- #1 Ages of Conflict: World War Simulator
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 7,398 reviews2023
Dev: JoySpark Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 71%
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: Political Sim 27.8% ★, Alternate History 19.7%, God Game 18.8% ★, Wargame 14.1%, Historical 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: This is the closest match to EarthRoyale, focusing on automated world simulation and map-based warfare between nations.
- #2 WorldBox - God Simulator
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 52,884 reviews2021
Dev: Maxim Karpenko
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 28.7 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 43.8% ★, Political Sim 32.5% ★, Simulation 9.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%, Artificial Intelligence 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a deep sandbox experience where you act as a deity influencing the rise and fall of civilizations on a pixel-art map.
- #3 Fantasy Map Simulator
96% matchVery Positive89% of 3,843 reviews2024
Dev: The Stranger
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 8.6 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: Political Sim 30.1% ★, God Game 22.8% ★, Alternate History 22.2%, Wargame 11.4%, War 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game allows you to simulate the growth and conflict of nations on a procedurally generated map with a strong focus on observer-style gameplay.
- #4 Age of History II
95% matchVery Positive90% of 49,233 reviews2018
Dev: Łukasz JakowskiPub: Łukasz Jakowski Games
Windows
Median: 12.2 hrsMean: 61.4 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: Political Sim 39% ★, Alternate History 18.1%, Historical 16%, War 11.3%, Turn-Based 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: A classic grand strategy game that focuses on historical map manipulation and territorial conquest through turn-based mechanics.
- #5 Simmiland
94% matchVery Positive87% of 1,913 reviews2018
Dev: Sokpop Collective
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 67%
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 58% ★, Simulation 26%, Pixel Graphics 11%, Casual 2.4%, 2D 1.7%
Why You'll Like It: A god-game that uses card-based mechanics to influence the development of a civilization, sharing the minimalist and simulation-heavy feel of EarthRoyale.
- #6 Democracy 4
94% matchVery Positive82% of 6,264 reviews2022
Dev: Positech Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Democracy 4 lets you take the role of President / Prime minister, govern the country (choosing its policies, laws and other actions), and both transform the country as you see fit, while trying to retain enough popularity to get re-elected...
Why similar: Political Sim 77.3% ★, Simulation 12.1%, Minimalist 7.1%, 2D 3.5%
Why You'll Like It: A deep political simulation that forces you to manage the complex variables of a nation, mirroring the political-sim elements of the seed game.
- #7 Doodle Empires
93% matchVery Positive92% of 982 reviews2025
Dev: Turtle Stack Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Doodle Empires is an alternate history sandbox game all about drawing your own nations with your own histories and stories in a variety of maps. Watch your world take shape and evolve over time, and decide which nations will rise and which nations will fall.
Why similar: Alternate History 33.4%, God Game 25.5% ★, Wargame 13.5%, Simulation 10.7%, Historical 9%
Why You'll Like It: A simulation-heavy strategy game that emphasizes historical progression and map-based empire building.
- #8 Suzerain
92% matchVery Positive93% of 11,092 reviews2020
Dev: Torpor Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 18.1 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Assume the role of President Anton Rayne and guide the nation of Sordland. Amidst brewing international conflicts, need for reform, deep-seated corruption, and economic recession, you must make the decisions in this political drama. How will you lead?
Why similar: Political Sim 48.8% ★, Alternate History 30.7%, Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Singleplayer 2.2%
Why You'll Like It: This political simulation excels in the interactive fiction and decision-making aspects found in EarthRoyale's alternate-history scenarios.
- #9 Terra Invicta
91% matchVery Positive81% of 9,023 reviews2026
Dev: Pavonis InteractivePub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 51.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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: Alternate History 45.2%, Historical 16.1%, Simulation 12.8%, War 12.3%, Turn-Based 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: A complex grand strategy game that focuses on global political maneuvering and long-term simulation of world events.
- #10 Realpolitiks II
91% matchMixed46% of 666 reviews2021
Dev: Jujubee S.A.Pub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Lead your people to glory and write a new chapter of history in Realpolitiks II, a real-time grand strategy game where you lead any contemporary nation in an attempt to secure world dominance.
Why similar: Political Sim 75.6% ★, Simulation 23.3%, Singleplayer 1.1%
Why You'll Like It: This grand strategy game allows you to manage any modern nation and navigate complex geopolitical events and global conflicts.
- #11 Half-Earth Socialism
90% matchVery Positive83% of 961 reviews2022
Dev: Francis TsengPub: Trust
Windows · Mac · Linux
Try your hand as a global planner of a future society. Play with a wide range of technologies and policies spanning different fields and ideologies. Will you lead the world to ecological utopia or planetary ruin?
Why similar: Political Sim 43.9% ★, Alternate History 26.2%, Interactive Fiction 17.6%, Simulation 8.6%, 2D 3.8%
Why You'll Like It: This simulation-strategy hybrid focuses on global policy and environmental management, appealing to fans of the political-sim aspects of the seed game.
- #12 Fate of the World
89% matchMostly Positive78% of 448 reviews2011
Dev: Red RedemptionPub: Soothsayer Games
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 37%
Fate of the World is a dramatic global strategy game that puts all our futures in your hands. The game features a dramatic set of scenarios based on the latest science covering the next two centuries. You must manage a balancing act of protecting the Earth’s resources and climate versus the needs of an ever-growing world population, who...
Why similar: Political Sim 75.6% ★, Simulation 12.7%, Turn-Based 8.8%, Casual 1.6%, Singleplayer 1.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game challenges you to manage global crises and political decisions, capturing the high-stakes simulation feel of EarthRoyale.
- #13 Rogue State
89% matchMostly Positive76% of 255 reviews2015
Dev: LRDGames, Inc.
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Assume control of a Middle Eastern country recovering from a violent revolution. Forge alliances, grow your economy, invade your neighbors, or pacify your population. Rogue State is a geopolitical strategy game that will force you to always stay one step ahead of your rivals to survive.
Why similar: Political Sim 82.2% ★, Simulation 17.8%
Why You'll Like It: A political simulation that tasks you with running a nation, balancing internal stability and external geopolitical threats.
- #14 Supreme Ruler Ultimate
88% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,248 reviews2014
Dev: BattleGoat Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.4 hrsMean: 50.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Real-Time Strategy/Wargame. From World War II through the Cold War and into the future, re-live or re-imagine the tensions and crises of our recent history! Guide your nation through the era of your choice in Campaigns, Scenarios, and Sandboxes, as you make every effort to become Supreme Ruler!
Why similar: Political Sim 35.2% ★, Wargame 24.2%, Alternate History 21.8%, Simulation 6.8%, Historical 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: A comprehensive grand strategy game that covers global warfare and political simulation across multiple historical eras.
- #15 MiniMap Kingdom
86% matchVery Positive86% of 96 reviews2023
Dev: YuruOwO
Windows
Build your own kingdom on unlimited Map!
Why similar: Political Sim 40.9% ★, God Game 27.8% ★, Minimalist 8.9%, Simulation 7.6%, Pixel Graphics 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: A casual simulation game that focuses on managing a kingdom on a small-scale map, sharing the 2D aesthetic of EarthRoyale.
- #16 The End of History
85% matchMostly Positive70% of 346 reviews2025
Dev: TatamibeyaPub: WorldMap
Windows
A historical sandbox simulation where every NPC lives their own life. They don't wait for you—they ally, marry, betray, and die. Kingdoms rise and fall by someone's will. Sometimes you shape history, sometimes it sweeps you away—an observer of a once-in-a-lifetime story that only you can witness.
Why similar: Alternate History 37.1%, God Game 25.4% ★, Historical 11%, Simulation 8.8%, War 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A life-sim and strategy hybrid that explores alternate-history scenarios through procedural generation.
- #17 The Emperor and State
86% matchMixed57% of 317 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 35.8%, Wargame 26.3%, Historical 12.1%, Simulation 9.1%, War 8%
Why You'll Like It: This grand strategy game offers a deep dive into the management of a state, focusing on historical accuracy and political simulation.
- #18 Government Simulator
87% matchMixed47% of 187 reviews2017
Dev: Ambiera
Windows
Government Simulator is a is a simple economic and political simulation game based on real-world data. Take control of a whole country, like the USA, Germany, France, Russia, or Austria. Change laws, taxes and budgets based on real world statistics and data, and see what happens.
Why similar: Political Sim 82.7% ★, Simulation 11.2%, Turn-Based 4.9%, Singleplayer 1.1%
Why You'll Like It: This title provides a focused look at political management and decision-making within a simulated national environment.
- #19 Nations
84% matchVery Positive87% of 95 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: Political Sim 35.5% ★, Wargame 22.2%, Alternate History 21.4%, Historical 13.6%, War 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: A grand strategy game that focuses on the historical development and military management of civilizations.
- #20 Geo-Political Simulator 2026 Edition
84% matchMixed49% of 196 reviews2025
Dev: Eversim
Windows
The latest expansion of the ultra-realistic world simulator, where you play as the head of state or the opposition! New Features: tourism simulator, party strategies with regime censures, personal wealth management, a European army, AI and robotics.
Why similar: Political Sim 49.9% ★, Wargame 24.9%, Simulation 14.5%, Top-Down 5%, War 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: A highly detailed political simulator that allows you to manage the affairs of any country in a modern global context.
- #21 Victoria 3
82% matchMostly Positive71% of 58,205 reviews2022
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 15.1 hrsMean: 114.1 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: Political Sim 53.3% ★, Alternate History 25.7%, Historical 12.2%, Simulation 7.1%, Singleplayer 1.7%
Why You'll Like It: A deep grand strategy game that focuses on the economic and political simulation of nations during the industrial age.
- #22 Iron Order 1919
83% matchMixed69% of 432 reviews2022
Dev: Bytro Labs GmbH
Windows · Mac
An unique long-term strategy game with week-long matches with up to 101 players, set in the alternate reality of 1919.
Why similar: Political Sim 33.4% ★, Alternate History 27.7%, Wargame 16.4%, Simulation 7%, War 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: A wargame that combines grand strategy with an alternate-history setting, mirroring the conflict-heavy nature of EarthRoyale.
- #23 Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic
79% matchVery Positive91% of 25,183 reviews2024
Dev: 3DivisionPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 73.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Build a soviet republic from an impoverished country into a rich industrial superpower in a city builder with intricate production chains and a fully simulated global economy. Manage the lives of your citizens from education to work and party loyalty to criminal activity.
Why similar: Alternate History 51.8%, Historical 23.6%, Simulation 20.5%, Singleplayer 4%
Why You'll Like It: While more focused on city-building, its deep simulation of economic and political systems will appeal to fans of complex world-simulators.
- #24 Supreme Ruler 2030
82% matchMixed64% of 536 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: Wargame 55.9%, War 20.4%, Simulation 19.5%, Singleplayer 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: A modern take on the grand strategy genre that emphasizes military and political simulation on a global scale.
- #25 Armchair Commander
81% matchVery Positive89% of 98 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 43.7%, Wargame 35.4%, Historical 15%, 2D 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: A wargame that focuses on turn-based tactical battles, appealing to the wargame aspect of the seed title.
- #26 Old World
80% matchVery Positive82% of 6,135 reviews2022
Dev: Mohawk GamesPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Old World is a revolutionary new historical strategy game where you lead your dynasty over generations of rule against rival kings and queens. Wage massive wars, manage your court, and build a dynasty — or watch your empire crumble to dust. What legacy will you leave behind?
Why similar: Alternate History 42.2%, Historical 16.8%, Simulation 13.2%, War 12.4%, Turn-Based 12.2%
Why You'll Like It: A historical strategy game that blends 4X mechanics with character-driven political drama and map-based conquest.
- #27 Terra Nil
79% matchVery Positive88% of 8,333 reviews2023
Dev: Free LivesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Terra Nil is an intricate environmental strategy game about transforming a barren wasteland into a thriving, balanced ecosystem. Bring life back to a lifeless world by purifying soil, cleaning oceans, planting trees, and reintroducing wildlife, then leave without a trace.
Why similar: Casual 55.4%, Singleplayer 44.6%
Why You'll Like It: An environmental simulation game that uses map-based mechanics to restore ecosystems, sharing the 'god-like' perspective of EarthRoyale.
- #28 Rise of Nations: Extended Edition
78% matchVery Positive95% of 15,511 reviews2014
Dev: SkyBox LabsPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 18.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Rise of Nations is back! Play the updated classic with full Steamworks integration and enhanced features!
Why similar: Historical 43.9%, Simulation 25.8%, War 25.3%, Singleplayer 5%
Why You'll Like It: A classic strategy game that covers the breadth of human history, providing a satisfying sense of scale for map-based conquest.
- #29 Espiocracy
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Ex Vivo StudiosPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac · Linux
Espiocracy is an espionage grand strategy game where you lead the intelligence agency of one of 74 playable countries. Rewrite history from the shadows as you influence ideologies, stage coups, and wage proxy wars. Subterfuge takes center stage as you establish a new world order.
Why similar: Alternate History 52.6%, Historical 17.4%, War 13.4%, Simulation 12.9%, Singleplayer 3.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the hidden political and intelligence-based aspects of world history, perfect for those who enjoy the alternate-history themes of EarthRoyale.
- #30 Simulator of Ukraine 1991
77% matchVery Positive87% of 219 reviews2024
Dev: Almost Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
This game is a global strategy, which is primarily focused on Ukraine after leaving the Soviet occupation. Here you will be given control of Ukraine with the opportunity to change history and intervene in the events of that time.
Why similar: Political Sim 43% ★, Alternate History 32.6%, Wargame 10.9%, Simulation 7.9%, Top-Down 3.9%
- #31 Age of History 3
75% matchVery Positive85% of 17,231 reviews2024
Dev: Łukasz JakowskiPub: Łukasz Jakowski Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 36.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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 43.6%, Wargame 41.3%, War 8%, 2D 5%, Singleplayer 2.1%
- #32 Ultimate Arena
78% matchVery Positive80% of 995 reviews2016
Dev: Triverske
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Pick and create characters to fight to the death in this action-packed nonsensical arena simulation.
Why similar: Political Sim 26.7% ★, Alternate History 21.3%, God Game 20.9% ★, Wargame 17.7%, Simulation 4.3%
- #33 AfterWar
76% matchMostly Positive73% of 141 reviews2023
Dev: Dmytro Lumen
Windows
AfterWar is a strategy about the world in 2028
Why similar: Political Sim 52.1% ★, Alternate History 31.4%, Simulation 10.6%, Singleplayer 3%, 2D 2.8%
- #34 World Empire 2027
76% matchMostly Positive76% of 85 reviews2022
Dev: iGindisGames
Windows · Mac
Lead your empire in turn based strategy war game. Select your country and start to play.
Why similar: Political Sim 45.4% ★, Wargame 24.7%, War 10.1%, Simulation 8.9%, Artificial Intelligence 6.4%
- #35 SurvivalZ Battlegrounds
77% matchMixed63% of 343 reviews2019
Dev: RewindApp
Windows
SurvivalZ Battlegrounds is a mini Battle Royale in a cubic world!
Why similar: Battle Royale 53.7% ★, Wargame 16%, Simulation 14.9%, Pixel Graphics 6.4%, War 5.8%
- #36 CUBE ROYALE
73% matchVery Positive93% of 55 reviews2023
Dev: Creature Factory
Windows
The agile multiplayer arcade battle royale experience for soldiers of fortune and strategy experts.
Why similar: Battle Royale 79.3% ★, Artificial Intelligence 14.6%, Casual 6.1%
- #37 Warnament
71% matchVery Positive87% of 367 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: Simulation 31.6%, Turn-Based 29.3%, Historical 24.9%, 2D 14.2%
- #38 Mr. President
71% matchVery Positive80% of 86 reviews2026
Dev: Exia Labs
Windows · Mac
Can you face the challenges of the Oval Office? Find out in Mr. President, a sandbox simulation of the U.S. presidency. Pursue your legislative agenda. Compete with rivals Russia and China. Deal with crises from 9/11 to COVID-19; and direct the U.S. military against terror groups and rogue states.
Why similar: Political Sim 40.5% ★, Wargame 19.5%, Alternate History 10.6%, Historical 9.3%, Simulation 7.9%
- #39 World of Fate
74% matchMixed46% of 191 reviews2022
Dev: NIK's Games
Windows
World of Fate is a massive strategy game where you spend your time taking over real life buildings and establishing your empire on the real life map. The game uses super advanced tech to provide real time street data and building data to create all the terrain and play space.
Why similar: Political Sim 81% ★, Top-Down 10.8%, Simulation 8.1%
- #40 The Political Process
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,101 reviews2019
Dev: Verlumino Studios LLC
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 15.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Explore a dynamic world of politics in this turn-based, political simulator. Create a character, run for political office, write legislation, balance budgets, and more as you move up the political hierarchy.
Why similar: Political Sim 87% ★, Simulation 9.9%, Turn-Based 3.2%
- #41 Rebel Inc: Escalation
71% matchVery Positive82% of 7,070 reviews2021
Dev: Ndemic CreationsPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 13.5 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: Alternate History 52.5%, Historical 17.5%, War 13.6%, Simulation 12.8%, Singleplayer 3.6%
- #42 Monarch : Medieval Remastered
70% matchVery Positive81% of 375 reviews2025
Dev: Mr.Lordy
Windows
In the medieval era, assume the role of a lord and engage with other lords,develop fiefdoms, and employ strategies involving intrigue, warfare, and plunder. Expand your territory and strengthen your house lineage Or, be a god, manipulate the world? This game primarily strategic role-playing elements
Why similar: Political Sim 46% ★, Wargame 18.2%, Historical 13.6%, Simulation 11.1%, War 6.3%
- #43 War of Dots
69% matchVery Positive82% of 4,056 reviews2026
Dev: TeaAndPython
Windows
Easy to learn, hard to master. A simple & free RTS game.
Why similar: Wargame 31.6%, Alternate History 21.4%, Minimalist 16.7%, Historical 7.7%, Top-Down 7.7%
- #44 Rogue Agent
73% matchVery Positive83% of 448 reviews2018
Dev: Jorge Aires
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 58.3 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Rogue Agent is a turn-based strategy game, fast-paced, that pits the player against the computer on a secret service thriller around the world.
Why similar: Alternate History 33.5%, Wargame 26.2%, Minimalist 11.2%, Turn-Based 10.1%, Simulation 8.5%
- #45 Supreme Ruler 1936
74% matchMostly Positive74% of 303 reviews2014
Dev: BattleGoat Studios
Windows
Median: 9.0 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Real-Time Strategy Game. Guide your nation through the most violent era in modern history. Play massive campaigns as one of the principal nations, set-piece scenarios of famous battles, or set your own victory condition and play as any nation in the world in Sandbox mode.
Why similar: Wargame 39.7%, Historical 18.7%, Simulation 15.3%, War 13.4%, Turn-Based 9.3%
- #46 NationWar2:Chronicle
70% matchMostly Positive80% of 419 reviews2024
Dev: Yiming
Windows
NationWar 2.0 is a big strategy game based on the theme of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States period. There are more than 60 countries to choose from in the game. Map 1: 1 restores the mountainous landscapes and rivers of China.
Why similar: Political Sim 50.7% ★, Wargame 17.6%, Simulation 10.1%, Historical 8.9%, Turn-Based 8%
- #47 Kingdom's Life
72% matchMixed63% of 259 reviews2022
Dev: Strudio Company
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.5 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: Political Sim 42% ★, Wargame 22.6%, Historical 8.2%, Simulation 8.1%, Pixel Graphics 6.6%
- #48 Gridworld
73% matchVery Positive86% of 243 reviews2015
Dev: DopplerFrog
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Gridworld is an artificial life and evolution simulator. Watch creatures evolve through natural selection as they learn to find food, avoid danger, and compete with other creatures for survival.
Why similar: God Game 46% ★, Simulation 14.6%, Artificial Intelligence 11.8%, Pixel Graphics 11%, Top-Down 7.4%
- #49 Bonaparte - A Mechanized Revolution
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 100 reviews2025
Dev: Studio Imugi
Windows
1789, Paris. Take Napoleon’s place in an alternate history as Céline or César Bonaparte in this ideology driven, turn-based strategy journey. Defend, reform or oppose the monarchy and write your own alternative history by combining cunning political skills and tactical military prowess.
Why similar: Political Sim 37% ★, Alternate History 27.2%, Wargame 18.3%, Historical 8.9%, War 6.1%
- #50 Religion inc.
69% matchMostly Positive73% of 135 reviews2025
Dev: GameFirst
Windows · Mac
Median: 36 minMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Create your own unique religion in god simulator strategy sandbox games
Why similar: God Game 41.9% ★, Alternate History 29.7%, Simulation 12.5%, Top-Down 8.2%, Historical 7.8%
- #51 Turkish Throne
67% matchVery Positive94% of 324 reviews2025
Dev: Kurultaic
Windows
Lead your political party in a fierce competition to seize power against major rivals. Invest strategically, secure votes, and navigate crucial decisions to claim the presidential seat. Will you shape the destiny of Turkish politics?
Why similar: Political Sim 50.7% ★, Alternate History 28.1%, Simulation 15.9%, 2D 4.4%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #52 Behold Battle
70% matchVery Positive84% of 57 reviews2024
Dev: Lasse Zacho Malver
Windows
Guess which army will win, and watch them fight for your amusement. Behold Battle is a simple auto battler, where you see heroes and monsters fight to the death in randomly generated battles.
Why similar: Minimalist 21.1%, Pixel Graphics 18.9%, War 17.8%, Simulation 13%, Top-Down 12.3%
- #53 Dummynation
68% matchVery Positive88% of 2,951 reviews2022
Dev: Alejandro Hernández Ferrero
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 36.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Geopolitical management game with real-time shifting borders and a streamlined gameplay, designed to minimize all burdensome chores while allowing an absolute strategic control, from military recruitment and deployment, to diplomatic and economic management.
Why similar: Political Sim 54.6% ★, Simulation 19.3%, War 15.2%, Minimalist 10.8%
- #54 Odd Realm
66% matchVery Positive85% of 992 reviews2024
Dev: Unknown Origin Games Inc
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Forge a new kingdom in a land recovering from the Fracture. Which of the surviving races will you lead to rebuild, explore, and conquer the unknown? The dwindling yet immortal Ancients? The bold and resourceful Humans? The life stealing Ardyn? Or the secretive Gwdir who shape living groves?
Why similar: God Game 51.2% ★, Simulation 17.3%, Pixel Graphics 15.5%, 2D 6.2%, Top-Down 5.4%
- #55 Political Arena
67% matchMostly Positive76% of 68 reviews2025
Dev: Wayside Press
Windows · Mac
POLITICAL ARENA is a one-of-a-kind strategy/sim sandbox about American politics. Seek fame or infamy in a richly simulated political world, complete with high stakes legislative strategizing, backroom deals and the press. Customize and play as the politician of your dreams (or nightmares).
Why similar: Political Sim 67.9% ★, Simulation 26.2%, 2D 3.5%, Singleplayer 2.4%
- #56 Solar Nations 2
67% matchVery Positive90% of 71 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: Political Sim 38.3% ★, Alternate History 23.8%, Wargame 21.2%, War 6.2%, Historical 5.6%
- #57 Galimulator
68% matchVery Positive91% of 497 reviews2018
Dev: Snoddasmannen
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 9.8 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 51.6% ★, Simulation 48.4%
- #58 Immortal Tactics: War of the Eternals
68% matchVery Positive81% of 101 reviews2022
Dev: Kenisoft Game Studio
Windows
Experience a Fast-Paced Roguelite Turn-Based Strategy game with a New Turn-Based System which will need you to plan early on and create strategies that would lead your army to victory. Create an army with different Characters and Leaders to choose from and explore this Roguelite world.
Why similar: Turn-Based 46.5%, Pixel Graphics 37.7%, Singleplayer 15.7%
- #59 Numeral Lord
67% matchVery Positive91% of 68 reviews2022
Dev: Flint Games
Windows
minimalism strategy game
Why similar: Minimalist 64.3%, Casual 20%, 2D 15.7%