- #1 Age of Enlightenment
97% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: GSG Johan
Windows · Mac · Linux
Shape the destiny of the world as an 18th century ruler. Forge alliances and prepare your armed forces to expand your domain and colonize new lands. Or focus on internal development and help your subjects thrive with prudent economic policy and lawmaking. The choice is yours in Age of Enlightenment!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 14.3%, Diplomacy 13.2% ★, Real-Time with Pause 12.7% ★, Political Sim 11.7% ★, Historical 8%
- #2 NationWar:Chronicles | 国战:列国志传
96% matchMixed69% of 444 reviews2019
Dev: Yiming
Windows
This is a sandbox game that is deeply rooted in the rich historical information of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. The story of the game unfolds slowly in the eighth century BC on the vast and mysterious land of China.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 15.5% ★, Grand Strategy 13.4%, 4X 12.5% ★, Political Sim 9.1% ★, RTS 8.4%
- #3 Gilded Destiny
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Aquila InteractivePub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Forge empires, incite revolutions, and reshape society in Gilded Destiny, the definitive grand strategy game of the Industrial Age. Take command of your chosen nation and lead it to glory through masterful diplomacy, sweeping industrialization, and decisive warfare.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 13.6% ★, Grand Strategy 12.3%, Diplomacy 12.3% ★, Political Sim 11% ★, 4X 10.7% ★
- #4 Europa Universalis IV
95% matchVery Positive88% of 137,440 reviews2013
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 284.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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: Real-Time with Pause 14.9% ★, Grand Strategy 14.1%, 4X 13.2% ★, Diplomacy 12.6% ★, Historical 8.2%
- #5 Strategeist
94% 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 16.7%, Diplomacy 13.5% ★, Historical 9.3%, 4X 9.1% ★, Alternate History 7.8%
- #6 Trade Conquest
94% matchMixed70% of 76 reviews2024
Dev: GrandPaw Games
Windows
Turn wealth into political power in this modern Grand Strategy game. Build a global economic empire, manipulate governments, and challenge the world's superpowers through Economic supremacy or military Conquest.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 16.8% ★, Grand Strategy 13.6%, Political Sim 12.5% ★, Diplomacy 12.5% ★, 4X 11.1% ★
- #7 Three Kingdoms : Alias
93% matchVery Positive80% of 373 reviews2026
Dev: Plotrick
Windows
A world where officers hide their names and abilities. Can you spot Zhuge Liang? A hardcore turn-based strategy simulation for true Three Kingdoms devotees.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 15.2%, 4X 13.8% ★, Diplomacy 12.7% ★, Political Sim 12.6% ★, Wargame 9.3%
- #8 Twisted Three Kingdoms
92% 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: Grand Strategy 18%, 4X 13% ★, Political Sim 12% ★, Diplomacy 11% ★, Historical 10.2%
- #9 World Warfare & Economics
91% matchMixed59% of 688 reviews2023
Dev: Okron Studio
Windows · Mac
Take control of any nation and shape its future. Manage resources, trade, and taxes, engage in real-time warfare, navigate global diplomacy, and react to dynamic world events. Build a thriving economy, forge alliances, and command armies in a constantly evolving world!
Why similar: 4X 14.9% ★, Grand Strategy 14%, Political Sim 13.1% ★, Diplomacy 12.4% ★, Real-Time with Pause 12% ★
- #10 Rebel Inc: Escalation
91% matchVery Positive82% of 7,594 reviews2021
Dev: Ndemic CreationsPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 13.1 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: 4X 14.3% ★, Real-Time with Pause 14% ★, Diplomacy 13.2% ★, Grand Strategy 12.4%, Historical 7.3%
- #11 Mandate 1600: The East
90% 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: Grand Strategy 18.6%, 4X 15.9% ★, Political Sim 14% ★, Diplomacy 10.9% ★, Historical 9.4%
- #12 TREUD
89% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Nikolai Karulin
Windows · Mac · Linux
Rule your society through 12,000 years – from the Stone Age to the present day – in a grand strategy game with a living simulation where real historical processes are recreated, but nothing is predetermined. Build, conquer, exploit. Crisis is part of history: keep power or side with the revolution
Why similar: Grand Strategy 20.5%, Diplomacy 10.8% ★, 4X 10.7% ★, Historical 10.4%, Real-Time with Pause 10.3% ★
- #13 The King's Campaign
88% match8 user reviews75% of 8 reviews2023
Dev: Reverie World Studios Inc
Windows
Conquer Medieval Europe and North Africa in a combination of Grand Strategy and Real-Time Strategy gameplay where you rule one of 28 kingdoms as you build and manage your cities, engage in diplomacy and command massive armies on the world map and on the battlefield
Why similar: 4X 15.8% ★, Grand Strategy 15.1%, Real-Time with Pause 13.4% ★, Diplomacy 10.1% ★, RTS 8.8%
- #14 For The Glory: A Europa Universalis Game
89% matchMostly Positive77% of 173 reviews2009
Dev: Crystal Empire GamesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 36.1 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 16.5%, 4X 16.3% ★, Diplomacy 14.1% ★, Historical 9.5%, Alternate History 8.1%
- #15 NationWar:Annals
87% matchMixed68% of 170 reviews2021
Dev: Yiming
Windows
This is a deep focus on the Spring and Autumn period of the Warring States period of the grand strategy and real-time combat fusion sandbox game.
Why similar: 4X 16.3% ★, Diplomacy 16% ★, Grand Strategy 13.2%, Political Sim 12% ★, RTS 9.2%
- #16 Samhan: Where Korea Began
86% 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: Grand Strategy 19.2%, Political Sim 13.4% ★, Diplomacy 11.2% ★, 4X 10.8% ★, Wargame 10.3%
- #17 Global Supremacy
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Glory MediaPub: SJ co.
Windows
A vast, real-time geopolitical simulation where 196 nations live and breathe at once. Economy, finance, monetary policy, trade, energy, military, diplomacy, nuclear strategy, politics, society — every lever that moves a nation is in your hands. The clock never stops — until you stop it.
Why similar: 4X 19.4% ★, Grand Strategy 15.9%, Political Sim 13.1% ★, Wargame 9.7%, Real-Time with Pause 7% ★
- #18 Samurai Conqueror
84% matchPositive100% of 21 reviews2026
Dev: Miura Production
Windows
Unify Japanese History! A Timeline Strategy Game Where History Itself Becomes the Battlefield.
Why similar: 4X 18.2% ★, Real-Time with Pause 18.2% ★, Grand Strategy 17%, Historical 9.9%, Wargame 8.7%
- #19 SandTable War: Three Kingdoms
84% matchVery Positive85% of 343 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 16.7%, 4X 14.9% ★, Political Sim 11.5% ★, RTS 10.2%, Historical 9.3%
- #20 Victoria II
85% 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: Grand Strategy 24.6%, Political Sim 14.5% ★, Real-Time with Pause 14.2% ★, Historical 10.6%, Economy 6.1%
- #21 Ascendant Dawn
82% matchPositive85% of 13 reviews2026
Dev: Nikous Studio
Windows
Ascendant Dawn is a grand strategy game where you lead a nomadic tribe in a brutal bronze age world. Work your way up from a small clan to a great empire by founding cities and conquering your enemies.
Why similar: 4X 18.8% ★, Grand Strategy 17.5%, Political Sim 14% ★, Wargame 9.6%, Historical 9.4%
- #22 Armory Doctrine
83% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Nightride Games
Windows
Armory Doctrine is a real-time grand strategy game where you run a private arms empire and fight your own wars in a modern world sliding toward war. Expand your factory, master the global weapons market, and decide the fate of every shipment: sell it for profit, equip your own forces or arm a proxy.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 20.9%, Diplomacy 14.8% ★, War 10.3%, RTS 9.7%, Wargame 7.4%
- #23 Terra Invicta
81% matchVery Positive80% of 9,948 reviews2026
Dev: Pavonis InteractivePub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 53.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
An alien invasion has fractured humanity into seven ideological factions each with a unique vision for the future. Lead your chosen faction to take control of Earth’s nations, expand across the Solar System, and battle enemy fleets in tactical combat.
Why similar: 4X 15.3% ★, Real-Time with Pause 14.8% ★, Diplomacy 13.8% ★, Grand Strategy 13.4%, Historical 7.6%
- #24 Magna Conquest
82% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: CH4WORKS
Windows
Lead a kingdom in a real-time medieval fantasy grand strategy where the campaign world and battles unfold simultaneously. Command armies of up to 100,000 units while shaping your realm through diplomacy, kingdom management, research, and legendary heroes in single-player or campaign multiplayer.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 20.5% ★, Grand Strategy 14.9%, Diplomacy 13.7% ★, 4X 9.3% ★, RTS 9.1%
- #25 Kinjea
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tenikkan Games
Windows · Linux
Lead your people through all of human history on a spherical planet. Wage war and forge alliances as you guide your nation in this 4X grand strategy game.
Why similar: 4X 20.2% ★, Real-Time with Pause 18.8% ★, Grand Strategy 16.5%, Political Sim 11.1% ★, Alternate History 7.9%
- #26 States of Power
79% matchVery Positive89% of 403 reviews2026
Dev: Sarunas
Windows
Command your nation's armies, economy, and diplomacy in this WWII Grand Strategy Wargame. Easy to start, hard to master and a full match fits in one session. Play singleplayer and multiplayer, or create, play and share your own custom scenarios with the built-in Scenario Editor.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 19.2% ★, Grand Strategy 15.1%, Diplomacy 11.3% ★, Wargame 10.7%, Alternate History 9.3%
- #27 Solar Nations 2
79% matchVery Positive85% of 634 reviews2025
Dev: Flomgus Games
Windows
In this Grand Strategy game, you take control of the Solar System's Great Powers in 2092 and weather the storm of change as you navigate the uncertain waters of the future. Control the greatest military forces in the world and wage wars on an epic scale: outer space is yours to conquer!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 17.2%, 4X 16.9% ★, Real-Time with Pause 15% ★, Political Sim 11.8% ★, Wargame 9.1%
- #28 Strategy & Tactics: Dark Ages
80% 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: Real-Time with Pause 15.1% ★, Diplomacy 14.4% ★, Grand Strategy 13.4%, Alternate History 9.5%, Historical 8.8%
- #29 Power & Revolution 2021 Edition
78% matchMixed56% of 836 reviews2021
Dev: Eversim
Windows · Mac
A new expansion of the ultra-realistic simulator of today's world where you play as the head of state or as the opposition! New Features for 2021: administration of the EU, Covid vaccinations, Biden's Challenge, political coalitions, diplomatic negotiations, worldwide tax and free-trade agreements.
Why similar: 4X 18.6% ★, Grand Strategy 15.7%, Political Sim 14.7% ★, Wargame 10.1%, RTS 9.5%
- #30 Government Contractors: Arms of Influence
77% match6 user reviews17% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Dan K.Pub: Strategy Games Interactive
Windows
Historically accurate strategy game where you act as a government contractor researching, developing, and manufacturing weapons and technology for your clients. You choose the parts for each product, but be aware that cheap or wrong political choices may affect your success rate!
Why similar: 4X 15.9% ★, Grand Strategy 13%, Political Sim 12.7% ★, Diplomacy 12.5% ★, Wargame 9%
- #31 To Victory
78% match1 user reviews50% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: Old_Gamer
Windows
This is a single player strategy management game.Base on a randomly generated map.It includes construction, trading, strategy, and management elements . Players need to make decisions to achieve the final victory.
Why similar: 4X 18.4% ★, Grand Strategy 15%, Political Sim 13.1% ★, Diplomacy 10.1% ★, RTS 9.8%
- #32 Europa Universalis V
75% matchMixed67% of 30,806 reviews2025
Dev: Paradox TintoPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 53.1 hrsMean: 124.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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: Diplomacy 16.1% ★, Grand Strategy 15.9%, 4X 15.4% ★, Wargame 9.9%, Historical 9.3%
- #33 Final Vanguard
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Heavy Pepper Inc.
Windows
Rule a living interstellar empire in this real-time 4X grand strategy. Make decisions that shape civilian lives, manage fragile supply lines, lead military conquests, and decide whether your civilization thrives or collapses under its own expansion.
Why similar: 4X 18.4% ★, Grand Strategy 15.3%, Diplomacy 12.1% ★, Real-Time with Pause 11.5% ★, Political Sim 10.9% ★
- #34 Rename the History
76% match8 user reviews40% of 9 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 16.9%, Diplomacy 14.2% ★, Historical 9.6%, Alternate History 9.6%, War 9.1%
- #35 Kingdom's Life
77% matchMixed63% of 259 reviews2022
Dev: Strudio Company
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Kingdom's Life - Large turn-based global strategy game in pixel style. You have to create your own people and state. Can you lead the state to political, economic, technological and military triumph? It depends on you.
Why similar: 4X 20.7% ★, Grand Strategy 17.4%, Political Sim 13.9% ★, Wargame 10.3%, Historical 7.6%
- #36 King's Orders
75% matchMostly Positive71% of 273 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: Diplomacy 13.5% ★, Grand Strategy 13.1%, Political Sim 12.3% ★, Military 8.7%, Wargame 8.7%
- #37 Systemic War
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Play of Battle SA
Windows
Lead your nation in a modern grand strategy game (2008–2025), using a macroeconomic model with exchange rates, diplomacy, and hybrid warfare. Engage in kinetic warfare on the strategic map, then shift to RTS battles at focal points.
Why similar: Diplomacy 15.6% ★, Grand Strategy 14.8%, Political Sim 12.1% ★, RTS 9.3%, Wargame 9.2%
- #38 Rise of Hegemony
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lion Loewe
Windows
Take control of a country from its very first beginnings and lead it successfully to become a global hegemon. In a complex simulation of economy, diplomacy and warfare the path you chose to triumph is up to you.
Why similar: 4X 19.1% ★, Diplomacy 16.1% ★, Grand Strategy 16%, Alternate History 9.6%, Political Sim 7.9% ★
- #39 Rise Of The White Sun - 白日升
73% matchVery Positive86% of 770 reviews2023
Dev: Maestro CinetikPub: Gaming at Work
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 46%
A Giant Strategy Sandbox experience set in Warlord China. *Tons of playable factions! *Communist insurgents, * Boxers like rebels, *Greedy warlords, *Mongol riders, *A mad russian baron, *Shanghai gangsters, *And armored trains!
Why similar: 4X 20.1% ★, Grand Strategy 15.9%, Diplomacy 15.4% ★, Political Sim 14% ★, Wargame 8.9%
- #40 Victoria 3
72% matchMostly Positive70% of 61,281 reviews2022
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 14.4 hrsMean: 120.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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: Grand Strategy 16.8%, Real-Time with Pause 14.2% ★, Political Sim 14.1% ★, Diplomacy 13.3% ★, Historical 8.8%
- #41 Supreme Ruler 2030
73% matchMixed65% of 555 reviews2023
Dev: BattleGoat Studios
Windows
Rise to power as any modern day country in a realistic military, political and economic simulation. Command your country's diplomacy, espionage, and resource management to strengthen your position. Use real-time tactical control of your military to fortify your place as the Supreme Ruler.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 14.9%, Real-Time with Pause 13.3% ★, Diplomacy 12.7% ★, Wargame 10.2%, RTS 9.6%
- #42 MA 2 – President Simulator
71% matchMixed64% of 14 reviews2026
Dev: Oxiwyle Inc.
Windows
Build nuclear weapon, wage wars, strategize and become the strongest leader
Why similar: 4X 16.5% ★, Diplomacy 15.7% ★, Grand Strategy 14.3%, Political Sim 13.8% ★, Wargame 8.9%
- #43 Kingdom Wars 4
73% matchMixed66% of 241 reviews2021
Dev: Reverie World StudiosPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 39%
It's 1347, the time of the Hundred Years' War. In this historical grand strategy and RTS hybrid you play as one of 200 minor lords across medieval Europe, Africa or Middle East. Rise up to take over your Kingdom and be crowned, then fight to preserve your empire as Black Death descends on Europe.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 15%, 4X 14.6% ★, Diplomacy 12.5% ★, RTS 9.3%, Wargame 9.3%
- #44 Crowns of Medieval Europe
72% 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: Grand Strategy 20.2%, Political Sim 14.7% ★, Diplomacy 12.8% ★, Wargame 12.2%, Military 6.2%
- #45 Great Houses of Calderia
71% matchMixed61% of 447 reviews2024
Dev: Resistance GamesPub: Firesquid
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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 23.6%, Diplomacy 12.4% ★, 4X 11.6% ★, Military 7.2%, Economy 7.2%
- #46 World Order: Global Power
70% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2026
Dev: Global Strategy Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Lead any nation in a deep, turn-based grand strategy and political sim. Master the economy, military, diplomacy and society against rival AI you can actually read. Build a democracy or a dictatorship; the game names what you become, and your reign becomes a shareable saga.
Why similar: 4X 21.8% ★, Grand Strategy 20.7%, Political Sim 16.9% ★, Diplomacy 10.7% ★, Wargame 8.8%
- #47 Age of Resistance
69% matchPositive87% of 15 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 19.5%, Diplomacy 16.8% ★, RTS 11.6%, Political Sim 11% ★, Wargame 10.8%
- #48 Conqueror's Stage
69% matchPositive100% of 16 reviews2026
Dev: LeftLane InteractivePub: Lunexa Solutions
Windows
The grand strategy you can actually finish. A full 4X empire to build, expand, and conquer, with all the depth and none of the grind, in a campaign you complete in a single evening. Fight across five ages on a fresh world every time, or design your own, all the way to total conquest.
Why similar: 4X 21.8% ★, Grand Strategy 20.9%, Diplomacy 14.2% ★, Wargame 11.4%, Historical 9.3%
- #49 RUPTURR
69% match2 user reviews100% of 3 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 19.4%, Diplomacy 16.6% ★, Real-Time with Pause 12.7% ★, RTS 11.7%, Alternate History 9.7%
- #50 NWO - Anarchy Collapsed
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: KNK DEVELOP
Windows · Mac
A grand strategy game of world domination. Conquer and unite 195 countries before an unknown enemy arrives. Build your economy, military, and influence. Choose war or diplomacy, control resources, and shape the future—only one ruler will rise to the top. Will it be you?
Why similar: 4X 20% ★, Grand Strategy 19.1%, Diplomacy 17.2% ★, RTS 11.1%, Wargame 10.9%
- #51 Renaissance Kingdom Wars
68% matchMostly Positive72% of 171 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: Diplomacy 16.3% ★, Grand Strategy 15.4%, Wargame 10.4%, RTS 9.7%, Historical 8.3%
- #52 Nations
67% matchVery Positive90% of 148 reviews2025
Dev: Krzysztof SteinerPub: Krzysztof Steiner Games
Windows
Select an era, a nation and lead it to greatness or decay. Develop the economy and society, or focus on military and territorial expansion. In Nations you can rule your people for centuries – from ancient times to the modern day and beyond. You shape your state, history and map of the world.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 18%, Historical 14.1%, Political Sim 12.8% ★, Diplomacy 12.5% ★, RTS 12.3%
- #53 Sid Meier's Civilization VII
67% matchMixed47% of 62,332 reviews2025
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18.7 hrsMean: 50.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Lead empires that evolve or endure through the Ages. Build something you believe in with Sid Meier's Civilization® VII.
Why similar: 4X 16.8% ★, Diplomacy 15.8% ★, Grand Strategy 15.7%, Political Sim 10.2% ★, Historical 8.7%
- #54 Power & Revolution 2022 Edition
68% matchMixed59% of 969 reviews2022
Dev: Eversim
Windows · Mac
New edition of the ultrarealistic simulator of today's world where you play as the head of state or as the opposition! Major developments: the war in the Ukraine and all of its consequences, conspiracy theories, fake news, interference by secret services, animal welfare and climate objectives.
Why similar: 4X 20.4% ★, Grand Strategy 17.7%, Political Sim 16.3% ★, Wargame 10.8%, RTS 10.2%
- #55 Trumpets of War
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Xblur
Windows
Trumpets of War is a grand-scale historical strategy game where armies clash and empires rise. Command vast forces across dynamic battlefields, orchestrate campaigns with precision, and experience the drama of war through an innovative system that blends tactical combat with strategic mastery.
Why similar: 4X 24.7% ★, Grand Strategy 19.8%, RTS 11.7%, Wargame 9.3%, Historical 7%
- #56 Cascade: Hindcast
67% 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: Grand Strategy 20.3%, Political Sim 17% ★, Diplomacy 13.4% ★, Wargame 10.5%, Alternate History 8%
- #57 Crusader Kings III
66% matchVery Positive90% of 143,901 reviews2020
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 29.1 hrsMean: 151.2 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 20.2%, Real-Time with Pause 13% ★, 4X 12.3% ★, Historical 11%, Medieval 9%
- #58 European Card Wars
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Run-O Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Classic strategy drama of the century, you take control of a nation. Rule your country and gain freedom, become the ruler of the world with depth and historical consistency. Rewrite the history of the world and build a magnificent empire.
Why similar: 4X 19.5% ★, Diplomacy 15.9% ★, Real-Time with Pause 11.9% ★, Wargame 10.5%, Alternate History 9.5%