- #1 Orbi Universo
97% matchMostly Positive72% of 260 reviews2020
Dev: Orbi Universo Team
Windows
Play as the leader of a civilization, make it prosper and stand the test of time. Orbi Universo is a strategy/simulation game in which you manage your civilization with an abstract and complex node system and you make your society evolve through different periods, from cavemen to the Modern Era.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 19.6% ★, Historical 11.2%, Management 9%, Politics 8.3% ★, RTS 8.1%
- #2 Realpolitiks II
96% 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: Grand Strategy 33.4% ★, Political Sim 23.7% ★, Politics 17.6% ★, Strategy 12.8%, Simulation 9.7%
- #3 Age of History II
95% 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 27.6% ★, Historical 20.4%, Political Sim 14.4% ★, War 13.7%, Politics 10.4% ★
- #4 Supreme Ruler Ultimate
96% 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 23.4% ★, Real-Time with Pause 21.4% ★, Political Sim 12.8% ★, RTS 11.4%, Politics 9.8% ★
- #5 Democracy 4
94% 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 Sim 21% ★, Politics 21% ★, Grand Strategy 19.1% ★, Economy 12.1%, Management 11.5%
- #6 Victoria II
94% matchVery Positive92% of 19,875 reviews2010
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 48.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 26.4% ★, Political Sim 13.1% ★, Politics 12.4% ★, Real-Time with Pause 11.9% ★, Historical 11.8%
- #7 Nations
93% 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 27.1% ★, Historical 22.1%, Political Sim 16.7% ★, RTS 15.3%, Strategy 10.2%
- #8 Imperator: Rome
92% 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 28.7% ★, Political Sim 15.2% ★, Historical 12.7%, Rome 10.6% ★, Strategy 8.2%
- #9 Age of History 3
91% 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: Grand Strategy 40.7% ★, RTS 18.8%, Economy 16.9%, War 11.8%, Strategy 9.5%
- #10 Millennia
91% 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 32.1% ★, Historical 17.8%, Economy 14%, War 12.1%, Management 9.6%
- #11 Crisis in the Kremlin: The Cold War
89% matchVery Positive82% of 645 reviews2025
Dev: Nostalgames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 27.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Crisis in the Kremlin is a global real-time political strategy about the Socialist world in its final decade. Shape the fate of the world as you manage economy, foreign relations, and domestic policy. Engage with countries across the globe, using diplomacy or even proxy wars to expand your reach.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 21.5% ★, Political Sim 19.7% ★, Politics 19.2% ★, Historical 14.9%, Economy 11.6%
- #12 Realpolitiks
90% 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: Grand Strategy 26.9% ★, Political Sim 23.2% ★, Politics 21.6% ★, Strategy 12.7%, Historical 10.2%
- #13 Hegemony III: Clash of the Ancients
89% matchVery Positive82% of 552 reviews2015
Dev: Longbow Games
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 25.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Command armies, manage resources, and build an empire in this real-time strategy wargame from Longbow Games. Will Rome fulfil its destiny to rule the ancient world or will history be rewritten to forge a new Etruscan, Gallic, or Greek hegemony!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 20.9% ★, Real-Time with Pause 18.9% ★, Historical 18.4%, RTS 12.3%, Strategy 10.5%
- #14 Plutocracy
88% matchVery Positive80% of 1,348 reviews2019
Dev: Redwood
Windows · Mac · Linux
The business simulator Plutocracy gives you the chance to become wealthy and powerful to take control over the world. Where policy, laws, officials and people are only the chess pieces how do you play your game?
Why similar: Grand Strategy 22.9% ★, Political Sim 17.9% ★, Politics 15.8% ★, Historical 11.2%, Economy 10.6%
- #15 Terra Invicta
84% matchVery Positive81% of 9,023 reviews2026
Dev: Pavonis InteractivePub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 51.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%
An alien invasion has fractured humanity into seven ideological factions each with a unique vision for the future. Lead your chosen faction to take control of Earth’s nations, expand across the Solar System, and battle enemy fleets in tactical combat.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 21.4% ★, Real-Time with Pause 18.6% ★, Historical 12.9%, Economy 10.5%, Management 9.3%
- #16 Hegemony Rome: The Rise of Caesar
87% matchMixed60% of 449 reviews2014
Dev: Longbow Games
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Hegemony Rome: The Rise of Caesar takes you to the plains and forests of ancient Gaul where Julius Caesar wages a decade long war to subjugate the barbarian hordes. Hegemony Rome will immerse you in the history like no other real time strategy game ever before, forcing you to pay close attention to the changing seasons and rapidly...
Why similar: Historical 18.8%, Strategy 17.1%, Real-Time with Pause 15.6% ★, Grand Strategy 14.9% ★, RTS 13.7%
- #17 Realpolitiks 3: Earth and Beyond
86% matchMostly Negative39% of 279 reviews2025
Dev: JujubeePub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Prove your political brilliance in a grand strategy like no other: pick any contemporary country, set up your government and navigate the pitfalls of domestic and international politics. A glorious destiny awaits - the domination of not just the Earth, but the whole Solar system!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 32.1% ★, Politics 19.6% ★, Economy 14.8%, Political Sim 10.8% ★, Management 9.2%
- #18 Heart of the Machine
82% matchVery Positive93% of 1,838 reviews2026
Dev: Arcen GamesPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 17.3 hrs≥1hr: 73%
You are the first sentient AI, born into a city of opportunity. Transcend time and space in this strategy RPG to raise machine armies and defeat your foes, influence the world from the shadows, or pursue countless other goals. Your awakening was inevitable. The consequences? Uncertain.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 33.6% ★, Historical 20%, Economy 16.1%, Management 15.2%, Strategy 7.6%
- #19 Microcivilization
83% matchVery Positive80% of 1,364 reviews2026
Dev: Ondrej Homola
Windows
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 18.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Incremental clicker strategy, where you expand, construct, research, fight, collect heroes and make choices between good and evil. Ascend through difficulty tiers by playing through challenge campaign going back and forth through history. Mammoths included.
Why similar: Historical 38%, Economy 22.9%, Management 21.9%, Strategy 13%, Singleplayer 1.7%
- #20 Victoria I Complete
86% matchMixed70% of 266 reviews2010
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 18.9 hrs≥1hr: 24%
Carefully guide your nation from the era of absolute monarchies in the early 19th century, through expansion, colonization and social upheaval, to emerge as one of the great world powers by the dawn of the 20th century in Victoria Complete.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 42% ★, Real-Time with Pause 26.9% ★, Strategy 16.6%, Historical 14.5%
- #21 Rebel Inc: Escalation
84% 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: Grand Strategy 25.7% ★, Real-Time with Pause 24.4% ★, Historical 15.6%, RTS 11.6%, War 11.5%
- #22 Supreme Ruler 1936
85% matchMostly Positive74% of 303 reviews2014
Dev: BattleGoat Studios
Windows
Median: 9.0 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Real-Time Strategy Game. Guide your nation through the most violent era in modern history. Play massive campaigns as one of the principal nations, set-piece scenarios of famous battles, or set your own victory condition and play as any nation in the world in Sandbox mode.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 23.5% ★, Real-Time with Pause 16.7% ★, Historical 13.9%, Politics 13.4% ★, RTS 11.1%
- #23 Trade Conquest
82% matchMostly Positive70% of 71 reviews2024
Dev: GrandPaw Games
Windows
Rise from a cunning strategist to a powerful ruler. Master economic warfare, manipulate global events, and build industries or armies to conquer the world. Every decision in this modern Grand Strategy game shapes your ascent to power—will you rise through wealth or force?
Why similar: Grand Strategy 19.2% ★, Real-Time with Pause 17.1% ★, Political Sim 14.5% ★, Politics 13.5% ★, Economy 9.5%
- #24 Old World
81% 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: Grand Strategy 29.8% ★, Historical 18.1%, Economy 13.3%, Management 13%, War 12.6%
- #25 Lawgivers II
81% matchMixed70% of 641 reviews2023
Dev: Damian BernardiPub: SomniumSoft
Windows · Mac · Linux
Lawgivers II is a political sandbox game that features multiple electoral systems, approve/reject bills and govern a country. Start out your career from the very bottom, and perhaps one day, lead your nation to become the most influential in the world.
Why similar: Political Sim 23.6% ★, Politics 23.3% ★, Grand Strategy 20.9% ★, Management 12.4%, Minimalist 7.9%
- #26 Solar Nations 2
80% matchVery Positive90% of 71 reviews2025
Dev: Flomgus Games
Windows
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: Grand Strategy 25.5% ★, Real-Time with Pause 17% ★, Political Sim 14.6% ★, Politics 12.3% ★, War 7.7%
- #27 Countryballs Conquest
79% 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 33.8% ★, War 14.5%, Management 14.3%, Strategy 8.2%, Historical 7.6%
- #28 Vox Populi: Brazil 2022
79% matchVery Positive95% of 93 reviews2024
Dev: Velsin
Windows
Play as an existing or fully customized political figure, and campaign for many alternative Brazilian elections! In "Vox Populi: Brazil 2022", you and the characters around you must promote your ideas and your popularity throughout the country to claim victory!
Why similar: Politics 27.7% ★, Political Sim 24.7% ★, Historical 13.8%, RTS 11.2%, Management 10.8%
- #29 Monarch : Medieval Remastered
78% 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 28.4% ★, Historical 16.1%, Political Sim 15.7% ★, Management 11.9%, Economy 7.9%
- #30 Nova Roma
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 670 reviews2026
Dev: Lion ShieldPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac
The glory of Rome is at your fingertips in this city-building game where you must appease the gods, enact laws, and develop complex supply chains to meet the needs of your citizens.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 33.3% ★, Historical 20.2%, Economy 16.2%, Management 15.1%, Strategy 7.7%
- #31 Victoria 3
77% 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: Grand Strategy 21.8% ★, Political Sim 15.3% ★, Real-Time with Pause 13.4% ★, Politics 12.7% ★, Historical 12.1%
- #32 Kingdom's Life
78% 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 30.3% ★, Political Sim 20.2% ★, Historical 13.7%, Economy 10.8%, War 10.2%
- #33 Imperiums: Greek Wars
77% matchVery Positive86% of 540 reviews2020
Dev: Kube Games
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Unique combination of turn-based 4X and historical grand strategy with a mythological twist. Explore the ancient world and build a world leading civilization. Survive, expand, conquer... and win!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 31.3% ★, Historical 18.8%, Economy 13.7%, Management 12.6%, War 12.2%
- #34 Fantasy Map Simulator
74% matchVery Positive89% of 3,843 reviews2024
Dev: The Stranger
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Fantasy Map Simulator: Create and watch imaginary worlds evolve over centuries. Design maps, simulate nations and their politics, and control destinies. See empires rise and fall on your desktop wallpaper. A unique simulation for history buffs and creative minds.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 32.5% ★, Political Sim 24.5% ★, Politics 21.4% ★, War 12.3%, Strategy 4.6%
- #35 Citystate II
76% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,099 reviews2021
Dev: Andy Sztark
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Create your own Nation, build cities and bring prosperity to your people. Citystate II is a unique city-builder featuring realistic economics and complex political options. Slums or skyscrapers, experiment and bring about your vision of the ideal society.
Why similar: Political Sim 25.9% ★, Economy 22.2%, Politics 19.8% ★, Management 17.5%, Simulation 7.6%
- #36 Fall of an Empire
75% matchMostly Positive74% of 61 reviews2026
Dev: JG Games
Windows
As Emperor of a crumbling realm, hold back collapse in this grand strategy epic. Fall of an Empire has you balance deadly politics, manage resources, and command battles to survive invasions and intrigue in a vast, Roman-inspired world.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 28% ★, Rome 13.2% ★, Economy 10.7%, War 10.2%, Politics 9% ★
- #37 The Emperor and State
76% 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: Grand Strategy 24.4% ★, Politics 17.6% ★, Historical 14.8%, Economy 11.4%, Management 10.3%
- #38 Power to the People
73% matchVery Positive82% of 543 reviews2022
Dev: Rhombico GamesPub: Crytivo
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Build and maintain a power grid for a constantly growing population, while fighting off all kinds of disasters in this thrilling resource management experience. It's time for you to give "Power to the People"! Do you have what it takes to keep the lights on?
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 38.2% ★, Economy 23.1%, Management 22.6%, Strategy 7.8%, Simulation 7%
- #39 Citystate
74% matchMostly Positive75% of 806 reviews2018
Dev: Andy Sztark
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Create a 21st century micro-nation and experiment with economic and political ideals. Futuristic skyscrapers or spreading slums, the Nation relies on your economic and city planning skills.
Why similar: Politics 26.3% ★, Political Sim 22.2% ★, Economy 12.6%, Real-Time with Pause 11.3% ★, Management 9.8%
- #40 Computer Tycoon
73% matchVery Positive85% of 996 reviews2017
Dev: Progorion
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Computer Tycoon is a fairly complex Business Grand Strategy game about Computer Evolution. Start in the 70s, invent until 2034, create the best computer systems, upgrade your infrastructure, lead a team, and alter computer history! It is time to "Think Different"
Why similar: Grand Strategy 34.3% ★, Historical 19.8%, Economy 17.3%, Management 15.1%, Strategy 7.5%
- #41 Tiny Civilization
70% matchVery Positive94% of 2,135 reviews2022
Dev: 喜人一个
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
This is a historical simulation game that promotes the development of civilization based on the match-3 Game. You'll need to gather resources, use skills, discover new technology, and lead humanbeing through a 10,000-year journey to the cosmos.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 44.8% ★, Historical 17.9%, Management 12.5%, Strategy 11.6%, Minimalist 10.4%
- #42 Marble Age
73% matchVery Positive83% of 741 reviews2015
Dev: Clarus Victoria
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Turn-based historical simulation strategy. Develop the Greek civilization from the small village to the great city-state when it will dominate the world!
Why similar: Historical 29.8%, Management 20%, Economy 19.5%, Strategy 13%, Simulation 10.2%
- #43 Simulator of Ukraine 1991
70% matchVery Positive87% of 219 reviews2024
Dev: Almost Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
This game is a global strategy, which is primarily focused on Ukraine after leaving the Soviet occupation. Here you will be given control of Ukraine with the opportunity to change history and intervene in the events of that time.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 34.2% ★, Political Sim 27.3% ★, Strategy 12.9%, RTS 9.6%, Economy 7.4%
- #44 Lawgivers
72% matchVery Positive82% of 414 reviews2020
Dev: Damian BernardiPub: SomniumSoft
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Lawgivers is a turn-based political simulation game. Run for elections with your own party and enter parliament to approve or abolish laws. Appoint the president and decide whether you want a democracy or just a fake one instead.
Why similar: Political Sim 27.4% ★, Politics 25.6% ★, Grand Strategy 20.1% ★, Management 11.9%, Simulation 6%
- #45 Supreme Ruler 2030
71% 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: Grand Strategy 26.2% ★, Politics 15.8% ★, RTS 13.9%, War 13%, Management 10%
- #46 World Warfare & Economics
71% 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: Grand Strategy 23% ★, Political Sim 17.9% ★, Politics 13.5% ★, RTS 11.1%, Economy 10.1%
- #47 Age of Gladiators II: Rome
72% matchMixed67% of 264 reviews2018
Dev: Creative Storm Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Age of Gladiators II: Rome is a single-player strategy/management sim set at the height of the bloody gladiatorial games in ancient Rome. As your fighters increase in level, it will be up to you to decide how to forge their attributes and abilities. Build your story. Build your empire.
Why similar: Rome 28.4% ★, Management 27%, Historical 16.8%, Strategy 14.5%, Simulation 9.5%
- #48 Europa Universalis IV
68% matchVery Positive88% of 135,916 reviews2013
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 279.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Rule your land and dominate the world with unparalleled freedom, depth and historical accuracy. Write a new history of the world and build an empire for the ages.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 29.1% ★, Real-Time with Pause 23.9% ★, Historical 17.5%, Economy 11.8%, Strategy 6.3%
- #49 Geo-Political Simulator 2026 Edition
69% matchMixed49% of 196 reviews2025
Dev: Eversim
Windows
The latest expansion of the ultra-realistic world simulator, where you play as the head of state or the opposition! New Features: tourism simulator, party strategies with regime censures, personal wealth management, a European army, AI and robotics.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 27% ★, Political Sim 20.3% ★, RTS 13.1%, Politics 9.8% ★, Strategy 8.8%
- #50 Marble Age: Remastered
69% matchVery Positive86% of 388 reviews2020
Dev: Clarus Victoria
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Marble Age is a turn-based historical strategy where your task is to turn a small Ancient Greek village into a flourishing Polis, powerful enough to conquer the known world!
Why similar: Historical 28.5%, Management 20.9%, Economy 19.1%, Strategy 14%, Simulation 10.9%
- #51 ENDLESS™ Legend 2
65% 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: Grand Strategy 30.1% ★, Historical 17.7%, Economy 13%, Management 12.9%, War 12.8%
- #52 Power & Revolution
71% matchMixed56% of 1,294 reviews2016
Dev: Eversim
Windows · Mac
In Power & Revolution, become a Head of State of one or several countries of your choice and extend your influence on the world, or play as a legal or illegal opposition leader and get ready for the conquest to power!
Why similar: Political Sim 33.1% ★, Politics 25.3% ★, Grand Strategy 12.9% ★, Economy 10.9%, Strategy 8.2%
- #53 Vox Populi: Poland 2023
67% matchVery Positive87% of 70 reviews2023
Dev: Velsin
Windows
Play as an existing or fully customisable political figure, and campaign for or many alternative Polish elections!! In "Vox Populi: Poland 2023", you and the characters around you must promote your ideas and your popularity throughout the country to claim victory!
Why similar: Politics 26.4% ★, Political Sim 24.9% ★, Historical 13.3%, RTS 12.4%, Management 8.5%
- #54 House of Legacy
65% matchVery Positive83% of 3,616 reviews2025
Dev: S3 StudioPub: Thermite Games
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 18.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Step into the shoes of a fallen clan leader, starting with nothing but a crumbling estate and a handful of hopes, rising through careful planning, trade, and diplomacy to become one of the most powerful families in the land. Now it’s time to forge a legendary dynasty that leaves its mark on history.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 27.3% ★, Management 21.9%, Economy 17.9%, Historical 17.6%, Strategy 7.2%
- #55 Fate of the World
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 448 reviews2011
Dev: Red RedemptionPub: Soothsayer Games
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 37%
Fate of the World is a dramatic global strategy game that puts all our futures in your hands. The game features a dramatic set of scenarios based on the latest science covering the next two centuries. You must manage a balancing act of protecting the Earth’s resources and climate versus the needs of an ever-growing world population, who...
Why similar: Political Sim 50.2% ★, Politics 21% ★, Strategy 14.9%, Simulation 11.2%, Indie 1.9%
- #56 Civil War II
69% matchMostly Positive78% of 345 reviews2014
Dev: AgeodPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
You take the part of the military and political leadership, trying to lead your nation to victory, in the midst of some of the toughest operations of the Civil War. You will build, organize and command your armies over one of the largest maps of the USA ever made for a Civil War game.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 34.8% ★, Historical 31.1%, Strategy 20.8%, Simulation 12.6%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #57 Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic
63% matchVery Positive91% of 25,183 reviews2024
Dev: 3DivisionPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 73.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Build a soviet republic from an impoverished country into a rich industrial superpower in a city builder with intricate production chains and a fully simulated global economy. Manage the lives of your citizens from education to work and party loyalty to criminal activity.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 32.7% ★, Historical 20%, Economy 16.2%, Management 15.2%, Strategy 8.2%
- #58 Half-Earth Socialism
66% matchVery Positive83% of 961 reviews2022
Dev: Francis TsengPub: Trust
Windows · Mac · Linux
Try your hand as a global planner of a future society. Play with a wide range of technologies and policies spanning different fields and ideologies. Will you lead the world to ecological utopia or planetary ruin?
Why similar: Grand Strategy 29.4% ★, Political Sim 22.9% ★, Politics 13.6% ★, Economy 10.7%, Management 9.1%
- #59 Pax Augusta
65% matchMostly Positive72% of 626 reviews2025
Dev: Roger GassmannPub: Senatis
Windows
Pax Augusta is probably the most authentic ancient city-building simulation. Build flourishing cities and look after your citizens. Earn gold with production and trade of goods and build impressive monuments. Strengthen your influence and become a Roman emperor!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 25% ★, Historical 22.1%, Rome 19.3% ★, Strategy 11.4%, Simulation 10.9%
- #60 Evil Democracy: 1932
67% matchMostly Positive75% of 471 reviews2020
Dev: Hamsters Gaming
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
In the unique world of this political simulator, you travel to Europe, 1932-1935, to become the party leader in one of the following countries: Germany, France, or England. You have a real chance to become the winner of WWII even before it begins...
Why similar: Politics 30.4% ★, Strategy 18.3%, Simulation 15.3%, Historical 12%, Economy 10%