A war game is a type of strategy game that simulates warfare realistically.
War game, Wargame or War Games may also refer to:
Conflict simulations Military exercise, a training operation Military simulation, a live or computer exercise to develop military strategies Wargame (video games), a genre that emphasizes strategic or tactical warfare on a map Board wargame, a genre that emphasizes strategic or tactical warfare on a map Wargame (hacking), a challenge involving exploiting or defending a computer system vulnerability
Film and television The War Game, a film by Mai Zetterling The War Game, a 1965 BBC television film The War Games, a 1969 Doctor Who serial WarGames, a 1983 film by John Badham starring Matthew Broderick #WarGames, a 2018 interactive film adaptation WarGames: The Dead Code War Game (2002 film), an animated short film based on the 1993 children's novel War Game (2024 film), a documentary film War Games: At the End of the Day, a 2010 film by Cosimo Alemà "War Games" (Foyle's War), an episode of Foyle's War "War Games" (Space: 1999), an episode of Space: 1999 The Wargame, a 2026 TV series
Literature "War Game" (short story), a 1959 short story by Philip K. Dick War Game (novel), a 1993 children's novel about World War I War Games (novel), a 1981 novel by Karl Hansen Batman: War Games, a comic book story arc War Games, a 1966 novel by James Park Sloan War Games, a 1981 British title of the 1980 novel Optiman by Brian Stableford
Music War Games (Grave Digger album) (1986) War Games (Rob Swift album) (2005) "War Games", a song by Crosby, Stills & Nash from the album Allies Ratne igre ("War Games"), a 1985 Yugoslav rock album and song by Kerber War Games (John Paul Young song) "War Games", a song by the Monkees from the album Missing Links
Professional wrestling WarGames match, a professional wrestling match NXT WarGames, a professional wrestling event series
Video games Wargamer (website), a video game website Wargaming (company), a videogame developer and publisher WarGames (video game), a 1984 video game for Colecovision WarGames: Defcon 1, a 1998 video game for PC and PlayStation Wargame: European Escalation, a 2012 real-time strategy game Wargame: AirLand Battle, a 2013 real-time strategy game Wargame: Red Dragon, a 2014 real-time strategy game War Games, a mode in Halo 4 and Halo 5: Guardians
See also Business war games, a role-playing exercise set in the world of commerce Digimon Adventure: Our War Game!, a 2000 animated film A Game of War, a 1987 book about wargaming Game of War: Fire Age, a 2013 MMO freemium video game Game Wars a 1991 book about fish and game conflicts War (card game), a simple card game featuring a series of "battles" between two players
Wargaming (disambiguation)