- #1 The Ancients
97% matchMixed54% of 27 reviews2024
Dev: GorillaSoftWorksPub: Camlann Games
Windows
The Ancients is a turn-based survival strategy game where you lead a prehistoric hunter-gatherer tribe through the last ice age. Survive the elements, hunt fierce animals, migrate to new continents, advance your technology, make social and political tribe decisions, and evolve your civilization.
Why similar: 4X 22.9% ★, Hex Grid 12.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.4%, PvE 7.1%, Procedural Generation 7%
- #2 Folk Emerging
96% 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 30.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.9%, Sandbox 10.2%, Hex Grid 9.9% ★, Nature 7.4%
- #3 Wizard Warfare
96% matchVery Positive97% of 62 reviews2019
Dev: Psyanotek Limited
Windows
Wizard Warfare is a fantasy-themed, 4X-style, turn-based strategy game with a strategic empire management layer supported by a detailed tactical battle simulation layer.
Why similar: 4X 43.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 19.8%, Hex Grid 10.5% ★, Procedural Generation 10.5%, Strategy 7.4%
- #4 Pandora: First Contact
95% matchMixed63% of 644 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 50.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 20.2%, Hex Grid 12.6% ★, Strategy 10.3%, Simulation 5%
- #5 Ultakia
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Simon Alber
Windows
Ultakia is a turn-based space 4X strategy game with distinctive resource management. Explore exotic systems and acquire powerful technologies. Exploit your planets, trade with other races and destroy those who stand in your way.
Why similar: 4X 35.3% ★, Hex Grid 20% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.7%, Management 7.1%, Sandbox 5.8%
- #6 Thea: The Awakening
94% matchVery Positive88% of 3,773 reviews2015
Dev: MuHa Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 14.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Thea: The Awakening is a turn-based strategic survival game inspired by the Slavic mythology and set in a procedural dark fantasy world infused with non-linear story and unique combat system.
Why similar: 4X 23.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17.1%, Survival 11.5%, Hex Grid 11.3% ★, Strategy 8.6%
- #7 Defense of the Oasis
93% matchVery Positive92% of 62 reviews2020
Dev: Mind Control Software
Windows
One part Minesweeper, one part Civilization. With every click of the mouse your empire grows stronger. But will it be strong enough to withstand the barbarian hordes?
Why similar: 4X 29.9% ★, Mythology 24.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.8%, Procedural Generation 11.1%, Strategy 6.3%
- #8 Underfoot Queens
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ElVillano
Windows · Linux
Underfoot Queens is an ant themed 4x where you will lead your species across generations. Explore, forage for food, expand your colony, fight off competitors, and survive the elements on your path to evolution. In the end, only the most adaptable species will survive.
Why similar: 4X 31.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.1%, Hex Grid 13.3% ★, Procedural Generation 7.8%, Nature 7.7%
- #9 ENDLESS Legend™
91% matchVery Positive83% of 19,033 reviews2014
Dev: AMPLITUDE Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 22.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
ENDLESS Legend™ is a 4X turn-based fantasy strategy game by the creators of ENDLESS Space™ and Dungeon of the ENDLESS™. Control every aspect of your civilization as you struggle to save your homeworld Auriga. Create your own Legend!
Why similar: 4X 43.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 18.9%, Hex Grid 14% ★, Strategy 10.9%, Fantasy 6.3%
- #10 Pawns Survival
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Pawn Bros Games
Windows
Pawn Survival is a turn-based survival strategy game where you command a small community of pawns struggling to survive, send them to gather resources, explore unknown lands, grow your village, and forge powerful equipment to withstand whatever this brutal world throws at you.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 22.5%, Sandbox 14.6%, Survival 13.5%, Strategy 11%, Crafting 10.4%
- #11 The Mystic
90% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2022
Dev: PipeDream
Windows
The Mystic is a dark fantasy, turn-based strategy game. Become a follower of the first gods, gain their favour, overthrow the High King by innovative combat and magic systems and establish harmony. The game offers an exciting campaign full of twists, battles and difficult decisions and multiplayer.
Why similar: 4X 41% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 20.7%, Hex Grid 13.9% ★, Strategy 11.2%, Procedural Generation 6.5%
- #12 Diehexegy
89% matchNo user reviews2028
Dev: Aebersoft
Windows · Linux
Diehexegy is a hex grid turn-based 4x game with a unique twist: your armies are composed of dice. It has multiple victory conditions and straightforward gameplay.
Why similar: 4X 45.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 20.6%, Hex Grid 14.8% ★, Strategy 11.6%, Fantasy 6.1%
- #13 Mystical Conquests
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pierre "Morm" ChamponPub: MormWare
Windows · Mac
A turn-based strategy RPG in which you lead a group of survivors in a world where the forces of evil are trying to destroy every civilization. Expand your realm, learn new technologies, train your soldiers, fight enemy hordes, and try to save the world!
Why similar: 4X 32.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.8%, Hex Grid 12.7% ★, Sandbox 10.4%, Survival 8%
- #14 Burned Land
88% matchMixed56% of 102 reviews2021
Dev: Koya Game
Windows
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 99%
Burned Land is a 4x game in which you will take control of a nascent human race and try to avoid its extinction. Build, explore, conquer until you are worthy of gods. Then confront their anger.
Why similar: 4X 38.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17.8%, Hex Grid 13.8% ★, Survival 10.4%, Management 4.7%
- #15 Empis
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kyle Meadows
Windows
Empis is a turn-based strategy game that focuses on short and sweet multiplayer matches. Choose from individual factions each with their own unique units and upgrades, unlock technology, and build sprawling cities with buildings and fortifications.
Why similar: 4X 28.7% ★, Hex Grid 19.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 19.3%, Procedural Generation 9.5%, Mythology 9.2%
- #16 Thule
86% match4 user reviews57% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Xeaker
Windows
A quick turn-based 4X strategy game with RPG elements. Explore and conquer randomly generated worlds, complete diverse missions and forge a powerful empire.
Why similar: 4X 38.4% ★, Hex Grid 18.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17.1%, Procedural Generation 8.4%, Strategy 5.7%
- #17 Ascension
86% matchMixed61% of 2,672 reviews2025
Dev: Element Game 微元游戏Pub: 噪点游戏 SERICA GAMES
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 14.7 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 28% ★, Mythology 18.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.5%, Hex Grid 10.7% ★, Sandbox 10%
- #18 Frostward
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: KoPoint Games
Windows
Plan industrial districts and strive toward monumental wonders while defending humanity against hostile forces and the endless winter.
Why similar: 4X 42.4% ★, Hex Grid 21.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 18.4%, Survival 10.4%, Strategy 6.5%
- #19 Warlock - Master of the Arcane
84% matchVery Positive86% of 2,635 reviews2012
Dev: Ino-Co PlusPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
In a time of chaotic upheaval, the player takes the role of a great mage, a warlord vying for ultimate power.
Why similar: 4X 39.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 28.6%, Hex Grid 11.7% ★, Strategy 10.9%, Fantasy 8.2%
- #20 Dominions - Priests, Prophets & Pretenders
83% 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 54.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 24.2%, Strategy 14.4%, Fantasy 7%
- #21 SporeBloom
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Antigen Interactive Inc.
Windows
A fungi-fueled 'battle of nutrition!' Turn-based strategy inspired by mycelium networks and territory control. Produce fantastical mushrooms and expand to outgrow your rivals. Develop peacefully or parasitize your friends in multiplayer and solo play - may the fittest fungi survive!
Why similar: 4X 31.6% ★, Hex Grid 20.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 11.5%, Management 7.8%, Procedural Generation 7.2%
- #22 Hero Generations
84% 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 44.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 16.7%, Strategy 12.2%, RPG 7.9%, Simulation 6.4%
- #23 Age of Wonders III
82% matchVery Positive80% of 12,792 reviews2014
Dev: Triumph StudiosPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 18.5 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Age of Wonders III is the long anticipated sequel to the award-winning strategy series. Delivering a unique mix of Empire Building, Role Playing and Warfare, Age of Wonders III offers the ultimate in turn-based fantasy strategy for veterans of the series and new players alike!
Why similar: 4X 36% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 27.5%, Strategy 15.1%, Fantasy 7.5%, Hex Grid 6.7% ★
- #24 Myriads: Renaissance
81% matchMostly Positive74% of 39 reviews2023
Dev: Sleeping Eight Studio
Windows
Myriads: Renaissance is a turn-based strategy game with city-building and 4X mechanics. Set in a fantasy world made up of thousands of floating islands, you must grow your capital and expand your kingdom. Resist waves of powerful corsairs and construct defence towers to survive their incursions.
Why similar: 4X 34.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17.6%, Hex Grid 9.7% ★, Procedural Generation 9.6%, Survival 8.4%
- #25 Galactic Civilizations III
81% matchMostly Positive77% of 10,385 reviews2015
Dev: Stardock Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 17.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Build a civilization that will stand the test of time in the largest space-based strategy game ever! Choose from dozens of unique races and make a name for yourself across the galaxy through diplomacy, espionage, technological advances, and more.
Why similar: 4X 28.6% ★, Hex Grid 16.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.7%, Sandbox 10.7%, Lore-Rich 8.6%
- #26 Wizard Warfare 2: Cephalopod Wars
79% matchPositive87% of 38 reviews2025
Dev: Psyanotek Limited
Windows
Wizard Warfare 2: Cephalopod Wars is the sequel to Wizard Warfare, a fantasy-themed, 4X-style, turn-based strategy game with a strategic empire management layer supported by a detailed tactical battle simulation layer. Now includes fully simulated naval battles.
Why similar: 4X 40.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 18.7%, Hex Grid 17.9% ★, Fantasy 6.7%, Strategy 6.4%
- #27 The rise of Tianling Sect
80% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2021
Dev: yosan
Windows
Lead your sect to become the strongest in the universe!
Why similar: Mythology 32.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 22.9%, Simulation 14.4%, Management 12.3%, Strategy 11.7%
- #28 Shardorium
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Turtle Speed Development
Windows · Mac · Linux
Indie turn-based strategy game. Capture the whole shard by defeating their guards, build your own stronghold, level up your heroes and equip most powerful items!
Why similar: Hex Grid 29.2% ★, 4X 26% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 20.9%, Mythology 9.8%, Strategy 9%
- #29 Alliance of the Sacred Suns
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: KatHawk Studios
Windows · Mac
Alliance of the Sacred Suns is a sci-fi grand-strategy RPG that begins with your coronation as the head of an interstellar Empire, and ends with your demise. Manage feuding noble houses and the schemes of would-be usurpers as you try to revive the glory of an Empire on the brink of collapse.
Why similar: 4X 29.1% ★, Hex Grid 15.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.3%, Sandbox 9.6%, Procedural Generation 9%
- #30 The Dwarves of Glistenveld
78% matchPositive92% of 13 reviews2019
Dev: Nysko Games Ltd.
Windows · Linux
The Dwarves of Glistenveld is a Colony Strategy game about clans of dwarves trying to live and expand underground. Help them explore, mine, forage, fight, and build a home in a forgotten underworld! Features a unique blend of traditional RTS and Colony-Sim.
Why similar: 4X 31.2% ★, Mythology 19.2%, Lore-Rich 9.8%, Sandbox 9.3%, Procedural Generation 8.6%
- #31 Deity Empires
77% matchVery Positive86% of 340 reviews2018
Dev: BaileyHausdorff Systems
Windows
Deity Empires is a 4X, turn-based strategy game with a powerful “just one more turn” feel! Enter an intricate fantasy world as one of many deities posed to become ruler of the world.
Why similar: 4X 37.5% ★, Hex Grid 19.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.6%, Strategy 8%, Sandbox 7.6%
- #32 Critias Empire
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Crystalline Green Ltd.
Windows
Turn-Based 4X-like Strategy: Build the peaceful kingdom of Atlantis into a flourishing civilization. Plan carefully or be ready to adapt as the ancient Gods of Olympus rain down floods, earthquakes, volcanoes and all types of disaster.
Why similar: 4X 36.6% ★, Mythology 19%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.5%, Hex Grid 12.7% ★, Procedural Generation 7.1%
- #33 Beard of Stone
77% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2021
Dev: Dwarfaparte Games
Windows
4x turn based strategy mixed with real time (turn stealing) bidding mechanics. Complete single player or competitive online matches with up to 4 players in a single sitting, while telling the history of a fantasy world from the creation of its continents to the twilight of its gods.
Why similar: 4X 45.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 21.2%, Hex Grid 18.5% ★, Strategy 7.6%, Fantasy 6.5%
- #34 Mandate of Galactic Empires
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Oddbit
Windows · Linux
A logistics-focused turn-based space 4X. Govern through Administrative Nodes, connect systems with wormhole infrastructure, assign population to production and research, and expand only as far as your empire can support.
Why similar: 4X 48.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 20.6%, Hex Grid 16.9% ★, Simulation 6.7%, Strategy 6.1%
- #35 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 49.6% ★, Procedural Generation 11.1%, Simulation 10.6%, Strategy 9.8%, Hex Grid 8.6% ★
- #36 From Village to Empire
76% matchMixed70% of 56 reviews2018
Dev: Witch Laboratory
Windows · Linux
From Village to Empire is an indie turn based strategy game with a historical setting. Build cities, research technologies, and train units to discover new lands and conquer the world!
Why similar: 4X 35% ★, Hex Grid 21.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17%, Strategy 11.6%, Management 8.9%
- #37 Island Dwellers
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Avokodo Studios
Windows
Island Dwellers is a turn-based strategy game where you guide a tribe through the challenges of rising sea levels. Assign tasks to your people, unlock technologies and build a thriving village. Adapt to new challenges as your tribe sails to different climates in search of a better future.
Why similar: 4X 27.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 19.3%, Hex Grid 11.2% ★, Procedural Generation 10.7%, Sandbox 9.9%
- #38 世道
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 星云花火
Windows
The Way of the World is a multi-ending role-playing game. This world has no protagonist halo, try all ways to live, if not strong enough please do not try to be brave, if it is the best practice. You make the world a better place or a worse place.
Why similar: Mythology 44.1%, Sandbox 20.4%, Survival 14.1%, RPG 11.8%, Simulation 8.2%
- #39 Worshippers
74% matchMostly Positive79% of 105 reviews2018
Dev: Brainwashing Games
Windows
It's hard to be a god! Worshipper is a fast-paced strategy combined with collectible card game. Explore and conquer the land, face dreadful creatures, lead your people to glory! With every victory you will unlock new units, spells and buildings, use them to develop your own unique strategies!
Why similar: 4X 47% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 28%, RPG 12.6%, Strategy 12.4%
- #40 Void Ascendancy
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: lijohnttle Studio
Windows
Void Ascendancy is a UI-driven space empire simulation where you colonize planets, manage specialized worlds, and build interstellar trade networks across a procedurally generated star cluster.
Why similar: 4X 47% ★, Sandbox 15.4%, Simulation 14.3%, Strategy 11.5%, Procedural Generation 5.9%
- #41 Kingdom of Krawall
72% 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 51.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 23.1%, Strategy 12.6%, PvE 8.6%, 3D 3.7%
- #42 Warlock 2: The Exiled
73% matchMostly Positive70% of 1,296 reviews2014
Dev: Ino-Co PlusPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Warlock 2 is a turn-based strategy game of fantasy warfare. Rival against Great Mages, lead mighty armies into fierce battles, wield ancient magic and faith as your weapons.
Why similar: 4X 41.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 23.6%, Strategy 15.2%, Fantasy 10.5%, Hex Grid 7% ★
- #43 As Far As The Eye
72% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,120 reviews2020
Dev: UnexpectedPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Build a mobile village and travel with your tribe toward the center of the world, called The Eye. This roguelike turn-based resource-management game is made of procedural situations, natural events, skill-trees and hard choices. Ready to move?
Why similar: 4X 19.3% ★, Hex Grid 18.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 16.4%, Sandbox 12.7%, Survival 10%
- #44 Commander: Modern War
71% matchPositive83% of 40 reviews2023
Dev: GoldenGod Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Experience the thrill of a modern conflict between two factions, as you outsmart your opponents in an epic game of strategy and cunning. Take command of your ground, air, and naval units and lead them to victory in the most immersive turn-based battle simulation. The battlefield awaits.
Why similar: 4X 44.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 20.8%, Hex Grid 13.6% ★, Strategy 11.4%, Management 8.5%
- #45 Thea 2: The Shattering
71% matchMostly Positive80% of 2,157 reviews2019
Dev: MuHa Games
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 28.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
In the dark lands inspired by Slavic myth, life is a struggle for survival against ever increasing odds, be it natural or malevolent. Can you lead your flock to prosperity in this innovative blend of 4X strategy, RPG and card game?
Why similar: 4X 30.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 20.3%, Survival 12.2%, Strategy 11.7%, RPG 11%
- #46 Mech and Tech 1
69% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: colmer_it UG
Windows · Mac
Conquer. Build. Survive. A tactical strategy game on procedural hex grids - intense, deep. Plan every move: establish your base, secure supply lines, and unleash suppression fire against all who stand in your way. Research new technologies - improve your units. Play solo, co-op, or PvP.
Why similar: 4X 31.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 23.8%, Hex Grid 17.6% ★, Strategy 11.4%, Procedural Generation 7.4%
- #47 Flora Domina
70% matchMixed58% of 45 reviews2023
Dev: Dave Van VerdegemPub: Hogeschool West-Vlaanderen
Windows
In this unique take on turn-based 4X strategy, play as a nature goddess that defends her island by playing cards to use nature as your ally.
Why similar: 4X 37.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 18.4%, Hex Grid 18.3% ★, Procedural Generation 7.9%, Nature 7.6%
- #48 First Colony
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Atesh Entertainment, Inc.
Windows · Mac
A turn-based 4X strategy game inspired by classic colony-building games. Explore a new continent, expand across a hex-based world map, and build a network of production settlements directly on the frontier.
Why similar: 4X 45.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 19.3%, Strategy 11%, Hex Grid 9.4% ★, Management 6.2%
- #49 Dominium Mundi
70% 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 61.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17.8%, Procedural Generation 11%, Strategy 8.7%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #50 Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri™ Planetary Pack
68% matchVery Positive91% of 600 reviews2024
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri™ Planetary Pack includes the original Alpha Centauri and the expansion, Alien Crossfire.
Why similar: 4X 68.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17.5%, Strategy 11.2%, Singleplayer 3.1%
- #51 Wizards and Warlords
69% matchVery Positive83% of 258 reviews2020
Dev: Valravn Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Wizards and Warlords is an indie turn-based strategy game, where you play in a randomly generated fantasy world, contending with rival wizards, warlords, roaming marauders and hidden ancient evils. Create a customized sovereign or choose from one of many predefined templates.
Why similar: 4X 36% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 19%, Hex Grid 18.6% ★, Procedural Generation 11.2%, Fantasy 6.9%
- #52 Worlds of Magic
71% matchMixed50% of 587 reviews2015
Dev: Wastelands InteractivePub: Conglomerate 5
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Worlds of Magic is a 4X turn-based strategy game. Players can explore and conquer an almost limitless number of procedurally generated universes, using military and magical power to overcome their foes. Found cities, raise armies, research and cast spells, hire powerful heroes, and create powerful magical artifacts.
Why similar: 4X 47.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 20.1%, Strategy 15.3%, RPG 10%, Fantasy 7.4%
- #53 Rise of Realms
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Goat Works Ltd
Windows · Mac
Rise of Realms is a 4X RPG, for 1-6 players, in a medieval fantasy setting. Command an empire and recruit heroes to lead your armies. Use your tactical abilities to conquer the lands and reshape them in your image. Wishlist now.
Why similar: 4X 34% ★, Hex Grid 19.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.7%, Procedural Generation 7.4%, PvE 6.8%
- #54 HUMANKIND™
67% matchMixed69% of 28,527 reviews2021
Dev: AMPLITUDE Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 33.0 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 41.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 23.5%, Strategy 11.4%, Hex Grid 9.8% ★, Management 7.2%
- #55 万象战略
67% 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 47% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 19.9%, Hex Grid 16.9% ★, Strategy 8%, Management 7.2%
- #56 Galactic Civilizations IV
67% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,484 reviews2023
Dev: Stardock Entertainment
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 22.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 33.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.7%, Hex Grid 13.5% ★, Sandbox 12.5%, Management 8.2%
- #57 Age of Wonders Shadow Magic
69% matchVery Positive89% of 642 reviews2010
Dev: Triumph StudiosPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Age of Wonders: Shadow Magic is the third entry in the award winning fantasy strategy series. This fan-favorite enhances the series' praised fusion of empire building, role-playing and tactical combat with the eerie Shadow World and battle with races never before seen, across new and diverse landscapes.
Why similar: 4X 33.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 30.7%, Strategy 13.1%, RPG 11.1%, Fantasy 9.9%
- #58 Defense X
66% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Hcenter GamePub: 30 Game Studio
Windows
Build a defense strategy to protect the peace.
Why similar: 4X 48.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 21.5%, Simulation 15.7%, Strategy 12.9%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #59 Gate Builders
67% 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 38.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 19%, Sandbox 12%, Management 11.2%, Simulation 5.8%
- #60 A Planet of Mine MasterMine Edition
65% matchPositive97% of 33 reviews2025
Dev: Tuesday Quest
Windows · Mac · Linux
A Planet of Mine Mastermine Edition is a cozy 4X game with mass strategy! Choose your winning gang, mastermine resources, and build your base and tools to boost your technology and conquer space! Unless your neighbors don’t see it that way… Trade, peace or clash: your planet, your choice!
Why similar: 4X 44.8% ★, Simulation 10.8%, Crafting 9.2%, Strategy 8.7%, Procedural Generation 8.1%