The Best Video Games Set In WW2

Updated September 24, 2019 4.0k votes 424 voters 9.7k views93 items

List RulesOnly video games set in World War II.

From turn-based strategy to flight simulators and first-person shooters, there are a wealth of video games set in World War II. The global scope of the second Great War offers a wide range of settings, characters, and possible gameplay that has fueled series like Call of Duty, Brothers in Arms, Wolfenstein, and Medal of Honor.

With so many good WW2 games available there is a game that suits almost any type of player. Stealth games set in World War II include Hidden & Dangerous 2, Beyond Castle Wolfenstein, and Sniper Elite 4. For tactics and traditional war games, there are favorites like Men of War, Silent Hunter III, and Panzer General, which allow you to manipulate the movements of soldiers and tanks across the battlefield. One of the most popular WWII game genres is the first person shooter, with dozens of great games that include Call of Duty, Battlefield V, and Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood.

Which are the best WW2 games? Vote up the best video games set in World War II and add any that we might have missed.

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Panzer General
Turn-based strategy, Strategy video game
Release: 1994
Developer: Strategic Simulations, Inc.
Panzer General is a computer wargame published by Strategic Simulations in 1994 and set in... more on Wikipedia
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Operation Europe: Path to Victory
Console role-playing game, Turn-based strategy
Release: 1994
Developer: Koei
Operation Europe: Path to Victory, released in Japan as Europa Sensen, is a combat strategy... more on Wikipedia
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Panzer General II
Turn-based strategy
Release: 1997
Developer: Strategic Simulations, Inc.
Panzer General II is a turn-based strategy computer game by Strategic Simulations, Inc.... more on Wikipedia
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Allied General
Turn-based strategy, Strategy video game
Release: 1995
Developer: Strategic Simulations, Inc.
Allied General is a turn-based strategy video game set in World War II that features the... more on Wikipedia
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Axis & Allies
Grand strategy wargame, Grand strategy
Release: 1998
Developer: MicroProse, Hasbro Interactive
Axis & Allies is a 1998 turn-based strategy video game closely based on the Axis and Allies:... more on Wikipedia
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Battlefield 1942
First-person Shooter
Release: 2002
Developer: EA Digital Illusions CE
Battlefield 1942 is a 3D World War II first-person shooter video game developed by Swedish... more on Wikipedia
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Call of Duty 2
Shooter game, Action game
Release: 2005
Developer: Aspyr, Infinity Ward
Call of Duty 2 is a 2005 first-person shooter video game and the second installment in the... more on Wikipedia

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Call of Duty: World at War
Shooter game, Action game
Release: 2008
Developer: Rebellion Developments, Exakt Entertainment, n-Space, Treyarch
Call of Duty: World at War is a 2008 first-person shooter video game developed by Treyarch and... more on Wikipedia
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Medal of Honor: Allied Assault
Shooter game, Action game
Release: 2002
Developer: 2015, Inc.
Medal of Honor: Allied Assault is a 2002 first-person shooter video game developed by 2015,... more on Wikipedia
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Medal of Honor: Frontline
Shooter game, Action game
Release: 2002
Developer: Electronic Arts, DICE Los Angeles, 2015, Inc.
Medal of Honor: Frontline is the fourth game in the Medal of Honor series, and was published... more on Wikipedia
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Medal of Honor: Airborne
Shooter game, Action game
Release: 2007
Developer: DICE Los Angeles
Medal of Honor: Airborne is a World War II first-person shooter video game and the 11th... more on Wikipedia
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Company of Heroes
Action game, Real-time strategy
Release: 2006
Developer: Relic Entertainment
Company of Heroes is a 2006 real-time strategy video game developed by Relic Entertainment. It... more on Wikipedia
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Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway
Shooter game, Action game
Release: 2007
Developer: Gearbox Software
Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway is a first-person shooter video game developed by Gearbox... more on Wikipedia
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Sniper Elite V2
Shooter game, Action game
Release: 2012
Developer: Rebellion Developments
Sniper Elite V2 is a 2012 tactical shooter video game developed by Rebellion Developments and... more on Wikipedia
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Call of Duty 3
Shooter game, Action game
Release: 2006
Developer: Exakt Entertainment, Treyarch
Call of Duty 3 is a 2006 first-person shooter video game developed by Treyarch and published... more on Wikipedia
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Call of Duty
First-person Shooter
Release: 2003
Developer: Infinity Ward
Call of Duty is a 2003 first-person shooter video game developed by Infinity Ward and... more on Wikipedia
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Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault
Shooter game, Action game
Release: 2004
Developer: TKO Software, DICE Los Angeles
Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault is a first-person shooter computer game the story of which... more on Wikipedia
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Battlefield 1943
Action game, Wargaming
Release: 2009
Developer: EA Digital Illusions CE
Battlefield 1943 is an online multiplayer World War II first-person shooter video game... more on Wikipedia
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Call of Duty: WWII
First-person shooter
Release: 2017
Developer: Sledgehammer Games
Call of Duty: WWII is a 2017 first-person shooter video game developed by Sledgehammer Games... more on Wikipedia
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Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood
Tactical shooter, First-person Shooter
Release: 2005
Developer: Gearbox Software, Demiurge Studios
Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood is a first-person shooter video game developed by Gearbox... more on Wikipedia
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Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30
Tactical shooter, First-person Shooter
Release: 2005
Developer: Gearbox Software, Demiurge Studios
Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30 is a first-person shooter video game developed by Gearbox... more on Wikipedia
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Medal of Honor
Shooter game, Action game
Release: 1999
Developer: Dreamworks interactive
Medal of Honor is a 1999 first-person shooter video game, developed by DreamWorks Interactive... more on Wikipedia
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The Saboteur
Shooter game, Action-adventure game
Release: 2009
Developer: Pandemic Studios
The Saboteur is an open world third person action-adventure video game set during World War II... more on Wikipedia
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Sniper Elite 4
Third person shooter, Stealth
Release: 2017
Developer: Rebellion Developments
Sniper Elite 4 is a third-person tactical shooter stealth video game developed by Rebellion... more on Wikipedia
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Medal of Honor: Rising Sun
Shooter game, Action game
Release: 2003
Developer: DICE Los Angeles
Medal of Honor: Rising Sun is the fifth installment of the Medal of Honor video game series,... more on Wikipedia