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World War II Simulations

To honor the Greatest Generation, foster intergenerational discussion, and let simulation help us prepare for the decisions that history demands. A curated panorama of digital, board, and mobile games — purely informational, no scores.

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WWII Online

Computer·2001·Cornered Rat Software

One single map. All of Western Europe. Twenty-five years of uninterrupted battle, 24 hours a day, since June 6, 2001 — the very first MMOFPS in the history of video games, and the …

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Hearts of Iron IV

Computer·2016·Paradox Development Studio

Developed by the Swedish studio Paradox Development Studio and published in June 2016, Hearts of Iron IV is the fourth installment in a grand strategy lineage devoted to the Second…

Grand strategyInfantryTanksAircraftShipsCommand
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Company of Heroes

Computer·2006·Relic Entertainment

Designed by the Canadian studio Relic Entertainment and published by THQ in September 2006, Company of Heroes redefines real-time strategy through the Normandy campaign. Creative d…

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World of Tanks

Computer·2010

Launched in August 2010 by the Belarusian studio Wargaming, World of Tanks turns the dream of generations of wargamers into a massive reality: commanding armored vehicles from the …

MMOSimulatorTanks
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War Thunder

Computer·2013

Developed by the Hungarian studio Gaijin Entertainment and released in December 2013 after two years of early access, War Thunder aims to deliver the most comprehensive combined-ar…

MMOSimulatorTanksAircraftShips
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IL-2 Sturmovik

Computer·2001·1C:Maddox Games

The work of the Russian studio 1C: Maddox Games, directed by Oleg Maddox, IL-2 Sturmovik was released in November 2001 and redefined historical air combat simulation. The title foc…

SimulatorAircraft
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Silent Hunter III

Computer·2005·Ubisoft Romania

Released in March 2005 by the Romanian studio Ubisoft Bucharest and published by Ubisoft, Silent Hunter III offers the most accomplished Kriegsmarine submarine simulation of its ge…

SimulatorSubmarines
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Steel Division: Normandy 44

Computer·2017·Eugen Systems

Designed by the Parisian studio Eugen Systems and published by Paradox Interactive in May 2017, Steel Division: Normandy 44 brings the strategic signature of the creators of Wargam…

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Order of Battle: World War II

Computer·2015·The Aristocrats

Developed by the Italian studio The Aristocrats under the direction of Andrea Nicola and published by Slitherine in April 2015, Order of Battle: World War II revives the great trad…

Turn-basedWargameInfantryTanksAircraftShips
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Panzer Corps

Computer·2011·Flashback Games, The Lordz Games Studio

Designed by the German studio The Lordz Games Studio under the direction of Diego Vargas and published by Slitherine in July 2011, Panzer Corps proudly claims the legacy of SSI's l…

Turn-basedWargameTanksInfantryArtilleryAircraft
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Combat Mission: Beyond Overlord

Computer·2000·Big Time Software

The debut work of the American studio Battlefront.com, founded by Steve Grammont and Charles Moylan, Combat Mission: Beyond Overlord was released in June 2000 and revolutionised th…

WargameTacticalSimulatorInfantryTanksArtillery
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Gary Grigsby's War in the East

Computer·2010·2by3 Games

A monumental work from the American studio 2by3 Games, directed by veterans Gary Grigsby and Joel Billings and published by Matrix Games in December 2010, War in the East simulates…

WargameTurn-basedGrand strategyInfantryTanksArtilleryLogisticsCommand
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Unity of Command II

Computer·2019

Developed by the Croatian studio 2x2 Games under the direction of Tomislav Uzelac and published in November 2019, Unity of Command II established itself as the most elegantly strea…

Turn-basedWargameInfantryTanksLogistics
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Strategic Command WWII: World at War

Computer·2018·Fury Software

The fourth main instalment of the Strategic Command series initiated in 2002 by Canadian designer Hubert Cater, World at War was published by Slitherine in July 2018 and offers the…

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Sudden Strike

Computer·2000·Fireglow Games

Designed by the Russian studio Fireglow Games and published by CDV Software Entertainment in May 2000, Sudden Strike offers a real-time strategy experience entirely free of base-bu…

RTSTacticalInfantryTanksArtillery
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Men of War

Computer·2009·Best Way, Digitalmindsoft

Developed by the Ukrainian studio Best Way and published by 1C Company in March 2009, following in the lineage of Soldiers: Heroes of World War II and Faces of War, Men of War repr…

RTSTacticalInfantryTanksArtillery
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Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines

Computer·1998·Pyro Studios

Released in June 1998 by Spanish studio Pyro Studios under the direction of brothers Ignacio and Javier Pérez Dolset, Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines invented the sub-genre of real-t…

TacticalStealthCommandoCovert ops
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Partisans 1941

Computer·2020·Alter Games

Conceived by Hungarian studio Alter Games and published by Daedalic Entertainment in October 2020, Partisans 1941 transposes the tactical grammar of Commandos to the Belarusian for…

TacticalStealthRTSResistanceCovert ops
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Panzer General

Computer·1994·SSI Special Projects Group

Designed by veterans Joel Billings and Keith Brors at California-based studio Strategic Simulations Inc., Panzer General was released in November 1994 and revolutionised computer w…

Turn-basedWargameTanksInfantryArtilleryAircraft
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Close Combat

Computer·1996·Atomic Games

The debut work of American studio Atomic Games led by Keith Zabalaoui and published by Microsoft in August 1996, Close Combat offered a revolutionary approach to real-time tactical…

RTSTacticalWargameInfantryTanks
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Steel Panthers

Computer·1995·SSI

The work of Australian designer Gary Grigsby at Strategic Simulations Inc., Steel Panthers was released in November 1995 and rounds out the panorama of great SSI wargames of the 19…

Turn-basedWargameTacticalTanksInfantryArtillery
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Blitzkrieg

Computer·2003·Nival Interactive

Designed by Russian studio Nival Interactive under the direction of Sergey Orlovsky and published by CDV Software Entertainment in April 2003, Blitzkrieg belongs to the great East …

RTSTacticalInfantryTanksArtilleryAircraft
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Memoir '44

Boardgame·2004

Designed by Richard Borg and published by Days of Wonder, Memoir '44 is arguably the most played wargame in the world, and it owes that status to a clear-cut formula: a hexagonal b…

Strategy boardFamily / lightInfantryTanksArtillery
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Axis & Allies (Classic)

Boardgame·1981

Born in the mind of Larry Harris and published by Nova Game Designs, then by Milton Bradley in its iconic 1984 edition, Axis & Allies invented the planisphere strategic board warga…

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Undaunted: Normandy

Boardgame·2019

Designed by David Thompson and Trevor Benjamin, illustrated by Roland MacDonald and published by Osprey Games, Undaunted: Normandy brilliantly applies the deck-building mechanic to…

Strategy boardCard gameInfantry
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Undaunted: North Africa

Boardgame·2020

A direct standalone sequel to the first instalment, Undaunted: North Africa transports the Thompson-Benjamin system to the desert theatre of 1941–1942, pitting the British Long Ran…

Strategy boardCard gameInfantryTanks
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Undaunted: Stalingrad

Boardgame·2022

The ambitious culmination of the Undaunted trilogy, Stalingrad transforms the formula into a full continuous narrative campaign of twenty-six linked scenarios, bound together by a …

Strategy boardCard gameInfantry
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Heroes of Normandie

Boardgame·2014

Created by Yann and Clem Naciri and published by Devil Pig Games after a landmark Kickstarter campaign, Heroes of Normandie injects the unbridled aesthetic of the American B-movie …

Strategy boardAsymmetricInfantryTanks
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Black Orchestra

Boardgame·2016

Conceived by Philip duBarry and published by Game Salute, then Starling Games, Black Orchestra immerses one to five players in the military and civilian conspiracy against Hitler b…

CooperativeResistanceCovert ops
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V-Sabotage (ex V-Commandos)

Boardgame·2016

Created by Thibaud de la Touanne for Triton Noir, V-Commandos — retitled V-Sabotage — is a cooperative game inspired by the special operations of the British Special Operations Exe…

CooperativeStrategy boardCommandoCovert ops
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Maquis

Boardgame·2013

A small solo masterpiece by Jake Staines, published by Side Room Games, Maquis puts the player in the role of a resistance leader in an occupied French village between 1944 and the…

CooperativeResistance
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Days of Ire: Budapest 1956

Boardgame·2017

Designed by Mihály Vincze, Brian Train, and Dávid Turczi for Cloud Island, Days of Ire offers a rare ludic incursion into the Hungarian uprising of 1956, a pivotal moment of the Co…

CooperativeAsymmetricResistanceCivilians
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Nights of Fire: Battle for Budapest

Boardgame·2020

An ambitious follow-up to Days of Ire, designed by Dávid Turczi, Mihály Vincze and Brian Train, Nights of Fire deepens the simulation of the 1956 Hungarian uprising in a two-player…

Strategy boardAsymmetricResistanceTanksInfantry
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Holding On: The Troubled Life of Billy Kerr

Boardgame·2018

Designed by Michael Fox and Rory O'Connor for Hub Games, Holding On is a unique cooperative game in which one to four players take on the role of the care team for a dying Australi…

CooperativeNarrativeCivilians
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1944: Race to the Rhine

Boardgame·2014

An original design by Waldemar Gumienny for Phalanx, 1944: Race to the Rhine takes an unexpected angle on the Western European campaign: logistics. Three players take the roles of …

Strategy boardLogisticsTanksInfantry
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1941: Race to Moscow

Boardgame·2024

The Eastern Front companion to 1944: Race to the Rhine, this game by Waldemar Gumienny for Phalanx transposes the logistical mechanics to Operation Barbarossa and the race toward M…

Strategy boardLogisticsTanksInfantry
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Pavlov's House

Boardgame·2018

A dense solo design by Dan Verssen for Dan Verssen Games, Pavlov's House reconstructs the legendary defence of a Stalingrad apartment building by Sergeant Yakov Pavlov and his smal…

CooperativeWargameInfantry
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Conflict of Heroes: Awakening the Bear!

Boardgame·2008

A landmark design by Uwe Eickert for Academy Games, Conflict of Heroes: Awakening the Bear! profoundly renewed accessible tactical wargaming by introducing an action point allocati…

Strategy boardWargameInfantryTanks
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Conflict of Heroes: Storms of Steel - Kursk 1943

Boardgame·2009

The second entry in Uwe Eickert's Conflict of Heroes system for Academy Games, Storms of Steel transports players to the heart of the Battle of Kursk during the summer of 1943. The…

Strategy boardWargameTanksInfantry
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Tide of Iron

Boardgame·2007

Designed by John Goodenough for Fantasy Flight Games, Tide of Iron marked an important milestone in the visual and material modernisation of mainstream WWII tactical wargaming. The…

Strategy boardWargameInfantryTanksArtillery
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Combat Commander: Europe

Boardgame·2006

A landmark design by Chad Jensen for GMT Games, Combat Commander: Europe redefined tactical wargaming by injecting chaos and narrative into a genre that had traditionally been dete…

Strategy boardWargameCard gameInfantry
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Combat Commander: Pacific

Boardgame·2008

A transposition of Chad Jensen's system to the Pacific theatre, Combat Commander: Pacific renewed the formula by integrating the specific features of combat in the jungle, on beach…

Strategy boardWargameCard gameInfantry
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Empire of the Sun

Boardgame·2005

A magisterial work by Mark Herman for GMT Games, Empire of the Sun is considered one of the greatest strategic wargames ever published, covering the entire Pacific War from 1941 to…

Strategy boardWargameCard gameShipsAircraftInfantryCommand
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Pacific War: The Struggle Against Japan, 1941-1945

Boardgame·1985

A landmark work signed by Mark Herman for Victory Games in the 1980s, Pacific War redefined what a strategic wargame could simulate within a single box. The system, at both operati…

WargameStrategy boardShipsAircraftInfantryCommand
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Triumph & Tragedy: European Balance of Power 1936-1945

Boardgame·2015

An original creation by Craig Besinque for GMT Games, Triumph & Tragedy offers an unprecedented geopolitical vision of the Second World War, simultaneously handling conventional wa…

Strategy boardWargameInfantryTanksAircraftShipsCommand
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Churchill

Boardgame·2015

A singular work by Mark Herman for GMT Games, Churchill offers a three-player experience in which players embody Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin behind the scenes of the Allied co…

Strategy boardAsymmetricCommandIntelligence
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Hitler's Reich: WW2 in Europe

Boardgame·2018

A late-career work by John Prados for GMT Games, Hitler's Reich offers a strategic vision of the war in Europe through a card-driven system of rare elegance. Two players take the r…

Strategy boardWargameCard gameInfantryTanksCommand
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Diplomacy

Boardgame·1959

A legendary creation by Allan B. Calhamer published by Avalon Hill, Diplomacy remains, after six decades, one of the most radical strategy games ever designed. Seven players embody…

Strategy boardCommandInfantry
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Twilight Struggle

Boardgame·2005

A monumental creation by Ananda Gupta and Jason Matthews for GMT Games, Twilight Struggle covers the entire Cold War, from 1945 to 1989, within a card-driven system of rare eleganc…

Strategy boardCard gameIntelligenceCommand
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Normandy '44

Boardgame·2010

A creation by Mark Simonitch for GMT Games, Normandy '44 reconstructs the Overlord campaign from D-Day to 22 July 1944 with exemplary operational rigor. The classic hex-and-counter…

WargameInfantryTanksParatroopers
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Ardennes '44: The Battle of the Bulge

Boardgame·2003

A major work by Mark Simonitch for GMT Games, Ardennes '44 reconstructs the Battle of the Bulge from December 1944 to January 1945 with remarkable operational precision. The hex-an…

WargameInfantryTanks
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Stalingrad '42: Southern Russia, June-December, 1942

Boardgame·2019

Designed by Mark Simonitch for GMT Games, Stalingrad '42 recreates the southern Russia campaign from June to December 1942, from the launch of Fall Blau to the encirclement of the …

WargameInfantryTanks
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Liberty Roads

Boardgame·2009

A French design by Nicolas Rident published by Hexasim, Liberty Roads recreates the Western European campaign from June 1944 to May 1945, from the landings to the German surrender.…

WargameInfantryTanksLogistics
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No Retreat! The Russian Front

Boardgame·2011

An original design by Carl Paradis for GMT Games, No Retreat! recreates the Eastern Front from 1941 to 1944 in a card-assisted system of rare elegance. Two players command the Wehr…

WargameCard gameInfantryTanks
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The Dark Valley: The East Front Campaign, 1941-45

Boardgame·2013

A masterful work by Ted Raicer for GMT Games, The Dark Valley recreates the entire Eastern Front from 1941 to 1945 in a card-driven system of rare elegance. Two players command the…

WargameInfantryTanksCommand
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The Caucasus Campaign 1942

Boardgame·2009

Designed by Vance von Borries for GMT Games, The Caucasus Campaign recreates the Caucasus campaign from July 1942 to February 1943, from the launch of Fall Edelweiss to the German …

WargameInfantryTanks
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A Time for Trumpets: The Battle of the Bulge, December 1944

Boardgame·2020

A late-career work by Bruno Sinigaglio for GMT Games, A Time for Trumpets reconstructs the Battle of the Bulge from December 1944 to January 1945 with remarkable operational precis…

WargameInfantryTanks
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Bitter Woods

Boardgame·1998

A classic work by Bruno Sinigaglio published first by Avalon Hill and then by L2 Design Group, Bitter Woods reconstructs the Battle of the Bulge with an operational care remarkable…

WargameInfantryTanks
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1944: Battle of the Bulge

Boardgame·2021

A creation by Maurice Suckling and Olivier Revenu for Worthington Publishing, 1944: Battle of the Bulge offers an accessible and fluid card-driven take on the Battle of the Bulge. …

WargameInfantryTanks
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Atlantic Chase: The Kriegsmarine vs. the Home Fleet, 1939-42

Boardgame·2021

An original creation by Jerry White for GMT Games, Atlantic Chase reconstructs the naval war in the Atlantic from 1939 to 1942 with a radically original system. Rather than depicti…

WargameDeductionShips
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The Hunters: German U-Boats at War, 1939-43

Boardgame·2013

A solo creation by Gregory M. Smith for Consim Press and GMT Games, The Hunters places the player in the role of a German U-Boot commander operating in the Atlantic from 1939 to 19…

WargameSimulatorSubmarinesShips
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D-Day at Omaha Beach

Boardgame·2009

A solo creation by John H. Butterfield for Decision Games, D-Day at Omaha Beach reconstructs the landing on Omaha on 6 June 1944 with remarkable operational rigour. The player comm…

WargameCooperativeInfantry
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Enemy Coast Ahead: The Dambuster Raid

Boardgame·2014

A solo creation by Jerry White for GMT Games, Enemy Coast Ahead reconstructs the Dambusters raid of 16 May 1943, in which the RAF's 617 Squadron attacked the Ruhr dams using Barnes…

WargameCooperativeAircraft
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Fields of Fire (Deluxe Edition)

Boardgame·2008

A singular work by Ben Hull for GMT Games, Fields of Fire offers a solo experience in which the player commands an American infantry company of the 9th Division during the campaign…

WargameCooperativeInfantry
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Patton's Best

Boardgame·1987

A classic solo design by Bob Medrow for Avalon Hill, Patton's Best puts the player in the role of a Sherman commander in the American 4th Armored Division during the Western Europe…

WargameSimulatorTanks
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B-17: Queen of the Skies

Boardgame·1981

A legendary solo design by Glenn Rahman for On Target Games, later published by Avalon Hill, B-17: Queen of the Skies puts the player in the role of a B-17 crew of the 8th Air Forc…

WargameSimulatorAircraft
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Wing Leader: Victories 1940-1942

Boardgame·2015

An original design by Lee Brimmicombe-Wood for GMT Games, Wing Leader recreates the great aerial battles of the Second World War in a system of rare elegance. Two players command a…

WargameAircraft
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Storm Above the Reich

Boardgame·2021

A solo design by Mark Aasted for GMT Games, Storm Above the Reich puts the player in the role of a Luftwaffe pilot defending the Reich against American bombers in 1943–1944. The sy…

WargameCooperativeAircraft
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The Russian Campaign

Boardgame·1974

A legendary creation by John Edwards, first published by Jedko Games and later by Avalon Hill, The Russian Campaign reconstructs the entire Eastern Front from June 1941 to May 1945…

WargameInfantryTanks
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Rise and Decline of the Third Reich

Boardgame·1974

A monumental creation by John Prados for Avalon Hill, Rise and Decline of the Third Reich redefined what a strategic wargame could simulate within a single box. The system covers t…

WargameGrand strategyInfantryTanksAircraftShips
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A World at War

Boardgame·2003

A monumental work by Bruce Harper published by GMT Games, A World at War extends the legacy of Rise and Decline of the Third Reich with an encyclopaedic ambition unmatched in WWII …

WargameGrand strategyInfantryTanksAircraftShipsCommand
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World in Flames

Boardgame·1985

A monumental creation by Harry Rowland published by Australian Design Group, World in Flames reconstructs the entirety of the world war from 1939 to 1945 within a strategic system …

WargameGrand strategyInfantryTanksAircraftShipsCommand
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Stalingrad

Boardgame·1963

A legendary creation published by Avalon Hill, Stalingrad is one of the founding wargames that defined the conventions of the genre in the 1960s. The strategic-scale hex-and-counte…

WargameInfantryTanks
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Tactics II

Boardgame·1958

A founding creation by Charles S. Roberts for Avalon Hill, Tactics II is, together with the original Tactics of 1954, the wargame that invented the genre as we know it today. The o…

WargameInfantry

D-Day (1961)

Boardgame·1961

A legendary creation by Tom Shaw for Avalon Hill, D-Day reconstructs the Western European campaign from June 1944 to May 1945, from the landings to the German surrender. The strate…

WargameInfantryTanks
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PanzerBlitz

Boardgame·1970

A founding work by Jim Dunnigan for Avalon Hill, PanzerBlitz invented the armoured tactical wargame as we know it today. The section-and-platoon-scale hex-and-counter system recons…

WargameTacticalTanksInfantry
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Tobruk: Tank Battles in North Africa 1942

Boardgame·1975

A legendary creation by Frank Davis for Avalon Hill, Tobruk reconstructs the armoured battles of Tobruk and Gazala in 1942 with a degree of tactical simulation of unprecedented ref…

WargameTacticalTanks
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Squad Leader

Boardgame·1977

A monumental creation by John Hill for Avalon Hill, Squad Leader redefined infantry tactical wargaming by offering an unprecedented depth of simulation. The hex-and-counter system …

WargameTacticalInfantry
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Advanced Squad Leader (ASL)

Boardgame·1985

A monumental work by Don Greenwood for Avalon Hill, Advanced Squad Leader is arguably the most ambitious tactical wargame ever published. The hex-and-counter system at squad and ha…

WargameTacticalInfantryTanksArtillery
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Call of Duty: WWII

Computer·2017·Sledgehammer Games

With this entry, Sledgehammer Games delivered a symbolic return of the Call of Duty franchise to its historical roots, after several years devoted to science fiction and modern con…

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Battlefield 1942

Computer·2002·Digital Illusions CE (DICE)

The Swedish studio Digital Illusions Creative Entertainment, better known by the acronym DICE, published in September 2002 under the banner of Electronic Arts a landmark title that…

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Medal of Honor

Computer·1999·DreamWorks Interactive

Conceived by filmmaker Steven Spielberg alongside the shooting of Saving Private Ryan, Medal of Honor was released in November 1999 on PlayStation and marked the birth of an entire…

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Wolfenstein: The New Order

Computer·2014·MachineGames

Swedish studio MachineGames, founded by former members of Starbreeze, delivered in May 2014 a bold reinvention of the franchise initiated by id Software in 1981. The New Order pres…

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Wolfenstein 3D

Computer·1992·id Software

Published in May 1992 by id Software and distributed through the shareware model of Apogee Software, Wolfenstein 3D established itself as the first truly mainstream first-person sh…

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Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus

Computer·2017·MachineGames

A direct sequel to The New Order, The New Colossus was launched in October 2017 by MachineGames under the banner of Bethesda Softworks and shifts the action to 1961 in an America a…

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Hell Let Loose

Computer·2021·Black Matter

Initially funded by an Australian Kickstarter campaign in 2017 and developed by the studio Black Matter before being published by Team17, Hell Let Loose officially launched in July…

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Battlefield V

Computer·2018·DICE

Released in November 2018 and developed by DICE under the banner of Electronic Arts, Battlefield V returns to the Second World War sixteen years after the franchise's landmark debu…

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The Saboteur

Computer·2009·Pandemic Studios

The final work of Californian studio Pandemic Studios before its closure by Electronic Arts in November 2009, The Saboteur was released the following month and offered an open-worl…

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Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30

Computer·2005·Gearbox Software

The first installment of a trilogy that became legendary, Road to Hill 30 was launched in March 2005 by Texas-based studio Gearbox Software, led by Randy Pitchford and published by…

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Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway

Computer·2008·Gearbox Software

The third installment of the Brothers in Arms trilogy, Hell's Highway was published in October 2008 by Gearbox Software under Ubisoft, after several years of development marked by …

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Day of Defeat

Computer·2003·Valve

Started as an amateur Half-Life mod in 2001 by a small community team led by Kenn Hoekstra, Day of Defeat was acquired by Valve Corporation and transformed into a full commercial t…

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Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad

Computer·2011

Released in September 2011 by American studio Tripwire Interactive, Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad marks the emergence of a team born from an award-winning amateur mod for U…

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Sniper Elite V2

Computer·2012·Rebellion Developments

A sequel to the original Sniper Elite of 2005, Sniper Elite V2 was published in April 2012 by British independent studio Rebellion Developments, founded by brothers Jason and Chris…

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Sniper Elite 5

Computer·2022·Rebellion Developments

The fifth main entry in the Rebellion Developments saga, Sniper Elite 5 was published in May 2022 and offers the most accomplished precision-shooting simulation in the franchise. T…

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Return to Castle Wolfenstein

Computer·2001·Gray Matter Studios, Nerve Software

The first reboot of the franchise launched by Wolfenstein 3D, Return to Castle Wolfenstein was published in November 2001 by Canadian studio Gray Matter Interactive in partnership …

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Call of Duty: Mobile

Smartphone·2019·TiMi Studio Group (Tencent)

Launched in October 2019 by Activision in partnership with TiMi Studios (a Tencent subsidiary), Call of Duty: Mobile brings the DNA of one of the most prestigious first-person shoo…

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1945 Air Force: Airplane Games

Smartphone·2017·ONESOFT

Developed by the Vietnamese studio ONESOFT, 1945 Air Force brilliantly revives the tradition of the vertical fixed-scrolling shoot 'em up, heir to the great Japanese arcade cabinet…

Mobile arcadeAircraft
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World War Heroes — WW2 PvP FPS

Smartphone·2017·GameDev Ltd (ex-Russie, racheté)

Published by Azur Games, World War Heroes offers a competitive take on the first-person shooter set in World War II, with a strong emphasis on asynchronous multiplayer. The studio …

FPSMobile arcadeInfantry
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World of Tanks Blitz

Smartphone·2014·Wargaming Helsinki / Minsk

Adapted from the acclaimed PC title by Wargaming, World of Tanks Blitz is a mobile spin-off that is far more than a simple port: the Belarusian studio rebuilt the experience from t…

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Brothers in Arms 3: Sons of War

Smartphone·2014·Gameloft Bucharest

Published by Gameloft, the French publisher that has become an indispensable name in mobile gaming, Brothers in Arms 3 reinterprets the cover-based formula of the PC and console fr…

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WARSHIP BATTLE: 3D World War II

Smartphone·2014·JOYCITY

Designed by the South Korean studio JOYCITY, WARSHIP BATTLE takes an audacious approach: transposing modern and historical naval warfare into an arcade format tailored for short mo…

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Warpath

Smartphone·2020·Lilith Games (Shanghai)

Published by Lilith Games, the Chinese studio also behind AFK Arena, Warpath occupies a singular position in the mobile landscape by offering a real-time strategy game at the cross…

Mobile strategyRTSInfantryTanksAircraftArtillery
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Warplanes: WW2 Dogfight

Smartphone·2019

Developed by the Polish studio Home Net Games, Warplanes: WW2 Dogfight establishes itself as an arcade flight simulation of rare generosity, designed to give the player the feel of…

Mobile arcadeSimulatorAircraft
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World War Polygon: WW2 shooter

Smartphone·2019

Conceived by Schism Worldwide, an independent Ukrainian studio, World War Polygon adopts an original and immediately recognisable aesthetic approach: a low-poly art direction remin…

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War Thunder Mobile

Smartphone·2023·Gaijin Entertainment

Launched in August 2023 by Gaijin Entertainment, War Thunder Mobile represents the culmination of a careful effort to adapt the celebrated cross-platform military simulator. Rather…

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Combat Master Mobile FPS

Smartphone·2022

Published by Alfa Bravo Inc., Combat Master Mobile FPS quickly established itself as one of the standout titles in the smartphone first-person shooter genre, committing to an ambit…

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World of Submarines: Navy PvP

Smartphone·2017

Developed by Russian studio Extreme Developers, World of Submarines explores a territory rarely ventured into on mobile: submarine warfare, with its muted tensions, sonar tracking,…

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World Conqueror 4 — WW2 Strategy

Smartphone·2017·EasyTech

Designed by Chinese studio EasyTech, World Conqueror 4 ranks among the undisputed references in large-map mobile wargames, a faithful heir to a lineage of entries in which the Worl…

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Glory of Generals 3 — WW2 SLG

Smartphone·2020·EasyTech

Also by EasyTech, Glory of Generals 3 continues the vein of historical wargames on smartphones, refining the formula inherited from its predecessors. Players lead an army engaged i…

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Call of War: 1942 (Supremacy)

Smartphone·2018·Bytro Labs

Published by German studio Bytro Labs, Call of War: 1942 positions itself as a large-scale real-time persistent strategy game, a direct heir to the Supremacy 1914 tradition. Player…

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World War Armies: WW2 PvP RTS

Smartphone·2020·Hypemasters

Developed by Croatian studio Tilting Point in partnership with an independent studio, World War Armies offers a short, competitive RTS take on the Second World War designed nativel…

Mobile strategyRTSInfantryTanksArtillery
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1942 Pacific Front

Smartphone·2015·HandyGames

Published by HandyGames, the German studio known for its prolific independent catalogue, 1942 Pacific Front focuses on the Pacific theatre of the Second World War in an elegant poc…

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WW2 Battle Front Simulator

Smartphone·2018

Designed by the studio Game Brick, WW2 Battle Front Simulator follows in the highly popular tradition of battle simulators in the style of Totally Accurate Battle Simulator, transp…

Mobile arcadeSimulatorInfantryTanks
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Tank Company

Smartphone·2023·NetEase

Published by NetEase Games, the Chinese giant also behind Identity V and Knives Out, Tank Company offers an arcade tank combat simulation in fifteen-versus-fifteen, under an offici…

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Iron Force 2

Smartphone·2020·Chillingo

Developed by the Portuguese studio Chillingo (Electronic Arts), Iron Force 2 resurrects a well-regarded mobile franchise and gives it new technical and tactical momentum. The playe…

Mobile arcadeTanks

Conflict of Nations: WW3

Smartphone·2020·Bytro Labs (Hambourg)

Published by Dorado Games, a German studio specialising in persistent wargames, Conflict of Nations offers a real-time grand strategy experience on a global scale. Although its fic…

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Aces of the Luftwaffe — Squadron

Smartphone·2018·HandyGames

Developed by the German studio HandyGames, Aces of the Luftwaffe Squadron reinvents the vertical scrolling shoot 'em up by adding an unexpected narrative and cooperative dimension.…

Mobile arcadeAircraft
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Hex of Steel

Smartphone·2020·valentin56610

Created by independent French developer Sebastien Maraux, Hex of Steel is a true love letter to the classic hexagonal wargame, in the tradition of Panzer General and Steel Panthers…

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Battle Academy (iPad)

Smartphone·2012·Slitherine

Published by Slitherine, the British studio that is a benchmark in digital wargaming, Battle Academy iPad brought to tablet in 2012 a production originally developed for PC. The pl…

Mobile strategyTurn-basedWargameInfantryTanksArtillery
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Panzer Corps (iPad)

Smartphone·2012·Flashback Games & The Lordz Games Studio

Also published by Slitherine, Panzer Corps iPad brought to tablet in 2012 the spiritual successor to the legendary Panzer General, considered by specialist critics to be the best w…

Mobile strategyTurn-basedWargameTanksInfantryArtilleryAircraft
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Valiant Hearts: The Great War

Computer·2014·Ubisoft Montpellier

Although devoted to the First World War, Valiant Hearts has become an essential reference in the conversation on the memory of twentieth-century conflicts and naturally finds its p…

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This War of Mine: Final Cut

Computer·2022

First released in November 2014 by Polish studio 11 bit studios and substantially re-released as the Final Cut edition in May 2022 on next-generation consoles, This War of Mine off…

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WARSAW

Computer·2019

Released in October 2019 by Polish studio Pixelated Milk following a successful Kickstarter campaign, WARSAW transposes the mechanical grammar of Darkest Dungeon into the Warsaw Up…

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Through the Darkest of Times

Computer·2020·Paintbucket Games

Designed by Berlin studio Paintbucket Games under the direction of Jörg Friedrich and Sebastian Schulz and published in January 2020, Through the Darkest of Times is the first Germ…

NarrativeTurn-basedEducationalResistanceCivilians
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Attentat 1942

Computer·2017·Université Charles, Académie tchèque des sciences

Created by the Czech collective Charles Games in partnership with the Czech Academy of Sciences and Charles University in Prague, Attentat 1942 was released in October 2017 and off…

NarrativeAdventureEducationalCivilians
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Svoboda 1945: Liberation

Computer·2021

A spiritual sequel to Attentat 1942, published in June 2021 by Charles Games with the same academic partnership between Charles University in Prague and the Czech Academy of Scienc…

NarrativeAdventureEducationalCivilians
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Train to Sachsenhausen

Computer·2022·Charles Games, Živá paměť

Designed by Czech studio Charles Games in collaboration with the Foundation for Holocaust Victims and the Terezín National Memorial, Train to Sachsenhausen was released in April 20…

NarrativeAdventureEducationalCivilians
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My Memory of Us

Computer·2018·Juggler Games

Designed by Polish studio Juggler Games under the direction of Łukasz Janczuk and published by IMGN.PRO in October 2018, My Memory of Us tells the story of a friendship between two…

NarrativeAdventureCivilians
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The Darkest Files

Computer·2025

A work by the Berlin studio Paintbucket Games, already known for Through the Darkest of Times, The Darkest Files was published in April 2025 and inaugurates a new sub-genre: the po…

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Anne Frank House VR

Computer·2018·Force Field VR, Vertigo Games

Designed by the Dutch studio Force Field VR in direct partnership with the Anne Frank Stichting in Amsterdam, Anne Frank House VR was released free of charge in June 2018 for the O…

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1943 Berlin Blitz

Computer·2018·BBC Northern Ireland, Immersive VR Education

A production by the British studio Immersive VR Education in partnership with the BBC and the British Library's archive department, 1943 Berlin Blitz was released free of charge in…

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Mission US: City of Immigrants

Computer·2010·Electric Funstuff

The fourth instalment in an educational series created by WNET New York Public Media in partnership with the City University of New York and the American Social History Project, Mi…

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Attentat 1942 (mobile)

Smartphone·2020·Charles Games

A masterwork by the Czech studio Charles Games — a spin-off of Charles University in Prague and a direct collaboration with historians from the Czech Academy of Sciences — Attentat…

NarrativeAdventureEducationalCivilians
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Svoboda 1945: Liberation (mobile)

Smartphone·2021·Charles Games

The spiritual successor to Attentat 1942, Svoboda 1945: Liberation extends the work of Charles Games by addressing the immediate post-war period in Czechoslovakia — a historically …

NarrativeAdventureEducationalCivilians
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Train to Sachsenhausen (mobile)

Smartphone·2022·Charles Games

The third instalment in Charles Games' memorial cycle, Train to Sachsenhausen addresses a tragic and little-known episode: the closure of Czech universities on 17 November 1939 by …

NarrativeAdventureEducationalCivilians
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Anne Frank House VR (mobile)

Smartphone·2018·Force Field VR (Pays-Bas)

Produced by the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam in partnership with the studio Force Field VR and supported by Meta, Anne Frank House VR is one of the most acclaimed memorial product…

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