
Lead your people through all of human history on a spherical planet. Wage war and forge alliances as you guide your nation in this 4X grand strategy game.
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Lead your people through all of human history on a spherical planet. Wage war and forge alliances as you guide your nation in this 4X grand strategy game.

Solar Nations 2
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!

Samurai Conqueror
Unify Japanese History! A Timeline Strategy Game Where History Itself Becomes the Battlefield.
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 20.7% ★, Grand Strategy 19%, Real-Time with Pause 15.2% ★, Political Sim 11.2% ★, Alternate History 7.7%
Unify Japanese History! A Timeline Strategy Game Where History Itself Becomes the Battlefield.
Why similar: 4X 24.2% ★, Grand Strategy 20.3%, Real-Time with Pause 20% ★, Alternate History 8.3%, Historical 7.3%
Rewrite the Reconquista in a grand strategy game set in 11th-century Iberia, where population, religion, and war evolve dynamically based on your decisions. Move armies freely across 300 hand-built provinces, manage a deep medieval economy, and face an AI that actually fights back.
Why similar: 4X 20.2% ★, Real-Time with Pause 18.8% ★, Grand Strategy 16.5%, Political Sim 11.1% ★, Alternate History 7.9%
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 25.5% ★, Grand Strategy 21.4%, Political Sim 14.6% ★, Alternate History 9.7%, Wargame 7.3%
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 24.2%, 4X 23% ★, Political Sim 15.6% ★, Historical 7.5%, Strategy 6.9%
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 23.4% ★, 4X 22.7% ★, Grand Strategy 21.4%, Alternate History 8.4%, Historical 7.2%
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 24%, 4X 19.3% ★, Political Sim 13.8% ★, Strategy 9.2%, Alternate History 8.7%
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 27.4% ★, Grand Strategy 20.2%, Political Sim 14.3% ★, Real-Time with Pause 8.2% ★, Wargame 7.6%
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 32.9% ★, Grand Strategy 23.4%, Political Sim 13.1% ★, Strategy 12.3%, Simulation 12%
Warring States: Grand Ambitions is a grand strategy game set in ancient China. Rule as a feudal lord during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States eras. Shape your empire's fate with branching focus trees, city building, tech trees, and historical choices.
Why similar: 4X 34.7% ★, Grand Strategy 24.6%, Wargame 13.3%, Strategy 11.1%, Simulation 8.2%
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 27.2%, 4X 15.8% ★, Real-Time with Pause 12.6% ★, Strategy 9.3%, Historical 8.5%
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% ★, Grand Strategy 22.5%, Strategy 11.2%, Simulation 9.5%, Historical 6.5%
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 17.8% ★, Grand Strategy 17.6%, 4X 16.9% ★, Political Sim 13.4% ★, Alternate History 9.4%
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: 4X 20.7% ★, Grand Strategy 20%, Real-Time with Pause 19.3% ★, Alternate History 10%, Historical 7.2%
Distant Worlds 2 is a vast, pausable real-time 4X space strategy game.
Why similar: 4X 38.3% ★, Grand Strategy 25.8%, Strategy 12.3%, Simulation 9.9%, Real-Time with Pause 8.8% ★
A new expansion of the ultra-realistic simulator of today's world where you play as the head of state or as the opposition! New Features for 2021: administration of the EU, Covid vaccinations, Biden's Challenge, political coalitions, diplomatic negotiations, worldwide tax and free-trade agreements.
Why similar: 4X 26% ★, Grand Strategy 19.8%, Political Sim 15.8% ★, Wargame 7.9%, Alternate History 7.2%
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 21.5% ★, Grand Strategy 18.9%, 4X 17.2% ★, Political Sim 14.9% ★, Wargame 6.9%
New edition of the ultrarealistic simulator of today's world where you play as the head of state or as the opposition! Major developments: the war in the Ukraine and all of its consequences, conspiracy theories, fake news, interference by secret services, animal welfare and climate objectives.
Why similar: 4X 27% ★, Grand Strategy 21.1%, Political Sim 16.6% ★, Wargame 8%, Strategy 7.2%
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 29.1% ★, Grand Strategy 24.9%, Political Sim 17.4% ★, Strategy 8.5%, Wargame 6.6%
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 27.8% ★, Grand Strategy 20.3%, Political Sim 18% ★, Strategy 7.3%, Simulation 6.8%
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: 4X 22% ★, Grand Strategy 21.8%, Political Sim 15.5% ★, Alternate History 10.4%, Wargame 8.3%
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 31.9% ★, Grand Strategy 23.6%, Alternate History 14.2%, Strategy 7.9%, Historical 7.4%
A deep 2D strategy of cosmic trade and faction warfare. Build trading empires, refine asteroids, lead fleets into battle and run faction politics — solo or in four-player co-op
Why similar: 4X 34.9% ★, Grand Strategy 25%, Strategy 12.3%, Simulation 12%, Management 6.2%
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 26.8% ★, Grand Strategy 20.2%, Alternate History 12.1%, Political Sim 8.6% ★, Strategy 7.2%
Guide your state through a fictional industrial world where economic power becomes global influence. Use merchants, companies, politics, intelligence, and trade networks to control the flow of resources and decisions. Conquest is an option; true power lies in controlling the economy.
Why similar: 4X 31.6% ★, Grand Strategy 26%, Political Sim 18.5% ★, Strategy 12.2%, Historical 4.4%
A large-scale space strategy game focused on building and maintaining power within a simulated galaxy. Build, develop, and survive in a galaxy shaped by history and consequences.
Why similar: 4X 30.7% ★, Grand Strategy 27.3%, Strategy 12.9%, Political Sim 10.9% ★, Simulation 10.1%
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 21.3%, Real-Time with Pause 17.5% ★, Political Sim 15% ★, Alternate History 10.2%, Historical 7.4%
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 33.3% ★, Grand Strategy 20.6%, Strategy 11.6%, Alternate History 10.7%, Historical 8.2%
Carefully guide your nation from the era of absolute monarchies in the early 19th century, through expansion and colonization, to finally become a truly great power by the dawn of the 20th century. Victoria II is a grand strategy game played during the colonial era of the 19th century, where the player takes control of a country, guiding...
Why similar: Grand Strategy 33.7%, Real-Time with Pause 17.9% ★, Political Sim 17.1% ★, Historical 9%, Strategy 8.3%
Command grand fleets and wage strategic wars on an interstellar scale in this new take on galactic Grand Strategy. Transform nature to suit the needs of Empire and surge forward! Will you guide aspiring interstellar nations to glory, or rekindle the flames of a long lost Empire?
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 26.1% ★, Grand Strategy 22.7%, 4X 15.3% ★, Political Sim 14.6% ★, Management 7.2%
A country simulator built on strategy: 160 real nations, deep production chains, a live world market, diplomacy, intelligence and war. Win the world with economy, not armies.
Why similar: 4X 33.4% ★, Grand Strategy 22%, Political Sim 14% ★, Strategy 12%, Simulation 11.7%
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 21.2% ★, 4X 20.7% ★, Grand Strategy 20%, Political Sim 11.7% ★, Historical 7.6%
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 22.5%, Real-Time with Pause 20.6% ★, 4X 15.2% ★, Alternate History 9.1%, Management 8%
Europa Universalis III Complete includes the original Europa Universalis III as well as the expansions In Nomine and Napoleons Ambition Europa Universalis III delves deeply into the areas of exploration, trade, warfare and diplomacy.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 35.7%, Political Sim 20.7% ★, Real-Time with Pause 18.3% ★, Strategy 10.2%, Historical 9.9%
Lead a tribe of survivors, rediscover ancient technology, manage wasteland settlements and wage wars of conquest and political struggle in Afterworld, an original post-apocalyptic survival grand strategy game from Paradox Development Studio, the creators of Crusader Kings III and Hearts of Iron IV.
Why similar: 4X 33.1% ★, Grand Strategy 27.8%, Political Sim 11.9% ★, Strategy 9.6%, Management 6.6%
Navigate through interactions with competing powers to lead your nation to global domination in this 4X open sandbox geopolitical sim set in post-WW2 alt-history world. You have 251 years at your disposal to conquer and unify the planet or take your nation into space. Can you make it?
Why similar: 4X 29% ★, Grand Strategy 21.6%, Alternate History 13.1%, Political Sim 10.4% ★, Strategy 7.4%
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 34.2% ★, Grand Strategy 23%, Strategy 11.8%, Simulation 11.5%, Wargame 7.9%
Your colony ship has landed on an alien planet — but the environment kills electronics. Salvage the ark, survive the early years, and build a nation as your society regresses to medieval with remnants of modern knowledge. Grand strategy with simulated population and turn-based combat.
Why similar: 4X 31% ★, Grand Strategy 27.5%, Political Sim 15.1% ★, Simulation 8.9%, Wargame 7.5%
“he Who Fears Being Conquered Is Sure Of Defeat.”The war-game March of the Eagles focuses on the dramatic conflicts of Europe during 1805 to 1820. Explore one of the defining periods in European history with this experience crafted by the masters of Grand Strategy, Paradox Development Studio.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 37.7%, Real-Time with Pause 21.6% ★, Strategy 18.7%, Simulation 11.9%, Historical 10.1%
"SandTable War: Three Kingdoms" is a strategic simulation game set during the Three Kingdoms period. Here you can play as various factions from Three Kingdoms history to conquer cities and lands, unify the realm. With abundant historical officers and scenarios, come restore the Han Dynasty!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 23.4%, 4X 23.3% ★, Political Sim 13.8% ★, Wargame 8.1%, Historical 8.1%
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 27.2% ★, Grand Strategy 20.3%, Real-Time with Pause 14.1% ★, Political Sim 12.4% ★, Wargame 7.2%
Can anyone build an empire in a place like this? Other factions are naturally suspicious of newcomers and may wage war at the first sign of unidentified craft. Here, a natural death is an uncommon luxury.
Why similar: 4X 32.1% ★, Real-Time with Pause 24.5% ★, Grand Strategy 18.9%, Strategy 9.5%, Simulation 8.2%
Cascade: Hindcast is an alternate-history grand strategy game where monthly political and military decisions reshape a living war map. Use hindsight, spend scarce political capital, and watch borders, armies, and consequences move in real time.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 25.8%, Political Sim 18.5% ★, Strategy 11.5%, Simulation 11.1%, Alternate History 10.1%
Lead your civilization in a galaxy brimming with life and intrigue. Seamlessly explore and expand across uncharted worlds, from their surfaces to the stars. Forge your destiny in this sci-fi 4X offering a unique blend of grand strategy, planetary city-building, and RTS combat.
Why similar: 4X 28% ★, Real-Time with Pause 22% ★, Grand Strategy 20.3%, Management 7.6%, Strategy 6.3%
Tempest of Nations is a real-time, historical grand strategy game set during the Industrial Revolution. Lead your nation through one of the most transformative eras of history as you manage diplomacy, economics, and politics.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 35.7%, Political Sim 21.3% ★, Strategy 14.1%, Historical 10.5%, Wargame 10.1%
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 26.2% ★, Real-Time with Pause 23.2% ★, Grand Strategy 21.3%, Alternate History 7.5%, Management 6.6%
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 23.9% ★, Real-Time with Pause 19.3% ★, Grand Strategy 18.5%, Alternate History 9.9%, Management 6.9%
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 26.4% ★, Grand Strategy 24.1%, Alternate History 11.7%, Historical 8.6%, Real-Time with Pause 8.3% ★
"Three Kingdoms Scroll" is a game that respects authentic historical elements, with careful research into historical details as the foundation of its design. We have strived to make this title a Three Kingdoms-themed strategy game that emphasizes local culture, traditions, and human connections.
Why similar: 4X 36.5% ★, Political Sim 16.3% ★, Strategy 13.2%, Simulation 12.9%, Wargame 10.3%
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 31.2% ★, Grand Strategy 23.6%, Political Sim 16.1% ★, Wargame 8.7%, Strategy 7.6%
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 34.2% ★, Grand Strategy 24.8%, Strategy 12%, Wargame 9.9%, Historical 6.1%
This is a single player strategy management game.Base on a randomly generated map.It includes construction, trading, strategy, and management elements . Players need to make decisions to achieve the final victory.
Why similar: 4X 27.8% ★, Grand Strategy 20.3%, Political Sim 15.3% ★, Wargame 8.2%, Strategy 7%
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 25.1% ★, Grand Strategy 21.1%, Political Sim 16.9% ★, Real-Time with Pause 16.6% ★, Strategy 5.8%
"Peace and Prosperity" is a independently developed ink-wash style historical strategy game set in an alternate pre-Qin period of China. Starting from a small village of just a few hundred people, and conquer all sides to gradually build their own vassal state with millions of people.
Why similar: 4X 29.6% ★, Grand Strategy 26.8%, Political Sim 16.6% ★, Strategy 9.9%, Wargame 6.8%
Discover and colonize the world, Allocate your labor force, Monopolize markets, Fight tactical battles, Survive the age of imperialism...
Why similar: 4X 24.6% ★, Grand Strategy 22.5%, Alternate History 12.3%, Wargame 8.3%, Historical 8.1%
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 32.3% ★, Grand Strategy 23.9%, Strategy 9.9%, Simulation 9.4%, Wargame 8.6%
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 34.4% ★, Grand Strategy 30%, Political Sim 17.4% ★, Strategy 11%, Procedural Generation 3.1%
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 26.3% ★, Grand Strategy 22.5%, Real-Time with Pause 18.4% ★, Alternate History 8.7%, Wargame 8%
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 50.9% ★, Grand Strategy 19.9%, Strategy 10.7%, Historical 6%, Procedural Generation 4.9%
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 32.9% ★, Grand Strategy 26%, Wargame 9%, Strategy 8.5%, Management 7.8%