- #1 The End of History
97% matchMixed69% of 392 reviews2025
Dev: TatamibeyaPub: WorldMap
Windows
A medieval sandbox. Serve a king, rule your own fief, or raise a claimant to the throne. Marry, scheme, rebel, claim a crown, or just watch. Every NPC in this world lives by the same rules you do, driving it toward collapse. Stopping it is your task; the higher you rise, the more ways you have.
Why similar: Political Sim 30.2% ★, Diplomacy 27.7% ★, Historical 13.4%, Medieval 13.3%, Life Sim 12.2%
- #2 The Guild 1 Remake: Europa 1410
96% matchMostly Positive72% of 713 reviews2026
Dev: Ashborne GamesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Choose from professions like Smith, Preacher or Alchemist to gain riches in this medieval economic simulation. Climb the social ladder, dominate politics, and lead your dynasty to power over multiple generations to ensure your legacy.
Why similar: Political Sim 36.9% ★, Diplomacy 24.1% ★, Immersive Sim 14.9%, Medieval 9.3%, Historical 7.8%
- #3 Obscure Chronicle of Dynasty
96% matchVery Positive95% of 85 reviews2023
Dev: IsaacZhang
Windows
This is a "fictional, but plausible" strategy role-playing game with a plot which can be regarded as a history of the Three Kingdoms in a different realm. Thus, those who have received little or no attention in the original history may blossom in this very different time and space.
Why similar: Turn-Based 23.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 23.8%, Alternate History 20.4%, Historical 18.8%, Tactical 5.9%
- #4 Half-Earth Socialism
95% matchVery Positive82% of 1,023 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: Political Sim 32.9% ★, Diplomacy 27.7% ★, Education 18.9%, Alternate History 14.3%, Simulation 3.8%
- #5 Monarch : Medieval Remastered
94% matchVery Positive81% of 382 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: Political Sim 32.1% ★, Medieval 18.7%, Historical 17.2%, Immersive Sim 16.5%, Life Sim 9%
- #6 Nuclear Design Bureau
94% matchMostly Positive73% of 328 reviews2026
Dev: Design Bureau KB-11
Windows
Design. Simulate. Detonate. As a junior engineer at the Kurchatov Institute, you design atomic devices to satisfy the demands of the State. A hardcore physics game simulating hydrodynamics, neutron transport, and thermonuclear fusion.
Why similar: Science 56.5%, Historical 25.1%, Simulation 8%, 2D 5.6%, Atmospheric 4.8%
- #7 Three Kingdoms : Alias
93% matchVery Positive80% of 373 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 33.2% ★, Diplomacy 30.9% ★, Historical 14.8%, Alternate History 14.8%, Tactical 3.9%
- #8 Bonaparte - A Mechanized Revolution
92% matchMostly Positive77% of 109 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 37% ★, Alternate History 20.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.1%, Historical 16.1%, Tactical 5%
- #9 Primitive Society Simulator
91% matchVery Positive84% of 760 reviews2024
Dev: YSH BigDovePub: YSH Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 70%
A colony-building game combined with grand strategy elements. Play as a tribal leader, guiding your people from the Stone Age to the Bronze Age. Survive, multiply, and compete for territory among ancient nations.
Why similar: Diplomacy 56.7% ★, Historical 20.8%, Alternate History 18.8%, Simulation 3.8%
- #10 Lawgivers II
91% matchMostly Positive70% of 712 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 42.7% ★, Diplomacy 42.5% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 11.2%, Simulation 3.6%
- #11 Nations
90% matchVery Positive90% of 148 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: Political Sim 32% ★, Diplomacy 28.8% ★, Historical 23%, Alternate History 14.6%, 2D 1.6%
- #12 EarthRoyale
89% matchVery Positive85% of 180 reviews2024
Dev: Lizzycat / Lizabeth Gidlund
Windows · Mac · Linux
EarthRoyale is a Map simulation Observer game where the game each turn chooses one of many events to edit the world map
Why similar: Political Sim 48.1% ★, Alternate History 25.1%, Historical 8.3%, Turn-Based 8%, Simulation 5.3%
- #13 Mars Horizon
89% matchVery Positive84% of 3,099 reviews2020
Dev: Auroch Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Lead a major space agency as you guide humanity to Mars in this strategy simulation game. Construct a base, design and build rockets, conduct missions throughout the Solar System, and write your own history of Space exploration. Created with support from the European Space Agency.
Why similar: Science 23.6%, Education 18%, Turn-Based 16.8%, Alternate History 14.2%, Historical 11.9%
- #14 Newton's Fourth Law
86% matchVery Positive93% of 229 reviews2025
Dev: Newtonian Studios
Windows
Fight against brain-rot in this story-driven educational physics puzzle game. You will need to learn and apply high school physics concepts to solve increasingly challenging problems and uncover a galaxy spanning plot. When you have finished, you will be able to take a college level physics course.
Why similar: Science 47.7%, Education 41.3%, Simulation 7.3%, Atmospheric 3.8%
- #15 The Emperor and State
87% matchMixed58% of 345 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: Diplomacy 47.7% ★, Alternate History 23%, Historical 19.2%, Simulation 4.7%, 2D 3.3%
- #16 Realpolitiks II
88% matchMixed46% of 668 reviews2021
Dev: Jujubee S.A.Pub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 14.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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: Political Sim 80.9% ★, Simulation 15%, Tactical 4.1%
- #17 Chernobyl: Simulator
84% matchVery Positive92% of 84 reviews2026
Dev: Rikarin Studio
Windows · Mac
Chernobyl Simulator puts you in the control room of the most infamous nuclear power plant in history. Step into the shoes of a reactor operator, where every switch, gauge, and decision matters. Experience the pressure, responsibility, and unforgiving complexity of Soviet-era nuclear operations.
Why similar: Science 31.2%, Education 22.1%, Historical 18.3%, Immersive Sim 17.1%, Simulation 4.8%
- #18 Lawgivers
85% matchVery Positive82% of 415 reviews2020
Dev: Damian BernardiPub: SomniumSoft
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 6.3 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 35.7% ★, Diplomacy 30.8% ★, Turn-Based 14.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.8%, Simulation 3.4%
- #19 大明王朝1789 | Ming dynasty 1789
86% matchMixed46% of 508 reviews2020
Dev: Long Qi Software Technology
Windows
In 1789, the Ming Dynasty had survived for a hundred years. At this time, just before the Great Revolution, what will the Ming Dynasty look like under the influence of players?
Why similar: Political Sim 53.9% ★, Historical 26.8%, Simulation 11.8%, Casual 7.5%
- #20 Project Chemistry
84% matchMostly Positive76% of 228 reviews2021
Dev: Ata TürkoğluPub: Espale Studios
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 25.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Interact with elements and molecules in a way that you have never before! Observe them and make them react with each other in the sandbox mode. Synthesize every molecule in the quest mode. Discover countless macromolecules and the elegancy of chemistry.
Why similar: Science 50.3%, Education 33.2%, Stylized 7.4%, Simulation 5.2%, Atmospheric 4%
- #21 Orbi Universo II
82% matchMostly Positive76% of 87 reviews2025
Dev: Orbi Universo Team
Windows · Linux
Guide your very own civilization's destiny in this abstract strategy sim. Master a complex node system, overcome unique challenges, and evolve your society from humble beginnings to the mastery of the atom. Can your civilization *really* withstand the test of time?
Why similar: Political Sim 56.1% ★, Historical 33.4%, Simulation 8.1%, 2D 2.3%
- #22 Predynastic Egypt
83% matchVery Positive92% of 1,933 reviews2016
Dev: Clarus Victoria
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Do you know how did Ancient Egypt looked like before the Great Pyramids? Lead the future Egyptian citizens all the way through the historical hardships to the Unification of Lower and Upper Egypt, and you will find out!
Why similar: Turn-Based 35.7%, Historical 24.4%, Education 22.3%, Simulation 7.3%, Atmospheric 5.5%
- #23 Millennia
82% matchMixed67% of 3,788 reviews2024
Dev: C Prompt GamesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 14.3 hrsMean: 36.6 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: Diplomacy 34.4% ★, Turn-Based 21.7%, Alternate History 19.1%, Historical 14.5%, Tactical 6.4%
- #24 Humanica
81% matchVery Positive94% of 215 reviews2026
Dev: PanfachDev
Windows
Humanica is a city-builder game about an ancient settlement, featuring vast technological development. Experience the journey from sticks and stones to iron tools and windmills!
Why similar: Historical 37.6%, Medieval 27.3%, Stylized 15.7%, Simulation 11.9%, Atmospheric 7.5%
- #25 Tiny Civilization
80% matchVery Positive93% of 2,194 reviews2022
Dev: 喜人一个
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.9 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: Immersive Sim 26.9%, Alternate History 24.9%, Historical 21.8%, Medieval 20.8%, 2D 5.6%
- #26 Master of Command
78% matchVery Positive92% of 4,017 reviews2025
Dev: Armchair Interactive
Windows
Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 27.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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: Historical 60.1%, Tactical 29%, Simulation 10.9%
- #27 The Political Process
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,167 reviews2019
Dev: Verlumino Studios LLC
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 16.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Explore a dynamic world of politics in this turn-based, political simulator. Create a character, run for political office, write legislation, balance budgets, and more as you move up the political hierarchy.
Why similar: Political Sim 84.1% ★, Turn-Based 10.3%, Simulation 5.7%
- #28 Arms Race - TCWE
81% matchMixed70% of 69 reviews2017
Dev: Alina Digital
Windows
Arms Race - TCWE is PC strategy game based on the historical conflict between the USA and the USSR
Why similar: Political Sim 39.9% ★, Diplomacy 23.4% ★, Historical 10.7%, Education 10.3%, Alternate History 10.2%
- #29 Three Kingdoms: Innovatory
79% matchMixed59% of 982 reviews2024
Dev: 瞬息万变工作室Pub: Moment HK
Windows
This is a classic historical simulation + real-time strategy game, where you will go back to the era of the Three Kingdoms and play as various renowned sovereigns.
Why similar: Historical 61%, Tactical 21%, Stylized 18%
- #30 Fantasy Map Simulator
76% matchVery Positive89% of 4,362 reviews2024
Dev: The Stranger
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 9.3 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: Political Sim 49.6% ★, Alternate History 27%, Medieval 17.8%, Simulation 3.2%, 2D 2.5%
- #31 Norland
76% matchVery Positive82% of 10,516 reviews2024
Dev: Long JauntPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 18.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Lead your noble family in this medieval colony sim, facing off against class conflict, religious struggle, and political treachery. Tend to your people’s needs, uncover the lost knowledge of a fallen empire, and engage in nefarious plots against your enemies.
Why similar: Diplomacy 65.1% ★, Historical 27.6%, Simulation 7.2%
- #32 Master Forge
77% matchVery Positive90% of 68 reviews2023
Dev: IT Student
Windows
Having inherited an old forge, it is now up to you to run the shop. Gain riches and fame, upgrade your forge and gain access to new resources to expand your product selection. One day, word of your skill may reach the ears of more than just commoners.
Why similar: Historical 22.2%, Medieval 21.9%, Life Sim 19.6%, Immersive Sim 18.9%, Tactical 8.6%
- #33 Age of History II
75% matchVery Positive90% of 50,416 reviews2018
Dev: Łukasz JakowskiPub: Łukasz Jakowski Games
Windows
Median: 11.3 hrsMean: 60.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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: Political Sim 27.6% ★, Diplomacy 23% ★, Historical 20.6%, Turn-Based 16.1%, Alternate History 9.4%
- #34 Computer Tycoon
77% matchVery Positive85% of 1,023 reviews2017
Dev: Progorion
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 16.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Computer Tycoon is a highly 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: Diplomacy 53.5% ★, Historical 18.1%, Immersive Sim 18.1%, Stylized 5.5%, Simulation 4.8%
- #35 7 Grand Steps: What Ancients Begat
78% matchMixed54% of 771 reviews2013
Dev: Mousechief
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 94%
What Ancients Begat is a complete (~15 hour) game of family generations surviving the rise of western civilization. Survival is the ultimate goal. The sub-goals, you choose, build their story.Experience an abstract telling of the lives of our earliest recorded ancestors.
Why similar: Political Sim 31.8% ★, Turn-Based 21.6%, Historical 14.6%, Life Sim 12.5%, Point & Click 8.4%
- #36 Mr. President
73% matchMostly Positive76% of 172 reviews2026
Dev: Exia Labs
Windows · Mac
Can you face the challenges of the Oval Office? Find out in Mr. President, a sandbox simulation of the U.S. presidency. Pursue your legislative agenda. Compete with rivals Russia and China. Deal with crises from 9/11 to COVID-19; and direct the U.S. military against terror groups and rogue states.
Why similar: Political Sim 36.4% ★, Diplomacy 35.2% ★, Historical 14.9%, Alternate History 6.9%, Simulation 4.1%
- #37 Imperial Ambitions
73% matchVery Positive81% of 108 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: Alternate History 28.8%, Historical 25.7%, Turn-Based 20.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.8%, Simulation 6%
- #38 Doodle Empires
71% matchVery Positive93% of 1,320 reviews2025
Dev: Turtle Stack Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Doodle Empires is an alternate history sandbox game all about drawing your own nations with your own histories and stories in a variety of maps. Watch your world take shape and evolve over time, and decide which nations will rise and which nations will fall.
Why similar: Alternate History 45.4%, Historical 28.1%, Medieval 11.5%, Simulation 11.1%, 2D 4%
- #39 Star Dynasties
74% matchMostly Positive73% of 505 reviews2021
Dev: Pawley GamesPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Take the reins of a feudal dynasty in a divided galaxy following the destruction of earth. Star Dynasties is a turn based, procedurally generated narrative of human drama and personal politics, mixed with a light empire management layer. Your choices. Your legacy.
Why similar: Diplomacy 46.4% ★, Science 28.5%, Turn-Based 21.7%, Simulation 3.5%
- #40 Observe
72% matchPositive92% of 90 reviews2025
Dev: Kisotik Games
Windows
A world that plays itself. Draw your own maps, build alternate histories, watch nations rise and collapse, intervene with god-like powers or program your own AI and climb the ranked ladder.
Why similar: Political Sim 48.7% ★, Alternate History 25.2%, Historical 12.4%, Tactical 5.9%, Simulation 5.2%
- #41 Ways of Alchemy
72% matchMostly Positive75% of 731 reviews2025
Dev: RocketBrush Games
Windows
Become a medieval alchemist in this card game. Brew deadly potions, discover ancient recipes, hire adventurers, and outwit the Inquisition. Transform your humble shack into an alchemical empire. No wands are required — just knowledge and wit.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 34%, Historical 32.6%, Medieval 23.1%, Simulation 6.5%, Atmospheric 3.8%
- #42 Manor Lords
70% matchVery Positive84% of 92,096 reviews2024
Dev: Slavic MagicPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 9.6 hrsMean: 23.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Manor Lords is a medieval strategy game featuring in-depth city building, large-scale tactical battles, and complex economic and social simulations. Rule your lands as a medieval lord – the seasons pass, the weather changes, and cities rise and fall.
Why similar: Diplomacy 67% ★, Historical 26.4%, Simulation 6.7%
- #43 Painters Guild
75% matchMixed67% of 544 reviews2015
Dev: Lucas Molina
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Painters Guild is a management sim where you control an art academy in the Italian Renaissance. Paint artwork as beautiful as the Mona Lisa. Hire painters like Leonardo da Vinci and millions of randomly generated ones. Expand and customize your guild with furniture and more.
Why similar: Alternate History 27%, Historical 25.4%, Education 24.8%, Simulation 7.2%, Retro 6.7%
- #44 Democracy 4
71% matchVery Positive82% of 6,409 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 43.1% ★, Diplomacy 34.5% ★, Education 13.9%, Simulation 3.9%, Tactical 2.9%
- #45 Orbi Universo
73% matchMostly Positive71% of 262 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: Historical 57.3%, Alternate History 20.5%, Simulation 15.5%, 2D 6.7%
- #46 Dr. Chatelet: Faith 神医
71% matchVery Positive85% of 132 reviews2022
Dev: MuccyGames
Windows · Mac
Amputations, bloodletting, alchemy - all of which seem unthinkable today - were the treatment options that medieval doctors revered. You must face challenges one after another and experience gains and losses in the course of your constant adventures
Why similar: Science 32.4%, Immersive Sim 23.6%, Medieval 22.1%, Stylized 8.4%, Simulation 7.2%
- #47 Becoming Saint
69% matchMostly Positive71% of 178 reviews2025
Dev: Open Lab GamesPub: Firesquid
Windows · Mac · Linux
Choose your doctrine and preach across medieval Italy in this real-time strategy roguelike. Gather your diverse cast of followers, venture out to convince and convert new believers, conquer towns, and strive to become a saint in your lifetime—or die trying.
Why similar: Political Sim 51.6% ★, Medieval 19.5%, Historical 16.7%, Tactical 6.5%, Simulation 5.7%
- #48 A Merchant's Promise
68% matchVery Positive86% of 308 reviews2025
Dev: Game Draft Studio
Windows
Medieval Trading & Transport with Physics-Based Items. Start as a Worthless Merchant and work your way up as you carefully handle your goods through a Medieval World!
Why similar: Immersive Sim 32.2%, Medieval 30.8%, Life Sim 27.8%, Simulation 9.1%
- #49 MEMORIAPOLIS
68% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,806 reviews2025
Dev: 5PM Studio
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Memoriapolis is a historical city builder where your city grows organically across 5 ages, from Antiquity to the Industrial Revolution. Manage resources, interact with factions, and shape your dynasty toward building a final Wonder with easy, normal, or hard difficulty levels.
Why similar: Political Sim 56.4% ★, Immersive Sim 20.6%, Historical 18.6%, Simulation 4.3%
- #50 Periapsis: Eclipse
69% matchMostly Positive73% of 53 reviews2025
Dev: Skytrellis Games
Windows
Conquer the Settled Galaxy in Periapsis: Eclipse where gravity, heat and the physics of space are the keys to conquest. Master orbital mechanics, real-world inspired weapons and nuclear rockets to outmaneuver dozens of hostile ships and claim victory for the Exiled Empire.
Why similar: Science 59.3%, Immersive Sim 34%, Simulation 6.7%
- #51 Planetary Life
66% matchVery Positive94% of 948 reviews2025
Dev: Sotenbox
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Manipulate climate, add plants and evolve creatures in this planet and life sandbox simulation game. From cells to civilizations, spread life throughout the whole planet. Or just enjoy watching your creation burn!
Why similar: Science 42.9%, Education 29%, Life Sim 19%, Simulation 5.7%, Atmospheric 3.3%
- #52 ASTROBOTANICA
68% matchMixed66% of 102 reviews2026
Dev: Space Goblin Studio
Windows
Science-driven exploration adventure on prehistoric Earth with a relaxing vibe. Farming, crafting, puzzle-solving, and exploration on Prehistoric Earth, where you arrive as an alien botanist who is very good at plant research, but... can't breathe oxygen.
Why similar: Science 54.2%, Alternate History 39.3%, Simulation 6.6%
- #53 Fate of the World
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 448 reviews2011
Dev: Red RedemptionPub: Soothsayer Games
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 3.0 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 57.6% ★, Turn-Based 22.5%, Education 12.9%, Simulation 5.7%, Casual 1.3%
- #54 Blacksmith Master
65% matchVery Positive84% of 2,773 reviews2025
Dev: Untitled StudioPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Manage your own medieval smithy in Blacksmith Master and supervise the entire process from mining ores and gems to designing and selling finished products. Forge everything from weapons and armor to tools and cooking utensils to fund your craft and become the Blacksmith Master.
Why similar: Medieval 63.1%, Simulation 16.6%, 2D 11.6%, Casual 8.7%
- #55 Supreme Ruler 1936
70% matchMostly Positive73% of 309 reviews2014
Dev: BattleGoat Studios
Windows
Median: 9.0 hrsMean: 12.6 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: Historical 45.6%, Turn-Based 42.2%, Simulation 12.2%
- #56 NationWar:Annals
69% matchMixed68% of 170 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: Diplomacy 41.3% ★, Political Sim 33.3% ★, Historical 11.7%, Tactical 6%, Medieval 5.7%
- #57 Monuments Renovator
67% matchMixed65% of 344 reviews2024
Dev: Games Incubator
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Monuments Renovator is a game in which you play the role of a professional monument renovator. You choose from among the world's greatest monuments, restore them to their former glory and learn about history and architecture.
Why similar: Education 34.1%, Historical 27.5%, Immersive Sim 22%, Simulation 8.2%, Atmospheric 5.7%
- #58 Age of History 3
63% matchVery Positive85% of 18,912 reviews2024
Dev: Łukasz JakowskiPub: Łukasz Jakowski Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.2 hrsMean: 38.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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: Diplomacy 40.1% ★, Alternate History 19.5%, Education 18.4%, Medieval 12.2%, Tactical 7.1%
- #59 本草归元录
65% matchMostly Positive79% of 158 reviews2025
Dev: Orange Paper StudioPub: CC_Games
Windows
"Herbals tycoon" is a game that combines ancient style with deep management strategy, bringing players into a mysterious and fantastic world of traditional Chinese medicine. Here, you are not only a healer but also an explorer, manager, and inheritor, writing your own herbal legend every moment.
Why similar: Life Sim 49.2%, Medieval 28.1%, Simulation 15.4%, 2D 7.3%