- #1 Ultakia
97% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Simon Alber
Windows
Ultakia is a turn-based space 4X strategy game with distinctive resource management. Explore exotic systems and acquire powerful technologies. Exploit your planets, trade with other races and destroy those who stand in your way.
Why similar: 4X 33.6% ★, Hex Grid 16.2% ★, Diplomacy 11.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 10.7%, Resource Management 6.3%
- #2 The Ancients
96% matchMixed58% of 26 reviews2024
Dev: GorillaSoftWorksPub: Camlann Games
Windows
The Ancients is a turn-based survival strategy game where you lead a prehistoric hunter-gatherer tribe through the last ice age. Survive the elements, hunt fierce animals, migrate to new continents, advance your technology, make social and political tribe decisions, and evolve your civilization.
Why similar: 4X 26.9% ★, Historical 13.7%, Hex Grid 12.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 11.9%, Nature 9.7%
- #3 Imperial Kingdoms
96% 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 40.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.7%, Historical 10.9%, Management 9.7%, Strategy 8.5%
- #4 Liegecraft
95% 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 27.8% ★, Diplomacy 15.3% ★, Hex Grid 11.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 11.6%, Sandbox 8.9%
- #5 Millennia
94% 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 29.1% ★, Diplomacy 13.7% ★, Historical 11.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.6%, Hex Grid 8.8% ★
- #6 Imperial Ambitions
94% matchNo user 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 25.4% ★, Historical 13.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.7%, Hex Grid 11.3% ★, Alternate History 7.5%
- #7 Timeline
93% 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 28% ★, Diplomacy 16.1% ★, Historical 12.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.9%, Hex Grid 9.3% ★
- #8 1492 - Colonization of the New World
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Salty Olives
Windows · Linux
Chart your nation’s rise in 1492 Colonization of the New World, a turn-based strategy game where you explore, settle, trade, and lead your colonies to independence amid rival empires and native alliances during the Age of Discovery.
Why similar: 4X 41% ★, Diplomacy 14.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14%, Historical 9.2%, Strategy 8.7%
- #9 Ara History Untold: Anniversary Edition
91% matchMixed70% of 2,201 reviews2024
Dev: Oxide GamesPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 18.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 37.3% ★, Diplomacy 16% ★, Historical 14.1%, Alternate History 9.6%, Resource Management 6.7%
- #10 ENDLESS™ Legend 2
90% 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 27.7% ★, Diplomacy 15.5% ★, Historical 12.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.9%, Sandbox 7.8%
- #11 Gate Builders
91% 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 33.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.7%, Diplomacy 12.1% ★, Management 8.9%, Sandbox 8.8%
- #12 Old World
89% 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 27.7% ★, Diplomacy 15.7% ★, Historical 12.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.7%, Sandbox 6.9%
- #13 Underfoot Queens
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ElVillano
Windows · Linux
Underfoot Queens is an ant themed 4x where you will lead your species across generations. Explore, forage for food, expand your colony, fight off competitors, and survive the elements on your path to evolution. In the end, only the most adaptable species will survive.
Why similar: 4X 33.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13%, Nature 12.3%, Hex Grid 12% ★, Resource Management 7%
- #14 Rogue State Revolution
88% 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 27.1% ★, Diplomacy 13.9% ★, Historical 12.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.3%, Sandbox 11.1%
- #15 Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era
87% 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 27.5% ★, Diplomacy 15.5% ★, Historical 12.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.9%, Sandbox 7%
- #16 HUMANKIND™
86% 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 38.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17.4%, Historical 15.6%, Strategy 8.9%, Hex Grid 7.4% ★
- #17 It Takes a Tribe
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bad Cog
Windows · Linux
ITAT is a single-player strategy set in a harsh and mythical world before cities and civilization. Lead a tribe of hunter-gatherers to fulfil their destiny. Survive, explore, craft, perform rituals, design art and forge a cultural identity. What stories will your tribe tell?
Why similar: 4X 31.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 18.8%, Survival 9.2%, Sandbox 8.4%, Hex Grid 7.9% ★
- #18 Marble Age
86% matchVery Positive83% of 741 reviews2015
Dev: Clarus Victoria
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 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 21.7% ★, Historical 14.5%, Diplomacy 12.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.3%, Survival 8.9%
- #19 Rise of Hegemony
84% 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 30.2% ★, Diplomacy 16.2% ★, Historical 9%, Hex Grid 8.9% ★, Alternate History 7.9%
- #20 Nova Historia
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BairdyDev
Windows
A unique 4X real-time historical strategy game, set on a procedurally generated globe. Play from ancient times, right through to the modern day. Expand your empire, build settlements, units, buildings and construct world wonders. Make History, Your Way.
Why similar: 4X 46.6% ★, Historical 13.1%, Strategy 7.9%, Simulation 7.4%, Hex Grid 6.9% ★
- #21 Heart of the Machine
81% matchVery Positive93% of 1,838 reviews2026
Dev: Arcen GamesPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 17.3 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 24.2% ★, Diplomacy 15.5% ★, Historical 12.5%, Sandbox 8.4%, Management 6.9%
- #22 Geopolaris: Conquer & Dominate
82% 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 32% ★, Diplomacy 16.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.1%, Sandbox 8.6%, Alternate History 8.4%
- #23 Pandora: First Contact
83% matchMixed63% of 638 reviews2014
Dev: Proxy StudiosPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 41.1 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Pandora: First Contact is a science fiction 4X turn-based strategy game on a planetary scale. Our Earth has been exhausted and colonial attempts on other planetary bodies have been in vain. Finally, after decades of exploration, an interstellar probe has brought promise of a new world.
Why similar: 4X 55.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 18.1%, Hex Grid 11.7% ★, Strategy 9.7%, Simulation 4.1%
- #24 Hero's Hour 2
82% 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 25.6% ★, Auto Battler 20.1%, Diplomacy 15% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12%, Sandbox 5.9%
- #25 Revival: Recolonization
79% 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 29.6% ★, Diplomacy 16.3% ★, Hex Grid 14.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 11.5%, Resource Management 5.6%
- #26 Empires of the Undergrowth
78% matchVery Positive94% of 17,329 reviews2024
Dev: Slug DiscoPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 18.8 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 24.4% ★, Diplomacy 14.1% ★, Historical 12.6%, Sandbox 8.7%, Management 7.1%
- #27 From Village to Empire
81% matchMostly Positive70% of 54 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 33.8% ★, Hex Grid 17.4% ★, Historical 13.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.4%, Strategy 9.6%
- #28 Terra Invicta
77% 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 26.9% ★, Diplomacy 15.6% ★, Historical 12.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.3%, Sandbox 7.9%
- #29 Dominium Mundi
80% match7 user reviews29% of 7 reviews2020
Dev: Dusan Petrovic
Windows · Linux
Dominium Mundi is a lightweight 4X strategy game set in the medieval period where 4 players compete to create the most influential empire. Expand your empire over the map, convert more people to your religion, and control more trade routes.
Why similar: 4X 57.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.6%, Historical 11.2%, Strategy 7%, Resource Management 5.5%
- #30 Havenreach: Last Refuge
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Leonix Games Studio
Windows
Fight for your people’s survival in this turn-based strategy game as you compete against other refugees for land. Expand tile by tile, defend your borders, and sustain your people through gathering or force. A streamlined 4X experience designed to finish in one sitting.
Why similar: 4X 35.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.7%, Hex Grid 14.3% ★, Diplomacy 13.4% ★, Survival 6.4%
- #31 Burned Land
78% matchMixed56% of 102 reviews2021
Dev: Koya Game
Windows
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 98%
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 40.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.5%, Hex Grid 12.6% ★, Board Game 11.1%, Survival 8.9%
- #32 Feudums
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Kalamona Studios
Windows
Lead multiple branches of your noble house in a living, persistent online 4X grand strategy. Expand fiefdoms, command vassals, master warfare, and outwit rivals through diplomacy, espionage, and schemes. With NO pay-to-win, only strategy will determine the legacy you carve in history.
Why similar: 4X 27.8% ★, Diplomacy 15.7% ★, Hex Grid 13.2% ★, Auto Battler 13.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 11%
- #33 Manor Lords
75% 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 26.9% ★, Diplomacy 16.6% ★, Historical 13.1%, Sandbox 8.8%, Management 7.1%
- #34 Galactic Civilizations IV
75% 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 31.3% ★, Diplomacy 16.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 11.3%, Hex Grid 10.8% ★, Sandbox 9.7%
- #35 Norland
74% 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 26.4% ★, Diplomacy 16.3% ★, Historical 13.2%, Sandbox 9%, Management 7.3%
- #36 Seven Kingdoms 2 HD
76% matchVery Positive81% of 397 reviews2015
Dev: Enlight Software Limited
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 30%
Get ready for an exciting real-time strategy game experience like no other with Seven Kingdoms 2! Say goodbye to the monotony of resource gathering and army building, its unique gameplay offers a thrilling blend of city management, trade, industry, espionage, diplomacy, and conquest!
Why similar: 4X 28.8% ★, Diplomacy 16.7% ★, Historical 15.6%, Resource Management 8.8%, Sandbox 7.4%
- #37 For The Glory: A Europa Universalis Game
76% 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 31.4% ★, Diplomacy 17.3% ★, Historical 16.8%, Sandbox 9.5%, Alternate History 8.1%
- #38 Nova Roma
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 670 reviews2026
Dev: Lion ShieldPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac
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 25.7% ★, Diplomacy 15.1% ★, Historical 14%, Sandbox 9.2%, Management 7.6%
- #39 Worshippers
74% matchMostly Positive79% of 105 reviews2018
Dev: Brainwashing Games
Windows
It's hard to be a god! Worshipper is a fast-paced strategy combined with collectible card game. Explore and conquer the land, face dreadful creatures, lead your people to glory! With every victory you will unlock new units, spells and buildings, use them to develop your own unique strategies!
Why similar: 4X 46.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 21.2%, Board Game 17.1%, Strategy 10.4%, RPG 5%
- #40 Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic
71% matchVery Positive91% of 25,183 reviews2024
Dev: 3DivisionPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 73.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Build a soviet republic from an impoverished country into a rich industrial superpower in a city builder with intricate production chains and a fully simulated global economy. Manage the lives of your citizens from education to work and party loyalty to criminal activity.
Why similar: 4X 21.9% ★, Historical 14.1%, Diplomacy 13.6% ★, Sandbox 9.4%, Management 7.8%
- #41 Ozymandias: Bronze Age Empire Sim
73% 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 29.9% ★, Hex Grid 14.5% ★, Historical 14%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.1%, Management 7.5%
- #42 Imperiums: Greek Wars
73% 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 31.1% ★, Diplomacy 13.7% ★, Historical 13.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.8%, Alternate History 7.4%
- #43 Restitutor: Empire Restored
73% 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: 4X 29.1% ★, Historical 18.1%, Diplomacy 13.5% ★, Hex Grid 12.7% ★, Strategy 6.2%
- #44 Sid Meier's Civilization VII
72% 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 28.3% ★, Diplomacy 17.3% ★, Historical 13.4%, Hex Grid 11.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 9.3%
- #45 Whiskerwood
70% matchVery Positive93% of 2,769 reviews2025
Dev: Minakata DynamicsPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 9.0 hrsMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Establish a home for your industrious mice under the oppressive paw of your cat overlords in this city builder featuring complex simulations, intricate production chains, and the age-old rivalry between cat and mouse.
Why similar: 4X 25.6% ★, Diplomacy 15.6% ★, Historical 13.5%, Sandbox 9.2%, Management 7.6%
- #46 Commander: Modern War
72% matchPositive84% of 38 reviews2023
Dev: GoldenGod Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Experience the thrill of a modern conflict between two factions, as you outsmart your opponents in an epic game of strategy and cunning. Take command of your ground, air, and naval units and lead them to victory in the most immersive turn-based battle simulation. The battlefield awaits.
Why similar: 4X 44.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 16.7%, Hex Grid 11.4% ★, Strategy 9.6%, Alternate History 8.6%
- #47 Grand Strategy: The Three Kingdoms
70% matchPositive91% of 22 reviews2026
Dev: Yiming
Windows
Based on the classic history of the Three countries, the 2D grand strategy game integrates deep strategy, resource management, diplomatic game and sand table, presenting a magnificent stage for players in the turbulent world.
Why similar: 4X 46.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17.2%, Sandbox 12.7%, Historical 11.5%, Strategy 10.1%
- #48 All Men Are Brothers / 水浒豪
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 221 Games
Windows
《水浒豪》是一款回合制战略游戏,是《三国志》、《文明》、《欧陆风云》的粉丝们不容错过的作品。您扮演山寨之主,运筹帷幄,纵横捭阖。原著中528位好汉、116处据点、49个势力在游戏中登场。被奸臣谋害,魂断蓼儿洼?呸!洒家要清君侧!慢着……洒家要当皇帝!兀那赵老官!给洒家从宝座上爬下来!
Why similar: 4X 31% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 22.2%, Historical 21.3%, Strategy 8.7%, Simulation 8.1%
- #49 Against the Storm
69% matchVery Positive95% of 35,504 reviews2023
Dev: Eremite GamesPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 28.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 25.7% ★, Diplomacy 15.7% ★, Historical 13.5%, Sandbox 9.1%, Management 7.6%
- #50 Ascension
69% matchMixed61% of 2,595 reviews2025
Dev: Element Game 微元游戏Pub: 噪点游戏 SERICA GAMES
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
In this cultivation 4X strategy game, your sect has been in peril, and so they open a portal—sending you, a young disciple and their last hope, inside. Stand tall as the new sect leader and guide disciples to rebuild what was lost. Sharpen your focus, master alchemy, and ascend to immortality.
Why similar: 4X 34.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.7%, Hex Grid 11.3% ★, Sandbox 10.4%, Resource Management 7.8%
- #51 Sid Meier's Civilization® V
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 208,752 reviews2010
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 29.0 hrsMean: 124.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Create, discover, and download new player-created maps, scenarios, interfaces, and more!
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 29.3%, 4X 25.8% ★, Historical 15.3%, Hex Grid 10.1% ★, Strategy 8.7%
- #52 Seres Universalis:Three Kingdoms
68% 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: 4X 31.4% ★, Hex Grid 18.6% ★, Historical 16.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.3%, Diplomacy 6.8% ★
- #53 Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization
69% matchVery Positive87% of 1,513 reviews2008
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
Windows · Mac
Median: 30 minMean: 13.7 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization is the third offering in the award winning Civilization IV series. A re-imagining of the classic Colonization game Sid Meier created in 1994, Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization is a total conversion of the Civilization IV engine into a game experience in which players will lead a European...
Why similar: 4X 44.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 20.8%, Historical 19.2%, Strategy 11.9%, Economy 1.6%
- #54 Diehexegy
68% 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 52.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 19.2%, Hex Grid 14.4% ★, Strategy 11.4%, 2D 1.9%
- #55 Beard of Stone
68% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2021
Dev: Dwarfaparte Games
Windows
4x turn based strategy mixed with real time (turn stealing) bidding mechanics. Complete single player or competitive online matches with up to 4 players in a single sitting, while telling the history of a fantasy world from the creation of its continents to the twilight of its gods.
Why similar: 4X 47.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 18%, Hex Grid 16.4% ★, Strategy 6.7%, Board Game 5.5%
- #56 European Card Wars
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Run-O Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Classic strategy drama of the century, you take control of a nation. Rule your country and gain freedom, become the ruler of the world with depth and historical consistency. Rewrite the history of the world and build a magnificent empire.
Why similar: 4X 32.5% ★, Diplomacy 17% ★, Historical 11.4%, Sandbox 10%, Alternate History 8.2%
- #57 Monarchs at Play
67% 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 40% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 16.6%, Hex Grid 14.2% ★, Historical 8.8%, Board Game 7.7%
- #58 As Far As The Eye
67% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,112 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 19.8% ★, Hex Grid 16.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.6%, Sandbox 10.7%, Survival 8.1%
- #59 Hyper Empire
66% matchPositive81% of 42 reviews2025
Dev: Fair Weather Studios
Windows
Play a 4x game in 40 minutes... or less! We streamlined 4x strategy down to a game that captures the fun in a manageable play time. Lead your faction against escalating enemies and expand the reach of your empire. Multiple paths to victory allows for a variety of strategies. Build your empire.
Why similar: 4X 42.8% ★, Auto Battler 23.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.6%, Economy 6.9%, Strategy 5.5%
- #60 BOC: Birth of Cultures
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Code::Arts
Windows
BoC is a historical 4X strategy game. Play on diverse planets with climate simulation and non-linear progression over the last 60,000 years of human evolution. Develop your own ancient civilization starting as a nomadic tribe from the last Ice Age.
Why similar: 4X 36.3% ★, Hex Grid 16.7% ★, Historical 13.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.5%, Management 9%