Games Like Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword

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Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 29.6%, 4X 19.3% ★, Turn-Based 18.3%, Strategy 14.2%, Historical 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: It refines the core Civilization formula with a hex-based map and deeper tactical combat while maintaining the series' signature historical progression.

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: 4X 29.4% ★, Turn-Based 16.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.3%, Historical 9.8%, Moddable 9.3% ★

Why You'll Like It: Designed by the lead designer of Civilization IV, this game blends 4X mechanics with character-driven narrative and dynastic management.

With over 6 million units sold and unprecedented critical acclaim from fans and press around the world, Sid Meier's Civilization is recognized as one of the greatest PC game franchises of all-time. Now, Sid Meier and Firaxis Games will take this incredibly fun and addictive game to new heights by adding new ways to play and win, new...

Why similar: 4X 26.3% ★, Turn-Based 19.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.6%, Strategy 15%, Historical 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: The base game provides the foundational mechanics and deep, moddable systems that made the Beyond the Sword expansion so iconic.

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 33% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 20.2%, Strategy 16.9%, Turn-Based 10.2%, Historical 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a unique take on the historical 4X genre by allowing players to combine different cultures throughout their civilization's evolution.

Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization is the third offering in the award winning Civilization IV series. A re-imagining of the classic Colonization game Sid Meier created in 1994, Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization is a total conversion of the Civilization IV engine into a game experience in which players will lead a European...

Why similar: 4X 28.8% ★, Turn-Based 20.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 18%, Strategy 16.8%, Historical 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: A standalone expansion that utilizes the Civilization IV engine to provide a focused, challenging experience centered on colonial expansion.

Rule your land and dominate the world with unparalleled freedom, depth and historical accuracy. Write a new history of the world and build an empire for the ages.

Why similar: 4X 40.8% ★, Historical 16.6%, Strategy 14.4%, Moddable 14.2% ★, Grand Strategy 10.3% ★

Why You'll Like It: This grand strategy title provides unmatched historical depth and complex diplomatic systems for players who want to manage a nation over centuries.

Rule a fantasy realm of your own design! Explore new magical realms in Age of Wonders’ signature blend of 4X strategy and turn-based tactical combat. Control a faction that grows and changes as you expand your empire with each turn!

Why similar: 4X 41% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 21.7%, Strategy 13%, Moddable 11.3% ★, Grand Strategy 7.4% ★

Why You'll Like It: It combines 4X empire management with deep, tactical turn-based combat and extensive faction customization.

Explore a galaxy full of wonders in this sci-fi grand strategy game from Paradox Development Studios. Interact with diverse alien races, discover strange new worlds with unexpected events and expand the reach of your empire. Each new adventure holds almost limitless possibilities.

Why similar: 4X 55.1% ★, Strategy 17.7%, Grand Strategy 12.2% ★, Moddable 10.1% ★, Multiplayer 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a massive-scale grand strategy experience that captures the exploration and empire-building spirit of 4X games in a sci-fi setting.

Paradox Development Studio invites you to build your ideal society in the tumult of the exciting and transformative 19th century. Balance the competing interests in your society and earn your place in the sun in Victoria 3, one of the most anticipated games in Paradox’s history.

Why similar: Historical 28.3%, Strategy 23%, Moddable 21% ★, Grand Strategy 19% ★, Multiplayer 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: It provides an incredibly deep economic and political simulation for players who enjoy the management aspects of grand strategy.

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 37.5% ★, Turn-Based 21.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.1%, Strategy 17.8%, Multiplayer 2.6%

Why You'll Like It: A fantasy 4X game that stands out for its unique faction mechanics, beautiful art style, and innovative quest systems.

Take command of a civilization that has just achieved faster-than-light travel in Galactic Civilizations IV, the newest entry in the award-winning space 4X strategy game series. Explore the galaxy, colonize worlds, shape cultures, make alliances, fight wars and pioneer new technologies.

Why similar: 4X 40.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 19.6%, Moddable 13.1% ★, Strategy 11.8%, Grand Strategy 8.7% ★

Why You'll Like It: It provides a comprehensive space-based 4X experience with deep customization and complex political systems.

Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri™ Planetary Pack includes the original Alpha Centauri and the expansion, Alien Crossfire.

Why similar: 4X 58.3% ★, Strategy 18.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.9%, Multiplayer 6.3%, Singleplayer 1.4%

Why You'll Like It: A classic spiritual successor to the Civilization series that features deep sci-fi world-building and innovative social engineering mechanics.

Create your own nation in Millennia, a historical turn-based 4X game that challenges your strategic prowess across 10,000 years of history, from the dawn of humanity to our possible futures.

Why similar: 4X 33.7% ★, Turn-Based 18.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.1%, Strategy 10.2%, Historical 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers a fresh take on historical 4X by allowing players to define their own timeline through alternate history eras.

Field of Glory: Empires is a grand strategy game in which you will have to move in an intricate and living tapestry of nations and tribes, each one with their distinctive culture.

Why similar: 4X 27.9% ★, Turn-Based 20.5%, Strategy 16.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.3%, Historical 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: A grand strategy game that focuses on the rise and fall of ancient civilizations with a unique system for managing population and decadence.

Shadow Empire is a deep turn-based 4X wargame with a unique blend of military focus, procedurally generated content and role-playing features. Players take the seat of the supreme ruler of a small nation, with the goal of reconquering a devastated planet.

Why similar: 4X 36% ★, Turn-Based 21.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.8%, Strategy 10.9%, Grand Strategy 6.9% ★

Why You'll Like It: A complex 4X game that emphasizes logistics, military management, and procedural generation for a truly deep strategic experience.

Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Warlords is the first expansion pack for the award-winning game that has become an instant world-wide hit. Paying homage to some of history's greatest military leaders, the expansion delivers six unique and interesting scenarios, giving players the chance to change the course of history with the help of their...

Why similar: 4X 33.2% ★, Turn-Based 22.6%, Strategy 20.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.9%, Historical 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: The first expansion for the base game, introducing significant new scenarios and military units that enhance the core experience.

Sid Meier's Civilization III: Complete, the latest offering in the Sid Meier's Civilization III franchise, provides gaming fans with Sid Meier's Civilization III, the highly-addictive journey of discovery.

Why similar: 4X 24.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 22.9%, Strategy 17.9%, Turn-Based 17.5%, Historical 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: A classic title that established many of the core mechanics that would later be perfected in Civilization IV.

Forge an empire in a universe where population growth is stripping away planetary resources. Colonize unknown planets and trade with other races for their knowledge.

Why similar: 4X 44.7% ★, Turn-Based 23.4%, Strategy 17.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.9%, Classic 3.7% ★

Why You'll Like It: Widely considered a gold standard for space 4X games, it offers deep ship design and empire management that remains influential today.

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: Strategy 24.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 22.5%, Historical 15.4%, Turn-Based 11.9%, Grand Strategy 7.7% ★

Why You'll Like It: It masterfully blends turn-based grand strategy on the campaign map with massive, real-time tactical battles.

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 29.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 24.9%, Strategy 23.4%, Turn-Based 16.2%, Multiplayer 2.3%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a perfect blend of empire-building and tactical combat, set in a rich fantasy world with deep RPG elements.

The award-winning strategy game franchise returns with a revolutionary new chapter. Sid Meier's Civilization® VII empowers you to build the greatest empire the world has ever known!

Why similar: 4X 40.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 18%, Historical 13.9%, Strategy 11.8%, Grand Strategy 9.2% ★

Why You'll Like It: The latest entry in the franchise, offering modern graphics and refined mechanics that build upon the legacy of the series.

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 51.9% ★, Strategy 21.5%, Turn-Based 14%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.3%, Singleplayer 0.4%

Why You'll Like It: A classic, highly customizable space 4X game that appeals to players who enjoy deep, spreadsheet-style strategic management.

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: Strategy 39.9%, Historical 29.8%, Grand Strategy 20.8% ★, Multiplayer 8.1%, Singleplayer 1.4%

Why You'll Like It: The definitive grand strategy experience for those interested in the complex logistics and military planning of World War II.

Sword of the Stars: Complete Collection is the original Sword of the Stars games and the three expansions Born of Blood, A Murder of Crows and Argos Naval Yard. It is the year 2405, and human scientists have discovered a new technology that allows travel from star to star at speeds faster than light.

Why similar: 4X 48.8% ★, Turn-Based 20.6%, Strategy 19.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 8%, Multiplayer 2.3%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a unique take on space 4X by focusing on distinct technological trees and tactical combat for each alien race.

ENDLESS™ Space 2 is a Strategic Space Opera, featuring the compelling “just one more turn” gameplay, set in the mysterious ENDLESS™ Universe. As the leader of your civilization, will you impose your vision and build the greatest stellar empire?

Why similar: Strategy 81.2%, 4X 9.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 3.6%, Turn-Based 3.4%, Multiplayer 0.9%

Why You'll Like It: A polished space 4X game that features distinct faction playstyles and a strong emphasis on narrative and exploration.

Get the complete GalCiv II saga including Galactic Civilizations II: Dread Lords, the expansion pack Dark Avatar, and the newest expansion pack Twilight of the Arnor!

Why similar: 4X 36.7% ★, Turn-Based 23.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.2%, Strategy 10.4%, Grand Strategy 7.4% ★

Why You'll Like It: A deep and challenging space 4X game known for its robust AI and extensive ship design capabilities.

Expand your empire, advance your culture and go head-to-head against history’s greatest leaders. Will your civilization stand the test of time?

Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 23.7%, 4X 20.4% ★, Strategy 18%, Turn-Based 14.7%, Historical 10%

Medieval II: Total War Kingdoms is the official expansion to last year's award-winning Medieval II: Total War, presenting players with all-new territories to explore, troops to command, and enemies to conquer.

Why similar: Strategy 29.8%, Historical 16%, Turn-Based 13.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.5%, Moddable 11.9% ★

Why You'll Like It: This expansion adds significant depth and new campaigns to the base game, focusing on specific historical conflicts.

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 29.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 25.4%, Turn-Based 18.1%, Strategy 16%, Multiplayer 3.4%

ENDLESS™ Space is a turn-based 4X strategy game, covering the space colonization age in the ENDLESS™ Universe, where you can control every aspect of your civilization as you strive for galactic domination.

Why similar: 4X 41.3% ★, Strategy 22%, Turn-Based 17.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.6%, Multiplayer 2.1%

Rome: Total War - Alexander is the second official expansion pack to Rome: Total War. An entirely new campaign map that stretches from Macedonia to Greece and into the heart of the ancient Persian Empire New campaign game that tasks players with matching the exploits of Alexander the Great as he swept across Central Asia and dominated...

Why similar: Strategy 38.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.4%, Turn-Based 16.5%, Historical 16.3%, Grand Strategy 6.4% ★

MEDIEVAL: Total War™ - Collection Edition is the compilation of the critically-acclaimed Medieval: Total War and its official expansion pack - Viking Invasion.

Why similar: Strategy 38.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 21.2%, Historical 16.5%, Turn-Based 12.7%, Classic 5.4% ★

The ascendant spacefaring 4X strategy game returns! A new chapter in the epic Master of Orion saga is poised to once again capture the imaginations of millions of gamers.

Why similar: 4X 51.7% ★, Strategy 21.6%, Turn-Based 18.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 2.5%, Multiplayer 2%

Welcome to Age of Wonders, the authentic turn based fantasy strategy classic that started the hit series. Age of Wonders’ intimate atmosphere with painterly graphics still shines today. The game’s fully patched up, start building your fantasy empire today!

Why similar: 4X 26.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 21.9%, Strategy 21.9%, Turn-Based 21%, Classic 5.5% ★

The New World lies before you with all its peril, promise and infinite possibility. Your colonists anxiously follow you to shore. The treasures of an entire continent await you.

Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 34.8%, 4X 30.1% ★, Strategy 17.1%, Classic 9.5% ★, Historical 7.9%

Age of Wonders II is the wildly anticipated sequel to the award-winning strategy phenomenon. Delivering an invigorating mix of Empire Building, Role-playing, and Warfare, Age of Wonders II brings s turn-based strategy to new heights.

Why similar: Strategy 27.2%, 4X 24.8% ★, Turn-Based 23.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 21.2%, Classic 2.7% ★

The Enhanced Edition contains Sword of the Stars II: The Lords of Winter and the first expansion, the End of Flesh. The new expansion introduces the new playable race, the Loa. All previous DLCs containing new avatars, new combat music, alternate voices, skins, and new badges for the warships are also included.

Why similar: 4X 54.8% ★, Strategy 22.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.7%, Turn-Based 9.6%, Multiplayer 2.6%

Use war, trade or diplomacy to satisfy your grandest ambitions and dominate five centuries of history in the newest version of Europa Universalis, Paradox Interactive's flagship historical grand strategy game.

Why similar: 4X 52.8% ★, Historical 15.3%, Strategy 14.1%, Grand Strategy 11.5% ★, Multiplayer 5.4%

Rise of Nations is back! Play the updated classic with full Steamworks integration and enhanced features!

Why similar: Strategy 50.9%, Historical 22.7%, Classic 16.3% ★, Multiplayer 9.1%, Singleplayer 1%

Space Empires V is the latest edition in the Space Empires series. This new chapter completely updates the UI and takes the player into a real-time rendered 3D universe. Watch space battles played out in glorious detail and realistic effects. Expand, Explore, Exploit, and Exterminate in a huge living breathing galaxy.

Why similar: 4X 48.5% ★, Strategy 21.9%, Turn-Based 19.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.4%, Singleplayer 0.6%

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: Turn-Based Strategy 26.6%, 4X 25.4% ★, Turn-Based 21.2%, Strategy 19.4%, Classic 3.7% ★

Total War: ROME REMASTERED lets you relive the legacy that defined the award-winning strategy game series. Remastered to 4K with multiple improvements to visuals as well as refinements to gameplay, it’s time to revisit a true classic. Not everyone gets a second chance to conquer the Roman Empire.

Why similar: 4X 37.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 22%, Strategy 16.9%, Historical 11.2%, Grand Strategy 9.2% ★

Discover the uncharted during the Age of Exploration in this strategy game of exploration, combat and colony management.

Why similar: Turn-Based 28.3%, 4X 25.7% ★, Strategy 24.6%, Historical 11.1%, Classic 6.2% ★

Distant Worlds is a vast, pausable real-time 4X space strategy game. Experience the full depth and detail of turn-based strategy, but with the simplicity and ease of real-time, and on the scale of a massively-multiplayer online game.

Why similar: 4X 66% ★, Strategy 20.2%, Grand Strategy 7.2% ★, Moddable 5.8% ★, Singleplayer 0.8%

A mix of deep gameplay and rich historical flavor, Aggressors: Ancient Rome lets you relive history as the ruler of one of the mighty civilizations of the ancient Mediterranean. Choose one of twenty available factions and conquer the world.

Why similar: 4X 36.3% ★, Strategy 16.7%, Historical 12.6%, Turn-Based 11.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.1%

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 47% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 20.6%, Strategy 18%, Turn-Based 11.1%, Multiplayer 2.6%

Age of Wonders: Planetfall is the new strategy game from Triumph Studios, creators of the critically acclaimed Age of Wonders series, bringing all the exciting tactical turn-based combat and in-depth empire building of its predecessors to space in an all-new, sci-fi setting.

Why similar: 4X 35.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 27%, Turn-Based 18.8%, Strategy 15.1%, Multiplayer 3%

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: Strategy 36.4%, Historical 33.2%, Grand Strategy 26.8% ★, Multiplayer 2.8%, Singleplayer 0.7%

Witness the amazing evolution of the genre-defining strategy game as it becomes a next-generation phenomenon, melding classic deep fantasy with next-generation visuals and gameplay. In the renowned Might & Magic universe, demon swarms spread chaos over the land in a relentless assault.

Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 40.7%, Strategy 25.6%, Turn-Based 25.2%, Multiplayer 4.5%, Classic 3.4% ★

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: 4X 29.6% ★, Turn-Based 16.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.6%, Historical 9.5%, Moddable 9.1% ★

Company of Heroes®: Tales of Valor™ is the expansion to the Game of the Year winner and highest rated real time strategy franchise Company of Heroes®. Featuring new campaigns to overcome, units to command, and battlefields to conquer, Company of Heroes®: Tales of Valor™ delivers evolved gameplay mechanics and 3 episodic adventures...

Why similar: Strategy 78.4%, Multiplayer 12.4%, Historical 6.8%, Singleplayer 2.5%

Command the seas, control the land, forge a new nation, and conquer the globe.

Why similar: Strategy 30.7%, Historical 22.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 20.6%, Turn-Based 11.2%, Grand Strategy 9.7% ★

In Dominions 5 you take control of a powerful being that rules a nation and aspires to godhood. The type of Pretender Gods can vary from magically powerful arch mages to huge titans or large monuments. Dominions is a deep 4x turn based strategy game with a very large variety of spells and units.

Why similar: 4X 29.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 24%, Turn-Based 18.9%, Strategy 14.9%, Grand Strategy 6% ★

SHOGUN: Total War™ is the first, original title in a 15 year series of award-winning strategy games. This Collection Edition also includes the Mongol Invasion Expansion Pack.

Why similar: Strategy 54.9%, Historical 18.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.6%, Classic 6% ★, Grand Strategy 5.2% ★

SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition includes the bestselling SimCity 4 and the all-new SimCity 4 Rush Hour Expansion Pack. Create the most massive region of cities ever, with a farming town, bedroom community, high-tech commercial center, and industrial backbone.

Why similar: Strategy 50.7%, Moddable 27.3% ★, Classic 10.6% ★, Multiplayer 9.4%, Singleplayer 2.1%

Sid Meier's Railroads! marks the return of the watershed title in simulation/strategy gaming that launched the popular "tycoon" genre, and inspired a new generation of games. Sid Meier's Railroads!

Why similar: Strategy 81.3%, Multiplayer 9.8%, Classic 6.2% ★, Singleplayer 2.7%

Pride of Nations is a turn-based historical strategy game set in the colonial era of the 19th century, where the player takes control of a country and guides it through industrialization, military conquest, and colonization.

Why similar: Strategy 26.4%, Turn-Based 24.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.3%, Historical 13.7%, Grand Strategy 10.6% ★

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: Historical 30.1%, Strategy 29.6%, Grand Strategy 25.1% ★, Moddable 10.4% ★, Multiplayer 3.8%