- #1 Hero's Hour 2
97% 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 14.3% ★, Diplomacy 13.5% ★, Auto Battler 12.2%, Grand Strategy 12% ★, Moddable 8.3% ★
- #2 Royal Crusade
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: August van Casteren
Windows
Royal Crusade is an alliance-based strategy game where you explore the map, upgrade your castle, siege other castles, and battle over objectives in the open world. You can control units directly in the open world, or siege castles/objectives in auto-battler style.
Why similar: 4X 19.6% ★, Diplomacy 14.4% ★, Massively Multiplayer 14%, Medieval 8.1%, War 8.1%
- #3 Galactic Civilizations IV
96% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,388 reviews2023
Dev: Stardock Entertainment
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 21.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Take command of a civilization that has just achieved faster-than-light travel in Galactic Civilizations IV, the newest entry in the award-winning space 4X strategy game series. Explore the galaxy, colonize worlds, shape cultures, make alliances, fight wars and pioneer new technologies.
Why similar: 4X 19.2% ★, Grand Strategy 16.5% ★, Diplomacy 16.2% ★, Moddable 12.2% ★, Hex Grid 11.3% ★
- #4 Rise of Hegemony
95% 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 19.4% ★, Diplomacy 16.8% ★, Grand Strategy 15.4% ★, Hex Grid 9.7% ★, Moddable 9.3% ★
- #5 Revival: Recolonization
94% matchMixed69% of 424 reviews2024
Dev: HeroCraft PC
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 18.9% ★, Diplomacy 16.8% ★, Hex Grid 16.2% ★, Grand Strategy 15.2% ★, Economy 8%
- #6 Imperial Kingdoms
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: BaroxxTech
Windows · Linux
Expand your kingdom: Gather resources and transport them to your capital city to produce the materials you need to expand your army and conquer new regions. Research new technologies to improve your economy and army. Use your troops wisely to outmanoeuvre your enemies.
Why similar: 4X 27.7% ★, Grand Strategy 19.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 9.3%, Hex Grid 8.6% ★, Management 8.6%
- #7 Old World
93% matchVery Positive82% of 6,135 reviews2022
Dev: Mohawk GamesPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Old World is a revolutionary new historical strategy game where you lead your dynasty over generations of rule against rival kings and queens. Wage massive wars, manage your court, and build a dynasty — or watch your empire crumble to dust. What legacy will you leave behind?
Why similar: 4X 18.3% ★, Diplomacy 16.7% ★, Grand Strategy 15.2% ★, Moddable 11.3% ★, War 8.2%
- #8 ENDLESS™ Legend 2
92% matchVery Positive84% of 2,346 reviews2025
Dev: AMPLITUDE StudiosPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Lead your people to victory on an ever-evolving world in this strategy game featuring asymmetric factions led by powerful heroes. Build your empire, wield political influence, and raise grand armies to wage war in a race to uncover dark secrets buried within the planet.
Why similar: 4X 18.4% ★, Diplomacy 16.7% ★, Grand Strategy 15.2% ★, Moddable 11.2% ★, War 8.2%
- #9 Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: UnfrozenPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era is the official prequel hailing back to the origins of the genre-defining, critically acclaimed series of turn-based strategy games. Raise grand armies and wield devastating spells to overcome your foes in both solo and multiplayer.
Why similar: 4X 18.1% ★, Diplomacy 16.5% ★, Grand Strategy 15.1% ★, Moddable 11.7% ★, War 8.2%
- #10 Millennia
91% matchMixed67% of 3,746 reviews2024
Dev: C Prompt GamesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 14.3 hrsMean: 34.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Create your own nation in Millennia, a historical turn-based 4X game that challenges your strategic prowess across 10,000 years of history, from the dawn of humanity to our possible futures.
Why similar: 4X 20.6% ★, Grand Strategy 16.1% ★, Diplomacy 15.6% ★, Hex Grid 10.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 8.7%
- #11 Empolicy
90% 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 24.4% ★, Diplomacy 22.9% ★, Grand Strategy 9.8% ★, Economy 9.3%, War 9%
- #12 Sid Meier's Civilization VII
88% matchMixed48% of 53,475 reviews2025
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 17.4 hrsMean: 44.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
The award-winning strategy game franchise returns with a revolutionary new chapter. Sid Meier's Civilization® VII empowers you to build the greatest empire the world has ever known!
Why similar: 4X 18.2% ★, Diplomacy 17.9% ★, Grand Strategy 16.6% ★, Hex Grid 12.9% ★, War 7.9%
- #13 Imperiums: Greek Wars
89% matchVery Positive86% of 540 reviews2020
Dev: Kube Games
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Unique combination of turn-based 4X and historical grand strategy with a mythological twist. Explore the ancient world and build a world leading civilization. Survive, expand, conquer... and win!
Why similar: 4X 20% ★, Grand Strategy 15.8% ★, Diplomacy 14.2% ★, Moddable 11.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 8%
- #14 For The Glory: A Europa Universalis Game
89% matchMostly Positive77% of 171 reviews2009
Dev: Crystal Empire GamesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 35.9 hrs≥1hr: 41%
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 20.5% ★, Grand Strategy 19.8% ★, Diplomacy 18.3% ★, Moddable 9.9% ★, Economy 8%
- #15 Galactic Ruler Enlightenment
87% matchMixed63% of 19 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 19.6% ★, Grand Strategy 19% ★, Diplomacy 16.6% ★, Moddable 14.1% ★, Hex Grid 13.4% ★
- #16 Terra Invicta
86% matchVery Positive81% of 9,023 reviews2026
Dev: Pavonis InteractivePub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 51.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%
An alien invasion has fractured humanity into seven ideological factions each with a unique vision for the future. Lead your chosen faction to take control of Earth’s nations, expand across the Solar System, and battle enemy fleets in tactical combat.
Why similar: 4X 18.6% ★, Diplomacy 17.4% ★, Grand Strategy 15.5% ★, Moddable 12% ★, War 8.5%
- #17 Alliance of the Sacred Suns
86% 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 19.8% ★, Grand Strategy 15.7% ★, Hex Grid 15.1% ★, Moddable 12.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 8.3%
- #18 Hex Kingdoms
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Blue Sunset GamesPub: SIG Publishing
Windows
Hex Kingdoms is a turn-based strategy game set in medevial times with fantasy themes. Expand your kingdom, set up your defenses, train soldiers and monsters to become the only ruler of the land.
Why similar: 4X 23.9% ★, Grand Strategy 19.6% ★, Hex Grid 18.3% ★, War 11.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 10%
- #19 Rise of Realms
84% 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 22.4% ★, Hex Grid 19% ★, Grand Strategy 17.9% ★, Economy 9.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.3%
- #20 Kingdom, Dungeon, and Hero
84% matchMostly Positive79% of 168 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 20.6% ★, Hex Grid 18.8% ★, Moddable 12.6% ★, Diplomacy 10.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 10.1%
- #21 Strategeist
83% 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 21.9% ★, Diplomacy 19.1% ★, 4X 12.5% ★, Moddable 10.7% ★, Economy 8.6%
- #22 Lands of Rumour
82% matchMostly Positive77% of 13 reviews2025
Dev: Vaeril Games
Windows
Lands of Rumour is a turn-based 4X game about hiding and gossip. Embrace the atmosphere of Robin Hood, develop villages, gather resources, recruit your men and defend your homeland in tactical combat, where every unit has unique abilities.
Why similar: 4X 25% ★, Grand Strategy 19.1% ★, Hex Grid 14.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 10.9%, War 9.7%
- #23 Dune: Spice Wars
82% matchMostly Positive79% of 13,257 reviews2023
Dev: Shiro GamesPub: Funcom
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 16.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A 4X real-time strategy game from the developers of the critically acclaimed Northgard. Set in Frank Herbert’s groundbreaking Dune universe, you must lead your faction and battle for control and dominance over the harsh desert planet of Arrakis.
Why similar: 4X 20.5% ★, Diplomacy 18.9% ★, Grand Strategy 16.4% ★, Management 9.9%, Economy 9%
- #24 Ozymandias: Bronze Age Empire Sim
81% matchVery Positive88% of 1,626 reviews2022
Dev: The Secret Games CompanyPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Build an empire in a single sitting. All the strategy of a classic 4X in a faster format, which also shines in multiplayer.
Why similar: 4X 21.2% ★, Grand Strategy 18.5% ★, Hex Grid 17.6% ★, Economy 9.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.1%
- #25 扩张吧王国 Expand the Kingdom
81% matchMostly Positive76% of 25 reviews2025
Dev: 奥特斯盗
Windows
"Expand the Kingdom" is a strategy game based on construction and expansion. In the game, you need to expand and plan land, acquire resources to maintain the internal balance of the kingdom, and survive and defeat all opponents in the competition between kingdoms.
Why similar: Hex Grid 37.4% ★, 4X 18.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 9.8%, Medieval 9.7%, Strategy 6.6%
- #26 Timeline
79% 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 22.2% ★, Diplomacy 20.5% ★, Moddable 15.1% ★, Hex Grid 12.6% ★, Economy 9.7%
- #27 Fragile Existence
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Fragile ContinuumPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Save humanity from the brink of extinction in this sci-fi strategy game of survival. Travel among the stars to seek out resources, establish and develop colonies to sustain civilization, and grow your military might to push back against an overwhelming threat.
Why similar: 4X 20.7% ★, Diplomacy 19.4% ★, Grand Strategy 17.1% ★, Moddable 14.7% ★, Economy 8.3%
- #28 Conquest: Medieval Kingdoms
78% matchMixed57% of 14 reviews2021
Dev: Aserisoft
Windows · Mac
Conquest: Medieval Kingdoms is a turn-based 4X grand strategy game, played on a procedurally generated world. Battles are real-time and tactical. Every world-map and battlefield is entirely unique, so this game will always have something to throw at you.
Why similar: 4X 32.1% ★, Grand Strategy 21.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.6%, Medieval 10.9%, Strategy 8.3%
- #29 Folk Emerging
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Curious Dynamics
Windows
Lead nomadic families through the Stone Age in this turn-based 4X strategy game with in-depth characters, cultures, and ecosystems. Explore the wilderness, hunt megafauna, outsmart competitors in trade & autobattler combat. Discover fire, agriculture, politics... and survive to tell the tale.
Why similar: 4X 27.8% ★, Diplomacy 15.7% ★, Hex Grid 13.2% ★, Auto Battler 13.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 11%
- #30 Galactic Civilizations III
78% matchMostly Positive77% of 10,370 reviews2015
Dev: Stardock Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 17.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Build a civilization that will stand the test of time in the largest space-based strategy game ever! Choose from dozens of unique races and make a name for yourself across the galaxy through diplomacy, espionage, technological advances, and more.
Why similar: 4X 21.8% ★, Hex Grid 18.1% ★, Grand Strategy 17% ★, Moddable 15.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 9%
- #31 Gate Builders
76% 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 26.5% ★, Grand Strategy 21.3% ★, Diplomacy 15.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 11.3%, Management 9%
- #32 Rise Of The White Sun - 白日升
75% matchVery Positive87% of 741 reviews2023
Dev: Maestro CinetikPub: Gaming at Work
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 7.8 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: 4X 23.9% ★, Diplomacy 18.8% ★, Grand Strategy 18.1% ★, War 10.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.6%
- #33 HUMANKIND™
76% matchMixed69% of 28,231 reviews2021
Dev: AMPLITUDE Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 33.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Rewrite history by shaping a civilization as unique as you are. Combine 60 cultures from the Ancient Era to the Modern Age to lead your empire to victory. Build thriving cities, outsmart rivals in epic battles, spread your influence and leave your mark on HUMANKIND™.
Why similar: 4X 29.3% ★, Grand Strategy 18.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.1%, Hex Grid 9.7% ★, Strategy 8.7%
- #34 Great Powers
75% matchMixed69% of 35 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 27.1% ★, Grand Strategy 21.1% ★, Hex Grid 19.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 10.5%, Economy 7.3%
- #35 Rogue State Revolution
74% matchMostly Positive77% of 531 reviews2021
Dev: LRDGames, Inc.Pub: Modern Wolf
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.9 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 21.2% ★, Grand Strategy 17.9% ★, Diplomacy 17.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 9.3%, War 9.3%
- #36 Vivat Rex
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dmitry Nyakkoev
Windows
Global strategy game focused on conquering the medieval world, featuring real-time tactical battles.
Why similar: 4X 25.8% ★, Grand Strategy 25.4% ★, Auto Battler 17.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.2%, Medieval 9.2%
- #37 Demise of Nations
74% matchVery Positive81% of 542 reviews2017
Dev: Noble Master LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Demise of Nations is a 4X turn-based grand strategy wargame covering the rise of Rome till the fall of modern civilization.
Why similar: 4X 28.3% ★, Hex Grid 21.4% ★, Grand Strategy 20% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 10.9%, War 8.3%
- #38 Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI
73% matchVery Positive86% of 371,365 reviews2016
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18.0 hrsMean: 98.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Expand your empire, advance your culture and go head-to-head against history’s greatest leaders. Will your civilization stand the test of time?
Why similar: 4X 19.5% ★, Grand Strategy 19.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17.7%, Strategy 9.9%, War 8.6%
- #39 Hexarchy
72% matchVery Positive82% of 1,534 reviews2023
Dev: Main Tank SoftwarePub: Yogscast Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 14.7 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Hexarchy is an innovative, fast-paced, historical 4x strategy game where you use cards and deckbuilding to make your decisions. Single-player and online multiplayer.
Why similar: 4X 21.7% ★, Hex Grid 17.9% ★, Grand Strategy 16.9% ★, War 9.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 9%
- #40 Diehexegy
73% matchNo user reviews
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 37.6% ★, Hex Grid 17.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.5%, Strategy 10.4%, Medieval 9.2%
- #41 Liegecraft
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: From Chaos
Windows
You are the King. Lead your vassals, build your feudal realm and conquer foreign kingdoms in this blend of turn based 4X and realtime rpg. Attend feasts, host tourneys and fight duels. Every character has their own mind so promote the loyal, scheme against rivals and imprison the disobedient.
Why similar: 4X 23.3% ★, Diplomacy 20.7% ★, Hex Grid 16.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 10.3%, Economy 9.3%
- #42 Crusader Kings III
70% matchVery Positive91% of 137,655 reviews2020
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 28.8 hrsMean: 143.8 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 23.6% ★, 4X 15.4% ★, Moddable 11.7% ★, Medieval 11.3%, Management 8.3%
- #43 Falling Frontier
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Stutter Fox StudiosPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Conquer a vast procedurally generated star system in Falling Frontier, a sci-fi RTS where intel and logistics are decisive factors. Design ships and raid enemy supply lines, lay minefields and construct recon stations, and ambush enemy forces within asteroid fields and nebulae.
Why similar: 4X 23.5% ★, Grand Strategy 20% ★, Diplomacy 18.6% ★, Moddable 15.1% ★, Economy 6.7%
- #44 POWER
72% matchMixed57% of 113 reviews2020
Dev: Oppressive Games
Windows
Power is a global political and economic simulation game where you can play as a powerful politician or businessman in a number of detailed countries. Starting from nothing, you can seize the highest offices in the land through free and fair elections, or dirty tricks and deals.
Why similar: Diplomacy 29% ★, Grand Strategy 19.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 10.5%, Management 9.4%, Economy 8.9%
- #45 Monarchs at Play
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MixedMoonGamesPub: Looking for Publisher
Windows
Turn-based 4X strategy in just one hour. Place buildings, chain adjacency bonuses, optimize resources, and outsmart rival monarchs through trade or war to earn the most Glory - solo or multiplayer.
Why similar: 4X 28.8% ★, Grand Strategy 19.1% ★, Hex Grid 17.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.6%, PvP 6.8%
- #46 Terrol
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Max Krupp
Windows
Terrol is a grand strategy game focused on capturing and holding strategic resources. The objective is simple: control all resources and destroy rival empires.
Why similar: 4X 26.4% ★, Grand Strategy 23% ★, War 14%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.2%, Strategy 7.8%
- #47 Ascendant Realms
69% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2025
Dev: Soaring Pals
Windows · Linux
In Ascendant Realms you lead a nation in a struggle for glory. Cozy setting meets tactical thinking from classic turn based strategies, but twists it with compact gameplay. Develop your city, research new technologies, fight other leaders - or just create your own story in the sandbox.
Why similar: 4X 28.4% ★, Moddable 17.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 11.4%, War 9.7%, Economy 9.4%
- #48 Restitutor: Empire Restored
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: FishPondPub: Fish Pond Studio
Windows · Linux
Restitutor is a historical incremental grand strategy game focused on statecraft, diplomacy, and calculated warfare. Strengthen your economy, research new technologies, form alliances, and outmaneuver rivals through high-level strategic decisions without micromanagement.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 26.6% ★, 4X 22% ★, Diplomacy 16.4% ★, Hex Grid 16.4% ★, Strategy 6%
- #49 The Pegasus Expedition
69% matchMixed63% of 382 reviews2023
Dev: Kalla GameworksPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
The Pegasus Expedition is a story-driven sci-fi grand strategy game set in a key moment for humankind’s survival. Facing an overwhelming threat at home, humanity sends expeditions to the Pegasus Galaxy in a desperate attempt to find a refuge for the population of Earth.
Why similar: 4X 23.2% ★, Diplomacy 22.2% ★, Grand Strategy 19.4% ★, War 10.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.3%
- #50 AlexanderBall: A Countryball Tale
69% matchVery Positive90% of 82 reviews2024
Dev: Red Thorn Interactive
Windows · Mac
Ascend to the Macedonian throne as Alexander the Great and relive his conquests! Fighting alongside redoubtable and quirky commanders, recruit numerous types of balls for your army, construct countless cities named Alexandria, and build an empire that stretches to the ends of the known world!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 22.2% ★, Diplomacy 16.1% ★, 4X 14.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 11%, Economy 10.2%
- #51 Manor Lords
67% matchVery Positive85% of 85,453 reviews2024
Dev: Slavic MagicPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 21.5 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: 4X 21% ★, Diplomacy 20.9% ★, Grand Strategy 17.9% ★, Moddable 15.8% ★, Economy 9.9%
- #52 Great Houses of Calderia
68% matchMixed61% of 418 reviews2024
Dev: Resistance GamesPub: Firesquid
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Great Houses of Calderia is a Feudal Grand Strategy game focusing on family dynamics & stories. Use your family strengths to compete against rivals to rise in the ranks of Calderia - produce, trade, scheme, bribe, and battle to build your legacy of power!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 27.6% ★, Diplomacy 15.7% ★, 4X 14.4% ★, Economy 10.3%, War 7.9%
- #53 Norland
66% matchVery Positive82% of 9,662 reviews2024
Dev: Long JauntPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 17.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Lead your noble family in this medieval colony sim, facing off against class conflict, religious struggle, and political treachery. Tend to your people’s needs, uncover the lost knowledge of a fallen empire, and engage in nefarious plots against your enemies.
Why similar: 4X 20.6% ★, Diplomacy 20.5% ★, Grand Strategy 18.3% ★, Moddable 15.5% ★, Economy 10%
- #54 EOL: End Of Line
68% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: MLS Games, LLC
Windows
A sci-fi turn-based strategy game, no gimmicky mechanics just pure 4x glory.
Why similar: 4X 34.7% ★, Grand Strategy 26.4% ★, Hex Grid 14.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.5%, Strategy 9.4%
- #55 Mech and Tech 1
66% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: colmer_it UG
Windows · Mac
Conquer. Build. Survive. A tactical strategy game on procedural hex grids - intense, deep. Plan every move: establish your base, secure supply lines, and unleash suppression fire against all who stand in your way. Research new technologies - improve your units. Play solo, co-op, or PvP.
Why similar: 4X 23.4% ★, Hex Grid 19.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.4%, Moddable 12.2% ★, PvP 9.5%
- #56 NobleFront
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cheap Entertainment
Windows
Set in a medieval Europe-inspired world, you begin with a single city and a handful of territories on a vast hex-based map. Expand your domain, conquer new lands and lead your house and empire to glory in a time-based Massively Multiplayer setting.
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 28.9%, Grand Strategy 25.7% ★, Medieval 11.4%, 4X 10.3% ★, Hex Grid 7.8% ★
- #57 Seres Universalis:Three Kingdoms
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Boqi Island
Windows
Return to the Three Kingdoms period. On the grand strategic tactical battlefield, use terrain for defense setup and resource allocation to shift the battle situation. Control the war via hexagonal grid movement and tactical ability activation, and unify the realm.
Why similar: Hex Grid 23.9% ★, 4X 23.7% ★, Grand Strategy 23.7% ★, Diplomacy 8.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 8.2%
- #58 Politon
65% matchVery Positive90% of 86 reviews2025
Dev: Pinq Games
Windows · Mac
Politon: A turn-based strategy game that will push your strategic and management skills to the limit! Expand your territory, strengthen your economy, and outsmart your enemies by planning your strategy carefully.
Why similar: 4X 25.7% ★, Hex Grid 22.8% ★, Grand Strategy 16.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 11.3%, PvP 7.1%