The World at War(1990)
Games like The World at War
Looking for games like The World at War? It's a grind of position and pressure, where territory and timing decide it — built on the constant fight to control more of the board than your rivals and pushing your luck against the roll. This page rounds up 12 of the closest alternatives, scored on mechanical overlap with the original (45%), complexity match (35%), and player-count fit (20%), then weighted by BoardGameGeek community ratings so every pick is one players genuinely rate. The strongest matches come first; the further down you go, the more a game trades exact overlap for a fresh take on the same core appeal.
12 recommendations · scored by ISO
Axis & Allies(1981)
Shares Area Movement + 4 more
Axis & Allies: Europe 1940(2010)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more
Axis & Allies: Pacific 1940(2009)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more
Axis & Allies: 1942(2009)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more
Axis & Allies Anniversary Edition(2008)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more
Axis & Allies: Pacific(2001)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more
Europe at War(1993)
Shares Area Movement + 3 more
Axis & Allies: Europe(1999)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more
Axis & Allies(2004)
Shares Area Movement + 2 more
Serenissima (Second Edition)(2012)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more
Fief(2011)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more
War Room(2019)
Shares Area Movement + 2 more
As an Amazon Associate, ISO earns from qualifying purchases. Prices and availability vary; ISO never displays prices. Affiliate links are marked rel="sponsored" per FTC guidelines.
Get picks tuned to your shelf
This list is built from community data. Sign in to ISO and log what you own — your personal feed factors in your complexity preferences, play history, and the games already on your shelf.
Get personalized recommendations →Free · no credit card · 2-minute setup
More recommendation lists
Axis & Allies
Axis & Allies: Europe 1940
Axis & Allies: Pacific 1940
Axis & Allies: 1942
Axis & Allies Anniversary Edition
Axis & Allies: Pacific
Europe at War
Axis & Allies: Europe
Axis & Allies
Serenissima (Second Edition)
Fief
War Room
/pic786385.jpg)
/pic24006.jpg)
/pic7284897.png)
/pic659980.jpg)
/pic7284890.png)
/pic7985207.jpg)
/pic185485.jpg)
/pic47622.jpg)
/pic6050812.jpg)
/pic42246.jpg)
/pic1344580.jpg)
/pic1145025.jpg)
/pic6179448.jpg)