List of World War II video games explained
Below is a list of video games that center on World War II for their setting.
Alternate history franchise
A Stroke of Fate series
Charles Games' FMV series
Other adventure games
- Trinity (1986)
- Remembering Pearl Harbor (2016) (VR)
- Paradise Lost (2021) (alternate history)
- (2022)
- Train to Sachsenhausen (2022) (mobile)
- Torn Away (2023)
- Aviators (2024) (Free. Multi-genre.)
- The Darkest Files (TBA, 2025?) (Post-war)
Alternate history franchise
Other action-adventures
- (1987) (Multi-genre)
- (2006) (alternate reality)
- Medic: Pacific War (2024) (Multi-genre)
- (2025) (alternate reality)
- Mythic: Forest Warden (TBA, 2026?) (alternate reality. Multi-genre.)
- Wolfenstein 3D (1992)
- Spear of Destiny (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 (2001)
- (2003)
- Wolfenstein (2009)
- (2014)
- (2015)
- (2017)
- (2019)
- Medal of Honor (1999)
- (2000)
- (2002)
- (2002)
- (2003)
- (2004)
- (2005)
- (2006)
- (2007)
- (2007)
- (2007)
- (2020)
Mirage Media's Mortyr series
Series also linked to City Interactive's Battlestrike series.
- Mortyr (1999) (aka. Mortyr: 2093-1944)
- Mortyr II (2004)
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)
- (aka. Battlestrike: Secret Weapons of WWII) (2006)
- (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)
- Battlefield 1942 (2002)
- Battlefield Vietnam World War II Mod (Mod for BF Vietnam) (2005)
- BattleGroup42 (Mod for BF 1942) (2003)
- BattleGroup42: Pacific (Mod for BF Vietnam) (2005)
- Battlegroup Frontlines (Mod for BF 2) (2007)
- Experience World War 2 (Mod for BF 1942 and BF 2) (2003, 2010)
- FinnWars (Mod for BF 1942) (2004)
- Forgotten Hope (Mod for BF 1942) (2003)
- Forgotten Hope 2 (Mod for BF 2) (2007)
- Battlefield Heroes (2009)
- Battlefield 1943 (2009)
- Battlefield V (2018)
- ÜberSoldier (2006)
- ÜberSoldier II (aka. Crimes of War) (2008)
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)
- Easy Red 2: Normandy (2023) (Expansion)
- Easy Red 2: Ardennes 1940 & 1944 (2023) (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)
Thunder Devs.' BattleRush series
- BattleRush (2018)
- BattleRush 2 (2018)
- BattleRush: Ardennes Assault (2019)
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)
- D-Day: Normandy (2000)
- (2001)
- Elite Forces: WWII – Iwo Jima (2001)
- (2003)
- Airborne Hero: D–Day Frontline 1944 (2004)
- Ardennes Offensive (2004)
- WWII: Soldier (aka. S.O.E.: Operation Avalanche) (2005)
- (2006) (Multi-genre)
- History Channel's ShootOut! The Game (2006)
- (2007)
- Hour of Victory (2007)
- (2008)
- Operation Wolfsburg (2010)
- Dino D-Day (2011)
- Heroes and Generals (2012)
- Enemy Front (2014)
- Day of Infamy (video game) (2017)
- (2017)
- (2017)
- Fog of War (2018)
- Battalion 1944 (2019)
- Brass Brigade (2019) (Multi-genre)
- Days of War (2020)
- End of War 1945 (2020)
- Land of War: The Beginning (2021)
- Enlisted (video game) (2021)
- WW2: Bunker Simulator (2022)
- UNITED 1944 (2023, EA)
- American Commando (TBA, 2025?) (alternate history)
- KVLT (TBA, 2025?) (aka. CULT. Alternate reality.)
- Projekt Z: Beyond Order (TBA, 2025?) (alternate history)
- Blunt Force (TBA, 2026?) (VR)
- Mythic: Forest Warden (TBA, 2026?) (alternate reality. Multi-genre.)
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
The Day of Defeat series
The Red Orchestra series
- Red Orchestra: Combined Arms Mod (2003-4)
- (2006)
- (2011)
Other Tactical shooters
- Battle Europe (1993)
- My Worst Day WW2 (2005)
- (2006) (multi-genre)
- (2008)
- Day of Infamy (2017)
- Warfare 1944 (2020)
- Operation: Overlord (2023) (DLC for Operation: Harsh Doorstop (2023))
- Beach-Head (1983) (multi-genre)
- (1987) (multi-genre)
- Pearl Harbour (1988)
- Pearl Harbor: Attack! Attack! (2001)
- (2001)
- (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)
The 194X series
- 1942 (1984)
- (1987)
- 1943 Kai (1988)
- (1990)
- (1996)
- (2000)
- (2008)
- 1942: First Strike (2010)
NMK's WW2 horizontal shoot 'em up series
The Strikers 1945 series
The World Witches Series
- Strike Witches: Silver Wings (2010)
- World Witches: United Front (2020)
The Azur Lane series
- Azur Lane (2017) (mobile)
- Azur Lane Crosswave (2020)
Other shoot 'em up games
- Beach-Head (1983) (multi-genre)
- U-boat (1983) (aka. U-Boat 26)
- Spitfire (1989)
- Ghost Pilots (1991)
- Sky Aces 2 (2013) (mobile)
- Aircraft Evolution (2018)
- Until the Last Plane (2021) (multi-genre)
- UBOAT (2019) (multi-genre)
- WW2: Bunker Simulator (2022)
Also known as 'Milsims'.
The Iron Front mod group
Recommended mod collections:
Other military simulations
Massive multiplayer online first-person shooter (MMOFPS)
Cornered Rat Software's WWII Online series
Other MMOFPS games
The Death to Spies series
Other stealth games
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 (2023)
- WW2 Rebuilder: Germany Prologue (2022)
Other construction simulations
- Sprocket (2021, EA) (Multi-genre)
- Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnoughts (2021) (Multi-genre)
- Ground Of Aces (TBA. 2024/2025?)
Management simulations:
The Warship Girls series
- Warship Girls (2012)
- Warship Girls R (2016)
The Kantai Collection series
Online/mobile games:
Other managerial simulations
- Until the Last Plane (2021) (Multi-genre)
- Aircraft Carrier Survival (2022) (Multi-genre)
- Radio Commander: Pacific Campaign (TBA, 2025?)
- Task Force Admiral - Vol.1: American Carrier Battles (TBA. 2030?)
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)
- (aka. First Battalion) (2006)
- (2007)
Enterbrain's Panzer Front series
Digital Fusion Inc.'s series
- M4: Operation Tiger Hunt (2002)
- Panzer Killer! (2007)
Graviteam's various series
- Steel Fury – Kharkov 1942 (2007)
- (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
Naval simulators
Digital Illusions' naval sim series
Loriciel and Futura's WW2 sims series
Conflict Analytics' Action Stations! group
Evil Twin Artworks' Victory at Sea series
- Victory At Sea (2014)
- Victory At Sea Pacific (2018)
- Victory at Sea Atlantic - World War II Naval Warfare (2024. EA.)
Other naval simulators
Digital Illusions' sub sim series
MicroProse's Silent Service series
Deadly Games' U-Boat Macintosh series
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 (2005)
- Silent Hunter III: Gold Edition (2007)
- (2007)
- Silent Hunter 4: Wolves of the Pacific – U-Boat Missions (2008)
- (2010)
Magitech's U-Boat Commander series
Mobile games:
- U-Boat Commander (2009)
- U-Boat Commander II (2014)
CodeKnitters' Silent Depth series
- Silent Depth 3D Submarine Simulation (2016)
- Silent Depth 2: Pacific (TBA. 2024/2025.)
Other submarine simulators
MicroProse's WW2 flight sim range
Sid Meier's Ace series
The B-17 Flying Fortress series
- B-17 Flying Fortress (video game) (1992) (First main title)
- (2000) (Second main title)
- B-17 Flying Fortress : The Mighty 8th Redux (2024. EA.) (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
Lucasarts' Air Combat series
The Air Warrior series
Deadly Games' Bomber 3 series
Sierra's Aces series
- Aces of the Pacific (1992)
- Aces over Europe (1993)
Rowan Software's WW2 flight sim series
Other developers' titles:
Microsoft's Combat Flight Simulator series
The WarBirds series
- WarBirds (1995)
- 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)
- (2003) (aka. Pacific Warriors II: Dogfight)
- Red Skies Over Europe (2004)
- Iron Aces: Heroes of WWII (2006)
- WWII Battle Over Europe (2008)
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 (2004)
- Combat Wings (2005)
- Combat Wings: Battle for Britain (2006)
- Combat Wings: The Great Battles of World War II (2012)
- Dogfight 1942 (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
The Air Conflicts series
Home Net Games' Warplanes series
- Warplanes: WW2 Dogfight (2018)
- Warplanes: Online Combat (2020) (Mobile)
- Warplanes: Battles over Pacific (2022) (VR)
Other flight simulators
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
- (2007)
- Battlestations: Midway - Iowa Mission Pack (2007) (DLC)
- (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
- Another War (2002)
- Weird War: The Unknown Episode of World War II (2003) (Aka. Another War 2. English release cancelled.)
- (2003)
- (2005)
- Strike Witches: Kiseki no Rondo (2015)
Fantasy, alternate reality settings
CyberConnect2's Fuga series
Anthropomorphic, anime-ish stories based on World War 2
Other tactical role-playing games
- Operation Darkness (2007) (alternate reality)
- Warsaw (2019)
- Broken Lines (2020) (alternate history)
- Burden of Command (TBA, 2025?)
- 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)
- Close Combat (1996)
- (1997)
- Close Combat: Last Stand Arnhem (2010) (Remake based on CC 2 (1997) & CC: The Longest Day (2009))
- (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)
- (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)
Nashi Igry LLC's Counter Action series
- Counter Action (1997)
- Protivostoyanie: Opalyonnyj sneg (1998)[2]
- Protivostoyanie: Voennaya Hronika (1999) (Russian-only compilation)
- Sudden Strike (2000)
- Sudden Strike Forever (2001) (expansion pack)
- Protivostoyanie 3: Vtoroe dyhanie (2002)[3]
- Sudden Strike 2 (2002)
- Hidden Stroke: APRM (2003) (unofficial expansion)
- (2004) (stand-alone expansion)
- Hidden Stroke 2: APRM (2005) (stand-alone expansion)
- (2007)
- Sudden Strike: The Last Stand (2010) (stand-alone expansion)
- Sudden Strike 4 (2017)
- (1998)
- (1999)
- (2001)
- Commandos 2 – HD Remaster (2020)
- (2003)
- Commandos 3 - HD Remaster (2022)
- (2024. EA.)
Panther Games' Command Ops series
- Airborne Assault: Red Devils Over Arnhem (2002)
- (2003)
- Airborne Assault: Conquest of the Aegean (2006)
- (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)
- Blitzkrieg (2003)
- (expansion pack) (2004)
- (expansion pack) (2004)
- Blitzkrieg: Green Devils (expansion pack) (2005)
- Blitzkrieg: Iron Division (Blitzkrieg Anthology exclusive expansion pack) (2005)
- Blitzkrieg 2 (2005)
- Blitzkrieg 2: Fall of the Reich (2006) (Expansion)
- Blitzkrieg 2: Liberation (2007) (Expansion)
- Blitzkrieg 3 (2015)
The Afrika Korps series
Used Digital Reality 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
- (2004)
- (2005)
- Faces of War (2006)
- V tylu vraga: Diversanty 2 (2006)[4] [5]
- V tylu vraga 2. Bratya po oruzhiyu (2007)[6]
- V tylu vraga: Diversanty 3 (2008)[7]
- Men of War (2008)
- (2009)
- (2011)
- (2012)
- (2014)
- (2016)
- Soldiers: Arena (2019) (aka. Men of War II: Arena. Cancelled in 2021.)
- Men of War II (2024)
The Company of Heroes series
1C's Theatre of War series
- Theatre of War (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)
URB Games' Mud and Blood series
- Mud and Blood 2 (2008) (Online)
- Mud and Blood 3 (2017) (Online)
- Skirmish Line (2019) (Fan-made tribute to MaB series)
- Mud and Blood Steam (2021, EA) (Offline remaster of MaB 2)
Destructive Creations' WW2 RTT range
- War Mongrels (2021)
- 63 Days (2024)
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 (2022) (2nd DLC expansion)
- Call to Arms – Gates of Hell: Liberation (2023) (3rd 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)
- (2003)
- Panzer Claws II (2004)
- Great Battles of WWII: Stalingrad (2004)
- Super Army (2005)
- (2007)
- Panzer Tactics DS (2007)
- (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))
- Battlefield Commander WWII (2024)
- Classified France '44 (2024)
- Red Glare (2024)
- Grit and Valor - 1949 (2025) (alternate history)
- Sherman Commander (TBA, 2025?) (Multi-genre)
- Sumerian Six (TBA, 2025?) (alternate reality)
MicroProse's Command Series
The Command & Conquer: Red Alert series
- (1996)
- Command & Conquer: Red Alert – Counterstrike (1997)
- Command & Conquer: Red Alert – The Aftermath (1997)
- Command & Conquer: Red Alert – Retaliation (1998)
- Command & Conquer Remastered Collection (2020)
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
- (2017)
- 2 Division Pack expansions (2017–2018)
- Steel Division 2 (2019)
- 26 unique content expansions (2019–2022)
Other real-time strategy games
- Conqueror (1988)
- P.T.O. (1989)
- WW2 Air Force Commander (1993) (aka. Air Force Commander: WW II)
- Across the Rhine (1995) (Multi-genre)
- (2003)
- Rise of Nations (2003)
- War Times (2004)
- Axis & Allies (2004)
- (2007)
- Officers (2007)
- Spring: 1944 (2008) (Open-source)
- (High Command) (2009)
- (2009)
- R.U.S.E. (2010)
- (2013) (alternate history)
- Call of War (2015) (Online. PC port: Call of War: World War 2.)
- DomiNations (2015)
- Hills Of Glory 3D (2015)
- Military Operations: Benchmark (2018)
- Radio General (2020)
- Attack at Dawn: North Africa (2022) (Multi-genre)
- World War Armies (2022) (Online on mobiles & PC)
- Terrors of War (TBA, 2025?)
- WWII Online: Chokepoint (TBA, 2025?)
SSI's WW2 TBS series
See List of Strategic Simulations games.
Grigsby's titles published by SSI. Check tagged name's page for list.
SSG's Carriers at War series
Gary Grigsby's air combat wargame series
SSG's various series
Battlefront's (1986) engine:
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: Battleset 1 - D-Day Utah Beach - 1944 (1991)
- (1992)
- V for Victory: Market Garden (1993)
- V for Victory: Victory Pak (1993) (Pack of 1st 3 unique V for Victory titles)
- (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:
The Koutetsu no Kishi series
HPS Simulations' various series
The Panzer General series
- Steel Panthers (1995)
- Steel Panthers: Campaign Disk (1996)
- Steel Panthers: Campaign Disk #2 (1997)
- (1996)
- Steel Panthers II: Modern Battles – Campaign Disk (1996)
- SPWW2 (stand-alone expansion) (1999)
- (1997)
- (2000)
Big Time Software's Over the Reich series
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)
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 series
- 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
- 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 Strategic Command series
IgorLab Software's Soldiers of Empires series
- Soldiers of Empires (2002)
- Soldiers of Empires 2 (2012)
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
The Unity of Command series
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)
Brian Kelly's WEGO series
- Desert War 1940-43 (2011) (Freeware online Java-based version. Shut down in 2016.)[10] [11] [12]
- WEGO World War II: Desert War (2018) (Old name: Desert War 1940-1942)[13] [14]
- WEGO World War II: Stalingrad (2021)
The Order of Battle series
- (2015)
- (2015) (free-to-play version of Pacific)
- 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
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 (2023)
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)
- (1988)
- Air Raid Pearl Harbor (1990)
- Barbarossa (1992)
- Task Force 1942 (1992) (aka. Task Force 1942: Surface Naval Action in the South Pacific. Multi-genre.)
- The Battle of Britain 2 (1992) (aka. the Battle of Britain)
- Grandest Fleet (1994)
- T-34: The Battle (Polish Atari 8-bit game)
- Sgt. Saunders' Combat! (1995)
- (1995)
- Daisenryaku (Iron Storm) (1996)
- 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 (2011)
- Tank Operations: European Campaign (2013) (Multi editions: 2013, 2019, 2024)
- Pacific Fleet (2014)
- Panzer General X (2014) (Jeff Crouch's free version)[15]
- Spymaster (2014. Mobile.)
- Atlantic Fleet (2015)
- Red Thunder (2016) (By digital Gameworks. Discontinued in 2018.)[16]
- Hex of Steel (2020)
- Through the Darkest of Times (2020)
- Attack at Dawn: North Africa (2022) (Multi-genre)
- Scramble: Battle of Britain (TBA. 2024/2025?)
Microcomputer Games Inc.'s WW2 TBT series
Division of Avalon Hill. See List of Avalon Hill games.
- Under Fire! (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)
- (1989)
- Action in The North Atlantic (1989)
- Air Raid Pearl Harbor (1990)
- The Great Marianas Turkey Shoot (1990)
Random Games' 1996-2000 Strategy Engine
The Silent Storm series
- Silent Storm (2003)
- Silent Storm: Sentinels (2004)
- Hammer & Sickle (2005)
- (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
- (1992)
- Wargame Construction Set II: Tanks! (1994) (FR wiki)
- Second Front (2023)
- The Troop (2023)
- Forgotten but Unbroken (2024)
- Headquarters: World War II (2024)
KOEI's World War series
The Civilization series
The Hearts of Iron series
The Making History series
- (2007)
- Making History: The Calm & The Storm – Gold Edition (2008)
- (2010)
- (2017)
The World Conqueror series
- World Conqueror 1945 (2011)
- World Conqueror 2 (2012)
- World Conqueror 3 (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
Massive Multiplayer Online Tactical Strategy Game (MMOTSG)
- NavyField (2005)
- Blitz 1941 (2009)
- Foxhole (2017) (Multi-genre)
Command Simulations' board game conversion series
The Avalon Hill Game Company's Third Reich series
- Third Reich (1992) (aka. Computer Third Reich)
- Third Reich (1996) (DOS version)
The Axis & Allies series
- Axis and Allies (1994) (CD-i version)
- Axis & Allies (1998 video game) (turn-based strategy) (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
The WWII Card Game (2019)
- Total Tank Generals (2023)
See also
Notes and References
- [:ru:Противостояние (серия игр)]
- [:ru:Противостояние (игра)#Продолжения]
- [:ru:Противостояние (серия игр)#«Противостояние 3» / «Sudden Strike»]
- Web site: V tylu vraga: Diversanty 2 for Windows (2006).
- [Soldiers: Heroes of World War II#Spin-offs]
- [:ru:В тылу врага 2: Братья по оружию]
- Web site: V tylu vraga: Diversanty 3 for Windows (2008).
- Book: Mehdi . Khosrow-Pour . Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology . 31 July 2014 . IGI Global . 978-1-4666-5889-9 . 3d . 3071 . en . 28 July 2021.
- Web site: Open General's old changelog . www.luis-guzman.com . Open General's owner, Luis Guzman . May 19, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180217055528/http://www.luis-guzman.com/OpenGenChangeLogOld.html . February 17, 2018 . April 17, 2024 . en . dead.
- Web site: Jeanette.Kelly's account page . members.upc.ie . . 1 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160730105234/http://members.upc.ie/jeanette.kelly/index.html . July 30, 2016 . dead.
- Web site: davemackey . Brian Kelly's Desert War 1940-43 Turn-Based Tactical Wargame . freewargamer.com . 24 July 2015 . 1 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220124160353/https://freewargamer.com/brian-kellys-desert-war-1940-43-turn-based-tactical-wargame/ . January 24, 2022 . live.
- Web site: Tim Stone . The Flare Path: Draftees And Deserters . . 27 February 2015 . . 1 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211016033035/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-flare-path-draftees-and-deserters . October 16, 2021 . live.
- Web site: Desert War 1940-1942 . www1.matrixgames.com . . 1 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211125221711/http://www1.matrixgames.com/products/676/details/Desert.War.1940-1942 . November 25, 2021 . live.
- Web site: Tim Stone . The Flare Path: Tank Clashes and Manx Dashes . . 6 April 2018 . . 1 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211207030215/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-flare-path-tank-clashes-and-manx-dashes . December 7, 2021 . live.
- Web site: Panzer General X news flash . Official OpenGen forum . forum.open-general.com . March 2, 2021 . Bombast the Blue . https://web.archive.org/web/20240417074658/http://forum.open-general.com/viewtopic.php?t=505 . April 17, 2024 . April 17, 2024 . en . live.
- Web site: Red Thunder's official page . digitalgameworks.com/ . . 3 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161022142331/http://digitalgameworks.com/index.php/red-thunder/ . October 22, 2016 . live.
