
Ascendant Dawn is a grand strategy game where you lead a nomadic tribe in a brutal bronze age world. Work your way up from a small clan to a great empire by founding cities and conquering your enemies.
60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Grand Strategy, Strategy, Simulation, 4X.

Ascendant Dawn is a grand strategy game where you lead a nomadic tribe in a brutal bronze age world. Work your way up from a small clan to a great empire by founding cities and conquering your enemies.

Three Kingdoms : Alias
A world where officers hide their names and abilities. Can you spot Zhuge Liang? A hardcore turn-based strategy simulation for true Three Kingdoms devotees.

Kingdom's Life
Kingdom's Life - Large turn-based global strategy game in pixel style. You have to create your own people and state. Can you lead the state to political, economic, technological and military triumph? It depends on you.
A world where officers hide their names and abilities. Can you spot Zhuge Liang? A hardcore turn-based strategy simulation for true Three Kingdoms devotees.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 19.3% ★, 4X 17% ★, Political Sim 16.4% ★, Wargame 10.9%, Historical 10.6%
Kingdom's Life - Large turn-based global strategy game in pixel style. You have to create your own people and state. Can you lead the state to political, economic, technological and military triumph? It depends on you.
Why similar: 4X 23% ★, Grand Strategy 19.9% ★, Political Sim 16.3% ★, Wargame 10.8%, Historical 8.3%
"SandTable War: Three Kingdoms" is a strategic simulation game set during the Three Kingdoms period. Here you can play as various factions from Three Kingdoms history to conquer cities and lands, unify the realm. With abundant historical officers and scenarios, come restore the Han Dynasty!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 21.5% ★, 4X 18.7% ★, Political Sim 15.2% ★, Historical 11.5%, Wargame 11%
Take control of a country from its very first beginnings and lead it successfully to become a global hegemon. In a complex simulation of economy, diplomacy and warfare the path you chose to triumph is up to you.
Why similar: 4X 22.6% ★, Grand Strategy 19.4% ★, Alternate History 11.1%, Political Sim 9.9% ★, Economy 9.4%
Turn-based grand strategy in the Age of Discovery. Develop a transport network, industrialise your economy, colonise the New World, and compete with five rival powers. Inspired by Imperialism 2. Early Access — built by one developer in his spare time.
Why similar: 4X 25.6% ★, Grand Strategy 21.6% ★, Wargame 11.5%, Historical 8.7%, Economy 7.2%
Your colony ship has landed on an alien planet — but the environment kills electronics. Salvage the ark, survive the early years, and build a nation as your society regresses to medieval with remnants of modern knowledge. Grand strategy with simulated population and turn-based combat.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 25.7% ★, 4X 25.4% ★, Political Sim 16.9% ★, Wargame 10.4%, Simulation 5.6%
A Giant Strategy Sandbox experience set in Warlord China. *Tons of playable factions! *Communist insurgents, * Boxers like rebels, *Greedy warlords, *Mongol riders, *A mad russian baron, *Shanghai gangsters, *And armored trains!
Why similar: 4X 24.1% ★, Grand Strategy 19.6% ★, Political Sim 17.6% ★, Wargame 10.1%, Historical 8%
Lead any nation in a deep, turn-based grand strategy and political sim. Master the economy, military, diplomacy and society against rival AI you can actually read. Build a democracy or a dictatorship; the game names what you become, and your reign becomes a shareable saga.
Why similar: 4X 25.9% ★, Grand Strategy 25.3% ★, Political Sim 21.1% ★, Wargame 9.9%, Strategy 5.4%
A vast, real-time geopolitical simulation where 196 nations live and breathe at once. Economy, finance, monetary policy, trade, energy, military, diplomacy, nuclear strategy, politics, society — every lever that moves a nation is in your hands. The clock never stops — until you stop it.
Why similar: 4X 25.7% ★, Grand Strategy 21.6% ★, Political Sim 18.3% ★, Wargame 12.1%, Economy 7.8%
A new dawn approaches with the advent of intricate mechanical designs that will transform the world into an era of steam and steel. Take control of a country in this alternate history steampunk timeline and either survive and prosper or be forgotten in the dust of ages past.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 22.5% ★, Political Sim 18.1% ★, Alternate History 12.9%, Wargame 11.1%, Historical 11.1%
Lead a nation through decades of political and economic challenges. Manage budgets, taxes, interest rates, crises, and public opinion in a deep grand-strategy simulation where every decision shapes your country's future.
Why similar: 4X 30.8% ★, Grand Strategy 24.9% ★, Political Sim 16.7% ★, Economy 10.5%, Simulation 8.8%
A new expansion of the ultra-realistic simulator of today's world where you play as the head of state or as the opposition! New Features for 2021: administration of the EU, Covid vaccinations, Biden's Challenge, political coalitions, diplomatic negotiations, worldwide tax and free-trade agreements.
Why similar: 4X 23.6% ★, Grand Strategy 20.5% ★, Political Sim 19.6% ★, Wargame 12.1%, Alternate History 7.1%
"Peace and Prosperity" is a independently developed ink-wash style historical strategy game set in an alternate pre-Qin period of China. Starting from a small village of just a few hundred people, and conquer all sides to gradually build their own vassal state with millions of people.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 25.4% ★, 4X 24.6% ★, Political Sim 18.8% ★, Wargame 9.5%, Historical 8.2%
1789, Paris. Take Napoleon’s place in an alternate history as Céline or César Bonaparte in this ideology driven, turn-based strategy journey. Defend, reform or oppose the monarchy and write your own alternative history by combining cunning political skills and tactical military prowess.
Why similar: 4X 19.3% ★, Grand Strategy 18.3% ★, Political Sim 17.2% ★, Alternate History 11.2%, Historical 10.8%
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: Grand Strategy 20.3% ★, 4X 19.2% ★, Wargame 11.7%, Historical 11.4%, Alternate History 10.5%
This is a single player strategy management game.Base on a randomly generated map.It includes construction, trading, strategy, and management elements . Players need to make decisions to achieve the final victory.
Why similar: 4X 23.5% ★, Grand Strategy 19.6% ★, Political Sim 17.6% ★, Wargame 11.7%, Historical 7.4%
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: Grand Strategy 23% ★, 4X 21.9% ★, Political Sim 16.2% ★, Wargame 11.1%, Alternate History 8.9%
This award-winning 4X strategy classic lets you explore the Old World, exploit risky trade routes, expand your political and military power, and rise to dominance in the Renaissance. Every move can mean the difference between exaltation and excommunication in this multiplayer empire-building game
Why similar: 4X 25.3% ★, Political Sim 22.4% ★, Grand Strategy 21.1% ★, Historical 10.2%, Economy 7.3%
Take up the reins of your country, guide domestic and foreign policy, navigate thousands of historical figures and events, engage in various struggles and lead your country to prosperity – all in the name of glory!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 23.6% ★, 4X 22.7% ★, Historical 13.1%, Alternate History 11%, Economy 7.7%
Tempest of Nations is a real-time, historical grand strategy game set during the Industrial Revolution. Lead your nation through one of the most transformative eras of history as you manage diplomacy, economics, and politics.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 35.2% ★, Political Sim 25.1% ★, Historical 16.2%, Wargame 14.7%, Strategy 8.7%
Unify Japanese History! A Timeline Strategy Game Where History Itself Becomes the Battlefield.
Why similar: 4X 24.7% ★, Grand Strategy 23.7% ★, Historical 13.2%, Wargame 11.1%, Alternate History 9.3%
Simple map coloring game, And about history of ancient civilized, Mini ancient strategy game with a large world map to explore, in which you can simulate different ancient civilizations, the game will have different chapters showing ancient historical events.
Why similar: 4X 29.8% ★, Grand Strategy 22.9% ★, Wargame 11.6%, Simulation 7.8%, Strategy 7.3%
这款游戏邀请您来到精彩刺激且充满变革的东汉末年三国时代,以前所未见的自由、深度及历史真实性,进行称霸天下一统中原的征程。
Why similar: Grand Strategy 42% ★, Wargame 17.3%, Historical 16.5%, Political Sim 11% ★, Strategy 7.5%
Cascade: Hindcast is an alternate-history grand strategy game where monthly political and military decisions reshape a living war map. Use hindsight, spend scarce political capital, and watch borders, armies, and consequences move in real time.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 25.8% ★, Political Sim 22.1% ★, Wargame 12.2%, Alternate History 9.7%, Historical 8.1%
点燃你的战魂,投身乱世掀起惊天风暴!化身铁血诸侯,号令三国名将,统领无敌雄师,在真实还原的三国版图上纵横沙场,血战四方!
Why similar: 4X 23.7% ★, Grand Strategy 21.7% ★, Historical 11.9%, Wargame 11.5%, Alternate History 10.3%
在这款沉浸式三国策略卡牌游戏中,你将化身一方主公,招揽名将、打造无敌军团,体验从乱世枭雄到一统天下的霸业征程!
Why similar: 4X 20.9% ★, Grand Strategy 18.7% ★, Wargame 13.4%, Historical 12.5%, Alternate History 11.5%
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: 4X 25.5% ★, Grand Strategy 22.8% ★, Political Sim 21.5% ★, Wargame 12.8%, Simulation 4.9%
A unique 4X real-time historical strategy game, set on a procedurally generated globe. Play from ancient times, right through to the modern day. Expand your empire, build settlements, units, buildings and construct world wonders. Make History, Your Way.
Why similar: 4X 36.3% ★, Grand Strategy 24.6% ★, Historical 11%, Strategy 7.6%, Simulation 7.1%
Lead one of ten medieval kingdoms in this turn-based grand strategy game. Expand your territory, develop your economy, strengthen your army, and shape the future of Europe through diplomacy, war, and strategic decisions.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 26.6% ★, Political Sim 19.8% ★, Wargame 14.8%, Simulation 7.7%, Strategy 7.3%
Discover and colonize the world, Allocate your labor force, Monopolize markets, Fight tactical battles, Survive the age of imperialism...
Why similar: Grand Strategy 22.1% ★, 4X 21.2% ★, Historical 12.4%, Wargame 12%, Alternate History 11.6%
Play a grand strategy game in any world you want, on land or in space. Import real maps, play a procedurely generated world, or hand-draw your own fictional universe. Then lead your faction to domination by managing its economy, diplomacy, and military.
Why similar: 4X 28.8% ★, Grand Strategy 28.1% ★, Wargame 11.6%, Alternate History 9.4%, Strategy 5.7%
《万民长歌:三国》是一款单机 · 历史 · 战争策略游戏。在无缝连续、真实还原的3D沙盘地图上,玩家可以自选视角、以自己的意志重演三国。来体验真实的三国策略——真实的沙盘,真实的二十四节气,真实的百姓,真实的战争!
Why similar: 4X 29.5% ★, Grand Strategy 24.9% ★, Historical 13.6%, War 8%, Wargame 6.7%
Command any of 261 real-world countries in this 2026 grand strategy game. Build your economy, lead armies, and navigate deep diplomacy. Features built-in modding support and 12 supported languages. Shape the global order through espionage, nuclear deterrence, and AI-driven geopolitics.
Why similar: 4X 28.5% ★, Grand Strategy 24.2% ★, Political Sim 18.4% ★, Wargame 10.7%, Strategy 7%
A real-time global strategy game about the Old Continent! You are the leader of the state, and you must discover new technologies, build a powerful economy, armed forces and even nuclear weapons! But remember - the opposition will always be breathing down your neck...
Why similar: Political Sim 24.7% ★, Grand Strategy 23.5% ★, Wargame 16.8%, Alternate History 11.4%, Historical 10.7%
Rule a small fantasy kingdom and conquer your rival as you build up your cities and armies on the world map and command your troops on the battlefield. Small Kingdoms is a streamlined grand strategy and real-time strategy game, the Small Kingdoms Prologue is a free introductory campaign
Why similar: 4X 26.6% ★, Grand Strategy 24.7% ★, Wargame 13.2%, Economy 9%, Building 6.8%
🌍 Conquer the world with economy! 52 real countries. Offline strategy sim.
Why similar: 4X 30.8% ★, Grand Strategy 23.3% ★, Political Sim 17.7% ★, Simulation 8.4%, Strategy 7.9%
An incremental strategy game about history, expansion and development. Grow from humble beginnings to take your place on the world stage!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 23.2% ★, Political Sim 18.9% ★, Historical 15.2%, Alternate History 12.9%, Wargame 12.9%
This game is a global strategy, which is primarily focused on Ukraine after leaving the Soviet occupation. Here you will be given control of Ukraine with the opportunity to change history and intervene in the events of that time.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 26.5% ★, Political Sim 26% ★, Alternate History 17.4%, Strategy 8.4%, Wargame 8%
This is a sandbox game that is deeply rooted in the rich historical information of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. The story of the game unfolds slowly in the eighth century BC on the vast and mysterious land of China.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 21.3% ★, 4X 19.3% ★, Political Sim 14.8% ★, Historical 12.6%, Wargame 9.9%
昭昭天命,复归大明。在星变时空的恢弘重塑中,熔铸八十三载春秋:变钞法以通有无,革军制而强九边;修水利以固邦本,改科举而纳贤良。崇格物方致知穷理;兴矿冶而器利工商。靖九边以抚八方,镇四海而服万邦。于庙算奏疏间,重整日月山河;在革故鼎新中,再创中华治世。一切,皆在你一念之间。
Why similar: Political Sim 22.7% ★, Historical 16%, Alternate History 15.9%, Wargame 13.3%, Grand Strategy 10.7% ★
Survive the Hundred Years' War in this medieval ensemble sandbox. Play as 1,015 historical figures, from Joan of Arc to the imposter des Armoises. Gain glory as a knight, forge a new kingdom to crush England and France, or thrive as a bandit. Discover 22 tarot-based multiple endings!
Why similar: 4X 23% ★, Grand Strategy 21.7% ★, Political Sim 18.9% ★, Alternate History 12%, Historical 9.7%
Carefully guide your nation from the era of absolute monarchies in the early 19th century, through expansion and colonization, to finally become a truly great power by the dawn of the 20th century. Victoria II is a grand strategy game played during the colonial era of the 19th century, where the player takes control of a country, guiding...
Why similar: Grand Strategy 36.2% ★, Political Sim 21.9% ★, Historical 15%, Economy 8.8%, Strategy 5.6%
A turn-based strategy game based off the Napoleonic Wars! Lead, attack, buy, and communicate. Learn how to play difficult 4x grand strategy games by starting with simple strategy. *Disclaimer, this game is made by a teenager for a school project*
Why similar: 4X 27.5% ★, Grand Strategy 23.5% ★, Wargame 16.2%, Alternate History 12.2%, Historical 11.1%
The World is on the brink of irreversible Tragedy. Global tensions are rising, alliances are falling apart and states are preparing to decide their fate in the shadow of a massive war. Front Frontiers invites you to fight a massive war, offering an in-depth strategy experience.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 23.5% ★, Political Sim 20.3% ★, Wargame 15.9%, Alternate History 9.8%, War 9.1%
Guide the Spirit of Europe in a turn-based historical grand strategy game. Expand across 23 cities, unlock great thinkers, inspire their works, and shape the Enlightenment through ideas, reform, and institutions.
Why similar: Political Sim 29% ★, 4X 27.8% ★, Grand Strategy 22.8% ★, Historical 8.9%, Strategy 6.1%
Lead empires that evolve or endure through the Ages. Build something you believe in with Sid Meier's Civilization® VII.
Why similar: 4X 21.6% ★, Grand Strategy 21.2% ★, Political Sim 14.2% ★, Historical 11.2%, Alternate History 9.1%
Nikhil Murthy's Syphilisation is a postcolonial 4X game where you play a student doing a group report on Gandhi, Churchill and the Raj. It eXplores space left uncharted by the genre and proposes alternatives to established systems.
Why similar: 4X 27.3% ★, Grand Strategy 17.7% ★, Political Sim 14.7% ★, Historical 13.4%, Economy 8.9%
This game is a global strategy game that gives you the opportunity to play for countries in the modern world. Here you will be given a choice of 198 countries for which you can play.
Why similar: Political Sim 27.8% ★, Wargame 20.5%, Grand Strategy 18.3% ★, Economy 11.2%, Alternate History 8.5%
The grand strategy you can actually finish. A full 4X empire to build, expand, and conquer, with all the depth and none of the grind, in a campaign you complete in a single evening. Fight across five ages on a fresh world every time, or design your own, all the way to total conquest.
Why similar: 4X 28.8% ★, Grand Strategy 28.2% ★, Wargame 14.1%, Historical 12.1%, War 6.1%
Based on the classic history of the Three countries, the 2D grand strategy game integrates deep strategy, resource management, diplomatic game and sand table, presenting a magnificent stage for players in the turbulent world.
Why similar: 4X 35.7% ★, Political Sim 19.8% ★, Wargame 16%, Strategy 9.5%, Historical 9.5%
Become a strategeist and lead one of hundreds of nations on the globe across centuries of conflict and diplomacy in this grand strategy game. Balance war, politics, and internal institutions to shape the fate of your empire, and secure your legacy in history.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 26.5% ★, Historical 14.3%, 4X 14% ★, Alternate History 11.7%, Economy 8.4%
Agecraft is a city-builder strategy where you guide a settlement through thousands of years of human history. Manage individual citizens, grow your economy, trade or wage war with other states, and advance from the Stone Age to the Space Age.
Why similar: 4X 24.8% ★, Grand Strategy 22.6% ★, Historical 12.3%, Wargame 8.4%, Economy 8.2%
What if the Warsaw Pact had attacked NATO in the mid-1980s. Or the other way around? Study this titanic conflict, within its most emblematic theater, Germany and Central Europe. Will you be able to achieve your goals without escalating into an uncontrollable nuclear conflict?
Why similar: Political Sim 23.7% ★, Wargame 22.4%, Grand Strategy 21.5% ★, Alternate History 11.3%, Historical 8.4%
《Legacy of Six Generations》 is a hardcore grand strategy game set during the Warring States period.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 33.6% ★, Political Sim 26.6% ★, Wargame 18.5%, Historical 9.9%, Strategy 6.2%
Historically accurate strategy game where you act as a government contractor researching, developing, and manufacturing weapons and technology for your clients. You choose the parts for each product, but be aware that cheap or wrong political choices may affect your success rate!
Why similar: 4X 21.9% ★, Political Sim 18.4% ★, Grand Strategy 18.4% ★, Wargame 11.8%, Alternate History 9.1%
"Politon: Prologue" is the free prologue version of "Politon". This prologue includes a tutorial, game mechanics, and the prologue of the main story inside. Only Single-player modes are available.
Why similar: 4X 26.8% ★, Grand Strategy 23.2% ★, Wargame 13.7%, Alternate History 10.8%, Economy 7.9%
Shape the destiny of the world as an 18th century ruler. Forge alliances and prepare your armed forces to expand your domain and colonize new lands. Or focus on internal development and help your subjects thrive with prudent economic policy and lawmaking. The choice is yours in Age of Enlightenment!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 23.3% ★, Political Sim 19.5% ★, Historical 12.6%, Alternate History 10.6%, Economy 9.8%
Embark on a journey to explore & expand your nation through the early ages of antiquity. Lead it to exploit the lands and exterminate those who oppose you! This ambitious 4X/Grand Strategy game incorporates immersive city-building with RTS elements to the fray!
Why similar: 4X 22.8% ★, Grand Strategy 20.6% ★, Political Sim 18.1% ★, Wargame 10.3%, Alternate History 8.9%
Build nuclear weapon, wage wars, strategize and become the strongest leader
Why similar: 4X 22.8% ★, Political Sim 20.4% ★, Grand Strategy 20.3% ★, Wargame 11.6%, Economy 9%
Rewrite the Reconquista in a grand strategy game where population, religion, and war evolve dynamically based on your decisions. Will you become a legendary ruler, or will you be rejected by those forgotten by History?
Why similar: Grand Strategy 24.1% ★, Political Sim 21.1% ★, Historical 12.8%, Wargame 12.8%, Alternate History 10.1%