- #1 SporeBloom
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Antigen Interactive Inc.
Windows
A fungi-fueled 'battle of nutrition!' Turn-based strategy inspired by mycelium networks and territory control. Produce fantastical mushrooms and expand to outgrow your rivals. Develop peacefully or parasitize your friends in multiplayer and solo play - may the fittest fungi survive!
Why similar: Hex Grid 23.6% ★, 4X 17.5% ★, Board Game 10.7%, Education 9.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.7%
- #2 Fantasy Lands
96% matchPositive88% of 17 reviews2020
Dev: José Antonio Durá Olmos
Windows · Linux
A single player strategy game in the style of euro board games. Around 30 minutes per game. Collect resources. Explore. Recruit adventurers and fight monsters or complete quests. Improve lands. Research spells. Unlock races, adventurers, land & quest cards, spells and monsters.
Why similar: Turn-Based 21.3%, Hex Grid 17.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.9%, Board Game 13%, Resource Management 8.4%
- #3 Radiis
96% matchVery Positive91% of 99 reviews2018
Dev: Urban Goose Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Radiis is a turn based strategy game without any moving units, only buildings. Place your buildings wisely and be the first player to conquer the land.
Why similar: Turn-Based 19.2%, Hex Grid 18.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.9%, Economy 12.3%, Board Game 11.6%
- #4 From Village to Empire
95% matchMostly Positive71% of 55 reviews2018
Dev: Witch Laboratory
Windows · Linux
From Village to Empire is an indie turn based strategy game with a historical setting. Build cities, research technologies, and train units to discover new lands and conquer the world!
Why similar: Hex Grid 24% ★, 4X 18.8% ★, Turn-Based 15.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.5%, Strategy 10.8%
- #5 ENDLESS™ Legend
94% matchVery Positive83% of 18,996 reviews2014
Dev: AMPLITUDE Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 21.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
ENDLESS™ Legend is a 4X turn-based fantasy strategy game by the creators of ENDLESS™ Space and Dungeon of the ENDLESS™. Control every aspect of your civilization as you struggle to save your homeworld Auriga. Create your own Legend!
Why similar: 4X 26.1% ★, Turn-Based 22.8%, Hex Grid 17.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.7%, Strategy 11.4%
- #6 Pandora: First Contact
94% matchMixed63% of 642 reviews2014
Dev: Proxy StudiosPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 41.1 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Pandora: First Contact is a science fiction 4X turn-based strategy game on a planetary scale. Our Earth has been exhausted and colonial attempts on other planetary bodies have been in vain. Finally, after decades of exploration, an interstellar probe has brought promise of a new world.
Why similar: 4X 31.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17.2%, Hex Grid 16.4% ★, Strategy 11.1%, Turn-Based 11.1%
- #7 Warlock - Master of the Arcane
93% matchVery Positive86% of 2,631 reviews2012
Dev: Ino-Co PlusPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
In a time of chaotic upheaval, the player takes the role of a great mage, a warlord vying for ultimate power.
Why similar: Turn-Based 24%, 4X 22.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 22.8%, Hex Grid 14.4% ★, Strategy 11%
- #8 Last Days of Old Earth
92% matchMixed60% of 57 reviews2016
Dev: Auroch DigitalPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Last Days of Old Earth is a rich strategy game set in our far, far future where the sun is dying. Can you command the last noble tribes of humanity as they attempt to survive among the machines and marauding clans?
Why similar: Hex Grid 28% ★, Turn-Based 20.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.6%, 4X 14.1% ★, Strategy 9.3%
- #9 Slipways
91% matchVery Positive93% of 2,277 reviews2021
Dev: Beetlewing
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Weave isolated planets into a vast trade empire. Hatch plans. Research game-breaking technologies. Still be done in time for lunch. Enjoy the endless possibilities of a space grand strategy game in 60 minutes flat.
Why similar: Turn-Based 18.1%, Economy 14.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.4%, 4X 13.9% ★, Resource Management 11.3%
- #10 Hex Colony: 2284
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: KaZoTaPub: Market Garden Works
Windows · Linux
Hex Colony: 2284 is a fast-paced, hexagonal, turn-based, multiplayer strategy game set in a dystopian future. Build and expand your colony on a newly discovered planet by exploiting resources, striking trade deals and asserting dominance over the competition. Hexagons are the Bestagons!
Why similar: Hex Grid 28.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.1%, Board Game 13%, Economy 12.8%, Strategy 8.9%
- #11 Myriads: Renaissance
90% matchMostly Positive74% of 39 reviews2023
Dev: Sleeping Eight Studio
Windows
Myriads: Renaissance is a turn-based strategy game with city-building and 4X mechanics. Set in a fantasy world made up of thousands of floating islands, you must grow your capital and expand your kingdom. Resist waves of powerful corsairs and construct defence towers to survive their incursions.
Why similar: Turn-Based 21.3%, 4X 20.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.1%, Hex Grid 12% ★, Resource Management 10.3%
- #12 Imperial Ambitions
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: aoiti
Windows · Mac
Discover and colonize the world, Allocate your labor force, Monopolize markets, Fight tactical battles, Survive the age of imperialism...
Why similar: Hex Grid 17.2% ★, 4X 15.6% ★, Economy 14.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.1%, Capitalism 10.6%
- #13 Sid Meier's Civilization®: Beyond Earth™
89% matchMixed60% of 23,044 reviews2014
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 29.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Sid Meier’s Civilization: Beyond Earth is a new science-fiction-themed entry into the award winning Civilization series. As part of an expedition sent to find a home beyond Earth, lead your people into a new frontier, explore and colonize an alien planet and create a new civilization in space.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 21%, 4X 19.5% ★, Turn-Based 17.9%, Hex Grid 14.8% ★, Strategy 9.8%
- #14 Billionaire MAX
88% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Bunijia
Windows
Billionaire MAX is an online stock investment board game for up to 4 players. Trade shares in 21 fictional companies plus gold, oil, and real estate. Navigate 50+ events shaking the world economy. Master dividends, short selling, and bonus trophies. EN/JP/ZH/KO. Online and 4-tier CPU play.
Why similar: Economy 17.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.9%, Board Game 16.8%, Capitalism 13.4%, Strategy 11.2%
- #15 扩张吧王国 Expand the Kingdom
87% matchMostly Positive76% of 25 reviews2025
Dev: 奥特斯盗
Windows
"Expand the Kingdom" is a strategy game based on construction and expansion. In the game, you need to expand and plan land, acquire resources to maintain the internal balance of the kingdom, and survive and defeat all opponents in the competition between kingdoms.
Why similar: Hex Grid 42.7% ★, 4X 14.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.2%, Strategy 8.3%, Economy 7.8%
- #16 Elaborate Lands
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Elaborate Games
Windows
Elaborate Lands is a relaxing, turn-based strategy game. It combines unique gameplay mechanics with elements from 4X, city-builder and puzzle builder games. Build cities, gather resources, research technologies and expand your territory. Different maps and biomes offer near endless replayability.
Why similar: Hex Grid 20.9% ★, 4X 17.8% ★, Economy 15.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.4%, Building 8.1%
- #17 Sid Meier's Civilization® V
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 209,586 reviews2010
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 28.9 hrsMean: 124.5 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Create, discover, and download new player-created maps, scenarios, interfaces, and more!
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 27.3%, Turn-Based 20.3%, 4X 14.3% ★, Hex Grid 13.9% ★, Strategy 9.7%
- #18 BankingSim
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Loose Change Games
Windows · Linux
BankingSim puts you in charge of a growing bank. Issue loans, set interest rates, manage risk, and deal with defaults as you grow your financial empire.
Why similar: Capitalism 25.1%, Turn-Based 23.1%, Economy 23%, Strategy 9.9%, Resource Management 8.9%
- #19 Stargazer's Terraforming Estate Co.
84% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: Ashina Studios
Windows
Stargazer's Terraforming Estate Company terraforms & sells planets for years. Be a respectful member of the family and monopolize the galaxy by building dyson spheres in the name of the company.
Why similar: Hex Grid 29.5% ★, 4X 16.5% ★, Capitalism 12.6%, Economy 11.6%, Space 10.7%
- #20 Bronze Age - HD Edition
84% matchMostly Positive77% of 372 reviews2017
Dev: Clarus Victoria
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
What was it like to be a chief of a tribe in 6000 year B.C.? Oh, you know, the usual - feed your people, build them shelters, defend them from raids of neighbors. And if you are lucky, sooner or later you will build a kingdom and become their king!
Why similar: Turn-Based 17.7%, 4X 14.9% ★, Economy 13.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.7%, Building 10.5%
- #21 Chaos Reborn
83% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,141 reviews2015
Dev: Snapshot Games Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Turn-based wizard combat with the tactical positioning of chess and the bluff of poker. Features wizard customization, 100s of gear items, single player realm adventures, online leagues and co-op play.
Why similar: Hex Grid 30.6% ★, Turn-Based 27.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.9%, Strategy 9.2%, Multiplayer 9.2%
- #22 Fire Isle
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: SneezeDev
Windows
Set the world ablaze in Fire Isle! Choose your fire —Happy, Sad, Angry, or Grumpy— and vs. your friends online to see who can scorch the most of a tropical paradise. Keep your flames alive as rising costs, rainstorms, and other fires try to snuff you out. Can you conquer the Isle?
Why similar: Hex Grid 31.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 19.2%, Strategy 12.2%, 4X 10.6% ★, Multiplayer 9.9%
- #23 Greed Corp
82% matchVery Positive86% of 555 reviews2010
Dev: Vanguard GamesPub: Vanguard Entertainment Group
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Turn-based strategy at its finest.
Why similar: Turn-Based 39.6%, Hex Grid 17% ★, Strategy 15.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.6%, Multiplayer 8.6%
- #24 Alliance of the Sacred Suns
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: KatHawk Studios
Windows · Mac
Alliance of the Sacred Suns is a sci-fi grand-strategy RPG that begins with your coronation as the head of an interstellar Empire, and ends with your demise. Manage feuding noble houses and the schemes of would-be usurpers as you try to revive the glory of an Empire on the brink of collapse.
Why similar: Hex Grid 19.2% ★, 4X 17.4% ★, Turn-Based 15.9%, Economy 12.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.7%
- #25 The Trade Prince
81% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2023
Dev: Blazing Nebula
Windows
The Trade Prince is a logistical economic simulation game in which you build automated trade networks across multiple planets to produce increasingly complex goods.
Why similar: Capitalism 19.7%, Economy 17.5%, Building 15.5%, Strategy 13.6%, Simulation 11.9%
- #26 Marble Age: Remastered
80% matchVery Positive86% of 392 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: Turn-Based 18.8%, 4X 12.8% ★, Economy 12.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.2%, Building 11.2%
- #27 Burned Land
79% matchMixed56% of 102 reviews2021
Dev: Koya Game
Windows
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 99%
Burned Land is a 4x game in which you will take control of a nascent human race and try to avoid its extinction. Build, explore, conquer until you are worthy of gods. Then confront their anger.
Why similar: 4X 24.4% ★, Hex Grid 18.6% ★, Turn-Based 16.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.6%, Board Game 12%
- #28 Mordfield Command
78% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: Software Verde, LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Set in a world seized by machines, Mordfield Command is a turn-based hex wargame. Reclaim territory under mounting pressure and expand your control of the battlefield. Move too slowly, and the Algorithm’s growing forces will overrun you.
Why similar: Hex Grid 22.6% ★, 4X 19.5% ★, Turn-Based 17.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.7%, Resource Management 7.9%
- #29 Jump Lanes
79% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2022
Dev: GargantuanCake
Windows
A science fiction turn based game about shipping lanes in space. Make wild profits by getting to the best opportunities first.
Why similar: Economy 22.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 20.9%, Hex Grid 13.2% ★, Strategy 9.1%, Space 8.6%
- #30 Wizards and Warlords
78% matchVery Positive83% of 258 reviews2020
Dev: Valravn Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Wizards and Warlords is an indie turn-based strategy game, where you play in a randomly generated fantasy world, contending with rival wizards, warlords, roaming marauders and hidden ancient evils. Create a customized sovereign or choose from one of many predefined templates.
Why similar: Hex Grid 22.1% ★, 4X 20.3% ★, Turn-Based 18.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.7%, Procedural Generation 9%
- #31 Critias Empire
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Crystalline Green Ltd.
Windows
Turn-Based 4X-like Strategy: Build the peaceful kingdom of Atlantis into a flourishing civilization. Plan carefully or be ready to adapt as the ancient Gods of Olympus rain down floods, earthquakes, volcanoes and all types of disaster.
Why similar: 4X 21.4% ★, Hex Grid 15.7% ★, Economy 13%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.4%, Resource Management 11.8%
- #32 Isle of the Crown
77% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2021
Dev: Devious Oatmeal
Windows
From a simple home to a mighty kingdom; explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate your opponent in this strategic pixel-art chess-like hex game using cards as your pieces and their abilities as your tools. As many games before it, and as the saying goes; easy to learn, hard to master.
Why similar: 4X 20.3% ★, Hex Grid 15.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14%, Board Game 14%, Building 12.2%
- #33 Age of Wonders: Planetfall
76% matchMostly Positive80% of 6,617 reviews2019
Dev: Triumph StudiosPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 16.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Age of Wonders: Planetfall is the new strategy game from Triumph Studios, creators of the critically acclaimed Age of Wonders series, bringing all the exciting tactical turn-based combat and in-depth empire building of its predecessors to space in an all-new, sci-fi setting.
Why similar: 4X 19.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 18.5%, Hex Grid 16.1% ★, Turn-Based 15.4%, Economy 12.9%
- #34 Egypt: Old Kingdom
76% matchVery Positive87% of 1,246 reviews2018
Dev: Clarus Victoria
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 23.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Strategy simulator of the Great Pyramids period, where you take your path from the unification of Egyptian tribes to the foundation of The First Empire. Developed with the assistance of Egyptologists.
Why similar: Turn-Based 18.9%, 4X 13.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.2%, Economy 12.1%, Building 11%
- #35 Fairysite
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wooltyranny
Windows
In this game you manage a colony of fairies. You and the humans have complicated relationship. As a parasite, you are dependent on their resources. However, they can expand fast and overrun you. You must maintain the balance between restricting the humans and letting them grow unchecked.
Why similar: Hex Grid 30% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 21.1%, Resource Management 15.7%, Building 11.1%, Top-Down 7.3%
- #36 Warlock 2: The Exiled
75% matchMostly Positive70% of 1,296 reviews2014
Dev: Ino-Co PlusPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Warlock 2 is a turn-based strategy game of fantasy warfare. Rival against Great Mages, lead mighty armies into fierce battles, wield ancient magic and faith as your weapons.
Why similar: Turn-Based 30.2%, 4X 24.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 18.7%, Strategy 15.3%, Hex Grid 8.6% ★
- #37 Beard of Stone
74% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2021
Dev: Dwarfaparte Games
Windows
4x turn based strategy mixed with real time (turn stealing) bidding mechanics. Complete single player or competitive online matches with up to 4 players in a single sitting, while telling the history of a fantasy world from the creation of its continents to the twilight of its gods.
Why similar: 4X 27.1% ★, Hex Grid 23.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17.4%, Multiplayer 9.2%, Strategy 7.9%
- #38 Frostward
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: KoPoint Games
Windows
Build your civilization in a world consumed by eternal winter. Explore procedurally generated hex-grid maps, expand under the pressure of cold, survival, and war, and command armies with unique abilities in deep turn-based battles.
Why similar: Hex Grid 29.2% ★, 4X 27.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 16.2%, Resource Management 8.7%, Strategy 7.2%
- #39 Wizard Warfare
73% matchVery Positive97% of 61 reviews2019
Dev: Psyanotek Limited
Windows
Wizard Warfare is a fantasy-themed, 4X-style, turn-based strategy game with a strategic empire management layer supported by a detailed tactical battle simulation layer.
Why similar: 4X 30.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 19%, Hex Grid 15.5% ★, Turn-Based 13.2%, Procedural Generation 10.3%
- #40 Seasons of Solitude
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ninjarithm
Windows
You are exiled. Seasons of Solitude is a turn-based strategy and resource management game where every move shapes a fragile landscape. Seasons shift, the land reacts to your choices, and balance is your way home in a hand-painted world inspired by Estonian myth.
Why similar: Hex Grid 30.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 18.1%, Resource Management 15.3%, Board Game 13.8%, Turn-Based 8.1%
- #41 Demise of Nations
73% matchVery Positive82% of 546 reviews2017
Dev: Noble Master LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Demise of Nations is a 4X turn-based grand strategy wargame covering the rise of Rome till the fall of modern civilization.
Why similar: Hex Grid 25.4% ★, 4X 22.8% ★, Turn-Based 14.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.1%, Multiplayer 8.3%
- #42 Battle for Wesnoth
72% matchVery Positive94% of 5,866 reviews2018
Dev: The Battle for Wesnoth ProjectPub: Wesnoth Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 58%
The Battle for Wesnoth is an open source, turn-based strategy game with a high fantasy theme. Explore the four corners of Irdya in seventeen solo campaigns and dozens of multiplayer maps, taking part in countless adventures as you go.
Why similar: Hex Grid 34.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 22.9%, Turn-Based 20.8%, Strategy 10.7%, Multiplayer 7.9%
- #43 Revival: Recolonization
71% matchMixed69% of 424 reviews2024
Dev: HeroCraft PC
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Set in a post-apoc version of Earth, Revival is a 4x strategy game where the world and its rules can change at key moments, creating a deep and highly replayable experience.
Why similar: Hex Grid 22.7% ★, 4X 18.2% ★, Turn-Based 15.9%, Economy 13.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 12%
- #44 Human Extinction Simulator
73% matchMostly Negative33% of 39 reviews2015
Dev: Machine 22
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 99%
Tactical turn-based space battles. Elaborate war strategies to prepare against the inevitable alien invasion.
Why similar: Hex Grid 28.3% ★, Turn-Based 26.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.6%, Strategy 12%, Space 10.8%
- #45 Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War
71% matchVery Positive82% of 17,446 reviews2018
Dev: Proxy StudiosPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 19.9 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Warhammer 40,000: Gladius – Relics of War brings you to a world of terror and violence. Four factions will engage in a brutal war for dominance over the planet’s resources. In the first turn-based 4X strategy game set in Warhammer 40,000 you will lead one of four unique factions.
Why similar: 4X 25.9% ★, Hex Grid 22.3% ★, Turn-Based 17.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.2%, Strategy 9.6%
- #46 Nova Historia
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BairdyDev
Windows
A unique 4X real-time historical strategy game, set on a procedurally generated globe. Play from ancient times, right through to the modern day. Expand your empire, build settlements, units, buildings and construct world wonders. Make History, Your Way.
Why similar: 4X 29.3% ★, Hex Grid 10.8% ★, Strategy 10.1%, Economy 9.5%, Procedural Generation 9.3%
- #47 SkyBoats
71% matchPositive78% of 26 reviews2016
Dev: BrainGoodGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Ahoy SkyBoat captains! Today is your chance to learn to sail the skies, take control of the winds and discover vast riches up in the clouds. Even better, as you improve your skill at the game, SkyBoats will use your evolving rank to consistently give you a satisfying strategic challenge.
Why similar: Hex Grid 29.7% ★, Turn-Based 25.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.4%, Procedural Generation 11.5%, Strategy 7.8%
- #48 Sid Meier's Civilization® IV
70% matchVery Positive92% of 3,602 reviews2006
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 52%
With over 6 million units sold and unprecedented critical acclaim from fans and press around the world, Sid Meier's Civilization is recognized as one of the greatest PC game franchises of all-time. Now, Sid Meier and Firaxis Games will take this incredibly fun and addictive game to new heights by adding new ways to play and win, new...
Why similar: Turn-Based 26.2%, 4X 23.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 21.8%, Strategy 12.3%, Multiplayer 6.3%
- #49 Time to Pay the Bills
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Red Beans
Windows
Time to Pay the Bills is a financial roguelike where you hit buttons with special marbles to earn money and pay off your debt. Combine different gameplay features to trigger combos and withstand rising bills.
Why similar: Turn-Based 20.9%, Economy 18.9%, Capitalism 18.3%, Board Game 12.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.7%
- #50 Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization
69% matchVery Positive87% of 1,534 reviews2008
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
Windows · Mac
Median: 30 minMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization is the third offering in the award winning Civilization IV series. A re-imagining of the classic Colonization game Sid Meier created in 1994, Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization is a total conversion of the Civilization IV engine into a game experience in which players will lead a European...
Why similar: Turn-Based 28%, 4X 26.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 20.4%, Strategy 14.1%, Multiplayer 5.5%
- #51 Ultakia
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Simon Alber
Windows
Ultakia is a turn-based space 4X strategy game with distinctive resource management. Explore exotic systems and acquire powerful technologies. Exploit your planets, trade with other races and destroy those who stand in your way.
Why similar: Hex Grid 28.9% ★, 4X 24.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.9%, Resource Management 11.3%, Space 9.3%
- #52 Automobile Tycoon
69% matchMixed60% of 63 reviews2018
Dev: Silver Lemur Games
Windows
Car manufacturing company simulator. Turn-based, fast paced, covers 100 years of automotive history.
Why similar: Turn-Based 20.8%, Economy 18.7%, Capitalism 18.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.1%, Resource Management 9.3%
- #53 Rise of Realms
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Goat Works Ltd
Windows · Mac
Rise of Realms is a 4X RPG, for 1-6 players, in a medieval fantasy setting. Command an empire and recruit heroes to lead your armies. Use your tactical abilities to conquer the lands and reshape them in your image. Wishlist now.
Why similar: Hex Grid 24.4% ★, 4X 19.7% ★, Economy 14.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.7%, Building 7.9%
- #54 Galaxy Admirals
68% matchVery Positive86% of 331 reviews2017
Dev: Jetdogs Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Galaxy Admirals is a multiplayer turn-based cosmic strategy with pretty innovative and challenging gameplay. Improve your command skills with AI and conquer the whole universe by fighting with real players.
Why similar: Strategy 26.7%, Hex Grid 20.2% ★, Turn-Based 17.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.2%, Board Game 7.4%
- #55 Island Dwellers
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Avokodo Studios
Windows
Island Dwellers is a turn-based strategy game where you guide a tribe through the challenges of rising sea levels. Assign tasks to your people, unlock technologies and build a thriving village. Adapt to new challenges as your tribe sails to different climates in search of a better future.
Why similar: Turn-Based 17%, 4X 16.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 16%, Hex Grid 14.2% ★, Resource Management 12.9%
- #56 Monarchs at Play
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MixedMoonGames
Windows
Turn-based 4X strategy in just one hour. Place buildings, chain adjacency bonuses, optimize resources, and outsmart rival monarchs through trade or war to earn the most Glory - solo or multiplayer.
Why similar: 4X 23.3% ★, Hex Grid 20.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 16.2%, Building 11.5%, Board Game 8.1%
- #57 Empire at Risk
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: BaroxxTech
Windows · Linux
Expand, conquer and dominate your rivals on dynamic hex maps. Capture regions, secure supply and adapt to every seed. Battle friends or AI in solo and multiplayer matches with up to 8 players and climb the leaderboard.
Why similar: Hex Grid 31.2% ★, Turn-Based 24.3%, Board Game 17%, Turn-Based Strategy 15%, Strategy 5.2%
- #58 Age of Wonders III
67% matchVery Positive80% of 12,777 reviews2014
Dev: Triumph StudiosPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 18.4 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Age of Wonders III is the long anticipated sequel to the award-winning strategy series. Delivering a unique mix of Empire Building, Role Playing and Warfare, Age of Wonders III offers the ultimate in turn-based fantasy strategy for veterans of the series and new players alike!
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 24.6%, 4X 23.5% ★, Turn-Based 19.2%, Strategy 17.2%, Hex Grid 9.1% ★
- #59 Astro Protocol
65% matchPositive96% of 46 reviews2026
Dev: Null Vector Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Astro Protocol is a high-stakes, turn-based 4X space strategy game distilled into intense one-hour matches. Six factions, randomized maps, tech trees, and anomalies ensure every run is unique. Victories are earned against challenging opponents that play to win.
Why similar: 4X 21.7% ★, Hex Grid 18.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.5%, Resource Management 11.1%, Procedural Generation 7.8%