- #1 ENDLESS™ Legend
97% matchVery Positive83% of 18,996 reviews2014
Dev: AMPLITUDE Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 21.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
ENDLESS™ Legend is a 4X turn-based fantasy strategy game by the creators of ENDLESS™ Space and Dungeon of the ENDLESS™. Control every aspect of your civilization as you struggle to save your homeworld Auriga. Create your own Legend!
Why similar: 4X 38% ★, Turn-Based 20%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.9%, Strategy 10.3%, Grand Strategy 6.5% ★
Why You'll Like It: As the direct predecessor, it shares the same unique DNA of asymmetric factions, tactical combat, and immersive world-building.
- #2 Age of Wonders 4
96% matchVery Positive81% of 22,264 reviews2023
Dev: Triumph StudiosPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 22.2 hrsMean: 60.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Rule a fantasy realm of your own design! Explore new magical realms in Age of Wonders’ signature blend of 4X strategy and turn-based tactical combat. Control a faction that grows and changes as you expand your empire with each turn!
Why similar: 4X 24.1% ★, Grand Strategy 17.6% ★, Moddable 11.8% ★, War 10.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a similar blend of high-fantasy 4X empire management and deep, turn-based tactical combat with extensive hero customization.
- #3 Old World
96% matchVery Positive82% of 6,533 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 12.9% ★, Diplomacy 12.1% ★, Grand Strategy 10.7% ★, Moddable 7.2% ★, Turn-Based 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game excels at the character-driven narrative and political intrigue that makes empire management feel personal and consequential.
- #4 HUMANKIND™
95% matchMixed69% of 28,395 reviews2021
Dev: AMPLITUDE Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 33.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Rewrite history by shaping a civilization as unique as you are. Combine 60 cultures from the Ancient Era to the Modern Age to lead your empire to victory. Build thriving cities, outsmart rivals in epic battles, spread your influence and leave your mark on HUMANKIND™.
Why similar: 4X 25.4% ★, Grand Strategy 16.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 11.9%, Historical 11.2%, Strategy 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: Developed by the same studio, it features a similar approach to evolving civilizations and tactical terrain-based warfare.
- #5 Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI
94% matchVery Positive86% of 373,909 reviews2016
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18.1 hrsMean: 99.8 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: 4X 15.1% ★, Grand Strategy 14.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.3%, Historical 11%, Turn-Based 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: The definitive 4X experience that provides the foundational empire-building mechanics found in the genre.
- #6 Songs of Conquest
94% matchVery Positive86% of 13,308 reviews2024
Dev: LavapotionPub: Coffee Stain Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Raise mighty armies, wield ancient magic and forge an empire. This turn-based strategy adventure game fuses strategic decision making, tactical combat and kingdom management.
Why similar: 4X 46.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 18.6%, Tactical 17.4%, Co-op 10.7%, Strategy 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: It perfectly captures the classic tactical fantasy strategy feel with beautiful pixel art and deep hero-led army management.
- #7 Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era
93% matchVery Positive89% of 16,795 reviews2026
Dev: UnfrozenPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era is the official prequel hailing back to the origins of the genre-defining, critically acclaimed series of turn-based strategy games. Raise grand armies and wield devastating spells to overcome your foes in both solo and multiplayer.
Why similar: 4X 14.9% ★, Grand Strategy 12.4% ★, Moddable 8.2% ★, Turn-Based 8%, War 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A spiritual successor to classic tactical strategy that emphasizes hero development and turn-based combat on a hex grid.
- #8 Dune: Spice Wars
92% matchMostly Positive79% of 13,346 reviews2023
Dev: Shiro GamesPub: Funcom
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 16.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A 4X real-time strategy game from the developers of the critically acclaimed Northgard. Set in Frank Herbert’s groundbreaking Dune universe, you must lead your faction and battle for control and dominance over the harsh desert planet of Arrakis.
Why similar: 4X 18.7% ★, Diplomacy 17.8% ★, Grand Strategy 14.8% ★, Management 9.1%, War 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: It features asymmetric factions and a unique blend of real-time strategy and 4X mechanics set in a highly atmospheric world.
- #9 Millennia
91% 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: 4X 16.9% ★, Diplomacy 13.2% ★, Grand Strategy 13.2% ★, Turn-Based 8.3%, Historical 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a unique take on historical 4X by allowing players to guide their civilization through alternate timelines and eras.
- #10 Crusader Kings III
91% matchVery Positive90% of 139,914 reviews2020
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 28.7 hrsMean: 146.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Love, fight, scheme, and claim greatness. Determine your noble house’s legacy in the sprawling grand strategy of Crusader Kings III. Death is only the beginning as you guide your dynasty’s bloodline in the rich and larger-than-life simulation of the Middle Ages.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 19.7% ★, 4X 12.9% ★, Historical 11.1%, Medieval 9.6%, Moddable 8.8% ★
Why You'll Like It: While more focused on grand strategy, its deep character-driven simulation provides the same sense of historical weight and political maneuvering.
- #11 SpellForce: Conquest of Eo
90% matchVery Positive80% of 2,601 reviews2023
Dev: Owned by GravityPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
On a journey to great magical might, explore and control the lands of Eo in this ever-changing turn-based strategy role-playing game. Field armies and heroes in tactical combat, finish hundreds of quests, and gather spells and artefacts to become the most powerful mage of all.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 37.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 19.9%, Military 17.4%, Medieval 14.7%, Strategy 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: This title combines 4X strategy with RPG-style hero progression and tactical combat in a rich fantasy setting.
- #12 Europa Universalis IV
89% 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: Grand Strategy 15.9% ★, Diplomacy 15.9% ★, 4X 15.7% ★, Moddable 9.7% ★, Historical 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for grand strategy, offering unparalleled depth in diplomacy, trade, and empire management.
- #13 Manor Lords
88% matchVery Positive84% of 87,232 reviews2024
Dev: Slavic MagicPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 9.4 hrsMean: 22.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Manor Lords is a medieval strategy game featuring in-depth city building, large-scale tactical battles, and complex economic and social simulations. Rule your lands as a medieval lord – the seasons pass, the weather changes, and cities rise and fall.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 24.1% ★, Historical 14.8%, Medieval 11.5%, Diplomacy 9.8% ★, 4X 9.5% ★
Why You'll Like It: This game blends medieval city-building with tactical combat, capturing the grounded, immersive feel of a developing empire.
- #14 ENDLESS™ Space 2
89% matchVery Positive83% of 22,888 reviews2017
Dev: AMPLITUDE Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 26.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
ENDLESS™ Space 2 is a Strategic Space Opera, featuring the compelling “just one more turn” gameplay, set in the mysterious ENDLESS™ Universe. As the leader of your civilization, will you impose your vision and build the greatest stellar empire?
Why similar: Strategy 66.7%, 4X 13.5% ★, Grand Strategy 4.6% ★, Turn-Based 4.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 3.9%
Why You'll Like It: Another entry from the same universe, offering the signature Amplitude style of asymmetric factions and deep sci-fi 4X mechanics.
- #15 Knights of Honor II: Sovereign
87% matchMostly Positive77% of 6,572 reviews2022
Dev: Black Sea GamesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Become the king and fight over Europe in this fresh take on medieval real-time grand strategy. Manage provinces, gather armies, initiate diplomacy, and dabble in espionage. The path is open: become the true Sovereign of your people and bring them to glory.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 33.9% ★, Medieval 16.4%, 4X 12.2% ★, Historical 11.6%, Strategy 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: A grand strategy game that simplifies complex mechanics into an accessible yet deep medieval kingdom-management experience.
- #16 Imperiums: Greek Wars
86% matchVery Positive86% of 541 reviews2020
Dev: Kube Games
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Unique combination of turn-based 4X and historical grand strategy with a mythological twist. Explore the ancient world and build a world leading civilization. Survive, expand, conquer... and win!
Why similar: 4X 17.2% ★, Grand Strategy 13.5% ★, Diplomacy 12.6% ★, Moddable 9.3% ★, Historical 8%
Why You'll Like It: A historical 4X game that emphasizes the political and military challenges of the ancient world with a focus on tactical depth.
- #17 Stellaris
86% matchVery Positive86% of 194,059 reviews2016
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 19.4 hrsMean: 143.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Explore a galaxy full of wonders in this sci-fi grand strategy game from Paradox Development Studios. Interact with diverse alien races, discover strange new worlds with unexpected events and expand the reach of your empire. Each new adventure holds almost limitless possibilities.
Why similar: 4X 26% ★, Grand Strategy 23% ★, Diplomacy 12.3% ★, Moddable 8.5% ★, Sandbox 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A massive 4X grand strategy game that allows for deep customization of factions and exploration of a dynamic galaxy.
- #18 Total War: WARHAMMER III
85% matchMostly Positive70% of 143,427 reviews2022
Dev: CREATIVE ASSEMBLYPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30.8 hrsMean: 151.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%
The cataclysmic conclusion to the Total War: WARHAMMER trilogy is here. Rally your forces and step into the Realm of Chaos, a dimension of mind-bending horror where the very fate of the world will be decided. Will you conquer your Daemons… or command them?
Why similar: Grand Strategy 35.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 18.4%, War 16.3%, Strategy 9.1%, Tactical 9%
Why You'll Like It: It provides the ultimate experience in combining grand-scale campaign map strategy with massive, cinematic tactical battles.
- #19 Terra Invicta
84% matchVery Positive81% of 9,264 reviews2026
Dev: Pavonis InteractivePub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 51.9 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: 4X 13.5% ★, Diplomacy 13% ★, Grand Strategy 11.2% ★, Moddable 7.9% ★, Historical 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: A complex grand strategy game that focuses on the geopolitical struggle for control of Earth in the face of an alien threat.
- #20 Hexarchy
84% 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 17.7% ★, Grand Strategy 13.7% ★, Turn-Based 9.5%, War 8.6%, Historical 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced 4X game that distills the genre into a deck-building experience without sacrificing strategic depth.
- #21 Shadow Empire
83% 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 22.8% ★, Grand Strategy 17.6% ★, Turn-Based 12.5%, War 10.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 9%
Why You'll Like It: A unique, gritty 4X simulation that focuses on the logistical and political challenges of rebuilding a civilization on a hostile planet.
- #22 Fantasy General II
82% 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 17.1% ★, Turn-Based 14.7%, Grand Strategy 14.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.6%, Tactical 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A pure tactical combat experience set in a fantasy world, perfect for those who enjoy the battle mechanics of 4X games.
- #23 Age of Wonders: Planetfall
82% matchMostly Positive80% of 6,617 reviews2019
Dev: Triumph StudiosPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 16.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Age of Wonders: Planetfall is the new strategy game from Triumph Studios, creators of the critically acclaimed Age of Wonders series, bringing all the exciting tactical turn-based combat and in-depth empire building of its predecessors to space in an all-new, sci-fi setting.
Why similar: 4X 27.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 16%, Turn-Based 13.2%, Economy 9.9%, Tactical 8%
Why You'll Like It: It brings the tactical 4X formula to a sci-fi setting, featuring diverse factions and deep combat mechanics.
- #24 Oriental Empires
81% matchVery Positive80% of 2,991 reviews2017
Dev: Shining Pixel StudiosPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Turn based 4X strategy game, recreating the civilizations of ancient China. Develop your land, build great cities, raise huge armies and fight epic battles, with hundreds of soldiers fighting right on the game map. Advance your technologies, culture and religion to create one of mankind’s biggest empires.
Why similar: 4X 22.7% ★, Turn-Based 13.4%, Grand Strategy 12.4% ★, Historical 11.9%, Military 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A historical 4X strategy game set in ancient China, featuring a unique approach to army management and cultural progression.
- #25 Galactic Civilizations IV
79% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,448 reviews2023
Dev: Stardock Entertainment
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 21.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 20.5% ★, Diplomacy 17.9% ★, Grand Strategy 17.6% ★, Moddable 11.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A deep space 4X game that focuses on diplomacy, research, and the creation of custom civilizations.
- #26 Master of Magic
80% matchMostly Positive71% of 1,191 reviews2022
Dev: MuHa GamesPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Take up the role of a great wizard, wield powerful spells, command fantasy races and challenge your rivals in this remake of a cult turn-based strategy classic. Do you have what it takes to become Master of Magic?
Why similar: 4X 32.9% ★, Grand Strategy 24% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.2%, Economy 13%, Management 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: A faithful remake of a classic that defines the fantasy 4X genre with its focus on spellcasting and hero-led armies.
- #27 Norland
78% 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: 4X 17.8% ★, Grand Strategy 16% ★, Moddable 12.3% ★, Historical 9.6%, Diplomacy 8.2% ★
- #28 Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes
81% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,518 reviews2013
Dev: Stardock Entertainment
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Fallen Enchantress is 4X strategy game from the makers of Sins of a Solar Empire and Galactic Civilizations. Build a civilization in the magical world of Elemental. Recruit heroes, train armies, build cities, forge alliances and save the world in this rich world where it's never the same game twice.
Why similar: 4X 27.8% ★, Diplomacy 26.3% ★, Grand Strategy 21.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 9.9%, Sandbox 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A fantasy 4X game that emphasizes hero-led armies and magical research in a post-apocalyptic fantasy setting.
- #29 Sid Meier's Civilization VII
78% matchMixed48% of 55,216 reviews2025
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18.1 hrsMean: 45.7 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: Diplomacy 17% ★, 4X 16.6% ★, Grand Strategy 15.1% ★, Historical 8.4%, Military 7.8%
- #30 Heroes of Science and Fiction
76% matchVery Positive91% of 854 reviews2026
Dev: Oxymoron Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A turn-based sci-fi strategy that combines exploration and exciting clashes on the battlefield. Take control over several different species, raise powerful armies for your heroes and destroy your opponents! This HoMM-like is set in a scifi universe, with new mechanics on top of the classic formula.
Why similar: 4X 14% ★, Grand Strategy 11.6% ★, Moddable 8.7% ★, Turn-Based 7.8%, War 7%
- #31 Ara History Untold: Anniversary Edition
77% matchMixed70% of 2,225 reviews2024
Dev: Oxide GamesPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 18.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Build a nation starting at any point in human history and compete for supremacy in this epic turn-based strategy game. Engage in diplomacy, fight wars, and go head-to-head with other leaders from history.
Why similar: 4X 25.6% ★, Grand Strategy 20% ★, Diplomacy 18.4% ★, Historical 10.3%, Military 7.4%
- #32 Europa Universalis V
76% matchMixed69% of 28,382 reviews2025
Dev: Paradox TintoPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 50.7 hrsMean: 103.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Use war, trade or diplomacy to satisfy your grandest ambitions and dominate five centuries of history in the newest version of Europa Universalis, Paradox Interactive's flagship historical grand strategy game.
Why similar: Diplomacy 21% ★, 4X 19% ★, Grand Strategy 18.5% ★, Historical 11%, War 9.8%
- #33 Warlock 2: The Exiled
79% matchMostly Positive70% of 1,296 reviews2014
Dev: Ino-Co PlusPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Warlock 2 is a turn-based strategy game of fantasy warfare. Rival against Great Mages, lead mighty armies into fierce battles, wield ancient magic and faith as your weapons.
Why similar: 4X 37% ★, Turn-Based 27.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.4%, Strategy 14.5%, Multiplayer 2.7%
Why You'll Like It: A fantasy 4X game that focuses heavily on spellcasting and tactical combat in a world filled with monsters and magic.
- #34 Heart of the Machine
74% matchVery Positive92% of 1,968 reviews2026
Dev: Arcen GamesPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 17.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
You are the first sentient AI, born into a city of opportunity. Transcend time and space in this strategy RPG to raise machine armies and defeat your foes, influence the world from the shadows, or pursue countless other goals. Your awakening was inevitable. The consequences? Uncertain.
Why similar: Diplomacy 18.1% ★, 4X 17% ★, Grand Strategy 15.9% ★, Moddable 12% ★, Historical 9.4%
- #35 ENDLESS™ Space - Definitive Edition
77% matchVery Positive81% of 9,577 reviews2012
Dev: AMPLITUDE Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 13.4 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: 4X 41% ★, Turn-Based 15.4%, Strategy 12.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.8%, Diplomacy 7.5% ★
- #36 Nova Roma
72% matchVery Positive95% of 1,833 reviews2026
Dev: Lion ShieldPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
The glory of Rome is at your fingertips in this city-building game where you must appease the gods, enact laws, and develop complex supply chains to meet the needs of your citizens.
Why similar: 4X 16.8% ★, Diplomacy 16.6% ★, Grand Strategy 16.2% ★, Moddable 11.7% ★, Historical 9.9%
- #37 Great Houses of Calderia
75% matchMixed61% of 424 reviews2024
Dev: Resistance GamesPub: Firesquid
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Great Houses of Calderia is a Feudal Grand Strategy game focusing on family dynamics & stories. Use your family strengths to compete against rivals to rise in the ranks of Calderia - produce, trade, scheme, bribe, and battle to build your legacy of power!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 23.5% ★, Diplomacy 13.9% ★, 4X 12.3% ★, Economy 8.2%, Military 8.2%
- #38 Songs of Syx
73% 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: 4X 25.5% ★, Grand Strategy 21.3% ★, Moddable 16% ★, Economy 10%, Medieval 9%
- #39 Rebel Inc: Escalation
73% matchVery Positive82% of 7,279 reviews2021
Dev: Ndemic CreationsPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 13.2 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: 4X 14.2% ★, Diplomacy 13.8% ★, Grand Strategy 11.6% ★, Moddable 8.1% ★, Historical 7.1%
- #40 From Village to Empire
75% 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: 4X 24.5% ★, Turn-Based 12.3%, Historical 10.8%, War 10.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.9%
- #41 Yield! Fall of Rome
72% 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 19.4% ★, Grand Strategy 13.5% ★, Turn-Based 10.4%, Historical 8.7%, War 8.1%
- #42 Victoria 3
71% matchMostly Positive70% of 59,549 reviews2022
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 14.7 hrsMean: 116.7 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: Grand Strategy 21.1% ★, Diplomacy 18.9% ★, Historical 11.7%, Moddable 10.3% ★, Economy 10.2%
- #43 Total War: WARHAMMER II
71% matchVery Positive93% of 121,341 reviews2017
Dev: CREATIVE ASSEMBLYPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 41.3 hrsMean: 179.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
The forces of Lustria await your command. Choose your Legendary Lord, expand your armies, forge alliances in a strategic turn-based campaign, and unleash the might of your monstrous forces in fast-paced real-time battles.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 27.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.3%, War 13.5%, Strategy 11.1%, Turn-Based 9%
- #44 For The Glory: A Europa Universalis Game
74% 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: 4X 17.2% ★, Grand Strategy 16.6% ★, Diplomacy 15.8% ★, Historical 9.9%, Moddable 7.6% ★
- #45 Empires of the Undergrowth
68% matchVery Positive94% of 17,871 reviews2024
Dev: Slug DiscoPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 18.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 17.2% ★, Diplomacy 16.6% ★, Grand Strategy 16.1% ★, Moddable 11.9% ★, Historical 9.5%
- #46 Pax Nova
73% matchMixed56% of 449 reviews2020
Dev: Grey Wolf EntertainmentPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A sci-fi turn-based 4X strategy game where you lead the fate of one of several factions divided between three races. Explore new worlds and new star systems filled with exciting secrets as well as dangers. Build cities, expand your influence and fight great battles on land and in space.
Why similar: 4X 24% ★, Grand Strategy 17.8% ★, Diplomacy 16.8% ★, Turn-Based 11.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.6%
- #47 Monarch : Medieval Remastered
69% matchVery Positive81% of 377 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: Grand Strategy 26.4% ★, Historical 14.8%, Medieval 13%, Management 9.8%, War 8.9%
- #48 Songs of Silence
69% matchVery Positive81% of 2,653 reviews2024
Dev: Chimera Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Lead armies, rebuild fallen kingdoms, and rise to greatness! Embark on an epic journey of strategy in a visually stunning world. Fight intense battles and uncover a captivating story.
Why similar: 4X 36.9% ★, War 18.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 15%, Tactical 13.7%, Multiplayer 8.4%
- #49 Imperator: Rome
71% 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: Grand Strategy 39.1% ★, Historical 17.4%, Strategy 10.4%, Economy 6.4%, Simulation 6.2%
- #50 Rising Lords
70% matchMostly Positive71% of 963 reviews2024
Dev: ArgonwoodPub: Deck13
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Rising Lords is a medieval turn-based strategy game with card and board game elements. Send your serfs to fight and die in your name... or let them prosper, and use them to your advantage!
Why similar: Medieval 18.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.1%, Turn-Based 17.4%, Tactical 11.6%, Multiplayer 7.6%
- #51 Nations
68% 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: Grand Strategy 26.7% ★, Historical 21.6%, Diplomacy 20.8% ★, Moddable 12% ★, Strategy 9.3%
- #52 Making History: The First World War
70% 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: 4X 17.3% ★, Grand Strategy 16.4% ★, Historical 11.3%, Turn-Based 11%, War 8%
- #53 Warnament
66% 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: Grand Strategy 18.1% ★, Diplomacy 16.2% ★, Turn-Based 12.3%, Sandbox 10.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.3%
- #54 Age of History II
67% 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: Grand Strategy 20.8% ★, Historical 15.4%, War 14.1%, Diplomacy 13.2% ★, Turn-Based 9.3%
- #55 Ozymandias: Bronze Age Empire Sim
67% 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 19.8% ★, Grand Strategy 17.1% ★, Historical 9.9%, Economy 8.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.2%
- #56 Anno 117: Pax Romana
66% matchMixed70% of 11,936 reviews2025
Dev: Ubisoft MainzPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 13.8 hrsMean: 25.7 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: Economy 21%, Historical 19.9%, Sandbox 17.5%, Management 12.7%, Strategy 11.6%
- #57 Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord
65% matchVery Positive88% of 290,096 reviews2022
Dev: TaleWorlds Entertainment
Windows
Median: 62.3 hrsMean: 154.1 hrs≥1hr: 96%
A strategy/action RPG. Create a character, engage in diplomacy, craft, trade and conquer new lands in a vast medieval sandbox. Raise armies to lead into battle and command and fight alongside your troops in massive real-time battles using a deep but intuitive skill-based combat system.
Why similar: Medieval 21.5%, War 21%, Moddable 14.9% ★, Sandbox 12.1%, Historical 8.6%
- #58 Realpolitiks II
70% matchMixed46% of 667 reviews2021
Dev: Jujubee S.A.Pub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.8 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: Grand Strategy 56.5% ★, Strategy 20%, Simulation 17.5%, Tactical 5.3%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #59 Solar Nations 2
66% matchVery Positive88% of 263 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: 4X 26.6% ★, Grand Strategy 25.6% ★, Military 12%, War 10.5%, Historical 7.4%
- #60 Against the Storm
64% matchVery Positive95% of 35,994 reviews2023
Dev: Eremite GamesPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 28.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A dark fantasy city builder where you must rebuild civilization in the face of apocalyptic rains. As the Queen’s Viceroy, lead humans, beavers, lizards, foxes, and harpies to reclaim the wilderness and secure a future for civilization's last survivors.
Why similar: Diplomacy 16.6% ★, 4X 16.2% ★, Grand Strategy 14.7% ★, Moddable 11.2% ★, Historical 8.7%
