# Games like 1943 Deadly Desert

> The closest matches to 1943 Deadly Desert: Unity of Command: Stalingrad Campaign, Panzer Tactics HD, Hex of Steel, Order of Battle: World War II, and Strategy & Tactics: Wargame Collection. 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. [Unity of Command: Stalingrad Campaign](https://imho.run/games/218090/unity-of-command-stalingrad-campaign) — Shares hex based movement with 1943 Deadly Desert. 561 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/218090/)
2. [Panzer Tactics HD](https://imho.run/games/277630/panzer-tactics-hd) — Shares resource management with 1943 Deadly Desert. 73 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/277630/)
3. [Hex of Steel](https://imho.run/games/1240630/hex-of-steel) — Shares hex based movement and resource management with 1943 Deadly Desert. 469 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1240630/)
4. [Order of Battle: World War II](https://imho.run/games/312450/order-of-battle-world-war-ii) — Also Hex Grid and World War II, like 1943 Deadly Desert. 1,906 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/312450/)
5. [Strategy & Tactics: Wargame Collection](https://imho.run/games/338130/strategy-tactics-wargame-collection) — Also World War II and Turn-Based, like 1943 Deadly Desert. 103 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/338130/)
6. [Second Front](https://imho.run/games/1148490/second-front) — A frequent pick in 1943 Deadly Desert players' libraries, and another Strategy. 437 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1148490/)
7. [Men of War™](https://imho.run/games/7830/men-of-war) — Also World War II and Military, like 1943 Deadly Desert. 1,240 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/7830/)
8. [The Troop](https://imho.run/games/1363740/the-troop) — A frequent pick in 1943 Deadly Desert players' libraries, and another Action. 605 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1363740/)
9. [Sudden Strike 5](https://imho.run/games/2808550/sudden-strike-5) — Shares resource management with 1943 Deadly Desert. 108 Steam reviews, 64% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2808550/)
10. [Blitzkrieg 2 Anthology](https://imho.run/games/313500/blitzkrieg-2-anthology) — Also World War II and Military, like 1943 Deadly Desert. 344 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/313500/)
11. [Hearts of Iron IV](https://imho.run/games/394360/hearts-of-iron-iv) — Shares supply logistics with 1943 Deadly Desert. 120,833 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/394360/)
12. [Steel Division 2](https://imho.run/games/919640/steel-division-2) — Also World War II and Military, like 1943 Deadly Desert. 4,264 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/919640/)
13. [Valor & Victory](https://imho.run/games/963870/valor-victory) — Shares hex based movement with 1943 Deadly Desert. 111 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/963870/)
14. [Theatre of War 2: Africa 1943](https://imho.run/games/46340/theatre-of-war-2-africa-1943) — Also World War II and Historical, like 1943 Deadly Desert. 78 Steam reviews, 63% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/46340/)
15. [Fantasy General II](https://imho.run/games/1025440/fantasy-general-ii) — Also Hex Grid and Turn-Based, like 1943 Deadly Desert. 538 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1025440/)
16. [Soldiers: Heroes of World War II - Enhanced Edition](https://imho.run/games/11480/soldiers-heroes-of-world-war-ii-enhanced-edition) — Also World War II and Military, like 1943 Deadly Desert. 308 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/11480/)
17. [Vietnam ‘65](https://imho.run/games/336080/vietnam-65) — Also Hex Grid and Turn-Based, like 1943 Deadly Desert. 292 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/336080/)
18. [Forgotten but Unbroken](https://imho.run/games/2122090/forgotten-but-unbroken) — Also World War II and Military, like 1943 Deadly Desert. 148 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2122090/)
19. [Hidden & Dangerous 2: Courage Under Fire](https://imho.run/games/703320/hidden-dangerous-2-courage-under-fire) — Also World War II and Military, like 1943 Deadly Desert. 398 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/703320/)
20. [WarPlan](https://imho.run/games/1084790/warplan) — A frequent pick in 1943 Deadly Desert players' libraries, and another Indie. 111 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1084790/)
21. [Company of Heroes 2](https://imho.run/games/231430/company-of-heroes-2) — Shares resource management with 1943 Deadly Desert. 28,233 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/231430/)
22. [Oriental Empires](https://imho.run/games/357310/oriental-empires) — Also Turn-Based and Military, like 1943 Deadly Desert. 793 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/357310/)
23. [Making History: The Second World War](https://imho.run/games/462940/making-history-the-second-world-war) — Also World War II and Turn-Based, like 1943 Deadly Desert. 155 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/462940/)
24. [Civil War: Battle of Petersburg](https://imho.run/games/584800/civil-war-battle-of-petersburg) — Shares hex based movement with 1943 Deadly Desert. 90 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/584800/)

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## About 1943 Deadly Desert

North Africa 1943. Lead your forces to victory in the most intense WW2 battle!

## Game info

- **AppID:** 616750
- **Developer:** HandyGames
- **Publisher:** HandyGames
- **Genres:** Strategy, Indie
- **Categories:** Multi-player, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Steam Trading Cards, Online PvP, PvP, Family Sharing
- **Released:** May 15, 2018
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

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