Games Like Generals & Rulers

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 24.1% ★, War 15.9%, Historical 15.5%, Strategy 11.8%, Turn-Based 11%

Why You'll Like It: This title provides a deep yet approachable historical grand strategy experience with a focus on map-based conquest.

Geopolitical management game with real-time shifting borders and a streamlined gameplay, designed to minimize all burdensome chores while allowing an absolute strategic control, from military recruitment and deployment, to diplomatic and economic management.

Why similar: Grand Strategy 31.3% ★, Military 20%, War 13.9%, Economy 12.8%, Strategy 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a highly accessible and minimalist approach to grand strategy that mirrors the streamlined nature of the seed game.

A turn-based grand strategy game, simple for newbies yet challenging for masters. As the leader of a nation, you will conquer territories and advance in military, technology, culture, or politics. Choose from historical scenarios or create your own with an editor.

Why similar: Grand Strategy 23.6% ★, Turn-Based 16.5%, Military 11.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.2%, Sandbox 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: It features a sandbox-style grand strategy experience that allows for rapid, turn-based military expansion.

Age of Conquest is a turn-based grand strategy wargame.

Why similar: Grand Strategy 20.3% ★, War 15.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.4%, Strategy 10.9%, Turn-Based 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: A turn-based strategy game that focuses on historical empire-building and tactical combat in a multiplayer environment.

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: Grand Strategy 22.4% ★, Military 12.2%, Historical 11.6%, War 11.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a refined turn-based grand strategy experience set in the ancient world with a focus on historical accuracy.

Grand Strategy Game. How does reincarnation affect the evolution of a state ? Control the material well-being of your country with a backbone of spiritual growth. Religion. Economy. Diplomacy. War. Souls. Karma. Ideology. Tech. Stories. Single-Player. MMO.

Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 52.9%, Strategy 21.3%, Grand Strategy 15.4% ★, Indie 7.4%, Economy 2.7%

Why You'll Like It: This massively multiplayer strategy game focuses on global management and historical progression.

Take over the control of one of the mighty nations during the times of World War 1 in the biggest WW1 strategy game of all time. Conquer provinces, forge alliances and build up your economy in real-time on persistent maps. Build experimental weapons of World War 1 and become the one true superpower!

Why similar: Grand Strategy 20.8% ★, War 16.3%, Military 14%, Massively Multiplayer 13.3%, Historical 12.6%

Why You'll Like It: This real-time grand strategy game focuses on historical military maneuvers and large-scale multiplayer conflict.

An unique long-term strategy game with week-long matches with up to 101 players, set in the alternate reality of 1919.

Why similar: Grand Strategy 25.5% ★, Massively Multiplayer 20%, War 15.5%, Military 12%, Historical 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: It combines alternate history with grand strategy mechanics, focusing on military technology and territorial control.

King's Orders is a simplified historical strategy game with an important innovation. You command your armies by sending letters with orders. Messengers with these letters travel the land and can be lost or intercepted. Generals execute orders upon receipt and send you reports the same dangerous way.

Why similar: Grand Strategy 18.8% ★, Military 16.5%, War 12%, Historical 9.7%, Tactical 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on high-level military command and strategic planning rather than individual unit micromanagement.

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 17.2% ★, Turn-Based 11%, War 9.7%, Military 9.3%, Historical 9%

Why You'll Like It: It blends 4X grand strategy with character-driven decision-making in a historical setting.

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 18.9% ★, Turn-Based 12.3%, War 9.5%, Military 9.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: This 4X strategy game provides a broad historical scope with accessible mechanics for empire management.

Large-scale military-economic strategy. Which strategy lovers will appreciate! War, politics, and unique system of card tactical combat, and many features.

Why similar: Grand Strategy 15.5% ★, Strategy 13.6%, Turn-Based 13.1%, Military 10.4%, War 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: It combines turn-based strategy with card-battler mechanics to create a unique historical conflict experience.

Hex of Steel is a refreshing WWII wargame covering all fronts featuring a certain amount of original mechanics. Fight in solo against finally a decent AI throughout Europe, Africa or the Pacific, or against a friend in the cross-platform PBEM or real time multiplayer. Coop is also an option!

Why similar: Turn-Based 22.2%, Military 21.5%, Historical 15.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: A streamlined turn-based wargame that prioritizes tactical movement and military strategy over complex economic systems.

Real-Time Strategy/Wargame. From World War II through the Cold War and into the future, re-live or re-imagine the tensions and crises of our recent history! Guide your nation through the era of your choice in Campaigns, Scenarios, and Sandboxes, as you make every effort to become Supreme Ruler!

Why similar: Grand Strategy 29.7% ★, Military 18.9%, Tactical 11%, War 10%, Historical 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: A comprehensive military simulation that allows for deep control over global strategy and tactical operations.

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 19.4% ★, Turn-Based 13.4%, Historical 11.6%, War 9.3%, Strategy 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a focused historical grand strategy experience centered on the complexities of the Great War.

Politon: A turn-based strategy game that will push your strategic and management skills to the limit! Expand your territory, strengthen your economy, and outsmart your enemies by planning your strategy carefully.

Why similar: Grand Strategy 25.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 16%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.9%, Strategy 12.2%, Medieval 8%

Why You'll Like It: A casual, turn-based strategy game that focuses on hex-grid movement and tactical positioning.

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 19.7% ★, Turn-Based 13.8%, Strategy 10.5%, Historical 9.9%, War 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: This grand strategy game focuses on the management of ancient empires with a strong emphasis on military and political stability.

Are you ready to rewrite history and take on the role of ruler of the nation? Show your knowledge of tactics and strategy, become the commander-in-chief of a huge army! Lead the troops of one of the three nations - the USSR, Germany and the Allies - and pave your way for each of them!

Why similar: Strategy 18.8%, Military 13.8%, Turn-Based 13.3%, War 12.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 9%

Why You'll Like It: It utilizes card-based mechanics to simplify the complexities of historical military strategy.

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: Grand Strategy 19.9% ★, Turn-Based 13.8%, War 10.8%, Historical 9.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: This turn-based grand strategy game focuses on political management and nation-building in a fictionalized world.

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 29.4% ★, Historical 14.4%, Medieval 12.3%, Strategy 9.8%, War 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a medieval grand strategy experience with a focus on empire management and historical roleplay.

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 22.6% ★, War 10.4%, Military 10.4%, Historical 9.7%, Strategy 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: This title focuses on the geopolitical and military challenges of the First World War in a grand strategy format.

A turn-based strategy game like no other has landed on Steam. Approachable, absorbing and visually impressive yet detailed, Battle Academy aims to revolutionise the strategy games market with a blend of intuitive design and compelling gameplay.

Why similar: Turn-Based 39.1%, Strategy 28.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 28%, Multiplayer 3.2%, Singleplayer 1.2%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical turn-based wargame that focuses on the direct combat and unit interaction of WWII.

minimalism strategy game

Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 33.5%, Strategy 22.5%, Tactical 12%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.7%, Casual 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: A minimalist turn-based strategy game that strips away complexity to focus on pure tactical competition.

WAW is a unique historical strategy turn-based game, in a boardgame spirit, which aims at simulating in one single system ALL kind of wars and conflicts throughout the world (and beyond) from Prehistoric times to nowadays, on the operational or strategic levels.

Why similar: Strategy 33.9%, Turn-Based 27.7%, Historical 13.6%, Indie 13%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: This board-game style strategy title offers a variety of historical scenarios with a focus on turn-based military action.

Rewrite medieval history through bloody siege combat in a fusion of RTS and Grand Strategy genres. Rule, build, and serve your King as a minor lord in medieval Europe. Experience siege, field and naval combat with an unseen degree of brutality. Rogue-like progression, epic towns and battles await…

Why similar: Grand Strategy 35.8% ★, War 15.6%, Economy 15.3%, Medieval 14%, Strategy 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: It combines grand strategy with real-time tactical elements in a medieval setting.

Battle it out on the proving grounds and get ready for Future Wars. Similar to classic titles such as Advance Wars and Battle Isle, the game takes strategy gaming away from the micro-management overkill that it has become and using simple, proven rock-paper-scissors principles, reopens the genre to everyone.

Why similar: Strategy 45.1%, Turn-Based 33.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 17%, Indie 3.6%, Singleplayer 1%

Why You'll Like It: A straightforward turn-based strategy game that emphasizes military conflict and tactical decision-making.

What could be better than having a million dollars, a billion? This will not make you all powerful in the world, your goal will not only be to make lots of money, but to print money and become a Federal reserve system

Why similar: Grand Strategy 16.3% ★, Economy 12.5%, Turn-Based 9.6%, Strategy 8.7%, Management 8%

Circle Empires is a fresh take on the RTS genre, featuring a fast-paced approach to conquering the world.

Why similar: Strategy 57.4%, Indie 19.1%, Casual 16.7%, Multiplayer 5.4%, Singleplayer 1.4%

What if Germany won the Battle of Britain? What if Moscow fell in 1942?You’re in charge. Anything can happen and history will never repeat itself in this classic WWII grand strategy game MAKING HISTORY II: The War of the World. Are you ready to battle for global dominance?

Why similar: Grand Strategy 43% ★, Strategy 20.1%, Turn-Based 17.5%, Historical 12.9%, Indie 3.7%

Why You'll Like It: This historical grand strategy game focuses on the global scale of WWII with accessible management systems.

Easy to learn, hard to master. A simple & free RTS game.

Why similar: Strategy 26.3%, Military 18.4%, War 14%, Historical 12.2%, Tactical 9.7%

Rising Lords is a medieval turn-based strategy game with card and board game elements. Send your serfs to fight and die in your name... or let them prosper, and use them to your advantage!

Why similar: Turn-Based 17.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.6%, Medieval 15.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.4%, Strategy 11.5%

Factions, countries and empires that have truly existed in the real history await you. The only difference is that it is in your hand to rewrite their history. Become the ruler of any country you want and lead your nation from small village to the way to be the magnificent empire!

Why similar: Grand Strategy 24.6% ★, Massively Multiplayer 16.2%, Military 15.3%, Historical 10.8%, Medieval 8.8%

Asymmetric space empire builder where you feel like the Emperor, not a logistics officer. No micromanagement, grand scale, fast paced, audiences, assassins, imperial court, disloyal admirals.

Why similar: Grand Strategy 37.5% ★, Turn-Based 25.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.7%, Strategy 10.7%, Management 9.4%

This is a strategy game with the theme of WWII. As a battlefield commander, maintaining your army's motivation and satisfaction, promoting your generals, managing your own economy, dealing with your friends' armies, and real time grand battle. What kind of commander will you become in the process?

Why similar: Grand Strategy 26.7% ★, Military 19.3%, Historical 18.4%, War 16.9%, Sandbox 9.1%

Hexarchy is an innovative, fast-paced, historical 4x strategy game where you use cards and deckbuilding to make your decisions. Single-player and online multiplayer.

Why similar: Grand Strategy 17.7% ★, Turn-Based 12.6%, Military 11.4%, War 10.9%, Historical 9.5%

Kingdom's Life - Large turn-based global strategy game in pixel style. You have to create your own people and state. Can you lead the state to political, economic, technological and military triumph? It depends on you.

Why similar: Grand Strategy 28% ★, War 12.4%, Historical 10.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.6%, Strategy 9.6%

50 Years is a fast-paced alternative to the bigger, longer turn-based strategy games. You can win or lose a game in a single evening. Either way you'll want to play it again.

Why similar: Strategy 36.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 27.9%, Turn-Based 20.8%, Indie 11.5%, Casual 3.5%

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 43% ★, Strategy 27.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.5%, Historical 11.6%

A turn-based strategy game based off the Napoleonic Wars! Lead, attack, buy, and communicate. Learn how to play difficult 4x grand strategy games by starting with simple strategy. *Disclaimer, this game is made by a teenager for a school project*

Why similar: Grand Strategy 25% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.6%, Military 11.3%, Historical 11%

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: Grand Strategy 21.4% ★, Historical 10.8%, Military 9.7%, Economy 9.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.6%

Order of Battle: World War II is a breath of fresh air for all strategy fans. It is a game that takes wargaming to a new level by upgrading every single game element and rebooting the genre for a new generation of players.

Why similar: Turn-Based 23.8%, Strategy 23.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.6%, War 13.1%, Historical 8%

Strategic Mind: Blitzkrieg is a turn-based strategy set in the period of WW2. It brings a modern look and new features to a good old wargame genre. You are to lead the German Armed forces overcoming unthinkable odds and claiming the ultimate bittersweet victory in Europe. Blitzkrieg is the way!

Why similar: Turn-Based 17.4%, Military 17.2%, War 14.8%, Historical 11.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 11%

A unique and deeply engaging political/military strategic simulation from the creator of Plague Inc. Balance competing civilian and military priorities and deal with a deadly insurgency in order to stabilise a war-torn country.

Why similar: Grand Strategy 24% ★, Military 15.7%, War 14.2%, Historical 12.6%, Tactical 8.5%

Experimental indie strategy game. Lead the group of Galactic Lords through 7 levels to discover the origin of a world-wide menace!

Why similar: Strategy 57%, Casual 22.2%, Indie 20.8%

Bellfortis is a strategy game from the early Middle Ages. Expand your kingdom, use politics and power. Strategic planning on the map alternates with realtime battles of armies. Play as a grand strategy or on smaller local maps, build, recruit armies and fight!

Why similar: Grand Strategy 24.6% ★, Historical 11.7%, Military 10.7%, War 10.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.8%

Survive ambitious rulers dreaming of an empire, outsmart treacherous neighbors longing to burn your spoils, and navigate the religion’s predictably unreasonable demands; you need ask only one question as you build your legacy – “Will you burn them, or be burnt?”

Why similar: Grand Strategy 32.6% ★, Strategy 19.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 17%, Medieval 16.2%, Casual 6.9%

We've fused Card Gaming with the Battle of Total War to create the ultimate multiplayer strategy game. Combine a unique deck from different factions, rally your legions, and charge to defeat all your opponents!

Why similar: Strategy 34.6%, Medieval 20.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 18%, Casual 14.1%, Indie 12.6%

Imperia Online brings you into a world, which exists in the times before the age of gunpowder. It is the world of the sharp blade, long bow and war horse. Experience the vast amount of gameplay mechanics and compete with thousands of players in a totally realistic medieval strategic simulation!

Why similar: Grand Strategy 19.4% ★, Massively Multiplayer 16.8%, Military 11.9%, War 11.1%, Economy 8.7%

Cauldrons of War Barbarossa is the turn-based strategic wargame you will launch whenever you want your WW2 shot but don't have time for a monster strategy game.From June 1941 until the Battle of Moscow, play the USSR or the Axis forces in one of the largest and bloodiest operations in history.

Why similar: Grand Strategy 26.8% ★, Turn-Based 17.7%, War 15.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.3%, Historical 12.8%

In the unique world of this political simulator, you travel to Europe, 1932-1935, to become the party leader in one of the following countries: Germany, France, or England. You have a real chance to become the winner of WWII even before it begins...

Why similar: Strategy 25.8%, Turn-Based 13.8%, Historical 10.2%, Economy 9.4%, Indie 9.1%

Real-Time Strategy Game. Guide your nation through the most violent era in modern history. Play massive campaigns as one of the principal nations, set-piece scenarios of famous battles, or set your own victory condition and play as any nation in the world in Sandbox mode.

Why similar: Grand Strategy 25.8% ★, Military 14%, War 13.7%, Historical 13.2%, Turn-Based 11.1%

Ascend to the Macedonian throne as Alexander the Great and relive his conquests! Fighting alongside redoubtable and quirky commanders, recruit numerous types of balls for your army, construct countless cities named Alexandria, and build an empire that stretches to the ends of the known world!

Why similar: Grand Strategy 27.6% ★, Historical 14%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.4%, Economy 11%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.8%

Миллидор – глобальная клиентская онлайн стратегия в лучших традициях классического fantasy. Миллидор дает возможность стать правителем своего королевства. Суровым, деспотичным воякой или, наоборот, дипломатичным торговцем – выбор за вами!

Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 41.7%, Grand Strategy 16.6% ★, Strategy 15.8%, Turn-Based 14%, War 9.1%

NationWar 2.0 is a big strategy game based on the theme of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States period. There are more than 60 countries to choose from in the game. Map 1: 1 restores the mountainous landscapes and rivers of China.

Why similar: Grand Strategy 22.6% ★, Turn-Based 13.3%, Military 11.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.2%

Every war has its Generals. Take command of an army during World War II and lead them to victory. Strategize your way through many scenarios and real historical military campaigns of past generals.

Why similar: War 17.7%, Historical 17.4%, Military 16.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 15%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.9%

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 24.7% ★, Historical 13%, War 12.4%, Economy 11.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.7%

The Armchair Historian brings you a new turn-based strategy game set in the Victorian Era. As muskets become rifles and infantry is confronted by modernizing artillery, it is imperative to adapt to a rapidly changing battlefield. This is a new age, not of courage and chivalry, but of Blood and Iron.

Why similar: Historical 18.2%, Military 17.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.2%, War 13.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.3%

Become the leader of any contemporary country in this streamlined real-time grand strategy game. Use diplomacy, espionage, military and economic power to deal with other nations, while tackling issues such as terrorism, financial crises and medical epidemics, all in an effort to achieve global domination!

Why similar: Grand Strategy 46.3% ★, Strategy 31.4%, Historical 15.3%, War 5.8%, Indie 1.3%