Best War Games on Steam
Unlike generic lists, our strategy game recommendations use a rigorous analysis of Steam user reviews to identify and feature only the best, community-validated war games. For those who prefer not to search, lists of the most played, top deals and best free war games are available at the bottom of the page.
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Stickman Trenches
Stickman Trenches is a Real Time Strategy game in which you need to manage your men and weapons and build up your defenses in the brutal trenches of Stick World War 1.
SpaceBourne 2
Embark on a journey to greatness. Get ready for adrenaline-fueled battles and a chance to claim your place in the galaxy. Grab the controls of your ship, gear up for the fight, and unleash your ambition to conquer and build a new empire in the vastness of space.
Operation: Harsh Doorstop
Operation: Harsh Doorstop is the ultimate, free to play, tactical shooter sandbox. Play singleplayer, multiplayer, or co-op modes and explore thousands of community-created maps, weapons, and vehicles via the Steam Workshop. Created by ex-developers of Squad, Red Orchestra, and Insurgency.
Waves of Steel
If you like warships but wish they could kickflip, Waves of Steel is for you! Build your own custom warship and embark on a sprawling campaign filled with enemy ships, planes, submarines, and bizarre superweapons. Fast-paced arcade naval action is here!
Second Front
Second Front is a tactical WWII turn-based strategy game. Craft & share your own scenarios and maps or use your strategic prowess in 48 scenarios set in iconic locations. Command over 40 types of infantry and 216 tanks, vehicles and guns. An infinite tactical sandbox experience.
Pizza Tower
Pizza Tower is a fast paced 2D platformer, with an emphasis on movement, exploration and score attack. Featuring highly stylized pixel art inspired by the cartoons from the '90s, and a highly energetic soundtrack.
Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnoughts
Design warships the way you want them, command fleets, win the naval arms race for your nation!
Rising Front
A FPS WW1 & Revolutionary War battle simulator with a focus on Workshop Content, rag-doll physics, intelligent AI, massive battles, procedural AI cover system, real-time building system and FPS combat!
Territory: Farming and Fighting
From a small village of a dozen people to a small kingdom of thousands of people. Arrange for residents to work, gathering, fishing and hunting, farming and mining, processing and manufacturing. Trade, accumulate supplies, increase your strength, and fight evil forces and monsters.
Military Conflict: Vietnam
It's 1968 in Vietnam, the time to 'Make War Not Love'. Side with the Viet Cong or U.S. Army in this intense, fast-paced FPS set in the Vietnam War. Choose from over 200+ weapons of destruction. Kill or be killed!
Arcadie: Second-Born
In this interactive tale of love and war, be the force of reason that your kingdom needs, or perpetuate its reputation as a force of destruction. Find love and weave friendships, or cast it all away for the sake of retribution.
Voor De Kroon
Fight for control during the Friso-Hollandic Wars. Set in the medieval 13th century, the game features a strategy campaign and historical battles. Fight with your army in 3rd person battles and command your troops.
Crysis 3 Remastered
Experience the single-player experience from the iconic first-person shooter, Crysis 3, optimized to take advantage of today's hardware in Crysis 3 Remastered.
The Bible
A digital recreation of The Bible in Kinetic Novel form! Read through and save passages in any order with an original soundtrack, or listen through the greatest story ever told in audiobook form. Featuring an extensive Trivia section to find out how well you really know the stories of Old and New.
Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord
A strategy/action RPG. Create a character, engage in diplomacy, craft, trade and conquer new lands in a vast medieval sandbox. Raise armies to lead into battle and command and fight alongside your troops in massive real-time battles using a deep but intuitive skill-based combat system.
Heads Will Roll: Downfall
Heads Will Roll: Downfall is a combination of a tactical role-playing game and visual novel, in which you will assume the role of a medieval soldier.
Ukraine War Stories
Ukraine War Stories is a set of visual novels about the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Set in the early months of the war, it tells the stories of civilians trapped on Russian-occupied territory. All stories are based on real events and eyewitness accounts.
Lost Eidolons
Lost Eidolons is a turn-based tactical RPG with a gripping cinematic narrative, set in a waning empire riven by civil war. Take on the role of a charming mercenary captain, Eden, and lead his band of allies through epic encounters on a classic turn-based battlefield.
TRIANGLE STRATEGY
A new tactics RPG from the team who brought you the Bravely series and Octopath Traveler. An epic tale, brought to life with stunning HD-2D graphics. Make difficult decisions in this story set against a backdrop of the war-torn continent of Norzelia.
Mage and Monsters
Create an army and use spells while it fights for you. Mage & Monsters is an active auto battler, where you must choose wisely between upgrading the might of your army, or increasing the power of your spells.
Ozymandias: Bronze Age Empire Sim
Build an empire in a single sitting. All the strategy of a classic 4X in a faster format, which also shines in multiplayer.
WW2: Bunker Simulator
During WWII you are an American soldier who captured the german bunker in Normandy. You must defend it at all costs and survive this World War II. Complete missions, cook & shoot, search the bodies for medicines, ammo, and food to survive. WW2: Bunker Simulator is a mix of fps and simulator.
Marauders
Marauders is a tactical first-person multiplayer looter shooter set in a sci-fi universe. As a space pirate, work solo, or in a squad with up to 3 other players to navigate a hostile battleground, hunt for loot, craft new weapons and gear, and salvage what you’ll need to survive.
Foxhole
Foxhole is a massively multiplayer game where thousands of players shape the outcome of a persistent online war. Every individual soldier is a player that contributes to the war effort through logistics, base building, reconnaissance, combat, and more.
Most played war games on Steam
Take a look at the top war games that are currently attracting the largest player bases on the Steam platform, as of June 16th 2025.
1. Hearts of Iron IV
Victory is at your fingertips! Your ability to lead your nation is your supreme weapon, the strategy game Hearts of Iron IV lets you take command of any nation in World War II; the most engaging conflict in world history. Hearts of Iron IV is a strategy, world war ii and grand strategy game developed by Paradox Development Studio and published by Paradox Interactive. Released on June 06th 2016 has received 342,150 reviews of which 305,168 were positive and 36,982 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.8 out of 10. The game has hit the top spot as the #1 most played war game, thanks to its 34,133 peak concurrent players over the last day.
8.8
305,168
36,982
34,133
players
2. Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord
A strategy/action RPG. Create a character, engage in diplomacy, craft, trade and conquer new lands in a vast medieval sandbox. Raise armies to lead into battle and command and fight alongside your troops in massive real-time battles using a deep but intuitive skill-based combat system. Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord is a medieval, strategy and open world game developed and published by TaleWorlds Entertainment. Released on October 25th 2022 has received 264,391 reviews of which 232,360 were positive and 32,031 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.7 out of 10. While seeing 16,649 players online at once in the last 24 hours, this game is currently ranked #2 among war games based on player count.
8.7
232,360
32,031
16,649
players
3. Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition
Celebrating its first year of delighting millions of global players, the award-winning and best-selling strategy franchise continues with Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition, putting you at the center of even more epic historical battles that shaped the world. Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition is a strategy, rts and base-building game developed by Relic Entertainment, Forgotten Empires, Climax Studios and World's Edge and published by Xbox Game Studios. Released on October 28th 2021 has received 80,870 reviews of which 69,559 were positive and 11,311 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.5 out of 10. While seeing 7,469 players online at once in the last 24 hours, this game is currently ranked #3 among war games based on player count.
8.5
69,559
11,311
7,469
players
4. Battlefield™ 1
Battlefield™ 1 takes you back to The Great War, WW1, where new technology and worldwide conflict changed the face of warfare forever. Battlefield™ 1 is a fps, multiplayer and singleplayer game developed by DICE and published by Electronic Arts. Released on June 11th 2020 has received 192,821 reviews of which 166,775 were positive and 26,046 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.6 out of 10. With 4,334 concurrent players in the last 24 hours, the game currently holds the #4 spot among the most played war games.
8.6
166,775
26,046
4,334
players
5. Total War: THREE KINGDOMS
Total War: THREE KINGDOMS is the first in the award-winning series to recreate epic conflict across ancient China. Combining a gripping turn-based campaign of empire-building & conquest with stunning real-time battles, THREE KINGDOMS redefines the series in an age of heroes & legends. Total War: THREE KINGDOMS is a strategy, historical and war game developed by Creative Assembly and Feral Interactive (Linux) and published by Feral interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux) and SEGA. Released on May 23rd 2019 has received 103,745 reviews of which 74,951 were positive and 28,794 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.2 out of 10. With 2,850 concurrent players in the last 24 hours, the game currently holds the #5 spot among the most played war games.
7.2
74,951
28,794
2,850
players
6. Total War: ATTILA
Against a darkening background of famine, disease and war, a new power is rising in the great steppes of the East. With a million horsemen at his back, the ultimate warrior king approaches, and his sights are set on Rome… The next instalment in the multi award-winning PC series that combines turn-based strategy with real-time tactics,... Total War: ATTILA is a strategy, historical and war game developed by Creative Assembly and published by SEGA. Released on February 17th 2015 has received 35,072 reviews of which 28,785 were positive and 6,287 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.1 out of 10. With 1,907 concurrent players in the last 24 hours, the game currently holds the #6 spot among the most played war games.
8.1
28,785
6,287
1,907
players
7. Totally Accurate Battle Simulator
Be the leader of wobblers from ancient lands, spooky places, and fantasy worlds. Watch them fight in simulations made with the wobbliest physics system ever created, make your own wobblers in the unit creator and send your army off to fight your friends in multiplayer. Totally Accurate Battle Simulator is a sandbox, simulation and funny game developed by and published by landfall. Released on April 01st 2021 has received 135,943 reviews of which 132,974 were positive and 2,969 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.7 out of 10. With 1,396 concurrent players in the last 24 hours, the game currently holds the #7 spot among the most played war games.
9.7
132,974
2,969
1,396
players
8. Lords Mobile: Pacific Rim War
Clash with global players in this epic real-time strategy game! Lords Mobile: Pacific Rim War is a free to play, strategy and massively multiplayer game developed and published by IGG SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.. Released on June 02nd 2019 has received 5,617 reviews of which 3,761 were positive and 1,856 were negative resulting in a rating of 6.6 out of 10. With 1,222 concurrent players in the last 24 hours, the game currently holds the #8 spot among the most played war games.
6.6
3,761
1,856
1,222
players
9. This War of Mine
In This War Of Mine you do not play as an elite soldier, rather a group of civilians trying to survive in a besieged city; struggling with lack of food, medicine and constant danger from snipers and hostile scavengers. The game provides an experience of war seen from an entirely new angle. This War of Mine is a survival, war and atmospheric game developed and published by 11 bit studios. Released on November 14th 2014 has received 101,740 reviews of which 94,484 were positive and 7,256 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.2 out of 10. With 1,212 concurrent players in the last 24 hours, the game currently holds the #9 spot among the most played war games.
9.2
94,484
7,256
1,212
players
10. Total War: NAPOLEON – Definitive Edition
Complete your Total War collection with this Definitive Edition of Total War: NAPOLEON, which includes all DLC and feature updates since the game’s release Total War: NAPOLEON – Definitive Edition is a strategy, historical and grand strategy game developed by Creative Assembly and published by Feral interactive (Mac) and SEGA. Released on February 25th 2010 has received 25,365 reviews of which 23,179 were positive and 2,186 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.9 out of 10. With 1,197 concurrent players in the last 24 hours, the game currently holds the #10 spot among the most played war games.
8.9
23,179
2,186
1,197
players
Best deals on war games on Steam
Discover fantastic savings with the best discounts on a variety of war games available on Steam right now, updated on June 16th 2025. Looking for even more deals? Use the search filters to explore a wider range of discounted war games.
1. Lost Eidolons
Lost Eidolons is a turn-based tactical RPG with a gripping cinematic narrative, set in a waning empire riven by civil war. Take on the role of a charming mercenary captain, Eden, and lead his band of allies through epic encounters on a classic turn-based battlefield. Lost Eidolons is a jrpg, war and perma death game developed and published by Ocean Drive Studio and Inc.. Released on October 13th 2022 has received 1,964 reviews of which 1,372 were positive and 592 were negative resulting in a rating of 6.8 out of 10. Featuring a massive 98% discount, this game currently holds the #1 spot in the best deals for war category.
6.8
1,372
592
-98%
34.99€
0.82€
2. Men of War: Assault Squad 2
Men of War: Assault Squad 2 features new single player style skirmish modes that take players from extreme tank combat to deadly sniper stealth missions. Commanders can now faceoff against opponents on various new multiplayer 1v1 – 8v8 maps. Men of War: Assault Squad 2 is a strategy, world war ii and war game developed by Digitalmindsoft and published by Fulqrum Publishing. Released on May 15th 2014 has received 44,401 reviews of which 40,520 were positive and 3,881 were negative resulting in a rating of 9.0 out of 10. Thanks to its incredible 97% discount, this game is now the #2 best deal in war games.
9.0
40,520
3,881
-97%
29.99€
1.18€
3. Iron Harvest
A classic real-time strategy game with an epic single player campaign, multiplayer & coop, set in the alternate reality of 1920+ Iron Harvest is a rts, strategy and base-building game developed by KING Art and published by Prime Matter. Released on August 31st 2020 has received 15,068 reviews of which 10,945 were positive and 4,123 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.1 out of 10. Thanks to its incredible 97% discount, this game is now the #3 best deal in war games.
7.1
10,945
4,123
-97%
29.99€
0.96€
4. Warpips
Warpips is the ultimate quick to learn but amazingly deep tug-of-war strategy game. Deploy the right composition of soldiers, tanks, helicopters and planes in this tight, streamlined strategy-focused war game. Compose the best army, research the right tech; overwhelm your enemy! Warpips is a strategy, tower defense and rts game developed by Skirmish Mode Games and published by Daedalic Entertainment. Released on April 21st 2022 has received 4,489 reviews of which 3,949 were positive and 540 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.5 out of 10. Currently offered at a significant 96% discount, this title has earned the #4 position in the best deals for war games.
8.5
3,949
540
-96%
14.99€
0.68€
5. Day of Infamy
Experience close-quarters battles in iconic WWII settings. Defend the line, storm the beach, torch the enemy, or use a radio to call in fire support. Day of Infamy is a teamwork-oriented shooter that will keep you on your toes and coming back for more with its diverse game modes and authentic arsenal. Day of Infamy is a world war ii, fps and multiplayer game developed and published by New World Interactive. Released on March 23rd 2017 has received 22,055 reviews of which 18,172 were positive and 3,883 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.1 out of 10. Currently offered at a significant 96% discount, this title has earned the #5 position in the best deals for war games.
8.1
18,172
3,883
-96%
12.49€
0.52€
6. Beyond The Wire
Set in the muddy trenches of WW1, Beyond The Wire is a 50v50 multiplayer FPS that immerses players in the desperate & brutal circumstances of the Great War. Featuring an arsenal of historic weapons, ten massive maps, ten playable factions, era-specific tanks, & a brutal melee combat system. Beyond The Wire is a fps, war and world war i game developed by Redstone Interactive and published by Offworld. Released on August 31st 2022 has received 7,460 reviews of which 4,753 were positive and 2,707 were negative resulting in a rating of 6.3 out of 10. Currently offered at a significant 96% discount, this title has earned the #6 position in the best deals for war games.
6.3
4,753
2,707
-96%
9.75€
0.48€
7. This War of Mine
In This War Of Mine you do not play as an elite soldier, rather a group of civilians trying to survive in a besieged city; struggling with lack of food, medicine and constant danger from snipers and hostile scavengers. The game provides an experience of war seen from an entirely new angle. This War of Mine is a survival, war and atmospheric game developed and published by 11 bit studios. Released on November 14th 2014 has received 101,740 reviews of which 94,484 were positive and 7,256 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.2 out of 10. Currently offered at a significant 95% discount, this title has earned the #7 position in the best deals for war games.
9.2
94,484
7,256
-95%
18.99€
0.94€
8. War of the Human Tanks
War of the Human Tanks is a story driven strategy game with a gameplay reminiscent of Battleship and Chess, featuring a story of war, loyalty, sacrifice and human shaped tanks. War of the Human Tanks is a strategy, turn-based tactics and anime game developed by Yakiniku Banzai and published by Fruitbat Factory. Released on January 10th 2014 has received 542 reviews of which 469 were positive and 73 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.1 out of 10. Currently offered at a significant 95% discount, this title has earned the #8 position in the best deals for war games.
8.1
469
73
-95%
9.75€
0.53€
9. Sniper Elite 4
Discover unrivalled sniping freedom in the largest and most advanced World War 2 shooter ever built. Experience tactical third-person combat, gameplay choice and epic longshots across gigantic levels as you liberate wartime Italy from the grip of Fascism. Sniper Elite 4 is a sniper, action and multiplayer game developed and published by Rebellion. Released on February 13th 2017 has received 59,155 reviews of which 53,923 were positive and 5,232 were negative resulting in a rating of 9.0 out of 10. Currently offered at a significant 94% discount, this title has earned the #9 position in the best deals for war games.
9.0
53,923
5,232
-94%
59.99€
3.76€
10. Northend Tower Defense
Jump into a realtime strategy, action filled battlefield, deploy relentless soldiers, unlock powerful troops and vehicles, upgrade your army, decimate the enemy. If that's not enough, jump into a chaotic Zombie mode, with traps, fun upgrades, and a new gameplay! Northend Tower Defense is a tower defense, indie and strategy game developed by Northend Games and published by Northend Games and Gamersky Games. Released on September 04th 2024 has received 1,334 reviews of which 1,031 were positive and 303 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.4 out of 10. Currently offered at a significant 94% discount, this title has earned the #10 position in the best deals for war games.
7.4
1,031
303
-94%
7.79€
0.51€
Free war games on Steam
Check out this fantastic list of free-to-play war games you can enjoy on Steam right now, updated on June 16th 2025. Looking for even more free titles? Use the search filters to explore a wider range of free to play war games.
1. Lords Mobile: Pacific Rim War
Clash with global players in this epic real-time strategy game! Lords Mobile: Pacific Rim War is a free to play, strategy and massively multiplayer game developed and published by IGG SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.. Released on June 02nd 2019 has received 5,617 reviews of which 3,761 were positive and 1,856 were negative resulting in a rating of 6.6 out of 10. With 1,222 active players enjoying it for free, this strategy game has reached the #1 spot among the top free war games on Steam.
6.6
3,761
1,856
1,222
players
2. March of Empires
Claim your title as Shogun, Highland King, Northern Tsar or Desert Sultan and join this genre-redefining strategy game where you will wage constant war for real territorial conquest! Fortify your castle, fuel a massive army, and enter the ultimate fight for realm domination! March of Empires is a free to play, medieval and wargame game developed and published by Gameloft. Released on December 11th 2017 has received 1,682 reviews of which 1,082 were positive and 600 were negative resulting in a rating of 6.3 out of 10. Thanks to its free to play tag and a daily player base of 765, this war game has secured the #2 spot in the ranking of free war games on Steam.
6.3
1,082
600
765
players
3. Supremacy: 1914
Take over the control of one of the mighty nations during the times of World War 1 in the biggest WW1 strategy game of all time. Conquer provinces, forge alliances and build up your economy in real-time on persistent maps. Build experimental weapons of World War 1 and become the one true superpower! Supremacy: 1914 is a strategy, free to play and war game developed and published by Bytro Labs GmbH. Released on July 16th 2019 has received 3,873 reviews of which 2,895 were positive and 978 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.3 out of 10. Thanks to its free to play tag and a daily player base of 375, this war game has secured the #3 spot in the ranking of free war games on Steam.
7.3
2,895
978
375
players
4. Supremacy: Call of War 1942
Take over the control of one of the mighty nations during the times of World War 2 in this persisting long-term strategy game. Conquer provinces, forge alliances and build up your economy in real-time. Research top secret weapons of World War 2 and become the one true superpower! Supremacy: Call of War 1942 is a strategy, free to play and world war ii game developed and published by Bytro Labs GmbH. Released on October 21st 2017 has received 5,832 reviews of which 4,168 were positive and 1,664 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.0 out of 10. Attracting a solid base of 351 players due to its free access, this strategy game has achieved the #4 position in the best free war games on Steam.
7.0
4,168
1,664
351
players
5. Armored Warfare
Wage war against players around the world with an unstoppable arsenal of powerful armored combat vehicles. Use 300+ vehicles to engage in furious PvP tank combat, complete co-op missions, and crush your enemies on breathtaking maps, from scorching deserts to neon-drenched urban jungles. Armored Warfare is a realistic, shooter and alternate history game developed by Obsidian Entertainment and Wishlist Games and published by Wishlist Games. Released on November 17th 2017 has received 4,951 reviews of which 3,238 were positive and 1,713 were negative resulting in a rating of 6.4 out of 10. Attracting a solid base of 128 players due to its free access, this strategy game has achieved the #5 position in the best free war games on Steam.
6.4
3,238
1,713
128
players
6. Tank Force: Online Shooter Game
Tank Force - the coolest free online tank shooter! This is a new word in online tank battles, which combines the best qualities of a tank simulator and thrilling arcade battles. Tank Force: Online Shooter Game is a tanks, simulation and shooter game developed and published by XDEVS LTD. Released on October 23rd 2017 has received 2,794 reviews of which 1,850 were positive and 944 were negative resulting in a rating of 6.5 out of 10. Attracting a solid base of 105 players due to its free access, this strategy game has achieved the #6 position in the best free war games on Steam.
6.5
1,850
944
105
players
7. Force of Warships: Battleship Games
Direct your battleship to glorious victory! Online battle under your leadership! Force of Warships: Battleship Games is a free to play, naval combat and military game developed and published by XDEVS LTD. Released on August 09th 2022 has received 555 reviews of which 404 were positive and 151 were negative resulting in a rating of 6.9 out of 10. The game currently holds the #7 spot among the most played free war games on Steam.
6.9
404
151
29
players
8. Iron Order 1919
An unique long-term strategy game with week-long matches with up to 101 players, set in the alternate reality of 1919. Iron Order 1919 is a strategy, simulation and alternate history game developed and published by Bytro Labs GmbH. Released on August 24th 2022 has received 381 reviews of which 267 were positive and 114 were negative resulting in a rating of 6.7 out of 10. The game currently holds the #8 spot among the most played free war games on Steam.
6.7
267
114
25
players
9. Age of Conquest IV
Age of Conquest is a turn-based grand strategy wargame. Age of Conquest IV is a free to play, strategy and turn-based strategy game developed and published by Noble Master LLC. Released on April 05th 2016 has received 2,748 reviews of which 2,242 were positive and 506 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.9 out of 10. The game currently holds the #9 spot among the most played free war games on Steam.
7.9
2,242
506
20
players
10. Warzone 2100
In the late 21st century, the world's civilizations are wiped out by a series of nuclear strikes, seemingly caused by a massive malfunction of the new NASDA (North American Strategic Defense Agency) strategic defense system. Warzone 2100 is a strategy, free to play and rts game developed by Pumpkin Studios, Underdone Gaming and Warzone 2100 Project and published by Underdone Gaming. Released on February 18th 2020 has received 1,500 reviews of which 1,355 were positive and 145 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.6 out of 10. The game currently holds the #10 spot among the most played free war games on Steam.
8.6
1,355
145
19
players