
Build cities, research technologies, command armies, and guide your civilization through ancient times in a turn-based strategy game of exploration, expansion, diplomacy, and conquest.
60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Strategy, 4X, Turn-Based Strategy, Singleplayer.

Build cities, research technologies, command armies, and guide your civilization through ancient times in a turn-based strategy game of exploration, expansion, diplomacy, and conquest.

Commander: Modern War
Experience the thrill of a modern conflict between two factions, as you outsmart your opponents in an epic game of strategy and cunning. Take command of your ground, air, and naval units and lead them to victory in the most immersive turn-based battle simulation. The battlefield awaits.

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Lead your civilization across six thousand years of history in this turn-based strategy game built for the Game Boy Advance. D-pad-first play makes it a natural fit for Steam Deck.
Experience the thrill of a modern conflict between two factions, as you outsmart your opponents in an epic game of strategy and cunning. Take command of your ground, air, and naval units and lead them to victory in the most immersive turn-based battle simulation. The battlefield awaits.
Why similar: 4X 37.1% ★, Strategy 15.8%, Alternate History 13.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.4%, Isometric 13.3%
Lead your civilization across six thousand years of history in this turn-based strategy game built for the Game Boy Advance. D-pad-first play makes it a natural fit for Steam Deck.
Why similar: 4X 47.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 20.9%, Strategy 18.1%, Historical 13.1%, Singleplayer 0.7%
Build a civilization that spans the ages in this historical turn-based strategy game. Combine evolving cultures, raise cities, command armies and expand your empire as a changing climate reshapes the world and your path through history.
Why similar: 4X 37.8% ★, Strategy 14.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.5%, Alternate History 13.2%, Historical 10.8%
Build tiny empires with big ambitions. A cozy, bite-sized 4X where every turn counts: grow cities block by block, research three historical ages, and outscore rivals through building, conquest, or exploration. One currency, one score, 25-minute matches.
Why similar: 4X 41.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 16.8%, Strategy 15%, Isometric 13%, Historical 8.6%
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 55.8% ★, Strategy 24.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.4%
Govern the New World as His Majesty's Viceroy during the Age of Exploration. Explore unknown lands, build thriving colonies, trade across the Atlantic, wage war, and forge an independent nation in this historical turn-based 4X strategy game.
Why similar: 4X 44.6% ★, Strategy 18.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.7%, Historical 12.8%, Turn-Based Combat 3.1%
Conquer Irkalla, a world of mortals torn apart by a war between eight civilizations! Command heroes, forge and break alliances, journey through five eras of history, and choose one of the Seven Truths to change the face of reality forever. A turn-based 4X strategy game.
Why similar: 4X 54.9% ★, Strategy 24.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.6%, Singleplayer 0.8%
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 58.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17.1%, Strategy 16.6%, Turn-Based Combat 7.9%
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 48.2% ★, Strategy 27%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.4%, Historical 6.9%, Singleplayer 0.3%
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 43.5% ★, Strategy 22.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.9%, Historical 13.2%, Singleplayer 0.6%
Build a nation starting at any point in human history and compete for supremacy in this epic turn-based strategy game. Engage in diplomacy, fight wars, and go head-to-head with other leaders from history.
Why similar: 4X 40.3% ★, Alternate History 19.5%, Diplomacy 13.5% ★, Strategy 11.2%, Historical 10.8%
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.
Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri™ Planetary Pack includes the original Alpha Centauri and the expansion, Alien Crossfire.
Why similar: 4X 66.7% ★, Strategy 18.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.6%, Singleplayer 1.3%
Sid Meier's Civilization IV®: Beyond the Sword is the second expansion pack for Civilization IV - the 2005 PC Game of the Year that has become a worldwide hit.
Why similar: 4X 46.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 22.2%, Strategy 21.1%, Historical 9.8%, Singleplayer 0.7%
Classic 4X turn-based strategy game, where you manage a theocratic empire, conquer and convert pagans and enemies by divine power or brute force, cast mighty miracles and enact dogmas. Advance and expand your theocracy into dominant world empire. And if necessary... release the Kraken!
Why similar: 4X 35.7% ★, Alternate History 14.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.7%, Historical 10.9%, Isometric 10.4%
A historical turn-based 4X with the feel of '90s strategy games. Build your empire across eight eras in a roguelike campaign: five completed matches, win or lose, build bonuses for a sixth-match mythic finale. Beware your Archenemy.
Why similar: 4X 39% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.9%, Diplomacy 12.7% ★, Isometric 12.5%, Historical 10.5%
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 55.6% ★, Strategy 24.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.4%, Singleplayer 0.8%
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 49.9% ★, Strategy 33.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.8%
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 34.4% ★, Alternate History 16.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.2%, Diplomacy 12.4% ★, Historical 9.7%
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 64.8% ★, Strategy 24%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.9%, Singleplayer 0.4%
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 60.1% ★, Strategy 20.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.7%, Singleplayer 0.7%
Dominium Mundi is a lightweight 4X strategy game set in the medieval period where 4 players compete to create the most influential empire. Expand your empire over the map, convert more people to your religion, and control more trade routes.
Why similar: 4X 62.2% ★, Strategy 14.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.1%, Historical 8.6%, Singleplayer 0.5%
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 46.7% ★, Strategy 18.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.4%, Alternate History 13.6%, Turn-Based Combat 2.7%
Lead nomadic families through the Stone Age in this turn-based 4X strategy game with in-depth characters, cultures, and ecosystems. Explore the wilderness, hunt megafauna, outsmart competitors in trade & autobattler combat. Discover fire, agriculture, politics... and survive to tell the tale.
Why similar: 4X 39.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.5%, Historical 12.2%, Diplomacy 11.1% ★, Alternate History 10.8%
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 54% ★, Strategy 25.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.4%, Diplomacy 4.6% ★, Exploration 0.9%
Navigate through interactions with competing powers to lead your nation to global domination in this 4X open sandbox geopolitical sim set in post-WW2 alt-history world. You have 251 years at your disposal to conquer and unify the planet or take your nation into space. Can you make it?
Why similar: 4X 37.1% ★, Alternate History 18.3%, Diplomacy 14.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.5%, Strategy 10.6%
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 35% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 23.4%, Strategy 22.9%, Historical 11.2%, Diplomacy 2.1% ★
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 42.6% ★, Strategy 19.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.7%, Historical 12.5%, Alternate History 5.9%
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 49.2% ★, Strategy 19%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.6%, Diplomacy 14.3% ★
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 51.9% ★, Strategy 22.8%, Historical 15.8%, Turn-Based Combat 8.9%, Singleplayer 0.6%
Command a civilization from antiquity to the modern era in a historical 4X focused on grand strategy over micro-management. Direct armies, research technologies, run spy networks, and shape your empire through deep, intuitive macro-mechanics.
Why similar: 4X 40.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.7%, Historical 12.7%, Diplomacy 11.6% ★, Strategy 8%
Experience first-hand the challenges of leading one of 16 different races into unequalled galactic supremacy and face a universe of decisions. Set policies, explore, build, declare war, negotiate - put all these elements into motion to guarantee your place in the annals of space and time.
Master of Galaxies is a turn based space strategy game. Explore the galaxy and settle new planets. Research technologies and design powerful ships. Each planet can have a leader and a lot of buildings and worker improvements. Managing the empire is totally new and unique!
Why similar: 4X 52.5% ★, Strategy 22.6%, Diplomacy 14.3% ★, Turn-Based Combat 10%, Singleplayer 0.6%
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 42.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 22.7%, Strategy 21.6%, Historical 12.2%, Singleplayer 0.7%
You are the King. Lead your vassals, build your feudal realm and conquer foreign kingdoms in this blend of turn based 4X and realtime rpg. Attend feasts, host tourneys and fight duels. Every character has their own mind so promote the loyal, scheme against rivals and imprison the disobedient.
Why similar: 4X 34.1% ★, Alternate History 16.7%, Diplomacy 14.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.6%, Strategy 8.4%
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 70.9% ★, Strategy 21.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.5%, Singleplayer 0.5%
Unique combination of turn-based 4X and historical grand strategy with a mythological twist. Explore the ancient world and build a world leading civilization. Survive, expand, conquer... and win!
Why similar: 4X 35.1% ★, Alternate History 15.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.7%, Diplomacy 11.8% ★, Historical 10.8%
A turn-based strategy game based off the Napoleonic Wars! Lead, attack, buy, and communicate. Learn how to play difficult 4x grand strategy games by starting with simple strategy. *Disclaimer, this game is made by a teenager for a school project*
Why similar: 4X 39.5% ★, Alternate History 17.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.3%, Strategy 10.6%, Historical 10.4%
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 55.9% ★, Strategy 23.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.6%, Singleplayer 0.6%
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 51.1% ★, Strategy 21.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 18%, Historical 8.9%, Singleplayer 0.5%
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 66.4% ★, Strategy 24.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.4%, Singleplayer 0.7%
Build a defense strategy to protect the peace.
Why similar: 4X 55.5% ★, Strategy 24.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.4%, Singleplayer 0.7%
WarBoard: Arena Empire is a turn-based tactical strategy game on a hex arena. Command Rome, the Turks, Vikings, Egypt, Japan or Persia. Play solo against AI, or battle up to 4 Steam friends in private matches. Every move counts.
Why similar: 4X 43.9% ★, Strategy 19.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.9%, Historical 8.8%, Isometric 4.4%
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 50.4% ★, Strategy 20.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.6%, Historical 8%, Turn-Based Combat 4.4%
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 64.5% ★, Strategy 26%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.9%, Singleplayer 0.7%
From a veteran 4X Strategy developer comes a new deep strategy game of logistics, empire, and control. Develop the New World, industrialise your capital, manage your growing Empire, and outmanoeuvre rivals to become history's first Superpower. Can you exploit the New World to control the Old?
Why similar: 4X 39.8% ★, Diplomacy 17.3% ★, Historical 12.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.9%, Strategy 10.6%
Lead a Viking clan to glory in this accessible turn-based conquest strategy game. Expand your kingdom, raise armies, besiege castles and outsmart a challenging AI across handcrafted worlds built for endless replayability.
Why similar: 4X 49.1% ★, Strategy 19.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.5%, Historical 10.7%, Turn-Based Combat 3.3%
Recruit animal heroes, understand their attributes and create your own team Conquer land with your allies, make rational use of all resources on the continent, and defeat enemies from other faction Step by step, move towards the center of the continent, and finally seize the heart of the world.
Why similar: 4X 57.1% ★, Strategy 24.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.4%
Take command of one race to join the struggle for supremacy in the galaxy. As the leader of your empire you are tasked with exploring the stars, colonizing new worlds, managing your empire and conquering whoever dares to oppose you.
Why similar: 4X 63.6% ★, Strategy 25.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.5%
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 51.1% ★, Strategy 23.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 20.1%, Turn-Based Combat 5%, Singleplayer 0.5%
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 56.4% ★, Strategy 23.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.9%, Singleplayer 0.4%
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 43.2% ★, Strategy 30.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 25.8%, Singleplayer 0.5%
Build a defense strategy to protect the peace.
Why similar: 4X 52.1% ★, Strategy 23.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.1%, Turn-Based Combat 5.8%, Singleplayer 0.7%
Master of Luna is a turn-based 4X strategy game where you play a half-forgotten deity seeking to regain your former power. It features powerful magic, tactical battles, city building, sweet pixel art, and a calm, melancholic atmosphere.
Why similar: 4X 54% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 18.8%, Strategy 14.9%, Turn-Based Combat 11.5%, Singleplayer 0.9%
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 45.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 18.4%, Isometric 15.6%, Strategy 11%, Turn-Based Combat 9%
Lead your civilization to galactic glory in this bite-sized 4X strategy game. Build, colonize, trade, and, by tact or might, overcome all who oppose you.
Why similar: 4X 55.4% ★, Strategy 22.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.7%, Turn-Based Combat 6.4%, Exploration 1.8%