- #1 Interstellar Conquest
97% matchMixed47% of 15 reviews2023
Dev: GoldenGod Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Take planets and assemble your fleet. The conquest of space is now, navigate through asteroid fields and hide in nebulas to outsmart your opponents. Experience the challenge of ion storms disrupting your ship's sensors and become the ultimate space fleet commander.
Why similar: 4X 31.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.1%, Isometric 11.6%, Strategy 9%, Hex Grid 6.9% ★
- #2 The Mystic
96% 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 39.7% ★, Strategy 18.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.3%, Hex Grid 10.6% ★, Level Editor 7.1%
- #3 万象战略
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MeleePsycho
Windows
Myriad Strategies: a turn-based strategy game. Rule a nation amid wars, famine, plague, and refugees. Manage cities, talent, economy. The world shifts. Win by holding cities, stabilizing lives, solving refugee crises, building food systems & spy networks, or surviving the chaos.
Why similar: 4X 40.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.9%, Strategy 11.7%, Hex Grid 11.4% ★, Alternate History 6.2%
- #4 From Village to Empire
95% matchMixed70% of 56 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 31.6% ★, Strategy 17.7%, Hex Grid 15% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.5%, War 8.1%
- #5 Dominions - Priests, Prophets & Pretenders
94% 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 52.9% ★, Strategy 23.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.2%, 2D 4.2%
- #6 Politon
94% matchVery Positive90% of 87 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 29.9% ★, Hex Grid 14.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.4%, Alternate History 9.7%, Strategy 9.3%
- #7 军团战棋Legion War
93% matchVery Positive90% of 822 reviews2021
Dev: Bear & Cat Studio
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 42.9 hrs≥1hr: 53%
"Legion War" is a 4X strategy game in a fantasy setting. You can build and expand your territory, explore unknown lands, and search for mysterious treasure, cultivate your own heroes and troops while exterminating your opponent's, and challenge the god who rules the world behind the scenes.
Why similar: 4X 35.9% ★, Hex Grid 17% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.8%, Strategy 11.4%, Level Editor 5.5%
- #8 Wizard Warfare
92% matchVery Positive97% of 62 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 47% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17.3%, Strategy 13.6%, Tactical 10%, Hex Grid 8.9% ★
- #9 Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War
91% matchVery Positive82% of 18,249 reviews2018
Dev: Proxy StudiosPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 20.1 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Warhammer 40,000: Gladius – Relics of War brings you to a world of terror and violence. Four factions will engage in a brutal war for dominance over the planet’s resources. In the first turn-based 4X strategy game set in Warhammer 40,000 you will lead one of four unique factions.
Why similar: 4X 39.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.8%, Strategy 14.4%, Hex Grid 12.8% ★, War 5.8%
- #10 扩张吧王国 Expand the Kingdom
90% matchMostly Positive73% of 26 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 26% ★, 4X 24.1% ★, Strategy 13.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.9%, Isometric 7%
- #11 Pandora: First Contact
91% matchMixed63% of 644 reviews2014
Dev: Proxy StudiosPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 41.1 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Pandora: First Contact is a science fiction 4X turn-based strategy game on a planetary scale. Our Earth has been exhausted and colonial attempts on other planetary bodies have been in vain. Finally, after decades of exploration, an interstellar probe has brought promise of a new world.
Why similar: 4X 53.4% ★, Strategy 18.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.3%, Hex Grid 10.4% ★, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #12 Diehexegy
89% matchNo user reviews2028
Dev: Aebersoft
Windows · Linux
Diehexegy is a hex grid turn-based 4x game with a unique twist: your armies are composed of dice. It has multiple victory conditions and straightforward gameplay.
Why similar: 4X 46.7% ★, Strategy 20.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.1%, Hex Grid 11.9% ★, 2D 3.8%
- #13 Frostward
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: KoPoint Games
Windows
Plan industrial districts and strive toward monumental wonders while defending humanity against hostile forces and the endless winter.
Why similar: 4X 42.7% ★, Hex Grid 17% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.1%, Strategy 11.1%, Tactical 7.7%
- #14 Hex Kingdoms
88% 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 32.4% ★, Strategy 16.9%, Hex Grid 13.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.8%, War 9.8%
- #15 Beard of Stone
87% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2021
Dev: Dwarfaparte Games
Windows
4x turn based strategy mixed with real time (turn stealing) bidding mechanics. Complete single player or competitive online matches with up to 4 players in a single sitting, while telling the history of a fantasy world from the creation of its continents to the twilight of its gods.
Why similar: 4X 43.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 16.6%, Hex Grid 14% ★, Strategy 12.4%, War 6.6%
- #16 Politon: Prologue
86% matchPositive86% of 22 reviews2023
Dev: Pinq Games
Windows · Mac
"Politon: Prologue" is the free prologue version of "Politon". This prologue includes a tutorial, game mechanics, and the prologue of the main story inside. Only Single-player modes are available.
Why similar: 4X 33.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.8%, Alternate History 11.8%, Isometric 11.2%, Strategy 9.4%
- #17 Stars in Shadow
86% matchMostly Positive79% of 833 reviews2017
Dev: Ashdar GamesPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.4 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 56.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17.6%, Strategy 16.6%, Turn-Based Combat 5.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 2.1%
- #18 The Veiled Atlas: A Cycle of Falls
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Flat Gradient
Windows
A turn-based 4X of rival governments contesting the dim Atlas through economy, war and an Influence-weighted Council. At the edge of sensor range, the Shadow does not lose - it only rises.
Why similar: 4X 52.4% ★, Strategy 23.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.1%, 2D 4.2%, Indie 0.8%
- #19 Kingdom of Krawall
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: TinyDragonMagic
Windows · Linux
A fast-paced strategy game about building a kingdom, outplaying your rivals, and conquering your enemies. Play solo or in multiplayer and enjoy the depth of a classic 4X in a single sitting.
Why similar: 4X 48.3% ★, Strategy 20.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.8%, War 9.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 3.4%
- #20 First Colony
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Atesh Entertainment, Inc.
Windows · Mac
A turn-based 4X strategy game inspired by classic colony-building games. Explore a new continent, expand across a hex-based world map, and build a network of production settlements directly on the frontier.
Why similar: 4X 42.8% ★, Strategy 17.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.7%, Alternate History 11%, Hex Grid 6.9% ★
- #21 HUMANKIND™
83% matchMixed69% of 28,527 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 39.1% ★, Strategy 18.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.9%, Hex Grid 7.2% ★, Management 5.3%
- #22 ENDLESS Legend™
82% matchVery Positive83% of 19,033 reviews2014
Dev: AMPLITUDE Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 22.0 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 47.6% ★, Strategy 20.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.9%, Hex Grid 12% ★, Tactical 2.5%
- #23 Kingdom Wars
82% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Obsidiagon
Windows
A medieval themed turn-based strategy/tactical game where you will build a kingdom, lead armies to the war, fight tactical battles and conquer enemy cities. Choose your main leader character from the 7 different available factions and start building your kingdom.
Why similar: 4X 33.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.4%, Alternate History 11.4%, Hex Grid 10.5% ★, Strategy 10.1%
- #24 Commander: World War II
81% matchPositive87% of 30 reviews2023
Dev: GoldenGod Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Commander: World War II is a turn-based tactical game where you lead either the Allies or the Axis to victory. Deploy infantry, tanks, planes, and naval units, capture locations, use the terrain, and counter specialized units in intense battles. Design your own maps and dominate the battlefield.
Why similar: 4X 44% ★, Strategy 18.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.1%, War 5.9%, Tactical 5.4%
- #25 Crow's Foot
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Thelix
Windows · Mac · Linux
A turn-based hex strategy you can finish over lunch. Outsmart AI rivals, each with their own grudges, ambitions, and breaking points. Conquer provinces, command knights, scouts, assassins, and more. Unlock rule-bending scrolls. Go bankrupt and your own army defects.
Why similar: 4X 45.1% ★, Strategy 17.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.8%, Hex Grid 5.1% ★, War 4.7%
- #26 Trailblader
79% matchPositive93% of 28 reviews2025
Dev: 迟到的南雨亭
Windows
Trailblader is a turn-based strategy game that features loop-based combat, integrating 4X strategy and hero development. The game tells the story of a hero who, having lost their homeland, leads the people to migrate to the wilderness to rebuild their home.
Why similar: 4X 43.1% ★, Strategy 19.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.1%, Management 6.6%, Tactical 6.1%
- #27 Ever War
79% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2025
Dev: Autware
Windows
Ever War is a turn-based strategy game set in a medieval fantasy world. This game combines empire-building, resource management and large-scale tactical turn-based battles.
Why similar: 4X 40.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15%, Hex Grid 14.6% ★, Strategy 10.4%, Tactical 6.9%
- #28 Master of Luna
78% matchPositive95% of 19 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 47.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17.1%, Strategy 13.2%, Turn-Based Combat 7.4%, Hex Grid 7% ★
- #29 Armada 2526 Gold Edition
80% matchMixed67% of 108 reviews2013
Dev: Ntronium GamesPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 13.3 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Conquer the Galaxy In This ‘4x’ Strategy Game. Lead one of 18 different alien races to become a mighty pan-galactic empire. Manage your colonies, deploy your fleets and conduct research. Plot your strategy and turn your planets into mighty bastions.
Why similar: 4X 47.9% ★, Strategy 32.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.8%, Indie 3%
- #30 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 33.3% ★, Hex Grid 14.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.9%, Strategy 9.1%, War 8.3%
- #31 Defense X
77% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Hcenter GamePub: 30 Game Studio
Windows
Build a defense strategy to protect the peace.
Why similar: 4X 46% ★, Strategy 20.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.7%, Tactical 6.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 5.6%
- #32 Age of Wonders III
77% matchVery Positive80% of 12,792 reviews2014
Dev: Triumph StudiosPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 18.5 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 38.5% ★, Strategy 27.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 23.9%, Hex Grid 5.6% ★, Tactical 4.2%
- #33 Shardorium
76% 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: 4X 27.1% ★, Hex Grid 24% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17.7%, Strategy 16.1%, Turn-Based Combat 5.1%
- #34 ALL IN THE GAME: Crime Strategy
75% matchPositive88% of 34 reviews2024
Dev: Strangelet Games
Windows
ALL IN THE GAME is a turn-based crime strategy game. Start off with a small street gang, earn money through robberies and black market, expand your territory and become a kingpin running a fearsome criminal empire. Use violence, money and clout to take over the city before the other players do.
Why similar: 4X 40% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17%, Isometric 13.4%, Strategy 9.9%, Management 7.9%
- #35 Ultakia
76% 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 39.9% ★, Hex Grid 17.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.6%, Strategy 10.3%, Management 6.4%
- #36 BOC: Birth of Cultures
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Code::Arts
Windows
BoC is a historical 4X strategy game. Play on diverse planets with climate simulation and non-linear progression over the last 60,000 years of human evolution. Develop your own ancient civilization starting as a nomadic tribe from the last Ice Age.
Why similar: 4X 34.7% ★, Hex Grid 14.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 10%, Strategy 9.6%, War 9.4%
- #37 Annhexation
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: James Randall
Windows · Mac
Conquer the world in an evening. 4X distilled. Eight civilisations, three victory paths, complete games in 3-4 hours. No twelve-hour death marches. No spreadsheets. Just maps, decisions, and the next turn.
Why similar: 4X 48.4% ★, Strategy 21.5%, Hex Grid 19.3% ★, Turn-Based Combat 6.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 4.3%
- #38 Plane Starship2:Galactic Contender
73% 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 44.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17%, Strategy 13.7%, War 8.2%, Tactical 7.6%
- #39 Ashes & Blood
73% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Small Strategy
Windows · Mac · Linux
Ashes & Blood is a fantasy strategy RPG with fast paced tactical battles and a 4X sandbox campaign. Break the rules, build absurd combos, exploit the world, and unlock even more chaos with each run. Turn based strategy has never been this unhinged.
Why similar: 4X 39% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.9%, Isometric 13.2%, Strategy 10.8%, Tactical 6.6%
- #40 Millennia
72% matchMixed67% of 3,770 reviews2024
Dev: C Prompt GamesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 14.2 hrsMean: 35.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 33.1% ★, Alternate History 13.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.2%, Hex Grid 9.2% ★, Strategy 9.1%
- #41 Feudalism
74% matchMostly Negative33% of 46 reviews2016
Dev: ImagimotionPub: IV Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
Conquer Europe, become an Emperor. Build your family’s dynasty through seven centuries, from 800 A.D. to 1492 A.D., up until the inevitable collapse of the feudal system.
Why similar: 4X 63.6% ★, Strategy 36.4%
- #42 Sengoku: Shadow Strikers
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ikemoto Systems
Windows · Mac · Linux
Turn your clan into a Sengoku legend in this tactical RPG. Recruit and train warriors, shape alliances, conquer castles, and alter history through brutal turn-based battles. Influence the outcome of feudal Japan in Sengoku: Shadow Strikers.
Why similar: 4X 40.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.9%, Isometric 11.6%, Strategy 9.5%, Management 7.6%
- #43 Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri™ Planetary Pack
71% matchVery Positive91% of 600 reviews2024
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri™ Planetary Pack includes the original Alpha Centauri and the expansion, Alien Crossfire.
Why similar: 4X 66.5% ★, Strategy 18.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.9%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #44 Kingdom Chronicle
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: スタジオ白猫斎 / Studio HakubyousaiPub: くそげ工房 / Atelier KUSOGE
Windows
Take command of a warlord house and unify a war-torn continent in this turn-based fantasy strategy SLG. Master governance, diplomacy, alliances, and cunning schemes, and command six troop types in war. Recruit or capture officers from a cast of 168—every run a new path to conquest.
Why similar: 4X 30.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 24.5%, Strategy 20.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.9%, War 7.4%
- #45 CivEconomy
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: lekCurts Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
From stone tools to iron mastery - lead families through the Bronze Age. Each household manages their own economy, specializes at their own risk, and trades to survive. Watch dynasties rise from farmers to merchants... or starve trying
Why similar: 4X 35.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.7%, Alternate History 13.6%, Hex Grid 10.2% ★, Strategy 9.6%
- #46 Great Powers
69% matchMostly Positive70% of 37 reviews2025
Dev: Flame-Dragons
Windows · Mac · Linux
A 4x global turn-based strategy game with a well-developed economic and military model.
Why similar: 4X 38% ★, Hex Grid 14.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.9%, Isometric 11.9%, Strategy 10.8%
- #47 Space Empires IV Deluxe
71% matchVery Positive86% of 289 reviews2006
Dev: Malfador MachinationsPub: Strategy First
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 11.0 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 64.3% ★, Strategy 24.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.3%, Singleplayer 0.2%
- #48 Wizard Warfare 2: Cephalopod Wars
69% matchPositive87% of 38 reviews2025
Dev: Psyanotek Limited
Windows
Wizard Warfare 2: Cephalopod Wars is the sequel to Wizard Warfare, a fantasy-themed, 4X-style, turn-based strategy game with a strategic empire management layer supported by a detailed tactical battle simulation layer. Now includes fully simulated naval battles.
Why similar: 4X 42.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 16.3%, Hex Grid 15% ★, Strategy 11.7%, Tactical 8.3%
- #49 Galactic Wargames
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Marion
Windows
GalacticWargames is a 4X space war game where you explore, build, and fight to conquer the galaxy. Customize your ships, form alliances, and engage in epic battles. Ready to conquer the stars?
Why similar: 4X 46.4% ★, Strategy 19.5%, Isometric 15.6%, War 8.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 6.3%
- #50 Space Empires I
70% matchMixed53% of 15 reviews2020
Dev: Malfador MachinationsPub: Strategy First
Windows
Space Empires I is the first chapter of the Space Empires series. A classic galactic conquest and turn-based strategy video game where you are the leader of a race of intelligent beings building large spaceships for interplanetary and interstellar travel through warp points between star systems.
Why similar: 4X 40.8% ★, Strategy 19.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.5%, Management 10.6%, Tactical 4.8%
- #51 Warlock - Master of the Arcane
70% matchVery Positive86% of 2,635 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 43.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 25.6%, Strategy 20.5%, Hex Grid 10.1% ★, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #52 Mandate of Galactic Empires
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Oddbit
Windows · Linux
A logistics-focused turn-based space 4X. Govern through Administrative Nodes, connect systems with wormhole infrastructure, assign population to production and research, and expand only as far as your empire can support.
Why similar: 4X 49.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17.2%, Hex Grid 13.6% ★, Strategy 10.7%, War 7.2%
- #53 Napoleon 1813
68% match8 user reviews63% of 8 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 46.2% ★, Strategy 19.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.8%, War 7.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 5.4%
- #54 Solaris
68% matchVery Positive80% of 90 reviews2021
Dev: SpacialCircumstances
Windows · Mac · Linux
Discover a space strategy game filled with conquest, betrayal and subterfuge. Build alliances, make enemies and fight your way to victory and galactic domination. Will you conquer the galaxy?
Why similar: 4X 51.1% ★, Strategy 22%, War 8.1%, Tactical 7.4%, 2D 4.2%
- #55 SALUS
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Video Game Studios
Windows
A fast-paced turn-based 4X strategy game where four radically different factions compete through diplomacy, politics, exploration, and war.
Why similar: 4X 54.3% ★, Strategy 23.2%, War 8%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.3%, Management 6.9%
- #56 Empis
67% 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 32.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17.9%, Hex Grid 17.7% ★, Strategy 11.4%, Turn-Based Combat 6.4%
- #57 War for Bryndor
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Villain of Games
Windows
A fast-paced strategy game where cards offer you strategy and dice determine your fate! Conquer provinces in thrilling battles in an attempt to unite the land. Manage your resources and outmaneuver opponents in quick matches filled with tactical decisions and shifting frontlines.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 30%, Strategy 26.8%, Isometric 25.2%, War 15.9%, Indie 1.1%
- #58 Space Empires III
67% matchMostly Positive80% of 44 reviews2020
Dev: Malfador MachinationsPub: Strategy First
Windows
The third game within the Space Empires series brings the dawn of a new age of exploration. Your race keeps running through the fabric of space and moves to other solar systems beyond your own.
Why similar: 4X 41.5% ★, Strategy 20.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.4%, Management 6.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 6.2%
- #59 Grand Strategy: The Three Kingdoms
65% matchPositive88% of 23 reviews2026
Dev: Yiming
Windows
Based on the classic history of the Three countries, the 2D grand strategy game integrates deep strategy, resource management, diplomatic game and sand table, presenting a magnificent stage for players in the turbulent world.
Why similar: 4X 48.4% ★, Strategy 20.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.7%, War 6.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 3%
- #60 Tracktopia
66% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: GalaDev
Windows
Tracktopia is a strategy game with city-building elements, where your city moves on tracks and serves as a super powerful unit. Expand it to boost production, advance technologies, and create smaller units to ultimately defeat the enemy nation!
Why similar: 4X 38.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.6%, Strategy 11%, War 9.2%, Tactical 7.5%