
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.
60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Grand Strategy, Strategy, Historical, Diplomacy.

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.

Strategeist
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.

Gilded Destiny
Forge empires, incite revolutions, and reshape society in Gilded Destiny, the definitive grand strategy game of the Industrial Age. Take command of your chosen nation and lead it to glory through masterful diplomacy, sweeping industrialization, and decisive warfare.
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 16.8% ★, Diplomacy 14.4% ★, 4X 9.9% ★, Politics 9.9% ★, Alternate History 9.7%
Forge empires, incite revolutions, and reshape society in Gilded Destiny, the definitive grand strategy game of the Industrial Age. Take command of your chosen nation and lead it to glory through masterful diplomacy, sweeping industrialization, and decisive warfare.
Why similar: Diplomacy 13.6% ★, Grand Strategy 12.8% ★, 4X 12.1% ★, Politics 11.2% ★, Alternate History 8.6%
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 22.8% ★, Diplomacy 20.4% ★, Economy 10%, Grand Strategy 8.8% ★, Political Sim 7.2% ★
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: 4X 15.6% ★, Diplomacy 15.3% ★, Grand Strategy 14.1% ★, Alternate History 8.9%, Economy 8.9%
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: 4X 19% ★, Grand Strategy 17.6% ★, Diplomacy 16.1% ★, Alternate History 10.7%, Economy 8.5%
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: 4X 22% ★, Grand Strategy 18.4% ★, Diplomacy 12.7% ★, Alternate History 9.3%, Economy 7.4%
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 19.3% ★, Grand Strategy 14.6% ★, Diplomacy 13% ★, Alternate History 10.1%, Economy 8.4%
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: 4X 17.5% ★, Diplomacy 16.4% ★, Grand Strategy 15.3% ★, Alternate History 8.7%, Economy 8.6%
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 18.4% ★, Diplomacy 15.9% ★, Grand Strategy 14.6% ★, Alternate History 9.1%, Economy 8.6%
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 20.3% ★, Grand Strategy 15.3% ★, Diplomacy 14.6% ★, Alternate History 11.3%, Economy 8.8%
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: 4X 15.8% ★, Grand Strategy 14.1% ★, Diplomacy 14% ★, Alternate History 9.4%, Economy 9.1%
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: 4X 18.2% ★, Diplomacy 15.7% ★, Grand Strategy 14.6% ★, Alternate History 9.4%, Economy 8.6%
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 18.6% ★, Diplomacy 16% ★, Grand Strategy 14.7% ★, Alternate History 9%, Economy 8.4%
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 15.7% ★, 4X 14.2% ★, Politics 12.3% ★, Diplomacy 10.5% ★, Political Sim 9.6% ★
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: Grand Strategy 17% ★, Diplomacy 14.6% ★, Politics 12% ★, Economy 10.5%, Political Sim 9.4% ★
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: 4X 20.7% ★, Diplomacy 15.5% ★, Grand Strategy 15% ★, Politics 11% ★, Political Sim 8.7% ★
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 25.6% ★, Grand Strategy 19.2% ★, Diplomacy 16.8% ★, Alternate History 14.4%, Historical 6.8%
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 15.3% ★, 4X 14% ★, Diplomacy 13.3% ★, Economy 10%, Alternate History 8.4%
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: 4X 22.5% ★, Grand Strategy 19.2% ★, Alternate History 10.9%, Political Sim 10.1% ★, Economy 9.9%
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: Grand Strategy 16.1% ★, Diplomacy 15.8% ★, Politics 13.1% ★, Economy 10%, Alternate History 9.6%
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 18% ★, Diplomacy 16% ★, Grand Strategy 14.4% ★, Alternate History 10%, Economy 9.3%
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: 4X 18% ★, Diplomacy 17% ★, Grand Strategy 14.8% ★, Economy 9.8%, Moddable 9.4% ★
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 31.8% ★, Grand Strategy 19.2% ★, Strategy 7.6%, Economy 6.9%, Simulation 6.8%
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: 4X 17.6% ★, Diplomacy 16.6% ★, Grand Strategy 15.1% ★, Economy 9.9%, Moddable 9.2% ★
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: 4X 17% ★, Grand Strategy 15.9% ★, Diplomacy 15.3% ★, Economy 10.2%, Moddable 9% ★
Restitutor is a historical incremental grand strategy game focused on statecraft, diplomacy, and calculated warfare. Strengthen your economy, research new technologies, form alliances, and outmaneuver rivals through high-level strategic decisions without micromanagement.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 22.5% ★, 4X 19.4% ★, Diplomacy 13.8% ★, Hex Grid 9% ★, Historical 8.5%
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: 4X 17% ★, Diplomacy 15.9% ★, Grand Strategy 15.6% ★, Economy 10%, Moddable 9.1% ★
Take control of any nation and shape its future. Manage resources, trade, and taxes, engage in real-time warfare, navigate global diplomacy, and react to dynamic world events. Build a thriving economy, forge alliances, and command armies in a constantly evolving world!
Why similar: 4X 18.9% ★, Grand Strategy 16.2% ★, Diplomacy 15.4% ★, Politics 11.5% ★, Political Sim 10% ★
Rise from a cunning strategist to a powerful ruler. Master economic warfare, manipulate global events, and build industries or armies to conquer the world. Every decision in this modern Grand Strategy game shapes your ascent to power—will you rise through wealth or force?
Why similar: Diplomacy 15.7% ★, Grand Strategy 15.4% ★, 4X 13.3% ★, Politics 13% ★, Economy 10.1%
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 26.6% ★, Politics 15.1% ★, Political Sim 10.4% ★, Economy 9.6%, Historical 8.1%
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 19.1% ★, Grand Strategy 17.6% ★, Alternate History 13.1%, Political Sim 10.9% ★, Economy 10.4%
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 18.5% ★, Grand Strategy 16.9% ★, Politics 14.7% ★, Alternate History 12.5%, Economy 10.4%
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: 4X 17.1% ★, Diplomacy 16.1% ★, Grand Strategy 15.5% ★, Economy 9.7%, Moddable 9.1% ★
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: Diplomacy 16.5% ★, Grand Strategy 16.2% ★, Alternate History 11.7%, Political Sim 10% ★, Economy 9.1%
Lead multiple branches of your noble house in a living, persistent online 4X grand strategy. Expand fiefdoms, command vassals, master warfare, and outwit rivals through diplomacy, espionage, and schemes. With NO pay-to-win, only strategy will determine the legacy you carve in history.
Why similar: 4X 19.4% ★, Diplomacy 16.8% ★, Grand Strategy 15.4% ★, Hex Grid 9.7% ★, Moddable 9.3% ★
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: Grand Strategy 19.9% ★, Diplomacy 18.8% ★, Alternate History 13.4%, Politics 12.5% ★, Economy 10%
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 21.2% ★, Diplomacy 17.9% ★, Grand Strategy 16.4% ★, Hex Grid 11.2% ★, Economy 10.4%
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: 4X 31% ★, Grand Strategy 21.1% ★, Strategy 9.2%, Economy 8.8%, Management 8.7%
Prove your political brilliance in a grand strategy like no other: pick any contemporary country, set up your government and navigate the pitfalls of domestic and international politics. A glorious destiny awaits - the domination of not just the Earth, but the whole Solar system!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 19.3% ★, Diplomacy 15.8% ★, Politics 14.2% ★, Economy 11.7%, 4X 10.2% ★
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: 4X 18% ★, Grand Strategy 17.6% ★, Diplomacy 16.7% ★, Alternate History 11.1%, Economy 9.4%
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 21.7% ★, Diplomacy 19% ★, Economy 10.9%, Moddable 10.2% ★, Hex Grid 7.6% ★
Discover and colonize the world, Allocate your labor force, Monopolize markets, Fight tactical battles, Survive the age of imperialism...
Why similar: 4X 19.8% ★, Grand Strategy 18.5% ★, Alternate History 12.8%, Economy 11.9%, Hex Grid 9.3% ★
Navigate through interactions with competing powers to lead your nation to global domination in this 4X open sandbox geopolitical sim set in post-WW2 alt-history world. You have 251 years at your disposal to conquer and unify the planet or take your nation into space. Can you make it?
Why similar: 4X 23.5% ★, Diplomacy 18.4% ★, Grand Strategy 17.9% ★, Alternate History 13.6%, Political Sim 6.6% ★
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 22.7% ★, Grand Strategy 18.4% ★, Diplomacy 12.5% ★, Economy 9.9%, Historical 7.2%
Rule a living interstellar empire in this real-time 4X grand strategy. Make decisions that shape civilian lives, manage fragile supply lines, lead military conquests, and decide whether your civilization thrives or collapses under its own expansion.
Why similar: 4X 23.6% ★, Grand Strategy 18.1% ★, Diplomacy 16.7% ★, Economy 10.5%, Political Sim 8.9% ★
Gate Builders is a sci-fi turn-based 4X strategy game. Build space stations, manage work force, exploit, trade and transform resources. Face space pirates and enemy factions. Build, Expand, Thrive!
Why similar: 4X 26.1% ★, Grand Strategy 20.2% ★, Diplomacy 14.3% ★, Economy 9.8%, Management 8%
Geopolitical management game with real-time shifting borders and a streamlined gameplay, designed to minimize all burdensome chores while allowing an absolute strategic control, from military recruitment and deployment, to diplomatic and economic management.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 21.7% ★, Diplomacy 21.5% ★, Economy 12.2%, Politics 8.8% ★, War 7.4%
Conquer a vast procedurally generated star system in Falling Frontier, a sci-fi RTS where intel and logistics are decisive factors. Design ships and raid enemy supply lines, lay minefields and construct recon stations, and ambush enemy forces within asteroid fields and nebulae.
Why similar: 4X 22.6% ★, Grand Strategy 18.4% ★, Diplomacy 16.9% ★, Moddable 10% ★, Alternate History 8.3%
Take command of humanity’s last survivors and rebuild an empire in the stars. In this immersive turn-based strategy game, you will have to fight to protect your people, control rival factions, and unlock lost technology.
Why similar: 4X 21.9% ★, Diplomacy 18.8% ★, Politics 14.3% ★, Grand Strategy 14.3% ★, Economy 10.1%
Create and lead your civilization from the Stone Age to a futuristic era. Shape history on customizable maps through war, diplomacy, culture, trade, science, and religion.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 22.6% ★, Diplomacy 17.8% ★, Alternate History 16.8%, Economy 10.6%, Building 8.5%
Every decision reshapes the nation’s future. Manage powerful lobbies, control the media narrative, balance swing states, and turn crises into opportunity. In Political Mastery, power hangs by a thread of strategy and reputation. The White House won’t wait for you — you must claim it.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 25.7% ★, Diplomacy 20.4% ★, Politics 15.4% ★, Simulation 9.6%, Strategy 9.3%
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 25.4% ★, Grand Strategy 16.6% ★, Hex Grid 12.3% ★, Building 8.7%, War 8.5%
A 4X real-time strategy game from the developers of the critically acclaimed Northgard. Set in Frank Herbert’s groundbreaking Dune universe, you must lead your faction and battle for control and dominance over the harsh desert planet of Arrakis.
Why similar: 4X 21.4% ★, Diplomacy 18.7% ★, Grand Strategy 16.4% ★, Economy 10.8%, Management 9.3%
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: Grand Strategy 20.4% ★, Diplomacy 17.2% ★, Alternate History 15.3%, Political Sim 10.6% ★, Economy 9%
Become the leader of any contemporary country in this streamlined real-time grand strategy game. Use diplomacy, espionage, military and economic power to deal with other nations, while tackling issues such as terrorism, financial crises and medical epidemics, all in an effort to achieve global domination!
Why similar: Diplomacy 28.9% ★, Grand Strategy 19.6% ★, Politics 18.9% ★, Political Sim 13.3% ★, Strategy 10%
"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 21.4% ★, 4X 21% ★, Politics 13.3% ★, Political Sim 9.8% ★, Historical 8.3%
The biggest corporations are not Apple or Amazon. The biggest "corporations" are the states. Your employees are all citizens of the country. You don't pay them a salary - they will pay you themselves. You manage taxes and collect them.
Why similar: Diplomacy 18.1% ★, Grand Strategy 15% ★, Politics 14.8% ★, Economy 11.1%, Alternate History 10.8%
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 21.6% ★, Diplomacy 19.1% ★, Economy 13.8%, Grand Strategy 12.9% ★, Resource Management 8.5%
Ascendance is a real-time space strategy game that sees you lead your civilisation into a vast and mysterious galaxy. Experience an immersive journey with detailed civilisations, deeply-simulated economies, internal politics, nuanced diplomacy, and intense space battles.
Why similar: 4X 26.1% ★, Grand Strategy 20.1% ★, Diplomacy 13.7% ★, Economy 10%, Moddable 7.6% ★
Classic strategy drama of the century, you take control of a nation. Rule your country and gain freedom, become the ruler of the world with depth and historical consistency. Rewrite the history of the world and build a magnificent empire.
Why similar: 4X 23.4% ★, Diplomacy 18.7% ★, Politics 14.1% ★, Alternate History 13%, Economy 10.2%