- #1 三国混战
97% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: YangGrass
Windows
In the world of the Three Kingdoms, where the warlords were vying for supremacy, different forces were chosen to rebuild the Great Han or establish a new heaven. Through event selection, a balance was achieved among the literati, Han, and people.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 32% ★, Political Sim 25.4% ★, Strategy 18.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.3%, Historical 6.6%
- #2 A World To Win
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Leafbug Labs
Windows
A Cold War real-time grand strategy game. Players lead a country through the revolutions and superpower conflicts of the late 20th century, competing in the space race and nuclear arms race, destabilizing and overthrowing rival powers to expand their spheres of influence.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 31.2% ★, Political Sim 25.4% ★, RTS 19.3%, Strategy 16.5%, Historical 5.5%
- #3 Total War: SHOGUN 2
96% matchVery Positive92% of 66,827 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: Grand Strategy 25.2% ★, Strategy 18.1%, RTS 17.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.2%, Historical 11.1%
- #4 Antiyoy
94% matchPositive85% of 39 reviews2024
Dev: yiotro
Windows
Turn-based strategy with simple rules
Why similar: Grand Strategy 30.7% ★, Political Sim 24.2% ★, Strategy 16.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.8%, Historical 6.5%
- #5 Total War: THREE KINGDOMS
94% matchVery Positive82% of 92,881 reviews2019
Dev: CREATIVE ASSEMBLYPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 21.6 hrsMean: 89.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Total War: THREE KINGDOMS is the first in the award-winning series to recreate epic conflict across ancient China. Combining a gripping turn-based campaign of empire-building & conquest with stunning real-time battles, THREE KINGDOMS redefines the series in an age of heroes & legends.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 23.9% ★, Strategy 17.9%, RTS 15.1%, Historical 14.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.1%
- #6 Total War: NAPOLEON – Definitive Edition
93% matchVery Positive92% of 27,073 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: Grand Strategy 26.4% ★, Strategy 19.6%, Historical 14.4%, RTS 14.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.7%
- #7 Invaders
91% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: GodSGameStudio
Windows
Invaders — a modern RTS of deep strategy and realism. Command your nation, manage supply lines, research technologies, and conquer a dynamic hex-based world with land, air, and naval forces. Every decision shapes your country's survival and dominance.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 32.4% ★, Political Sim 24.6% ★, RTS 20.2%, Strategy 16.5%, Tactical 4.3%
- #8 A Total War Saga: FALL OF THE SAMURAI
92% matchMixed70% of 1,689 reviews2012
Dev: CREATIVE ASSEMBLYPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Experience the dramatic conflict of samurai culture and modern weaponry between the Imperial throne and the last Shogunate in 19th century Japan.
Why similar: Strategy 29.7%, RTS 19.2%, Grand Strategy 15.2% ★, Historical 11.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.2%
- #9 Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition
91% matchVery Positive91% of 37,534 reviews2009
Dev: CREATIVE ASSEMBLYPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 44.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Command the seas, control the land, forge a new nation, and conquer the globe.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 28.4% ★, Strategy 20%, Historical 13.2%, RTS 11.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.2%
- #10 A Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIA
90% matchMostly Positive70% of 14,739 reviews2018
Dev: CREATIVE ASSEMBLYPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12.1 hrsMean: 31.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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: Grand Strategy 22.7% ★, RTS 21.2%, Strategy 18%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.1%, Historical 13.2%
- #11 Rise and Fall: Bronze Age
89% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2024
Dev: Ludwig LoreKhan
Windows
Rise & Fall: Bronze Age is a Grand Strategy game set in the Bronze Age between 3400BC and 1150BC. Expand your power by diplomacy and war and manage your troublesome elites. Feed your people, build temples for your gods and tombs for your rulers. How high can you rise before your empire falls ?
Why similar: Grand Strategy 37.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17.1%, Strategy 13.3%, Political Sim 13.1% ★, Historical 10.4%
- #12 Total War: PHARAOH
89% matchMixed63% of 5,355 reviews2023
Dev: CREATIVE ASSEMBLYPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
In Total War: PHARAOH, the newest entry in the award-winning grand strategy series, immerse yourself in ancient Egypt at the zenith of its power and experience the dramatic events that threaten its destruction.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 32.4% ★, RTS 22.1%, Strategy 11.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.2%, War 8%
- #13 Tempest of Nations
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Faustian Ambitions LLC
Windows
Tempest of Nations is a real-time, historical grand strategy game set during the Industrial Revolution. Lead your nation through one of the most transformative eras of history as you manage diplomacy, economics, and politics.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 40.5% ★, Political Sim 28.2% ★, Strategy 17.1%, Historical 10.8%, Management 2.9%
- #14 Cavalry Charge·Three Kingdoms
87% matchMostly Positive75% of 19 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: Grand Strategy 29.9% ★, RTS 23%, Strategy 17.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.2%, Historical 5.7%
- #15 三国記II
86% 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 29.7% ★, Political Sim 20.4% ★, Strategy 17.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.2%, Historical 5.9%
- #16 Flames in Modern Europe
86% matchMostly Positive71% of 31 reviews2025
Dev: Volodymyr Marsenko
Windows · Mac
A real-time global strategy game about the Old Continent! You are the leader of the state, and you must discover new technologies, build a powerful economy, armed forces and even nuclear weapons! But remember - the opposition will always be breathing down your neck...
Why similar: Political Sim 27.1% ★, Grand Strategy 26.5% ★, RTS 18.1%, Strategy 8.1%, Historical 7%
- #17 Europa Universalis III Complete
85% matchVery Positive83% of 1,993 reviews2009
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Europa Universalis III Complete includes the original Europa Universalis III as well as the expansions In Nomine and Napoleons Ambition Europa Universalis III delves deeply into the areas of exploration, trade, warfare and diplomacy.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 43.1% ★, Political Sim 29.1% ★, Strategy 13.1%, Historical 10.8%, RTS 2.7%
- #18 Divided Empire: SENGOKU
84% 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 35.1% ★, RTS 19.7%, Strategy 16.6%, Historical 10.9%, War 7.2%
- #19 PixelRulers
84% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Soulful Workshop
Windows
PixelRulers is a fun, pixel-styled 2D real-time strategy game with simple yet engaging multiplayer gameplay for up to 96 players. Designed with simplicity as a core principle, PixelRulers focuses on easy-to-understand mechanics without sacrificing depth.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 40% ★, RTS 22%, Political Sim 16.8% ★, Strategy 16.1%, Pixel Graphics 3.1%
- #20 Total War: ATTILA
83% matchVery Positive82% of 37,222 reviews2015
Dev: CREATIVE ASSEMBLYPub: SEGA
Windows · Linux
Median: 17.4 hrsMean: 81.0 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: Grand Strategy 26.8% ★, Strategy 17.7%, RTS 15.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.1%, Historical 12.2%
- #21 PicoBellum
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: PicoBellum
Windows · Linux
The war between Humans and Orcs continues to ravage the world. Lead your faction into war, besiege castles, clash on open battlefields, and conquer enemy territory. End the conflict and claim the throne of the world.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 35.3% ★, RTS 21.7%, Strategy 19.9%, War 10.5%, Military 4.6%
- #22 Total War: WARHAMMER II
82% matchVery Positive93% of 121,328 reviews2017
Dev: CREATIVE ASSEMBLYPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 41.3 hrsMean: 179.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Strategy gaming perfected. A breath-taking campaign of exploration, expansion and conquest across a fantasy world. Turn-based civilisation management and real-time epic strategy battles with thousands of troops and monsters at your command.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 31.9% ★, RTS 22.3%, Strategy 20.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.9%, War 7.1%
- #23 Nations
81% matchVery Positive88% of 113 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: Grand Strategy 27.5% ★, Political Sim 20.2% ★, RTS 19.8%, Strategy 14.9%, Historical 12.1%
- #24 State of Command
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Layth Issam El Zaim
Windows · Linux
A modern grand strategy game where you act as head of state, managing military forces, economic development, and diplomacy while directing large-scale operations on dynamic frontlines.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 32.8% ★, Political Sim 27.6% ★, Strategy 15.9%, Historical 6.4%, Top-Down 3.8%
- #25 政通人和
80% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: SuBaiism
Windows
"Peace and Prosperity" is a independently developed ink-wash style historical strategy game set in an alternate pre-Qin period of China. Starting from a small village of just a few hundred people, and conquer all sides to gradually build their own vassal state with millions of people.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 31.4% ★, Political Sim 22.6% ★, RTS 16.9%, Strategy 12.3%, Historical 5.9%
- #26 Roman Empire Wars
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Emperor Games
Windows
Become an Emperor and guide your Legions to victory. Battle foreign armies and crush your enemies in a tactical real-time strategy game and show the whole Europe glory of the Roman Empire.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 28.1% ★, RTS 17.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.9%, Strategy 11.2%, Historical 10.4%
- #27 Total War: MEDIEVAL II – Definitive Edition
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 35,787 reviews2006
Dev: CREATIVE ASSEMBLYPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 36.7 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: Grand Strategy 26.8% ★, Strategy 19%, RTS 15.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.3%, Historical 10.9%
- #28 History of Kingdoms: Three Kingdoms
77% match8 user reviews63% of 8 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: Grand Strategy 39.4% ★, RTS 24.4%, Strategy 20.8%, Historical 7.6%, Top-Down 4.6%
- #29 Grand Tactician: Napoleonic Wars (1792-1815)
78% 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: Grand Strategy 33.6% ★, RTS 20.8%, Strategy 18.6%, Historical 12.4%, War 6.3%
- #30 Grand Tactician: The Civil War (1861-1865)
78% matchMostly Positive75% of 2,337 reviews2021
Dev: Grand Engineer Corps
Windows
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 94.0 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: Grand Strategy 31.1% ★, Strategy 26.9%, RTS 20.1%, Historical 13.9%, War 7.7%
- #31 Aye! My Liege
77% match5 user reviews60% of 5 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 31.9% ★, Political Sim 22.5% ★, Strategy 18%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.1%, Top-Down 3.9%
- #32 SandTable War: Three Kingdoms
76% matchVery Positive83% of 206 reviews2026
Dev: 古玩工作室
Windows
"SandTable War: Three Kingdoms" is a strategic simulation game set during the Three Kingdoms period. Here you can play as various factions from Three Kingdoms history to conquer cities and lands, unify the realm. With abundant historical officers and scenarios, come restore the Han Dynasty!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 29.4% ★, Political Sim 20.3% ★, RTS 19%, Strategy 9.7%, Historical 9.1%
- #33 Crusader Kings II
76% matchVery Positive91% of 73,588 reviews2012
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 55.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Explore one of the defining periods in world history in an experience crafted by the masters of Grand Strategy.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 58.1% ★, Political Sim 21.8% ★, Strategy 9.2%, Historical 8%, RTS 2.7%
- #34 Geo-Political Simulator 2026 Edition
75% matchMixed51% of 232 reviews2025
Dev: Eversim
Windows
The latest expansion of the ultra-realistic world simulator, where you play as the head of state or the opposition! New Features: tourism simulator, party strategies with regime censures, personal wealth management, a European army, AI and robotics.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 29.1% ★, Political Sim 26.8% ★, RTS 18%, Strategy 13.6%, War 3.9%
- #35 Bellfortis
74% matchVery Positive94% of 131 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 33.3% ★, RTS 16.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.7%, Strategy 10.1%, Historical 9.9%
- #36 Theo
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Theo Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
The player is the architect of the world, plays for one of the world forces and achieves its dominance in the world with the help of tools and through indirect influence on countries and key figures. The story-driven game takes place through key historical events that have impacted the modern world.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 34.4% ★, Political Sim 30.7% ★, Strategy 17.2%, Historical 6.3%, War 6%
- #37 Anno 1602 History Edition
73% matchMostly Positive77% of 255 reviews2024
Dev: Ubisoft MainzPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Relive the beginnings of the Anno® series with Anno® 1602 History Edition, updated and optimized for current computers.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 27.9% ★, Political Sim 20.7% ★, RTS 17.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.1%, Strategy 10.9%
- #38 Rome: Total War™ - Alexander
74% matchMostly Positive76% of 909 reviews2007
Dev: The Creative AssemblyPub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 39%
Rome: Total War - Alexander is the second official expansion pack to Rome: Total War. An entirely new campaign map that stretches from Macedonia to Greece and into the heart of the ancient Persian Empire New campaign game that tasks players with matching the exploits of Alexander the Great as he swept across Central Asia and dominated...
Why similar: Strategy 30.4%, RTS 24.1%, Grand Strategy 22.9% ★, Historical 11.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.5%
- #39 Victoria II
73% matchVery Positive92% of 19,943 reviews2010
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 49.2 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 40.8% ★, Political Sim 24.1% ★, Strategy 10.7%, Historical 9.9%, RTS 6.4%
- #40 War, the Game
73% matchMixed68% of 462 reviews2015
Dev: GabberGames.com
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 96%
'War, the Game' is a RTS for pc in realistic present day setting.The controls are intuitive, the game rules are simple and transparent.The game focuses on strategy and the use of ones brain to complete the scenarios.The map is a spherical version of earth. That's new.
Why similar: Strategy 35.8%, Grand Strategy 30.5% ★, RTS 23.8%, War 9.8%
- #41 Politisim
72% matchNo user reviews
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 41.9% ★, Grand Strategy 29.9% ★, Strategy 16.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.8%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #42 Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition
71% matchVery Positive87% of 86,944 reviews2013
Dev: CREATIVE ASSEMBLYPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac
Median: 24.8 hrsMean: 114.2 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Emperor Edition is the definitive edition of ROME II, featuring an improved politics system, overhauled building chains, rebalanced battles and improved visuals in both campaign and battleEmperor Edition contains all free feature updates since its release in 2013, which includes bug fixes, balancing, Twitch.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 30% ★, Strategy 22.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.9%, Historical 11.5%, RTS 10.4%
- #43 Anno 1701 History Edition
70% matchVery Positive85% of 206 reviews2024
Dev: Ubisoft MainzPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Rediscover the classic gameplay of 1701 A.D. and its expansion The Sunken Dragon in Anno® 1701 History Edition.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 27.9% ★, Political Sim 20.7% ★, RTS 17.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.1%, Strategy 10.7%
- #44 Fall of Bali
71% 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 30.1% ★, Political Sim 27.6% ★, Strategy 10.4%, RTS 9.5%, Historical 7.9%
- #45 Anno 1503 History Edition
70% matchMostly Positive75% of 116 reviews2024
Dev: Ubisoft MainzPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Experience the classic gameplay of 1503 A.D.: The New World, optimized for current computers with resolutions up to 4K.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 28.3% ★, Political Sim 21% ★, RTS 17.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.3%, Strategy 9.8%
- #46 Cults and Daggers
72% matchMixed63% of 54 reviews2015
Dev: Chaphat
Windows
Cults and Daggers is a strategy game set in the time between the death of the Buddha and the birth of Christ. You create your own religion and fight a secret war for the soul of the world. The game includes, spies, assassinations, double dealing, occult forces, martyrs, prophets and blasphemers.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 40.4% ★, Strategy 40%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.5%
- #47 Age of Resistance
71% matchNo user 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: Grand Strategy 31.9% ★, RTS 19.9%, Political Sim 17.9% ★, Strategy 15.3%, War 5.9%
- #48 Ancient Warfare: The Han Dynasty
69% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,026 reviews2023
Dev: 不秋草游戏工作室(Bamboo Games)Pub: 方块游戏(CubeGame)
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Ancient Warfare: The Han Dynasty is a wargame demonstrating ancient warfare in China and combining elements of Big Strategy, RTS and RPG. You can learn little-known stories of heroes in ancient China by experiencing battles accommodating thousands of soldiers.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 24.3% ★, Political Sim 18% ★, RTS 12.5%, Historical 10%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.4%
- #49 Total War: WARHAMMER III
68% matchMostly Positive70% of 142,882 reviews2022
Dev: CREATIVE ASSEMBLYPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 31.3 hrsMean: 151.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
The cataclysmic conclusion to the Total War: WARHAMMER trilogy is here. Rally your forces and step into the Realm of Chaos, a dimension of mind-bending horror where the very fate of the world will be decided. Will you conquer your Daemons… or command them?
Why similar: Grand Strategy 34.8% ★, RTS 22.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.2%, Strategy 14%, War 7.2%
- #50 SGS NATO's Nightmare
68% matchMostly Positive73% of 117 reviews2023
Dev: Strategy Game StudioPub: Avalon Digital
Windows · Mac
What if the Warsaw Pact had attacked NATO in the mid-1980s. Or the other way around? Study this titanic conflict, within its most emblematic theater, Germany and Central Europe. Will you be able to achieve your goals without escalating into an uncontrollable nuclear conflict?
Why similar: Political Sim 30.6% ★, Grand Strategy 28.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.9%, Strategy 12.3%, Historical 6.5%
- #51 Knights of Honor II: Sovereign
67% matchMostly Positive77% of 6,566 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: Grand Strategy 43.6% ★, RTS 25.1%, Strategy 22.8%, Historical 8.1%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #52 Imperial Glory
69% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,330 reviews2014
Dev: Pyro StudiosPub: Kalypso Media Digital
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 49%
It is a time of war in Europe. Driven by new ideas of Enlightenment, the hearts of men and women across the continent are inflamed with dreams of freedom and glory. This is the moment for a military genius to forge himself a name to be remembered throughout all eternity. This is your moment.
Why similar: RTS 32.5%, Strategy 30.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.7%, Historical 15.3%, War 5.6%
- #53 东方崛起
68% matchMixed64% of 11 reviews2024
Dev: 我爱云云
Windows
无缝合全新超大沙盘大战略即时游戏 游戏第一个剧本为三国时代(不代表只结束于这一个时代和剧本) 游戏中包含1200多个据点,100多个家族,近百个势力。每个士兵代表1000人,千级士兵规模来还原百万军队。 游戏依托大量历史真实数据从补给中心,物资运输,战争机制,政治,经济,贸易等因素重新设计了新的游戏玩法。
Why similar: Grand Strategy 29.2% ★, RTS 27.2%, Strategy 16.9%, Historical 11.5%, War 5.8%
- #54 Knights of Honor
69% matchVery Positive93% of 2,369 reviews2009
Dev: Black Sea Studios LtdPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 14.8 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: Grand Strategy 37.1% ★, Strategy 25.8%, RTS 21.5%, Historical 8.6%, War 6.5%
- #55 Orbi Universo II
66% matchVery Positive81% of 74 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: Grand Strategy 31.4% ★, Political Sim 19.7% ★, RTS 15.3%, Strategy 11%, Historical 10.2%
- #56 Great Powers At War
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Denis Spies
Windows · Mac
Create your hero, lead a legendary fantasy faction, and conquer your foes in strategic turn-based hex combat. Oversee economy maintenance, technology research, and hero progression to ensure your people dominate their rivals across worlds near and far.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 26.4% ★, Political Sim 23% ★, RTS 17.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.2%, Strategy 9.2%
- #57 Age of History II
66% matchVery Positive90% of 49,580 reviews2018
Dev: Łukasz JakowskiPub: Łukasz Jakowski Games
Windows
Median: 12.4 hrsMean: 61.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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: Grand Strategy 31% ★, Political Sim 19.4% ★, Strategy 15.3%, Historical 12.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 12%
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Dev: Holistic Design, Inc.Pub: Holistic Design, inc.
Windows · Linux
This award-winning 4X strategy classic lets you explore the Old World, exploit risky trade routes, expand your political and military power, and rise to dominance in the Renaissance. Every move can mean the difference between exaltation and excommunication in this multiplayer empire-building game
Why similar: Political Sim 28% ★, Grand Strategy 27.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.3%, Strategy 10.4%, Historical 7.6%