- #1 Diehexegy
97% 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 43.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.9%, Hex Grid 14.9% ★, Strategy 12.2%, Fantasy 5.7%
- #2 Irkalla
96% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Nocturne Industries
Windows
Conquer Irkalla, a world of mortals torn apart by a war between eight civilizations! Command heroes, forge and break alliances, journey through five eras of history, and choose one of the Seven Truths to change the face of reality forever. A turn-based 4X strategy game.
Why similar: 4X 49.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 18.3%, Strategy 14.6%, War 7.9%, Fantasy 6.3%
- #3 Master of Luna
96% matchPositive95% of 22 reviews2025
Dev: Aleksandr Tiupin
Windows · Mac · Linux
Master of Luna is a turn-based 4X strategy game where you play a half-forgotten deity seeking to regain your former power. It features powerful magic, tactical battles, city building, sweet pixel art, and a calm, melancholic atmosphere.
Why similar: 4X 42% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.2%, Hex Grid 8.4% ★, Turn-Based Combat 8.3%, Strategy 7.6%
- #4 Dominions - Priests, Prophets & Pretenders
95% 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 52.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 18.9%, Strategy 15.3%, Fantasy 6.7%, Pixel Graphics 3.5%
- #5 Warlock - Master of the Arcane
94% matchVery Positive85% of 2,672 reviews2012
Dev: Ino-Co PlusPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
In a time of chaotic upheaval, the player takes the role of a great mage, a warlord vying for ultimate power.
Why similar: 4X 38% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 22.3%, Hex Grid 11.9% ★, Strategy 11.6%, Fantasy 7.8%
- #6 Pandora: First Contact
94% matchMixed63% of 645 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 52.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17%, Hex Grid 13.8% ★, Strategy 11.8%, Multiplayer 4.7%
- #7 The Mystic
93% 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 41.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 16.9%, Hex Grid 14.8% ★, Strategy 12.3%, Fantasy 5.8%
- #8 Age of Wonders III
92% matchMostly Positive77% of 13,326 reviews2014
Dev: Triumph StudiosPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 18.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Age of Wonders III is the long anticipated sequel to the award-winning strategy series. Delivering a unique mix of Empire Building, Role Playing and Warfare, Age of Wonders III offers the ultimate in turn-based fantasy strategy for veterans of the series and new players alike!
Why similar: 4X 35% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 21.7%, Strategy 16.2%, Dwarves 8.4% ★, Fantasy 7.2%
- #9 Hollow Orbits 4x
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Harimaru Studio
Windows
Hollow Orbits 4X combines 4X strategy with the mechanics of a board game. Collect and use tactic cards, and roll dice for your fleet’s weapons. Play solo, against AI, or with friends for dominance in a galaxy filled with ancient dangers and hidden treasures.
Why similar: 4X 44.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 16.5%, Hex Grid 14.3% ★, Strategy 12%, Tabletop 6.2%
- #10 ENDLESS Legend™
91% matchVery Positive83% of 19,088 reviews2014
Dev: AMPLITUDE Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 22.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
ENDLESS Legend™ is a 4X turn-based fantasy strategy game by the creators of ENDLESS Space™ and Dungeon of the ENDLESS™. Control every aspect of your civilization as you struggle to save your homeworld Auriga. Create your own Legend!
Why similar: 4X 44.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.8%, Hex Grid 15.2% ★, Strategy 12.3%, Fantasy 6.4%
- #11 Empis
90% 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 29.5% ★, Hex Grid 21.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 16.1%, Turn-Based Combat 7.3%, Strategy 6.7%
- #12 Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War
89% matchVery Positive82% of 18,807 reviews2018
Dev: Proxy StudiosPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 20.7 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 40.6% ★, Hex Grid 17.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 16.3%, Strategy 9.6%, Multiplayer 6.3%
- #13 Shardorium
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Turtle Speed Development
Windows · Mac · Linux
Indie turn-based strategy game. Capture the whole shard by defeating their guards, build your own stronghold, level up your heroes and equip most powerful items!
Why similar: Hex Grid 30.4% ★, 4X 25.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 16.7%, Strategy 9.8%, Turn-Based Combat 6%
- #14 Thule
88% match7 user reviews57% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Xeaker
Windows
A quick turn-based 4X strategy game with RPG elements. Explore and conquer randomly generated worlds, complete diverse missions and forge a powerful empire.
Why similar: 4X 46.8% ★, Hex Grid 18.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.1%, Strategy 7.4%, Magic 4.6%
- #15 Ever War
87% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2025
Dev: Autware
Windows
Ever War is a turn-based strategy game set in a medieval fantasy world. This game combines empire-building, resource management and large-scale tactical turn-based battles.
Why similar: 4X 39.6% ★, Hex Grid 19% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.5%, Turn-Based Combat 6.7%, Strategy 6.5%
- #16 Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri™ Planetary Pack
86% matchVery Positive90% of 619 reviews2024
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri™ Planetary Pack includes the original Alpha Centauri and the expansion, Alien Crossfire.
Why similar: 4X 63.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.5%, Strategy 11.5%, Multiplayer 10.7%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #17 Wizard Warfare
86% matchVery Positive97% of 63 reviews2019
Dev: Psyanotek Limited
Windows
Wizard Warfare is a fantasy-themed, 4X-style, turn-based strategy game with a strategic empire management layer supported by a detailed tactical battle simulation layer.
Why similar: 4X 49.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 18.3%, Hex Grid 12.7% ★, Strategy 9.3%, Fantasy 8.2%
- #18 荒野国度 LEGENDS OF THE WILD
85% 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 49.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 16.6%, Strategy 14%, Fantasy 7.7%, Magic 6.3%
- #19 Realm Tycoons
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sunstone Entertainment LLC
Windows
Realm Tycoons is a turn-based fantasy strategy board game where rival rulers claim realms, build economies, grow armies, cast spells, upgrade strongholds, and battle for control of the kingdom.
Why similar: 4X 42.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.8%, War 11%, Tabletop 8.5%, Strategy 7.7%
- #20 Annhexation
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: James Randall
Windows · Mac · Linux
Conquer the world in an evening. 4X distilled. Eight civilisations, three victory paths, complete games in 3-4 hours. No twelve-hour death marches. No spreadsheets. Just maps, decisions, and the next turn.
Why similar: 4X 47.4% ★, Hex Grid 25.5% ★, Strategy 13.6%, Turn-Based Combat 7.5%, Multiplayer 5.7%
- #21 Dwarf Guild Mania
82% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: QuarkbluePub: Kennedy Publishing House
Windows · Mac
Lead a campaign of glory as you mine, trade, conquer, & sabotage your way to victory. Your Kingdom of Dwarves must vanquish its rivals and conquer the realm in this turn-based economic strategy game. Lead your Dwarves across new lands in search of gems, gold, & glory. For the Guild!
Why similar: 4X 32.7% ★, Hex Grid 16% ★, Dwarves 13.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.2%, Strategy 6%
- #22 Deity Empires
83% matchVery Positive86% of 340 reviews2018
Dev: BaileyHausdorff Systems
Windows
Deity Empires is a 4X, turn-based strategy game with a powerful “just one more turn” feel! Enter an intricate fantasy world as one of many deities posed to become ruler of the world.
Why similar: 4X 38.1% ★, Hex Grid 20.7% ★, Dwarves 14.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12%, Strategy 9%
- #23 Commander: Modern War
81% 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 43.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 16.5%, Hex Grid 14% ★, Strategy 12.2%, War 6.7%
- #24 Warlock 2: The Exiled
82% matchMixed70% of 1,316 reviews2014
Dev: Ino-Co PlusPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Warlock 2 is a turn-based strategy game of fantasy warfare. Rival against Great Mages, lead mighty armies into fierce battles, wield ancient magic and faith as your weapons.
Why similar: 4X 40.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 18.7%, Strategy 16.4%, Fantasy 10.2%, Hex Grid 7.3% ★
- #25 Frostward
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: KoPoint Games
Windows
Frostward is a turn-based 4X survival strategy game set on a frozen hex world, where you plan districts, work toward monumental Wonders, command armies in battle, and decide whether humanity will endure, escape, or restore warmth to the world.
Why similar: 4X 46.1% ★, Hex Grid 24.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 16.2%, Strategy 7.7%, Resource Management 3.3%
- #26 Mandate of Galactic Empires
80% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Oddbit
Windows · Linux
A logistics-focused turn-based space 4X. Govern through Administrative Nodes, connect systems with wormhole infrastructure, assign population to production and research, and expand only as far as your empire can support.
Why similar: 4X 48.3% ★, Hex Grid 17.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 16.7%, Strategy 6.8%, War 6.5%
- #27 Wizard Warfare 2: Cephalopod Wars
79% matchPositive87% of 39 reviews2025
Dev: Psyanotek Limited
Windows
Wizard Warfare 2: Cephalopod Wars is the sequel to Wizard Warfare, a fantasy-themed, 4X-style, turn-based strategy game with a strategic empire management layer supported by a detailed tactical battle simulation layer. Now includes fully simulated naval battles.
Why similar: 4X 42.1% ★, Hex Grid 19.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.9%, Strategy 7.4%, Magic 7.1%
- #28 Buddies to Death
79% 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 36.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 23.1%, Multiplayer 10%, Strategy 9.2%, Fantasy 8.3%
- #29 Fealty
78% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2024
Dev: ToddMakesGames
Windows · Mac
A turn-based war game where you must fight for the throne! Use tactics, strategy and magic to wage war. Destroy your enemies with steel and fireballs, or force them to bend the knee, and you will be king of the island!
Why similar: 4X 32.9% ★, Hex Grid 22% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.5%, War 6.2%, Fantasy 5.4%
- #30 From Village to Empire
78% matchMostly Positive70% of 57 reviews2018
Dev: Witch Laboratory
Windows · Linux
From Village to Empire is an indie turn based strategy game with a historical setting. Build cities, research technologies, and train units to discover new lands and conquer the world!
Why similar: 4X 35.4% ★, Hex Grid 22.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.9%, Strategy 12.9%, War 8.4%
- #31 Wizards and Warlords
77% matchVery Positive83% of 260 reviews2020
Dev: Valravn Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Wizards and Warlords is an indie turn-based strategy game, where you play in a randomly generated fantasy world, contending with rival wizards, warlords, roaming marauders and hidden ancient evils. Create a customized sovereign or choose from one of many predefined templates.
Why similar: 4X 35.4% ★, Hex Grid 19.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.1%, Strategy 7.4%, Fantasy 6.7%
- #32 Kairos
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Critical Moment Games
Windows · Mac
Build, expand, and wage dice-driven wars in this medieval 4x strategy game played in under an hour. Adopt unique legacies to progressively define your strategy as you race your rivals to accomplish 5 feats and claim victory.
Why similar: 4X 40.4% ★, Hex Grid 18.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.3%, Tabletop 9.5%, Board Game 7%
- #33 Cee One Vee
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: BANANACODE LTD
Windows
Lead your civilization across six thousand years of history in this turn-based strategy game built for the Game Boy Advance. D-pad-first play makes it a natural fit for Steam Deck.
Why similar: 4X 55.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 25.5%, Strategy 14%, Pixel Graphics 4.6%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #34 Burned Land
76% matchMixed56% of 104 reviews2021
Dev: Koya Game
Windows
Median: 8.1 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 99%
Burned Land is a 4x game in which you will take control of a nascent human race and try to avoid its extinction. Build, explore, conquer until you are worthy of gods. Then confront their anger.
Why similar: 4X 43% ★, Hex Grid 16.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 16.2%, Board Game 6.6%, Strategy 5.6%
- #35 万象战略
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MeleePsycho
Windows
Myriad Strategies: a turn-based strategy game. Rule a nation amid wars, famine, plague, and refugees. Manage cities, talent, economy. The world shifts. Win by holding cities, stabilizing lives, solving refugee crises, building food systems & spy networks, or surviving the chaos.
Why similar: 4X 46.5% ★, Hex Grid 17.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 16%, Strategy 8.7%, War 5.2%
- #36 Demise of Nations
75% matchVery Positive81% of 558 reviews2017
Dev: Noble Master LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Demise of Nations is a 4X turn-based grand strategy wargame covering the rise of Rome till the fall of modern civilization.
Why similar: 4X 39.2% ★, Hex Grid 21.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.4%, Multiplayer 8.4%, Strategy 7.5%
- #37 Crow's Foot
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Thelix
Windows · Mac · Linux
A turn-based hex strategy you can finish over lunch. Outsmart AI rivals, each with their own grudges, ambitions, and breaking points. Conquer provinces, command knights, scouts, assassins, and more. Unlock rule-bending scrolls. Go bankrupt and your own army defects.
Why similar: 4X 47.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17.7%, Strategy 12%, Hex Grid 7.3% ★, War 4.5%
- #38 扩张吧王国 Expand the Kingdom
73% matchMostly Positive74% of 27 reviews2025
Dev: 奥特斯盗
Windows
"Expand the Kingdom" is a strategy game based on construction and expansion. In the game, you need to expand and plan land, acquire resources to maintain the internal balance of the kingdom, and survive and defeat all opponents in the competition between kingdoms.
Why similar: Hex Grid 39.7% ★, 4X 27.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.4%, Strategy 9.8%, War 5.5%
- #39 军团战棋Legion War
74% matchVery Positive89% of 827 reviews2021
Dev: Bear & Cat Studio
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 42.9 hrs≥1hr: 53%
"Legion War" is a 4X strategy game in a fantasy setting. You can build and expand your territory, explore unknown lands, and search for mysterious treasure, cultivate your own heroes and troops while exterminating your opponent's, and challenge the god who rules the world behind the scenes.
Why similar: 4X 40.6% ★, Hex Grid 25.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17.8%, Strategy 8.3%, Magic 4.3%
- #40 Ultakia
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Simon Alber
Windows
Ultakia is a turn-based space 4X strategy game with distinctive resource management. Explore exotic systems and acquire powerful technologies. Exploit your planets, trade with other races and destroy those who stand in your way.
Why similar: 4X 41.9% ★, Hex Grid 25% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.2%, Strategy 7%, Fantasy 5.8%
- #41 Dominions 2 - The Ascension Wars
73% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Illwinter Game Design
Windows · Linux
Dominions II is turn based fantasy game in which you take the role of a powerful being that is trying to become the supreme god. The type of Gods can vary from magically powerful arch mages to old dragons or statues. The game features a large variety of spells and units.
Why similar: 4X 61.7% ★, Strategy 18%, Multiplayer 10.1%, Fantasy 9.6%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #42 Mordfield Command
72% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: Software Verde, LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Set in a world seized by machines, Mordfield Command is a turn-based hex wargame. Reclaim territory under mounting pressure and expand your control of the battlefield. Move too slowly, and the Algorithm’s growing forces will overrun you.
Why similar: 4X 35.1% ★, Hex Grid 20.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.5%, War 8.1%, Multiplayer 7.1%
- #43 Stars in Shadow
72% matchMostly Positive79% of 838 reviews2017
Dev: Ashdar GamesPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 14.4 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 61.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 18.8%, Strategy 11.6%, Turn-Based Combat 7.7%
- #44 Kingdom of Krawall
71% 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 52.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 19.3%, Strategy 14.4%, War 9.4%, Multiplayer 3.9%
- #45 Realm Divided
71% 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 34.1% ★, Hex Grid 17.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.8%, Board Game 6.9%, Turn-Based Combat 6.4%
- #46 Battle for Wesnoth
71% matchVery Positive94% of 6,024 reviews2018
Dev: The Battle for Wesnoth ProjectPub: Wesnoth Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 58%
The Battle for Wesnoth is an open source, turn-based strategy game with a high fantasy theme. Explore the four corners of Irdya in seventeen solo campaigns and dozens of multiplayer maps, taking part in countless adventures as you go.
Why similar: Hex Grid 30.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 24.1%, Strategy 12.1%, Dwarves 9% ★, Multiplayer 8.2%
- #47 One More Voyage
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: starshed studio
Windows
ONE MORE VOYAGE is a minimalist 4X game with incremental progression. On each new Voyage you explore strange planets on the hunt for vital resources to make the next warp jump on the flight from an overpowering enemy. Can you find the starcharts to escape your pursuers?
Why similar: 4X 47.6% ★, Hex Grid 20.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17%, Strategy 6.1%, Resource Management 4.5%
- #48 HUMANKIND™
69% matchMixed69% of 28,852 reviews2021
Dev: AMPLITUDE Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 32.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Rewrite history by shaping a civilization as unique as you are. Combine 60 cultures from the Ancient Era to the Modern Age to lead your empire to victory. Build thriving cities, outsmart rivals in epic battles, spread your influence and leave your mark on HUMANKIND™.
Why similar: 4X 42.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 19.5%, Strategy 12.9%, Hex Grid 10.5% ★, Multiplayer 8.8%
- #49 Planar Conquest
70% matchMixed61% of 582 reviews2016
Dev: Wastelands InteractivePub: Conglomerate 5
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Become an all-powerful Sorcerer Lord and lead one of 8 different races to the ultimate victory. Explore multiple planes of existence, raid dungeons, and conquer cities. Expand your armies, cast mighty spells, and summon godly creatures to do your bidding. Fight the enemies in D20 OGL battles.
Why similar: 4X 43.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17.2%, Dwarves 16.4% ★, Strategy 13.4%, Fantasy 5%
- #50 Fire Isle
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: SneezeDev
Windows
Set the world ablaze in Fire Isle! Choose your fire —Happy, Sad, Angry, or Grumpy— and vs. your friends online to see who can scorch the most of a tropical paradise. Keep your flames alive as rising costs, rainstorms, and other fires try to snuff you out. Can you conquer the Isle?
Why similar: Hex Grid 29.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 21.2%, 4X 19.9% ★, Strategy 14.4%, Multiplayer 10.9%
- #51 Dominium Mundi
70% 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 63.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.9%, Strategy 9.9%, Multiplayer 3.9%, Resource Management 3.4%
- #52 The Veiled Atlas: A Cycle of Falls
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Flat Gradient
Windows · Linux
A turn-based 4X of rival governments contesting the dim Atlas through economy, war and an Influence-weighted Council. At the edge of sensor range, the Shadow does not lose - it only rises.
Why similar: 4X 58.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 21.1%, Strategy 16.6%, 2D 3.6%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #53 Mech and Tech 1
67% match3 user reviews67% of 3 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 32.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 20.1%, Hex Grid 19.4% ★, Strategy 13.1%, Multiplayer 9.8%
- #54 Last Days of Old Earth
69% matchMixed60% of 57 reviews2016
Dev: Auroch DigitalPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Last Days of Old Earth is a rich strategy game set in our far, far future where the sun is dying. Can you command the last noble tribes of humanity as they attempt to survive among the machines and marauding clans?
Why similar: 4X 27.8% ★, Hex Grid 27.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17%, Strategy 11.6%, Multiplayer 9.1%
- #55 Space Imperia 4X
66% matchVery Positive92% of 79 reviews2026
Dev: Breich Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A faithful digital adaptation of the acclaimed board game Space Empires 4X by GMT Games, beloved by wargamers for almost two decades. Command the rise of your civilization and the fall of others, all in one to two hours.
Why similar: 4X 34.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14%, Hex Grid 11.8% ★, Tabletop 9.6%, Board Game 7.9%
- #56 Hex Kingdoms
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Blue Sunset GamesPub: SIG Publishing
Windows
Hex Kingdoms is a turn-based strategy game set in medevial times with fantasy themes. Expand your kingdom, set up your defenses, train soldiers and monsters to become the only ruler of the land.
Why similar: 4X 37.3% ★, Hex Grid 20.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.7%, Strategy 12.6%, War 10.4%
- #57 Conquest of Elysium 4
68% matchVery Positive89% of 567 reviews2015
Dev: Illwinter Game Design
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 35.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Conquest of Elysium 4 is a quick turn based fantasy strategy game with a touch of rogue-like. The game is full of depth, details and monsters. There are also a huge number of factions, each with its own unique gameplay and magic rituals.
Why similar: 4X 35% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 16.4%, Dwarves 15.4% ★, Strategy 14%, Fantasy 7.9%
- #58 Empires of the Void II
68% matchMixed58% of 24 reviews2021
Dev: Magnus Muscle
Windows
A sci-fi turn-based strategy game. A faithful digital rendition of the beloved board game, Empires of the Void II.
Why similar: 4X 43.3% ★, Strategy 14.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.2%, Multiplayer 10.9%, Board Game 10.8%
- #59 Kepler Protocol
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Boe
Windows
Kepler-186e, Humanity's first colony — on a world that is not theirs. Lead the Kaiserreich in turn-based hex strategy against the Ordo Arachnis, a swarm intelligence with no commander. Research, build, supply, fight. Survive.
Why similar: 4X 42.5% ★, Hex Grid 23.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.7%, Turn-Based Combat 7.4%, Strategy 4.1%
- #60 Fantasy General II
67% matchVery Positive81% of 1,984 reviews2019
Dev: Owned by GravityPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 58%
The fantasy wargaming classic is back! Lead powerful heroes and mighty armies into battle in this critically acclaimed turn-based strategy milestone. Level up and train your units and guide them through a gripping story campaign to decide the fate of a world on the brink of destruction.
Why similar: 4X 24.2% ★, Hex Grid 18.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17.4%, Strategy 10.5%, Turn-Based Combat 7.5%