- #1 Master of the Ages: Foundations of History
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sovereign Era Games
Windows · Mac
Command a civilization from antiquity to the modern era in a historical 4X focused on grand strategy over micro-management. Direct armies, research technologies, run spy networks, and shape your empire through deep, intuitive macro-mechanics.
Why similar: 4X 22.3% ★, Grand Strategy 21.9%, Diplomacy 13.4% ★, Historical 10.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 6.4%
- #2 Millennia
96% matchMixed67% of 3,788 reviews2024
Dev: C Prompt GamesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 14.3 hrsMean: 36.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Create your own nation in Millennia, a historical turn-based 4X game that challenges your strategic prowess across 10,000 years of history, from the dawn of humanity to our possible futures.
Why similar: 4X 20.1% ★, Grand Strategy 16.9%, Diplomacy 15.1% ★, Historical 8.7%, Economy 7.2%
- #3 HUMANKIND™ 2
96% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: AMPLITUDE Studios
Windows
Build a civilization that spans the ages in this historical turn-based strategy game. Combine evolving cultures, raise cities, command armies and expand your empire as a changing climate reshapes the world and your path through history.
Why similar: 4X 26% ★, Grand Strategy 18.4%, Diplomacy 14.1% ★, Historical 11.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.9%
- #4 Sid Meier's Civilization VII
95% matchMixed47% of 62,332 reviews2025
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18.7 hrsMean: 50.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Lead empires that evolve or endure through the Ages. Build something you believe in with Sid Meier's Civilization® VII.
Why similar: 4X 18.4% ★, Diplomacy 17.8% ★, Grand Strategy 17.8%, Historical 9.5%, Economy 7.5%
- #5 Mandate 1600: The East
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: RM GAME
Windows
At a turning point in history, decide the future of a nation. Mandate 1600: The East is a global historical grand strategy game. Govern lands and dynasty, secure your bloodline, grow through trade, and prevail in war. Rewrite history.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 25.4%, 4X 21.1% ★, Diplomacy 14.8% ★, Historical 12.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.3%
- #6 Old World
94% matchVery Positive82% of 6,919 reviews2022
Dev: Mohawk GamesPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Old World is a revolutionary new historical strategy game where you lead your dynasty over generations of rule against rival kings and queens. Wage massive wars, manage your court, and build a dynasty — or watch your empire crumble to dust. What legacy will you leave behind?
Why similar: 4X 20.6% ★, Grand Strategy 18.4%, Diplomacy 17.2% ★, Historical 10.5%, Economy 8.1%
- #7 Napoleon 1813
93% 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 31.2% ★, Grand Strategy 25.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.7%, Strategy 7.9%, Historical 7.6%
- #8 Ozymandias: Bronze Age Empire Sim
92% matchVery Positive88% of 1,681 reviews2022
Dev: The Secret Games CompanyPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 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 20.6% ★, Grand Strategy 19.3%, Historical 10.5%, Hex Grid 9.8% ★, Economy 8.8%
- #9 Ara History Untold: Anniversary Edition
91% matchMixed69% of 2,301 reviews2024
Dev: Oxide GamesPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 18.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Build a nation starting at any point in human history and compete for supremacy in this epic turn-based strategy game. Engage in diplomacy, fight wars, and go head-to-head with other leaders from history.
Why similar: 4X 27.5% ★, Grand Strategy 23.4%, Diplomacy 19.2% ★, Historical 11.4%, Strategy 4.8%
- #10 Rise of Hegemony
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lion Loewe
Windows
Take control of a country from its very first beginnings and lead it successfully to become a global hegemon. In a complex simulation of economy, diplomacy and warfare the path you chose to triumph is up to you.
Why similar: 4X 23% ★, Diplomacy 19.8% ★, Grand Strategy 19.8%, Economy 10.5%, Historical 7.5%
- #11 ENDLESS Legend™ 2
89% matchVery Positive83% of 3,878 reviews2026
Dev: AMPLITUDE StudiosPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 13.6 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 20.2% ★, Diplomacy 18.2% ★, Grand Strategy 17.9%, Historical 10%, Economy 8.2%
- #12 TREUD
90% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Nikolai Karulin
Windows · Mac · Linux
Rule your society through 12,000 years – from the Stone Age to the present day – in a grand strategy game with a living simulation where real historical processes are recreated, but nothing is predetermined. Build, conquer, exploit. Crisis is part of history: keep power or side with the revolution
Why similar: Grand Strategy 28.3%, Diplomacy 14.8% ★, 4X 14.4% ★, Historical 13.8%, Economy 13%
- #13 Imperiums: Greek Wars
89% matchVery Positive85% of 548 reviews2020
Dev: Kube Games
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Unique combination of turn-based 4X and historical grand strategy with a mythological twist. Explore the ancient world and build a world leading civilization. Survive, expand, conquer... and win!
Why similar: 4X 22.3% ★, Grand Strategy 18.9%, Diplomacy 15.7% ★, Historical 10.6%, Economy 8%
- #14 Restitutor: Empire Restored
87% matchPositive87% of 23 reviews2026
Dev: FishPondPub: Fish Pond Studio
Windows · Mac · 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: Grand Strategy 22%, 4X 21.1% ★, Diplomacy 19.3% ★, Historical 12%, Hex Grid 11.1% ★
- #15 Twisted Three Kingdoms
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Seasonbean Team
Windows
Amidst this chaotic era, shape your own destiny—whether as a loyal minister, a ruthless warlord, or an independent ruler. Every choice and battle writes your legend. Are you ready to rise from a commoner to claim the realm?
Why similar: Grand Strategy 25.5%, 4X 18% ★, Diplomacy 15.5% ★, Historical 13.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 6.2%
- #16 Great Powers
86% 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 26% ★, Grand Strategy 21.8%, Hex Grid 10.8% ★, Historical 8.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.8%
- #17 Three Kingdoms : Alias
84% matchVery Positive80% of 373 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 22.2%, 4X 19.5% ★, Diplomacy 18.4% ★, Historical 12.1%, Economy 7.9%
- #18 Star Traders: 4X Empires
86% matchMixed63% of 82 reviews2014
Dev: Trese Brothers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Take command of humanity’s last survivors and rebuild an empire in the stars. In this immersive turn-based strategy game, you will have to fight to protect your people, control rival factions, and unlock lost technology.
Why similar: 4X 23.2% ★, Diplomacy 20.9% ★, Grand Strategy 17%, Economy 8.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.1%
- #19 Samhan: Where Korea Began
84% 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 26.5%, Diplomacy 15.4% ★, 4X 14.5% ★, Historical 12.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.6%
- #20 For The Glory: A Europa Universalis Game
85% matchMostly Positive77% of 173 reviews2009
Dev: Crystal Empire GamesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 36.1 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: Grand Strategy 23.4%, 4X 22.4% ★, Diplomacy 19.9% ★, Historical 13%, Economy 8.4%
- #21 Conqueror's Stage
82% 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 26.7% ★, Grand Strategy 26.3%, Diplomacy 17.8% ★, Historical 11.3%, Economy 6.2%
- #22 Revival: Recolonization
83% matchMixed69% of 428 reviews2024
Dev: HeroCraft PC
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Set in a post-apoc version of Earth, Revival is a 4x strategy game where the world and its rules can change at key moments, creating a deep and highly replayable experience.
Why similar: 4X 22.5% ★, Diplomacy 19.9% ★, Grand Strategy 19.7%, Hex Grid 11.1% ★, Economy 9.1%
- #23 Rise Of The White Sun - 白日升
82% matchVery Positive86% of 770 reviews2023
Dev: Maestro CinetikPub: Gaming at Work
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 46%
A Giant Strategy Sandbox experience set in Warlord China. *Tons of playable factions! *Communist insurgents, * Boxers like rebels, *Greedy warlords, *Mongol riders, *A mad russian baron, *Shanghai gangsters, *And armored trains!
Why similar: 4X 25.3% ★, Grand Strategy 20.6%, Diplomacy 19.8% ★, Historical 8.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.8%
- #24 All Men Are Brothers / 水浒豪
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 221 Games
Windows
《水浒豪》是一款回合制战略游戏,是《三国志》、《文明》、《欧陆风云》的粉丝们不容错过的作品。您扮演山寨之主,运筹帷幄,纵横捭阖。原著中528位好汉、116处据点、49个势力在游戏中登场。被奸臣谋害,魂断蓼儿洼?呸!洒家要清君侧!慢着……洒家要当皇帝!兀那赵老官!给洒家从宝座上爬下来!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 30.9%, 4X 22.2% ★, Historical 16.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.9%, Strategy 7.7%
- #25 Imperiums: The Americas
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kube Games
Windows
Guide your people across generations in the pre-Columbian Americas. Build a lasting civilization through trade, diplomacy, culture, and war in this historical turn-based 4X grand strategy game.
Why similar: 4X 20.5% ★, Diplomacy 18.7% ★, Grand Strategy 18.4%, Historical 10.4%, Hex Grid 8.8% ★
- #26 AlexanderBall: A Countryball Tale
80% matchVery Positive90% of 82 reviews2024
Dev: Red Thorn Interactive
Windows · Mac
Ascend to the Macedonian throne as Alexander the Great and relive his conquests! Fighting alongside redoubtable and quirky commanders, recruit numerous types of balls for your army, construct countless cities named Alexandria, and build an empire that stretches to the ends of the known world!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 22.8%, Diplomacy 15.2% ★, 4X 13.4% ★, Historical 12.5%, Economy 9.3%
- #27 One Planet
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Qardinal Games
Windows · Linux
Disasters rage. Political factions splinter and grasp at power. As the climate crisis threatens stability, will you unite the planet with diplomacy or take aggressive action? Deploy force or build consensus toward net zero emissions in this grand strategy game where stakes get higher by the minute.
Why similar: 4X 29.4% ★, Grand Strategy 29.4%, Diplomacy 25.2% ★, Economy 8.1%, Strategy 6.6%
- #28 Nova Historia
79% 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 36% ★, Grand Strategy 24.4%, Historical 11%, Strategy 7.5%, Simulation 7%
- #29 Terra Invicta
77% matchVery Positive80% of 9,948 reviews2026
Dev: Pavonis InteractivePub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 53.5 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 20.7% ★, Diplomacy 19.1% ★, Grand Strategy 18.7%, Historical 10.3%, Economy 9%
- #30 NWO - Anarchy Collapsed
78% 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 25.3% ★, Grand Strategy 24.8%, Diplomacy 22.3% ★, Economy 9.8%, Military 6.7%
- #31 Gate Builders
78% 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 27.2% ★, Grand Strategy 23.6%, Diplomacy 15.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 9%, Economy 8.5%
- #32 HUMANKIND™
77% matchMixed69% of 28,852 reviews2021
Dev: AMPLITUDE Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 32.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Rewrite history by shaping a civilization as unique as you are. Combine 60 cultures from the Ancient Era to the Modern Age to lead your empire to victory. Build thriving cities, outsmart rivals in epic battles, spread your influence and leave your mark on HUMANKIND™.
Why similar: 4X 29.6% ★, Grand Strategy 20.8%, Historical 13.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.1%, Strategy 8.5%
- #33 Wealth of Nations: Economic Strategy
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: WoN
Windows
Lead a nation through decades of political and economic challenges. Manage budgets, taxes, interest rates, crises, and public opinion in a deep grand-strategy simulation where every decision shapes your country's future.
Why similar: 4X 32.5% ★, Grand Strategy 26.4%, Economy 12.1%, Simulation 9.1%, Strategy 8.5%
- #34 Visigothic Kingdom: Conquest of Hispania
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MMF Games
Windows
Forge the Visigothic Kingdom, unite Hispania, and face the Muslim invasion in this historical strategy game combining kingdom management, conquest, and tactical battles.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 28.7%, Diplomacy 22.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 11.3%, Economy 9.4%, Strategy 9.2%
- #35 Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era
72% matchVery Positive87% of 22,960 reviews2026
Dev: UnfrozenPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 20.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era is the official prequel hailing back to the origins of the genre-defining, critically acclaimed series of turn-based strategy games. Raise grand armies and wield devastating spells to overcome your foes in both solo and multiplayer.
Why similar: 4X 22.9% ★, Grand Strategy 21%, Historical 10.4%, Economy 9.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.8%
- #36 Europa Universalis IV
74% matchVery Positive88% of 137,440 reviews2013
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 284.1 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 22.1%, 4X 20% ★, Diplomacy 19.5% ★, Historical 12.4%, Economy 8.7%
- #37 Seven Kingdoms 2 HD
75% matchVery Positive81% of 408 reviews2015
Dev: Enlight Software Limited
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 30%
Get ready for an exciting real-time strategy game experience like no other with Seven Kingdoms 2! Say goodbye to the monotony of resource gathering and army building, its unique gameplay offers a thrilling blend of city management, trade, industry, espionage, diplomacy, and conquest!
Why similar: 4X 22.1% ★, Diplomacy 20.5% ★, Grand Strategy 14.8%, Historical 13%, Economy 11.7%
- #38 Infinite Borders: Three Kingdoms
74% 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 29.7% ★, Grand Strategy 25%, Historical 13.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.8%, Economy 5.5%
- #39 Rebel Inc: Escalation
73% matchVery Positive82% of 7,594 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 21.2% ★, Diplomacy 19.9% ★, Grand Strategy 18.8%, Historical 10.7%, Economy 9.1%
- #40 Strategeist
73% 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 25.9%, Diplomacy 20.9% ★, Historical 14%, 4X 13.7% ★, Economy 9%
- #41 Zaman
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Naleka Studio
Windows
Zaman is a fast, card-driven 4X strategy game where every card shapes your empire. Found cities, research technologies, command your leader on the battlefield and unleash game-changing abilities in short, high-stakes matches.
Why similar: 4X 28.9% ★, Grand Strategy 21.6%, Hex Grid 11.6% ★, Historical 10.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.7%
- #42 Mercatoria
71% match4 user reviews40% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: DKS
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 28.7% ★, Grand Strategy 24.3%, Historical 9.8%, Economy 8.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.5%
- #43 Embersong: History Is Yours
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Camis Publishers
Windows · Mac · Linux
A historical turn-based 4X with the feel of '90s strategy games. Build your empire across eight eras in a roguelike campaign: five completed matches, win or lose, build bonuses for a sixth-match mythic finale. Beware your Archenemy.
Why similar: 4X 29.1% ★, Grand Strategy 22.2%, Diplomacy 19.7% ★, Historical 12.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.9%
- #44 Demise of Nations
72% matchVery Positive81% of 558 reviews2017
Dev: Noble Master LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Demise of Nations is a 4X turn-based grand strategy wargame covering the rise of Rome till the fall of modern civilization.
Why similar: 4X 29.1% ★, Grand Strategy 22.2%, Hex Grid 12.9% ★, Historical 12.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.7%
- #45 Europa Universalis V
69% matchMixed67% of 30,806 reviews2025
Dev: Paradox TintoPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 53.1 hrsMean: 124.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Use war, trade or diplomacy to satisfy your grandest ambitions and dominate five centuries of history in the newest version of Europa Universalis, Paradox Interactive's flagship historical grand strategy game.
Why similar: Diplomacy 22.2% ★, Grand Strategy 22.1%, 4X 20.8% ★, Historical 12.4%, Economy 10.5%
- #46 Trumpets of War
71% 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 32% ★, Grand Strategy 26.4%, Historical 9%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.3%, Strategy 8.1%
- #47 万象战略
70% 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 34.5% ★, Grand Strategy 27.9%, Hex Grid 10.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 9.7%, Economy 6.8%
- #48 Galactic Civilizations IV
70% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,617 reviews2023
Dev: Stardock Entertainment
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 23.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Take command of a civilization that has just achieved faster-than-light travel in Galactic Civilizations IV, the newest entry in the award-winning space 4X strategy game series. Explore the galaxy, colonize worlds, shape cultures, make alliances, fight wars and pioneer new technologies.
Why similar: 4X 24.4% ★, Grand Strategy 22.7%, Diplomacy 20.5% ★, Hex Grid 8.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 7.2%
- #49 Imperial Ambitions
68% 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: Grand Strategy 23%, 4X 22.1% ★, Historical 13%, Economy 11.1%, Hex Grid 9.7% ★
- #50 Rogue State Revolution
70% matchMostly Positive76% of 543 reviews2021
Dev: LRDGames, Inc.Pub: Modern Wolf
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Greetings your Excellency. Time to rebuild, reform and prepare for new challenges in the People's Republic of Basenji. In this thrilling political strategy, you will appoint ministers and lead the country to success. Be careful — you may find yourself replaced in the next election.
Why similar: 4X 22.6% ★, Grand Strategy 20.6%, Diplomacy 18.5% ★, Historical 11%, Economy 8.8%
- #51 Seres Universalis:Three Kingdoms
69% 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: Grand Strategy 25.2%, 4X 23.4% ★, Hex Grid 13.6% ★, Historical 13.2%, Diplomacy 8.1% ★
- #52 Inflection Point
69% 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 31.3% ★, Grand Strategy 25.9%, Historical 9.9%, Hex Grid 7.9% ★, Strategy 7.8%
- #53 DeckTerra
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Murray Smith
Windows · Mac · Linux
DeckTerra is a 4X strategy game built around cards. Explore procedurally generated maps, research new technologies, develop your settlements, and raise armies all while building a deck that complements your strategy.
Why similar: 4X 23.4% ★, Grand Strategy 23%, Historical 13.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.1%, Hex Grid 8.2% ★
- #54 Machiavelli the Prince
67% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2026
Dev: Holistic Design, Inc.Pub: Holistic Design, inc.
Windows · Linux
This award-winning 4X strategy classic lets you explore the Old World, exploit risky trade routes, expand your political and military power, and rise to dominance in the Renaissance. Every move can mean the difference between exaltation and excommunication in this multiplayer empire-building game
Why similar: 4X 27.4% ★, Grand Strategy 22.9%, Historical 11.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.3%, Economy 8.6%
- #55 Fertile Crescent
67% 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 30.3% ★, Grand Strategy 25.3%, Diplomacy 17.5% ★, Historical 8.4%, Strategy 7.3%
- #56 Timeline
68% matchPositive96% of 26 reviews2022
Dev: Taueon
Windows · Mac · Linux
Timeline is a turn-based strategy game where you can play through the human history from stone age to modern times. In the game you command wide range of units, make them collect resources and build buildings, towns and cities, explore the map and meet other players controlled by AI.
Why similar: 4X 24.3% ★, Diplomacy 22.4% ★, Historical 12%, Economy 10.1%, Hex Grid 7.9% ★
- #57 Throneforged
67% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Genesis Worlds
Windows
Forge your empire. Claim the throne. A competitive 4X strategy game where every tile matters, every decision counts, ZERO RNG, and one win condition exists. Claim the central Throne and hold it for 10 turns.
Why similar: 4X 23.1% ★, Diplomacy 18.2% ★, Grand Strategy 16.4%, Economy 9%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.5%
- #58 World Order: Global Power
66% 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 29.3% ★, Grand Strategy 28.6%, Diplomacy 14.8% ★, Economy 6.1%, Strategy 6%
- #59 Dynastic Era
66% match1 user reviews100% of 1 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 32.2% ★, Grand Strategy 24.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.7%, Simulation 8.3%, Strategy 7.8%