- #1 Crusader Kings III
97% matchVery Positive90% of 139,914 reviews2020
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 28.7 hrsMean: 146.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Love, fight, scheme, and claim greatness. Determine your noble house’s legacy in the sprawling grand strategy of Crusader Kings III. Death is only the beginning as you guide your dynasty’s bloodline in the rich and larger-than-life simulation of the Middle Ages.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 23% ★, Historical 11.6%, Strategy 9.8%, Medieval 9.2%, RPG 7.7%
- #2 Strategeist
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Galactic Starfish, Inc.
Windows
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 22.8% ★, Historical 11.7%, Diplomacy 11.6% ★, Alternate History 9.2%, Strategy 6.3%
- #3 Countryballs Conquest
96% matchVery Positive87% of 86 reviews2025
Dev: Indenial Games
Windows
Lead your country through the Victorian age, expand your empire as you go head to head with the great powers of the world.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 27.9% ★, War 10.5%, Strategy 9.5%, Simulation 8.9%, Management 8.5%
- #4 Sengoku
95% matchMixed61% of 476 reviews2011
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Use your power as a Feudal Lord to unite the land of the Rising Sun under your iron fist.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 34.7% ★, Historical 18.3%, Strategy 17.8%, Simulation 13.5%, RPG 11.8%
- #5 Perang Laut - Maritime Warfare
94% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2021
Dev: Sengkala Dev
Windows
Perang Laut Maritime Warfare is a historical real time strategy set on early modern age(15th-18th century) in Indonesia archipelago. Lot of kingdoms rise as spices trading booming and this is your chance to establish your maritime power by use diplomacy, influence, and war!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 17.1% ★, Historical 13.5%, RTS 11.3%, Diplomacy 10% ★, Strategy 9.5%
- #6 NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence
94% matchVery Positive83% of 617 reviews2015
Dev: KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 17.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Become a Daimyo of the Warring States period of Japanese history in NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION, a historical simulation game of conquest and domination. It is the 30th anniversary of this series and this current release, NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence, is the crown of the series.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 22.2% ★, Historical 12.5%, Diplomacy 12.3% ★, RTS 8.7%, Alternate History 8.4%
- #7 Knights of Honor II: Sovereign
93% matchMostly Positive77% of 6,572 reviews2022
Dev: Black Sea GamesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Become the king and fight over Europe in this fresh take on medieval real-time grand strategy. Manage provinces, gather armies, initiate diplomacy, and dabble in espionage. The path is open: become the true Sovereign of your people and bring them to glory.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 33.7% ★, Strategy 17.1%, Medieval 13.4%, RTS 11.9%, Simulation 11.5%
- #8 The Emperor and State
92% matchMixed57% of 327 reviews2024
Dev: 涂途Pub: Hawthorn Games
Windows
The Emperor and State is a turn-based strategy game that simulates the rule of an ancient feudal monarch. It involves the administration, policy adjustment, diplomatic checks and balances, national wars, as well as the emperor's self-cultivation, the cultivation of successors and so on.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 21.1% ★, Diplomacy 13.6% ★, Historical 11.4%, Alternate History 10.8%, War 7%
- #9 Artillery Tycoon
91% matchPositive100% of 13 reviews2025
Dev: Awful Waffle Studio
Windows
Build and manage an artillery factory in the WWI era. Research authentic weapon components, engineer deadly firepower, test prototypes on your firing range, and compete for lucrative government contracts. From the French 75 to the German 7.7, your designs will decide the fate of nations.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 20.9% ★, Historical 16%, Simulation 15.2%, Strategy 14.1%, Military 9.2%
- #10 PicoBellum
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: PicoBellum
Windows · Linux
The war between Humans and Orcs continues to ravage the world. Lead your faction into war, besiege castles, clash on open battlefields, and conquer enemy territory. End the conflict and claim the throne of the world.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 30.5% ★, Strategy 16.7%, War 13%, RTS 11.5%, Medieval 10.1%
- #11 Evil Bank Manager
90% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,760 reviews2018
Dev: Hamsters Gaming
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
What could be better than having a million dollars, a billion? This will not make you all powerful in the world, your goal will not only be to make lots of money, but to print money and become a Federal reserve system
Why similar: Grand Strategy 22.6% ★, Strategy 12%, Management 10.9%, Simulation 10%, Historical 9.2%
- #12 Great Houses of Calderia
89% matchMixed61% of 424 reviews2024
Dev: Resistance GamesPub: Firesquid
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Great Houses of Calderia is a Feudal Grand Strategy game focusing on family dynamics & stories. Use your family strengths to compete against rivals to rise in the ranks of Calderia - produce, trade, scheme, bribe, and battle to build your legacy of power!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 28.9% ★, Diplomacy 9.6% ★, RPG 9.5%, Strategy 8.1%, Management 6.6%
- #13 Monarch : Medieval Remastered
89% matchVery Positive81% of 377 reviews2025
Dev: Mr.Lordy
Windows
In the medieval era, assume the role of a lord and engage with other lords,develop fiefdoms, and employ strategies involving intrigue, warfare, and plunder. Expand your territory and strengthen your house lineage Or, be a god, manipulate the world? This game primarily strategic role-playing elements
Why similar: Grand Strategy 24.7% ★, Historical 12.4%, Medieval 10%, RPG 8.3%, Strategy 8.1%
- #14 For The Glory: A Europa Universalis Game
88% matchMostly Positive77% of 171 reviews2009
Dev: Crystal Empire GamesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 35.9 hrs≥1hr: 43%
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 25% ★, Diplomacy 13.4% ★, Historical 13.3%, Alternate History 10.6%, Simulation 8.4%
- #15 Eon Empires
87% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Aeonforge Studio
Windows
Create and lead your civilization from the Stone Age to a futuristic era. Shape history on customizable maps through war, diplomacy, culture, trade, science, and religion.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 26.5% ★, Alternate History 13.7%, Diplomacy 12.3% ★, Strategy 12.1%, Historical 8.5%
- #16 RUPTURR
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Aikon Interactive
Windows
Develop your nation, command your army, and dominate the world in a real-time strategy game combining economic management, diplomacy, technological progress, and military conquest.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 17.8% ★, Simulation 16.7%, Strategy 16.6%, Diplomacy 12.7% ★, Alternate History 9.8%
- #17 Renaissance Kingdom Wars - Prologue
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Reverie World StudiosPub: indie.io
Windows
The year is 1510. In this grand strategy & RTS hybrid you play as one of a dozen characters across medieval Europe, Africa and Middle East. Start as a landless mercenary captain. Fight your way to become a minor lord. Rise up through Kingdoms hierarchy and be crowned, then expand your Kingdom.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 24.9% ★, Diplomacy 13.7% ★, RPG 10.1%, RTS 10%, Historical 9.4%
- #18 历史模拟器:崇祯
84% matchNo user reviews55% of 1,412 reviews
Dev: 青干工作室
Windows
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 34.7% ★, Historical 16.9%, Strategy 10.2%, Alternate History 9.7%, Simulation 9.2%
- #19 Divided Empire: SENGOKU
85% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Composition GS
Windows
Lead your clan through Japan's turbulent Sengoku period. Craft wise strategies to expand your domain and use cunning tactics to defeat your enemies on the battlefield. Emerge victorious, restore order, and claim the title of Shogun!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 31.5% ★, Historical 16.1%, Strategy 14.5%, RTS 10.8%, War 9.3%
- #20 NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence - Ascension
84% matchMostly Positive70% of 1,082 reviews2016
Dev: KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 25.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
In the simulation game series "Nobunaga's Ambition", players aim to unify Japan in the troubled times of the Warring States era. In this release we include "Officer Play" for the first time in the series, allowing players to advance from retainer to Castle Lord and then on to Daimyo.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 20.8% ★, Diplomacy 16.1% ★, RTS 8.8%, War 8.6%, Military 7.8%
- #21 NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Taishi
83% matchMixed50% of 988 reviews2017
Dev: KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 26.3 hrs≥1hr: 95%
"Nobunaga's Ambition: Taishi" is the 15th entry in the historical simulation game series Nobunaga's Ambition. Where a warrior's resolve exceeds their ambition. We offer the grandest warring states experience to all the fans out there!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 20.3% ★, Diplomacy 14.7% ★, Historical 10.4%, Alternate History 10.2%, War 8.5%
- #22 Age of Resistance
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Luis Humberto
Windows
Age of Resistance is a modern grand strategy set in South America. Manage your economy, internal stability, political ideologies, and regional conflicts in real-time with pause. Will you be able to dominate the continent?
Why similar: Grand Strategy 26.6% ★, Diplomacy 14.4% ★, Simulation 13.6%, Strategy 12.4%, RTS 10.2%
- #23 Strategy & Tactics: Dark Ages
82% matchMixed59% of 194 reviews2017
Dev: HeroLabs
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Dark Ages is a tactical digital board game set in the violent world of alternate Middle Ages. Vikings against war elephants, musketeers against the Mongol cavalry, ancient phalanx legions against crusaders; the deadliest armies in history clashing in bloody war.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 18.7% ★, Diplomacy 12.7% ★, Alternate History 11.5%, Historical 11.3%, Medieval 9.7%
- #24 Grand Tactician: Napoleonic Wars (1792-1815)
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Grand Engineer Corps
Windows
Fight the campaigns and battles of Napoleon from the French Revolutionary Wars all the way to Waterloo’s muddy, crimson fields.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 29.3% ★, Historical 17.7%, Strategy 15.7%, RTS 11.1%, War 7.8%
- #25 Knights of Honor
81% matchVery Positive93% of 2,370 reviews2009
Dev: Black Sea Studios LtdPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 14.8 hrs≥1hr: 59%
As King, it is your duty to lead your people in their struggle to raise your kingdom from its humble beginnings to a position of power and prestige. War, diplomacy and a burgeoning economy are the means by which you increase your power and expand your influence.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 30.8% ★, Strategy 20.9%, Medieval 16.7%, Historical 11.8%, RTS 10.9%
- #26 Hearts of Iron IV
79% matchVery Positive90% of 365,658 reviews2016
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 31.0 hrsMean: 296.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Victory is at your fingertips! Your ability to lead your nation is your supreme weapon, the strategy game Hearts of Iron IV lets you take command of any nation in World War II; the most engaging conflict in world history.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 27.6% ★, Historical 13.1%, Strategy 11.5%, Alternate History 9.9%, War 9.8%
- #27 Total War: MEDIEVAL II – Definitive Edition
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 35,815 reviews2006
Dev: CREATIVE ASSEMBLYPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 36.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Spanning the most turbulent era in Western history, your quest for territory and power takes you through Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and even onto the shores of the New World.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 23.7% ★, Strategy 16.3%, Historical 15.8%, Medieval 14.8%, War 8.7%
- #28 Rebel Inc: Escalation
79% matchVery Positive82% of 7,279 reviews2021
Dev: Ndemic CreationsPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
A unique and deeply engaging political/military strategic simulation from the creator of Plague Inc. Balance competing civilian and military priorities and deal with a deadly insurgency in order to stabilise a war-torn country.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 19.7% ★, Diplomacy 13.1% ★, Historical 10.7%, Alternate History 9.2%, War 7.5%
- #29 Renaissance Kingdom Wars
78% matchMostly Positive73% of 164 reviews2024
Dev: Reverie World StudiosPub: indie.io
Windows
The year is 1510. As wars rage across Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, it is the age of gunpowder and mercenaries - that changed the course of history. You can do it as well, going from a leader of men to the ruler of an empire in this unique mix of RTS and grand strategy.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 21.1% ★, Diplomacy 14.1% ★, Historical 10.5%, RTS 8.6%, Medieval 7.5%
- #30 NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Tendou with Power Up Kit
78% matchVery Positive82% of 235 reviews2015
Dev: KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
Windows
Nobunaga’s Ambition, a series synonymous with Historical Simulation Games, has now released an extension of the 13th release in that series, Nobunaga’s Ambition: Tendou, at the Steam Store as Nobunaga’s Ambition: Tendou w/Power-up Kit!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 20.4% ★, Diplomacy 15.3% ★, Historical 9.8%, Alternate History 9.2%, War 8.9%
- #31 Dummynation
76% matchVery Positive88% of 3,066 reviews2022
Dev: Alejandro Hernández Ferrero
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 36.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Geopolitical management game with real-time shifting borders and a streamlined gameplay, designed to minimize all burdensome chores while allowing an absolute strategic control, from military recruitment and deployment, to diplomatic and economic management.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 26.8% ★, Diplomacy 15.7% ★, RTS 8.9%, Military 8.5%, Simulation 7.9%
- #32 NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Kakushin with Power Up Kit
77% matchVery Positive81% of 342 reviews2015
Dev: KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
Windows
An extension of the 12th release in the Nobunaga’s Ambition series, Nobunaga’s Ambition: Iron Triangle, has appeared at the Steam Store as Nobunaga’s Ambition: Iron Triangle w/Power-up Kit!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 20.2% ★, Diplomacy 15.1% ★, Historical 9.7%, War 9.4%, Alternate History 9.2%
- #33 Romance of the Three Kingdoms XIII
77% matchMixed58% of 7,557 reviews2016
Dev: KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
Windows
Median: 19.4 hrsMean: 116.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
"The ultimate depiction of the Three Kingdom. A heroic drama of a gathering of Legends. "With this as the concept behind Romance of the Three Kingdoms 13, we have compiled an experience that will immerse you even deeper into the world of the Three Kingdoms, with "human drama," seen through the interactions of the...
Why similar: Grand Strategy 20.8% ★, Diplomacy 15.7% ★, Historical 11.1%, Alternate History 10.5%, RTS 8.7%
- #34 Grand Tactician: The Civil War (1861-1865)
76% matchMostly Positive75% of 2,338 reviews2021
Dev: Grand Engineer Corps
Windows
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 94.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Take command of the Union or the Confederacy. Prepare your nation for war, recruit and organize great armies and fleets under legendary commanders like Grant, Lee, Jackson or Farragut, plan cunning maneuvers on an epic campaign map and defeat your enemies in real-time battles!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 27.7% ★, Strategy 23.3%, Historical 20.4%, RTS 11%, War 9.9%
- #35 Radio Commander: Pacific '41
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Squadron StudioPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Command operations in the Pacific War by analyzing reports, issuing radio orders, and making strategic decisions. This new title in the Radio Commander series enhances realism, focusing on situational awareness built through radio communications.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 19.3% ★, Historical 11.6%, Alternate History 9.9%, RTS 8.8%, War 8.8%
- #36 Crusader Kings II
74% matchVery Positive91% of 73,606 reviews2012
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 55.6 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Explore one of the defining periods in world history in an experience crafted by the masters of Grand Strategy.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 51.7% ★, Historical 11.6%, Medieval 9.7%, Strategy 7.9%, Diplomacy 5.2% ★
- #37 Dato of Srivijaya
75% matchMixed55% of 20 reviews2020
Dev: Sengkala Dev
Windows
Dato of Srivijaya is Historical RTS about rise of Srivijaya Empire in 7th century from unknown power in South Sumatra’s river to strong maritime power in Asia for almost 3.5 centuries! Explore Southeast Asia in 7th-10th century and build the strong empire!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 21.5% ★, Diplomacy 17.4% ★, RTS 9.6%, Simulation 8.6%, Historical 8.5%
- #38 King's Orders
73% matchMostly Positive73% of 248 reviews2024
Dev: AFTERLIFE👻Pub: Games Operators
Windows
King's Orders is a simplified historical strategy game with an important innovation. You command your armies by sending letters with orders. Messengers with these letters travel the land and can be lost or intercepted. Generals execute orders upon receipt and send you reports the same dangerous way.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 18.2% ★, Diplomacy 11.8% ★, Historical 9.6%, Military 7.9%, War 7.7%
- #39 Total War: NAPOLEON – Definitive Edition
73% matchVery Positive92% of 27,098 reviews2010
Dev: CREATIVE ASSEMBLYPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 32.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Complete your Total War collection with this Definitive Edition of Total War: NAPOLEON, which includes all DLC and feature updates since the game’s release
Why similar: Grand Strategy 26.1% ★, Historical 23.3%, Strategy 18.7%, War 9.9%, RTS 8.7%
- #40 Total War: THREE KINGDOMS
73% matchVery Positive82% of 92,924 reviews2019
Dev: CREATIVE ASSEMBLYPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 21.6 hrsMean: 89.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Total War: THREE KINGDOMS is the first in the award-winning series to recreate epic conflict across ancient China. Combining a gripping turn-based campaign of empire-building & conquest with stunning real-time battles, THREE KINGDOMS redefines the series in an age of heroes & legends.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 23.9% ★, Historical 23.6%, Strategy 17.4%, War 13.3%, RTS 9.2%
- #41 Rename the History
72% match8 user reviews44% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: Codime Dev
Windows
Lead your country in one of the most difficult periods of post-war history. At this time, you will have to choose between the strong, or become a great power. To go west or east? It's up to you to decide.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 24.3% ★, Diplomacy 12.9% ★, Historical 12.8%, Alternate History 12%, War 9.5%
- #42 Grand Ages: Medieval
74% matchMixed48% of 1,971 reviews2015
Dev: Gaming Minds StudiosPub: Kalypso Media Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Rise from the humble role of a simple mayor governing a small settlement and rule over all of Europe.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 23.9% ★, Strategy 15%, Medieval 12.1%, Simulation 10.7%, RTS 9%
- #43 Imperialist
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BRR Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Can you exploit the New World to control the Old? Lead your nation over five centuries of history in this 4X Strategy game. Build production chains, manage logistics, grow your Empire, and outmanoeuvre rivals diplomatically or on the battlefield, to become history's first Superpower.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 30.8% ★, Diplomacy 15.9% ★, Historical 14.2%, Simulation 9.1%, Strategy 8.7%
- #44 Bellfortis
70% matchVery Positive94% of 131 reviews2025
Dev: Rake in Grass
Windows
Bellfortis is a strategy game from the early Middle Ages. Expand your kingdom, use politics and power. Strategic planning on the map alternates with realtime battles of armies. Play as a grand strategy or on smaller local maps, build, recruit armies and fight!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 30% ★, Historical 14.6%, Medieval 10.9%, RTS 9%, Strategy 8.8%
- #45 Khaldun: Text Based Strategy
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SkyWolf
Windows
Khaldun is a medieval-themed ASCII graphics kingdom management game. Take part in realistic war simulations and decide every detail of your kingdom, from its economy to its demographics! Your decisions will shape the life of a nation. Rise or be lost to history...
Why similar: Grand Strategy 28% ★, Historical 13.3%, Medieval 11.2%, Strategy 9.5%, Management 9.2%
- #46 吾皇万岁
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: AI GAME STUDIO
Windows
You'll time-travel to a turbulent ancient Chinese dynasty as a young monarch. Ascend the throne amidst chaos and navigate among powerful officials, noble clans, and common scholars. Each vermilion note harbors danger. Your choice will shape history: Create a prosperous era or be a fallen king.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 23.1% ★, Diplomacy 14.9% ★, Historical 12.9%, RPG 8.9%, Management 8.1%
- #47 Old World
69% matchVery Positive82% of 6,533 reviews2022
Dev: Mohawk GamesPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Old World is a revolutionary new historical strategy game where you lead your dynasty over generations of rule against rival kings and queens. Wage massive wars, manage your court, and build a dynasty — or watch your empire crumble to dust. What legacy will you leave behind?
Why similar: Grand Strategy 21.8% ★, Diplomacy 13.9% ★, Historical 11.7%, Alternate History 9.4%, War 8.2%
- #48 NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Souzou
70% matchVery Positive87% of 1,221 reviews2014
Dev: KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 37.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%
The 14th entry of the the historical simulation series "Nobunaga's Ambition." Become a daimyō of the Warring States era, and unite the land! With "the creation of a new age" as the key concept, this title features beautifully recreated castle towns, dynamic battlefield action and dramatic event scenes.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 22.3% ★, Diplomacy 16.9% ★, War 10.1%, RTS 9.4%, Military 8.4%
- #49 Romance of the Three Kingdoms Maker
71% matchMixed66% of 367 reviews2015
Dev: KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 50.1 hrs≥1hr: 41%
"Romance of the Three Kingdoms Maker" celebrates the 30th anniversary of the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" series. It has been realized through a collaboration between the creators of the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" series, Koei Tecmo Games, and the creators of the "TSUKURU" series, KADOKAWA.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 24% ★, Diplomacy 17.1% ★, Historical 13.2%, Alternate History 13.1%, War 9.5%
- #50 Logistics Battalion
68% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: Awful Waffle Studio
Windows
Take on the role as a WW2 supply manager from 1939 to 1940 and make sure the troops in your sector get what they need to push the enemy back. Choose between food, ammunition and fuel, who needs what and how much. The success of the troops largely depend on you supplying them!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 29.4% ★, Simulation 15.2%, Strategy 13.9%, Alternate History 10.2%, Historical 8.8%
- #51 The Vagabond Emperor
69% matchMostly Positive76% of 34 reviews2021
Dev: WigglingEyebrows
Windows
"The Vagabond Emperor" is a 2D RPG where you start as a simple vagabond and become an emperor. Smite enemies, build a town, create a family, suffer from the curse, do what you want.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 24.1% ★, Medieval 11.3%, Diplomacy 11.3% ★, RPG 10%, Strategy 9.3%
- #52 ENDLESS™ Legend 2
67% matchVery Positive84% of 2,525 reviews2025
Dev: AMPLITUDE StudiosPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Lead your people to victory on an ever-evolving world in this strategy game featuring asymmetric factions led by powerful heroes. Build your empire, wield political influence, and raise grand armies to wage war in a race to uncover dark secrets buried within the planet.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 21.8% ★, Diplomacy 14.4% ★, Historical 11.5%, Medieval 8.4%, War 8.2%
- #53 A Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIA
69% matchMostly Positive70% of 14,744 reviews2018
Dev: CREATIVE ASSEMBLYPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12.1 hrsMean: 31.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
From the multi-award-winning strategy series, A Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia combines huge real-time battles with engrossing turn-based campaign, set at a critical flashpoint in history. Anglo-Saxons, Gaelic clans and Viking settlers clash for control. What Kingdom will you build?
Why similar: Grand Strategy 22.6% ★, Historical 21.5%, Strategy 17.4%, RTS 12.9%, Medieval 11.4%
- #54 Crusader Kings Complete
70% matchMixed61% of 243 reviews2012
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 31%
Europe is in turmoil. The lands are fragmented into petty fiefs and the Emperor struggles with the Pope. At this very moment the Pope has declared that those who go to liberate the Holy Land will be freed of all sins. Gather prestige and piety and the world will whisper your name in awe.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 46% ★, Strategy 26.5%, Medieval 14.8%, Historical 12.7%
- #55 SandTable War: Three Kingdoms
66% matchVery Positive84% of 219 reviews2026
Dev: 古玩工作室
Windows
"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 27.2% ★, Historical 13.8%, RTS 10.8%, Simulation 9.4%, Strategy 8.8%
- #56 Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition
68% matchVery Positive91% of 37,554 reviews2009
Dev: CREATIVE ASSEMBLYPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 44.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Command the seas, control the land, forge a new nation, and conquer the globe.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 28.6% ★, Historical 21.9%, Strategy 19.6%, Military 10.3%, War 8.9%
- #57 ROMANCE OF THE THREE KINGDOMS XIV
67% matchMixed63% of 15,760 reviews2020
Dev: KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
Windows
Median: 23.4 hrsMean: 109.1 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Triumph over the land, take charge of the fate of China! Conquer territories and fly your colors!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 23.4% ★, Diplomacy 16.8% ★, Historical 12.3%, Alternate History 11.9%, War 9.3%
- #58 Sangokushi Eiketsuden
68% matchMostly Positive71% of 84 reviews2017
Dev: KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
Windows
"Sangokushi Eiketsuden" was released in 1995. This game is a simulation RPG in which players become Liu Bei and battle for the restoration of the Han Imperial court. The game progresses around the battle map. Players fulfill the victory conditions of each battle as they go from battlefield to battlefield to advance the story.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 21.6% ★, Diplomacy 16.4% ★, Historical 11%, Alternate History 10.6%, War 8.8%
- #59 Victoria II
66% matchVery Positive92% of 19,943 reviews2010
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 49.2 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: Grand Strategy 37.2% ★, Historical 14.8%, Strategy 9.5%, Diplomacy 5.7% ★, Simulation 5.5%
- #60 Romance of the Three Kingdoms XII with Power Up Kit
67% matchMostly Positive74% of 478 reviews2018
Dev: KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 36.2 hrs≥1hr: 54%
"Romance of the Three Kingdoms 12 with Power Up Kit" is an expanded version of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms 12," which was released in 2012 as the 12th game in the series. The stage is set. Create the story.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 20.8% ★, Diplomacy 16.5% ★, Historical 10.6%, Alternate History 10.4%, RTS 9.1%