- #1 DICTOCRACY
97% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: A2B Games
Windows
Take charge as the President of a newly independent country, Adelphia. Build infrastructure, approve policies, juggle between conflicting priorities of the public, your ministers and other countries' leaders - All with only one action per turn and a different political landscape in each playthrough
Why similar: Political Sim 22.3% ★, 4X 18.6% ★, Grand Strategy 16.4% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.9%
- #2 Rise of the Successor
96% matchPositive88% of 41 reviews2025
Dev: Studio Six
Windows
You wake up as North Korea’s Supreme Leader. Manage diplomacy, internal power struggles, and national survival. Balance nuclear ambition, public needs, and elite loyalty. One wrong move could cost you everything — will you rule or fall?
Why similar: Political Sim 35.5% ★, Strategy RPG 13.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 12%, Visual Novel 9.5%, Alternate History 8.4%
- #3 Last Emperor
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Puggers Games
Windows
Lead a waning Empire back to its former glory in this fictional Cold War text-based RPG. As emperor, choose who to trust and who to silence. Adapt to changing times or cling to tradition. Enact reforms to revive the economy, enforce law and order, and reinforce the Empire’s place under the Sun.
Why similar: Political Sim 27.4% ★, Grand Strategy 16.6% ★, Strategy RPG 11.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.5%, Visual Novel 7.8%
- #4 Ascendant Dawn
95% matchPositive85% of 13 reviews2026
Dev: Nikous Studio
Windows
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 25.1% ★, Political Sim 24.1% ★, Grand Strategy 22.3% ★, Alternate History 10.5%, Historical 10%
- #5 The Iron and the Oath
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: FFire Studio
Windows
A narrative RPG of medieval intrigue and war. As Karl von Aiden, shape your destiny through five chapters of choices that matter. Build attributes, forge alliances, navigate court politics, and face consequences across three story routes and multiple endings.
Why similar: Political Sim 17.2% ★, Interactive Fiction 15%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.4%, Lore-Rich 9.9%, Alternate History 9.3%
- #6 ROTRDS - Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon and Snake
94% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: haatcci
Windows · Mac
ROTRDS is a visual novel RPG inspired by traditional Korean mythology. Only half of the Twelve Zodiac guardians remain with fragmented memories. Gigi has less than a week to gather all the Oksae seals and save the world.
Why similar: Alternate History 14.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.1%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, Strategy RPG 10.8%, Lore-Rich 9.8%
- #7 三国混战
93% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: YangGrass
Windows
In the world of the Three Kingdoms, where the warlords were vying for supremacy, different forces were chosen to rebuild the Great Han or establish a new heaven. Through event selection, a balance was achieved among the literati, Han, and people.
Why similar: Political Sim 30.7% ★, Grand Strategy 28.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 16.4%, Strategy 9.8%, Historical 8.7%
- #8 Project: Story about
92% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: DRT Games
Windows
An RPG where you live life after life in a constantly evolving world, and your choices and relationships influence future cycles.
Why similar: Political Sim 32.1% ★, 4X 18.8% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.4%, Strategy RPG 10.8%, Exploration 5.8%
- #9 Wealth of Nations: Economic Strategy
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: WoN
Windows
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 32.3% ★, Grand Strategy 24.3% ★, Political Sim 21.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 9.6%, Strategy 8%
- #10 Crisis in the Kremlin
91% matchVery Positive84% of 1,460 reviews2017
Dev: Nostalgames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Don’t let the Soviet Union collapse, and fall in the darkness of history or lead the Union by a new path – democracy and free market! But before you decide something, think – wouldn’t it cause more harm than good?
Why similar: Political Sim 50.6% ★, Grand Strategy 10.2% ★, Strategy 7.3%, Alternate History 6.9%, Historical 5.4%
- #11 Machiavelli the Prince
89% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2026
Dev: Holistic Design, Inc.Pub: Holistic Design, inc.
Windows · Linux
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: Political Sim 27.7% ★, 4X 25.6% ★, Grand Strategy 19.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 11.7%, Historical 8.3%
- #12 Jey's Empire
90% matchVery Positive89% of 83 reviews2019
Dev: Maestro CinetikPub: Gaming at Work
Windows · Mac · Linux
Step into the shoes of J. Edgar Hoover and combat the Mafia, Communists, the Ku Klux Klan, the Black Panthers, the Weather Underground, and more as you shape history with your every move. Download now and become the ultimate mastermind in this thrilling management RPG!
Why similar: Political Sim 25.6% ★, Grand Strategy 16.3% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.5%, Strategy RPG 11.4%, Interactive Fiction 8.8%
- #13 政通人和
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: SuBaiism
Windows
"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 26.5% ★, Grand Strategy 25.3% ★, Political Sim 24.7% ★, Strategy RPG 10.4%, Historical 7.1%
- #14 Rise Of The White Sun - 白日升
88% matchVery Positive87% of 757 reviews2023
Dev: Maestro CinetikPub: Gaming at Work
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 43%
A Giant Strategy Sandbox experience set in Warlord China. *Tons of playable factions! *Communist insurgents, * Boxers like rebels, *Greedy warlords, *Mongol riders, *A mad russian baron, *Shanghai gangsters, *And armored trains!
Why similar: 4X 25.1% ★, Political Sim 22.4% ★, Grand Strategy 18.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 10.4%, Strategy RPG 8.9%
- #15 All Men Are Brothers / 水浒豪
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 221 Games
Windows
《水浒豪》是一款回合制战略游戏,是《三国志》、《文明》、《欧陆风云》的粉丝们不容错过的作品。您扮演山寨之主,运筹帷幄,纵横捭阖。原著中528位好汉、116处据点、49个势力在游戏中登场。被奸臣谋害,魂断蓼儿洼?呸!洒家要清君侧!慢着……洒家要当皇帝!兀那赵老官!给洒家从宝座上爬下来!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 30.5% ★, 4X 23.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 18.6%, Historical 14.2%, Strategy 7.8%
- #16 SIM Election
86% matchMixed64% of 14 reviews2026
Dev: Rafael Lázaro
Windows
Take control of a political party and compete for power in this turn-based simulation. Manage strategy, face media pressure, debates and critical decisions, negotiate alliances, and lead your party to electoral victory.
Why similar: Political Sim 37.1% ★, Grand Strategy 18.5% ★, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.3%, Alternate History 10.3%
- #17 Elegy of the Vast Land
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Chaos Ripple Game Technology
Windows
Rewrite history with LLMs and natural language. Command any figure through dynamic AI events: type custom orders or choose your path. Deploy characters for AI-calculated outcomes and expand across a lat-long grid. With RAG tech, the world remembers your legacy. From 1644 and beyond.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 26.6% ★, Political Sim 18.5% ★, Interactive Fiction 11.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.9%, Strategy 6.8%
- #18 Empire of Vice : Chicago
84% matchPositive80% of 10 reviews2026
Dev: Artifex Parvus
Windows
Live the rise and fall of a gangster in Prohibition-era Chicago. Strategic turn-based management meets gritty narrative in a city built on blood, booze, and betrayal.
Why similar: 4X 28.1% ★, Political Sim 24.1% ★, Grand Strategy 21.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 11.9%, Strategy 4.9%
- #19 Geopolaris: Conquer & Dominate
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fenek Games
Windows
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 26.3% ★, Grand Strategy 20.7% ★, Political Sim 15.8% ★, Alternate History 13.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.7%
- #20 Aye! My Liege
84% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2026
Dev: Tappole Software
Windows · Mac
A grand strategy game set in an alternate history. Lead your noble house to power using a 4-tier command system that allows for granular management of every individual soldier. Master complex industrial chains, navigate tariffs, and balance diplomacy to shape the continent's ultimate fate.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 25.5% ★, Political Sim 24.9% ★, Strategy RPG 16.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.9%, Strategy 8.6%
- #21 Bonaparte - A Mechanized Revolution
82% matchMostly Positive77% of 106 reviews2025
Dev: Studio Imugi
Windows
1789, Paris. Take Napoleon’s place in an alternate history as Céline or César Bonaparte in this ideology driven, turn-based strategy journey. Defend, reform or oppose the monarchy and write your own alternative history by combining cunning political skills and tactical military prowess.
Why similar: Political Sim 22% ★, 4X 20.1% ★, Grand Strategy 17.7% ★, Alternate History 11.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.3%
- #22 Three Kingdoms : Alias
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Plotrick
Windows
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: Political Sim 24.1% ★, Grand Strategy 21.6% ★, 4X 20.5% ★, Alternate History 10.7%, Historical 10.2%
- #23 Collapse: A Political Simulator
83% matchMixed66% of 192 reviews2021
Dev: Nostalgames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
is a grand strategy game that takes place in 1992-2004. You take lead of your own Party in the face of the total devastation of one of the fictional post-Soviet states in Europe. Try to realize your (or someone else's) political dreams in the shaky arena of this dilapidated situation.
Why similar: Political Sim 25.8% ★, Grand Strategy 18.1% ★, Strategy RPG 12.3%, Alternate History 11.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.8%
- #24 Sinoepoch
81% matchMixed64% of 33 reviews2023
Dev: 迟到的南雨亭
Windows
Sinoepoch is a grand strategy game based on the historical fantasy of the Three Kingdoms period in Chinese history. In the current version, players can create their character, "travel" to the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty,create their family legends.
Why similar: Political Sim 24.8% ★, Grand Strategy 21.7% ★, Alternate History 13.9%, Strategy RPG 13.7%, Historical 8%
- #25 The Three Kingdoms of Shadows: Xuzhou
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 鹏砚
Windows · Mac
Three Kingdoms of Shadows blends eerie folklore with Three Kingdoms epic in a strategy game of faction politics and resource management. Play as Liu Bei in Xuzhou — enact decrees, win hearts, suppress rivals where history and occult intertwine. Rise to become an overlord.
Why similar: Political Sim 31.2% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.1%, Strategy RPG 11.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%, Visual Novel 9.2%
- #26 Crown & Coin: The Hundred Years
80% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: MUZINA GAMES
Windows · Mac · Linux
Survive the Hundred Years' War in this medieval ensemble sandbox. Play as 1,015 historical figures, from Joan of Arc to the imposter des Armoises. Gain glory as a knight, forge a new kingdom to crush England and France, or thrive as a bandit. Discover 22 tarot-based multiple endings!
Why similar: Political Sim 25.8% ★, 4X 21.3% ★, Grand Strategy 19.3% ★, Alternate History 11%, Historical 9.1%
- #27 Clan and Crown
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: alanchuPub: Wise Games
Windows
The game is a strategy simulation game where you start a family, raise children, infiltrate various industries in the city (13 industries, 70 professions), run for mayor to control the city's destiny, manufacture weapons to wage city wars, and ultimately establish your family empire.
Why similar: Political Sim 22.9% ★, Grand Strategy 20.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.6%, Strategy RPG 13.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.7%
- #28 Successor To Your Throne
79% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: Adam Avramov
Windows · Linux
In this short character-focused narrative experience you are a monarch of a small medieval kingdom and must name your successor before it is too late
Why similar: Political Sim 41.6% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.1%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Choices Matter 4.5%
- #29 Suzerain
78% matchVery Positive93% of 11,527 reviews2020
Dev: Torpor Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 18.4 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Assume the role of President Anton Rayne and guide the nation of Sordland. Amidst brewing international conflicts, need for reform, deep-seated corruption, and economic recession, you must make the decisions in this political drama. How will you lead?
Why similar: Political Sim 26.3% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.1%, Strategy RPG 12.2%, Alternate History 12%, Visual Novel 10.3%
- #30 Stellar Monarch 2
77% matchVery Positive89% of 131 reviews2022
Dev: Silver Lemur Games
Windows
Stellar Monarch 2 is a feudal space empire builder where you feel like the Emperor, not a logistics officer. Great noble houses, usurpers to the throne, rebels, assassins, court intrigues, disloyal admirals, incompetent governors and ever-present alien threat.
Why similar: 4X 43.2% ★, Grand Strategy 31.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17.2%, Strategy 8.1%
- #31 Rise and Fall: Bronze Age
77% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2024
Dev: Ludwig LoreKhan
Windows
Rise & Fall: Bronze Age is a Grand Strategy game set in the Bronze Age between 3400BC and 1150BC. Expand your power by diplomacy and war and manage your troublesome elites. Feed your people, build temples for your gods and tombs for your rulers. How high can you rise before your empire falls ?
Why similar: Grand Strategy 34.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 18.7%, Political Sim 16.2% ★, Historical 14.2%, Strategy 7.2%
- #32 明末:甲申年
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Zirbry StudioPub: HistAxis Games
Windows · Mac
公元1644年,甲申之变。李自成兵临北京,清军虎视关外,大明江山风雨飘摇。在这天命更迭的十字路口,你可以选择成为崇祯皇帝,在绝境中重振朝纲;亦可投身闯王麾下,为大顺开疆拓土;甚至扮演诸方势力或平民问鼎中原。这是一款基于真实历史的大语言模型辅助驱动策略游戏。
Why similar: Grand Strategy 32.8% ★, Political Sim 22.8% ★, Strategy RPG 13.3%, Alternate History 7.6%, Strategy 7.5%
- #33 Ichth.ys
78% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2021
Dev: Steganographia Games
Windows
Ichth.ys is a visual novel with turn-based combat where your choices affect the story! You follow Fraser, a hacker who was recently expelled from university, in a tale of mystery, deception, censorship, freedom, and board game cafes!
Why similar: Political Sim 20.6% ★, Alternate History 12.2%, Cyberpunk 11.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%
- #34 Grand Strategy: The Three Kingdoms
75% 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 38.4% ★, Political Sim 26% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.5%, Strategy 9.6%, Historical 8.2%
- #35 Marcel Pagnol and the Secret Spring
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Playtouch
Windows
Embark on a touching and poetic adventure through the hills of Provence in “Marcel and the Secret Spring.” Inspired by the childhood stories of legendary French author and filmmaker Marcel Pagnol, this narrative-driven game lets you experience a world filled with nature, mystery, and nostalgia.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.4%, Alternate History 17.8%, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Historical 11.8%
- #36 Zenith Frontier
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Triton Game Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Zenith Frontier is a simulation-strategy game about the exploration and colonisation of space. Experience visionary strategic gameplay set in an evolving procedural galaxy populated by billions of autonomous citizens and private companies.
Why similar: Political Sim 29.2% ★, 4X 28.8% ★, Grand Strategy 22.9% ★, Cyberpunk 10.4%, Exploration 4.8%
- #37 Dominium Mundi
76% match7 user reviews29% of 7 reviews2020
Dev: Dusan Petrovic
Windows · Linux
Dominium Mundi is a lightweight 4X strategy game set in the medieval period where 4 players compete to create the most influential empire. Expand your empire over the map, convert more people to your religion, and control more trade routes.
Why similar: 4X 49.6% ★, Grand Strategy 20.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.8%, Historical 8.4%, Strategy 7%
- #38 Cascade: Hindcast
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Herni Dedalvs
Windows · Mac
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: Political Sim 30.2% ★, Grand Strategy 26.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.3%, Alternate History 10.9%, Strategy 7.5%
- #39 Social Democracy: An Alternate History
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Red Autumn Games
Windows · Linux
You are the Social Democratic Party of Germany in 1928. Can you stop the Nazis from taking power?
Why similar: Political Sim 38.3% ★, Alternate History 19.4%, Interactive Fiction 17%, Historical 9.4%, Strategy 6.9%
- #40 Rimefall
73% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Vlachia
Windows
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 31.2% ★, Grand Strategy 29.2% ★, Political Sim 25.3% ★, Lore-Rich 6.5%, Strategy 4.4%
- #41 昭明日月 Pax Serica: Rise of the Ming
72% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Serica Dynamics Studio
Windows
昭昭天命,复归大明。在星变时空的恢弘重塑中,熔铸八十三载春秋:变钞法以通有无,革军制而强九边;修水利以固邦本,改科举而纳贤良。崇格物方致知穷理;兴矿冶而器利工商。靖九边以抚八方,镇四海而服万邦。于庙算奏疏间,重整日月山河;在革故鼎新中,再创中华治世。一切,皆在你一念之间。
Why similar: Political Sim 30.3% ★, Alternate History 17.5%, Historical 14%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.7%, Grand Strategy 10.8% ★
- #42 Antiyoy
72% matchPositive85% of 39 reviews2024
Dev: yiotro
Windows
Turn-based strategy with simple rules
Why similar: Political Sim 31.5% ★, Grand Strategy 29.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17.1%, Strategy 9.4%, Historical 9.3%
- #43 Napoleon 1813
71% match8 user reviews63% of 8 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 37.8% ★, Grand Strategy 28.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.2%, Strategy 9.2%, Historical 7.5%
- #44 Myth-OS
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MythOS Studios
Windows
Step into a limitless sandbox governed by a dynamic AI Game Master. Merge the total freedom of a Tabletop RPG with the mechanics of a Grand Strategy epic. Whether exploring dungeons or ruling empires, your choices ripple across a deep, living, and fully persistent universe.
Why similar: Political Sim 24.3% ★, Grand Strategy 19.9% ★, Strategy RPG 12.8%, Cyberpunk 11.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.5%
- #45 Ostalgie: The Berlin Wall
73% matchVery Positive93% of 728 reviews2018
Dev: Nostalgames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 13.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
The confrontation between the East and the West is coming to an end, but not between East and West Germany. The old party leaders are still sitting in their offices, not changing anything and waiting for exclamations from Moscow. But their end is close – Gorbachev and Kohl have already decided...
Why similar: Political Sim 27.8% ★, Grand Strategy 13.7% ★, Alternate History 12.6%, Strategy RPG 9.1%, Historical 8.8%
- #46 NationWar2:Chronicle
70% matchMostly Positive80% of 422 reviews2024
Dev: Yiming
Windows
NationWar 2.0 is a big strategy game based on the theme of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States period. There are more than 60 countries to choose from in the game. Map 1: 1 restores the mountainous landscapes and rivers of China.
Why similar: Political Sim 28.4% ★, Grand Strategy 23.5% ★, 4X 18.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.7%, Historical 8.6%
- #47 Simulator of Ukraine 1991
70% matchVery Positive87% of 225 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: Political Sim 35.2% ★, Grand Strategy 27.3% ★, Alternate History 19.4%, Lore-Rich 9.4%, Strategy 8.7%
- #48 The King's Whisperer
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Demian Vrij Games
Windows
You are the Whisperer, hooded advisor to King Alric the Uncertain. Forty days. Twenty-five court crises. Four pillar-leaders pulling the realm in four directions. The King hears you last before every decision. Twenty-one endings. No correct path.
Why similar: Political Sim 33.9% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.3%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%, Visual Novel 9.5%, Lore-Rich 8.2%
- #49 World Order: Global Power
69% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Global Strategy Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 31.7% ★, Political Sim 31.5% ★, Grand Strategy 28.6% ★, Strategy 6.2%, 2D 2%
- #50 Primordial Nation
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Vezeko
Windows
Embark on a journey to explore & expand your nation through the early ages of antiquity. Lead it to exploit the lands and exterminate those who oppose you! This ambitious 4X/Grand Strategy game incorporates immersive city-building with RTS elements to the fray!
Why similar: 4X 24.9% ★, Political Sim 24.2% ★, Grand Strategy 20.8% ★, Strategy RPG 12.1%, Alternate History 9.8%
- #51 Politisim
68% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: OateyGames
Windows
Run for President of the United States. Fight through a state-by-state primary, pick a running mate at the convention, trade blows across every televised debate, and hold your coalition together on election night — one decision a week, in a country paying attention to every one.
Why similar: Political Sim 48.6% ★, Grand Strategy 25.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 11%, Strategy 8.4%, Choices Matter 3.5%
- #52 Region at War: The Shogun's Tale of War
68% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: ngotak game studio
Windows
Conquer the fractured lands of Hinomoto. Blend deep turn-based empire management with thrilling real-time tactical battles in this 2D strategy game. Build your cities, research vital technologies, and lead your samurai armies to become the undisputed Shogun of the Sengoku era!
Why similar: Political Sim 32.8% ★, Grand Strategy 31.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.7%, Strategy 9.7%, Historical 8.4%
- #53 三国画卷
67% match9 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2026
Dev: 三国画卷制作组
Windows
"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 36.7% ★, Political Sim 27.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.7%, Strategy 8.9%, Historical 7.7%
- #54 The Ludus: Ashes Over Pompeii
68% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Badadam Studios
Windows
Become Maximus Valerius and inherit a decaying Ludus in ancient Pompeii. Train gladiators, survive political intrigue and forge your legacy in this cinematic historical strategy drama.
Why similar: Political Sim 26.1% ★, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Historical 12.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.8%, Strategy RPG 8.5%
- #55 Kingdom's Life
69% matchMixed63% of 259 reviews2022
Dev: Strudio Company
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 31.3% ★, Political Sim 27% ★, Grand Strategy 25.1% ★, Historical 9.1%, Strategy 5.1%
- #56 SandTable War: Three Kingdoms
66% matchVery Positive82% of 264 reviews2026
Dev: 古玩工作室
Windows
"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 26.1% ★, 4X 24.6% ★, Political Sim 24.4% ★, Historical 12%, Alternate History 6.7%
- #57 Eugene Onegin vs. the Undead
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dreamlore
Windows · Mac · Linux
An HD-remaster of a comedy-horror visual novel from 2009, mixing classical Russian literature with anime, zombies and glam rock.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.2%, Interactive Fiction 17.9%, Alternate History 16.3%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Historical 10.6%
- #58 HUMANKIND™
67% matchMixed69% of 28,527 reviews2021
Dev: AMPLITUDE Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 33.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Rewrite history by shaping a civilization as unique as you are. Combine 60 cultures from the Ancient Era to the Modern Age to lead your empire to victory. Build thriving cities, outsmart rivals in epic battles, spread your influence and leave your mark on HUMANKIND™.
Why similar: 4X 34.3% ★, Grand Strategy 22.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17.2%, Historical 12.3%, Strategy 9.3%
- #59 Europa Universalis III Complete
69% matchVery Positive83% of 1,994 reviews2009
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 39.8% ★, Political Sim 36.3% ★, Historical 14.9%, Strategy 7.2%, Alternate History 1.7%
- #60 Tempest of Nations
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Faustian Ambitions LLC
Windows
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 38.6% ★, Political Sim 36.3% ★, Historical 15.4%, Strategy 9.7%