- #1 WorldBox - God Simulator
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 54,299 reviews2021
Dev: Maxim Karpenko
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 29.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
WorldBox is the ULTIMATE god simulator and sandbox game. A petri dish for your fantasy civilizations. Create your own world or destroy it using many powers. Watch civilizations grow, form kingdoms, colonize new lands, sail to far continents, wars to ignite, empires to fall and towns to burn!
Why similar: God Game 33.2% ★, Political Sim 15.9% ★, Sandbox 14.6%, Politics 12.1% ★, Artificial Intelligence 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: The premier god-game experience that focuses on observing the rise and fall of civilizations in a sandbox environment.
- #2 Fantasy Map Simulator
96% matchVery Positive89% of 4,008 reviews2024
Dev: The Stranger
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Fantasy Map Simulator: Create and watch imaginary worlds evolve over centuries. Design maps, simulate nations and their politics, and control destinies. See empires rise and fall on your desktop wallpaper. A unique simulation for history buffs and creative minds.
Why similar: God Game 17.6% ★, Political Sim 15.2% ★, Politics 12.3% ★, Alternate History 11.2%, Level Editor 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A direct spiritual successor to the map-based AI simulation style found in Ages of Conflict.
- #3 Galimulator
96% matchVery Positive91% of 497 reviews2018
Dev: Snoddasmannen
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Galimulator is a galactic empire simulation and sandbox game. See how Empires rise and fall, and how the people in them climb through the ranks to bring prestige to their Dynasty. Then throw in an invasion of self replicating Smatter monsters if you want to spice things up.
Why similar: God Game 43% ★, Simulation 25.7%, Sandbox 23.9%, Strategy 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: Features an autonomous AI-driven space empire simulation where you observe galactic history unfold.
- #4 EarthRoyale
95% matchVery Positive86% of 180 reviews2024
Dev: Lizzycat / Lizabeth Gidlund
Windows · Mac · Linux
EarthRoyale is a Map simulation Observer game where the game each turn chooses one of many events to edit the world map
Why similar: Political Sim 27.6% ★, Alternate History 19.8%, God Game 19% ★, Wargame 14.1%, Historical 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: A map-based simulation that pits nations against each other in a battle royale format driven by AI.
- #5 Doodle Empires
94% matchVery Positive92% of 1,113 reviews2025
Dev: Turtle Stack Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Doodle Empires is an alternate history sandbox game all about drawing your own nations with your own histories and stories in a variety of maps. Watch your world take shape and evolve over time, and decide which nations will rise and which nations will fall.
Why similar: God Game 25.9% ★, Alternate History 23.5%, Historical 12.1%, Sandbox 11.2%, Wargame 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on AI-driven empire management and historical simulation in a simplified, accessible format.
- #6 Warnament
94% matchVery Positive85% of 439 reviews2025
Dev: Luden.io
Windows · Mac · Linux
A turn-based grand strategy game, simple for newbies yet challenging for masters. As the leader of a nation, you will conquer territories and advance in military, technology, culture, or politics. Choose from historical scenarios or create your own with an editor.
Why similar: Politics 23.1% ★, Diplomacy 20.4% ★, Level Editor 20.1%, Sandbox 17.3%, Historical 9%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a deep sandbox simulation where you can observe and influence turn-based global conflicts.
- #7 Totally Accurate Battle Simulator
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 149,906 reviews2021
Dev: Landfall
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 19.9 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Be the leader of wobblers from ancient lands, spooky places, and fantasy worlds. Watch them fight in simulations made with the wobbliest physics system ever created, make your own wobblers in the unit creator and send your army off to fight your friends in multiplayer.
Why similar: Sandbox 32.6%, Wargame 20.3%, Historical 14.8%, Simulation 13.1%, Strategy 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A physics-based sandbox that emphasizes the chaotic and humorous nature of large-scale AI battles.
- #8 Ultimate Epic Battle Simulator 2
92% matchVery Positive84% of 7,244 reviews2023
Dev: Brilliant Game Studios
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Welcome to Ultimate Epic Battle Simulator 2, the most ridiculous and insane battle simulator in existence! Create eye watering battles with hundreds of thousands, even millions of characters on screen! Jump into multiple campaigns in game or player made, or play in sandbox mode and FPS invasion
Why similar: God Game 34.4% ★, Wargame 20%, Sandbox 15.6%, Artificial Intelligence 13%, Simulation 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: Provides the ultimate sandbox for testing massive, AI-controlled armies against each other.
- #9 Age of History 3
91% matchVery Positive85% of 17,831 reviews2024
Dev: Łukasz JakowskiPub: Łukasz Jakowski Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.1 hrsMean: 37.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Grand strategy wargame where the destiny of Civilizations rests in your hands - will they stand united under your leadership or fall divided in conflict? Journey through the entire saga of human civilization, from its earliest days to the futuristic era, crafting your legacy age by age.
Why similar: Diplomacy 24.2% ★, Wargame 21.9%, Alternate History 18.9%, World War II 16.5% ★, Level Editor 12.5%
Why You'll Like It: A grand strategy game that features robust AI simulation elements for managing global military campaigns.
- #10 Ancient Warfare 3
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,756 reviews2024
Dev: JNI Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 29.6 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Dive into a sandbox full of action and customization! Choose from different game modes like deathmatch, conquest, king of the hill, zombie survival and many more. Create your own scenarios and content in the easy to use in-game editors or use one of the 50k+ workshop items from other players...
Why similar: Sandbox 46.6%, Historical 19.8%, Simulation 17.5%, Strategy 13.2%, Singleplayer 2.9%
Why You'll Like It: A versatile sandbox simulation that allows for the creation and observation of complex historical battle scenarios.
- #11 Age of History II
90% matchVery Positive90% of 49,603 reviews2018
Dev: Łukasz JakowskiPub: Łukasz Jakowski Games
Windows
Median: 12.5 hrsMean: 61.7 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: Political Sim 19% ★, Historical 15.8%, Diplomacy 13.8% ★, Politics 12.9% ★, World War II 11.3% ★
Why You'll Like It: A classic map-based wargame that allows for deep customization of historical scenarios.
- #12 Rising Front
88% matchVery Positive88% of 4,015 reviews2026
Dev: Sandstorm Studios Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 54%
A FPS WW1 & Revolutionary War battle simulator with a focus on Workshop Content, rag-doll physics, intelligent AI, massive battles, procedural AI cover system, real-time building system and FPS combat!
Why similar: Sandbox 29.8%, Wargame 29.1%, Historical 21.1%, Simulation 9.7%, Strategy 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: A large-scale war simulation that focuses on the chaos of frontline combat between AI-controlled armies.
- #13 Warbox
89% matchMixed57% of 3,587 reviews2021
Dev: Mantaliss
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 75%
A sandbox game that enables players to watch or take part in a warzone. Players will have access to a variety of tools and features that give them access to customize and change the battlefield however they like.
Why similar: Sandbox 62.6%, Artificial Intelligence 34.6%, Singleplayer 2.7%
Why You'll Like It: A sandbox war simulator that focuses on physics-based combat and autonomous soldier behavior.
- #14 Total Tank Simulator
89% matchMostly Positive79% of 8,653 reviews2020
Dev: Noobz from PolandPub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Commander in the ranks. Soldier at heart. Choose a faction and deploy and command your army into massive physics-driven WWII battles to the last man standing. Destroy everything on sight with an insane amount of units that will behave tactically.
Why similar: World War II 42.9% ★, Sandbox 25.6%, Simulation 14.7%, Strategy 14.4%, Singleplayer 1.5%
Why You'll Like It: Combines physics-based combat with large-scale AI battle simulation in a World War II setting.
- #15 Universe Sandbox
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 31,223 reviews2015
Dev: Giant Army
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 23.8 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Create & destroy on an unimaginable scale with a realistic physics-based space simulator. Explore the beauty of our universe and the fragility of our planet. Use science to bend the laws of gravity, collide planets, boil away oceans, fire epic space lasers, and customize your universe.
Why similar: God Game 44.8% ★, Sandbox 36.9%, Simulation 15.4%, Casual 2.9%
Why You'll Like It: A god-game simulation that allows you to observe the physics and evolution of celestial bodies on a cosmic scale.
- #16 Armchair Commander
86% matchVery Positive88% of 101 reviews2023
Dev: Zack SimaPub: Indie War Games
Windows · Mac
A turn-based strategy game where you can experience WWII campaigns and explore alternate history scenarios made by the community.
Why similar: Diplomacy 15.8% ★, Level Editor 13.3%, Alternate History 13.1%, Wargame 12.9%, Auto Battler 12.7%
Why You'll Like It: An auto-battler wargame that emphasizes strategic positioning and AI-driven combat resolution.
- #17 Territory Idle
86% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,703 reviews2019
Dev: Aleksandr Golovkin
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 174.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Strategic idle game. Develop the kingdom, then abdicate and get gold! For gold, you can buy new tiles and expand the territory.
Why similar: Idler 78.4%, Strategy 18.3%, Singleplayer 3.3%
Why You'll Like It: A map-based idle game that captures the expansionist feel of watching borders grow and shift over time.
- #18 Maestro's Cold War 2
83% matchVery Positive98% of 142 reviews2025
Dev: Maestro CinetikPub: Gaming at work
Windows · Mac · Linux
Addictive yet chill. An immersive Cold War sandbox. Revive the Cold War in this classic strategy game—easy to pick up, yet challenging and deep, offering endless replayability.
Why similar: Political Sim 25% ★, Politics 21.1% ★, Wargame 14.3%, Alternate History 10.8%, Sandbox 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: A detailed political and military simulation focusing on the strategic tensions of the Cold War era.
- #19 World Warfare & Economics
84% matchMixed61% of 677 reviews2023
Dev: Okron Studio
Windows · Mac
Take control of any nation and shape its future. Manage resources, trade, and taxes, engage in real-time warfare, navigate global diplomacy, and react to dynamic world events. Build a thriving economy, forge alliances, and command armies in a constantly evolving world!
Why similar: Political Sim 32.3% ★, Diplomacy 24.5% ★, Politics 22.9% ★, Sandbox 9.7%, Strategy 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the intersection of economic management and global military simulation.
- #20 Rebel Inc: Escalation
84% matchVery Positive82% of 7,279 reviews2021
Dev: Ndemic CreationsPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
A unique and deeply engaging political/military strategic simulation from the creator of Plague Inc. Balance competing civilian and military priorities and deal with a deadly insurgency in order to stabilise a war-torn country.
Why similar: Diplomacy 33.1% ★, Alternate History 22.3%, Historical 16.7%, Sandbox 14%, Simulation 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: A political and military simulation that focuses on managing the complex dynamics of regional stability.
- #21 SuperPower 2 Steam Edition
85% matchMostly Positive79% of 2,847 reviews2014
Dev: GolemLabsPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 87.2 hrs≥1hr: 65%
SuperPower 2 is the only global geopolitical simulation game which allows players to control entire countries. Players control countries in 3 major areas: political, economic and military, but this time, in a beautiful real-time 3D environment.
Why similar: Political Sim 53.2% ★, Politics 31.2% ★, Strategy 7.8%, Simulation 7.4%, Singleplayer 0.4%
Why You'll Like It: A deep political and military simulation that allows players to influence global geopolitics.
- #22 Nations
82% matchVery Positive88% of 113 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: Political Sim 23.4% ★, Historical 18.1%, Wargame 18%, Diplomacy 17.7% ★, Alternate History 14.2%
Why You'll Like It: A grand strategy game that emphasizes historical nation-building and AI-driven military conflict.
- #23 People Playground
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 311,986 reviews2019
Dev: mestiezPub: Studio Minus
Windows
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 54.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Why similar: Sandbox 78.2%, Simulation 14.3%, Singleplayer 4.7%, Casual 2.8%
Why You'll Like It: A physics-based sandbox that provides the same experimental 'god-like' freedom to observe chaotic interactions.
- #24 Hearts of Iron IV
82% matchVery Positive90% of 365,658 reviews2016
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 31.0 hrsMean: 296.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Victory is at your fingertips! Your ability to lead your nation is your supreme weapon, the strategy game Hearts of Iron IV lets you take command of any nation in World War II; the most engaging conflict in world history.
Why similar: World War II 30% ★, Alternate History 19%, Historical 16.2%, Diplomacy 15.9% ★, Strategy 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A grand strategy game that offers the most detailed simulation of World War II military logistics and politics.
- #25 Lawgivers II
80% matchMixed70% of 668 reviews2023
Dev: Damian BernardiPub: SomniumSoft
Windows · Mac · Linux
Lawgivers II is a political sandbox game that features multiple electoral systems, approve/reject bills and govern a country. Start out your career from the very bottom, and perhaps one day, lead your nation to become the most influential in the world.
Why similar: Political Sim 28.7% ★, Politics 26.5% ★, Diplomacy 24.9% ★, Sandbox 11.1%, Simulation 4%
Why You'll Like It: A political simulation that allows you to observe and influence the legislative processes of various nations.
- #26 Age of History 2: Definitive Edition
77% matchVery Positive82% of 1,613 reviews2026
Dev: Łukasz JakowskiPub: Łukasz Jakowski Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 9.4 hrsMean: 16.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
The grand strategy classic returns with improved gameplay, a massive 13,892 province map, expanded diplomacy and wartime capitulation, new civilizations and scenarios, atomic weapons, smarter AI, enhanced visuals, UI upgrades, and major performance improvements.
Why similar: Political Sim 24.1% ★, Diplomacy 20.6% ★, Wargame 14.7%, World War II 13.5% ★, Sandbox 9.3%
- #27 EarthRoyale 3
79% matchMixed67% of 51 reviews2024
Dev: Lizzycat / Lizabeth Gidlund
Windows · Mac · Linux
A simulation map observation game where you watch the world simulate into the future in the most chaotic way possible
Why similar: God Game 48.5% ★, Alternate History 19.9%, Simulation 14.2%, Historical 11.9%, Casual 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: A sequel that refines the map-based AI battle royale concept with improved 3D visuals.
- #28 The End of History
78% matchMostly Positive69% of 362 reviews2025
Dev: TatamibeyaPub: WorldMap
Windows
A historical sandbox simulation where every NPC lives their own life. They don't wait for you—they ally, marry, betray, and die. Kingdoms rise and fall by someone's will. Sometimes you shape history, sometimes it sweeps you away—an observer of a once-in-a-lifetime story that only you can witness.
Why similar: Political Sim 25.9% ★, Politics 23.5% ★, Diplomacy 22.7% ★, Historical 11.7%, Sandbox 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: A procedural simulation that focuses on the long-term evolution of societies and historical events.
- #29 Supreme Ruler Ultimate
81% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,250 reviews2014
Dev: BattleGoat Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.4 hrsMean: 50.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Real-Time Strategy/Wargame. From World War II through the Cold War and into the future, re-live or re-imagine the tensions and crises of our recent history! Guide your nation through the era of your choice in Campaigns, Scenarios, and Sandboxes, as you make every effort to become Supreme Ruler!
Why similar: Political Sim 19.6% ★, Wargame 16.6%, World War II 14.7% ★, Politics 14.2% ★, Alternate History 12.2%
Why You'll Like It: A complex military simulation that covers global geopolitics from the Cold War to the near future.
- #30 Europa Universalis IV
79% matchVery Positive88% of 136,424 reviews2013
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 280.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Rule your land and dominate the world with unparalleled freedom, depth and historical accuracy. Write a new history of the world and build an empire for the ages.
Why similar: Diplomacy 25.7% ★, Alternate History 19.3%, Wargame 17.5%, Historical 15.2%, Sandbox 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: A deep historical simulation that allows you to guide a nation through centuries of geopolitical change.
- #31 Imperator: Rome
78% matchMixed66% of 26,807 reviews2019
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 37.6 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: Political Sim 40.9% ★, Historical 20.2%, Strategy 12.6%, Politics 12.3% ★, Simulation 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A grand strategy game that simulates the complex political and military landscape of the classical era.
- #32 Victoria II
77% matchVery Positive92% of 19,943 reviews2010
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 49.2 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: Political Sim 28% ★, Politics 25.1% ★, Historical 14.8%, Diplomacy 9.3% ★, Alternate History 7.3%
- #33 Victoria 3
75% matchMostly Positive70% of 59,549 reviews2022
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 14.7 hrsMean: 116.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Paradox Development Studio invites you to build your ideal society in the tumult of the exciting and transformative 19th century. Balance the competing interests in your society and earn your place in the sun in Victoria 3, one of the most anticipated games in Paradox’s history.
Why similar: Political Sim 24.6% ★, Politics 19.2% ★, Diplomacy 18.7% ★, Alternate History 11.9%, Historical 11.4%
- #34 Age of Conquest IV
76% matchVery Positive82% of 2,815 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: Historical 37.2%, Strategy 33.4%, Sandbox 24.7%, Singleplayer 4.7%
- #35 Dictators:No Peace Countryballs
74% matchVery Positive94% of 6,232 reviews2020
Dev: RPN Indie Developer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Dictators : No Peace Countryballs is a war simulation and dictator game. This is a fun,simple and some say a funny countryballs game. If you like simulation games, you will love playing Dictators : No Peace. Play as a dictator of your favourite country and colonize the world.
Why similar: Strategy 47.6%, Simulation 39.3%, Casual 13.1%
- #36 Supremacy: Call of War 1942
76% matchMostly Positive71% of 6,255 reviews2017
Dev: Bytro Labs GmbH
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 36.1 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Take over the control of one of the mighty nations during the times of World War 2 in this persisting long-term strategy game. Conquer provinces, forge alliances and build up your economy in real-time. Research top secret weapons of World War 2 and become the one true superpower!
Why similar: World War II 28.4% ★, Diplomacy 21% ★, Wargame 13.3%, Alternate History 12.2%, Historical 11.7%
- #37 SUPREMACY: WORLD WAR 3
74% matchMostly Positive75% of 5,896 reviews2018
Dev: Dorado Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 35.8 hrs≥1hr: 60%
This Long Term Strategy Game lets you take control of the armed forces of your nation. Become responsible for its military expansion, technological research and economic development. Form alliances and wage total war for global dominance on the battlefields of World War 3.
Why similar: Wargame 24.9%, Politics 24.3% ★, Diplomacy 23.4% ★, Alternate History 13.3%, Strategy 8.5%
- #38 Democracy 4
73% matchVery Positive82% of 6,313 reviews2022
Dev: Positech Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Democracy 4 lets you take the role of President / Prime minister, govern the country (choosing its policies, laws and other actions), and both transform the country as you see fit, while trying to retain enough popularity to get re-elected...
Why similar: Political Sim 31.7% ★, Politics 29.6% ★, Diplomacy 22.4% ★, Artificial Intelligence 6.3%, Strategy 5.1%
- #39 Easy Red 2
71% matchVery Positive90% of 12,979 reviews2022
Dev: Marco AmadeiPub: Corvostudio di Amadei Marco
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 14.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Experience massive battles with infantry, tanks, artillery, and aircraft on large destructible open-world maps. Equip yourself, coordinate with your squad, and fight through World War II in singleplayer, co-op, or multiplayer!
Why similar: World War II 36.4% ★, Wargame 19.9%, Sandbox 15.3%, Historical 12.9%, Simulation 7.2%
- #40 Supreme Ruler 1936
75% matchMostly Positive74% of 303 reviews2014
Dev: BattleGoat Studios
Windows
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Real-Time Strategy Game. Guide your nation through the most violent era in modern history. Play massive campaigns as one of the principal nations, set-piece scenarios of famous battles, or set your own victory condition and play as any nation in the world in Sandbox mode.
Why similar: World War II 22.6% ★, Politics 21.8% ★, Wargame 18.1%, Historical 14%, Sandbox 11.1%
- #41 Sprocket
71% matchVery Positive93% of 12,331 reviews2021
Dev: Hamish Dunn
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 37.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Carefully balance mobility, firepower and armour in a dedicated tank designer. Then uncarefully put them to the test in a series of combat scenarios progressing through the ages of the tank. Here, your limit is what you can fit inside your hull and turret while still being able to move forwards.
Why similar: World War II 30.4% ★, Wargame 28.3%, Sandbox 24.2%, Alternate History 17.1%
- #42 MMORPG Tycoon 2
72% matchVery Positive86% of 3,046 reviews2020
Dev: VectorStorm Pty Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 14.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%
MMORPG Tycoon 2 is a single-player world-builder game about creating the greatest MMORPG of all time – yours.
Why similar: God Game 59.4% ★, Sandbox 25.8%, Simulation 10%, Casual 2.7%, Singleplayer 2.1%
- #43 Ultimate Epic Battle Simulator
73% matchMostly Positive77% of 12,228 reviews2017
Dev: Brilliant Game Studios
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Here is a sandbox like no other. Create massive battles with absolutely no limits. Want to see 10,000 chickens fight an army of Romans?? Sure, why not. Want to see a company of WW2 U.S soldiers fight 11,000 Medieval soldiers?? There are simply no limits to the carnage you can achieve in UEBS.
Why similar: Sandbox 51.8%, Simulation 23.9%, Strategy 14.2%, Fantasy 7.4%, Singleplayer 2.7%
- #44 Hearts of Iron III
73% matchMostly Positive76% of 6,058 reviews2009
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 20.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Hearts of Iron III lets you play the most engaging conflict in world history, World War 2, on all fronts as any country and through multiple different scenarios. Guide your nation to glory between 1936 and 1948 and wage war, conduct diplomacy and build your industry in the most detailed World War 2 game ever made.
Why similar: World War II 44.2% ★, Historical 20.2%, Strategy 10.4%, Wargame 7.9%, Sandbox 7.8%
- #45 Europa Universalis V
68% matchMixed69% of 28,382 reviews2025
Dev: Paradox TintoPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 50.7 hrsMean: 103.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Use war, trade or diplomacy to satisfy your grandest ambitions and dominate five centuries of history in the newest version of Europa Universalis, Paradox Interactive's flagship historical grand strategy game.
Why similar: Diplomacy 30.2% ★, Alternate History 21.3%, Wargame 20.7%, Historical 15.6%, Simulation 5.8%
- #46 Old World
70% matchVery Positive82% of 6,533 reviews2022
Dev: Mohawk GamesPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 33.6% ★, Alternate History 21.7%, Historical 17.5%, Sandbox 12.6%, Simulation 6.7%
- #47 Millennia
70% matchMixed67% of 3,763 reviews2024
Dev: C Prompt GamesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 14.3 hrsMean: 35.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Create your own nation in Millennia, a historical turn-based 4X game that challenges your strategic prowess across 10,000 years of history, from the dawn of humanity to our possible futures.
Why similar: Diplomacy 34.4% ★, Alternate History 30.2%, Historical 18.6%, Strategy 7.9%, Simulation 7.4%
- #48 Planetary Life
67% matchVery Positive94% of 821 reviews2025
Dev: Sotenbox
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Manipulate climate, add plants and evolve creatures in this planet and life sandbox simulation game. From cells to civilizations, spread life throughout the whole planet. Or just enjoy watching your creation burn!
Why similar: God Game 64.3% ★, Sandbox 25.5%, Simulation 10.2%
- #49 Power & Revolution 2022 Edition
72% matchMixed59% of 964 reviews2022
Dev: Eversim
Windows · Mac
New edition of the ultrarealistic simulator of today's world where you play as the head of state or as the opposition! Major developments: the war in the Ukraine and all of its consequences, conspiracy theories, fake news, interference by secret services, animal welfare and climate objectives.
Why similar: Political Sim 29.6% ★, Wargame 17.5%, Politics 17.4% ★, Sandbox 12.5%, Alternate History 7.5%
- #50 NEBULOUS: Fleet Command
69% matchVery Positive81% of 3,880 reviews2022
Dev: Eridanus IndustriesPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 31.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Take command of your hand-tailored fleet of space warships and use realistic radar, electronic warfare, advanced movement controls in 3D space, and precision targeting to outmaneuver and outwit your opponents in a simulation-heavy tactical space game like no other.
Why similar: Diplomacy 24.8% ★, Alternate History 20.3%, World War II 19.9% ★, Historical 13.2%, Sandbox 10.8%
- #51 Total Conflict: Resistance
69% matchMostly Positive74% of 5,169 reviews2023
Dev: Thunder Devs.
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 20.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Total Conflict: Resistance is a unique symbiosis of global strategy, tactics and first-person action. Realistic mass battles, many types of armored vehicles, weapons, uniforms, unique mechanics, immersive free gameplay. Lead any state and bring it to greatness!
Why similar: Political Sim 51.4% ★, Wargame 34.1%, Strategy 7.2%, Simulation 7.2%
- #52 Warbox Sandbox
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 290 reviews2022
Dev: Madar Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Create intense battles across time periods, join the battle, rewrite history, and become a legend.
Why similar: God Game 39% ★, Alternate History 20.3%, Artificial Intelligence 15.9%, Historical 11.3%, Simulation 7%
- #53 Teardown
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 130,525 reviews2022
Dev: Tuxedo Labs
Windows
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 28.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Prepare the perfect heist in a fully destructible, simulated voxel world. Tear down walls with vehicles or use explosives to create your own shortcuts. Shape the environment to your advantage in the most creative ways you can imagine. Play solo or with up to 12 players in multiplayer.
Why similar: Sandbox 73.3%, Simulation 20.8%, Singleplayer 5.9%
- #54 NavalArt
69% matchVery Positive91% of 2,270 reviews2018
Dev: RigidbodyPub: RZ Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 48.4 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Design your own warships, equip them with a variety of armament, and bring them out to the ocean!
Why similar: Wargame 32.2%, World War II 28.5% ★, Sandbox 26.7%, Strategy 6.4%, Simulation 6.1%
- #55 Dummynation
68% matchVery Positive88% of 3,066 reviews2022
Dev: Alejandro Hernández Ferrero
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 36.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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: Diplomacy 40.2% ★, Political Sim 23.8% ★, Politics 20.4% ★, Simulation 8.3%, Strategy 7.2%
- #56 Brick Rigs
65% matchVery Positive95% of 57,227 reviews2023
Dev: Fluppisoft GmbH
Windows · Linux
Median: 10.2 hrsMean: 77.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Build your own vehicles or download one of the more than 200,000 creations already uploaded to the Workshop and experience the dynamic driving and destruction physics of Brick Rigs!
Why similar: Sandbox 79.4%, Simulation 17.7%, Singleplayer 2.8%
- #57 Solar Nations 2
67% matchVery Positive88% of 263 reviews2025
Dev: Flomgus Games
Windows
In this Grand Strategy game, you take control of the Solar System's Great Powers in 2092 and weather the storm of change as you navigate the uncertain waters of the future. Control the greatest military forces in the world and wage wars on an epic scale: outer space is yours to conquer!
Why similar: Political Sim 27% ★, Politics 21.1% ★, Wargame 18.2%, Alternate History 16.8%, Historical 7.9%
- #58 Arms Trade Tycoon: Tanks
68% matchMixed70% of 995 reviews2024
Dev: FunGiPub: MicroProse Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 18.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Arms Trade Tycoon: Tanks is a unique combination of tank design and tycoon game. It puts you in charge of an arms trading company specialized in tanks from WWI to the modern era. Research, design, sell and follow your tanks in battle to make your own history!
Why similar: Wargame 21.2%, Diplomacy 15.9% ★, Historical 15.1%, Alternate History 14.6%, Sandbox 14.2%
- #59 Realpolitiks II
71% matchMixed46% of 667 reviews2021
Dev: Jujubee S.A.Pub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Lead your people to glory and write a new chapter of history in Realpolitiks II, a real-time grand strategy game where you lead any contemporary nation in an attempt to secure world dominance.
Why similar: Political Sim 43% ★, Politics 30.1% ★, Strategy 13.2%, Simulation 13.2%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #60 Age Of Warbots
65% matchVery Positive84% of 147 reviews2026
Dev: VDimension
Windows
A sandbox battle simulator game where you can build your own shape-shifting warbots, program their AI, and watch them smash each other up on the battlefield! Join the battles yourself by taking control of the warbots! Use Steam Workshop to check out warbots created by players from around the world!
Why similar: Level Editor 35.9%, Wargame 27.3%, Sandbox 24.8%, Simulation 9.9%, Casual 2%