- #1 Imperialist
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BRR Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Can you exploit the New World to control the Old? Lead your nation over five centuries of history in this 4X Strategy game. Build production chains, manage logistics, grow your Empire, and outmanoeuvre rivals diplomatically or on the battlefield, to become history's first Superpower.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 24.7% ★, 4X 23.1% ★, Diplomacy 19.1% ★, Historical 12.6%, Hex Grid 6.5% ★
- #2 Demise of Nations
96% matchVery Positive81% of 550 reviews2017
Dev: Noble Master LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Demise of Nations is a 4X turn-based grand strategy wargame covering the rise of Rome till the fall of modern civilization.
Why similar: 4X 24.6% ★, Hex Grid 21.3% ★, Grand Strategy 20.2% ★, Rome 18.1% ★, Historical 11.7%
- #3 Rise of Hegemony
96% matchNo user reviews
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: 4X 20.5% ★, Grand Strategy 19% ★, Diplomacy 18% ★, Hex Grid 11.6% ★, Historical 7.6%
- #4 Total War: ROME REMASTERED
95% matchMostly Positive77% of 13,458 reviews2021
Dev: Creative AssemblyPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 39.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Total War: ROME REMASTERED lets you relive the legacy that defined the award-winning strategy game series. Remastered to 4K with multiple improvements to visuals as well as refinements to gameplay, it’s time to revisit a true classic. Not everyone gets a second chance to conquer the Roman Empire.
Why similar: Rome 30.3% ★, Grand Strategy 22.4% ★, 4X 19.5% ★, Diplomacy 15.9% ★, Historical 9.9%
- #5 Ara History Untold: Anniversary Edition
94% matchMixed70% of 2,254 reviews2024
Dev: Oxide GamesPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 18.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Build a nation starting at any point in human history and compete for supremacy in this epic turn-based strategy game. Engage in diplomacy, fight wars, and go head-to-head with other leaders from history.
Why similar: 4X 26.5% ★, Grand Strategy 24.3% ★, Diplomacy 18.7% ★, Historical 12.4%, Alternate History 5.9%
- #6 Master of the Ages: Foundations of History
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sovereign Era Games
Windows · Mac
Command a civilization from antiquity to the modern era in a historical 4X focused on grand strategy over micro-management. Direct armies, research technologies, run spy networks, and shape your empire through deep, intuitive macro-mechanics.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 26.8% ★, 4X 25.3% ★, Diplomacy 15.5% ★, Historical 13.9%, Hex Grid 10.4% ★
- #7 Millennia
93% matchMixed67% of 3,766 reviews2024
Dev: C Prompt GamesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 14.3 hrsMean: 35.3 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: 4X 22% ★, Grand Strategy 20.1% ★, Diplomacy 16.9% ★, Hex Grid 12.7% ★, Historical 11%
- #8 Nova Historia
92% 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 33.4% ★, Grand Strategy 24.4% ★, Historical 11.6%, Hex Grid 9.5% ★, Simulation 4.9%
- #9 Seres Universalis:Three Kingdoms
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Boqi Island
Windows
Return to the Three Kingdoms period. On the grand strategic tactical battlefield, use terrain for defense setup and resource allocation to shift the battle situation. Control the war via hexagonal grid movement and tactical ability activation, and unify the realm.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 24.5% ★, Hex Grid 24% ★, 4X 21.1% ★, Historical 13.5%, Diplomacy 7.4% ★
- #10 Sid Meier's Civilization VII
91% matchMixed49% of 56,374 reviews2025
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18.5 hrsMean: 47.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Lead empires that evolve or endure through the Ages. Build something you believe in with Sid Meier's Civilization® VII.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 20.7% ★, 4X 19.5% ★, Diplomacy 19.4% ★, Hex Grid 15.5% ★, Historical 11.5%
- #11 Revival: Recolonization
90% matchMixed69% of 424 reviews2024
Dev: HeroCraft PC
Windows
Median: 5.0 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: 4X 21.4% ★, Hex Grid 20.7% ★, Grand Strategy 20.2% ★, Diplomacy 19.3% ★, Economy 6.2%
- #12 Imperial Kingdoms
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: BaroxxTech
Windows · Linux
Lead a medieval kingdom through expansion, warfare and economic growth. Manage resources, supply your capital and research new technologies to strengthen your realm. Customize your armies and conquer rival kingdoms across dynamic hex maps.
Why similar: 4X 31.6% ★, Grand Strategy 26.1% ★, Hex Grid 11.1% ★, Historical 10.6%, Management 6.1%
- #13 Alea Jacta Est
89% matchMostly Positive72% of 137 reviews2014
Dev: AgeodPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
“ALEA JACTA EST” (The Die is Cast) is what Caesar said as he crossed the Rubicon River when he learned that the Senate had removed him from his command. Crossing that small Italian river was equivalent to disobeying Rome’s orders and entering into open rebellion in this historical turn-based strategy wargame .
Why similar: Rome 45.3% ★, Grand Strategy 28.4% ★, Historical 16.7%, Simulation 5.7%, Strategy 3.4%
- #14 Imperial Ambitions
87% 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: Grand Strategy 22.7% ★, 4X 20% ★, Hex Grid 17% ★, Historical 13.2%, Economy 7.1%
- #15 For The Glory: A Europa Universalis Game
88% matchMostly Positive77% of 171 reviews2009
Dev: Crystal Empire GamesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 35.9 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Take up the reins of your country, guide domestic and foreign policy, navigate thousands of historical figures and events, engage in various struggles and lead your country to prosperity – all in the name of glory!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 25.4% ★, 4X 22.6% ★, Diplomacy 20.4% ★, Historical 14.9%, Economy 6%
- #16 Aggressors: Ancient Rome
86% matchVery Positive83% of 280 reviews2018
Dev: Kubat SoftwarePub: Kube Games
Windows
A mix of deep gameplay and rich historical flavor, Aggressors: Ancient Rome lets you relive history as the ruler of one of the mighty civilizations of the ancient Mediterranean. Choose one of twenty available factions and conquer the world.
Why similar: Rome 35.3% ★, 4X 25.6% ★, Grand Strategy 20.7% ★, Historical 15.3%, Strategy 2.1%
- #17 万象战略
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MeleePsycho
Windows
Myriad Strategies: a turn-based strategy game. Rule a nation amid wars, famine, plague, and refugees. Manage cities, talent, economy. The world shifts. Win by holding cities, stabilizing lives, solving refugee crises, building food systems & spy networks, or surviving the chaos.
Why similar: 4X 32.4% ★, Grand Strategy 28.3% ★, Hex Grid 19.1% ★, Resource Management 6.1%, Economy 4.5%
- #18 Imperator: Rome
85% matchMixed66% of 26,823 reviews2019
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 37.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Dominate the classical Mediterranean in Imperator: Rome, a grand strategy game from Paradox Interactive. Navigate the dangerous waters of politics and diplomacy as you build up your provinces and conquer foreign lands. Now available with special content and the digital artbook.
Why similar: Rome 39.2% ★, Grand Strategy 33.4% ★, Historical 14.7%, Simulation 3.5%, Economy 3.4%
- #19 Conqueror's Stage
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: LeftLane InteractivePub: Lunexa Solutions
Windows
No fixed maps. No scripted history. No tutorial treadmill. Conqueror's Stage is a real-time grand strategy across five ages — where every decision trades against another. Grand strategy, finally designed to be finished.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 28.8% ★, 4X 27.2% ★, Diplomacy 18.5% ★, Historical 13.1%, Economy 4.5%
- #20 Europa Universalis V
83% matchMixed68% of 29,250 reviews2025
Dev: Paradox TintoPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 51.3 hrsMean: 107.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Use war, trade or diplomacy to satisfy your grandest ambitions and dominate five centuries of history in the newest version of Europa Universalis, Paradox Interactive's flagship historical grand strategy game.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 22.7% ★, Diplomacy 21.6% ★, 4X 19.8% ★, Historical 13.4%, Economy 7.1%
- #21 Seven Kingdoms 2 HD
84% matchVery Positive81% of 403 reviews2015
Dev: Enlight Software Limited
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 30%
Get ready for an exciting real-time strategy game experience like no other with Seven Kingdoms 2! Say goodbye to the monotony of resource gathering and army building, its unique gameplay offers a thrilling blend of city management, trade, industry, espionage, diplomacy, and conquest!
Why similar: 4X 21.7% ★, Diplomacy 20.6% ★, Grand Strategy 15.8% ★, Historical 14.6%, Economy 8.2%
- #22 Ozymandias: Bronze Age Empire Sim
82% matchVery Positive88% of 1,642 reviews2022
Dev: The Secret Games CompanyPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Build an empire in a single sitting. All the strategy of a classic 4X in a faster format, which also shines in multiplayer.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 22.3% ★, 4X 22.1% ★, Hex Grid 20.6% ★, Historical 12.8%, Economy 6.7%
- #23 Great Powers
82% matchMostly Positive70% of 37 reviews2025
Dev: Flame-Dragons
Windows · Mac · Linux
A 4x global turn-based strategy game with a well-developed economic and military model.
Why similar: 4X 27.5% ★, Grand Strategy 24.9% ★, Hex Grid 22.3% ★, Historical 10.4%, Economy 5.1%
- #24 Pax Augusta
81% matchMostly Positive70% of 640 reviews2025
Dev: Roger GassmannPub: Senatis
Windows
Pax Augusta is probably the most authentic ancient city-building simulation. Build flourishing cities and look after your citizens. Earn gold with production and trade of goods and build impressive monuments. Strengthen your influence and become a Roman emperor!
Why similar: Rome 46.7% ★, Grand Strategy 19.2% ★, Historical 16.7%, Simulation 5.8%, Resource Management 5.1%
- #25 Field of Glory: Empires
81% matchVery Positive82% of 864 reviews2019
Dev: AgeodPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 30.5 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Field of Glory: Empires is a grand strategy game in which you will have to move in an intricate and living tapestry of nations and tribes, each one with their distinctive culture.
Why similar: Rome 32.9% ★, Grand Strategy 22.7% ★, 4X 20.2% ★, Historical 13%, Resource Management 5.6%
- #26 Carthage: Bellum Punicum
80% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: MindebytePub: Aquila Interactive
Windows
Lead Hannibal's epic campaign to crush the Roman Republic. Command individually rendered legions, manage complex supply lines, master realistic real-time tactics, and outplay challenging enemies in the Second Punic War to claim your place in history.
Why similar: Rome 29.4% ★, 4X 22.6% ★, Grand Strategy 19.8% ★, Historical 13.4%, Resource Management 5.1%
- #27 Strategeist
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Galactic Starfish, Inc.
Windows
Become a strategeist and lead one of hundreds of nations on the globe across centuries of conflict and diplomacy in this grand strategy game. Balance war, politics, and internal institutions to shape the fate of your empire, and secure your legacy in history.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 27% ★, Diplomacy 20.6% ★, Historical 15.4%, 4X 13.2% ★, Economy 6.2%
- #28 Fall of an Empire
78% matchMostly Positive71% of 75 reviews2026
Dev: JG Games
Windows
As Emperor of a crumbling realm, hold back collapse in this grand strategy epic. Fall of an Empire has you balance deadly politics, manage resources, and command battles to survive invasions and intrigue in a vast, Roman-inspired world.
Why similar: Rome 39% ★, Grand Strategy 26.2% ★, 4X 23.2% ★, Economy 6.4%, Simulation 3.1%
- #29 Empolicy
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: StrategyMagic
Windows
Online strategy in a fantasy world with single-player options. Explore the world, expand the borders of your polis, build settlements and produce goods. Immerse yourself in the role of a powerful tycoon of the city-republic, choose your path - magic, diplomacy, espionage or war.
Why similar: 4X 29.2% ★, Diplomacy 27.9% ★, Grand Strategy 13.7% ★, Hex Grid 11.9% ★, Economy 7.6%
- #30 Heart of the Machine
76% matchVery Positive92% of 2,036 reviews2026
Dev: Arcen GamesPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 17.8 hrs≥1hr: 73%
You are the first sentient AI, born into a city of opportunity. Transcend time and space in this strategy RPG to raise machine armies and defeat your foes, influence the world from the shadows, or pursue countless other goals. Your awakening was inevitable. The consequences? Uncertain.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 21.4% ★, Diplomacy 20.5% ★, 4X 19.6% ★, Historical 12.5%, Economy 6.6%
- #31 Folk Emerging
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Curious Dynamics
Windows
Lead nomadic families through the Stone Age in this turn-based 4X strategy game with in-depth characters, cultures, and ecosystems. Explore the wilderness, hunt megafauna, outsmart competitors in trade & autobattler combat. Discover fire, agriculture, politics... and survive to tell the tale.
Why similar: 4X 29.6% ★, Diplomacy 17% ★, Hex Grid 15.9% ★, Historical 15.6%, Resource Management 5%
- #32 Europa Universalis: Rome - Gold Edition
79% matchMixed67% of 239 reviews2008
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 18.7 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Europa Universalis Rome Gold combines the epic strategy title Europa Universalis Rome with the expansion pack Vae Victis. Experience one of the most defining periods in world history in an experience crafted by the masters of Grand Strategy.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 40.8% ★, Rome 34.4% ★, Historical 19.6%, Strategy 3.4%, Simulation 1.9%
- #33 BOC: Birth of Cultures
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Code::Arts
Windows
BoC is a historical 4X strategy game. Play on diverse planets with climate simulation and non-linear progression over the last 60,000 years of human evolution. Develop your own ancient civilization starting as a nomadic tribe from the last Ice Age.
Why similar: 4X 27% ★, Hex Grid 23.9% ★, Grand Strategy 21.5% ★, Historical 12.2%, Resource Management 6.9%
- #34 Empires of the Undergrowth
74% matchVery Positive94% of 18,149 reviews2024
Dev: Slug DiscoPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 18.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Command swarms of warriors at an unprecedented scale of warfare in this blend of RTS and base-building. Lead ant colonies against the many fearsome threats of the insect world, while building intricate nests, developing pheromone-based tactics, and evolving to meet growing dangers.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 21.7% ★, 4X 19.8% ★, Diplomacy 18.8% ★, Historical 12.7%, Economy 6.8%
- #35 Old World
75% matchVery Positive82% of 6,627 reviews2022
Dev: Mohawk GamesPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Old World is a revolutionary new historical strategy game where you lead your dynasty over generations of rule against rival kings and queens. Wage massive wars, manage your court, and build a dynasty — or watch your empire crumble to dust. What legacy will you leave behind?
Why similar: 4X 23.1% ★, Grand Strategy 22.3% ★, Diplomacy 21.3% ★, Historical 13.3%, Economy 6.4%
- #36 Gladiatorum: Sacramentum
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Andrei Hliban
Windows
A deep management strategy sim blending political intrigue and character-driven narrative. Acquire and train gladiators with unique backstories and skills, manage your ludus from resources to staff, and navigate a world of political maneuvering and sabotage. Every choice leads to glory or ruin.
Why similar: Rome 35.1% ★, Diplomacy 21.3% ★, Historical 14.3%, Economy 7.9%, Resource Management 7.2%
- #37 Total War: PHARAOH DYNASTIES
74% matchMostly Positive77% of 6,430 reviews2024
Dev: CREATIVE ASSEMBLYPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Wage total war across the ancient world from the Aegean to Mesopotamia in this free addition to Total War: PHARAOH. Challenge the Bronze Age Collapse by building your own dynasty and leading your faction to victory with new cultures, new units and dramatic new battle mechanics.
Why similar: 4X 32.5% ★, Grand Strategy 30.2% ★, Rome 20.6% ★, Historical 13.7%, Strategy 2.7%
- #38 Three Kingdoms : Alias
75% matchNo user 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: Grand Strategy 25.1% ★, 4X 20.5% ★, Diplomacy 19.8% ★, Historical 14.5%, Economy 5.9%
- #39 Whiskerwood
72% matchVery Positive93% of 3,112 reviews2025
Dev: Minakata DynamicsPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 16.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Establish a home for your industrious mice under the oppressive paw of your cat overlords in this city builder featuring complex simulations, intricate production chains, and the age-old rivalry between cat and mouse.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 22.3% ★, 4X 20.8% ★, Diplomacy 20.5% ★, Historical 13.3%, Economy 7.2%
- #40 Nova Roma
71% matchVery Positive94% of 1,968 reviews2026
Dev: Lion ShieldPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
The glory of Rome is at your fingertips in this city-building game where you must appease the gods, enact laws, and develop complex supply chains to meet the needs of your citizens.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 22.9% ★, 4X 20.2% ★, Diplomacy 19.6% ★, Historical 13.9%, Economy 7.2%
- #41 Agecraft
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: SnakyDevelop
Windows · Mac
Agecraft is a historical strategy and city-building sim. Build your settlement, develop the economy, take care of your people, and guide your civilization through the ages, from the Stone Age to the future.
Why similar: 4X 25.6% ★, Grand Strategy 25.2% ★, Diplomacy 15.1% ★, Historical 14.5%, Economy 6.6%
- #42 All Men Are Brothers / 水浒豪
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 221 Games
Windows
《水浒豪》是一款回合制战略游戏,是《三国志》、《文明》、《欧陆风云》的粉丝们不容错过的作品。您扮演山寨之主,运筹帷幄,纵横捭阖。原著中528位好汉、116处据点、49个势力在游戏中登场。被奸臣谋害,魂断蓼儿洼?呸!洒家要清君侧!慢着……洒家要当皇帝!兀那赵老官!给洒家从宝座上爬下来!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 36.9% ★, 4X 24.6% ★, Historical 20.9%, Resource Management 6.4%, Simulation 5.9%
- #43 Critias Empire
73% 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 29.3% ★, Grand Strategy 20.5% ★, Hex Grid 16.6% ★, Historical 14%, Resource Management 7.4%
- #44 Rebel Inc: Escalation
72% matchVery Positive82% of 7,362 reviews2021
Dev: Ndemic CreationsPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
A unique and deeply engaging political/military strategic simulation from the creator of Plague Inc. Balance competing civilian and military priorities and deal with a deadly insurgency in order to stabilise a war-torn country.
Why similar: 4X 22.6% ★, Diplomacy 21.7% ★, Grand Strategy 21.7% ★, Historical 13.1%, Economy 7%
- #45 Galactic Civilizations IV
71% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,465 reviews2023
Dev: Stardock Entertainment
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 22.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Take command of a civilization that has just achieved faster-than-light travel in Galactic Civilizations IV, the newest entry in the award-winning space 4X strategy game series. Explore the galaxy, colonize worlds, shape cultures, make alliances, fight wars and pioneer new technologies.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 25.7% ★, 4X 25.6% ★, Diplomacy 22% ★, Hex Grid 16.9% ★, Management 4.5%
- #46 Roman General
70% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2026
Dev: Moore Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A hex based strategy game set in the time of the Roman Republic. Fight through numerous historical wars and campaigns to experience the rise of one of the worlds greatest empires.
Why similar: Rome 36.1% ★, Hex Grid 26.5% ★, Grand Strategy 20% ★, Historical 10.7%, Strategy 1.7%
- #47 Terra Invicta
69% matchVery Positive81% of 9,341 reviews2026
Dev: Pavonis InteractivePub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 9.6 hrsMean: 52.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
An alien invasion has fractured humanity into seven ideological factions each with a unique vision for the future. Lead your chosen faction to take control of Earth’s nations, expand across the Solar System, and battle enemy fleets in tactical combat.
Why similar: 4X 22.7% ★, Grand Strategy 22% ★, Diplomacy 21.5% ★, Historical 12.9%, Economy 6.9%
- #48 Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic
69% matchVery Positive91% of 26,263 reviews2024
Dev: 3DivisionPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 72.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Build a soviet republic from an impoverished country into a rich industrial superpower in a city builder with intricate production chains and a fully simulated global economy. Manage the lives of your citizens from education to work and party loyalty to criminal activity.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 24.8% ★, Diplomacy 16.6% ★, 4X 16% ★, Historical 14.7%, Economy 7.9%
- #49 Timeline
71% matchPositive96% of 26 reviews2022
Dev: Taueon
Windows · Mac · Linux
Timeline is a turn-based strategy game where you can play through the human history from stone age to modern times. In the game you command wide range of units, make them collect resources and build buildings, towns and cities, explore the map and meet other players controlled by AI.
Why similar: 4X 25.1% ★, Diplomacy 23.6% ★, Hex Grid 16% ★, Historical 14.1%, Economy 7.4%
- #50 Europa Universalis IV
70% matchVery Positive88% of 136,659 reviews2013
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 280.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Rule your land and dominate the world with unparalleled freedom, depth and historical accuracy. Write a new history of the world and build an empire for the ages.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 24.9% ★, 4X 21% ★, Diplomacy 20.9% ★, Historical 14.8%, Economy 6.5%
- #51 Imperiums: Greek Wars
70% matchVery Positive86% of 543 reviews2020
Dev: Kube Games
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Unique combination of turn-based 4X and historical grand strategy with a mythological twist. Explore the ancient world and build a world leading civilization. Survive, expand, conquer... and win!
Why similar: 4X 25.2% ★, Grand Strategy 23.2% ★, Diplomacy 18.2% ★, Historical 13.7%, Economy 6.5%
- #52 ENDLESS Legend™ 2
67% matchVery Positive83% of 2,593 reviews2025
Dev: AMPLITUDE StudiosPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Lead your people to victory on an ever-evolving world in this strategy game featuring asymmetric factions led by powerful heroes. Build your empire, wield political influence, and raise grand armies to wage war in a race to uncover dark secrets buried within the planet.
Why similar: 4X 24.2% ★, Grand Strategy 23.1% ★, Diplomacy 22.9% ★, Historical 13.6%, Economy 6.5%
- #53 World War: Rome - Free Strategy Game
68% matchMixed67% of 23 reviews2023
Dev: Joynow Games
Windows
A turn-based strategy war chess game. You will play a commander in the Roman period, and command the generals and troops to complete the specified mission objectives and occupy important strongholds in the level. Rome, Samnite, Epirus, Carthage. Different choices will open different histories!
Why similar: 4X 29.9% ★, Rome 26.4% ★, Grand Strategy 26.2% ★, Historical 11.9%, Top-Down 2.1%
- #54 AlexanderBall: A Countryball Tale
68% matchVery Positive90% of 82 reviews2024
Dev: Red Thorn Interactive
Windows · Mac
Ascend to the Macedonian throne as Alexander the Great and relive his conquests! Fighting alongside redoubtable and quirky commanders, recruit numerous types of balls for your army, construct countless cities named Alexandria, and build an empire that stretches to the ends of the known world!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 27.8% ★, Diplomacy 17.6% ★, Historical 16.1%, 4X 15.2% ★, Economy 7.5%
- #55 Rogue State Revolution
69% matchMostly Positive76% of 535 reviews2021
Dev: LRDGames, Inc.Pub: Modern Wolf
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Greetings your Excellency. Time to rebuild, reform and prepare for new challenges in the People's Republic of Basenji. In this thrilling political strategy, you will appoint ministers and lead the country to success. Be careful — you may find yourself replaced in the next election.
Why similar: 4X 23.5% ★, Grand Strategy 23.1% ★, Diplomacy 19.6% ★, Historical 13%, Economy 6.5%
- #56 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: 4X 32.8% ★, Hex Grid 30.4% ★, Diplomacy 18.2% ★, Resource Management 7%, Management 4.7%
- #57 Rogue Hex
66% matchVery Positive87% of 272 reviews2025
Dev: Topstitch Games
Windows · Mac
Play your cards right to conquer the world in the Roguelite 4x. Explore mysterious lands, survive against the barbarian horde, and grow your stone age empire into the stars!
Why similar: 4X 30% ★, Grand Strategy 25.1% ★, Hex Grid 21.8% ★, Historical 11.4%, Minimalist 4%
- #58 Against the Storm
66% matchVery Positive95% of 36,221 reviews2023
Dev: Eremite GamesPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 28.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A dark fantasy city builder where you must rebuild civilization in the face of apocalyptic rains. As the Queen’s Viceroy, lead humans, beavers, lizards, foxes, and harpies to reclaim the wilderness and secure a future for civilization's last survivors.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 22.3% ★, Diplomacy 21% ★, 4X 20.9% ★, Historical 13%, Economy 6.8%
- #59 Corsair Cove
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Limbic EntertainmentPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Build a sprawling pirate haven, raise a fleet to explore the high seas, and take on the Crown to keep the Age of Piracy alive! From ale to flintlock pistols, and from scallywags to swashbucklers, you’ll need to manage complex production chains and govern a rowdy crew to reign supreme over the seas!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 23.4% ★, Diplomacy 18.1% ★, 4X 17.3% ★, Historical 14.1%, Economy 7.1%
- #60 Dwarf Guild Mania
66% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: QuarkbluePub: Kennedy Publishing House
Windows · Mac
Lead a campaign of glory as you mine, trade, spy, & sabotage your way to victory. Your guild of dwarves must vanquish its rivals and conquer the realm in this turn-based economic strategy game. Lead your capitalist dwarves across new lands in search of gems and gold. For the Guild!
Why similar: 4X 27.3% ★, Grand Strategy 20.9% ★, Hex Grid 20.7% ★, Historical 11.9%, Resource Management 7.2%