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2015PC63 % positive6.99 €

A real-time strategy game where you act as supreme commander, leading armies across the globe and conquering the world city by city against AI or other players.

  • Economy and management
  • Deep systems to master
  • Tactical depth
  • Fast pace

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In short: Games like War, the Game

Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes War, the Game special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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Football Manager 2022

93 %Match

2021PEGI 3PC, Xbox, Nintendo Switch93 % positive

Brings what grabs you about War, the Game: economy and management, complex systems to tinker with as well as tactical depth.

An extremely detailed football management sim where you handle tactics, transfers, training and club running across many seasons. The appeal lies in building a squad and imposing your own playing philosophy.

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Capitalism II

Economy and management

A deep business simulation where you build a corporate empire, from manufacturing and marketing to research and stock trading. The detailed market rewards long-term planning and a head for numbers.

Act of Aggression

Economy and management

A near-future real-time strategy game in the classic Command & Conquer tradition: build bases, run resource supply lines and fight with three modern superpowers and their prototype weaponry.

Steel Division 2

Realistic visuals

A realistic real-time tactics game set on the WWII Eastern Front, where you assemble divisions and win large battles through frontlines, terrain, cover and supply. It demands planning and patience, especially in multiplayer matches.

Wargame: Red Dragon

Realistic visuals

A deep real-time strategy game set in the 1980s Cold War, with hundreds of units, large battlefields, and tactical emphasis on terrain and reconnaissance. Shines in multiplayer with up to 20 players, plus a dynamic campaign.

Axis Football 2021

Economy and management

An American football simulation built around a deep franchise mode, extensive customization and realistic gameplay. Play-calling and team management matter more than flashy presentation.

Age of Empires IV

Economy and management

Classic medieval real-time strategy with asymmetric civilizations, base building and economy management. Documentary-style campaigns about real historical battles sit alongside a competitive multiplayer scene.

Football Manager 2008

Economy and management

An extremely detailed football management sim where you handle tactics, transfers and training across more than 5,000 teams from over 50 countries. Its appeal lies in long careers and the depth of its database.

NBA 2K12

Realistic visuals

A licensed NBA basketball simulation where you play with current teams and legends like Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson and Larry Bird, settling who the greatest teams of all time are.

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