- #1 WARNO
97% matchVery Positive81% of 14,911 reviews2024
Dev: Eugen Systems
Windows
Median: 15.4 hrsMean: 69.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Realistic, immersive, breathtaking. WARNO is the ultimate World War III battle simulator from the masters of strategy, Eugen Systems. A Cold War turns decisively hot as you command hundreds of units on a beautiful and brutal battlefield. Outsmart, outfight, and lead your forces to total victory.
Why similar: Cold War 25.6% ★, Wargame 17.1%, RTS 15.4%, Real Time Tactics 14.5%, Military 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a highly detailed Cold War setting with deep real-time tactical combat that mirrors the intensity of 3 Days War.
- #2 ICBM: Escalation
96% matchVery Positive88% of 1,253 reviews2024
Dev: SoftWarWarePub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
ICBM: Escalation is a grand RTS where you command armies, develop cutting-edge tech, and wield devastating weapons. Conquer enemies with conventional forces or nuclear firepower. With new modes like Standoff and Conquest, the game offers deep strategic layers in a global warfare setting.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 20.9% ★, Cold War 19.2% ★, Wargame 17%, RTS 15.6%, PvP 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on global-scale Cold War conflict and nuclear strategy, perfect for players who enjoy the grand-scale warfare of the seed game.
- #3 Line War
96% matchVery Positive80% of 1,158 reviews2022
Dev: Studio Centurion
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 71%
A new type of RTS with elements from 4X, Wargame, and Real-Time Tactics. Draw commands and execute a superior strategy to defeat your opponent, focusing on high-level decisions rather than constant micromanagement.
Why similar: 4X 15.6% ★, Cold War 15.6% ★, RTS 14.4%, Grand Strategy 13% ★, Real Time Tactics 12.1%
Why You'll Like It: A unique hybrid of 4X and RTS that focuses on strategic line-drawing and territory control rather than traditional micro-management.
- #4 Steel Division 2
95% matchMostly Positive79% of 9,441 reviews2019
Dev: Eugen Systems
Windows
Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 51.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Steel Division 2 is a historically-accurate WW2 real-time strategy game set on the Eastern Front. Features 1:1-scale turn-based army management and real-time tactical battles with thousands of men at your order.
Why similar: RTS 27.1%, Grand Strategy 22.5% ★, Wargame 16.8%, Military 15.2%, War 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game excels at large-scale real-time tactical battles combined with a grand strategy campaign layer.
- #5 Broken Arrow
94% matchMixed55% of 28,972 reviews2025
Dev: Steel BalalaikaPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 35.5 hrsMean: 77.2 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Broken Arrow is a large-scale real-time modern warfare tactics game that combines the complexity of joint-forces wargaming with action-packed real-time tactics gameplay.
Why similar: Wargame 24.3%, RTS 20.4%, Real Time Tactics 17.5%, War 9%, Deckbuilding 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A modern tactical RTS that emphasizes unit customization and realistic military engagement on a large scale.
- #6 Regiments
94% matchVery Positive87% of 2,812 reviews2022
Dev: Bird's Eye GamesPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Regiments is a Real-Time Tactics game set in Germany 1989. The Cold War has gone hot, and the inferno is raging. Lead your Regiment through the fires of conflict and the fog of war. Break through the lines, call in artillery, maneuver, feign retreats, stage defenses, counter-attack. Do not relent.
Why similar: Cold War 30.1% ★, Wargame 17.6%, RTS 15.7%, Real Time Tactics 15.5%, War 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: This title provides a focused Cold War real-time tactics experience that emphasizes maneuver warfare and strategic positioning.
- #7 Total Conflict: Resistance
93% matchMostly Positive74% of 4,969 reviews2023
Dev: Thunder Devs.
Windows
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 20.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Total Conflict: Resistance is a unique symbiosis of global strategy, tactics and first-person action. Realistic mass battles, many types of armored vehicles, weapons, uniforms, unique mechanics, immersive free gameplay. Lead any state and bring it to greatness!
Why similar: Political Sim 17.3% ★, Grand Strategy 15.6% ★, 4X 14.5% ★, RTS 12.6%, Wargame 12%
Why You'll Like It: It combines grand strategy, political management, and real-time tactical combat in a way that feels very similar to the seed game.
- #8 Call to Arms - Gates of Hell: Ostfront
92% matchVery Positive85% of 30,868 reviews2021
Dev: Barbedwire StudiosPub: Digitalmindsoft
Windows
Median: 14.1 hrsMean: 72.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Call to Arms - Gates of Hell is a realistic RTS/ RTT game that offers endless replay value. Command all types of troops in historical singleplayer, dynamic campaign, PvP and PvE battles. Are you ready for some serious immersion in World War 2?
Why similar: RTS 22.8%, Real Time Tactics 22.5%, Military 12.5%, War 12%, PvP 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: It offers unparalleled tactical realism and control over individual units within a grander RTS framework.
- #9 World Warfare & Economics
91% matchMixed63% of 666 reviews2023
Dev: Okron Studio
Windows · Mac
Take control of any nation and shape its future. Manage resources, trade, and taxes, engage in real-time warfare, navigate global diplomacy, and react to dynamic world events. Build a thriving economy, forge alliances, and command armies in a constantly evolving world!
Why similar: Political Sim 19.2% ★, 4X 18.8% ★, Grand Strategy 17.7% ★, RTS 12.3%, Real Time Tactics 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: It leans heavily into the political and economic simulation aspects of grand strategy, mirroring the complexity of 3 Days War.
- #10 Supreme Ruler Ultimate
91% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,248 reviews2014
Dev: BattleGoat Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.4 hrsMean: 50.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Real-Time Strategy/Wargame. From World War II through the Cold War and into the future, re-live or re-imagine the tensions and crises of our recent history! Guide your nation through the era of your choice in Campaigns, Scenarios, and Sandboxes, as you make every effort to become Supreme Ruler!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 21.8% ★, Political Sim 16.6% ★, RTS 15.2%, Wargame 14.7%, Cold War 13.6% ★
Why You'll Like It: This game provides an incredibly deep grand strategy experience centered on global political and military management during the Cold War era.
- #11 Iron Order 1919
90% matchMixed69% of 432 reviews2022
Dev: Bytro Labs GmbH
Windows · Mac
An unique long-term strategy game with week-long matches with up to 101 players, set in the alternate reality of 1919.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 20.3% ★, Political Sim 19.8% ★, RTS 14.8%, Wargame 12.6%, Real Time Tactics 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: An alternate-history grand strategy game that emphasizes large-scale multiplayer conflict and territory control.
- #12 Sins of a Solar Empire II
88% matchVery Positive84% of 8,167 reviews2024
Dev: Ironclad Games CorporationPub: Stardock Entertainment
Windows
Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 28.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Battle for galactic dominance in this real-time 4X strategy game with unrivaled scale! You’ll explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate through military force, diplomacy, trade, culture, influence, and other underhanded tactics.
Why similar: 4X 40% ★, RTS 26.1%, PvP 9.1%, Base Building 8.5%, PvE 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: It masterfully blends 4X empire-building with real-time strategy combat on a massive, persistent scale.
- #13 War Selection
89% matchVery Positive85% of 23,033 reviews2019
Dev: Glyph Worlds
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 27.4 hrs≥1hr: 70%
War Selection is a compelling RTS game featuring base building, resource extraction and warfare. Evolve from a stone age tribe to a distinct industrial nation with unique game mechanics and battle for supremacy with dozens of players on a unique procedurally generated map.
Why similar: RTS 30.4%, Base Building 22.5%, Military 13%, War 10.2%, Strategy 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: It features 4X-style progression and base-building within a real-time multiplayer environment.
- #14 SuperPower 3
89% matchOverwhelmingly Negative10% of 1,212 reviews2022
Dev: GolemLabsPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
SuperPower 3 is a modern geopolitical sim in a planet Earth setup. Rule the world or challenge your knowledge about demography, economics, military strategy, as well as political issues across the globe. Compete with or against other players, or just try to do better than the real-life politicians.
Why similar: Political Sim 20.3% ★, Grand Strategy 18.6% ★, RTS 13.9%, Wargame 13.2%, Real Time Tactics 12.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the geopolitical and economic simulation aspects of modern warfare, providing a strong political-sim experience.
- #15 World War Armies
86% matchMixed62% of 965 reviews2024
Dev: Hypemasters, Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 23.2 hrs≥1hr: 64%
World War Armies is the ultimate PvP real-time strategy game. Command advanced war machines and compete for free against other players worldwide. Revolutionary mechanics reduce downtime and focus on direct engagement with the enemy, you get to the fun parts of RTS faster.
Why similar: RTS 23.5%, Real Time Tactics 18.3%, Military 12.5%, PvP 12.2%, Deckbuilding 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced PvP RTS that focuses on tactical unit deployment and map control.
- #16 Blitzkrieg 3
87% matchMixed54% of 7,303 reviews2017
Dev: Nival
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 14.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Blitzkrieg 3 is a WW2 RTS made for true admirers of strategic mastery! Challenge your tactical skills in historical campaigns and defeat powerful Neural Network AI in competitive matches.
Why similar: RTS 27.6%, Real Time Tactics 22.1%, Military 17.2%, War 14.4%, PvP 12.1%
Why You'll Like It: A classic RTS that focuses on historical military strategy and base-building mechanics.
- #17 Mechabellum
84% matchVery Positive84% of 18,295 reviews2024
Dev: Game RiverPub: Dreamhaven
Windows · Mac
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 53.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Command massive armies in this epic mech auto-battler. Draft your troops, customize your units, master your formations, and crush enemies in spectacular 3D battles. All strategy, no clickfest. Outsmart opponents in 1v1, 2v2, free-for-all, or Survival Mode.
Why similar: Mechs 24.4% ★, Wargame 19.6%, RTS 18.3%, Real Time Tactics 11.7%, PvP 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: While an auto-battler, it captures the strategic unit-composition and tactical planning required in competitive RTS games.
- #18 SUPREMACY: WORLD WAR 3
86% matchMostly Positive75% of 5,805 reviews2018
Dev: Dorado Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 36.3 hrs≥1hr: 60%
This Long Term Strategy Game lets you take control of the armed forces of your nation. Become responsible for its military expansion, technological research and economic development. Form alliances and wage total war for global dominance on the battlefields of World War 3.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 34.6% ★, Wargame 28%, RTS 18.9%, Base Building 10.6%, Strategy 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: A massive multiplayer wargame that focuses on long-term strategic planning and alliance-based warfare.
- #19 Rise of Nations: Extended Edition
85% matchVery Positive95% of 15,511 reviews2014
Dev: SkyBox LabsPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 18.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Rise of Nations is back! Play the updated classic with full Steamworks integration and enhanced features!
Why similar: RTS 54.9%, Strategy 15.2%, War 12.3%, City Builder 10%, Base Building 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: A classic title that perfectly balances 4X mechanics like research and city-building with real-time combat.
- #20 Hearts of Iron IV
82% matchVery Positive90% of 360,411 reviews2016
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30.8 hrsMean: 292.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Victory is at your fingertips! Your ability to lead your nation is your supreme weapon, the strategy game Hearts of Iron IV lets you take command of any nation in World War II; the most engaging conflict in world history.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 43.7% ★, War 16.7%, Military 16.6%, RTS 14.1%, Strategy 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: The definitive grand strategy game for those who want to manage the entirety of a nation's war effort and political landscape.
- #21 Men of War: Assault Squad 2
82% matchVery Positive91% of 46,011 reviews2014
Dev: DigitalmindsoftPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 8.4 hrsMean: 63.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Men of War: Assault Squad 2 expands the real-time tactics series with new skirmish missions, massive multiplayer battles, enhanced visuals, improved AI, and full Direct Control. Command five factions across 65 maps, 250 vehicles, and 200 soldiers in one of the most detailed WWII RTS experiences.
Why similar: RTS 32.8%, War 19.2%, Real Time Tactics 19.1%, Military 16.3%, Strategy 12.6%
Why You'll Like It: It offers deep tactical control over infantry and vehicles, perfect for players who enjoy the real-time tactics portion of the seed game.
- #22 Retro Commander
81% matchMostly Positive77% of 355 reviews2023
Dev: Noble Master LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Retro Commander is a post-apocalyptic real-time strategy wargame (RTS).
Why similar: RTS 20.6%, Wargame 18.8%, Mechs 16.8% ★, Real Time Tactics 16.1%, Base Building 12.4%
Why You'll Like It: A post-apocalyptic RTS that features base-building and large-scale multiplayer warfare.
- #23 Carrier Command 2
80% matchVery Positive82% of 3,658 reviews2021
Dev: GeometaPub: MicroProse Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 15.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Carrier Command 2 is the real-time strategy game that puts you in command of a futuristic carrier capable of deploying a vast array of aircraft and amphibious units. Compete against AI or human players and hop into every single vehicle to take matters into your own hands!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 19.4% ★, RTS 16%, Wargame 14.8%, Real Time Tactics 13.5%, War 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a unique blend of real-time strategy and tactical vehicle control that requires significant strategic foresight.
- #24 March of Empires
81% matchMixed63% of 1,811 reviews2017
Dev: Gameloft
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 77.0 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Claim your title as Shogun, Highland King, Northern Tsar or Desert Sultan and join this genre-redefining strategy game where you will wage constant war for real territorial conquest! Fortify your castle, fuel a massive army, and enter the ultimate fight for realm domination!
Why similar: 4X 20% ★, Wargame 15.5%, RTS 12.7%, City Builder 11.5%, Real Time Tactics 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: A strategy game that focuses on medieval empire building and large-scale multiplayer war mechanics.
- #25 Art of War: Red Tides
79% matchMostly Positive79% of 6,952 reviews2016
Dev: Game Science
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Art of War: Red Tides is a fair multiplayer strategy game that allows different teams on the same platform (e.g. smartphones, PC, etc.) to battle against each other. You will encounter players around the world!
Why similar: RTS 58.6%, War 21.3%, Strategy 14.5%, PvP 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: A multiplayer-focused strategy game that emphasizes unit synergy and real-time tactical decisions.
- #26 Nova Empire
79% matchMixed53% of 283 reviews2022
Dev: Gamebear Tech
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Build up a Space Empire and establish control of the Galaxy and the Universe! Nova Empire is a multiplayer space game in which the aim is to build your empire and conquer the galaxy in epic space battles against your rivals with other allies worldwide!
Why similar: Political Sim 23.7% ★, 4X 23.2% ★, Real Time Tactics 16.4%, PvP 9.2%, PvE 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: It combines space-based exploration and strategy with real-time tactical combat elements.
- #27 Sanguo's Ambition 4 :Three Kingdoms
76% matchMostly Positive75% of 114 reviews2026
Dev: Youshen Interactive
Windows · Mac
A real-time strategy+team competition game, in 189, the Han Dynasty launched a mutual attack and expansion of territories, operating their own forces, and seizing generals and resources until the world was unified.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 19.3% ★, 4X 18.6% ★, Wargame 15.4%, RTS 14.2%, Real Time Tactics 10.6%
- #28 Heavyarms Assemble: WWII
78% matchMixed66% of 86 reviews2023
Dev: XR Studio
Windows
This is a strategy game with the theme of WWII. As a battlefield commander, maintaining your army's motivation and satisfaction, promoting your generals, managing your own economy, dealing with your friends' armies, and real time grand battle. What kind of commander will you become in the process?
Why similar: Grand Strategy 19.7% ★, Wargame 16.3%, RTS 15.2%, Real Time Tactics 14.8%, Military 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: A combat-focused wargame that provides a historical tactical experience for strategy enthusiasts.
- #29 Instant War
77% matchMixed67% of 85 reviews2022
Dev: Playwing LTD
Windows
Embark on a military strategy 4X RTS game, in a world where your battle tactics and your massive army are the keys to victory. Instant War delivers an amazing battlefield experience in a realistic military game. As a commander, you develop your military base and lead your army to victory!
Why similar: 4X 28.4% ★, Grand Strategy 23.6% ★, Wargame 16.8%, Military 8.7%, War 6.5%
- #30 Three Kingdoms: Real-Time War
74% matchVery Positive94% of 51 reviews2026
Dev: Surviving Mechanical Team
Windows
Real-Time Warfare: Three Kingdoms is a real-time strategy (RTS) and sandbox warfare game that emphasizes real-time command, tactical gameplay, and large-scale battles. Experience true strategic combat and the art of war on the historical battlefields of the Three Kingdoms period.
Why similar: Strategy 61.7%, 3D 38.3%
- #31 Firmament Wars
78% matchMixed65% of 55 reviews2018
Dev: Neverworks Games
Windows
Firmament Wars is a multiplayer strategy game with fast-paced real-time warfare. Build a wall, fire cannons, and launch missiles on your way to victory! Select from 7 government types and compete with up to 8 players on a variety of maps! Go forth and conquer!
Why similar: 4X 30.8% ★, RTS 23.9%, Wargame 19.9%, Strategy 12.9%, War 12.5%
Why You'll Like It: A multiplayer strategy game that focuses on quick, real-time decision-making and territory conquest.
- #32 NationWar:Annals
77% matchMixed68% of 168 reviews2021
Dev: Yiming
Windows
This is a deep focus on the Spring and Autumn period of the Warring States period of the grand strategy and real-time combat fusion sandbox game.
Why similar: 4X 17.2% ★, Political Sim 14.8% ★, Grand Strategy 14% ★, RTS 11.5%, Wargame 10.2%
- #33 Three Kingdoms: Battle of Generals
75% matchMixed66% of 89 reviews2023
Dev: Youkia International Limited
Windows
Three Kingdoms: Battle of Generals is a multi-player online real-time strategy game based on the Three Kingdoms history which recreates realistic landscapes in the world map. Look out for flank attacks and road blocks from your enemies when you explore the open world and build your city.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 22.9% ★, Wargame 16.9%, Real Time Tactics 15.8%, RTS 15.5%, Military 8.6%
- #34 Medieval Kingdom Wars
75% matchMostly Positive76% of 2,602 reviews2019
Dev: Reverie World StudiosPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Rewrite medieval history through bloody siege combat in a fusion of RTS and Grand Strategy genres. Rule, build, and serve your King as a minor lord in medieval Europe. Experience siege, field and naval combat with an unseen degree of brutality. Rogue-like progression, epic towns and battles await…
Why similar: Grand Strategy 17.3% ★, 4X 15.8% ★, RTS 12.5%, Wargame 10.9%, City Builder 10.7%
- #35 Armored Brigade II
72% matchVery Positive90% of 220 reviews2025
Dev: Veitikka StudiosPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Armored Brigade II revolutionizes real-time tactical warfare in 3D, focusing on the intense combined arms combat of the Cold War era, from 1965 to 1991. Boasting a meticulously researched database and huge real-world terrain maps, this game offers an unparalleled combat simulation experience.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 21.8% ★, Cold War 20.3% ★, RTS 18.1%, Wargame 17.6%, War 6.7%
- #36 Eyes of War
72% matchMostly Positive79% of 321 reviews2025
Dev: Good Mood Games
Windows · Linux
Eyes of War is a real-time strategy game set in the medieval era, offering both single-player and multiplayer experiences where you can control every unit in character mode. Build your castle, lead your army, and dominate the map. Eyes of War invites you to epic battles of the medieval era!
Why similar: RTS 23.6%, Wargame 22.4%, City Builder 13.5%, Real Time Tactics 11.5%, Base Building 10%
- #37 State of Survival
73% matchMixed57% of 454 reviews2023
Dev: FunPlus International AG
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 184.5 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Survive the Zombies War in this RPG game of Apocalypse and Survival
Why similar: 4X 30.4% ★, RTS 19.5%, City Builder 16.6%, Real Time Tactics 15.8%, Strategy 4.9%
- #38 胡莱三国3
73% matchMixed60% of 86 reviews2021
Dev: Huochairen Interactive Entertainment
Windows
十年传承,再现经典!畅爽的大地图联盟国战,多地形策略,3D沙盘推演,写意的武将搜集,只为你还原真实的策略三国。
Why similar: Grand Strategy 24.4% ★, City Builder 17.7%, Real Time Tactics 16.2%, Wargame 16%, Military 8.4%
- #39 Final War: Frozen Defense
71% matchMixed46% of 94 reviews2025
Dev: HaoPlay Limited
Windows
Strategy Tower Defense, RTS Battles on the World Map
Why similar: RTS 21.3%, Wargame 19.5%, City Builder 15%, Real Time Tactics 14.4%, Roguelite 9.5%
- #40 Dawn of Ages
71% matchMixed54% of 192 reviews2025
Dev: Stratosphere GamesPub: BoomBit
Windows
Experience authentic medieval warfare. Command vast armies in brutal mass battles, utilizing diverse weapons and tactics. Embark on historical campaigns against rival kingdoms or challenge real opponents in epic PvP wars.
Why similar: PvP 38.4%, War 28.8%, Strategy 19.1%, 3D 13.7%
- #41 War of Dots
67% matchVery Positive82% of 4,056 reviews2026
Dev: TeaAndPython
Windows
Easy to learn, hard to master. A simple & free RTS game.
Why similar: RTS 24.8%, Real Time Tactics 21.5%, Wargame 21.1%, Military 9.3%, Strategy 8.9%
- #42 Supreme Ruler 2030
70% matchMixed64% of 536 reviews2023
Dev: BattleGoat Studios
Windows
Rise to power as any modern day country in a realistic military, political and economic simulation. Command your country's diplomacy, espionage, and resource management to strengthen your position. Use real-time tactical control of your military to fortify your place as the Supreme Ruler.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 22.8% ★, RTS 17.3%, Wargame 17%, Real Time Tactics 11.1%, War 10.6%
- #43 PlanetX
69% matchMixed66% of 50 reviews2025
Dev: Giedrius Talzunas
Windows · Mac
PlanetX is a real-time strategy MMO set on a spherical planet. Players expand territories, construct buildings, and manage resources to develop their empire. The ultimate goal is to conquer the entire planet by claiming all land plots and outpacing rivals in strategic growth and domination.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 29% ★, RTS 21.2%, City Builder 20.8%, War 7.8%, PvP 6.4%
- #44 Imperia Online
73% matchMixed59% of 309 reviews2016
Dev: Imperia Online JSC
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 28.1 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Imperia Online brings you into a world, which exists in the times before the age of gunpowder. It is the world of the sharp blade, long bow and war horse. Experience the vast amount of gameplay mechanics and compete with thousands of players in a totally realistic medieval strategic simulation!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 21.9% ★, RTS 16.2%, Wargame 15.1%, PvP 9.7%, Military 9.7%
- #45 Kingdoms Conquer / 攻城天下
69% matchVery Positive91% of 237 reviews2021
Dev: 攻城天下
Windows
Kingdoms Conquer is a Massive National Battles Card Strategy Game. Recruit troops, build the battle lineup, conquer and expand your territory, all is to make your realm grown more powerful and finally reign over all the realms! Write your own history and become the one true king of all the kingdoms!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 21.1% ★, Real Time Tactics 17.7%, Wargame 13.8%, Military 12.5%, PvP 12.1%
- #46 Stronghold Kingdoms
71% matchMixed64% of 9,483 reviews2012
Dev: Firefly Studios
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 84.8 hrs≥1hr: 56%
A massively multiplayer grand strategy game, Stronghold Kingdoms is about forging alliances, political mind games, city-building and castle sieges with thousands of other players!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 17% ★, City Builder 14.6%, RTS 14.1%, Wargame 11.5%, Real Time Tactics 10.7%
- #47 4th Generation Warfare
70% matchMixed56% of 163 reviews2022
Dev: Eversim
Windows
As the leader of a nation, dispatch and control your team of characters all around the world to destabilize your enemies and establish your supremacy. All methods are fair game: hacking, sabotage, political interference, military strikes, corruption, treachery, assassinations, data theft…
Why similar: 4X 24.3% ★, Grand Strategy 19.7% ★, Political Sim 19.1% ★, RTS 16.5%, Wargame 15.9%
- #48 Three Kingdoms: Innovatory
68% matchMixed59% of 973 reviews2024
Dev: 瞬息万变工作室Pub: Moment HK
Windows
This is a classic historical simulation + real-time strategy game, where you will go back to the era of the Three Kingdoms and play as various renowned sovereigns.
Why similar: 4X 22.6% ★, Grand Strategy 18.6% ★, Wargame 16.3%, RTS 15.7%, Real Time Tactics 14.5%
- #49 Kiloton
66% matchVery Positive97% of 105 reviews2025
Dev: Jack MorehartPub: spacemann's games
Windows · Mac
A sardonic take on nationalism and the Cold War though a minimalist and fast paced RTS. Scheme your way through a highly replayable campaign, or conduct some "diplomacy" on your "friends" in multiplayer.
Why similar: Cold War 24.5% ★, Grand Strategy 22.3% ★, Wargame 17.4%, RTS 17%, Political Sim 10% ★
- #50 Kingdom Wars
70% matchMixed67% of 2,794 reviews2013
Dev: Reverie World Studios
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Kingdom Wars is a free to play 3D MMORTS with real-time siege combat, without the pay to win element so common in the genre. Kingdom Wars offers beautiful 3D online world, where players construct strongholds, direct citizens, complete quests and eventually manage a global empire.
Why similar: RTS 53.7%, City Builder 18.6%, Strategy 18.4%, War 9.3%
- #51 Tempest Rising
63% matchVery Positive88% of 10,866 reviews2025
Dev: Slipgate Ironworks™Pub: 3D Realms
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Command distinct factions in a desperate struggle for power and resources in Tempest Rising - a classic RTS set on Earth after a nuclear war.
Why similar: RTS 58.7%, Base Building 12.4%, Strategy 11.4%, Wargame 5%, War 4.5%
- #52 全战天下
69% matchMostly Positive74% of 61 reviews2021
Dev: 全战天下
Windows
《全战天下》是一款全新的SLG战争策略游戏,游戏背景上我们抛开了单一历史时空的限制,将东西方文明中那些伟大的名字写到了游戏中,如果您热爱华夏文明,辅佐玄德公匡扶汉室,与嬴政白起一统六国,加入刘邦项羽的楚汉之争,携手成吉思汗征服亚欧将是您完美的选择,如果您喜欢日本战国,那就与三刀一流的宫本武藏,天下布武的织田信长一道征战沙场,您要是喜好欧美文明,我们推荐您选择圣女贞德,美杜莎、阿克琉斯来助您成就大业,经典英灵不胜枚举,阵容豪华堪称策略游戏的复仇者联盟。
Why similar: Grand Strategy 15.9% ★, Political Sim 13.2% ★, RTS 12.8%, Wargame 11.7%, Real Time Tactics 10.1%
- #53 Dune: Spice Wars
64% matchMostly Positive79% of 13,257 reviews2023
Dev: Shiro GamesPub: Funcom
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 16.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A 4X real-time strategy game from the developers of the critically acclaimed Northgard. Set in Frank Herbert’s groundbreaking Dune universe, you must lead your faction and battle for control and dominance over the harsh desert planet of Arrakis.
Why similar: 4X 20.7% ★, Grand Strategy 17.4% ★, RTS 13.5%, Real Time Tactics 11.8%, Management 7.9%
- #54 Techwars: Global Conflict
68% matchMixed68% of 317 reviews2017
Dev: Argus GamesPub: Promo Trade Toys LLC
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 70%
TechWars: Global Conflict is the world’s first isometric PVP mecha-action with direct control. Only the strongest player will be able to win in this war of titanic mechs. Use all the features of world’s realistic technology Techwars. Victory in every battle will bring you closer to creating your own death machine.
Why similar: Mechs 76.6% ★, Strategy 23.4%
- #55 EDYN
65% matchMostly Positive71% of 51 reviews2024
Dev: GALESTORM GAMES
Windows · Mac
Join the battle for EDYN, the ultimate multiplayer strategy game. Build settlements, command armies, and unify the realms in epic PvP warfare to etch your legacy into history. Raid, loot, make alliances, and unite to conquer the planet itself, with no Pay-To-Win mechanics to upset the playing field.
Why similar: Strategy 100%