- #1 American Conquest: Fight Back
97% matchMostly Positive72% of 607 reviews2011
Dev: GSC Game WorldPub: GSC World Publishing
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 45%
American Conquest: Fight Back is the sequel to American Conquest. The most significant events of that glorious time have found their way into this title.
Why similar: RTS 42.8%, Strategy 35.1%, Historical 21.5%, Singleplayer 0.6%
Why You'll Like It: This is the direct standalone expansion to the seed game, offering the most identical gameplay experience and engine mechanics.
- #2 Cossacks: European Wars
96% matchMostly Positive74% of 624 reviews2011
Dev: GSC Game WorldPub: GSC World Publishing
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 20.4 hrs≥1hr: 33%
This game is devoted to the key events of the XVII–XVIII centuries.
Why similar: Strategy 53.4%, RTS 26.8%, Historical 19.1%, Singleplayer 0.7%
Why You'll Like It: This title shares the exact engine and core RTS mechanics as American Conquest, focusing on large-scale historical battles.
- #3 Cossacks 3
96% matchVery Positive82% of 15,892 reviews2016
Dev: GSC Game World
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 50.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Cossacks 3 is the return of RTS classics. Obtain resources, build cities and research technologies while taking command of great armies, crushing enemies in grand historical warfares on land and sea!
Why similar: RTS 42.4%, Strategy 29.8%, Historical 26.5%, Singleplayer 1.4%
Why You'll Like It: Developed by the same studio, this modern remake utilizes the classic engine mechanics that define the American Conquest experience.
- #4 Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition
94% matchVery Positive86% of 53,444 reviews2020
Dev: World's EdgePub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 43.9 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition offers players a trial of this historical single & multiplayer RTS experience. *Note: To unlock all features of the game please see the “Base Game” product.
Why similar: RTS 44.6%, Strategy 32.6%, Historical 21.7%, Singleplayer 1%
Why You'll Like It: This is the definitive RTS experience set in the colonial era, featuring similar base-building and resource management mechanics.
- #5 Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars
95% matchMixed57% of 648 reviews2011
Dev: GSC Game WorldPub: GSC World Publishing
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 19.5 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars sends the player into the heroic XIX century where they assume the role of a commander to take part in the massive historical battles for the supremacy over Europe.
Why similar: Strategy 44.1%, RTS 34.5%, Historical 21.3%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a similar historical RTS feel with a focus on formation-based combat and large-scale unit management.
- #6 Cossacks II: Battle for Europe
94% matchVery Positive81% of 1,199 reviews2011
Dev: GSC Game WorldPub: GSC World Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 31.1 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Cossacks II: Battle for Europe is a standalone add-on for "Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars" presenting new nations with the possibility to wage multiplayer battles.
Why similar: Strategy 47%, RTS 30.2%, Historical 22.7%
Why You'll Like It: An essential expansion of the Napoleonic series that maintains the tactical depth and historical setting of the engine.
- #7 Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition
93% matchVery Positive91% of 37,554 reviews2009
Dev: CREATIVE ASSEMBLYPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 44.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Command the seas, control the land, forge a new nation, and conquer the globe.
Why similar: Strategy 40%, Historical 37.7%, RTS 21.7%, Singleplayer 0.6%
Why You'll Like It: It provides the most comprehensive grand-strategy experience covering the colonial era and the struggle for the Americas.
- #8 Imperial Glory
92% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,330 reviews2014
Dev: Pyro StudiosPub: Kalypso Media Digital
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 49%
It is a time of war in Europe. Driven by new ideas of Enlightenment, the hearts of men and women across the continent are inflamed with dreams of freedom and glory. This is the moment for a military genius to forge himself a name to be remembered throughout all eternity. This is your moment.
Why similar: RTS 37%, Strategy 36.5%, Historical 26.1%, Singleplayer 0.4%
Why You'll Like It: This title blends tactical RTS combat with strategic empire management during the same historical period.
- #9 Rise of Nations: Extended Edition
91% matchVery Positive95% of 15,654 reviews2014
Dev: SkyBox LabsPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Rise of Nations is back! Play the updated classic with full Steamworks integration and enhanced features!
Why similar: RTS 47.9%, Strategy 32.8%, Historical 18.8%, Singleplayer 0.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game mirrors the historical scope and grand-scale RTS progression found in American Conquest.
- #10 Commander: Conquest of the Americas
91% matchMixed52% of 188 reviews2010
Dev: Nitro Games
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Set sail for the New World and shape the destiny of your empire. Lead one of seven European factions in this blend of colony management, exploration, and naval strategy. Build settlements, explore vast territories, and secure your legacy through diplomacy and tactical naval combat.
Why similar: RTS 46.9%, Historical 32.3%, Strategy 19.2%, Singleplayer 1.6%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses specifically on the theme of colonial discovery and the economic competition between European powers in the New World.
- #11 Grand Tactician: The Civil War (1861-1865)
89% matchMostly Positive75% of 2,338 reviews2021
Dev: Grand Engineer Corps
Windows
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 94.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Take command of the Union or the Confederacy. Prepare your nation for war, recruit and organize great armies and fleets under legendary commanders like Grant, Lee, Jackson or Farragut, plan cunning maneuvers on an epic campaign map and defeat your enemies in real-time battles!
Why similar: Strategy 40.7%, Historical 30%, RTS 28.9%, Singleplayer 0.4%
Why You'll Like It: It offers deep historical strategy and large-scale combat set within the American continent.
- #12 Praetorians
90% matchVery Positive81% of 702 reviews2014
Dev: Pyro StudiosPub: Kalypso Media Digital
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 19.3 hrs≥1hr: 30%
Praetorians is set amidst the political machinations of an emerging Roman Empire. You will be transported back to the dusty battlefields of Egypt, the combat theaters of Gaul and finally to the heart of the Empire itself, Italy in the crusade to become Emperor.
Why similar: Strategy 42%, RTS 39.7%, Historical 18.2%
Why You'll Like It: A classic RTS that emphasizes tactical formation management and battlefield positioning over simple unit spamming.
- #13 Hegemony Gold: Wars of Ancient Greece
89% matchVery Positive95% of 218 reviews2012
Dev: Longbow Games
Windows
Conquer the ancient Greek world in Hegemony Gold: Wars of Ancient Greece, an epic strategy wargame that expands and refines the award-winning Hegemony: Philip of Macedon with brand new content and features.
Why similar: Strategy 37.7%, Historical 32.1%, RTS 30.2%
Why You'll Like It: While set in a different era, it features a similar focus on logistics, supply lines, and large-scale real-time strategy.
- #14 Sid Meier's Colonization (Classic)
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,118 reviews2014
Dev: MicroProse Software, IncPub: Atari
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 18.9 hrs≥1hr: 55%
The New World lies before you with all its peril, promise and infinite possibility. Your colonists anxiously follow you to shore. The treasures of an entire continent await you.
Why similar: Strategy 61.5%, Historical 36.7%, Singleplayer 1.8%
Why You'll Like It: The quintessential turn-based strategy game centered on the discovery and colonization of the New World.
- #15 Stronghold Crusader HD (2012)
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 20,852 reviews2013
Dev: Firefly Studios
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 16.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%
The highly anticipated sequel to the best-selling Stronghold, Stronghold Crusader HD throws you into historic battles and castle sieges from the Crusades with fiendish AI opponents, new units, 4 historical campaigns and over 100 unique skirmish missions.
Why similar: RTS 37.5%, Strategy 36.5%, Historical 26%
Why You'll Like It: A classic RTS that emphasizes base-building and large-scale unit management, capturing the same nostalgic feel.
- #16 Ultimate General: American Revolution
86% matchMixed54% of 1,072 reviews2024
Dev: Game-Labs
Windows
American Revolution is a sandbox strategy game featuring the epic historical period during the rebellion of the American colonies against the British Empire.
Why similar: RTS 43.5%, Historical 32.4%, Strategy 24.1%
Why You'll Like It: This title focuses on tactical combat and grand strategy specifically within the American colonial and revolutionary context.
- #17 Conquest of the New World
86% matchVery Positive92% of 116 reviews2017
Dev: Quicksilver SoftwarePub: Interplay
Windows · Mac · Linux
Discover the uncharted during the Age of Exploration in this strategy game of exploration, combat and colony management.
Why similar: Strategy 63.3%, Historical 36.7%
Why You'll Like It: A classic title that directly mirrors the theme of discovering and conquering the Americas.
- #18 Expeditions: Conquistador
84% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,604 reviews2013
Dev: Logic ArtistsPub: THQ Nordic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Conquer the New world: In the 16th Century, Spanish explorers and soldiers reached the shores of America. The search for gold, fame, and adventure drove these travelers into a treacherous wilderness where they faced hunger, disease, and dangerous predators. In their wake, the Aztec Empires lay in ruins.
Why similar: Strategy 53.7%, Historical 45.4%, Singleplayer 0.8%
Why You'll Like It: It explores the same historical setting of the Spanish conquest with a focus on exploration and strategic decision-making.
- #19 The Seven Years War (1756-1763)
85% matchMixed64% of 134 reviews2015
Dev: Oliver Keppelmüller
Windows
Lead your nation through the trials of the first world war in history! Play huge campaigns with 5 playable nations or fight historic realtime battles. Beside of beating the enemy on the battlefield you now have to set up a working economy to supply your troops and your people!
Why similar: RTS 40.3%, Strategy 37.4%, Historical 22.3%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a specific historical focus on the conflicts that defined the colonial era in the 18th century.
- #20 Ancestors Legacy
82% matchMostly Positive79% of 8,588 reviews2018
Dev: Destructive Creations
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Ancestors Legacy is a squad-based real time strategy with a strong focus on tactics. Inspired by medieval European history, it brings to life four different nations and their conflicts, usually solved by war.
Why similar: RTS 42.2%, Strategy 33.5%, Historical 23.7%, Singleplayer 0.6%
Why You'll Like It: A squad-based historical RTS that features intense combat mechanics and a strong focus on tactical maneuvering.
- #21 Men of War™
82% matchVery Positive90% of 3,818 reviews2009
Dev: Best WayPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 13.9 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Men of War is a stunning Real-Time Strategy game that takes place during the height of World War II. Intense battles span Europe and North Africa as gamers play as Soviet, Allied or German forces across 19 massive single-player missions.
Why similar: Strategy 46.9%, RTS 41.9%, Historical 10.4%, Singleplayer 0.7%
Why You'll Like It: This tactical RTS offers a high level of unit detail and historical authenticity that appeals to fans of complex strategy.
- #22 East India Company
84% matchMixed52% of 207 reviews2009
Dev: Nitro Games
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 37%
Trade exotic goods, command fleets, and dominate 17th-century seas. This blend of real-time strategy and naval warfare lets you build a trading empire across Europe and Asia. Strategize trade routes, engage in epic naval battles, and expand your influence to become the ultimate maritime force.
Why similar: RTS 43.6%, Historical 35.2%, Strategy 21.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the naval and trade-based competition that defined the colonial era's global expansion.
- #23 XIII Century – Gold Edition
83% matchMixed56% of 190 reviews2009
Dev: Unicorn Games StudioPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 32%
XIII Century Gold Edition combines the highly successful strategy game XIII Century: Death or Glory with the follow-up sequel, XIII Century: Blood of Europe.XIII Century: Death or Glory is an RTS game which immerses players in the Middle Ages.
Why similar: Strategy 73.6%, RTS 26.4%
Why You'll Like It: This tactical RTS focuses on historical accuracy and large-scale battlefield maneuvers.
- #24 Seven Kingdoms: Ancient Adversaries
81% matchVery Positive94% of 246 reviews2016
Dev: Enlight Software Limited
Windows
Conquer the world and build your empire! Lead one civilization to glory through sophisticated trade, diplomacy, espionage and conquest.
Why similar: Strategy 54.4%, RTS 45.6%
Why You'll Like It: A classic RTS that features deep economic and military systems, appealing to fans of complex strategy games.
- #25 Age of Conquest IV
80% 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: Strategy 48.4%, Historical 28%, RTS 21.7%, Singleplayer 1.9%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based strategy game that focuses on historical expansion and global conquest.
- #26 No Man's Land
75% matchVery Positive87% of 68 reviews2025
Dev: Related Designs SoftwarePub: Strategy First
Windows
Step into the role of a Spanish conqueror, Englishman, Native American, patriot, or settler and experience six thrilling adventures where you'll encounter countless eccentric personalities determined to put a bullet through your head.
Why similar: RTS 41.1%, Strategy 31.5%, Historical 26.4%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #27 Age of Empires: Definitive Edition
76% matchVery Positive84% of 15,340 reviews2019
Dev: World's EdgePub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 17.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Age of Empires, the pivotal real-time strategy game that launched a 20-year legacy returns with modernized gameplay, all-new 4K visuals, 8-person multiplayer battles and a host of other new features. Welcome back to history.
Why similar: RTS 43.3%, Strategy 33.9%, Historical 21.6%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #28 Total War: MEDIEVAL II – Definitive Edition
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 35,815 reviews2006
Dev: CREATIVE ASSEMBLYPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 36.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Spanning the most turbulent era in Western history, your quest for territory and power takes you through Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and even onto the shores of the New World.
Why similar: Strategy 38.3%, Historical 31.2%, RTS 29.6%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #29 Colonial Conquest
79% matchMixed62% of 264 reviews2015
Dev: Argonauts InteractivePub: Plug In Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Colonial Conquest is a conquest simulation set in the Victorian age of warfare and expansion of the late 1800's and early 1900's.
Why similar: Historical 50.5%, Strategy 48.3%, Singleplayer 1.2%
Why You'll Like It: A wargame that centers on the struggle for dominance between colonial powers in the 19th century.
- #30 The Kings' Crusade
79% matchMostly Negative39% of 175 reviews2010
Dev: NeoCoreGames
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 45%
The crowned heads of Europe launch a military campaign to conquer the Holy Land. The time has come to assemble your armies and take back the land!
Why similar: Strategy 100%
Why You'll Like It: A historical RTS that combines base-building and unit management with a narrative-driven campaign.
- #31 Real Warfare 1242
78% matchMixed55% of 94 reviews2011
Dev: Unicorn Games StudioPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 38%
Real Warfare: 1242, is a realistic real-time strategy game based on authentic historic events.
Why similar: Strategy 62%, RTS 38%
Why You'll Like It: A historical RTS that focuses on large-scale medieval combat with a realistic approach to unit management.
- #32 Rome: Total War™ - Alexander
77% matchMostly Positive76% of 909 reviews2007
Dev: The Creative AssemblyPub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 39%
Rome: Total War - Alexander is the second official expansion pack to Rome: Total War. An entirely new campaign map that stretches from Macedonia to Greece and into the heart of the ancient Persian Empire New campaign game that tasks players with matching the exploits of Alexander the Great as he swept across Central Asia and dominated...
Why similar: Strategy 43.2%, RTS 32.5%, Historical 23.9%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #33 Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition
71% matchVery Positive86% of 92,769 reviews2021
Dev: World's EdgePub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 14.3 hrsMean: 76.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Celebrating its first year of delighting millions of global players, the award-winning and best-selling strategy franchise continues with Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition, putting you at the center of even more epic historical battles that shaped the world.
Why similar: RTS 48.8%, Strategy 32.3%, Historical 17.8%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #34 Cultures - 8th Wonder of the World
75% matchVery Positive83% of 511 reviews2015
Dev: Funatics SoftwarePub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 35%
Solve the mystery surrounding the 8th Wonder of the World with your heroes and banish evil from the Earth! Play this RTS-Classic.
Why similar: Strategy 54.2%, RTS 45.8%
- #35 Sudden Strike Gold
74% matchVery Positive88% of 498 reviews2017
Dev: FireglowPub: Kalypso Media Digital
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 35%
Set in World War 2, Sudden Strike offers revolutionary real-time-strategy gameplay. Command Russian, German, French, American and British armies in large scale battles including urban warfare, beach landings and aerial invasions. Whichever tactics you choose, you will find it in Sudden Strike!
Why similar: Strategy 53.8%, RTS 46.2%
- #36 Age of Mythology: Retold
68% matchVery Positive90% of 22,435 reviews2024
Dev: World's EdgePub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 10.8 hrsMean: 38.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Play as mythological Gods and smite your enemies in this award-winning, mythological Real-Time Strategy classic given new life. Wage war across timeless campaigns, fierce skirmishes, and god-powered multiplayer modes.
Why similar: RTS 64.6%, Strategy 33.1%, Singleplayer 2.2%
- #37 Patrician III
74% matchVery Positive82% of 997 reviews2010
Dev: Ascaron Entertainment ltd.Pub: Kalypso Media Digital
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 40%
Become a fellow of the famous medieval Hanse trading association in the 13th century. Manage the politics, prestige and economic success in your city and the known parts of Europe!
Why similar: Strategy 55.1%, Historical 44.9%
- #38 Anno 1701 History Edition
70% matchVery Positive86% of 208 reviews2024
Dev: Ubisoft MainzPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Rediscover the classic gameplay of 1701 A.D. and its expansion The Sunken Dragon in Anno® 1701 History Edition.
Why similar: RTS 46.5%, Strategy 29.3%, Historical 23.9%, Singleplayer 0.3%
- #39 Cossacks: Back to War
73% matchVery Positive89% of 2,924 reviews2010
Dev: GSC Game WorldPub: GSC World Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 24.0 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Cossacks: Back to War contains all of the gameplay features of Cossacks: European Wars and Cossacks: The Art of War, this is a complete care package for all current and future Cossacks fans. This add-on contains two new nations: Switzerland and Hungary.
Why similar: RTS 41.6%, Strategy 41.1%, Historical 16.9%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #40 Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization
73% matchVery Positive87% of 1,534 reviews2008
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
Windows · Mac
Median: 30 minMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization is the third offering in the award winning Civilization IV series. A re-imagining of the classic Colonization game Sid Meier created in 1994, Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization is a total conversion of the Civilization IV engine into a game experience in which players will lead a European...
Why similar: Strategy 58.7%, Historical 40.1%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #41 Anno 1503 History Edition
71% matchMostly Positive74% of 119 reviews2024
Dev: Ubisoft MainzPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Experience the classic gameplay of 1503 A.D.: The New World, optimized for current computers with resolutions up to 4K.
Why similar: RTS 47.5%, Strategy 27.7%, Historical 24.6%, Singleplayer 0.3%
- #42 Knights of Honor
73% matchVery Positive93% of 2,370 reviews2009
Dev: Black Sea Studios LtdPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 14.8 hrs≥1hr: 59%
As King, it is your duty to lead your people in their struggle to raise your kingdom from its humble beginnings to a position of power and prestige. War, diplomacy and a burgeoning economy are the means by which you increase your power and expand your influence.
Why similar: Strategy 43.8%, RTS 34.6%, Historical 20.8%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #43 Cuban Missile Crisis
72% matchMostly Positive75% of 289 reviews2015
Dev: G5 SoftwarePub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 17.2 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 59.7%, RTS 40.3%
- #44 Strategic Command: American Civil War
68% matchVery Positive85% of 240 reviews2022
Dev: Fury SoftwarePub: Matrix Games
Windows
For the first time in the series’ history, Strategic Command will be taking you to the 19th century battlefields of the American Civil War. You will control the armies, research, production and diplomatic policy of either the Union or the Confederacy during a time of innovation and dramatic battles.
Why similar: Strategy 53.7%, Historical 44.9%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #45 Patrician IV
71% matchMixed56% of 756 reviews2010
Dev: Gaming Minds StudiosPub: Kalypso Media Digital
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 42%
You are a merchant in northern Europe in the late Middle Ages when the Hanseatic League was flourishing. Your goal is to rise to the most successful and influential member of the Hanse, ultimately being elected Elderman, leader of the trading league.
Why similar: Strategy 70.7%, Historical 27.4%, Singleplayer 1.9%
- #46 Praetorians - HD Remaster
67% matchVery Positive92% of 1,097 reviews2020
Dev: Torus GamesPub: Kalypso Media
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Relive the celebrated real-time strategy classic Praetorians, re-imagined in high definition. Praetorians is set amidst the political machinations of an emerging Roman Empire.
Why similar: Strategy 63.3%, RTS 36.7%
- #47 Old World
65% 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: Historical 57.1%, Strategy 40.3%, Singleplayer 2.5%
- #48 Making History: The Calm & the Storm
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 626 reviews2007
Dev: Muzzy LanePub: Strategy First
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Making History® delivers the open-ended gameplay of strategy-game classics, but with compelling new economic, military, and diplomatic systems and deep research that lets you play with real historical challenges.
Why similar: Strategy 73.2%, Historical 26.8%
- #49 The Conquest of Go
62% matchVery Positive95% of 550 reviews2025
Dev: Wolfey Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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: Strategy 95.2%, Singleplayer 4.8%
- #50 Victoria I Complete
69% matchMixed70% of 267 reviews2010
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 22.3 hrs≥1hr: 24%
Carefully guide your nation from the era of absolute monarchies in the early 19th century, through expansion, colonization and social upheaval, to emerge as one of the great world powers by the dawn of the 20th century in Victoria Complete.
Why similar: Strategy 68.2%, Historical 31.8%
- #51 Republic of Pirates
64% matchMostly Positive72% of 487 reviews2024
Dev: Crazy Goat GamesPub: PQube
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Establish and grow a pirate utopia during the Golden Age of Piracy. Create a resource-based economy, engage in real-time naval combat, and conduct diplomacy with rival powers. Explore the far reaches of the Caribbean in search of the ultimate fortune and glory.
Why similar: RTS 49.9%, Strategy 26.8%, Historical 22.6%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #52 Rise of Venice
69% matchMixed61% of 515 reviews2013
Dev: Gaming Minds StudiosPub: Kalypso Media Digital
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Venice: As a young man striving for success, power and wealth and with the support of your family, you begin to build up a trading empire across Genua, Tripoli, Rome, Alexandria and Constantinople in addition to many other significant cities from the Renaissance. This is where your story begins...
Why similar: Strategy 58.8%, Historical 40.1%, Singleplayer 1%
- #53 Countryballs Conquest
63% matchVery Positive87% of 86 reviews2025
Dev: Indenial Games
Windows
Lead your country through the Victorian age, expand your empire as you go head to head with the great powers of the world.
Why similar: Strategy 44.1%, RTS 32.1%, Historical 21.7%, Singleplayer 2%
- #54 Anno 1602 History Edition
64% matchMostly Positive78% of 258 reviews2024
Dev: Ubisoft MainzPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Relive the beginnings of the Anno® series with Anno® 1602 History Edition, updated and optimized for current computers.
Why similar: RTS 46%, Strategy 30%, Historical 23.7%, Singleplayer 0.3%
- #55 Wars of Napoleon
69% matchMixed53% of 118 reviews2016
Dev: AgeodPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
AGEod goes back to the Napoleonic era and delivers the most detailed and comprehensive strategy game ever created about a time of struggle and conquest that forged modern Europe.
Why similar: Strategy 60.5%, Historical 39.5%
- #56 A Game of Thrones - Genesis
70% matchMostly Negative35% of 712 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 63.5%, RTS 36.5%