- #1 ENDLESS™ Legend 2
97% 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 14% ★, Diplomacy 13.1% ★, Grand Strategy 11.7% ★, Turn-Based 9.1%, Moddable 7.1% ★
- #2 Old World
96% 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 14% ★, Diplomacy 13.2% ★, Grand Strategy 11.7% ★, Turn-Based 9.2%, Moddable 7.2% ★
- #3 Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era
96% 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 13.8% ★, Diplomacy 13% ★, Grand Strategy 11.6% ★, Turn-Based 9.2%, Moddable 7.4% ★
- #4 Feudums
95% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Kalamona Studios
Windows
Lead multiple branches of your noble house in a living, persistent online 4X grand strategy. Expand fiefdoms, command vassals, master warfare, and outwit rivals through diplomacy, espionage, and schemes. With NO pay-to-win, only strategy will determine the legacy you carve in history.
Why similar: 4X 14.3% ★, Diplomacy 13.5% ★, Auto Battler 12.2%, Grand Strategy 12% ★, Moddable 8.3% ★
- #5 Terra Invicta
94% 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 14.3% ★, Diplomacy 13.9% ★, Grand Strategy 12.1% ★, Turn-Based 8.3%, Moddable 7.7% ★
- #6 Millennia
94% 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 17.4% ★, Grand Strategy 13.8% ★, Diplomacy 13.7% ★, Turn-Based 11%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.6%
- #7 Alliance of the Sacred Suns
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: KatHawk Studios
Windows · Mac
Alliance of the Sacred Suns is a sci-fi grand-strategy RPG that begins with your coronation as the head of an interstellar Empire, and ends with your demise. Manage feuding noble houses and the schemes of would-be usurpers as you try to revive the glory of an Empire on the brink of collapse.
Why similar: 4X 16.9% ★, Grand Strategy 13.5% ★, Turn-Based 11.9%, Moddable 8.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 8.4%
- #8 Terrol
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Max Krupp
Windows
Terrol is a grand strategy game focused on capturing and holding strategic resources. The objective is simple: control all resources and destroy rival empires.
Why similar: 4X 19.8% ★, Grand Strategy 17.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 11.6%, War 10.4%, Turn-Based 9.6%
- #9 Rogue State Revolution
91% 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 16.3% ★, Grand Strategy 13.9% ★, Diplomacy 13.9% ★, Turn-Based 11.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.4%
- #10 Revival: Recolonization
91% 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 17.9% ★, Diplomacy 16.4% ★, Grand Strategy 14.6% ★, Turn-Based 12%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.6%
- #11 For The Glory: A Europa Universalis Game
90% 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 18.7% ★, Grand Strategy 18.2% ★, Diplomacy 17.2% ★, Moddable 7.6% ★, Economy 6.6%
- #12 Imperiums: Greek Wars
89% 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 18.4% ★, Grand Strategy 14.7% ★, Diplomacy 13.6% ★, Moddable 9.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 8.7%
- #13 Making History: The Second World War
89% matchMostly Positive78% of 284 reviews2018
Dev: Factus Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Choose a nation and prepare for the greatest conflict in human history, World War II. Build your military and industrial power, form alliances and race to achieve the advanced technologies that will bring total victory in this global-wide turn-based Grand Strategy struggle.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 14.9% ★, 4X 13% ★, Turn-Based 12.6%, Moddable 9.7% ★, War 8.9%
- #14 Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI
88% matchVery Positive86% of 371,365 reviews2016
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18.0 hrsMean: 98.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Expand your empire, advance your culture and go head-to-head against history’s greatest leaders. Will your civilization stand the test of time?
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 16.7%, 4X 15.6% ★, Grand Strategy 15.5% ★, Turn-Based 13%, Strategy 11.5%
- #15 Sid Meier's Civilization® IV
86% matchVery Positive92% of 3,559 reviews2006
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 52%
With over 6 million units sold and unprecedented critical acclaim from fans and press around the world, Sid Meier's Civilization is recognized as one of the greatest PC game franchises of all-time. Now, Sid Meier and Firaxis Games will take this incredibly fun and addictive game to new heights by adding new ways to play and win, new...
Why similar: 4X 23.4% ★, Turn-Based 20.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.1%, Strategy 11.2%, Grand Strategy 8.3% ★
- #16 Oriental Empires
86% matchVery Positive81% of 2,990 reviews2017
Dev: Shining Pixel StudiosPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Turn based 4X strategy game, recreating the civilizations of ancient China. Develop your land, build great cities, raise huge armies and fight epic battles, with hundreds of soldiers fighting right on the game map. Advance your technologies, culture and religion to create one of mankind’s biggest empires.
Why similar: 4X 23.9% ★, Turn-Based 18.1%, Grand Strategy 13.5% ★, Strategy 9.3%, Military 8.3%
- #17 Total War: MEDIEVAL II – Definitive Edition
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 35,447 reviews2006
Dev: CREATIVE ASSEMBLYPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 36.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Spanning the most turbulent era in Western history, your quest for territory and power takes you through Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and even onto the shores of the New World.
Why similar: Medieval 17.3%, Grand Strategy 17.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 11.5%, Strategy 11.3%, War 9%
- #18 Strategeist
84% 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 19.1% ★, Diplomacy 17.1% ★, 4X 10.8% ★, Medieval 7.7%, Moddable 7.7% ★
- #19 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 22.2% ★, Diplomacy 13% ★, 4X 11.5% ★, Medieval 7.9%, Economy 7.4%
- #20 Generals & Rulers
84% matchMixed62% of 389 reviews2019
Dev: Hamsters Gaming
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
What will be the strategy game if you throw out all the grind from it, all the boring annoying actions and leave only strategy and tactics? It became interesting to us and as a result we received Generals & Rulers. Try it now!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 17.4% ★, Turn-Based 13.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.3%, War 9.2%, Medieval 9%
- #21 Hex Kingdoms
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Blue Sunset GamesPub: SIG Publishing
Windows
Hex Kingdoms is a turn-based strategy game set in medevial times with fantasy themes. Expand your kingdom, set up your defenses, train soldiers and monsters to become the only ruler of the land.
Why similar: 4X 21.5% ★, Grand Strategy 17.8% ★, Turn-Based 15.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.6%, War 10.4%
- #22 NationWar2:Chronicle
81% matchMostly Positive80% of 419 reviews2024
Dev: Yiming
Windows
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 17.5% ★, 4X 14% ★, Auto Battler 13.9%, Turn-Based 12.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.6%
- #23 Galactic Civilizations® II: Ultimate Edition
82% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,697 reviews2011
Dev: Stardock Entertainment
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 44.0 hrs≥1hr: 39%
Get the complete GalCiv II saga including Galactic Civilizations II: Dread Lords, the expansion pack Dark Avatar, and the newest expansion pack Twilight of the Arnor!
Why similar: 4X 25.9% ★, Grand Strategy 21.3% ★, Turn-Based 18.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.5%, Diplomacy 6.2% ★
- #24 Vivat Rex
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dmitry Nyakkoev
Windows
Global strategy game focused on conquering the medieval world, featuring real-time tactical battles.
Why similar: Auto Battler 24.1%, 4X 21.7% ★, Grand Strategy 21.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 11.1%, Medieval 10.3%
- #25 Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword
80% 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 28.7% ★, Turn-Based 20.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.1%, Strategy 12.5%, Moddable 8.5% ★
- #26 Galactic Civilizations IV
78% 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 20.1% ★, Diplomacy 17.6% ★, Grand Strategy 17.5% ★, Moddable 10.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 8.9%
- #27 Palm Kingdoms 3
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hack The Publisher
Windows · Mac
Palm Kingdoms 3 is a turn-based strategy game with deep mechanics. Explore maps, build your kingdom, and lead armies in rich, tactical combat. Here, power lies not in a single character, but in the unique Commanders you cultivate within your ranks.
Why similar: 4X 20.8% ★, Grand Strategy 17.7% ★, Turn-Based 13.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.9%, War 11.4%
- #28 Sid Meier's Civilization VII
77% 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: Diplomacy 18.1% ★, 4X 17.8% ★, Grand Strategy 16.3% ★, War 7.7%, Military 7.5%
- #29 Conquest: Medieval Kingdoms
78% matchMixed57% of 14 reviews2021
Dev: Aserisoft
Windows · Mac
Conquest: Medieval Kingdoms is a turn-based 4X grand strategy game, played on a procedurally generated world. Battles are real-time and tactical. Every world-map and battlefield is entirely unique, so this game will always have something to throw at you.
Why similar: 4X 28.3% ★, Grand Strategy 19% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.1%, Medieval 12.8%, Strategy 10.5%
- #30 Imperial Kingdoms
77% 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 28.4% ★, Grand Strategy 20.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 11.2%, Strategy 10.9%, Medieval 9.1%
- #31 Fragile Existence
76% 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: 4X 18.4% ★, Diplomacy 17.8% ★, Grand Strategy 15.3% ★, Moddable 10.9% ★, Military 7.2%
- #32 Evil Bank Manager
76% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,759 reviews2018
Dev: Hamsters Gaming
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 17.4% ★, Economy 13.7%, Turn-Based 12.5%, Management 9.1%, Strategy 8.7%
- #33 Crusader Kings III
74% matchVery Positive91% of 137,655 reviews2020
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 28.8 hrsMean: 143.8 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 20.3% ★, 4X 13.2% ★, Medieval 12.8%, Moddable 8.3% ★, Strategy 8.2%
- #34 Interstellar Space: Genesis
75% matchVery Positive84% of 818 reviews2019
Dev: Praxis Games
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Interstellar Space: Genesis is a turn-based space 4X strategy game in which you attempt to build a thriving galactic empire. Discover mysteries among the stars, colonize worlds, and engage enemies in tactical turn-based combat on your journey to becoming the ruler of the galaxy!
Why similar: 4X 25.1% ★, Turn-Based 16.4%, Grand Strategy 15.1% ★, Diplomacy 10.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 10.7%
- #35 Sid Meier's Civilization® V
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 208,752 reviews2010
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 29.0 hrsMean: 124.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Create, discover, and download new player-created maps, scenarios, interfaces, and more!
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 23%, Turn-Based 17.8%, 4X 16.3% ★, Strategy 10.1%, Grand Strategy 8.3% ★
- #36 Lands of Rumour
74% matchMostly Positive77% of 13 reviews2025
Dev: Vaeril Games
Windows
Lands of Rumour is a turn-based 4X game about hiding and gossip. Embrace the atmosphere of Robin Hood, develop villages, gather resources, recruit your men and defend your homeland in tactical combat, where every unit has unique abilities.
Why similar: 4X 22.8% ★, Grand Strategy 17.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 11.6%, Turn-Based 10.7%, War 8.9%
- #37 Kingdom Ascension
72% matchVery Positive85% of 218 reviews2025
Dev: RainRingStudio
Windows
Step into the role of a lord, starting from scratch to build your kingdom. Gather resources, construct buildings, recruit troops, explore, and embark on adventures to continuously expand your territory and defend your homeland.
Why similar: Auto Battler 24.7%, 4X 19.6% ★, Grand Strategy 13.6% ★, War 10.9%, Medieval 8.7%
- #38 HUMANKIND™
73% matchMixed69% of 28,231 reviews2021
Dev: AMPLITUDE Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 33.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Rewrite history by shaping a civilization as unique as you are. Combine 60 cultures from the Ancient Era to the Modern Age to lead your empire to victory. Build thriving cities, outsmart rivals in epic battles, spread your influence and leave your mark on HUMANKIND™.
Why similar: 4X 26.1% ★, Grand Strategy 17% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.8%, Strategy 11.2%, Turn-Based 9.3%
- #39 Dominions 4: Thrones of Ascension
73% matchVery Positive91% of 1,450 reviews2013
Dev: Illwinter Game Design
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 48.4 hrs≥1hr: 65%
You are a God! You are master and ruler of a loyal nation. You have unimaginable powers at your disposal. You have claimed this world as yours. But there are others who stand in your way. You must defeat and destroy these pretenders. Only then can you ascend to godhood and become the new Pantokrator.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 23.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 18.5%, 4X 14.3% ★, Turn-Based 13.3%, Moddable 11.3% ★
- #40 Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization
73% matchVery Positive87% of 1,513 reviews2008
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
Windows · Mac
Median: 30 minMean: 13.7 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization is the third offering in the award winning Civilization IV series. A re-imagining of the classic Colonization game Sid Meier created in 1994, Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization is a total conversion of the Civilization IV engine into a game experience in which players will lead a European...
Why similar: 4X 28.4% ★, Turn-Based 23.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.4%, Strategy 13.9%, Moddable 5.2% ★
- #41 Liegecraft
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: From Chaos
Windows
You are the King. Lead your vassals, build your feudal realm and conquer foreign kingdoms in this blend of turn based 4X and realtime rpg. Attend feasts, host tourneys and fight duels. Every character has their own mind so promote the loyal, scheme against rivals and imprison the disobedient.
Why similar: 4X 20.2% ★, Diplomacy 18.6% ★, Turn-Based 11.6%, Medieval 10.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.5%
- #42 Lord of Rigel
70% 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 18.9% ★, Diplomacy 16.7% ★, Grand Strategy 15.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 8.6%, Military 8.4%
- #43 ENDLESS™ Legend
71% 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 31.9% ★, Turn-Based 21.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.2%, Strategy 12.6%, Grand Strategy 5.5% ★
- #44 World Warfare & Economics
70% 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 18.7% ★, Grand Strategy 16.9% ★, Diplomacy 16.6% ★, War 7.8%, Economy 7.3%
- #45 Dominions 3: The Awakening
71% matchVery Positive81% of 125 reviews2013
Dev: Illwinter Game Design
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 41%
The Old God has left the world and the pretenders are awakening and coming out from hiding. You start the game by designing one of the pretender gods that will compete for true ascension to godhood. The type of god can range from a magically powerful arch mage to an ancient kraken or a mystic monolith that people pray to.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 20.2% ★, Turn-Based 18%, 4X 17.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.6%, Strategy 14.6%
- #46 Making History: The Great War
71% matchMostly Positive76% of 453 reviews2015
Dev: Muzzy Lane SoftwarePub: Factus Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 94%
The Great War is a turn-based grand strategy game based on the epic struggles of the WWI era. Experience the battles of attrition and punishing artillery barrages. Play as any nation of the period as the modern world of industrialized warfare replaces an age of kings with a struggle of ideologies.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 19.1% ★, 4X 10.5% ★, Moddable 10.3% ★, Turn-Based 8.5%, War 8.4%
- #47 Hexarchy
69% matchVery Positive82% of 1,534 reviews2023
Dev: Main Tank SoftwarePub: Yogscast Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 14.7 hrs≥1hr: 58%
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: 4X 19.5% ★, Grand Strategy 15.3% ★, Turn-Based 13.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.5%, War 8.9%
- #48 Chronicle of the States: Qin Shi Huang
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 流风Game
Windows
This is a grand strategy game set in the Spring and Autumn period and the Warring States Period. Become an empire ruler or an ambitious noble, shaping your dynasty through politics and war. Face family conspiracies and minister betrayals, and write an immortal legend with your brilliant strategies.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 21.4% ★, Diplomacy 14% ★, Medieval 10.8%, RPG 10.4%, Strategy 9.8%
- #49 HARD VOID
68% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: jejoxdev
Windows · Linux
HARD VOID is a 4X turn-based space strategy game in a lovecraftian universe. Lead your species across galaxies and multiple dimensions to build an Empire. Design your spaceships, assemble your fleets and fight for supremacy. But beware, unthinkable Eldritch horrors lurk in the vast darkness.
Why similar: 4X 25.7% ★, Grand Strategy 16.7% ★, Turn-Based 12.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.4%, Military 7.6%
- #50 Deity Empires
69% matchVery Positive86% of 338 reviews2018
Dev: BaileyHausdorff Systems
Windows
Deity Empires is a 4X, turn-based strategy game with a powerful “just one more turn” feel! Enter an intricate fantasy world as one of many deities posed to become ruler of the world.
Why similar: 4X 25.8% ★, Turn-Based 17%, Grand Strategy 17% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 10.1%, Strategy 8.6%
- #51 Age of Wonders III
69% 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 25.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 19.9%, Strategy 17%, Turn-Based 16.2%, RPG 6.6%
- #52 Gate Builders
68% 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 24.4% ★, Grand Strategy 19.8% ★, Diplomacy 14.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.2%, Management 7.4%
- #53 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 25.6% ★, Auto Battler 20.1%, Diplomacy 15% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12%, Sandbox 5.9%
- #54 Infinite Borders: Three Kingdoms
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NetEase Games
Windows
《万民长歌:三国》是一款单机 · 历史 · 战争策略游戏。在无缝连续、真实还原的3D沙盘地图上,玩家可以自选视角、以自己的意志重演三国。来体验真实的三国策略——真实的沙盘,真实的二十四节气,真实的百姓,真实的战争!
Why similar: 4X 25.9% ★, Grand Strategy 20.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13%, War 9.3%, Strategy 7.1%
- #55 Stellar Monarch
67% 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 22.4% ★, Grand Strategy 19.4% ★, Diplomacy 18.2% ★, Turn-Based 16.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.8%
- #56 Falling Frontier
67% 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: 4X 21.1% ★, Grand Strategy 18.1% ★, Diplomacy 17.3% ★, Moddable 11.3% ★, Military 6.9%
- #57 Rise of Hegemony
66% 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 21.4% ★, Diplomacy 19.2% ★, Grand Strategy 17.3% ★, Economy 9.2%, Moddable 8.6% ★
- #58 Dune: Spice Wars
65% matchMostly Positive79% of 13,257 reviews2023
Dev: Shiro GamesPub: Funcom
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 16.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A 4X real-time strategy game from the developers of the critically acclaimed Northgard. Set in Frank Herbert’s groundbreaking Dune universe, you must lead your faction and battle for control and dominance over the harsh desert planet of Arrakis.
Why similar: 4X 19.5% ★, Diplomacy 18.7% ★, Grand Strategy 15.8% ★, War 8.5%, Management 8.5%