- #1 Dato of Srivijaya
97% matchMixed55% of 20 reviews2020
Dev: Sengkala Dev
Windows
Dato of Srivijaya is Historical RTS about rise of Srivijaya Empire in 7th century from unknown power in South Sumatra’s river to strong maritime power in Asia for almost 3.5 centuries! Explore Southeast Asia in 7th-10th century and build the strong empire!
Why similar: RTS 15.1%, Diplomacy 14.9% ★, Grand Strategy 11.9% ★, Historical 7.9%, Management 7.4%
- #2 Divided Empire: SENGOKU
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Composition GS
Windows
Lead your clan through Japan's turbulent Sengoku period. Craft wise strategies to expand your domain and use cunning tactics to defeat your enemies on the battlefield. Emerge victorious, restore order, and claim the title of Shogun!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 18.9% ★, RTS 18.5%, Historical 16.3%, War 10.2%, Strategy 9.9%
- #3 Grand Tactician: Napoleonic Wars (1792-1815)
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Grand Engineer Corps
Windows
Fight the campaigns and battles of Napoleon from the French Revolutionary Wars all the way to Waterloo’s muddy, crimson fields.
Why similar: RTS 18.9%, Historical 17.9%, Grand Strategy 17.5% ★, Strategy 10.7%, Real Time Tactics 9.5%
- #4 Renaissance Kingdom Wars - Prologue
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Reverie World StudiosPub: indie.io
Windows
The year is 1510. In this grand strategy & RTS hybrid you play as one of a dozen characters across medieval Europe, Africa and Middle East. Start as a landless mercenary captain. Fight your way to become a minor lord. Rise up through Kingdoms hierarchy and be crowned, then expand your Kingdom.
Why similar: RTS 17.5%, Grand Strategy 15.3% ★, Diplomacy 13.1% ★, Historical 9.7%, Wargame 9.3%
- #5 NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence
94% matchVery Positive84% of 620 reviews2015
Dev: KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 17.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Become a Daimyo of the Warring States period of Japanese history in NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION, a historical simulation game of conquest and domination. It is the 30th anniversary of this series and this current release, NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence, is the crown of the series.
Why similar: RTS 16.3%, Grand Strategy 14.5% ★, Historical 13.8%, Diplomacy 12.5% ★, War 9.6%
- #6 Admiral Yi: The Imjin War
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kim Yusok
Windows
Lead Admiral Yi Sun-sin in a large-scale real-time strategy game set during the Imjin War. Command fleets, capture cities, defeat invading armies, and save Joseon—or rewrite history through your own strategy.
Why similar: Historical 17.9%, Naval Combat 17% ★, Grand Strategy 13.9% ★, RTS 13.8%, Strategy 8.6%
- #7 Grand Tactician: The Civil War (1861-1865)
93% matchMostly Positive75% of 2,396 reviews2021
Dev: Grand Engineer Corps
Windows
Median: 10.9 hrsMean: 97.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Take command of the Union or the Confederacy. Prepare your nation for war, recruit and organize great armies and fleets under legendary commanders like Grant, Lee, Jackson or Farragut, plan cunning maneuvers on an epic campaign map and defeat your enemies in real-time battles!
Why similar: Historical 20.8%, RTS 18.9%, Grand Strategy 16.7% ★, Strategy 16.1%, War 10.9%
- #8 King's Orders
92% matchMostly Positive71% of 268 reviews2024
Dev: AFTERLIFE👻Pub: Games Operators
Windows
King's Orders is a simplified historical strategy game with an important innovation. You command your armies by sending letters with orders. Messengers with these letters travel the land and can be lost or intercepted. Generals execute orders upon receipt and send you reports the same dangerous way.
Why similar: RTS 13.4%, Diplomacy 11.6% ★, Grand Strategy 11.6% ★, Historical 10.3%, War 8.9%
- #9 NationWar:Annals
91% matchMixed68% of 169 reviews2021
Dev: Yiming
Windows
This is a deep focus on the Spring and Autumn period of the Warring States period of the grand strategy and real-time combat fusion sandbox game.
Why similar: RTS 16.2%, Diplomacy 15% ★, Grand Strategy 12.7% ★, Historical 9.6%, Real Time Tactics 8.5%
- #10 Ultimate General: Gettysburg
90% matchVery Positive80% of 2,709 reviews2014
Dev: Game-Labs
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
A Tactical Battle Simulator that allows you to command thousands of soldiers as a Union or Confederate General. The game features the most accurately created map, a non-linear battle campaign, complex morale, innovative control mechanics and smart AI.
Why similar: Historical 24.1%, RTS 23.6%, Strategy 12.8%, Wargame 12%, Tactical 10.4%
- #11 Chronicle of the States: Qin Shi Huang
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 流风Game
Windows
This is a grand strategy game set in the Spring and Autumn period and the Warring States Period. Become an empire ruler or an ambitious noble, shaping your dynasty through politics and war. Face family conspiracies and minister betrayals, and write an immortal legend with your brilliant strategies.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 17.1% ★, Historical 13.7%, RTS 11.5%, Diplomacy 9.9% ★, Strategy 9.4%
- #12 Countryballs Conquest
89% matchVery Positive86% of 90 reviews2025
Dev: Indenial Games
Windows
Lead your country through the Victorian age, expand your empire as you go head to head with the great powers of the world.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 20.5% ★, War 14.1%, Real Time Tactics 10.9%, Management 10.3%, RTS 9.6%
- #13 KIT Three Kingdoms: Heroes at War
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MAG & Kitetsu
Windows
KIT Three Kingdoms: Heroes at War blends realm management on a grand map with streamlined real-time battles. Govern cities, recruit officers, plan routes, food supplies and siege preparations, then use cavalry charges, spear formations, archer volleys, tactics and duels to turn the tide.
Why similar: RTS 19.4%, Grand Strategy 13.7% ★, Wargame 13.2%, Real Time Tactics 11.6%, Time Management 10.3%
- #14 NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Taishi
88% matchMixed50% of 998 reviews2017
Dev: KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 26.3 hrs≥1hr: 95%
"Nobunaga's Ambition: Taishi" is the 15th entry in the historical simulation game series Nobunaga's Ambition. Where a warrior's resolve exceeds their ambition. We offer the grandest warring states experience to all the fans out there!
Why similar: RTS 15.8%, Diplomacy 15% ★, Grand Strategy 13.3% ★, Historical 11.5%, War 10.2%
- #15 NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Kakushin with Power Up Kit
86% matchVery Positive81% of 350 reviews2015
Dev: KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
Windows
An extension of the 12th release in the Nobunaga’s Ambition series, Nobunaga’s Ambition: Iron Triangle, has appeared at the Steam Store as Nobunaga’s Ambition: Iron Triangle w/Power-up Kit!
Why similar: RTS 15.8%, Diplomacy 15.1% ★, Grand Strategy 13% ★, Wargame 11.2%, War 11%
- #16 NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Tendou with Power Up Kit
86% matchVery Positive82% of 238 reviews2015
Dev: KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
Windows
Nobunaga’s Ambition, a series synonymous with Historical Simulation Games, has now released an extension of the 13th release in that series, Nobunaga’s Ambition: Tendou, at the Steam Store as Nobunaga’s Ambition: Tendou w/Power-up Kit!
Why similar: RTS 16%, Diplomacy 15.3% ★, Grand Strategy 13.2% ★, Wargame 11%, Historical 10.6%
- #17 Total War: MEDIEVAL II – Definitive Edition
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 36,336 reviews2006
Dev: CREATIVE ASSEMBLYPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 37.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Spanning the most turbulent era in Western history, your quest for territory and power takes you through Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and even onto the shores of the New World.
Why similar: Historical 17.4%, RTS 15.6%, Grand Strategy 15.5% ★, Medieval 15.2%, Strategy 12.1%
- #18 Fall of Bali
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sengkala DevPub: CRX Entertainment
Windows
Fall of Bali is a historical strategy set in Bali set around 19th century. Divided in many kingdoms after fall of Bali Empire, Bali has fall in warring era for nearly 2 centuries and now the threat of imperialism come. With all your kingdom potential, can you survive and win this era?
Why similar: Grand Strategy 16.6% ★, Historical 12.1%, Diplomacy 9.6% ★, Real Time Tactics 9.5%, RTS 9.2%
- #19 Battle of Britain, Norway and Atlantic
84% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2022
Dev: Sand Table Software
Windows
A real-time WW2 naval and air warfare simulation game on tactical/strategic level that features 18 scenarios covering Battle of Britain, Norwegian campaign and Battle of the Atlantic .
Why similar: RTS 24.1%, Wargame 12.3%, Real Time Tactics 12.3%, Historical 11.8%, Strategy 11.5%
- #20 Rank & Ruin
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Summit Studio
Windows
Real-time squad combat meets roguelite progression. Pick your faction, earn legendary heroes on the battlefield, and grow stronger with every run in Rank & Ruin
Why similar: RTS 26.5%, Real Time Tactics 12.9%, Grand Strategy 12.1% ★, Wargame 12%, War 10%
- #21 Surabaya Inferno
83% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2020
Dev: Sengkala Dev
Windows
Freedom or Death! Surabaya Inferno is a real-time tactics game based on the battle of Surabaya which occured at November 10th, 1945. Play as Surabayans fighting against the forces of Britain, Netherlands, and Japan in order to defend their independence in Indonesia!
Why similar: RTS 24.2%, Historical 15.6%, Wargame 13%, Real Time Tactics 12.8%, Tactical 8.6%
- #22 Palisade
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Aulot Games
Windows · Linux
Shape borders, build strongholds connected by roads, and break rival capitals directly on recognizable historical maps. Palisade is a fast real time territorial strategy game with five campaigns, sixteen authored battles, and configurable Skirmishes.
Why similar: RTS 22%, Historical 16.4%, Real Time Tactics 11.7%, Wargame 9.3%, Tactical 8.6%
- #23 Renaissance Kingdom Wars
81% matchMostly Positive72% of 170 reviews2024
Dev: Reverie World StudiosPub: indie.io
Windows
The year is 1510. As wars rage across Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, it is the age of gunpowder and mercenaries - that changed the course of history. You can do it as well, going from a leader of men to the ruler of an empire in this unique mix of RTS and grand strategy.
Why similar: RTS 16.2%, Diplomacy 14.5% ★, Grand Strategy 14% ★, Historical 11.7%, Wargame 9.3%
- #24 NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Souzou
82% matchVery Positive87% of 1,238 reviews2014
Dev: KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 39.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
The 14th entry of the the historical simulation series "Nobunaga's Ambition." Become a daimyō of the Warring States era, and unite the land! With "the creation of a new age" as the key concept, this title features beautifully recreated castle towns, dynamic battlefield action and dramatic event scenes.
Why similar: RTS 17%, Diplomacy 16.7% ★, Grand Strategy 14.2% ★, Wargame 11.8%, War 11.7%
- #25 Total War: ATTILA
80% matchVery Positive82% of 37,660 reviews2015
Dev: CREATIVE ASSEMBLYPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 17.5 hrsMean: 81.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Against a darkening background of famine, disease and war, a new power is rising in the great steppes of the East. With a million horsemen at his back, the ultimate warrior king approaches, and his sights are set on Rome… The next instalment in the multi award-winning PC series that combines turn-based strategy with real-time tactics,...
Why similar: Historical 20.5%, RTS 16.8%, Grand Strategy 16.3% ★, War 14.5%, Strategy 11.9%
- #26 A Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIA
79% matchMostly Positive71% of 14,870 reviews2018
Dev: CREATIVE ASSEMBLYPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 11.9 hrsMean: 31.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
From the multi-award-winning strategy series, A Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia combines huge real-time battles with engrossing turn-based campaign, set at a critical flashpoint in history. Anglo-Saxons, Gaelic clans and Viking settlers clash for control. What Kingdom will you build?
Why similar: RTS 23.1%, Historical 22.7%, Grand Strategy 14.2% ★, Strategy 12.4%, Medieval 11.2%
- #27 Age of Resistance
78% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2026
Dev: Luis Humberto
Windows
Age of Resistance is a modern grand strategy set in South America. Manage your economy, internal stability, political ideologies, and regional conflicts in real-time with pause. Will you be able to dominate the continent?
Why similar: RTS 19.6%, Grand Strategy 17.9% ★, Diplomacy 15.1% ★, Wargame 9.8%, Strategy 9.6%
- #28 Systemic War
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Play of Battle SA
Windows
Lead your nation in a modern grand strategy game (2008–2025), using a macroeconomic model with exchange rates, diplomacy, and hybrid warfare. Engage in kinetic warfare on the strategic map, then shift to RTS battles at focal points.
Why similar: RTS 16%, Diplomacy 14.3% ★, Grand Strategy 13.9% ★, Historical 10.6%, Wargame 8.6%
- #29 Radio Commander: Pacific '41
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Squadron StudioPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Command operations in the Pacific War by analyzing reports, issuing radio orders, and making strategic decisions. This new title in the Radio Commander series enhances realism, focusing on situational awareness built through radio communications.
Why similar: RTS 16.5%, Historical 12.8%, Grand Strategy 12.6% ★, War 10.4%, Real Time Tactics 9.4%
- #30 Bellfortis
76% matchVery Positive91% of 148 reviews2025
Dev: Rake in Grass
Windows
Bellfortis is a strategy game from the early Middle Ages. Expand your kingdom, use politics and power. Strategic planning on the map alternates with realtime battles of armies. Play as a grand strategy or on smaller local maps, build, recruit armies and fight!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 19.2% ★, RTS 16.4%, Historical 15.7%, Medieval 10.9%, War 9.9%
- #31 Victory At Sea Ironclad
77% matchMixed50% of 26 reviews2023
Dev: Evil Twin Artworks
Windows · Mac
Victory at Sea Ironclad is the exciting game of naval RTS combat set during the American Civil War. Bringing an epic approach to real time strategy war gaming, search and destroy enemy fleets across an open world sandbox in a desperate attempt to change the course of history.
Why similar: RTS 19.1%, Grand Strategy 15.8% ★, Historical 13.9%, Wargame 10.6%, Real Time Tactics 9.9%
- #32 Castle Conquest: Medieval Strategy
77% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: FrostFire
Windows
A simple strategy about capturing castles. Build up your forces, manage armies and capture enemy fortresses. Build buildings in castles and use strategic tricks. Capture all the fortresses to win.
Why similar: RTS 20.8%, Grand Strategy 18.4% ★, Wargame 11.8%, Medieval 11.5%, Real Time Tactics 10.6%
- #33 Victory at Sea Atlantic - World War II Naval Warfare
76% matchMixed66% of 116 reviews2025
Dev: Evil Twin Artworks
Windows
Victory At Sea Atlantic transports you to the cold, unforgiving waters of the Atlantic Theatre in WWII. With a vast array of ships, planes, and subs, engage in epic sea battles & secure your place in history. Victory At Sea Atlantic is the ultimate naval warfare experience.
Why similar: RTS 17.2%, Naval Combat 14.6% ★, Grand Strategy 14.4% ★, Historical 9.7%, Real Time Tactics 9%
- #34 Knights of Honor II: Sovereign
74% matchMostly Positive77% of 6,695 reviews2022
Dev: Black Sea GamesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Become the king and fight over Europe in this fresh take on medieval real-time grand strategy. Manage provinces, gather armies, initiate diplomacy, and dabble in espionage. The path is open: become the true Sovereign of your people and bring them to glory.
Why similar: RTS 24.6%, Grand Strategy 24.4% ★, Medieval 15.2%, Strategy 14.2%, Historical 12.7%
- #35 Nations
73% matchVery Positive90% of 141 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: RTS 21.1%, Historical 20.4%, Grand Strategy 16.8% ★, Diplomacy 11.4% ★, Wargame 10.5%
- #36 Total War: NAPOLEON – Definitive Edition
75% matchVery Positive92% of 27,520 reviews2010
Dev: CREATIVE ASSEMBLYPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 32.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Complete your Total War collection with this Definitive Edition of Total War: NAPOLEON, which includes all DLC and feature updates since the game’s release
Why similar: Historical 25.8%, Grand Strategy 17.2% ★, RTS 16.2%, Strategy 14%, War 11.9%
- #37 NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence - Ascension
75% matchMostly Positive71% of 1,099 reviews2016
Dev: KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 25.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
In the simulation game series "Nobunaga's Ambition", players aim to unify Japan in the troubled times of the Warring States era. In this release we include "Officer Play" for the first time in the series, allowing players to advance from retainer to Castle Lord and then on to Daimyo.
Why similar: RTS 17.2%, Diplomacy 17.1% ★, Grand Strategy 14.3% ★, Wargame 11.8%, War 10.8%
- #38 Master of Command
72% matchVery Positive92% of 3,925 reviews2025
Dev: Armchair Interactive
Windows
Median: 10.4 hrsMean: 26.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Take command in Europe's greatest 18th-century war. Equip & customize regiments, manage supplies, and engage in brutal real-time battles across procedural campaigns. Resources and replacements are scarce, and keeping your best men alive may matter more than any single victory.
Why similar: RTS 19.8%, Historical 17%, War 12.9%, Real Time Tactics 10.2%, Tactical 9.5%
- #39 Total War: THREE KINGDOMS
73% matchVery Positive82% of 93,547 reviews2019
Dev: CREATIVE ASSEMBLYPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 21.3 hrsMean: 89.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Unite Ancient China under your rule through a thrilling blend of turn-based empire building and real-time battles. Use the Guanxi System and diplomacy to forge alliances, and build powerful armies with hundreds of unique infantry, cavalry and war machine units.
Why similar: Historical 26.2%, RTS 17.3%, War 16%, Grand Strategy 15.7% ★, Strategy 13.1%
- #40 Knights of Honor
74% matchVery Positive93% of 2,387 reviews2009
Dev: Black Sea Studios LtdPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 59%
As King, it is your duty to lead your people in their struggle to raise your kingdom from its humble beginnings to a position of power and prestige. War, diplomacy and a burgeoning economy are the means by which you increase your power and expand your influence.
Why similar: RTS 21.2%, Grand Strategy 21% ★, Medieval 17.8%, Strategy 16.2%, Historical 13.5%
- #41 History of Kingdoms: Three Kingdoms
71% matchPositive82% of 28 reviews2026
Dev: Uncle GoodBen
Windows
Set in the Three Kingdoms period of late Eastern Han China, the game History of Kingdoms: Three Kingdoms aims for players to choose from various competing warlords, unify the divided world, survive, and become the ultimate victor.
Why similar: RTS 25.9%, Grand Strategy 24% ★, Strategy 14.1%, Wargame 13.8%, Historical 12.8%
- #42 Ultimate General: Civil War
73% matchVery Positive89% of 8,579 reviews2017
Dev: Game-Labs
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 45.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Ultimate General: Civil War is a tactical real time strategy war-game. Experience the bloodiest period of U.S. history - the American Civil War of 1861-1865.
Why similar: RTS 19.3%, Grand Strategy 16.6% ★, War 12.7%, Wargame 12.4%, Historical 12.4%
- #43 Glory
72% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2020
Dev: Jason Kelly
Windows
Glory is an RTS/Simulation game set in the Medieval period. Command your army in combat and battles to defeat your enemy and achieve victory. For Glory!
Why similar: RTS 27%, Real Time Tactics 13.5%, Strategy 13.4%, Medieval 12.2%, War 11%
- #44 Cartoon Craft: Rise of Mutation
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Studio NAP
Windows · Mac
A story-driven real-time strategy game inspired by classic RTS. Experience a 36-mission campaign filled with memorable characters, unexpected alliances, and humor. Build your kingdom, command Humans and Orcs, create custom maps, and share your battles with the world.
Why similar: RTS 28.7%, Real Time Tactics 14.6%, Strategy 13.7%, Simulation 13.2%, Medieval 8.4%
- #45 AfterWar
69% matchMostly Positive74% of 144 reviews2026
Dev: Dmytro Lumen
Windows
AfterWar is a simple yet feature-rich strategy game for everyone.
Why similar: RTS 17%, Grand Strategy 15.7% ★, Diplomacy 15.4% ★, War 10.4%, Historical 8.9%
- #46 Cavalry Charge·Three Kingdoms
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 22 reviews2024
Dev: Chengdu Liudao Wuyu Technology Co., Ltd
Windows
Three Kingdoms Cavalry Charge is a game that combines the historical theme of the Three Kingdoms with strategic elements. The game features a connected large-scale map design, supporting national wars with up to ten thousand players on the same map.
Why similar: RTS 26.2%, Grand Strategy 19.4% ★, Strategy 12.6%, Real Time Tactics 11.5%, Historical 10.2%
- #47 The Winged Missive
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Duke9861
Windows
The Winged Missive is a top-down RTS. Your general has a limited field of vision. Units beyond general's sight are invisible and cannot be commanded directly. Your intelligence updated when messengers of units report from frontline, and order is only executed once the messenger reaches the unit.
Why similar: RTS 26%, Real Time Tactics 13.4%, Wargame 13.2%, Strategy 12.2%, Historical 9.9%
- #48 Strategeist
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Galactic Starfish, Inc.
Windows
Become a strategeist and lead one of hundreds of nations on the globe across centuries of conflict and diplomacy in this grand strategy game. Balance war, politics, and internal institutions to shape the fate of your empire, and secure your legacy in history.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 18.9% ★, Historical 16.4%, Diplomacy 14.9% ★, RTS 9.8%, War 7.9%
- #49 Ukraine War 2022
70% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: Sand Table Software
Windows
Ukraine War 2022 is a real-time, tactical land and air warfare simulation game focusing on the ongoing war between Ukraine and Russia.
Why similar: RTS 32.4%, Strategy 16.6%, Real Time Tactics 16.4%, Tactical 12.3%, War 12.1%
- #50 Armory Doctrine
69% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Nightride Games
Windows
Armory Doctrine is a real-time grand strategy game where you run a private arms empire and fight your own wars in a modern world sliding toward war. Expand your factory, master the global weapons market, and decide the fate of every shipment: sell it for profit, equip your own forces or arm a proxy.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 22% ★, RTS 18.8%, Diplomacy 15.2% ★, War 14.2%, Strategy 9.4%
- #51 Maximilian Spee
67% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: EUGENE LOPATIN
Windows
A World War I strategy game where you command fleets, manage trade and logistics, and fight for dominance across 50 colonial ports.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 20.3% ★, Historical 13%, Naval Combat 12.6% ★, Wargame 12.5%, Strategy 11%
- #52 NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Awakening
68% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,724 reviews2022
Dev: KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
Windows
Median: 20.3 hrsMean: 71.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Conquer Warring States Japan under one banner
Why similar: RTS 20.6%, Grand Strategy 18.2% ★, Historical 16.4%, Wargame 13.9%, Real Time Tactics 11.8%
- #53 SandTable War: Three Kingdoms
66% matchVery Positive84% of 319 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: RTS 20.2%, Grand Strategy 17.8% ★, Historical 15.4%, Wargame 9.9%, War 8.7%
- #54 Firefight
69% matchVery Positive85% of 363 reviews2016
Dev: Sean O'Connor
Windows
Firefight is a World War II real-time simulation game similar in style to the old Close Combat series but brought up to date with better AI, individual soldier modelling, a faster frame rate to give more intense and realistic combat and an easy to use command interface.
Why similar: RTS 19%, Grand Strategy 12.8% ★, Wargame 11.9%, Historical 11.6%, War 11.1%
- #55 三国争雄
68% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: 石家庄龙游科技有限公司
Windows
A real-time strategy game based on the history of the Three Kingdoms. The player can experience the fun of conquering cities, directing the country, and ultimately ending the Three Kingdoms disputes and uniting the world through their own efforts in the simulated historical background of the game!
Why similar: RTS 21.2%, Grand Strategy 17.8% ★, Wargame 11%, Real Time Tactics 10.7%, Historical 9.1%
- #56 Take Command - 2nd Manassas
68% matchVery Positive94% of 87 reviews2016
Dev: MadMinute GamesPub: Norb Software Development LLC
Windows
Your quest for the true immersive Civil War battle experience ends here. Voted in PC Gamers list of Best 100 Games of All Time, Take Command is an RTCS "Real-Time Combat Simulator" and you've never played anything like it!
Why similar: RTS 18.7%, Grand Strategy 14.9% ★, Wargame 12.7%, War 12.3%, Historical 12.3%
- #57 Harpoon Classic '97
66% matchVery Positive83% of 63 reviews2025
Dev: Alliance InteractivePub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Harpoon Classic 97 a naval warfare simulation game that builds on the legacy of the original Harpoon®. Command naval forces, including ships, submarines, and aircraft, across global theaters like the Nth Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Persian Gulf and Mediterranean, a realistic modern naval combat.
Why similar: RTS 25.8%, Wargame 15%, Strategy 14.9%, Naval Combat 12.2% ★, War 10.6%
- #58 Total War: SHOGUN 2
67% matchVery Positive92% of 67,568 reviews2011
Dev: CREATIVE ASSEMBLYPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Total War: SHOGUN 2 is the perfect mix of real-time and turn-based strategy gaming for newcomers and veterans alike.
Why similar: RTS 21.3%, Historical 21.1%, Grand Strategy 17.3% ★, Strategy 13.6%, Diplomacy 8.5% ★
- #59 Radio Commander: Battle of Britain ’40
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Serious SimPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Command the battle you cannot see. Take charge of RAF Fighter Command in a pausable RTS set during the Battle of Britain. Manage radar intelligence, delayed communications, and squadron deployments through the Dowding System to intercept Luftwaffe raids and defend Britain.
Why similar: RTS 20.4%, Grand Strategy 18.7% ★, Wargame 13.2%, War 12%, Historical 11.4%