World War II theme
Every paid Steam game tagged World War II, ranked by our estimated lifetime revenue. 1,017 games in the catalog, 765 with a sales estimate.
Games
1,017
Active paid titles tagged
Total Gross
$2.6B
Sum of estimated lifetime revenue
Median
$22.8K
Half earn less, half more
Hit Rate
35.3%
270 games earned $100K+
Revenue share - top 5 vs rest
- Hearts of Iron IV 45.9%
- Battlefield™ V 7.4%
- Hell Let Loose 4.0%
- Sniper Elite 4 3.6%
- Company of Heroes 2 3.2%
- Other (760 games) 36.0%
Top 25 earners
The highest-earning World War II games by our estimator.
| # | Game | Released | Reviews | Peak CCU | Est. Units | Est. Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hearts of Iron IV Paradox Development Studio | 2016-06-06 | 363,397 | 93,196 | 23,984,202 | $1,198,970,258 |
| 2 | Battlefield™ V DICE | 2020-10-22 | 271,222 | 114,017 | 3,863,337 | $193,128,217 |
| 3 | Hell Let Loose Expression Games | 2021-07-27 | 150,311 | 21,086 | 2,104,354 | $105,196,656 |
| 4 | Sniper Elite 4 Rebellion | 2017-02-13 | 63,613 | 17,294 | 1,553,341 | $93,184,927 |
| 5 | Company of Heroes 2 Relic Entertainment, Feral Interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux) | 2013-06-25 | 113,462 | 161,908 | 4,140,556 | $82,769,714 |
| 6 | Call of Duty®: WWII Sledgehammer Games, Raven Software | 2017-11-02 | 47,413 | 19,374 | 1,043,086 | $62,543,437 |
| 7 | Company of Heroes 3 Relic Entertainment | 2023-02-23 | 40,651 | 19,397 | 926,073 | $55,555,119 |
| 8 | Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus MachineGames | 2017-10-26 | 50,060 | 16,050 | 1,101,320 | $44,041,787 |
| 9 | Men of War: Assault Squad 2 Digitalmindsoft | 2014-05-15 | 46,834 | 9,720 | 1,417,678 | $42,516,163 |
| 10 | UBOAT Deep Water Studio | 2024-08-02 | 27,527 | 7,201 | 1,257,910 | $37,724,721 |
| 11 | Indiana Jones and the Great Circle MachineGames | 2024-12-09 | 21,121 | 8,242 | 506,904 | $35,478,211 |
| 12 | Sniper Elite 5 Rebellion | 2022-05-25 | 31,319 | 11,295 | 690,004 | $34,493,300 |
| 13 | Foxhole Siege Camp | 2022-09-28 | 53,410 | 17,572 | 1,142,180 | $34,253,978 |
| 14 | Wolfenstein: The New Order MachineGames | 2014-05-19 | 62,834 | 11,808 | 1,508,016 | $30,145,240 |
| 15 | Call to Arms - Gates of Hell: Ostfront Barbedwire Studios, Digitalmindsoft | 2021-06-11 | 35,190 | 10,385 | 805,239 | $28,175,313 |
| 16 | Call of Duty: World at War Treyarch | 2008-11-18 | 53,565 | 4,725 | 1,285,560 | $25,694,059 |
| 17 | Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad with Rising Storm Tripwire Interactive | 2011-09-13 | 38,162 | 16,311 | 1,060,215 | $21,193,698 |
| 18 | Call of Duty®: WWII Sledgehammer Games, Raven Software | 2017-11-02 | 9,208 | 56,174 | 338,685 | $20,317,713 |
| 19 | Sniper Elite 3 Rebellion | 2014-06-27 | 28,592 | 10,861 | 629,024 | $18,864,430 |
| 20 | Zombie Army Trilogy Rebellion | 2015-03-06 | 18,891 | 4,179 | 415,602 | $18,697,934 |
| 21 | Steel Division 2 Eugen Systems | 2019-06-20 | 9,634 | 2,257 | 442,216 | $17,684,218 |
| 22 | Day of Defeat: Source Valve | 2010-07-12 | 23,721 | 2,945 | 1,646,747 | $16,451,003 |
| 23 | Zombie Army 4: Dead War Rebellion | 2021-02-18 | 12,376 | 6,535 | 272,272 | $13,559,146 |
| 24 | Wolfenstein: The Old Blood MachineGames | 2015-05-04 | 23,968 | 3,025 | 575,232 | $11,498,888 |
| 25 | 2018-09-25 | 7,153 | 2,536 | 228,896 | $11,442,511 |
Releases per year
Is World War II trending up or fading? Bars show new paid Steam releases with this tag each year. Green flecks are hits (≥$100K est. lifetime).
11
2010
9
2011
9
2012
8
2013
39
2014
27
2015
29
2016
47
2017
42
2018
38
2019
59
2020
76
2021
64
2022
76
2023
85
2024
75
2025
82
2026
Top upcoming
Highest-wishlist unreleased World War II games.
| # | Game | WL Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fourteen Years of Flames 烽火工作室 | 75 |
| 2 | The Defiant 浩汤科技 | 156 |
| 3 | Espiocracy Ex Vivo Studios | 166 |
| 4 | Projekt Z: Beyond Order 314 Arts | 250 |
| 5 | Diesel Knights Xavier B. Johnson | 426 |
| 6 | Travelling At Night Weather Factory | 427 |
| 7 | Nekome: Nazi Hunter ProbablyMonsters | 526 |
| 8 | Panzer Strike ISAK Team | 560 |
| 9 | Company of Heroes - Definitive Edition Relic Entertainment , Blackbird Interactive | 813 |
| 10 | War Mechanic Chronospace | 930 |
Top recent (12 months)
Highest-earning World War II games released in the past year.
| # | Game | Est. Gross |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | | $10,531,332 |
| 2 | | $2,507,164 |
| 3 | | $1,303,238 |
| 4 | | $994,500 |
| 5 | | $959,760 |
| 6 | | $890,463 |
| 7 | | $568,760 |
| 8 | | $294,796 |
| 9 | | $290,934 |
| 10 | | $264,180 |