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Codename: Panzers, Phase Two

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2016

Should you play it?

Fight alongside your troops in the sweltering desert heat of the Sahara or in the blustery heights of the Italian Alps. Wield your strategic prowess to gain the upper hand by the light of day and exploit the dark shroud of night to launch surprise attacks. Tanks, planes, troops, weapons - the resources are at your command.

What works

  • Engaging wwii strategy gameplay
  • Multiple campaigns with storylines
  • Map and mission editor for creativity
  • Nostalgic value and historical setting
  • Affordable price and compatibility updates

Things to keep in mind

  • Outdated graphics and animations
  • Ai pathfinding and unit control issues
  • Short campaign length
  • Bugs and occasional crashes
  • Limited active multiplayer community

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Last Train Home

  • Sudden Strike 4

  • Second Front

  • Easy Red

  • Total Conflict: Resistance

  • Blitzkrieg Anthology

More fantastical

Games that feels like Codename: Panzers, Phase Two but with more imaginative fiction

  • Starship Troopers: Terran Command

  • Hex Commander: Fantasy Heroes

  • Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® – Winter Assault

  • Command & Conquer™ Tiberian Sun™ and Firestorm™

  • Age of Mythology: Extended Edition

  • Earth 2150 Trilogy

More social

Games that feels like Codename: Panzers, Phase Two but with more teamwork and cooperation

  • Joint Task Force

  • Faces of War

  • Soldiers: Heroes of World War II - Enhanced Edition

  • Commandos: Origins

  • Call to Arms - Gates of Hell: Ostfront

  • Men of War: Assault Squad 2

Less expressive

Games that feels like Codename: Panzers, Phase Two but with less self-expression and customization

  • Order of War™

  • Syrian Warfare

  • The Troop

  • Men of War: Condemned Heroes

  • Men of War: Red Tide

  • Blitzkrieg 2 Anthology

Choose your own criteria ->

From the same developer

From the same developer, ranked by motivational fit.

  • Codename: Panzers, Phase One

  • SpellForce 2 - Anniversary Edition

  • AquaNox

  • AquaNox 2: Revelation

  • Red Faction Guerrilla Steam Edition

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How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Codename: Panzers, Phase Two: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Leadership, Story. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Fantasy.

Last update: 03/08/2026