- #1 ΠΟΛΙΣ — Athens
97% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Ginkgo
Windows
Govern classical Athens across 272 unbroken years (594–322 BC). Steer family factions, the favour of the gods, and shifting alliances through 405 historical events — as the tide of history carries your city, inexorably, toward 322 BC.
Why similar: Political Sim 32.8% ★, Historical 21.7%, Grand Strategy 17.4%, Simulation 8.7%, Strategy 7.8%
- #2 Crisis Cabinet
96% match4 user reviews60% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: Function Labs LimitedPub: Function Labs
Windows
Lead a nation through elections, unrest, war, scandals and economic collapse in this turn-based political strategy simulation. Spend political capital, manage budgets, survive crises and decide how far you’ll go to stay in power.
Why similar: Political Sim 32.6% ★, Grand Strategy 11%, Historical 10%, Military 8.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.1%
- #3 DICTOCRACY
95% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: A2B Games
Windows
Take charge as the President of a newly independent country, Adelphia. Build infrastructure, approve policies, juggle between conflicting priorities of the public, your ministers and other countries' leaders - All with only one action per turn and a different political landscape in each playthrough
Why similar: Political Sim 29.9% ★, Grand Strategy 13.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.2%, Lore-Rich 9.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.7%
- #4 Flight South: Northern Expedition
94% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: 功达工作室
Windows
A clan-management and grand-strategy game set during the founding years of the Eastern Jin. Establish your house, settle your people, manage its manor, govern local territory, navigate court politics, and face Zu Ti's expedition and Wang Dun's rebellion.
Why similar: Political Sim 47.1% ★, Historical 20.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.5%, Strategy 10.2%, Multiple Endings 9%
- #5 崇祯直聘:明末官场沉浮模拟器
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: PyacarkPub: SetRight Studio
Windows
《崇祯直聘:明末官场沉浮模拟器》是一款以明末崇祯朝为背景的历史叙事策略游戏,融合城池经营与官场抉择。你将扮演出身各异的一名末世小官——寒门文官、缙绅子弟、武官后人或宫中宦官,在天灾、兵祸与党争交织的十七年里治理城池或管理兵务政务,周旋于上司、同僚与士绅百姓之间,并走向属于你自己的结局。游戏没有善恶评分,每一次选择——秉公或贪墨、强硬或妥协——都通向真实且不可逆的后果。你不是在扮演好人或坏人,只是在回答:如果活在那个时代,你会成为怎样的人。
Why similar: Historical 25.7%, Political Sim 24.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 10.4%, Multiple Endings 9.9%, Simulation 9.3%
- #6 Crisis in the Kremlin
93% matchVery Positive84% of 1,463 reviews2017
Dev: Nostalgames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Don’t let the Soviet Union collapse, and fall in the darkness of history or lead the Union by a new path – democracy and free market! But before you decide something, think – wouldn’t it cause more harm than good?
Why similar: Political Sim 60.5% ★, Historical 8.6%, Grand Strategy 7.7%, Strategy 6.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 3.7%
- #7 三国記II
92% matchPositive83% of 40 reviews2022
Dev: lufy
Windows · Mac
《三国记II》是三国记系列的第2部作品,是一款正统的历史模拟策略游戏。以中国东汉末年的三国时期为总体背景,围绕着争夺大陆霸权,展开了一系列的故事。 《三国记II》采取直接在大地图上进行游戏和战斗,让玩家体验征战四方的快感。
Why similar: Political Sim 26% ★, Grand Strategy 17.7%, Historical 11.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.3%, Simulation 9.1%
- #8 Theo
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Theo Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
The player is the architect of the world, plays for one of the world forces and achieves its dominance in the world with the help of tools and through indirect influence on countries and key figures. The story-driven game takes place through key historical events that have impacted the modern world.
Why similar: Political Sim 37.5% ★, Grand Strategy 19.5%, Historical 11.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.1%, Strategy 7.3%
- #9 Politisim
91% match2 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: OateyGames
Windows
Run for President of the United States. Fight through a state-by-state primary, pick a running mate at the convention, trade blows across every televised debate, and hold your coalition together on election night — one decision a week, in a country paying attention to every one.
Why similar: Political Sim 49.8% ★, Grand Strategy 16.5%, Simulation 9.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.3%, Strategy 6.8%
- #10 Last Emperor
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Puggers Games
Windows
Lead a waning Empire back to its former glory in this fictional Cold War text-based RPG. As emperor, choose who to trust and who to silence. Adapt to changing times or cling to tradition. Enact reforms to revive the economy, enforce law and order, and reinforce the Empire’s place under the Sun.
Why similar: Political Sim 35.8% ★, Grand Strategy 13.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.7%, Text-Based 9%, Historical 6.3%
- #11 Pax Astra
89% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: ben_cardino
Windows · Mac · Linux
A political sim RPG space opera with 4X elements, inspired by Suzerain and Stellaris. Become the first president of a fallen empire, choose any ideology, and expand into the stars. Your decisions shape the nation and the galaxy. Follow any ideology, be the leader you want in Pax Astra!
Why similar: Political Sim 31.1% ★, Grand Strategy 13.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.6%, Historical 11.6%, Lore-Rich 11.1%
- #12 The Helios Accord
88% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ZOA LLC
Windows
The Helios Accord is a post-scarcity science-fiction grand strategy game. Govern by consent, set doctrine, negotiate with civilizations, and send Citizen Minds beyond known space. Then Serenity of Dawn disappears. No wreckage. No distress call. Only an impossible signal that changes when observed.
Why similar: Political Sim 43.5% ★, Grand Strategy 19%, Text-Based 8.9%, Multiple Endings 6%, Turn-Based Strategy 4.9%
- #13 Federal Reserve Simulator
86% matchVery Positive97% of 73 reviews2026
Dev: Billmeade Gaming
Windows · Mac · Linux
Can you beat inflation without crashing the economy? Run the Federal Reserve through real crises, political pressure, AI bubbles, and market panic. Set rates, deploy QE, manage expectations, and engineer the perfect soft landing. Featured on Marketplace with Kai Ryssdal.
Why similar: Political Sim 44.1% ★, Historical 21%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.2%, Education 6.8%, Simulation 5.1%
- #14 活体三国
87% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2021
Dev: 嗨呻啵咯
Windows
以人为本的策略沙盘,布局谋篇的颅内快感,生机盎然的骚话文案。【我的游戏,该有灵魂】
Why similar: Political Sim 40.1% ★, Grand Strategy 14.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.2%, Historical 10.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.1%
- #15 雄关漫道,一梦万里
86% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: JI HONGZE
Windows
Find a way out, for a dream that never fade away.
Why similar: Political Sim 37.2% ★, Historical 16.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14%, Education 9.2%, Text-Based 7.3%
- #16 Mandate 1600: The East
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: RM GAME
Windows
At a turning point in history, decide the future of a nation. Mandate 1600: The East is a global historical grand strategy game. Govern lands and dynasty, secure your bloodline, grow through trade, and prevail in war. Rewrite history.
Why similar: Political Sim 32.3% ★, Grand Strategy 20%, Historical 18%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.7%, Simulation 5.6%
- #17 Cascade: Hindcast
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Herni Dedalvs
Windows · Mac
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: Political Sim 34.1% ★, Grand Strategy 18.9%, Historical 11%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.6%, Simulation 9.4%
- #18 Reversed Front
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ESC Taiwan
Windows
The players may assume the role of Hong Kong, Tibet, Uyghurs (East Turkestan), Kazakhs, Mongolia, Manchuria, Taiwan or Cathaysian Rebel factions, establishing organisations in 269 territories in the Cathayan Continent to overthrow the Communist regime!
Why similar: Political Sim 31% ★, Grand Strategy 17.2%, Historical 10.1%, Lore-Rich 9.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.5%
- #19 Vizier
83% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Verdigris
Windows
The king holds the power — but the words are yours. Advise a young ruler through intrigue, war, and betrayal in a turn-based court drama, where the right counsel shapes a realm and the wrong one ends you.
Why similar: Political Sim 49.9% ★, Historical 11.6%, Multiple Endings 11.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.7%, Story Rich 5.9%
- #20 The Prime Minister's Crest: Path to Power
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: WAWELLC
Windows
A political simulation visual novel set in a severe post-bubble economic crisis. As newly elected governor Kazuma Oreki, allocate tight budgets to resolve economic, security, and welfare issues. Navigate complex factional politics and ultimately forge your path to the Prime Minister's seat.
Why similar: Political Sim 41.1% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.6%, Lore-Rich 13.7%, Multiple Endings 8.2%, Artificial Intelligence 6.6%
- #21 三国混战
81% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: YangGrass
Windows
In the world of the Three Kingdoms, where the warlords were vying for supremacy, different forces were chosen to rebuild the Great Han or establish a new heaven. Through event selection, a balance was achieved among the literati, Han, and people.
Why similar: Political Sim 39% ★, Grand Strategy 22.8%, Historical 15%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.4%, Strategy 9.9%
- #22 Sagger
82% matchPositive80% of 25 reviews2022
Dev: Media Alliance Gaming Studio Sp. z o.o.
Windows
This is a BETA VERSION of the Sagger game - historical simulator that will give you control over all Israel resources to face the Yom Kippur War. With the help of your advisor and knowledge, you will acquire, make the crucial decisions that will lead the state of Israel to Victory or Defeat.
Why similar: Political Sim 27.4% ★, Historical 13.6%, Grand Strategy 12%, Education 11.8%, Multiple Endings 7.5%
- #23 Another Map Simulator
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Overdramatic Games
Windows
Be the architect and the audience of a living, breathing fantasy world. Generate vast procedural maps, paint your empires, and watch as autonomous AI nations wage war, forge alliances, and build deep economies. Intervene as an active god, or sit back and watch centuries of history unfold.
Why similar: Political Sim 39.7% ★, Grand Strategy 22.2%, Historical 11.9%, Simulation 10.8%, Artificial Intelligence 8.6%
- #24 Clan and Crown
79% matchMixed47% of 17 reviews2026
Dev: alanchuPub: Wise Games
Windows
The game is a strategy simulation game where you start a family, raise children, infiltrate various industries in the city (13 industries, 70 professions), run for mayor to control the city's destiny, manufacture weapons to wage city wars, and ultimately establish your family empire.
Why similar: Political Sim 26.7% ★, Grand Strategy 15.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.1%, Simulation 9.6%, Historical 9%
- #25 汉末霸业免费版
80% matchMixed43% of 42 reviews2023
Dev: LongYou Game Studio
Windows
【汉末霸业】免费版是在全面继承单机版游戏系统基础上,引入了一些网游的常见体系和规则,重点打造武将整体升级体系和技能自由加点系统,给武将培养带来了全新的玩法,并与之配套的增加了局外培养和继承的系统,有别于单机版通关再开从零开始的模式,让玩家可以通过反复通关来不断积累和提高自己的武将核心价值,在新的开局中处于更有利的位置,最大限度保障玩家的游戏体验时长利益。期待所有喜欢三国单机游戏的玩家都来体验一下我们全新打造【汉末霸业~免费版】!
Why similar: Lore-Rich 19%, Grand Strategy 17.8%, Historical 13.8%, Multiple Endings 11.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.2%
- #26 Demockracy
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: SKLC Games
Windows
Build a political party in a fictional country and play for one thing: win power and keep it. Recruit politicians, conquer regions, win elections. There are clean paths and dirty games. Everyone has a price. What's yours?
Why similar: Political Sim 46.3% ★, Grand Strategy 17.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 9%, Simulation 8.3%, Strategy 6.7%
- #27 Samhan: Where Korea Began
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CODEMAPO
Windows · Mac
Silla's thousand-year reign is crumbling, and Gyeon Hwon, Gung Ye and Wang Geon rise to claim the peninsula. Command 500+ historical figures across a 3D Korea in this turn-based grand strategy of statecraft, diplomacy and war—and reunite the Three Han.
Why similar: Political Sim 30.5% ★, Grand Strategy 20.3%, Historical 18.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.8%, War 5.4%
- #28 Jey's Empire
78% matchVery Positive88% of 85 reviews2019
Dev: Maestro CinetikPub: Gaming at Work
Windows · Mac · Linux
Step into the shoes of J. Edgar Hoover and combat the Mafia, Communists, the Ku Klux Klan, the Black Panthers, the Weather Underground, and more as you shape history with your every move. Download now and become the ultimate mastermind in this thrilling management RPG!
Why similar: Political Sim 36.3% ★, Historical 15.2%, Grand Strategy 14.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 8%
- #29 Fault Lines
76% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Andreas Müller
Windows · Linux
Geopolitics doesn't have to be complex. In this casual strategy game, you take control of one of four great powers and try to expand your influence across the globe. But beware: if you're too reckless, the game ends faster than you think...
Why similar: Political Sim 43% ★, Grand Strategy 24.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.3%, Strategy 9.5%, Text-Based 6.2%
- #30 Arms Race 2
77% matchPositive85% of 13 reviews2023
Dev: Alina Digital
Windows
Arms Race 2 is a PC strategy game based on the historical conflict between the USA and the USSR that took place in the 20th century.
Why similar: Political Sim 34.4% ★, Grand Strategy 17.1%, Historical 14.4%, Text-Based 9.3%, Education 7.5%
- #31 STATO
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Scassius Systems
Windows
Shape a nation in a procedural grand strategy sandbox where geography, industry, diplomacy, and war drive emergent history. Build your state, secure resources, manage instability, and survive a world of rival powers.
Why similar: Political Sim 49.9% ★, Grand Strategy 20.4%, Historical 18.4%, Simulation 5%, Strategy 4.7%
- #32 Political Survival - Head of State
75% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: plausegame7
Windows
Lead your nation through political decisions, balance happiness, economy, military, technology, and environment, compete against rival states, and respond to global events in this turn-based political strategy simulation where every choice shapes your country's future.
Why similar: Political Sim 59.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 11.6%, Text-Based 7.6%, Multiple Endings 7.4%, Simulation 7.2%
- #33 World Empire 2027
75% matchMostly Positive77% of 85 reviews2022
Dev: iGindisGames
Windows · Mac
Lead your empire in turn based strategy war game. Select your country and start to play.
Why similar: Political Sim 31.5% ★, Grand Strategy 16.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.8%, Artificial Intelligence 9.8%, War 9.5%
- #34 Europa Universalis III Complete
76% matchVery Positive78% of 2,141 reviews2009
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Europa Universalis III Complete includes the original Europa Universalis III as well as the expansions In Nomine and Napoleons Ambition Europa Universalis III delves deeply into the areas of exploration, trade, warfare and diplomacy.
Why similar: Political Sim 40.3% ★, Grand Strategy 27.8%, Historical 22.3%, Strategy 6.3%, Simulation 2.1%
- #35 Region at War: The Shogun's Tale of War
73% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: ngotak game studio
Windows
Conquer the fractured lands of Hinomoto. Blend deep turn-based empire management with thrilling real-time tactical battles in this 2D strategy game. Build your cities, research vital technologies, and lead your samurai armies to become the undisputed Shogun of the Sengoku era!
Why similar: Political Sim 37% ★, Grand Strategy 22.6%, Historical 12.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.6%, Strategy 8.6%
- #36 SGS We The People
73% matchMostly Positive72% of 43 reviews2023
Dev: Strategy Game StudioPub: Avalon Digital
Windows · Mac
The complete American Revolutionary War from July 1775 to April 1783, with all units, weapons and events included on a two week turn base. The most complete strategy game made on this conflict. Fight for your ideals, and take command of America!
Why similar: Political Sim 37.8% ★, Historical 18.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 14%, Strategy 9.1%, Military 6.5%
- #37 Victoria II
74% matchVery Positive88% of 20,842 reviews2010
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 49.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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: Political Sim 33.6% ★, Grand Strategy 26.5%, Historical 20.5%, Military 5.5%, Strategy 5.2%
- #38 Crowns of Medieval Europe
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: plausegame7
Windows
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: Political Sim 31.3% ★, Grand Strategy 20.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.2%, Simulation 9.8%, Historical 7.8%
- #39 Africa Empire 2027
74% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2022
Dev: iGindisGames
Windows · Mac
Lead your African empire in an empire building turn based strategy war game. Are you ready to lead, Supreme Commander?
Why similar: Political Sim 32.6% ★, Grand Strategy 18.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.4%, Text-Based 7.1%
- #40 Brumel: Fantasy Presidential Race
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: SECHAN BARAM
Windows
In this fantasy political simulation, you are the Hero Party’s presidential candidate, with 60 days to win an election. Defeat rivals from the Demon Party, the Spirit Party, and beyond to become president. The fate of your nation—and the world—rests on your choices.
Why similar: Political Sim 51.4% ★, Multiple Endings 11.8%, Text-Based 10.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.3%, Lore-Rich 8.3%
- #41 50 Stars
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Zudesa Corporation
Windows · Mac · Linux
Run for president or mayor. Write your own story of success or failure. Pass legislation and create budgets. In 50 Stars, you create your own story as you run for office. The future is your in 50 Stars, how will you play?
Why similar: Political Sim 41.6% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.1%, Simulation 11.1%, Text-Based 6.5%
- #42 Provisional Authority: An AI Governance Simulation
71% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Synthetic Mandate
Windows
Balance growth, stability, and public trust while an AI observes your every move. Guide a nation through economic crises and political pressure — but be prudent, because the system you rely on may decide it can govern better than you.
Why similar: Political Sim 31.1% ★, Grand Strategy 19.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 10%, Artificial Intelligence 9%, Simulation 8.8%
- #43 Rise and Fall: Bronze Age
71% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2024
Dev: Ludwig LoreKhan
Windows
Rise & Fall: Bronze Age is a Grand Strategy game set in the Bronze Age between 3400BC and 1150BC. Expand your power by diplomacy and war and manage your troublesome elites. Feed your people, build temples for your gods and tombs for your rulers. How high can you rise before your empire falls ?
Why similar: Grand Strategy 25.4%, Historical 22.4%, Political Sim 19% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.1%, Resource Management 8.3%
- #44 历史模拟器:崇祯
69% matchNo user reviews50% of 3,188 reviews
Dev: 青干工作室
Windows
Median: 8.4 hrsMean: 28.0 hrs≥1hr: 72%
本作的初衷不在于让崇祯单纯地赢,而是编写一部属于你的王朝兴衰故事。虽然历史绝对不可改写,但在世界模型的推演下,你的每一次抉择都将引发蝴蝶效应,书写出全新的篇章。我们希望玩家在体验演义故事的疯狂与逻辑博弈的残酷时,能在直面王朝或崩塌或强盛的激荡中,悄悄生出对真实历史的敬畏。
Why similar: Grand Strategy 25.6%, Historical 24.2%, Artificial Intelligence 15.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.8%, Military 7.9%
- #45 United Sects of America
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: FoxSox GamesPub: Madnetic Games
Windows
Welcome to the United Sects of America, where a captivating narrative, strategic management, and moral choices seamlessly intertwine. As the leader of your own cult, you'll grapple with tough decisions, shape your group's destiny, and aim to wield influence across the entire United States.
Why similar: Political Sim 30.7% ★, Grand Strategy 14.5%, Historical 14.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.6%, Text-Based 8.7%
- #46 Tempest of Nations
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Faustian Ambitions LLC
Windows
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: Political Sim 40.8% ★, Grand Strategy 27.3%, Historical 23.3%, Strategy 8.6%
- #47 1992: Rasputie
70% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: A2B games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Take a place of a politician in the post-Soviet space and immerse yourself in the struggle for power amid the ruins of the former empire. Your decisions will determine the path of the young state's development.
Why similar: Political Sim 38.4% ★, Historical 17.4%, Grand Strategy 15%, Turn-Based Strategy 9%, Military 6.9%
- #48 Twisted Three Kingdoms
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Seasonbean Team
Windows
Amidst this chaotic era, shape your own destiny—whether as a loyal minister, a ruthless warlord, or an independent ruler. Every choice and battle writes your legend. Are you ready to rise from a commoner to claim the realm?
Why similar: Political Sim 29.7% ★, Historical 20.8%, Grand Strategy 20.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.4%, Strategy 6.3%
- #49 RULES OF RESIDENCE
69% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Toydium Inc.
Windows
You bought your dream home... but it wasn't all you chalked it up to be. As a member of its management committee, rewrite the rules to change the lives of your neighbours and your family for the better in this singleplayer management simulator. Or will you become what you sought to fight against?
Why similar: Political Sim 43.1% ★, Multiple Endings 9.7%, Simulation 9.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.2%
- #50 Antiyoy
68% matchPositive86% of 43 reviews2024
Dev: yiotro
Windows
Turn-based strategy with simple rules
Why similar: Political Sim 36.6% ★, Grand Strategy 21.6%, Historical 14.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.7%, Strategy 8.6%
- #51 Mr. President
67% matchMostly Positive76% of 172 reviews2026
Dev: Exia Labs
Windows · Mac
Can you face the challenges of the Oval Office? Find out in Mr. President, a sandbox simulation of the U.S. presidency. Pursue your legislative agenda. Compete with rivals Russia and China. Deal with crises from 9/11 to COVID-19; and direct the U.S. military against terror groups and rogue states.
Why similar: Political Sim 34% ★, Historical 17.7%, Grand Strategy 16.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.7%, Military 6.2%
- #52 朕不想死!
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 四方格工作室
Windows
Late Ming collapse—you carry a ruler’s secret in a world of blades and famine. Card combat drives battles and plot branches; AI persuasion challenges key figures, and skill cards help you win. Minigames change what comes next. Raise attributes and destiny, explore for events, items.
Why similar: Political Sim 31% ★, Historical 11.7%, Lore-Rich 9.7%, Artificial Intelligence 7.9%, Text-Based 7.7%
- #53 Age of History II
68% matchVery Positive90% of 50,416 reviews2018
Dev: Łukasz JakowskiPub: Łukasz Jakowski Games
Windows
Median: 11.3 hrsMean: 60.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Age of History II is a grand strategy wargame that is simple to learn yet hard to master.Your objective is to use military tactics and cunning diplomacy to either unify the world, or conquer it.Will the world bleed out or bow before you? The choice is yours..
Why similar: Political Sim 25.9% ★, Historical 24.7%, Grand Strategy 19.2%, War 10.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.1%
- #54 Civis: The Eternal City
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SwampRabbit Labs
Windows
A Roman political simulator set in the late Republic. Navigate the Senate, manage your household, build a dynasty, and watch the Republic you serve slowly become something unrecognizable.
Why similar: Political Sim 40% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.1%, Grand Strategy 15.1%, Historical 9.8%, Multiple Endings 4.7%
- #55 Rise of the Successor
67% matchPositive86% of 43 reviews2025
Dev: Studio Six
Windows
You wake up as North Korea’s Supreme Leader. Manage diplomacy, internal power struggles, and national survival. Balance nuclear ambition, public needs, and elite loyalty. One wrong move could cost you everything — will you rule or fall?
Why similar: Political Sim 52.9% ★, Historical 14.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.5%, Strategy 6.8%, Simulation 6.4%
- #56 Belarus Simulator: Preemptive Strike
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Talentless Person Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
You are the ruler of a democratic independent state of Belarus. Unfortunately, you receive troubled news. An act of aggression is planned against your country. You need to do everything in your power to stop it.
Why similar: Political Sim 40.1% ★, Historical 14.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.2%, War 8.9%, Text-Based 8.6%
- #57 Throne of Decisions
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Five Punch Studio
Windows
Throne of Decisions is a medieval card-based strategy game where every choice shapes the future. As King, you must maintain the balance of power by approving or rejecting the petitions of your subjects. Determine the fate of your people and lead your kingdom to glory or ruin.
Why similar: Political Sim 41.7% ★, Historical 18.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.1%, Multiple Endings 10%, Resource Management 5%
- #58 Machiavelli the Prince
65% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2026
Dev: Holistic Design, Inc.Pub: Holistic Design, inc.
Windows · Linux
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: Political Sim 37.8% ★, Grand Strategy 17%, Historical 15.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.2%, Simulation 6.5%