Games set during World War II
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.
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Panzer General
DOS1994protected4.1/5 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.
Panzer General 2
Windows XP/98/951997protected4.1/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
Patton vs. Rommel
DOS19874/5 Electronic Arts
Prisoner of Ice
DOS1995protected4.1/5 Chaosium Inc.
Rocket Ranger
DOS1988protected4.2/5 Cinemaware
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 ...
Sherman M4
DOS19894.1/5 Loriciels
Silent Service
DOSMac OS1985protecteddemo4/5 MicroProse Software
Silent Service is a submarine simulation game developed and published by MicroProse. The first game in the series, Silent Service, was released in 1985. It was designed by Sid Meier and inspired by his interest in naval history. The game focused on simulating the experience of commanding a U.S. submarine during World War II in the Pacific...
Silent Service 2
DOSMac OS1990protected4.2/5 MicroProse Software
Spear of Destiny
DOS19924.2/5 id software
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...
Steel Panthers 3: Brigade Command - 1939-1999
DOS1997protected4/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
The Battle of the Bulge: Tigers in the Snow
DOS1982protected3.8/5 Tactical Design Group
The Big Three
DOS19893.5/5 SDJ Enterprises
The Dam busters
DOS19854/5 Sydney Development
The Grandest Fleet
DOS19944.2/5 Quantum quality productions
The Great Escape
DOS1986protected4.1/5 Denton Designs
As a prisoner of war, you must find a way to escape a prison in Germany in 1942. The prisoner has a daily routine which will follow if not controlled by the player for a certain amount of time.
The Rocketeer
DOS19912.8/5 NovaLogic
The Train Escape to Normandy
DOS1988protected4.2/5 Artech Studios
Their Finest Hour: The Battle of Britain
DOS19894.3/5 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.
UMS 2: Nations at War
DOSMac OS19904.1/5 Intergalactic Development
Up Periscope!
DOS19884.1/5 Actionsoft
V for Victory: D-day Utah Beach
DOS1991protected3.9/5 Atomic Games
V for victory: Gold-Juno-Sword
DOS1993protected4.1/5 Atomic Games
V for victory: Market-Garden
DOS1993protected4.2/5 Atomic Games
V for victory: Velikiye Luki
DOS1992protected3.9/5 Atomic Games
Vulcan: The Tunisian Campaign
DOS19883.8/5 Cases Computer Simulations
Wings of Fury
DOS19894/5 Broderbund
Wolfenstein 3D
DOSMac OS1992protecteddemo4.1/5 id software
Wolfenstein 3D is the first-person shooter that popularized the whole genre in the early 90s and is considered one of the greatest games ever made. Wolfenstein 3D was designed by John Romero and Tom Hall (id Software) and released as shareware by Apogee Software in 1992 for DOS. Wolfenstein 3D is based on the Wolf3D engine, programmed by John ...
Wolfpack
DOS19904/5 NovaLogic