I have a fair number of other goto computer wargames. Here's my collection. I have listed only games that I still play, not older titles no longer played like the Close Combat series. I have added some happy face ratings. These are NOT quality ratings. They reflect my personal enjoyment level and/or playing time.
Scourge of War Remastered (Waterloo, Quatre Bras, Ligny) 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀
Shogun 2 Total War 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀
Rome 2 Total War 😀 😀 😀 😀
Napoleon Total War 😀 😀
Field of Glory II 😀 😀
Field of Glory II Medieval + various add-ons 😀 😀
Silent Hunter III 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀
UBoat 😀 😀
IL2 Clifs of Dover Blitz 😀
Carriers at War 😀 😀
DC Ardennes Offensive 😀
OBD Wings Over Flanders Fields Between Heaven and Hell / Over The Top 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀
Panzer Corps II Gold Edition 😀 😀
Tigers on the Hunt 😀
Carpe vitam.
TacOps4 is a superb tactical game.
I like too many to list.
My list of go to alternatives to Combat Mission :
Skyrim
UBoat
Burden of Command
Gunner,Heat,PC !
Empire Total War w/ Darthmod
GGWE 2
Tank Squad
DCS
Order of Battle : World War II
Arma 3 multiplayer
Panzer Corp 2
When I’m not playing Combat Mission, I play Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga with my daughter, Neverwinter Nights Enhanced Edition with my son (in LAN mode), and Dungeon Defenders with my old high-school friends.
Not much for me:
Red Orchestra 2
IL2 Sturmovik Battle of Stalingrad
And just got into Napoleon TW and it looks like Empire will follow soon
"Theo, I'm out of ammo, I'm going to ram. Goodbye. See you in Valhalla"
Heinrich Ehrler
With respect to Total War titles I have Shogun 2, Rome 2 and Napoleon. I found all to be entertaining but eventhough I enjoy Napoleonic battles, I found that TW title the least enjoyable of the three. On the other hand I find myself playing Shogun 2, over and over. For those of you who are Napoleonic buffs, I heartily recommend Scourge of War Waterloo/Quatre Bras/Lignyand more. In SOWW you will see real Napoleonic formations and command control issues. No so in TW Napoleon. Which you will like best depends on the flavour you are looking for I guess.
Carpe vitam.
I like the old Ageod games: Birth of America II: Wars in America and Alea Jacta Est with its several expansions. And I also remember fondly The Seven Cities of Gold and of course Sid Meier's Pirates (if these qualify as 'wargames'): great games with a lot of story and flavour.
One I keep coming back to solo is Unity of Command II; it’s lighter than some of the heavier titles mentioned, but the logistics and tempo decisions make it surprisingly tense, and the AI keeps you reacting instead of just optimizing a plan. I’ve found those kinds of systems tend to hold up better for solo play over time.
"Si vis pacem, para bellum." — Vegetius
"Do not hurry to the sound of the guns without knowing why they are firing." — British maxim
"In war, the simplest things are difficult." — Clausewitz
"No plan survives first contact with the enemy." — Moltke
"The side that can most quickly exploit success is the side that will win." — Guderian
Some days you’re the hammer, some days you’re the nail. 🪖🎲
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