# Games like World War III: Black Gold

> The closest matches to World War III: Black Gold: Earth 2150 Trilogy, Soldiers: Heroes of World War II - Enhanced Edition, Wargame: European Escalation, World War II: Panzer Claws, and Iron Harvest. 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. [Earth 2150 Trilogy](https://imho.run/games/253880/earth-2150-trilogy) — Also RTS, like World War III: Black Gold. 223 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/253880/)
2. [Soldiers: Heroes of World War II - Enhanced Edition](https://imho.run/games/11480/soldiers-heroes-of-world-war-ii-enhanced-edition) — Shares tactical positioning with World War III: Black Gold. 308 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/11480/)
3. [Wargame: European Escalation](https://imho.run/games/58610/wargame-european-escalation) — Also RTS and War, like World War III: Black Gold. 1,361 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/58610/)
4. [World War II: Panzer Claws](https://imho.run/games/254100/world-war-ii-panzer-claws) — A frequent pick in World War III: Black Gold players' libraries, and another Strategy. 68 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/254100/)
5. [Iron Harvest](https://imho.run/games/826630/iron-harvest) — Also RTS and War, like World War III: Black Gold. 6,065 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/826630/)
6. [Wargame: Airland Battle](https://imho.run/games/222750/wargame-airland-battle) — Also RTS and War, like World War III: Black Gold. 2,310 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/222750/)
7. [Company of Heroes 2](https://imho.run/games/231430/company-of-heroes-2) — Shares tactical positioning with World War III: Black Gold. 28,233 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/231430/)
8. [Original War](https://imho.run/games/235320/original-war) — Also RTS and War, like World War III: Black Gold. 607 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/235320/)
9. [Total War: WARHAMMER III](https://imho.run/games/1142710/total-war-warhammer-iii) — A frequent pick in World War III: Black Gold players' libraries, and another Action. 60,375 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1142710/)
10. [8-Bit Armies](https://imho.run/games/427250/8-bit-armies) — Also RTS and War, like World War III: Black Gold. 1,179 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/427250/)
11. [Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2](https://imho.run/games/573100/battlefleet-gothic-armada-2) — Also RTS and War, like World War III: Black Gold. 5,744 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/573100/)
12. [Men of War: Assault Squad 2](https://imho.run/games/244450/men-of-war-assault-squad-2) — Also RTS and War, like World War III: Black Gold. 16,449 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/244450/)
13. [Blitzkrieg 2 Anthology](https://imho.run/games/313500/blitzkrieg-2-anthology) — Also RTS and War, like World War III: Black Gold. 344 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/313500/)
14. [ICBM: Escalation](https://imho.run/games/2647680/icbm-escalation) — Shares tactical positioning with World War III: Black Gold. 832 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2647680/)
15. [Theatre of War](https://imho.run/games/46290/theatre-of-war) — Also RTS and War, like World War III: Black Gold. 116 Steam reviews, 57% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/46290/)
16. [Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition](https://imho.run/games/1466860/age-of-empires-iv-anniversary-edition) — Also RTS and War, like World War III: Black Gold. 27,761 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1466860/)
17. [Hearts of Iron IV](https://imho.run/games/394360/hearts-of-iron-iv) — Also RTS and War, like World War III: Black Gold. 120,833 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/394360/)
18. [Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War](https://imho.run/games/489630/warhammer-40-000-gladius-relics-of-war) — Also War, like World War III: Black Gold. 5,122 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/489630/)
19. [Sudden Strike 4](https://imho.run/games/373930/sudden-strike-4) — Shares tactical positioning with World War III: Black Gold. 1,624 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/373930/)
20. [Call to Arms](https://imho.run/games/302670/call-to-arms) — Also RTS and War, like World War III: Black Gold. 8,514 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/302670/)
21. [Old World](https://imho.run/games/597180/old-world) — A frequent pick in World War III: Black Gold players' libraries, and another RPG. 3,708 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/597180/)
22. [Ancestors Legacy](https://imho.run/games/620590/ancestors-legacy) — Also RTS and War, like World War III: Black Gold. 2,120 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/620590/)
23. [Tempest Rising](https://imho.run/games/1486920/tempest-rising) — Also RTS and War, like World War III: Black Gold. 12,332 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1486920/)
24. [Commandos: Origins](https://imho.run/games/1479730/commandos-origins) — Shares tactical positioning with World War III: Black Gold. 597 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1479730/)

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## About World War III: Black Gold

Actual Armies. Actual Weapons. Actual Political Issues.World War III - Black Gold takes the player to the near future. The political crisis has been going on for months, leading to worldwide turmoil. A secret conference of the UN Central Geological Commission reveals that worldwide oil reserves have reached dangerously low levels: Oil...

## Game info

- **AppID:** 254080
- **Developer:** Reality Pump
- **Publisher:** Topware Interactive
- **Genres:** Strategy
- **Categories:** Multi-player, Includes level editor, Single-player, Steam Cloud, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Steam Trading Cards, Online PvP, Online Co-op, PvP, Family Sharing, Co-op
- **Released:** Sep 27, 2013
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 71
- **Platforms:** windows, mac

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