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The best World War II games

World War II was one of deadliest wars in history and one of the most well known: everyone knows about Hitler, Mussolini, Stalin, Churchill and the horrors that happened during that conflict. A lot of games are set during that time and in the areas of the world where World War II took place, mainly combat flight simulators, wargames and strategy games in general.

Most popular World War II games

Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines
strategyWindows XP/98/95
101: The Airborne Invasion of Normandy
strategyWindows XP/98/95
Spear of Destiny
shooterDOS
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Das Boot: German U-Boat Simulation

DOS1990protected4.3/5 Artech Studios
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Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe

DOS19914.3/5 LucasArts
Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe is a combat flight simulation game developed and published by Lucasfilm Games (later known as LucasArts) in 1991. It was designed for MS-DOS systems and later released for Amiga computers. The game was notable for its detailed and immersive portrayal of aerial combat during World War II, particularly focusing on the ...
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Battlehawks 1942

DOS19884.3/5 LucasArts
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Aces of the Pacific

DOS19924.3/5 Dynamix
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1942: The Pacific Air War

DOS1994protected4.2/5 MicroProse Software
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Dogfight: 80 Years of Aerial Warfare

DOS19934.2/5 Vektor graphics
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Evasive Action

DOS19934.2/5 Particle Systems
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Aces Over Europe

DOS19934.2/5 Dynamix
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Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines

Windows XP/98/951998protected4.2/5 Pyro Studios
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Their Finest Hour: The Battle of Britain

DOS19894.2/5 LucasArts
Their Finest Hour: The Battle of Britain is an abandoned historical combat flight simulation game set in Great Britain (obviously) during World War 2. Their Finest Hour was designed by Lawrence Holland, developed and released by LucasArts in 1989 for DOS, Amiga, Atari ST.
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Steel Panthers

DOS19954.2/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
Steel Panthers is the first game in the Steel Panthers series. It was released in 1995 by Strategic Simulations, Inc. (SSI). This initial release laid the foundation for the series and introduced players to the turn-based tactical wargame experience that would be further developed in subsequent titles. The game focused on armored warfare and featur...
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Silent Service 2

DOSMac1990protected4.2/5 MicroProse Software
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The Train Escape to Normandy

DOS1988protected4.2/5 Artech Studios
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B-17 Flying Fortress

DOS19924.2/5 MicroProse Software
B-17 Flying Fortress is a single-player historical combat flight simulation game designed by Mike Brunton, developed and released by MicroProse Software in 1992 for DOS, Amiga and Atari ST. As the title suggests, it's a simulation of the B-17 heavy bomber, set during World War II. Flight is not the only aspect of the game you are involved with: you...
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Heroes of the 357th

DOS19924.2/5 Midnight Software
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Dogs of War

Windows XP/98/951996demo4.2/5 Software Engineering
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Gary Grigsby's Pacific War

DOS1992protected4.2/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
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Aces of the deep

DOS19944.2/5 Dynamix
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Rocket Ranger

DOS1988protected4.2/5 Cinemaware
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101: The Airborne Invasion of Normandy

Windows XP/98/9519984.2/5 Empire Interactive
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Axis and Allies: Iron Blitz

Windows XP/98/9519994.2/5 Wargaming West
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Overlord

DOS19944.2/5 Rowan Software
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Axis and Allies

Windows XP/98/9519984.2/5 Wargaming West
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Spear of Destiny

DOS19924.2/5 id software
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Panzer General

DOS1994protected4.2/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
Panger General is a turn based strategy wargame developed by SSI set in World War 2. The player can choose Axis or Allies and fight against the AI or another human player in more than 30 scenarios on a classic hex based map.
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UMS 2: Nations at War

DOSMac19904.1/5 Intergalactic Development
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V for victory: Market-Garden

DOS1993protected4.1/5 Atomic Games
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Prisoner of Ice

DOS1995protected4.1/5 Chaosium Inc.
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Pacific General

Windows XP/98/951997protected4.1/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
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Commandos: Beyond the Call of Duty

Windows XP/98/951999protected4.1/5 Pyro Studios