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Games like Darkest Hour

30 games that play like it. Add another you loved and the list leans toward it.

Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game
Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game

Like Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game

30 games, the closest first

  1. 1

    Steel Division 2

    Much the same as Darkest Hour

    Mixed · 79%World War II · Grand Strategy

  2. 2

    Victoria II

    Much the same as Darkest Hour

    Loved · 92%Grand Strategy · World War I

  3. 3

    Age of History II

    Darkest Hour, but turn-based

    Loved · 90%Grand Strategy · World War I

  4. 4

    Total War: THREE KINGDOMS

    Much the same as Darkest Hour

    Liked · 82%Grand Strategy · Historical

  5. 5

    Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnoughts

    Darkest Hour, but at sea, and more divisive

    Divisive · 61%World War I · Grand Strategy

  6. 6

    Age of History 3

    Darkest Hour, but a third of the hours

    Liked · 85%World War I · Grand Strategy

  7. 7

    R.U.S.E

    Darkest Hour, but even better loved

    Loved · 96%World War II · Wargame

  8. 8

    Crusader Kings III

    Darkest Hour, but medieval

    Loved · 90%Grand Strategy · Historical

  9. 9

    Sprocket

    Darkest Hour, but physics-driven, and a third of the hours

    Loved · 92%World War I · World War II

  10. 10

    Men of War: Assault Squad 2

    Much the same as Darkest Hour

    Loved · 91%World War II · RTS

  11. 11

    Total War: MEDIEVAL II - Definitive Edition

    Darkest Hour, but medieval, and even better loved

    Loved · 96%Grand Strategy · Historical

  12. 12

    Europa Universalis IV

    Darkest Hour, but six times the hours

    Liked · 87%Grand Strategy · Wargame

  13. 13

    Battle of Empires : 1914-1918

    Darkest Hour, but free to play, and a quarter of the hours

    Mixed · 70%World War I · Historical

  14. 14

    Call to Arms - Gates of Hell: Ostfront

    Darkest Hour, but third-person

    Liked · 85%World War II · Historical

  15. 15

    Panzer Corps 2

    Darkest Hour, but turn-based

    Liked · 85%World War II · Grand Strategy

  16. 16

    The Great War: Western Front

    Darkest Hour, but a third of the hours, and more divisive

    Mixed · 66%World War I · Grand Strategy

  17. 17

    WARNO

    Darkest Hour, but PvP

    Liked · 80%Wargame · Cold War

  18. 18

    IRON NEST: Heavy Turret Simulator

    Darkest Hour, but 3D, and a tenth of the hours

    Loved · 98%World War I · Military

  19. 19

    Hearts of Iron 2 Complete

    Much the same as Darkest Hour

    Liked · 81%Grand Strategy · World War II

  20. 20

    Steel Division: Normandy 44

    Darkest Hour, but more divisive

    Mixed · 74%World War II · Wargame

  21. 21

    Ultimate General: Civil War

    Much the same as Darkest Hour

    Liked · 89%Wargame · Grand Strategy

  22. 22

    Panzer Corps

    Darkest Hour, but turn-based

    Loved · 92%World War II · Wargame

  23. 23

    Terra Invicta

    Much the same as Darkest Hour

    Liked · 80%Grand Strategy · Historical

  24. 24

    Wargame: AirLand Battle

    Darkest Hour, but half the hours

    Liked · 87%Wargame · Cold War

  25. 25

    Company of Heroes 3

    Darkest Hour, but co-op, and PvP

    Divisive · 57%Wargame · World War II

  26. 26

    Unity of Command II

    Darkest Hour, but half the hours

    Mixed · 79%World War II · Grand Strategy

  27. 27

    Crusader Kings II

    Darkest Hour, but free to play, and twice the hours

    Loved · 91%Grand Strategy · Historical

  28. 28

    Men of War: Red Tide

    Darkest Hour, but a quarter of the hours

    Liked · 85%World War II · Historical

  29. 29

    Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor

    Darkest Hour, but with base building, and half the hours

    Loved · 92%World War II · Military

  30. 30

    ICBM: Escalation

    Darkest Hour, but top-down, and psychological horror

    Liked · 86%Grand Strategy · Wargame

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