- #1 Ode to War
97% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Joran Batty
Windows
A civilization MMO: from a single town to a galactic empire. The server ticks once an hour and keeps running while you sleep. You administer towns, not a nation, so each one holds its own stores and anything you need from a neighbor has to be traded for.
Why similar: Diplomacy 22.8% ★, 4X 17.8% ★, Asynchronous Multiplayer 16.5% ★, Massively Multiplayer 15.9%, Grand Strategy 15.3% ★
- #2 Rise Of The White Sun - 白日升
96% matchVery Positive87% of 762 reviews2023
Dev: Maestro CinetikPub: Gaming at Work
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 44%
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: 4X 20.8% ★, Diplomacy 16.5% ★, Political Sim 15.9% ★, Grand Strategy 15.5% ★, Wargame 9.1%
- #3 Rise of Hegemony
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lion Loewe
Windows
Take control of a country from its very first beginnings and lead it successfully to become a global hegemon. In a complex simulation of economy, diplomacy and warfare the path you chose to triumph is up to you.
Why similar: 4X 19.8% ★, Diplomacy 17.2% ★, Grand Strategy 15.5% ★, Hex Grid 9.5% ★, Moddable 9.3% ★
- #4 World Order: Global Power
95% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2026
Dev: Global Strategy Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Lead any nation in a deep, turn-based grand strategy and political sim. Master the economy, military, diplomacy and society against rival AI you can actually read. Build a democracy or a dictatorship; the game names what you become, and your reign becomes a shareable saga.
Why similar: 4X 22.2% ★, Grand Strategy 19.8% ★, Political Sim 19% ★, Diplomacy 11.3% ★, Wargame 8.9%
- #5 Galactic Civilizations IV
94% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,559 reviews2023
Dev: Stardock Entertainment
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 22.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Take command of a civilization that has just achieved faster-than-light travel in Galactic Civilizations IV, the newest entry in the award-winning space 4X strategy game series. Explore the galaxy, colonize worlds, shape cultures, make alliances, fight wars and pioneer new technologies.
Why similar: 4X 19.6% ★, Diplomacy 16.7% ★, Grand Strategy 16.6% ★, Moddable 12.1% ★, Hex Grid 11% ★
- #6 Imperium Sine Fine: Eternal Emperor
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Peter NorbergPub: Aeternum Studio
Windows
Your generals grow old. Your cities grow restless. Your empire need not end. Lead one of 14 factions in a living fantasy world of grand strategy, where populations migrate, crime festers, and every grain shipment matters. Build, conquer, and rule, without end.
Why similar: Diplomacy 25.1% ★, Wargame 16.4%, Grand Strategy 13.2% ★, Economy 9.2%, Medieval 8.4%
- #7 Three Kingdoms : Alias
93% matchVery Positive82% of 337 reviews2026
Dev: Plotrick
Windows
A world where officers hide their names and abilities. Can you spot Zhuge Liang? A hardcore turn-based strategy simulation for true Three Kingdoms devotees.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 17.6% ★, Political Sim 17.1% ★, 4X 17% ★, Diplomacy 16.2% ★, Wargame 11.3%
- #8 Global Protocol: New World Order
92% matchMostly Positive79% of 75 reviews2026
Dev: Dorlion Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Command any of 261 real-world countries in this 2026 grand strategy game. Build your economy, lead armies, and navigate deep diplomacy. Features built-in modding support and 12 supported languages. Shape the global order through espionage, nuclear deterrence, and AI-driven geopolitics.
Why similar: 4X 23.5% ★, Grand Strategy 18.2% ★, Political Sim 15.9% ★, Diplomacy 12.6% ★, Wargame 9.3%
- #9 Empolicy
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: StrategyMagic
Windows
Online strategy in a fantasy world with single-player options. Explore the world, expand the borders of your polis, build settlements and produce goods. Immerse yourself in the role of a powerful tycoon of the city-republic, choose your path - magic, diplomacy, espionage or war.
Why similar: 4X 24.1% ★, Diplomacy 22.8% ★, Political Sim 13.9% ★, Grand Strategy 9.5% ★, Hex Grid 8.3% ★
- #10 Imperialist
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BRR Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
From a veteran 4X Strategy developer comes a new deep strategy game of logistics, empire, and control. Develop the New World, industrialise your capital, manage your growing Empire, and outmanoeuvre rivals to become history's first Superpower. Can you exploit the New World to control the Old?
Why similar: 4X 22.4% ★, Diplomacy 20.6% ★, Grand Strategy 19.7% ★, Hex Grid 10.1% ★, Economy 8.1%
- #11 ENDLESS Legend™ 2
89% matchVery Positive83% of 2,809 reviews2025
Dev: AMPLITUDE StudiosPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 18.8% ★, Diplomacy 17.6% ★, Grand Strategy 15.2% ★, Moddable 11.4% ★, Medieval 7.1%
- #12 One Planet
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Qardinal Games
Windows · Linux
Disasters rage. Political factions splinter and grasp at power. As the climate crisis threatens stability, will you unite the planet with diplomacy or take aggressive action? Deploy force or build consensus toward net zero emissions in this grand strategy game where stakes get higher by the minute.
Why similar: 4X 25.3% ★, Grand Strategy 23.1% ★, Diplomacy 22% ★, Political Sim 18.3% ★, Economy 6.1%
- #13 Crowns of Medieval Europe
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: plausegame7
Windows
Lead one of ten medieval kingdoms in this turn-based grand strategy game. Expand your territory, develop your economy, strengthen your army, and shape the future of Europe through diplomacy, war, and strategic decisions.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 20.9% ★, Political Sim 17.8% ★, Diplomacy 14.6% ★, Wargame 13.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.8%
- #14 Wealth of Nations: Economic Strategy
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: WoN
Windows
Lead a nation through decades of political and economic challenges. Manage budgets, taxes, interest rates, crises, and public opinion in a deep grand-strategy simulation where every decision shapes your country's future.
Why similar: 4X 28% ★, Grand Strategy 20.8% ★, Political Sim 16% ★, Economy 9.2%, Simulation 7.5%
- #15 Rise & Fall - Online Digital Edition
86% match9 user reviews67% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: Original Score
Windows
Risse & Fall is a game involving strategic units positioning, territory control and opportunity seizing designed by Christophe Boelinger (Dungeon Twister, Earth Reborn, Archipelago, Living Planet...). Each player leads a nation trying to expand and progress in a fantasy world.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 18.9% ★, Asynchronous Multiplayer 18.1% ★, Hex Grid 18% ★, 4X 13.2% ★, Board Game 11.7%
- #16 Kingdom's Life
87% matchMixed63% of 259 reviews2022
Dev: Strudio Company
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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: 4X 23.9% ★, Grand Strategy 18.9% ★, Political Sim 17.7% ★, Wargame 11.8%, Sandbox 7.9%
- #17 Strategeist
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Galactic Starfish, Inc.
Windows
Become a strategeist and lead one of hundreds of nations on the globe across centuries of conflict and diplomacy in this grand strategy game. Balance war, politics, and internal institutions to shape the fate of your empire, and secure your legacy in history.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 20.5% ★, Diplomacy 18.3% ★, 4X 11.9% ★, Moddable 9.9% ★, Sandbox 7.5%
- #18 Kingdom, Dungeon, and Hero
85% matchMostly Positive78% of 179 reviews2024
Dev: Kraken Studios
Windows
Lead your kingdoms. protect your lands, conquer your enemies. Stop the fallen god Draeul. Collect the Unity Runes to prevent the Corruption Curse from destroying the realm. Armies keep you in power, Heroes do your bidding and adventure to defeat the horrific creations of the curse.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 19.1% ★, Hex Grid 17% ★, Wargame 14.4%, Moddable 11.5% ★, Diplomacy 9.8% ★
- #19 Global Supremacy
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Glory MediaPub: SJ co.
Windows
A vast, real-time geopolitical simulation where 196 nations live and breathe at once. Economy, finance, monetary policy, trade, energy, military, diplomacy, nuclear strategy, politics, society — every lever that moves a nation is in your hands. The clock never stops — until you stop it.
Why similar: 4X 23.9% ★, Grand Strategy 18.4% ★, Political Sim 17.9% ★, Wargame 11.8%, Sandbox 7.5%
- #20 Dominions 6 - Rise of the Pantokrator
83% matchVery Positive91% of 1,744 reviews2024
Dev: Illwinter Game Design
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 44.4 hrs≥1hr: 74%
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 29.2% ★, Asynchronous Multiplayer 21.8% ★, Grand Strategy 16.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 10.4%, Wargame 9.3%
- #21 Sid Meier's Civilization VII
82% matchMixed48% of 58,348 reviews2025
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18.5 hrsMean: 49.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Lead empires that evolve or endure through the Ages. Build something you believe in with Sid Meier's Civilization® VII.
Why similar: 4X 18.6% ★, Diplomacy 18.5% ★, Grand Strategy 16.7% ★, Political Sim 12.7% ★, Hex Grid 12.6% ★
- #22 For The Glory: A Europa Universalis Game
84% matchMostly Positive77% of 173 reviews2009
Dev: Crystal Empire GamesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 35.9 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Take up the reins of your country, guide domestic and foreign policy, navigate thousands of historical figures and events, engage in various struggles and lead your country to prosperity – all in the name of glory!
Why similar: 4X 20.7% ★, Grand Strategy 19.7% ★, Diplomacy 18.6% ★, Moddable 9.8% ★, Sandbox 6.8%
- #23 Great Powers
82% matchMixed68% of 38 reviews2025
Dev: Flame-Dragons
Windows · Mac · Linux
A 4x global turn-based strategy game with a well-developed economic and military model.
Why similar: 4X 24.6% ★, Grand Strategy 18.9% ★, Hex Grid 17% ★, Wargame 13%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.2%
- #24 Geopolaris: Conquer & Dominate
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fenek Games
Windows
Navigate through interactions with competing powers to lead your nation to global domination in this 4X open sandbox geopolitical sim set in post-WW2 alt-history world. You have 251 years at your disposal to conquer and unify the planet or take your nation into space. Can you make it?
Why similar: 4X 23.2% ★, Diplomacy 19.2% ★, Grand Strategy 18% ★, Political Sim 11.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 8.6%
- #25 EraTurn
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lobelia Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Shape your civilization’s destiny in this epic turn-based strategy game. Manage resources, advance technology, and conquer through the ages. Every choice transforms history—will your empire rise to greatness or fall to obscurity?
Why similar: 4X 17.3% ★, Diplomacy 16.6% ★, Political Sim 16.3% ★, Grand Strategy 13.8% ★, Wargame 10.4%
- #26 Galactic Ruler Enlightenment
79% matchMixed60% of 20 reviews2024
Dev: BattleGoat Studios
Windows
Play campaign stories within the Galactic Ruler universe. Invade the galaxy to eliminate those who stand in your way or rally alien races to defend against the invaders. Fight battles at both planet and space across a procedurally generated galaxy. Use new unit control systems to manage your forces.
Why similar: 4X 20.2% ★, Grand Strategy 19.3% ★, Diplomacy 17.3% ★, Moddable 14.1% ★, Hex Grid 13.2% ★
- #27 Rogue State Revolution
80% matchMostly Positive76% of 542 reviews2021
Dev: LRDGames, Inc.Pub: Modern Wolf
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Greetings your Excellency. Time to rebuild, reform and prepare for new challenges in the People's Republic of Basenji. In this thrilling political strategy, you will appoint ministers and lead the country to success. Be careful — you may find yourself replaced in the next election.
Why similar: 4X 19.7% ★, Grand Strategy 16.4% ★, Diplomacy 16.3% ★, Political Sim 13.6% ★, Sandbox 8.8%
- #28 Revival: Recolonization
78% matchMixed69% of 425 reviews2024
Dev: HeroCraft PC
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Set in a post-apoc version of Earth, Revival is a 4x strategy game where the world and its rules can change at key moments, creating a deep and highly replayable experience.
Why similar: 4X 21.2% ★, Diplomacy 19% ★, Hex Grid 17.4% ★, Grand Strategy 16.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 7.6%
- #29 Reiner Knizia Yellow & Yangtze
79% matchVery Positive91% of 120 reviews2019
Dev: Dire Wolf
Windows · Mac
Lead your dynasty to victory in the new digital adaptation of the acclaimed board game!
Why similar: Diplomacy 19.3% ★, Political Sim 16.6% ★, Grand Strategy 15% ★, Hex Grid 11.9% ★, Wargame 10.5%
- #30 Gilded Destiny
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Aquila InteractivePub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Forge empires, incite revolutions, and reshape society in Gilded Destiny, the definitive grand strategy game of the Industrial Age. Take command of your chosen nation and lead it to glory through masterful diplomacy, sweeping industrialization, and decisive warfare.
Why similar: Diplomacy 17.5% ★, Political Sim 16.7% ★, Grand Strategy 15.9% ★, 4X 14.7% ★, Moddable 12.1% ★
- #31 万象战略
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MeleePsycho
Windows
Myriad Strategies: a turn-based strategy game. Rule a nation amid wars, famine, plague, and refugees. Manage cities, talent, economy. The world shifts. Win by holding cities, stabilizing lives, solving refugee crises, building food systems & spy networks, or surviving the chaos.
Why similar: 4X 30.3% ★, Grand Strategy 22.4% ★, Hex Grid 15.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 9.6%, Medieval 7.4%
- #32 Rise of Realms
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Goat Works Ltd
Windows · Mac
Rise of Realms is a 4X RPG, for 1-6 players, in a medieval fantasy setting. Command an empire and recruit heroes to lead your armies. Use your tactical abilities to conquer the lands and reshape them in your image. Wishlist now.
Why similar: 4X 22.1% ★, Hex Grid 18% ★, Grand Strategy 17.4% ★, Wargame 10%, Economy 7.8%
- #33 Power & Revolution 2020 Edition
77% matchMixed62% of 855 reviews2020
Dev: Eversim
Windows · Mac
The new version of Geopolitical Simulator 4, the ultrarealistic simulator of today's world where you play as the head of state or as the opposition! Stop the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic and restart the economy, participate in the US elections or engage in lightning wars with new 2020 scenarios.
Why similar: Diplomacy 24.5% ★, Political Sim 21.3% ★, Grand Strategy 19.2% ★, Wargame 12.1%, Economy 7.6%
- #34 Hero's Hour 2
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Benjamin "ThingOnItsOwn" HauerPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Linux
Build grand cities, raise mighty armies, and fight massive battles to vanquish your foes in this turn-based strategy RPG auto battler. Powerful heroes at the head of unique factions bring endless possibilities as they lead armies of the dead, the living, and everything in between.
Why similar: 4X 18.2% ★, Diplomacy 17.3% ★, Grand Strategy 15.1% ★, Moddable 10.3% ★, Medieval 9.2%
- #35 4th Generation Warfare
76% matchMixed56% of 163 reviews2022
Dev: Eversim
Windows
As the leader of a nation, dispatch and control your team of characters all around the world to destabilize your enemies and establish your supremacy. All methods are fair game: hacking, sabotage, political interference, military strikes, corruption, treachery, assassinations, data theft…
Why similar: Diplomacy 21.7% ★, 4X 21.1% ★, Grand Strategy 16% ★, Political Sim 15.7% ★, Wargame 12.5%
- #36 Machiavelli the Prince
73% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2026
Dev: Holistic Design, Inc.Pub: Holistic Design, inc.
Windows · Linux
This award-winning 4X strategy classic lets you explore the Old World, exploit risky trade routes, expand your political and military power, and rise to dominance in the Renaissance. Every move can mean the difference between exaltation and excommunication in this multiplayer empire-building game
Why similar: 4X 24.2% ★, Political Sim 22.4% ★, Grand Strategy 18.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 9.2%, Economy 6.7%
- #37 Europa Universalis IV
75% matchVery Positive88% of 137,153 reviews2013
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 281.8 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 18.4% ★, 4X 18.3% ★, Diplomacy 18.1% ★, Moddable 12.1% ★, Wargame 10.5%
- #38 Shadow Empire
74% matchVery Positive84% of 1,943 reviews2020
Dev: VR DesignsPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 76.7 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 20.3% ★, Asynchronous Multiplayer 17.2% ★, Hex Grid 16.6% ★, Grand Strategy 15.5% ★, Wargame 11.7%
- #39 Conquest!
74% matchMostly Positive73% of 26 reviews2021
Dev: GreenLion Gaming
Windows · Mac · Linux
A persistent multiplayer strategy world of alliances, betrayal, war, and consequence.
Why similar: Asynchronous Multiplayer 21% ★, Diplomacy 18.8% ★, Grand Strategy 17.5% ★, Wargame 10.8%, Massively Multiplayer 10.6%
- #40 NationWar:Annals
73% matchMixed68% of 169 reviews2021
Dev: Yiming
Windows
This is a deep focus on the Spring and Autumn period of the Warring States period of the grand strategy and real-time combat fusion sandbox game.
Why similar: Diplomacy 21.6% ★, 4X 21.2% ★, Political Sim 17.1% ★, Grand Strategy 16.1% ★, Wargame 11.3%
- #41 Power & Revolution 2022 Edition
73% matchMixed59% of 966 reviews2022
Dev: Eversim
Windows · Mac
New edition of the ultrarealistic simulator of today's world where you play as the head of state or as the opposition! Major developments: the war in the Ukraine and all of its consequences, conspiracy theories, fake news, interference by secret services, animal welfare and climate objectives.
Why similar: 4X 23.8% ★, Political Sim 21% ★, Grand Strategy 19.4% ★, Wargame 12.5%, Sandbox 8.2%
- #42 Visigothic Kingdom: Conquest of Hispania
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MMF Games
Windows
Forge the Visigothic Kingdom, unite Hispania, and face the Muslim invasion in this historical strategy game combining kingdom management, conquest, and tactical battles.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 24.2% ★, Diplomacy 21.1% ★, Wargame 16.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.7%, Strategy 7.9%
- #43 Asia Empire 2027
72% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2022
Dev: iGindisGames
Windows · Mac
Lead your Asian empire in an empire building turn based strategy war game. Are you ready to lead, Supreme Commander?
Why similar: Political Sim 21.2% ★, Grand Strategy 20.3% ★, Diplomacy 15.9% ★, Wargame 12.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.8%
- #44 Uncharted Sectors
71% matchNo user reviews2029
Dev: Luc ToupensePub: N42C
Windows · Linux
A grand strategy game built on a deep economic simulation and orchestrated by an intelligent AI storyteller. Ensure the survival of your domain at the edge of the galaxy: colonize worlds, manage populations, navigate politics, design custom goods, and master dynamic markets.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 21.3% ★, Diplomacy 20.1% ★, Political Sim 17.6% ★, 4X 16.2% ★, Economy 9.7%
- #45 Diehexegy
71% matchNo user reviews2028
Dev: Aebersoft
Windows · Linux
Diehexegy is a hex grid turn-based 4x game with a unique twist: your armies are composed of dice. It has multiple victory conditions and straightforward gameplay.
Why similar: 4X 35.1% ★, Hex Grid 15.9% ★, Asynchronous Multiplayer 13.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 11.8%, Strategy 8.8%
- #46 Timeline
71% matchPositive96% of 26 reviews2022
Dev: Taueon
Windows · Mac · Linux
Timeline is a turn-based strategy game where you can play through the human history from stone age to modern times. In the game you command wide range of units, make them collect resources and build buildings, towns and cities, explore the map and meet other players controlled by AI.
Why similar: 4X 21.5% ★, Diplomacy 20.1% ★, Moddable 14.3% ★, Hex Grid 11.7% ★, Economy 7.9%
- #47 Millennia
70% matchMixed67% of 3,776 reviews2024
Dev: C Prompt GamesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 14.3 hrsMean: 36.2 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 23.2% ★, Grand Strategy 17.8% ★, Diplomacy 17.6% ★, Hex Grid 11.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 8.4%
- #48 Old World
70% matchVery Positive82% of 6,802 reviews2022
Dev: Mohawk GamesPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Old World is a revolutionary new historical strategy game where you lead your dynasty over generations of rule against rival kings and queens. Wage massive wars, manage your court, and build a dynasty — or watch your empire crumble to dust. What legacy will you leave behind?
Why similar: 4X 20.6% ★, Diplomacy 18.7% ★, Grand Strategy 16.7% ★, Moddable 12.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 7.2%
- #49 Reversed Front
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ESC Taiwan
Windows
The players may assume the role of Hong Kong, Tibet, Uyghurs (East Turkestan), Kazakhs, Mongolia, Manchuria, Taiwan or Cathaysian Rebel factions, establishing organisations in 269 territories in the Cathayan Continent to overthrow the Communist regime!
Why similar: Diplomacy 20.3% ★, Grand Strategy 20.2% ★, Political Sim 20% ★, Wargame 13.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.2%
- #50 Government Contractors: Arms of Influence
69% match6 user reviews17% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Dan K.Pub: Strategy Games Interactive
Windows
Historically accurate strategy game where you act as a government contractor researching, developing, and manufacturing weapons and technology for your clients. You choose the parts for each product, but be aware that cheap or wrong political choices may affect your success rate!
Why similar: 4X 19.7% ★, Political Sim 17.4% ★, Diplomacy 16% ★, Grand Strategy 15.1% ★, Wargame 11.1%
- #51 Lawgivers II
68% matchMostly Positive70% of 697 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: Diplomacy 22.8% ★, Political Sim 22.5% ★, Grand Strategy 13.9% ★, 4X 12.2% ★, Sandbox 8%
- #52 Final Vanguard
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Heavy Pepper Inc.
Windows
Rule a living interstellar empire in this real-time 4X grand strategy. Make decisions that shape civilian lives, manage fragile supply lines, lead military conquests, and decide whether your civilization thrives or collapses under its own expansion.
Why similar: 4X 22.8% ★, Grand Strategy 17.7% ★, Diplomacy 15.4% ★, Political Sim 14.8% ★, Wargame 10.7%
- #53 To Victory
69% match1 user reviews50% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: Old_Gamer
Windows
This is a single player strategy management game.Base on a randomly generated map.It includes construction, trading, strategy, and management elements . Players need to make decisions to achieve the final victory.
Why similar: 4X 22.9% ★, Political Sim 17.9% ★, Grand Strategy 17.4% ★, Diplomacy 12.9% ★, Wargame 11.9%
- #54 Cascade: Hindcast
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Herni Dedalvs
Windows · Mac
Cascade: Hindcast is an alternate-history grand strategy game where monthly political and military decisions reshape a living war map. Use hindsight, spend scarce political capital, and watch borders, armies, and consequences move in real time.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 22.5% ★, Political Sim 22.1% ★, Diplomacy 16.4% ★, Wargame 12.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.5%
- #55 Power & Revolution 2021 Edition
69% matchMixed56% of 836 reviews2021
Dev: Eversim
Windows · Mac
A new expansion of the ultra-realistic simulator of today's world where you play as the head of state or as the opposition! New Features for 2021: administration of the EU, Covid vaccinations, Biden's Challenge, political coalitions, diplomatic negotiations, worldwide tax and free-trade agreements.
Why similar: 4X 23.2% ★, Political Sim 20.2% ★, Grand Strategy 18.4% ★, Wargame 12.5%, Sandbox 7.9%
- #56 World Warfare & Economics
67% matchMixed60% of 686 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: 4X 20.6% ★, Political Sim 19.9% ★, Grand Strategy 18.1% ★, Diplomacy 17.8% ★, Economy 7.5%
- #57 Alliance of the Sacred Suns
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: KatHawk Studios
Windows · Mac
Alliance of the Sacred Suns is a sci-fi grand-strategy RPG that begins with your coronation as the head of an interstellar Empire, and ends with your demise. Manage feuding noble houses and the schemes of would-be usurpers as you try to revive the glory of an Empire on the brink of collapse.
Why similar: 4X 21.3% ★, Grand Strategy 16.6% ★, Hex Grid 15.6% ★, Moddable 13.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 7.8%
- #58 Gate Builders
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pyralis Studio
Windows · Linux
Gate Builders is a sci-fi turn-based 4X strategy game. Build space stations, manage work force, exploit, trade and transform resources. Face space pirates and enemy factions. Build, Expand, Thrive!
Why similar: 4X 25.8% ★, Grand Strategy 20.4% ★, Diplomacy 15% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 9.5%, Management 7.8%
- #59 Terra Invicta
64% matchVery Positive80% of 9,782 reviews2026
Dev: Pavonis InteractivePub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 52.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%
An alien invasion has fractured humanity into seven ideological factions each with a unique vision for the future. Lead your chosen faction to take control of Earth’s nations, expand across the Solar System, and battle enemy fleets in tactical combat.
Why similar: 4X 20% ★, Diplomacy 18.6% ★, Grand Strategy 16.4% ★, Moddable 12.3% ★, Economy 7.6%
- #60 Trade Conquest
66% matchMixed70% of 73 reviews2024
Dev: GrandPaw Games
Windows
Turn wealth into political power in this modern Grand Strategy game. Build a global economic empire, manipulate governments, and challenge the world's superpowers through Economic supremacy or military Conquest.
Why similar: Political Sim 19.3% ★, Diplomacy 18.1% ★, Grand Strategy 17.8% ★, 4X 15.6% ★, Wargame 11.1%