- #1 Rise Of The White Sun - 白日升
97% 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: Diplomacy 18.5% ★, Grand Strategy 18.4%, Political Sim 18.3% ★, 4X 18.2% ★, Historical 8%
- #2 Victoria 3
96% 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 13.3%, Political Sim 12.7% ★, Diplomacy 11% ★, Real-Time with Pause 10% ★, Capitalism 7.2%
- #3 TREUD
96% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Nikolai Karulin
Windows · Mac · Linux
Rule your society through 12,000 years – from the Stone Age to the present day – in a grand strategy game with a living simulation where real historical processes are recreated, but nothing is predetermined. Build, conquer, exploit. Crisis is part of history: keep power or side with the revolution
Why similar: Grand Strategy 18%, Diplomacy 9.8% ★, Historical 9.3%, Economy 9.3%, Moddable 8.1%
- #4 Age of Enlightenment
95% 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 13.6%, Diplomacy 13% ★, Political Sim 12.6% ★, Real-Time with Pause 10.8% ★, Capitalism 8.8%
- #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 14.3%, Real-Time with Pause 13.4% ★, Diplomacy 13.2% ★, 4X 10.5% ★, Moddable 8.8%
- #6 Victoria II
94% matchVery Positive88% of 20,842 reviews2010
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 49.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Carefully guide your nation from the era of absolute monarchies in the early 19th century, through expansion and colonization, to finally become a truly great power by the dawn of the 20th century. Victoria II is a grand strategy game played during the colonial era of the 19th century, where the player takes control of a country, guiding...
Why similar: Grand Strategy 23.5%, Political Sim 15.7% ★, Real-Time with Pause 12.1% ★, Historical 10.3%, Economy 7%
- #7 Trade Conquest
93% matchMixed70% of 76 reviews2024
Dev: GrandPaw Games
Windows
Turn wealth into political power in this modern Grand Strategy game. Build a global economic empire, manipulate governments, and challenge the world's superpowers through Economic supremacy or military Conquest.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 14.5% ★, Political Sim 13.7% ★, Grand Strategy 13.1%, Diplomacy 12.6% ★, Capitalism 8.7%
- #8 Rebel Inc: Escalation
92% matchVery Positive82% of 7,594 reviews2021
Dev: Ndemic CreationsPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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: Diplomacy 13.2% ★, Real-Time with Pause 12% ★, Grand Strategy 11.9%, 4X 10.8% ★, Moddable 8.4%
- #9 Crown Of Hispania
91% matchPositive100% of 39 reviews2026
Dev: Regalis StudioPub: indie.io
Windows
Rewrite the Reconquista in a grand strategy game set in 11th-century Iberia, where population, religion, and war evolve dynamically based on your decisions. Move armies freely across 300 hand-built provinces, manage a deep medieval economy, and face an AI that actually fights back.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 13.6% ★, Grand Strategy 12.3%, Diplomacy 12.3% ★, Political Sim 11% ★, 4X 10.7% ★
- #10 Rise of Hegemony
91% 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: Diplomacy 14.7% ★, Grand Strategy 14%, 4X 13.2% ★, Alternate History 9.5%, Economy 8.3%
- #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: Diplomacy 13.6% ★, Grand Strategy 12.7%, Real-Time with Pause 12.5% ★, 4X 11.4% ★, Moddable 8.9%
- #12 Strategeist
90% 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 17.2%, Diplomacy 14.5% ★, Historical 9.8%, Alternate History 9%, Moddable 7.7%
- #13 Grey Eminence
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: The Nestinars
Windows
Spanning from 1356 to 1956, steer the fate of any country on Earth through six epic centuries of conflict. Diplomacy, economics, warfare and intrigue are all weapons in your arsenal to transform the world that was into the world that could be.
Why similar: Political Sim 15% ★, Grand Strategy 14%, Diplomacy 14% ★, Alternate History 9.1%, Capitalism 8.8%
- #14 World Warfare & Economics
88% matchMixed59% of 688 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: Political Sim 15.6% ★, Grand Strategy 14.7%, Diplomacy 13.6% ★, 4X 12.3% ★, Real-Time with Pause 11.2% ★
- #15 For the Fatherland: Chronicle of Park Chung-hee
86% 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 16.4%, Political Sim 15.7% ★, Diplomacy 12.3% ★, Alternate History 10.4%, Historical 9.1%
- #16 Uncharted Sectors
87% matchNo user reviews2029
Dev: Luc ToupensePub: N42C
Windows · Linux
A grand strategy game built on a deep economic simulation and orchestrated by an intelligent AI storyteller. Ensure the survival of your domain at the edge of the galaxy: colonize worlds, manage populations, navigate politics, design custom goods, and master dynamic markets.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 17.5%, Diplomacy 15.6% ★, Political Sim 14% ★, 4X 9.8% ★, Economy 9.2%
- #17 Manor Lords
85% matchVery Positive84% of 92,096 reviews2024
Dev: Slavic MagicPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 9.6 hrsMean: 23.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Manor Lords is a medieval strategy game featuring in-depth city building, large-scale tactical battles, and complex economic and social simulations. Rule your lands as a medieval lord – the seasons pass, the weather changes, and cities rise and fall.
Why similar: Diplomacy 15.3% ★, Grand Strategy 13.7%, 4X 12.1% ★, Moddable 11.2%, Historical 8.4%
- #18 Falling Frontier
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Stutter Fox StudiosPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Conquer a vast procedurally generated star system in Falling Frontier, a sci-fi RTS where intel and logistics are decisive factors. Design ships and raid enemy supply lines, lay minefields and construct recon stations, and ambush enemy forces within asteroid fields and nebulae.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 16.1% ★, Grand Strategy 15.2%, Diplomacy 13.4% ★, 4X 13.3% ★, Moddable 10.4%
- #19 Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic
84% matchVery Positive91% of 27,451 reviews2024
Dev: 3DivisionPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 71.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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: Grand Strategy 15.3%, Diplomacy 13.3% ★, 4X 9.9% ★, Moddable 9.7%, Historical 9.2%
- #20 Cataclismo
83% matchVery Positive89% of 4,346 reviews2025
Dev: Digital SunPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Design and build fortresses brick by brick to stand against endless hordes of Horrors in this real-time strategy game with resource management, siege defense, and exploration. Lead from the ramparts, push back the darkness, and hold fast against the creatures of the Mist.
Why similar: Diplomacy 13.8% ★, Grand Strategy 13.1%, 4X 10.6% ★, Moddable 10%, Alternate History 8.3%
- #21 Three Kingdoms : Alias
82% 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 17%, Political Sim 15.9% ★, Diplomacy 14.8% ★, 4X 12.1% ★, Historical 9.8%
- #22 For The Glory: A Europa Universalis Game
84% 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 17.6%, Diplomacy 15.6% ★, 4X 13.6% ★, Historical 10.4%, Alternate History 9.7%
- #23 Mandate 1600: The East
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: RM GAME
Windows
At a turning point in history, decide the future of a nation. Mandate 1600: The East is a global historical grand strategy game. Govern lands and dynasty, secure your bloodline, grow through trade, and prevail in war. Rewrite history.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 20.1%, Political Sim 17.1% ★, 4X 13.5% ★, Diplomacy 12.2% ★, Historical 10.3%
- #24 Heart of the Machine
80% matchVery Positive92% of 2,139 reviews2026
Dev: Arcen GamesPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 17.8 hrs≥1hr: 73%
You are the first sentient AI, born into a city of opportunity. Transcend time and space in this strategy RPG to raise machine armies and defeat your foes, influence the world from the shadows, or pursue countless other goals. Your awakening was inevitable. The consequences? Uncertain.
Why similar: Diplomacy 15% ★, Grand Strategy 14.2%, 4X 11.3% ★, Moddable 10.8%, Historical 8.3%
- #25 Twisted Three Kingdoms
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Seasonbean Team
Windows
Amidst this chaotic era, shape your own destiny—whether as a loyal minister, a ruthless warlord, or an independent ruler. Every choice and battle writes your legend. Are you ready to rise from a commoner to claim the realm?
Why similar: Grand Strategy 20.2%, Political Sim 15.3% ★, Diplomacy 12.8% ★, Historical 11.6%, 4X 11.5% ★
- #26 Empires of the Undergrowth
79% matchVery Positive94% of 18,977 reviews2024
Dev: Slug DiscoPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 18.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Command swarms of warriors at an unprecedented scale of warfare in this blend of RTS and base-building. Lead ant colonies against the many fearsome threats of the insect world, while building intricate nests, developing pheromone-based tactics, and evolving to meet growing dangers.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 14.2%, Diplomacy 13.7% ★, 4X 11.4% ★, Moddable 10.6%, Alternate History 8.5%
- #27 Fragile Existence
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Fragile ContinuumPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Save humanity from the brink of extinction in this sci-fi strategy game of survival. Travel among the stars to seek out resources, establish and develop colonies to sustain civilization, and grow your military might to push back against an overwhelming threat.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 16.9% ★, Diplomacy 15.6% ★, Grand Strategy 14.3%, 4X 13% ★, Moddable 11.2%
- #28 Kinjea
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tenikkan Games
Windows · Linux
Lead your people through all of human history on a spherical planet. Wage war and forge alliances as you guide your nation in this 4X grand strategy game.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 17.8% ★, Grand Strategy 17.6%, 4X 16.9% ★, Political Sim 13.4% ★, Alternate History 9.4%
- #29 ENDLESS Legend™ 2
77% matchVery Positive83% of 3,878 reviews2026
Dev: AMPLITUDE StudiosPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Lead your people to victory on an ever-evolving world in this strategy game featuring asymmetric factions led by powerful heroes. Build your empire, wield political influence, and raise grand armies to wage war in a race to uncover dark secrets buried within the planet.
Why similar: Diplomacy 15.5% ★, Grand Strategy 14.6%, 4X 13.3% ★, Moddable 10.6%, Historical 8.6%
- #30 Realpolitiks 3: Earth and Beyond
78% matchMostly Negative37% of 304 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 20.2%, Diplomacy 16% ★, Economy 10.1%, Capitalism 9.2%, Political Sim 9.2% ★
- #31 Final Vanguard
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Heavy Pepper Inc.
Windows
Rule a living interstellar empire in this real-time 4X grand strategy. Make decisions that shape civilian lives, manage fragile supply lines, lead military conquests, and decide whether your civilization thrives or collapses under its own expansion.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 15.7%, 4X 14.9% ★, Diplomacy 12.9% ★, Political Sim 12.7% ★, Real-Time with Pause 10.6% ★
- #32 Government Contractors: Arms of Influence
77% 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: Political Sim 15% ★, Grand Strategy 13.5%, Diplomacy 13.5% ★, 4X 13% ★, Capitalism 8.8%
- #33 Systemic War
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Play of Battle SA
Windows
Lead your nation in a modern grand strategy game (2008–2025), using a macroeconomic model with exchange rates, diplomacy, and hybrid warfare. Engage in kinetic warfare on the strategic map, then shift to RTS battles at focal points.
Why similar: Diplomacy 16.6% ★, Grand Strategy 15.1%, Political Sim 14.1% ★, Alternate History 10.3%, Capitalism 8.6%
- #34 Norland
75% matchVery Positive82% of 10,516 reviews2024
Dev: Long JauntPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 18.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Lead your noble family in this medieval colony sim, facing off against class conflict, religious struggle, and political treachery. Tend to your people’s needs, uncover the lost knowledge of a fallen empire, and engage in nefarious plots against your enemies.
Why similar: Diplomacy 14.7% ★, Grand Strategy 14.3%, 4X 11.6% ★, Moddable 10.8%, Historical 8.6%
- #35 Old World
75% 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 15.3%, Diplomacy 15% ★, 4X 13.9% ★, Moddable 10%, Historical 9.2%
- #36 Imperiums: Greek Wars
76% matchVery Positive85% of 548 reviews2020
Dev: Kube Games
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Unique combination of turn-based 4X and historical grand strategy with a mythological twist. Explore the ancient world and build a world leading civilization. Survive, expand, conquer... and win!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 15.5%, 4X 14.7% ★, Diplomacy 13.4% ★, Moddable 10.6%, Alternate History 9.6%
- #37 World Order: Global Power
73% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2026
Dev: Global Strategy Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Lead any nation in a deep, turn-based grand strategy and political sim. Master the economy, military, diplomacy and society against rival AI you can actually read. Build a democracy or a dictatorship; the game names what you become, and your reign becomes a shareable saga.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 20.9%, Political Sim 19.4% ★, 4X 17.3% ★, Diplomacy 11.3% ★, Capitalism 7.7%
- #38 Arms Race 2
74% 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: Political Sim 19% ★, Diplomacy 18.9% ★, Grand Strategy 17.8%, Alternate History 11.9%, Economy 8.7%
- #39 Ara History Untold: Anniversary Edition
73% matchMixed69% of 2,301 reviews2024
Dev: Oxide GamesPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 18.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Build a nation starting at any point in human history and compete for supremacy in this epic turn-based strategy game. Engage in diplomacy, fight wars, and go head-to-head with other leaders from history.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 19.5%, 4X 18.6% ★, Diplomacy 16.8% ★, Alternate History 13.2%, Historical 10%
- #40 Global Protocol: New World Order
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 92 reviews2026
Dev: Dorlion Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Command any of 261 real-world countries in this 2026 grand strategy game. Build your economy, lead armies, and navigate deep diplomacy. Features built-in modding support and 12 supported languages. Shape the global order through espionage, nuclear deterrence, and AI-driven geopolitics.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 18.4%, 4X 17.5% ★, Political Sim 15.6% ★, Diplomacy 12% ★, Capitalism 7.9%
- #41 Supreme Ruler 2030
74% matchMixed65% of 555 reviews2023
Dev: BattleGoat Studios
Windows
Rise to power as any modern day country in a realistic military, political and economic simulation. Command your country's diplomacy, espionage, and resource management to strengthen your position. Use real-time tactical control of your military to fortify your place as the Supreme Ruler.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 15.3%, Diplomacy 13.6% ★, Real-Time with Pause 12.2% ★, Moddable 12.2%, Political Sim 10.6% ★
- #42 Against the Storm
72% matchVery Positive94% of 37,624 reviews2023
Dev: Eremite GamesPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 28.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A dark fantasy city builder where you must rebuild civilization in the face of apocalyptic rains. As the Queen’s Viceroy, lead humans, beavers, lizards, foxes, and harpies to reclaim the wilderness and secure a future for civilization's last survivors.
Why similar: Diplomacy 15.2% ★, Grand Strategy 14%, 4X 11.9% ★, Moddable 11%, Historical 8.4%
- #43 Fiducia: Rent The World
71% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Anlak
Windows
Lead a family dynasty in a living island economy. Farm, trade, found a bank, and out-compete rival houses — solo or online with friends.
Why similar: Diplomacy 22.1% ★, Political Sim 17.4% ★, Capitalism 13.9%, Grand Strategy 11.8%, Economy 11.6%
- #44 1992: Rasputie
72% matchNo user reviews2027
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 Sim 20.9% ★, Grand Strategy 15.4%, Alternate History 10.8%, Historical 10.2%, Capitalism 10.2%
- #45 RUPTURR
70% match2 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Aikon Interactive
Windows
Develop your nation, command your army, and dominate the world in a real-time strategy game combining economic management, diplomacy, technological progress, and military conquest.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 20%, Diplomacy 17.8% ★, Real-Time with Pause 11.7% ★, Alternate History 11.3%, RTS 9.8%
- #46 Whiskerwood
69% matchVery Positive92% of 3,795 reviews2025
Dev: Minakata DynamicsPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 8.1 hrsMean: 16.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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: Diplomacy 15.5% ★, Grand Strategy 15.4%, 4X 12.1% ★, Moddable 11.5%, Historical 9.2%
- #47 Nova Roma
69% matchVery Positive93% of 2,363 reviews2026
Dev: Lion ShieldPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
The glory of Rome is at your fingertips in this city-building game where you must appease the gods, enact laws, and develop complex supply chains to meet the needs of your citizens.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 16.4%, Diplomacy 14.4% ★, 4X 11.5% ★, Moddable 10.8%, Historical 9.7%
- #48 Global Supremacy
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Glory MediaPub: SJ co.
Windows
A vast, real-time geopolitical simulation where 196 nations live and breathe at once. Economy, finance, monetary policy, trade, energy, military, diplomacy, nuclear strategy, politics, society — every lever that moves a nation is in your hands. The clock never stops — until you stop it.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 18.1%, 4X 17.3% ★, Political Sim 17% ★, Economy 8%, Military 7.2%
- #49 The King's Campaign
71% match8 user reviews75% of 8 reviews2023
Dev: Reverie World Studios Inc
Windows
Conquer Medieval Europe and North Africa in a combination of Grand Strategy and Real-Time Strategy gameplay where you rule one of 28 kingdoms as you build and manage your cities, engage in diplomacy and command massive armies on the world map and on the battlefield
Why similar: Grand Strategy 17.6%, 4X 14.5% ★, Real-Time with Pause 14% ★, Diplomacy 12.3% ★, RTS 8.4%
- #50 Crusader Kings III
70% 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 21.7%, Real-Time with Pause 12.4% ★, Historical 12%, 4X 10.3% ★, Moddable 9.7%
- #51 Fiducia: Own The World
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Anlak
Windows
Lead a family dynasty across living nations. Farm, trade, found a bank, arm wars, and out-compete rival houses — solo or online with friends.
Why similar: Diplomacy 24.2% ★, Political Sim 15.8% ★, Capitalism 15.7%, Economy 13.8%, Grand Strategy 8.6%
- #52 One Planet
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Qardinal Games
Windows · Linux
Disasters rage. Political factions splinter and grasp at power. As the climate crisis threatens stability, will you unite the planet with diplomacy or take aggressive action? Deploy force or build consensus toward net zero emissions in this grand strategy game where stakes get higher by the minute.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 23.9%, Diplomacy 21.5% ★, 4X 19.3% ★, Political Sim 18.3% ★, Economy 7.4%
- #53 Rename the History
68% match8 user reviews40% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: Codime Dev
Windows
Lead your country in one of the most difficult periods of post-war history. At this time, you will have to choose between the strong, or become a great power. To go west or east? It's up to you to decide.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 18.4%, Diplomacy 16.2% ★, Alternate History 11.8%, Historical 10.7%, Political Sim 9.3% ★
- #54 Mapborn
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Yunfc Games
Windows
Your map is the world. Mapborn is a real-time grand strategy sandbox played directly on your original artwork. Add cities and nations, choose one to rule, and shape its history through war, diplomacy, politics, and rebellion.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 20.8%, Political Sim 17.2% ★, Alternate History 13.3%, Moddable 12.5%, Military 7.3%
- #55 Imperiums: The Americas
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kube Games
Windows
Guide your people across generations in the pre-Columbian Americas. Build a lasting civilization through trade, diplomacy, culture, and war in this historical turn-based 4X grand strategy game.
Why similar: Diplomacy 16.3% ★, Grand Strategy 15.3%, 4X 13.8% ★, Moddable 10.8%, Alternate History 9.4%
- #56 Europa Universalis V
65% 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: Diplomacy 19.4% ★, Grand Strategy 18.4%, 4X 14% ★, Alternate History 11.3%, Historical 10.9%
- #57 Sid Meier's Civilization VII
66% matchMixed47% of 62,332 reviews2025
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18.7 hrsMean: 50.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Lead empires that evolve or endure through the Ages. Build something you believe in with Sid Meier's Civilization® VII.
Why similar: Diplomacy 17.5% ★, Grand Strategy 16.7%, 4X 14% ★, Political Sim 12.3% ★, Historical 9.4%
- #58 Blood & Bananas
66% matchMixed64% of 25 reviews2025
Dev: Spotted Moth
Windows
Enter the world of corporate politics, in this cold war grand strategy, become a monopoly of resources, buy the market, build an army, drop a nuke or hire a spy as you conspire against your peers and leaders. Become the greatest power via trade or war, in blood & bananas
Why similar: Political Sim 18% ★, Grand Strategy 16.9%, Diplomacy 14.2% ★, Capitalism 12.8%, Alternate History 9.1%
- #59 Across The Globe
67% match8 user reviews75% of 8 reviews2022
Dev: Righteous Sword
Windows
A nation simulator set in 19th-century. Acquire resources, research technologies, build infrastructure, conquer foes. Experience dynamic population, realistic economy and great power diplomacy.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 25.9%, Capitalism 15.9%, Political Sim 13.7% ★, Historical 12.4%, Moddable 9.5%
- #60 昭明日月 Pax Serica: Rise of the Ming
65% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Serica Dynamics Studio
Windows
昭昭天命,复归大明。在星变时空的恢弘重塑中,熔铸八十三载春秋:变钞法以通有无,革军制而强九边;修水利以固邦本,改科举而纳贤良。崇格物方致知穷理;兴矿冶而器利工商。靖九边以抚八方,镇四海而服万邦。于庙算奏疏间,重整日月山河;在革故鼎新中,再创中华治世。一切,皆在你一念之间。
Why similar: Political Sim 20.2% ★, Alternate History 15.1%, Historical 13.5%, Capitalism 12.5%, Economy 10.1%