- #1 Kingdom Wars 4
97% matchMixed66% of 240 reviews2021
Dev: Reverie World StudiosPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 39%
It's 1347, the time of the Hundred Years' War. In this historical grand strategy and RTS hybrid you play as one of 200 minor lords across medieval Europe, Africa or Middle East. Rise up to take over your Kingdom and be crowned, then fight to preserve your empire as Black Death descends on Europe.
Why similar: 4X 15.7% ★, Grand Strategy 14.4% ★, Colony Sim 12%, City Builder 10.9%, Wargame 10.1%
- #2 Shipwrecked
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Advanced Revolutionary Kinetics LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Fight your way to establish yourself as the greatest pirate in a newly discovered archipelago, battling numerous other pirate factions and navies along the way in strategic turn-based combat, all while managing your own resources and armada. Crown the true king of pirates in your own way.
Why similar: 4X 17% ★, Grand Strategy 14% ★, Naval Combat 13.3% ★, Pirates 11.9% ★, Colony Sim 11.3%
- #3 Agecraft
95% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: SnakyDevelop
Windows · Mac
Agecraft is a city-builder strategy where you guide a settlement through thousands of years of human history. Manage individual citizens, grow your economy, trade or wage war with other states, and advance from the Stone Age to the Space Age.
Why similar: 4X 20.3% ★, Grand Strategy 16.1% ★, City Builder 13.3%, Colony Sim 12.9%, Historical 8.1%
- #4 Trumpets of War
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Xblur
Windows
Trumpets of War is a grand-scale historical strategy game where armies clash and empires rise. Command vast forces across dynamic battlefields, orchestrate campaigns with precision, and experience the drama of war through an innovative system that blends tactical combat with strategic mastery.
Why similar: 4X 26.7% ★, Grand Strategy 19.1% ★, RTS 11.8%, Wargame 10.1%, Real Time Tactics 9.3%
- #5 Small Kingdoms
93% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Bad Logic Studios
Windows
Small Kingdoms is a streamlined grand strategy and RTS game with procedurally generated campaigns. Build up your cities and armies on the world map and command your troops on the battlefield. Rule a medieval fantasy kingdom and conquer your rivals.
Why similar: 4X 21.9% ★, Grand Strategy 17.7% ★, Wargame 12%, RTS 11.3%, Colony Sim 9.2%
- #6 Republic of Pirates
92% matchMostly Positive72% of 536 reviews2024
Dev: Crazy Goat GamesPub: PQube
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Establish and grow a pirate utopia during the Golden Age of Piracy. Create a resource-based economy, engage in real-time naval combat, and conduct diplomacy with rival powers. Explore the far reaches of the Caribbean in search of the ultimate fortune and glory.
Why similar: Naval Combat 16.6% ★, Pirates 13.5% ★, City Builder 13.2%, Colony Sim 12.9%, Naval 11.7% ★
- #7 Carthage: Bellum Punicum
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MindebytePub: Aquila Interactive
Windows
Lead Hannibal's epic campaign to crush the Roman Republic. Command individually rendered legions, manage complex supply lines, master realistic real-time tactics, and outplay challenging enemies in the Second Punic War to claim your place in history.
Why similar: 4X 20.5% ★, Grand Strategy 14.4% ★, Wargame 12.7%, Real Time Tactics 10.2%, Historical 8.6%
- #8 Ultimate pirates
91% matchMixed56% of 48 reviews2024
Dev: Moonmana
Windows
Abandoned MMO set in Pirates world. Absolutely FREE! NO in-app purchases, you can find gems by killing monsters. NO premium content. Official ABANDONWARE: no updates, no bug fixes, no improvements, no support, no empty promises. The game provided AS IS.
Why similar: 4X 17.2% ★, Naval Combat 14.4% ★, Naval 13.4% ★, Colony Sim 12.4%, City Builder 10.4%
- #9 Flotsam Front
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: PurityWorksPub: Strategic Developments
Windows
A real-time naval strategy game set in an alternate-universe archipelago. Design your own warships and aircraft, refine resources to fuel a war economy, then command fleets to launch carrier strikes, hunt submarines, and seize islands.
Why similar: 4X 24.6% ★, Naval Combat 17.9% ★, Naval 16.9% ★, RTS 11.7%, Wargame 8.4%
- #10 Conqueror's Stage
89% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2026
Dev: LeftLane InteractivePub: Lunexa Solutions
Windows
The grand strategy you can actually finish. A full 4X empire to build, expand, and conquer, with all the depth and none of the grind, in a campaign you complete in a single evening. Fight across five ages on a fresh world every time, or design your own, all the way to total conquest.
Why similar: 4X 24.6% ★, Grand Strategy 21% ★, Wargame 12.9%, Real Time Tactics 11.8%, Historical 8.3%
- #11 Inflection Point
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Martin Giannakopoulos
Windows
A multiplayer 4X strategy game of globe-spanning 19th-century battle. Break through enemy lines, encircle their armies, and cut off their supply. Colonize resource-rich islands and blockade those of your opponents. Games are quick and packed with dramatic, high-stakes combat.
Why similar: 4X 26.7% ★, Grand Strategy 19.2% ★, Wargame 13.9%, Naval Combat 10.7% ★, Hex Grid 7.5% ★
- #12 Three Kingdoms: Innovatory
88% matchMixed59% of 981 reviews2024
Dev: 瞬息万变工作室Pub: Moment HK
Windows
This is a classic historical simulation + real-time strategy game, where you will go back to the era of the Three Kingdoms and play as various renowned sovereigns.
Why similar: 4X 23% ★, Grand Strategy 16.8% ★, Wargame 15.3%, Real Time Tactics 12.8%, RTS 12.5%
- #13 Colonial Winds
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dark Shift Games
Windows · Mac
Grow your colony from a small outpost into a thriving nation in this city-building game. Step into the shoes of a colonial governor as you build production chains, establish trade, meet the needs of your citizens, and guide your settlement toward self-rule.
Why similar: City Builder 16.8%, Grand Strategy 14% ★, Naval Combat 11.2% ★, 4X 11% ★, Colony Sim 10.7%
- #14 Pirate Plight
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cutlass Studios
Windows
It's pirates against British sailors (or each other) in this real-time strategy city-building game. Gather resources, build cities, drink rum, fight enemies, explore the sea, and discover new islands.
Why similar: 4X 19.4% ★, Colony Sim 16.9%, City Builder 15.3%, RTS 12.4%, Tactical 7.8%
- #15 The King's Campaign
85% match8 user reviews75% of 8 reviews2023
Dev: Reverie World Studios Inc
Windows
Conquer Medieval Europe and North Africa in a combination of Grand Strategy and Real-Time Strategy gameplay where you rule one of 28 kingdoms as you build and manage your cities, engage in diplomacy and command massive armies on the world map and on the battlefield
Why similar: 4X 20.9% ★, Grand Strategy 17.8% ★, Wargame 11.5%, RTS 10.8%, Naval Combat 9.8% ★
- #16 Supreme Power
84% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Samuel Parker
Windows
Fight and stand your ground as you build a nation, research and develop armies and cities alike to earn the title of the Supreme Power. Make lasting choices on how you will forge a new empire. Will you create an economic powerhouse to eclipse all or take what is yours with sword and grit.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 20.8% ★, Wargame 16.8%, City Builder 14.8%, Real Time Tactics 13.5%, RTS 10.9%
- #17 Commander: Conquest of the Americas
86% matchMixed52% of 189 reviews2010
Dev: Nitro Games
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Set sail for the New World and shape the destiny of your empire. Lead one of seven European factions in this blend of colony management, exploration, and naval strategy. Build settlements, explore vast territories, and secure your legacy through diplomacy and tactical naval combat.
Why similar: Naval Combat 16% ★, Naval 14% ★, Grand Strategy 10.3% ★, Pirates 10% ★, RTS 9.5%
- #18 Admiral Yi: The Imjin War
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kim Yusok
Windows
Lead Admiral Yi Sun-sin in a large-scale real-time strategy game set during the Imjin War. Command fleets, capture cities, defeat invading armies, and save Joseon—or rewrite history through your own strategy.
Why similar: Naval Combat 21.6% ★, Grand Strategy 17.6% ★, Historical 13%, Wargame 10.1%, RTS 9.8%
- #19 Dato of Srivijaya
84% matchMixed55% of 20 reviews2020
Dev: Sengkala Dev
Windows
Dato of Srivijaya is Historical RTS about rise of Srivijaya Empire in 7th century from unknown power in South Sumatra’s river to strong maritime power in Asia for almost 3.5 centuries! Explore Southeast Asia in 7th-10th century and build the strong empire!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 16.2% ★, City Builder 13.2%, RTS 11.6%, Wargame 11%, Real Time Tactics 10.4%
- #20 Ymir
83% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,115 reviews2019
Dev: Thibaud Michaud
Windows
Median: 12.4 hrsMean: 77.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Ymir is a 4X multiplayer strategy game combined with a city builder where each player develops a civilization of pigmen starting at the stone age.
Why similar: 4X 24.9% ★, Colony Sim 22.9%, City Builder 20.1%, Grand Strategy 12.1% ★, Economy 9.4%
- #21 Small Kingdoms Prologue
82% matchMostly Positive76% of 34 reviews2023
Dev: Bad Logic Studios
Windows
Rule a small fantasy kingdom and conquer your rival as you build up your cities and armies on the world map and command your troops on the battlefield. Small Kingdoms is a streamlined grand strategy and real-time strategy game, the Small Kingdoms Prologue is a free introductory campaign
Why similar: 4X 24.8% ★, Grand Strategy 20% ★, Wargame 13.2%, RTS 12.8%, Real Time Tactics 12%
- #22 政通人和
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: SuBaiism
Windows
"Peace and Prosperity" is a independently developed ink-wash style historical strategy game set in an alternate pre-Qin period of China. Starting from a small village of just a few hundred people, and conquer all sides to gradually build their own vassal state with millions of people.
Why similar: 4X 24.2% ★, Grand Strategy 21.7% ★, Colony Sim 13.6%, RTS 11.5%, Wargame 9.9%
- #23 Infinite Borders: Three Kingdoms
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NetEase Games
Windows
《万民长歌:三国》是一款单机 · 历史 · 战争策略游戏。在无缝连续、真实还原的3D沙盘地图上,玩家可以自选视角、以自己的意志重演三国。来体验真实的三国策略——真实的沙盘,真实的二十四节气,真实的百姓,真实的战争!
Why similar: 4X 28.2% ★, Grand Strategy 20.7% ★, Historical 10.4%, City Builder 8.2%, Tactical 7.1%
- #24 Power & Revolution 2021 Edition
81% 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 23.7% ★, Grand Strategy 17.9% ★, Wargame 13%, RTS 11.3%, Real Time Tactics 10.4%
- #25 NationWar:Annals
80% 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: 4X 22% ★, Grand Strategy 15.9% ★, Wargame 12%, RTS 11.5%, Real Time Tactics 11%
- #26 Ozymandias: Bronze Age Empire Sim
78% matchVery Positive88% of 1,666 reviews2022
Dev: The Secret Games CompanyPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 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 21.4% ★, Grand Strategy 17.4% ★, City Builder 12.3%, Hex Grid 11.3% ★, Historical 8.7%
- #27 Power & Revolution 2022 Edition
79% 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 24.7% ★, Grand Strategy 19.2% ★, Wargame 13.2%, RTS 11.4%, Real Time Tactics 10.5%
- #28 Critias Empire
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Crystalline Green Ltd.
Windows
Turn-Based 4X-like Strategy: Build the peaceful kingdom of Atlantis into a flourishing civilization. Plan carefully or be ready to adapt as the ancient Gods of Olympus rain down floods, earthquakes, volcanoes and all types of disaster.
Why similar: 4X 26.2% ★, Grand Strategy 14.7% ★, City Builder 14.5%, Colony Sim 11.2%, Historical 8.8%
- #29 Global Supremacy
77% 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 26.2% ★, Grand Strategy 19.2% ★, Wargame 13.2%, Military 7.1%, Management 7%
- #30 Ultimate General: American Revolution
77% matchMixed54% of 1,097 reviews2024
Dev: Game-Labs
Windows
American Revolution is a sandbox strategy game featuring the epic historical period during the rebellion of the American colonies against the British Empire.
Why similar: 4X 23.8% ★, Grand Strategy 21.2% ★, Wargame 13.3%, RTS 11.8%, Historical 9.4%
- #31 Imperial Ambitions
74% matchVery Positive82% of 100 reviews2026
Dev: aoiti
Windows · Mac
Discover and colonize the world, Allocate your labor force, Monopolize markets, Fight tactical battles, Survive the age of imperialism...
Why similar: 4X 20.5% ★, Grand Strategy 18.6% ★, Wargame 12.4%, Colony Sim 11.2%, Hex Grid 10% ★
- #32 Dominus Orbis Maris 1400: Mare Nostrum
76% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Alderman Beneke
Windows
DOM 1400: Mare Nostrum is an immersive maritime strategy and economic simulation game set in the Mediterranean during the 15th century. Establish trade routes, manage the daily needs of different social classes, and dominate the market through a realistic economy driven by dynamic scarcity.
Why similar: Naval Combat 16.7% ★, Grand Strategy 15% ★, Naval 11.2% ★, Trading 9.7%, City Builder 8.8%
- #33 Victory At Sea Ironclad
76% matchMixed50% of 26 reviews2023
Dev: Evil Twin Artworks
Windows · Mac
Victory at Sea Ironclad is the exciting game of naval RTS combat set during the American Civil War. Bringing an epic approach to real time strategy war gaming, search and destroy enemy fleets across an open world sandbox in a desperate attempt to change the course of history.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 18.8% ★, Wargame 14.4%, RTS 12.8%, Real Time Tactics 12.2%, Historical 9.5%
- #34 文明征程
75% match8 user reviews63% of 8 reviews2024
Dev: 广州小鑫互娱科技有限公司
Windows
《文明征程》是一款以历史文明为背景的策略游戏,让玩家扮演一位伟大的文明开拓者,带领自己的国家蓬勃发展。在游戏中,你将面临各种挑战和决策,需要智慧和策略来发展经济、建设城市、训练军队,同时也要与其他玩家进行外交交流和战争对抗。
Why similar: 4X 25.8% ★, Grand Strategy 19% ★, Wargame 16.9%, Historical 11.2%, RTS 10%
- #35 Settle and Battle: New Empires
74% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2025
Dev: Attic Games Studio
Windows · Mac
A homage to classic real-time strategy games. Gather resources, build an empire, and command powerful armies to conquer the world. Lead six unique tribes, expand your territory, and engage in epic battles with hundreds of units on screen. Dominate in 18 missions and procedurally generated maps!
Why similar: Colony Sim 16.6%, Grand Strategy 16.4% ★, City Builder 15.2%, RTS 14.2%, Real Time Tactics 14.1%
- #36 Nexaris: Starweb Dominion
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Vivid State
Windows
Lead a living star network in this real-time 3D sci-fi strategy game. Expand from one stellar core, link orbital nodes, secure resources, and launch coordinated assaults as every connection reshapes your economy, defenses, and territorial control.
Why similar: 4X 26.1% ★, Grand Strategy 19.6% ★, Wargame 12.7%, RTS 12.7%, Real Time Tactics 11.4%
- #37 Near Sol
75% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2022
Dev: LTide
Windows · Mac · Linux
Space 4X game with the ability to build factories, extract resources, with characters, internal and external markets ... Take part in the discussion of the game, share your vision)
Why similar: 4X 29.9% ★, Grand Strategy 22.1% ★, RTS 14.1%, Real Time Tactics 13.1%, Management 8.2%
- #38 Thrive: Heavy Lies The Crown
73% matchMixed59% of 453 reviews2025
Dev: Zugalu EntertainmentPub: PlaySide
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Thrive: Heavy Lies the Crown is a complex city builder, where the fate of your kingdom hinges on your every decision. Explore this medieval land alone or with friends, make tough moral choices and conquer your foes in RTS combat. Will you struggle to survive, or find the strength to Thrive?
Why similar: 4X 29.1% ★, Grand Strategy 16.5% ★, Colony Sim 13.9%, City Builder 13%, RTS 9.7%
- #39 Magine: War of Restoration
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: GreatZaochen
Windows
A real-time strategy game anyone can pick up, featuring “click-to-deploy” and “zero micromanagement”. On a continent of magic and engine, gather your remnants, rebuild under siege and restore a shattered empire. Say goodbye to complex RTS controls and enjoy the pure joy of strategy and epic battles!
Why similar: 4X 22.7% ★, Wargame 14.9%, Grand Strategy 14.8% ★, City Builder 14.7%, RTS 13.7%
- #40 Wood'N'Destroy
71% matchPositive95% of 22 reviews2026
Dev: Abyssal Interactive
Windows · Linux
Wood’N’Destroy is a real-time strategy game where you build your base, gather resources, and command your army to destroy your enemies. Expand your economy, develop new technologies, and dominate the battlefield.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 15.7% ★, Colony Sim 15.4%, City Builder 12.9%, Wargame 11.8%, RTS 10.2%
- #41 Master of the Ages: Foundations of History
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sovereign Era Games
Windows · Mac
Command a civilization from antiquity to the modern era in a historical 4X focused on grand strategy over micro-management. Direct armies, research technologies, run spy networks, and shape your empire through deep, intuitive macro-mechanics.
Why similar: 4X 27.6% ★, Grand Strategy 23.5% ★, Naval Combat 10.9% ★, Historical 10.6%, Military 7.4%
- #42 Corsair Cove
69% matchVery Positive86% of 3,074 reviews2026
Dev: Limbic EntertainmentPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Build a sprawling pirate haven, raise a fleet to explore the high seas, and take on the Crown to keep the Age of Piracy alive! From ale to flintlock pistols, and from scallywags to swashbucklers, you’ll need to manage complex production chains and govern a rowdy crew to reign supreme over the seas!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 16.8% ★, Colony Sim 15%, 4X 14.6% ★, City Builder 14.2%, Pirates 12.7% ★
- #43 Beyond Astra
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Nebule Games
Windows
Lead your civilization in a galaxy brimming with life and intrigue. Seamlessly explore and expand across uncharted worlds, from their surfaces to the stars. Forge your destiny in this sci-fi 4X offering a unique blend of grand strategy, planetary city-building, and RTS combat.
Why similar: 4X 26.1% ★, Grand Strategy 15.9% ★, City Builder 15.2%, RTS 13.9%, Colony Sim 13.1%
- #44 Rule of Iron: Dark Age
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Eisengeist Studio
Windows
Build your realm in a turn-based campaign. Break theirs in battle. Real-time, 1:1-scale warfare where tactics, not spreadsheets, win clashes between tens of thousands of soldiers.
Why similar: 4X 19.2% ★, Naval Combat 16.3% ★, Grand Strategy 14.6% ★, Naval 13% ★, Real Time Tactics 10.3%
- #45 Tlatoani: Aztec Cities
69% matchVery Positive83% of 185 reviews2026
Dev: Perspective GamesPub: Paradox Arc
Windows
Give rise to wonders of the Aztec Civilization as you build your own magnificent metropolis in this ancient city builder. From humble beginnings build, trade, manage and conquer to become Tlatoani (Emperor).
Why similar: Colony Sim 17.1%, Grand Strategy 16% ★, City Builder 14.7%, RTS 10.8%, Historical 9.4%
- #46 Romans: Age of Caesar
72% matchMixed46% of 464 reviews2022
Dev: Firefly Studios
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 33.7 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Build Rome Together! A co-operative grand strategy MMO from a team of veteran city builders, Romans: Age of Caesar is the latest historical strategy game from Firefly Studios.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 16.2% ★, Colony Sim 15.7%, City Builder 13.6%, Wargame 11.6%, RTS 10.5%
- #47 Legacy of Sail
68% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Hydran Software
Windows
As a 17th Century Admiral, send your squadrons out to capture enemy towns and sink their ships. Force boarding actions to capture their prized Ships of the Line all while balancing the need for supplies, repairs and upgrading your crew in this throwback real time tactics naval combat game
Why similar: Naval Combat 24.1% ★, Naval 17.9% ★, Real Time Tactics 9.6%, Pirates 9.5% ★, Wargame 9.3%
- #48 SandTable War: Three Kingdoms
67% matchVery Positive84% of 319 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: 4X 20.9% ★, Grand Strategy 20.9% ★, RTS 13.3%, Wargame 13.2%, Historical 10.4%
- #49 Carrier Commander
70% matchMostly Negative31% of 13 reviews2022
Dev: ss
Windows · Mac
Carrier Commander is a real-time strategy game which allows you choose the intensity of gameplay. You can manage your Carrier Operations against incoming attacks or intensify your game play by directly engaging the enemy controlling your own Jets, Destroyer's, Helicopter's and more...
Why similar: Naval Combat 22.9% ★, Naval 19.5% ★, Real Time Tactics 11.2%, Wargame 9.7%, Military 9.3%
- #50 NWO - Anarchy Collapsed
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: KNK DEVELOP
Windows · Mac
A grand strategy game of world domination. Conquer and unite 195 countries before an unknown enemy arrives. Build your economy, military, and influence. Choose war or diplomacy, control resources, and shape the future—only one ruler will rise to the top. Will it be you?
Why similar: 4X 25.6% ★, Grand Strategy 21.7% ★, Wargame 14%, RTS 13.2%, Military 9.2%
- #51 City States: Medieval
67% matchMixed64% of 53 reviews2026
Dev: Reverie World StudiosPub: indie.io
Windows
You are the leader of a city-state in high medieval Europe. Expand your city through deep city-building systems, build a trade empire across the known world, and lead men to war to defend trade routes in a high-stakes struggle of global strategy and brutal warfare.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 19.4% ★, City Builder 14.6%, Naval Combat 14.1% ★, RTS 13.1%, Wargame 13%
- #52 Antimatter
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Geoffroy Pirard
Windows
Antimatter is a 4X strategy game set in a vast, living, and fully simulated galaxy of immense scale and depth. Become anything from a humble spaceship captain to a galactic emperor, and everything in between.
Why similar: 4X 25.9% ★, Grand Strategy 19.2% ★, Colony Sim 16.7%, City Builder 14.1%, Real Time Tactics 12.3%
- #53 Port Royale 4
70% matchMixed57% of 2,136 reviews2020
Dev: Gaming MindsPub: Kalypso Media
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Set sail and join the colonial powers of Spain, England, France and the Netherlands in their fight for supremacy of the Caribbean in the 17th century.
Why similar: Naval Combat 15.5% ★, Naval 15.3% ★, Pirates 13.7% ★, Trading 13.1%, City Builder 10.5%
- #54 Great Powers
68% 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 27.8% ★, Grand Strategy 20.2% ★, Wargame 14.9%, Hex Grid 12.8% ★, Historical 7.4%
- #55 Ultimate General: Civil War
70% matchVery Positive89% of 8,579 reviews2017
Dev: Game-Labs
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 45.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Ultimate General: Civil War is a tactical real time strategy war-game. Experience the bloodiest period of U.S. history - the American Civil War of 1861-1865.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 19.9% ★, Wargame 17.1%, Real Time Tactics 14.1%, RTS 13.1%, Tabletop 12.5%
- #56 Final Vanguard
67% 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 24.7% ★, Grand Strategy 18.3% ★, Wargame 11.8%, RTS 11.6%, Economy 7.3%
- #57 Task Force Admiral - Vol.1: American Carrier Battles
65% matchVery Positive89% of 757 reviews2026
Dev: Drydock Dreams GamesPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Experience the thrill of leading American aircraft carriers to victory in this innovative full 3D command simulation wargame set in the Pacific in 1942. First-person or God’s eye, you lead your fleet and planes right from the center of the battle.
Why similar: Naval Combat 17.7% ★, Naval 17.5% ★, Grand Strategy 13.9% ★, RTS 9.7%, Real Time Tactics 8.8%
- #58 Grand Tactician: Napoleonic Wars (1792-1815)
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Grand Engineer Corps
Windows
Fight the campaigns and battles of Napoleon from the French Revolutionary Wars all the way to Waterloo’s muddy, crimson fields.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 24.5% ★, RTS 15%, Historical 14.4%, Real Time Tactics 13.9%, Wargame 12.4%