- #1 Victoria II
83% matchVery Positive92% of 19,874 reviews2010
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 48.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Carefully guide your nation from the era of absolute monarchies in the early 19th century, through expansion and colonization, to finally become a truly great power by the dawn of the 20th century. Victoria II is a grand strategy game played during the colonial era of the 19th century, where the player takes control of a country, guiding...
Why similar: Grand Strategy 26.1% ★, Real-Time with Pause 14.1% ★, Political Sim 13.4% ★, Politics 10% ★, Military 6.2%
- #2 Hearts of Iron III
82% matchMostly Positive76% of 6,039 reviews2009
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 20.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Hearts of Iron III lets you play the most engaging conflict in world history, World War 2, on all fronts as any country and through multiple different scenarios. Guide your nation to glory between 1936 and 1948 and wage war, conduct diplomacy and build your industry in the most detailed World War 2 game ever made.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 28.3% ★, World War II 21.1% ★, Real-Time with Pause 15% ★, Military 8%, Historical 5.9%
- #3 Hearts of Iron IV
80% matchVery Positive90% of 359,811 reviews2016
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30.8 hrsMean: 292.7 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 20.5% ★, World War II 17.4% ★, Real-Time with Pause 11.5% ★, Military 10.6%, Alternate History 6.8%
- #4 Steel Division 2
79% matchMostly Positive79% of 9,432 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: World War II 15.3% ★, Real-Time with Pause 13.8% ★, RTS 12.9%, Grand Strategy 12% ★, Military 11%
- #5 Supreme Ruler 1936
80% matchMostly Positive74% of 303 reviews2014
Dev: BattleGoat Studios
Windows
Median: 9.0 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Real-Time Strategy Game. Guide your nation through the most violent era in modern history. Play massive campaigns as one of the principal nations, set-piece scenarios of famous battles, or set your own victory condition and play as any nation in the world in Sandbox mode.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 16% ★, Real-Time with Pause 13.7% ★, World War II 13.1% ★, Wargame 10%, RTS 9.7%
- #6 Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game
76% matchVery Positive90% of 2,067 reviews2011
Dev: Martin IvanovPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 27.1 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Developed by a team of experienced modders from the Paradox forum, Darkest Hour is a stand-alone Hearts of Iron game. The game features a mixture of short and in-depth campaigns set across the darkest chapters of the 20th century. Play from the outbreak of the Great War up until the onset of the Cold War.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 26.1% ★, World War II 21% ★, World War I 10.4% ★, Wargame 9.7%, Historical 6.1%
- #7 Victoria 3
70% matchMostly Positive71% of 58,114 reviews2022
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 15.3 hrsMean: 114.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Paradox Development Studio invites you to build your ideal society in the tumult of the exciting and transformative 19th century. Balance the competing interests in your society and earn your place in the sun in Victoria 3, one of the most anticipated games in Paradox’s history.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 22.7% ★, Real-Time with Pause 16.9% ★, Political Sim 16.7% ★, Politics 10.8% ★, Military 7.8%
- #8 Steel Division: Normandy 44
71% matchMostly Positive75% of 6,291 reviews2017
Dev: Eugen Systems
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 17.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Steel Division: Normandy is a tactical real-time strategy (RTS) game that pits players against AI enemies in a single-player campaign -- or against several opponents in massive 10-on-10 multiplayer battles.
Why similar: World War II 29% ★, RTS 20.6%, Military 14.3%, Tactical 7.6%, Wargame 7.4%
- #9 Terra Invicta
67% matchVery Positive81% of 8,993 reviews2026
Dev: Pavonis InteractivePub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 9.4 hrsMean: 51.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
An alien invasion has fractured humanity into seven ideological factions each with a unique vision for the future. Lead your chosen faction to take control of Earth’s nations, expand across the Solar System, and battle enemy fleets in tactical combat.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 19.7% ★, Grand Strategy 18.8% ★, Military 11.1%, RTS 9.6%, Alternate History 8.4%
- #10 Europa Universalis IV
69% matchVery Positive88% of 135,857 reviews2013
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 279.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Rule your land and dominate the world with unparalleled freedom, depth and historical accuracy. Write a new history of the world and build an empire for the ages.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 22.7% ★, Real-Time with Pause 22.5% ★, Wargame 12.8%, Military 11.8%, Alternate History 9.2%
- #11 Europa Universalis III Complete
70% matchVery Positive83% of 1,992 reviews2009
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Europa Universalis III Complete includes the original Europa Universalis III as well as the expansions In Nomine and Napoleons Ambition Europa Universalis III delves deeply into the areas of exploration, trade, warfare and diplomacy.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 35.8% ★, Political Sim 21% ★, Real-Time with Pause 18.6% ★, Historical 8.7%, Strategy 5.7%
- #12 Crusader Kings II
67% matchVery Positive91% of 73,429 reviews2012
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 55.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Explore one of the defining periods in world history in an experience crafted by the masters of Grand Strategy.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 50.3% ★, Political Sim 16.5% ★, Real-Time with Pause 8% ★, Historical 6.7%, Politics 5% ★
- #13 Age of History II
66% matchVery Positive90% of 49,172 reviews2018
Dev: Łukasz JakowskiPub: Łukasz Jakowski Games
Windows
Median: 12.2 hrsMean: 61.4 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Age of History II is a grand strategy wargame that is simple to learn yet hard to master.Your objective is to use military tactics and cunning diplomacy to either unify the world, or conquer it.Will the world bleed out or bow before you? The choice is yours..
Why similar: Grand Strategy 23.9% ★, Political Sim 13% ★, World War II 10.8% ★, War 9.5%, Historical 9.3%
- #14 Wargame: Red Dragon
67% matchVery Positive89% of 19,610 reviews2014
Dev: Eugen Systems
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 52.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The new reference in RTS at its best! The Wargame series returns to duty, larger, richer and more spectacular than ever before. In Wargame Red Dragon, you are engaged in a large-scale conflict where Western forces clash against the Communist bloc.
Why similar: RTS 23.7%, Military 18.9%, Wargame 15.6%, Cold War 11.8% ★, Tactical 8.3%
- #15 The Great War: Western Front™
66% matchMixed66% of 3,180 reviews2023
Dev: PetroglyphPub: Frontier Foundry
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The Great War: Western Front is the definitive WW1 strategy game. Play a deciding role in history with this real-time tactical experience as you take charge in the iconic Western Front from 1914 to 1919. Pick your faction and lead your forces to victory.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 18.7% ★, World War I 17.2% ★, RTS 16.7%, Military 11%, Wargame 9.7%
- #16 Wargame: European Escalation
68% matchMostly Positive78% of 3,381 reviews2012
Dev: Eugen Systems
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 62%
The New Fatal Error DLC includes a new 5-mission Operation and touch-screen controls.
Why similar: RTS 21.1%, Military 17.3%, Wargame 15.3%, Cold War 15% ★, Strategy 8%
- #17 Wargame: Airland Battle
67% matchVery Positive87% of 4,438 reviews2013
Dev: Eugen Systems
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 14.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
2 SIDES, 12 NATIONS, 750 UNITS: THE STRATEGY GAME REFERENCE IS BACK! Richer, more beautiful and more accessible, Wargame AirLand Battle is the sequel to the explosive real-time strategy game Wargame European Escalation! 1985.
Why similar: RTS 22%, Military 20.5%, Cold War 16.4% ★, Wargame 13.3%, Tactical 7.8%
- #18 Making History: The Great War
67% matchMostly Positive76% of 453 reviews2015
Dev: Muzzy Lane SoftwarePub: Factus Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 95%
The Great War is a turn-based grand strategy game based on the epic struggles of the WWI era. Experience the battles of attrition and punishing artillery barrages. Play as any nation of the period as the modern world of industrialized warfare replaces an age of kings with a struggle of ideologies.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 22.7% ★, World War I 15.7% ★, World War II 11.6% ★, Military 10.2%, Alternate History 6.3%
- #19 Syrian Warfare
65% matchVery Positive87% of 5,404 reviews2017
Dev: Cats Who Play
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Real Time Strategy with a high degree of realism. The game is based on a true story.
Why similar: RTS 18.5%, Wargame 17.9%, Military 17.3%, Modern 16.6%, Tactical 10.2%
- #20 Unity of Command II
65% matchMostly Positive80% of 2,095 reviews2019
Dev: 2x2 Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 17.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Unity of Command II is the sequel to one of the most critically acclaimed strategy games of all time; a game critics called 'the perfect gateway' into computer war games.
Why similar: World War II 25% ★, Grand Strategy 19.6% ★, Wargame 14.4%, Military 10.3%, Strategy 6.4%
- #21 Strategy & Tactics: Dark Ages
66% matchMixed59% of 194 reviews2017
Dev: HeroLabs
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Dark Ages is a tactical digital board game set in the violent world of alternate Middle Ages. Vikings against war elephants, musketeers against the Mongol cavalry, ancient phalanx legions against crusaders; the deadliest armies in history clashing in bloody war.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 18.9% ★, Grand Strategy 18% ★, Politics 10.9% ★, RTS 10.3%, Alternate History 10.1%
- #22 Ultimate General: Gettysburg
64% matchVery Positive81% of 2,701 reviews2014
Dev: Game-Labs
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
A Tactical Battle Simulator that allows you to command thousands of soldiers as a Union or Confederate General. The game features the most accurately created map, a non-linear battle campaign, complex morale, innovative control mechanics and smart AI.
Why similar: RTS 21.3%, Wargame 19.9%, Historical 13.4%, Tactical 13.1%, Strategy 9.6%
- #23 Hegemony III: Clash of the Ancients
64% matchVery Positive82% of 552 reviews2015
Dev: Longbow Games
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 25.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Command armies, manage resources, and build an empire in this real-time strategy wargame from Longbow Games. Will Rome fulfil its destiny to rule the ancient world or will history be rewritten to forge a new Etruscan, Gallic, or Greek hegemony!
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 21.3% ★, Grand Strategy 19.6% ★, RTS 14.7%, Wargame 13.9%, Historical 9%
- #24 Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition
63% matchVery Positive91% of 37,243 reviews2009
Dev: CREATIVE ASSEMBLYPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 44.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Command the seas, control the land, forge a new nation, and conquer the globe.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 27.8% ★, Military 20%, Historical 12.6%, RTS 11.1%, Strategy 10.3%
- #25 Panzer Corps 2
61% matchVery Positive85% of 4,057 reviews2020
Dev: Flashback GamesPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 8.1 hrsMean: 58.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Panzer Corps 2 is the ultimate Second World War strategy game! Enjoy the time-proven gameplay formula which has been appreciated by millions of players over the years, brought to a whole new level of refinement up to the latest technical standards.
Why similar: World War II 22.2% ★, Grand Strategy 19.3% ★, Wargame 14.6%, Military 14.3%, Tactical 7.3%
- #26 Total War: NAPOLEON – Definitive Edition
61% matchVery Positive92% of 26,793 reviews2010
Dev: CREATIVE ASSEMBLYPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 32.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Complete your Total War collection with this Definitive Edition of Total War: NAPOLEON, which includes all DLC and feature updates since the game’s release
Why similar: Grand Strategy 26.6% ★, RTS 14.4%, Historical 14.1%, Military 11.8%, Strategy 10.3%
- #27 Graviteam Tactics: Operation Star
62% matchVery Positive83% of 452 reviews2014
Dev: Graviteam
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Graviteam Tactics: Operation Star is a sequel to Achtung Panzer: Kharkov 1943. It’s an Eastern Front war game with solid graphics and sprawling battlefields that really emphasizes the scope of WWII tank combat.Want to step into the role of a commander in the very heart of Kharkov’s defense?
Why similar: World War II 26.8% ★, Wargame 20.4%, RTS 12.9%, Strategy 9.9%, Military 9.3%
- #28 Men of War: Assault Squad 2
60% matchVery Positive91% of 45,979 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: World War II 27.6% ★, RTS 18.3%, Military 13.9%, War 10.2%, Tactical 10.1%
- #29 Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnoughts
60% matchMixed61% of 7,743 reviews2023
Dev: Game-Labs
Windows
Median: 15.7 hrsMean: 81.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Design warships the way you want them, command fleets, win the naval arms race for your nation!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 19.3% ★, World War II 16% ★, Wargame 13.7%, World War I 13.2% ★, Military 12.1%
- #30 Graviteam Tactics: Mius-Front
61% matchVery Positive89% of 1,096 reviews2016
Dev: Graviteam
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Graviteam Tactics: Mius-Front - tactical battalion level combat simulation. Action takes place in the summer of 1943 at Mius river and Saur-Mogila tumulus area of over 140 sq. km. Four large-scale operations for the Red Army and Wehrmacht.
Why similar: World War II 30% ★, Wargame 19.3%, RTS 11.8%, Military 10.9%, Simulation 7.6%
- #31 Men of War: Assault Squad
61% matchVery Positive88% of 5,096 reviews2011
Dev: DigitalmindsoftPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 24.9 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Men of War: Assault Squad delivers a deeply tactical WWII experience, blending large-scale strategy with intense, hands-on combat. Fight across multiple fronts – from European countryside to Pacific jungles and command every unit and every bullet on the battlefield.
Why similar: World War II 27.5% ★, RTS 16.1%, Military 14.8%, Tactical 12.3%, War 9.5%
- #32 Ultimate General: Civil War
60% matchVery Positive89% of 8,389 reviews2017
Dev: Game-Labs
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 46.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Ultimate General: Civil War is a tactical real time strategy war-game. Experience the bloodiest period of U.S. history - the American Civil War of 1861-1865.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 24.7% ★, Wargame 19.4%, RTS 16.4%, War 9.5%, Military 9.4%
- #33 SuperPower 2 Steam Edition
60% matchMostly Positive79% of 2,829 reviews2014
Dev: GolemLabsPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 86.3 hrs≥1hr: 65%
SuperPower 2 is the only global geopolitical simulation game which allows players to control entire countries. Players control countries in 3 major areas: political, economic and military, but this time, in a beautiful real-time 3D environment.
Why similar: Political Sim 35.1% ★, Grand Strategy 24% ★, Politics 17.2% ★, Strategy 6.6%, War 6.2%
- #34 Combat Mission Shock Force 2
59% matchVery Positive81% of 843 reviews2020
Dev: BattlefrontPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Median: 13.3 hrsMean: 70.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%
The latest title in the famous Combat Mission franchise of wargames, now on Steam. Shock Force 2 brings you to a hypothetical conflict in Syria between the forces of NATO and the Syrian Army. Play either on WeGo or Real Time in an incredibly detailed and realistic 1:1 tactical simulation.
Why similar: Wargame 19.2%, RTS 19%, Military 15.3%, Alternate History 11.2%, Tactical 9.7%
- #35 Crusader Kings III
57% matchVery Positive91% of 137,375 reviews2020
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 28.9 hrsMean: 143.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Love, fight, scheme, and claim greatness. Determine your noble house’s legacy in the sprawling grand strategy of Crusader Kings III. Death is only the beginning as you guide your dynasty’s bloodline in the rich and larger-than-life simulation of the Middle Ages.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 31.4% ★, Real-Time with Pause 19.1% ★, RTS 12.7%, Historical 9.4%, Strategy 7.2%
- #36 Men of War™
60% matchVery Positive90% of 3,791 reviews2009
Dev: Best WayPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Men of War is a stunning Real-Time Strategy game that takes place during the height of World War II. Intense battles span Europe and North Africa as gamers play as Soviet, Allied or German forces across 19 massive single-player missions.
Why similar: World War II 30.1% ★, RTS 19.2%, Military 13.3%, Tactical 11.1%, Strategy 10.7%
- #37 First Strike
60% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,984 reviews2017
Dev: Blindflug Studios AG
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
FIRST STRIKE is a fast paced real time strategy game where you play one of the twelve biggest nuclear superpowers of the world – from known superpowers like the USA to an upstart hellraiser like North Korea – and try to be the last one remaining when the whole world blows to smithereens.
Why similar: RTS 15.5%, Wargame 15%, Cold War 14.6% ★, Modern 14.3%, Military 12.9%
- #38 Imperator: Rome
59% matchMixed65% of 26,765 reviews2019
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 37.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Dominate the classical Mediterranean in Imperator: Rome, a grand strategy game from Paradox Interactive. Navigate the dangerous waters of politics and diplomacy as you build up your provinces and conquer foreign lands. Now available with special content and the digital artbook.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 39.1% ★, Political Sim 21.5% ★, Historical 9.1%, Strategy 8.4%, Politics 5.4% ★
- #39 March of the Eagles
61% matchMixed67% of 381 reviews2013
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 70%
“he Who Fears Being Conquered Is Sure Of Defeat.”The war-game March of the Eagles focuses on the dramatic conflicts of Europe during 1805 to 1820. Explore one of the defining periods in European history with this experience crafted by the masters of Grand Strategy, Paradox Development Studio.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 44.1% ★, Real-Time with Pause 25.8% ★, Strategy 12.2%, Historical 10.1%, Simulation 7.8%
- #40 WARNO
56% matchVery Positive81% of 14,866 reviews2024
Dev: Eugen Systems
Windows
Median: 15.4 hrsMean: 69.1 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: Wargame 20.1%, Military 17.8%, RTS 16.9%, Cold War 14.6% ★, War 7.9%
- #41 Strategy & Tactics: Wargame Collection
60% matchMixed69% of 283 reviews2016
Dev: HeroLabs
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Strategy & Tactics: Wargame Collection is a set of three historical turn-based strategies, in which you are going to take command of the armies in the greatest Medieval wars as well as take control of countries and nations during World War II.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 24.8% ★, World War II 20.6% ★, Strategy 13.8%, Tactical 12.3%, War 10.6%
- #42 States of Power
58% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sarunas
Windows
Lead your nation in this strategy wargame set during WWII. Build up the economy, command unit divisions and dominate the world, online or in singleplayer! Create custom and alternate history scenarios, simulate them or play as one of the nations.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 17.3% ★, Grand Strategy 14.6% ★, World War II 11.7% ★, Wargame 10.6%, RTS 8.7%
- #43 Call to Arms
57% matchMostly Positive79% of 23,853 reviews2018
Dev: Digitalmindsoft
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 18.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Call to Arms offers an innovative mix of real-time strategy and 3rd, as well as 1st person controls. Set in the time of modern warfare, the game offers realistically modeled vehicles and heavy weaponry. Command your troops to victory or fight by yourself in the 3rd or 1st person action mode.
Why similar: Military 24.8%, RTS 21.7%, Modern 11.1%, Tactical 10.9%, Strategy 10.1%
- #44 Europa Universalis V
53% matchMostly Positive73% of 26,430 reviews2025
Dev: Paradox TintoPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 44.7 hrsMean: 89.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Use war, trade or diplomacy to satisfy your grandest ambitions and dominate five centuries of history in the newest version of Europa Universalis, Paradox Interactive's flagship historical grand strategy game.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 39% ★, Wargame 17%, Alternate History 12.7%, Historical 10.2%, War 7.1%
- #45 Palworld
52% matchVery Positive94% of 417,268 reviews2024
Dev: Pocketpair
Windows
Median: 34.1 hrsMean: 69.9 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Fight, farm, build and work alongside mysterious creatures called "Pals" in this completely new multiplayer, open world survival and crafting game!
Why similar: Sandbox 53.7%, Multiplayer 46.3%
- #46 Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic
52% matchVery Positive91% of 25,087 reviews2024
Dev: 3DivisionPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 72.9 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Build a soviet republic from an impoverished country into a rich industrial superpower in a city builder with intricate production chains and a fully simulated global economy. Manage the lives of your citizens from education to work and party loyalty to criminal activity.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 42.6% ★, Alternate History 15%, Historical 13.6%, Sandbox 12.7%, Strategy 8.1%
- #47 Necesse
51% matchVery Positive93% of 26,732 reviews2025
Dev: Fair Games ApS
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Build, quest, and conquer across an infinite procedurally generated world. Play alone or with friends as you establish a settlement and explore deep dungeons, fight monsters and bosses, mine rare ores, craft magical equipment, recruit specialists for your colony, and more!
Why similar: Sandbox 67.2%, Multiplayer 32.8%
- #48 Schedule I
50% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 286,517 reviews2025
Dev: TVGS
Windows
Median: 18.5 hrsMean: 27.7 hrs≥1hr: 97%
From small-time dope pusher to kingpin - manufacture and distribute a range of drugs throughout the grungy city of Hyland Point. Expand your empire with properties, businesses, employees and more.
Why similar: Simulation 47%, Multiplayer 33.9%, Strategy 19.1%
- #49 Megabonk
50% matchVery Positive95% of 99,114 reviews2025
Dev: vedinad
Windows · Linux
Median: 15.6 hrsMean: 29.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Smash your way through endless waves of enemies and grow absurdly powerful! Grab loot, level up, unlock characters and upgrade to create unique and crazy builds as you fend off hordes of creatures!
Why similar: Multiplayer 68.7%, Singleplayer 31.3%
- #50 Abiotic Factor
51% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 52,673 reviews2025
Dev: Deep Field GamesPub: Playstack
Windows
Median: 19.2 hrsMean: 42.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Abiotic Factor is a survival crafting experience for 1-6 players set in the depths of an underground research facility. Caught between paranormal containment failure, a military crusade, and chaos from a dozen realms, the world’s greatest minds must survive against the universe’s biggest threats.
Why similar: Sandbox 52%, Multiplayer 24.9%, Simulation 23.1%
- #51 7 Days to Die
51% matchVery Positive87% of 396,447 reviews2024
Dev: The Fun PimpsPub: The Fun Pimps Entertainment LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 16.8 hrsMean: 107.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
7 Days to Die is an open-world game that is a unique combination of first-person shooter, survival horror, tower defense, and role-playing games. Play the definitive zombie survival sandbox RPG that came first. Navezgane awaits!
Why similar: Sandbox 39.7%, Multiplayer 22.6%, Strategy 19.5%, Simulation 18.1%
- #52 My Summer Car
50% matchVery Positive95% of 111,887 reviews2025
Dev: Amistech Games
Windows
Median: 9.4 hrsMean: 46.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
My Summer Car is the ultimate car owning, building, fixing, tuning, maintenance AND permadeath life survival simulator. You start the game with hundreds of loose parts and assemble both car and engine.
Why similar: Simulation 40.7%, Sandbox 39.3%, Multiplayer 15.7%, Singleplayer 4.3%
- #53 Cookie Clicker
52% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 88,978 reviews2021
Dev: OrteilPub: Playsaurus
Windows · Mac
Median: 89.4 hrsMean: 370.4 hrs≥1hr: 97%
An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.
Why similar: Strategy 50.7%, Simulation 42.4%, Singleplayer 6.9%
- #54 Flames in Modern Europe
53% matchMostly Positive76% of 29 reviews2025
Dev: Volodymyr Marsenko
Windows · Mac
A real-time global strategy game about the Old Continent! You are the leader of the state, and you must discover new technologies, build a powerful economy, armed forces and even nuclear weapons! But remember - the opposition will always be breathing down your neck...
Why similar: Grand Strategy 18.6% ★, Political Sim 16.6% ★, Wargame 15.2%, RTS 12.9%, Military 8.9%
- #55 Granblue Fantasy: Relink
51% matchVery Positive90% of 51,144 reviews2024
Dev: Cygames, Inc.
Windows
Median: 33.7 hrsMean: 76.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
A grand adventure in the skies awaits! Form a party of four from a diverse roster of skyfarers and slash—or shoot or hex—your way to victory against treacherous foes in this action RPG. Take on quests solo or with the help of others in up to 4-player co-op play!
Why similar: Multiplayer 88.1%, Singleplayer 11.9%
- #56 Total War: MEDIEVAL II – Definitive Edition
54% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 35,418 reviews2006
Dev: CREATIVE ASSEMBLYPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 36.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Spanning the most turbulent era in Western history, your quest for territory and power takes you through Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and even onto the shores of the New World.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 27.8% ★, RTS 16%, Historical 11%, Strategy 10.3%, Tactical 9.6%
- #57 Melvor Idle
53% matchVery Positive90% of 15,635 reviews2021
Dev: Games by MalcsPub: Jagex Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 50.7 hrsMean: 366.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Inspired by RuneScape, Melvor Idle takes the core of what makes an adventure game so addictive and strips it down to its purest form! This is a feature-rich, idle/incremental game combining a distinctly familiar feel with a fresh gameplay experience. Maxing 20+ skills has never been more zen.
Why similar: Singleplayer 100%
- #58 Rebel Inc: Escalation
53% matchVery Positive82% of 7,055 reviews2021
Dev: Ndemic CreationsPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
A unique and deeply engaging political/military strategic simulation from the creator of Plague Inc. Balance competing civilian and military priorities and deal with a deadly insurgency in order to stabilise a war-torn country.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 17.8% ★, Grand Strategy 15.6% ★, World War II 11.9% ★, Military 10%, RTS 9%
- #59 Solar Nations 2
52% matchVery Positive90% of 70 reviews2025
Dev: Flomgus Games
Windows
In this Grand Strategy game, you take control of the Solar System's Great Powers in 2092 and weather the storm of change as you navigate the uncertain waters of the future. Control the greatest military forces in the world and wage wars on an epic scale: outer space is yours to conquer!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 19.2% ★, Real-Time with Pause 15.4% ★, Political Sim 11.5% ★, Wargame 10.4%, Military 10.3%