- #1 STATO
97% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Scassius Systems
Windows
Shape a nation in a procedural grand strategy sandbox where geography, industry, diplomacy, and war drive emergent history. Build your state, secure resources, manage instability, and survive a world of rival powers.
Why similar: Political Sim 31.5% ★, Grand Strategy 26.8%, RTS 18.5%, Strategy 8.3%, Historical 7.6%
- #2 Arms Race - TCWE
96% matchMixed70% of 69 reviews2017
Dev: Alina Digital
Windows
Arms Race - TCWE is PC strategy game based on the historical conflict between the USA and the USSR
Why similar: Political Sim 27.2% ★, Cold War 20.2% ★, Grand Strategy 19.1%, Strategy 13.1%, Diplomacy 11.4% ★
- #3 Region at War: The Shogun's Tale of War
96% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: ngotak game studio
Windows
Conquer the fractured lands of Hinomoto. Blend deep turn-based empire management with thrilling real-time tactical battles in this 2D strategy game. Build your cities, research vital technologies, and lead your samurai armies to become the undisputed Shogun of the Sengoku era!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 31.6%, Political Sim 24.8% ★, RTS 19.7%, Strategy 16.3%, Historical 5.6%
- #4 Crisis in the Kremlin
95% matchVery Positive84% of 1,463 reviews2017
Dev: Nostalgames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Don’t let the Soviet Union collapse, and fall in the darkness of history or lead the Union by a new path – democracy and free market! But before you decide something, think – wouldn’t it cause more harm than good?
Why similar: Political Sim 45.5% ★, Strategy 14.8%, Cold War 13.1% ★, Grand Strategy 12%, Diplomacy 9.1% ★
- #5 Here to Stay
94% matchMixed42% of 24 reviews2023
Dev: Jakub KuceraPub: Powerup Company
Windows · Mac
Join the race for power in the new political strategy game. Build a strong political party, win the regional elections and have a majority in parliament. As the head of state, you are in charge of running the state, managing the state budget and diplomacy.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 24.6%, Political Sim 24% ★, Cold War 19.4% ★, Diplomacy 14.9% ★, Strategy 9.1%
- #6 Nations
94% matchVery Positive90% of 148 reviews2025
Dev: Krzysztof SteinerPub: Krzysztof Steiner Games
Windows
Select an era, a nation and lead it to greatness or decay. Develop the economy and society, or focus on military and territorial expansion. In Nations you can rule your people for centuries – from ancient times to the modern day and beyond. You shape your state, history and map of the world.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 25.2%, Political Sim 18.5% ★, RTS 18.2%, Strategy 13.9%, Diplomacy 11.9% ★
- #7 Crusader Kings II
93% matchVery Positive91% of 73,960 reviews2012
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 55.9 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 52.7%, Political Sim 20.5% ★, Strategy 8.5%, Historical 7.3%, Diplomacy 5.7% ★
- #8 To Victory
91% match1 user reviews50% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: Old_Gamer
Windows
This is a single player strategy management game.Base on a randomly generated map.It includes construction, trading, strategy, and management elements . Players need to make decisions to achieve the final victory.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 22.6%, Political Sim 20.4% ★, RTS 15.6%, Cold War 15.2% ★, Diplomacy 10.3% ★
- #9 Blood & Bananas
91% matchMixed64% of 25 reviews2025
Dev: Spotted Moth
Windows
Enter the world of corporate politics, in this cold war grand strategy, become a monopoly of resources, buy the market, build an army, drop a nuke or hire a spy as you conspire against your peers and leaders. Become the greatest power via trade or war, in blood & bananas
Why similar: Grand Strategy 22.9%, Political Sim 22.2% ★, Cold War 19.8% ★, RTS 13.4%, Diplomacy 12.5% ★
- #10 Third Bloc
90% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: ASCII Interactions
Windows
A text-based political management sandbox set in the Cold War. Balance the budget, recruit experts, bargain with rival powers, answer telegrams, and drag a poor new republic into the space age. Or bury it in a nuclear one. All in animated ASCII.
Why similar: Political Sim 32.2% ★, Cold War 24.4% ★, Grand Strategy 15.7%, Strategy 12.7%, Diplomacy 11.2% ★
- #11 Invaders
89% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: GodSGameStudio
Windows
Invaders — a modern RTS of deep strategy and realism. Command your nation, manage supply lines, research technologies, and conquer a dynamic hex-based world with land, air, and naval forces. Every decision shapes your country's survival and dominance.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 32.9%, Political Sim 25.8% ★, RTS 20.5%, Strategy 17%, 2D 2%
- #12 The Cold War Era
89% matchMixed58% of 26 reviews2016
Dev: Alina Digital
Windows
The Cold War Era is strategy game based on the historical conflict between the USA and the USSR
Why similar: Political Sim 31.6% ★, Cold War 21.9% ★, Grand Strategy 15.3%, Diplomacy 11.8% ★, Strategy 9.6%
- #13 Age of Resistance
87% matchPositive87% of 15 reviews2026
Dev: Luis Humberto
Windows
Age of Resistance is a modern grand strategy set in South America. Manage your economy, internal stability, political ideologies, and regional conflicts in real-time with pause. Will you be able to dominate the continent?
Why similar: Grand Strategy 28.7%, RTS 18%, Diplomacy 16.8% ★, Political Sim 16.6% ★, Strategy 14%
- #14 Victoria II
88% matchVery Positive88% of 20,842 reviews2010
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 49.8 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 39.7%, Political Sim 24.2% ★, Strategy 10.6%, Historical 9.7%, Diplomacy 6.6% ★
- #15 Legacy of Six Generations
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 疯狗工作室
Windows
《Legacy of Six Generations》 is a hardcore grand strategy game set during the Warring States period.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 36.4%, Political Sim 29.1% ★, RTS 16.6%, Strategy 11.6%, Historical 6.3%
- #16 PixelRulers
86% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Soulful Workshop
Windows
PixelRulers is a fun, pixel-styled 2D real-time strategy game with simple yet engaging multiplayer gameplay for up to 96 players. Designed with simplicity as a core principle, PixelRulers focuses on easy-to-understand mechanics without sacrificing depth.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 39.3%, RTS 21.6%, Political Sim 17.1% ★, Strategy 16.1%, Multiplayer 3.7%
- #17 For the Fatherland: Chronicle of Park Chung-hee
84% matchVery Positive88% of 217 reviews2026
Dev: KMS STUDIO
Windows
January 1, 1960. Become Major General Park Chung-hee at a turning point in Korean history. Preserve democracy and rise as the father of a nation—or cling to power and become a dictator. The fate of the Republic of Korea is in your hands.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 26.9%, Political Sim 23.5% ★, Cold War 20.4% ★, Diplomacy 13.2% ★, Historical 8.3%
- #18 Europa Universalis III Complete
85% matchVery Positive78% of 2,141 reviews2009
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 11.3 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 42.3%, Political Sim 29.5% ★, Strategy 13%, Historical 10.7%, RTS 2.6%
- #19 Tempest of Nations
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Faustian Ambitions LLC
Windows
Tempest of Nations is a real-time, historical grand strategy game set during the Industrial Revolution. Lead your nation through one of the most transformative eras of history as you manage diplomacy, economics, and politics.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 41.4%, Political Sim 29.7% ★, Strategy 17.7%, Historical 11.2%
- #20 Crisis in the Kremlin: The Cold War
83% matchVery Positive81% of 737 reviews2025
Dev: Nostalgames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.8 hrsMean: 33.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Crisis in the Kremlin is a global real-time political strategy about the Socialist world in its final decade. Shape the fate of the world as you manage economy, foreign relations, and domestic policy. Engage with countries across the globe, using diplomacy or even proxy wars to expand your reach.
Why similar: Political Sim 24.2% ★, Cold War 22% ★, Grand Strategy 21.4%, Diplomacy 11.7% ★, Strategy 8.3%
- #21 Kiloton
82% matchVery Positive97% of 115 reviews2025
Dev: Jack MorehartPub: spacemann's games
Windows · Mac
A sardonic take on nationalism and the Cold War though a minimalist and fast paced RTS. Scheme your way through a highly replayable campaign, or conduct some "diplomacy" on your "friends" in multiplayer.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 25%, Cold War 18.9% ★, Diplomacy 18.9% ★, RTS 17%, Political Sim 10% ★
- #22 Theo
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Theo Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
The player is the architect of the world, plays for one of the world forces and achieves its dominance in the world with the help of tools and through indirect influence on countries and key figures. The story-driven game takes place through key historical events that have impacted the modern world.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 32.6%, Political Sim 30.1% ★, Strategy 16.6%, Diplomacy 14.7% ★, Historical 6%
- #23 China: Mao's legacy
81% matchVery Positive91% of 1,048 reviews2019
Dev: Nostalgames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 15.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Year 1976, the stormy Cultural revolution has died down, hard times of hongweibing and public critics are coming to an end. Old and sick Mao Zedong will soon leave China to his comrades from CPC. The Cold War is coming into a new phase...
Why similar: Political Sim 29% ★, Cold War 24.5% ★, Grand Strategy 22.5%, Diplomacy 10.6% ★, Strategy 9.2%
- #24 AfterWar
79% matchMostly Positive73% of 146 reviews2026
Dev: Dmytro Lumen
Windows
AfterWar is a simple yet feature-rich strategy game for everyone.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 25.1%, Political Sim 23.5% ★, Diplomacy 17.1% ★, RTS 15.5%, Strategy 7.9%
- #25 Realpolitiks
81% matchMixed62% of 1,247 reviews2017
Dev: Jujubee S.A.Pub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Become the leader of any contemporary country in this streamlined real-time grand strategy game. Use diplomacy, espionage, military and economic power to deal with other nations, while tackling issues such as terrorism, financial crises and medical epidemics, all in an effort to achieve global domination!
Why similar: Political Sim 27.3% ★, Grand Strategy 24.8%, Diplomacy 24% ★, Strategy 17.5%, Historical 5.2%
- #26 Ostalgie: The Berlin Wall
80% matchVery Positive93% of 730 reviews2018
Dev: Nostalgames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
The confrontation between the East and the West is coming to an end, but not between East and West Germany. The old party leaders are still sitting in their offices, not changing anything and waiting for exclamations from Moscow. But their end is close – Gorbachev and Kohl have already decided...
Why similar: Political Sim 26.2% ★, Cold War 23.9% ★, Grand Strategy 16.9%, Diplomacy 15% ★, Strategy 8.3%
- #27 Knights of Honor II: Sovereign
79% matchMostly Positive77% of 6,737 reviews2022
Dev: Black Sea GamesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Become the king and fight over Europe in this fresh take on medieval real-time grand strategy. Manage provinces, gather armies, initiate diplomacy, and dabble in espionage. The path is open: become the true Sovereign of your people and bring them to glory.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 40.6%, RTS 23.5%, Strategy 21.6%, Historical 7.7%, Simulation 4.2%
- #28 Fall of Bali
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Sengkala DevPub: CRX Entertainment
Windows
Fall of Bali is a historical strategy game set in Bali set around 19th century. Divided into many kingdoms after fall of Bali Empire, Bali has seen war for nearly two centuries and now the threat of imperialism has come. With all your might and potential, can you survive and win this era?
Why similar: Grand Strategy 28.7%, Political Sim 27.3% ★, Diplomacy 11.6% ★, Strategy 10.1%, RTS 9.1%
- #29 三国混战
78% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: YangGrass
Windows
In the world of the Three Kingdoms, where the warlords were vying for supremacy, different forces were chosen to rebuild the Great Han or establish a new heaven. Through event selection, a balance was achieved among the literati, Han, and people.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 37.3%, Political Sim 30.7% ★, Strategy 21.9%, Historical 7.7%, 2D 2.4%
- #30 Total War: SHOGUN 2 - Complete Edition
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Creative AssemblyPub: SEGA
Windows
Unite Japan and become Shogun in the updated, enhanced and complete edition of Total War: SHOGUN 2. Build alliances, sabotage your enemies and outsmart your rival clans in a seamless blend of turn-based empire building and real-time battles.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 39.9%, RTS 23.9%, Strategy 22.2%, Historical 10.7%, Multiplayer 3.2%
- #31 Cascade: Hindcast
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Herni Dedalvs
Windows · Mac
Cascade: Hindcast is an alternate-history grand strategy game where monthly political and military decisions reshape a living war map. Use hindsight, spend scarce political capital, and watch borders, armies, and consequences move in real time.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 31.3%, Political Sim 27% ★, Strategy 15%, Diplomacy 14% ★, Historical 5.7%
- #32 The Cold War Era 2
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Alina Digital
Windows
The Cold War Era 2 is a PC strategy game based on the historical conflict between the USA and the USSR. You are able to take control of one of two superpowers and lead your country to victory in ideological combat and war.
Why similar: Strategy 30.9%, Grand Strategy 19%, Cold War 18.1% ★, Political Sim 17.1% ★, Diplomacy 13.3% ★
- #33 Fiducia: Rent The World
75% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Anlak
Windows
Lead a family dynasty in a living island economy. Farm, trade, found a bank, and out-compete rival houses — solo or online with friends.
Why similar: Political Sim 24.3% ★, Diplomacy 22.2% ★, Grand Strategy 18.2%, RTS 15.5%, Strategy 11%
- #34 Armory Doctrine
76% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Nightride Games
Windows
Armory Doctrine is a real-time grand strategy game where you run a private arms empire and fight your own wars in a modern world sliding toward war. Expand your factory, master the global weapons market, and decide the fate of every shipment: sell it for profit, equip your own forces or arm a proxy.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 35.7%, RTS 17.5%, Diplomacy 17.1% ★, Strategy 13.9%, Political Sim 12% ★
- #35 Terminal Conflict
75% matchMixed67% of 72 reviews2020
Dev: Strategy Mill
Windows · Mac · Linux
Touch the world with your fingertips! Your retro terminal awaits your command, for the balance of power, in this definitive Cold War strategy game. Here you belong; assert your leadership through turn based strategic tit-for-tat, on the brink of mutually assured destruction. Don't let it slip away!
Why similar: Cold War 28.4% ★, Grand Strategy 27.2%, Political Sim 25% ★, Strategy 9.6%, Historical 3.2%
- #36 Three Kingdoms Online
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: GE Soft
Windows
Real-time Three Kingdoms strategy. No turns. No waiting. Domestic affairs, diplomacy, court politics, war — all of it runs at once. Up to 8 players in one world. Bring your friends. Lose the night. Write a new history of the Three Kingdoms.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 34.1%, RTS 21%, Diplomacy 17.4% ★, Strategy 10.9%, Historical 9.3%
- #37 Demockracy
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: SKLC Games
Windows
Build a political party in a fictional country and play for one thing: win power and keep it. Recruit politicians, conquer regions, win elections. There are clean paths and dirty games. Everyone has a price. What's yours?
Why similar: Political Sim 37.1% ★, Grand Strategy 29.7%, Strategy 15.2%, Diplomacy 13.2% ★, Simulation 4.2%
- #38 Statecraft: Corrupted Democracy
72% matchPositive93% of 42 reviews2026
Dev: Engincan Çiçek
Windows
Democracy is dirty; get your hands filthy. Manipulate the masses like a flock of sheep, bribe the parliament, and sabotage your rivals. In the chaos of the 70s, honesty is a weakness. Will you be a savior or a dictator? The choice *and the corruption* is yours.
Why similar: Political Sim 25.4% ★, Grand Strategy 25%, Cold War 22.2% ★, Diplomacy 17.3% ★, Strategy 8%
- #39 ΠΟΛΙΣ — Athens
73% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Ginkgo
Windows
Govern classical Athens across 272 unbroken years (594–322 BC). Steer family factions, the favour of the gods, and shifting alliances through 405 historical events — as the tide of history carries your city, inexorably, toward 322 BC.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 32.7%, Political Sim 29.6% ★, Strategy 19.8%, Historical 12.9%, Simulation 5%
- #40 三国記II
73% matchPositive83% of 40 reviews2022
Dev: lufy
Windows · Mac
《三国记II》是三国记系列的第2部作品,是一款正统的历史模拟策略游戏。以中国东汉末年的三国时期为总体背景,围绕着争夺大陆霸权,展开了一系列的故事。 《三国记II》采取直接在大地图上进行游戏和战斗,让玩家体验征战四方的快感。
Why similar: Grand Strategy 32%, Political Sim 22.7% ★, Strategy 19.2%, Diplomacy 12.6% ★, Historical 6.4%
- #41 Government Contractors: Arms of Influence
73% match6 user reviews17% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Dan K.Pub: Strategy Games Interactive
Windows
Historically accurate strategy game where you act as a government contractor researching, developing, and manufacturing weapons and technology for your clients. You choose the parts for each product, but be aware that cheap or wrong political choices may affect your success rate!
Why similar: Political Sim 21.9% ★, Grand Strategy 21.7%, Cold War 18.4% ★, Diplomacy 14.1% ★, RTS 13.9%
- #42 Geo-Political Simulator 2026 Edition
72% matchMixed48% of 317 reviews2025
Dev: Eversim
Windows · Mac
The latest expansion of the ultra-realistic world simulator, where you play as the head of state or the opposition! New Features: tourism simulator, party strategies with regime censures, personal wealth management, a European army, AI and robotics.
Why similar: Political Sim 30.9% ★, Grand Strategy 30.8%, RTS 19.1%, Strategy 14.6%, Simulation 4.6%
- #43 History of Kingdoms: Three Kingdoms
71% matchPositive82% of 28 reviews2026
Dev: Uncle GoodBen
Windows
Set in the Three Kingdoms period of late Eastern Han China, the game History of Kingdoms: Three Kingdoms aims for players to choose from various competing warlords, unify the divided world, survive, and become the ultimate victor.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 40.4%, RTS 25%, Strategy 21.7%, Historical 7.9%, 2D 3.1%
- #44 Fault Lines
70% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Andreas Müller
Windows · Linux
Geopolitics doesn't have to be complex. In this casual strategy game, you take control of one of four great powers and try to expand your influence across the globe. But beware: if you're too reckless, the game ends faster than you think...
Why similar: Grand Strategy 40.8%, Political Sim 34.5% ★, Strategy 21.5%, 2D 3.1%
- #45 Last Emperor
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Puggers Games
Windows
Lead a waning Empire back to its former glory in this fictional Cold War text-based RPG. As emperor, choose who to trust and who to silence. Adapt to changing times or cling to tradition. Enact reforms to revive the economy, enforce law and order, and reinforce the Empire’s place under the Sun.
Why similar: Political Sim 30.4% ★, Grand Strategy 24.1%, Cold War 24% ★, Strategy 10.4%, Diplomacy 4.2% ★
- #46 Imperator: Rome
71% matchMixed66% of 26,916 reviews2019
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 37.8 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 40.7%, Political Sim 26.5% ★, Strategy 17.1%, Historical 9.9%, Simulation 3.1%
- #47 Rails Across America
70% matchMostly Positive72% of 18 reviews2024
Dev: Flying Lab SoftwarePub: Strategy First
Windows
Rails Across America is a game of railroad empires in North America, covering the period from 1830 to the near future. It is a real-time strategy game with a "sim" flavor. Rails allows hundreds of tracks with thousands of trains crossing the continent.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 26.6%, Political Sim 22.9% ★, RTS 16.6%, Diplomacy 11.5% ★, Strategy 9.6%
- #48 Territorial Conquest
69% matchMixed54% of 24 reviews2026
Dev: Uğur CANPub: Stechkom Software
Windows
Lead your nation in Territorial Conquest through the Middle Ages, WWII, and Modern Era. Expand borders, build armies, trade, sabotage enemies, make political decisions, and conquer the world in immersive real-time strategy.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 31%, Political Sim 21.7% ★, RTS 19.6%, Strategy 15.2%, Diplomacy 9.5% ★
- #49 Crowns of Medieval Europe
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: plausegame7
Windows
Lead one of ten medieval kingdoms in this turn-based grand strategy game. Expand your territory, develop your economy, strengthen your army, and shape the future of Europe through diplomacy, war, and strategic decisions.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 33.4%, Political Sim 25% ★, Strategy 15.8%, Diplomacy 14.3% ★, Simulation 5%
- #50 NationWar:Annals
70% matchMixed68% of 170 reviews2021
Dev: Yiming
Windows
This is a deep focus on the Spring and Autumn period of the Warring States period of the grand strategy and real-time combat fusion sandbox game.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 23.8%, Political Sim 22.4% ★, Diplomacy 19.7% ★, RTS 17.5%, Strategy 8.8%
- #51 逐鹿汉末:三国
68% matchMixed67% of 36 reviews2026
Dev: CXC STUDIO
Windows
这款游戏邀请您来到精彩刺激且充满变革的东汉末年三国时代,以前所未见的自由、深度及历史真实性,进行称霸天下一统中原的征程。
Why similar: Grand Strategy 53.9%, Strategy 16.6%, Political Sim 14.3% ★, Historical 12.4%, Simulation 1.5%
- #52 One Planet
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Qardinal Games
Windows · Linux
Disasters rage. Political factions splinter and grasp at power. As the climate crisis threatens stability, will you unite the planet with diplomacy or take aggressive action? Deploy force or build consensus toward net zero emissions in this grand strategy game where stakes get higher by the minute.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 37.3%, Political Sim 26% ★, Diplomacy 21.9% ★, Strategy 14.8%
- #53 Twisted Three Kingdoms
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Seasonbean Team
Windows
Amidst this chaotic era, shape your own destiny—whether as a loyal minister, a ruthless warlord, or an independent ruler. Every choice and battle writes your legend. Are you ready to rise from a commoner to claim the realm?
Why similar: Grand Strategy 34.3%, Political Sim 23.7% ★, Strategy 14.3%, Diplomacy 14.2% ★, Historical 10.9%
- #54 Mandate 1600: The East
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: RM GAME
Windows
At a turning point in history, decide the future of a nation. Mandate 1600: The East is a global historical grand strategy game. Govern lands and dynasty, secure your bloodline, grow through trade, and prevail in war. Rewrite history.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 35.1%, Political Sim 27.2% ★, Diplomacy 13.9% ★, Strategy 10.8%, Historical 10%
- #55 Arms Race 2
67% matchPositive85% of 13 reviews2023
Dev: Alina Digital
Windows
Arms Race 2 is a PC strategy game based on the historical conflict between the USA and the USSR that took place in the 20th century.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 29.3%, Political Sim 28.4% ★, Diplomacy 20.3% ★, Strategy 9.9%, Historical 7.9%
- #56 Flames in Modern Europe
67% matchMixed68% of 37 reviews2025
Dev: Volodymyr Marsenko
Windows · Mac
Global real-time strategy on a highly detailed map! You are the leader of a state — build a powerful economy and army, research technologies and even nuclear weapons! But remember: the aggressor will always breathe down your neck. Use your political courses to achieve your great goal!
Why similar: Political Sim 31.4% ★, Grand Strategy 29.7%, RTS 20.3%, Strategy 9.2%, Historical 7.9%
- #57 Cuban Missile Crisis
68% matchMostly Positive75% of 291 reviews2015
Dev: G5 SoftwarePub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 17.0 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Cuban Missile Crisis is a real-time strategy game combined with a global turn-based tactical mode, thrusting gamers into a world ravaged by the military-political confrontation between the USA and USSR in 1962.
Why similar: Strategy 40.9%, RTS 29.9%, Cold War 29.2% ★
- #58 Age of History II
66% matchVery Positive90% of 50,416 reviews2018
Dev: Łukasz JakowskiPub: Łukasz Jakowski Games
Windows
Median: 11.3 hrsMean: 60.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 32.2%, Political Sim 20.9% ★, Strategy 16.2%, Historical 13.1%, Diplomacy 12.4% ★
- #59 Dummynation
66% matchVery Positive88% of 3,277 reviews2022
Dev: Alejandro Hernández Ferrero
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 36.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Geopolitical management game with real-time shifting borders and a streamlined gameplay, designed to minimize all burdensome chores while allowing an absolute strategic control, from military recruitment and deployment, to diplomatic and economic management.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 33.1%, Diplomacy 20.7% ★, RTS 17.6%, Political Sim 14.7% ★, Strategy 9.5%