- #1 Trumpets of War
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Xblur
Windows
Trumpets of War is a grand-scale historical strategy game where armies clash and empires rise. Command vast forces across dynamic battlefields, orchestrate campaigns with precision, and experience the drama of war through an innovative system that blends tactical combat with strategic mastery.
Why similar: 4X 23.6% ★, Grand Strategy 17.7%, RTS 12.8%, Wargame 10.7%, Real Time Tactics 10%
- #2 Conqueror's Stage
95% matchPositive100% of 16 reviews2026
Dev: LeftLane InteractivePub: Lunexa Solutions
Windows
The grand strategy you can actually finish. A full 4X empire to build, expand, and conquer, with all the depth and none of the grind, in a campaign you complete in a single evening. Fight across five ages on a fresh world every time, or design your own, all the way to total conquest.
Why similar: 4X 22% ★, Grand Strategy 19.7%, Wargame 13.8%, Real Time Tactics 12.9%, Historical 8.7%
- #3 Three Kingdoms: Innovatory
94% matchMixed59% of 982 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 20.7% ★, Wargame 16.5%, Grand Strategy 15.8%, Real Time Tactics 14%, RTS 13.8%
- #4 SandTable War: Three Kingdoms
94% matchVery Positive85% of 343 reviews2026
Dev: 古玩工作室
Windows
"SandTable War: Three Kingdoms" is a strategic simulation game set during the Three Kingdoms period. Here you can play as various factions from Three Kingdoms history to conquer cities and lands, unify the realm. With abundant historical officers and scenarios, come restore the Han Dynasty!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 17.3%, 4X 16.6% ★, RTS 13%, Wargame 12.5%, Real Time Tactics 10%
- #5 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 23.2% ★, Grand Strategy 18.1%, Wargame 14.8%, Real Time Tactics 13.6%, Capitalism 8.5%
- #6 Carthage: Bellum Punicum
92% matchNo user reviews
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: 4X 18.7% ★, Wargame 14%, Grand Strategy 13.8%, Real Time Tactics 11.4%, Historical 9.3%
- #7 Small Kingdoms Prologue
91% matchMostly Positive76% of 34 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 21.4% ★, Grand Strategy 18%, RTS 13.7%, Wargame 13.6%, Real Time Tactics 12.6%
- #8 北宋风云
91% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: 石家庄龙游科技有限公司
Windows
A real-time strategy game based on the history of the Northern Song Dynasty. The player can experience the fun of conquering cities, directing the country, and ultimately uniting the world through their own efforts in the simulated historical background of the game!
Why similar: Wargame 16.9%, Grand Strategy 14.6%, Real Time Tactics 14.4%, RTS 12.7%, Board Game 11.3%
- #9 Divided Empire: SENGOKU
90% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Composition GS
Windows
Lead your clan through Japan's turbulent Sengoku period. Craft wise strategies to expand your domain and use cunning tactics to defeat your enemies on the battlefield. Emerge victorious, restore order, and claim the title of Shogun!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 22.6%, RTS 14.7%, Historical 12.6%, Wargame 12%, Real Time Tactics 11.1%
- #10 Kingdom Wars 4
89% matchMixed66% of 241 reviews2021
Dev: Reverie World StudiosPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 39%
It's 1347, the time of the Hundred Years' War. In this historical grand strategy and RTS hybrid you play as one of 200 minor lords across medieval Europe, Africa or Middle East. Rise up to take over your Kingdom and be crowned, then fight to preserve your empire as Black Death descends on Europe.
Why similar: 4X 15.4% ★, Grand Strategy 14.8%, Wargame 11.9%, RTS 11.3%, Real Time Tactics 10.2%
- #11 KIT Three Kingdoms: Heroes at War
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: MAG & Kitetsu
Windows
KIT Three Kingdoms: Heroes at War is a strategy game about unifying China. Choose a faction in the AD 189 sandbox, govern cities, manage armies and supplies, then command formations, tactics, sieges and duels in real time. No Early Access; planned for October 2026 as a complete single-player game.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 20.5%, Wargame 17.1%, Real Time Tactics 15.5%, RTS 12.7%, Historical 11%
- #12 文明征程
88% match8 user reviews63% of 8 reviews2024
Dev: 广州小鑫互娱科技有限公司
Windows
《文明征程》是一款以历史文明为背景的策略游戏,让玩家扮演一位伟大的文明开拓者,带领自己的国家蓬勃发展。在游戏中,你将面临各种挑战和决策,需要智慧和策略来发展经济、建设城市、训练军队,同时也要与其他玩家进行外交交流和战争对抗。
Why similar: 4X 21.9% ★, Wargame 17.1%, Grand Strategy 16.9%, Historical 11.2%, RTS 10.4%
- #13 OpenFront
86% matchVery Positive88% of 904 reviews2026
Dev: OpenFront Inc
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
A massively multiplayer real-time strategy game pitting hundreds of players against one another. Over one million nuke each other every month.
Why similar: 4X 17% ★, Wargame 13.9%, Grand Strategy 13.8%, RTS 11.8%, Real Time Tactics 9.6%
- #14 Fertile Crescent
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: gold_iron_and_salt
Windows · Linux
A real-time grand strategy game set in the Bronze Age. Lead one of 29 ancient civilizations from a single settler to an empire. Found cities, work the land, research new technologies, advance your culture, and wage war. Will your civilization outlive the age that made it?
Why similar: 4X 23.9% ★, Grand Strategy 18.1%, RTS 13.3%, Wargame 12.4%, Historical 6.3%
- #15 Great Powers
85% matchMixed68% of 38 reviews2025
Dev: Flame-Dragons
Windows · Mac · Linux
A 4x global turn-based strategy game with a well-developed economic and military model.
Why similar: 4X 22.9% ★, Grand Strategy 17.5%, Wargame 14.7%, Hex Grid 12.2% ★, Military 8%
- #16 NationWar:Annals
86% matchMixed68% of 170 reviews2021
Dev: Yiming
Windows
This is a deep focus on the Spring and Autumn period of the Warring States period of the grand strategy and real-time combat fusion sandbox game.
Why similar: 4X 19% ★, Grand Strategy 14.4%, Wargame 12.5%, RTS 12.3%, Real Time Tactics 11.6%
- #17 Imperial Ambitions
82% matchVery Positive81% of 108 reviews2026
Dev: aoiti
Windows · Mac
Discover and colonize the world, Allocate your labor force, Monopolize markets, Fight tactical battles, Survive the age of imperialism...
Why similar: 4X 18% ★, Grand Strategy 17.1%, Wargame 13.1%, Hex Grid 10.2% ★, Historical 9.9%
- #18 NationWar:Chronicles | 国战:列国志传
84% matchMixed69% of 444 reviews2019
Dev: Yiming
Windows
This is a sandbox game that is deeply rooted in the rich historical information of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. The story of the game unfolds slowly in the eighth century BC on the vast and mysterious land of China.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 15.9%, 4X 15.8% ★, RTS 12.2%, Wargame 10.3%, Historical 9.7%
- #19 Rank & Ruin
83% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Summit Studio
Windows
Real-time squad combat meets roguelite progression. Pick your faction, earn legendary heroes on the battlefield, and grow stronger with every run in Rank & Ruin
Why similar: RTS 19.5%, Wargame 17.3%, Real Time Tactics 17.3%, Grand Strategy 13.5%, Military 11.3%
- #20 Near Sol
84% 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 25.9% ★, Grand Strategy 20%, RTS 15%, Real Time Tactics 13.8%, Management 5%
- #21 三国争雄
82% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: 石家庄龙游科技有限公司
Windows
A real-time strategy game based on the history of the Three Kingdoms. The player can experience the fun of conquering cities, directing the country, and ultimately ending the Three Kingdoms disputes and uniting the world through their own efforts in the simulated historical background of the game!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 18.6%, Wargame 15%, RTS 14.8%, Real Time Tactics 13.5%, Board Game 13.3%
- #22 Government Contractors: Arms of Influence
81% match6 user reviews17% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Dan K.Pub: Strategy Games Interactive
Windows
Historically accurate strategy game where you act as a government contractor researching, developing, and manufacturing weapons and technology for your clients. You choose the parts for each product, but be aware that cheap or wrong political choices may affect your success rate!
Why similar: 4X 18.1% ★, Grand Strategy 13.8%, Wargame 12.4%, Real Time Tactics 10.6%, RTS 10.3%
- #23 Renaissance Kingdom Wars
81% matchMostly Positive72% of 171 reviews2024
Dev: Reverie World StudiosPub: indie.io
Windows
The year is 1510. As wars rage across Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, it is the age of gunpowder and mercenaries - that changed the course of history. You can do it as well, going from a leader of men to the ruler of an empire in this unique mix of RTS and grand strategy.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 15.6%, Wargame 13.6%, RTS 12%, Real Time Tactics 10.3%, Military 8.6%
- #24 Small Kingdoms
80% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Bad Logic Studios
Windows
Small Kingdoms is a streamlined grand strategy and RTS game with procedurally generated campaigns. Build up your cities and armies on the world map and command your troops on the battlefield. Rule a medieval fantasy kingdom and conquer your rivals.
Why similar: 4X 21.7% ★, Grand Strategy 18.4%, Wargame 14.2%, RTS 13.8%, Medieval 7.1%
- #25 Inflection Point
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Martin Giannakopoulos
Windows
A multiplayer 4X strategy game of globe-spanning 19th-century battle. Break through enemy lines, encircle their armies, and cut off their supply. Colonize resource-rich islands and blockade those of your opponents. Games are quick and packed with dramatic, high-stakes combat.
Why similar: 4X 25.8% ★, Grand Strategy 19.4%, Wargame 16.2%, Hex Grid 8.4% ★, Historical 7.7%
- #26 Victory At Sea Ironclad
79% matchMixed48% of 27 reviews2023
Dev: Evil Twin Artworks
Windows · Mac
Victory at Sea Ironclad is the exciting game of naval RTS combat set during the American Civil War. Bringing an epic approach to real time strategy war gaming, search and destroy enemy fleets across an open world sandbox in a desperate attempt to change the course of history.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 17.7%, Wargame 15.5%, RTS 14.2%, Real Time Tactics 13.3%, Historical 10%
- #27 Ultimate General: American Revolution
77% matchMixed53% of 1,111 reviews2024
Dev: Game-Labs
Windows
American Revolution is a sandbox strategy game featuring the epic historical period during the rebellion of the American colonies against the British Empire.
Why similar: 4X 21.4% ★, Grand Strategy 20%, Wargame 14.3%, RTS 13.1%, Historical 10%
- #28 Ultimate General: Civil War
78% matchVery Positive89% of 8,613 reviews2017
Dev: Game-Labs
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 46.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Ultimate General: Civil War is a tactical real time strategy war-game. Experience the bloodiest period of U.S. history - the American Civil War of 1861-1865.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 18.1%, Wargame 17.7%, Real Time Tactics 14.9%, RTS 14%, Historical 8.8%
- #29 Grand Tactician: Napoleonic Wars (1792-1815)
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Grand Engineer Corps
Windows
Fight the campaigns and battles of Napoleon from the French Revolutionary Wars all the way to Waterloo’s muddy, crimson fields.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 22%, RTS 15.8%, Historical 14.5%, Real Time Tactics 14.5%, Wargame 12.7%
- #30 Power & Revolution 2021 Edition
78% matchMixed56% of 836 reviews2021
Dev: Eversim
Windows · Mac
A new expansion of the ultra-realistic simulator of today's world where you play as the head of state or as the opposition! New Features for 2021: administration of the EU, Covid vaccinations, Biden's Challenge, political coalitions, diplomatic negotiations, worldwide tax and free-trade agreements.
Why similar: 4X 21.7% ★, Grand Strategy 17.1%, Wargame 14.3%, RTS 12.7%, Real Time Tactics 11.5%
- #31 Supreme Power
76% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Samuel Parker
Windows
Fight and stand your ground as you build a nation, research and develop armies and cities alike to earn the title of the Supreme Power. Make lasting choices on how you will forge a new empire. Will you create an economic powerhouse to eclipse all or take what is yours with sword and grit.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 21%, Wargame 19.3%, Real Time Tactics 15.8%, RTS 12.9%, Military 12.3%
- #32 Lines of Battle
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sophie Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Command armies in tactical battles with simultaneous turns during the Napoleonic Wars. Lead forces through single-player strategy campaigns, master formations and flanking tactics, then test your skills in competitive 1v1 and 4v4 battles.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 17.1%, Wargame 15.1%, Real Time Tactics 13.7%, RTS 11.2%, Historical 10%
- #33 Castle Conquest: Medieval Strategy
75% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: FrostFire
Windows
A simple strategy about capturing castles. Build up your forces, manage armies and capture enemy fortresses. Build buildings in castles and use strategic tricks. Capture all the fortresses to win.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 21.1%, Wargame 17.7%, RTS 15.9%, Real Time Tactics 14.6%, Medieval 9.1%
- #34 山海:传承
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 薮羽制作组
Windows
在这款幻想题材的4X类型游戏中,您将扮演真龙天子,上承天命,下安黎民。打造一个四方来朝的盛世王朝。您将在此过程中体验朝代的更迭与传承,体验或真实或奇妙的事件,经受住时代的考验。每一次风云变幻都将让您感受到独特的民族魅力与文化。谨记,帝国只有一位真龙。
Why similar: 4X 27.2% ★, RTS 16.3%, Wargame 13.2%, Historical 11.9%, Real Time Tactics 10.5%
- #35 Of Crowns & Chains
73% matchMostly Positive67% of 20 reviews2025
Dev: BlueJayAvis
Windows · Mac · Linux
A solo-developed grand-strategy sandbox where you lead a nation in a dynamic, historically-inspired world.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 22.9%, Real Time Tactics 14.8%, Wargame 12.8%, Economy 9.9%, Historical 7.9%
- #36 Ancient Warfare: The Han Dynasty
74% matchMixed68% of 2,100 reviews2023
Dev: 不秋草游戏工作室(Bamboo Games)Pub: 方块游戏(CubeGame)
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Ancient Warfare: The Han Dynasty is a wargame demonstrating ancient warfare in China and combining elements of Big Strategy, RTS and RPG. You can learn little-known stories of heroes in ancient China by experiencing battles accommodating thousands of soldiers.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 15.7%, Wargame 15.1%, 4X 14.3% ★, Historical 11.5%, Military 10%
- #37 Field of Arms: Tactics
74% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2023
Dev: BALANDRA S.A.S
Windows
A strategy game set in the 18th century Caribbean recreating clashes between the empires of the time. Manage resources and armies via three integrated game layers; a strategic overworld for logistics; city building for production and tactical battles to conquer your enemies.
Why similar: 4X 19% ★, Grand Strategy 14.5%, Wargame 12.6%, Real Time Tactics 10.6%, RTS 10.3%
- #38 Viking Rise
73% matchMixed70% of 989 reviews2024
Dev: IGG SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 90.3 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Race against other players to explore Valhalla and conquer Midgard!
Why similar: 4X 23.5% ★, Wargame 16%, Real Time Tactics 14.4%, Military 9.8%, Historical 9%
- #39 Sanguo's Ambition 4 :Three Kingdoms
72% matchMostly Positive73% of 122 reviews2026
Dev: Youshen Interactive
Windows · Mac
A real-time strategy+team competition game, in 189, the Han Dynasty launched a mutual attack and expansion of territories, operating their own forces, and seizing generals and resources until the world was unified.
Why similar: 4X 17.6% ★, Grand Strategy 16.9%, Wargame 16%, RTS 12.9%, Real Time Tactics 10.5%
- #40 European War 4: Napoleon Remastered
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: EASYTECH GAMES
Windows
European War 4: Napoleon Remastered is a turn-based strategy game, offering a comprehensive renovation of the original. Return to the Napoleonic era, deploy tactics, conquer territories, command historical generals, experience legendary battles, and master the art of war.
Why similar: 4X 19.9% ★, Grand Strategy 16.2%, Wargame 14%, Hex Grid 11.9% ★, Board Game 9.9%
- #41 Kairos
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Critical Moment Games
Windows · Mac
Build, expand, and wage dice-driven wars in this medieval 4x strategy game played in under an hour. Adopt unique legacies to progressively define your strategy as you race your rivals to accomplish 5 feats and claim victory.
Why similar: 4X 26.7% ★, Board Game 14%, Grand Strategy 12.5%, Hex Grid 12.4% ★, Medieval 7.1%
- #42 Gunship Battle Total Warfare
71% matchMixed70% of 203 reviews2025
Dev: JOYCITY
Windows
In a post-apocalyptic world submerged by the sea, the wake of the enemy is apparent at every turn. From turning the tides of naval warfare to dominating the skies in break-neck aerial combat, every decision you make will change the outcome of the battle.
Why similar: 4X 22.2% ★, Grand Strategy 16.9%, Wargame 14.2%, Real Time Tactics 12.8%, Military 9.1%
- #43 Nexaris: Starweb Dominion
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Vivid State
Windows
Lead a living star network in this real-time 3D sci-fi strategy game. Expand from one stellar core, link orbital nodes, secure resources, and launch coordinated assaults as every connection reshapes your economy, defenses, and territorial control.
Why similar: 4X 24.2% ★, Grand Strategy 19%, RTS 14.5%, Wargame 14.1%, Real Time Tactics 12.9%
- #44 New Stars
70% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: adamjr
Windows · Mac · Linux
Expand your own galactic empire across new stars, research technologies, and challenge great alien powers in this immersive 4X grand strategy game. Build interstellar colonies, and starbases to gather more resources. Explore a unique galaxy full of secrets, great perils, and limitless possibilities.
Why similar: 4X 22.9% ★, Grand Strategy 18%, Real Time Tactics 12.8%, Wargame 11.7%, Military 7.8%
- #45 StarWay
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: jiahuiJIA
Windows
Technology, Magic, and Immortals collide in a universe torn apart by endless aggression. War is total; even the laws of existence are erased. Lead your fleets to invade worlds across the stars. Your goal is simple: Expand. Conquer. Destroy. Supports LAN & Online Multiplayer (PvP & Co-op).
Why similar: 4X 27.4% ★, Wargame 23.1%, RTS 18.2%, Real Time Tactics 12.8%, PvP 8.9%
- #46 Samhan: Where Korea Began
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CODEMAPO
Windows · Mac
Silla's thousand-year reign is crumbling, and Gyeon Hwon, Gung Ye and Wang Geon rise to claim the peninsula. Command 500+ historical figures across a 3D Korea in this turn-based grand strategy of statecraft, diplomacy and war—and reunite the Three Han.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 22.9%, Wargame 16%, 4X 13.8% ★, Historical 11.5%, Hex Grid 7.7% ★
- #47 The Qin Empire
71% matchMostly Positive70% of 10 reviews2022
Dev: MAX GAME PTE. LTD.
Windows
真·春秋戦国戦略SLG―中国史上最もドラマチックな時代が舞台! 名もなき小国の人物から成長し、春秋時代の戦国武将を集め、領土を広げ、他のプレイヤーや味方と同盟を結んで共に戦い、戦略と知恵を駆使して始皇帝の如く天下を制覇しよう! いざ出陣だ!これは、始皇帝へとつながる戦乱!
Why similar: 4X 31.3% ★, RTS 18%, Real Time Tactics 15%, Wargame 13.7%, Historical 8.5%
- #48 Chronages
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Andrei Bely
Windows
Lead a tribe by a campfire in the Stone Age and guide a civilization through the ages. Command armies, develop cities and territories. Make a choice at the crossroads of eras: will your world rush toward a technological future or take the path of harsh fantasy — everything depends on your decisions.
Why similar: 4X 24.5% ★, RTS 14.5%, Real Time Tactics 13.7%, Hex Grid 11.7% ★, Military 8.7%
- #49 Carrier Command 2
69% matchVery Positive82% of 3,781 reviews2021
Dev: GeometaPub: MicroProse Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 15.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Carrier Command 2 is the real-time strategy game that puts you in command of a futuristic carrier capable of deploying a vast array of aircraft and amphibious units. Compete against AI or human players and hop into every single vehicle to take matters into your own hands!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 17.4%, Wargame 15.8%, RTS 14.9%, Real Time Tactics 13.7%, Military 9.5%
- #50 Scourge Of War - Remastered
68% matchVery Positive89% of 181 reviews2024
Dev: Norb Software Development LLC
Windows
Welcome to Scourge of War, a real-time 3D computer game/simulation developed by NorbSoftDev, the company headed by renowned game designer Norb Timpko, designer of Mad Minute Games' acclaimed Take Command series. Scourge of War is the epitome of historical command simulations.
Why similar: Wargame 18.8%, Real Time Tactics 15.9%, Grand Strategy 15.6%, RTS 12.7%, Military 12%
- #51 Crown Of Hispania
67% matchPositive100% of 39 reviews2026
Dev: Regalis StudioPub: indie.io
Windows
Rewrite the Reconquista in a grand strategy game set in 11th-century Iberia, where population, religion, and war evolve dynamically based on your decisions. Move armies freely across 300 hand-built provinces, manage a deep medieval economy, and face an AI that actually fights back.
Why similar: 4X 19% ★, Grand Strategy 16.1%, Wargame 12.4%, RTS 11%, Historical 9%
- #52 NWO - Anarchy Collapsed
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: KNK DEVELOP
Windows · Mac
A grand strategy game of world domination. Conquer and unite 195 countries before an unknown enemy arrives. Build your economy, military, and influence. Choose war or diplomacy, control resources, and shape the future—only one ruler will rise to the top. Will it be you?
Why similar: 4X 23.2% ★, Grand Strategy 20.7%, Wargame 15.3%, RTS 14.8%, Military 11.1%
- #53 World Order: Global Power
67% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2026
Dev: Global Strategy Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Lead any nation in a deep, turn-based grand strategy and political sim. Master the economy, military, diplomacy and society against rival AI you can actually read. Build a democracy or a dictatorship; the game names what you become, and your reign becomes a shareable saga.
Why similar: 4X 25.4% ★, Grand Strategy 22.6%, Real Time Tactics 13.2%, Wargame 12.5%, Capitalism 7.2%
- #54 Grand Tactician: The Civil War (1861-1865)
69% matchMostly Positive75% of 2,413 reviews2021
Dev: Grand Engineer Corps
Windows
Median: 9.9 hrsMean: 96.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Take command of the Union or the Confederacy. Prepare your nation for war, recruit and organize great armies and fleets under legendary commanders like Grant, Lee, Jackson or Farragut, plan cunning maneuvers on an epic campaign map and defeat your enemies in real-time battles!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 21.4%, Historical 17.2%, RTS 16.1%, Real Time Tactics 13.8%, Wargame 12.1%
- #55 Strategeist
67% 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 21.3%, 4X 12.4% ★, Historical 11.9%, Wargame 9.2%, Military 8.3%
- #56 Palisade
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Aulot Games
Windows · Linux
Build a kingdom, connect its towns, and fight for every border. Palisade is a real time strategy game where you command territory directly, with no squads to micromanage. Play five campaigns, set up your own Skirmishes, or face friends online.
Why similar: Wargame 18.8%, RTS 18.3%, Real Time Tactics 17%, Military 11.3%, Economy 8.7%
- #57 Power & Revolution 2022 Edition
68% matchMixed59% of 969 reviews2022
Dev: Eversim
Windows · Mac
New edition of the ultrarealistic simulator of today's world where you play as the head of state or as the opposition! Major developments: the war in the Ukraine and all of its consequences, conspiracy theories, fake news, interference by secret services, animal welfare and climate objectives.
Why similar: 4X 23.6% ★, Grand Strategy 19.1%, Wargame 15.1%, RTS 13.4%, Real Time Tactics 12.2%
- #58 CIVIREVIVAL
66% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 筋斗云
Windows
In this 4X + RPG strategy game, lead humanity’s last ark and rebuild a new home among the mysterious ruins of the stars. Starting from nothing, you will develop technology, build powerful fleets, resist external threats, and shape the rebirth of human civilization.
Why similar: Wargame 23.5%, 4X 19.8% ★, Grand Strategy 14.7%, RTS 14.4%, Hex Grid 8.6% ★