Rank 01Games like WWII Online
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- Updated May 4, 2026
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The closest matches to WWII Online: Heroes & Generals, Enlisted, Squad 44, Day of Infamy, and Foxhole. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Foxhole
Why this: Same immersive mood as WWII Online.
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Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad with Rising Storm
Why this: Shares squad based coordination with WWII Online.
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Shares squad based coordination with WWII Online.
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- Released: 2023
- Developer: Cornered Rat Software
- Price: Free to play
- 50% of 2,047 reviews
- Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer, RPG
- Metacritic 73
- Platforms: Windows, macOS
Players highlight
- Combined arms combat spans air land sea simultaneously
- Community driven squad coordination
- Massive persistent world with real time battles
- Atmospheric
- Challenging
- Epic
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About WWII Online
The closest matches to WWII Online: Heroes & Generals, Enlisted, Squad 44, Day of Infamy, and Foxhole. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If WWII Online is your kind of game, the closest matches are Heroes & Generals, Enlisted and Squad 44 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, challenging and epic, and single out its combined arms combat and large scale battles. 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.
WWII Online is a free-to-play massive multiplayer simulation released in 2023 by Cornered Rat Software, featuring large-scale combined-arms combat across a persistent 300,000 square kilometer world. Players coordinate across Army, Air, and Naval forces, with missions and objectives driven entirely by the community. Reviewers highlight the simultaneous air, land, and sea gameplay, while players describe the experience as atmospheric and immersive, with persistent real-time battles creating an epic scope. The game supports squad-based coordination with player-driven mission creation, and reviewers note it as nostalgic yet functional. Currently holding a 50% positive rating from 2,047 Steam reviews, the title requires significant time investment and is not supported on Steam Deck.
About WWII Online: WWII Online is a massive, persistent free-to-play MMO FPS driven entirely by players. Fight as Army, Air, or Naval forces and earn Victory Points to access more units. One global server. No scripts. Real outcomes. No zones. Huge world (300,000 km²). ENLIST NOW!
Is WWII Online worth buying?
Players are split
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 50% of 2,047 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Free to play.
- People who recommend it had played a median of 64 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 49 h before turning negative, so complaints are about the long run, not the first hours.
- Not supported on Steam Deck.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Combined arms combat spans air land sea simultaneously
- Community driven squad coordination
- Massive persistent world with real time battles
- Nostalgic yet functional combined arms gameplay
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“why are you starting to make checkpoint? You haven't been able to finish WW2 online for 26 years! bugs, shooting through walls, people constantly using a second account to check the enemy's position and the administration not giving a damn…”
“bad game, bad community. It is a very toxic community that treats players badly, it has a small community for this reason alone”
People who play it also play: Heroes & Generals, Enlisted, Squad 44
Frequently asked about WWII Online
Can I run it?
Does WWII Online work on Steam Deck?
WWII Online is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
Is WWII Online free to play?
Yes — WWII Online is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.
Does WWII Online have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — WWII Online supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, Online Co-op).
What games are most similar to WWII Online?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside WWII Online are Heroes & Generals, Enlisted, Squad 44.
Who developed WWII Online?
WWII Online was developed by Cornered Rat Software and published by Playnet, Inc..