- #1 Hegemony Gold: Wars of Ancient Greece
82% matchVery Positive95% of 218 reviews2012
Dev: Longbow Games
Windows
Conquer the ancient Greek world in Hegemony Gold: Wars of Ancient Greece, an epic strategy wargame that expands and refines the award-winning Hegemony: Philip of Macedon with brand new content and features.
Why similar: Strategy 29.1%, Real-Time with Pause 25.4% ★, Historical 20.8%, RTS 15.1%, Indie 9.6%
- #2 Lost Bazaar
77% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2020
Dev: Lost Bazaar developers
Windows · Linux
Merchant-princes gather from all corners of the world to sell their bric-a-brac for a tidy profit. An easy to learn, hard to master multiplayer card game where 2 to 4 players compete for the customers in the mythical Bazaar.
Why similar: Strategy 37.2%, Board Game 21.9%, Local Multiplayer 15.4%, Indie 14.9%, 4 Player Local 10.6%
- #3 Fourzy
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MindIsle Games
Windows
COMPETITIVE MATCH FOUR
Why similar: Strategy 40.2%, Board Game 24.5%, Local Multiplayer 18.9%, Indie 16.4%
- #4 东周拟战
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: GameMan
Windows
The Spring and Autumn period was a period in Chinese history from approximately 710. No foreign version now.
Why similar: Strategy 53.7%, Historical 25.2%, Indie 21.2%
- #5 Yardlings
71% matchVery Positive85% of 52 reviews2020
Dev: Sokpop Collective
Windows · Mac
Yardlings is a local multiplayer battle arena about vegetables in a garden! Build an adorable army, place yourself strategically on the battlefield, using special abilities, capturing potted plants (outposts) and big seed-shooting flowers while you try to gain control over the yard!
Why similar: Strategy 55.5%, Indie 22.9%, 4 Player Local 11.8%, Local Multiplayer 9.8%
- #6 Agricola: All Creatures Big and Small
74% matchMixed40% of 130 reviews2017
Dev: DIGIDICEDPub: Twin Sails Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Agricola: All Creatures Big & Small is a digital adaptation of Uwe Rosenberg's award-winning two-player board game featuring farming and livestock breeding.
Why similar: Strategy 46.2%, Board Game 36.1%, Indie 17.7%
- #7 PlayUSA
73% matchMixed46% of 67 reviews2018
Dev: Sebastian HavensPub: Gavisus Games
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 23%
PlayUSA is an online turn-based strategy game in which the goal is to buy as many cities as you can with your starting balance of $100 billion, building a network of planes in between the cities to gain points, play with 1-3 friends or if you have a shortage of friends, strangers don’t bite either.
Why similar: Strategy 41.3%, Board Game 33.8%, Indie 24.9%
- #8 BattleLore: Command
73% matchMixed65% of 120 reviews2015
Dev: Fantasy Flight GamesPub: Fantasy Flight Publishing, Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
BattleLore: Command is based on the board game BattleLore Second Edition from Fantasy Flight Games. Lead the noble Daqan army in a campaign against the demon-blooded Uthuk Y’llan or battle head-to-head against a friend or AI opponent in Multiplayer!
Why similar: Strategy 44%, Board Game 42%, Indie 14%
- #9 Wars Across The World
72% matchVery Positive82% of 219 reviews2017
Dev: StrategiaePub: Plug In Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
WAW is a unique historical strategy turn-based game, in a boardgame spirit, which aims at simulating in one single system ALL kind of wars and conflicts throughout the world (and beyond) from Prehistoric times to nowadays, on the operational or strategic levels.
Why similar: Strategy 38.4%, Board Game 34.5%, Indie 15.7%, Historical 11.4%
- #10 Dragon`s Checkers
70% match9 user reviews56% of 9 reviews2018
Dev: iwangr
Windows
Your pawns are at the bottom of the board. In your turns you move one of your pawn diagonally to one of a nearest square. You can destroy enemy's pawn by jumping diagonally over it. Note: If you can destroy enemy's pawn you MUST do it.That's the rule.
Why similar: Strategy 48.2%, Board Game 31.4%, Indie 20.3%
- #11 Between Two Castles - Digital Edition
69% matchMostly Negative40% of 442 reviews2019
Dev: Daisu Games
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 17%
Between Two Castles - Digital Edition brings the delightful experience of the original board game to your computer! Build unique procedural castles, make strategies and play online with your friends!
Why similar: Strategy 51.7%, Board Game 43.4%, Indie 4.9%
- #12 Olympia: Festival of the Gods
60% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2024
Dev: Tim Poliquin
Windows · Mac
Olympia: Festival of the Gods is a digital board game where players collect tokens in order to perform rituals to honor the Gods of Ancient Greece!
Why similar: Board Game 36.2%, Strategy 25.6%, Historical 15.7%, Mythology 11.5%, 4 Player Local 11%
- #13 Soul Harvest
63% matchPositive85% of 27 reviews2022
Dev: Nanoleptic Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Soul Harvest is a fast paced local multiplayer strategy game set in the depths of Hell! Play as Archdemons fighting for the domination of the underworld, harvest souls to summon armies of minions or to cast unholy magicks and send your enemies into oblivion!
Why similar: Strategy 33.5%, 4 Player Local 19.4%, Local Multiplayer 17.5%, RTS 15.6%, Indie 14.1%
- #14 Royal Dice Bingo
55% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Ark Factory
Windows
Yahtzee meets Bingo! Roll dice and place them one by one on a 5x5 board. When you complete a line, choose one of 12 scoring categories to earn points. Every decision matters in this strategic dice game.
Why similar: Board Game 36.7%, Strategy 35.8%, 4 Player Local 13.5%, Local Multiplayer 9.9%, Indie 4.1%
- #15 Cossacks II: Battle for Europe
68% matchVery Positive81% of 1,181 reviews2011
Dev: GSC Game WorldPub: GSC World Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 28.5 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Cossacks II: Battle for Europe is a standalone add-on for "Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars" presenting new nations with the possibility to wage multiplayer battles.
Why similar: Strategy 55.5%, RTS 23%, Historical 21.5%
- #16 曲阿小将 Minor Leader
65% matchMixed67% of 15 reviews2019
Dev: SunQ Games
Windows
《曲阿小将》是一款以三国为时代背景的策略类多人在线游戏,玩家将以历史上最神秘的三国武将——“曲阿小将”为第一视角,开启他传奇的一生。
Why similar: Strategy 53.2%, Historical 25.8%, Indie 21%
- #17 Fractured State
65% match9 user reviews67% of 9 reviews2020
Dev: Mechanical Monocle
Windows
Fractured State refines the RTS genre into fast-paced strategic urban combat. Take part as the machine driven imperialistic faction of the Laperian Imperial Army battle to remain in control against the Children of the Ancients, worshipers and masters of an ancient power. Includes Map Editor.
Why similar: Strategy 48.3%, RTS 32%, Indie 19.7%
- #18 Daka Dara
66% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2019
Dev: Sugarsnapp Games
Windows
Out-position your friends in this two player strategy board game. The first ever digital version of the centuries old board game, Dara.
Why similar: Strategy 33.3%, Board Game 32.7%, Local Multiplayer 21%, Indie 12.9%
- #19 The Castles of Burgundy
64% matchVery Positive81% of 270 reviews2019
Dev: DIGIDICED
Windows · Mac · Linux
Stefan Feld's highly decorated board game "The Castles Of Burgundy" by Ravensburger is getting its digital version on Steam! Enjoy against the challenging AI or friends a beautiful digital version of the classic board game!
Why similar: Strategy 49.1%, Board Game 33.7%, Indie 17.2%
- #20 Champions of Midgard: Digital Edition
57% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Shufflestone Games
Windows
Champions of Midgard blends strategic planning and dice-driven combat. Recruit warriors, acquire powerful runes, and journey across the sea to battle legendary beasts. Outwit your rivals and prove yourself worthy to be heralded as a Champion of Midgard!
Why similar: Board Game 32.1%, Strategy 26.7%, Mythology 16.5%, Resource Management 15%, Local Multiplayer 9.7%
- #21 JIN
54% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: NipsApp Game StudiosPub: Cronk Design and Company
Windows
JIN is a modern traditional strategy board game where every move matters. Combine pieces to grow stronger, outplay your opponent, and capture your way to victory.
Why similar: Strategy 43.1%, Board Game 41%, Local Multiplayer 15.8%
- #22 Patchwork
65% matchMostly Positive76% of 278 reviews2016
Dev: DIGIDICEDPub: Twin Sails Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
In the long-awaited digital adaptation of Uwe Rosenberg's Patchwork, players patch their way to victory using fabric pieces of assorted sizes, colors, and buttons.
Why similar: Board Game 44.9%, Strategy 39.8%, Indie 15.3%
- #23 Blocked In
59% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: Blocked In
Windows
Blocked In brings the nostalgia of the classic pen and paper game "Dots and Boxes" into the digital era, offering lively gameplay for players of all ages. The objective remains simple – players take turns adding lines between adjacent dots to create boxes, earning points with each completed square.
Why similar: Board Game 33.3%, Strategy 30.8%, 4 Player Local 19%, Local Multiplayer 16.9%
- #24 Cro Magnon
65% matchMostly Negative36% of 14 reviews2018
Dev: Thor Gaming
Windows
Europe, 39000 BC. A group of people have arrived at a location suitable for a settlement. The lands are rich and fertile, but not uninhabited. You will take command of a newly formed clan of Cro Magnon, in the final days of the Neanderthals. Your goal is survival and dominance.
Why similar: Strategy 47.9%, RTS 30.7%, Indie 21.5%
- #25 Isometric Chess
56% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Green Lemon Games
Windows
Isometric Chess is a challenging chess variant that expands the game into the third dimension in a unique way.
Why similar: Board Game 39%, Strategy 37.1%, Local Multiplayer 19.1%, Indie 4.7%
- #26 Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars
68% matchMixed58% of 641 reviews2011
Dev: GSC Game WorldPub: GSC World Publishing
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 19.6 hrs≥1hr: 45%
Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars sends the player into the heroic XIX century where they assume the role of a commander to take part in the massive historical battles for the supremacy over Europe.
Why similar: Strategy 52.3%, RTS 26.5%, Historical 21.2%
- #27 Tactical Mind
65% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2018
Dev: Drageus Games S.A.
Windows
Become a Master of Pawns with your Tactical Mind!
Why similar: Strategy 52.6%, Board Game 33.1%, Indie 14.3%
- #28 Isle of Skye
64% matchMixed66% of 160 reviews2018
Dev: DIGIDICEDPub: Twin Sails Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Five clans are fighting to rule over the Isle of Skye. Only the chieftain who develops the best clan territory and trades wisely will be king!
Why similar: Strategy 44.7%, Board Game 37.1%, Indie 18.2%
- #29 American Conquest
66% matchMixed68% of 673 reviews2011
Dev: GSC Game WorldPub: GSC World Publishing
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 39%
In American Conquest, Players set sail from Europe to discover new world and conquer its innumerable riches.
Why similar: Strategy 44.1%, RTS 31.4%, Historical 24.5%
- #30 Cossacks: European Wars
66% matchMostly Positive74% of 617 reviews2011
Dev: GSC Game WorldPub: GSC World Publishing
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 17.3 hrs≥1hr: 32%
This game is devoted to the key events of the XVII–XVIII centuries.
Why similar: Strategy 61.6%, RTS 20%, Historical 18.4%
- #31 Antihero
62% matchVery Positive88% of 827 reviews2017
Dev: Tim ConklingPub: Versus Evil
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Run a Thieves Guild in a gas-lit Victorian city! Antihero is a fast-paced digital board game with an (Oliver) Twist. Recruit street urchins, hire thugs, start a gang, upgrade your guild, steal everything... and bribe, blackmail, and assassinate your way to victory.
Why similar: Strategy 38.7%, Board Game 36.5%, Indie 14.5%, Local Multiplayer 10.2%
- #32 1775: Rebellion
64% matchMixed57% of 126 reviews2016
Dev: HexWar GamesPub: Hunted Cow Games
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Command the armies of the British Redcoats, English Loyalists, German Hessians, American Regulars, Patriots, French Regulars and Native Americans to decide the fate of the Americas!
Why similar: Strategy 59.7%, Board Game 40.3%
- #33 Brass
63% matchMixed64% of 42 reviews2017
Dev: CubloPub: Phalanx
Windows · Mac · Linux
Brass is a digital adaptation of the highly acclaimed economic strategy board game set during the Industrial Revolution.
Why similar: Strategy 63.6%, Board Game 36.4%
- #34 Tile Battle
63% matchMostly Positive70% of 10 reviews2018
Dev: Masterstrike
Windows · Mac · Linux
A local multiplayer mix inspired by Warcraft III and Lemmings. Play with factions, spells and tiles to outwit your friends in this chaotic new take on the RTS genre.
Why similar: 4 Player Local 33.9%, Strategy 27.5%, Local Multiplayer 26.5%, Indie 12.2%
- #35 American Conquest: Fight Back
65% matchMostly Positive72% of 599 reviews2011
Dev: GSC Game WorldPub: GSC World Publishing
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 44%
American Conquest: Fight Back is the sequel to American Conquest. The most significant events of that glorious time have found their way into this title.
Why similar: Strategy 43.5%, RTS 34.2%, Historical 22.2%
- #36 Viking Chess: Hnefatafl
60% matchVery Positive89% of 64 reviews2020
Dev: Diamond Sky GamesPub: Rain Games
Windows · Mac
Play the ancient game of "Hnefatafl" in style on your PC, in Singleplayer mode against the AI or Multiplayer over the internet. "Hnefatafl" is a strategic, chess-like boardgame with assumed origins all the way back to the Viking era.
Why similar: Strategy 36.6%, Board Game 30.5%, Historical 18%, Indie 14.9%
- #37 Rolling Realms
57% matchMixed60% of 10 reviews2023
Dev: Savant Games
Windows · Mac
The official digital port of the Stonemaier Games roll-and-write
Why similar: Board Game 36.8%, Strategy 21%, 4 Player Local 15.7%, Resource Management 14.5%, Local Multiplayer 11.9%
- #38 三国志猛将传
61% matchMixed57% of 118 reviews2020
Dev: OneOneGames
Windows
摒弃传统三国游戏的数据对碰,实现对每个单位都进行独立的实时演算。国产单机三国游戏,尽可能在保留三国历史原貌同时还原壮观的冷兵器决战场景。
Why similar: Strategy 51.3%, Indie 20.9%, RTS 14.1%, Historical 13.7%
- #39 Ur
54% matchPositive87% of 23 reviews2024
Dev: Games By KyliePub: Emory Center for Digital Scholarship at Emory University
Windows · Mac
The Royal Game of Ur, also called Twenty Squares, has a history stretching over five millennia with examples found across the Mediterranean! This is a 3D gameplay experience taking you into the ancient world! The game board set is a 3D reconstruction of an ancient example from a museum.
Why similar: Board Game 34.8%, Strategy 23.5%, Historical 22.3%, Mythology 15.8%, Indie 3.5%
- #40 Le Havre: The Inland Port
64% matchMixed56% of 66 reviews2016
Dev: DIGIDICEDPub: Twin Sails Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Build a prosperous port in Uwe Rosenberg’s award winning two-player board game!
Why similar: Strategy 48%, Board Game 32.5%, Indie 19.6%
- #41 Banana for Scale
61% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2020
Dev: Marco GiammettiPub: Hypothermic Games
Windows
A Virtual Reality game where you measure things with bananas.
Why similar: Strategy 61%, Indie 25.3%, Local Multiplayer 13.7%
- #42 Tactishia
54% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2024
Dev: VladShe
Windows
Tactical, turn based board game 1v1 with offline mode. chess like strategy game adding more aspects to the board.
Why similar: Strategy 53%, Board Game 32.3%, Indie 14.6%
- #43 XO Evolved
52% matchPositive80% of 20 reviews2024
Dev: Charles HollandPub: XOE Team
Windows
XO evolved is a revolutionary new twist to the game of tic tac toe. XO Evolved is a much more complex and strategic version of tic tac toe, featuring more shapes, exciting mechanics such as lasers, and cards with special effects to turn the tide of the game.
Why similar: Board Game 41%, Strategy 38.1%, Local Multiplayer 15.8%, Indie 5.1%
- #44 1402
55% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Larisa ShapiroPub: Burrru publishing
Windows
1402 is a chic twist on a classic puzzle game. Be enchanted by 14 ballads, including the world’s first Valentine’s love letter, set to music for the very first time. Dive into 15th-century France, where every tile tells a story, and every move gets you closer to the crown of French kings.
Why similar: Board Game 40.4%, Strategy 32.6%, Historical 19.4%, Indie 7.6%
- #45 Micromanagement
60% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2020
Dev: FuzzyCube
Windows · Linux
You're bacteria. Luckily, you have psychic powers! Control your mutation to overwhelm and conquer. Gain amazing abilities for both tactical and strategic advantage. You'll need them all because this microcosmic world has a new threat...
Why similar: Strategy 44.4%, Real-Time with Pause 38.1% ★, Indie 17.5%
- #46 Towards Gold and Glory
53% matchNo user reviews
Dev: vikingfabian.com
Windows
Online co-op, dungeon adventure board game.
Why similar: Strategy 50.2%, Board Game 28.7%, Indie 21.1%
- #47 Particle Fleet: Emergence
60% matchVery Positive92% of 1,260 reviews2016
Dev: Knuckle Cracker
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 24.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Build and design your own fleets and stand opposed to the Particulate in this physics/strategy/RTS/fleet hybrid. Build partially destructible and self repairing ships that interact with enemies less controlled by some scripted logic and more driven by a real time massive physics particle simulation.
Why similar: Strategy 36.2%, Real-Time with Pause 28.6% ★, RTS 22.4%, Indie 12.7%
- #48 Hegemony Rome: The Rise of Caesar
64% matchMixed60% of 449 reviews2014
Dev: Longbow Games
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Hegemony Rome: The Rise of Caesar takes you to the plains and forests of ancient Gaul where Julius Caesar wages a decade long war to subjugate the barbarian hordes. Hegemony Rome will immerse you in the history like no other real time strategy game ever before, forcing you to pay close attention to the changing seasons and rapidly...
Why similar: Strategy 39.7%, Historical 19.4%, RTS 17.3%, Real-Time with Pause 17% ★, Indie 6.5%
- #49 Blocks!: Richard III
59% matchMostly Positive78% of 79 reviews2019
Dev: Avalon Digital
Windows · Mac
Richard the Third is an epic two-player wargame that recreates the bloody dynastic struggle in the 15th century between the royal houses of Lancaster and York for the throne of England.
Why similar: Strategy 39.9%, Board Game 34.3%, Historical 14.7%, Indie 11.1%
- #50 Rubico
52% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Game Runners
Windows
You were in the middle of a dying city, in the center of which a giant monster nestled - the Plague. People infected with it lose their sanity and die over time. In the midst of all this chaos, you have only one friend you can rely on - a mechanical kettle.
Why similar: Strategy 71%, Indie 29%
- #51 BlindOak Prow
52% matchNo user reviews
Dev: PositionMatters
Windows · Mac · Linux
BlindOak Prow is a competitive strategy card game with unique, subtle tactics that mirror the political maneuvers of the setting. Form a party of four characters mixing and matching the six different classes however you'd like, then outwit your foes for control of the city and for your survival on a new land.
Why similar: Strategy 70.4%, Indie 29.6%
- #52 Hellfire Fortress
52% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gold & Lumber Games UG
Windows · Mac
In the Hellfire Fortress classic 1 vs 1 mode you’ll face sheer endless waves of demons and thus the goal is straight forward: Your Fortress needs to survive longer than your opponent’s! It’s your task to set up an army and strategically invest in economy while constantly leveling up your Fortress.
Why similar: Strategy 70.1%, Indie 29.9%
- #53 King and Assassins
63% matchMostly Negative32% of 93 reviews2018
Dev: PlaysoftPub: Twin Sails Interactive
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 26%
Discover the digital adaptation of this renowned two-player game. Can you safeguard the King all the way to his castle? Danger abounds in an angry mob controlled by your opponent. Three assassins are planning to murder the monarch! Get ready for a fight – the hunt is on!
Why similar: Strategy 65.8%, Board Game 34.2%
- #54 Sugoroku New Year's Party
49% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: SAT-BOX
Windows
Try your luck and test your wits in this adventure of fortune! Good luck abounds in Sugoroku New Year's Party!
Why similar: Board Game 39.5%, 4 Player Local 23.9%, Local Multiplayer 21.2%, Indie 15.3%
- #55 Bionic Attack
62% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2017
Dev: The Selenite Forge
Windows · Mac · Linux
Bionic Attack is a fast paced Real Time Strategy game set in a post apocalyptic world, where two factions are fighting for the planet domination. During the campaign or fight mode, you will play both factions, each one has a special unit with a unique gameplay.
Why similar: Strategy 53.7%, Indie 23.4%, RTS 23%
- #56 兵法:战国篇
57% matchVery Positive82% of 142 reviews2020
Dev: 奇正游戏
Windows
A tactical strategy game with a background set in the Warring States Period.
Why similar: Strategy 72.9%, Historical 14.9%, RTS 12.2%
- #57 Intruder Alert: Ixian Operations
61% matchMixed66% of 71 reviews2016
Dev: Frudelsoft
Windows
Intruder Alert is an science-fiction RTS having 6 totally different factions. It contains a single-player campaign, local LAN multiplayer, simple single player games and special challenges like Tower Defense.
Why similar: Strategy 48.8%, RTS 31.3%, Indie 19.9%
- #58 Chickamauga Battles
58% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2020
Dev: HexWar GamesPub: Hunted Cow Games
Windows
Refight one of the most significant battles of the American Civil War 'the Battle of Chickamauga'.
Why similar: Strategy 41.7%, Board Game 34.7%, Historical 23.6%
- #59 YEARN Tyrant's Conquest
60% matchMostly Negative20% of 10 reviews2018
Dev: TripleRam Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Take control of tyrants in this party strategy game. Plan, flank and witness the fun chaos that is simultaneous turn based combat!
Why similar: Strategy 46.2%, Local Multiplayer 35.7%, Indie 18.1%
- #60 Dice Tribes: Ambitions
53% matchVery Positive97% of 127 reviews2022
Dev: Sprouting Potato
Windows · Mac · Linux
A dice-based worker placement game. Manage the randomness and complete your ambition to win.
Why similar: Board Game 44.6%, Strategy 42.3%, Indie 13.1%