- #1 Age of Wonders 4
97% matchVery Positive81% of 21,784 reviews2023
Dev: Triumph StudiosPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 22.4 hrsMean: 58.8 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 44.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 16.6%, Strategy 12.7%, Fantasy 7.3%, Grand Strategy 6.7% ★
Why You'll Like It: It offers the most similar blend of high-fantasy 4X strategy, deep tactical combat, and extensive hero customization.
- #2 Age of Wonders III
96% matchVery Positive80% of 12,750 reviews2014
Dev: Triumph StudiosPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 18.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Age of Wonders III is the long anticipated sequel to the award-winning strategy series. Delivering a unique mix of Empire Building, Role Playing and Warfare, Age of Wonders III offers the ultimate in turn-based fantasy strategy for veterans of the series and new players alike!
Why similar: 4X 29% ★, Strategy 20.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.2%, Turn-Based 14.8%, Fantasy 6%
Why You'll Like It: This title shares the classic fantasy 4X roots and tactical depth that defined the genre during the same era as the seed game.
- #3 HUMANKIND™
96% matchMixed69% of 28,231 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 37% ★, Strategy 17.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 16%, Turn-Based 10.7%, Hex Grid 7.1% ★
Why You'll Like It: Developed by the same team, it utilizes similar UI design and tactical combat mechanics while focusing on civilization evolution.
- #4 Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI
95% matchVery Positive86% of 371,365 reviews2016
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18.0 hrsMean: 98.6 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: 4X 24.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 20.4%, Strategy 19.9%, Turn-Based 16.8%, Grand Strategy 5% ★
Why You'll Like It: As a pillar of the 4X genre, it provides the polished turn-based empire-building experience that fans of the seed game will find familiar.
- #5 Songs of Conquest
94% matchVery Positive86% of 13,137 reviews2024
Dev: LavapotionPub: Coffee Stain Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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 53% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 19.8%, Strategy 13.2%, Fantasy 8.6%, Tactical 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game captures the spirit of classic fantasy strategy with its beautiful pixel art and tactical turn-based combat.
- #6 SpellForce: Conquest of Eo
94% matchVery Positive81% of 2,560 reviews2023
Dev: Owned by GravityPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 11.3 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: Turn-Based Strategy 34.3%, Strategy 25.6%, Grand Strategy 14.3% ★, Fantasy 13.1%, RPG 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: It perfectly mirrors the seed game's focus on quest-driven exploration and RPG-style hero progression within a turn-based 4X structure.
- #7 Warlock 2: The Exiled
93% matchMostly Positive70% of 1,292 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 30.4% ★, Turn-Based 23.7%, Strategy 18.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.3%, Fantasy 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses heavily on the magical and fantasy aspects of 4X strategy, offering a similar sense of world-shaping power.
- #8 Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes
92% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,515 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 49.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 16.4%, Strategy 13.2%, Fantasy 8.4%, Grand Strategy 8.1% ★
Why You'll Like It: This title emphasizes the RPG elements of 4X gaming, focusing on hero units and fantasy world-building.
- #9 Thea: The Awakening
91% matchVery Positive88% of 3,754 reviews2015
Dev: MuHa Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 14.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Thea: The Awakening is a turn-based strategic survival game inspired by the Slavic mythology and set in a procedural dark fantasy world infused with non-linear story and unique combat system.
Why similar: Turn-Based 27.4%, 4X 24.2% ★, Strategy 14.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.4%, Hex Grid 9.4% ★
Why You'll Like It: It blends 4X strategy with survival and deep narrative choices, echoing the unique atmosphere found in the seed game.
- #10 Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War
91% matchVery Positive82% of 16,851 reviews2018
Dev: Proxy StudiosPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 20.2 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Warhammer 40,000: Gladius – Relics of War brings you to a world of terror and violence. Four factions will engage in a brutal war for dominance over the planet’s resources. In the first turn-based 4X strategy game set in Warhammer 40,000 you will lead one of four unique factions.
Why similar: 4X 35.7% ★, Turn-Based 14.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.3%, Strategy 12.9%, Hex Grid 12.2% ★
Why You'll Like It: It strips away diplomacy to focus on the asymmetrical faction mechanics and tactical combat that make the seed game's factions feel distinct.
- #11 Age of Wonders: Planetfall
90% matchMostly Positive80% of 6,593 reviews2019
Dev: Triumph StudiosPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 15.9 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 33.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 18.1%, Turn-Based 16.6%, Strategy 13%, Hex Grid 11.1% ★
Why You'll Like It: It applies the excellent tactical combat and 4X systems of the Age of Wonders series to a sci-fi setting.
- #12 Fantasy General II
89% matchVery Positive81% of 1,900 reviews2019
Dev: Owned by GravityPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 11.1 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 21.1% ★, Turn-Based 18.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.5%, Strategy 14.2%, Hex Grid 13% ★
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the tactical, turn-based combat and fantasy unit management that are core components of the seed game.
- #13 ENDLESS™ Space 2
88% matchVery Positive83% of 22,789 reviews2017
Dev: AMPLITUDE Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 25.9 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 80.1%, 4X 10.2% ★, Turn-Based 3.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 2.8%, Multiplayer 0.9%
Why You'll Like It: It brings the signature Amplitude Studios 4X polish and asymmetrical faction design to a sci-fi setting.
- #14 Sid Meier's Civilization® V
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 208,752 reviews2010
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 29.0 hrsMean: 124.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Create, discover, and download new player-created maps, scenarios, interfaces, and more!
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 24.5%, 4X 22.7% ★, Turn-Based 20.1%, Strategy 15.2%, Hex Grid 8.8% ★
Why You'll Like It: It remains a gold standard for hex-based 4X strategy, offering a clean and intuitive experience for fans of the genre.
- #15 Might & Magic® Heroes® VII
89% matchMixed54% of 7,076 reviews2015
Dev: Limbic EntertainmentPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 27.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Might & Magic® Heroes® VII makes a triumphant return bringing you the essence of turn based strategy gaming. Set in a fantasy universe with RPG progression with a strong story narrative, you will embark on a journey that you will never forget!
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 29.6%, Strategy 26%, Turn-Based 24%, Fantasy 8.9%, Multiplayer 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a classic tactical fantasy strategy experience with a strong focus on hero-led armies and magic.
- #16 Dungeon of the ENDLESS™
86% matchVery Positive85% of 13,956 reviews2014
Dev: AMPLITUDE Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Dungeon of the ENDLESS™ is a Rogue-Like Dungeon-Defense game, in which the player and their team of heroes must protect the generator of their crashed ship while exploring an ever-expanding dungeon, all while facing waves of monsters and special events as they try to find their way out...
Why similar: Strategy 57.9%, RPG 13.6%, Great Soundtrack 12.1%, Sci-fi 10.4%, Indie 2.7%
Why You'll Like It: Set in the same universe, this game offers a different genre perspective while maintaining the aesthetic and lore of the seed game.
- #17 Old World
85% 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: 4X 38.7% ★, Turn-Based 20.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.2%, Strategy 10.6%, Grand Strategy 6.6% ★
Why You'll Like It: It introduces a unique character-driven narrative system that adds an RPG layer to the traditional 4X experience.
- #18 Millennia
84% matchMixed67% of 3,746 reviews2024
Dev: C Prompt GamesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 14.3 hrsMean: 34.4 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 36.2% ★, Turn-Based 18.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.7%, Hex Grid 10.7% ★, Strategy 10%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a fresh take on 4X progression with a focus on alternate history and unique technological eras.
- #19 Eador. Masters of the Broken World
86% matchMixed68% of 2,793 reviews2013
Dev: Snowbird Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Eador is a universe made of countless shards of land drifting in the Great Nothing. Each of the shards is a little world unto itself, with geography and denizens of its own. The power over the shards is bitterly contested by Masters, the immortal beings mortals believe to be gods.
Why similar: Strategy 73.5%, Turn-Based 7.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 6.9%, 4X 5% ★, Fantasy 2.7%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a deep, multi-layered approach to fantasy strategy with significant RPG progression for your heroes.
- #20 King's Bounty: The Legend
84% matchVery Positive90% of 3,682 reviews2009
Dev: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 23.0 hrs≥1hr: 68%
King’s Bounty: The Legend is a fan-favorite classic fantasy adventure and an early entry into the modern King’s Bounty era, built around tough battles, smart decisions, and turn-based tactics.
Why similar: Strategy 22.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 21%, Turn-Based 20.3%, Hex Grid 14.7% ★, Fantasy 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: It is a classic fantasy tactical RPG that shares the hero-centric combat focus of the seed game.
- #21 Deity Empires
83% matchVery Positive86% of 338 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 32.2% ★, Turn-Based 17.3%, Hex Grid 13.9% ★, Strategy 11.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: It is a massive 4X game that leans heavily into RPG mechanics, allowing for deep customization of your leader and units.
- #22 Galactic Civilizations IV
81% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,388 reviews2023
Dev: Stardock Entertainment
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 21.9 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 41.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.2%, Hex Grid 14.2% ★, Strategy 11%, Grand Strategy 7.4% ★
Why You'll Like It: This title offers deep empire management and customization for those who enjoy the macro-strategy aspects of 4X games.
- #23 The Banner Saga
82% matchVery Positive89% of 15,850 reviews2014
Dev: StoicPub: Stoic Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Live through an epic role-playing Viking saga where your strategic choices directly affect your personal journey. Make allies as you travel with your caravan across this stunning yet harsh landscape. Carefully choose those who will help fight a new threat that jeopardizes an entire civilization.
Why similar: Turn-Based 42.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.5%, Strategy 16.9%, RPG 6.3%, Fantasy 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: While more linear, it provides a masterclass in fantasy narrative, tactical combat, and difficult decision-making.
- #24 ENDLESS™ Legend 2
77% matchVery Positive84% of 2,346 reviews2025
Dev: AMPLITUDE StudiosPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Lead your people to victory on an ever-evolving world in this strategy game featuring asymmetric factions led by powerful heroes. Build your empire, wield political influence, and raise grand armies to wage war in a race to uncover dark secrets buried within the planet.
Why similar: 4X 38.7% ★, Turn-Based 20.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.4%, Strategy 10.6%, Grand Strategy 6.6% ★
- #25 Sorcerer King: Rivals
82% matchMixed63% of 408 reviews2016
Dev: Stardock Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Explore a rich fantasy world, go on quests for powerful weapons, and forge a new civilization in Sorcerer King: Rivals. Can you build a civilization to topple the malevolent Sorcerer King and become a god yourself?
Why similar: 4X 42.5% ★, Turn-Based 22.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.2%, Strategy 9.4%, Grand Strategy 6.9% ★
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on a specific fantasy narrative goal, tasking players with stopping a world-ending threat through 4X mechanics.
- #26 Master of Orion
80% matchMostly Positive77% of 8,105 reviews2016
Dev: NGD StudiosPub: Wargaming Labs
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 101.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
The ascendant spacefaring 4X strategy game returns! A new chapter in the epic Master of Orion saga is poised to once again capture the imaginations of millions of gamers.
Why similar: 4X 54% ★, Strategy 20.4%, Turn-Based 18%, Turn-Based Strategy 1.9%, Multiplayer 1.9%
Why You'll Like It: As a classic of the genre, it provides the essential 4X experience that influenced modern titles like the seed game.
- #27 Eador: Genesis
79% matchVery Positive83% of 447 reviews2013
Dev: Alexey BokulevPub: Snowbird Games
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 24.2 hrs≥1hr: 40%
Eador: Genesis is an indie turn-based strategy game created by Alexey Bokulev. It has inspired the development of Eador: Masters of the Broken World.Take the role of a mighty Master and shape the destiny of Eador, on land and within the astral plane itself.
Why similar: Strategy 31%, Turn-Based Strategy 29.3%, Turn-Based 25.8%, Fantasy 8.8%, RPG 3.6%
Why You'll Like It: A foundational fantasy strategy game that emphasizes the importance of hero development and territory control.
- #28 Hero Generations
81% matchMixed55% of 224 reviews2015
Dev: Heart Shaped Games LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
The original roguelike/4X strategy game where every turn is one year of your life. Explore, find a mate, build a home, and raise a child before you die to keep your legacy going. Praised as "the offspring of Sid Meier's Civilization, Passage, and The Legend of Zelda." IndieCade Finalist.
Why similar: 4X 45.7% ★, Strategy 21.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.3%, Turn-Based 8%, RPG 4%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a unique, condensed 4X experience where the focus is on legacy and generational progression.
- #29 Elemental: Reforged
74% matchMostly Positive78% of 340 reviews2026
Dev: Stardock Entertainment
Windows
A 4X strategy game in a fantasy RPG world. Create your own sovereign hero, build a dynasty, design custom units, and wage turn-based war across a world that's different every time you play. Every unit is an individual with their own name, gear, and story.
Why similar: 4X 47.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17.4%, Strategy 12%, Fantasy 8%, Grand Strategy 7.5% ★
- #30 ENDLESS™ Space - Definitive Edition
78% matchVery Positive81% of 9,559 reviews2012
Dev: AMPLITUDE Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 13.3 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 42.9% ★, Strategy 20.7%, Turn-Based 16.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.4%, Sci-fi 2.4%
- #31 Sid Meier's Civilization®: Beyond Earth™
78% matchMixed60% of 22,976 reviews2014
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 29.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Sid Meier’s Civilization: Beyond Earth is a new science-fiction-themed entry into the award winning Civilization series. As part of an expedition sent to find a home beyond Earth, lead your people into a new frontier, explore and colonize an alien planet and create a new civilization in space.
Why similar: 4X 29.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 18%, Turn-Based 17%, Strategy 14.6%, Hex Grid 9% ★
- #32 Might & Magic: Heroes VI
79% matchMixed48% of 9,158 reviews2011
Dev: BlackholePub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 37.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Heroes VI is a fast-paced epic story where Angels plot to end -- once and for all -- an unfinished war with their ancient rivals, the Faceless.
Why similar: Turn-Based 31.9%, Strategy 24.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 23.8%, Fantasy 8%, RPG 5%
Why You'll Like It: It delivers a polished tactical fantasy experience with a strong emphasis on hero abilities and faction-specific units.
- #33 Galactic Civilizations III
77% matchMostly Positive77% of 10,370 reviews2015
Dev: Stardock Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 17.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Build a civilization that will stand the test of time in the largest space-based strategy game ever! Choose from dozens of unique races and make a name for yourself across the galaxy through diplomacy, espionage, technological advances, and more.
Why similar: 4X 34.2% ★, Turn-Based 17.1%, Hex Grid 16.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.7%, Strategy 8.4%
- #34 Wizards and Warlords
75% matchVery Positive84% of 257 reviews2020
Dev: Valravn Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Wizards and Warlords is an indie turn-based strategy game, where you play in a randomly generated fantasy world, contending with rival wizards, warlords, roaming marauders and hidden ancient evils. Create a customized sovereign or choose from one of many predefined templates.
Why similar: 4X 32.3% ★, Turn-Based 17.9%, Hex Grid 14% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.2%, Strategy 10.4%
- #35 Age of Wonders
76% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,021 reviews2010
Dev: Triumph StudiosPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 16.1 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Welcome to Age of Wonders, the authentic turn based fantasy strategy classic that started the hit series. Age of Wonders’ intimate atmosphere with painterly graphics still shines today. The game’s fully patched up, start building your fantasy empire today!
Why similar: 4X 26.4% ★, Strategy 19.7%, Turn-Based 19.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.4%, Fantasy 7.9%
- #36 Warlock - Master of the Arcane
75% matchVery Positive86% of 2,624 reviews2012
Dev: Ino-Co PlusPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
In a time of chaotic upheaval, the player takes the role of a great mage, a warlord vying for ultimate power.
Why similar: 4X 31.1% ★, Turn-Based 20.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.4%, Strategy 14.7%, Hex Grid 7.8% ★
- #37 Godking: Master of Rituals
74% matchMixed66% of 50 reviews2020
Dev: Sensiga
Windows
Godking: Master of Rituals is a fantasy strategy game inspired by great classics, bringing a host of new features and a rich new world to conquer. Pick your faction and your god-like avatar. Build your empire and crush all enemies in this glorious 4X with endless replayability.
Why similar: Strategy 39.5%, 4X 30.2% ★, Turn-Based 14.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.4%, Fantasy 4.8%
- #38 Worlds of Magic
76% matchMixed50% of 586 reviews2015
Dev: Wastelands InteractivePub: Conglomerate 5
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Worlds of Magic is a 4X turn-based strategy game. Players can explore and conquer an almost limitless number of procedurally generated universes, using military and magical power to overcome their foes. Found cities, raise armies, research and cast spells, hire powerful heroes, and create powerful magical artifacts.
Why similar: 4X 35.9% ★, Turn-Based 23.1%, Strategy 19.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.8%, Fantasy 5.6%
- #39 军团战棋Legion War
71% matchVery Positive90% of 819 reviews2021
Dev: Bear & Cat Studio
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 43.4 hrs≥1hr: 54%
"Legion War" is a 4X strategy game in a fantasy setting. You can build and expand your territory, explore unknown lands, and search for mysterious treasure, cultivate your own heroes and troops while exterminating your opponent's, and challenge the god who rules the world behind the scenes.
Why similar: 4X 39.5% ★, Hex Grid 20.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 16.5%, Strategy 12.6%, Turn-Based 7.6%
- #40 Eador. Imperium
73% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,258 reviews2017
Dev: Snowbird Games
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 12.1 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 32.1%, 4X 25.6% ★, Turn-Based 18%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.4%, RPG 6.5%
- #41 Sid Meier's Civilization VII
69% matchMixed48% of 53,475 reviews2025
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 17.4 hrsMean: 44.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
The award-winning strategy game franchise returns with a revolutionary new chapter. Sid Meier's Civilization® VII empowers you to build the greatest empire the world has ever known!
Why similar: 4X 42% ★, Hex Grid 17.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.1%, Strategy 11.1%, Grand Strategy 7.9% ★
- #42 Heroes of Might & Magic V: Tribes of the East
72% matchVery Positive92% of 3,154 reviews2008
Dev: NivalPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 41.0 hrs≥1hr: 72%
For the first time, play as the Orc faction and recruit heroes, build armies and manage cities as you explore and conquer legendary lands. Use tactics, skills and magic to outsmart fantasy armies while developing your heroes and unveiling the dark plot that threatens to tear the world of Ashan apart.
Why similar: Strategy 28.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 26.8%, Turn-Based 26.8%, Fantasy 9.2%, Multiplayer 6.1%
- #43 Shadow Empire
70% matchVery Positive85% of 1,723 reviews2020
Dev: VR DesignsPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 63.2 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 31.1% ★, Turn-Based 17.6%, Hex Grid 15.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 11.4%, Strategy 8.6%
- #44 Pandora: First Contact
73% matchMixed63% of 638 reviews2014
Dev: Proxy StudiosPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 41.1 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Pandora: First Contact is a science fiction 4X turn-based strategy game on a planetary scale. Our Earth has been exhausted and colonial attempts on other planetary bodies have been in vain. Finally, after decades of exploration, an interstellar probe has brought promise of a new world.
Why similar: 4X 45.4% ★, Strategy 15.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 14%, Turn-Based 10%, Hex Grid 9.5% ★
- #45 Armello
71% matchVery Positive82% of 15,967 reviews2015
Dev: League of Geeks
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 30.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Armello is a grim fairy-tale board game come to life, with every match combining deep, tactical card play, rich tabletop strategy and RPG elements. Leverage subterfuge, spells and careful strategy to wrangle control of the game's chaotic odds as you quest for the throne.
Why similar: Turn-Based 31.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 20.3%, Hex Grid 18.6% ★, Strategy 13.6%, Fantasy 6.3%
- #46 Heroes of Might & Magic V
72% matchVery Positive88% of 4,179 reviews2008
Dev: NivalPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 25.5 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Witness the amazing evolution of the genre-defining strategy game as it becomes a next-generation phenomenon, melding classic deep fantasy with next-generation visuals and gameplay. In the renowned Might & Magic universe, demon swarms spread chaos over the land in a relentless assault.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 29.6%, Turn-Based 24.3%, Strategy 24%, Fantasy 9.3%, Multiplayer 4.3%
- #47 Dominions 6 - Rise of the Pantokrator
66% matchVery Positive91% of 1,592 reviews2024
Dev: Illwinter Game Design
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 46.3 hrs≥1hr: 73%
In Dominions 6 you take control of a powerful being that rules a nation and aspires to godhood. The type of Pretender Gods can vary from magically powerful arch mages to old dragons or an enormous tree. Dominions is a deep 4x turn based strategy game with a very large variety of spells and units.
Why similar: 4X 50.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 18.6%, Strategy 16.2%, Grand Strategy 6.2% ★, Fantasy 5.3%
- #48 Battle for Wesnoth
68% matchVery Positive94% of 5,785 reviews2018
Dev: The Battle for Wesnoth ProjectPub: Wesnoth Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 14.8 hrs≥1hr: 58%
The Battle for Wesnoth is an open source, turn-based strategy game with a high fantasy theme. Explore the four corners of Irdya in seventeen solo campaigns and dozens of multiplayer maps, taking part in countless adventures as you go.
Why similar: Hex Grid 23.3% ★, Turn-Based 22%, Turn-Based Strategy 21.8%, Strategy 17.7%, Fantasy 7.1%
- #49 Oriental Empires
70% matchVery Positive81% of 2,990 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 40.4% ★, Turn-Based 24.8%, Strategy 17%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.6%, Grand Strategy 4.6% ★
- #50 Age of Wonders Shadow Magic
71% matchVery Positive89% of 632 reviews2010
Dev: Triumph StudiosPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Age of Wonders: Shadow Magic is the third entry in the award winning fantasy strategy series. This fan-favorite enhances the series' praised fusion of empire building, role-playing and tactical combat with the eerie Shadow World and battle with races never before seen, across new and diverse landscapes.
Why similar: 4X 26.2% ★, Turn-Based 20.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.3%, Strategy 18.2%, Fantasy 8%
- #51 Conquest of Elysium 4
70% matchVery Positive89% of 564 reviews2015
Dev: Illwinter Game Design
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 35.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Conquest of Elysium 4 is a quick turn based fantasy strategy game with a touch of rogue-like. The game is full of depth, details and monsters. There are also a huge number of factions, each with its own unique gameplay and magic rituals.
Why similar: 4X 29.9% ★, Turn-Based 27.1%, Strategy 18.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.4%, Fantasy 6.8%
- #52 Emperor of the Fading Suns Enhanced
65% matchVery Positive95% of 172 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 56.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 20.6%, Strategy 15.3%, Sci-fi 4%, Multiplayer 3.2%
- #53 Stars in Shadow
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 816 reviews2017
Dev: Ashdar GamesPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 14.5 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 53% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.7%, Strategy 15.7%, Turn-Based 12.7%, Sci-fi 2.1%
- #54 Wizard Warfare
67% matchVery Positive98% of 60 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 42.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.8%, Strategy 12.2%, Turn-Based 11.4%, Hex Grid 8.6% ★
- #55 Dominions 4: Thrones of Ascension
68% matchVery Positive91% of 1,450 reviews2013
Dev: Illwinter Game Design
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 48.4 hrs≥1hr: 65%
You are a God! You are master and ruler of a loyal nation. You have unimaginable powers at your disposal. You have claimed this world as yours. But there are others who stand in your way. You must defeat and destroy these pretenders. Only then can you ascend to godhood and become the new Pantokrator.
Why similar: 4X 22.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 22.1%, Strategy 19%, Turn-Based 16.8%, Grand Strategy 7.5% ★
- #56 Interstellar Space: Genesis
67% matchVery Positive84% of 818 reviews2019
Dev: Praxis Games
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 54%
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 41.6% ★, Turn-Based 22%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.5%, Strategy 11.6%, Grand Strategy 5.1% ★
- #57 Dominions 5 - Warriors of the Faith
66% matchVery Positive94% of 2,163 reviews2017
Dev: Illwinter Game Design
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 101.8 hrs≥1hr: 74%
In Dominions 5 you take control of a powerful being that rules a nation and aspires to godhood. The type of Pretender Gods can vary from magically powerful arch mages to huge titans or large monuments. Dominions is a deep 4x turn based strategy game with a very large variety of spells and units.
Why similar: 4X 31.9% ★, Turn-Based 19%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.2%, Strategy 14.6%, Fantasy 7.4%
- #58 Star Ruler
69% matchVery Positive83% of 340 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 60.8% ★, Strategy 27.1%, Grand Strategy 4.9% ★, Great Soundtrack 3.1%, Sci-fi 2.7%
- #59 Burned Land
67% matchMixed56% of 102 reviews2021
Dev: Koya Game
Windows
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Burned Land is a 4x game in which you will take control of a nascent human race and try to avoid its extinction. Build, explore, conquer until you are worthy of gods. Then confront their anger.
Why similar: 4X 41.2% ★, Turn-Based 17.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.8%, Hex Grid 12.5% ★, Strategy 8.3%