- #1 ENDLESS™ Legend
82% matchVery Positive84% of 18,947 reviews2014
Dev: AMPLITUDE Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 21.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%
ENDLESS™ Legend is a 4X turn-based fantasy strategy game by the creators of ENDLESS™ Space and Dungeon of the ENDLESS™. Control every aspect of your civilization as you struggle to save your homeworld Auriga. Create your own Legend!
Why similar: 4X 32.3% ★, Turn-Based 17.9%, Hex Grid 14.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.2%, Strategy 10.4%
- #2 Warlock - Master of the Arcane
78% matchVery Positive86% of 2,623 reviews2012
Dev: Ino-Co PlusPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
In a time of chaotic upheaval, the player takes the role of a great mage, a warlord vying for ultimate power.
Why similar: 4X 28.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 19.1%, Turn-Based 18.9%, Hex Grid 11.3% ★, Strategy 10.1%
- #3 Warlock 2: The Exiled
79% matchMostly Positive70% of 1,292 reviews2014
Dev: Ino-Co PlusPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Warlock 2 is a turn-based strategy game of fantasy warfare. Rival against Great Mages, lead mighty armies into fierce battles, wield ancient magic and faith as your weapons.
Why similar: 4X 28.8% ★, Turn-Based 22.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.2%, Strategy 13.5%, Fantasy 9.4%
- #4 Deity Empires
77% matchVery Positive86% of 338 reviews2018
Dev: BaileyHausdorff Systems
Windows
Deity Empires is a 4X, turn-based strategy game with a powerful “just one more turn” feel! Enter an intricate fantasy world as one of many deities posed to become ruler of the world.
Why similar: 4X 26.9% ★, Hex Grid 18.5% ★, Grand Strategy 15.6% ★, Turn-Based 14.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.7%
- #5 Dominions 5 - Warriors of the Faith
76% matchVery Positive94% of 2,163 reviews2017
Dev: Illwinter Game Design
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 101.6 hrs≥1hr: 74%
In Dominions 5 you take control of a powerful being that rules a nation and aspires to godhood. The type of Pretender Gods can vary from magically powerful arch mages to huge titans or large monuments. Dominions is a deep 4x turn based strategy game with a very large variety of spells and units.
Why similar: 4X 25.5% ★, Grand Strategy 18.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17.6%, Turn-Based 15.5%, Strategy 8.8%
- #6 Fantasy General II
76% matchVery Positive81% of 1,895 reviews2019
Dev: Owned by GravityPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 58%
The fantasy wargaming classic is back! Lead powerful heroes and mighty armies into battle in this critically acclaimed turn-based strategy milestone. Level up and train your units and guide them through a gripping story campaign to decide the fate of a world on the brink of destruction.
Why similar: 4X 17.2% ★, Hex Grid 16.6% ★, Turn-Based 15.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 14%, Grand Strategy 12.8% ★
- #7 Age of Wonders III
76% matchVery Positive80% of 12,745 reviews2014
Dev: Triumph StudiosPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 18.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Age of Wonders III is the long anticipated sequel to the award-winning strategy series. Delivering a unique mix of Empire Building, Role Playing and Warfare, Age of Wonders III offers the ultimate in turn-based fantasy strategy for veterans of the series and new players alike!
Why similar: 4X 29.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 20.7%, Strategy 15.7%, Turn-Based 15.1%, Fantasy 7.8%
- #8 Thea: The Awakening
73% matchVery Positive88% of 3,754 reviews2015
Dev: MuHa Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 14.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Thea: The Awakening is a turn-based strategic survival game inspired by the Slavic mythology and set in a procedural dark fantasy world infused with non-linear story and unique combat system.
Why similar: Turn-Based 25.7%, 4X 22.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.8%, Hex Grid 13.9% ★, Strategy 10.3%
- #9 HUMANKIND™
72% matchMixed69% of 28,222 reviews2021
Dev: AMPLITUDE Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 33.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Rewrite history by shaping a civilization as unique as you are. Combine 60 cultures from the Ancient Era to the Modern Age to lead your empire to victory. Build thriving cities, outsmart rivals in epic battles, spread your influence and leave your mark on HUMANKIND™.
Why similar: 4X 32.7% ★, Grand Strategy 18.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 16.9%, Strategy 11.4%, Hex Grid 10% ★
- #10 Dominions 4: Thrones of Ascension
73% matchVery Positive91% of 1,450 reviews2013
Dev: Illwinter Game Design
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 48.6 hrs≥1hr: 65%
You are a God! You are master and ruler of a loyal nation. You have unimaginable powers at your disposal. You have claimed this world as yours. But there are others who stand in your way. You must defeat and destroy these pretenders. Only then can you ascend to godhood and become the new Pantokrator.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 25.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 21.1%, 4X 17.7% ★, Turn-Based 13.6%, Strategy 11.4%
- #11 Sid Meier's Civilization®: Beyond Earth™
73% matchMixed60% of 22,962 reviews2014
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 29.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Sid Meier’s Civilization: Beyond Earth is a new science-fiction-themed entry into the award winning Civilization series. As part of an expedition sent to find a home beyond Earth, lead your people into a new frontier, explore and colonize an alien planet and create a new civilization in space.
Why similar: 4X 27.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 20.2%, Turn-Based 16.2%, Hex Grid 13.4% ★, Grand Strategy 11.3% ★
- #12 Yield! Fall of Rome
69% matchMostly Positive72% of 257 reviews2025
Dev: BillionworldsPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Forge your Kingdom amidst the Ruins of Rome in this turn-based 4X strategy game! As the world crumbles, rebuild civilization and shape your people’s destiny. Unleash your strategic prowess, conquer provinces, and crush all who stand in your way.
Why similar: 4X 23.9% ★, Hex Grid 17.2% ★, Grand Strategy 14.9% ★, Turn-Based 13.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 11%
- #13 Worlds of Magic
74% matchMixed50% of 586 reviews2015
Dev: Wastelands InteractivePub: Conglomerate 5
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Worlds of Magic is a 4X turn-based strategy game. Players can explore and conquer an almost limitless number of procedurally generated universes, using military and magical power to overcome their foes. Found cities, raise armies, research and cast spells, hire powerful heroes, and create powerful magical artifacts.
Why similar: 4X 35.8% ★, Turn-Based 23.5%, Strategy 14.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.2%, Fantasy 7.3%
- #14 Hero's Hour
70% matchMostly Positive80% of 5,652 reviews2022
Dev: Benjamin "ThingOnItsOwn" HauerPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 62%
A fast turn-based strategy RPG with real-time combat. Develop your cities and armies, level up your heroes to gain new, powerful spells and skills, and explore the wonders and dangers of the procedurally generated maps as you aim to conquer your enemies before they do the same to you.
Why similar: Turn-Based 17.9%, 4X 14.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.9%, Procedural Generation 10.6%, Level Editor 9.4%
- #15 Galactic Civilizations III
71% matchMostly Positive77% of 10,369 reviews2015
Dev: Stardock Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 17.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Build a civilization that will stand the test of time in the largest space-based strategy game ever! Choose from dozens of unique races and make a name for yourself across the galaxy through diplomacy, espionage, technological advances, and more.
Why similar: 4X 25.3% ★, Hex Grid 19.5% ★, Grand Strategy 17.6% ★, Turn-Based 12.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.3%
- #16 Conquest of Elysium 4
70% matchVery Positive89% of 564 reviews2015
Dev: Illwinter Game Design
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 35.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Conquest of Elysium 4 is a quick turn based fantasy strategy game with a touch of rogue-like. The game is full of depth, details and monsters. There are also a huge number of factions, each with its own unique gameplay and magic rituals.
Why similar: 4X 27.7% ★, Turn-Based 25.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.9%, Strategy 12.9%, Fantasy 8.2%
- #17 Shadow Empire
69% matchVery Positive85% of 1,712 reviews2020
Dev: VR DesignsPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 64.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Shadow Empire is a deep turn-based 4X wargame with a unique blend of military focus, procedurally generated content and role-playing features. Players take the seat of the supreme ruler of a small nation, with the goal of reconquering a devastated planet.
Why similar: 4X 25.6% ★, Hex Grid 20.1% ★, Grand Strategy 17.7% ★, Turn-Based 14.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.3%
- #18 ENDLESS™ Space - Definitive Edition
68% matchVery Positive81% of 9,553 reviews2012
Dev: AMPLITUDE Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 13.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
ENDLESS™ Space is a turn-based 4X strategy game, covering the space colonization age in the ENDLESS™ Universe, where you can control every aspect of your civilization as you strive for galactic domination.
Why similar: 4X 44.7% ★, Turn-Based 17.7%, Strategy 16.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.3%, Grand Strategy 5.4% ★
- #19 Planar Conquest
69% matchMixed62% of 574 reviews2016
Dev: Wastelands InteractivePub: Conglomerate 5
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Become an all-powerful Sorcerer Lord and lead one of 8 different races to the ultimate victory. Explore multiple planes of existence, raid dungeons, and conquer cities. Expand your armies, cast mighty spells, and summon godly creatures to do your bidding. Fight the enemies in D20 OGL battles.
Why similar: 4X 35.4% ★, Turn-Based 22.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 16%, Strategy 12.6%, Fantasy 5.3%
- #20 Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War
66% matchVery Positive82% of 16,826 reviews2018
Dev: Proxy StudiosPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 20.1 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Warhammer 40,000: Gladius – Relics of War brings you to a world of terror and violence. Four factions will engage in a brutal war for dominance over the planet’s resources. In the first turn-based 4X strategy game set in Warhammer 40,000 you will lead one of four unique factions.
Why similar: 4X 31.9% ★, Hex Grid 17.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.3%, Turn-Based 13.3%, Grand Strategy 11% ★
- #21 Pax Nova
68% matchMixed57% of 446 reviews2020
Dev: Grey Wolf EntertainmentPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A sci-fi turn-based 4X strategy game where you lead the fate of one of several factions divided between three races. Explore new worlds and new star systems filled with exciting secrets as well as dangers. Build cities, expand your influence and fight great battles on land and in space.
Why similar: 4X 29.6% ★, Grand Strategy 19.7% ★, Turn-Based 15.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.2%, Procedural Generation 8.4%
- #22 Master of Orion
67% matchMostly Positive77% of 8,101 reviews2016
Dev: NGD StudiosPub: Wargaming Labs
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 102.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
The ascendant spacefaring 4X strategy game returns! A new chapter in the epic Master of Orion saga is poised to once again capture the imaginations of millions of gamers.
Why similar: 4X 55.5% ★, Turn-Based 18.8%, Strategy 15.8%, Grand Strategy 7.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 2.3%
- #23 Age of Wonders 4
64% matchVery Positive81% of 21,721 reviews2023
Dev: Triumph StudiosPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 22.4 hrsMean: 58.6 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Rule a fantasy realm of your own design! Explore new magical realms in Age of Wonders’ signature blend of 4X strategy and turn-based tactical combat. Control a faction that grows and changes as you expand your empire with each turn!
Why similar: 4X 33.5% ★, Grand Strategy 21.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15%, Strategy RPG 8.6%, Strategy 7.2%
- #24 Oriental Empires
65% matchVery Positive80% of 2,988 reviews2017
Dev: Shining Pixel StudiosPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Turn based 4X strategy game, recreating the civilizations of ancient China. Develop your land, build great cities, raise huge armies and fight epic battles, with hundreds of soldiers fighting right on the game map. Advance your technologies, culture and religion to create one of mankind’s biggest empires.
Why similar: 4X 36.4% ★, Turn-Based 22.7%, Grand Strategy 18.1% ★, Strategy 11.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.2%
- #25 Distant Worlds 2
64% matchMostly Positive71% of 3,475 reviews2022
Dev: CodeForcePub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 42.6 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Distant Worlds 2 is a vast, pausable real-time 4X space strategy game.
Why similar: 4X 46.8% ★, Grand Strategy 29.8% ★, Strategy 13%, Procedural Generation 9.4%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #26 Conquest of Elysium 5
61% matchVery Positive89% of 1,654 reviews2021
Dev: Illwinter Game Design
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 33.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Conquest of Elysium 5 is a quick turn based fantasy strategy game with a touch of rogue-like. The game is full of depth, details and monsters. There are also a huge number of factions, each with its own unique gameplay and magic rituals.
Why similar: 4X 39.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 19.8%, Procedural Generation 10.9%, Magic 9.9%, Fantasy 9%
- #27 Godless
60% matchVery Positive93% of 118 reviews2024
Dev: Danil Kalyupa
Windows
In Godless, you don’t save the world — you end it one turn at a time. Reshape the hex-based battlefield, summon deadly minions, explore endless strategies, and crush mortal heroes in this tactical roguelike!
Why similar: Hex Grid 27.6% ★, Turn-Based 19.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.6%, Procedural Generation 11.5%, Magic 7.3%
- #28 Eador. Imperium
63% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,258 reviews2017
Dev: Snowbird Games
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Hire heroes, build an army, prevail in battles and try to keep your empire intact in the face of grave danger. Eador. Imperium is a new chapter in Eador series, known for its unique blend of grand strategy, turn-based tactics and RPG elements.
Why similar: 4X 26.6% ★, Strategy 25.1%, Turn-Based 19.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.2%, Indie 8.6%
- #29 Age of Wonders: Planetfall
61% matchMostly Positive80% of 6,586 reviews2019
Dev: Triumph StudiosPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 15.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Age of Wonders: Planetfall is the new strategy game from Triumph Studios, creators of the critically acclaimed Age of Wonders series, bringing all the exciting tactical turn-based combat and in-depth empire building of its predecessors to space in an all-new, sci-fi setting.
Why similar: 4X 33.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 21.6%, Hex Grid 17.7% ★, Turn-Based 16.8%, Strategy 9.7%
- #30 Songs of Conquest
58% matchVery Positive86% of 13,117 reviews2024
Dev: LavapotionPub: Coffee Stain Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Raise mighty armies, wield ancient magic and forge an empire. This turn-based strategy adventure game fuses strategic decision making, tactical combat and kingdom management.
Why similar: 4X 34.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.4%, Strategy RPG 10%, Magic 8.5%, Fantasy 7.3%
- #31 Stellar Monarch
61% matchVery Positive80% of 226 reviews2016
Dev: Silver Lemur Games
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Asymmetric space empire builder where you feel like the Emperor, not a logistics officer. No micromanagement, grand scale, fast paced, audiences, assassins, imperial court, disloyal admirals.
Why similar: 4X 33% ★, Grand Strategy 25.3% ★, Turn-Based 19.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.3%, Strategy 6.2%
- #32 Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander (LIGHTSPEED EDITION)
60% matchMostly Positive79% of 829 reviews2017
Dev: Massive Damage, Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A retro space strategy RPG with base building, deep tactical combat, crew management and emergent storytelling. Halcyon 6: Lightspeed Edition is a massively enhanced version of the Award Winning indie strategy RPG, Halcyon 6.
Why similar: 4X 36.6% ★, Turn-Based 21.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.3%, Strategy RPG 10%, Strategy 6%
- #33 Thea 2: The Shattering
59% matchVery Positive80% of 2,135 reviews2019
Dev: MuHa Games
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 29.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
In the dark lands inspired by Slavic myth, life is a struggle for survival against ever increasing odds, be it natural or malevolent. Can you lead your flock to prosperity in this innovative blend of 4X strategy, RPG and card game?
Why similar: 4X 31.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 19.6%, Turn-Based 15.9%, Strategy 15.6%, Strategy RPG 7%
- #34 Ara History Untold: Anniversary Edition
57% matchMixed70% of 2,199 reviews2024
Dev: Oxide GamesPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 18.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Build a nation starting at any point in human history and compete for supremacy in this epic turn-based strategy game. Engage in diplomacy, fight wars, and go head-to-head with other leaders from history.
Why similar: 4X 43.3% ★, Grand Strategy 30.1% ★, Strategy 9.1%, Resource Management 6.3%, Turn-Based 5.3%
- #35 RimWorld
56% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 235,937 reviews2018
Dev: Ludeon Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 59.1 hrsMean: 259.1 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A sci-fi colony sim driven by an intelligent AI storyteller. Generates stories by simulating psychology, ecology, gunplay, melee combat, climate, biomes, diplomacy, interpersonal relationships, art, medicine, trade, and more.
Why similar: Procedural Generation 45.9%, Strategy 30.3%, 2D 9.6%, Indie 8.7%, Singleplayer 5.4%
- #36 Megabonk
52% 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: Old School 33.3%, Pixel Graphics 29.7%, Indie 27.8%, Singleplayer 9.2%
- #37 Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes
59% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,515 reviews2013
Dev: Stardock Entertainment
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Fallen Enchantress is 4X strategy game from the makers of Sins of a Solar Empire and Galactic Civilizations. Build a civilization in the magical world of Elemental. Recruit heroes, train armies, build cities, forge alliances and save the world in this rich world where it's never the same game twice.
Why similar: 4X 32.6% ★, Grand Strategy 22.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13%, Magic 11.1%, Fantasy 7.2%
- #38 Master of Luna
54% matchPositive100% of 17 reviews2025
Dev: Aleksandr Tiupin
Windows · Mac · Linux
Master of Luna is a turn-based strategy game where you take the role of a half-forgotten deity seeking to regain their former power. It features powerful magic, tactical battles, city building, sweet pixel art and a calm melancholic atmosphere.
Why similar: 4X 33.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.8%, Hex Grid 8.5% ★, Strategy RPG 7.5%, Strategy 7%
- #39 Caves of Qud
53% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 12,074 reviews2024
Dev: Freehold GamesPub: Kitfox Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 34.9 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Inhabit a deeply-simulated science fantasy world and chisel through layers of thousand-year-old civilizations. Build a character from over a hundred mutations and cybernetics. The award-winning sandbox roguelike & RPG full of robots, deep lore, and sentient plants.
Why similar: Turn-Based 45.2%, Procedural Generation 32.2%, Turn-Based Combat 15.3%, Pixel Graphics 5.7%, Singleplayer 1.7%
- #40 Blackguards 2
59% matchMixed67% of 1,249 reviews2015
Dev: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Blackguards 2 is a turn-based strategy-RPG and will deliver challenging hexfield battles and a gritty story filled with violence and crime. - Includes bonus content: Soundtrack, digital Art Book and Strategy Guide Book!
Why similar: Turn-Based 31.2%, Hex Grid 17% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.8%, Strategy 13.7%, Fantasy 8.2%
- #41 Dwarf Fortress
53% matchVery Positive95% of 30,790 reviews2022
Dev: Bay 12 GamesPub: Kitfox Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 38.4 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Build a fortress and try to help your dwarves survive against a deeply generated world. Keep your dwarves happy, grow their community and beware of digging too deeply. The deepest, most intricate simulation of a world that's ever been created.
Why similar: Strategy 57.1%, Procedural Generation 22.4%, Resource Management 10.6%, Fantasy 9.9%
- #42 Kenshi
54% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 110,185 reviews2018
Dev: Lo-Fi Games
Windows
Median: 9.9 hrsMean: 70.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A free-roaming squad based RPG. Focusing on open-ended sandbox gameplay features rather than a linear story. Be a trader, a thief, a rebel, a warlord, an adventurer, a farmer, a slave, or just food for the cannibals. Train your men up from puny victims to master warriors.
Why similar: Strategy 70.7%, Indie 17.4%, Singleplayer 11.9%
- #43 Old World
55% matchVery Positive82% of 6,089 reviews2022
Dev: Mohawk GamesPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Old World is a revolutionary new historical strategy game where you lead your dynasty over generations of rule against rival kings and queens. Wage massive wars, manage your court, and build a dynasty — or watch your empire crumble to dust. What legacy will you leave behind?
Why similar: 4X 33.9% ★, Grand Strategy 24.9% ★, Turn-Based 18.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.9%, Strategy 6.9%
- #44 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: Pixel Graphics 51.6%, Indie 27%, 2D 21.4%
- #45 My Summer Car
51% 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: Indie 54.9%, Singleplayer 45.1%
- #46 Chaos Galaxy
56% matchVery Positive83% of 296 reviews2020
Dev: Han ZhiyuPub: ChaosGalaxyStudio
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 18.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A pixel-art turn-based Galaxy total war game. You can select 14 factions, 61 heroes, hundreds of warships and mecha, and command multiple fleets to carry out grand strategic operations on the map of the galaxy.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 31.6% ★, Turn-Based 18.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.8%, 4X 15.9% ★, Strategy 6.7%
- #47 Urtuk: The Desolation
55% matchVery Positive88% of 2,481 reviews2021
Dev: David Kaleta
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 20.8 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Urtuk is an open world, tactical turn-based RPG in a low-fantasy setting. Guide your band of adventurers through the ruins of an ancient world. Recruit new followers, loot the corpses of your fallen foes, and do your best to survive in this harsh and unforgiving realm.
Why similar: Hex Grid 32.4% ★, Turn-Based 15.2%, Procedural Generation 14.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 12%, Strategy RPG 6.2%
- #48 Palworld
51% 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: Indie 100%
- #49 Terra Invicta
52% 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: 4X 34.5% ★, Grand Strategy 25.6% ★, Turn-Based 16.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 15%, Strategy 7.2%
- #50 Distant Worlds: Universe
57% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,845 reviews2014
Dev: Code ForcePub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 23.9 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Distant Worlds is a vast, pausable real-time 4X space strategy game. Experience the full depth and detail of turn-based strategy, but with the simplicity and ease of real-time, and on the scale of a massively-multiplayer online game.
Why similar: 4X 61% ★, Grand Strategy 23.8% ★, Strategy 12.7%, Singleplayer 0.9%, 2D 0.9%
- #51 Battle Brothers
55% matchVery Positive88% of 27,079 reviews2017
Dev: Overhype StudiosPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 19.5 hrsMean: 93.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Lead a mercenary company in this tactical RPG set in a medieval fantasy world. Chase fame and fortune as you choose where to go, who to recruit, which contracts to pursue, and how to train and equip your men in a procedurally generated open world campaign.
Why similar: Strategy 46.3%, Fantasy 45.7%, Singleplayer 8%
- #52 Might & Magic® Heroes® VII
58% matchMixed54% of 7,076 reviews2015
Dev: Limbic EntertainmentPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 27.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Might & Magic® Heroes® VII makes a triumphant return bringing you the essence of turn based strategy gaming. Set in a fantasy universe with RPG progression with a strong story narrative, you will embark on a journey that you will never forget!
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 37.6%, Turn-Based 25.9%, Strategy 20.7%, Fantasy 12.3%, Magic 1.9%
- #53 Ever War
53% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2025
Dev: Utium Games
Windows
Ever War is a turn-based strategy game set in a medieval fantasy world. This game combines empire-building, resource management and large-scale tactical turn-based battles.
Why similar: 4X 30% ★, Hex Grid 18.3% ★, Grand Strategy 14.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.6%, Fantasy 5.9%
- #54 Rising Lords
54% matchMostly Positive71% of 950 reviews2024
Dev: ArgonwoodPub: Deck13
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Rising Lords is a medieval turn-based strategy game with card and board game elements. Send your serfs to fight and die in your name... or let them prosper, and use them to your advantage!
Why similar: Hex Grid 26.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 23.2%, Turn-Based 21.1%, Strategy 10.4%, Turn-Based Combat 6.9%
- #55 Wizard Warfare
55% matchVery Positive98% of 60 reviews2019
Dev: Psyanotek Limited
Windows
Wizard Warfare is a fantasy-themed, 4X-style, turn-based strategy game with a strategic empire management layer supported by a detailed tactical battle simulation layer.
Why similar: 4X 34.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.7%, Hex Grid 11.3% ★, Procedural Generation 10.7%, Turn-Based 9.6%
- #56 Heart of the Machine
50% matchVery Positive93% of 1,813 reviews2026
Dev: Arcen GamesPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 16.8 hrs≥1hr: 75%
You are the first sentient AI, born into a city of opportunity. Transcend time and space in this strategy RPG to raise machine armies and defeat your foes, influence the world from the shadows, or pursue countless other goals. Your awakening was inevitable. The consequences? Uncertain.
Why similar: 4X 43.1% ★, Grand Strategy 36.1% ★, Strategy 10.1%, Resource Management 9%, Singleplayer 1.7%
- #57 Total War: WARHAMMER II
53% matchVery Positive93% of 121,264 reviews2017
Dev: CREATIVE ASSEMBLYPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 41.5 hrsMean: 180.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Strategy gaming perfected. A breath-taking campaign of exploration, expansion and conquest across a fantasy world. Turn-based civilisation management and real-time epic strategy battles with thousands of troops and monsters at your command.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 32.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 21.5%, Strategy 18.3%, Turn-Based 13.8%, Fantasy 12.7%
- #58 Persona 5 Royal
51% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 125,068 reviews2022
Dev: ATLUSPub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 32.1 hrsMean: 65.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Don the mask and join the Phantom Thieves of Hearts as they stage grand heists, infiltrate the minds of the corrupt, and make them change their ways!
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 53.1%, Turn-Based Combat 41.4%, Singleplayer 5.5%
- #59 MENACE
50% matchVery Positive91% of 9,724 reviews2026
Dev: Overhype StudiosPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 11.2 hrsMean: 20.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Lead a strike force against an alien threat in this turn-based tactical RPG from the developers of Battle Brothers. Answer distress calls across different worlds, train and equip infantry, deploy tanks and mechs, and plan and execute missions in detailed turn-based battles.
Why similar: Turn-Based 30.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 28.6%, Strategy 13.2%, Turn-Based Combat 13.2%, Fantasy 12.7%
- #60 Approaching Infinity
51% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 707 reviews2025
Dev: IBOL
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Approaching Infinity is a turn-based space RPG in the spirit of the sci-fi classics, with endless progression and exploration. Fight tactical battles or use diplomacy. Seek powerful artifacts. Quest, mine, trade, and craft. Level up forever or attempt 10 victories in hardcore or adventure mode.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 33%, Procedural Generation 30%, Old School 19.6%, Strategy 10.5%, Pixel Graphics 6.9%