Games set during World War II sorted by release date
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.
Most popular World War II games
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The Battle of the Bulge: Tigers in the Snow
DOS1982protected 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...
Knights of the Desert
DOS1983protected Tactical Design Group
Midway Campaign
DOS1983 Microcomputer Games Inc.
Castle Wolfenstein
DOS1984 Muse Software
Before Doom and Wolfenstein 3D turned PC gaming into a pixelated bloodbath, there was Castle Wolfenstein. A stealth game in 1984? Believe it. You sneak around a Nazi fortress, steal uniforms, and hope you don’t get caught wh...
GATO
DOS1984 Spectrum HoloByte
Beyond Castle Wolfenstein
DOS1985 Muse Software
Before Doomguy started ripping and tearing, there was Beyond Castle Wolfenstein. A stealth game where sneaking is mandatory, disguises are fashionable, and stabbing Nazis is encouraged. It’s the sequel to Castle Wolfenstein,...
Crusade in Europe
DOS1985 MicroProse Software
Decision in the Desert
DOS1985 MicroProse Software
Operation Market Garden
DOS1985protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
Silent Service
DOSMac OS1985protecteddemo 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 histo...
The Dam busters
DOS1985 Sydney Development
Desert Rats
DOS1986 Cases Computer Simulations
Destroyer
DOS1986 Epyx
The Great Escape
DOS1986protected 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.
Ace of Aces
DOS1987 Artech Studios
Ace of Aces (1987, DOS) is a game where you pilot a WWII plane via a series of still-image panels that suggest action more than deliver it. It’s like a flipbook with ambitions. You’ll toggle views, dodge bullets (sort ...
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,...
Indiana Jones: Revenge of the Ancients
DOS1987 Angelsoft
Into the Eagle's Nest
DOS1987 Pandora
Kampfgruppe
DOS1987protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
Patton vs. Rommel
DOS1987 Electronic Arts
Arnhem: The Market Garden Operation
DOS1988 Cases Computer Simulations
Arnhem is the kind of wargame where you spend more time reading hex maps than shooting anything. It’s all about recreating Operation Market Garden — you know, that WWII battle where everything went spectacularly sidewa...
Battlehawks 1942
DOS1988 LucasArts
Welcome to the skies of World War II, where dogfights are fast, fuel is low, and you probably forgot to raise your landing gear. Battlehawks 1942 (1988) is a flight sim with just enough realism to make you sweat and just enough ar...
Rocket Ranger
DOS1988protected Cinemaware
Search and Destroy
DOS1988 Broderbund
The Train Escape to Normandy
DOS1988protected Artech Studios
Up Periscope!
DOS1988 Actionsoft
Vulcan: The Tunisian Campaign
DOS1988 Cases Computer Simulations
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...
Dive Bomber
DOS1989