- #1 Dominions 6 - Rise of the Pantokrator
97% matchVery Positive91% of 1,639 reviews2024
Dev: Illwinter Game Design
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 46.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
In Dominions 6 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 old dragons or an enormous tree. Dominions is a deep 4x turn based strategy game with a very large variety of spells and units.
Why similar: 4X 28.7% ★, Asynchronous Multiplayer 17.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.1%, Grand Strategy 10% ★, Wargame 9%
- #2 Master of Cladia
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Quasar Games FactoryPub: BackGRID Responsive Technologies S.L.
Windows
Master a world of massive turn-based strategy. As an Alchemist, hatch powerful dragons, discover devastating spells, and manage your empire in a persistent world shared by hundreds of players. Will you bring peace through science or rule over the ashes? The throne awaits.
Why similar: 4X 26.6% ★, Wargame 17.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.5%, Asynchronous Multiplayer 9.9% ★
- #3 Palm Kingdoms 3
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hack The Publisher
Windows · Mac
Palm Kingdoms 3 is a turn-based strategy game with deep mechanics. Explore maps, build your kingdom, and lead armies in rich, tactical combat. Here, power lies not in a single character, but in the unique Commanders you cultivate within your ranks.
Why similar: 4X 23.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.3%, Grand Strategy 11.7% ★, Turn-Based Combat 9.3%
- #4 荒野国度 LEGENDS OF THE WILD
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 圆桌工作室Pub: 瓦弄游戏
Windows
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 36.8% ★, Wargame 15.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.7%, Strategy 10.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 6.7%
- #5 Vae Victis
94% matchMixed61% of 18 reviews2023
Dev: Nicholas Rizzo
Windows
Vae Victis is a ruthless minimalistic turn-based strategy game. Engage in intense multiplayer battles with friends or fight through an expansive campaign. With unique units, factions, and abilities you will have to be cunning with your tactical decisions to claim victory!
Why similar: 4X 23.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.1%, Wargame 11.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.1%, Turn-Based Combat 10.4%
- #6 Ever War
94% 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 30% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 13.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.2%, Turn-Based Combat 10.4%, Grand Strategy 9.5% ★
- #7 Colossal Citadels
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Uneven Dungeon
Windows · Linux
A fantasy strategy, featuring turn-based factory building over procedural resource types. Expand and optimize your network of towns, grow your heroes, and excel in deep tactical seamless auto-battler combat.
Why similar: 4X 23.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 10.7%, Grand Strategy 10.1% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 9.5%, Online Co-Op 8.3%
- #8 Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War
92% matchVery Positive82% of 17,446 reviews2018
Dev: Proxy StudiosPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 19.9 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 31.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.8%, Wargame 9.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.9%, Strategy 7.7%
- #9 Section Gamma
91% matchPositive83% of 18 reviews2025
Dev: Default Company
Windows · Mac
Section Gamma is a turn-based strategy game set in a post-apocalyptic world for 1-4 players. It combines classic RTS elements with the strategic depth of chess. Play an exciting single-player campaign or fight alongside friends in multiplayer matches.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 12.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 11.7%, Wargame 11%, Asynchronous Multiplayer 10.6% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 10.2%
- #10 Fealty
91% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2024
Dev: ToddMakesGames
Windows · Mac
A turn-based war game where you must fight for the throne! Use tactics, strategy and magic to wage war. Destroy your enemies with steel and fireballs, or force them to bend the knee, and you will be king of the island!
Why similar: 4X 23.7% ★, Asynchronous Multiplayer 15.9% ★, Wargame 12%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.5%
- #11 Politon
89% matchVery Positive90% of 86 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 24.7% ★, Wargame 12.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.9%, Grand Strategy 9.3% ★
- #12 Deformity
90% match8 user reviews63% of 8 reviews2021
Dev: Andrey Larionenko
Windows
Deformity is a turn-based fantasy strategy about a world dominated by sins.
Why similar: 4X 26.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.7%, Wargame 12.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.6%, PvP 7.9%
- #13 Shattered Spheres
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Data Vikings
Windows
Shattered Spheres is a turn-based 2D space 4X strategy game inspired by the classics of the genre. Explore a living galaxy, build your empire, and crush your rivals through military conquest or diplomatic cunning — without the micromanagement bloat of modern 4X games.
Why similar: 4X 34.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.9%, Grand Strategy 12.7% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 9.9%, Turn-Based Combat 6.2%
- #14 World War: Rome - Free Strategy Game
88% matchMixed70% of 23 reviews2023
Dev: Joynow Games
Windows
A turn-based strategy war chess game. You will play a commander in the Roman period, and command the generals and troops to complete the specified mission objectives and occupy important strongholds in the level. Rome, Samnite, Epirus, Carthage. Different choices will open different histories!
Why similar: 4X 27.8% ★, Wargame 16.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.6%, Grand Strategy 12.3% ★
- #15 Space Imperia 4X
87% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Breich Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A faithful digital adaptation of the acclaimed board game Space Empires 4X by GMT Games, beloved by wargamers for almost two decades. Command the rise of your civilization and the fall of others, all in one to two hours.
Why similar: 4X 30.7% ★, Wargame 14.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.5%, PvP 7.1%
- #16 Napoleon 1813
86% match5 user reviews60% of 5 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 34.5% ★, Grand Strategy 15.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.8%, Strategy 9.7%
- #17 Clay Soldiers
86% matchMixed56% of 45 reviews2023
Dev: ArchDawn
Windows · Mac · Linux
The war rages on, choose to side with the Mercenaries, the Undead, the Angels, and more! Play through the single-player campaign, unifying the factions. Fight against other players and AI in the battleground's mode! Or strive for a conquest that takes you through the ages in war mode.
Why similar: 4X 24.9% ★, Wargame 12.9%, Grand Strategy 12.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 10.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.3%
- #18 Ozymandias: Bronze Age Empire Sim
85% matchVery Positive88% of 1,638 reviews2022
Dev: The Secret Games CompanyPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Build an empire in a single sitting. All the strategy of a classic 4X in a faster format, which also shines in multiplayer.
Why similar: 4X 23.2% ★, Asynchronous Multiplayer 12.9% ★, Grand Strategy 11.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 10.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.3%
- #19 Trailblader
84% 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 33.7% ★, Deckbuilding 11.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.5%, Strategy 10.4%, Economy 8.2%
- #20 Gates of Troy
84% matchPositive90% of 29 reviews2022
Dev: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Designed by wargaming world champion Iain McNeil, Gates Of Troy™ is the Slitherine's critically acclaimed series of historically-detailed strategy games. Gates Of Troy™ offers both strategic campaigns and tactical battles.
Why similar: Wargame 22.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.9%, Turn-Based Combat 14.3%, Strategy 13.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.7%
- #21 Battle Kittens
82% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Gabriele Picchianti
Windows
Turn-based strategy game, a war simulation with cats.
Why similar: Wargame 20.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 17%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.5%, Strategy 10.9%, Turn-Based Combat 8.9%
- #22 Fantasy General II
83% matchVery Positive81% of 1,944 reviews2019
Dev: Owned by GravityPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 58%
The fantasy wargaming classic is back! Lead powerful heroes and mighty armies into battle in this critically acclaimed turn-based strategy milestone. Level up and train your units and guide them through a gripping story campaign to decide the fate of a world on the brink of destruction.
Why similar: 4X 17.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.9%, Wargame 12.9%, Turn-Based Combat 11%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.8%
- #23 Conquer: Napoleonic Wars
82% matchMostly Positive75% of 75 reviews2022
Dev: Estuego Games
Windows
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 27.4% ★, Wargame 16.1%, Grand Strategy 12.8% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 12.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.3%
- #24 Dynastic Era
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: LOONW
Windows
Simple map coloring game, And about history of ancient civilized, Mini ancient strategy game with a large world map to explore, in which you can simulate different ancient civilizations, the game will have different chapters showing ancient historical events.
Why similar: 4X 32.4% ★, Grand Strategy 13.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.2%, Wargame 12.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.3%
- #25 Yield! Fall of Rome
79% matchMostly Positive72% of 261 reviews2025
Dev: BillionworldsPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Forge your Kingdom amidst the Ruins of Rome in this turn-based 4X strategy game! As the world crumbles, rebuild civilization and shape your people’s destiny. Unleash your strategic prowess, conquer provinces, and crush all who stand in your way.
Why similar: 4X 22.5% ★, Asynchronous Multiplayer 15.9% ★, Turn-Based Combat 11.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 10%, Grand Strategy 9.3% ★
- #26 Shadow Empire
81% matchVery Positive84% of 1,875 reviews2020
Dev: VR DesignsPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 70.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 23.5% ★, Asynchronous Multiplayer 15.7% ★, Wargame 12.8%, Grand Strategy 10.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 10%
- #27 WarBoard: Arena Empire
80% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Velron Games
Windows
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 31.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.4%, Wargame 13%, Strategy 9.8%
- #28 Mercatoria
78% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Groundwork Studio
Windows
Turn-based grand strategy in the Age of Discovery. Develop a transport network, industrialise your economy, colonise the New World, and compete with five rival powers. Inspired by Imperialism 2. Early Access — built by one developer in his spare time.
Why similar: 4X 29.9% ★, Grand Strategy 13.8% ★, Wargame 13.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 12%, Economy 8.2%
- #29 Commander: World War II
79% matchPositive86% of 29 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 35.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.6%, Wargame 13.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.3%, Strategy 10%
- #30 Mech and Tech 1
78% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: colmer_it UG
Windows · Mac
Conquer. Build. Survive. A tactical strategy game on procedural hex grids - intense, deep. Plan every move: establish your base, secure supply lines, and unleash suppression fire against all who stand in your way. Research new technologies - improve your units. Play solo, co-op, or PvP.
Why similar: 4X 24% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 16.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.2%, Strategy 10.1%, PvP 9.7%
- #31 Kingdom of Krawall
77% 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 40.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 16.3%, Asynchronous Multiplayer 13.7% ★, Strategy 11.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.2%
- #32 Great Powers
76% matchMostly Positive70% of 36 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 29.9% ★, Wargame 15%, Grand Strategy 13.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.9%
- #33 Conquest: Medieval Kingdoms
77% matchMixed57% of 14 reviews2021
Dev: Aserisoft
Windows · Mac
Conquest: Medieval Kingdoms is a turn-based 4X grand strategy game, played on a procedurally generated world. Battles are real-time and tactical. Every world-map and battlefield is entirely unique, so this game will always have something to throw at you.
Why similar: 4X 36% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.7%, Grand Strategy 14.1% ★, Wargame 13.3%, Strategy 9.7%
- #34 Mobile Soldiers: Plastic Army
76% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2022
Dev: Ecliptec Mobile Ltd.
Windows
Get ready to embark on a thrilling journey down memory lane, with Mobile Soldiers: Plastic Army, bringing the beloved childhood table-top game to life in a new 3D experience that fits in your pocket. Brace yourself for fun that combines nostalgia with the excitement of mobile gaming!
Why similar: Wargame 20.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.1%, Grand Strategy 15.6% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 13.9%, Strategy 11.1%
- #35 Politon: Prologue
75% 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 28% ★, Wargame 14.3%, Grand Strategy 13.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 11.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.7%
- #36 Diehexegy
74% 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 41.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 16.6%, Asynchronous Multiplayer 12.7% ★, Strategy 11.9%, PvP 7.4%
- #37 Space Empires III
75% matchMostly Positive79% of 43 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 32.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.2%, Strategy 10.7%, Grand Strategy 10.1% ★
- #38 Search for Sol
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Cryptomnesic
Windows · Mac
The children of long-extinct humanity desperately search for the legendary artifact system of Sol. Search for Sol is a sci-fi 4X in the tradition of Reach for the Stars, Master of Orion, and Star Traders. Control Sol for 50 years to ascend to flesh once again.
Why similar: 4X 34.3% ★, Wargame 16.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.2%, Turn-Based Combat 9.4%
- #39 ZEPHON
71% matchVery Positive84% of 1,716 reviews2024
Dev: Proxy Studios
Windows · Linux
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 17.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
From the developers of Warhammer 40,000: Gladius, ZEPHON is a post-apocalyptic 4X strategy game built on Proxy’s unique tactical combat system. Guide survivors through a turbulent future, navigating unexpected disasters, eldritch horror and cyberpunk monstrosities. What will you do to survive?
Why similar: 4X 28.1% ★, Grand Strategy 9.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 9.8%, Tactical 9%, Turn-Based Combat 8.8%
- #40 BattleProgress
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BejoschGaming
Windows
You want to create your own battleplan? Keep the overview and outplay your opponent with brilliant moves! Manage your economy and research whisly to create the perfect composition of units which defeat the opponent and his army, but be carefull: The opponent will try the same!
Why similar: Wargame 18.1%, Turn-Based Combat 16.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 16%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.4%, PvP 10.9%
- #41 Space Empires I
74% 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 32.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.5%, Grand Strategy 12.8% ★, Strategy 10.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.4%
- #42 TOHOTOPIA
70% matchVery Positive97% of 414 reviews2026
Dev: Remilia Command
Windows
A 4X strategy craze sweeps Gensokyo! As the "Esports Tournament" begins, the girls join the fray. Warlords rise: will you be "Pharaoh" Remilia, "Emperor" Kaguya, "Great" Kanako, or "Philosopher King" Miko? Launch the game now, lead your empire, and dominate Gensokyo!
Why similar: 4X 29.7% ★, Grand Strategy 13.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.6%, Wargame 10.8%, Economy 9.3%
- #43 Abalon Arena: Multiplayer Card Tactics
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: D20Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Cards, tactics and mutant squirrels! Enter the arena and compete head to head, play cooperatively or go it alone to defeat increasingly challenging onslaughts of enemies in a cunning game of wits set in the fantastical world of Abalon.
Why similar: Asynchronous Multiplayer 18.4% ★, Turn-Based Combat 10.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.6%, Online Co-Op 9.1%
- #44 Theater of Carnage
73% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2022
Dev: Arrow^2 team
Windows
Battle for glory in the arena, fighting challengers and climbing the ranks. Show your tactical prowess in this turn-based strategy game. Choose one of distinct factions and put together a team of champions with a set of unique skills. Outsmart and destroy your opponents.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 23.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.5%, PvP 13.1%, Tactical 12%, Turn-Based Combat 11.2%
- #45 Cosmist
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Gulbrandr Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Conquer the galaxy in this arcade-like strategy game. Pick and send your generals to deploy the fleet in the far-off star sectors, mine resources, and upgrade your ships forgeries. Deities might interfere with your plans.
Why similar: 4X 40.4% ★, Grand Strategy 17.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.2%, Strategy 6.8%
- #46 Terrol
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Max Krupp
Windows
Terrol is a grand strategy game focused on capturing and holding strategic resources. The objective is simple: control all resources and destroy rival empires.
Why similar: 4X 29.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.2%, Grand Strategy 14.9% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 10.4%, Strategy 9.1%
- #47 Defense X
70% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Hcenter GamePub: 30 Game Studio
Windows
Build a defense strategy to protect the peace.
Why similar: 4X 38.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.7%, Strategy 11.8%, Turn-Based Combat 8.1%
- #48 Combat Mission: Red Thunder
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 146 reviews2023
Dev: BattlefrontPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Combat Mission Red Thunder focuses on the hard fought Eastern Front battles of Bagration and Poland, from the swamps of Belarus to the gates of Warsaw during the summer of 1944.
Why similar: Wargame 23.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 21.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 20.5%, Strategy 14.5%, PvP 11.6%
- #49 三国.群英志
69% matchMostly Positive73% of 40 reviews2025
Dev: Three Kingdoms Heroes Studio
Windows · Mac
东汉末年,天下动荡,群雄并起,在这片风云变幻的乱世中,你将化身一方霸主,自偏安一隅的孤城出发,广揽贤才、经营城政、整军备战、攻城略地。是匡扶汉室,重振中兴?还是割据一方,自立为王?亦或是问鼎中原,君临天下?你的每一次抉择皆可改写这段波澜壮阔的乱世史诗!
Why similar: 4X 25.8% ★, Wargame 12.5%, Grand Strategy 12.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 11.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.5%
- #50 Global Chess
69% match9 user reviews60% of 10 reviews2024
Dev: Joseph Kinsella
Windows
A chess-based global conquest game
Why similar: Wargame 22.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.8%, Grand Strategy 15.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.2%, PvP 11.7%
- #51 Rise of Realms
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Goat Works Ltd
Windows · Mac
Rise of Realms is a 4X RPG, for 1-6 players, in a medieval fantasy setting. Command an empire and recruit heroes to lead your armies. Use your tactical abilities to conquer the lands and reshape them in your image. Wishlist now.
Why similar: 4X 27.2% ★, Grand Strategy 12.8% ★, Wargame 11.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.2%
- #52 Ashen Destiny
68% match1 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Arrow & Blade Games
Windows
Invade rival provinces with your armies, command powerful generals, and unite a fractured ancient land through strategy and conquest.
Why similar: Wargame 22.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.4%, Grand Strategy 17% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 16.5%, Turn-Based Combat 9.4%
- #53 The Little World
68% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: KS Studio
Windows
The Little World is a strategy-based tactical game featuring random campaigns, story maps, custom game maps, and custom character creation, with support for multiplayer battles and cooperation.
Why similar: 4X 26.7% ★, Wargame 16.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.7%, PvP 8.7%
- #54 Horizon
71% matchMixed59% of 477 reviews2014
Dev: L3O Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Horizon is a turn-based space strategy game of galactic exploration and conquest in which you are in control of humanity’s destiny. You will explore deep space, find new frontiers and discover alien artifacts hidden on long-abandoned planets.
Why similar: 4X 30.3% ★, Grand Strategy 15.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 10.4%, Wargame 10.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.9%
- #55 Mordfield Command
67% 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 28.2% ★, Wargame 13.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.6%, Turn-Based Combat 9.7%
- #56 Beast Awakening
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: EB StudioPub: Studio Midhall
Windows
Dawn breaks and the hunt begins... Beast Awakening is a turn-based, one-vs-many multiplayer game of deadly hide-and-seek, where every move counts.
Why similar: Asynchronous Multiplayer 22.4% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 16.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.9%, Co-op 11.6%, Online Co-Op 10.8%
- #57 Magic And Dragons : 4X Battle
67% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2024
Dev: The Team With a TPub: The Developer With a D
Windows
Turn-based strategy game in a world filled with magics, demons and dragons! Build, expand, conquer, form alliances and wage wars.
Why similar: 4X 29.1% ★, Wargame 15.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.3%, Grand Strategy 12.2% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 11.9%
- #58 Clash of Command: Campaign of 1863
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mutant Entertainment Studios
Windows
There is no “taking turns” in war! Play with or against your friends, devise your tactics and watch your plans unfold simultaneously, but remember “No plan survives contact with the Enemy.” Enlist Today!
Why similar: Asynchronous Multiplayer 21.7% ★, Wargame 14.3%, Grand Strategy 11.2% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 9.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.3%
- #59 Hexarchy
66% matchVery Positive82% of 1,571 reviews2023
Dev: Main Tank SoftwarePub: Yogscast Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 14.3 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Hexarchy is an innovative, fast-paced, historical 4x strategy game where you use cards and deckbuilding to make your decisions. Single-player and online multiplayer.
Why similar: 4X 24.7% ★, Grand Strategy 11.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 10.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.4%, Deckbuilding 9.3%
- #60 Buddies to Death
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: WABAWEYA
Windows
Buddies to Death - A fast-paced, turn-based, 4X strategy set in a medieval fantasy world with asymmetric factions, amazing lore, and FISHHH!
Why similar: 4X 30.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 21.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.4%, Multiplayer 9%, Strategy 8%