Rank 01Why this
Also 4X and Grand Strategy, like Making History: The Second World War.
- $24.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
- 2021
Games like Making History: The Second World War
- 24 games
- Updated May 5, 2026
Players who liked Making History: The Second World War also play
The closest matches to Making History: The Second World War: Making History: The First World War, Making History II: The War of the World, Panzer Corps 2, Age of History II, and Unity of Command II. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 02Why this
Shares scenario editor with Making History: The Second World War.
- $14.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
- 2010
Rank 03Why this
Also World War II and Grand Strategy, like Making History: The Second World War.
- $15.99 (Price checked Nov 6)
- 2020
The full ranked list: top 24 games like Making History: The Second World War
Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
- 1Making History: The First World War
Also 4X and Grand Strategy, like Making History: The Second World War.
- 65% of 65 reviews
- 2Making History II: The War of the World
Shares scenario editor with Making History: The Second World War.
- 82% of 230 reviews
- 3Panzer Corps 2
Also World War II and Grand Strategy, like Making History: The Second World War.
- 84% of 1,815 reviews
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- 13Sid Meier's Civilization VII
Shares diplomatic negotiation with Making History: The Second World War.
- 51% of 27,101 reviews
- 14Order of Battle: World War II
Also World War II and Turn-Based, like Making History: The Second World War.
- 78% of 1,906 reviews
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- 21Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition
Also Grand Strategy and Turn-Based, like Making History: The Second World War.
- 90% of 12,170 reviews
- 22Soldiers: Heroes of World War II - Enhanced Edition
Also World War II and Military, like Making History: The Second World War.
- 83% of 308 reviews
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- Released: 2018
- Developer: Factus Games
- Price: $29.99checked Oct 31
- 79% of 155 reviews
- Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation
- Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Players highlight
- Built in editor enables endless custom scenarios
- Deep combat systems with ongoing plane model updates
- Nation swapping lets you role play any faction
- Challenging
- Contemplative
- Immersive
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Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Making History: The Second World War at current Steam store prices.
Strategy & Tactics: Wargame Collection
Why this: Also World War II and Grand Strategy, like Making History: The Second World War.
Soldiers: Heroes of World War II - Enhanced Edition
Why this: Also World War II and Military, like Making History: The Second World War.
Warnament
Why this: Shares scenario editor with Making History: The Second World War.
For The Glory: A Europa Universalis Game
Why this: Shares diplomatic negotiation with Making History: The Second World War.
Fantasy General II
Why this: Also 4X and Grand Strategy, like Making History: The Second World War.
Free alternatives
Free games the recommender matches to Making History: The Second World War, limited to titles with at least 500 Steam reviews and 80% positive.
Age of Conquest IV
Why this: Also Grand Strategy and Turn-Based, like Making History: The Second World War.
Crusader Kings II
Why this: Also Grand Strategy and Historical, like Making History: The Second World War.
KARDS - The WW2 Card Game
Why this: Also World War II and Historical, like Making History: The Second World War.
World of Warships
Why this: Also World War II and Military, like Making History: The Second World War.
War Selection
Why this: Also Military and Historical, like Making History: The Second World War.
DCS World Steam Edition
Why this: Also Military and War, like Making History: The Second World War.
Battle for Wesnoth
Why this: Same contemplative mood as Making History: The Second World War.
SOVL: Fantasy Warfare
Why this: Also War and Turn-Based Strategy, like Making History: The Second World War.
About Making History: The Second World War
The closest matches to Making History: The Second World War: Making History: The First World War, Making History II: The War of the World, Panzer Corps 2, Age of History II, and Unity of Command II. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Making History: The Second World War is your kind of game, the closest matches are Making History: The First World War, Making History II: The War of the World and Panzer Corps 2 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as challenging, contemplative and immersive, and single out its diplomatic negotiation and nation swapping save load. 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.
About Making History: The Second World War: Choose a nation and prepare for the greatest conflict in human history, World War II. Build your military and industrial power, form alliances and race to achieve the advanced technologies that will bring total victory in this global-wide turn-based Grand Strategy struggle.
Is Making History: The Second World War worth buying?
Mostly recommended
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 79% of 155 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $29.99 (checked Nov 7).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 129 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 64 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
- Built in editor enables endless custom scenarios
- Deep combat systems with ongoing plane model updates
- Nation swapping lets you role play any faction
- Smaller nations are playable and competitive
People who play it also play: Making History: The First World War, Making History II: The War of the World, Panzer Corps 2
Frequently asked about Making History: The Second World War
Can I run it?
Does Making History: The Second World War work on Steam Deck?
Making History: The Second World War is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
How much does Making History: The Second World War cost?
Making History: The Second World War is listed on Steam at 29.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Making History: The Second World War have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Making History: The Second World War supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, PvP).
What games are most similar to Making History: The Second World War?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Making History: The Second World War are Making History: The First World War, Making History II: The War of the World, Panzer Corps 2.
Who developed Making History: The Second World War?
Making History: The Second World War was developed by Factus Games.