- #1 The Emperor and State
97% 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: Grand Strategy 32.9%, Historical 18.3%, Alternate History 13.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.8%, War 8%
Why You'll Like It: A focused grand strategy game that mirrors the administrative and political challenges of managing an imperial state.
- #2 Crusader Kings III
96% matchVery Positive90% of 143,901 reviews2020
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 29.1 hrsMean: 151.2 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 43.9%, Historical 22.6%, Strategy 11%, Management 7.6%, War 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: It offers the most robust dynasty management and character-driven historical simulation, mirroring the personal stakes of ruling a crumbling empire.
- #3 Total War: THREE KINGDOMS
96% matchVery Positive82% of 93,808 reviews2019
Dev: CREATIVE ASSEMBLYPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 21.3 hrsMean: 90.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Unite Ancient China under your rule through a thrilling blend of turn-based empire building and real-time battles. Use the Guanxi System and diplomacy to forge alliances, and build powerful armies with hundreds of unique infantry, cavalry and war machine units.
Why similar: Historical 28.7%, Grand Strategy 28.1%, Strategy 12.2%, War 11.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: This title provides a deep strategic experience set in Chinese history with a strong focus on character relationships and political maneuvering.
- #4 Oriental Empires
95% matchVery Positive81% of 3,010 reviews2017
Dev: Shining Pixel StudiosPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Turn based 4X strategy game, recreating the civilizations of ancient China. Develop your land, build great cities, raise huge armies and fight epic battles, with hundreds of soldiers fighting right on the game map. Advance your technologies, culture and religion to create one of mankind’s biggest empires.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 28.5%, Historical 24.7%, Military 12.6%, Strategy 12.2%, Simulation 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A grand strategy game specifically focused on the development and management of ancient Chinese dynasties from the early stages to imperial power.
- #5 Europa Universalis IV
94% matchVery Positive88% of 137,440 reviews2013
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 284.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Rule your land and dominate the world with unparalleled freedom, depth and historical accuracy. Write a new history of the world and build an empire for the ages.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 36.6%, Historical 20.2%, Alternate History 12.4%, Military 10.9%, Strategy 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: The quintessential grand strategy game for managing the long-term historical development and geopolitical stability of a nation.
- #6 Suzerain
94% matchVery Positive92% of 11,925 reviews2020
Dev: Torpor Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 18.5 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Assume the role of President Anton Rayne and guide the nation of Sordland. Amidst brewing international conflicts, need for reform, deep-seated corruption, and economic recession, you must make the decisions in this political drama. How will you lead?
Why similar: Alternate History 78.3%, Simulation 17%, Singleplayer 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: This narrative-driven political simulator captures the intense pressure of making difficult choices that determine the fate of a nation.
- #7 Age of History II
92% matchVery Positive90% of 50,416 reviews2018
Dev: Łukasz JakowskiPub: Łukasz Jakowski Games
Windows
Median: 11.3 hrsMean: 60.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Age of History II is a grand strategy wargame that is simple to learn yet hard to master.Your objective is to use military tactics and cunning diplomacy to either unify the world, or conquer it.Will the world bleed out or bow before you? The choice is yours..
Why similar: Grand Strategy 34.8%, Historical 23.7%, War 11.2%, Strategy 10%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A grand strategy game that allows for extensive historical scenario play and map-based empire management.
- #8 NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence
93% matchVery Positive84% of 622 reviews2015
Dev: KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 17.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Become a Daimyo of the Warring States period of Japanese history in NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION, a historical simulation game of conquest and domination. It is the 30th anniversary of this series and this current release, NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence, is the crown of the series.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 35.9%, Historical 20.9%, Alternate History 10.5%, Military 10.1%, War 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: It features intricate management and historical simulation mechanics that reward strategic planning and administrative foresight.
- #9 Victoria 3
91% matchMostly Positive70% of 61,281 reviews2022
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 14.4 hrsMean: 120.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Paradox Development Studio invites you to build your ideal society in the tumult of the exciting and transformative 19th century. Balance the competing interests in your society and earn your place in the sun in Victoria 3, one of the most anticipated games in Paradox’s history.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 40.4%, Historical 20.2%, Alternate History 10.4%, Military 8.5%, Strategy 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a complex socio-economic simulation that challenges players to maintain internal stability while navigating global political shifts.
- #10 ROMANCE OF THE THREE KINGDOMS XIV
91% matchMixed63% of 16,294 reviews2020
Dev: KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
Windows
Median: 20.7 hrsMean: 102.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Triumph over the land, take charge of the fate of China! Conquer territories and fly your colors!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 30.4%, Historical 16.6%, Military 12%, Alternate History 12%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a classic turn-based strategy experience focused on the military and diplomatic management of the Three Kingdoms era.
- #11 Terra Invicta
89% matchVery Positive80% of 9,948 reviews2026
Dev: Pavonis InteractivePub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 53.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
An alien invasion has fractured humanity into seven ideological factions each with a unique vision for the future. Lead your chosen faction to take control of Earth’s nations, expand across the Solar System, and battle enemy fleets in tactical combat.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 29.6%, Historical 16%, Alternate History 10.9%, Military 9.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: Features deep geopolitical simulation and long-term strategic planning that requires managing complex global variables.
- #12 Imperator: Rome
90% matchMixed66% of 26,916 reviews2019
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 37.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Dominate the classical Mediterranean in Imperator: Rome, a grand strategy game from Paradox Interactive. Navigate the dangerous waters of politics and diplomacy as you build up your provinces and conquer foreign lands. Now available with special content and the digital artbook.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 51.2%, Historical 21%, Strategy 12.3%, Simulation 6.7%, Management 3.7%
Why You'll Like It: Combines grand strategy with detailed historical management and character interactions within an ancient world setting.
- #13 Old World
89% 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: Grand Strategy 30.3%, Historical 17%, Alternate History 9.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.3%, Military 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: Blends 4X strategy with character-driven narrative events that impact the longevity and success of your dynasty.
- #14 Democracy 4
88% matchVery Positive82% of 6,409 reviews2022
Dev: Positech Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Democracy 4 lets you take the role of President / Prime minister, govern the country (choosing its policies, laws and other actions), and both transform the country as you see fit, while trying to retain enough popularity to get re-elected...
Why similar: Grand Strategy 45.3%, Artificial Intelligence 13.8%, Management 12%, Strategy 11.9%, Simulation 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the complex political and economic management of a country, requiring players to balance competing interests to avoid collapse.
- #15 Millennia
87% 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: Grand Strategy 30.5%, Historical 15.5%, Alternate History 12.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.4%, Military 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A 4X strategy game that allows players to guide a nation through historical eras with significant branching narrative choices.
- #16 NationWar:Chronicles | 国战:列国志传
86% matchMixed69% of 444 reviews2019
Dev: Yiming
Windows
This is a sandbox game that is deeply rooted in the rich historical information of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. The story of the game unfolds slowly in the eighth century BC on the vast and mysterious land of China.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 41.9%, Historical 24.3%, Military 13.5%, War 11.4%, Strategy 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A strategy game focused on historical warfare and state management within a Chinese historical context.
- #17 Field of Glory: Empires
86% matchVery Positive82% of 869 reviews2019
Dev: AgeodPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 30.1 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Field of Glory: Empires is a grand strategy game in which you will have to move in an intricate and living tapestry of nations and tribes, each one with their distinctive culture.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 32.3%, Historical 17%, Artificial Intelligence 12%, Strategy 10%, Military 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A detailed grand strategy game that emphasizes historical accuracy and the management of an empire's decline and growth.
- #18 Fantasy Map Simulator
83% matchVery Positive89% of 4,362 reviews2024
Dev: The Stranger
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Fantasy Map Simulator: Create and watch imaginary worlds evolve over centuries. Design maps, simulate nations and their politics, and control destinies. See empires rise and fall on your desktop wallpaper. A unique simulation for history buffs and creative minds.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 36.9%, Artificial Intelligence 21.8%, Alternate History 15.8%, War 8.9%, Military 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a sandbox approach to historical simulation and map-based empire management with a focus on alternate history.
- #19 Monarch : Medieval Remastered
82% matchVery Positive81% of 382 reviews2025
Dev: Mr.Lordy
Windows
In the medieval era, assume the role of a lord and engage with other lords,develop fiefdoms, and employ strategies involving intrigue, warfare, and plunder. Expand your territory and strengthen your house lineage Or, be a god, manipulate the world? This game primarily strategic role-playing elements
Why similar: Grand Strategy 44.9%, Historical 23.3%, Strategy 8.8%, Management 8.2%, War 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the management and survival of a medieval kingdom through strategic decision-making.
- #20 Realpolitiks II
85% matchMixed46% of 668 reviews2021
Dev: Jujubee S.A.Pub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 14.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Lead your people to glory and write a new chapter of history in Realpolitiks II, a real-time grand strategy game where you lead any contemporary nation in an attempt to secure world dominance.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 63.4%, Strategy 20.1%, Simulation 16.1%, Singleplayer 0.4%
Why You'll Like It: Allows players to manage a modern nation through complex political decision-making and international diplomacy.
- #21 Romance of the Three Kingdoms XIII
84% matchMixed58% of 7,626 reviews2016
Dev: KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
Windows
Median: 18.7 hrsMean: 115.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
"The ultimate depiction of the Three Kingdom. A heroic drama of a gathering of Legends. "With this as the concept behind Romance of the Three Kingdoms 13, we have compiled an experience that will immerse you even deeper into the world of the Three Kingdoms, with "human drama," seen through the interactions of the...
Why similar: Grand Strategy 30.3%, Historical 16.7%, Military 12.3%, Alternate History 11.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: Features deep character-focused gameplay that emphasizes the personal stories of leaders during a period of historical upheaval.
- #22 Making History: The Great War
84% matchMostly Positive76% of 455 reviews2015
Dev: Muzzy Lane SoftwarePub: Factus Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
The Great War is a turn-based grand strategy game based on the epic struggles of the WWI era. Experience the battles of attrition and punishing artillery barrages. Play as any nation of the period as the modern world of industrialized warfare replaces an age of kings with a struggle of ideologies.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 34.2%, Historical 15.6%, Military 8.8%, Alternate History 8.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 8%
Why You'll Like It: A simulation-heavy strategy game that captures the geopolitical tensions and collapse of empires during World War we.
- #23 Three Kingdoms : Alias
81% matchVery Positive80% of 373 reviews2026
Dev: Plotrick
Windows
A world where officers hide their names and abilities. Can you spot Zhuge Liang? A hardcore turn-based strategy simulation for true Three Kingdoms devotees.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 33.7%, Historical 18.2%, Alternate History 10.9%, Military 9.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A grand strategy game that offers a unique perspective on historical Chinese warfare and state management.
- #24 Heroes' Vow: Three Kingdoms
78% matchVery Positive88% of 8,521 reviews2026
Dev: Free Wing
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 32.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
This Three Kingdoms sandbox RPG lets you do whatever you wish in the late Han Dynasty. Be a ruler, courtier, or hermit. Make friends, marry, raise children, manage estates, train yourself & allies, govern, drill troops, experience & alter history, and conquer all to win the hearts of the people.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 37.2%, Historical 16.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.9%, Military 11%, Strategy 8.2%
- #25 Aggressors: Ancient Rome
82% matchVery Positive82% of 282 reviews2018
Dev: Kubat SoftwarePub: Kube Games
Windows
A mix of deep gameplay and rich historical flavor, Aggressors: Ancient Rome lets you relive history as the ruler of one of the mighty civilizations of the ancient Mediterranean. Choose one of twenty available factions and conquer the world.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 35.4%, Historical 24.5%, Military 13.9%, Strategy 12.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the strategic and economic management required to build and maintain an ancient empire.
- #26 Heroes of the Three Kingdoms 7
80% matchMostly Positive80% of 3,065 reviews2020
Dev: USERJOY Technology Co.,Ltd.
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 58%
《三国群英传Ⅶ》由宇峻奥汀研发,是三国群英传系列第七作。游戏内除了拥有系列作中广受好评的千人战之外,全新升级了武将技,添加更多的战略系统,在武器的合成、士兵的强化等方面都做了全新的设计。藉以触动玩家每一根运筹帷幄的思考神经,挑战玩家战术运用的极致。
Why similar: Grand Strategy 27.7%, Military 20.9%, Strategy 18.8%, Historical 16.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: A classic strategy title that combines RPG elements with the management of historical Chinese territories.
- #27 SandTable War: Three Kingdoms
78% matchVery Positive85% of 343 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: Grand Strategy 39.4%, Historical 20.9%, Military 10.6%, War 7.7%, Strategy 7.6%
- #28 Making History: The Second World War
79% matchMostly Positive78% of 291 reviews2018
Dev: Factus Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Choose a nation and prepare for the greatest conflict in human history, World War II. Build your military and industrial power, form alliances and race to achieve the advanced technologies that will bring total victory in this global-wide turn-based Grand Strategy struggle.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 30%, Historical 17%, Military 10%, War 9.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A simulation-focused strategy game that requires careful management of national resources and political stability during a global conflict.
- #29 王朝:将军觐见
77% matchPositive87% of 53 reviews2026
Dev: 三千越甲GameStudio
Windows
你可以成为任何人。皇帝、将军、商人,或一个无名之辈。你可以统治、操控、背叛,也可以在权力边缘悄然崛起。但这个世界不会等待你。王朝会自行运转,人物会独立行动,权力与利益在暗中流动。这是一个由经济、政治与社会共同驱动的历史沙盒:你可以操控财富流向、撬动权力结构,甚至让整个秩序崩溃。但即使没有你,世界也会继续前进。
Why similar: Grand Strategy 41.6%, Historical 33.4%, Strategy 12.5%, Simulation 12.1%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #30 Pride of Nations
81% matchMixed49% of 137 reviews2011
Dev: AgeodPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 38%
Pride of Nations is a turn-based historical strategy game set in the colonial era of the 19th century, where the player takes control of a country and guides it through industrialization, military conquest, and colonization.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 45.7%, Historical 20.4%, Strategy 14.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.2%, Simulation 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A grand strategy game that emphasizes the socio-political management of 19th-century nations.
- #31 Shao Song I
75% matchMostly Positive80% of 2,831 reviews2026
Dev: 互动之星Pub: 猫眼娱乐
Windows
Experience an immersive live-action historical game. Reincarnate as Southern Song’s controversial Emperor Zhao Gou, where every choice shapes the dynasty’s fate. Amid Jingkang’s ruin, defy destiny, restore your homeland and stand firm with the oath: The Song may fall, but the realm shall never fall!
Why similar: Historical 46.3%, Strategy 19.2%, War 17.1%, Simulation 15.5%, Singleplayer 1.9%
- #32 吾皇万岁
76% matchMixed70% of 459 reviews2026
Dev: AI GAME STUDIO
Windows
You'll time-travel to a turbulent ancient Chinese dynasty as a young monarch. Ascend the throne amidst chaos and navigate among powerful officials, noble clans, and common scholars. Each vermilion note harbors danger. Your choice will shape history: Create a prosperous era or be a fallen king.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 47%, Historical 27.4%, Management 9.9%, Simulation 8%, Strategy 7%
- #33 皇帝游戏:天下-皇游天下
75% matchVery Positive96% of 256 reviews2026
Dev: OTTOCOM
Windows
《皇帝游戏》是一款将皇帝扮演与卡牌构筑相结合的roguelike游戏,在这款游戏中,在这里,您将穿越时空化身千古帝王,亲自执掌乾坤,打造您独一无二的能臣良将班底,亲自排兵布阵,合纵连横。运筹帷幄之中,决胜千里之外。是宵衣旰食开创盛世,还是酒池肉林沦为昏君,都在您的一念之间!
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 36.9%, Historical 36.2%, Strategy 24.7%, Singleplayer 2.2%
- #34 Wars of Succession
79% matchPositive84% of 37 reviews2018
Dev: AgeodPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Ageod’s Wars of Succession is a new game designed to cover two major wars that consumed Europe at the eve of the 18th Century.
Why similar: Strategy 53%, Simulation 47%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a historical simulation experience focused on the military and political complexities of dynastic conflicts.
- #35 中华三国志 the Three Kingdoms of China
77% matchVery Positive86% of 1,389 reviews2019
Dev: 中三之家
Windows
Three Kingdoms of China is a free, open-source single-machine strategy three-country game developed by the domestic folk team. The game does not have any commercial nature, hoping to create a dream of Three Kingdoms for the fans of the three kingdoms.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 25.5%, Historical 25.5%, Strategy 16.9%, War 10.6%, Military 10.2%
- #36 Huaxia: Warring States
76% matchMixed64% of 793 reviews2026
Dev: 秦川汉渚
Windows
Forge your epic in Huaxia: Warring States. Form your clan, conquer the lands, and build an empire. The fate of heaven & earth lies within you hands.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 35.9%, Historical 19.5%, Military 13.8%, War 10.5%, Management 7.6%
- #37 Mandate Order
73% matchVery Positive81% of 1,304 reviews2026
Dev: Digital Sky
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Mandate Order is a Warring States war city-builder set in ancient China. Build a stronghold, manage industries and logistics, recruit scholars from the Hundred Schools of Thought, raise armies, and command real-time tactical battles with thousands of soldiers.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 26.3%, Historical 23.9%, Military 15.4%, Strategy 9.9%, War 7.9%
- #38 英雄黄昏-文字三国志&曹贼模拟器
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 3,556 reviews2021
Dev: 三国迷.隐隐狗
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 16.3 hrs≥1hr: 67%
这是一个独属三国玩家的幻想世界,新奇独特,内容丰富。你将扮演穿越者,在三国中自由实现各种幻想,体验别样乐趣,也可轻松挂机。但本作是纯文字形式,没有精美画面、上手略有难度,由一个业余作者凭热爱独立开发。如有任何反馈,欢迎随时联系作者。
Why similar: Historical 54%, Strategy 16.7%, Simulation 15.9%, War 10.8%, Singleplayer 2.6%
- #39 Mandate Of Heaven
72% matchVery Positive91% of 6,697 reviews2025
Dev: 木焱工作室
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
You will take on the role of the Second Prince of Xuan, heir of the Southern Regime. With foreign invaders entrenched in the north and a complacent court content to linger in the south, you face a defining choice:The choice… is yours!
Why similar: Strategy 51.4%, Simulation 48.6%
- #40 大三国时代
71% matchVery Positive94% of 69 reviews2026
Dev: 大三国时代项目组
Windows
三国策略攻城游戏《大三国时代》火爆来袭,通过指令操作部队作战,让你体验运筹帷幄,决胜千里的感觉,全尺寸大地图,自由攻城掠地,策略兵种搭配,多样武将选择,快来和兄弟们一起开创属于你们的大三国时代!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 45.4%, Historical 24.3%, War 12.7%, Strategy 9.3%, Simulation 7.6%
- #41 Rise Of The White Sun - 白日升
72% matchVery Positive86% of 770 reviews2023
Dev: Maestro CinetikPub: Gaming at Work
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 46%
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: Grand Strategy 40%, Historical 16.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.4%, War 11.5%, Strategy 8.5%
- #42 Heroes of the Three Kingdoms 4
74% matchMostly Positive75% of 211 reviews2020
Dev: USERJOY Technology Co.,Ltd.
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 19.7 hrs≥1hr: 53%
《三国群英传IV》是由奥汀科技研发的一款即时战略类游戏,是三国群英传系列的第四作。玩家将在游戏中重历三国时代,指挥武将驰骋于华夏神州大地之上,征战于天南地北之间,平定乱世,以一统中原为目标,最终建立属于自己的英雄事业。
Why similar: Grand Strategy 29.4%, Military 19%, Strategy 18.7%, Historical 14.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.2%
- #43 For the Fatherland: Chronicle of Park Chung-hee
70% matchVery Positive88% of 217 reviews2026
Dev: KMS STUDIO
Windows
January 1, 1960. Become Major General Park Chung-hee at a turning point in Korean history. Preserve democracy and rise as the father of a nation—or cling to power and become a dictator. The fate of the Republic of Korea is in your hands.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 37.4%, Historical 19.4%, Alternate History 14.2%, Military 9.3%, War 6.1%
- #44 NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Awakening
71% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,749 reviews2022
Dev: KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
Windows
Median: 20.4 hrsMean: 71.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Conquer Warring States Japan under one banner
Why similar: Grand Strategy 41%, Historical 22.5%, Alternate History 14.5%, Military 9.2%, Strategy 7.1%
- #45 Making History: The First World War
73% matchMixed66% of 115 reviews2021
Dev: Factus Games
Windows · Linux
A turn-based WWI Grand Strategy game. Rush to field new modern weaponry and survive the horrendous attrition battles. Join the global conflict between the Great Powers of the age and forge a new world order for freedom or tyranny.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 29.4%, Historical 18.6%, Alternate History 10.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.8%, Strategy 7.4%
- #46 Hearts of Iron IV
69% matchVery Positive90% of 377,300 reviews2016
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30.7 hrsMean: 301.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Victory is at your fingertips! Your ability to lead your nation is your supreme weapon, the strategy game Hearts of Iron IV lets you take command of any nation in World War II; the most engaging conflict in world history.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 37.5%, Historical 18.4%, Military 11.1%, Alternate History 10.4%, War 9.8%
- #47 Romance of the Three Kingdoms Maker
73% matchMixed66% of 367 reviews2015
Dev: KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 50.0 hrs≥1hr: 41%
"Romance of the Three Kingdoms Maker" celebrates the 30th anniversary of the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" series. It has been realized through a collaboration between the creators of the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" series, Koei Tecmo Games, and the creators of the "TSUKURU" series, KADOKAWA.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 30%, Historical 17.1%, Alternate History 12.7%, Military 11.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.7%
- #48 Three Kingdoms: Innovatory
71% matchMixed59% of 982 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: Grand Strategy 43.1%, Historical 20.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.2%, Military 9.9%, Strategy 8.6%
- #49 龙胤立志传
67% matchMostly Positive78% of 7,695 reviews2026
Dev: TPP StudioPub: 噪点游戏 SERICA GAMES
Windows
Median: 29.0 hrsMean: 57.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
《龙胤立志传》是一款融合门派经营的开放江湖武侠游戏。在各大门派割据一方的神州之上,你可以自由驰骋,历经奇遇,修炼神功,踏上行侠仗义或行凶作恶之路,也可以经营自己的门派,攻城略地,称霸一方,最终谱写一段独一无二的武林传奇。
Why similar: Management 18.7%, Simulation 18.7%, Military 18.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.9%, Strategy 13.1%
- #50 The Three Kingdoms: Rebirth
66% matchVery Positive90% of 3,014 reviews2026
Dev: 玛奇阿朵互娱科技Pub: 凤麟工作室
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
You, an ordinary modern person, cross into the Three Kingdoms. There you meet legendary heroes and beauties. Will you retreat with your love, or rise to conquer the land? Every choice rewrites history—or leads to your doom.
Why similar: Alternate History 59.5%, War 40.5%
- #51 逐鹿
70% matchMixed57% of 539 reviews2023
Dev: TKG Inc
Windows · Mac
A stand-alone turn-based war chess game with the theme of Chinese history. The core gameplay is territorial competition, and diplomacy, construction, combat and other gameplay will also revolve around territorial competition.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 35.3%, Historical 21.4%, Military 13%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.6%, War 10.7%
- #52 Ancient Warfare: The Han Dynasty
68% matchMixed68% of 2,100 reviews2023
Dev: 不秋草游戏工作室(Bamboo Games)Pub: 方块游戏(CubeGame)
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Ancient Warfare: The Han Dynasty is a wargame demonstrating ancient warfare in China and combining elements of Big Strategy, RTS and RPG. You can learn little-known stories of heroes in ancient China by experiencing battles accommodating thousands of soldiers.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 34.8%, Historical 24.3%, Military 13.5%, War 12.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.7%
- #53 Imperial Ambitions
66% 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: Grand Strategy 36.3%, Historical 20.1%, Alternate History 13.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.5%, Strategy 6.9%
- #54 Making History: The Calm & the Storm
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 633 reviews2007
Dev: Muzzy LanePub: Strategy First
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Making History® delivers the open-ended gameplay of strategy-game classics, but with compelling new economic, military, and diplomatic systems and deep research that lets you play with real historical challenges.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 51.4%, Strategy 19.5%, Historical 14.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.5%
- #55 Three Kingdoms The Last Warlord
68% matchMixed68% of 3,960 reviews2021
Dev: LongYou Game StudioPub: LongYou Tech Ltd
Windows
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
The Last Warlord is a Turn-based strategy game. The game is based on the famous Chinese historical novel. The Three Kingdoms (A.D. 190 – 280) was the tripartite division of China between the states of Wei, Shu, and Wu.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 30.6%, Historical 21.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.9%, Military 12.7%, War 9.7%
- #56 Europa Universalis V
64% matchMixed67% of 30,806 reviews2025
Dev: Paradox TintoPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 53.1 hrsMean: 124.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Use war, trade or diplomacy to satisfy your grandest ambitions and dominate five centuries of history in the newest version of Europa Universalis, Paradox Interactive's flagship historical grand strategy game.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 39.6%, Historical 21.9%, Alternate History 14.5%, War 10%, Strategy 7.2%
- #57 ROMANCE OF THE THREE KINGDOMS 8 REMAKE
67% matchMixed50% of 3,959 reviews2024
Dev: KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
Windows
Median: 15.7 hrsMean: 31.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Theater of war, infinite drama. A masterpiece of historical simulation "ROMANCE OF THE THREE KINGDOMS 8" is revived after 20 years. Enjoy the greatest military drama in the Three Kingdoms series, with the largest number of officers and scenarios!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 33.9%, Historical 16.6%, Military 16.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.7%, Alternate History 11%
- #58 Heroes of the Three Kingdoms 6
67% matchVery Positive82% of 198 reviews2020
Dev: USERJOY Technology Co.,Ltd.
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 14.8 hrs≥1hr: 70%
《三国群英传Ⅵ》是由奥汀科技研发的一款即时战略类游戏,是三国群英传系列的第六作。 游戏中精心安排了许多剧情事件,并设计了繁多的兵种,让玩家在游戏中可获得千人作战的畅快,也可体验运筹帷幄的快乐。
Why similar: Grand Strategy 27.1%, Military 19.9%, Strategy 19.3%, Historical 15.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.9%
- #59 For The Glory: A Europa Universalis Game
69% matchMostly Positive77% of 173 reviews2009
Dev: Crystal Empire GamesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 36.1 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Take up the reins of your country, guide domestic and foreign policy, navigate thousands of historical figures and events, engage in various struggles and lead your country to prosperity – all in the name of glory!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 40.8%, Historical 22.4%, Alternate History 13.4%, Strategy 7.9%, War 7.5%