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Best Modern War Strategy Games

Who said that wars have ended or will only start in the future? Hostilities are happening right now, there are even officially declared wars, mainly between third world countries.

Therefore, strategies about modern warfare can be called a relevant genre. But more often, such games still consider conflicts from the last century.

Call to Arms
Call to Arms
Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Historical, Tactics
April 27, 2018
Players: 8.3/10
Call to Arms is an isometric strategy game with a mixture of history and tactics from the developers at Digitalmindsoft. The game is published by...
Command & Conquer: Generals
Command & Conquer: Generals
Strategy, In real time, Isometric
February 10, 2003
Players: 8.8/10
Metacritic: 84/100
Command & Conquer: Generals is a real-time strategy game with an isometric view. The plot takes place in 2020. Global Liberating Army (GLA) troops stage a terrorist...
Menace
Menace
Role-playing game, Turn-based, Tactics, Science fiction
February 5, 2026
Players: 9.8/10
The game takes place in the distant Waybeck system, where lawlessness reigns. Players take control of a squad of marines and later team up with mercenaries and...
Command & Conquer: Generals - Zero Hour
Command & Conquer: Generals - Zero Hour
Action, Strategy, DLC, Isometric, Tactics
September 22, 2003
Players: 8.3/10
Metacritic: 83/100
Command & Conquer: Generals — Zero Hour — each of the 3 sides has its own advantages: the USA is technologically advanced, electricity is required for...
Regiments
Regiments
Strategy, Tactics, Isometric, In real time, Historical, Indie
August 16, 2022
Players: 9.2/10
Regiments is a tactical real-time strategy about the Third World War. The events take place in 1989. One day, the Cold War between NATO and the countries belonging...
Total Conflict: Resistance
Total Conflict: Resistance
Shooter, Strategy, In real time, First-person view, Tactics
April 21, 2023
Players: 8.3/10
Tactical military shooter with strategy elements. The game takes place in the country of Cambridia, engulfed in civil war. Players control their own army, purchase...
Syrian Warfare
Syrian Warfare
Strategy, In real time, Tactics
February 21, 2017
Players: 8.9/10
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 3
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 3
Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Fantasy / Medieval, Tactics
April 27, 2017
Players: 7.5/10
Metacritic: 77/100
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 3 is a continuation of the popular real-time strategy series in the Warhammer 40,000 universe. The game combines the variety of...
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War
Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Futurism (Future)
September 20, 2004
Players: 8.6/10
Metacritic: 86/100
R.U.S.E.
R.U.S.E.
Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Combat robots
September 7, 2010
Players: 9/10
Metacritic: 77/100
R.U.S.E. is a unique isometric real-time strategy game that will allow you to control units participating in World War II from a bird's eye view. You will get a...
World in Conflict
World in Conflict
Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Sandbox
September 18, 2007
Players: 9/10
Metacritic: 89/100
World in Conflict is a third-person strategy game with a sandbox twist from Massive Entertainment. The publisher of the game is Sierra Entertainment, Inc., the game...
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 2
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 2
Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)
February 18, 2009
Players: 7.5/10
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 4
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 4
Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Science fiction, Fantasy, Warhammer 40K
September 17, 2026
Anticipation Rating: 8.8/10
The game combines the scale of the Warhammer 40,000 saga with the classic gameplay of the series. Four factions - Space Marines, Orks, Necrons and Adeptus...
Tom Clancy's EndWar (2008)
Tom Clancy's EndWar (2008)
Strategy, Isometric, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Sandbox
November 4, 2008
Metacritic: 72/100
Command: Modern Operations
Command: Modern Operations
Strategy, Top-down view, In real time
November 14, 2019
Command: Modern Operations — a military strategy game with a top-down view in real time, which is a direct continuation of Command: Modern Air/Naval Operations...
Act of War: High Treason
Act of War: High Treason
Strategy, DLC, In real time, Isometric
March 24, 2006
Players: 10/10
Metacritic: 74/100
Act of War: Direct Action
Act of War: Direct Action
Strategy, In real time, Isometric
March 15, 2005
Players: 10/10
Metacritic: 82/100
Combat Mission: Shock Force
Combat Mission: Shock Force
Simulation, Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Turn-based, Sandbox
July 26, 2007
Players: 6.8/10
Metacritic: 62/100
Combat Mission: Shock Force — depicts fictional 2008 battles between the Syrian army and American Stryker brigades. The game features improved graphics and 3D...
Cuban Missile Crisis
Cuban Missile Crisis
Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, Post-apocalyptic
February 4, 2005
Players: 7.7/10
Metacritic: 59/100
Cuban Missile Crisis is a pseudo-historical real-time strategy game with an isometric camera view. It's based on an alternate history of the 1962 Cuban Missile...
World in Conflict: Soviet Assault
World in Conflict: Soviet Assault
Strategy, DLC, In real time, Third-person view, Sandbox
March 10, 2009
Players: 9.4/10
Metacritic: 72/100
World in Conflict: Soviet Assault is a real-time strategy game. The add-on adds new story missions and 2 new maps for multiplayer games: “The Wall” and “Fjord”. It...
Cuban Missile Crisis: Ice Crusade
Cuban Missile Crisis: Ice Crusade
Strategy, DLC, In real time, Isometric, Turn-based, Post-apocalyptic
June 29, 2005
Cuban Missile Crisis: Ice Crusade is a real-time strategy game with an isometric camera view. The game is a continuation of the Caribbean Crisis strategy, made in...
Combat Mission: Shock Force - British Forces
Combat Mission: Shock Force - British Forces
Simulation, Strategy, DLC, In real time, Top-down view, Turn-based
July 29, 2009
Players: 5.5/10
Combat Mission: Shock Force — British Forces — The backstory of the game takes place in the summer of 2008. Following the attack, Coalition forces led...
Combat Mission: Shock Force - NATO
Combat Mission: Shock Force - NATO
Simulation, Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Turn-based
October 21, 2010
Players: 5.5/10
Combat Mission: Shock Force — NATO — now you have the opportunity to play with the forces of 3 more NATO countries; Germany, Canada and the Netherlands...
Combat Mission: Shock Force - Marines
Combat Mission: Shock Force - Marines
Simulation, Strategy, DLC, In real time, Top-down view, Turn-based
September 26, 2008
Combat Mission: Shock Force — Marines — the fictional plan to invade Syria involves landing US Marines on the Mediterranean coast and moving deeper into...

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