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Games like Combat Mission Black Sea

If Combat Mission Black Sea is your kind of game, the closest matches are Combat Mission Cold War, Combat Mission Shock Force 2 and American Revolutionary War — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging, contemplative 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.

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About Combat Mission Black Sea: Combat Mission Black Sea is a military grade simulation depicting a fictional series of escalations between Russian and Ukraine which results in open conflict in the summer of 2017

2021StrategySimulation59.99 USDWindowsby Battlefront
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Steam players who put hours into Combat Mission Black Sea also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Combat Mission Cold War

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Combat Mission Black Sea.

    Top pick for Combat Mission Black Sea fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Combat Mission Black Sea.

    CM Cold War is set in the tipping-point years of a conflict that gripped the world for 45 years. Between 1979-1982, both the NATO and Soviet Warsaw Pact militaries began the shift away from industrialized warfare of the early 20th century and towards the modern digital battlefield of today. 

    2021StrategySimulation59.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Combat Mission Shock Force 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Combat Mission Black Sea.

    Second-strongest match for Combat Mission Black Sea fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Combat Mission Black Sea.

    The latest title in the famous Combat Mission franchise of wargames, now on Steam. Shock Force 2 brings you to a hypothetical conflict in Syria between the forces of NATO and the Syrian Army. Play either on WeGo or Real Time in an incredibly detailed and realistic 1:1 tactical simulation.

    2020StrategySimulation59.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. American Revolutionary War

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Combat Mission Black Sea fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Combat Mission Black Sea.

    Fight through the American War of Independence in a tactical wargame of field battles, frontier warfare, fortified positions, and campaigns for control of the colonies. Command American, British, Loyalist, German, Native allied, and French forces across 148 scenarios and four campaigns.

    2026StrategySimulationSteam ↗
  4. Sword & Siege Age of Longbow: Volume I

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Combat Mission Black Sea fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Combat Mission Black Sea.

    Fight through the Hundred Years War in Age of Longbow: Volume I, a tactical medieval wargame of longbow battles, sieges, and shifting campaigns. Command English and French forces across 94 scenarios and an expansive campaign system spanning the war's major phases.

    2026StrategySimulation39.95 USDSteam ↗
  5. Panzer Corps 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Combat Mission Black Sea.

    Ranked #5 for Combat Mission Black Sea fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Combat Mission Black Sea.

    Panzer Corps 2 is the ultimate Second World War strategy game! Enjoy the time-proven gameplay formula which has been appreciated by millions of players over the years, brought to a whole new level of refinement up to the latest technical standards.

    2020Strategy39.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Combat Mission Black Sea.

    Ranked #6 for Combat Mission Black Sea fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Combat Mission Black Sea.

    Warhammer 40,000: Gladius – Relics of War brings you to a world of terror and violence. Four factions will engage in a brutal war for dominance over the planet’s resources. In the first turn-based 4X strategy game set in Warhammer 40,000 you will lead one of four unique factions.

    2018Strategy39.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Unity of Command II

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Combat Mission Black Sea.

    Ranked #7 for Combat Mission Black Sea fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Combat Mission Black Sea.

    Unity of Command II is the sequel to one of the most critically acclaimed strategy games of all time; a game critics called 'the perfect gateway' into computer war games.

    2019StrategyIndieSimulation29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Combat Mission: Final Blitzkrieg

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Combat Mission Black Sea.

    Ranked #8 for Combat Mission Black Sea fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Combat Mission Black Sea.

    Combat Mission Final Blitzkrieg (CMFB) follows the Western Allies through the battles along Germany's border and into the heart of the Reich itself.

    2024Strategy59.99 USDSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Combat Mission Black Sea

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. WARNO

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Combat Mission Black Sea.

    Reviewers of Combat Mission Black Sea cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Combat Mission Black Sea.

    Realistic, immersive, breathtaking. WARNO is the ultimate World War III battle simulator from the masters of strategy, Eugen Systems. A Cold War turns decisively hot as you command hundreds of units on a beautiful and brutal battlefield. Outsmart, outfight, and lead your forces to total victory.

    2024ActionStrategyIndie39.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Call to Arms

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Combat Mission Black Sea.

    Reviewers of Combat Mission Black Sea cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Combat Mission Black Sea.

    Call to Arms offers an innovative mix of real-time strategy and 3rd, as well as 1st person controls. Set in the time of modern warfare, the game offers realistically modeled vehicles and heavy weaponry. Command your troops to victory or fight by yourself in the 3rd or 1st person action mode.

    2018ActionStrategyIndie14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Gates of Hell

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Combat Mission Black Sea cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    Gates of Hell is a fast-paced first-person shooter where you must battle through relentless waves of Demonic terror!

    2019ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Combat Mission Shock Force 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Combat Mission Black Sea.

    Reviewers of Combat Mission Black Sea cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Combat Mission Black Sea.

    The latest title in the famous Combat Mission franchise of wargames, now on Steam. Shock Force 2 brings you to a hypothetical conflict in Syria between the forces of NATO and the Syrian Army. Play either on WeGo or Real Time in an incredibly detailed and realistic 1:1 tactical simulation.

    2020StrategySimulation59.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Broken Arrow

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Combat Mission Black Sea cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Combat Mission Black Sea.

    Broken Arrow is a large-scale real-time modern warfare tactics game that combines the complexity of joint-forces wargaming with action-packed real-time tactics gameplay.

    2025Strategy49.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Combat Mission Black Sea at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~92% under Combat Mission Black Sea on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Combat Mission Black Sea.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Stardew Valley

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Combat Mission Black Sea on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Combat Mission Black Sea.

    You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?

    2016IndieSimulationRPG14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Bloons TD 6

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~77% under Combat Mission Black Sea on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Combat Mission Black Sea.

    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.

    2018Strategy13.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. BeamNG.drive

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under Combat Mission Black Sea on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Combat Mission Black Sea.

    A dynamic soft-body physics vehicle simulator capable of doing just about anything.

    2015SimulationEarly AccessRacing24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Schedule I

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Combat Mission Black Sea on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Combat Mission Black Sea.

    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.

    2025ActionStrategyIndie19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. The Forest

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Combat Mission Black Sea on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Combat Mission Black Sea.

    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.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. People Playground

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~83% under Combat Mission Black Sea on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Combat Mission Black Sea.

    Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.

    2019ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Euro Truck Simulator 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Combat Mission Black Sea on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Combat Mission Black Sea.

    Travel across Europe as king of the road, a trucker who delivers important cargo across impressive distances! With dozens of cities to explore, your endurance, skill and speed will all be pushed to their limits.

    2012IndieSimulation19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    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.).

    2012ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. The Lab

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!

    2016Free To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  6. 93, Kuindzhi

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    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.

    2026IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  7. DORONKO WANKO

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Combat Mission Black Sea.

    『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.

    2024ActionSimulationFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  8. Landfall Archives

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Combat Mission Black Sea.

    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!

    2023ActionStrategyIndieFreeSteam ↗

More from Battlefront

Other recommendable Steam games by Battlefront, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Combat Mission Shock Force 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Combat Mission Black Sea.

    Another title from Battlefront, the studio behind Combat Mission Black Sea. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Combat Mission Black Sea.

    The latest title in the famous Combat Mission franchise of wargames, now on Steam. Shock Force 2 brings you to a hypothetical conflict in Syria between the forces of NATO and the Syrian Army. Play either on WeGo or Real Time in an incredibly detailed and realistic 1:1 tactical simulation.

    2020StrategySimulation59.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Combat Mission Cold War

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Combat Mission Black Sea.

    Another title from Battlefront, the studio behind Combat Mission Black Sea. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Combat Mission Black Sea.

    CM Cold War is set in the tipping-point years of a conflict that gripped the world for 45 years. Between 1979-1982, both the NATO and Soviet Warsaw Pact militaries began the shift away from industrialized warfare of the early 20th century and towards the modern digital battlefield of today. 

    2021StrategySimulation59.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Combat Mission Battle for Normandy

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Combat Mission Black Sea.

    Another title from Battlefront, the studio behind Combat Mission Black Sea. Shares Strategy with Combat Mission Black Sea.

    Combat Mission Battle for Normandy faithfully recreates the experience of tactical land warfare in Western France during World War Two.

    2023Strategy59.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Combat Mission: Red Thunder

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Combat Mission Black Sea.

    Another title from Battlefront, the studio behind Combat Mission Black Sea. Shares Strategy with Combat Mission Black Sea.

    Combat Mission Red Thunder focuses on the hard fought Eastern Front battles of Bagration and Poland, from the swamps of Belarus to the gates of Warsaw during the summer of 1944.

    2023Strategy59.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Combat Mission Fortress Italy

    WHY THIS

    Shares mod support and an immersive mood with Combat Mission Black Sea.

    Another title from Battlefront, the studio behind Combat Mission Black Sea. Shares Strategy with Combat Mission Black Sea.

    Combat Mission Fortress Italy brings wargamers to the "soft underbelly of Europe", a place that was anything but.

    2023Strategy59.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Combat Mission: Final Blitzkrieg

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Combat Mission Black Sea.

    Another title from Battlefront, the studio behind Combat Mission Black Sea. Shares Strategy with Combat Mission Black Sea.

    Combat Mission Final Blitzkrieg (CMFB) follows the Western Allies through the battles along Germany's border and into the heart of the Reich itself.

    2024Strategy59.99 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Combat Mission Black Sea

Does Combat Mission Black Sea work on Steam Deck?
Combat Mission Black Sea is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
How much does Combat Mission Black Sea cost?
Combat Mission Black Sea is listed on Steam at 59.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Combat Mission Black Sea have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Combat Mission Black Sea supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, Shared/Split Screen PvP).
What games are most similar to Combat Mission Black Sea?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Combat Mission Black Sea are Combat Mission Cold War, Combat Mission Shock Force 2, American Revolutionary War.
Who developed Combat Mission Black Sea?
Combat Mission Black Sea was developed by Battlefront and published by Matrix Games.

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