Games like Headquarters: World War II
If Headquarters: World War II is your kind of game, the closest matches are World War 2 Operation Husky, Hex Gambit: Respawned and Boardquest: Tales of Liria — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging and contemplative. 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 Headquarters: World War II: Headquarters: World War II is a fast-paced turn-based strategy game where your battlefield tactics are as important as your army management skills. Experience both sides of the war, battling in Europe as the USA, the UK, or Germany. Storm bunkers, occupy houses, win tank duels.
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World War 2 Operation Husky
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Top pick for Headquarters: World War II fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Headquarters: World War II.
A light wargame with simple rules tailored to run smooth battles. Recommended to introduce new players to wargames basic concepts and for fast multiplayer matches.
Hex Gambit: Respawned
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Second-strongest match for Headquarters: World War II fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Headquarters: World War II.
Hex Gambit: Respawned is a quirky and competitive digital board game for 1-4 players that’s easy to pick up and hard to put down!
Boardquest: Tales of Liria
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Headquarters: World War II fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Headquarters: World War II.
Lead Orcs, Humans, Elves, or Demons toward victory over Liria in this turn-based strategy for 1-4 players. Advance your skills, wield powerful weapons, and form alliances to defeat your foes. Bring peace over Liria with the solo campaign or face your friends in a local or online multiplayer.
Hex of Steel
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Shares an immersive mood with Headquarters: World War II.
Ranked #4 for Headquarters: World War II fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Headquarters: World War II.
Hex of Steel is a refreshing WWII wargame covering all fronts featuring a certain amount of original mechanics. Fight in solo against finally a decent AI throughout Europe, Africa or the Pacific, or against a friend in the cross-platform PBEM or real time multiplayer. Coop is also an option!
Perfect Chess
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Ranked #5 for Headquarters: World War II fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Headquarters: World War II.
Chess Designed Specially for GAMERS! Integrated with the XZ Tutorial, which teaches you everything to play a competitive and successful game Have a LESS Boring and More Dynamic and Competitive Game Awaken the "Grand Master" in you today!
War of the Damned
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Ranked #6 for Headquarters: World War II fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Headquarters: World War II.
War of the Damned is a tabletop RPG designed for Game Masters and players to bring their own adventures to life in a world in ruins. An intuitive and friendly experience, ideal for those looking to dive into the action without barriers.
Headquarters: Cold War
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Headquarters: World War II.
Ranked #7 for Headquarters: World War II fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Headquarters: World War II.
Headquarters: Cold War is a fast-paced turn-based strategy game set in a hypothetical 1984 conflict between NATO and the USSR. Play as both sides and command helicopters, tanks, and infantry across 20 campaign missions and rewrite the outcome of modern history.
Arete
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Ranked #8 for Headquarters: World War II fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Headquarters: World War II.
Arete: The Battles of Alexander the Great is a classic hex-and-counter digital wargame where you'll relive the Macedonian king's most epic battles, from fighting alongside his father in Greece to climactic clashes with Darius in Persia to battling warlords at the extreme fringe of the empire.
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The Bureau: XCOM Declassified
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Reviewers of Headquarters: World War II cross-mention this title as a similar play.
The year is 1962 and the Cold War has the nation gripped by fear. A top-secret government unit called The Bureau begins investigating a series of mysterious attacks by an enemy more powerful than communism.
Panzer Corps Gold
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Shares a contemplative mood with Headquarters: World War II.
Reviewers of Headquarters: World War II cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Headquarters: World War II.
The ultimate edition of Panzer Corps, containing hundreds of scenarios and all its expansions. Panzer Corps Gold is the culmination of the wargame that has enthralled millions of fans all around the globe, and now it’s your chance to fully experience a real classic.
XCOM® 2
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Shares fog of war and an atmospheric mood with Headquarters: World War II.
Reviewers of Headquarters: World War II cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Headquarters: World War II.
XCOM 2 is the sequel to XCOM: Enemy Unknown, the 2012 award-winning strategy game of the year. Earth has changed and is now under alien rule. Facing impossible odds you must rebuild XCOM, and ignite a global resistance to reclaim our world and save humanity.
Graviteam Tactics: Mius-Front
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Headquarters: World War II.
Reviewers of Headquarters: World War II cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Headquarters: World War II.
Graviteam Tactics: Mius-Front - tactical battalion level combat simulation. Action takes place in the summer of 1943 at Mius river and Saur-Mogila tumulus area of over 140 sq. km. Four large-scale operations for the Red Army and Wehrmacht.
Armored Brigade
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Headquarters: World War II.
Reviewers of Headquarters: World War II cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Headquarters: World War II.
Armored Brigade is a real-time tactical wargame, focusing on realism and playability. In Armored Brigade the Cold War has turned hot, and Europe is once again torn apart by conflict. An "Iron Curtain" divides the Western Powers gathered together under the NATO banner from the Soviet Union
Combat Mission Cold War
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Shares fog of war and an atmospheric mood with Headquarters: World War II.
Reviewers of Headquarters: World War II cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Headquarters: World War II.
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.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Headquarters: World War II at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
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Priced ~88% under Headquarters: World War II on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Headquarters: World War II.
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.
Stardew Valley
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Priced ~63% under Headquarters: World War II on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Headquarters: World War II.
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?
Bloons TD 6
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Priced ~65% under Headquarters: World War II on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Headquarters: World War II.
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
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Priced ~50% under Headquarters: World War II on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Headquarters: World War II.
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.
The Forest
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Priced ~50% under Headquarters: World War II on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Headquarters: World War II.
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.
People Playground
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Priced ~75% under Headquarters: World War II on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Headquarters: World War II.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Euro Truck Simulator 2
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Priced ~50% under Headquarters: World War II on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Headquarters: World War II.
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.
Balatro
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Priced ~70% under Headquarters: World War II on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Headquarters: World War II.
The poker roguelike. Balatro is a hypnotically satisfying deckbuilder where you play illegal poker hands, discover game-changing jokers, and trigger adrenaline-pumping, outrageous combos.
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Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
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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.).
93, Kuindzhi
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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.
Landfall Archives
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Headquarters: World War II.
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!
Die in the Dungeon: Origins
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Headquarters: World War II.
Fight your way through a mysterious dungeon in this deck-building, turn-based roguelike game where you don't use cards, but DICE! Deal with enemies by combining dice on your board, boost their effects with magical relics, and discover the story behind Die in the Dungeon!
Jigsaw Puzzle Dreams
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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!
Counter-Strike 2
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
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.
Dota 2
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Headquarters: World War II.
Every day, millions of players worldwide enter battle as one of over a hundred Dota heroes. And no matter if it's their 10th hour of play or 1,000th, there's always something new to discover. With regular updates that ensure a constant evolution of gameplay, features, and heroes, Dota 2 has taken on a life of its own.
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Rainbow Six® Siege is the reference in tactical team shooters, where elite strategy and execution triumph. Enjoy free access to Quick Match, Unranked, and Dual Front game modes with a selection of operators.
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More from Starni Games
Other recommendable Steam games by Starni Games, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Strategic Mind: The Pacific
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Headquarters: World War II.
Another title from Starni Games, the studio behind Headquarters: World War II. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Headquarters: World War II.
Strategic Mind: The Pacific is a turn-based strategy set in the WW2 period depicting the war between the USA and the Empire of Japan waged in the Pacific Ocean with mindblowing historical accuracy and attention to detail. Two Sides. Two Commanders. Two Destinies.
Strategic Mind: Blitzkrieg
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Shares a contemplative mood with Headquarters: World War II.
Another title from Starni Games, the studio behind Headquarters: World War II. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Headquarters: World War II.
Strategic Mind: Blitzkrieg is a turn-based strategy set in the period of WW2. It brings a modern look and new features to a good old wargame genre. You are to lead the German Armed forces overcoming unthinkable odds and claiming the ultimate bittersweet victory in Europe. Blitzkrieg is the way!
Panzer Strategy
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Headquarters: World War II.
Another title from Starni Games, the studio behind Headquarters: World War II. Shares Strategy with Headquarters: World War II.
Panzer Strategy is a World War II wargame that combines classic turn-based strategy gameplay with modern looks. Command your armies and adapt your units to any objective using a huge selection of real-life military equipment and battle skills.
Strategic Mind: Spectre of Communism
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Headquarters: World War II.
Another title from Starni Games, the studio behind Headquarters: World War II. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Headquarters: World War II.
Strategic Mind: Spectre of Communism is a (hi)story-driven turn-based strategy set in the WW2 period. It offers refined wargame mechanics, story-rich gameplay, and modern 3D graphics. Lead the USSR Armed forces staging the world Communist revolution. For Stalin! For the Motherland!
Strategic Mind: Fight for Freedom
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Headquarters: World War II.
Another title from Starni Games, the studio behind Headquarters: World War II. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Headquarters: World War II.
Strategic Mind: Fight for Freedom is a history-driven turn-based strategy set in WW2. Take command of the Allied forces and protect your homeland and the whole of Europe from totalitarian madness. Form armies. Win battles. Change history.
Strategic Mind: Spirit of Liberty
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Headquarters: World War II.
Another title from Starni Games, the studio behind Headquarters: World War II. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Headquarters: World War II.
Prove to have a true Strategic Mind! Spirit of Liberty will put your strategic planning skills to the test. It’s a hardcore, turn-based, historically accurate strategy game set in WWII. Lead Finnish forces against an overwhelming threat through the Winter War, Continuation War, and Lapland War.
Strategic Mind: Spirit of Liberty - Prologue 1939
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Another title from Starni Games, the studio behind Headquarters: World War II. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Headquarters: World War II.
Strategic Mind: Spirit of Liberty is a history-driven turn-based strategy set in WW2. Lead the scarce Finnish forces through the Winter War, Continuation War, and Lapland War. Save your country’s very existence from the Red Menace. Niet Molotoff!
Headquarters: Cold War
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Headquarters: World War II.
Another title from Starni Games, the studio behind Headquarters: World War II. Shares Strategy with Headquarters: World War II.
Headquarters: Cold War is a fast-paced turn-based strategy game set in a hypothetical 1984 conflict between NATO and the USSR. Play as both sides and command helicopters, tanks, and infantry across 20 campaign missions and rewrite the outcome of modern history.
Frequently asked about Headquarters: World War II
- Does Headquarters: World War II run on Steam Deck?
- Headquarters: World War II 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 Headquarters: World War II cost?
- Headquarters: World War II is listed on Steam at 39.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Headquarters: World War II have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Headquarters: World War II supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, Shared/Split Screen PvP).
- What games are most similar to Headquarters: World War II?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Headquarters: World War II are World War 2 Operation Husky, Hex Gambit: Respawned, Boardquest: Tales of Liria.
- Who developed Headquarters: World War II?
- Headquarters: World War II was developed by Starni Games and published by Slitherine Ltd..
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