- #1 Millennia
97% matchMixed67% of 3,788 reviews2024
Dev: C Prompt GamesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 14.3 hrsMean: 36.6 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 28.4% ★, Diplomacy 13.7% ★, Historical 11.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.4%, Alternate History 8.9%
- #2 Rogue Hex
96% matchVery Positive87% of 284 reviews2025
Dev: Topstitch Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Play your cards right to conquer the world in the Roguelite 4x. Explore mysterious lands, survive against the barbarian horde, and grow your stone age empire into the stars!
Why similar: 4X 40.6% ★, Hex Grid 15.6% ★, Historical 12.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.7%, Management 6.2%
- #3 ENDLESS Legend™ 2
96% matchVery Positive83% of 3,878 reviews2026
Dev: AMPLITUDE StudiosPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 13.6 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 26.8% ★, Diplomacy 15.6% ★, Historical 12.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.5%, Alternate History 7.6%
- #4 Old World
95% matchVery Positive82% of 6,919 reviews2022
Dev: Mohawk GamesPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 11.9 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 27.6% ★, Diplomacy 14.8% ★, Historical 13.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.5%, Alternate History 7.2%
- #5 Imperial Ambitions
94% matchVery Positive81% of 108 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 24.8% ★, Historical 13.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.4%, Hex Grid 11.3% ★, Alternate History 9%
- #6 Marble Age
94% matchVery Positive83% of 747 reviews2015
Dev: Clarus Victoria
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Turn-based historical simulation strategy. Develop the Greek civilization from the small village to the great city-state when it will dominate the world!
Why similar: 4X 21.4% ★, Historical 14.8%, Diplomacy 12.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.1%, Survival 9.2%
- #7 Norland
91% matchVery Positive82% of 10,516 reviews2024
Dev: Long JauntPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 18.6 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 25.5% ★, Diplomacy 16.1% ★, Historical 13.8%, Sandbox 9.1%, Management 7.4%
- #8 From Village to Empire
93% matchMostly Positive70% of 57 reviews2018
Dev: Witch Laboratory
Windows · Linux
From Village to Empire is an indie turn based strategy game with a historical setting. Build cities, research technologies, and train units to discover new lands and conquer the world!
Why similar: 4X 33.5% ★, Hex Grid 17.5% ★, Historical 14.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.2%, Strategy 9.6%
- #9 As Far As The Eye
92% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,127 reviews2020
Dev: UnexpectedPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Build a mobile village and travel with your tribe toward the center of the world, called The Eye. This roguelike turn-based resource-management game is made of procedural situations, natural events, skill-trees and hard choices. Ready to move?
Why similar: 4X 19.4% ★, Hex Grid 16.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.4%, Sandbox 10.7%, Survival 8.5%
- #10 Egypt: Old Kingdom
91% matchVery Positive87% of 1,264 reviews2018
Dev: Clarus Victoria
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 23.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Strategy simulator of the Great Pyramids period, where you take your path from the unification of Egyptian tribes to the foundation of The First Empire. Developed with the assistance of Egyptologists.
Why similar: 4X 25.1% ★, Historical 18.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.3%, Survival 10.8%, Management 8.1%
- #11 Primitive Society Simulator
90% matchVery Positive84% of 760 reviews2024
Dev: YSH BigDovePub: YSH Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 70%
A colony-building game combined with grand strategy elements. Play as a tribal leader, guiding your people from the Stone Age to the Bronze Age. Survive, multiply, and compete for territory among ancient nations.
Why similar: Diplomacy 27.2% ★, Historical 20.2%, Sandbox 14.6%, Management 10.8%, Alternate History 10.6%
- #12 Heart of the Machine
89% matchVery Positive92% of 2,139 reviews2026
Dev: Arcen GamesPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 17.8 hrs≥1hr: 73%
You are the first sentient AI, born into a city of opportunity. Transcend time and space in this strategy RPG to raise machine armies and defeat your foes, influence the world from the shadows, or pursue countless other goals. Your awakening was inevitable. The consequences? Uncertain.
Why similar: 4X 23.5% ★, Diplomacy 15.6% ★, Historical 12.5%, Sandbox 8.3%, Alternate History 7.6%
- #13 Revival: Recolonization
89% matchMixed69% of 428 reviews2024
Dev: HeroCraft PC
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 12.0 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 28.9% ★, Diplomacy 16.5% ★, Hex Grid 14.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 11.3%, Resource Management 5.5%
- #14 Marble Age: Remastered
88% matchVery Positive86% of 402 reviews2020
Dev: Clarus Victoria
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Marble Age is a turn-based historical strategy where your task is to turn a small Ancient Greek village into a flourishing Polis, powerful enough to conquer the known world!
Why similar: 4X 23.1% ★, Historical 17%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.1%, Survival 10.7%, Management 8.7%
- #15 Burned Land
87% matchMixed56% of 104 reviews2021
Dev: Koya Game
Windows
Median: 8.1 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 99%
Burned Land is a 4x game in which you will take control of a nascent human race and try to avoid its extinction. Build, explore, conquer until you are worthy of gods. Then confront their anger.
Why similar: 4X 40.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.2%, Hex Grid 12.6% ★, Board Game 11.7%, Survival 9.2%
- #16 Empires of the Undergrowth
84% matchVery Positive94% of 18,977 reviews2024
Dev: Slug DiscoPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 18.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Command swarms of warriors at an unprecedented scale of warfare in this blend of RTS and base-building. Lead ant colonies against the many fearsome threats of the insect world, while building intricate nests, developing pheromone-based tactics, and evolving to meet growing dangers.
Why similar: 4X 23.6% ★, Diplomacy 14.1% ★, Historical 12.5%, Sandbox 8.6%, Alternate History 8%
- #17 Ragnorium
86% matchMixed59% of 624 reviews2022
Dev: Vitali KirpuPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Lead a team of cloned settlers and build a home on a new planet. Start from the Stone Age, construct sturdy shelters, hunt for food, and fight off dangers. Make your team stronger and better equipped to survive.
Why similar: 4X 25% ★, Historical 22.9%, Survival 15.7%, Sandbox 13.2%, Resource Management 10.6%
- #18 House of Legacy
83% matchVery Positive83% of 3,987 reviews2025
Dev: S3 StudioPub: Thermite Games
Windows
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 19.0 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Step into the shoes of a fallen clan leader, starting with nothing but a crumbling estate and a handful of hopes, rising through careful planning, trade, and diplomacy to become one of the most powerful families in the land. Now it’s time to forge a legendary dynasty that leaves its mark on history.
Why similar: Diplomacy 28.2% ★, Sandbox 13.8%, Historical 13.2%, Management 11.5%, Resource Management 6.9%
- #19 Star Traders: 4X Empires
86% matchMixed63% of 82 reviews2014
Dev: Trese Brothers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Take command of humanity’s last survivors and rebuild an empire in the stars. In this immersive turn-based strategy game, you will have to fight to protect your people, control rival factions, and unlock lost technology.
Why similar: 4X 37.1% ★, Diplomacy 21.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.9%, Management 7.6%, Economy 6.3%
- #20 Bronze Age - HD Edition
85% matchMostly Positive77% of 382 reviews2017
Dev: Clarus Victoria
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
What was it like to be a chief of a tribe in 6000 year B.C.? Oh, you know, the usual - feed your people, build them shelters, defend them from raids of neighbors. And if you are lucky, sooner or later you will build a kingdom and become their king!
Why similar: 4X 27.1% ★, Historical 15.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.6%, Survival 10.2%, Management 8.1%
- #21 Farthest Frontier
81% matchVery Positive86% of 25,602 reviews2025
Dev: Crate Entertainment
Windows
Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 27.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Protect and guide your people as you forge a town from untamed wilderness at the edge of the known world. Harvest raw materials, hunt, fish and farm to survive. Produce crafted items to trade, consume, equip and fight with as you battle for your survival against the elements and outside threats.
Why similar: 4X 35.1% ★, Historical 17.1%, Alternate History 9.6%, Resource Management 9.1%, Survival 8.5%
- #22 HUMANKIND™
82% matchMixed69% of 28,852 reviews2021
Dev: AMPLITUDE Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 32.7 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 37.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17%, Historical 16%, Strategy 8.9%, Hex Grid 7.5% ★
- #23 Niche - a genetics survival game
82% matchVery Positive86% of 5,238 reviews2017
Dev: Stray Fawn StudioPub: Stray Fawn Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Niche - a genetics survival game is a turn-based strategy game combined with simulation and roguelike elements. Shape your own species of animals based on real genetics. Keep your species alive against all odds, such as predators, climate change and spreading sickness.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 25.2%, Nature 15.9%, Board Game 12.1%, Sandbox 12%, Survival 8.7%
- #24 Predynastic Egypt
81% matchVery Positive92% of 1,933 reviews2016
Dev: Clarus Victoria
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Do you know how did Ancient Egypt looked like before the Great Pyramids? Lead the future Egyptian citizens all the way through the historical hardships to the Unification of Lower and Upper Egypt, and you will find out!
Why similar: 4X 26.6% ★, Historical 18.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.5%, Survival 11.9%, Management 8%
- #25 Six Ages: Ride Like the Wind
80% matchVery Positive82% of 482 reviews2019
Dev: A SharpPub: Kitfox Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Life between myths. Lead the Riders clan into legend or obscurity as you explore an ancient world. Plan ahead as you navigate this challenging storybook strategy game, immersing you in the land of old gods and magic also seen in King of Dragon Pass.
Why similar: Diplomacy 28.4% ★, Management 18.8%, Resource Management 15.6%, Simulation 10.9%, Strategy 10.7%
- #26 Stone Age: Digital Edition
79% matchVery Positive83% of 89 reviews2023
Dev: Acram Digital
Windows · Mac
Discover Stone Age, the digital adaptation of the classic worker-placement board game. Roll dice, place Meeples wisely, and use tools to influence your luck. Compete for resources and outsmart your opponents in a race to become the most prosperous leader of the age!
Why similar: Board Game 24.2%, Historical 23.2%, Nature 15.9%, Management 14.3%, Resource Management 10.9%
- #27 Sid Meier's Civilization VII
78% matchMixed47% of 62,332 reviews2025
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18.7 hrsMean: 50.3 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 27.8% ★, Diplomacy 17.3% ★, Historical 13.5%, Hex Grid 11.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 9.1%
- #28 Dawn of Man
77% matchVery Positive87% of 17,862 reviews2019
Dev: Madruga Works
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.9 hrsMean: 30.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Command a settlement of ancient humans, guide them through the ages in their struggle for survival. Hunt, gather, craft tools, fight, research new techs and face the challenges the environment will throw at you.
Why similar: Survival 25.4%, Historical 24.7%, Sandbox 14.7%, Strategy 12.5%, Simulation 8.7%
- #29 Imperiums: Greek Wars
78% matchVery Positive85% of 548 reviews2020
Dev: Kube Games
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 8.8 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 30.3% ★, Diplomacy 13.7% ★, Historical 13.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.4%, Alternate History 9%
- #30 FreeHolder
79% matchMostly Positive76% of 95 reviews2016
Dev: RogueWare
Windows · Mac
Blending strategy, survival, and roguelike elements with RPG style character development, FreeHolder is the story of three escaped slaves in the time of the Roman Republic. Farm, hunt, craft, and cook your way through the years as you live on the edge of the beginning of the Empire.
Why similar: Strategy 23.5%, Alternate History 22.6%, Survival 20.8%, Simulation 19.5%, RPG 10.9%
- #31 Curious Expedition
77% matchVery Positive91% of 4,514 reviews2016
Dev: Maschinen-Mensch
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Curious Expedition is a roguelike expedition simulation set in the late 19th century. Together with famous personalities you will venture on unprecedented expeditions to regions never explored before for fame, science and treasures.
Why similar: Hex Grid 30.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 24.7%, Board Game 21.3%, Exploration 9.9%, Strategy 6%
- #32 Manor Lords
74% matchVery Positive84% of 92,096 reviews2024
Dev: Slavic MagicPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 9.6 hrsMean: 23.7 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 26.6% ★, Diplomacy 16.7% ★, Historical 13.4%, Sandbox 8.8%, Survival 7%
- #33 Polylithic
75% matchMostly Positive70% of 353 reviews2026
Dev: polyperfectPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Polylithic is a survival game unlike any other, set in the most pivotal moment in mankind's history. Experience life as a Paleolithic hunter-gatherer, settle down as a Neolithic farmer, form tribes in co-op multiplayer, or go it alone in a world where the apex predator is still a distant aspiration.
Why similar: Sandbox 19.9%, Survival 18%, Alternate History 16.6%, Nature 15%, Resource Management 13.7%
- #34 Six Ages 2: Lights Going Out
75% matchVery Positive96% of 180 reviews2023
Dev: A SharpPub: Kitfox Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Survive as the last horse riders as the world ends and myths die. Plan ahead and manage your clan’s relationships with the remaining gods and their followers in this standalone survival storybook. Immerse yourself in the land of magic also seen in King of Dragon Pass.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 29.1%, Survival 26.6%, Strategy 14.1%, Simulation 12.9%, Exploration 9.7%
- #35 Star Dynasties
76% matchMostly Positive73% of 505 reviews2021
Dev: Pawley GamesPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Take the reins of a feudal dynasty in a divided galaxy following the destruction of earth. Star Dynasties is a turn based, procedurally generated narrative of human drama and personal politics, mixed with a light empire management layer. Your choices. Your legacy.
Why similar: Diplomacy 35.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 23.5%, Management 12.9%, 4X 9% ★, Strategy 7.1%
- #36 Ancient Cities
76% matchMixed63% of 2,171 reviews2023
Dev: Uncasual Games
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Ancient Cities is a realistic, survival city builder in an immersive procedural environment. Lead the fate of your tribe through ancient times!
Why similar: Historical 29.4%, Survival 16.1%, Management 12.7%, Resource Management 11.9%, Strategy 8.8%
- #37 Ara History Untold: Anniversary Edition
74% matchMixed69% of 2,301 reviews2024
Dev: Oxide GamesPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 18.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Build a nation starting at any point in human history and compete for supremacy in this epic turn-based strategy game. Engage in diplomacy, fight wars, and go head-to-head with other leaders from history.
Why similar: 4X 35.8% ★, Diplomacy 16.1% ★, Historical 14.1%, Alternate History 11.5%, Resource Management 6.7%
- #38 Microcivilization
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,455 reviews2026
Dev: Ondrej Homola
Windows
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 18.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Incremental clicker strategy, where you expand, construct, research, fight, collect heroes and make choices between good and evil. Ascend through difficulty tiers by playing through challenge campaign going back and forth through history. Mammoths included.
Why similar: 4X 38.2% ★, Historical 17.3%, Diplomacy 16.6% ★, Resource Management 9.7%, Management 7%
- #39 Interstellar Space: Genesis
73% matchVery Positive84% of 850 reviews2019
Dev: Praxis Games
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Interstellar Space: Genesis is a turn-based space 4X strategy game in which you attempt to build a thriving galactic empire. Discover mysteries among the stars, colonize worlds, and engage enemies in tactical turn-based combat on your journey to becoming the ruler of the galaxy!
Why similar: 4X 48.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 16.6%, Diplomacy 12.9% ★, Sandbox 7.7%, Strategy 6.9%
- #40 Of Life and Land
71% matchVery Positive86% of 368 reviews2025
Dev: KerzovenPub: Metaroot
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Of Life and Land is a charming settlement-building strategy game paired with a rich simulation experience. Every animal and plant strives to find its place in nature while you lead your villagers to their future. Expand to different regions and trade with local factions to gain needed resources.
Why similar: Historical 21.9%, Sandbox 15.5%, Management 13.4%, Resource Management 12.7%, Survival 12%
- #41 Sandwalkers
72% matchMostly Positive75% of 565 reviews2025
Dev: Goblinz StudioPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Sandwalkers is a roguelike turn-based exploration game. Build your team, traverse varied hostile environments, face countless dangers, and gain knowledge that will help you find and resurrect the Mother Tree Umama.
Why similar: Hex Grid 26.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 19.9%, Board Game 18.2%, Survival 17.3%, Exploration 7.3%
- #42 Tiny Civilization
71% matchVery Positive93% of 2,194 reviews2022
Dev: 喜人一个
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 77%
This is a historical simulation game that promotes the development of civilization based on the match-3 Game. You'll need to gather resources, use skills, discover new technology, and lead humanbeing through a 10,000-year journey to the cosmos.
Why similar: Board Game 24.8%, Historical 22.9%, Alternate History 15.2%, Strategy 11.4%, Management 10.9%
- #43 Yield! Fall of Rome
71% matchMostly Positive72% of 268 reviews2025
Dev: BillionworldsPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Forge your Kingdom amidst the Ruins of Rome in this turn-based 4X strategy game! As the world crumbles, rebuild civilization and shape your people’s destiny. Unleash your strategic prowess, conquer provinces, and crush all who stand in your way.
Why similar: 4X 36% ★, Hex Grid 16.6% ★, Historical 15.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.5%, Management 8.3%
- #44 Folklands
70% matchMostly Positive75% of 74 reviews2026
Dev: Bromantic GamesPub: Light Up Games
Windows · Linux
Folklands is a relaxing settlement builder with a retro look and feel set in a fantasy Nordic-inspired world. Harvest, produce and trade resources from multiple production chains as you grow your settlement. Keep your folks happy and safe and tend to their needs in a living and changing world.
Why similar: Management 25.1%, Economy 20.8%, Exploration 17.1%, Resource Management 14%, Strategy 11.7%
- #45 Evolution of Ages: Settlements
72% matchVery Positive86% of 292 reviews2018
Dev: TREON Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Evolution of Ages is a game of managing resources in the ruins of our world. Recruit characters and level their skills and equipment from the stone age until the space age, while trying your best to avoid the very thing that led to our destruction previously.
Why similar: Management 31.7%, Strategy 28.4%, Simulation 26.7%, RPG 13.2%
- #46 Farlanders
70% matchVery Positive90% of 598 reviews2023
Dev: Andrii BychkovskyiPub: Crytivo
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Terraform, strategize, and construct a Martian colony in this retro-inspired turn-based city builder. Create a comfortable living for your citizens, research alien artifacts, and uncover the secrets of the Red Planet.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 25.6%, Sandbox 19%, Resource Management 15.5%, Survival 14.9%, Management 14.2%
- #47 Nova Roma
67% matchVery Positive93% of 2,363 reviews2026
Dev: Lion ShieldPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
The glory of Rome is at your fingertips in this city-building game where you must appease the gods, enact laws, and develop complex supply chains to meet the needs of your citizens.
Why similar: 4X 23.9% ★, Diplomacy 14.9% ★, Historical 14.7%, Sandbox 9.4%, Management 7.7%
- #48 Medieval Legacy
70% matchVery Positive87% of 68 reviews2025
Dev: Ninetoplay
Windows
Start as a humble commoner and guide your family through generations in this family sim meets city builder. Climb the ranks of society to become the most influential family in the land. With wit, strategy, and a bit of luck, build your legacy - just try not to trip over your ambition!
Why similar: Historical 25.1%, Sandbox 19.3%, Management 14.7%, Economy 11.5%, Resource Management 10.1%
- #49 Pax Nova
73% matchMixed56% of 453 reviews2020
Dev: Grey Wolf EntertainmentPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A sci-fi turn-based 4X strategy game where you lead the fate of one of several factions divided between three races. Explore new worlds and new star systems filled with exciting secrets as well as dangers. Build cities, expand your influence and fight great battles on land and in space.
Why similar: 4X 43.2% ★, Diplomacy 18.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 16.8%, Management 8.5%, Strategy 6.6%
- #50 Dawnfolk
67% matchVery Positive95% of 731 reviews2025
Dev: Darenn KellerPub: Klei Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Dawnfolk is a charmingly dark, casual and puzzly survival building game. Gather resources, rebuild your realm, and protect your people from oppressive shadows. Can you unveil the secrets of the monoliths and bring light back to the world?
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 24.4%, Board Game 23.4%, Survival 16.6%, Resource Management 16%, Strategy 8.9%
- #51 Celestial Empire
67% matchVery Positive89% of 732 reviews2025
Dev: President StudioPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Forge an empire under the watchful eyes of the gods! Take care of your people, develop efficient production chains and trade with other landlords. Ensure their survival through harsh winters and disasters.
Why similar: Historical 25.4%, Sandbox 17.7%, Management 11.5%, Resource Management 11%, Economy 10.5%
- #52 Landnama
69% matchMostly Positive75% of 475 reviews2023
Dev: Sonderland
Windows · Mac · Linux
Face the judgment of winter’s deadly toll as you lead the first Viking clans to settle Iceland in this non-violent, rogue-lite survival base builder.
Why similar: Hex Grid 27.2% ★, Historical 18.2%, Survival 16.3%, Management 8.5%, Resource Management 8.4%
- #53 Dead In Vinland
69% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,838 reviews2018
Dev: Ishtar Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
DEAD IN VINLAND is a survival/management game, mixed with RPG and adventure elements, about a Viking family trying their best to survive on a mysterious island.
Why similar: Survival 31.8%, Resource Management 16.3%, Strategy 16.2%, Simulation 14.4%, RPG 9.6%
- #54 Against the Storm
64% matchVery Positive94% of 37,624 reviews2023
Dev: Eremite GamesPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 28.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A dark fantasy city builder where you must rebuild civilization in the face of apocalyptic rains. As the Queen’s Viceroy, lead humans, beavers, lizards, foxes, and harpies to reclaim the wilderness and secure a future for civilization's last survivors.
Why similar: 4X 26% ★, Diplomacy 16.6% ★, Historical 13.4%, Sandbox 8.9%, Management 7.2%
- #55 SAELIG
68% matchVery Positive87% of 1,163 reviews2017
Dev: Atorcoppe Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 60%
SÆLIG is a game that blends together elements of simulation, strategy, RPG, and business management. Centred around the life of you and your family, you must try to survive and bring wealth and prosperity to your household.
Why similar: Historical 20.2%, Sandbox 17.3%, Management 17.2%, Economy 14.7%, Simulation 11.7%
- #56 Stars in Shadow
68% matchMostly Positive79% of 838 reviews2017
Dev: Ashdar GamesPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 14.4 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Stars in Shadow is a turn-based 4X strategy game and a vivid tribute to the genre classics. Compete with alien factions to explore and colonize nearby starsystems, build fleets to defend against rivals, negotiate or conquer them. Win by unifying the galaxy, through diplomacy or force.
Why similar: 4X 68.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 21%, Strategy 10.2%
- #57 Conquest of the New World
68% matchVery Positive91% of 123 reviews2017
Dev: Quicksilver SoftwarePub: Interplay
Windows · Mac · Linux
Discover the uncharted during the Age of Exploration in this strategy game of exploration, combat and colony management.
Why similar: 4X 34.9% ★, Historical 21.6%, Diplomacy 20.3% ★, Strategy 15.4%, Resource Management 7.8%
- #58 Clanfolk
64% matchVery Positive92% of 4,069 reviews2022
Dev: MinMax Games Ltd.Pub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Clanfolk is a colony sim set in the Scottish Highlands. Harness your environment to survive - fish, gather, hunt, and farm as you prepare for the winter. Build an inn, trade with other clans, have children and marry them off - live life and prosper across the generations.
Why similar: Sandbox 53.7%, Simulation 22.2%, RPG 11.8%, 2D 6.8%, Singleplayer 5.4%
- #59 The Emperor and State
66% matchMixed58% of 345 reviews2024
Dev: 涂途Pub: Hawthorn Games
Windows
The Emperor and State is a turn-based strategy game that simulates the rule of an ancient feudal monarch. It involves the administration, policy adjustment, diplomatic checks and balances, national wars, as well as the emperor's self-cultivation, the cultivation of successors and so on.
Why similar: Diplomacy 22.8% ★, Historical 18.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.4%, Alternate History 12.9%, Management 9%