- #1 Steel Division 2
97% matchMostly Positive79% of 9,441 reviews2019
Dev: Eugen Systems
Windows
Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 51.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Steel Division 2 is a historically-accurate WW2 real-time strategy game set on the Eastern Front. Features 1:1-scale turn-based army management and real-time tactical battles with thousands of men at your order.
Why similar: Military 16.5%, RTS 14.9%, Grand Strategy 13% ★, War 10.6%, Wargame 10%
Why You'll Like It: This title offers a high-fidelity tactical experience that rewards careful planning and understanding of historical military units.
- #2 Carrier Command 2
96% matchVery Positive82% of 3,658 reviews2021
Dev: GeometaPub: MicroProse Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 15.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 17.6% ★, Military 13.9%, RTS 13.8%, Wargame 13.8%, War 13.3%
Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes indirect control and the logistical management of remote units, mirroring the tactical distance found in King's Orders.
- #3 Hearts of Iron IV
96% matchVery Positive90% of 360,411 reviews2016
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30.8 hrsMean: 292.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Victory is at your fingertips! Your ability to lead your nation is your supreme weapon, the strategy game Hearts of Iron IV lets you take command of any nation in World War II; the most engaging conflict in world history.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 22.2% ★, Military 15.8%, War 13.5%, Historical 11.8%, Diplomacy 11.1% ★
Why You'll Like It: As a deep grand-strategy title, it offers the complex military and political management that fans of historical war games crave.
- #4 Old World
95% matchVery Positive82% of 6,135 reviews2022
Dev: Mohawk GamesPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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: Diplomacy 17.6% ★, Grand Strategy 15.9% ★, Military 11.6%, War 10.2%, Historical 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: It blends grand strategy with character-driven political management, emphasizing the human element of leadership.
- #5 Command: Modern Operations
94% matchVery Positive85% of 1,564 reviews2019
Dev: Command Development TeamPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 33.6 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Command: Modern Operations is the next generation in cross-domain modern wargaming. It enables you to simulate every military engagement from post World War II to the present day and beyond. The scale is primarily tactical/operational, although strategic scale operations are also possible.
Why similar: Military 33.4%, Wargame 18.5%, RTS 14.4%, Simulation 10.9%, Grand Strategy 8.8% ★
Why You'll Like It: It provides an unparalleled level of military simulation and information management for those who enjoy the realistic aspects of command.
- #6 Unity of Command II
94% matchMostly Positive80% of 2,102 reviews2019
Dev: 2x2 Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 17.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Unity of Command II is the sequel to one of the most critically acclaimed strategy games of all time; a game critics called 'the perfect gateway' into computer war games.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 22.4% ★, Wargame 17.7%, Military 16.2%, War 11.4%, Historical 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses heavily on supply lines and the logistical realities of warfare, which are crucial to successful military strategy.
- #7 Knights of Honor II: Sovereign
93% matchMostly Positive77% of 6,461 reviews2022
Dev: Black Sea GamesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Become the king and fight over Europe in this fresh take on medieval real-time grand strategy. Manage provinces, gather armies, initiate diplomacy, and dabble in espionage. The path is open: become the true Sovereign of your people and bring them to glory.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 32.3% ★, RTS 19.7%, Medieval 15.3%, Strategy 11.3%, Historical 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: It combines grand strategy with real-time elements, allowing for a balanced experience of kingdom management and war.
- #8 Strategic Command WWII: World at War
92% matchVery Positive84% of 595 reviews2018
Dev: Fury SoftwarePub: Matrix Games
Windows
Strategic Command WWII: World At War is your chance to re-fight the 20th century’s greatest conflict, from Poland to China, Normandy to the Pacific, on a map encompassing the globe.
Why similar: Strategy 37.4%, Grand Strategy 31.4% ★, Wargame 31.2%
Why You'll Like It: A classic grand-strategy experience that focuses on the macro-management of global military operations.
- #9 Rising Lords
91% matchMostly Positive71% of 951 reviews2024
Dev: ArgonwoodPub: Deck13
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Rising Lords is a medieval turn-based strategy game with card and board game elements. Send your serfs to fight and die in your name... or let them prosper, and use them to your advantage!
Why similar: Medieval 34%, Tactical 27%, Strategy 14.6%, Sandbox 14.2%, Simulation 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A medieval strategy game that incorporates board-game mechanics to add a unique flavor to its tactical combat.
- #10 Victoria 3
91% matchMostly Positive71% of 58,205 reviews2022
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 15.1 hrsMean: 114.1 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: Political Sim 17% ★, Grand Strategy 16.1% ★, Diplomacy 14.1% ★, Political 13.7% ★, Historical 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a deep dive into the political and economic simulation aspects that underpin military power.
- #11 Regiments
90% matchVery Positive87% of 2,812 reviews2022
Dev: Bird's Eye GamesPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Regiments is a Real-Time Tactics game set in Germany 1989. The Cold War has gone hot, and the inferno is raging. Lead your Regiment through the fires of conflict and the fog of war. Break through the lines, call in artillery, maneuver, feign retreats, stage defenses, counter-attack. Do not relent.
Why similar: Wargame 17.8%, Real Time Tactics 15.4%, RTS 14.7%, Military 13.6%, War 12.2%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical real-time game that emphasizes the importance of unit positioning and command in a modern combat environment.
- #12 Supreme Ruler Ultimate
89% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,248 reviews2014
Dev: BattleGoat Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.4 hrsMean: 50.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Real-Time Strategy/Wargame. From World War II through the Cold War and into the future, re-live or re-imagine the tensions and crises of our recent history! Guide your nation through the era of your choice in Campaigns, Scenarios, and Sandboxes, as you make every effort to become Supreme Ruler!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 16.9% ★, Military 14.5%, Political Sim 13.8% ★, Wargame 11.7%, RTS 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a comprehensive geopolitical simulation that allows players to control a nation from the Cold War to the near future.
- #13 Great Houses of Calderia
89% matchMixed61% of 418 reviews2024
Dev: Resistance GamesPub: Firesquid
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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: Political 20.2% ★, Grand Strategy 18.6% ★, Diplomacy 10.7% ★, Military 10.2%, Economy 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game highlights the dynastic and political management aspects of ruling a territory.
- #14 Broken Arrow
87% matchMixed55% of 28,972 reviews2025
Dev: Steel BalalaikaPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 35.5 hrsMean: 77.2 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Broken Arrow is a large-scale real-time modern warfare tactics game that combines the complexity of joint-forces wargaming with action-packed real-time tactics gameplay.
Why similar: Wargame 21.8%, RTS 17%, Real Time Tactics 15.4%, War 12.6%, Tactical 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game provides a modern, detailed tactical experience that focuses on the complexities of contemporary warfare.
- #15 Ultimate General: Gettysburg
88% matchVery Positive81% of 2,701 reviews2014
Dev: Game-Labs
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
A Tactical Battle Simulator that allows you to command thousands of soldiers as a Union or Confederate General. The game features the most accurately created map, a non-linear battle campaign, complex morale, innovative control mechanics and smart AI.
Why similar: Historical 19.4%, RTS 17.4%, Wargame 16.3%, Tactical 12.4%, War 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical game that focuses on the historical accuracy and command challenges of a single, pivotal battle.
- #16 Field of Glory: Empires
86% matchVery Positive83% of 858 reviews2019
Dev: AgeodPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 30.4 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Field of Glory: Empires is a grand strategy game in which you will have to move in an intricate and living tapestry of nations and tribes, each one with their distinctive culture.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 22.9% ★, Military 15%, Historical 13.2%, War 12.9%, Tactical 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a sophisticated look at managing the growth and decline of ancient civilizations through strategic decision-making.
- #17 Gary Grigsby's War in the East 2
86% matchVery Positive92% of 428 reviews2021
Dev: 2by3 GamesPub: Matrix Games
Windows
War in the East 2 is the most comprehensive, most realistic, and most advanced wargame modeling Eastern Front warfare in World War Two.
Why similar: Wargame 37%, War 18.5%, Strategy 15%, Historical 14.7%, Simulation 13.5%
Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for deep, historical military simulation, perfect for players who want to manage every detail of a campaign.
- #18 Medieval Kingdom Wars
85% matchMostly Positive76% of 2,602 reviews2019
Dev: Reverie World StudiosPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Rewrite medieval history through bloody siege combat in a fusion of RTS and Grand Strategy genres. Rule, build, and serve your King as a minor lord in medieval Europe. Experience siege, field and naval combat with an unseen degree of brutality. Rogue-like progression, epic towns and battles await…
Why similar: Diplomacy 17.8% ★, Grand Strategy 16.4% ★, RTS 11.2%, Wargame 10.5%, Real Time Tactics 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: It blends real-time strategy with grand-strategy elements, focusing on the survival and growth of a medieval realm.
- #19 Syrian Warfare
84% matchVery Positive87% of 5,412 reviews2017
Dev: Cats Who Play
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Real Time Strategy with a high degree of realism. The game is based on a true story.
Why similar: Military 17.5%, RTS 14.5%, Real Time Tactics 14.2%, Wargame 14.1%, Historical 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: A realistic real-time tactics game that emphasizes the harsh realities of modern urban combat.
- #20 Dummynation
83% matchVery Positive88% of 2,951 reviews2022
Dev: Alejandro Hernández Ferrero
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 36.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Geopolitical management game with real-time shifting borders and a streamlined gameplay, designed to minimize all burdensome chores while allowing an absolute strategic control, from military recruitment and deployment, to diplomatic and economic management.
Why similar: Diplomacy 16.7% ★, Grand Strategy 16.5% ★, Military 14.2%, RTS 9.4%, Political Sim 9.1% ★
Why You'll Like It: An accessible yet intense grand-strategy game that simplifies complex mechanics into a fast-paced experience.
- #21 Renaissance Kingdom Wars
82% matchMostly Positive73% of 161 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: Diplomacy 15.3% ★, Grand Strategy 13.2% ★, Military 10.6%, Wargame 9.9%, RTS 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a mix of base building and grand strategy set during the turbulent Renaissance period.
- #22 Age of History II
81% matchVery Positive90% of 49,233 reviews2018
Dev: Łukasz JakowskiPub: Łukasz Jakowski Games
Windows
Median: 12.2 hrsMean: 61.4 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Age of History II is a grand strategy wargame that is simple to learn yet hard to master.Your objective is to use military tactics and cunning diplomacy to either unify the world, or conquer it.Will the world bleed out or bow before you? The choice is yours..
Why similar: Grand Strategy 18.7% ★, Political Sim 14.6% ★, War 14%, Historical 13.8%, Political 13.7% ★
Why You'll Like It: A straightforward grand-strategy game that allows for extensive control over historical borders and diplomacy.
- #23 Realpolitiks II
84% matchMixed46% of 666 reviews2021
Dev: Jujubee S.A.Pub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Lead your people to glory and write a new chapter of history in Realpolitiks II, a real-time grand strategy game where you lead any contemporary nation in an attempt to secure world dominance.
Why similar: Political Sim 27.7% ★, Grand Strategy 26.1% ★, Political 21% ★, Strategy 9.6%, Simulation 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the modern political landscape, requiring players to balance diplomacy, espionage, and military force.
- #24 Total War: MEDIEVAL II – Definitive Edition
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 35,447 reviews2006
Dev: CREATIVE ASSEMBLYPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 36.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Spanning the most turbulent era in Western history, your quest for territory and power takes you through Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and even onto the shores of the New World.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 17.7% ★, Medieval 13.3%, Historical 13.2%, War 11.1%, RTS 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: A classic title that excels at combining turn-based empire management with real-time tactical battles.
- #25 Espiocracy
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Ex Vivo StudiosPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac · Linux
Espiocracy is an espionage grand strategy game where you lead the intelligence agency of one of 74 playable countries. Rewrite history from the shadows as you influence ideologies, stage coups, and wage proxy wars. Subterfuge takes center stage as you establish a new world order.
Why similar: Diplomacy 17.8% ★, Grand Strategy 15.8% ★, Military 14%, War 10.7%, RTS 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: This title focuses on the intelligence and political maneuvering that often dictates the success of military campaigns.
- #26 Master of Command
78% matchVery Positive92% of 3,127 reviews2025
Dev: Armchair Interactive
Windows
Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 22.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Take command in Europe's greatest 18th-century war. Equip & customize regiments, manage supplies, and engage in brutal real-time battles across procedural campaigns. Resources and replacements are scarce, and keeping your best men alive may matter more than any single victory.
Why similar: Military 16.5%, War 12.9%, RTS 12.8%, Historical 11.9%, Real Time Tactics 11.7%
- #27 Warnament
77% matchVery Positive87% of 367 reviews2025
Dev: Luden.io
Windows · Mac · Linux
A turn-based grand strategy game, simple for newbies yet challenging for masters. As the leader of a nation, you will conquer territories and advance in military, technology, culture, or politics. Choose from historical scenarios or create your own with an editor.
Why similar: Political 19.2% ★, Grand Strategy 16% ★, Diplomacy 14.1% ★, Military 11%, Sandbox 9.3%
- #28 NationWar:Annals
80% matchMixed68% of 168 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: Diplomacy 15% ★, Political Sim 12.9% ★, Grand Strategy 11.3% ★, Military 8.9%, RTS 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes diplomacy and real-time tactical decisions in a global strategy context.
- #29 World Warfare & Economics
79% matchMixed63% of 666 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: Political Sim 13.4% ★, Political 12.6% ★, Grand Strategy 11.4% ★, Diplomacy 11.1% ★, Military 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: This title focuses on the intersection of political simulation and military strategy in a modern setting.
- #30 Kingdom's Life
79% matchMixed63% of 259 reviews2022
Dev: Strudio Company
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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: Grand Strategy 19.2% ★, Political Sim 19.1% ★, Wargame 12.7%, War 9.7%, Historical 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A sandbox-style grand-strategy game that gives players significant freedom in how they develop their kingdom.
- #31 Bellfortis
77% matchVery Positive94% of 124 reviews2025
Dev: Rake in Grass
Windows
Bellfortis is a strategy game from the early Middle Ages. Expand your kingdom, use politics and power. Strategic planning on the map alternates with realtime battles of armies. Play as a grand strategy or on smaller local maps, build, recruit armies and fight!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 21.2% ★, Military 12.5%, Historical 11.6%, RTS 11.1%, War 10.4%
- #32 Knights of the Crusades
76% matchMostly Positive75% of 165 reviews2025
Dev: Reverie World StudiosPub: indie.io
Windows
Travel to the Holy Land with the First Crusades. Rise from a humble knight to the founding father of a world-spanning holy order. Lead through war, faith, diplomacy, and cunning schemes. Experience a unique blend of RTS, city-building, and sandbox gameplay, and shape history!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 20.2% ★, RTS 14.2%, Diplomacy 13.7% ★, Wargame 12.5%, Sandbox 9%
- #33 Monarch : Medieval Remastered
75% matchVery Positive81% of 375 reviews2025
Dev: Mr.Lordy
Windows
In the medieval era, assume the role of a lord and engage with other lords,develop fiefdoms, and employ strategies involving intrigue, warfare, and plunder. Expand your territory and strengthen your house lineage Or, be a god, manipulate the world? This game primarily strategic role-playing elements
Why similar: Grand Strategy 19.6% ★, Political Sim 16.2% ★, Historical 11%, Medieval 9.4%, Wargame 7.9%
- #34 Arms Race - TCWE
78% matchMixed70% of 69 reviews2017
Dev: Alina Digital
Windows
Arms Race - TCWE is PC strategy game based on the historical conflict between the USA and the USSR
Why similar: Political Sim 19.2% ★, Political 14.3% ★, Grand Strategy 11.1% ★, Diplomacy 10.6% ★, Military 9%
Why You'll Like It: A political simulation that captures the tension and strategic maneuvering of the Cold War era.
- #35 Supreme Ruler 2030
76% matchMixed64% of 536 reviews2023
Dev: BattleGoat Studios
Windows
Rise to power as any modern day country in a realistic military, political and economic simulation. Command your country's diplomacy, espionage, and resource management to strengthen your position. Use real-time tactical control of your military to fortify your place as the Supreme Ruler.
Why similar: Political 15.7% ★, Grand Strategy 11% ★, Diplomacy 10.3% ★, Military 9.5%, Wargame 8.4%
- #36 Manor Lords
72% matchVery Positive85% of 85,453 reviews2024
Dev: Slavic MagicPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 21.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Manor Lords is a medieval strategy game featuring in-depth city building, large-scale tactical battles, and complex economic and social simulations. Rule your lands as a medieval lord – the seasons pass, the weather changes, and cities rise and fall.
Why similar: Diplomacy 25.2% ★, Grand Strategy 21.4% ★, Historical 13.1%, Economy 12.4%, Sandbox 9%
- #37 Nations
74% matchVery Positive87% of 95 reviews2025
Dev: Krzysztof SteinerPub: Krzysztof Steiner Games
Windows
Select an era, a nation and lead it to greatness or decay. Develop the economy and society, or focus on military and territorial expansion. In Nations you can rule your people for centuries – from ancient times to the modern day and beyond. You shape your state, history and map of the world.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 17.5% ★, Political Sim 16.1% ★, Historical 14.1%, RTS 13.4%, Diplomacy 13.2% ★
- #38 Radio Commander: Vietnam '64
75% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,032 reviews2019
Dev: Serious SimPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Use the radio to give commands to the soldiers on the battlefield. Keep track of the situation based on their voice reports only. Lead US platoons to clash with Vietcong in a realistic, innovative approach to the RTS genre. Make hard choices in a narrative driven experience, and face the outcome.
Why similar: Military 16.9%, Wargame 15.7%, Real Time Tactics 13.9%, RTS 13%, War 12.4%
- #39 Age of History 3
71% matchVery Positive85% of 17,231 reviews2024
Dev: Łukasz JakowskiPub: Łukasz Jakowski Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 36.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Grand strategy wargame where the destiny of Civilizations rests in your hands - will they stand united under your leadership or fall divided in conflict? Journey through the entire saga of human civilization, from its earliest days to the futuristic era, crafting your legacy age by age.
Why similar: Diplomacy 16.9% ★, Grand Strategy 16.6% ★, Wargame 14%, RTS 10.4%, Economy 7.9%
- #40 Rebel Inc: Escalation
73% matchVery Positive82% of 7,070 reviews2021
Dev: Ndemic CreationsPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 13.5 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: Diplomacy 16.8% ★, Grand Strategy 16.3% ★, Military 14.4%, War 11%, RTS 10%
- #41 Imperator: Rome
73% matchMixed65% of 26,771 reviews2019
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 37.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Dominate the classical Mediterranean in Imperator: Rome, a grand strategy game from Paradox Interactive. Navigate the dangerous waters of politics and diplomacy as you build up your provinces and conquer foreign lands. Now available with special content and the digital artbook.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 26.5% ★, Political Sim 21% ★, Political 14.9% ★, Historical 11.7%, Strategy 7.3%
- #42 Realpolitiks
74% matchMixed62% of 1,232 reviews2017
Dev: Jujubee S.A.Pub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Become the leader of any contemporary country in this streamlined real-time grand strategy game. Use diplomacy, espionage, military and economic power to deal with other nations, while tackling issues such as terrorism, financial crises and medical epidemics, all in an effort to achieve global domination!
Why similar: Diplomacy 30.9% ★, Political Sim 26.4% ★, Grand Strategy 20.5% ★, Strategy 9.3%, Historical 7.8%
- #43 Knights of Honor
73% matchVery Positive93% of 2,365 reviews2009
Dev: Black Sea Studios LtdPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 59%
As King, it is your duty to lead your people in their struggle to raise your kingdom from its humble beginnings to a position of power and prestige. War, diplomacy and a burgeoning economy are the means by which you increase your power and expand your influence.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 27.7% ★, Medieval 17.9%, RTS 17%, Strategy 12.8%, War 12%
- #44 The Emperor and State
72% matchMixed57% of 317 reviews2024
Dev: 涂途Pub: Hawthorn Games
Windows
The Emperor and State is a turn-based strategy game that simulates the rule of an ancient feudal monarch. It involves the administration, policy adjustment, diplomatic checks and balances, national wars, as well as the emperor's self-cultivation, the cultivation of successors and so on.
Why similar: Diplomacy 20.9% ★, Grand Strategy 18.7% ★, Wargame 13.1%, Historical 11.3%, War 10.7%
- #45 Millennia
70% matchMixed67% of 3,746 reviews2024
Dev: C Prompt GamesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 14.3 hrsMean: 34.4 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: Grand Strategy 15.8% ★, Diplomacy 15.4% ★, Political 14.7% ★, Military 10.4%, War 9%
- #46 Heavyarms Assemble: WWII
71% matchMixed66% of 86 reviews2023
Dev: XR Studio
Windows
This is a strategy game with the theme of WWII. As a battlefield commander, maintaining your army's motivation and satisfaction, promoting your generals, managing your own economy, dealing with your friends' armies, and real time grand battle. What kind of commander will you become in the process?
Why similar: Political 18.4% ★, Grand Strategy 12.1% ★, Military 11.8%, Wargame 10.2%, Historical 9.5%
- #47 Democracy 4
69% matchVery Positive82% of 6,264 reviews2022
Dev: Positech Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Democracy 4 lets you take the role of President / Prime minister, govern the country (choosing its policies, laws and other actions), and both transform the country as you see fit, while trying to retain enough popularity to get re-elected...
Why similar: Political 20.6% ★, Political Sim 20.4% ★, Diplomacy 15.9% ★, Grand Strategy 12.5% ★, Economy 9%
- #48 Ultimate General: Civil War
70% matchVery Positive89% of 8,396 reviews2017
Dev: Game-Labs
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 46.4 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 16.5% ★, Wargame 13.9%, Real Time Tactics 12%, War 12%, RTS 11.7%
- #49 Rogue State Revolution
71% matchMostly Positive77% of 531 reviews2021
Dev: LRDGames, Inc.Pub: Modern Wolf
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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: Political 20.3% ★, Grand Strategy 14.4% ★, Diplomacy 14.2% ★, War 8.9%, Historical 8.2%
- #50 Countryballs Conquest
69% matchVery Positive88% of 85 reviews2025
Dev: Indenial Games
Windows
Lead your country through the Victorian age, expand your empire as you go head to head with the great powers of the world.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 20.5% ★, Military 14.5%, War 13.3%, Real Time Tactics 11.7%, Diplomacy 8.6% ★
- #51 Crusader Kings III
67% matchVery Positive91% of 137,655 reviews2020
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 28.8 hrsMean: 143.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
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 19.5% ★, Political 15.6% ★, Historical 11%, Medieval 9.2%, RTS 8.4%
- #52 Kingdom Wars 4
70% matchMixed67% of 236 reviews2021
Dev: Reverie World StudiosPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 7.2 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: Grand Strategy 13.8% ★, Diplomacy 12.7% ★, RTS 9.7%, Wargame 9.7%, Military 9.6%
- #53 Radio General
69% matchVery Positive83% of 539 reviews2020
Dev: Foolish Mortals Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%
It's WWII. You're a general sitting in a tent. All you have is a map, and a radio. Can you win the battle? Radio General is a unique strategy game where you interact with your units over the radio using speech recognition. Test your mettle and relive famous battles as a WWII general.
Why similar: RTS 17%, Military 16.8%, War 16.3%, Real Time Tactics 12.2%, Historical 11.5%
- #54 Ultimate General: American Revolution
67% matchMixed54% of 1,053 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: Grand Strategy 21.4% ★, Military 14.6%, Wargame 13.3%, RTS 12.8%, Historical 11%
- #55 KingSim
68% matchVery Positive85% of 209 reviews2020
Dev: Fuzzy Pixel Game Studio
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Become the King in a story-driven 8-bit style game, where choice matters. And try not to die instantly...
Why similar: Political Sim 23.7% ★, Political 22.3% ★, Diplomacy 18.1% ★, Medieval 9.8%, Historical 9.6%
- #56 4th Generation Warfare
68% matchMixed56% of 163 reviews2022
Dev: Eversim
Windows
As the leader of a nation, dispatch and control your team of characters all around the world to destabilize your enemies and establish your supremacy. All methods are fair game: hacking, sabotage, political interference, military strikes, corruption, treachery, assassinations, data theft…
Why similar: Political 21.2% ★, Diplomacy 19.5% ★, Political Sim 15.2% ★, Grand Strategy 14.6% ★, Wargame 12%
- #57 Arms Trade Tycoon: Tanks
66% matchMostly Positive72% of 970 reviews2024
Dev: FunGiPub: MicroProse Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 16.7 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Arms Trade Tycoon: Tanks is a unique combination of tank design and tycoon game. It puts you in charge of an arms trading company specialized in tanks from WWI to the modern era. Research, design, sell and follow your tanks in battle to make your own history!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 16.5% ★, Military 13.4%, Wargame 12.9%, War 11.5%, Diplomacy 10.6% ★
- #58 Strategos
64% matchVery Positive87% of 205 reviews2026
Dev: Strategos GamesPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Strategos is a real-time tactics wargame set in classical antiquity. Simulate large-scale battles with over 120 factions, and 250+ units, from the ancient world. Create custom battles, or take command of historical ones.
Why similar: Wargame 13.8%, Military 12.6%, Real Time Tactics 12.6%, RTS 11.6%, Historical 10.9%
- #59 Three Kingdoms: Innovatory
67% matchMixed59% of 973 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: Grand Strategy 19.1% ★, Wargame 17.2%, RTS 15.3%, Real Time Tactics 15%, Military 10.6%
- #60 ENDLESS™ Legend 2
63% matchVery Positive84% of 2,346 reviews2025
Dev: AMPLITUDE StudiosPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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: Diplomacy 17.6% ★, Grand Strategy 15.9% ★, Military 11.3%, War 10.2%, Historical 9.3%