# Games like Combat Mission: Red Thunder

> The closest matches to Combat Mission: Red Thunder: Combat Mission Battle for Normandy, Combat Mission Cold War, Battle Academy 2: Eastern Front, Unity of Command II, and Athena Crisis. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Combat Mission Battle for Normandy](https://imho.run/games/2297010/combat-mission-battle-for-normandy) — Shares fog of war and unit customization with Combat Mission: Red Thunder. 113 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2297010/)
2. [Combat Mission Cold War](https://imho.run/games/1551160/combat-mission-cold-war) — Shares fog of war with Combat Mission: Red Thunder. 106 Steam reviews, 62% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1551160/)
3. [Battle Academy 2: Eastern Front](https://imho.run/games/306640/battle-academy-2-eastern-front) — Also World War II and Wargame, like Combat Mission: Red Thunder. 124 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/306640/)
4. [Unity of Command II](https://imho.run/games/809230/unity-of-command-ii) — Shares unit customization and tactical positioning with Combat Mission: Red Thunder. 1,130 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/809230/)
5. [Athena Crisis](https://imho.run/games/2456430/athena-crisis) — Also Turn-Based Tactics and Turn-Based Strategy, like Combat Mission: Red Thunder. 97 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2456430/)
6. [Steel Division 2](https://imho.run/games/919640/steel-division-2) — A frequent pick in Combat Mission: Red Thunder players' libraries, and another Action. 4,264 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/919640/)
7. [Soldiers: Heroes of World War II - Enhanced Edition](https://imho.run/games/11480/soldiers-heroes-of-world-war-ii-enhanced-edition) — Shares destructible environments and tactical positioning with Combat Mission: Red Thunder. 308 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/11480/)
8. [Silent Storm Gold Edition](https://imho.run/games/254960/silent-storm-gold-edition) — Shares destructible environments with Combat Mission: Red Thunder. 414 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/254960/)
9. [Sudden Strike 4](https://imho.run/games/373930/sudden-strike-4) — Shares fog of war and tactical positioning with Combat Mission: Red Thunder. 1,624 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/373930/)
10. [Flashpoint Campaigns: Southern Storm](https://imho.run/games/2366530/flashpoint-campaigns-southern-storm) — Shares fog of war and real time strategy with Combat Mission: Red Thunder. 61 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2366530/)
11. [Panzer Corps 2](https://imho.run/games/1072040/panzer-corps-2) — A frequent pick in Combat Mission: Red Thunder players' libraries, and another Strategy. 1,815 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1072040/)
12. [ICBM: Escalation](https://imho.run/games/2647680/icbm-escalation) — Shares unit customization and real time strategy with Combat Mission: Red Thunder. 832 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2647680/)
13. [Order of Battle: World War II](https://imho.run/games/312450/order-of-battle-world-war-ii) — A frequent pick in Combat Mission: Red Thunder players' libraries, and another Simulation. 1,906 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/312450/)
14. [Company of Heroes 3](https://imho.run/games/1677280/company-of-heroes-3) — Also World War II and Wargame, like Combat Mission: Red Thunder. 12,763 Steam reviews, 63% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1677280/)
15. [Men of War: Red Tide](https://imho.run/games/3130/men-of-war-red-tide) — Also World War II, like Combat Mission: Red Thunder. 248 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3130/)
16. [Graviteam Tactics: Mius-Front](https://imho.run/games/312980/graviteam-tactics-mius-front) — Also World War II and Wargame, like Combat Mission: Red Thunder. 714 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/312980/)
17. [Field of Glory II: Medieval](https://imho.run/games/1368870/field-of-glory-ii-medieval) — Shares turn based tactics with Combat Mission: Red Thunder. 270 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1368870/)
18. [Close Combat: Cross of Iron](https://imho.run/games/1367320/close-combat-cross-of-iron) — Also World War II and Wargame, like Combat Mission: Red Thunder. 98 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1367320/)
19. [Theatre of War](https://imho.run/games/46290/theatre-of-war) — Also World War II, like Combat Mission: Red Thunder. 116 Steam reviews, 57% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/46290/)
20. [Wargame: Red Dragon](https://imho.run/games/251060/wargame-red-dragon) — Shares unit customization with Combat Mission: Red Thunder. 8,039 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/251060/)
21. [Armoured Commander II](https://imho.run/games/1292020/armoured-commander-ii) — Shares crew management and tactical positioning with Combat Mission: Red Thunder. 508 Steam reviews, 99% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1292020/)
22. [Battle Brothers](https://imho.run/games/365360/battle-brothers) — Shares tactical positioning with Combat Mission: Red Thunder. 14,754 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/365360/)
23. [Rush for Berlin Gold](https://imho.run/games/40320/rush-for-berlin-gold) — Also World War II, like Combat Mission: Red Thunder. 60 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/40320/)
24. [Warside](https://imho.run/games/2368300/warside) — Shares unit customization and tactical combat with Combat Mission: Red Thunder. 320 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2368300/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2418000&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2418000&n=20&coop=true
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- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=2418000
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/2418000
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Combat Mission: Red Thunder

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.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 2418000
- **Developer:** Battlefront
- **Publisher:** Matrix Games
- **Genres:** Strategy
- **Categories:** Multi-player, Single-player, Online PvP, PvP, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Jun 15, 2023
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/2418000/combat-mission-red-thunder)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2418000&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2418000/)
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