- #1 Deadlock II: Shrine Wars
97% matchMostly Positive71% of 76 reviews2014
Dev: Cyberlore Studios, Inc.Pub: Atari
Windows
Build your empire upon the bodies of others! Deadlock II: Shrine wars is an exciting game of strategy, resource management and military conquest. Take control of one of seven races as you search for the secret power an ancient civilization.
Why similar: Strategy 51.8%, Classic 30.6% ★, Turn-Based 17.5%
- #2 SHOGUN: Total War™ - Collection
96% matchVery Positive89% of 1,147 reviews2015
Dev: CREATIVE ASSEMBLYPub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 41%
SHOGUN: Total War™ is the first, original title in a 15 year series of award-winning strategy games. This Collection Edition also includes the Mongol Invasion Expansion Pack.
Why similar: Strategy 56.3%, Classic 16.2% ★, Historical 13.6%, Grand Strategy 9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 5%
- #3 Medieval: Total War™ - Collection
96% matchMostly Positive71% of 2,398 reviews2015
Dev: CREATIVE ASSEMBLYPub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 17.6 hrs≥1hr: 51%
MEDIEVAL: Total War™ - Collection Edition is the compilation of the critically-acclaimed Medieval: Total War and its official expansion pack - Viking Invasion.
Why similar: Strategy 44.7%, Classic 16.4% ★, Historical 13.9%, Grand Strategy 10.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 8.2%
- #4 Sid Meier's Civilization® III Complete
95% matchVery Positive89% of 7,586 reviews2006
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 20.0 hrs≥1hr: 33%
Sid Meier's Civilization III: Complete, the latest offering in the Sid Meier's Civilization III franchise, provides gaming fans with Sid Meier's Civilization III, the highly-addictive journey of discovery.
Why similar: Strategy 32.8%, Classic 21.6% ★, Turn-Based 13.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.9%, Historical 10.4%
- #5 Pride of Nations
94% matchMixed49% of 136 reviews2011
Dev: AgeodPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 39%
Pride of Nations is a turn-based historical strategy game set in the colonial era of the 19th century, where the player takes control of a country and guides it through industrialization, military conquest, and colonization.
Why similar: Strategy 37.1%, Grand Strategy 25% ★, Turn-Based 14.9%, Historical 13.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 9%
- #6 Master of Magic Classic
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 746 reviews2020
Dev: SimTexPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 39.0 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Master of Magic is a classic, one of the most popular strategy games of the 90s. It is a 4X fantasy strategy game that allows you to play as an extremely powerful wizard, leading your troops and overcoming your magical opponents.
Why similar: Strategy 60%, Classic 24.5% ★, Turn-Based 15.5%
- #7 Wars of Napoleon
94% 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 44.3%, Grand Strategy 16.1% ★, Historical 16.1%, Turn-Based 14.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.7%
- #8 Cults and Daggers
93% matchMixed63% of 54 reviews2015
Dev: Chaphat
Windows
Cults and Daggers is a strategy game set in the time between the death of the Buddha and the birth of Christ. You create your own religion and fight a secret war for the soul of the world. The game includes, spies, assassinations, double dealing, occult forces, martyrs, prophets and blasphemers.
Why similar: Strategy 62.8%, Grand Strategy 23.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.4%
- #9 Rome: Total War™ - Alexander
91% matchMostly Positive76% of 901 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 48.5%, Historical 15%, Grand Strategy 13.7% ★, Turn-Based 9.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.4%
- #10 Jagged Alliance 2 - Wildfire
90% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,918 reviews2012
Dev: I-deal GamesPub: Topware Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Even if the regime is totally inept and corrupt, don't suppose for a moment that you as the liberator will be greeted with open arms.JAGGED ALLIANCE 2: WILDFIRE brings you back to Arulco. The population is being terrorized by a reckless army; in the meantime the main export goods are drugs.
Why similar: Strategy 83.8%, Turn-Based 5.4%, Classic 4.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 3.4%, Tactical 2.7%
- #11 Strategy & Tactics: Wargame Collection
89% matchMixed69% of 284 reviews2016
Dev: HeroLabs
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Strategy & Tactics: Wargame Collection is a set of three historical turn-based strategies, in which you are going to take command of the armies in the greatest Medieval wars as well as take control of countries and nations during World War II.
Why similar: Strategy 47.4%, Grand Strategy 16.8% ★, Historical 12.7%, Tactical 8.7%, Turn-Based 8.5%
- #12 Future Wars
91% matchMostly Negative30% of 310 reviews2010
Dev: Radon Labs
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 18%
Battle it out on the proving grounds and get ready for Future Wars. Similar to classic titles such as Advance Wars and Battle Isle, the game takes strategy gaming away from the micro-management overkill that it has become and using simple, proven rock-paper-scissors principles, reopens the genre to everyone.
Why similar: Strategy 68.4%, Turn-Based 20.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.7%
- #13 Europa Universalis III: Divine Wind
89% matchPositive80% of 45 reviews2011
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
The 4th expansion of the classic historical strategy game Europa Universalis III enhances every aspect of the game to create a deeper experience.
Why similar: Strategy 76.1%, Grand Strategy 23.9% ★
- #14 Civil War II
88% matchMostly Positive78% of 345 reviews2014
Dev: AgeodPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
You take the part of the military and political leadership, trying to lead your nation to victory, in the midst of some of the toughest operations of the Civil War. You will build, organize and command your armies over one of the largest maps of the USA ever made for a Civil War game.
Why similar: Strategy 42.9%, Historical 19.1%, Grand Strategy 18.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 10.9%, Turn-Based 8.5%
- #15 Rise of Prussia Gold
87% matchMostly Positive72% of 46 reviews2014
Dev: AgeodPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Rise of Prussia Gold is the new and improved version of AGEODs Seven Years War (1757-1763) game set in Europe. This hugely detailed strategy game was initially released by AGEOD in 2010 and the Gold version adds numerous improvements and additional scenarios that take the game to the next level.
Why similar: Strategy 35.9%, Grand Strategy 22.5% ★, Historical 17.4%, Turn-Based 15%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.1%
- #16 Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition
86% matchVery Positive91% of 37,274 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 37%, Grand Strategy 19.7% ★, Historical 19.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.2%, Turn-Based 5.9%
- #17 Dogs of War Online
86% matchMixed64% of 710 reviews2014
Dev: Cyanide StudioPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Dogs Of War Online is a multiplayer tactical game, based on the classic board game "Confrontation". Build your own company of mercenaries from the wide range of units available and challenge thousands of players in intense battles.
Why similar: Strategy 61.7%, Turn-Based 18.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.4%, Tactical 5.4%
- #18 Total War: NAPOLEON – Definitive Edition
85% matchVery Positive92% of 26,827 reviews2010
Dev: CREATIVE ASSEMBLYPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 32.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Complete your Total War collection with this Definitive Edition of Total War: NAPOLEON, which includes all DLC and feature updates since the game’s release
Why similar: Strategy 37.1%, Historical 21.6%, Grand Strategy 18.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 8.1%, Tactical 6.7%
- #19 Jagged Alliance 1: Gold Edition
84% matchMostly Positive78% of 494 reviews2014
Dev: Sir-TechPub: THQ Nordic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18 minMean: 45.0 hrs≥1hr: 35%
Experience a true classic! This Gold edition includes the original Jagged Alliance plus the add-on Jagged Alliance: Deadly Games. Take a trip into retro land and learn why this is considered to be one the best turn-based games of all times.
Why similar: Classic 34.8% ★, Strategy 32%, Turn-Based 16.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.3%, Tactical 8.2%
- #20 Teal
84% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2017
Dev: TealDev
Windows · Linux
Teal is a turn based multiplayer strategy game with simultaneous turns; think chess with guns, that have mind bending trajectories. Games are played on a variety of maps, each with a different focus. Adapting your team composition and anticipating the opponent's next move is the key to victory.
Why similar: Strategy 63.1%, Turn-Based 16.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.5%, Tactical 9.9%
- #21 Sid Meier's Civilization® IV
83% matchVery Positive92% of 3,559 reviews2006
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 52%
With over 6 million units sold and unprecedented critical acclaim from fans and press around the world, Sid Meier's Civilization is recognized as one of the greatest PC game franchises of all-time. Now, Sid Meier and Firaxis Games will take this incredibly fun and addictive game to new heights by adding new ways to play and win, new...
Why similar: Strategy 33.6%, Turn-Based 19.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.6%, Historical 12.3%, Classic 9.7% ★
- #22 A Total War Saga: FALL OF THE SAMURAI
82% matchMixed70% of 1,679 reviews2012
Dev: CREATIVE ASSEMBLYPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Experience the dramatic conflict of samurai culture and modern weaponry between the Imperial throne and the last Shogunate in 19th century Japan.
Why similar: Strategy 59.5%, Historical 18.8%, Grand Strategy 11.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 9%, Tactical 1.3%
- #23 Hostile Waters: Antaeus Rising
81% matchMostly Positive76% of 467 reviews2014
Dev: Rage SoftwarePub: Funbox Media Ltd
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
In 2032 an Earth that knows only peace is forced to relearn the art of war. Twenty years have passed since the population of Earth did a fine job of destroying nearly everything in one final struggle for power by the politicians and military leaders.
Why similar: Strategy 83%, Classic 17% ★
- #24 Total War: MEDIEVAL II – Definitive Edition
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 35,447 reviews2006
Dev: CREATIVE ASSEMBLYPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 36.6 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 33.8%, Grand Strategy 17.9% ★, Historical 15.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.3%, Classic 9.1% ★
- #25 Worms
81% matchVery Positive83% of 689 reviews2011
Dev: Team17 Digital Ltd
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 13%
Throw a grenade down memory lane with the original and classic turn-based strategy game Worms™! Up to 4 teams of worms do battle over an ever-changing battlefield with falling weapon crates, crazed exploding sheep and more besides. Winner of many industry awards, find out what all the fuss was about.
Why similar: Strategy 38.5%, Classic 35.9% ★, Turn-Based 12.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.8%
- #26 Conquest of the New World
78% matchVery Positive94% of 113 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 40.1%, Classic 26.8% ★, Turn-Based 20.1%, Historical 13%
- #27 1812: The Invasion of Canada
79% matchMixed49% of 41 reviews2017
Dev: HexWar GamesPub: Hunted Cow Games
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 34%
1812 features fast, intuitive and fun gameplay that involves teamwork and strategic planning in a historic and educational setting. This is THE GAME for people who want an enjoyable and manageable introduction to historic/conflict based games.
Why similar: Strategy 55%, Turn-Based 28.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.6%
- #28 Napoleon in Russia
76% matchPositive75% of 12 reviews2020
Dev: HexWar GamesPub: Hunted Cow Games
Windows
Napoleons Invasion of Russia began on 24 June 1812 when the Grande Armée crossed the Neman River to engage and attempt to defeat the Russian army.
Why similar: Strategy 86%, Historical 8.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 5.4%
- #29 Revolution Under Siege Gold
78% matchMostly Positive71% of 167 reviews2015
Dev: Sep RedsPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Make the Reds side triumph to save the Soviet Proletarian revolution, or, on the other side, lead the Whites side to victory in order to place the old regime back in power and protect the countries of Europe from the perils of the revolution. This is the biggest civil war game you will ever play!
Why similar: Strategy 45.8%, Grand Strategy 19.4% ★, Historical 14.4%, Turn-Based 11.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.1%
- #30 Heroes of Might & Magic V
77% matchVery Positive88% of 4,179 reviews2008
Dev: NivalPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 25.5 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Witness the amazing evolution of the genre-defining strategy game as it becomes a next-generation phenomenon, melding classic deep fantasy with next-generation visuals and gameplay. In the renowned Might & Magic universe, demon swarms spread chaos over the land in a relentless assault.
Why similar: Strategy 39.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 20.6%, Turn-Based 16.7%, Classic 13.7% ★, Tactical 9.9%
- #31 Disciples Sacred Lands Gold
77% matchVery Positive86% of 408 reviews2014
Dev: Strategy First
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 34.2 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Disciples GOLD takes the phenomenal gameplay, stunning graphics, over 100 spells and a powerful scenario editor of Disciples and adds new scenarios and gameplay features that set the new standard in Turn-Based Strategy.
Why similar: Strategy 49.7%, Turn-Based 27.8%, Classic 17.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 5.4%
- #32 Lords of the Realm II
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,637 reviews2015
Dev: Impressions GamesPub: Rebellion
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 50%
The great Lords of England have their eyes on the the English throne! Muster an army and overrun your enemies' castles in this classic, nail-biting strategy game that blends turn-based and real-time gameplay.
Why similar: Strategy 57.7%, Classic 23.8% ★, Turn-Based 18.5%
- #33 Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI
74% matchVery Positive86% of 371,365 reviews2016
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18.0 hrsMean: 98.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Expand your empire, advance your culture and go head-to-head against history’s greatest leaders. Will your civilization stand the test of time?
Why similar: Strategy 35.8%, Grand Strategy 16.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.7%, Historical 14.4%, Turn-Based 12.7%
- #34 Eador. Masters of the Broken World
76% matchMixed68% of 2,793 reviews2013
Dev: Snowbird Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Eador is a universe made of countless shards of land drifting in the Great Nothing. Each of the shards is a little world unto itself, with geography and denizens of its own. The power over the shards is bitterly contested by Masters, the immortal beings mortals believe to be gods.
Why similar: Strategy 91.3%, Turn-Based 4%, Turn-Based Strategy 3.7%, Tactical 1%
- #35 Total War: SHOGUN 2
73% matchVery Positive92% of 66,379 reviews2011
Dev: CREATIVE ASSEMBLYPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Total War: SHOGUN 2 is the perfect mix of real-time and turn-based strategy gaming for newcomers and veterans alike.
Why similar: Strategy 37.1%, Grand Strategy 19.7% ★, Historical 18.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.1%, Tactical 7.2%
- #36 Victory and Glory: Napoleon
74% matchMostly Positive78% of 153 reviews2016
Dev: Electric GamesPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
From acclaimed boardgame designer Glenn Drover, a grand strategy game where you take the role of Napoleon Bonaparte and attempt to dominate the entire continent of Europe.
Why similar: Strategy 36.1%, Grand Strategy 21.9% ★, Historical 16.8%, Turn-Based 14.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.5%
- #37 Disciples II: Rise of the Elves
75% matchVery Positive87% of 1,402 reviews2006
Dev: Strategy First
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 20.2 hrs≥1hr: 49%
The award-winning series Disciples introduced a milestone in the game's very successful history; the introduction of a new race: The Elves. The Elven Race added a new dimension to the game and added countless hours of gameplay. Now that series has expanded further with Disciples II: Rise Of The Elves.
Why similar: Strategy 35.5%, Classic 29.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 18%, Turn-Based 17.1%
- #38 Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition
73% matchVery Positive87% of 86,286 reviews2013
Dev: CREATIVE ASSEMBLYPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac
Median: 24.8 hrsMean: 113.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Emperor Edition is the definitive edition of ROME II, featuring an improved politics system, overhauled building chains, rebalanced battles and improved visuals in both campaign and battleEmperor Edition contains all free feature updates since its release in 2013, which includes bug fixes, balancing, Twitch.
Why similar: Strategy 38.4%, Grand Strategy 19.5% ★, Historical 15.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.3%, Turn-Based 7.6%
- #39 Heroes® of Might & Magic® III - HD Edition
72% matchMostly Positive80% of 24,337 reviews2015
Dev: DotemuPub: Ubisoft Entertainment
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 34.8 hrs≥1hr: 78%
The most popular Heroes® title of all time is back in HD! Fifteen years later, rediscover the epic tale of Queen Catherine Ironfist, as she re-embarks on her critically acclaimed quest to unite her ravaged homeland and re-conquer the kingdom of Erathia.
Why similar: Classic 37.5% ★, Strategy 35.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.4%, Turn-Based 11.8%
- #40 Battle for Iwo Jima
71% matchMixed68% of 25 reviews2020
Dev: Yobowargames
Windows
Battle for Iwo Jima simulates the WWII Invasion and desperate fighting for the island that took place in 1945. Take command of the US Marines, manage your tanks, infantry, and HQ communication in a day and night furious battle against the Japanese garrison.
Why similar: Strategy 69.4%, Historical 10%, Turn-Based 8.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 6.8%, Tactical 4.9%
- #41 中华三国志 the Three Kingdoms of China
69% matchVery Positive86% of 1,375 reviews2019
Dev: 中三之家
Windows
Three Kingdoms of China is a free, open-source single-machine strategy three-country game developed by the domestic folk team. The game does not have any commercial nature, hoping to create a dream of Three Kingdoms for the fans of the three kingdoms.
Why similar: Strategy 42.9%, Historical 17.5%, Grand Strategy 14.1% ★, Turn-Based 12.1%, Tactical 6.9%
- #42 Call to Power II
72% matchMixed67% of 141 reviews2017
Dev: Activision
Windows
Prepare to accept history's greatest challenge: build the world's most powerful empire over a span of 6,300 years.
Why similar: Strategy 82.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.3%
- #43 STAR WARS™ Rebellion
70% matchVery Positive90% of 1,462 reviews2016
Dev: Coolhand InteractivePub: LucasArts
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 22.5 hrs≥1hr: 31%
It is a time of great upheaval. The first Death Star has been destroyed, marking a major victory for the Rebellion. But the Empire remains strong. As commander, you must choose to take control of either the Rebel Alliance or the Galactic Empire. Your goal: complete domination of the galaxy.
Why similar: Strategy 50.6%, Classic 25.4% ★, Grand Strategy 24% ★
- #44 Black Moon Chronicles
71% matchPositive83% of 41 reviews2016
Dev: Cryo InteractivePub: Microids
Windows
Median: 0 minMean: 19.7 hrs≥1hr: 29%
You are Wishmerill, a half-elf on a quest for power in a medieval world. Choose your side and lead your troops to victory!
Why similar: Strategy 73.2%, Classic 26.8% ★
- #45 Heart in the Cell: Rebirth
61% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: Team Gingerbread Man
Windows
“Heart in the Cell: Rebirth” is a real-time strategy (RTS) game which integrates the UI itself into the combat system. Players will act as rebels and explore the secrets beneath the vast wings of Oniros Corporation in a world Of highly advanced artificial intelligence.
Why similar: Strategy 100%
- #46 Vietnam ‘65
71% matchVery Positive83% of 433 reviews2015
Dev: Every Single Soldier
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
It is 1965 and the US ground war in Vietnam is in full swing. As a US Army commander, wage a counter-insurgency (COIN) war to secure the Ia Drang valley, on the border with Cambodia.
Why similar: Strategy 44.3%, Historical 20.1%, Turn-Based 19.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.9%
- #47 兵法:战国篇
66% matchVery Positive82% of 142 reviews2020
Dev: 奇正游戏
Windows
A tactical strategy game with a background set in the Warring States Period.
Why similar: Strategy 88.1%, Historical 11.9%
- #48 ENDLESS™ Space 2
67% matchVery Positive83% of 22,789 reviews2017
Dev: AMPLITUDE Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 25.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
ENDLESS™ Space 2 is a Strategic Space Opera, featuring the compelling “just one more turn” gameplay, set in the mysterious ENDLESS™ Universe. As the leader of your civilization, will you impose your vision and build the greatest stellar empire?
Why similar: Strategy 95.3%, Turn-Based 1.7%, Grand Strategy 1.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 1.4%
- #49 Medieval II: Total War™ Kingdoms
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 630 reviews2007
Dev: The Creative AssemblyPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Medieval II: Total War Kingdoms is the official expansion to last year's award-winning Medieval II: Total War, presenting players with all-new territories to explore, troops to command, and enemies to conquer.
Why similar: Strategy 43%, Grand Strategy 21.3% ★, Historical 16.6%, Turn-Based 8.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 6%
- #50 Total War: THREE KINGDOMS
65% matchVery Positive82% of 92,481 reviews2019
Dev: CREATIVE ASSEMBLYPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 21.9 hrsMean: 89.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Total War: THREE KINGDOMS is the first in the award-winning series to recreate epic conflict across ancient China. Combining a gripping turn-based campaign of empire-building & conquest with stunning real-time battles, THREE KINGDOMS redefines the series in an age of heroes & legends.
Why similar: Strategy 37.1%, Historical 23.6%, Grand Strategy 18.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 10.8%, Tactical 5.6%
- #51 50 years
67% matchVery Positive90% of 691 reviews2017
Dev: Aleksandr Golovkin
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 50.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
50 Years is a fast-paced alternative to the bigger, longer turn-based strategy games. You can win or lose a game in a single evening. Either way you'll want to play it again.
Why similar: Strategy 64.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 20.5%, Turn-Based 15.2%
- #52 Novus Campis
60% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Benedikt Baum
Windows
Novus Campis is a space strategy game where you have to manage a base, wich has to gain influence to win the game. You will have to make smart strategic decisions, to survive the increasingly more difficult events and build your base into prosperity.
Why similar: Strategy 100%
- #53 Knights and Merchants
67% matchVery Positive85% of 4,913 reviews2013
Dev: Topware Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 72%
KNIGHTS and MERCHANTS recreates the era of the Middle Ages. Apart from the purely fictitious geography of our world, all game elements and scenes are based on the Anglo-Saxon period, 1200 A.D. And we haven't used imaginary elements like fabled creatures, either. The player takes on the role of an ordinary captain in the Palace Guard.
Why similar: Strategy 86.7%, Classic 10.2% ★, Historical 3.1%
- #54 Elven Legacy: Siege
70% matchMostly Positive72% of 32 reviews2009
Dev: 1C:InoCoPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 39%
Several months have passed since the return of the Order of Marcus from exile to the continent and their founding of the kingdom of New Tixus in this, the second official Expansion to the epic Fantasy Strategy game Elven Legacy.
Why similar: Strategy 81.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.3%
- #55 Clash of Magic: Spectator Only
58% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Narvalous Inc
Windows
On the United Island of Magic, there is an Academy of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Students with magic powers, regardless of their ethnicity and background, can apply to this university. The acceptance rate is lower than Harvard.
Why similar: Strategy 100%
- #56 Earth 2150 Trilogy
67% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,004 reviews2013
Dev: Reality Pump StudiosPub: Topware Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 20.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Your heroes and your armies will need strong leadership to take them on a spellbinding odyssey that has everything a gamer’s heart could wish for breathtaking worlds in space, battles against cunning enemies and even downright treason from your own government faction - are you up to it?
Why similar: Strategy 95%, Classic 5% ★
- #57 Jagged Alliance Flashback
69% matchMixed47% of 775 reviews2014
Dev: Full Control
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Jagged Alliance Flashback brings back the true spirit of this legendary series: Turn-based tactics meets crazy mercenary personalities and intense battles. Manage your squad of unique mercenaries, secure your income and take back the island - sector by sector, turn by turn.
Why similar: Strategy 47%, Turn-Based 27.8%, Tactical 14.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.7%