game) *'' Sgt. Saunders' Combat!'' (1995) *'' Battleground: Ardennes'' (1995) *''
Daisenryaku is a series of war strategy video games by SystemSoft and SystemSoft Alpha in Japan. The series debuted in Japan in 1985 with exclusively for the NEC PC-98. Games in the franchise have been released for many platforms including the PC-88, X1, ...
(Iron Storm) (1996)'' *'' Medieval: Total War'' (2002) *''G.I. Combat: Episode 1 – Battle of Normandy'' (2002) *''Pacific War: Matrix Edition (2003)'' *''War in the Pacific: The Struggle Against Japan 1941–1945 (2004)'' *''For King and Country: Operation Victory'' (2005) *''War Plan Orange: Dreadnoughts in the Pacific 1922–1930 (2005)'' *''Air Campaigns of WWII: Defending the Reich'' (2006) *''World War II – Road to Victory (2008)'' *''Military History Commander Europe at War (2009)'' *''War in the Pacific: Admiral's Edition (2009)'' *''
Legends of War ''Legends of War'' is a turn-based strategy video game series franchise created in 2010 by the Spanish development company Enigma Software Productions. The series is for PSP, PS3, Xbox 360, PC and PS Vita, and is set in different time periods an ...
'' (2011) *''Pacific Fleet'' (2014) *''Spymaster'' (2014. Mobile.) *''Atlantic Fleet'' (2015) *''Red Thunder'' (2016) (By digital Gameworks. Discontinued in 2018.) *''Hex of Steel'' (2020) *'' Through the Darkest of Times'' (2020) *''Attack at Dawn: North Africa'' (2022) (Multi-genre)


Turn-based tactics games


'' Microcomputer Games Inc.'s'' WW2 TBT series

Division of Avalon Hill. See List of Avalon Hill games. *''
Under Fire! ''Under Fire!'' is a tactical level computer game released by Avalon Hill's computer division in 1985. The game was released for Apple II, Commodore 64, and DOS systems. Initial packaging had the name of the designer, Ralph H. Bosson, over the ...
'' (1985) (aka. ''Under Fire!: A Simulation of Squad Level Combat in WWII''.)


''General Quarters Software's'' tactical naval wargame series

*''Battleship Bismarck: Operation Rhine - May 1941'' (1987) *'' Midway: The Battle that Doomed Japan'' (1989) *''Action in The North Atlantic'' (1989) *''Air Raid Pearl Harbor'' (1990) *''The Great Marianas Turkey Shoot'' (1990)


Random Games' ''1996-2000 Strategy Engine''

*'' Soldiers at War'' (1998) *'' Avalon Hill's Squad Leader'' (2000)


The ''Silent Storm'' series

*'' Silent Storm'' (2003) *''Silent Storm: Sentinels'' (2004) *'' Hammer & Sickle'' (2005)


The ''

Panzer Command ''Panzer Command'' is a 3-D PC Tactical wargames series developed by American studio Koiosworks and published by Matrix Games for Windows. Game features :''Panzer Command:...is (a) turn-based strategy game following the historical operations of wa ...
'' series

*'' Panzer Command: Operation Winter Storm'' (2006) *''Panzer Command: Kharkov'' (2008) *''Panzer Command: Ostfront'' (2013)


digital Gameworks' range

*''Valkyrie: Crisis in Berlin 1944'' (2016) (aka. 'Valkyrie'. Web/mobile app.) *''Peleliu: The Devil's Island'' (2019) *''Monuments Men: Ebensburg'' (2020) (Also turn-based RPG, but not much RPG) *''Murphy's Heroes Hurtgen Forest'' (2020)


The ''Armoured Commander'' series

*''Armoured Commander'' (2017) *''Armoured Commander II'' (2021)


Other turn-based tactics games

*''The Troop'' (2021, EA) *''Second Front'' (2022) *''Headquarters World War II'' (TBA) *''Forgotten but Unbroken'' (TBA)


Grand strategy games A grand strategy wargame or simply grand strategy game (GSG) is a wargame that places focus on grand strategy: military strategy at the level of movement and use of a nation state or empire's resources. It is a genre that has considerable overlap ...


KOEI's ''World War'' series

* P.T.O Pacific Theater of Operations (1989) *'' Operation Europe: Path To Victory'' (1991) * P.T.O Pacific Theater of Operations II (1993) *''Teitoku no Ketsudan III'' (1996) (Japanese-only. EN: ''The Admiral's Decision III''.) *'' P.T.O.: Pacific Theater of Operations IV'' (2001)


The ''Civilization'' series

*''
Civilization A civilization (or civilisation) is any complex society characterized by the development of a state, social stratification, urbanization, and symbolic systems of communication beyond natural spoken language (namely, a writing system). Ci ...
'' (1991) *'' Civilization II'' (1996) *''
Civilization III ''Sid Meier's Civilization III'' is the third installment of the ''Sid Meier's Civilization'' turn-based strategy video game series. It was released in 2001, and followed by ''Civilization IV''. Unlike the original game, ''Civilization III'' was n ...
'' (2001) *''
Civilization IV ''Civilization IV'' (also known as ''Sid Meier's Civilization IV'') is a 4X turn-based strategy computer game and the fourth installment of the ''Civilization'' series, and designed by Soren Johnson under the direction of Sid Meier and his vid ...
'' (2005) *''
Civilization V ''Sid Meier's Civilization V'' is a 4X video game in the ''Civilization'' series developed by Firaxis Games. The game was released on Microsoft Windows on September 21, 2010, on OS X on November 23, 2010, and on Linux on June 10, 2014. In ''C ...
'' (2010) *''
Civilization VI ''Sid Meier's Civilization VI'' is a turn-based strategy 4X video game developed by Firaxis Games, published by 2K Games, and distributed by Take-Two Interactive. The mobile port was published by Aspyr Media. The latest entry into the ''Civiliz ...
'' (2016)


The ''Hearts of Iron'' series

*'' Hearts of Iron'' (2002) *''
Hearts of Iron II ''Hearts of Iron II'' is a grand strategy computer war game for the PC based upon its predecessor, ''Hearts of Iron'', which was developed by Paradox Development Studio and published by Paradox Interactive. It takes place in the time period fr ...
'' (2005) **'' Hearts of Iron II: Doomsday'' (expansion pack) (2006) **'' Hearts of Iron II: Armageddon'' (expansion pack) (2007) **'' Hearts of Iron II: Iron Cross'' (expansion pack) (2010) **''
Arsenal of Democracy "Arsenal of Democracy" was the central phrase used by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt in a radio broadcast on the threat to national security, delivered on December 29, 1940—nearly a year before the United States entered the Second World ...
'' (2010) **'' Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game'' (Stand-alone expansion pack) (2011) *''
Hearts of Iron III ''Hearts of Iron III'' is a grand strategy video game developed by Paradox Development Studio and published by Paradox Interactive. The Microsoft Windows version of the game was released on August 7, 2009, while the Mac OS X version was released ...
'' (2009) **'' Hearts of Iron III: Semper Fi'' (expansion pack) (2010) **'' Hearts of Iron III: For the Motherland'' (expansion pack) (2011) **'' Hearts of Iron III: Their Finest Hour'' (expansion pack) (2012) *''
Hearts of Iron IV ''Hearts of Iron IV'', also known as HOI4, is a grand strategy computer wargame developed by Paradox Development Studio and published by Paradox Interactive. It was released worldwide on 6 June 2016. It is the sequel to 2009's '' Hearts of Iron ...
'' (2016) ** 8+ major expansions & country pack DLCs (2016 to 2020's)


The ''Making History'' series

* '' Making History: The Calm & The Storm'' (2007) ** ''Making History: The Calm & The Storm – Gold Edition'' (2008) * '' Making History II: The War of the World'' (2010) * '' Making History: The Second World War'' (2017)


The ''World Conqueror'' series

*'' World Conqueror 1945'' (2011) *''
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'' (2012) *''
World Conqueror 3 In its most general sense, the term "world" refers to the totality of entities, to the whole of reality or to everything that is. The nature of the world has been conceptualized differently in different fields. Some conceptions see the worl ...
'' (2015) *'' World Conqueror 4'' (2017)


Maestro Cinetik's ''Cauldrons of War'' series

*''Cauldrons of War – Barbarossa'' (2020) *''Cauldrons of War – Stalingrad'' (2021)


Other grand strategy games

*'' Risk II (2000)'' *''Gary Grisby's World at War (2005)'' *''Commander: Europe at War'' (2007) *''Commander: Pacific at War'' (2008) *''Call of War'' (2009) (aka. ''Call of War: World War 2''. Downloadable Steam version in 2017.) *'' Supreme Ruler 1936'' (2014)


Massive Multiplayer Online Tactical Strategy Game (MMOTSG)

*''NavyField'' (2005) *''Blitz 1941'' (2009) *''
Foxhole (video game) ''Foxhole'' is a cooperative sandbox massively-multiplayer action-strategy video game being developed and published by Canadian video game company Siege Camp, who are based in Toronto, Ontario. The game uses Unreal Engine 4, utilizing an axono ...
'' (2017) (Multi-genre)


Digital board games Digital usually refers to something using discrete digits, often binary digits. Technology and computing Hardware *Digital electronics, electronic circuits which operate using digital signals **Digital camera, which captures and stores digital i ...


Command Simulations' board game conversion series

*'' Blitzkrieg at the Ardennes'' (1989) *''
White Death (video game) ''White Death'' is a 1989 video game published by Command Simulations. Gameplay ''White Death'' is a game in which a computer version of Frank Chadwick Frank Chadwick is an American multiple-award-winning game designer and ''New York Times' ...
'' (1989)


The Avalon Hill Game Company's ''Third Reich'' series

*''
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'' (1992) (aka. ''Computer Third Reich'') *''Third Reich'' (1996) (DOS version)


The ''

Axis & Allies ''Axis & Allies'' is a series of World War II strategy board games. The first version was initially published in 1981 and a second edition known colloquially as ''Axis & Allies: Classic'' was published in 1984. Played on a board depicting a Spri ...
'' series

*''Axis and Allies'' (1994) (CD-i version) *'' Axis & Allies (1998 video game)'' (
turn-based strategy A turn-based strategy (TBS) game is a Strategy video game, strategy game (usually some type of wargaming, wargame, especially a wargaming#Unit or map scale, strategic-level wargame) where players take Time-keeping systems in games, turns when pla ...
) (1998) **''Axis & Allies: Iron Blitz'' (1999) (Updated edition) *''TripleA'' (2011) (Open-source game engine) *''Axis & Allies 1942 Online'' (2021)


The ''Conflict of Heroes'' series

*''Conflict of Heroes: Awakening the Bear'' (2012) **''Conflict of Heroes: Ghost Divisions'' (2013) (1st expansion) **''Conflict of Heroes: Storms of Steel'' (2013) (2nd expansion)


'' Lock 'n Load Publishing's'' various series

*''Mark H. Walker's Lock 'n Load: Heroes of Stalingrad'' (2014) *''Lock 'n Load Tactical Digital: Core Game'' (2020) ** 15+ DLC expansions (2020 to 2020's) *''Tank On Tank Digital - West Front'' (2017) **''Tank On Tank Digital - East Front Battlepack 1'' (2017) (Expansion) *''Nations At War Digital Core Game'' (2020) ** 6 DLC expansions (2020 to 2020's)


Strategiae's ''Wars Across The World'' series

*''Wars Across The World'' (2017) ** Several expansions (2017 to 2020's)


Yobowargames' ''Valor & Victory'' series

*''Valor & Victory'' (2021) **''Valor & Victory: Stalingrad'' (2022) (1st DLC expansion) **''Valor & Victory: Shield of Cholm'' (2022) (2nd DLC expansion) **''Valor & Victory: Arnhem'' (2022) (3rd DLC expansion)


Other digital board games

*'' World War II: TCG'' (2014) *''
Kards ''Kards'' is a free to play World War II themed Online game, online digital Digital collectible card game, collectible card game developed and published by 1939 Games. It was released in early access on Steam (service), Steam on April 12, 2019, ...
: The WWII Card Game'' (2019)


References


See also

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