Hex of Steel similar games & best alternatives

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Hex of Steel

Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac • 2020

Should you play it?

Hex of Steel is a refreshing WWII wargame covering all fronts featuring a certain amount of original mechanics. Fight in solo against finally a decent AI throughout Europe, Africa or the Pacific, or against a friend in the cross-platform PBEM or real time multiplayer. Coop is also an option!

What works

  • Extensive modding and customization tools
  • Large, varied scenarios and campaigns
  • Active and responsive developer
  • Smooth gameplay with challenging ai
  • Good value for price with frequent updates

Things to keep in mind

  • No unit stacking can slow gameplay
  • Ai has some quirks and occasional exploits
  • Graphics are functional but not flashy
  • Some players find pacing slow on large maps
  • Limited multiplayer modes currently

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Strategic Command WWII: World at War

  • 中华三国志 the Three Kingdoms of China

  • Field of Glory: Empires

  • Mindustry

  • Strategic Command: World War I

  • Europa Universalis IV

Less social

Games that feels like Hex of Steel but with less teamwork and cooperation

  • Creeper World: Anniversary Edition

  • Panzer Corps Gold

  • Unity of Command II

  • Creeper World 3: Arc Eternal

  • Hexarchy

  • Templar Battleforce

More fantastical

Games that feels like Hex of Steel but with more imaginative fiction

  • Battle for Wesnoth

  • Conquest of Elysium 4

  • Conquest of Elysium 5

  • Hero's Hour

  • Dominions 4: Thrones of Ascension

  • Eador: Genesis

Less intimate

Games that feels like Hex of Steel but with less focus on close relationships

  • Panzer Corps 2

  • Demise of Nations

  • Civil War II

  • Making History: The Great War

  • Aggressors: Ancient Rome

  • Rising Lords

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Hex of Steel: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Competition, Leadership. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Fantasy.

Last update: 21/08/2026