- #1 Ara History Untold: Anniversary Edition
97% 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 27.1% ★, Grand Strategy 20.2% ★, Diplomacy 16.9% ★, Alternate History 15.3%, Resource Management 5.6%
- #2 UK Politics Simulator
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Black Cannon Studios
Windows · Mac
Over 20,000 simulated politicians, journalists and activists. Every one unique. Every one autonomous. Build your career from local councillor to Prime Minister in the most detailed UK political simulation ever created. No scripts. Pure systems-driven gameplay.
Why similar: Diplomacy 17.1% ★, Political Sim 14.7% ★, Political 13% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 11%, Sandbox 8.4%
- #3 Millennia
96% 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 22.4% ★, Grand Strategy 16.8% ★, Diplomacy 15.4% ★, Alternate History 12.5%, Political 10.2% ★
- #4 Imperiums: Greek Wars
95% 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 21.6% ★, Grand Strategy 16.2% ★, Diplomacy 13.9% ★, Political 11.8% ★, Alternate History 11.4%
- #5 Rise Of The White Sun - 白日升
94% matchVery Positive87% of 741 reviews2023
Dev: Maestro CinetikPub: Gaming at Work
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 42%
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: 4X 22.9% ★, Grand Strategy 16.5% ★, Diplomacy 16.3% ★, Political 12.5% ★, Political Sim 10.8% ★
- #6 For The Glory: A Europa Universalis Game
94% 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 22.4% ★, Grand Strategy 20.6% ★, Diplomacy 18% ★, Alternate History 12.7%, Political 8.4% ★
- #7 Rogue State Revolution
93% 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 20.2% ★, Grand Strategy 16.3% ★, Diplomacy 15% ★, Political 14.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 9.1%
- #8 Europa Universalis IV
92% matchVery Positive88% of 135,916 reviews2013
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 279.6 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: 4X 18.4% ★, Grand Strategy 17.8% ★, Diplomacy 16.2% ★, Political 12.8% ★, Alternate History 11.3%
- #9 Gilded Destiny
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Aquila InteractivePub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Forge empires, incite revolutions, and reshape society in Gilded Destiny, the definitive grand strategy game of the Industrial Age. Take command of your chosen nation and lead it to glory through masterful diplomacy, sweeping industrialization, and decisive warfare.
Why similar: Diplomacy 15.9% ★, Grand Strategy 15.6% ★, 4X 14.9% ★, Political 12.2% ★, Alternate History 10.6%
- #10 Machiavelli the Prince
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Holistic Design, Inc.Pub: Holistic Design, inc.
Windows
This award-winning 4X strategy classic lets you explore the Old World, exploit risky trade routes, expand your political and military power, and rise to dominance in the Renaissance. Every move can mean the difference between exaltation and excommunication in this multiplayer empire-building game
Why similar: 4X 24.5% ★, Grand Strategy 18.1% ★, Political Sim 14% ★, Political 12.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 11.1%
- #11 Gate Builders
90% 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 26.6% ★, Grand Strategy 20.4% ★, Diplomacy 13.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 11.7%, Management 7.5%
- #12 ENDLESS™ Legend 2
89% 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 22.1% ★, Diplomacy 18% ★, Grand Strategy 17.3% ★, Alternate History 10.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.4%
- #13 Rise of Hegemony
89% 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 23.5% ★, Diplomacy 18.4% ★, Grand Strategy 17.9% ★, Alternate History 13.6%, Political Sim 6.6% ★
- #14 4th Generation Warfare
88% matchMixed56% of 163 reviews2022
Dev: Eversim
Windows
As the leader of a nation, dispatch and control your team of characters all around the world to destabilize your enemies and establish your supremacy. All methods are fair game: hacking, sabotage, political interference, military strikes, corruption, treachery, assassinations, data theft…
Why similar: 4X 21.2% ★, Diplomacy 19.6% ★, Grand Strategy 15.5% ★, Political 14.7% ★, Political Sim 9.7% ★
- #15 Old World
87% 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 22.1% ★, Diplomacy 18.2% ★, Grand Strategy 17.5% ★, Alternate History 11%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.3%
- #16 Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era
86% 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 21.9% ★, Diplomacy 18% ★, Grand Strategy 17.4% ★, Alternate History 11.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.4%
- #17 World Warfare & Economics
86% matchMixed63% of 666 reviews2023
Dev: Okron Studio
Windows · Mac
Take control of any nation and shape its future. Manage resources, trade, and taxes, engage in real-time warfare, navigate global diplomacy, and react to dynamic world events. Build a thriving economy, forge alliances, and command armies in a constantly evolving world!
Why similar: 4X 21.3% ★, Grand Strategy 18.1% ★, Diplomacy 16.5% ★, Political 12.9% ★, Political Sim 12.7% ★
- #18 Ostalgie: The Berlin Wall
85% matchVery Positive93% of 722 reviews2018
Dev: Nostalgames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 13.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
The confrontation between the East and the West is coming to an end, but not between East and West Germany. The old party leaders are still sitting in their offices, not changing anything and waiting for exclamations from Moscow. But their end is close – Gorbachev and Kohl have already decided...
Why similar: Diplomacy 15.7% ★, Political 14.6% ★, Political Sim 13.2% ★, Alternate History 13.2%, Grand Strategy 11.8% ★
- #19 Revival: Recolonization
84% 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 23.4% ★, Diplomacy 18.8% ★, Grand Strategy 18% ★, Political 12.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 9.9%
- #20 Stellar Monarch
84% matchVery Positive80% of 226 reviews2016
Dev: Silver Lemur Games
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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: 4X 25.5% ★, Grand Strategy 20.9% ★, Diplomacy 18.1% ★, Political 12.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 9.7%
- #21 Great Houses of Calderia
83% matchMixed61% of 418 reviews2024
Dev: Resistance GamesPub: Firesquid
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Great Houses of Calderia is a Feudal Grand Strategy game focusing on family dynamics & stories. Use your family strengths to compete against rivals to rise in the ranks of Calderia - produce, trade, scheme, bribe, and battle to build your legacy of power!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 26.1% ★, Political 18.4% ★, 4X 14.3% ★, Diplomacy 14.1% ★, Management 6.3%
- #22 Quill & Sword: Fate of Eryndor
82% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: gunesustunalp
Windows
A fantasy grand strategy game where you lead any realm you want, manage resources, forge alliances, and command armies across a hand-painted world. Plan, negotiate, and conquer to shape the balance of power in Quill & Sword: Fate of Eryndor.
Why similar: 4X 20.2% ★, Diplomacy 18% ★, Grand Strategy 16.5% ★, Political 14.3% ★, Nonlinear 8.2%
- #23 Europa Universalis V
81% matchMostly Positive72% of 26,573 reviews2025
Dev: Paradox TintoPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 45.3 hrsMean: 90.7 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: 4X 27.8% ★, Grand Strategy 23.1% ★, Diplomacy 15.4% ★, Alternate History 11.8%, Resource Management 8.2%
- #24 Government Contractors: Arms of Influence
82% match6 user reviews17% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Dan K.Pub: Strategy Games Interactive
Windows
Historically accurate strategy game where you act as a government contractor researching, developing, and manufacturing weapons and technology for your clients. You choose the parts for each product, but be aware that cheap or wrong political choices may affect your success rate!
Why similar: 4X 21.6% ★, Grand Strategy 16.1% ★, Diplomacy 15.7% ★, Political 12.6% ★, Political Sim 11.7% ★
- #25 All Men Are Brothers / 水浒豪
81% 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: Grand Strategy 29.5% ★, 4X 24% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 18.6%, Strategy 9.1%, Simulation 6.6%
- #26 Sid Meier's Civilization VII
80% 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 22.1% ★, Diplomacy 19.7% ★, Grand Strategy 19.2% ★, Alternate History 11.1%, Political Sim 9.4% ★
- #27 Galactic Civilizations IV
79% 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 25% ★, Grand Strategy 20.6% ★, Diplomacy 19.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 9.7%, Sandbox 7.4%
- #28 Global Protocol: New World Order
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dorlion Interactive
Windows
Command any nation in a modern grand strategy simulation set in 2026. Manage diplomacy, economy, espionage, and warfare while shaping the global balance of power. Lead a superpower or build a small state into a global force in a dynamic geopolitical sandbox.
Why similar: 4X 30.2% ★, Grand Strategy 22.2% ★, Diplomacy 13.8% ★, Political Sim 12.2% ★, Sandbox 8.2%
- #29 Strategeist
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Galactic Starfish, Inc.
Windows
Become a strategeist and lead one of hundreds of nations on the globe across centuries of conflict and diplomacy in this grand strategy game. Balance war, politics, and internal institutions to shape the fate of your empire, and secure your legacy in history.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 23.4% ★, Diplomacy 19.3% ★, 4X 14% ★, Alternate History 13.7%, Sandbox 7.8%
- #30 United Sects of America
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: FoxSox GamesPub: Madnetic Games
Windows
Welcome to the United Sects of America, where a captivating narrative, strategic management, and moral choices seamlessly intertwine. As the leader of your own cult, you'll grapple with tough decisions, shape your group's destiny, and aim to wield influence across the entire United States.
Why similar: Diplomacy 21.7% ★, Political 16.8% ★, Grand Strategy 16.6% ★, Alternate History 13.7%, Political Sim 12.2% ★
- #31 Terra Invicta
75% 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 22.2% ★, Diplomacy 18.8% ★, Grand Strategy 17.6% ★, Alternate History 12.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.2%
- #32 Lawgivers
77% matchVery Positive82% of 414 reviews2020
Dev: Damian BernardiPub: SomniumSoft
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Lawgivers is a turn-based political simulation game. Run for elections with your own party and enter parliament to approve or abolish laws. Appoint the president and decide whether you want a democracy or just a fake one instead.
Why similar: Diplomacy 19.6% ★, Political 17.1% ★, Political Sim 15.4% ★, Grand Strategy 12.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 7.8%
- #33 DICTOCRACY
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: A2B Games
Windows
Take charge as the President of a newly independent country, Adelphia. Build infrastructure, approve policies, juggle between conflicting priorities of the public, your ministers and other countries' leaders - All with only one action per turn and a different political landscape in each playthrough
Why similar: 4X 21.7% ★, Grand Strategy 20.1% ★, Political Sim 15.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 11.4%, Political 10.7% ★
- #34 Astronomics Rise of a New Empire
76% matchMixed50% of 18 reviews2024
Dev: JayFiArts
Windows
Astronomics Rise of a New Empire is an easy-to-learn real-time global strategy(4X) game. Control your faction in an intergalactic conflict. Manage your economy, conduct diplomatic negotiations and build a fleet to rule the galaxy.
Why similar: 4X 25.9% ★, Grand Strategy 20.8% ★, Diplomacy 19.7% ★, Political Sim 11.3% ★, Sandbox 7.1%
- #35 Clockwork Dawn
76% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2024
Dev: Terra Studios LLC
Windows
A new dawn approaches with the advent of intricate mechanical designs that will transform the world into an era of steam and steel. Take control of a country in this alternate history steampunk timeline and either survive and prosper or be forgotten in the dust of ages past.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 21.9% ★, Diplomacy 17.7% ★, Alternate History 16.6%, Political Sim 12.8% ★, Political 12.1% ★
- #36 Lord of Rigel
75% matchMixed70% of 102 reviews2024
Dev: Rhombus Studios
Windows
Lord of Rigel is a turn-based 4X space strategy game inspired by the classics. In a galaxy divided by two elder races, will you unite with other species or forge your own path? Navigate galactic politics and defeat threats using espionage, research, and military force. How will you shape the galaxy?
Why similar: 4X 23% ★, Grand Strategy 18.2% ★, Diplomacy 17.7% ★, Political 12.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 9.2%
- #37 NWO - Anarchy Collapsed
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: KNK DEVELOP
Windows · Mac
A grand strategy game of world domination. Conquer and unite 195 countries before an unknown enemy arrives. Build your economy, military, and influence. Choose war or diplomacy, control resources, and shape the future—only one ruler will rise to the top. Will it be you?
Why similar: 4X 26.1% ★, Grand Strategy 22.6% ★, Diplomacy 20.9% ★, Political 16% ★, Strategy 4.9%
- #38 Realpolitiks 3: Earth and Beyond
74% matchMostly Negative39% of 279 reviews2025
Dev: JujubeePub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Prove your political brilliance in a grand strategy like no other: pick any contemporary country, set up your government and navigate the pitfalls of domestic and international politics. A glorious destiny awaits - the domination of not just the Earth, but the whole Solar system!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 22.2% ★, Political 19.5% ★, Diplomacy 17.4% ★, 4X 11.8% ★, Sandbox 7.1%
- #39 Imperial Kingdoms
73% 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 36.4% ★, Grand Strategy 24.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.5%, Strategy 10.3%, Management 9.4%
- #40 Victoria 3
73% matchMostly Positive71% of 58,205 reviews2022
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 15.1 hrsMean: 114.1 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 21.7% ★, Diplomacy 17.8% ★, Political Sim 13.7% ★, Political 12% ★, Alternate History 10.6%
- #41 Cosmist
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gulbrandr Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Conquer the galaxy in this arcade-like strategy game. Pick and send your generals to deploy the fleet in the far-off star sectors, mine resources, and upgrade your ships forgeries. Deities might interfere with your plans.
Why similar: 4X 39.5% ★, Grand Strategy 27.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.1%, Resource Management 8.6%, Strategy 6.7%
- #42 POWER
73% matchMixed57% of 113 reviews2020
Dev: Oppressive Games
Windows
Power is a global political and economic simulation game where you can play as a powerful politician or businessman in a number of detailed countries. Starting from nothing, you can seize the highest offices in the land through free and fair elections, or dirty tricks and deals.
Why similar: Diplomacy 28.4% ★, Grand Strategy 19.7% ★, Political 13.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 11.6%, Management 8.5%
- #43 Here to Stay
72% matchMixed41% of 22 reviews2023
Dev: Jakub KuceraPub: Powerup Company
Windows · Mac
Join the race for power in the new political strategy game. Build a strong political party, win the regional elections and have a majority in parliament. As the head of state, you are in charge of running the state, managing the state budget and diplomacy.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 22.7% ★, Diplomacy 20.8% ★, Political Sim 16% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.3%, Strategy 6%
- #44 Provisional Authority: An AI Governance Simulation
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Clifford KnopikPub: Synthetic Mandate
Windows
Balance growth, stability, and public trust while an AI observes your every move. Guide a nation through economic crises and political pressure — but be prudent, because the system you rely on may decide it can govern better than you.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 24.1% ★, Political 16.5% ★, Political Sim 13.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.5%, Strategy 8.6%
- #45 Stellar Monarch 2
71% matchVery Positive88% of 123 reviews2022
Dev: Silver Lemur Games
Windows
Stellar Monarch 2 is a feudal space empire builder where you feel like the Emperor, not a logistics officer. Great noble houses, usurpers to the throne, rebels, assassins, court intrigues, disloyal admirals, incompetent governors and ever-present alien threat.
Why similar: 4X 43.3% ★, Grand Strategy 30.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17%, Strategy 9.4%
- #46 1992: Rasputie
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: A2B games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Take a place of a politician in the post-Soviet space and immerse yourself in the struggle for power amid the ruins of the former empire. Your decisions will determine the path of the young state's development.
Why similar: Political 18.5% ★, Grand Strategy 17.2% ★, Political Sim 15.4% ★, Alternate History 13.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.5%
- #47 Empolicy
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: StrategyMagic
Windows
Online strategy in a fantasy world with single-player options. Explore the world, expand the borders of your polis, build settlements and produce goods. Immerse yourself in the role of a powerful tycoon of the city-republic, choose your path - magic, diplomacy, espionage or war.
Why similar: 4X 31.8% ★, Diplomacy 27% ★, Grand Strategy 12.2% ★, Political Sim 11.3% ★, Management 7.7%
- #48 Heart of the Machine
68% 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 21.1% ★, Diplomacy 19.7% ★, Grand Strategy 18.9% ★, Alternate History 12.1%, Sandbox 7%
- #49 Trade Conquest
69% matchMostly Positive70% of 71 reviews2024
Dev: GrandPaw Games
Windows
Rise from a cunning strategist to a powerful ruler. Master economic warfare, manipulate global events, and build industries or armies to conquer the world. Every decision in this modern Grand Strategy game shapes your ascent to power—will you rise through wealth or force?
Why similar: Grand Strategy 18.7% ★, Diplomacy 18.3% ★, 4X 16.3% ★, Political Sim 12.6% ★, Political 11.8% ★
- #50 Age of History 2: Definitive Edition
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Łukasz JakowskiPub: Łukasz Jakowski Games
Windows · Mac
The grand strategy classic returns with improved gameplay, a massive 13,892 province map, expanded diplomacy and wartime capitulation, new civilizations and scenarios, atomic weapons, smarter AI, enhanced visuals, UI upgrades, and major performance improvements.
Why similar: Diplomacy 22.5% ★, Political 17.7% ★, Political Sim 15% ★, Grand Strategy 13.8% ★, Alternate History 8.7%
- #51 Three Kingdoms : Alias
70% matchNo user 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 20.6% ★, 4X 18.8% ★, Political Sim 14.3% ★, Diplomacy 13.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.3%
- #52 Age of Enlightenment
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: GSG Johan
Windows · Mac · Linux
Shape the destiny of the world as an 18th century ruler. Forge alliances and prepare your armed forces to expand your domain and colonize new lands. Or focus on internal development and help your subjects thrive with prudent economic policy and lawmaking. The choice is yours in Age of Enlightenment!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 20.7% ★, Diplomacy 19.5% ★, Political Sim 12.6% ★, Alternate History 12.5%, Political 10% ★
- #53 Age of History II
69% matchVery Positive90% of 49,233 reviews2018
Dev: Łukasz JakowskiPub: Łukasz Jakowski Games
Windows
Median: 12.2 hrsMean: 61.4 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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% ★, Diplomacy 13.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 11.5%, Political 11.4% ★, Political Sim 11.2% ★
- #54 Reversed Front
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ESC Taiwan
Windows
The players may assume the role of Hong Kong, Tibet, Uyghurs (East Turkestan), Kazakhs, Mongolia, Manchuria, Taiwan or Cathaysian Rebel factions, establishing organisations in 269 territories in the Cathayan Continent to overthrow the Communist regime!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 21.5% ★, Diplomacy 20% ★, Political Sim 13.5% ★, Political 13.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.1%
- #55 Folk Emerging
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Curious Dynamics
Windows
Lead nomadic families through the Stone Age in this turn-based 4X strategy game with in-depth characters, cultures, and ecosystems. Explore the wilderness, hunt megafauna, outsmart competitors in trade & autobattler combat. Discover fire, agriculture, politics... and survive to tell the tale.
Why similar: 4X 32% ★, Diplomacy 16.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.1%, Sandbox 8.6%, Alternate History 8.4%
- #56 Empires of the Undergrowth
66% 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 21.3% ★, Grand Strategy 18.9% ★, Diplomacy 18% ★, Alternate History 12.8%, Sandbox 7.3%
- #57 Stop the Press!
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nebuchadnezzar Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
You run a newspaper in a nation on the brink of revolution. Twist headlines to suit your agenda, upgrade your printing press, mastermind a distribution strategy to grow your readership and evade being censored—or worse—by the Secret Police. With enough influence you can change the course of history.
Why similar: Political 24% ★, Diplomacy 17.2% ★, Political Sim 12.7% ★, Management 9.6%, Strategy 7.7%
- #58 Konkwest
67% matchPositive95% of 41 reviews2024
Dev: Vincent Creative Technologies
Windows
The arcade grand strategy game. In Konkwest you and your friends can play through a world conquest campaign in an evening. Many historical starting scenarios bring you into the game world and let you lead your empire to glory. The single-resource economy makes the game accessible to all.
Why similar: Diplomacy 21.2% ★, Grand Strategy 21.1% ★, Alternate History 14.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.4%, Political Sim 9.6% ★
- #59 Arms Race 2
67% matchPositive85% of 13 reviews2023
Dev: Alina Digital
Windows
Arms Race 2 is a PC strategy game based on the historical conflict between the USA and the USSR that took place in the 20th century.
Why similar: Diplomacy 22.7% ★, Grand Strategy 21.8% ★, Alternate History 16.3%, Political Sim 15.2% ★, Political 13% ★
- #60 Turkish Throne
65% matchVery Positive94% of 324 reviews2025
Dev: Kurultaic
Windows
Lead your political party in a fierce competition to seize power against major rivals. Invest strategically, secure votes, and navigate crucial decisions to claim the presidential seat. Will you shape the destiny of Turkish politics?
Why similar: Political Sim 18.9% ★, Political 17.4% ★, Alternate History 16.8%, Sandbox 11.2%, Simulation 8.5%