- #1 Alea Jacta Est
78% 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 38% ★, Grand Strategy 27.5% ★, Historical 15.4%, Strategy 13.4%, Simulation 5.5%
- #2 Total War: ROME REMASTERED
74% matchMostly Positive77% of 13,116 reviews2021
Dev: Creative AssemblyPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 39.1 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 29.6% ★, Grand Strategy 24.5% ★, 4X 17.2% ★, Diplomacy 11.3% ★, Historical 10.3%
- #3 Imperator: Rome
74% matchMixed65% of 26,765 reviews2019
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 37.3 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 34.8% ★, Grand Strategy 33.4% ★, Historical 13.8%, Strategy 9.5%, Simulation 3.4%
- #4 Demise of Nations
74% matchVery Positive81% of 542 reviews2017
Dev: Noble Master LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Demise of Nations is a 4X turn-based grand strategy wargame covering the rise of Rome till the fall of modern civilization.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 22.8% ★, 4X 22.3% ★, Rome 18.3% ★, Hex Grid 15.5% ★, Historical 12.5%
- #5 Nova Historia
74% 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 28.8% ★, Grand Strategy 26.3% ★, Historical 11.8%, Strategy 9.6%, Hex Grid 6.7% ★
- #6 Europa Universalis: Rome - Gold Edition
75% matchMixed67% of 237 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 38.6% ★, Rome 29.1% ★, Historical 17.6%, Strategy 12.9%, Simulation 1.8%
- #7 Ara History Untold: Anniversary Edition
72% matchMixed70% of 2,199 reviews2024
Dev: Oxide GamesPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 18.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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: Grand Strategy 27.5% ★, 4X 24.3% ★, Diplomacy 13.7% ★, Historical 13.4%, Strategy 6.7%
- #8 Pax Augusta
72% matchMostly Positive72% of 626 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 42.5% ★, Grand Strategy 19.5% ★, Historical 16.1%, Strategy 8.9%, Simulation 5.9%
- #9 Aggressors: Ancient Rome
73% matchVery Positive83% of 277 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 32.7% ★, Grand Strategy 21.3% ★, 4X 21.2% ★, Historical 15%, Strategy 8.7%
- #10 Imperial Kingdoms
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: BaroxxTech
Windows · Linux
Expand your kingdom: Gather resources and transport them to your capital city to produce the materials you need to expand your army and conquer new regions. Research new technologies to improve your economy and army. Use your troops wisely to outmanoeuvre your enemies.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 28.2% ★, 4X 27.4% ★, Strategy 11.3%, Historical 10.9%, Hex Grid 7.8% ★
- #11 Rise of Hegemony
71% 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: Grand Strategy 22.5% ★, 4X 19.4% ★, Diplomacy 13.8% ★, Hex Grid 9% ★, Historical 8.5%
- #12 Europa Universalis V
68% matchMostly Positive73% of 26,430 reviews2025
Dev: Paradox TintoPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 44.7 hrsMean: 89.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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 28.9% ★, 4X 22.8% ★, Historical 13.5%, Diplomacy 11.4% ★, Resource Management 6.8%
- #13 Field of Glory: Empires
70% matchVery Positive83% of 858 reviews2019
Dev: AgeodPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 30.4 hrs≥1hr: 59%
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 30.7% ★, Grand Strategy 23.7% ★, 4X 16.7% ★, Historical 12.9%, Strategy 8.8%
- #14 Total War: PHARAOH DYNASTIES
69% matchMostly Positive78% of 6,171 reviews2024
Dev: CREATIVE ASSEMBLYPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 14.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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: Grand Strategy 30.3% ★, 4X 26.1% ★, Rome 19.5% ★, Historical 13%, Strategy 10.9%
- #15 Millennia
69% matchMixed67% of 3,745 reviews2024
Dev: C Prompt GamesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 14.3 hrsMean: 34.2 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: Grand Strategy 23.6% ★, 4X 20.7% ★, Diplomacy 12.9% ★, Historical 12.2%, Hex Grid 9.7% ★
- #16 Fall of an Empire
68% matchMostly Positive73% of 60 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 37.1% ★, Grand Strategy 27.9% ★, 4X 19.8% ★, Strategy 6.5%, Economy 5%
- #17 Seres Universalis:Three Kingdoms
69% 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 28.2% ★, 4X 19.4% ★, Hex Grid 18% ★, Historical 14.8%, Strategy 5.8%
- #18 All Men Are Brothers / 水浒豪
69% 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 36.8% ★, Historical 19.7%, 4X 19.7% ★, Strategy 10.9%, Simulation 5.9%
- #19 Sid Meier's Civilization VII
67% matchMixed48% of 53,375 reviews2025
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 17.7 hrsMean: 44.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
The award-winning strategy game franchise returns with a revolutionary new chapter. Sid Meier's Civilization® VII empowers you to build the greatest empire the world has ever known!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 24.5% ★, 4X 18.6% ★, Diplomacy 15% ★, Historical 12.9%, Hex Grid 12% ★
- #20 Imperial Ambitions
68% 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 25.7% ★, 4X 18.2% ★, Historical 14.2%, Hex Grid 12.6% ★, Economy 5.9%
- #21 Carthage: Bellum Punicum
68% 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 28.4% ★, Grand Strategy 21.2% ★, 4X 19.5% ★, Historical 13.7%, Strategy 5.5%
- #22 Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition
68% matchVery Positive87% of 86,207 reviews2013
Dev: CREATIVE ASSEMBLYPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac
Median: 24.9 hrsMean: 113.9 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: Rome 37.4% ★, Grand Strategy 28.4% ★, Historical 18.7%, Strategy 14.4%, Simulation 0.8%
- #23 For The Glory: A Europa Universalis Game
69% matchMostly Positive77% of 171 reviews2009
Dev: Crystal Empire GamesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 35.9 hrs≥1hr: 41%
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 28.4% ★, 4X 20.2% ★, Historical 15.8%, Diplomacy 14.8% ★, Strategy 6.5%
- #24 Great Powers
65% matchMostly Positive71% of 34 reviews2025
Dev: Flame-Dragons
Windows · Mac · Linux
A 4x global turn-based strategy game with a well-developed economic and military model.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 28.6% ★, 4X 25.3% ★, Hex Grid 16.7% ★, Historical 11.3%, Strategy 7.1%
- #25 Hegemony Rome: The Rise of Caesar
67% matchMixed60% of 449 reviews2014
Dev: Longbow Games
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Hegemony Rome: The Rise of Caesar takes you to the plains and forests of ancient Gaul where Julius Caesar wages a decade long war to subjugate the barbarian hordes. Hegemony Rome will immerse you in the history like no other real time strategy game ever before, forcing you to pay close attention to the changing seasons and rapidly...
Why similar: Rome 39.7% ★, Historical 19.5%, Strategy 18.9%, Grand Strategy 16.6% ★, Simulation 4.2%
- #26 Ozymandias: Bronze Age Empire Sim
65% matchVery Positive88% of 1,625 reviews2022
Dev: The Secret Games CompanyPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.3 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 25.8% ★, 4X 20.5% ★, Hex Grid 15.5% ★, Historical 14%, Economy 5.6%
- #27 Strategeist
66% 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 30.4% ★, Historical 16.4%, Diplomacy 15% ★, 4X 11.9% ★, Strategy 5.9%
- #28 Revival: Recolonization
64% matchMixed69% of 424 reviews2024
Dev: HeroCraft PC
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 12.5 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: Grand Strategy 24.8% ★, 4X 21.2% ★, Hex Grid 16.6% ★, Diplomacy 15.4% ★, Economy 5.5%
- #29 Heart of the Machine
62% matchVery Positive93% of 1,813 reviews2026
Dev: Arcen GamesPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 16.8 hrs≥1hr: 75%
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 24.7% ★, 4X 18.1% ★, Diplomacy 15.3% ★, Historical 13.7%, Strategy 5.5%
- #30 HUMANKIND™
64% matchMixed69% of 28,222 reviews2021
Dev: AMPLITUDE Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 33.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Rewrite history by shaping a civilization as unique as you are. Combine 60 cultures from the Ancient Era to the Modern Age to lead your empire to victory. Build thriving cities, outsmart rivals in epic battles, spread your influence and leave your mark on HUMANKIND™.
Why similar: 4X 28.3% ★, Grand Strategy 26.4% ★, Historical 16.9%, Strategy 12.9%, Hex Grid 8.6% ★
- #31 ENDLESS™ Legend 2
62% matchVery Positive84% of 2,331 reviews2025
Dev: AMPLITUDE StudiosPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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: Grand Strategy 25.7% ★, 4X 21.5% ★, Diplomacy 15.9% ★, Historical 14.1%, Strategy 5.8%
- #32 Napoleon 1813
63% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Empire Interactive EntertainmentPub: Strategy First
Windows
In an enormous strategic area stretching from Paris to Breslau, from Hamburg to Vienna, control everything from major strategic territorial decisions to tactical battle manoeuvres.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 35.3% ★, 4X 31.9% ★, Strategy 13.1%, Historical 10.7%, Economy 4.1%
- #33 Empires of the Undergrowth
62% matchVery Positive94% of 17,267 reviews2024
Dev: Slug DiscoPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 18.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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 24.8% ★, 4X 18.3% ★, Diplomacy 14% ★, Historical 13.9%, Economy 5.7%
- #34 Roman General
62% match6 user reviews100% of 6 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 39.1% ★, Grand Strategy 22.2% ★, Hex Grid 20.4% ★, Strategy 9.5%, Historical 7.4%
- #35 Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic
61% matchVery Positive91% of 25,087 reviews2024
Dev: 3DivisionPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 72.9 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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 26.4% ★, 4X 15.9% ★, Historical 15%, Diplomacy 13% ★, Strategy 6.6%
- #36 World War: Rome - Free Strategy Game
63% matchMixed70% 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: Grand Strategy 28.2% ★, 4X 25.8% ★, Rome 25.4% ★, Historical 12.1%, Strategy 6.9%
- #37 Hegemony III: Clash of the Ancients
64% matchVery Positive82% of 552 reviews2015
Dev: Longbow Games
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 25.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Command armies, manage resources, and build an empire in this real-time strategy wargame from Longbow Games. Will Rome fulfil its destiny to rule the ancient world or will history be rewritten to forge a new Etruscan, Gallic, or Greek hegemony!
Why similar: Rome 33.1% ★, Grand Strategy 24% ★, Historical 19.7%, Strategy 11.9%, Simulation 5%
- #38 Seven Kingdoms 2 HD
64% matchVery Positive81% of 397 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 20.4% ★, Grand Strategy 18.5% ★, Historical 16.2%, Diplomacy 15.6% ★, Strategy 7.4%
- #39 Manor Lords
61% matchVery Positive85% of 85,222 reviews2024
Dev: Slavic MagicPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 21.4 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: Grand Strategy 24.8% ★, 4X 20% ★, Diplomacy 16.3% ★, Historical 14.2%, Economy 5.8%
- #40 Old World
62% matchVery Positive82% of 6,089 reviews2022
Dev: Mohawk GamesPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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: Grand Strategy 25.5% ★, 4X 21.3% ★, Diplomacy 15.9% ★, Historical 14.4%, Strategy 5.7%
- #41 Whiskerwood
60% matchVery Positive93% of 2,728 reviews2025
Dev: Minakata DynamicsPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 26% ★, 4X 18.8% ★, Diplomacy 15.1% ★, Historical 14.5%, Strategy 6%
- #42 Norland
61% matchVery Positive81% of 9,633 reviews2024
Dev: Long JauntPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 17.2 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: Grand Strategy 25.2% ★, 4X 19.5% ★, Diplomacy 15.9% ★, Historical 14.3%, Economy 5.9%
- #43 Terra Invicta
60% matchVery Positive81% of 8,993 reviews2026
Dev: Pavonis InteractivePub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 9.4 hrsMean: 51.2 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: Grand Strategy 25.2% ★, 4X 20.9% ★, Diplomacy 16% ★, Historical 14.1%, Economy 5.8%
- #44 Rome: Total War™ - Alexander
63% matchMostly Positive76% of 901 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: Rome 32.9% ★, Grand Strategy 23.8% ★, Strategy 21.7%, Historical 21.2%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #45 BOC: Birth of Cultures
62% 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 24.9% ★, Grand Strategy 24.7% ★, Hex Grid 17.9% ★, Historical 13.3%, Strategy 6.8%
- #46 Against the Storm
60% matchVery Positive95% of 35,439 reviews2023
Dev: Eremite GamesPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 28.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 25.8% ★, 4X 18.9% ★, Diplomacy 15.3% ★, Historical 14.6%, Resource Management 6%
- #47 Rogue Proxy
62% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kibernetinis Šakotis
Windows
Command a hacker crew in a gripping 4X roguelite. Plunge into mechanical networks, employing real cyber-skulduggery tactics. Roll the dice for new daring operatives, seize control of systems and exfiltrate resources. Time's a-tickin'! Coppers are tailing you! Regroup, then hit the wires again!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 33% ★, 4X 22.8% ★, Historical 18.1%, Strategy 8.8%, Economy 5.2%
- #48 Rogue Hex
60% matchVery Positive89% of 252 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: Grand Strategy 28.3% ★, 4X 27.2% ★, Hex Grid 16.1% ★, Historical 12.2%, Strategy 6.6%
- #49 Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era
62% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: UnfrozenPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era is the official prequel hailing back to the origins of the genre-defining, critically acclaimed series of turn-based strategy games. Raise grand armies and wield devastating spells to overcome your foes in both solo and multiplayer.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 25.6% ★, 4X 21.2% ★, Diplomacy 15.7% ★, Historical 14.2%, Strategy 5.8%
- #50 Ascendant Dawn
60% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: Nikous Studio
Windows
Ascendant Dawn is a grand strategy game where you lead a nomadic tribe in a brutal bronze age world. Work your way up from a small clan to a great empire by founding cities and conquering your enemies.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 33.7% ★, 4X 26.1% ★, Historical 17.4%, Strategy 7%, Economy 6.2%
- #51 AlexanderBall: A Countryball Tale
60% 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 31.3% ★, Historical 17.2%, 4X 13.7% ★, Diplomacy 12.8% ★, Economy 6.1%
- #52 Europa Universalis IV
61% matchVery Positive88% of 135,857 reviews2013
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 279.5 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 28.1% ★, 4X 19% ★, Historical 15.8%, Diplomacy 15.2% ★, Strategy 6%
- #53 Agecraft
61% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SnakyDevelop
Windows
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: Grand Strategy 28.8% ★, 4X 23.5% ★, Historical 15.5%, Diplomacy 11.2% ★, Strategy 7%
- #54 Total War: ATTILA
61% matchVery Positive82% of 36,948 reviews2015
Dev: CREATIVE ASSEMBLYPub: SEGA
Windows · Linux
Median: 17.3 hrsMean: 80.7 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 31% ★, Rome 29.5% ★, Historical 24.2%, Strategy 14%, Simulation 0.7%
- #55 Nova Roma
61% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Lion ShieldPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac
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 26.4% ★, 4X 18.7% ★, Diplomacy 15% ★, Historical 14.4%, Strategy 6.2%
- #56 Lands of Rumour
60% matchMostly Positive77% of 13 reviews2025
Dev: Vaeril Games
Windows
Lands of Rumour is a turn-based 4X game about hiding and gossip. Embrace the atmosphere of Robin Hood, develop villages, gather resources, recruit your men and defend your homeland in tactical combat, where every unit has unique abilities.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 29.4% ★, 4X 26.6% ★, Hex Grid 13.8% ★, Historical 9.3%, Strategy 8%
- #57 Imperiums: Greek Wars
60% matchVery Positive86% of 540 reviews2020
Dev: Kube Games
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 9.0 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: Grand Strategy 26.4% ★, 4X 23.1% ★, Historical 14.8%, Diplomacy 13.5% ★, Strategy 5.5%
- #58 Sengoku
62% matchMixed62% of 473 reviews2011
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Use your power as a Feudal Lord to unite the land of the Rising Sun under your iron fist.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 48.2% ★, Historical 26.8%, Strategy 17.5%, Simulation 7.5%
- #59 The Ancients
60% matchMixed58% of 26 reviews2024
Dev: GorillaSoftWorksPub: Camlann Games
Windows
The Ancients is a turn-based survival strategy game where you lead a prehistoric hunter-gatherer tribe through the last ice age. Survive the elements, hunt fierce animals, migrate to new continents, advance your technology, make social and political tribe decisions, and evolve your civilization.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 27% ★, 4X 23.1% ★, Hex Grid 17.3% ★, Historical 17.2%, Strategy 6.9%