- #1 Space Empires IV Deluxe
97% matchVery Positive86% of 291 reviews2006
Dev: Malfador MachinationsPub: Strategy First
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 37%
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 55.8% ★, Strategy 44.2%
- #2 Empire Earth: Gold Edition
96% matchVery Positive90% of 225 reviews2026
Dev: Stainless Steel StudiosPub: Rebellion
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 69%
With dozens of hours of gameplay set across a rich tapestry of time, Empire Earth: Gold Edition offers real-time strategy for the ages. Choose any point in time - from the discovery of fire to the laser battles of the future - and command your civilization with one goal: make Earth your Empire.
Why similar: Strategy 100%
- #3 Deadlock II: Shrine Wars
96% matchMostly Positive71% of 82 reviews2014
Dev: Cyberlore Studios, Inc.Pub: Atari
Windows
Build your empire upon the bodies of others! Deadlock II: Shrine wars is an exciting game of strategy, resource management and military conquest. Take control of one of seven races as you search for the secret power an ancient civilization.
Why similar: Strategy 54.6%, Classic 45.4% ★
- #4 Sid Meier's Civilization® III Complete
95% matchVery Positive89% of 7,820 reviews2006
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 19.9 hrs≥1hr: 33%
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: Strategy 37.8%, Classic 35.3% ★, 4X 26.9% ★
- #5 Shadow Empire
94% matchVery Positive84% of 1,961 reviews2020
Dev: VR DesignsPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 77.8 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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 63.3% ★, Strategy 36.7%
- #6 From Village to Empire
94% matchMostly Positive70% of 57 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: Strategy 44.8%, 4X 37.8% ★, Indie 17.3%
- #7 Imperium Galactica II
93% matchVery Positive88% of 651 reviews2017
Dev: Digital RealityPub: THQ Nordic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Reintroducing a classic from the golden era of gaming, the original empire building space RTS, Imperium Galactica 2 is back and looking better than ever with new high-res textures and vivid colors.
Why similar: Strategy 47.4%, Classic 26.6% ★, 4X 26% ★
- #8 Empire Architect
91% matchMixed65% of 171 reviews2017
Dev: Batholith Entertainment
Windows
Empire Architect is an ancient city-building real time strategy game, with elements from grand strategies sprinkled in for good measure. The levels are procedurally generated, and you have limited control over your subjects
Why similar: Strategy 75.1%, Indie 24.9%
- #9 Age of Empires: Definitive Edition
90% matchVery Positive84% of 15,692 reviews2019
Dev: World's EdgePub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 17.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Age of Empires, the pivotal real-time strategy game that launched a 20-year legacy returns with modernized gameplay, all-new 4K visuals, 8-person multiplayer battles and a host of other new features. Welcome back to history.
Why similar: Strategy 57.4%, Classic 42.6% ★
- #10 Eador. Imperium
91% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,266 reviews2017
Dev: Snowbird Games
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Hire heroes, build an army, prevail in battles and try to keep your empire intact in the face of grave danger. Eador. Imperium is a new chapter in Eador series, known for its unique blend of grand strategy, turn-based tactics and RPG elements.
Why similar: Strategy 57.7%, 4X 21.9% ★, Indie 20.4%
- #11 Ozymandias: Bronze Age Empire Sim
89% matchVery Positive88% of 1,681 reviews2022
Dev: The Secret Games CompanyPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.3 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 64.3% ★, Strategy 35.7%
- #12 Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition
89% matchVery Positive91% of 38,185 reviews2009
Dev: CREATIVE ASSEMBLYPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 44.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Command the seas, control the land, forge a new nation, and conquer the globe.
Why similar: Strategy 86.9%, Classic 13.1% ★
- #13 Anno 1602 History Edition
88% matchMostly Positive79% of 289 reviews2024
Dev: Ubisoft MainzPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Relive the beginnings of the Anno® series with Anno® 1602 History Edition, updated and optimized for current computers.
Why similar: Strategy 100%
- #14 Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI
87% matchVery Positive86% of 379,637 reviews2016
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18.2 hrsMean: 101.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Expand your empire, advance your culture and go head-to-head against history’s greatest leaders. Will your civilization stand the test of time?
Why similar: Strategy 62.7%, 4X 37.3% ★
- #15 Sid Meier's Civilization VII
86% matchMixed47% of 62,332 reviews2025
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18.7 hrsMean: 50.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Lead empires that evolve or endure through the Ages. Build something you believe in with Sid Meier's Civilization® VII.
Why similar: 4X 64.1% ★, Strategy 35.9%
- #16 Anno 1503 History Edition
85% matchMostly Positive71% of 136 reviews2024
Dev: Ubisoft MainzPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Experience the classic gameplay of 1503 A.D.: The New World, optimized for current computers with resolutions up to 4K.
Why similar: Strategy 100%
- #17 Master of Magic Classic
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 766 reviews2020
Dev: SimTexPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 42.4 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Master of Magic is a classic, one of the most popular strategy games of the 90s. It is a 4X fantasy strategy game that allows you to play as an extremely powerful wizard, leading your troops and overcoming your magical opponents.
Why similar: Strategy 56.7%, Classic 32.7% ★, 4X 10.7% ★
- #18 Rise of Nations: Extended Edition
83% matchVery Positive95% of 15,915 reviews2014
Dev: SkyBox LabsPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 18.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Rise of Nations is back! Play the updated classic with full Steamworks integration and enhanced features!
Why similar: Classic 54.2% ★, Strategy 45.8%
- #19 Urban Empire
86% matchMostly Negative34% of 2,463 reviews2017
Dev: Reborn GamesPub: Kalypso Media Digital
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Urban Empire is a ‘City Ruler’, pioneering a new breed of strategy game that combines city builder features with political scheming and adds profound social and historical events into the mix, creating a whole new gameplay experience.
Why similar: Strategy 100%
- #20 Anno 1701 History Edition
82% matchVery Positive85% of 235 reviews2024
Dev: Ubisoft MainzPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 14.7 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Rediscover the classic gameplay of 1701 A.D. and its expansion The Sunken Dragon in Anno® 1701 History Edition.
Why similar: Strategy 100%
- #21 Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition
81% matchVery Positive86% of 55,107 reviews2020
Dev: World's EdgePub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 44.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Lead powerful civilizations across the globe, master strategies and tactics, and relive history in co op battles—now remastered in stunning 4K and modernized gameplay.
Why similar: Strategy 100%
- #22 Jon Shafer's At the Gates
84% matchMixed41% of 499 reviews2019
Dev: Conifer Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
At the Gates is an indie strategy game from Jon Shafer, designer of Civilization 5. You are a dark age lord building a kingdom to replace the crumbling Roman Empire. Manage your clans, explore the landscape around you, harvest its resources, and build a mighty economic and military machine.
Why similar: Strategy 51.5%, 4X 30.7% ★, Indie 17.8%
- #23 Wizard Warfare
82% matchVery Positive97% of 63 reviews2019
Dev: Psyanotek Limited
Windows
Wizard Warfare is a fantasy-themed, 4X-style, turn-based strategy game with a strategic empire management layer supported by a detailed tactical battle simulation layer.
Why similar: 4X 56.7% ★, Strategy 34.6%, Indie 8.7%
- #24 SimCity™ 4 Deluxe Edition
80% matchVery Positive82% of 9,877 reviews2010
Dev: EA - MaxisPub: Electronic Arts
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 54%
SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition includes the bestselling SimCity 4 and the all-new SimCity 4 Rush Hour Expansion Pack. Create the most massive region of cities ever, with a farming town, bedroom community, high-tech commercial center, and industrial backbone.
Why similar: Strategy 56.4%, Classic 43.6% ★
- #25 Fragile Allegiance
81% matchVery Positive94% of 126 reviews2015
Dev: Gremlin InteractivePub: Alternative Software Ltd
Windows
Assemble your fleets, fill your silos with nuclear warheads, conduct research, gather resources, and wage war in a vast galaxy in this unique take on 4X Strategy. Appoint Colony Supervisors to manage your colony and deploy Spy Satellites for the ultimate in skulduggery.
Why similar: Strategy 58.6%, Classic 41.4% ★
- #26 City States: Medieval
78% matchMixed63% of 57 reviews2026
Dev: Reverie World StudiosPub: indie.io
Windows
You are the leader of a city-state in high medieval Europe. Expand your city through deep city-building systems, build a trade empire across the known world, and lead men to war to defend trade routes in a high-stakes struggle of global strategy and brutal warfare.
Why similar: Strategy 100%
- #27 Egypt: Old Kingdom
79% matchVery Positive87% of 1,264 reviews2018
Dev: Clarus Victoria
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 23.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Strategy simulator of the Great Pyramids period, where you take your path from the unification of Egyptian tribes to the foundation of The First Empire. Developed with the assistance of Egyptologists.
Why similar: 4X 43.1% ★, Strategy 40.5%, Indie 16.4%
- #28 Empires of the Undergrowth
75% matchVery Positive94% of 18,977 reviews2024
Dev: Slug DiscoPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 18.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Command swarms of warriors at an unprecedented scale of warfare in this blend of RTS and base-building. Lead ant colonies against the many fearsome threats of the insect world, while building intricate nests, developing pheromone-based tactics, and evolving to meet growing dangers.
Why similar: 4X 59.6% ★, Strategy 40.4%
- #29 Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition
76% matchVery Positive86% of 95,868 reviews2021
Dev: World's EdgePub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 14.4 hrsMean: 78.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Celebrating its first year of delighting millions of global players, the award-winning and best-selling strategy franchise continues with Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition, putting you at the center of even more epic historical battles that shaped the world.
Why similar: Strategy 96.3%, 4X 3.7% ★
- #30 Praetorians
78% matchVery Positive81% of 707 reviews2014
Dev: Pyro StudiosPub: Kalypso Media Digital
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 19.3 hrs≥1hr: 30%
Praetorians is set amidst the political machinations of an emerging Roman Empire. You will be transported back to the dusty battlefields of Egypt, the combat theaters of Gaul and finally to the heart of the Empire itself, Italy in the crusade to become Emperor.
Why similar: Strategy 54.1%, Classic 39.5% ★, Indie 6.4%
- #31 Galactic Civilizations IV
76% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,617 reviews2023
Dev: Stardock Entertainment
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 23.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Take command of a civilization that has just achieved faster-than-light travel in Galactic Civilizations IV, the newest entry in the award-winning space 4X strategy game series. Explore the galaxy, colonize worlds, shape cultures, make alliances, fight wars and pioneer new technologies.
Why similar: 4X 64.2% ★, Strategy 35.8%
- #32 Sim Empire
79% matchMixed44% of 224 reviews2019
Dev: TKG Inc.
Windows · Mac
Includes elements of city-building, simulation, and war strategy. Four civilizations to choose from: Persia, Egypt, Greece, and China.
Why similar: Strategy 100%
- #33 Imperial Ambitions
75% matchVery Positive81% of 108 reviews2026
Dev: aoiti
Windows · Mac
Discover and colonize the world, Allocate your labor force, Monopolize markets, Fight tactical battles, Survive the age of imperialism...
Why similar: 4X 59.6% ★, Strategy 40.4%
- #34 Space Imperia 4X
74% matchVery Positive92% of 79 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 65.4% ★, Strategy 34.6%
- #35 Space Empires V
77% matchMostly Positive73% of 480 reviews2006
Dev: Malfador MachinationsPub: Strategy First
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 45%
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 53.7% ★, Strategy 46.3%
- #36 Lux Alliance
77% matchMostly Positive78% of 76 reviews2017
Dev: Sillysoft Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Lux Alliance is a synchronized-turns strategy war game, inspired by the classic boardgames RISK, Diplomacy and Axis & Allies. Marshall your troops, collaborate with your allies, anticipate your opponents, and capture all the enemy HQs to win!
Why similar: Strategy 71.5%, Indie 28.5%
- #37 ENDLESS Space™ - Definitive Edition
74% matchVery Positive81% of 9,610 reviews2012
Dev: AMPLITUDE Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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: Strategy 48.7%, 4X 48% ★, Indie 3.3%
- #38 Anno 1404 - History Edition
72% matchVery Positive82% of 3,619 reviews2020
Dev: Ubisoft MainzPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 31.7 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Relive the captivating gameplay of a true city-building classic with Anno® 1404 History Edition.
Why similar: Strategy 100%
- #39 Emperor of the Fading Suns Enhanced
70% matchVery Positive95% of 193 reviews2025
Dev: Holistic Design, Inc.
Windows · Linux
Command interstellar forces in this epic return of the 4X strategy classic. From planetary politics to galactic warfare, the stakes couldn’t be higher as you lead your Royal House through battles on land, sea, air, and the vast reaches of space.
Why similar: 4X 63.4% ★, Strategy 36.6%
- #40 Imperium Romanum Gold Edition
73% matchVery Positive85% of 484 reviews2008
Dev: Haemimont GamesPub: Kalypso Media Digital
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 41%
The city builder strategy game Imperium Romanum is set in the time-honoured Roman Empire. As governor of a Roman province, you will devise a strategy to build a well organised, prosperous and commanding settlement. Its fortune very much lies in your own hands.
Why similar: Strategy 100%
- #41 Shogun's Empire: Hex Commander
73% matchMostly Positive77% of 70 reviews2019
Dev: Home Net Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Lead your clan, build an army, wage wars — become Shogun and rule over Japan. Shogun’s Empire: Hex Commander is a turn-based strategy game with multi-layered gameplay mechanics.
Why similar: Strategy 72.8%, Indie 27.2%
- #42 汉武大帝传-经典策略战棋
73% matchMixed69% of 237 reviews2020
Dev: 只做一款战棋工作室
Windows
Classic single player game
Why similar: Strategy 100%
- #43 MoonBase Commander
72% matchVery Positive90% of 184 reviews2014
Dev: Humongous EntertainmentPub: Rebellion
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Explore. Strategize. Conquer.In the far future, Mankind has nearly exhausted all of earth’s natural resources. Fragile alliances between nations are tested to their limits as fierce wars ignite across land and space.MoonBase Commander puts you in charge of your own lunar territory in a quest to build the most powerful empire in space.
Why similar: Strategy 100%
- #44 Deity Empires
71% 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: 4X 52.9% ★, Strategy 40.6%, Indie 6.5%
- #45 Lux Delux
71% matchVery Positive82% of 385 reviews2015
Dev: Sillysoft Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Lux Delux is a fast-paced turn-based-strategy game of risk and world domination, with so much more! Highly moddable, Lux has over 900 maps, diverse random map generators, a biohazard mode, an AI SDK, and an online multi-player league.
Why similar: Strategy 75.5%, Indie 24.5%
- #46 Star Traders: 4X Empires
71% matchMixed63% of 82 reviews2014
Dev: Trese Brothers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Take command of humanity’s last survivors and rebuild an empire in the stars. In this immersive turn-based strategy game, you will have to fight to protect your people, control rival factions, and unlock lost technology.
Why similar: 4X 73% ★, Strategy 27%
- #47 Stars in Shadow
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 838 reviews2017
Dev: Ashdar GamesPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 14.4 hrs≥1hr: 66%
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 55.1% ★, Strategy 33.6%, Indie 11.3%
- #48 Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization
69% matchVery Positive87% of 1,583 reviews2008
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
Windows · Mac
Median: 30 minMean: 14.2 hrs≥1hr: 41%
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: Strategy 53%, 4X 47% ★
- #49 Field of Glory: Empires
68% matchVery Positive82% of 869 reviews2019
Dev: AgeodPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 30.1 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Field of Glory: Empires is a grand strategy game in which you will have to move in an intricate and living tapestry of nations and tribes, each one with their distinctive culture.
Why similar: Strategy 52.7%, 4X 47.3% ★
- #50 CaesarIA
70% matchMixed58% of 1,462 reviews2015
Dev: rdt.32
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 33%
CaesarIA is a remake of an old-school economic strategy game, Caesar III which is a masterpiece among the games of this genre in our opinion. There are different economic strategy games and they can be broken down to subtypes but from our viewpoint Caesar encompasses planning, constructing, diplomacy and military campaigns.
Why similar: Strategy 61.5%, Classic 26.1% ★, Indie 12.4%
- #51 Old World
66% matchVery Positive82% of 6,919 reviews2022
Dev: Mohawk GamesPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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: 4X 63.4% ★, Strategy 36.6%
- #52 Interstellar Space: Genesis
68% matchVery Positive84% of 850 reviews2019
Dev: Praxis Games
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Interstellar Space: Genesis is a turn-based space 4X strategy game in which you attempt to build a thriving galactic empire. Discover mysteries among the stars, colonize worlds, and engage enemies in tactical turn-based combat on your journey to becoming the ruler of the galaxy!
Why similar: 4X 55.2% ★, Strategy 32.5%, Indie 12.3%
- #53 The Settlers® : Rise of an Empire - History Edition
69% matchMostly Positive77% of 762 reviews2019
Dev: Ubisoft Blue BytePub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 17.9 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Build vibrant cities in a medieval world with this modernized version of The Settlers – Rise of an Empire. Each character leads their individual lives and can be observed by you at any time. Will you go down in history as a legendary king?
Why similar: Strategy 100%
- #54 Star Ruler
69% matchVery Positive83% of 342 reviews2010
Dev: Blind Mind Studios
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Take command of a vast interstellar empire and safeguard your species from total extinction in a procedurally generated 3D galaxy (with the option to flatten it) from 1 System to 10,000+! Prove your species' ingenuity through a deep and intricate combat system where anything (from individual components on ships to the stars themselves)...
Why similar: 4X 45.5% ★, Strategy 42.7%, Indie 11.7%
- #55 Anno 117: Pax Romana
64% matchMixed69% of 12,872 reviews2025
Dev: Ubisoft MainzPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 14.7 hrsMean: 29.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Shape the Roman Empire in this genre-defining strategic builder game. Build cities while expanding your influence through Roman provinces. Govern using your economic prowess, diplomatic skills, or military might.
Why similar: Strategy 100%
- #56 Mandate Order
63% matchVery Positive81% of 1,304 reviews2026
Dev: Digital Sky
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Mandate Order is a Warring States war city-builder set in ancient China. Build a stronghold, manage industries and logistics, recruit scholars from the Hundred Schools of Thought, raise armies, and command real-time tactical battles with thousands of soldiers.
Why similar: Strategy 55%, 4X 26.8% ★, Indie 18.1%
- #57 Armageddon Empires
67% matchVery Positive92% of 50 reviews2021
Dev: Cryptic Comet Games
Windows
Armageddon Empires is a computer turn based strategy game that takes the best elements of collectable card games, board games, and computer games and brings them all together to provide a unique interactive strategy war game experience.
Why similar: Strategy 100%
- #58 Demise of Nations
68% matchVery Positive81% of 558 reviews2017
Dev: Noble Master LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Demise of Nations is a 4X turn-based grand strategy wargame covering the rise of Rome till the fall of modern civilization.
Why similar: 4X 53.8% ★, Strategy 33.7%, Indie 12.5%
- #59 Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition
64% matchVery Positive95% of 182,846 reviews2019
Dev: World's EdgePub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.9 hrsMean: 89.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
42 Civilizations, 229 Campaign Missions, Singleplayer, Co-Op, Multiplayer, In-Game Editor, Mods, Cross-play...It is good to be the king.
Why similar: Strategy 65.6%, Classic 34.4% ★