- #1 Samurai Conqueror
97% matchPositive100% of 19 reviews2026
Dev: Miura Production
Windows
Unify Japanese History! A Timeline Strategy Game Where History Itself Becomes the Battlefield.
Why similar: 4X 21.1% ★, Grand Strategy 19.3% ★, Real-Time with Pause 19.3% ★, Historical 8.3%, Wargame 8.3%
- #2 NationWar:Chronicles | 国战:列国志传
96% 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: Real-Time with Pause 19.6% ★, Grand Strategy 18.2% ★, 4X 17.3% ★, Historical 8.3%, Military 7.8%
- #3 Trade Conquest
96% matchMostly Positive70% of 74 reviews2024
Dev: GrandPaw Games
Windows
Turn wealth into political power in this modern Grand Strategy game. Build a global economic empire, manipulate governments, and challenge the world's superpowers through Economic supremacy or military Conquest.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 20.7% ★, Grand Strategy 18% ★, 4X 15% ★, Wargame 8.9%, Capitalism 8.7%
- #4 Global Supremacy
95% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Glory MediaPub: SJ co.
Windows
A vast, real-time geopolitical simulation where 196 nations live and breathe at once. Economy, finance, monetary policy, trade, energy, military, diplomacy, nuclear strategy, politics, society — every lever that moves a nation is in your hands. The clock never stops — until you stop it.
Why similar: 4X 25% ★, Grand Strategy 20.1% ★, Wargame 10.3%, Real-Time with Pause 8.3% ★, Military 7.7%
- #5 Europa Universalis IV
94% matchVery Positive88% of 137,236 reviews2013
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 281.9 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 19.2% ★, Real-Time with Pause 18.9% ★, 4X 18.3% ★, Wargame 8.8%, Historical 8.4%
- #6 Crusader Kings III
94% matchVery Positive90% of 143,057 reviews2020
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 28.7 hrsMean: 149.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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 23.4% ★, 4X 14.6% ★, Real-Time with Pause 14% ★, Medieval 10.3%, Historical 9.5%
- #7 Solar Nations 2
93% matchVery Positive85% of 595 reviews2025
Dev: Flomgus Games
Windows
In this Grand Strategy game, you take control of the Solar System's Great Powers in 2092 and weather the storm of change as you navigate the uncertain waters of the future. Control the greatest military forces in the world and wage wars on an epic scale: outer space is yours to conquer!
Why similar: 4X 21.5% ★, Grand Strategy 21.5% ★, Real-Time with Pause 17.3% ★, Wargame 9.5%, Military 8.8%
- #8 Conqueror's Stage
92% matchPositive100% of 15 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 26.4% ★, Grand Strategy 24.8% ★, Wargame 11.4%, Historical 8.2%, Military 7.1%
- #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 20.7% ★, Real-Time with Pause 17.3% ★, Capitalism 9.8%, Economy 9.3%, Historical 8.7%
- #10 Rebel Inc: Escalation
91% matchVery Positive82% of 7,522 reviews2021
Dev: Ndemic CreationsPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
A unique and deeply engaging political/military strategic simulation from the creator of Plague Inc. Balance competing civilian and military priorities and deal with a deadly insurgency in order to stabilise a war-torn country.
Why similar: 4X 20.7% ★, Real-Time with Pause 18.4% ★, Grand Strategy 17.5% ★, Economy 8.2%, Military 7.9%
- #11 Sovereign Stars
90% 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 28.5% ★, Grand Strategy 23.3% ★, Wargame 12.4%, Capitalism 9.2%, Economy 7.9%
- #12 Gilded Destiny
89% 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: Real-Time with Pause 18.6% ★, Grand Strategy 18.2% ★, 4X 16.1% ★, Capitalism 8.6%, Economy 8.5%
- #13 Imperial Ambitions
88% matchVery Positive82% of 100 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 21.1% ★, Grand Strategy 20.9% ★, Wargame 10.4%, Economy 9.7%, Historical 9.1%
- #14 Iron Dice
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Steady State Scientific Computing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Outthink rivals, not tooltips. Lead one of 30+ kingdoms in a medieval grand strategy game where every system shows its work. Build traceable economies, weigh the odds before committing your armies to battle, and carry a complete campaign to victory.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 29.7% ★, Wargame 16.1%, Real-Time with Pause 11.5% ★, Strategy 9.6%, Medieval 8.8%
- #15 Napoleon 1813
87% match9 user reviews67% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: Empire Interactive EntertainmentPub: Strategy First
Windows
In an enormous strategic area stretching from Paris to Breslau, from Hamburg to Vienna, control everything from major strategic territorial decisions to tactical battle manoeuvres.
Why similar: 4X 33.3% ★, Grand Strategy 26.1% ★, Strategy 9.3%, Military 8.1%, War 6.5%
- #16 Strategeist
86% 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 24.4% ★, 4X 13.6% ★, Historical 10.2%, Economy 8.2%, Military 7.7%
- #17 Magna Conquest
86% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: CH4WORKS
Windows
Lead a kingdom in a real-time medieval fantasy grand strategy where the campaign world and battles unfold simultaneously. Command armies of up to 100,000 units while shaping your realm through diplomacy, kingdom management, research, and legendary heroes in single-player or campaign multiplayer.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 25.7% ★, Grand Strategy 20.2% ★, 4X 12.9% ★, War 8.3%, Medieval 7.7%
- #18 Terra Invicta
84% matchVery Positive80% of 9,823 reviews2026
Dev: Pavonis InteractivePub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 52.6 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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 21% ★, Real-Time with Pause 18.6% ★, Grand Strategy 18% ★, Economy 8.4%, Military 8%
- #19 Clay Soldiers
85% matchMixed57% of 46 reviews2023
Dev: ArchDawn
Windows · Mac · Linux
The war rages on, choose to side with the Mercenaries, the Undead, the Angels, and more! Play through the single-player campaign, unifying the factions. Fight against other players and AI in the battleground's mode! Or strive for a conquest that takes you through the ages in war mode.
Why similar: 4X 24.4% ★, Grand Strategy 20.9% ★, Wargame 11.1%, Military 9.3%, Economy 8.5%
- #20 万象战略
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MeleePsycho
Windows
Myriad Strategies: a turn-based strategy game. Rule a nation amid wars, famine, plague, and refugees. Manage cities, talent, economy. The world shifts. Win by holding cities, stabilizing lives, solving refugee crises, building food systems & spy networks, or surviving the chaos.
Why similar: 4X 34% ★, Grand Strategy 26.2% ★, Medieval 7.9%, Resource Management 6.9%, Strategy 6.6%
- #21 Great Powers
83% 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 28% ★, Grand Strategy 22.4% ★, Wargame 12.3%, Military 8.2%, Historical 6.9%
- #22 Seres Universalis:Three Kingdoms
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Boqi Island
Windows
Return to the Three Kingdoms period. On the grand strategic tactical battlefield, use terrain for defense setup and resource allocation to shift the battle situation. Control the war via hexagonal grid movement and tactical ability activation, and unify the realm.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 26.3% ★, Grand Strategy 23.6% ★, 4X 23.1% ★, Historical 9.6%, Wargame 8.2%
- #23 Great Houses of Calderia
82% matchMixed61% of 442 reviews2024
Dev: Resistance GamesPub: Firesquid
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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 30.3% ★, 4X 15.2% ★, Economy 9.6%, Military 9.1%, Management 8.2%
- #24 Small Kingdoms Prologue
81% 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 27% ★, Grand Strategy 23.9% ★, Wargame 11.7%, Economy 9.2%, Real-Time with Pause 9% ★
- #25 Trumpets of War
81% 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 31.8% ★, Grand Strategy 25% ★, Wargame 9.9%, Strategy 8.7%, Military 6.8%
- #26 Lord of Rigel
80% matchMixed68% of 115 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 22.2% ★, Real-Time with Pause 22% ★, Grand Strategy 18.9% ★, Military 9.8%, War 7%
- #27 Balkan Bloodbath
79% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: Michael Richard Lannon
Windows
Become the next great dictator to forge a new Balkan Empire. Navigate the intense world of international trade and the stock market, use cunning espionage tactics to disrupt opponents, and overthrow and conquer your enemies. Strategy and secrecy are your keys to success in the Balkans.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 22.9% ★, Grand Strategy 20.1% ★, Capitalism 10.2%, Economy 9.7%, Wargame 9%
- #28 Conquest: Medieval Kingdoms
79% 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 34.4% ★, Grand Strategy 23.4% ★, Wargame 11.1%, Medieval 11%, Strategy 9.2%
- #29 Clash of Cultures
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Zach
Windows · Mac
Clash of Cultures is an addictive turn based stratergy game that is simple to learn yet has a lot of depth. Research technologies, shape your government, progress through the ages, and conquer the world.
Why similar: 4X 33.9% ★, Grand Strategy 26.4% ★, Strategy 9.3%, Economy 7.8%, Military 6.6%
- #30 Kingdom's Life
78% matchMixed63% of 259 reviews2022
Dev: Strudio Company
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Kingdom's Life - Large turn-based global strategy game in pixel style. You have to create your own people and state. Can you lead the state to political, economic, technological and military triumph? It depends on you.
Why similar: 4X 28.3% ★, Grand Strategy 23.3% ★, Wargame 11.6%, Economy 7.8%, Historical 7.6%
- #31 Small Kingdoms
77% 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 26.1% ★, Grand Strategy 23.1% ★, Wargame 11.6%, Medieval 9.1%, War 7.8%
- #32 Ascendant Dawn
76% matchPositive85% of 13 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: 4X 27% ★, Grand Strategy 24.7% ★, Wargame 11.4%, Historical 9.9%, Economy 9.1%
- #33 文明征程
77% 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 27.6% ★, Grand Strategy 22.3% ★, Wargame 14.8%, Historical 11.1%, Military 10.5%
- #34 New Stars
74% 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 26.5% ★, Grand Strategy 21.8% ★, Wargame 9.2%, War 8.8%, Military 7.6%
- #35 The King's Campaign
75% match8 user reviews75% of 8 reviews2023
Dev: Reverie World Studios Inc
Windows
Conquer Medieval Europe and North Africa in a combination of Grand Strategy and Real-Time Strategy gameplay where you rule one of 28 kingdoms as you build and manage your cities, engage in diplomacy and command massive armies on the world map and on the battlefield
Why similar: 4X 23.8% ★, Grand Strategy 22.2% ★, Real-Time with Pause 18.4% ★, Wargame 10.7%, Medieval 7.5%
- #36 Nova Historia
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BairdyDev
Windows
A unique 4X real-time historical strategy game, set on a procedurally generated globe. Play from ancient times, right through to the modern day. Expand your empire, build settlements, units, buildings and construct world wonders. Make History, Your Way.
Why similar: 4X 38.3% ★, Grand Strategy 24.7% ★, Historical 8.6%, Strategy 8.6%, Economy 6.3%
- #37 Mercatoria
74% match3 user reviews0% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Dinkel Games
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 29.4% ★, Grand Strategy 23.6% ★, Wargame 11.5%, Economy 8.3%, Historical 7.4%
- #38 Three Kingdoms : Alias
73% matchVery Positive82% of 344 reviews2026
Dev: Plotrick
Windows
A world where officers hide their names and abilities. Can you spot Zhuge Liang? A hardcore turn-based strategy simulation for true Three Kingdoms devotees.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 23.4% ★, 4X 21.6% ★, Wargame 12.1%, Historical 9.9%, Military 8.5%
- #39 For The Glory: A Europa Universalis Game
76% matchMostly Positive77% of 173 reviews2009
Dev: Crystal Empire GamesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 35.9 hrs≥1hr: 43%
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 24.5% ★, Grand Strategy 24.3% ★, Historical 10.5%, Real-Time with Pause 8.5% ★, Economy 8.4%
- #40 Quill & Sword: Fate of Eryndor
73% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: gunesustunalp
Windows
A fantasy grand strategy game where you lead any realm you want, manage resources, forge alliances, and command armies across a hand-painted world. Plan, negotiate, and conquer to shape the balance of power in Quill & Sword: Fate of Eryndor.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 21.8% ★, 4X 21.2% ★, Grand Strategy 18.6% ★, Wargame 10.2%, Military 8.7%
- #41 Infinite Borders: Three Kingdoms
73% 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 31.2% ★, Grand Strategy 25.1% ★, Historical 10.6%, War 8.7%, Military 6.3%
- #42 Final Vanguard
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Heavy Pepper Inc.
Windows
Rule a living interstellar empire in this real-time 4X grand strategy. Make decisions that shape civilian lives, manage fragile supply lines, lead military conquests, and decide whether your civilization thrives or collapses under its own expansion.
Why similar: 4X 25.8% ★, Grand Strategy 21% ★, Real-Time with Pause 14.8% ★, Wargame 10.1%, Economy 8.8%
- #43 Agecraft
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: SnakyDevelop
Windows · Mac
Agecraft is a city-builder strategy where you guide a settlement through thousands of years of human history. Manage individual citizens, grow your economy, trade or wage war with other states, and advance from the Stone Age to the Space Age.
Why similar: 4X 25.5% ★, Grand Strategy 22.1% ★, Historical 9.4%, Economy 8.5%, Wargame 7.5%
- #44 Falling Frontier
71% 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 24.7% ★, Real-Time with Pause 24.2% ★, Grand Strategy 21.8% ★, Military 8%, Management 7%
- #45 Fragile Existence
71% 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: Real-Time with Pause 24.1% ★, 4X 22.9% ★, Grand Strategy 19.5% ★, Military 9%, Economy 8.1%
- #46 Carthage: Bellum Punicum
70% 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 25.2% ★, Grand Strategy 19.5% ★, Wargame 12.8%, Historical 9.7%, Military 9.3%
- #47 World Warfare & Economics
70% matchMixed60% of 687 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 23.7% ★, Grand Strategy 21.7% ★, Real-Time with Pause 17.4% ★, Military 9.1%, Economy 9%
- #48 Victoria 3
69% matchMostly Positive70% of 60,895 reviews2022
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 14.7 hrsMean: 120.1 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 25.4% ★, Real-Time with Pause 18.5% ★, Economy 11.2%, Capitalism 10.1%, Historical 10.1%
- #49 Evil Bank Manager
71% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,766 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 23.1% ★, Economy 17.5%, Management 13.3%, Strategy 8.3%, Military 7.8%
- #50 ENDLESS Legend™ 2
68% matchVery Positive83% of 2,825 reviews2025
Dev: AMPLITUDE StudiosPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 23.9% ★, Grand Strategy 20.1% ★, Medieval 8.6%, Historical 8.6%, War 8.4%
- #51 Making History: The First World War
70% matchMixed66% of 115 reviews2021
Dev: Factus Games
Windows · Linux
A turn-based WWI Grand Strategy game. Rush to field new modern weaponry and survive the horrendous attrition battles. Join the global conflict between the Great Powers of the age and forge a new world order for freedom or tyranny.
Why similar: 4X 20% ★, Grand Strategy 19.5% ★, Wargame 13.1%, Historical 9.7%, Management 7%
- #52 Crown Of Hispania
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Regalis Studio
Windows
Rewrite the Reconquista in a grand strategy game where population, religion, and war evolve dynamically based on your decisions. Will you become a legendary ruler, or will you be rejected by those forgotten by History?
Why similar: Grand Strategy 23.8% ★, Real-Time with Pause 23.6% ★, Wargame 11.6%, Historical 9.9%, Medieval 9.8%
- #53 Dynastic Era
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: LOONW
Windows
Simple map coloring game, And about history of ancient civilized, Mini ancient strategy game with a large world map to explore, in which you can simulate different ancient civilizations, the game will have different chapters showing ancient historical events.
Why similar: 4X 33.3% ★, Grand Strategy 24.3% ★, Wargame 11.3%, Strategy 8.7%, Military 6.2%
- #54 Solar Wave
66% matchMostly Positive77% of 71 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 30.8% ★, Grand Strategy 26.5% ★, Wargame 12.3%, Economy 9.4%, Management 8.2%
- #55 Politon: Prologue
67% matchPositive87% of 23 reviews2023
Dev: Pinq Games
Windows · Mac
"Politon: Prologue" is the free prologue version of "Politon". This prologue includes a tutorial, game mechanics, and the prologue of the main story inside. Only Single-player modes are available.
Why similar: 4X 28.2% ★, Grand Strategy 23.3% ★, Wargame 12.6%, Economy 8.4%, Medieval 6.7%
- #56 World Order: Global Power
66% match7 user reviews86% of 7 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 30.5% ★, Grand Strategy 28.4% ★, Wargame 10.2%, Capitalism 7.3%, Strategy 6.8%
- #57 Dominium Mundi
69% match7 user reviews29% of 7 reviews2020
Dev: Dusan Petrovic
Windows · Linux
Dominium Mundi is a lightweight 4X strategy game set in the medieval period where 4 players compete to create the most influential empire. Expand your empire over the map, convert more people to your religion, and control more trade routes.
Why similar: 4X 48.3% ★, Grand Strategy 20.5% ★, Medieval 8%, Strategy 7.7%, Historical 7.6%
- #58 Silesian Wars
66% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: GenuiTX Bittner
Windows · Mac · Linux
Rule Silesia through a thousand years of history. Wage war, forge alliances and build duchies on a map of real provinces, against cunning historical AI leaders or your friends online — from pagan tribes to the modern day.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 31.3% ★, Wargame 16%, Strategy 10%, Historical 9.9%, Military 9.7%
- #59 Solar War
69% matchPositive85% of 34 reviews2015
Dev: Snipefish Entertainment
Windows · Linux
A turn-based grand strategy game in space, set in the near future: Defend Earth against an alien invasion from the edge of the Solar System and expand your campaign to push them back to their base.
Why similar: 4X 24.3% ★, Grand Strategy 23.5% ★, Real-Time with Pause 21.7% ★, Wargame 11.4%, Economy 6.8%
- #60 Ozymandias: Bronze Age Empire Sim
66% matchVery Positive88% of 1,666 reviews2022
Dev: The Secret Games CompanyPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Build an empire in a single sitting. All the strategy of a classic 4X in a faster format, which also shines in multiplayer.
Why similar: 4X 24.4% ★, Grand Strategy 21.7% ★, Economy 9.6%, Historical 9.2%, Management 8%