- #1 United Sects of America
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: FoxSox GamesPub: Madnetic Games
Windows
Welcome to the United Sects of America, where a captivating narrative, strategic management, and moral choices seamlessly intertwine. As the leader of your own cult, you'll grapple with tough decisions, shape your group's destiny, and aim to wield influence across the entire United States.
Why similar: Diplomacy 22.2% ★, Political Sim 17.7% ★, Grand Strategy 13.6%, Alternate History 9.6%, Text-Based 7.2%
- #2 Arms Race 2
96% matchPositive85% of 13 reviews2023
Dev: Alina Digital
Windows
Arms Race 2 is a PC strategy game based on the historical conflict between the USA and the USSR that took place in the 20th century.
Why similar: Diplomacy 21.6% ★, Political Sim 20.7% ★, Grand Strategy 16.7%, Alternate History 10.7%, Text-Based 8%
- #3 Asia Empire 2027
96% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2022
Dev: iGindisGames
Windows · Mac
Lead your Asian empire in an empire building turn based strategy war game. Are you ready to lead, Supreme Commander?
Why similar: Political Sim 20.8% ★, Grand Strategy 17.8%, Diplomacy 16% ★, Strategy RPG 12%, Turn-Based Strategy 9%
- #4 Cascade: Hindcast
95% 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 21.6% ★, Grand Strategy 19.6%, Diplomacy 16.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 9.6%, Alternate History 8.3%
- #5 Latin America Empire 2027
94% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2022
Dev: iGindisGames
Windows · Mac
Lead your Latin empire in an empire building turn based strategy war game. Are you ready to lead, Supreme Commander?
Why similar: Political Sim 20.2% ★, Grand Strategy 17.2%, Diplomacy 16.4% ★, Strategy RPG 11.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.7%
- #6 The Emperor and State
94% 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 22.2% ★, Grand Strategy 17%, Strategy RPG 11.1%, Alternate History 10.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.3%
- #7 Crisis Cabinet
93% match4 user reviews60% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: Function Labs LimitedPub: Function Labs
Windows
Lead a nation through elections, unrest, war, scandals and economic collapse in this turn-based political strategy simulation. Spend political capital, manage budgets, survive crises and decide how far you’ll go to stay in power.
Why similar: Diplomacy 25.4% ★, Political Sim 23.3% ★, Grand Strategy 12.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 7%, Alternate History 6.3%
- #8 Ostalgie: The Berlin Wall
92% matchVery Positive93% of 730 reviews2018
Dev: Nostalgames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 13.8 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 22.2% ★, Diplomacy 18.5% ★, Grand Strategy 11.2%, Alternate History 10.7%, Strategy RPG 7.7%
- #9 Middle East Empire 2027
91% match8 user reviews78% of 8 reviews2022
Dev: iGindisGames
Windows · Mac
Lead your Middle Eastern empire in an empire building turn based strategy war game. Are you ready to lead, Supreme Commander?
Why similar: Political Sim 21.6% ★, Grand Strategy 18.6%, Diplomacy 16.6% ★, Strategy RPG 12.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.4%
- #10 Three Kingdoms : Alias
90% 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 19.5% ★, Diplomacy 19% ★, Grand Strategy 17.9%, Alternate History 9.2%, Historical 8.1%
- #11 Twisted Three Kingdoms
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Seasonbean Team
Windows
Amidst this chaotic era, shape your own destiny—whether as a loyal minister, a ruthless warlord, or an independent ruler. Every choice and battle writes your legend. Are you ready to rise from a commoner to claim the realm?
Why similar: Grand Strategy 21%, Political Sim 18.5% ★, Diplomacy 16.3% ★, Historical 9.4%, Alternate History 8.3%
- #12 Aye! My Liege
89% match9 user reviews67% of 9 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 20.2%, Political Sim 19.2% ★, Diplomacy 13.4% ★, Strategy RPG 13.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.6%
- #13 Rise Of The White Sun - 白日升
89% matchVery Positive86% of 770 reviews2023
Dev: Maestro CinetikPub: Gaming at Work
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 46%
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: Diplomacy 20.5% ★, Political Sim 19.4% ★, Grand Strategy 16.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.1%, Strategy RPG 8.2%
- #14 Democracy 4
87% 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 27.1% ★, Diplomacy 22.6% ★, Grand Strategy 15.2%, Management 8.8%, Economy 8.3%
- #15 Crisis in the Kremlin
88% matchVery Positive84% of 1,463 reviews2017
Dev: Nostalgames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 9.8 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 43.6% ★, Diplomacy 12.8% ★, Grand Strategy 9%, Strategy 7.7%, Alternate History 6.4%
- #16 Africa Empire 2027
86% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2022
Dev: iGindisGames
Windows · Mac
Lead your African empire in an empire building turn based strategy war game. Are you ready to lead, Supreme Commander?
Why similar: Political Sim 21.1% ★, Grand Strategy 19.4%, Diplomacy 15.2% ★, Strategy RPG 12.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.6%
- #17 Mandate 1600: The East
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: RM GAME
Windows
At a turning point in history, decide the future of a nation. Mandate 1600: The East is a global historical grand strategy game. Govern lands and dynasty, secure your bloodline, grow through trade, and prevail in war. Rewrite history.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 22.1%, Political Sim 21.8% ★, Diplomacy 16.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 10.3%, Historical 8.8%
- #18 Crowns of Medieval Europe
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: plausegame7
Windows
Lead one of ten medieval kingdoms in this turn-based grand strategy game. Expand your territory, develop your economy, strengthen your army, and shape the future of Europe through diplomacy, war, and strategic decisions.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 21.3%, Political Sim 20.4% ★, Diplomacy 17.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 10.5%, Simulation 7.4%
- #19 Third Bloc
84% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: ASCII Interactions
Windows
A text-based political management sandbox set in the Cold War. Balance the budget, recruit experts, bargain with rival powers, answer telegrams, and drag a poor new republic into the space age. Or bury it in a nuclear one. All in animated ASCII.
Why similar: Political Sim 29.4% ★, Diplomacy 14.9% ★, Grand Strategy 11.3%, Text-Based 10.3%, Management 7.6%
- #20 The Helios Accord
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ZOA LLC
Windows
The Helios Accord is a post-scarcity science-fiction grand strategy game. Govern by consent, set doctrine, negotiate with civilizations, and send Citizen Minds beyond known space. Then Serenity of Dawn disappears. No wreckage. No distress call. Only an impossible signal that changes when observed.
Why similar: Political Sim 30.3% ★, Grand Strategy 21.6%, Diplomacy 18.4% ★, Text-Based 8.8%, Strategy RPG 8.2%
- #21 Concert of Power
83% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Piedmont Games
Windows
Rule a shattered North America where every claim can become a crisis, and every crisis tests the balance of power. Build industry, command trade, forge treaties, isolate rivals, and decide whether to preserve the fragile order or become the power that breaks it.
Why similar: Diplomacy 27.2% ★, Political Sim 27% ★, Grand Strategy 16.6%, Economy 7.8%, Management 6.9%
- #22 Demockracy
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: SKLC Games
Windows
Build a political party in a fictional country and play for one thing: win power and keep it. Recruit politicians, conquer regions, win elections. There are clean paths and dirty games. Everyone has a price. What's yours?
Why similar: Political Sim 32% ★, Grand Strategy 20%, Diplomacy 16.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 9.8%, Strategy 7.1%
- #23 You are the Judge!
82% matchMostly Positive70% of 262 reviews2023
Dev: Steel Games
Windows
As a judge of the Kobardde court, solve complex cases inspired by actual events. Your decisions will directly affect people's (and perhaps yours) lives. You may have to make difficult decisions for your family, country, and life. What kind of judge will you be?
Why similar: Political Sim 27% ★, Diplomacy 26.9% ★, Strategy RPG 15.9%, Immersive Sim 10.4%, Alternate History 6.4%
- #24 昭明日月 Pax Serica: Rise of the Ming
81% 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 23.5% ★, Alternate History 14.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.7%, Historical 10.6%, Grand Strategy 8.6%
- #25 Last Emperor
81% 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 26% ★, Grand Strategy 16.1%, Strategy RPG 12%, Text-Based 9.4%, Management 8.1%
- #26 Clockwork Dawn
80% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2024
Dev: Terra Studios LLC
Windows
A new dawn approaches with the advent of intricate mechanical designs that will transform the world into an era of steam and steel. Take control of a country in this alternate history steampunk timeline and either survive and prosper or be forgotten in the dust of ages past.
Why similar: Political Sim 20.3% ★, Grand Strategy 19.7%, Diplomacy 19.7% ★, Alternate History 12.7%, Historical 8%
- #27 For the Fatherland: Chronicle of Park Chung-hee
78% matchVery Positive88% of 217 reviews2026
Dev: KMS STUDIO
Windows
January 1, 1960. Become Major General Park Chung-hee at a turning point in Korean history. Preserve democracy and rise as the father of a nation—or cling to power and become a dictator. The fate of the Republic of Korea is in your hands.
Why similar: Political Sim 21.6% ★, Grand Strategy 19.5%, Diplomacy 17.8% ★, Alternate History 11.8%, Historical 8.5%
- #28 Imperialism: Concert of Europe
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Decision Space
Windows
It is the 19th century - an age of steam power, revolution, and imperialist expansion. Engage in turn-based gameplay as you strive to ascend to unparalleled power through astute management of trade, industry, research, diplomacy, colonization, and warfare.
Why similar: Diplomacy 23.5% ★, Grand Strategy 21%, Alternate History 12.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.8%, Historical 7%
- #29 Here to Stay
79% matchMixed42% of 24 reviews2023
Dev: Jakub KuceraPub: Powerup Company
Windows · Mac
Join the race for power in the new political strategy game. Build a strong political party, win the regional elections and have a majority in parliament. As the head of state, you are in charge of running the state, managing the state budget and diplomacy.
Why similar: Political Sim 23.9% ★, Diplomacy 21.7% ★, Grand Strategy 19.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.9%, Historical 6.4%
- #30 Age of Enlightenment
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: GSG Johan
Windows · Mac · Linux
Shape the destiny of the world as an 18th century ruler. Forge alliances and prepare your armed forces to expand your domain and colonize new lands. Or focus on internal development and help your subjects thrive with prudent economic policy and lawmaking. The choice is yours in Age of Enlightenment!
Why similar: Diplomacy 21.9% ★, Political Sim 20.1% ★, Grand Strategy 18.7%, Alternate History 9.6%, Historical 8.4%
- #31 AfterWar
76% matchMostly Positive73% of 146 reviews2026
Dev: Dmytro Lumen
Windows
AfterWar is a simple yet feature-rich strategy game for everyone.
Why similar: Diplomacy 22.9% ★, Political Sim 21.5% ★, Grand Strategy 18%, Alternate History 8.5%, Economy 7.1%
- #32 Konkwest
77% matchPositive95% of 42 reviews2024
Dev: Vincent Creative Technologies
Windows
The arcade grand strategy game. In Konkwest you and your friends can play through a world conquest campaign in an evening. Many historical starting scenarios bring you into the game world and let you lead your empire to glory. The single-resource economy makes the game accessible to all.
Why similar: Diplomacy 23.1% ★, Grand Strategy 18.5%, Political Sim 15% ★, Alternate History 11.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.5%
- #33 1992: Rasputie
77% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: A2B games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Take a place of a politician in the post-Soviet space and immerse yourself in the struggle for power amid the ruins of the former empire. Your decisions will determine the path of the young state's development.
Why similar: Political Sim 26.4% ★, Grand Strategy 16.7%, Alternate History 11.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.7%, Historical 8.7%
- #34 The Guild 1 Remake: Europa 1410
75% 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 24.5% ★, Diplomacy 16.7% ★, Strategy RPG 14.1%, Immersive Sim 10.3%, Simulation 7.9%
- #35 ELHKIA
76% matchNo user reviews
Windows
ELHKIA is a GPT-powered political sim where you write down your own campaign promises. Sway the public while dodging tomatoes and shape the world with your own words.
Why similar: Diplomacy 24.7% ★, Political Sim 23.2% ★, Grand Strategy 18.7%, Economy 7.9%, Management 7.6%
- #36 The Mandate
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SyntiaGames
Windows
Hold office in a living political simulation. Pass laws, build coalitions, manage staff, face the press, raise money, and fight for reelection while your allies and rivals pursue plans of their own.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 24.9%, Diplomacy 12.2% ★, Economy 11.7%, Simulation 9.7%, Management 8.7%
- #37 Alternatis - William the Conqueror
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Velsin
Windows
Take on the role of William the Conqueror, choose one of the many historical or alternate-history paths, make the boldest or the wisest strategic decisions, and shape the fate of your kingdom and Europe as a whole!
Why similar: Diplomacy 21.1% ★, Grand Strategy 16.6%, Political Sim 15.5% ★, Alternate History 13.4%, Historical 9.8%
- #38 Power & Revolution 2020 Edition
74% matchMixed62% of 856 reviews2020
Dev: Eversim
Windows · Mac
The new version of Geopolitical Simulator 4, the ultrarealistic simulator of today's world where you play as the head of state or as the opposition! Stop the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic and restart the economy, participate in the US elections or engage in lightning wars with new 2020 scenarios.
Why similar: Diplomacy 29.1% ★, Political Sim 24.7% ★, Grand Strategy 19.8%, Management 8.7%, Economy 7.1%
- #39 President of Steel
72% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: volaryus
Windows
President of Steel is a choice-driven political strategy game where every decision shapes the fate of your nation. Balance power, stability, and economy while navigating political intrigue, war threats, organized crime, and personal relationships.
Why similar: Diplomacy 32.4% ★, Political Sim 30.2% ★, Strategy RPG 10.7%, Economy 9.3%, Management 7.3%
- #40 Mr. President
71% 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: Diplomacy 23.9% ★, Political Sim 23.7% ★, Grand Strategy 19.2%, Historical 9%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.5%
- #41 TREUD
73% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Nikolai Karulin
Windows · Mac · Linux
Rule your society through 12,000 years – from the Stone Age to the present day – in a grand strategy game with a living simulation where real historical processes are recreated, but nothing is predetermined. Build, conquer, exploit. Crisis is part of history: keep power or side with the revolution
Why similar: Grand Strategy 26.1%, Diplomacy 17.4% ★, Political Sim 10.8% ★, Historical 10.5%, Economy 10.4%
- #42 China: Mao's legacy
73% matchVery Positive91% of 1,048 reviews2019
Dev: Nostalgames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 15.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Year 1976, the stormy Cultural revolution has died down, hard times of hongweibing and public critics are coming to an end. Old and sick Mao Zedong will soon leave China to his comrades from CPC. The Cold War is coming into a new phase...
Why similar: Political Sim 27.2% ★, Grand Strategy 16.6%, Diplomacy 14.5% ★, Strategy RPG 11.6%, Management 8%
- #43 SIM Election USA
72% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: SunsixStudios
Windows
Run a presidential campaign in this turn-based strategy game where you manage funding, media, and political influence to win the election.
Why similar: Political Sim 33.4% ★, Diplomacy 21.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13%, Economy 10.1%, Management 9.7%
- #44 O.A.C - World Begins
73% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2024
Dev: V.B.BPub: C.O.T.E
Windows
Are you a leader? Once you convince your nation you are their leader, it will be time to show the world your own political, people management and military strategy skills. O.A.C aims to be a breath of fresh air in the grand strategy genre that will inspire its own kind of videogames!
Why similar: Diplomacy 23.9% ★, Political Sim 21.6% ★, Grand Strategy 17.8%, Strategy RPG 10.5%, Historical 8.7%
- #45 Statecraft: Corrupted Democracy
70% matchPositive93% of 42 reviews2026
Dev: Engincan Çiçek
Windows
Democracy is dirty; get your hands filthy. Manipulate the masses like a flock of sheep, bribe the parliament, and sabotage your rivals. In the chaos of the 70s, honesty is a weakness. Will you be a savior or a dictator? The choice *and the corruption* is yours.
Why similar: Political Sim 23.2% ★, Diplomacy 23.2% ★, Grand Strategy 17.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.1%, Strategy RPG 7.6%
- #46 UK Politics Simulator
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Black Cannon Studios
Windows · Mac
Over 20,000 simulated politicians, journalists and activists. Every one unique. Every one autonomous. Build your career from local councillor to Prime Minister in the most detailed UK political simulation ever created. No scripts. Pure systems-driven gameplay.
Why similar: Political Sim 27.9% ★, Diplomacy 22.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 11.1%, Simulation 8.2%, Text-Based 8.2%
- #47 吾皇万岁
69% matchMixed70% of 459 reviews2026
Dev: AI GAME STUDIO
Windows
You'll time-travel to a turbulent ancient Chinese dynasty as a young monarch. Ascend the throne amidst chaos and navigate among powerful officials, noble clans, and common scholars. Each vermilion note harbors danger. Your choice will shape history: Create a prosperous era or be a fallen king.
Why similar: Diplomacy 25.4% ★, Grand Strategy 19.5%, Strategy RPG 11.6%, Historical 9.5%, Management 9%
- #48 Kingdoms in Ink
71% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: SQOOL
Windows
A fantasy world's history unfolds on a single map. In this grand strategy game, kingdoms rise, borders shift, and kings and generals pass through the generations. Simply watch, or command a nation and unite the world. Follow towns, people, dragons, and adventurers through a history all your own.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 25.2%, Political Sim 19.6% ★, Diplomacy 17.4% ★, Alternate History 11.1%, Strategy RPG 10.1%
- #49 Grey Eminence
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: The Nestinars
Windows
Spanning from 1356 to 1956, steer the fate of any country on Earth through six epic centuries of conflict. Diplomacy, economics, warfare and intrigue are all weapons in your arsenal to transform the world that was into the world that could be.
Why similar: Political Sim 22% ★, Diplomacy 21.6% ★, Grand Strategy 17.8%, Alternate History 11%, Historical 6.8%
- #50 Crisis in the Kremlin: The Cold War
69% matchVery Positive81% of 737 reviews2025
Dev: Nostalgames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.8 hrsMean: 33.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Crisis in the Kremlin is a global real-time political strategy about the Socialist world in its final decade. Shape the fate of the world as you manage economy, foreign relations, and domestic policy. Engage with countries across the globe, using diplomacy or even proxy wars to expand your reach.
Why similar: Political Sim 23.7% ★, Diplomacy 16.8% ★, Grand Strategy 16.4%, Alternate History 12.5%, Historical 8.7%
- #51 三国記II
70% matchPositive83% of 40 reviews2022
Dev: lufy
Windows · Mac
《三国记II》是三国记系列的第2部作品,是一款正统的历史模拟策略游戏。以中国东汉末年的三国时期为总体背景,围绕着争夺大陆霸权,展开了一系列的故事。 《三国记II》采取直接在大地图上进行游戏和战斗,让玩家体验征战四方的快感。
Why similar: Grand Strategy 23%, Political Sim 20.8% ★, Diplomacy 16.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13%, Strategy 9.6%
- #52 Front Frontiers
68% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: baus96
Windows
The World is on the brink of irreversible Tragedy. Global tensions are rising, alliances are falling apart and states are preparing to decide their fate in the shadow of a massive war. Front Frontiers invites you to fight a massive war, offering an in-depth strategy experience.
Why similar: Political Sim 22.4% ★, Grand Strategy 20.1%, Diplomacy 17.7% ★, Strategy RPG 12.7%, Alternate History 9.4%
- #53 Victoria 3
68% matchMostly Positive70% of 61,281 reviews2022
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 14.4 hrsMean: 120.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Paradox Development Studio invites you to build your ideal society in the tumult of the exciting and transformative 19th century. Balance the competing interests in your society and earn your place in the sun in Victoria 3, one of the most anticipated games in Paradox’s history.
Why similar: Political Sim 21.8% ★, Diplomacy 19.7% ★, Grand Strategy 19.6%, Historical 8.2%, Alternate History 8.1%
- #54 Victoria II
69% matchVery Positive88% of 20,842 reviews2010
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 49.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Carefully guide your nation from the era of absolute monarchies in the early 19th century, through expansion and colonization, to finally become a truly great power by the dawn of the 20th century. Victoria II is a grand strategy game played during the colonial era of the 19th century, where the player takes control of a country, guiding...
Why similar: Grand Strategy 31.1%, Political Sim 24.3% ★, Historical 10.7%, Diplomacy 9.7% ★, Economy 7.2%
- #55 Fate Candle: Three Kingdoms - Chronicle Restored
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: XIA WANWAN
Windows
The fire at Red Cliffs fractures history. Rise from one of 44 cities, govern your domain, befriend forgotten generals, and restore their memories. Develop your faction and deploy stratagems across ten-slot battles. Hold cities and awaken City Veins before the world unravels.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 22.1%, Political Sim 18.9% ★, Strategy RPG 14.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.2%, Strategy 7%
- #56 明末:甲申年
67% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Zirbry StudioPub: HistAxis Games
Windows · Mac
Set during the fall of the Ming dynasty in 1644, this historical grand-strategy narrative game lets you rule as the Chongzhen Emperor, fight for the Shun regime, lead another faction, or survive as a commoner. Govern, wage war, manage resources, and reshape history through AI-assisted court debates.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 28.3%, Political Sim 19.2% ★, Strategy RPG 11.9%, Simulation 7.8%, Strategy 7.7%
- #57 Lawgivers II
67% 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: Diplomacy 27.3% ★, Political Sim 26.4% ★, Grand Strategy 14.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.4%, Management 8.2%
- #58 Politisim
66% match2 user reviews100% of 3 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 39.5% ★, Grand Strategy 21.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.1%, Simulation 8.4%, Strategy 8.3%
- #59 Ruler of Empires
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mehmet Sefa KARATAŞPub: Pasha Interactive
Windows
Command a nation through the age of steel and empire. Ruler of Empires is a turn-based grand strategy game. Seize a nation, rewrite the century, and conquer province by province across lands. Save an empire doomed to fall, or bring the whole world under a single flag.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 27.2%, Strategy RPG 17.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.4%, Political Sim 10.2% ★, Strategy 9.6%
- #60 Rise of Hegemony
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Dev: Lion Loewe
Windows
Take control of a country from its very first beginnings and lead it successfully to become a global hegemon. In a complex simulation of economy, diplomacy and warfare the path you chose to triumph is up to you.
Why similar: Diplomacy 24.3% ★, Grand Strategy 19%, Political Sim 12.5% ★, Alternate History 12.4%, Economy 8.8%