- #1 Shattered Spheres
97% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Data Vikings
Windows
Shattered Spheres is a turn-based 2D space 4X strategy game inspired by the classics of the genre. Explore a living galaxy, build your empire, and crush your rivals through military conquest or diplomatic cunning — without the micromanagement bloat of modern 4X games.
Why similar: 4X 40.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 16.7%, Management 7.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.1%, Turn-Based Combat 6.5%
- #2 The Mystic
96% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2022
Dev: PipeDream
Windows
The Mystic is a dark fantasy, turn-based strategy game. Become a follower of the first gods, gain their favour, overthrow the High King by innovative combat and magic systems and establish harmony. The game offers an exciting campaign full of twists, battles and difficult decisions and multiplayer.
Why similar: 4X 41% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 19%, Strategy 10.9%, PvP 8.9%, Turn-Based Combat 6.7%
- #3 Neural Dominion
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: GamesBond StudiosPub: Camlann Games
Windows
A brutal cyberpunk 4X turn-based strategy game. Take control of one of 5 gangs in Technograd — a dark, crime ridden city where getting to the top is the only thing that matters.
Why similar: 4X 30.5% ★, Crime 19.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.3%, Management 8.5%, Isometric 8.5%
- #4 Fantasy Fighters
95% matchMostly Positive76% of 34 reviews2023
Dev: CozyCoupleCoding
Windows
Prepare for epic battles in "Fantasy Fighters"! Choose your faction, plan your moves, and unleash devastating attacks on your opponents in local multiplayer. Explore a rich world filled with engaging characters.
Why similar: 4X 35.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.4%, Turn-Based Combat 12.8%, Local Multiplayer 11.5%, PvP 9.3%
- #5 Commander: Modern War
94% matchPositive83% of 40 reviews2023
Dev: GoldenGod Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Experience the thrill of a modern conflict between two factions, as you outsmart your opponents in an epic game of strategy and cunning. Take command of your ground, air, and naval units and lead them to victory in the most immersive turn-based battle simulation. The battlefield awaits.
Why similar: 4X 40% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17%, Isometric 13.3%, Strategy 9.9%, Management 8%
- #6 Kingdom of Krawall
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: TinyDragonMagic
Windows · Linux
A fast-paced strategy game about building a kingdom, outplaying your rivals, and conquering your enemies. Play solo or in multiplayer and enjoy the depth of a classic 4X in a single sitting.
Why similar: 4X 45.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 18.9%, Strategy 11%, PvP 8%, Local Multiplayer 6.1%
- #7 Omerta - City of Gangsters
93% matchMixed67% of 2,388 reviews2013
Dev: Haemimont GamesPub: Kalypso Media Digital
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Omerta - City of Gangsters is a simulation game with tactical turn-based combat. Taking the role of a fresh-from-the-boat immigrant, with dreams of the big life, the player will work his way up the criminal hierarchy of 1920’s Atlantic City.
Why similar: Crime 51.2%, Management 14.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.9%, Strategy 9.7%, Turn-Based Combat 6.2%
- #8 Crime Lords
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cosca Interactive
Windows · Mac
Explore the birth of the sicilian mafia. Create your own clan and recruit soldiers and capo-regimes. Manage rackets to grow your wealth and influence in the city. Eliminate rival clans and claim dominion over the map.
Why similar: 4X 31.6% ★, Crime 25.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.8%, Turn-Based Combat 9.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.2%
- #9 Mech and Tech 1
91% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: colmer_it UG
Windows · Mac
Conquer. Build. Survive. A tactical strategy game on procedural hex grids - intense, deep. Plan every move: establish your base, secure supply lines, and unleash suppression fire against all who stand in your way. Research new technologies - improve your units. Play solo, co-op, or PvP.
Why similar: 4X 27.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 19.5%, PvP 12.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.8%, Multiplayer 10.4%
- #10 Interstellar Conquest
91% matchMixed47% of 15 reviews2023
Dev: GoldenGod Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Take planets and assemble your fleet. The conquest of space is now, navigate through asteroid fields and hide in nebulas to outsmart your opponents. Experience the challenge of ion storms disrupting your ship's sensors and become the ultimate space fleet commander.
Why similar: 4X 34.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.2%, Isometric 12.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.7%, Management 8.3%
- #11 WarBoard: Arena Empire
90% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Velron Games
Windows
WarBoard: Arena Empire is a turn-based tactical strategy game on a hex arena. Command Rome, the Turks, Vikings, Egypt, Japan or Persia. Play solo against AI, or battle up to 4 Steam friends in private matches. Every move counts.
Why similar: 4X 37% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 18.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.4%, Strategy 9.8%, Multiplayer 9.2%
- #12 Stars in Shadow
89% matchMostly Positive79% of 825 reviews2017
Dev: Ashdar GamesPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Stars in Shadow is a turn-based 4X strategy game and a vivid tribute to the genre classics. Compete with alien factions to explore and colonize nearby starsystems, build fleets to defend against rivals, negotiate or conquer them. Win by unifying the galaxy, through diplomacy or force.
Why similar: 4X 55.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 19.3%, Turn-Based Combat 12.7%, Strategy 9.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 3.6%
- #13 荒野国度 LEGENDS OF THE WILD
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 圆桌工作室Pub: 瓦弄游戏
Windows
Recruit animal heroes, understand their attributes and create your own team Conquer land with your allies, make rational use of all resources on the continent, and defeat enemies from other faction Step by step, move towards the center of the continent, and finally seize the heart of the world.
Why similar: 4X 48.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 18.2%, Strategy 12.1%, PvP 9.3%, Multiplayer 6.8%
- #14 Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri™ Planetary Pack
88% matchVery Positive91% of 581 reviews2024
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri™ Planetary Pack includes the original Alpha Centauri and the expansion, Alien Crossfire.
Why similar: 4X 61.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14%, Multiplayer 13.2%, Strategy 9.9%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #15 Empire of Sin
87% matchMixed48% of 6,240 reviews2020
Dev: Romero GamesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Empire of Sin is a new strategy game brought to you by Romero Games and Paradox Interactive that puts you at the heart of the ruthless criminal underworld of 1920s Prohibition-era Chicago.
Why similar: Crime 37.3%, Management 15.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.4%, Turn-Based Combat 9.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.9%
- #16 Numeral Lord
86% matchVery Positive91% of 69 reviews2022
Dev: Flint Games
Windows
minimalism strategy game
Why similar: 4X 28.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 26.7%, PvP 16.5%, Multiplayer 11.9%, Strategy 8.9%
- #17 Diehexegy
86% matchNo user reviews2028
Dev: Aebersoft
Windows · Linux
Diehexegy is a hex grid turn-based 4x game with a unique twist: your armies are composed of dice. It has multiple victory conditions and straightforward gameplay.
Why similar: 4X 48.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 20.2%, Strategy 12.1%, PvP 9.6%, Multiplayer 6.4%
- #18 World of Asgabas
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nathan Istace
Windows · Linux
What happens when a Viking meets a Cowboy? He fights him, of course! The World is not big enough for both of them. World of Asgabas is a turn-based strategy game opposing multiple factions fighting to dominate the world!
Why similar: 4X 40.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 18.8%, Turn-Based Combat 12%, Management 10.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.3%
- #19 Politon
84% matchVery Positive90% of 86 reviews2025
Dev: Pinq Games
Windows · Mac
Politon: A turn-based strategy game that will push your strategic and management skills to the limit! Expand your territory, strengthen your economy, and outsmart your enemies by planning your strategy carefully.
Why similar: 4X 31.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.9%, Turn-Based Combat 10.1%, PvP 9.5%, Isometric 9.2%
- #20 Vae Victis
84% matchMixed61% of 18 reviews2023
Dev: Nicholas Rizzo
Windows
Vae Victis is a ruthless minimalistic turn-based strategy game. Engage in intense multiplayer battles with friends or fight through an expansive campaign. With unique units, factions, and abilities you will have to be cunning with your tactical decisions to claim victory!
Why similar: 4X 30.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 16.4%, Turn-Based Combat 12.4%, Isometric 10.1%, PvP 9.1%
- #21 Theater of Carnage
83% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2022
Dev: Arrow^2 team
Windows
Battle for glory in the arena, fighting challengers and climbing the ranks. Show your tactical prowess in this turn-based strategy game. Choose one of distinct factions and put together a team of champions with a set of unique skills. Outsmart and destroy your opponents.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 23.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.2%, PvP 17.2%, Turn-Based Combat 12.1%, Strategy 11%
- #22 Buddies to Death
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: WABAWEYA
Windows
Buddies to Death - A fast-paced, turn-based, 4X strategy set in a medieval fantasy world with asymmetric factions, amazing lore, and FISHHH!
Why similar: 4X 36% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 25.6%, Multiplayer 12.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.9%, Strategy 8%
- #23 Defense X
82% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Hcenter GamePub: 30 Game Studio
Windows
Build a defense strategy to protect the peace.
Why similar: 4X 45.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 18.7%, Strategy 11.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 10%, Turn-Based Combat 8.6%
- #24 Master of Cladia
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Quasar Games FactoryPub: BackGRID Responsive Technologies S.L.
Windows
Master a world of massive turn-based strategy. As an Alchemist, hatch powerful dragons, discover devastating spells, and manage your empire in a persistent world shared by hundreds of players. Will you bring peace through science or rule over the ashes? The throne awaits.
Why similar: 4X 40.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 19.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.1%, Turn-Based Combat 10.9%, Strategy 9%
- #25 Dominions - Priests, Prophets & Pretenders
81% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Illwinter Game Design
Windows · Linux
In Dominions you take control of a powerful being that rules a nation and aspires to godhood. It all takes place in a fantasy world with monsters, magic items and world altering spells. Dominions is a 4x turn based strategy game with a large variety of spells and units.
Why similar: 4X 58.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 23.9%, Strategy 15.1%, 2D 2.7%
- #26 Sengoku: Shadow Strikers
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ikemoto Systems
Windows · Mac · Linux
Turn your clan into a Sengoku legend in this tactical RPG. Recruit and train warriors, shape alliances, conquer castles, and alter history through brutal turn-based battles. Influence the outcome of feudal Japan in Sengoku: Shadow Strikers.
Why similar: 4X 39.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.5%, Isometric 11%, Management 10%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.7%
- #27 Lorhaven: Cursed War
79% matchMixed68% of 22 reviews2024
Dev: GoldenGod Games
Windows · Mac
Lead your castle through the haunted provinces of Lorhaven, where the once-forgotten undead now menace the living. Recruit diverse units and legendary heroes, each strategically countering the encroaching darkness. Immerse yourself and unveil the mysteries of the Cursed War.
Why similar: 4X 41.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 16.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 9%, PvP 8.7%, Turn-Based Combat 8.6%
- #28 Pandora: First Contact
80% matchMixed63% of 642 reviews2014
Dev: Proxy StudiosPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 41.1 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Pandora: First Contact is a science fiction 4X turn-based strategy game on a planetary scale. Our Earth has been exhausted and colonial attempts on other planetary bodies have been in vain. Finally, after decades of exploration, an interstellar probe has brought promise of a new world.
Why similar: 4X 58.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 21.3%, Strategy 11.6%, Multiplayer 6.4%, Simulation 1.8%
- #29 Noir Tycoon
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Joybyte GamesPub: Empera Games
Windows
Build your criminal empire in the turbulent 1960s, manage rackets, outsmart rival gangs, and rise from the streets to the top of the underworld.
Why similar: Crime 33%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.8%, Management 13.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.7%, Strategy 7.4%
- #30 Space Empires I
78% matchMixed53% of 15 reviews2020
Dev: Malfador MachinationsPub: Strategy First
Windows
Space Empires I is the first chapter of the Space Empires series. A classic galactic conquest and turn-based strategy video game where you are the leader of a race of intelligent beings building large spaceships for interplanetary and interstellar travel through warp points between star systems.
Why similar: 4X 41.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 18.7%, Management 14.2%, Strategy 11.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.1%
- #31 Realm Divided
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Devil Kitty Games, LLC
Windows
Dive into the world of deep strategy, where resources are your lifeline, fortifications your stronghold, and forces your arsenal. 🏰⚔️ Unleash your strategic prowess in thrilling turn-based battles! 💥 Gather faith, wield game-changing abilities, and rewrite the battlefield's destiny.
Why similar: 4X 33.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.2%, PvP 11.9%, Turn-Based Combat 11.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.5%
- #32 Space Empires III
77% matchMostly Positive79% of 43 reviews2020
Dev: Malfador MachinationsPub: Strategy First
Windows
The third game within the Space Empires series brings the dawn of a new age of exploration. Your race keeps running through the fabric of space and moves to other solar systems beyond your own.
Why similar: 4X 41.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 20.8%, Strategy 11.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.1%, Management 8.9%
- #33 Olympus Rangers
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MechanoPub: Jandusoft
Windows
Welcome to the ultimate battle simulator where you can create, manage and face dozens of opponents in multiple battle modes. Can you become the champion? Throw away your fainted teammates? How about becoming the world's best in online play? Take on the Olympus! Can you become the very best?
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 23.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.1%, Multiplayer 10.9%, PvP 9.9%
- #34 Commander: World War II
76% matchPositive86% of 29 reviews2023
Dev: GoldenGod Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Commander: World War II is a turn-based tactical game where you lead either the Allies or the Axis to victory. Deploy infantry, tanks, planes, and naval units, capture locations, use the terrain, and counter specialized units in intense battles. Design your own maps and dominate the battlefield.
Why similar: 4X 46.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 18.1%, Strategy 11.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.8%, Turn-Based Combat 7.2%
- #35 Lords of the Void
75% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: BoargamesStudio
Windows · Linux
Lords of the Void is a turn-based strategy game set in a fantasy world on the brink of extinction, shattered by a devastating magical Calamity. Lead your people to victory through tough battles, uncovering unique stories behind each faction.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 30.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.6%, Strategy 13.1%, Turn-Based Combat 12.9%, PvP 12.5%
- #36 Uciana
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Birdshel, LLC
Windows
Explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate in this sci-fi 4X turn-based strategy game.
Why similar: 4X 56.4% ★, Strategy 14%, Turn-Based Combat 11.4%, Local Multiplayer 7.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.2%
- #37 Leylines
75% matchMostly Negative36% of 11 reviews2019
Dev: Crystal Shard
Windows · Mac · Linux
As powerful wizard ruling a small nation, you plot to take over the world! In this 4X turn-based strategy, rule seven diverse races, from shapeshifting Theria to spider-riding Dwarves. Expand by building more cities, battle rival wizards, and cast 80 earth-shattering spells to ensure your victory.
Why similar: 4X 36.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 16.4%, PvP 12.7%, Turn-Based Combat 12.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.3%
- #38 WarKind
74% matchMixed53% of 19 reviews2022
Dev: MajerGames
Windows
Turn-based strategy game with different races and heroes
Why similar: 4X 49% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 20.2%, Strategy 12.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.9%, Multiplayer 7.7%
- #39 Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War
73% matchVery Positive82% of 17,446 reviews2018
Dev: Proxy StudiosPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 19.9 hrs≥1hr: 61%
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 45.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 20.3%, Strategy 9.5%, Multiplayer 8.8%, Turn-Based Combat 8.2%
- #40 Beard of Stone
73% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2021
Dev: Dwarfaparte Games
Windows
4x turn based strategy mixed with real time (turn stealing) bidding mechanics. Complete single player or competitive online matches with up to 4 players in a single sitting, while telling the history of a fantasy world from the creation of its continents to the twilight of its gods.
Why similar: 4X 48.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 20.7%, Multiplayer 11.9%, Turn-Based Combat 8.9%, Strategy 7.9%
- #41 Master of Luna
71% matchPositive100% of 18 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 50.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 20.7%, Turn-Based Combat 18.1%, Strategy 8.1%, 2D 1.7%
- #42 Fantasmigon
72% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: Vladimir MishchenkoPub: Fantasmigon Studio
Windows
Fantasmigon is an original turn-based strategy set in a vibrant fantasy world. Engage in thrilling battles and tactical gameplay as you lead your band of characters through challenging encounters
Why similar: PvP 19.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.6%, Turn-Based Combat 17.4%, Strategy 12.8%, Management 11.7%
- #43 Empis
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kyle Meadows
Windows
Empis is a turn-based strategy game that focuses on short and sweet multiplayer matches. Choose from individual factions each with their own unique units and upgrades, unlock technology, and build sprawling cities with buildings and fortifications.
Why similar: 4X 33.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 20.5%, Turn-Based Combat 14.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.1%, PvP 7%
- #44 Dominus - Multiplayer Sim Turn Based Strategy
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: dc1ab
Windows · Mac
Dominus is a turn-based tactics and strategy game with a unique twist. Inspired by strategy legends like Civilization, Dominus focuses that epic 'just one more turn' gameplay into rapid multiplayer mayhem lasting from 5 minute squad battles to epic half-hour struggles between empires.
Why similar: 4X 34.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 16.3%, Turn-Based Combat 13%, PvP 11.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.3%
- #45 Dominium Mundi
73% match7 user reviews29% of 7 reviews2020
Dev: Dusan Petrovic
Windows · Linux
Dominium Mundi is a lightweight 4X strategy game set in the medieval period where 4 players compete to create the most influential empire. Expand your empire over the map, convert more people to your religion, and control more trade routes.
Why similar: 4X 62.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 16.7%, Strategy 8.7%, PvP 5.5%, Multiplayer 4.8%
- #46 Ants: Leaf-al Warfare
70% matchMixed69% of 13 reviews2025
Dev: Ant-Ique Games
Windows
Ants: Leaf-Al Warfare is a 2D turn based strategy game where you must command your army of Ants, headed by a Queen, against up to three other foes, being wary of the various environmental hazards. Putting your tactical prowess to good use is the key to victory. War has never been so Leaf-al.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 20%, PvP 16.7%, Local Multiplayer 16.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.4%, Turn-Based Combat 13.4%
- #47 Search for Sol
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Cryptomnesic
Windows · Mac
The children of long-extinct humanity desperately search for the legendary artifact system of Sol. Search for Sol is a sci-fi 4X in the tradition of Reach for the Stars, Master of Orion, and Star Traders. Control Sol for 50 years to ascend to flesh once again.
Why similar: 4X 45.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 16.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.2%, Turn-Based Combat 11%, Strategy 7.5%
- #48 Ashes & Blood
70% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Small Strategy
Windows · Mac · Linux
Ashes & Blood is a fantasy strategy RPG with fast paced tactical battles and a 4X sandbox campaign. Break the rules, build absurd combos, exploit the world, and unlock even more chaos with each run. Turn based strategy has never been this unhinged.
Why similar: 4X 41.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17.8%, Isometric 13.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.4%, Turn-Based Combat 9.3%
- #49 Imperial Kingdoms
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: BaroxxTech
Windows · Linux
Lead a medieval kingdom through expansion, warfare and economic growth. Manage resources, supply your capital and research new technologies to strengthen your realm. Customize your armies and conquer rival kingdoms across dynamic hex maps.
Why similar: 4X 49% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17.4%, Management 14%, Strategy 11.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 5.7%
- #50 Gates of Troy
69% matchPositive90% of 29 reviews2022
Dev: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Designed by wargaming world champion Iain McNeil, Gates Of Troy™ is the Slitherine's critically acclaimed series of historically-detailed strategy games. Gates Of Troy™ offers both strategic campaigns and tactical battles.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 28.4%, Turn-Based Combat 18%, PvP 17.7%, Strategy 15.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 10%
- #51 Vega Chronicle
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Just Add Lava
Windows · Mac · Linux
Lead your civilization to galactic glory in this bite-sized 4X strategy game. Build, colonize, trade, and, by tact or might, overcome all who oppose you.
Why similar: 4X 53.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.4%, Strategy 12.9%, Turn-Based Combat 10.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.8%
- #52 Trailblader
67% matchPositive93% of 28 reviews2025
Dev: 迟到的南雨亭
Windows
Trailblader is a turn-based strategy game that features loop-based combat, integrating 4X strategy and hero development. The game tells the story of a hero who, having lost their homeland, leads the people to migrate to the wilderness to rebuild their home.
Why similar: 4X 47.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.2%, Strategy 12.6%, Management 9.8%, Turn-Based Combat 7.7%
- #53 Napoleon 1813
67% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: Empire Interactive EntertainmentPub: Strategy First
Windows
In an enormous strategic area stretching from Paris to Breslau, from Hamburg to Vienna, control everything from major strategic territorial decisions to tactical battle manoeuvres.
Why similar: 4X 49.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 19%, Strategy 11.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.3%, Turn-Based Combat 7.4%
- #54 A New World: Kingdoms
70% matchNegative0% of 12 reviews2017
Dev: Red Phoenix Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
A New World: Kingdoms is a turn-based strategic 4X game. Carefully expand your kingdom by constructing buildings and managing your resources. Building your own empire is not easy; there will be challenges along the way, from mountains to navigate to your rival and his warriors.
Why similar: 4X 41% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 18.8%, Turn-Based Combat 13.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.1%, Management 8.3%
- #55 Cosmist
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Gulbrandr Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Conquer the galaxy in this arcade-like strategy game. Pick and send your generals to deploy the fleet in the far-off star sectors, mine resources, and upgrade your ships forgeries. Deities might interfere with your plans.
Why similar: 4X 53.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 19.8%, Strategy 7.7%, Multiplayer 6.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 5.8%
- #56 Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,972 reviews2007
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 44.9 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Sid Meier's Civilization IV®: Beyond the Sword is the second expansion pack for Civilization IV - the 2005 PC Game of the Year that has become a worldwide hit.
Why similar: 4X 49.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 28.4%, Strategy 13.5%, Multiplayer 7.6%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #57 Mannaz
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Magike Nosce Studio
Windows
Simultaneous resolution turn-based PvP combat game about battles between wizard schools. New combat mechanics, spell fusion, infinite customization and team management options, making each combat totally different from the previous one.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 21.7%, Turn-Based Combat 19.8%, PvP 19.1%, Strategy 13.4%, Multiplayer 10.9%
- #58 Clans to Kingdoms
68% matchMostly Negative35% of 17 reviews2019
Dev: Clans to Kingdoms
Windows
Clans to Kingdoms is a 4X Turn-Base Strategy City Building Game for Windows PC. You start as a small Clan with one single settlement and the aim is to manage and develop your civilization up to a Kingdom with several cities and armies.
Why similar: 4X 29.8% ★, Local Multiplayer 15.8%, Strategy 14.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.3%, Multiplayer 12.3%
- #59 The Battle of Polytopia
66% matchVery Positive94% of 5,828 reviews2020
Dev: Midjiwan AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Welcome to the unique, turn-based strategy game set in the strange, flat world of the Square. Lead one of 16 distinct civilizations to victory by expanding your empire, researching technologies, and ultimately become ruler of the world! Play in single-player or multiplayer mode for up to 16 players.
Why similar: 4X 35.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.9%, Isometric 12.2%, PvP 9.9%, Multiplayer 9.7%