- #1 Grand Strategy: The Three Kingdoms
97% matchPositive91% of 22 reviews2026
Dev: Yiming
Windows
Based on the classic history of the Three countries, the 2D grand strategy game integrates deep strategy, resource management, diplomatic game and sand table, presenting a magnificent stage for players in the turbulent world.
Why similar: 4X 39.6% ★, Political Sim 22.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17.6%, Strategy 13.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 6%
- #2 Dominions - Priests, Prophets & Pretenders
96% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Illwinter Game Design
Windows · Linux
In Dominions you take control of a powerful being that rules a nation and aspires to godhood. It all takes place in a fantasy world with monsters, magic items and world altering spells. Dominions is a 4x turn based strategy game with a large variety of spells and units.
Why similar: 4X 51.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 22.5%, Strategy 17.8%, Fantasy 8.5%
- #3 Defense Legend 5: Survivor TD
96% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Gcenter GamePub: 130 Game Studio
Windows
Build a defense strategy to protect the peace.
Why similar: 4X 45.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 20%, Tactical RPG 18.5%, Strategy 15.6%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #4 三国画卷
95% match9 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2026
Dev: 三国画卷制作组
Windows
"Three Kingdoms Scroll" is a game that respects authentic historical elements, with careful research into historical details as the foundation of its design. We have strived to make this title a Three Kingdoms-themed strategy game that emphasizes local culture, traditions, and human connections.
Why similar: 4X 39% ★, Political Sim 24.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17.3%, Strategy 12.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 5.7%
- #5 Third Party President
94% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Mustellinus
Windows
A presidential election simulator where a series of events have left the two major U.S. parties without a viable presidential candidate. As a third party candidate, campaign, advertise, and debate your way to the white house.
Why similar: Political Sim 41.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 24.6%, Strategy 17.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.8%, Indie 1.5%
- #6 WarKind
94% matchMixed53% of 19 reviews2022
Dev: MajerGames
Windows
Turn-based strategy game with different races and heroes
Why similar: 4X 44.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 20.1%, Strategy 14.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.3%, Fantasy 6.1%
- #7 荒野国度 LEGENDS OF THE WILD
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 圆桌工作室Pub: 瓦弄游戏
Windows
Recruit animal heroes, understand their attributes and create your own team Conquer land with your allies, make rational use of all resources on the continent, and defeat enemies from other faction Step by step, move towards the center of the continent, and finally seize the heart of the world.
Why similar: 4X 47.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 19.4%, Strategy 16.1%, Fantasy 9.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.1%
- #8 Askara
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lazy Kitty
Windows
Askara is a rogue-like turn-based tactics game, you choose how long each run takes, from a half an hour, to a few days if you want to! Multiple layers of mechanics mesh together to ensure that every run will be unique. It is easy to pick up, but will take years to master.
Why similar: 4X 37.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 18.9%, Tactical RPG 17%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.7%, Strategy 9.7%
- #9 Stars in Shadow
91% matchMostly Positive79% of 816 reviews2017
Dev: Ashdar GamesPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Stars in Shadow is a turn-based 4X strategy game and a vivid tribute to the genre classics. Compete with alien factions to explore and colonize nearby starsystems, build fleets to defend against rivals, negotiate or conquer them. Win by unifying the galaxy, through diplomacy or force.
Why similar: 4X 57.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 21.7%, Strategy 13.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 5.1%, Indie 2.8%
- #10 Warlock - Master of the Arcane
91% matchVery Positive86% of 2,624 reviews2012
Dev: Ino-Co PlusPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
In a time of chaotic upheaval, the player takes the role of a great mage, a warlord vying for ultimate power.
Why similar: 4X 42.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 30.3%, Strategy 15.5%, Fantasy 11.3%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #11 Armada 2526 Gold Edition
90% matchMixed68% of 108 reviews2013
Dev: Ntronium GamesPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Conquer the Galaxy In This ‘4x’ Strategy Game. Lead one of 18 different alien races to become a mighty pan-galactic empire. Manage your colonies, deploy your fleets and conduct research. Plot your strategy and turn your planets into mighty bastions.
Why similar: 4X 48.7% ★, Strategy 25.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 20.7%, Indie 5.1%
- #12 Age of Wonders III
89% matchVery Positive80% of 12,750 reviews2014
Dev: Triumph StudiosPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 18.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Age of Wonders III is the long anticipated sequel to the award-winning strategy series. Delivering a unique mix of Empire Building, Role Playing and Warfare, Age of Wonders III offers the ultimate in turn-based fantasy strategy for veterans of the series and new players alike!
Why similar: 4X 38.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 29.2%, Strategy 21.4%, Fantasy 10.3%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #13 Falnarion Tactics III
89% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: Team Syukino
Windows
A missing queen, a world engulfed in war, a mysterious new hero. Take control of a colorful cast of characters from both the perception of the heroes and the villains, as you fight the final battle for Nerfelo.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 28.1%, Tactical RPG 26.5%, Strategy 19.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.7%, Fantasy 7.7%
- #14 The Mystic
88% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2022
Dev: PipeDream
Windows
The Mystic is a dark fantasy, turn-based strategy game. Become a follower of the first gods, gain their favour, overthrow the High King by innovative combat and magic systems and establish harmony. The game offers an exciting campaign full of twists, battles and difficult decisions and multiplayer.
Why similar: 4X 45.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 22.8%, Strategy 16.4%, Fantasy 8.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 6.4%
- #15 Diehexegy
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Aebersoft
Windows · Linux
Diehexegy is a hex grid turn-based 4x game with a unique twist: your armies are composed of dice. It has multiple victory conditions and straightforward gameplay.
Why similar: 4X 51.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 22.6%, Strategy 17%, Fantasy 8.7%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #16 Master of Luna
86% matchPositive100% of 18 reviews2025
Dev: Aleksandr Tiupin
Windows · Mac · Linux
Master of Luna is a turn-based strategy game where you take the role of a half-forgotten deity seeking to regain their former power. It features powerful magic, tactical battles, city building, sweet pixel art and a calm melancholic atmosphere.
Why similar: 4X 48% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 21.1%, Strategy 10.4%, Fantasy 9.3%, Tactical RPG 6.8%
- #17 Wizard Warfare
86% matchVery Positive98% of 60 reviews2019
Dev: Psyanotek Limited
Windows
Wizard Warfare is a fantasy-themed, 4X-style, turn-based strategy game with a strategic empire management layer supported by a detailed tactical battle simulation layer.
Why similar: 4X 51.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 23.2%, Strategy 11.6%, Fantasy 11.1%, Indie 1.8%
- #18 Kingdoms of Myth
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Marcos Cruz
Windows
Lead a global army with unique units and heroes, each with their own skills. Kingdoms of Myth features 100 civilizations with unique armies, tech, and skills, providing diverse ways to defeat enemies.
Why similar: 4X 37.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17.8%, Tactical RPG 17.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 12%, Strategy 8.5%
- #19 Dragon's Ruler
84% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2023
Dev: COPIKAL
Windows
This is a single-player, turn-based strategy war game set in a fantasy world. With over 140 different units, strategize to maintain a balance between governance and military strength as you aim for territorial expansion!
Why similar: Political Sim 35.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 23.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.4%, Strategy 16.1%, Fantasy 6.8%
- #20 Pennon and Battle
83% matchMixed69% of 180 reviews2025
Dev: PB StudioPub: Luckycalf
Windows
"Pennon and Battle" is a turn-based strategy war game. As a lord, you will play a crucial role in the revival of the kingdom! Lead heroes and armies to expand territory in Ruachland, utilize tactics and magic to eliminate enemy forces, and create your own legend!
Why similar: 4X 36.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 18.8%, Tactical RPG 17%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.1%, Strategy 7.8%
- #21 Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri™ Planetary Pack
82% matchVery Positive91% of 552 reviews2024
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri™ Planetary Pack includes the original Alpha Centauri and the expansion, Alien Crossfire.
Why similar: 4X 67.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 16.5%, Strategy 14.7%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #22 Pandora: First Contact
84% matchMixed63% of 638 reviews2014
Dev: Proxy StudiosPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 41.1 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Pandora: First Contact is a science fiction 4X turn-based strategy game on a planetary scale. Our Earth has been exhausted and colonial attempts on other planetary bodies have been in vain. Finally, after decades of exploration, an interstellar probe has brought promise of a new world.
Why similar: 4X 59.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 23.5%, Strategy 16.1%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #23 Defense X
81% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Hcenter GamePub: 30 Game Studio
Windows
Build a defense strategy to protect the peace.
Why similar: 4X 47.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 20.9%, Strategy 16.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 14%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #24 Warlock 2: The Exiled
82% matchMostly Positive70% of 1,292 reviews2014
Dev: Ino-Co PlusPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Warlock 2 is a turn-based strategy game of fantasy warfare. Rival against Great Mages, lead mighty armies into fierce battles, wield ancient magic and faith as your weapons.
Why similar: 4X 42.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 23.5%, Strategy 20.3%, Fantasy 13.7%, Singleplayer 0.2%
- #25 ENDLESS™ Legend
81% matchVery Positive84% of 18,949 reviews2014
Dev: AMPLITUDE Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 21.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%
ENDLESS™ Legend is a 4X turn-based fantasy strategy game by the creators of ENDLESS™ Space and Dungeon of the ENDLESS™. Control every aspect of your civilization as you struggle to save your homeworld Auriga. Create your own Legend!
Why similar: 4X 50.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 21.9%, Strategy 16.8%, Fantasy 9.5%, Indie 0.6%
- #26 Drowned in the Light:Gloom
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 忙人抽象工作室
Windows
Drowned in the Light: Gloom is a high-difficulty, real-time turn-based, story-driven character development game. Players will explore the unknown world.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 38.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 25.9%, Strategy 19.1%, Fantasy 13.2%, Indie 2.3%
- #27 Machiavelli the Prince
79% 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 35.6% ★, Political Sim 32.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17.9%, Strategy 8.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 5.8%
- #28 Space Empires IV Deluxe
80% matchVery Positive86% of 285 reviews2006
Dev: Malfador MachinationsPub: Strategy First
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 37%
The award-winning Space Empires IV Deluxe is the latest edition in the Space Empires series. A grand strategy title in the space 4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate) genre, Space Empires has already found a place in the heart of strategy gamers everywhere.
Why similar: 4X 66.3% ★, Strategy 19.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.1%, Singleplayer 0.3%
- #29 Master of Cladia
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Quasar Games FactoryPub: BackGRID Responsive Technologies S.L.
Windows
Master a world of massive turn-based strategy. As an Alchemist, hatch powerful dragons, discover devastating spells, and manage your empire in a persistent world shared by hundreds of players. Will you bring peace through science or rule over the ashes? The throne awaits.
Why similar: 4X 43% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 22.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 20.2%, Strategy 12.9%, Indie 1.2%
- #30 Siege of Turtle Enclave
78% matchMostly Negative29% of 17 reviews2015
Dev: The Conjurer's Tower
Windows · Linux
A turn based strategy game with real time battles! Build up your settlement, train mighty armies, research technologies, cast spells, discover hidden goodies and more as you fight your way across the map to overthrow the enemy warlord in his keep!
Why similar: 4X 60.7% ★, Strategy 22.7%, Fantasy 13.3%, Indie 3.4%
- #31 Imperial Arms: Curse of the Conqueror
77% matchPositive93% of 14 reviews2022
Dev: William He
Windows
Imperial Arms is a grid-based, tactical RPG with classic style pixel graphics and level design.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 30.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 24.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 20.1%, Strategy 12.6%, Anime 6.9%
- #32 Ashes & Blood
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Small Strategy
Windows · Mac
Ashes & Blood is a fantasy strategy RPG with fast paced tactical battles and a 4X sandbox campaign. Break the rules, build absurd combos, exploit the world, and unlock even more chaos with each run. Turn based strategy has never been this unhinged.
Why similar: 4X 40.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 19%, Tactical RPG 18.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.6%, Strategy 8.7%
- #33 军团战棋Legion War
76% matchVery Positive90% of 819 reviews2021
Dev: Bear & Cat Studio
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 43.4 hrs≥1hr: 54%
"Legion War" is a 4X strategy game in a fantasy setting. You can build and expand your territory, explore unknown lands, and search for mysterious treasure, cultivate your own heroes and troops while exterminating your opponent's, and challenge the god who rules the world behind the scenes.
Why similar: 4X 42.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 22.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.8%, Strategy 10.3%, Anime 9.5%
- #34 Worlds of Magic
77% matchMixed50% of 586 reviews2015
Dev: Wastelands InteractivePub: Conglomerate 5
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Worlds of Magic is a 4X turn-based strategy game. Players can explore and conquer an almost limitless number of procedurally generated universes, using military and magical power to overcome their foes. Found cities, raise armies, research and cast spells, hire powerful heroes, and create powerful magical artifacts.
Why similar: 4X 48.9% ★, Strategy 20.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 20.5%, Fantasy 9.8%
- #35 Eldrador® Creatures
75% matchPositive95% of 20 reviews2020
Dev: Independent Arts Software GmbHPub: Wild River Games
Windows
Go into combat together with your favourite Eldrador® Creatures in the Battle of the 4 Worlds and defeat the other factions so that you can call the powerful Superweapon your own and rule over Eldrador!
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 28.5%, Tactical RPG 22%, Strategy 19.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.5%, Fantasy 6.8%
- #36 Void Eclipse
75% matchMostly Negative38% of 16 reviews2021
Dev: Tau Ceti Studios
Windows
Void Eclipse is turn-based strategy in an immersive sci-fi world, blending card battle tactics with 4X grand strategy. Explore the stars, Evolve your army and Fight an alien threat. Help characters or harm them - will you be Feared, Admired, or Respected?
Why similar: 4X 42.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 18.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.1%, Strategy 9.9%, Tactical RPG 8.7%
- #37 Trailblader
73% matchPositive93% of 28 reviews2025
Dev: 迟到的南雨亭
Windows
Trailblader is a turn-based strategy game that features loop-based combat, integrating 4X strategy and hero development. The game tells the story of a hero who, having lost their homeland, leads the people to migrate to the wilderness to rebuild their home.
Why similar: 4X 47.1% ★, Strategy 16.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.1%, Fantasy 11.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.9%
- #38 Banner of the Maid
73% matchVery Positive87% of 8,133 reviews2019
Dev: Azure Flame StudioPub: 2P Games
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Banner of the Maid is a tribute to the golden age of tactical RPGs. Set in an alternate French Revolution, you play as Pauline Bonaparte, commanding your army on smoke-filled battlefields and navigating the turbulent political salons of Paris to forge a heroic epic like no other.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 37%, Tactical RPG 18.9%, Strategy 17.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.8%, Anime 8%
- #39 Ever War
71% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2025
Dev: Utium Games
Windows
Ever War is a turn-based strategy game set in a medieval fantasy world. This game combines empire-building, resource management and large-scale tactical turn-based battles.
Why similar: 4X 44.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 20%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.9%, Strategy 8.8%, Fantasy 8.8%
- #40 Dominions 2 - The Ascension Wars
72% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Illwinter Game Design
Windows · Linux
Dominions II is turn based fantasy game in which you take the role of a powerful being that is trying to become the supreme god. The type of Gods can vary from magically powerful arch mages to old dragons or statues. The game features a large variety of spells and units.
Why similar: 4X 64% ★, Strategy 22.3%, Fantasy 12.9%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #41 Civilization IV®: Warlords
74% matchVery Positive91% of 532 reviews2007
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
Windows · Mac
Median: 12 minMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 34%
Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Warlords is the first expansion pack for the award-winning game that has become an instant world-wide hit. Paying homage to some of history's greatest military leaders, the expansion delivers six unique and interesting scenarios, giving players the chance to change the course of history with the help of their...
Why similar: 4X 52.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 24%, Strategy 23.1%, Singleplayer 0.3%
- #42 Fantastic Creatures
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 14 reviews2019
Dev: Blue Callisto
Windows · Linux
Mythological Units. Ancient China. Experience a turn-based 4X strategy game where the land around you is slowly dying. Incarnate one of the four Fantastic Creatures: Dragon, Tiger, Turtle or Vermilion Bird and fight for survival.
Why similar: 4X 45% ★, Strategy 25.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 21.5%, Indie 6.5%, Singleplayer 1%
- #43 World of Asgabas
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nathan Istace
Windows · Linux
What happens when a Viking meets a Cowboy? He fights him, of course! The World is not big enough for both of them. World of Asgabas is a turn-based strategy game opposing multiple factions fighting to dominate the world!
Why similar: 4X 46% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 22.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.6%, Strategy 10.4%, Fantasy 3.6%
- #44 Commander: World War II
71% matchPositive86% of 29 reviews2023
Dev: GoldenGod Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Commander: World War II is a turn-based tactical game where you lead either the Allies or the Axis to victory. Deploy infantry, tanks, planes, and naval units, capture locations, use the terrain, and counter specialized units in intense battles. Design your own maps and dominate the battlefield.
Why similar: 4X 49% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 20.4%, Strategy 15.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.9%, Indie 1.1%
- #45 Space Empires III
70% matchPositive80% of 41 reviews2020
Dev: Malfador MachinationsPub: Strategy First
Windows
The third game within the Space Empires series brings the dawn of a new age of exploration. Your race keeps running through the fabric of space and moves to other solar systems beyond your own.
Why similar: 4X 43.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 23.6%, Strategy 16.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.8%, Singleplayer 0.3%
- #46 Napoleon 1813
68% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Empire Interactive EntertainmentPub: Strategy First
Windows
In an enormous strategic area stretching from Paris to Breslau, from Hamburg to Vienna, control everything from major strategic territorial decisions to tactical battle manoeuvres.
Why similar: 4X 49.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 20.5%, Strategy 15.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.9%, Singleplayer 0.3%
- #47 Mythic Crusade
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Sepnax
Windows · Mac · Linux
Mythic Crusade is a bizarre turn-based roguelite strategy RPG. Face questionable ethical choices and see if you have the galaxy brain to beat the single-player campaign or challenge friends online or in hotseat.
Why similar: 4X 36% ★, Tactical RPG 19.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.9%, Strategy 7.4%
- #48 Feudalism
71% matchMostly Negative33% of 45 reviews2016
Dev: ImagimotionPub: IV Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
Conquer Europe, become an Emperor. Build your family’s dynasty through seven centuries, from 800 A.D. to 1492 A.D., up until the inevitable collapse of the feudal system.
Why similar: 4X 69.3% ★, Strategy 30.7%
- #49 Conquest of Elysium 3
70% matchVery Positive81% of 329 reviews2012
Dev: Illwinter Game Design
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18 minMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 38%
Conquest of Elysium 3 (CoE3) is a streamlined turn based fantasy strategy game with a touch of rogue-like and the complex undertones of Illwinter's Dominions series. While CoE3 appears to be a simple game with limited options at first glance, delving further into the game reveals a game of complex decision making and risky endeavors.
Why similar: 4X 42.8% ★, Strategy 22%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.6%, Fantasy 11%, Indie 4.2%
- #50 Worshippers
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 105 reviews2018
Dev: Brainwashing Games
Windows
It's hard to be a god! Worshipper is a fast-paced strategy combined with collectible card game. Explore and conquer the land, face dreadful creatures, lead your people to glory! With every victory you will unlock new units, spells and buildings, use them to develop your own unique strategies!
Why similar: 4X 51.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 28.4%, Strategy 17.8%, Indie 2.2%
- #51 Mystical Conquests
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pierre "Morm" ChamponPub: MormWare
Windows · Mac
A turn-based strategy RPG in which you lead a group of survivors in a world where the forces of evil are trying to destroy every civilization. Expand your realm, learn new technologies, train your soldiers, fight enemy hordes, and try to save the world!
Why similar: 4X 39.9% ★, Tactical RPG 18.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.3%, Strategy 8.7%
- #52 Hero Generations
69% matchMixed55% of 224 reviews2015
Dev: Heart Shaped Games LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
The original roguelike/4X strategy game where every turn is one year of your life. Explore, find a mate, build a home, and raise a child before you die to keep your legacy going. Praised as "the offspring of Sid Meier's Civilization, Passage, and The Legend of Zelda." IndieCade Finalist.
Why similar: 4X 52.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 19.5%, Strategy 19.1%, Indie 4.6%, Fantasy 3.7%
- #53 Fantasy Fighters
67% matchMostly Positive76% of 34 reviews2023
Dev: CozyCoupleCoding
Windows
Prepare for epic battles in "Fantasy Fighters"! Choose your faction, plan your moves, and unleash devastating attacks on your opponents in local multiplayer. Explore a rich world filled with engaging characters.
Why similar: 4X 43.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 20.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.7%, Strategy 9.2%, Fantasy 8.3%
- #54 Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,918 reviews2007
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 44.4 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Sid Meier's Civilization IV®: Beyond the Sword is the second expansion pack for Civilization IV - the 2005 PC Game of the Year that has become a worldwide hit.
Why similar: 4X 50.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 30.8%, Strategy 18.3%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #55 Lords of the Black Sun
70% matchMostly Negative20% of 395 reviews2014
Dev: Arkavi StudiosPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Take command of one race to join the struggle for supremacy in the galaxy. As the leader of your empire you are tasked with exploring the stars, colonizing new worlds, managing your empire and conquering whoever dares to oppose you.
Why similar: 4X 63.4% ★, Strategy 20.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.3%, Indie 3.2%
- #56 Burned Land
67% matchMixed56% of 102 reviews2021
Dev: Koya Game
Windows
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Burned Land is a 4x game in which you will take control of a nascent human race and try to avoid its extinction. Build, explore, conquer until you are worthy of gods. Then confront their anger.
Why similar: 4X 46.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 21.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.1%, Strategy 7.2%, Anime 7.2%
- #57 Vega Chronicle
66% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Just Add Lava
Windows · Mac · Linux
Choose peace or destruction to conquer the stars in this turn-based 4X game. Trade and negotiate with alien civilizations. Command semi-autonomous fleets in real-time combat. Explore the galaxy and build your colonies. Unlock ancestral virtues to enhance your civilization for the next play-through.
Why similar: 4X 54.8% ★, Strategy 17.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.8%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #58 周松传
66% matchMostly Positive73% of 11 reviews2021
Dev: 周松传工作室
Windows
这是一款武侠题材,像素风格的回合制战棋游戏。在游戏中玩家需要收集武学技能来培养角色,用智慧和策略战胜敌人。
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 27.4%, Tactical RPG 23.4%, Strategy 20.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.1%, Fantasy 7.3%