- #1 Fantasy Map Simulator
97% matchVery Positive89% of 4,008 reviews2024
Dev: The Stranger
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Fantasy Map Simulator: Create and watch imaginary worlds evolve over centuries. Design maps, simulate nations and their politics, and control destinies. See empires rise and fall on your desktop wallpaper. A unique simulation for history buffs and creative minds.
Why similar: God Game 32.8% ★, Alternate History 28.1%, Sandbox 13.6%, Wargame 9.6%, Medieval 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: It mirrors the seed game's focus on creating custom maps and watching the simulated history of nations unfold over time.
- #2 Ages of Conflict: World War Simulator
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 7,907 reviews2023
Dev: JoySpark Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Ages of Conflict is a versatile Map Simulation game where you create and observe custom AI nations battle it out across an infinite number of worlds. Paint beautiful maps and scenarios, and command nations to change history into your liking!
Why similar: God Game 25.9% ★, Alternate History 23.5%, Historical 12.1%, Sandbox 11.2%, Wargame 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: This title offers a similar sandbox experience where you can observe autonomous nations interact, fight, and evolve on a global scale.
- #3 WorldBox - God Simulator
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 54,299 reviews2021
Dev: Maxim Karpenko
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 29.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
WorldBox is the ULTIMATE god simulator and sandbox game. A petri dish for your fantasy civilizations. Create your own world or destroy it using many powers. Watch civilizations grow, form kingdoms, colonize new lands, sail to far continents, wars to ignite, empires to fall and towns to burn!
Why similar: God Game 55.2% ★, Sandbox 24.3%, Simulation 12.4%, Medieval 4.7%, Pixel Graphics 1.9%
Why You'll Like It: It is the definitive god-game for those who enjoy shaping landscapes and watching civilizations rise and fall through procedural events.
- #4 Galimulator
95% matchVery Positive91% of 497 reviews2018
Dev: Snoddasmannen
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Galimulator is a galactic empire simulation and sandbox game. See how Empires rise and fall, and how the people in them climb through the ranks to bring prestige to their Dynasty. Then throw in an invasion of self replicating Smatter monsters if you want to spice things up.
Why similar: God Game 36.1% ★, Simulation 34.5%, Sandbox 20.1%, Strategy 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game provides a chaotic, procedurally generated history of galactic empires that feels very similar to the nation-building aspect of the seed game.
- #5 EarthRoyale
94% matchVery Positive86% of 180 reviews2024
Dev: Lizzycat / Lizabeth Gidlund
Windows · Mac · Linux
EarthRoyale is a Map simulation Observer game where the game each turn chooses one of many events to edit the world map
Why similar: Alternate History 34.6%, God Game 24.7% ★, Wargame 13.3%, Simulation 10.5%, Historical 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: This simulation focuses on the rise and fall of nations through interactive events, perfectly capturing the alternate-history feel of the seed game.
- #6 Warnament
94% matchVery Positive85% of 439 reviews2025
Dev: Luden.io
Windows · Mac · Linux
A turn-based grand strategy game, simple for newbies yet challenging for masters. As the leader of a nation, you will conquer territories and advance in military, technology, culture, or politics. Choose from historical scenarios or create your own with an editor.
Why similar: Sandbox 30.8%, Historical 20.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.6%, Simulation 16.2%, Strategy 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: It combines grand strategy with a level editor, allowing for deep control over political and military outcomes in a sandbox setting.
- #7 Planetary Life
93% matchVery Positive94% of 821 reviews2025
Dev: Sotenbox
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Manipulate climate, add plants and evolve creatures in this planet and life sandbox simulation game. From cells to civilizations, spread life throughout the whole planet. Or just enjoy watching your creation burn!
Why similar: God Game 57.3% ★, Sandbox 22.7%, Simulation 14.5%, Family Friendly 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a sandbox god-game experience where you influence the development of life and civilizations on a planetary scale.
- #8 Terra Firma 2
92% matchVery Positive92% of 142 reviews2025
Dev: Working as Intended
Windows
Shape breathtaking worlds in Terra Firma 2, a vast simulation where your creations evolve through the forces of nature. Sculpt the land, then watch as weather, erosion, and life itself transform your world into a dynamic, living ecosystem- right down to every plant and creature.
Why similar: God Game 47.3% ★, Sandbox 21%, Simulation 14.6%, Strategy 8.3%, Family Friendly 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: This sandbox simulation allows for extensive world-building and physics-based interactions that align with the creative freedom of the seed game.
- #9 Simmiland
91% matchVery Positive87% of 1,922 reviews2018
Dev: Sokpop Collective
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Simmiland is a god-like card game. In this game you indirectly influence a small civilization by manipulating their surroundings by playing cards 🃏🃏🃏 Playing cards on different biomes and objects will result in different findings. The way you play the game will define how mankind will develop!
Why similar: God Game 59.3% ★, Simulation 26.6%, Strategy 5.7%, Indie 5%, Pixel Graphics 1.9%
Why You'll Like It: This card-based god-game focuses on guiding a civilization through trial and error, emphasizing the emergent nature of history.
- #10 Reus
91% matchMostly Positive78% of 5,905 reviews2013
Dev: Abbey Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
In Reus, you control powerful giants to shape the planet to your will. You can create mountains, oceans, forests and more. Enrich your planet with plants, minerals and animal life. There is only one thing on the planet that you do not control: mankind, with all their virtues and and all their vices.
Why similar: God Game 60.9% ★, Strategy 12.2%, Sandbox 11.9%, Simulation 9.1%, Indie 2.7%
Why You'll Like It: A classic god-game that tasks you with shaping the environment to influence the development of human societies.
- #11 Age of History 3
89% matchVery Positive85% of 17,831 reviews2024
Dev: Łukasz JakowskiPub: Łukasz Jakowski Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.1 hrsMean: 37.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Grand strategy wargame where the destiny of Civilizations rests in your hands - will they stand united under your leadership or fall divided in conflict? Journey through the entire saga of human civilization, from its earliest days to the futuristic era, crafting your legacy age by age.
Why similar: Alternate History 45.7%, Wargame 28.5%, Strategy 13.9%, Medieval 7.4%, 2D 3.4%
Why You'll Like It: This grand strategy game provides a deep, historical simulation where you can rewrite the course of world events.
- #12 Godhood
89% matchMostly Positive72% of 1,081 reviews2020
Dev: Abbey Games
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Create your Religion, raise your Disciples, and guide them to bring you glory! Inspire growth in your Disciples so they may challenge the false gods and convert their followers. Defeat your rivals, and become the One Truth!
Why similar: God Game 55.8% ★, Simulation 17.7%, Strategy 17.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.1%, Singleplayer 1.2%
Why You'll Like It: This strategy game allows you to create your own religion and guide your followers, focusing on the god-game mechanics of influence and growth.
- #13 The Sandbox
90% matchMixed55% of 571 reviews2015
Dev: PIXOWL INC.
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 56%
READY FOR CRAFTING VIRTUAL WORLDS ON YOUR PC?The acclaimed world-building game featuring a unique mission-based approach is coming onto PC via Steam Early Access. With over 16 million players on mobile & tablets versions and 1,500,000 pixel blocks creations shared in the Online Gallery to date, this PC version is taking world...
Why similar: Sandbox 38.6%, God Game 34.6% ★, Simulation 14.2%, Strategy 7.6%, Indie 2.5%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a creative, pixel-based sandbox where you can manipulate elements and watch how they interact to form complex systems.
- #14 Age of History II
88% matchVery Positive90% of 49,603 reviews2018
Dev: Łukasz JakowskiPub: Łukasz Jakowski Games
Windows
Median: 12.5 hrsMean: 61.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Age of History II is a grand strategy wargame that is simple to learn yet hard to master.Your objective is to use military tactics and cunning diplomacy to either unify the world, or conquer it.Will the world bleed out or bow before you? The choice is yours..
Why similar: Historical 31.7%, Alternate History 18.7%, Strategy 16.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.9%, Sandbox 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: A staple in the alternate-history strategy genre that allows for extensive control over the borders and politics of the world.
- #15 Ultimate Epic Battle Simulator 2
87% matchVery Positive84% of 7,244 reviews2023
Dev: Brilliant Game Studios
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Welcome to Ultimate Epic Battle Simulator 2, the most ridiculous and insane battle simulator in existence! Create eye watering battles with hundreds of thousands, even millions of characters on screen! Jump into multiple campaigns in game or player made, or play in sandbox mode and FPS invasion
Why similar: God Game 39.4% ★, Sandbox 17.9%, Wargame 16.6%, Simulation 12.4%, Strategy 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: It is an excellent choice for players who enjoy the large-scale combat and sandbox nature of watching simulated armies clash.
- #16 Europa Universalis IV
86% matchVery Positive88% of 136,424 reviews2013
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 280.3 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: Alternate History 30.1%, Historical 22.7%, Wargame 14.7%, Sandbox 12.7%, Simulation 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: While more complex, it is the gold standard for historical simulation and alternate-history nation management.
- #17 The Universim
86% matchMostly Positive80% of 10,560 reviews2024
Dev: Crytivo
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 34.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Jump straight into managing your own planets as you guide a civilization through the ages. Build the ultimate empire in The Universim, a new breed of God Game in development by Crytivo.
Why similar: God Game 57.9% ★, Sandbox 21.8%, Simulation 10.3%, Strategy 9.1%, Singleplayer 0.9%
Why You'll Like It: This god-game lets you guide a civilization from the Stone Age to the Space Age, offering deep control over their development.
- #18 Warbox Sandbox
85% matchMostly Positive78% of 290 reviews2022
Dev: Madar Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Create intense battles across time periods, join the battle, rewrite history, and become a legend.
Why similar: God Game 38.4% ★, Alternate History 26.8%, Historical 14.3%, Simulation 11%, Strategy 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A flexible sandbox game that lets you set up custom scenarios and watch AI factions battle it out.
- #19 Religion inc.
84% matchMostly Positive73% of 136 reviews2025
Dev: GameFirst
Windows · Mac
Median: 36 minMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Create your own unique religion in god simulator strategy sandbox games
Why similar: God Game 36.7% ★, Alternate History 22.6%, Historical 11.4%, Simulation 11.1%, Strategy 10%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the ideological side of world-building, allowing you to shape the beliefs of nations to influence their history.
- #20 Songs of Syx
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 8,211 reviews2020
Dev: Gamatron AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 14.7 hrsMean: 41.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Songs of Syx is a fantasy city-builder with vast battles simulating thousands of citizens and soldiers. Start off as a small village and build, scheme, and fight your way towards a mighty empire. The mechanics are deep and true to life, where tiny events can spiral into the collapse of kingdoms.
Why similar: Sandbox 32.1%, Simulation 19.4%, Strategy 18.9%, Medieval 12.8%, Top-Down 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: This massive-scale city builder allows you to manage thousands of citizens, providing a sense of scale similar to managing entire nations.
- #21 Tiny Civilization
82% matchVery Positive94% of 2,145 reviews2022
Dev: 喜人一个
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 77%
This is a historical simulation game that promotes the development of civilization based on the match-3 Game. You'll need to gather resources, use skills, discover new technology, and lead humanbeing through a 10,000-year journey to the cosmos.
Why similar: God Game 38.1% ★, Alternate History 21%, Historical 14.1%, Strategy 10.3%, Tabletop 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A compact strategy game that distills the essence of civilization-building into a manageable, god-game-inspired format.
- #22 Rise to Ruins
82% matchVery Positive88% of 7,745 reviews2019
Dev: Raymond DoerrPub: SixtyGig Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 16.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A brutal godlike village sim that melds the god game, management, and tower defense genres! Fight off hoards of monsters at night, and expand your village in the day time. Inspired by games like Black and White, Rimworld, and Dwarf Fortress but not quite like any of them.
Why similar: God Game 49.3% ★, Strategy 15.8%, Sandbox 13.7%, Simulation 13.2%, Pixel Graphics 2.4%
Why You'll Like It: It blends god-game mechanics with village management, forcing you to balance divine intervention with the needs of your people.
- #23 Fate Tectonics
84% matchMostly Positive75% of 208 reviews2015
Dev: Golden Gear GamesPub: Toy Temp
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Build up a world piece-by-piece using the power of the god-like Fates, while keeping them happy enough to avoid world-shattering temper tantrums!
Why similar: God Game 52.4% ★, Simulation 21.4%, Strategy 19.4%, Indie 4.5%, Pixel Graphics 2.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the god-like ability to manipulate the world's geography to ensure the survival of your civilization.
- #24 Doodle God
81% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,515 reviews2015
Dev: JoyBits Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Doodle God is an addicting puzzle & world building game where players use logic and ingenuity to create the entire universe. Starting with the basic elements of earth, wind, fire and air players can build a world filled with locomotives, Dragons, skyscrapers, Aliens and more.
Why similar: God Game 56.9% ★, Sandbox 16.2%, Simulation 13.7%, Tabletop 5.3%, Indie 3.6%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the creative, puzzle-solving spirit of the seed game by allowing you to combine elements to build a world.
- #25 The Emperor and State
80% matchMixed57% of 327 reviews2024
Dev: 涂途Pub: Hawthorn Games
Windows
The Emperor and State is a turn-based strategy game that simulates the rule of an ancient feudal monarch. It involves the administration, policy adjustment, diplomatic checks and balances, national wars, as well as the emperor's self-cultivation, the cultivation of successors and so on.
Why similar: Alternate History 31.3%, Historical 20.3%, Wargame 15.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.8%, Simulation 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: This strategy-heavy simulation focuses on the internal and external pressures of running a nation throughout history.
- #26 Shadow Empire
79% 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: Wargame 34.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 24.1%, Simulation 20.8%, Strategy 18.5%, Singleplayer 2.2%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a unique procedural history generator that creates complex, post-apocalyptic worlds for you to conquer and manage.
- #27 Millennia
79% matchMixed67% of 3,763 reviews2024
Dev: C Prompt GamesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 14.3 hrsMean: 35.3 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: Alternate History 38.6%, Historical 22.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.1%, Strategy 11.2%, Simulation 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: A 4X strategy game that allows you to guide a nation through multiple eras, creating your own unique alternate history.
- #28 Making History: The First World War
81% matchMixed67% of 114 reviews2021
Dev: Factus Games
Windows · Linux
A turn-based WWI Grand Strategy game. Rush to field new modern weaponry and survive the horrendous attrition battles. Join the global conflict between the Great Powers of the age and forge a new world order for freedom or tyranny.
Why similar: Alternate History 25.7%, Historical 21.6%, Wargame 17.9%, Simulation 11.6%, Strategy 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: A deep historical simulation that focuses on the political and military intricacies of global conflict.
- #29 Totally Accurate Battle Simulator
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 149,906 reviews2021
Dev: Landfall
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 19.9 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Be the leader of wobblers from ancient lands, spooky places, and fantasy worlds. Watch them fight in simulations made with the wobbliest physics system ever created, make your own wobblers in the unit creator and send your army off to fight your friends in multiplayer.
Why similar: Sandbox 29.1%, Simulation 18.6%, Historical 17%, Wargame 13.1%, Strategy 12.9%
- #30 Nations
77% matchVery Positive88% of 113 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: Historical 33.2%, Alternate History 27.2%, Wargame 18.6%, Strategy 17.4%, 2D 1.7%
- #31 Idol Hands
78% matchVery Positive84% of 966 reviews2022
Dev: 樹懶叫工作室Pub: Mango Party
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Uesugi Wakari, the ex-member of an idol group, was kicked out after a masturbation video leak. How will you rebuild her dream and turn her into a superstar? Your hectic journey (and nasty fun) has begun! With 30+ pornos, 400+ pics, 20+ outfits, and more, Idol Hands will blow your... (Cough)... mind!
Why similar: Simulation 80.5%, 2D 15.6%, Singleplayer 2.8%, Indie 1.1%
Why You'll Like It: A god-game that emphasizes direct interaction with your followers to help them expand and dominate their neighbors.
- #32 Imperator: Rome
78% matchMixed66% of 26,807 reviews2019
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 37.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Dominate the classical Mediterranean in Imperator: Rome, a grand strategy game from Paradox Interactive. Navigate the dangerous waters of politics and diplomacy as you build up your provinces and conquer foreign lands. Now available with special content and the digital artbook.
Why similar: Historical 40.2%, Strategy 29.3%, Simulation 21.3%, Alternate History 4.9%, Sandbox 2.9%
Why You'll Like It: This grand strategy title offers a detailed look at the rise of empires, perfect for those interested in historical sandbox gameplay.
- #33 Pandora's Toybox
76% matchVery Positive83% of 327 reviews2026
Dev: BetaLabPub: 2P Games
Windows
Become a God, build a civilization. In this dynamic Roguelite God Simulator, guide human civilization on a procedurally generated pixel world. Watch your people grow, defend them against heretics, and build an immortal legacy.
Why similar: God Game 41.4% ★, Sandbox 16.6%, Historical 13.5%, Simulation 10.7%, Strategy 9.1%
- #34 EarthRoyale 3
77% matchMixed67% of 51 reviews2024
Dev: Lizzycat / Lizabeth Gidlund
Windows · Mac · Linux
A simulation map observation game where you watch the world simulate into the future in the most chaotic way possible
Why similar: God Game 40.3% ★, Alternate History 22.3%, Simulation 18.9%, Historical 12.7%, 2D 3.1%
- #35 Ancient Warfare 3
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,756 reviews2024
Dev: JNI Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 29.6 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Dive into a sandbox full of action and customization! Choose from different game modes like deathmatch, conquest, king of the hill, zombie survival and many more. Create your own scenarios and content in the easy to use in-game editors or use one of the 50k+ workshop items from other players...
Why similar: Sandbox 36.5%, Simulation 21.8%, Historical 20%, Strategy 15.5%, Indie 3.4%
- #36 Deisim
73% matchVery Positive93% of 881 reviews2022
Dev: Myron Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Live the experience of being a powerful god and create the world to see the growth of mankind.
Why similar: God Game 51.7% ★, Sandbox 22.1%, Simulation 14%, Top-Down 6.7%, Pixel Graphics 2.2%
- #37 Kingdom's Life
75% matchMixed63% of 259 reviews2022
Dev: Strudio Company
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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: Historical 21.1%, Sandbox 19.9%, Wargame 19.9%, Simulation 12.7%, Strategy 12.6%
- #38 MMORPG Tycoon 2
73% matchVery Positive86% of 3,046 reviews2020
Dev: VectorStorm Pty Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 14.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%
MMORPG Tycoon 2 is a single-player world-builder game about creating the greatest MMORPG of all time – yours.
Why similar: God Game 52.4% ★, Sandbox 22.7%, Simulation 14%, Family Friendly 7.4%, Indie 2.1%
- #39 Sand:box
71% matchVery Positive94% of 1,594 reviews2023
Dev: smellymoo
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 49%
"Falling sand" style particle sandbox, now with circuits and stickmen!
Why similar: God Game 50.8% ★, Sandbox 23.3%, Simulation 15%, 2D 4.4%, Indie 2.6%
- #40 Terra Firma
70% matchVery Positive94% of 587 reviews2025
Dev: Working as Intended
Windows
Play god and create your own world in this complex simulation. Plate tectonics, wind and water erosion and plant life all develop and interact to produce a world that is viewable from a single tree to kilometres across.
Why similar: God Game 47.3% ★, Simulation 20.1%, Sandbox 17.7%, Strategy 14.2%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #41 Painters Guild
74% matchMixed67% of 542 reviews2015
Dev: Lucas Molina
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Painters Guild is a management sim where you control an art academy in the Italian Renaissance. Paint artwork as beautiful as the Mona Lisa. Hire painters like Leonardo da Vinci and millions of randomly generated ones. Expand and customize your guild with furniture and more.
Why similar: Alternate History 31.6%, Historical 22.9%, Sandbox 15%, Simulation 12.1%, Strategy 9.9%
- #42 From Village to Empire
74% matchMostly Positive71% of 55 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: Historical 30.2%, Strategy 29.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.4%, Simulation 12.1%, Indie 6.9%
- #43 Idol Hands
75% matchMixed44% of 188 reviews2015
Dev: Pocket GamesPub: Green Man Gaming Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Idol Hands is a strategy game where you gradually take over the world by guiding your people and defeating other gods.
Why similar: God Game 45.8% ★, Sandbox 19.1%, Simulation 17.9%, Strategy 15.6%, Indie 1.6%
- #44 Armchair Commander
71% matchVery Positive88% of 101 reviews2023
Dev: Zack SimaPub: Indie War Games
Windows · Mac
A turn-based strategy game where you can experience WWII campaigns and explore alternate history scenarios made by the community.
Why similar: Alternate History 29.6%, Historical 19.5%, Wargame 15.8%, Sandbox 12.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.6%
- #45 Making History: The Second World War
72% matchMostly Positive78% of 286 reviews2018
Dev: Factus Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Choose a nation and prepare for the greatest conflict in human history, World War II. Build your military and industrial power, form alliances and race to achieve the advanced technologies that will bring total victory in this global-wide turn-based Grand Strategy struggle.
Why similar: Alternate History 21.5%, Historical 21%, Wargame 11.7%, Sandbox 11.2%, Simulation 11%
- #46 Tidal Tribe
71% matchVery Positive87% of 94 reviews2019
Dev: PowPit
Windows
Tidal Tribe is a relaxing god game that gives you the power to shape the terrain. Raise and lower the land to protect your villages from waves and floods, all while using that very same water to build lakes and rivers, turning the desert land into a lively forest of trees and bushes.
Why similar: God Game 44% ★, Simulation 25%, Sandbox 18.4%, Strategy 6.8%, Indie 4.9%
- #47 Birthdays the Beginning
72% matchMixed64% of 977 reviews2017
Dev: Arc System WorksPub: NIS America, Inc.
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
The origins of the world are yours to decide in this engaging and open-ended builder experience! Shape the geography, control the temperature, and give rise to diverse lifeforms. Witness the birth of an entirely new ecosystem, made with your very own hands!
Why similar: God Game 57.8% ★, Sandbox 23%, Simulation 18.3%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #48 Microcivilization
67% matchVery Positive80% of 1,383 reviews2026
Dev: Ondrej Homola
Windows
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 18.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Incremental clicker strategy, where you expand, construct, research, fight, collect heroes and make choices between good and evil. Ascend through difficulty tiers by playing through challenge campaign going back and forth through history. Mammoths included.
Why similar: God Game 47.9% ★, Historical 34.1%, Strategy 13.2%, 2D 1.9%, Indie 1.6%
- #49 SandTable War: Three Kingdoms
67% matchVery Positive84% of 219 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: Historical 26.6%, Wargame 18.8%, Alternate History 18.2%, Simulation 14.9%, Strategy 12.1%
- #50 Hegemony III: Clash of the Ancients
70% matchVery Positive82% of 554 reviews2015
Dev: Longbow Games
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 25.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Command armies, manage resources, and build an empire in this real-time strategy wargame from Longbow Games. Will Rome fulfil its destiny to rule the ancient world or will history be rewritten to forge a new Etruscan, Gallic, or Greek hegemony!
Why similar: Historical 25.8%, Alternate History 25.4%, Strategy 16.6%, Wargame 14.4%, Simulation 14.2%
- #51 Deity Empires
70% matchVery Positive86% of 340 reviews2018
Dev: BaileyHausdorff Systems
Windows
Deity Empires is a 4X, turn-based strategy game with a powerful “just one more turn” feel! Enter an intricate fantasy world as one of many deities posed to become ruler of the world.
Why similar: Strategy 27.6%, God Game 27.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 22.2%, Sandbox 18.3%, Indie 2.6%
- #52 Obscure Chronicle of Dynasty
68% matchVery Positive95% of 78 reviews2023
Dev: IsaacZhang
Windows
This is a "fictional, but plausible" strategy role-playing game with a plot which can be regarded as a history of the Three Kingdoms in a different realm. Thus, those who have received little or no attention in the original history may blossom in this very different time and space.
Why similar: Alternate History 41.6%, Historical 30.8%, Strategy 13.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.8%, Indie 2%
- #53 Lawgivers
69% matchVery Positive82% of 415 reviews2020
Dev: Damian BernardiPub: SomniumSoft
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Lawgivers is a turn-based political simulation game. Run for elections with your own party and enter parliament to approve or abolish laws. Appoint the president and decide whether you want a democracy or just a fake one instead.
Why similar: Sandbox 31.2%, Simulation 22.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.5%, Strategy 15.7%, 2D 4.5%
- #54 Lawgivers II
67% matchMixed70% of 668 reviews2023
Dev: Damian BernardiPub: SomniumSoft
Windows · Mac · Linux
Lawgivers II is a political sandbox game that features multiple electoral systems, approve/reject bills and govern a country. Start out your career from the very bottom, and perhaps one day, lead your nation to become the most influential in the world.
Why similar: Sandbox 33.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 24.6%, Simulation 19.4%, Strategy 16.8%, Indie 3.7%
- #55 Evil Democracy: 1932
68% matchMostly Positive75% of 471 reviews2020
Dev: Hamsters Gaming
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
In the unique world of this political simulator, you travel to Europe, 1932-1935, to become the party leader in one of the following countries: Germany, France, or England. You have a real chance to become the winner of WWII even before it begins...
Why similar: Simulation 26.3%, Alternate History 25.1%, Strategy 22.5%, Historical 13%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.3%
- #56 Maestro's Cold War 2
65% matchVery Positive98% of 142 reviews2025
Dev: Maestro CinetikPub: Gaming at work
Windows · Mac · Linux
Addictive yet chill. An immersive Cold War sandbox. Revive the Cold War in this classic strategy game—easy to pick up, yet challenging and deep, offering endless replayability.
Why similar: Alternate History 21.2%, Wargame 15.3%, Sandbox 14.8%, Historical 14.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.5%
- #57 Norland
64% matchVery Positive82% of 9,913 reviews2024
Dev: Long JauntPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 18.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Lead your noble family in this medieval colony sim, facing off against class conflict, religious struggle, and political treachery. Tend to your people’s needs, uncover the lost knowledge of a fallen empire, and engage in nefarious plots against your enemies.
Why similar: Historical 33%, Sandbox 23.5%, Simulation 16.4%, Strategy 14.4%, Medieval 10.9%
- #58 For The Glory: A Europa Universalis Game
69% matchMostly Positive77% of 171 reviews2009
Dev: Crystal Empire GamesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 35.9 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: Alternate History 29.8%, Historical 23%, Sandbox 13.7%, Simulation 11.9%, Strategy 10.1%
- #59 Celestial Empire
64% matchVery Positive90% of 668 reviews2025
Dev: President StudioPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Forge an empire under the watchful eyes of the gods! Take care of your people, develop efficient production chains and trade with other landlords. Ensure their survival through harsh winters and disasters.
Why similar: Historical 36.8%, Sandbox 27.2%, Simulation 18.2%, Strategy 16.1%, Singleplayer 1.7%