- #1 Solium Infernum
97% matchVery Positive88% of 1,640 reviews2024
Dev: League of Geeks
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 29.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Take the Infernal Throne in this hellish turn-based grand strategy game. The Prince of Darkness has vanished, leaving Archfiends to conspire: muster your legions while intoning dark sorceries, devilish schemes, and machiavellian plots. Who will be the new ruler of Hell and ascend the Throne?
Why similar: Diplomacy 21.5% ★, Politics 19.9% ★, Grand Strategy 15% ★, Board Game 9.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly captures the backstabbing, political maneuvering, and high-stakes diplomacy found in the Game of Thrones board game.
- #2 Root
96% matchVery Positive90% of 5,196 reviews2020
Dev: Dire Wolf
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Might makes right in the wild wood! The award-winning board game of asymmetrical woodland warfare comes to cross-platform digital play! Combine subtle strategy and bold daring to guide your forest faction to victory!
Why similar: Board Game 23.8%, Wargame 16.7%, Tabletop 15.6%, War 11.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game features deeply asymmetric factions and intense player-driven conflict that mirrors the tactical depth of the seed game.
- #3 Scythe: Digital Edition
96% matchVery Positive90% of 3,763 reviews2018
Dev: The Knights of Unity
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Scythe transports you to an alternate reality in 1920s Europa, one ravaged by the First World War. Take up the role of leader by assuming command of one of 5 factions, and set out to conquer the coveted "Factory". Lead your mechs to war and your people to victory!
Why similar: 4X 25.9% ★, Board Game 19.7%, Turn-Based 13.9%, Tabletop 10.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a polished 4x board game experience with a focus on territory control and resource management in an alternate history setting.
- #4 Armello
95% matchVery Positive82% of 15,967 reviews2015
Dev: League of Geeks
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 30.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Armello is a grim fairy-tale board game come to life, with every match combining deep, tactical card play, rich tabletop strategy and RPG elements. Leverage subterfuge, spells and careful strategy to wrangle control of the game's chaotic odds as you quest for the throne.
Why similar: Board Game 22.4%, Turn-Based 16.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.2%, Tabletop 12.8%, Dark Fantasy 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: A dark fantasy board game that emphasizes political power struggles, card-based combat, and shifting alliances.
- #5 Crusader Kings III
94% matchVery Positive91% of 137,655 reviews2020
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 28.8 hrsMean: 143.8 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 30.9% ★, 4X 23% ★, Medieval 15.9%, Strategy 10.5%, War 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: It is the ultimate medieval political simulator, focusing on dynastic intrigue, alliances, and betrayal on a grand scale.
- #6 Dune: Imperium
93% matchVery Positive94% of 3,969 reviews2024
Dev: Dire Wolf
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 21.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%
The award-winning board game of strategy and intrigue in the iconic universe of Dune. The Spice must flow.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 31.8% ★, Board Game 31%, Tabletop 18.1%, Strategy 8.9%, Fantasy 6%
Why You'll Like It: Combines deckbuilding with worker placement and area control, requiring constant negotiation and strategic positioning.
- #7 Through the Ages
94% matchVery Positive91% of 2,310 reviews2018
Dev: CGE Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 38.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Legendary board game classic from award winning designer Vlaada Chvátil
Why similar: Politics 22% ★, Board Game 21%, Tabletop 14.4%, Turn-Based 13.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: A deep, complex civilization-building board game that rewards long-term planning and strategic adaptation.
- #8 Age of Wonders 4
92% matchVery Positive81% of 21,784 reviews2023
Dev: Triumph StudiosPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 22.4 hrsMean: 58.8 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 29.5% ★, Grand Strategy 18.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 11.5%, Dark Fantasy 9.9%, War 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A fantasy 4x strategy game that allows for deep character customization and large-scale tactical warfare.
- #9 Blood Rage: Digital Edition
91% matchMixed56% of 828 reviews2020
Dev: EndavaPub: Twin Sails Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 17.7 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Ragnarök is coming! The sky is falling and the end is upon you… In Blood Rage, the digital adaptation of the hit strategy board game, you lead a proud Viking clan in their final fight for glory.
Why similar: Board Game 23%, Tabletop 14.6%, War 10.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.1%, Multiplayer 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: Features intense area control mechanics and a strong fantasy theme centered on combat and territory dominance.
- #10 Fury of Dracula: Digital Edition
91% matchMostly Positive74% of 259 reviews2020
Dev: Nomad Games
Windows
Dracula is ready to take over Europe and only four iconic vampire hunters can stop him, in this digital adaptation of the classic board game of deduction and gothic horror. Play locally with friends or with up to five players online. Will you be the hunter or the hunted?
Why similar: Board Game 31.2%, Grand Strategy 31.1% ★, Tabletop 20.8%, Strategy 9.1%, PvP 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a tense, asymmetric social deduction experience that captures the feeling of hunting and being hunted.
- #11 Raiders of the North Sea
90% matchVery Positive87% of 259 reviews2019
Dev: Dire Wolf
Windows · Mac
It's Raiding Season! Plunder your way to Viking adventure in the digital adaptation of the award-winning worker-placement board game!
Why similar: Board Game 18.4%, Turn-Based 12.9%, Tabletop 11.8%, Wargame 10.7%, Medieval 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: A medieval-themed worker placement game that requires careful planning and strategic resource acquisition.
- #12 The Witcher Adventure Game
89% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,163 reviews2014
Dev: CD PROJEKT RED
Windows · Mac
Median: 24 minMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 36%
The Witcher Adventure Game is a digital adaptation of CD PROJEKT RED’s board game set in the brutal fantasy universe of monster slayer Geralt of Rivia. Travel across the beautifully rendered world of The Witcher and complete a variety of quests — hunt deadly beasts, solve ancient mysteries and more.
Why similar: Board Game 38.2%, Tabletop 23.4%, Turn-Based 12.8%, Strategy 12.4%, Multiplayer 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A thematic board game adaptation that focuses on character-driven quests and dark fantasy storytelling.
- #13 Talisman: Digital Classic Edition
88% matchMostly Positive78% of 9,929 reviews2014
Dev: Nomad Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
The complete 4th Edition experience of the classic fantasy adventure board game, Talisman. On your travels, you will need strength, courage and some good dice rolls to survive the dangers you face and beat your opponents to the centre of the board!
Why similar: Board Game 35.2%, Tabletop 21.3%, Turn-Based 14.2%, Multiplayer 9.1%, Strategy 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: A classic fantasy board game experience that focuses on character progression and unpredictable adventure.
- #14 Terra Mystica
89% matchMixed62% of 270 reviews2017
Dev: DIGIDICED
Windows · Mac · Linux
In a world of fantasy, called Terra Mystica, 14 races are fighting together or individually against their opponents to gain power and territory. Using their resources smartly and terraforming wisely to gain supremacy and lead their own settlers to victory.
Why similar: Board Game 36.7%, Tabletop 28.8%, Turn-Based 14.1%, Strategy 13.3%, Multiplayer 6%
Why You'll Like It: A highly strategic board game focused on asymmetric faction management and territorial expansion.
- #15 Concordia: Digital Edition
86% matchVery Positive83% of 175 reviews2021
Dev: Acram Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Concordia is a strategic, Euro-style board game. 🏺 Players take the roles of powerful Roman merchants and follow the Roman expansion with their trade routes, franchises, and production houses. 🏛️
Why similar: Board Game 26.7%, Turn-Based 21.4%, Tabletop 18.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 16%, Strategy 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in strategic board game design, focusing on economic expansion and efficient territory management.
- #16 Small World
87% matchMixed68% of 1,498 reviews2013
Dev: Days of Wonder
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
CONTROL FANTASY RACES, SET OFF TO CONQUER NEW LANDS, OVERTHROW YOUR ENEMIES AND CLAIM THE VICTORY! In this digital adaptation of the legendary board game, dive into a world inhabited by whimsical fantasy races.
Why similar: Board Game 40.9%, Tabletop 19.5%, Turn-Based 16.4%, Strategy 8.3%, Multiplayer 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced area control game where players must constantly adapt their strategies as civilizations rise and fall.
- #17 Hexarchy
84% matchVery Positive82% of 1,534 reviews2023
Dev: Main Tank SoftwarePub: Yogscast Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 14.7 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Hexarchy is an innovative, fast-paced, historical 4x strategy game where you use cards and deckbuilding to make your decisions. Single-player and online multiplayer.
Why similar: 4X 26.4% ★, Grand Strategy 18% ★, Turn-Based 12.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.3%, War 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced 4x strategy game that distills complex empire-building into a tight, board-game-inspired experience.
- #18 Reiner Knizia Yellow & Yangtze
86% matchVery Positive91% of 116 reviews2019
Dev: Dire Wolf
Windows · Mac
Lead your dynasty to victory in the new digital adaptation of the acclaimed board game!
Why similar: Diplomacy 24.1% ★, Board Game 15.2%, Grand Strategy 15% ★, Wargame 10.6%, Tabletop 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: A strategic tile-laying game that emphasizes territorial control and conflict resolution.
- #19 Gaia Project
85% matchVery Positive80% of 355 reviews2021
Dev: DIGIDICED
Windows · Mac · Linux
Gaia Project is the digital adaptation of the boardgame Gaia Project created by Helge Ostertag and Jens Drögemüller and published by "Feuerland Verlag". It is a 1-4 player strategy game. It plays in the same universe as Terra Mystica and continues the adventure in the far future.
Why similar: Board Game 35.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 20.9%, PvP 14.1%, Strategy 10.5%, Tabletop 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: The sci-fi successor to Terra Mystica, offering deep, asymmetric strategic play and complex board interactions.
- #20 Unmatched: Digital Edition
84% matchMostly Positive72% of 257 reviews2023
Dev: Acram Digital
Windows · Mac
Unmatched: Digital Edition is a highly asymmetrical game of card-driven battles between epic heroes from story and myth. ⚔️ Witness clashes you've never seen before in duels or team fights. 💥 In battle, there are no equals! 💥
Why similar: Board Game 20.9%, Wargame 15.9%, Tabletop 14.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.3%, Dark Fantasy 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical combat game that pits diverse characters against each other in a board-based arena.
- #21 Old World
82% matchVery Positive82% of 6,135 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: Diplomacy 23.5% ★, 4X 23% ★, Grand Strategy 16.8% ★, Turn-Based 10.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A historical grand strategy game that blends 4x mechanics with character-driven political drama.
- #22 D&D Lords of Waterdeep
83% matchVery Positive94% of 1,629 reviews2017
Dev: Playdek, Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Lords of Waterdeep is an award winning strategy board game, set in the Dungeons & Dragons world of Waterdeep. Play as one of the masked Lords of the City of Splendor. Intrigue abounds as you recruit adventurers, via your agents, to quest on your behalf and spread your influence.
Why similar: Board Game 40.6%, Tabletop 24.1%, Turn-Based 12.5%, Strategy 12.1%, Multiplayer 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: A worker placement game set in a fantasy city that emphasizes political influence and resource management.
- #23 Nexus 5X
81% matchVery Positive91% of 917 reviews2024
Dev: Whatboy GamesPub: Paradox Arc
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 67%
eXplore, eXpand, eXploit, eXterminate, EXPRESS. All of the depth, diplomacy, conflict and conquest of a turn-based 4X epic but played in fast-paced 60-minute competitive sessions. Play Solo or Multiplayer for 2-8 players.
Why similar: Diplomacy 21.3% ★, 4X 20.5% ★, Board Game 16.7%, Tabletop 11.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A multiplayer 4x board game experience designed for quick, intense sessions of diplomacy and conquest.
- #24 SOVL: Fantasy Warfare
81% matchVery Positive88% of 2,545 reviews2023
Dev: Dalen Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 18.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
SOVL is a ruleset for playing fantasy wargames. It can be played with miniatures on a table or digitally on Steam.
Why similar: Wargame 18.5%, Board Game 15.8%, Tabletop 15.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.4%, War 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical wargame that focuses on unit positioning and army management in a fantasy setting.
- #25 The Conquest of Go
79% matchVery Positive94% of 531 reviews2025
Dev: Wolfey Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Learn and play Go, the classic board game that has been played for thousands of years, and compete in the race to conquer the most land in the in-game world, or compete online against opponents around the real world.
Why similar: Board Game 19.8%, Turn-Based 16.5%, Tabletop 13.6%, Wargame 13%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: A classic abstract strategy game that offers deep, pure tactical gameplay for those who enjoy the mental challenge of board games.
- #26 Age of Conquest IV
82% matchVery Positive82% of 2,804 reviews2016
Dev: Noble Master LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Age of Conquest is a turn-based grand strategy wargame.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 21.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17.7%, War 13%, Board Game 12.2%, Strategy 9%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based grand strategy game that focuses on global domination and military expansion.
- #27 Warhammer Underworlds - Shadespire Edition
79% matchMixed62% of 1,647 reviews2020
Dev: Steel Sky Productions
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 18.0 hrs≥1hr: 31%
Lead your fighters to Glory in the ultimate PvP dice-and-cards strategy combat game. Warhammer Underworlds - Shadespire Edition pits mighty warbands against one another in an eternal battle for glory in the realms of the Age of Sigmar.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 20.5% ★, Board Game 15.4%, Wargame 14.2%, Turn-Based 12.5%, Tabletop 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical card-battler that emphasizes board positioning and objective-based combat.
- #28 Carcassonne - Tiles & Tactics
78% matchVery Positive85% of 2,652 reviews2017
Dev: Artefacts StudioPub: Twin Sails Interactive
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 61%
The official adaptation of the famous board game Carcassonne! A modern classic tile-placement game based on the award winning game in which the players draw and place a tile with a piece of southern French landscape on it. The player can then decide to place one of his followers, called Meeples.
Why similar: Board Game 24.8%, Tabletop 15.1%, Turn-Based 14.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.5%, Medieval 9.7%
- #29 Strategy & Tactics: Dark Ages
80% 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: Diplomacy 19.5% ★, Politics 15.5% ★, Grand Strategy 13.1% ★, Board Game 13.1%, Medieval 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A medieval-themed strategy game that focuses on historical simulation and territorial warfare.
- #30 Talisman: Digital 5th Edition
76% matchMostly Positive72% of 265 reviews2024
Dev: Nomad Games
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 58%
The definitive, most customisable version of Talisman, ever. Discover a world where every journey is a fresh experience in the ultimate digital sandbox for this iconic fantasy adventure board game. This is your Talisman, your rules.
Why similar: Board Game 26.7%, Tabletop 18.5%, Medieval 14.7%, Dark Fantasy 14.6%, PvP 11.2%
- #31 Splendor
78% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,460 reviews2015
Dev: Days of WonderPub: Twin Sails Interactive
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 59%
The OFFICIAL digital adaptation of the best-selling board game. ** ONLINE MULTIPLAYER NOW AVAILABLE !!! **
Why similar: Board Game 46.8%, Tabletop 34.1%, Strategy 14.2%, Multiplayer 5%
- #32 Precipice
76% matchVery Positive80% of 323 reviews2019
Dev: LRDGames, Inc.
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A game of diplomacy and war in the atomic age. Safeguard your closest allies and change unfavorable regimes without giving away your long-term ambitions. Every action risks an enemy reprisal, and if nobody backs down from a standoff, we all lose.
Why similar: Diplomacy 25% ★, Politics 22.4% ★, 4X 14.4% ★, Strategy 8.7%, Board Game 7.6%
- #33 Field of Glory: Empires
75% matchVery Positive83% of 858 reviews2019
Dev: AgeodPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 30.4 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Field of Glory: Empires is a grand strategy game in which you will have to move in an intricate and living tapestry of nations and tribes, each one with their distinctive culture.
Why similar: 4X 23% ★, Grand Strategy 19.8% ★, Turn-Based 13.2%, Wargame 8.6%, Strategy 8.4%
- #34 Blood Bowl 2
74% matchMostly Positive79% of 9,064 reviews2015
Dev: Cyanide StudiosPub: Nacon
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 20.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Blood Bowl 2 smashes Warhammer and American football together, in an explosive cocktail of turn-based strategy, humour and brutality, adapted from Games Workshop’s famous boardgame.
Why similar: Board Game 21.5%, Turn-Based 16.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.8%, Dark Fantasy 11.5%, PvP 8.5%
- #35 Axis & Allies 1942 Online
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 4,970 reviews2021
Dev: Beamdog
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 49.6 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Play the classic board game, Axis & Allies 1942 2nd Edition! Act as WWII powers in a turn-based strategy game that fits your screen and schedule— get notified on your turn and command armies at your own pace! Team up with friends, challenge the world’s top players, or go solo vs. A.I.
Why similar: Board Game 22.3%, Wargame 19%, Tabletop 14.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.4%, War 7.6%
- #36 Twilight Struggle
73% matchVery Positive87% of 2,936 reviews2016
Dev: Playdek, Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 14.4 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Twilight Struggle is a two-player game where players play as either the US or USSR during the Cold War. Using actual events from history, players must plan out their strategies in order to obtain world dominance. Play Twilight Struggle and change the course of history.
Why similar: Board Game 22.4%, Wargame 17.5%, Tabletop 14.8%, Diplomacy 12.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 11.3%
- #37 Lux Alliance
75% matchMostly Positive78% of 76 reviews2017
Dev: Sillysoft Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Lux Alliance is a synchronized-turns strategy war game, inspired by the classic boardgames RISK, Diplomacy and Axis & Allies. Marshall your troops, collaborate with your allies, anticipate your opponents, and capture all the enemy HQs to win!
Why similar: Diplomacy 30.3% ★, Board Game 18.2%, Strategy 13.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.6%, Turn-Based 11.2%
- #38 A Game of Thrones - Genesis
77% matchMostly Negative35% of 711 reviews2011
Dev: Cyanide StudiosPub: 1C-SoftClub
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Immerse yourself into the battles and intrigues between the Houses that shaped the Kingdom of Westeros and keep your spot on the Iron Throne by any means.
Why similar: Strategy 80.8%, Fantasy 19.2%
- #39 Frosthaven
70% matchMostly Positive71% of 761 reviews2025
Dev: Snapshot Games Inc.Pub: Arc Games
Windows
From the creative mind of Isaac Childres, the highly acclaimed board game moves to the digital realm in the video game adaptation of FROSTHAVEN! The dark fantasy tactical RPG features deep mechanics and challenging yet satisfying gameplay both in Single Player and Co-Op Online Multiplayer.
Why similar: Board Game 30.2%, Dark Fantasy 17.9%, Medieval 15.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.8%, Multiplayer 10.2%
- #40 Pathfinder Adventures
74% matchMixed64% of 844 reviews2017
Dev: Obsidian EntertainmentPub: Twin Sails Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Pathfinder Adventures translates the best-selling Pathfinder Adventure Card Game into an entirely new breed of digital card game, where players adventure collaboratively to battle monsters and villains, and acquire new feats, items, weapons, and allies.
Why similar: Board Game 59.7%, Strategy 26.7%, Fantasy 11.8%, Singleplayer 1.8%
- #41 Dune: Spice Wars
70% 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: Diplomacy 27.6% ★, 4X 26.6% ★, Grand Strategy 18.7% ★, War 8.6%, PvP 6.4%
- #42 Love Letter
72% matchVery Positive86% of 588 reviews2018
Dev: Nomad GamesPub: Twin Sails Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 42 minMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 39%
The princess has several suitors... but which of them will manage to charm her? Choose a strategy, be it through bluffing or power of deduction, to win your beloved's heart. The official adaptation of the renowned card game.
Why similar: Board Game 48.4%, Strategy 21%, Multiplayer 16.4%, Tabletop 14.3%
- #43 RISK: Global Domination
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 40,841 reviews2020
Dev: SMG Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Take over the world in RISK: Global Domination, the iconic strategy board game with 100+ original and classic maps and millions of players
Why similar: Board Game 28.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.5%, Turn-Based 11.1%, Multiplayer 10.7%, War 10.4%
- #44 Victory and Glory: Napoleon
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 153 reviews2016
Dev: Electric GamesPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
From acclaimed boardgame designer Glenn Drover, a grand strategy game where you take the role of Napoleon Bonaparte and attempt to dominate the entire continent of Europe.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 23.9% ★, Board Game 21%, Wargame 19.1%, Turn-Based 13.4%, Strategy 11.6%
- #45 Divine's Howl
67% matchVery Positive92% of 178 reviews2025
Dev: Sense13 Studio
Windows
In Divine's Howl, you will embody a divine avatar, leading your followers to expand your power across a shattered world.
Why similar: Board Game 24.4%, Tabletop 18.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.2%, Wargame 14.5%, Strategy 13%
- #46 Viticulture Essential Edition
71% matchMixed69% of 233 reviews2020
Dev: DIGIDICED
Windows · Mac · Linux
This is the official digital adaption of the boardgame Viticulture by Jamey Stegmaier & Alan Stone.
Why similar: Board Game 47.8%, Strategy 21.2%, Turn-Based 20.1%, Multiplayer 9.3%, Singleplayer 1.7%
- #47 Throne of Lies®: Medieval Politics
71% matchMostly Positive76% of 2,711 reviews2017
Dev: PT.farm Inc.
Windows
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 19.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
The 3D online multiplayer game of social deduction and mischief, inspired by medieval politics and the Werewolf/Mafia (1986) genre. Gather 'round the tabletop, uniting allies of the realm with strategy to distinguish friend from foe.
Why similar: Social Deduction 40.6% ★, Board Game 15.9%, Tabletop 11.1%, Medieval 9.5%, PvP 7%
- #48 Dominions 6 - Rise of the Pantokrator
67% matchVery Positive91% of 1,592 reviews2024
Dev: Illwinter Game Design
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 46.3 hrs≥1hr: 73%
In Dominions 6 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 old dragons or an enormous tree. Dominions is a deep 4x turn based strategy game with a very large variety of spells and units.
Why similar: 4X 35.3% ★, Grand Strategy 18.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.5%, Wargame 10.4%, Strategy 7.7%
- #49 ENDLESS™ Legend 2
65% matchVery Positive84% of 2,346 reviews2025
Dev: AMPLITUDE StudiosPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Lead your people to victory on an ever-evolving world in this strategy game featuring asymmetric factions led by powerful heroes. Build your empire, wield political influence, and raise grand armies to wage war in a race to uncover dark secrets buried within the planet.
Why similar: Diplomacy 23.4% ★, 4X 23.1% ★, Grand Strategy 16.7% ★, Turn-Based 10.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 9%
- #50 Grand War: Rome
68% matchMostly Positive79% of 58 reviews2023
Dev: Joynow Studio
Windows
A turn-based strategy war chess game. You will play a commander in the Roman period, and command the generals and troops to complete the specified mission objectives and occupy important strongholds in the level. Rome, Samnite, Epirus, Carthage. Different choices will open different histories!
Why similar: 4X 26.5% ★, Wargame 13.2%, Grand Strategy 13.2% ★, Board Game 12.6%, Medieval 9%
- #51 Between Two Castles - Digital Edition
71% matchMostly Negative40% of 442 reviews2019
Dev: Daisu Games
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 16%
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: Board Game 62.6%, Strategy 37.4%
- #52 The Castles of Burgundy
69% 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: Board Game 57.9%, Strategy 42.1%
- #53 Lux Delux
69% matchVery Positive82% of 379 reviews2015
Dev: Sillysoft Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Lux Delux is a fast-paced turn-based-strategy game of risk and world domination, with so much more! Highly moddable, Lux has over 900 maps, diverse random map generators, a biohazard mode, an AI SDK, and an online multi-player league.
Why similar: Board Game 25.5%, Diplomacy 18.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.9%, Strategy 12.8%, Turn-Based 12.3%
- #54 Antihero
68% 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: Board Game 43.7%, Strategy 23.1%, Turn-Based 22.9%, Multiplayer 10.3%
- #55 Napoleon's Eagles: Game of the Napoleonic Wars
66% matchMostly Positive79% of 144 reviews2023
Dev: Avalon Digital
Windows · Mac
Napoleon's Eagles is the classic board game War & Peace for computer. Be Napoleon – or stand against him – in a series of short scenarios that cover the epic battles of the age, or in a multiplayer-only grand campaign that may – or may not – end on the field of Waterloo.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 26.2% ★, Wargame 22.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.6%, War 12.3%, Strategy 10.8%
- #56 Age of History II
65% matchVery Positive90% of 49,233 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 22.6% ★, Diplomacy 17.6% ★, Politics 13.6% ★, War 11.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.8%
- #57 Game of Thrones
68% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,344 reviews2012
Dev: Cyanide Studios
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Experience an amazing adventure in one of the most fascinating universes! Amidst conspiracy and betrayal, try to survive the orchestrated machinations around the Iron Throne.
Why similar: Medieval 39.2%, Fantasy 30.6%, Choices Matter 19.1%, Dark Fantasy 7.4%, Singleplayer 3.7%
- #58 Field of Glory II: Medieval
66% matchMostly Positive77% of 929 reviews2021
Dev: Byzantine GamesPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 30%
Field of Glory II Medieval is a turn-based tactical game set in the High Middle Ages from 1040 AD to 1270 AD. Developed by legendary designer Richard Bodley Scott it brings the best from the tabletop world into the best digital framework.
Why similar: Wargame 25.1%, Medieval 17.1%, War 11.9%, Tabletop 11.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.1%