- #1 Stronghold Kingdoms
97% matchMixed64% of 9,483 reviews2012
Dev: Firefly Studios
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 84.8 hrs≥1hr: 56%
A massively multiplayer grand strategy game, Stronghold Kingdoms is about forging alliances, political mind games, city-building and castle sieges with thousands of other players!
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 60.5%, Strategy 33.8%, Multiplayer 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: This title is the closest match for the city-building and persistent medieval empire management aspects of the seed game.
- #2 Conqueror's Blade
96% matchMixed68% of 37,668 reviews2020
Dev: Booming TechPub: Poros Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 72.6 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Conqueror's Blade gives you a chance to be a true warlord. Commanding medieval troops in epic 15 vs. 15 siege battles, conquering cities with allies in the open world or fighting against players from all over the world – it's you who make the choice.
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 79.6%, Strategy 20.4%
Why You'll Like It: It perfectly captures the blend of tactical RTS unit command and massive-scale persistent world warfare found in SAGA.
- #3 Illyriad - Grand Strategy MMO
96% matchMixed68% of 201 reviews2017
Dev: Illyriad Games
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 14.2 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Build a city, Create an Empire! Research 400+ technologies, and Build 70+ buildings, Craft and Trade 380+ items in an entirely player driven market. Fight Wars and Forge Alliances with thousands of players and create your own Empire in this award-winning, critically-acclaimed MMO.
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 73.6%, Strategy 20.3%, Indie 6%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a deep, persistent world with complex city-building and strategic resource management that mirrors SAGA's core loop.
- #4 Kingdom Wars
95% matchMixed67% of 2,794 reviews2013
Dev: Reverie World Studios
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Kingdom Wars is a free to play 3D MMORTS with real-time siege combat, without the pay to win element so common in the genre. Kingdom Wars offers beautiful 3D online world, where players construct strongholds, direct citizens, complete quests and eventually manage a global empire.
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 58.7%, Strategy 33%, Multiplayer 4.3%, Indie 3.9%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the same DNA as an MMORTS, focusing on real-time battles and persistent base development in a fantasy setting.
- #5 Manor Lords
93% matchVery Positive85% of 85,453 reviews2024
Dev: Slavic MagicPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 21.5 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: Strategy 100%
Why You'll Like It: It masterfully combines intricate city-building with Total War-style tactical combat, making it a modern spiritual successor to the feel of SAGA.
- #6 World Of Conquerors
94% matchMixed61% of 98 reviews2019
Dev: HuntahPub: Darkness Development
Windows
Build your cities, manage resources, train soldiers and fight for supremacy in a vast world with other player controlled empires
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 73.3%, Strategy 19.1%, Indie 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: A straightforward MMORTS that focuses on the core mechanics of base building and multiplayer strategy.
- #7 Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord
90% matchVery Positive88% of 286,599 reviews2022
Dev: TaleWorlds Entertainment
Windows
Median: 61.2 hrsMean: 152.2 hrs≥1hr: 96%
A strategy/action RPG. Create a character, engage in diplomacy, craft, trade and conquer new lands in a vast medieval sandbox. Raise armies to lead into battle and command and fight alongside your troops in massive real-time battles using a deep but intuitive skill-based combat system.
Why similar: Strategy 75.6%, Multiplayer 24.4%
Why You'll Like It: While more action-oriented, it provides the most immersive experience for commanding troops on a battlefield within a persistent, strategic world.
- #8 March of Empires
91% matchMixed63% of 1,811 reviews2017
Dev: Gameloft
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 77.0 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Claim your title as Shogun, Highland King, Northern Tsar or Desert Sultan and join this genre-redefining strategy game where you will wage constant war for real territorial conquest! Fortify your castle, fuel a massive army, and enter the ultimate fight for realm domination!
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 77%, Strategy 23%
Why You'll Like It: This title offers a classic persistent strategy experience with a focus on medieval warfare and empire expansion.
- #9 A Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIA
91% matchMostly Positive70% of 14,652 reviews2018
Dev: CREATIVE ASSEMBLYPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12.1 hrsMean: 31.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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: Strategy 85.9%, Multiplayer 14.1%
Why You'll Like It: It provides the high-fidelity tactical combat that SAGA fans appreciate, albeit in a more focused, single-player-centric format.
- #10 Gloria Victis: Medieval MMORPG
88% matchMixed68% of 10,474 reviews2023
Dev: gamigo US
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 25.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Gloria Victis is an MMORPG with an emphasis on realism, set in a low-fantasy medieval open world. Enjoy MMO with skill-based non-target combat, open PVP with territory control, deep crafting system and player-driven economy – all that served with beautiful graphics and an immersive atmosphere.
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 85.3%, Multiplayer 8.2%, Indie 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes territory control and large-scale warfare, appealing to players who enjoy the social and strategic conflict of SAGA.
- #11 Warhammer: Chaos And Conquest
89% matchMixed55% of 1,193 reviews2019
Dev: Hunted Cow GamesPub: Tilting Point
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 319.4 hrs≥1hr: 55%
MMORPG and strategy gameplay in one. Living realms of Chaos Champions battle in PVE and PVP strategic combat. Persistent army management and constant live events. Collect Warlords, manage resources, and conquer your foes.
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 76.7%, Strategy 23.3%
Why You'll Like It: It brings a fantasy-themed, massively multiplayer strategy experience with a focus on base management and troop deployment.
- #12 Imperia Online
89% matchMixed59% of 309 reviews2016
Dev: Imperia Online JSC
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 28.1 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Imperia Online brings you into a world, which exists in the times before the age of gunpowder. It is the world of the sharp blade, long bow and war horse. Experience the vast amount of gameplay mechanics and compete with thousands of players in a totally realistic medieval strategic simulation!
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 72.2%, Strategy 20.1%, Multiplayer 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: A long-standing strategy MMO that excels in the persistent world management and PvP aspects of the genre.
- #13 Therian Saga
87% matchMostly Positive72% of 566 reviews2017
Dev: Virtys
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 42.4 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Therian Saga is a MMORPG that tries to stand out of the crowd by offering a compelling storytelling surrounded by a massive mathematical set of rules that define the world your hero will evolve in. It could be said that it borrows elements from old-time MUD games, strategy games and even tabletops RPG.
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 70.4%, Strategy 18.6%, Multiplayer 6.8%, Indie 4.1%
Why You'll Like It: This title focuses on the persistent world and strategic progression elements that are central to the SAGA experience.
- #14 Viking Rise
85% matchMostly Positive70% of 879 reviews2024
Dev: IGG SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 85.9 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Race against other players to explore Valhalla and conquer Midgard!
Why similar: Strategy 100%
Why You'll Like It: A modern 4X strategy game that incorporates real-time tactical elements and persistent world exploration.
- #15 Ways of History
86% matchMixed53% of 257 reviews2017
Dev: Glyph Worlds
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 14.2 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Hardcore real-time strategy with a long-term round. Development of your civilization from caves to space. Huge world. Thousands of players. 240+ sciences and technologies. About 100 troops. 4 races. 50+ resource deposits. War, trade, science, construction...
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 68%, Strategy 23.9%, Indie 5.8%, Multiplayer 2.3%
Why You'll Like It: A strategy-focused MMO that allows players to build and manage their own civilizations in a persistent environment.
- #16 Andalia
84% matchVery Positive85% of 54 reviews2021
Dev: Joel St.Pub: Sundust
Windows
Andalia is a fantasy real-time strategy game (RTS) with a diverse range of civilisations, resources and environments. Build up your town and lead your forces into war against enemy players. Alternatively you may construct a monument and hold it long enough to reach victory.
Why similar: Strategy 65.6%, Multiplayer 30.4%, Indie 4%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a blend of base-building and RTS combat, mirroring the core gameplay loop of SAGA.
- #17 Emporea: Realms of War and Magic
84% matchMixed68% of 534 reviews2016
Dev: Pixel Federation
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 103.8 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Emporea is an oldschool fantasy strategy game, where cooperation with other players is necessary to achieve victory. Only the best alliance can win! Multiple realms available, with new ones starting every two weeks.
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 67.5%, Strategy 23.7%, Indie 5.4%, Multiplayer 3.4%
Why You'll Like It: A fantasy-themed strategy MMO that captures the core loop of building, training, and conquering in a shared world.
- #18 Dragon Lords: 3D Strategy
83% matchMostly Positive74% of 141 reviews2017
Dev: FX Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 20.7 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Dragon Lords is an epic fantasy strategy game with amazing 3D graphics! Build a fearsome castle, gather an indomitable army of elves and dwarves, recruit legendary heroes, use the magic of nature and the crushing power of dragons to make battles go your way.
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 77.5%, Strategy 22.5%
Why You'll Like It: This fantasy strategy game offers a blend of base building and tactical combat in a persistent online world.
- #19 Heroes of Dire
81% matchMixed68% of 207 reviews2017
Dev: SpellbookPub: www.Spellbook.com
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 50%
In Heroes of Dire, a new massively-multiplayer tactical role-playing game by Spellbook, players command squads of fighters through strategic turn-based battles to win treasure, fame, and glory for their guilds!
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 72.9%, Strategy 19.8%, Indie 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: It combines RPG elements with strategic combat, appealing to the fantasy and multiplayer aspects of the seed game.
- #20 Coronation
79% matchMixed66% of 105 reviews2021
Dev: Twin Sword Studio
Windows
Coronation, an online medieval sandbox with player-built settlements, dungeons & economy.
Why similar: Strategy 78.7%, Multiplayer 21.3%
Why You'll Like It: It combines real-time tactics with city-building elements, providing a similar feel to SAGA's hybrid gameplay.
- #21 Might & Mayhem
80% matchMixed58% of 92 reviews2017
Dev: Kiz StudiosPub: You42, Inc.
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 45%
King Dragon's flames burned away the old realm, and his monsters rule the ashes. But an ember of hope still flickers, waiting for the right hero to rekindle it: You! Might & Mayhem is a turn-based strategy rpg featuring live PvP battles, alliances and epic single-player quests.
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 79.8%, Strategy 20.2%
Why You'll Like It: It blends RPG progression with strategy, fitting the fantasy and multiplayer tags of the seed game.
- #22 Millidor
79% matchMixed61% of 163 reviews2018
Dev: Smart Online Games
Windows
Миллидор – глобальная клиентская онлайн стратегия в лучших традициях классического fantasy. Миллидор дает возможность стать правителем своего королевства. Суровым, деспотичным воякой или, наоборот, дипломатичным торговцем – выбор за вами!
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 77%, Strategy 19.9%, Multiplayer 3.1%
Why You'll Like It: This title offers a turn-based strategy experience within a persistent online world, focusing on tactical depth.
- #23 MiniState
78% matchMixed60% of 86 reviews2020
Dev: Nalu Zou
Windows · Mac · Linux
Wage war, trade, and build alliances to build the greatest nation the world will ever know.
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 72.6%, Strategy 19.7%, Indie 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A smaller-scale strategy MMO that focuses on the core mechanics of building and expansion.
- #24 My Lands: Black Gem Hunting
77% matchVery Positive83% of 3,310 reviews2014
Dev: Gravvit LtdPub: ELYLAND INVESTMENT COMPANY Ltd
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 23.7 hrs≥1hr: 45%
My Lands is a free online RTS where dark and light forces fight for Black Gem and dominion in a vast fantasy world. Cooperation between players, joint economy development, creation of clans and alliances and elaboration of a team strategy serve as the very foundation of the game.
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 55%, Strategy 37.6%, Multiplayer 4.4%, Indie 3%
- #25 [MARS] Total Warfare
78% matchMostly Positive71% of 117 reviews2018
Dev: TCR
Windows
[MARS] Total Warfare uses authentic Martian landscapes to create an intense RTS experience best described as a hybrid between team multiplayer and massively multiplayer online. Fight over natural resources vs human or AI opponents and conquer a crater ridden world, with pink sky and blue seas!
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 77.2%, Strategy 22.8%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a real-time strategy experience within a massively multiplayer framework, focusing on combat and base management.
- #26 World Of Conquerors - Origins
77% matchMixed66% of 91 reviews2020
Dev: HuntahPub: Darkness Development
Windows
Grow your empire and dominate the world in this 100% free game, either through diplomacy or destruction. Forge alliances or go it alone, play as loyal men, elegant elves or brutish orcs.
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 72.4%, Strategy 20%, Indie 7.5%
- #27 War Selection
74% matchVery Positive85% of 23,033 reviews2019
Dev: Glyph Worlds
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 27.4 hrs≥1hr: 70%
War Selection is a compelling RTS game featuring base building, resource extraction and warfare. Evolve from a stone age tribe to a distinct industrial nation with unique game mechanics and battle for supremacy with dozens of players on a unique procedurally generated map.
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 50.3%, Strategy 35.4%, Multiplayer 11.2%, Indie 3.1%
- #28 EDYN
74% matchMostly Positive71% of 51 reviews2024
Dev: GALESTORM GAMES
Windows · Mac
Join the battle for EDYN, the ultimate multiplayer strategy game. Build settlements, command armies, and unify the realms in epic PvP warfare to etch your legacy into history. Raid, loot, make alliances, and unite to conquer the planet itself, with no Pay-To-Win mechanics to upset the playing field.
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 78.6%, Strategy 21.4%
- #29 Empires Apart
73% matchMixed68% of 2,472 reviews2018
Dev: DESTINYbitPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 61%
An exciting free-to-play Real Time Strategy game set in medieval times. Uniquely designed factions, customization options, singleplayer and multiplayer gameplay. Gather resources, raise an army and lead your civilization to victory in a classic RTS, brought to the modern age.
Why similar: Strategy 81.3%, Multiplayer 18.7%
- #30 Cards and Castles
73% matchMostly Positive73% of 776 reviews2015
Dev: Red Team Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Collectible cards come to life in this tactics and CCG hybrid! Collect cards, build decks, and challenge players head to head on a Tactical Game Board. Play as Vikings, Pirates, Ninjas and more!
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 67.1%, Strategy 23.9%, Indie 9%
- #31 Star Sonata 2
72% matchMixed68% of 289 reviews2020
Dev: Landauer Games
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 59.8 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Star Sonata 2 is a space sandbox MMO that combines elements of action, RPG, and empire creation into a truly unique MMO. Explore the sandbox style universe, build persistent bases, construct trade ships, and even fight your way to the top and claim the Emperor’s Throne!
- #32 Tribal Wars
71% matchMostly Positive72% of 814 reviews2020
Dev: InnoGames
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 43.2 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Compete in hardcore PvP strategy in persistent game worlds where real time resource and troop management in coordination with other players is required to expand your kingdom from one village to hundreds as you conquer the map in this winner takes all medieval contest.
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 76.6%, Strategy 23.4%
- #33 Champions of Regnum
73% matchMixed68% of 1,224 reviews2013
Dev: Nimble Giant Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 52.4 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Choose your Realm and engage in the most dynamic player driven battlefield available on any MMO. Fight for the Alsius Empire, protect the woods of Syrtis or avenge the Brotherhood of Ignis.
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 88.1%, Multiplayer 6.1%, Indie 5.8%
- #34 Hex Commander: Fantasy Heroes
72% matchMostly Positive77% of 304 reviews2017
Dev: Home Net Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Build an army and lead your heroes into battle in an epic fantasy strategy game. Hex Commander: Fantasy Heroes is a turn-based strategy game that will put you right in the middle of war between Humans, Orcs, Goblins, Elves, Dwarves and the undead.
Why similar: Strategy 73.5%, Indie 26.5%
- #35 WorldQuest
71% matchMostly Positive71% of 87 reviews2018
Dev: Tier 9 Game Studios
Windows
Terraria + MOBA + RTS. Buy weapons and armours, use potions, and construct buildings to push your opponents back and plunder their base. Manage your team's economy while also fighting on the frontlines.
Why similar: Strategy 57.7%, Indie 23.6%, Multiplayer 18.7%
- #36 Aberoth
70% matchMixed64% of 1,457 reviews2015
Dev: Jarbit
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 37.1 hrs≥1hr: 35%
Aberoth is a fantasy massively multiplayer online role playing game with charming retro graphics and tons of freedom.
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 89.4%, Indie 5.9%, Multiplayer 4.7%
- #37 DSS war party
66% matchVery Positive93% of 95 reviews2024
Dev: vikingfabian
Windows
A real-time grand strategy game set in a low fantasy world. Recruit vast armies to conquer the world. Dominate through strategic resource management and production chains.
Why similar: Strategy 100%
- #38 Lords of Kingdoms
71% matchMixed44% of 87 reviews2018
Dev: ThankGame.com
Windows
Lords of Kingdoms is a multiplayer online war game. Turn your small castle into a mighty fortress and become ruler of the greatest realm.
Why similar: Strategy 64.7%, Massively Multiplayer 32%, Indie 3.3%
- #39 Legends of Ellaria
69% matchMixed57% of 827 reviews2021
Dev: Larkon Studio
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Legends of Ellaria is a unique blend of sandbox action-RPG and real-time strategy. Build a new kingdom for your people, construct and manage its cities, command your troops in epic battles and join them fighting in third-person action, and live adventures in an immersive high fantasy world.
Why similar: Strategy 73.5%, Indie 26.5%
- #40 Second Galaxy
70% matchMixed52% of 1,200 reviews2019
Dev: Zilong Game Limited
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 38%
Second Galaxy is an open world sci-fi game that combines RPG and SLG elements. You can navigate hundreds of different space ships, team up with players to form alliances, and engage in intergalactic battles with other players around the world.
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 81.7%, Strategy 18.3%
- #41 PlanetX
67% matchMixed66% of 50 reviews2025
Dev: Giedrius Talzunas
Windows · Mac
PlanetX is a real-time strategy MMO set on a spherical planet. Players expand territories, construct buildings, and manage resources to develop their empire. The ultimate goal is to conquer the entire planet by claiming all land plots and outpacing rivals in strategic growth and domination.
Why similar: Strategy 50.2%, Massively Multiplayer 45.2%, Multiplayer 2.7%, Indie 2%
- #42 Lords of Solgrund
66% matchMostly Positive79% of 68 reviews2024
Dev: Sillylas
Windows
Lords of Solgrund combines elements of real time strategy, city building and other unique additions. The game features detailed animations, complex gameplay systems inspired by the early middle ages and elements of fantasy.
Why similar: Strategy 100%
- #43 Mist Legacy
66% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,559 reviews2022
Dev: Virtys
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 30.6 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Mist Legacy gives you a new way to experience the thrills and adventures of an MMORPG. Handcrafted by a small team of passionate developers, the game features an easy to play top-down world, turn-based combat and a skill-based progression system. Try our game for free. We hope you like it!
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 100%
- #44 Warage
68% matchMixed46% of 54 reviews2021
Dev: Yuri EletskikhPub: redsungames
Windows
Warage is a classic RTS that will take you to a magical fantasy world.
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 48.8%, Strategy 40.4%, Multiplayer 5.7%, Indie 5%
- #45 Astro Lords: Oort Cloud
69% matchMixed54% of 69 reviews2016
Dev: Aratog LLCPub: BISBOG SA
Windows
Astro Lords: Oort Cloud is a free-to-play, science-fiction MMORTS combining construction management with click-and-drag Artillery style combat and strategy elements such as exploration, raiding and espionage.
- #46 Immortal Empire
68% matchMostly Positive72% of 309 reviews2015
Dev: Tactic Studios Inc.
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Immortal Empire is a multiplayer tactics role playing game. Control a party of up to 5 immortals as you travel through a unique fantasy world, using spells and strategy to defeat your enemies. Play co-op, versus, or solo through a compelling campaign storyline with fully voiced characters.
Why similar: Strategy 69.2%, Indie 21.1%, Multiplayer 9.8%
- #47 SpellForce 3 Versus Edition
65% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,583 reviews2020
Dev: Grimlore GamesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 61%
The SpellForce 3: Versus Edition gives you the chance to enter the battlefields of Eo for free, letting you test your RTS skills against AI opponents or even other human players.
Why similar: Strategy 81.1%, Multiplayer 18.9%