- #1 Diehexegy
97% matchNo user reviews
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 43.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 16.1%, Hex Grid 14.8% ★, Strategy 12.4%, Fantasy 5.7%
- #2 Master of Luna
96% matchPositive100% of 18 reviews2025
Dev: Aleksandr Tiupin
Windows · Mac · Linux
Master of Luna is a turn-based strategy game where you take the role of a half-forgotten deity seeking to regain their former power. It features powerful magic, tactical battles, city building, sweet pixel art and a calm melancholic atmosphere.
Why similar: 4X 41.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.4%, Hex Grid 8.4% ★, Turn-Based Combat 8.3%, Strategy 7.7%
- #3 Warlock - Master of the Arcane
96% matchVery Positive86% of 2,624 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 37.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 22.6%, Hex Grid 11.8% ★, Strategy 11.8%, Fantasy 7.7%
- #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% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 19.1%, Strategy 15.5%, Fantasy 6.6%, Pixel Graphics 3.5%
- #5 Pandora: First Contact
94% matchMixed63% of 638 reviews2014
Dev: Proxy StudiosPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 3.3 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 52.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17.2%, Hex Grid 13.7% ★, Strategy 12%, Multiplayer 4.7%
- #6 The Mystic
94% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2022
Dev: PipeDream
Windows
The Mystic is a dark fantasy, turn-based strategy game. Become a follower of the first gods, gain their favour, overthrow the High King by innovative combat and magic systems and establish harmony. The game offers an exciting campaign full of twists, battles and difficult decisions and multiplayer.
Why similar: 4X 41% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17.1%, Hex Grid 14.7% ★, Strategy 12.6%, Fantasy 5.7%
- #7 Age of Wonders III
93% matchVery Positive80% of 12,750 reviews2014
Dev: Triumph StudiosPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 18.1 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 34.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 22%, Strategy 16.5%, Dwarf 8.2% ★, Fantasy 7.1%
- #8 ENDLESS™ Legend
92% matchVery Positive84% of 18,949 reviews2014
Dev: AMPLITUDE Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 21.6 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 44.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 16.1%, Hex Grid 15.2% ★, Strategy 12.6%, Fantasy 6.4%
- #9 Empis
91% 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 29.3% ★, Hex Grid 21.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 16.3%, Turn-Based Combat 7.3%, Strategy 6.8%
- #10 Shardorium
91% 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 30.2% ★, 4X 25.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 16.9%, Strategy 10%, Turn-Based Combat 6%
- #11 Ever War
90% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2025
Dev: Utium Games
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 39.2% ★, Hex Grid 18.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.6%, Turn-Based Combat 6.7%, Strategy 6.6%
- #12 Wizard Warfare
89% matchVery Positive98% of 60 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 49.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 18.5%, Hex Grid 12.6% ★, Strategy 9.5%, Fantasy 8.1%
- #13 荒野国度 LEGENDS OF THE WILD
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 圆桌工作室Pub: 瓦弄游戏
Windows
Recruit animal heroes, understand their attributes and create your own team Conquer land with your allies, make rational use of all resources on the continent, and defeat enemies from other faction Step by step, move towards the center of the continent, and finally seize the heart of the world.
Why similar: 4X 49.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 16.8%, Strategy 14.3%, Fantasy 7.7%, Magic 6.3%
- #14 Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri™ Planetary Pack
88% matchVery Positive91% of 552 reviews2024
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri™ Planetary Pack includes the original Alpha Centauri and the expansion, Alien Crossfire.
Why similar: 4X 63.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13%, Strategy 11.8%, Multiplayer 11.1%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #15 Deity Empires
87% matchVery Positive86% of 338 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 38.2% ★, Hex Grid 20.8% ★, Dwarf 13.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.3%, Strategy 9.2%
- #16 Commander: Modern War
86% matchPositive84% of 38 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 43.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 16.7%, Hex Grid 13.9% ★, Strategy 12.5%, War 6.6%
- #17 Warlock 2: The Exiled
86% matchMostly Positive70% of 1,292 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 40.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 18.9%, Strategy 16.7%, Fantasy 10%, Hex Grid 7.2% ★
- #18 Wizard Warfare 2: Cephalopod Wars
85% matchPositive86% of 35 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 41.9% ★, Hex Grid 19.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 16.1%, Strategy 7.5%, Magic 7%
- #19 Thule
84% match4 user reviews57% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Xeaker
Windows · Linux
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 42.3% ★, Hex Grid 21.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.5%, Strategy 7%, Magic 5.8%
- #20 From Village to Empire
84% matchMostly Positive70% of 54 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 35.2% ★, Hex Grid 22.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.1%, Strategy 13.1%, War 8.2%
- #21 Wizards and Warlords
83% matchVery Positive84% of 257 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 35.1% ★, Hex Grid 19.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.3%, Strategy 7.5%, Fantasy 6.6%
- #22 Fealty
82% 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 32.8% ★, Hex Grid 21.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.7%, War 6.1%, Fantasy 5.3%
- #23 Burned Land
82% matchMixed56% of 102 reviews2021
Dev: Koya Game
Windows
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 98%
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 42.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 16.4%, Hex Grid 16.3% ★, Board Game 6.6%, Strategy 5.7%
- #24 军团战棋Legion War
81% matchVery Positive90% of 819 reviews2021
Dev: Bear & Cat Studio
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 43.4 hrs≥1hr: 54%
"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 40.4% ★, Hex Grid 25.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 18%, Strategy 8.5%, Magic 4.3%
- #25 扩张吧王国 Expand the Kingdom
80% matchMostly Positive76% of 25 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 39.4% ★, 4X 27.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.6%, Strategy 9.9%, War 5.4%
- #26 Demise of Nations
81% matchVery Positive81% of 542 reviews2017
Dev: Noble Master LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 7.4 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 21.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.4%, Multiplayer 8.5%, Strategy 7.6%
- #27 Ultakia
79% 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 41.5% ★, Hex Grid 24.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.3%, Strategy 7.1%, Fantasy 5.7%
- #28 Mordfield Command
78% 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 34.8% ★, Hex Grid 20.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.7%, War 7.9%, Multiplayer 7.2%
- #29 Dominions 2 - The Ascension Wars
78% 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 61.4% ★, Strategy 18.3%, Multiplayer 10.2%, Fantasy 9.5%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #30 Stars in Shadow
79% matchMostly Positive79% of 816 reviews2017
Dev: Ashdar GamesPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 14.5 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% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 19.3%, Strategy 11.9%, Turn-Based Combat 7.8%
- #31 Battle for Wesnoth
77% matchVery Positive94% of 5,785 reviews2018
Dev: The Battle for Wesnoth ProjectPub: Wesnoth Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 14.8 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 30.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 24.3%, Strategy 12.3%, Dwarf 8.6% ★, Multiplayer 8.3%
- #32 Planar Conquest
77% matchMixed62% of 574 reviews2016
Dev: Wastelands InteractivePub: Conglomerate 5
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 95%
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 17.6%, Dwarf 15.8% ★, Strategy 13.7%, Fantasy 5%
- #33 Realm Divided
75% 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% ★, Hex Grid 17.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14%, Board Game 6.9%, Turn-Based Combat 6.4%
- #34 HUMANKIND™
75% matchMixed69% of 28,231 reviews2021
Dev: AMPLITUDE Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 33.0 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 42.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 19.7%, Strategy 13.1%, Hex Grid 10.3% ★, Multiplayer 8.8%
- #35 Dominium Mundi
76% match7 user reviews29% of 7 reviews2020
Dev: Dusan Petrovic
Windows · Linux
Dominium Mundi is a lightweight 4X strategy game set in the medieval period where 4 players compete to create the most influential empire. Expand your empire over the map, convert more people to your religion, and control more trade routes.
Why similar: 4X 62.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.1%, Strategy 10%, Multiplayer 4%, Resource Management 3.7%
- #36 Last Days of Old Earth
76% 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 27.5% ★, Hex Grid 27.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17.2%, Strategy 11.8%, Multiplayer 9.2%
- #37 Fire Isle
74% 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 29.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 21.4%, 4X 19.7% ★, Strategy 14.6%, Multiplayer 11%
- #38 Mech and Tech 1
73% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: colmer_it UG
Windows · Mac
Conquer. Build. Survive. A tactical strategy game on procedural hex grids - intense, deep. Plan every move: establish your base, secure supply lines, and unleash suppression fire against all who stand in your way. Research new technologies - improve your units. Play solo, co-op, or PvP.
Why similar: 4X 32.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 20.2%, Hex Grid 19.2% ★, Strategy 13.3%, Multiplayer 9.8%
- #39 Hex Kingdoms
73% 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% ★, Hex Grid 20.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.8%, Strategy 12.8%, War 10.2%
- #40 Conquest of Elysium 4
74% matchVery Positive89% of 564 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 16.7%, Dwarf 14.7% ★, Strategy 14.3%, Fantasy 7.8%
- #41 Empires of the Void II
73% 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 42.9% ★, Strategy 14.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.4%, Multiplayer 11%, Board Game 10.7%
- #42 Fantasy General II
72% matchVery Positive81% of 1,900 reviews2019
Dev: Owned by GravityPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 11.1 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% ★, Hex Grid 18.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17.6%, Strategy 10.7%, Turn-Based Combat 7.5%
- #43 Imperial Kingdoms
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: BaroxxTech
Windows · Linux
Expand your kingdom: Gather resources and transport them to your capital city to produce the materials you need to expand your army and conquer new regions. Research new technologies to improve your economy and army. Use your troops wisely to outmanoeuvre your enemies.
Why similar: 4X 48.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.6%, Strategy 13.4%, Hex Grid 11% ★, War 5.2%
- #44 Space Imperia 4X
71% matchNo user 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 43.6% ★, Hex Grid 11.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 11.1%, Tabletop 7.5%, Strategy 7.5%
- #45 Numeral Lord
70% matchVery Positive91% of 68 reviews2022
Dev: Flint Games
Windows
minimalism strategy game
Why similar: 4X 32.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 27.4%, Hex Grid 15.1% ★, Strategy 11.7%, Multiplayer 11%
- #46 Conquest of Elysium 3
72% matchVery Positive81% of 329 reviews2012
Dev: Illwinter Game Design
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18 minMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 38%
Conquest of Elysium 3 (CoE3) is a streamlined turn based fantasy strategy game with a touch of rogue-like and the complex undertones of Illwinter's Dominions series. While CoE3 appears to be a simple game with limited options at first glance, delving further into the game reveals a game of complex decision making and risky endeavors.
Why similar: 4X 41.9% ★, Strategy 18.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.1%, Dwarf 14.9% ★, Fantasy 8.2%
- #47 Politon
69% matchVery Positive90% of 86 reviews2025
Dev: Pinq Games
Windows · Mac
Politon: A turn-based strategy game that will push your strategic and management skills to the limit! Expand your territory, strengthen your economy, and outsmart your enemies by planning your strategy carefully.
Why similar: 4X 36.4% ★, Hex Grid 23.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.4%, Multiplayer 8.3%, Strategy 7.5%
- #48 Worshippers
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 105 reviews2018
Dev: Brainwashing Games
Windows
It's hard to be a god! Worshipper is a fast-paced strategy combined with collectible card game. Explore and conquer the land, face dreadful creatures, lead your people to glory! With every victory you will unlock new units, spells and buildings, use them to develop your own unique strategies!
Why similar: 4X 50.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 23.5%, Strategy 15.1%, Board Game 10.7%
- #49 Plane Starship2:Galactic Contender
69% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: 爱芙尔
Windows
This is a 4x turn-base strategy game. You can develop your planet, expand your territory by colonizing and building space stations, research technology to unlock more ships, and ultimately discover and eliminate your enemies.
Why similar: 4X 48.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 18.9%, Strategy 9.9%, Board Game 8.9%, War 8.1%
- #50 WarKind
70% matchMixed53% of 19 reviews2022
Dev: MajerGames
Windows
Turn-based strategy game with different races and heroes
Why similar: 4X 52.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 20%, Strategy 15.2%, Multiplayer 6.9%, Fantasy 5.5%
- #51 EOL: End Of Line
70% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: MLS Games, LLC
Windows
A sci-fi turn-based strategy game, no gimmicky mechanics just pure 4x glory.
Why similar: 4X 49.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17.1%, Hex Grid 14.7% ★, Strategy 13.9%, Multiplayer 4.6%
- #52 Monarchs at Play
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MixedMoonGamesPub: Looking for Publisher
Windows
Turn-based 4X strategy in just one hour. Place buildings, chain adjacency bonuses, optimize resources, and outsmart rival monarchs through trade or war to earn the most Glory - solo or multiplayer.
Why similar: 4X 42.4% ★, Hex Grid 18.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17.8%, Strategy 8.7%, Multiplayer 7.3%
- #53 Palm Kingdoms 3
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hack The Publisher
Windows · Mac
Palm Kingdoms 3 is a turn-based strategy game with deep mechanics. Explore maps, build your kingdom, and lead armies in rich, tactical combat. Here, power lies not in a single character, but in the unique Commanders you cultivate within your ranks.
Why similar: 4X 36.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 18.7%, War 11.5%, Strategy 8.8%, Multiplayer 7.8%
- #54 Worlds of Magic
69% matchMixed50% of 586 reviews2015
Dev: Wastelands InteractivePub: Conglomerate 5
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Worlds of Magic is a 4X turn-based strategy game. Players can explore and conquer an almost limitless number of procedurally generated universes, using military and magical power to overcome their foes. Found cities, raise armies, research and cast spells, hire powerful heroes, and create powerful magical artifacts.
Why similar: 4X 50.9% ★, Strategy 18.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.9%, Fantasy 7.8%, Magic 4.8%
- #55 Space Empires IV Deluxe
68% matchVery Positive86% of 285 reviews2006
Dev: Malfador MachinationsPub: Strategy First
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 37%
The award-winning Space Empires IV Deluxe is the latest edition in the Space Empires series. A grand strategy title in the space 4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate) genre, Space Empires has already found a place in the heart of strategy gamers everywhere.
Why similar: 4X 69.9% ★, Strategy 17.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.4%, Singleplayer 0.3%
- #56 Age of Wonders Shadow Magic
68% matchVery Positive89% of 632 reviews2010
Dev: Triumph StudiosPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Age of Wonders: Shadow Magic is the third entry in the award winning fantasy strategy series. This fan-favorite enhances the series' praised fusion of empire building, role-playing and tactical combat with the eerie Shadow World and battle with races never before seen, across new and diverse landscapes.
Why similar: 4X 34.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 27.3%, Strategy 15.9%, Fantasy 10.4%, Multiplayer 6.6%
- #57 Sid Meier's Civilization®: Beyond Earth™
67% matchMixed60% of 22,976 reviews2014
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 29.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Sid Meier’s Civilization: Beyond Earth is a new science-fiction-themed entry into the award winning Civilization series. As part of an expedition sent to find a home beyond Earth, lead your people into a new frontier, explore and colonize an alien planet and create a new civilization in space.
Why similar: 4X 39.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 25.3%, Hex Grid 14.9% ★, Strategy 12.7%, Multiplayer 7.4%
- #58 Dwarf Guild Mania
66% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: QuarkbluePub: Kennedy Publishing House
Windows · Mac · Linux
Lead a campaign of glory as you mine, trade, spy, & sabotage your way to victory. Your guild of dwarves must vanquish its rivals and conquer the realm in this turn-based economic strategy game. Lead your capitalist dwarves across new lands in search of gems and gold. For the Guild!
Why similar: 4X 32.5% ★, Hex Grid 18% ★, Dwarf 15.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.2%, Strategy 5.9%
- #59 Napoleon 1813
64% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Empire Interactive EntertainmentPub: Strategy First
Windows
In an enormous strategic area stretching from Paris to Breslau, from Hamburg to Vienna, control everything from major strategic territorial decisions to tactical battle manoeuvres.
Why similar: 4X 51% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17.7%, Strategy 14.1%, War 7.3%, Turn-Based Combat 4.3%
- #60 Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,918 reviews2007
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 44.4 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Sid Meier's Civilization IV®: Beyond the Sword is the second expansion pack for Civilization IV - the 2005 PC Game of the Year that has become a worldwide hit.
Why similar: 4X 51% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 26.2%, Strategy 16%, Multiplayer 6.3%, Singleplayer 0.5%