- #1 WorldBox - God Simulator
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 54,299 reviews2021
Dev: Maxim Karpenko
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 29.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
WorldBox is the ULTIMATE god simulator and sandbox game. A petri dish for your fantasy civilizations. Create your own world or destroy it using many powers. Watch civilizations grow, form kingdoms, colonize new lands, sail to far continents, wars to ignite, empires to fall and towns to burn!
Why similar: God Game 30.8% ★, Political Sim 13.4% ★, Sandbox 13%, Colony Sim 12.1%, Politics 9.6% ★
Why You'll Like It: It is the definitive god-game sandbox where you can create, destroy, and watch civilizations evolve on a procedural map.
- #2 Ages of Conflict: World War Simulator
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 7,907 reviews2023
Dev: JoySpark Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Ages of Conflict is a versatile Map Simulation game where you create and observe custom AI nations battle it out across an infinite number of worlds. Paint beautiful maps and scenarios, and command nations to change history into your liking!
Why similar: God Game 17.6% ★, Political Sim 15.2% ★, Politics 12.3% ★, Alternate History 11.2%, Level Editor 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: This title offers a highly similar map-based simulation experience focused on watching nations interact and wage war autonomously.
- #3 Age of History 3
96% matchVery Positive85% of 17,831 reviews2024
Dev: Łukasz JakowskiPub: Łukasz Jakowski Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.1 hrsMean: 37.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Grand strategy wargame where the destiny of Civilizations rests in your hands - will they stand united under your leadership or fall divided in conflict? Journey through the entire saga of human civilization, from its earliest days to the futuristic era, crafting your legacy age by age.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 27.9% ★, Alternate History 20.1%, Wargame 16.8%, Level Editor 12.2%, War 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a deep, map-based grand strategy experience that allows for complex historical and alternate-history simulations.
- #4 Doodle Empires
94% matchVery Positive92% of 1,113 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: God Game 32.8% ★, Alternate History 28.1%, Sandbox 13.6%, Wargame 9.6%, Medieval 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: It shares a similar focus on simple, accessible map-based simulation where you can observe the growth of various empires.
- #5 Galimulator
95% matchVery Positive91% of 497 reviews2018
Dev: Snoddasmannen
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Galimulator is a galactic empire simulation and sandbox game. See how Empires rise and fall, and how the people in them climb through the ranks to bring prestige to their Dynasty. Then throw in an invasion of self replicating Smatter monsters if you want to spice things up.
Why similar: God Game 51.2% ★, Sandbox 27.3%, Simulation 15.8%, Strategy 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game features a procedural, hands-off simulation of galactic empires rising and falling, mirroring the core appeal of the seed game.
- #6 Age of History II
94% 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 26.6% ★, Political Sim 20% ★, War 15.8%, Politics 12.7% ★, Alternate History 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: A classic grand strategy title that focuses on map-based conquest and historical simulation across various eras.
- #7 Warnament
93% 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 26.1% ★, Politics 21.2% ★, Level Editor 18.7%, Sandbox 17.8%, Military 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A sandbox war simulator that allows for extensive customization of maps and political scenarios, perfect for those who enjoy watching global conflicts unfold.
- #8 EarthRoyale
92% matchVery Positive86% of 180 reviews2024
Dev: Lizzycat / Lizabeth Gidlund
Windows · Mac · Linux
EarthRoyale is a Map simulation Observer game where the game each turn chooses one of many events to edit the world map
Why similar: Political Sim 30% ★, God Game 22.7% ★, Alternate History 22.3%, Wargame 11.5%, War 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: This interactive map simulation allows you to watch nations compete for dominance in a chaotic, unpredictable sandbox environment.
- #9 Imperator: Rome
91% 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 41% ★, Political Sim 31.1% ★, Politics 8.8% ★, Strategy 6.9%, War 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: A grand strategy game that focuses on the political and military management of ancient civilizations on a detailed map.
- #10 Victoria 3
91% 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: Political Sim 25.6% ★, Grand Strategy 25.4% ★, Politics 18.7% ★, Alternate History 12.9%, Sandbox 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: This grand strategy game provides a complex simulation of global politics, economics, and societal change on a world map.
- #11 MiniMap Kingdom
90% matchVery Positive86% of 96 reviews2023
Dev: YuruOwO
Windows
Build your own kingdom on unlimited Map!
Why similar: God Game 24.1% ★, Political Sim 20.9% ★, Grand Strategy 16.4% ★, Colony Sim 13.4%, Idler 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: A casual, map-based god-game that focuses on managing and watching the growth of small kingdoms.
- #12 Ultimate Epic Battle Simulator 2
89% matchVery Positive84% of 7,244 reviews2023
Dev: Brilliant Game Studios
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Welcome to Ultimate Epic Battle Simulator 2, the most ridiculous and insane battle simulator in existence! Create eye watering battles with hundreds of thousands, even millions of characters on screen! Jump into multiple campaigns in game or player made, or play in sandbox mode and FPS invasion
Why similar: God Game 32.4% ★, Grand Strategy 23.2% ★, Sandbox 14.1%, Wargame 12.9%, Artificial Intelligence 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: This sandbox simulator allows you to create massive-scale battles on various maps to see which forces come out on top.
- #13 Crusader Kings III
89% 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 42.7% ★, Medieval 18.2%, War 13.6%, Sandbox 13.3%, Strategy 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: It offers an incredibly deep political and historical simulation on a map, focusing on the rise and fall of dynasties.
- #14 Europa Universalis IV
88% 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 32.8% ★, Alternate History 21.9%, Wargame 14.3%, Sandbox 12.5%, Military 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for map-based grand strategy, offering unparalleled depth in historical nation-building and diplomacy.
- #15 Deisim
87% matchVery Positive93% of 881 reviews2022
Dev: Myron Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Live the experience of being a powerful god and create the world to see the growth of mankind.
Why similar: God Game 31.3% ★, Political Sim 20.4% ★, Colony Sim 17.4%, Artificial Intelligence 14.9%, Sandbox 12.8%
Why You'll Like It: A sandbox god-game that allows you to shape the world and watch your followers develop their own civilization.
- #16 Terra Invicta
86% 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: Grand Strategy 30.2% ★, Alternate History 22.1%, War 15.5%, Sandbox 13.5%, Military 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: A grand strategy game that features a deep geopolitical simulation where you influence global factions on a map.
- #17 Nations
86% 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 28.4% ★, Political Sim 25.1% ★, Alternate History 15.8%, Wargame 14.5%, War 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A grand strategy game that emphasizes historical simulation and the management of nations on a global scale.
- #18 Totally Accurate Battle Simulator
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 149,906 reviews2021
Dev: Landfall
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 19.9 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Be the leader of wobblers from ancient lands, spooky places, and fantasy worlds. Watch them fight in simulations made with the wobbliest physics system ever created, make your own wobblers in the unit creator and send your army off to fight your friends in multiplayer.
Why similar: Sandbox 36.4%, War 30.8%, Wargame 16.2%, Simulation 7.9%, Strategy 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A physics-based sandbox war game that provides a fun, lighthearted approach to simulating combat scenarios.
- #19 Shadow Empire
85% 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: Grand Strategy 42.3% ★, Wargame 24.2%, War 22.5%, Strategy 6.1%, Simulation 5%
Why You'll Like It: It features complex procedural map generation and deep political simulation, perfect for players who want a more granular experience.
- #20 Democracy 4
83% matchVery Positive82% of 6,313 reviews2022
Dev: Positech Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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 34% ★, Politics 29.6% ★, Grand Strategy 21.5% ★, Artificial Intelligence 6.4%, Strategy 3.9%
Why You'll Like It: A focused political simulation that allows you to manage the policies and stability of a nation.
- #21 Supreme Ruler Ultimate
84% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,250 reviews2014
Dev: BattleGoat Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.4 hrsMean: 50.6 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: Grand Strategy 22% ★, Political Sim 17.2% ★, Politics 11.6% ★, Alternate History 11.1%, Wargame 11%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a complex, real-time geopolitical simulation that covers a vast span of modern history.
- #22 Rise Of The White Sun - 白日升
81% matchVery Positive87% of 751 reviews2023
Dev: Maestro CinetikPub: Gaming at Work
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 42%
A Giant Strategy Sandbox experience set in Warlord China. *Tons of playable factions! *Communist insurgents, * Boxers like rebels, *Greedy warlords, *Mongol riders, *A mad russian baron, *Shanghai gangsters, *And armored trains!
Why similar: Political Sim 25.9% ★, Grand Strategy 24.6% ★, Politics 18.9% ★, War 13.1%, Wargame 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: A detailed political simulation game that focuses on the complex power struggles of 1920s China on a map.
- #23 Lawgivers II
82% matchMixed70% of 668 reviews2023
Dev: Damian BernardiPub: SomniumSoft
Windows · Mac · Linux
Lawgivers II is a political sandbox game that features multiple electoral systems, approve/reject bills and govern a country. Start out your career from the very bottom, and perhaps one day, lead your nation to become the most influential in the world.
Why similar: Political Sim 32.6% ★, Politics 28.1% ★, Grand Strategy 19.9% ★, Sandbox 13.2%, Strategy 3%
Why You'll Like It: A political simulation game that lets you manage the legislative and political processes of a sandbox nation.
- #24 Planetary Life
79% matchVery Positive94% of 821 reviews2025
Dev: Sotenbox
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Manipulate climate, add plants and evolve creatures in this planet and life sandbox simulation game. From cells to civilizations, spread life throughout the whole planet. Or just enjoy watching your creation burn!
Why similar: God Game 53.2% ★, Colony Sim 22.2%, Sandbox 20.2%, Simulation 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: A sandbox god-game that focuses on the development of life and civilizations on a planetary scale.
- #25 The Political Process
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,120 reviews2019
Dev: Verlumino Studios LLC
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 16.2 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 59% ★, Politics 33.1% ★, Simulation 3.8%, Strategy 3.6%, Indie 0.6%
Why You'll Like It: A deep simulation of the political system that allows you to guide a political career from local to national levels.
- #26 Government Simulator
82% matchMixed47% of 188 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 59.6% ★, Politics 24.7% ★, Sandbox 6.5%, Simulation 4.6%, Strategy 3.9%
Why You'll Like It: This title focuses on the challenges of managing a country's government and economy in a simulated environment.
- #27 SuperPower 2 Steam Edition
81% matchMostly Positive79% of 2,847 reviews2014
Dev: GolemLabsPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 87.2 hrs≥1hr: 65%
SuperPower 2 is the only global geopolitical simulation game which allows players to control entire countries. Players control countries in 3 major areas: political, economic and military, but this time, in a beautiful real-time 3D environment.
Why similar: Political Sim 40.7% ★, Politics 22.3% ★, Grand Strategy 20.1% ★, War 7.7%, Strategy 4.3%
Why You'll Like It: A classic grand strategy game that focuses on the economic, military, and political management of modern nations.
- #28 Universe Sandbox
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 31,223 reviews2015
Dev: Giant Army
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 23.8 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Create & destroy on an unimaginable scale with a realistic physics-based space simulator. Explore the beauty of our universe and the fragility of our planet. Use science to bend the laws of gravity, collide planets, boil away oceans, fire epic space lasers, and customize your universe.
Why similar: God Game 49.9% ★, Sandbox 39.3%, Simulation 8.9%, Indie 1.9%
Why You'll Like It: While more physics-focused, it provides the ultimate sandbox experience for watching the evolution of planetary systems.
- #29 Pandora's Toybox
77% matchVery Positive83% of 327 reviews2026
Dev: BetaLabPub: 2P Games
Windows
Become a God, build a civilization. In this dynamic Roguelite God Simulator, guide human civilization on a procedurally generated pixel world. Watch your people grow, defend them against heretics, and build an immortal legacy.
Why similar: God Game 31.6% ★, Colony Sim 15.7%, Artificial Intelligence 13.6%, Political Sim 13.1% ★, Sandbox 12.1%
- #30 Stellaris
78% 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: Grand Strategy 54.5% ★, Sandbox 23.8%, Military 9.2%, Strategy 7.2%, Simulation 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: A massive grand strategy sandbox that allows you to simulate the rise of a space-faring civilization on a galactic map.
- #31 EarthRoyale 3
77% matchMixed67% of 51 reviews2024
Dev: Lizzycat / Lizabeth Gidlund
Windows · Mac · Linux
A simulation map observation game where you watch the world simulate into the future in the most chaotic way possible
Why similar: God Game 55.7% ★, Alternate History 21.6%, War 10.6%, Simulation 8.4%, 2D 3.1%
- #32 World Warfare & Economics
76% matchMixed61% of 677 reviews2023
Dev: Okron Studio
Windows · Mac
Take control of any nation and shape its future. Manage resources, trade, and taxes, engage in real-time warfare, navigate global diplomacy, and react to dynamic world events. Build a thriving economy, forge alliances, and command armies in a constantly evolving world!
Why similar: Political Sim 26.6% ★, Grand Strategy 23.7% ★, Politics 17.6% ★, War 10.4%, Sandbox 8.4%
- #33 Geo-Political Simulator 2026 Edition
76% matchMixed51% of 237 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 28.3% ★, Grand Strategy 25.6% ★, Wargame 12.8%, Politics 12.2% ★, War 6.6%
- #34 Realpolitiks II
78% 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: Political Sim 32.6% ★, Grand Strategy 32% ★, Politics 21.4% ★, Strategy 7.2%, Simulation 5.7%
- #35 Solar Nations 2
74% 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: Grand Strategy 23.3% ★, Political Sim 19.4% ★, Politics 14.2% ★, Alternate History 12.5%, Wargame 9.8%
- #36 Lawgivers
75% matchVery Positive82% of 415 reviews2020
Dev: Damian BernardiPub: SomniumSoft
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Lawgivers is a turn-based political simulation game. Run for elections with your own party and enter parliament to approve or abolish laws. Appoint the president and decide whether you want a democracy or just a fake one instead.
Why similar: Political Sim 34% ★, Politics 27.8% ★, Grand Strategy 17.2% ★, Sandbox 12.9%, Simulation 3.1%
- #37 Monarch : Medieval Remastered
73% 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 28.8% ★, Political Sim 22.9% ★, Medieval 12.4%, Sandbox 10.9%, War 8.5%
- #38 MMORPG Tycoon 2
74% matchVery Positive86% of 3,046 reviews2020
Dev: VectorStorm Pty Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 14.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%
MMORPG Tycoon 2 is a single-player world-builder game about creating the greatest MMORPG of all time – yours.
Why similar: God Game 66% ★, Sandbox 27.4%, Simulation 5.7%, Indie 0.9%
- #39 SandTable War: Three Kingdoms
71% matchVery Positive84% of 219 reviews2026
Dev: 古玩工作室
Windows
"SandTable War: Three Kingdoms" is a strategic simulation game set during the Three Kingdoms period. Here you can play as various factions from Three Kingdoms history to conquer cities and lands, unify the realm. With abundant historical officers and scenarios, come restore the Han Dynasty!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 22.9% ★, Political Sim 19% ★, Politics 15% ★, Wargame 10.3%, War 8.2%
- #40 Maestro's Cold War 2
71% matchVery Positive98% of 142 reviews2025
Dev: Maestro CinetikPub: Gaming at work
Windows · Mac · Linux
Addictive yet chill. An immersive Cold War sandbox. Revive the Cold War in this classic strategy game—easy to pick up, yet challenging and deep, offering endless replayability.
Why similar: Political Sim 23.1% ★, Politics 18.2% ★, Grand Strategy 15.3% ★, Alternate History 10.3%, Wargame 10%
- #41 The Emperor and State
73% matchMixed57% of 327 reviews2024
Dev: 涂途Pub: Hawthorn Games
Windows
The Emperor and State is a turn-based strategy game that simulates the rule of an ancient feudal monarch. It involves the administration, policy adjustment, diplomatic checks and balances, national wars, as well as the emperor's self-cultivation, the cultivation of successors and so on.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 25.3% ★, Politics 23% ★, Alternate History 19.7%, Wargame 12.8%, War 11.4%
- #42 Supreme Ruler 1936
75% matchMostly Positive74% of 303 reviews2014
Dev: BattleGoat Studios
Windows
Median: 8.9 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: Grand Strategy 26.9% ★, Politics 19.5% ★, Wargame 13%, War 12.8%, Sandbox 11.1%
- #43 Ruinarch
72% matchMixed63% of 1,397 reviews2023
Dev: Maccima Games LLCPub: Squeaky Wheel Studio Inc
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Ruinarch is an evil god simulator and sandbox game where you mess with people’s lives for hilarious results! Make them vampires, werewolves or bard haters and cackle as the drama unfolds. Once you’re done, unleash a malicious buffet of spells and custom plagues to wipe them out and start anew!
Why similar: God Game 25.9% ★, Politics 19% ★, Colony Sim 14.4%, Artificial Intelligence 11%, War 8.9%
- #44 Collapse: A Political Simulator
73% matchMixed65% of 189 reviews2021
Dev: Nostalgames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
is a grand strategy game that takes place in 1992-2004. You take lead of your own Party in the face of the total devastation of one of the fictional post-Soviet states in Europe. Try to realize your (or someone else's) political dreams in the shaky arena of this dilapidated situation.
Why similar: Political Sim 29.2% ★, Politics 23.2% ★, Grand Strategy 23.1% ★, Alternate History 18.8%, Strategy 3%
- #45 Primitive Society Simulator
70% matchVery Positive83% of 731 reviews2024
Dev: YSH BigDovePub: YSH Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%
A colony-building game combined with grand strategy elements. Play as a tribal leader, guiding your people from the Stone Age to the Bronze Age. Survive, multiply, and compete for territory among ancient nations.
Why similar: Colony Sim 22.9%, Alternate History 17.2%, Wargame 16.2%, Sandbox 15.3%, War 15.1%
- #46 AfterWar
71% matchMostly Positive73% of 143 reviews2023
Dev: Dmytro Lumen
Windows
AfterWar is a strategy about the world in 2028
Why similar: Political Sim 26.2% ★, Grand Strategy 24.2% ★, Politics 18.1% ★, Alternate History 14.1%, War 11.9%
- #47 Millennia
70% 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: Grand Strategy 35.9% ★, Alternate History 28.1%, War 16.1%, Military 11%, Strategy 5.1%
- #48 The Universim
68% matchMostly Positive80% of 10,560 reviews2024
Dev: Crytivo
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 34.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Jump straight into managing your own planets as you guide a civilization through the ages. Build the ultimate empire in The Universim, a new breed of God Game in development by Crytivo.
Why similar: God Game 48.3% ★, Colony Sim 28.2%, Sandbox 17.4%, Strategy 3.3%, Simulation 2.8%
- #49 Songs of Syx
68% 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: Grand Strategy 34.5% ★, Colony Sim 27.2%, Sandbox 17.3%, Medieval 12.8%, Strategy 4.7%
- #50 Reus 2
67% matchVery Positive95% of 2,243 reviews2024
Dev: Abbey GamesPub: Firesquid
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Shape worlds with your godly titans. Make symbiotic ecosystems and inspire humanity with your creations. Their achievements unlock new possibilities. Make different planets for different human spirits, and fill the universe with life!
Why similar: God Game 50.7% ★, Colony Sim 25.8%, Sandbox 14.3%, Strategy 4.3%, Simulation 2.8%
- #51 Sid Meier's Civilization VII
68% 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: Grand Strategy 29.1% ★, Political Sim 23% ★, Alternate History 17.5%, War 13.1%, Military 11%
- #52 Manor Lords
66% 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 47% ★, Medieval 19.7%, Colony Sim 12.1%, Sandbox 9.6%, Strategy 6.3%
- #53 Kingdom's Life
70% matchMixed63% of 259 reviews2022
Dev: Strudio Company
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Kingdom's Life - Large turn-based global strategy game in pixel style. You have to create your own people and state. Can you lead the state to political, economic, technological and military triumph? It depends on you.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 25.5% ★, Political Sim 24.4% ★, Sandbox 12.3%, Wargame 12.1%, War 10.2%
- #54 The Sandbox
72% matchMixed55% of 571 reviews2015
Dev: PIXOWL INC.
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 56%
READY FOR CRAFTING VIRTUAL WORLDS ON YOUR PC?The acclaimed world-building game featuring a unique mission-based approach is coming onto PC via Steam Early Access. With over 16 million players on mobile & tablets versions and 1,500,000 pixel blocks creations shared in the Online Gallery to date, this PC version is taking world...
Why similar: Sandbox 45.6%, God Game 42.7% ★, Simulation 5.7%, Strategy 4.1%, Indie 1.1%
- #55 Simmiland
69% matchVery Positive87% of 1,922 reviews2018
Dev: Sokpop Collective
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Simmiland is a god-like card game. In this game you indirectly influence a small civilization by manipulating their surroundings by playing cards 🃏🃏🃏 Playing cards on different biomes and objects will result in different findings. The way you play the game will define how mankind will develop!
Why similar: God Game 81.4% ★, Simulation 11.8%, Strategy 3.4%, Indie 2.4%, 2D 0.9%
- #56 Fata Deum - The God Sim
67% matchMixed60% of 453 reviews2025
Dev: 42 Bits EntertainmentPub: Aerosoft GmbH
Windows
Inspired by the god games of old, Fata Deum lets you mold settlements and townsfolk in your image. Will you raise the settlements to splendor, or spur them on to violent debauchery and demons? Watch as a living world grows under your whims.
Why similar: God Game 48.2% ★, Colony Sim 25.4%, Sandbox 17.4%, Strategy 4.8%, Simulation 4.1%
- #57 Ultimate Arena
69% 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: God Game 26.5% ★, Political Sim 19.8% ★, Alternate History 16.5%, Wargame 12.2%, Level Editor 10.8%
- #58 Orbi Universo II
66% matchVery Positive81% of 74 reviews2025
Dev: Orbi Universo Team
Windows · Linux
Guide your very own civilization's destiny in this abstract strategy sim. Master a complex node system, overcome unique challenges, and evolve your society from humble beginnings to the mastery of the atom. Can your civilization *really* withstand the test of time?
Why similar: Grand Strategy 32.5% ★, Political Sim 24.6% ★, Politics 21.3% ★, War 12.3%, Strategy 4.6%
- #59 Religion inc.
67% matchMostly Positive73% of 136 reviews2025
Dev: GameFirst
Windows · Mac
Median: 36 minMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Create your own unique religion in god simulator strategy sandbox games
Why similar: God Game 55.3% ★, Alternate History 24%, Medieval 8.6%, Strategy 6.6%, Simulation 5.4%
- #60 Crisis in the Kremlin: The Cold War
65% matchVery Positive81% of 669 reviews2025
Dev: Nostalgames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 30.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Crisis in the Kremlin is a global real-time political strategy about the Socialist world in its final decade. Shape the fate of the world as you manage economy, foreign relations, and domestic policy. Engage with countries across the globe, using diplomacy or even proxy wars to expand your reach.
Why similar: Political Sim 27.6% ★, Politics 23.7% ★, Grand Strategy 21% ★, Alternate History 19.6%, Strategy 3.3%
