- #1 Imperator: Rome
97% matchMixed65% of 26,771 reviews2019
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 37.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Dominate the classical Mediterranean in Imperator: Rome, a grand strategy game from Paradox Interactive. Navigate the dangerous waters of politics and diplomacy as you build up your provinces and conquer foreign lands. Now available with special content and the digital artbook.
Why similar: Rome 27.5% ★, Grand Strategy 23% ★, Political Sim 16.9% ★, Historical 10.2%, Political 8.5% ★
- #2 Europa Universalis III Complete
96% matchVery Positive83% of 1,992 reviews2009
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Europa Universalis III Complete includes the original Europa Universalis III as well as the expansions In Nomine and Napoleons Ambition Europa Universalis III delves deeply into the areas of exploration, trade, warfare and diplomacy.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 31.4% ★, Political Sim 24.6% ★, Historical 14.7%, Political 10.2% ★, Real-Time with Pause 7.1% ★
- #3 1992: Rasputie
96% 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 Sim 21.3% ★, Political 16.8% ★, Grand Strategy 15.3% ★, Historical 10.3%, Alternate History 9.6%
- #4 Hegemony III: Clash of the Ancients
95% matchVery Positive82% of 552 reviews2015
Dev: Longbow Games
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 25.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Command armies, manage resources, and build an empire in this real-time strategy wargame from Longbow Games. Will Rome fulfil its destiny to rule the ancient world or will history be rewritten to forge a new Etruscan, Gallic, or Greek hegemony!
Why similar: Rome 27.1% ★, Grand Strategy 17.1% ★, Historical 15.2%, Wargame 10.2%, Alternate History 9.6%
- #5 Europa Universalis: Rome - Gold Edition
94% matchMixed67% of 237 reviews2008
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 18.7 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Europa Universalis Rome Gold combines the epic strategy title Europa Universalis Rome with the expansion pack Vae Victis. Experience one of the most defining periods in world history in an experience crafted by the masters of Grand Strategy.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 33.6% ★, Rome 29.1% ★, Historical 16.6%, Strategy 9.2%, Real-Time with Pause 9.1% ★
- #6 Monarch : Medieval Remastered
93% matchVery Positive81% of 375 reviews2025
Dev: Mr.Lordy
Windows
In the medieval era, assume the role of a lord and engage with other lords,develop fiefdoms, and employ strategies involving intrigue, warfare, and plunder. Expand your territory and strengthen your house lineage Or, be a god, manipulate the world? This game primarily strategic role-playing elements
Why similar: Grand Strategy 22.5% ★, Political Sim 17.4% ★, Historical 12.8%, Strategy RPG 11.2%, Wargame 7.1%
- #7 Alea Jacta Est
94% matchMostly Positive72% of 137 reviews2014
Dev: AgeodPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
“ALEA JACTA EST” (The Die is Cast) is what Caesar said as he crossed the Rubicon River when he learned that the Senate had removed him from his command. Crossing that small Italian river was equivalent to disobeying Rome’s orders and entering into open rebellion in this historical turn-based strategy wargame .
Why similar: Rome 40.7% ★, Grand Strategy 25.6% ★, Historical 15.5%, Strategy 10.2%, Simulation 7.8%
- #8 Clockwork Dawn
92% 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 21.6% ★, Political Sim 19.7% ★, Alternate History 13.2%, Political 12.1% ★, Historical 11.6%
- #9 Age of Enlightenment
91% 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 19.7% ★, Political Sim 18.7% ★, Historical 11.6%, Political 9.7% ★, Alternate History 9.6%
- #10 StateOS: The Political Sandbox
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ReallyBadGames
Windows
The political sandbox game where you build a career from the city council to the presidency. Authentic electoral systems, government departments, pass legislation, and a unique news landscape. Create custom scenarios, parties, and politicians in this data-driven democracy simulator.
Why similar: Political Sim 30.3% ★, Strategy RPG 16.8%, Political 10.4% ★, Education 10.3%, Simulation 6.5%
- #11 Citizen of Rome - Dynasty Ascendant
90% matchVery Positive80% of 236 reviews2019
Dev: Citizen of Life Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Life sim set in the Ancient Roman Republic. Experience life and events in Ancient Rome through multiple generations of a family, helping them grow from lowly commoners to mighty Senators. Long live the Republic!
Why similar: Rome 30.9% ★, Political Sim 16.2% ★, Historical 11.7%, Alternate History 8.4%, Education 8%
- #12 Iron Order 1919
89% matchMixed69% of 432 reviews2022
Dev: Bytro Labs GmbH
Windows · Mac
An unique long-term strategy game with week-long matches with up to 101 players, set in the alternate reality of 1919.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 18.6% ★, Political Sim 18.2% ★, Alternate History 12.5%, Political 11.5% ★, Strategy RPG 10.2%
- #13 King's Orders
89% matchMostly Positive74% of 238 reviews2024
Dev: AFTERLIFE👻Pub: Games Operators
Windows
King's Orders is a simplified historical strategy game with an important innovation. You command your armies by sending letters with orders. Messengers with these letters travel the land and can be lost or intercepted. Generals execute orders upon receipt and send you reports the same dangerous way.
Why similar: Political 19.3% ★, Political Sim 17.7% ★, Grand Strategy 16.1% ★, Historical 9.7%, Wargame 9.4%
- #14 Age of Gladiators
88% matchMostly Positive78% of 753 reviews2016
Dev: Creative Storm Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
"Age of Gladiators" is a single-player strategy/management sim set at the height of the bloody gladiatorial games in ancient Rome. As your fighters increase in level, it will be up to you to decide how to forge their attributes and abilities.
Why similar: Rome 33.6% ★, Grand Strategy 12.9% ★, Historical 11.6%, Alternate History 10.8%, Strategy RPG 8.6%
- #15 王朝:将军觐见
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 三千越甲GameStudio
Windows
《王朝:将军觐见》希望打造一个能自我运行,且符合直觉、合理可信的历史沙盒,从而给玩家足够的游玩自由度。地图的每一个单元格都有居民(POP),他们构成了这个世界的活背景。钱也不仅仅是一个数值,每一个铜板都是由铸币工坊所铸造,并通过税收和交易活动流向整个世界。游戏中的人物是“活”的,他们会置办产业、开展贸易、入朝为官,追求财富和权力。每一个POP、人物的自发活动就像涓涓细流,汇聚在一起就是浩浩汤汤的天下大势,王朝兴颓则是这个舞台最上层的演出。
Why similar: Grand Strategy 22.8% ★, Historical 20.3%, Political Sim 19.7% ★, Sandbox 10.5%, Strategy RPG 9.1%
- #16 Crusader Kings II
86% matchVery Positive91% of 73,445 reviews2012
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 55.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Explore one of the defining periods in world history in an experience crafted by the masters of Grand Strategy.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 46.8% ★, Political Sim 20.4% ★, Historical 11.9%, Strategy 4.2%, Political 4.1% ★
- #17 Sinoepoch
86% matchMixed64% of 33 reviews2023
Dev: 迟到的南雨亭
Windows
Sinoepoch is a grand strategy game based on the historical fantasy of the Three Kingdoms period in Chinese history. In the current version, players can create their character, "travel" to the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty,create their family legends.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 21.3% ★, Political Sim 20.9% ★, Alternate History 13.4%, Strategy RPG 12.1%, Real-Time with Pause 10.9% ★
- #18 Flames in Modern Europe
85% matchMostly Positive73% of 30 reviews2025
Dev: Volodymyr Marsenko
Windows · Mac
A real-time global strategy game about the Old Continent! You are the leader of the state, and you must discover new technologies, build a powerful economy, armed forces and even nuclear weapons! But remember - the opposition will always be breathing down your neck...
Why similar: Political Sim 26.8% ★, Grand Strategy 22.5% ★, Wargame 15.4%, Alternate History 11.9%, Historical 11.2%
- #19 昭明日月 Pax Serica: Rise of the Ming
84% match2 user reviews100% of 2 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 24.3% ★, Historical 16.3%, Alternate History 16.1%, Wargame 11.8%, Grand Strategy 10.1% ★
- #20 Pax Augusta
84% matchMostly Positive72% of 626 reviews2025
Dev: Roger GassmannPub: Senatis
Windows
Pax Augusta is probably the most authentic ancient city-building simulation. Build flourishing cities and look after your citizens. Earn gold with production and trade of goods and build impressive monuments. Strengthen your influence and become a Roman emperor!
Why similar: Rome 43.6% ★, Grand Strategy 17.4% ★, Historical 15.5%, Simulation 8%, Strategy 6.5%
- #21 Victoria 3
83% 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 22.1% ★, Political Sim 21.6% ★, Historical 12.4%, Political 12.4% ★, Alternate History 8.7%
- #22 Mr. President
81% matchVery Positive80% of 86 reviews2026
Dev: Exia Labs
Windows · Mac
Can you face the challenges of the Oval Office? Find out in Mr. President, a sandbox simulation of the U.S. presidency. Pursue your legislative agenda. Compete with rivals Russia and China. Deal with crises from 9/11 to COVID-19; and direct the U.S. military against terror groups and rogue states.
Why similar: Political Sim 22.9% ★, Grand Strategy 21.6% ★, Historical 13.2%, Political 12.7% ★, Wargame 11.4%
- #23 Collapse: A Political Simulator
82% matchMixed65% of 189 reviews2021
Dev: Nostalgames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 79%
is a grand strategy game that takes place in 1992-2004. You take lead of your own Party in the face of the total devastation of one of the fictional post-Soviet states in Europe. Try to realize your (or someone else's) political dreams in the shaky arena of this dilapidated situation.
Why similar: Political Sim 22.1% ★, Grand Strategy 18% ★, Political 16.2% ★, Alternate History 11.4%, Strategy RPG 11.1%
- #24 Hegemony Rome: The Rise of Caesar
82% matchMixed60% of 449 reviews2014
Dev: Longbow Games
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Hegemony Rome: The Rise of Caesar takes you to the plains and forests of ancient Gaul where Julius Caesar wages a decade long war to subjugate the barbarian hordes. Hegemony Rome will immerse you in the history like no other real time strategy game ever before, forcing you to pay close attention to the changing seasons and rapidly...
Why similar: Rome 37.8% ★, Historical 17.4%, Grand Strategy 13.7% ★, Strategy 12.8%, Real-Time with Pause 7.4% ★
- #25 Political Arena
80% matchMostly Positive76% of 68 reviews2025
Dev: Wayside Press
Windows · Mac
POLITICAL ARENA is a one-of-a-kind strategy/sim sandbox about American politics. Seek fame or infamy in a richly simulated political world, complete with high stakes legislative strategizing, backroom deals and the press. Customize and play as the politician of your dreams (or nightmares).
Why similar: Political 23.6% ★, Political Sim 18.5% ★, Strategy RPG 12%, Strategy 9.9%, RPG 9.9%
- #26 Africa Empire 2027
81% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2022
Dev: iGindisGames
Windows · Mac
Lead your African empire in an empire building turn based strategy war game. Are you ready to lead, Supreme Commander?
Why similar: Grand Strategy 23.9% ★, Political Sim 22.9% ★, Strategy RPG 13.9%, Wargame 11.5%, Political 9.4% ★
- #27 Front Frontiers
79% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: baus96
Windows
The World is on the brink of irreversible Tragedy. Global tensions are rising, alliances are falling apart and states are preparing to decide their fate in the shadow of a massive war. Front Frontiers invites you to fight a massive war, offering an in-depth strategy experience.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 22.8% ★, Political Sim 22.3% ★, Wargame 14.6%, Strategy RPG 12.5%, Alternate History 10.1%
- #28 Crisis in the Kremlin
79% matchVery Positive84% of 1,444 reviews2017
Dev: Nostalgames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Don’t let the Soviet Union collapse, and fall in the darkness of history or lead the Union by a new path – democracy and free market! But before you decide something, think – wouldn’t it cause more harm than good?
Why similar: Political Sim 46.4% ★, Grand Strategy 10.9% ★, Political 9.2% ★, Strategy 7.4%, Alternate History 7.3%
- #29 Arms Race 2
78% 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 23.8% ★, Grand Strategy 21.8% ★, Alternate History 13.2%, Political 13.2% ★, Historical 10.8%
- #30 Middle East Empire 2027
78% match8 user reviews78% of 8 reviews2022
Dev: iGindisGames
Windows · Mac
Lead your Middle Eastern empire in an empire building turn based strategy war game. Are you ready to lead, Supreme Commander?
Why similar: Political Sim 24.6% ★, Grand Strategy 24% ★, Strategy RPG 14.1%, Wargame 12.4%, Political 6.6% ★
- #31 Sagger
77% matchPositive80% of 25 reviews2022
Dev: Media Alliance Gaming Studio Sp. z o.o.
Windows
This is a BETA VERSION of the Sagger game - historical simulator that will give you control over all Israel resources to face the Yom Kippur War. With the help of your advisor and knowledge, you will acquire, make the crucial decisions that will lead the state of Israel to Victory or Defeat.
Why similar: Political Sim 18.2% ★, Political 14.7% ★, Grand Strategy 14.7% ★, Education 11.9%, Alternate History 10.1%
- #32 Clan and Crown
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: alanchuPub: Wise Games
Windows
The game is a strategy simulation game where you start a family, raise children, infiltrate various industries in the city (13 industries, 70 professions), run for mayor to control the city's destiny, manufacture weapons to wage city wars, and ultimately establish your family empire.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 20.8% ★, Political Sim 19.6% ★, Strategy RPG 11.8%, Wargame 11.2%, Simulation 8%
- #33 Carthage: Bellum Punicum
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: MindebytePub: Aquila Interactive
Windows
Lead Hannibal's epic campaign to crush the Roman Republic. Command individually rendered legions, manage complex supply lines, master realistic real-time tactics, and outplay challenging enemies in the Second Punic War to claim your place in history.
Why similar: Rome 28.1% ★, Grand Strategy 18.3% ★, Political 16% ★, Historical 12.8%, Wargame 12.5%
- #34 Akhenaten: Rule as Pharaoh
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dotware Games
Windows · Mac
An RPG like citybuilding game centered around being Egypt's monarch.
Why similar: Political Sim 26% ★, Rome 17.8% ★, Historical 16.1%, Strategy RPG 12.5%, Alternate History 7%
- #35 Asia Empire 2027
76% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2022
Dev: iGindisGames
Windows · Mac
Lead your Asian empire in an empire building turn based strategy war game. Are you ready to lead, Supreme Commander?
Why similar: Political Sim 24.8% ★, Grand Strategy 24% ★, Strategy RPG 14.2%, Wargame 12.4%, Political 6.6% ★
- #36 Restitutor: Empire Restored
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: FishPondPub: Fish Pond Studio
Windows · Linux
Restitutor is a historical incremental grand strategy game focused on statecraft, diplomacy, and calculated warfare. Strengthen your economy, research new technologies, form alliances, and outmaneuver rivals through high-level strategic decisions without micromanagement.
Why similar: Rome 37.9% ★, Grand Strategy 28.7% ★, Historical 16.2%, Strategy 5.6%, Alternate History 5%
- #37 Res Publica
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hinkel Games
Windows
RES PUBLICA - Citizens of Rome, an innovative city builder, life-simulation and roleplay game, invites the player to build his own roman city, manage his character, family and household during the ancient Roman Republic in 150 BC. Ave Caesar! Its up to you to lead the way for your home and family!
Why similar: Rome 35.2% ★, Political Sim 15.2% ★, Historical 14.2%, Strategy RPG 11.8%, Life Sim 7.5%
- #38 Ostalgie: The Berlin Wall
74% 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: Political Sim 23.4% ★, Political 16.9% ★, Grand Strategy 13.4% ★, Alternate History 12.2%, Historical 10.8%
- #39 Victoria II
73% matchVery Positive92% of 19,875 reviews2010
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 48.5 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 34% ★, Political Sim 23.3% ★, Historical 15.3%, Real-Time with Pause 7.9% ★, Strategy 5%
- #40 Gilded Destiny
73% 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: Political Sim 19.5% ★, Grand Strategy 18.8% ★, Political 14.9% ★, Historical 11.2%, Alternate History 10.3%
- #41 Realpolitiks II
73% matchMixed46% of 666 reviews2021
Dev: Jujubee S.A.Pub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Lead your people to glory and write a new chapter of history in Realpolitiks II, a real-time grand strategy game where you lead any contemporary nation in an attempt to secure world dominance.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 30.5% ★, Political Sim 30.1% ★, Political 16.2% ★, Strategy 9.5%, Simulation 9.3%
- #42 SGS NATO's Nightmare
72% matchMostly Positive72% of 112 reviews2023
Dev: Strategy Game StudioPub: Avalon Digital
Windows · Mac
What if the Warsaw Pact had attacked NATO in the mid-1980s. Or the other way around? Study this titanic conflict, within its most emblematic theater, Germany and Central Europe. Will you be able to achieve your goals without escalating into an uncontrollable nuclear conflict?
Why similar: Political Sim 29.3% ★, Grand Strategy 23.4% ★, Wargame 19.6%, Historical 9.9%, Alternate History 9.4%
- #43 Aye! My Liege
70% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Tappole Software
Windows · Mac
A grand strategy game set in an alternate history. Lead your noble house to power using a 4-tier command system that allows for granular management of every individual soldier. Master complex industrial chains, navigate tariffs, and balance diplomacy to shape the continent's ultimate fate.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 27.7% ★, Political Sim 22.7% ★, Strategy RPG 15.4%, Wargame 13%, Strategy 8.8%
- #44 Jey's Empire
72% matchVery Positive90% of 77 reviews2019
Dev: Maestro CinetikPub: Gaming at Work
Windows · Mac · Linux
Step into the shoes of J. Edgar Hoover and combat the Mafia, Communists, the Ku Klux Klan, the Black Panthers, the Weather Underground, and more as you shape history with your every move. Download now and become the ultimate mastermind in this thrilling management RPG!
Why similar: Political Sim 24.3% ★, Political 20% ★, Grand Strategy 18.1% ★, Strategy RPG 11.3%, Historical 11%
- #45 Europa Universalis IV
71% 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: Grand Strategy 22% ★, Political 16.1% ★, Historical 13.4%, Alternate History 11.3%, Wargame 10.5%
- #46 The Three Kingdoms of Shadows: Xuzhou
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 鹏砚
Windows
The Three Kingdoms of Shadows: Xuzhou," players guide Liu Bei, an inexperienced leader, through factional struggles and resource management. His rise, set in chaotic times, is manipulated by powerful families seeking a puppet ruler.
Why similar: Political Sim 20.3% ★, Historical 15.4%, Strategy RPG 11.4%, Alternate History 10.9%, Life Sim 8.7%
- #47 Orbi Universo II
69% matchVery Positive82% of 71 reviews2025
Dev: Orbi Universo Team
Windows · Linux
Guide your very own civilization's destiny in this abstract strategy sim. Master a complex node system, overcome unique challenges, and evolve your society from humble beginnings to the mastery of the atom. Can your civilization *really* withstand the test of time?
Why similar: Grand Strategy 25.8% ★, Political Sim 18.9% ★, Historical 15.6%, Rome 12% ★, Real-Time with Pause 10.2% ★
- #48 Latin America Empire 2027
71% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2022
Dev: iGindisGames
Windows · Mac
Lead your Latin empire in an empire building turn based strategy war game. Are you ready to lead, Supreme Commander?
Why similar: Political Sim 23.6% ★, Grand Strategy 22.8% ★, Strategy RPG 13.4%, Wargame 12.1%, Political 9.5% ★
- #49 Rise of the Successor
69% matchPositive87% of 39 reviews2025
Dev: Studio Six
Windows
You wake up as North Korea’s Supreme Leader. Manage diplomacy, internal power struggles, and national survival. Balance nuclear ambition, public needs, and elite loyalty. One wrong move could cost you everything — will you rule or fall?
Why similar: Political Sim 39.1% ★, Strategy RPG 16.1%, Historical 11.3%, Alternate History 10.7%, Strategy 7%
- #50 Ascendant Dawn
68% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2026
Dev: Nikous Studio
Windows
Ascendant Dawn is a grand strategy game where you lead a nomadic tribe in a brutal bronze age world. Work your way up from a small clan to a great empire by founding cities and conquering your enemies.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 26.4% ★, Political Sim 24.5% ★, Historical 14.8%, Wargame 12.6%, Alternate History 12.3%
- #51 Systemic War
70% 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: Grand Strategy 20.1% ★, Political Sim 19.1% ★, Political 15.7% ★, Alternate History 12.4%, Wargame 10.9%
- #52 Another Map Simulator
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Overdramatic Games
Windows
Be the architect and the audience of a living, breathing fantasy world. Generate vast procedural maps, paint your empires, and watch as autonomous AI nations wage war, forge alliances, and build deep economies. Intervene as an active god, or sit back and watch centuries of history unfold.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 32% ★, Political Sim 30.9% ★, Sandbox 11.9%, Historical 10%, Simulation 9.6%
- #53 Arms Race - TCWE
70% matchMixed70% of 69 reviews2017
Dev: Alina Digital
Windows
Arms Race - TCWE is PC strategy game based on the historical conflict between the USA and the USSR
Why similar: Political Sim 29.9% ★, Grand Strategy 18.6% ★, Political 15.8% ★, Historical 11%, Alternate History 8.7%
- #54 Maestro's Cold War 2
67% matchVery Positive98% of 117 reviews2025
Dev: Maestro CinetikPub: Gaming at work
Windows · Mac · Linux
Addictive yet chill. An immersive Cold War sandbox. Revive the Cold War in this classic strategy game—easy to pick up, yet challenging and deep, offering endless replayability.
Why similar: Political Sim 28% ★, Grand Strategy 26% ★, Historical 14.2%, Political 8.3% ★, Wargame 6.1%
- #55 Age of History II
68% 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 25.8% ★, Historical 19.2%, Political Sim 18.8% ★, Political 12.4% ★, Alternate History 7.3%
- #56 Rumours of a Roman Empire
67% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Little Black Book Entertainment
Windows
In this alternate-universe Visual Novel and Dating Sim, play as Julia or Julius Caesar and navigate the intrigue of the Late Roman Republic. Flirt, scheme, and outwit Rome’s elite to shape history—and forge an empire of your own.
Why similar: Rome 35.2% ★, Political Sim 20.2% ★, Political 13.7% ★, Alternate History 11.1%, Historical 10.4%
- #57 Age of History 2: Definitive Edition
67% 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: Political Sim 25.3% ★, Political 19.4% ★, Grand Strategy 14.9% ★, Wargame 13.3%, Sandbox 8.6%
- #58 Simulator of Ukraine 1991
66% matchVery Positive87% of 219 reviews2024
Dev: Almost Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
This game is a global strategy, which is primarily focused on Ukraine after leaving the Soviet occupation. Here you will be given control of Ukraine with the opportunity to change history and intervene in the events of that time.
Why similar: Political Sim 30.5% ★, Grand Strategy 27.5% ★, Alternate History 19.3%, Strategy 8.4%, Wargame 8%
- #59 Chronicle of the States: Qin Shi Huang
67% 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 27.2% ★, Historical 14.6%, Alternate History 11.7%, RPG 9%, Simulation 8.4%
- #60 Geo-Political Simulator 2026 Edition
66% matchMixed49% of 196 reviews2025
Dev: Eversim
Windows
The latest expansion of the ultra-realistic world simulator, where you play as the head of state or the opposition! New Features: tourism simulator, party strategies with regime censures, personal wealth management, a European army, AI and robotics.
Why similar: Political Sim 27.1% ★, Grand Strategy 25.8% ★, Political 14.6% ★, Wargame 14%, Simulation 7.8%