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Games Like Fantasy Map Simulator

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Simulation, Strategy, Singleplayer, Sandbox.

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Fantasy Map Simulator: Create and watch imaginary worlds evolve over centuries. Design maps, simulate nations and their politics, and control destinies. See empires rise and fall on your desktop wallpaper. A unique simulation for history buffs and creative minds.

Reviews: Very Positive — 89% — of 4,091 reviews
Released: 2024-09-04
Developer: The Stranger
Genres: Indie, Simulation, Strategy, Early Access
Platforms: Windows
Median playtime: 1.6 hrs
Mean playtime: 9.2 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 59%

Overview

Fantasy Map Simulator excels by offering a hands-off, sandbox experience where players act as observers and architects of evolving geopolitical landscapes. These recommendations prioritize titles that emphasize procedural map generation, grand strategy simulation, and the ability to influence or witness the rise and fall of nations over time.

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  1. #1 WorldBox - God Simulator
    97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 55,014 reviews2021
    Dev: Maxim Karpenko
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 29.4 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 30.7%, Political Sim 13.3%, Sandbox 13%, Colony Sim 12.2%, 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. #2 Ages of Conflict: World War Simulator
    96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 8,158 reviews2023
    Dev: JoySpark Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 14.9 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 15.1%, Politics 12.3%, Alternate History 11.2%, Level Editor 9.9%

    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. #3 Age of History 3
    96% matchVery Positive85% of 18,082 reviews2024
    Dev: Łukasz JakowskiPub: Łukasz Jakowski Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 10.2 hrsMean: 37.4 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 27.7%, Alternate History 20.1%, Wargame 16.9%, Level Editor 12.3%, War 9.5%

    Why You'll Like It: It provides a deep, map-based grand strategy experience that allows for complex historical and alternate-history simulations.

  4. #4 Doodle Empires
    94% matchVery Positive92% of 1,162 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 32.7%, Alternate History 28.1%, Sandbox 13.6%, Wargame 9.7%, 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. #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%, Sandbox 27.2%, Simulation 16.1%, 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. #6 Age of History II
    94% matchVery Positive90% of 49,710 reviews2018
    Dev: Łukasz JakowskiPub: Łukasz Jakowski Games
    Windows
    Median: 12.6 hrsMean: 62.1 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 26.5%, Political Sim 20%, War 15.9%, Politics 12.7%, Alternate History 9.8%

    Why You'll Like It: A classic grand strategy title that focuses on map-based conquest and historical simulation across various eras.

  7. #7 Warnament
    93% matchVery Positive85% of 456 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 25.9%, Politics 21.2%, Level Editor 18.8%, Sandbox 17.7%, Military 8.3%

    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. #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 29.9%, God Game 22.7%, Alternate History 22.3%, Wargame 11.6%, 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. #9 Imperator: Rome
    91% matchMixed66% of 26,823 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 40.9%, 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. #10 Victoria 3
    91% matchMostly Positive70% of 59,962 reviews2022
    Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 14.7 hrsMean: 118.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Paradox Development Studio invites you to build your ideal society in the tumult of the exciting and transformative 19th century. Balance the competing interests in your society and earn your place in the sun in Victoria 3, one of the most anticipated games in Paradox’s history.

    Why similar: Political Sim 25.5%, Grand Strategy 25.4%, Politics 18.8%, 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. #11 Crusader Kings III
    89% matchVery Positive90% of 140,691 reviews2020
    Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 29.0 hrsMean: 147.7 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 42.5%, Medieval 18.3%, War 13.7%, Sandbox 13.2%, 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.

  12. #12 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 20.8%, Grand Strategy 16.3%, Colony Sim 13.5%, Idler 11.3%

    Why You'll Like It: A casual, map-based god-game that focuses on managing and watching the growth of small kingdoms.

  13. #13 Deisim
    89% matchVery Positive93% of 886 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 20.3%, Colony Sim 17.5%, 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.

  14. #14 Ultimate Epic Battle Simulator 2
    88% matchVery Positive84% of 7,285 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 23.1%, Sandbox 14.1%, Wargame 13%, 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.

  15. #15 Terra Invicta
    86% matchVery Positive81% of 9,341 reviews2026
    Dev: Pavonis InteractivePub: Hooded Horse
    Windows
    Median: 9.6 hrsMean: 52.0 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%, Alternate History 22.1%, War 15.5%, Sandbox 13.5%, Military 11.4%

    Why You'll Like It: A grand strategy game that features a deep geopolitical simulation where you influence global factions on a map.

  16. #16 Europa Universalis IV
    87% matchVery Positive88% of 136,659 reviews2013
    Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 280.9 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 32.6%, Alternate History 21.8%, Wargame 14.4%, Sandbox 12.5%, Military 11%

    Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for map-based grand strategy, offering unparalleled depth in historical nation-building and diplomacy.

  17. #17 Nations
    86% matchVery Positive88% of 120 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 28.3%, Political Sim 25%, Alternate History 15.8%, Wargame 14.6%, 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. #18 Totally Accurate Battle Simulator
    84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 150,831 reviews2021
    Dev: Landfall
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 20.0 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 36.3%, War 30.7%, Wargame 16.3%, Simulation 8%, Strategy 7.3%

    Why You'll Like It: A physics-based sandbox war game that provides a fun, lighthearted approach to simulating combat scenarios.

  19. #19 Shadow Empire
    84% matchVery Positive84% of 1,906 reviews2020
    Dev: VR DesignsPub: Matrix Games
    Windows
    Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 72.5 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 41.9%, Wargame 24.4%, War 22.5%, Strategy 6.1%, Simulation 5.1%

    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. #20 Supreme Ruler Ultimate
    85% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,251 reviews2014
    Dev: BattleGoat Studios
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 8.4 hrsMean: 50.7 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 21.8%, Political Sim 17.1%, Politics 11.7%, 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.

  21. #21 Democracy 4
    83% matchVery Positive82% of 6,322 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 29.7%, Grand Strategy 21.3%, 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.

  22. #22 Lawgivers II
    82% matchMixed70% of 674 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 32.7%, Politics 28.2%, Grand Strategy 19.7%, 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.

  23. #23 Rise Of The White Sun - 白日升
    81% matchVery Positive87% of 753 reviews2023
    Dev: Maestro CinetikPub: Gaming at Work
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 30 minMean: 7.9 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 25.8%, Grand Strategy 24.5%, 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.

  24. #24 Planetary Life
    79% matchVery Positive94% of 858 reviews2025
    Dev: Sotenbox
    Windows
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    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 53.1%, Colony Sim 22.3%, 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. #25 The Political Process
    80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,135 reviews2019
    Dev: Verlumino Studios LLC
    Windows
    Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%

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    Why similar: Political Sim 58.8%, Politics 33.2%, 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. #26 SuperPower 2 Steam Edition
    81% matchMostly Positive79% of 2,849 reviews2014
    Dev: GolemLabsPub: THQ Nordic
    Windows
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 87.3 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 40.6%, Politics 22.3%, Grand Strategy 20.1%, War 7.6%, 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.

  27. #27 Universe Sandbox
    79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 31,485 reviews2015
    Dev: Giant Army
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 24.0 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 49.7%, Sandbox 39.2%, Simulation 9%, Indie 2%

    Why You'll Like It: While more physics-focused, it provides the ultimate sandbox experience for watching the evolution of planetary systems.

  28. #28 Pandora's Toybox
    78% matchVery Positive84% of 373 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.

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  29. #29 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 59.4%, Politics 24.8%, 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.

  30. #30 Stellaris
    78% matchVery Positive86% of 195,126 reviews2016
    Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 19.5 hrsMean: 144.1 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 54.3%, Sandbox 23.8%, Military 9.4%, Strategy 7.2%, Simulation 5.3%

    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. #31 Solar Nations 2
    76% matchVery Positive88% of 401 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!

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  32. #32 EarthRoyale 3
    77% matchMixed68% of 53 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

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  33. #33 World Warfare & Economics
    76% matchMixed61% of 681 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 26.5%, Grand Strategy 23.5%, Politics 17.7%, War 10.4%, Sandbox 8.4%

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    75% matchMixed51% of 252 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.

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  35. #35 Realpolitiks II
    77% matchMixed46% of 667 reviews2021
    Dev: Jujubee S.A.Pub: Fulqrum Publishing
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 14.7 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.

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  36. #36 The End of History
    73% matchMixed69% of 370 reviews2025
    Dev: TatamibeyaPub: WorldMap
    Windows

    A historical sandbox simulation where every NPC lives their own life. They don't wait for you. They ally, marry, betray, and die. Kingdoms rise and fall by someone's will. Sometimes you shape history, sometimes it sweeps you away. An observer of a once-in-a-lifetime story that only you can witness.

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  37. #37 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.

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  38. #38 Monarch : Medieval Remastered
    72% 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

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  39. #39 Ruinarch
    73% matchMixed63% of 1,406 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!

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  40. #40 Primitive Society Simulator
    71% matchVery Positive83% of 744 reviews2024
    Dev: YSH BigDovePub: YSH Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 72%

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    70% matchVery Positive82% of 250 reviews2026
    Dev: 古玩工作室
    Windows

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  42. #42 Collapse: A Political Simulator
    74% matchMixed65% of 190 reviews2021
    Dev: Nostalgames
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%

    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 23.3%, Grand Strategy 22.9%, Alternate History 18.9%, Strategy 3%

  43. #43 MMORPG Tycoon 2
    72% matchVery Positive86% of 3,055 reviews2020
    Dev: VectorStorm Pty Ltd
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 14.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%

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    73% matchMixed57% of 328 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.

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    74% matchMostly Positive74% of 306 reviews2014
    Dev: BattleGoat Studios
    Windows
    Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 97%

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  46. #46 Maestro's Cold War 2
    70% matchVery Positive98% of 147 reviews2025
    Dev: Maestro CinetikPub: Gaming at work
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    Why similar: Political Sim 23%, Politics 18.3%, Grand Strategy 15.2%, Alternate History 10.3%, Wargame 10%

  47. #47 Songs of Syx
    70% matchVery Positive95% of 8,550 reviews2020
    Dev: Gamatron AB
    Windows · Mac · Linux
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    71% 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 25.3%, Political Sim 24.3%, Sandbox 12.3%, Wargame 12.2%, War 10.2%

  49. #49 Millennia
    69% matchMixed67% of 3,766 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 35.7%, Alternate History 28.1%, War 16.1%, Military 11.1%, Strategy 5.1%

  50. #50 AfterWar
    69% matchMostly Positive73% of 143 reviews2023
    Dev: Dmytro Lumen
    Windows

    AfterWar is a strategy about the world in 2028

    Why similar: Political Sim 26.1%, Grand Strategy 24.1%, Politics 18.1%, Alternate History 14.1%, War 11.9%

  51. #51 Fata Deum - The God Sim
    68% matchMixed59% of 457 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 48.4%, Colony Sim 25.4%, Sandbox 17.2%, Strategy 4.8%, Simulation 4.2%

  52. #52 Manor Lords
    66% matchVery Positive84% of 88,052 reviews2024
    Dev: Slavic MagicPub: Hooded Horse
    Windows
    Median: 9.4 hrsMean: 22.3 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 46.6%, Medieval 19.8%, Colony Sim 12.3%, Sandbox 9.6%, Strategy 6.3%

  53. #53 Religion inc.
    68% matchMostly Positive73% of 137 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 55.2%, Alternate History 24%, Medieval 8.7%, Strategy 6.6%, Simulation 5.5%

  54. #54 Sid Meier's Civilization VII
    67% matchMixed49% of 56,374 reviews2025
    Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 18.5 hrsMean: 47.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%

    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%, Political Sim 22.9%, Alternate History 17.5%, War 13.1%, Military 11.2%

  55. #55 The Sandbox
    71% 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 42.6%, Simulation 5.8%, Strategy 4.1%, Indie 1.1%

  56. #56 The Universim
    65% matchMostly Positive80% of 10,579 reviews2024
    Dev: Crytivo
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 34.0 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 48.1%, Colony Sim 28.4%, Sandbox 17.3%, Strategy 3.3%, Simulation 2.8%

  57. #57 Orbi Universo II
    66% matchVery Positive82% of 76 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 32.3%, Political Sim 24.6%, Politics 21.5%, War 12.2%, Strategy 4.6%

  58. #58 Crisis in the Kremlin: The Cold War
    65% matchVery Positive81% of 692 reviews2025
    Dev: Nostalgames
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 31.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    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 27.5%, Politics 23.8%, Grand Strategy 20.9%, Alternate History 19.7%, Strategy 3.3%

  59. #59 Ultimate Arena
    68% 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 26.4%, Political Sim 19.7%, Alternate History 16.5%, Wargame 12.2%, Level Editor 10.8%

  60. #60 Rebel Inc: Escalation
    66% matchVery Positive82% of 7,362 reviews2021
    Dev: Ndemic CreationsPub: Hooded Horse
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 13.1 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: Grand Strategy 30%, Alternate History 21.5%, War 15.8%, Sandbox 13.6%, Military 11.6%

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