The most popular 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.

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Indiana Jones: Revenge of the Ancients

DOS1987 Angelsoft

Clash of Steel

DOS1993protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.

Blitzkrieg: Battle at the Ardennes

DOS1990 Command Simulations

In Blitzkrieg: Battle at the Ardennes, you’re not just playing a wargame — you’re being handed a clipboard, a stack of orders, and a freezing cold battlefield in 1944. This 1990 DOS title lets you relive one of W...

Rocket Ranger

DOS1988protected Cinemaware

GATO

DOS1984 Spectrum HoloByte

MacArthur's War

DOS1990 SSG Strategic Studies Group

Sherman M4

DOS1989 Loriciels

Patton vs. Rommel

DOS1987 Electronic Arts

The Battle of the Bulge: Tigers in the Snow

DOS1982protected Tactical Design Group

Great Naval Battles vol. 4: Burning Steel, 1939-1942

DOS1995protected Divide by zero

P47 Thunderbolt

DOS1990 NMK Co.

UMS 2: Nations at War

DOSMac OS1990 Intergalactic Development

The Train Escape to Normandy

DOS1988protected Artech Studios

Crusade in Europe

DOS1985 MicroProse Software

Aces Over Europe

DOS1993 Dynamix

Strap into your Spitfire, because Aces Over Europe (1993, DOS) is here to show you that flying over 1940s Europe was as dangerous as it was polygonal. As a follow-up to Aces of the Pacific, this one tightens the mechanics, adds gr...

The Rocketeer

DOS1991 NovaLogic

Action in the North Atlantic

DOS1989 General Quarters Software

If you’ve ever dreamed of commanding a WWII convoy while cold, stressed, and staring at a pixelated radar screen, Action in the North Atlantic (1989, DOS) has you covered. It’s part strategy, part simulation, and all t...

The Dam busters

DOS1985 Sydney Development

The Big Three

DOS1989 SDJ Enterprises

B-24 Combat Simulator

DOS1987protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.

Step aside, arcade action—B-24 Combat Simulator (1987) is here to test your patience, eyesight, and possibly your sanity. It’s all about realism, baby. You’ll take off, navigate, bomb targets, and hopefully land,...

Knights of the Desert

DOS1983protected Tactical Design Group

Battle for Normandy

DOS1983protected Tactical Design Group

Released in 1983, Battle for Normandy plays less like a game and more like a history book that came alive, donned a helmet, and asked for a coffee. This is wargaming at its purest: grid maps, unit stats, and more abbreviations tha...