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StrategyFlashpoint Campaigns: Cold War
Matrix GamesFor:Cold War military-history fans who want a German-theater command simulationSkip if:Players seeking direct unit control during continuous real-time combat may find the order-and-resolution cycle restrictive.2025
Strategy
StrategyArmored Brigade II
Matrix GamesFor:Cold War wargame fans who want detailed combined-arms commandSkip if:Players seeking a fast-action game without order delays or command-management detail2024
Strategy
StrategyStrategic Command WWII: War in the Pacific
Matrix GamesFor:World War II strategy fans who want theater-scale land and naval campaignsSkip if:Players seeking fast, real-time battles rather than turn-based planning across a large map2024
Strategy
StrategyCombat Mission: Final Blitzkrieg
Matrix GamesFor:World War II strategy players who want American and German tactical engagementsSkip if:Players seeking fast, arcade-style combat may find the detailed tactical systems deliberate and demanding2023
Strategy
StrategyCombat Mission Fortress Italy
Matrix GamesFor:World War II wargamers who want a historically set Sicilian campaignSkip if:Players seeking fast, low-detail battles may find the individual-soldier systems and planning mechanics demanding2023
Strategy
StrategyCombat Mission: Red Thunder
Matrix GamesFor:World War II strategy players who want Eastern Front ground battlesSkip if:Players seeking a fast, lightweight strategy game rather than a detailed tactical simulation2023
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StrategyRule the Waves 3
Matrix GamesFor:Naval-history enthusiasts who want to design and command fleetsSkip if:Players seeking a fast, action-led naval game rather than campaign administration and tactical resolution2023
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StrategyFlashpoint Campaigns: Southern Storm
Matrix GamesFor:Cold War wargame fans who want battalion- to regimental-level commandSkip if:Players seeking a quick or immediately accessible strategy game may find the data-heavy simulation and command scope demanding.2023
Strategy
StrategyCombat Mission Battle for Normandy
Matrix GamesFor:World War II strategy fans who want tactical land battlesSkip if:Players seeking fast, action-focused combat rather than deliberate unit command2023
Simulation
SimulationNuclear War Simulator
Matrix GamesFor:Simulation players who want to model nuclear conflicts and their humanitarian consequencesSkip if:Players seeking character progression, conventional combat, or a story-driven campaign2022
Strategy
StrategyStrategic Command: American Civil War
Matrix GamesFor:Turn-based strategy players interested in commanding either side of the American Civil WarSkip if:Players seeking fast, real-time battles rather than a turn-based strategy structure2022
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StrategyWarplan Pacific
Matrix GamesFor:Wargame players who want to manage operations across land, air, and naval forcesSkip if:Players seeking quick matches may find the broad theatre, supply systems, and unit management demand sustained attention.2022
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StrategyDecisive Campaigns: Ardennes Offensive
Matrix GamesFor:World War II wargamers who want battalion-level operational campaignsSkip if:Players seeking quick matches rather than a full campaign lasting over 16 days2021
Strategy
StrategyGary Grigsby's War in the East 2
Matrix GamesFor:Players seeking long-form Eastern Front World War II campaigns rather than short standalone battlesSkip if:Players seeking short, immediately accessible matches may find the campaign scale and operational detail demanding2021
Strategy
StrategyCombat Mission Cold War
Matrix GamesFor:Cold War wargamers who want fictional US-Soviet conflictsSkip if:Players seeking a fast-paced action game rather than tactical military simulation2021
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StrategyValor & Victory
Matrix GamesFor:World War II strategy players who prefer squad-level, turn-based combatSkip if:Players seeking real-time combat or large-scale battlefield command may find the squad-level, phased structure too narrow2021
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StrategyClose Combat: Modern Tactics
Matrix GamesFor:Strategy players who want pausable real-time military engagementsSkip if:Players seeking turn-based combat rather than pausable real-time action2021
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StrategyCombat Mission Black Sea
Matrix GamesFor:Players who want detailed modern military tactics rather than broad empire managementSkip if:Players seeking fast, action-focused combat instead of deliberate command of vehicles, teams, and squads2020
RPG
RPGShadow Empire
Matrix GamesFor:Turn-based strategy players who want to manage both military campaigns and a nation's governmentSkip if:Players seeking a quick-paced or action-focused combat experience; battles are resolved through operational factors and supply management2020
Strategy
StrategyCombat Mission Shock Force 2
Matrix GamesFor:Wargamers who want detailed modern military simulationsSkip if:Players seeking a light or simplified strategy game may find the battlefield systems demanding.2020
Strategy
StrategyClose Combat: Cross of Iron
Matrix GamesFor:WWII strategy fans who want squad-level real-time commandSkip if:Players seeking a fast, uninterrupted strategy game may bounce off the pause-and-manage battle flow.2020
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StrategyClose Combat: The Longest Day
Matrix GamesFor:World War II strategy fans who want command on both the strategic map and tactical battlefieldsSkip if:Players seeking a fast, uninterrupted real-time action game without pausing or campaign management2020
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StrategyClose Combat: Wacht am Rhein
Matrix GamesFor:World War II history fans who want to command American or German forcesSkip if:Players seeking turn-based battles rather than pausable real-time engagements2019
Strategy
StrategyStrategic Command: World War I
Matrix GamesFor:World War I history fans who want to direct campaigns across several theatresSkip if:Players seeking fast, real-time battles rather than turn-based command2019
Simulation
SimulationCommand: Modern Operations
Matrix GamesFor:Wargaming enthusiasts who want post-World War II and contemporary conflictsSkip if:Players seeking a short, narrowly focused combat game rather than a large-scale military simulation2019
Strategy
StrategyArmored Brigade
Matrix GamesFor:Cold War enthusiasts who want real-time mechanized combatSkip if:Players seeking turn-based combat rather than real-time engagements2019
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StrategyClose Combat: The Bloody First
Matrix GamesFor:World War II strategy players who want company-level command across three historical theatresSkip if:Players seeking a broad empire-management strategy game rather than battles led at company level2018
Strategy
StrategyStrategic Command WWII: World at War
Matrix GamesFor:World War II strategy fans who want a campaign spanning multiple theatersSkip if:Players seeking fast, real-time battlefield action rather than turn-based planning2018
Strategy
StrategyThe Operational Art of War IV
Matrix GamesFor:Historical wargame players who want scenarios spanning the early 20th century to modern conflictsSkip if:Players looking for a short, tightly scripted campaign rather than a collection of more than 200 scenarios2018
Strategy
StrategyStrategic Command Classic: WWII
Matrix GamesFor:World War II strategy players who want campaigns starting at different stages of the conflictSkip if:Players seeking short, tightly bounded matches may find the open-ended campaigns less suited to that format.2018
Strategy
StrategyStrategic Command Classic: Global Conflict
Matrix GamesFor:World War II strategy fans who want campaigns spanning multiple theatersSkip if:Players seeking a small regional campaign rather than a conflict spanning the entire planet2017
Strategy
StrategyStrategic Command Classic: WWI
Matrix GamesFor:World War I enthusiasts who want campaigns across several historical theatersSkip if:Players seeking small-scale tactical battles may find the grand-strategy scope too broad2017
Simulation
SimulationGary Grigsby's War in the West
Matrix GamesFor:World War II campaign players who want to direct both ground and air operationsSkip if:Players who want a quick session may hit a wall at the many interacting campaign systems, including air directives, logistics, and weather.2017
Strategy
StrategyStrategic Command WWII: War in Europe
Matrix GamesFor:World War II strategy fans who want to direct entire coalitions rather than focus on a single battleSkip if:Players seeking direct, hands-on control of combat rather than theater-wide command2016
Strategy
StrategyDecisive Campaigns: Barbarossa
Matrix GamesFor:World War II strategy players who want theatre-level command instead of only direct battlefield controlSkip if:Players seeking many short, separate scenarios instead of one central campaign2015
Strategy
StrategyGary Grigsby's War in the East
Matrix GamesFor:Historical wargamers who want Eastern Front operations at division and brigade scaleSkip if:Players seeking short, lightweight matches may find the large campaigns and 10- to 25-turn scenarios too involved2015
Strategy
StrategyClose Combat - Panthers in the Fog
Matrix GamesFor:World War II strategy fans who want campaign command paired with real-time battlesSkip if:Players seeking a purely turn-based military game may not want its real-time combat structure.2015
Strategy
StrategyDecisive Campaigns: Case Blue
Matrix GamesFor:Eastern Front history fans who want operational-scale World War II campaignsSkip if:Players seeking short, self-contained matches rather than large operational campaigns with extensive logistics2015
Strategy
StrategyDecisive Campaigns: The Blitzkrieg from Warsaw to Paris
Matrix GamesFor:WWII strategy players who want campaigns centered on Poland and France in 1939 and 1940Skip if:Players seeking a short, lightweight strategy game rather than a detailed operational campaign2014
Strategy
StrategyFlashpoint Campaigns: Red Storm Player's Edition
Matrix GamesFor:Cold War strategy players who want NATO-versus-Soviet ground warfareSkip if:Players seeking direct, moment-to-moment control of individual combat units rather than issuing operational orders2014
Strategy
StrategyAdvanced Tactics Gold
Matrix GamesFor:Strategy players who want to create and modify detailed war scenariosSkip if:Players seeking a short, tightly scripted campaign rather than open-ended scenario creation and random matches2014
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