- #1 Children of the Galaxy
97% matchPositive93% of 14 reviews2017
Dev: Filip Dusek, Empty Keys
Windows
Children of the Galaxy is a grand scale 4x turn-based strategy game with a turn-based combat and tactical elements. You can explore the galaxy, colonize planets and build huge armies of starships to fight in epic space battles.
Why similar: 4X 71.1% ★, Strategy 17%, Sci-fi 11.9%
- #2 Lands of Achra
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: UlfsirePub: Slouching Beast LLC
Windows
Lands of Achra is a dark fantasy strategy game of a lost age. Build a customized force as a hero, monster or nation, fight your enemies in brutal autobattles and strive to vanquish the procedurally generated world. Seek glory, against all who struggle upon the distorted earth...
Why similar: 4X 35.5% ★, Auto Battler 24.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.9%, Wargame 9.3%, Roguelike 9.1%
- #3 Search for Sol
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Cryptomnesic
Windows · Mac
The children of long-extinct humanity desperately search for the legendary artifact system of Sol. Search for Sol is a sci-fi 4X in the tradition of Reach for the Stars, Master of Orion, and Star Traders. Control Sol for 50 years to ascend to flesh once again.
Why similar: 4X 37% ★, Auto Battler 24.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.3%, Wargame 12.2%, Strategy 6.3%
- #4 TerraMartis4x
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LeBroGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
For gamers who love Master of Orion and Homeworld but want something new and different. For gamers with a small time budget. A lightweight fresh take on the space 4x game genre about the war between Terra and Mars.
Why similar: 4X 40.1% ★, Real Time Tactics 17.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.5%, Wargame 13.1%, Strategy 7.1%
- #5 Vivat Rex
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dmitry Nyakkoev
Windows
Global strategy game focused on conquering the medieval world, featuring real-time tactical battles.
Why similar: 4X 34.1% ★, Auto Battler 26%, Real Time Tactics 17.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.4%, Strategy 3.8%
- #6 罐装远征军
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 猫鱼猫工作室
Windows
罐装远征军是一款手绘卡通风格的实时策略游戏。你戴上祖先的遗物,唤醒沉睡的伙伴,带领他们踏上寻找净土的冒险之旅。在瞬息万变的战场上,你能做出正确选择,指挥他们突破险境,重燃文明的火种吗?
Why similar: Auto Battler 38.6%, Real Time Tactics 19.8%, Wargame 12.3%, Strategy 10.3%, Roguelite 10.3%
- #7 Sovereign Stars
93% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: KYDEN
Windows
Build your galactic empire, conquer planets and emerge as the last player standing in this real-time strategy game.
Why similar: 4X 38.7% ★, Real Time Tactics 17.1%, Wargame 13.1%, Economy 10.6%, Strategy 6.7%
- #8 Lordship
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Carpe diem
Windows
Lordship is a turn-based 4x strategy where your objective is to be the first to obtain the set victory points (Fame). Explore, find treasure, build and expand cities, battle creeps and opponents, and interact with various objects on the map that automatically resolve.
Why similar: 4X 44.4% ★, Auto Battler 30.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 17%, Strategy 8%, Singleplayer 0.3%
- #9 荒野国度 LEGENDS OF THE WILD
91% 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 51.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17.9%, Wargame 15.2%, Strategy 13.3%, 3D 1.8%
- #10 Pandora: First Contact
91% matchMixed63% of 642 reviews2014
Dev: Proxy StudiosPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 3.4 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 58.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 19.6%, Strategy 12%, Sci-fi 8.6%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #11 Square Wars
90% matchMostly Positive79% of 47 reviews2025
Dev: Gökhan Birçek
Windows · Mac
Square Wars is a rogue-lite square-conquering game featuring real-time strategy, resource gathering, survival, and card-based gameplay mechanics. 🌍 Randomly generated maps make each game unique. Join the adventure solo, in local co-op with a friend, or online! 🎮🔥
Why similar: 4X 32.5% ★, Real Time Tactics 15.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.3%, Wargame 12.9%, Roguelike 9.3%
- #12 Trailblader
89% 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 44.7% ★, Roguelike 13.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 13%, Strategy 12.1%, Economy 11.1%
- #13 Space Empires IV Deluxe
89% matchVery Positive86% of 286 reviews2006
Dev: Malfador MachinationsPub: Strategy First
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 10.7 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 64.8% ★, Strategy 14.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.7%, Sci-fi 8.5%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #14 WarBoard: Arena Empire
88% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Velron Games
Windows
WarBoard: Arena Empire is a turn-based tactical strategy game on a hex arena. Command Rome, the Turks, Vikings, Egypt, Japan or Persia. Play solo against AI, or battle up to 4 Steam friends in private matches. Every move counts.
Why similar: 4X 40.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 18.9%, Auto Battler 14.7%, Wargame 11.5%, Strategy 11.1%
- #15 Legendary Creatures 2
86% matchMostly Positive72% of 965 reviews2023
Dev: HideCharaPub: Thermite Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Sequel to the acclaimed Legendary Creatures, created by HideChara, and a fun treat combining both roguelike and auto-battler gameplay. Recruit and evolve a large array of troops, creatures, and an arsenal of weapons, to defeat the demon lord spreading corruption across the land.
Why similar: 4X 37.7% ★, Auto Battler 27.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.9%, Roguelike 9.8%, Roguelite 5.9%
- #16 Lords of Kingdoms
87% matchMixed43% of 88 reviews2018
Dev: ThankGame.com
Windows
Lords of Kingdoms is a multiplayer online war game. Turn your small castle into a mighty fortress and become ruler of the greatest realm.
Why similar: 4X 58.2% ★, Wargame 21.9%, Building 10.2%, Strategy 9%, Stylized 0.7%
- #17 Space Empires I
86% matchMixed53% of 15 reviews2020
Dev: Malfador MachinationsPub: Strategy First
Windows
Space Empires I is the first chapter of the Space Empires series. A classic galactic conquest and turn-based strategy video game where you are the leader of a race of intelligent beings building large spaceships for interplanetary and interstellar travel through warp points between star systems.
Why similar: 4X 41.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17.3%, Strategy 12%, Economy 11.3%, Futuristic 6.4%
- #18 Dominions - Priests, Prophets & Pretenders
84% 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 61% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 22.8%, Strategy 16.2%
- #19 Poly Kingdom: Siege
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Mason Brignac
Windows · Mac
Poly Kingdom: Siege is a medieval kingdom-building and strategy game where you rule as a living king in a dynamic, open world. Build your settlement, command armies, and defend your realm in a feudal society shaped by war, economy, and survival.
Why similar: 4X 39.8% ★, Real Time Tactics 16.3%, Wargame 13.6%, Economy 12.5%, Building 5.6%
- #20 Hero Generations
85% 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 49.9% ★, Roguelike 17.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.7%, Strategy 13.8%, Building 2.4%
- #21 Emperor of the Fading Suns Enhanced
82% matchVery Positive95% of 180 reviews2025
Dev: Holistic Design, Inc.
Windows · Linux
Command interstellar forces in this epic return of the 4X strategy classic. From planetary politics to galactic warfare, the stakes couldn’t be higher as you lead your Royal House through battles on land, sea, air, and the vast reaches of space.
Why similar: 4X 37.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.9%, Wargame 11.7%, Economy 10.7%, Sci-fi 7%
- #22 Uncharted Space - project 3062
83% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2022
Dev: Kong Linghui
Windows
In this game, you are a leader, leading a force of army to fight other forces in the deep spaces. You will plunder their resources, build your homelands, explore and expand, managing your army both strategically and tactically. This will be a saga written with blood and fire.
Why similar: 4X 41.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 18.1%, Real Time Tactics 18%, Strategy 11.5%, Futuristic 5.7%
- #23 Legend Creatures(传奇生物)
81% matchVery Positive90% of 3,948 reviews2020
Dev: HideChara
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 14.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Legendary creature is an independent game with rich playing methods such as roguelike + self-propelled chess + strategy. You can collect all kinds of magic creatures with various talents and skills, and can also evolve to a higher level.
Why similar: Auto Battler 29.5%, 4X 27.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.7%, Roguelike 12.2%, Roguelite 9.2%
- #24 Tachyon Wars
82% matchMixed40% of 10 reviews2021
Dev: Fair Games
Windows
Tachyon Wars is a sci-fi real-time space strategy game. It introduces seriously deep gameplay with an emphasis on fleet control. Open space to explore, large-scale battles, crafty AI. All of it is well seasoned with novel real-time game mechanics.
Why similar: 4X 46.1% ★, Real Time Tactics 15.4%, Strategy 11.6%, Futuristic 8.6%, Sci-fi 8.5%
- #25 Ark Atlas
81% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: PondTale Games
Windows
A roguelike colony manager and auto battler. Manage humanity's last ark through alien-dominated space. Build, research, and optimize your ship's systems, then deploy your forces against alien swarms in tactical combat.
Why similar: Auto Battler 38.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.5%, Strategy 14%, Roguelike 13.6%, Futuristic 9.1%
- #26 Colossal Citadels
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Uneven Dungeon
Windows · Linux
A fantasy strategy, featuring turn-based factory building over procedural resource types. Expand and optimize your network of towns, grow your heroes, and excel in deep tactical seamless auto-battler combat.
Why similar: 4X 34.3% ★, Auto Battler 22.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.6%, Economy 12.1%, Roguelite 6.2%
- #27 Three Kingdoms: Innovatory
79% matchMixed59% of 975 reviews2024
Dev: 瞬息万变工作室Pub: Moment HK
Windows
This is a classic historical simulation + real-time strategy game, where you will go back to the era of the Three Kingdoms and play as various renowned sovereigns.
Why similar: 4X 37.6% ★, Real Time Tactics 19.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.9%, Wargame 15.9%, Strategy 6%
- #28 Stars in Shadow
80% matchMostly Positive79% of 825 reviews2017
Dev: Ashdar GamesPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 14.6 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 62.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 20%, Strategy 10.8%, Sci-fi 6.6%
- #29 Ascendant Realms
78% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2025
Dev: Soaring Pals
Windows · Linux
In Ascendant Realms you lead a nation in a struggle for glory. Cozy setting meets tactical thinking from classic turn based strategies, but twists it with compact gameplay. Develop your city, research new technologies, fight other leaders - or just create your own story in the sandbox.
Why similar: 4X 40.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.8%, Economy 11.5%, Wargame 9.9%, Strategy 6.6%
- #30 Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri™ Planetary Pack
77% matchVery Positive91% of 581 reviews2024
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri™ Planetary Pack includes the original Alpha Centauri and the expansion, Alien Crossfire.
Why similar: 4X 70.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.7%, Strategy 11.7%, Singleplayer 2.8%
- #31 Rivers of Chaos
78% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: Bugarug GamesPub: Burgarug Games
Windows
Conquer the galaxy in this cinematic, battle-simulator. Each playthrough offering a completely unique galaxy, over 100 total specialized ships to command, and distinct commanders to lead your people. Pick your favorite faction and lead your forces into a dynamically generated battlefield.
Why similar: 4X 39.8% ★, Auto Battler 23.9%, Wargame 13.3%, Sci-fi 8.2%, Strategy 6.7%
- #32 Dominions 6 - Rise of the Pantokrator
76% matchVery Positive91% of 1,639 reviews2024
Dev: Illwinter Game Design
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 46.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
In Dominions 6 you take control of a powerful being that rules a nation and aspires to godhood. The type of Pretender Gods can vary from magically powerful arch mages to old dragons or an enormous tree. Dominions is a deep 4x turn based strategy game with a very large variety of spells and units.
Why similar: 4X 47.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 18.8%, Auto Battler 13.6%, Wargame 10.2%, Strategy 8.9%
- #33 Space Empires III
77% matchMostly Positive79% of 43 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 43.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 19.8%, Strategy 12.5%, Economy 9.6%, Futuristic 5.5%
- #34 Orium
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: oStairs
Windows
Aboard your ship, exterminate your enemies, exploit planets and weave your enterprise across the stars of a dying procedural galaxy. Orium is a Lovecraftian space roguelite, infused with streamlined 4X elements.
Why similar: 4X 37.2% ★, Auto Battler 28.2%, Roguelike 9.7%, Roguelite 8.7%, Strategy 5.2%
- #35 Myths and Legends
75% matchVery Positive92% of 51 reviews2024
Dev: Artificial Worlds
Windows · Linux
"Myths and Legends" is our next-gen semi-idle, trading real time strategy, that takes the player 2500 years back in time, but with a sense of humor. The game combines elements of exploration, combat, trade and diplomacy on procedurally generated islands.
Why similar: 4X 33.4% ★, Real Time Tactics 16.3%, Economy 12.3%, Wargame 11.2%, Roguelike 9.5%
- #36 Grand Strategy: The Three Kingdoms
72% matchPositive91% of 23 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 51.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 19.3%, Wargame 15.6%, Strategy 12.9%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #37 Kingdom of Krawall
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: TinyDragonMagic
Windows · Linux
A fast-paced strategy game about building a kingdom, outplaying your rivals, and conquering your enemies. Play solo or in multiplayer and enjoy the depth of a classic 4X in a single sitting.
Why similar: 4X 54.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 20.8%, Strategy 13.6%, Stylized 5.5%, 3D 3.5%
- #38 ENDLESS™ Space - Definitive Edition
74% matchVery Positive81% of 9,577 reviews2012
Dev: AMPLITUDE Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
ENDLESS™ Space is a turn-based 4X strategy game, covering the space colonization age in the ENDLESS™ Universe, where you can control every aspect of your civilization as you strive for galactic domination.
Why similar: 4X 55.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 16%, Strategy 15.7%, Sci-fi 8.2%, Futuristic 3.4%
- #39 Solaris
74% matchMostly Positive80% of 89 reviews2021
Dev: SpacialCircumstances
Windows · Mac · Linux
Discover a space strategy game filled with conquest, betrayal and subterfuge. Build alliances, make enemies and fight your way to victory and galactic domination. Will you conquer the galaxy?
Why similar: 4X 54.4% ★, Real Time Tactics 23.8%, Strategy 13.8%, Sci-fi 7.9%
- #40 Rogue Battalion
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Zappy Turtle
Windows · Mac · Linux
Command your troops in Rogue Battalion, a WW2 auto-battler blending strategy and action! Build your forces, unlock upgrades, and use powerful abilities like airstrikes and artillery to survive relentless waves. With meta progression and endless tactics, every run brings new challenges.
Why similar: Auto Battler 45%, Wargame 13.5%, Roguelike 12.7%, Strategy 10.8%, Roguelite 8.8%
- #41 Sword of the Stars II: Enhanced Edition
75% matchMixed44% of 958 reviews2012
Dev: Kerberos ProductionsPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 44%
The Enhanced Edition contains Sword of the Stars II: The Lords of Winter and the first expansion, the End of Flesh. The new expansion introduces the new playable race, the Loa. All previous DLCs containing new avatars, new combat music, alternate voices, skins, and new badges for the warships are also included.
Why similar: 4X 66.4% ★, Strategy 14.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 9%, Sci-fi 8.7%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #42 Mercatoria
71% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Groundwork Studio
Windows
Turn-based grand strategy in the Age of Discovery. Develop a transport network, industrialise your economy, colonise the New World, and compete with five rival powers. Inspired by Imperialism 2. Early Access — built by one developer in his spare time.
Why similar: 4X 42% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.6%, Wargame 12.7%, Economy 11.7%, Strategy 8.6%
- #43 A Right to Rule
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: WildSyeGames
Windows
A medieval isometric strategy game where you manage regional economies, sway faction loyalties, and use cards to influence politics, production, and warfare.
Why similar: 4X 51.7% ★, Economy 19.4%, Strategy 12.7%, Wargame 10.4%, Building 5.2%
- #44 Ascension
70% matchMixed61% of 2,647 reviews2025
Dev: Element Game 微元游戏Pub: 噪点游戏 SERICA GAMES
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%
In this cultivation 4X strategy game, your sect has been in peril, and so they open a portal—sending you, a young disciple and their last hope, inside. Stand tall as the new sect leader and guide disciples to rebuild what was lost. Sharpen your focus, master alchemy, and ascend to immortality.
Why similar: 4X 38.8% ★, Real Time Tactics 17.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.6%, Economy 10.6%, Building 6.6%
- #45 Space Empires V
73% matchMostly Positive72% of 475 reviews2006
Dev: Malfador MachinationsPub: Strategy First
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 45%
Space Empires V is the latest edition in the Space Empires series. This new chapter completely updates the UI and takes the player into a real-time rendered 3D universe. Watch space battles played out in glorious detail and realistic effects. Expand, Explore, Exploit, and Exterminate in a huge living breathing galaxy.
Why similar: 4X 65.2% ★, Strategy 15.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.6%, Sci-fi 8.2%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #46 Stellar Monarch 2
71% matchVery Positive88% of 128 reviews2022
Dev: Silver Lemur Games
Windows
Stellar Monarch 2 is a feudal space empire builder where you feel like the Emperor, not a logistics officer. Great noble houses, usurpers to the throne, rebels, assassins, court intrigues, disloyal admirals, incompetent governors and ever-present alien threat.
Why similar: 4X 58.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 21.9%, Strategy 11.1%, Sci-fi 8.2%
- #47 Spaceman's Luck
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Gideon Kennedy
Windows · Mac · Linux
Do you have a Spaceman's Luck? A space strategy game.
Why similar: 4X 72.5% ★, Strategy 15.1%, Sci-fi 10.1%, Singleplayer 2.2%
- #48 Master of Orion 1
71% matchVery Positive90% of 442 reviews2016
Dev: SimTexPub: Wargaming Labs
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6 minMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 31%
Forge an empire in a universe where population growth is stripping away planetary resources. Colonize unknown planets and trade with other races for their knowledge.
Why similar: 4X 73.1% ★, Strategy 13%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.3%, Sci-fi 4.6%, Singleplayer 1%
- #49 Solar Wave
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: SavGus Studio
Windows
A large-scale 4X strategy game with indirect control and a focus on simulating a space empire. Capture systems, develop your economy and logistics, call up hundreds of powerful fleets and watch them incinerate enemies of the Solar Empire.
Why similar: 4X 41.9% ★, Wargame 13.2%, Economy 12.6%, Sci-fi 8.1%, Strategy 7.3%
- #50 Folk Emerging
69% 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 43.1% ★, Auto Battler 23.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.7%, Economy 6.8%, Strategy 5.5%
- #51 Small Kingdoms Prologue
69% matchMostly Positive75% of 32 reviews2023
Dev: Bad Logic Studios
Windows
Rule a small fantasy kingdom and conquer your rival as you build up your cities and armies on the world map and command your troops on the battlefield. Small Kingdoms is a streamlined grand strategy and real-time strategy game, the Small Kingdoms Prologue is a free introductory campaign
Why similar: 4X 40% ★, Real Time Tactics 17.8%, Wargame 13.5%, Economy 13.4%, Strategy 7%
- #52 War and Magic: Kingdom Reborn
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: GOAT Games
Windows
A free 4X wargame combining real-time and turn-based tactical gameplay. Quick strategy game that’s easy to pick up, but winning depends on your strategy!
Why similar: 4X 44.7% ★, Wargame 14.6%, Real Time Tactics 13%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.7%, Strategy 10.2%
- #53 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 41.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17.1%, Economy 11.6%, Sci-fi 8.5%, Futuristic 6.1%
- #54 Kingspath
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Winterdreams
Windows
Lead your king. Command your army. Rebuild your realm. Kingspath is a 2D pixel-art strategy roguelike where you control your king on the battlefield, give real-time commands, and fight to restore a fallen kingdom one day at a time.
Why similar: Auto Battler 42.9%, Real Time Tactics 24.6%, Roguelike 16.3%, Strategy 15.2%, Singleplayer 1%
- #55 Crow's Foot
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Thelix
Windows · Mac · Linux
A turn-based hex strategy you can finish over lunch. Outsmart AI rivals, each with their own grudges, ambitions, and breaking points. Conquer provinces, command knights, scouts, assassins, and more. Unlock rule-bending scrolls. Go bankrupt and your own army defects.
Why similar: 4X 51.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 19.9%, Strategy 11.9%, Economy 11.9%, Stylized 4.5%
- #56 Ace of Space
66% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: BigChunkyGames
Windows · Linux
Ace of Space is a roguelike deckbuilder blending strategic card play with autobattling mechanics, set on a galactic quest to defeat a cosmic entity.
Why similar: Auto Battler 32.5%, Wargame 18.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.5%, Roguelike 11.2%, Roguelite 10.1%
- #57 Master of Cladia
67% 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 45.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 20.1%, Wargame 20.1%, Strategy 10.5%, 3D 2.6%
- #58 Near Sol
67% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2022
Dev: LTide
Windows · Mac · Linux
Space 4X game with the ability to build factories, extract resources, with characters, internal and external markets ... Take part in the discussion of the game, share your vision)
Why similar: 4X 46.7% ★, Real Time Tactics 18.8%, Economy 7.8%, Strategy 7.5%, Sci-fi 6.2%
- #59 Sword of the Stars: Complete Collection
68% matchVery Positive88% of 710 reviews2010
Dev: Kerberos Productions Inc.Pub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 28.2 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Sword of the Stars: Complete Collection is the original Sword of the Stars games and the three expansions Born of Blood, A Murder of Crows and Argos Naval Yard. It is the year 2405, and human scientists have discovered a new technology that allows travel from star to star at speeds faster than light.
Why similar: 4X 66.9% ★, Strategy 14.3%, Sci-fi 8.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.4%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #60 Caracol - Wars of Religion in the 17th Century
66% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Emanuele Romagnoli
Windows
Lead your nation through the chaos of the Thirty Years’ War. Recruit historical generals, manage pike-and-shot armies, and keep faith and gold in balance.
Why similar: Auto Battler 41.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 21.9%, Wargame 18.7%, Strategy 15.2%, Choices Matter 1.7%