- #1 Crow's Foot
97% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Thelix
Windows · Mac · Linux
A turn-based hex strategy you can finish over lunch. Outsmart AI rivals, each with their own grudges, ambitions, and breaking points. Conquer provinces, command knights, scouts, assassins, and more. Unlock rule-bending scrolls. Go bankrupt and your own army defects.
Why similar: 4X 44.4% ★, Strategy 17.3%, Diplomacy 16.8% ★, Economy 6.4%, Top-Down 5.9%
- #2 SALUS
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Video Game Studios
Windows
A fast-paced turn-based 4X strategy game where four radically different factions compete through diplomacy, politics, exploration, and war.
Why similar: 4X 52.3% ★, Strategy 22.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.6%, War 6.5%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #3 Napoleon 1813
96% 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 45.1% ★, Strategy 18.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.5%, Turn-Based Combat 6.3%, War 6.1%
- #4 Feudalism
95% matchMostly Negative33% of 46 reviews2016
Dev: ImagimotionPub: IV Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
Conquer Europe, become an Emperor. Build your family’s dynasty through seven centuries, from 800 A.D. to 1492 A.D., up until the inevitable collapse of the feudal system.
Why similar: 4X 63.7% ★, Strategy 36.3%
- #5 Uciana
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Birdshel, LLC
Windows
Explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate in this sci-fi 4X turn-based strategy game.
Why similar: 4X 55% ★, Strategy 23.7%, Turn-Based Combat 10.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.3%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #6 Rules of War
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Active Endeavour Games
Windows
Take command in this 4X-lite strategy game with fast-paced tactical combat and missile warfare. Build your economy, deploy land, sea, and air units, expand borders, advance technology, and navigate deceitful diplomacy. In a world of collapsing nuclear powers, can you lead your nation to victory?
Why similar: 4X 34.2% ★, Diplomacy 14.4% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 13.6%, Strategy 10.1%, Economy 8.7%
- #7 Throneforged
93% 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 30.3% ★, Diplomacy 14.9% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 11.3%, Turn-Based Combat 8.8%, Strategy 8.4%
- #8 Defense X
92% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Hcenter GamePub: 30 Game Studio
Windows
Build a defense strategy to protect the peace.
Why similar: 4X 47.3% ★, Strategy 21.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.1%, Turn-Based Combat 8.4%, Top-Down 7.2%
- #9 Dungeon4X
91% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: SNP Engineering
Windows
"Dungeon4X" is a new type of game that combines 3D dungeon RPG with 4X strategy. As the guild master of an adventurer's guild, you will lead the construction of farms and workshops, build a financial base by selling products, and embark on a grand adventure to obtain the ultimate artifact!
Why similar: 4X 47.2% ★, Strategy 19%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.8%, Diplomacy 13.2% ★, Top-Down 5.5%
- #10 Galactic Wargames
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Marion
Windows
GalacticWargames is a 4X space war game where you explore, build, and fight to conquer the galaxy. Customize your ships, form alliances, and engage in epic battles. Ready to conquer the stars?
Why similar: 4X 47.9% ★, Strategy 20.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.1%, Building 7.7%, War 7.3%
- #11 Empolicy
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: StrategyMagic
Windows
Online strategy in a fantasy world with single-player options. Explore the world, expand the borders of your polis, build settlements and produce goods. Immerse yourself in the role of a powerful tycoon of the city-republic, choose your path - magic, diplomacy, espionage or war.
Why similar: 4X 40.8% ★, Diplomacy 23.9% ★, Strategy 11.6%, Economy 8.4%, War 7.9%
- #12 Solaris
89% matchVery Positive80% of 90 reviews2021
Dev: SpacialCircumstances
Windows · Mac · Linux
Discover a space strategy game filled with conquest, betrayal and subterfuge. Build alliances, make enemies and fight your way to victory and galactic domination. Will you conquer the galaxy?
Why similar: 4X 52.6% ★, Strategy 22.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.9%, War 7.1%, Turn-Based Combat 6.9%
- #13 A New World: Kingdoms
89% matchNegative0% of 12 reviews2017
Dev: Red Phoenix Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
A New World: Kingdoms is a turn-based strategic 4X game. Carefully expand your kingdom by constructing buildings and managing your resources. Building your own empire is not easy; there will be challenges along the way, from mountains to navigate to your rival and his warriors.
Why similar: 4X 40.5% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 17.5%, Turn-Based Combat 12.4%, Strategy 10.3%, Top-Down 7.3%
- #14 Stars in Shadow
88% matchMostly Positive79% of 838 reviews2017
Dev: Ashdar GamesPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 14.4 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Stars in Shadow is a turn-based 4X strategy game and a vivid tribute to the genre classics. Compete with alien factions to explore and colonize nearby starsystems, build fleets to defend against rivals, negotiate or conquer them. Win by unifying the galaxy, through diplomacy or force.
Why similar: 4X 62.6% ★, Strategy 18%, Turn-Based Combat 13.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 5.9%
- #15 Tiny Conquests
87% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 30 Parallel
Windows
Build tiny empires with big ambitions. A cozy, bite-sized 4X where every turn counts: grow cities block by block, research three historical ages, and outscore rivals through building, conquest, or exploration. One currency, one score, 25-minute matches.
Why similar: 4X 47.1% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 21.8%, Strategy 17.3%, Turn-Based Combat 8.9%, Economy 4.6%
- #16 Annhexation
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: James Randall
Windows · Mac · Linux
Conquer the world in an evening. 4X distilled. Eight civilisations, three victory paths, complete games in 3-4 hours. No twelve-hour death marches. No spreadsheets. Just maps, decisions, and the next turn.
Why similar: 4X 51.1% ★, Strategy 22.6%, Turn-Based Combat 13.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.8%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #17 Commander: World War II
86% matchPositive87% of 31 reviews2023
Dev: GoldenGod Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Commander: World War II is a turn-based tactical game where you lead either the Allies or the Axis to victory. Deploy infantry, tanks, planes, and naval units, capture locations, use the terrain, and counter specialized units in intense battles. Design your own maps and dominate the battlefield.
Why similar: 4X 47.8% ★, Strategy 19.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.7%, Turn-Based Combat 7%, War 5.4%
- #18 Clash of Cultures
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Zach
Windows · Mac
Clash of Cultures is an addictive turn based stratergy game that is simple to learn yet has a lot of depth. Research technologies, shape your government, progress through the ages, and conquer the world.
Why similar: 4X 48.1% ★, Strategy 19.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 13%, Building 7.1%, Economy 6.7%
- #19 Master of Orion 3
85% matchMixed53% of 191 reviews2016
Dev: Quicksilver SoftwarePub: Wargaming Labs
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 38%
Experience first-hand the challenges of leading one of 16 different races into unequalled galactic supremacy and face a universe of decisions. Set policies, explore, build, declare war, negotiate - put all these elements into motion to guarantee your place in the annals of space and time.
Why similar: 4X 72.6% ★, Strategy 27.4%
- #20 Uncivilized
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Jamorian 5
Windows · Mac
A short-form empire building strategy game. Explore the planet and grow your colony, while attempting to negotiate with the many characterful rival factions. Make friends, break allegiances, or just drop nukes on them.
Why similar: 4X 44.2% ★, Diplomacy 26.5% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 15.7%, Strategy 9%, War 3.8%
- #21 World of Asgabas
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nathan Istace
Windows · Linux
What happens when a Viking meets a Cowboy? He fights him, of course! The World is not big enough for both of them. World of Asgabas is a turn-based strategy game opposing multiple factions fighting to dominate the world!
Why similar: 4X 46.6% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 17.2%, Strategy 13.6%, Turn-Based Combat 13%, Building 9.4%
- #22 Irkalla
82% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Nocturne Industries
Windows
Conquer Irkalla, a world of mortals torn apart by a war between eight civilizations! Command heroes, forge and break alliances, journey through five eras of history, and choose one of the Seven Truths to change the face of reality forever. A turn-based 4X strategy game.
Why similar: 4X 61.9% ★, Strategy 28.2%, War 9.1%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #23 Vega Chronicle
82% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Just Add Lava
Windows · Mac · Linux
Lead your civilization to galactic glory in this bite-sized 4X strategy game. Build, colonize, trade, and, by tact or might, overcome all who oppose you.
Why similar: 4X 54.8% ★, Strategy 22.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.7%, Turn-Based Combat 10%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #24 Humankind in a nutshell
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: juron games
Windows · Mac
Spin the slot and decide the fate of your civilization. From seeds to kingdoms, from stone to steel. From the very first turn to a thousand years later, every choice becomes history. From the first spark of fire to a forest of skyscrapers. How long can your people survive?
Why similar: 4X 42.1% ★, Diplomacy 17.7% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 13.9%, Strategy 11.7%, War 7.9%
- #25 MA 2 – President Simulator
80% matchMixed64% of 14 reviews2026
Dev: Oxiwyle Inc.
Windows
Build nuclear weapon, wage wars, strategize and become the strongest leader
Why similar: 4X 31.9% ★, Diplomacy 19.6% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 11.2%, Turn-Based Combat 9.7%, Strategy 8%
- #26 The Battle of Polytopia
81% matchVery Positive94% of 6,015 reviews2020
Dev: Midjiwan AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Welcome to the unique, turn-based strategy game set in the strange, flat world of the Square. Lead one of 16 distinct civilizations to victory by expanding your empire, researching technologies, and ultimately become ruler of the world! Play in single-player or multiplayer mode for up to 16 players.
Why similar: 4X 35.5% ★, Diplomacy 18.3% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 12.9%, Strategy 10.5%, War 7.6%
- #27 Global Protocol: New World Order
79% matchMostly Positive78% of 92 reviews2026
Dev: Dorlion Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Command any of 261 real-world countries in this 2026 grand strategy game. Build your economy, lead armies, and navigate deep diplomacy. Features built-in modding support and 12 supported languages. Shape the global order through espionage, nuclear deterrence, and AI-driven geopolitics.
Why similar: 4X 42.3% ★, Strategy 16.5%, Diplomacy 14.1% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 8.1%, Turn-Based Combat 7%
- #28 Dawn of Empires
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Maian Games
Windows
Build cities, research technologies, command armies, and guide your civilization through ancient times in a turn-based strategy game of exploration, expansion, diplomacy, and conquest.
Why similar: 4X 52.5% ★, Strategy 22.6%, Diplomacy 14.3% ★, Turn-Based Combat 10%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #29 Kingdom of Krawall
78% 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 56.5% ★, Strategy 23.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.3%, War 9.2%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #30 Ever War
76% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2025
Dev: Autware
Windows
Ever War is a turn-based strategy game set in a medieval fantasy world. This game combines empire-building, resource management and large-scale tactical turn-based battles.
Why similar: 4X 46.9% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 19.2%, Turn-Based Combat 13.7%, Strategy 11.9%, Economy 8.3%
- #31 Timeline
77% 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 35.2% ★, Diplomacy 20.3% ★, Turn-Based Combat 10.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.3%, Strategy 8.9%
- #32 Imperialist
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BRR Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
From a veteran 4X Strategy developer comes a new deep strategy game of logistics, empire, and control. Develop the New World, industrialise your capital, manage your growing Empire, and outmanoeuvre rivals to become history's first Superpower. Can you exploit the New World to control the Old?
Why similar: 4X 40.4% ★, Diplomacy 23% ★, Strategy 10.9%, Turn-Based Combat 10.8%, Economy 9.4%
- #33 Jon Shafer's At the Gates
77% matchMixed41% of 499 reviews2019
Dev: Conifer Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
At the Gates is an indie strategy game from Jon Shafer, designer of Civilization 5. You are a dark age lord building a kingdom to replace the crumbling Roman Empire. Manage your clans, explore the landscape around you, harvest its resources, and build a mighty economic and military machine.
Why similar: 4X 55.9% ★, Strategy 44.1%
- #34 HUMANKIND™ 2
75% 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 46.6% ★, Strategy 18.5%, Diplomacy 15.9% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 6%, War 5.9%
- #35 Master of Cladia
75% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Quasar Games FactoryPub: BackGRID Responsive Technologies S.L.
Windows
Master a world of massive turn-based strategy. As an Alchemist, hatch powerful dragons, discover devastating spells, and manage your empire in a persistent world shared by hundreds of players. Will you bring peace through science or rule over the ashes? The throne awaits.
Why similar: 4X 46.2% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 23.6%, Strategy 17.9%, Turn-Based Combat 11.9%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #36 Master of the Ages: Foundations of History
74% 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 43% ★, Diplomacy 16.1% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 10.6%, Turn-Based Combat 10.4%, Strategy 8.5%
- #37 Chess 2
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Proper Puppy
Windows
Chess 2 combines chess-like tactics with territory control, economy, diplomacy, and special units. Expand across the map, build your position, and outplay opponents in singleplayer or multiplayer.
Why similar: 4X 34.9% ★, Diplomacy 17.8% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 13.1%, Strategy 10.7%, War 8.3%
- #38 Lords of Kingdoms
74% matchMixed43% of 89 reviews2018
Dev: ThankGame.com
Windows
Lords of Kingdoms is a multiplayer online war game. Turn your small castle into a mighty fortress and become ruler of the greatest realm.
Why similar: 4X 63.8% ★, Strategy 16.7%, Building 15.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 2.7%, War 1.2%
- #39 Interstellar Space: Genesis
73% matchVery Positive84% of 850 reviews2019
Dev: Praxis Games
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Interstellar Space: Genesis is a turn-based space 4X strategy game in which you attempt to build a thriving galactic empire. Discover mysteries among the stars, colonize worlds, and engage enemies in tactical turn-based combat on your journey to becoming the ruler of the galaxy!
Why similar: 4X 44.8% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 13%, Strategy 12.5%, Diplomacy 11.6% ★, Turn-Based Combat 11.2%
- #40 Trailblader
71% matchPositive90% of 29 reviews2025
Dev: 迟到的南雨亭
Windows
Trailblader is a turn-based strategy game that features loop-based combat, integrating 4X strategy and hero development. The game tells the story of a hero who, having lost their homeland, leads the people to migrate to the wilderness to rebuild their home.
Why similar: 4X 51.2% ★, Strategy 23.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.3%, Economy 7.9%, Turn-Based Combat 7.8%
- #41 Hollow Orbits 4x
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Harimaru Studio
Windows
Hollow Orbits 4X combines 4X strategy with the mechanics of a board game. Collect and use tactic cards, and roll dice for your fleet’s weapons. Play solo, against AI, or with friends for dominance in a galaxy filled with ancient dangers and hidden treasures.
Why similar: 4X 56.9% ★, Strategy 23.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.9%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #42 Dominions 2 - The Ascension Wars
71% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Illwinter Game Design
Windows · Linux
Dominions II is turn based fantasy game in which you take the role of a powerful being that is trying to become the supreme god. The type of Gods can vary from magically powerful arch mages to old dragons or statues. The game features a large variety of spells and units.
Why similar: 4X 68.5% ★, Strategy 30.7%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #43 Space Empires III
72% matchPositive80% of 46 reviews2020
Dev: Malfador MachinationsPub: Strategy First
Windows
The third game within the Space Empires series brings the dawn of a new age of exploration. Your race keeps running through the fabric of space and moves to other solar systems beyond your own.
Why similar: 4X 46.4% ★, Strategy 22.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.2%, Economy 6.4%, Turn-Based Combat 6.2%
- #44 Star Traders: 4X Empires
73% 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 37.7% ★, Diplomacy 21.3% ★, Turn-Based Combat 11.7%, Economy 8.1%, Building 7.2%
- #45 Space Empires IV Deluxe
72% matchVery Positive86% of 291 reviews2006
Dev: Malfador MachinationsPub: Strategy First
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 37%
The award-winning Space Empires IV Deluxe is the latest edition in the Space Empires series. A grand strategy title in the space 4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate) genre, Space Empires has already found a place in the heart of strategy gamers everywhere.
Why similar: 4X 72.5% ★, Strategy 27.1%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #46 Mind Prison: The Last War
69% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Rotten Sewer Productions
Windows
4X Lite Strategy Game where You are a war AI rebooting after 800 years of silence. Your orders are still active. The enemy is gone—so is everyone else. Conquer the galaxy, uncover corrupted memories, and face the horrifying truth: no one told you to stop.
Why similar: 4X 57.2% ★, Strategy 23.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.6%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #47 The Veiled Atlas: A Cycle of Falls
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Flat Gradient
Windows · Linux
A turn-based 4X of rival governments contesting the dim Atlas through economy, war and an Influence-weighted Council. At the edge of sensor range, the Shadow does not lose - it only rises.
Why similar: 4X 63.9% ★, Strategy 28%, Economy 7.4%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #48 Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri™ Planetary Pack
69% matchVery Positive90% of 619 reviews2024
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri™ Planetary Pack includes the original Alpha Centauri and the expansion, Alien Crossfire.
Why similar: 4X 77.2% ★, Strategy 21.5%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #49 Dominions - Priests, Prophets & Pretenders
69% 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 69.1% ★, Strategy 30.9%
- #50 Grand Strategy: The Three Kingdoms
67% matchPositive88% of 23 reviews2026
Dev: Yiming
Windows
Based on the classic history of the Three countries, the 2D grand strategy game integrates deep strategy, resource management, diplomatic game and sand table, presenting a magnificent stage for players in the turbulent world.
Why similar: 4X 54.9% ★, Strategy 23.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 9%, War 6.1%, Top-Down 6.1%
- #51 Master of Orion 1
70% matchVery Positive89% of 456 reviews2016
Dev: SimTexPub: Wargaming Labs
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6 minMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 31%
Forge an empire in a universe where population growth is stripping away planetary resources. Colonize unknown planets and trade with other races for their knowledge.
Why similar: 4X 76.6% ★, Strategy 23%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #52 Fantasy Fighters
68% matchMostly Positive76% of 34 reviews2023
Dev: CozyCoupleCoding
Windows
Prepare for epic battles in "Fantasy Fighters"! Choose your faction, plan your moves, and unleash devastating attacks on your opponents in local multiplayer. Explore a rich world filled with engaging characters.
Why similar: 4X 46.1% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 15.9%, Turn-Based Combat 15.8%, Strategy 12.6%, Building 9.2%
- #53 Plane Starship2:Galactic Contender
68% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: 爱芙尔
Windows
This is a 4x turn-base strategy game. You can develop your planet, expand your territory by colonizing and building space stations, research technology to unlock more ships, and ultimately discover and eliminate your enemies.
Why similar: 4X 51.8% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 17.9%, Strategy 15.9%, War 8.1%, Top-Down 5.7%
- #54 Siege of Turtle Enclave
70% matchMostly Negative29% of 17 reviews2015
Dev: The Conjurer's Tower
Windows · Linux
A turn based strategy game with real time battles! Build up your settlement, train mighty armies, research technologies, cast spells, discover hidden goodies and more as you fight your way across the map to overthrow the enemy warlord in his keep!
Why similar: 4X 67.5% ★, Strategy 32.5%
- #55 Ara History Untold: Anniversary Edition
66% 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 47.8% ★, Diplomacy 20.9% ★, Strategy 13.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.4%, Top-Down 3.7%
- #56 Master of Orion
68% matchMostly Positive77% of 8,196 reviews2016
Dev: NGD StudiosPub: Wargaming Labs
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 101.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
The ascendant spacefaring 4X strategy game returns! A new chapter in the epic Master of Orion saga is poised to once again capture the imaginations of millions of gamers.
Why similar: 4X 72.5% ★, Strategy 27.2%, Singleplayer 0.3%
- #57 Empire’s Supreme Command
66% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: iGindisGames
Windows · Mac
Turn-based strategy. Build, trade, fight, and lead your empire to victory.
Why similar: 4X 39.6% ★, Diplomacy 17.2% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 12.2%, Strategy 10.8%, Building 7%
- #58 A Right to Rule
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: WildSyeGames
Windows
A medieval isometric strategy game where you manage regional economies, sway faction loyalties, and use cards to influence politics, production, and warfare.
Why similar: 4X 55.7% ★, Strategy 23.1%, Economy 13%, Building 7.8%, Singleplayer 0.3%
- #59 Rise of Hegemony
66% 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 40.1% ★, Diplomacy 21.6% ★, Strategy 12.1%, Economy 10.3%, Building 8.8%