Games like Making History II: The War of the World
If Making History II: The War of the World is your kind of game, the closest matches are Making History: The Great War, Unity of Command II and Panzer Corps Gold — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its mods expand the experience, nation specific strategies matter and challenging. 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 Making History II: The War of the World: What if Germany won the Battle of Britain? What if Moscow fell in 1942?You’re in charge. Anything can happen and history will never repeat itself in this classic WWII grand strategy game MAKING HISTORY II: The War of the World. Are you ready to battle for global dominance?
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Making History: The Great War
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Shares an immersive mood with Making History II: The War of the World.
Top pick for Making History II: The War of the World fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Making History II: The War of the World.
The Great War is a turn-based grand strategy game based on the epic struggles of the WWI era. Experience the battles of attrition and punishing artillery barrages. Play as any nation of the period as the modern world of industrialized warfare replaces an age of kings with a struggle of ideologies.
Unity of Command II
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Making History II: The War of the World.
Second-strongest match for Making History II: The War of the World fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Making History II: The War of the World.
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.
Panzer Corps Gold
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Making History II: The War of the World.
Third-strongest match for Making History II: The War of the World fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Making History II: The War of the World.
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.
Hearts of Iron IV
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Shares an immersive mood with Making History II: The War of the World.
Ranked #4 for Making History II: The War of the World fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Making History II: The War of the World.
Victory is at your fingertips! Your ability to lead your nation is your supreme weapon, the strategy game Hearts of Iron IV lets you take command of any nation in World War II; the most engaging conflict in world history.
Making History: The Second World War
WHY THIS
Shares scenario editor and a retro mood with Making History II: The War of the World.
Ranked #5 for Making History II: The War of the World fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Making History II: The War of the World.
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.
Old World
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Making History II: The War of the World.
Ranked #6 for Making History II: The War of the World fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Making History II: The War of the World.
Old World is a revolutionary new historical strategy game where you lead your dynasty over generations of rule against rival kings and queens. Wage massive wars, manage your court, and build a dynasty — or watch your empire crumble to dust. What legacy will you leave behind?
WarPlan
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Making History II: The War of the World.
Ranked #7 for Making History II: The War of the World fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Making History II: The War of the World.
WarPlan is an incredibly accurate World War II simulation engine. It is a balance of realism and playability incorporating the best from 50 years of World War II board wargaming. Play a recreated World War II in every detail, thanks to the engine flexibility and database
Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI
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Shares mod support and an immersive mood with Making History II: The War of the World.
Ranked #8 for Making History II: The War of the World fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Making History II: The War of the World.
Expand your empire, advance your culture and go head-to-head against history’s greatest leaders. Will your civilization stand the test of time?
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Risk
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Reviewers of Making History II: The War of the World cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Making History II: The War of the World.
Draft! Attack! Fortify! Play the original game of strategy and world domination — now for your PC. Enjoy the classic look and fun of RISK in an exciting new interactive experience. Play two ways as you strategize over the map and set out to conquer the world.
Making History: The Great War
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Making History II: The War of the World.
Reviewers of Making History II: The War of the World cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with Making History II: The War of the World.
The Great War is a turn-based grand strategy game based on the epic struggles of the WWI era. Experience the battles of attrition and punishing artillery barrages. Play as any nation of the period as the modern world of industrialized warfare replaces an age of kings with a struggle of ideologies.
Making History: The Calm and the Storm Gold Edition
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Making History II: The War of the World.
Reviewers of Making History II: The War of the World cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Making History II: The War of the World.
Making History Gold Edition is the expanded and updated version of the original WWII grand strategy game Making History: Calm & the Storm. Command your nation and change the course of history.
Hearts of Iron IV
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Shares an immersive mood with Making History II: The War of the World.
Reviewers of Making History II: The War of the World cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Making History II: The War of the World.
Victory is at your fingertips! Your ability to lead your nation is your supreme weapon, the strategy game Hearts of Iron IV lets you take command of any nation in World War II; the most engaging conflict in world history.
Making History: The Second World War
WHY THIS
Shares scenario editor and a retro mood with Making History II: The War of the World.
Reviewers of Making History II: The War of the World cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with Making History II: The War of the World.
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.
Total War: WARHAMMER II
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Shares an immersive mood with Making History II: The War of the World.
Reviewers of Making History II: The War of the World cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Making History II: The War of the World.
Strategy gaming perfected. A breath-taking campaign of exploration, expansion and conquest across a fantasy world. Turn-based civilisation management and real-time epic strategy battles with thousands of troops and monsters at your command.
Toe-tal War
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Reviewers of Making History II: The War of the World cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Making History II: The War of the World.
Toe-tal War is a platformer where you kill people with your foot smell. Run and jump to make your feet smelly, change your shoes and socks to control the smell — then get close to enemies and stink them to death.
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Priced ~67% under Making History II: The War of the World on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Making History II: The War of the World.
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Sid Meier's Civilization® V
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Priced ~50% under Making History II: The War of the World on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Making History II: The War of the World.
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Priced ~58% under Making History II: The War of the World on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Making History II: The War of the World.
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Priced ~47% under Making History II: The War of the World on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Making History II: The War of the World.
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Cookie Clicker
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WEBFISHING
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Priced ~67% under Making History II: The War of the World on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Making History II: The War of the World.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
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Frequently asked about Making History II: The War of the World
- How much does Making History II: The War of the World cost?
- Making History II: The War of the World is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Making History II: The War of the World have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Making History II: The War of the World supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer).
- What games are most similar to Making History II: The War of the World?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Making History II: The War of the World are Making History: The Great War, Unity of Command II, Panzer Corps Gold.
- Who developed Making History II: The War of the World?
- Making History II: The War of the World was developed by Muzzy Lane Software and published by Factus Games.
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