Games like War Mongrels
If War Mongrels is your kind of game, the closest matches are 63 Days, Commandos: Origins and Commandos 3 - HD Remaster — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its engaging and tragic story, dark and immersive. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →About War Mongrels: War Mongrels is an isometric real-time tactics game that takes place on the eastern front of World War II. Dynamic and tactical gameplay with stealth elements, tightly packed into a dark, fascinating story! Play on your own or in online co-op (PC).
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63 Days
WHY THIS
Shares a dark mood with War Mongrels.
Top pick for War Mongrels fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with War Mongrels.
Coming of age as a part of the first generation born free, WWII stripped me of my family, home, and future. Now I'm left with only one choice: to get my revenge and independence, or die trying. The odds are against us: will our tactics, stealth and teamwork be enough?
Commandos: Origins
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with War Mongrels.
Second-strongest match for War Mongrels fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with War Mongrels.
ALARM! You have been selected for a mission which will shape the fate of the entire world. Witness the very beginning of the legendary elite WWII force in Commandos: Origins. The long-awaited sequel to the Commandos series brings you right back to the foundation of the real-time tactics genre.
Commandos 3 - HD Remaster
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for War Mongrels fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with War Mongrels.
Fall in, soldier! Commandos 3 - HD Remaster sends you to the relentless and unforgiving battlefields of Europe. Remastered in high definition including reworked 3D models and textures, improved controls and refined UI.
Commandos 2: Men of Courage
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with War Mongrels.
Ranked #4 for War Mongrels fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with War Mongrels.
Commandos 2: Men of Courage is a tactical action/strategy game set against the backdrop of World War II. Take control of an elite group of commandos who must venture deep into enemy territory and utilize their combined expertise to complete a series of mission-based objectives.
Steel Division: Normandy 44
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for War Mongrels fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with War Mongrels.
Steel Division: Normandy is a tactical real-time strategy (RTS) game that pits players against AI enemies in a single-player campaign -- or against several opponents in massive 10-on-10 multiplayer battles.
Men of War: Assault Squad 2
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with War Mongrels.
Ranked #6 for War Mongrels fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with War Mongrels.
Men of War: Assault Squad 2 expands the real-time tactics series with new skirmish missions, massive multiplayer battles, enhanced visuals, improved AI, and full Direct Control. Command five factions across 65 maps, 250 vehicles, and 200 soldiers in one of the most detailed WWII RTS experiences.
Men of War: Assault Squad
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with War Mongrels.
Ranked #7 for War Mongrels fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with War Mongrels.
Men of War: Assault Squad delivers a deeply tactical WWII experience, blending large-scale strategy with intense, hands-on combat. Fight across multiple fronts – from European countryside to Pacific jungles and command every unit and every bullet on the battlefield.
Company of Heroes 3
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for War Mongrels fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with War Mongrels.
Company of Heroes 3 combines heart-pounding combat with deeper strategic choices in a stunning Mediterranean theatre of war. In Company of Heroes 3, every battle tells a story...what's yours?
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Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with War Mongrels.
Reviewers of War Mongrels cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with War Mongrels.
Shadow Tactics is a hardcore tactical stealth game set in Japan around the Edo period. A new Shogun seizes power over Japan and enforces nationwide peace. In his battle against conspiracy and rebellion, he recruits five specialists with extraordinary skills for assassination, sabotage and espionage.
Desperados III
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with War Mongrels.
Reviewers of War Mongrels cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with War Mongrels.
Desperados III is a story-driven, hardcore tactical stealth game, set in a ruthless Wild West scenario. Play smart if you want to succeed. A good plan can make the difference between survival and finding yourself at the business end of a pistol.
Hard West 2
WHY THIS
Reviewers of War Mongrels cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Strategy with War Mongrels.
Hard West 2 is a journey to the heart of darkness in the American West. Take control of a supernatural posse and catch the mysterious Ghost Train. Outsmart, outcheat and outgun your enemies in this turn-based tactics game set in a Wild West world where nothing is as it seems.
Sumerian Six
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with War Mongrels.
Reviewers of War Mongrels cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Strategy with War Mongrels.
Lead an unlikely team of commando scientists behind enemy lines to fight Nazis, uncover arcane mysteries, and wield experimental technology to turn the tide of WWII in this real-time tactical stealth adventure.
Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with War Mongrels.
Reviewers of War Mongrels cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with War Mongrels.
Assemble your crew and set sail on an infamous ghost ship to sneak, stab, and spellcast your way through the Inquisition in this non-linear stealth strategy game. Chart a course, develop uncanny abilities, and use unconventional tactics to find a powerful pirate artifact!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below War Mongrels at current Steam store prices.
Phasmophobia
WHY THIS
Priced ~56% under War Mongrels on Steam right now. Shares Action with War Mongrels.
Phasmophobia is a 4 player online co-op psychological horror. Paranormal activity is on the rise and it’s up to you and your team to use all the ghost-hunting equipment at your disposal in order to gather as much evidence as you can.
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~78% under War Mongrels on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with War Mongrels.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~78% under War Mongrels on Steam right now. Shares Action with War Mongrels.
Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.
Bloons TD 6
WHY THIS
Priced ~69% under War Mongrels on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with War Mongrels.
The Bloons are back and better than ever! Get ready for a massive 3D tower defense game designed to give you hours and hours of the best strategy gaming available.
Schedule I
WHY THIS
Priced ~56% under War Mongrels on Steam right now. Shares Action and Strategy with War Mongrels.
From small-time dope pusher to kingpin - manufacture and distribute a range of drugs throughout the grungy city of Hyland Point. Expand your empire with properties, businesses, employees and more.
Hollow Knight
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under War Mongrels on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with War Mongrels.
Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.
The Forest
WHY THIS
Priced ~56% under War Mongrels on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with War Mongrels.
As the lone survivor of a passenger jet crash, you find yourself in a mysterious forest battling to stay alive against a society of cannibalistic mutants. Build, explore, survive in this terrifying first person survival horror simulator.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with War Mongrels.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).
93, Kuindzhi
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with War Mongrels.
Kuindzhi, 93 is an atmospheric first-person narrative vignette about an 18-year-old boy from Donbas. The story takes us to March 2022, when the world changed forever — into a space where the past, fears, and doubts find their voice.
DORONKO WANKO
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with War Mongrels.
『DORONKO WANKO』 is a DORONKO Action Game. In this game, You can become a cute, innocent Pomeranian, make your master's home messy and dirty. "Will the master be angry with me?" Don't worry. Because you are a sweet doggie.
Landfall Archives
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Strategy with War Mongrels.
Break into the Landfall Archives to steal and play previously unreleased games, demos, interactive slide shows, and even an unreleased version of Totally Accurate Battle Simulator from 2017!
Jigsaw Puzzle Dreams
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Beautiful Multiplayer Jigsaw Puzzle game where you can design the room you play in!
Shape of Dreams: Prologue
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with War Mongrels.
《Shape of Dreams: Prologue》is a unique game that blends action roguelite with MOBA-style gameplay. Edit your character's Memories to create your own champion. Face all challenges alone or play with friends in up to 4-player co-op.
Wires And Whiskers
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with War Mongrels.
Wires and Whiskers is a local co-op action-puzzle game where two players control a lab-engineered gerbil and its magnetic exosuit. Work together to fight mutated enemies, solve magnetic puzzles, and survive in a ruined, post-apocalyptic trench world.
Counter-Strike 2
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with War Mongrels.
For over two decades, Counter-Strike has offered an elite competitive experience, one shaped by millions of players from across the globe. And now the next chapter in the CS story is about to begin. This is Counter-Strike 2.
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More from Destructive Creations
Other recommendable Steam games by Destructive Creations, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Hatred
WHY THIS
Shares a dark mood with War Mongrels.
Another title from Destructive Creations, the studio behind War Mongrels. Shares Action with War Mongrels.
Hatred is a violent twin-stick shooter, in which you take the role of The Antagonist fighting against all of humanity.
Ancestors Legacy
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with War Mongrels.
Another title from Destructive Creations, the studio behind War Mongrels. Shares Strategy with War Mongrels.
Ancestors Legacy is a squad-based real time strategy with a strong focus on tactics. Inspired by medieval European history, it brings to life four different nations and their conflicts, usually solved by war.
IS Defense
WHY THIS
Another title from Destructive Creations, the studio behind War Mongrels. Shares Action with War Mongrels.
„IS Defense” is a game set in politically-fictional 2020 – where the expansion of ISIS went out of hand. The player takes the role of NATO’s stationary machine-gun operator, deployed to defend the shores of Europe.
63 Days
WHY THIS
Shares a dark mood with War Mongrels.
Another title from Destructive Creations, the studio behind War Mongrels. Shares Action and Strategy with War Mongrels.
Coming of age as a part of the first generation born free, WWII stripped me of my family, home, and future. Now I'm left with only one choice: to get my revenge and independence, or die trying. The odds are against us: will our tactics, stealth and teamwork be enough?
Ancestors Legacy Free Peasant Edition
WHY THIS
Another title from Destructive Creations, the studio behind War Mongrels. Shares Strategy with War Mongrels.
Ancestors Legacy Free Peasant Edition represents a part of the full product. Get a taste of medieval battles in this free version of the acclaimed historical RTS! 4 SP missions and 17 MP maps are now available to everyone. Challenge friends, AI, or take part in our League that will start in March!
Stormbinders
WHY THIS
Another title from Destructive Creations, the studio behind War Mongrels. Shares Strategy with War Mongrels.
Stormbinders is a turn-based strategy game with a unique fantasy setting. Classic tactical gameplay meets a new level of strategic depth in a battle for survival against chaotic magic storms.
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Frequently asked about War Mongrels
- Does War Mongrels run on Steam Deck?
- War Mongrels is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does War Mongrels cost?
- War Mongrels is listed on Steam at 44.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does War Mongrels have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — War Mongrels supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op).
- What games are most similar to War Mongrels?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside War Mongrels are 63 Days, Commandos: Origins, Commandos 3 - HD Remaster.
- Who developed War Mongrels?
- War Mongrels was developed by Destructive Creations and published by Destructive Creations, DMM Games - Asia.
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