- #1 Root
97% matchVery Positive90% of 5,521 reviews2020
Dev: Dire Wolf
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Might makes right in the wild wood! The award-winning board game of asymmetrical woodland warfare comes to cross-platform digital play! Combine subtle strategy and bold daring to guide your forest faction to victory!
Why similar: Board Game 32%, Tabletop 22.9%, War 11.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.9%, Multiplayer 8%
Why You'll Like It: Like Scythe, it features highly asymmetric factions and deep tactical area control within a beautifully realized board game setting.
- #2 Iron Harvest
96% matchMostly Positive73% of 15,957 reviews2020
Dev: KING ArtPub: Prime Matter
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 75%
A classic real-time strategy game with an epic single player campaign, multiplayer & coop, set in the alternate reality of 1920+
Why similar: World War I 23.2% ★, Mechs 22.3% ★, Alternate History 15.4%, Steampunk 14% ★, War 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: Set in the same alternate-history 1920s universe as Scythe, this game brings the iconic mech designs to life in a real-time strategy format.
- #3 BATTLETECH
96% matchVery Positive84% of 33,119 reviews2018
Dev: Harebrained SchemesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 44.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Take command of your own mercenary outfit of 'Mechs and the MechWarriors that pilot them, struggling to stay afloat as you find yourself drawn into a brutal interstellar civil war.
Why similar: Mechs 44.6% ★, Turn-Based 22.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.9%, Strategy 7.5%, Sci-fi 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: If you enjoy the mech-based combat of Scythe, this turn-based tactical game offers deep customization and strategic depth.
- #4 Terraforming Mars
95% matchMostly Positive71% of 7,232 reviews2018
Dev: Artefacts StudioPub: Twin Sails Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 32.0 hrs≥1hr: 66%
The taming of the Red Planet has begun! Corporations are competing to transform Mars into a habitable planet by spending vast resources and using innovative technology to raise temperature, create a breathable atmosphere, and make oceans of water.
Why similar: Board Game 22.5%, Turn-Based 18.9%, Hex Grid 16% ★, Tabletop 15.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: This digital adaptation excels at the same engine-building and resource management mechanics that make Scythe so rewarding.
- #5 Terra Mystica
94% matchMixed62% of 270 reviews2017
Dev: DIGIDICED
Windows · Mac · Linux
In a world of fantasy, called Terra Mystica, 14 races are fighting together or individually against their opponents to gain power and territory. Using their resources smartly and terraforming wisely to gain supremacy and lead their own settlers to victory.
Why similar: Board Game 35.4%, Tabletop 29.8%, Turn-Based 17.4%, Strategy 11.2%, Multiplayer 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: A quintessential heavy strategy board game that mirrors Scythe's focus on territory expansion and resource optimization.
- #6 Small World
94% matchMixed68% of 1,517 reviews2013
Dev: Days of Wonder
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
CONTROL FANTASY RACES, SET OFF TO CONQUER NEW LANDS, OVERTHROW YOUR ENEMIES AND CLAIM THE VICTORY! In this digital adaptation of the legendary board game, dive into a world inhabited by whimsical fantasy races.
Why similar: Board Game 40.8%, Tabletop 21.6%, Turn-Based 20.8%, Strategy 7.2%, Multiplayer 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: A classic area-control board game that captures the same competitive spirit and tactical movement found in Scythe.
- #7 Armello
93% matchVery Positive82% of 16,053 reviews2015
Dev: League of Geeks
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 30.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Armello is a grim fairy-tale board game come to life, with every match combining deep, tactical card play, rich tabletop strategy and RPG elements. Leverage subterfuge, spells and careful strategy to wrangle control of the game's chaotic odds as you quest for the throne.
Why similar: Board Game 21.5%, Turn-Based 20.1%, Hex Grid 16.1% ★, Tabletop 13.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A digital board game that blends card-based strategy and turn-based combat with a unique, immersive fantasy setting.
- #8 Through the Ages
92% matchVery Positive91% of 2,341 reviews2018
Dev: CGE Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 39.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Legendary board game classic from award winning designer Vlaada Chvátil
Why similar: Board Game 23%, Turn-Based 18.3%, Tabletop 17.5%, Historical 10.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 9%
Why You'll Like It: A deep, complex civilization-building board game that rewards long-term planning and efficient resource management.
- #9 Concordia: Digital Edition
91% matchVery Positive82% of 185 reviews2021
Dev: Acram Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Concordia is a strategic, Euro-style board game. 🏺 Players take the roles of powerful Roman merchants and follow the Roman expansion with their trade routes, franchises, and production houses. 🏛️
Why similar: Turn-Based 27.1%, Board Game 26.6%, Tabletop 20%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.6%, Strategy 6%
Why You'll Like It: This title offers a brilliant economic engine-building experience that feels very similar to the strategic planning required in Scythe.
- #10 A Game of Thrones: The Board Game - Digital Edition
90% matchMostly Positive70% of 1,961 reviews2020
Dev: Dire WolfPub: Twin Sails Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 54 minMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 48%
A Game of Thrones: The Board Game – Digital Edition is the digital adaptation of the top-selling strategy board game from Fantasy Flight Games.
Why similar: 4X 25.7% ★, Board Game 19.6%, Turn-Based 14.4%, Tabletop 10.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 8%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses heavily on diplomacy and area control, capturing the tense, high-stakes atmosphere of Scythe's multiplayer matches.
- #11 Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War
89% matchVery Positive82% of 18,612 reviews2018
Dev: Proxy StudiosPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 20.6 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Warhammer 40,000: Gladius – Relics of War brings you to a world of terror and violence. Four factions will engage in a brutal war for dominance over the planet’s resources. In the first turn-based 4X strategy game set in Warhammer 40,000 you will lead one of four unique factions.
Why similar: 4X 30.8% ★, Hex Grid 17.4% ★, Turn-Based 15.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.3%, Strategy 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A 4X strategy game that emphasizes tactical combat and unit management over traditional diplomacy.
- #12 Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI
89% matchVery Positive86% of 378,177 reviews2016
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18.2 hrsMean: 101.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Expand your empire, advance your culture and go head-to-head against history’s greatest leaders. Will your civilization stand the test of time?
Why similar: 4X 20.9% ★, Turn-Based 17.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.9%, Strategy 11.4%, Historical 11%
Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for 4X strategy, providing the same sense of empire-building and technological progression found in Scythe.
- #13 Gloomhaven
88% matchVery Positive82% of 16,083 reviews2021
Dev: Flaming Fowl StudiosPub: Twin Sails Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 32.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Lead your band of mercenaries in the land of Gloomhaven, work with unsavoury individuals, shape the fate of the region, fight your way through horrific places and get rich or die trying in this ruthless Tactical-RPG.
Why similar: Board Game 32.8%, Turn-Based 32.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.7%, Tactical 10.7%, Strategy 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A massive tactical board game adaptation that provides deep, turn-based combat and character progression.
- #14 Hexarchy
87% matchVery Positive82% of 1,640 reviews2023
Dev: Main Tank SoftwarePub: Yogscast Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 14.2 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Hexarchy is an innovative, fast-paced, historical 4x strategy game where you use cards and deckbuilding to make your decisions. Single-player and online multiplayer.
Why similar: 4X 23.2% ★, Hex Grid 18.5% ★, Turn-Based 15.7%, Historical 8%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced 4X game that uses deckbuilding mechanics to streamline the traditional strategy experience.
- #15 Old World
86% matchVery Positive82% of 6,828 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 26.3% ★, Turn-Based 17.1%, Alternate History 13.1%, Historical 9.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: Combines 4X strategy with character-driven narratives, offering a historical depth that complements the strategic feel of Scythe.
- #16 Spirit Island
86% matchVery Positive92% of 1,670 reviews2020
Dev: Handelabra Games Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 24.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Become the spirits of the land, and defend the island from colonizing Invaders spreading blight and destruction! Your spirits work with the native islanders to increase your power and drive the invading colonists from your island in this strategic area-control game.
Why similar: Board Game 54.5%, Tabletop 28.2%, Strategy 11.5%, Multiplayer 4.7%, Singleplayer 1.1%
Why You'll Like It: This complex cooperative board game features intricate mechanics and high-level strategy that will appeal to fans of Scythe's complexity.
- #17 Axis & Allies 1942 Online
85% matchMostly Positive78% of 5,097 reviews2021
Dev: Beamdog
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 48.7 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Play the classic board game, Axis & Allies 1942 2nd Edition! Act as WWII powers in a turn-based strategy game that fits your screen and schedule— get notified on your turn and command armies at your own pace! Team up with friends, challenge the world’s top players, or go solo vs. A.I.
Why similar: Board Game 24%, World War I 17.6% ★, Tabletop 17%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.4%, Historical 10%
Why You'll Like It: A classic wargame adaptation that provides the hex-grid movement and military strategy fans of Scythe will appreciate.
- #18 The Battle of Polytopia
84% matchVery Positive94% of 5,978 reviews2020
Dev: Midjiwan AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Welcome to the unique, turn-based strategy game set in the strange, flat world of the Square. Lead one of 16 distinct civilizations to victory by expanding your empire, researching technologies, and ultimately become ruler of the world! Play in single-player or multiplayer mode for up to 16 players.
Why similar: 4X 32.9% ★, Turn-Based 25.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 11%, War 8.9%, Multiplayer 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist but highly strategic 4X game that is perfect for quick, turn-based sessions.
- #19 Reiner Knizia Yellow & Yangtze
84% matchVery Positive91% of 120 reviews2019
Dev: Dire Wolf
Windows · Mac
Lead your dynasty to victory in the new digital adaptation of the acclaimed board game!
Why similar: Board Game 23.3%, Hex Grid 17.7% ★, Tabletop 17.5%, War 9.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A tight, tactical board game that emphasizes placement and area influence, similar to Scythe's map control.
- #20 HUMANKIND™
82% matchMixed69% of 28,603 reviews2021
Dev: AMPLITUDE Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 33.1 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 29.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 11.4%, Turn-Based 10.7%, Hex Grid 9.8% ★, Historical 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A 4X strategy game that allows for unique cultural combinations, offering a fresh take on historical empire building.
- #21 Millennia
81% matchMixed67% of 3,777 reviews2024
Dev: C Prompt GamesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 14.3 hrsMean: 36.2 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: 4X 23.9% ★, Turn-Based 14.8%, Alternate History 13.6%, Hex Grid 11.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 8%
Why You'll Like It: A grand strategy game that allows players to guide their nation through various alternate timelines and historical eras.
- #22 Ogre
83% matchMixed65% of 267 reviews2017
Dev: Auroch Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%
The official adaptation of the legendary wargame from Steve Jackson Games. Engage in futuristic warfare with armored hovercraft, superheavy tanks, infantry, and giant cybernetic war machines called "Ogres".
Why similar: Hex Grid 25.8% ★, Board Game 19.9%, Turn-Based 18.3%, Tabletop 9.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: A classic hex-grid wargame that features massive, powerful units similar to the mechs in Scythe.
- #23 Wingspan
79% matchVery Positive94% of 11,959 reviews2020
Dev: Monster Couch
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 14.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Wingspan is a relaxing, award-winning strategy card game about birds for 1 to 5 players. Each bird you play extends a chain of powerful combinations in one of your three habitats. Your goal is to discover and attract the best birds to your network of wildlife preserves.
Why similar: Board Game 36.9%, Tabletop 24.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.4%, Strategy 8.7%, PvP 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: An elegant engine-building board game that focuses on creating efficient combinations, much like the action-selection system in Scythe.
- #24 Raiders of the North Sea
81% matchVery Positive86% of 265 reviews2019
Dev: Dire Wolf
Windows · Mac
It's Raiding Season! Plunder your way to Viking adventure in the digital adaptation of the award-winning worker-placement board game!
Why similar: Board Game 23.6%, Turn-Based 21%, Tabletop 16.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.2%, Historical 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: A worker-placement board game that focuses on resource gathering and tactical raids.
- #25 Age of Wonders: Planetfall
80% matchMostly Positive80% of 6,643 reviews2019
Dev: Triumph StudiosPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 16.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Age of Wonders: Planetfall is the new strategy game from Triumph Studios, creators of the critically acclaimed Age of Wonders series, bringing all the exciting tactical turn-based combat and in-depth empire building of its predecessors to space in an all-new, sci-fi setting.
Why similar: 4X 25.5% ★, Turn-Based 15.5%, Hex Grid 14.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.1%, Strategy 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi 4X strategy game that features deep tactical combat and diverse faction mechanics.
- #26 Everdell
79% matchVery Positive90% of 721 reviews2022
Dev: Dire Wolf
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Harvest resources to build a village of woodland critters in this adaptation of the award-winning tabletop board game!
Why similar: Board Game 39.6%, Tabletop 28.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.2%, Strategy 10.3%, PvP 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: A charming yet strategically deep worker-placement and engine-building game that feels like a lighter, more whimsical cousin to Scythe.
- #27 WARMACHINE: Tactics
82% matchMixed44% of 1,166 reviews2014
Dev: WhiteMoon DreamsPub: Privateer Press Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Turn-based tactical combat set in the award-winning world of the Iron Kingdoms. Command your custom squad of steam-powered robots and elite warriors in raging battles dominated by magic and mechanika. Battle in online multiplayer and play the epic 21-mission single player campaign!
Why similar: Turn-Based 30.4%, Steampunk 26.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.6%, Strategy 12.4%, Tactical 8%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based strategy game set in a steampunk world that shares the industrial-fantasy aesthetic of Scythe.
- #28 Sid Meier's Civilization VII
77% matchMixed48% of 58,486 reviews2025
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18.6 hrsMean: 49.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Lead empires that evolve or endure through the Ages. Build something you believe in with Sid Meier's Civilization® VII.
Why similar: 4X 25.8% ★, Hex Grid 17.7% ★, Alternate History 13%, Historical 9.6%, War 7.5%
- #29 Space Imperia 4X
75% matchVery Positive93% of 67 reviews2026
Dev: Breich Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A faithful digital adaptation of the acclaimed board game Space Empires 4X by GMT Games, beloved by wargamers for almost two decades. Command the rise of your civilization and the fall of others, all in one to two hours.
Why similar: 4X 23.7% ★, Board Game 20.1%, Tabletop 14.6%, Hex Grid 10.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 8%
- #30 ENDLESS Legend™
78% matchVery Positive83% of 19,068 reviews2014
Dev: AMPLITUDE Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 22.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
ENDLESS Legend™ is a 4X turn-based fantasy strategy game by the creators of ENDLESS Space™ and Dungeon of the ENDLESS™. Control every aspect of your civilization as you struggle to save your homeworld Auriga. Create your own Legend!
Why similar: 4X 33.8% ★, Turn-Based 22.5%, Hex Grid 15.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 10%, Strategy 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A fantasy 4X game with distinct factions and a strong focus on tactical combat and exploration.
- #31 Steam Squad
78% matchMixed65% of 89 reviews2016
Dev: Bretwalda Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Steam Squad - a classical tactical wargame with honest physics simulation of battles set in an alternative universe during the First World War. Players acting for the 3 of the superpowers - the Holy Roman, British and Tianxian Empires complete 30 missions with squads of up to 8 units.
Why similar: World War I 32.3% ★, Turn-Based 24.4%, Steampunk 20.4% ★, Alternate History 13.8%, Strategy 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based strategy game set in an alternate history version of World War we, featuring steampunk technology.
- #32 Supremacy: 1914
76% matchMostly Positive74% of 4,332 reviews2019
Dev: Bytro Labs GmbH
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 40.2 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Take over the control of one of the mighty nations during the times of World War 1 in the biggest WW1 strategy game of all time. Conquer provinces, forge alliances and build up your economy in real-time on persistent maps. Build experimental weapons of World War 1 and become the one true superpower!
Why similar: World War I 30.3% ★, Historical 11.9%, War 11.8%, Strategy 9.5%, Board Game 8.9%
- #33 Making History: The First World War
77% matchMixed66% of 115 reviews2021
Dev: Factus Games
Windows · Linux
A turn-based WWI Grand Strategy game. Rush to field new modern weaponry and survive the horrendous attrition battles. Join the global conflict between the Great Powers of the age and forge a new world order for freedom or tyranny.
Why similar: World War I 26.2% ★, 4X 18.7% ★, Turn-Based 15.1%, Alternate History 11.3%, Historical 8.8%
- #34 Hex of Steel
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 898 reviews2020
Dev: War Frogs Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Hex of Steel is a refreshing WWII wargame covering all fronts featuring a certain amount of original mechanics. Fight in solo against finally a decent AI throughout Europe, Africa or the Pacific, or against a friend in the cross-platform PBEM or real time multiplayer. Coop is also an option!
Why similar: Hex Grid 21.7% ★, Turn-Based 17.6%, Board Game 16.7%, Tabletop 12.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.5%
- #35 Revival: Recolonization
74% matchMixed69% of 425 reviews2024
Dev: HeroCraft PC
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 27.2% ★, Hex Grid 22.6% ★, Turn-Based 18.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.9%, War 6.7%
- #36 Making History: The Great War
76% matchMostly Positive76% of 455 reviews2015
Dev: Muzzy Lane SoftwarePub: Factus Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
The Great War is a turn-based grand strategy game based on the epic struggles of the WWI era. Experience the battles of attrition and punishing artillery barrages. Play as any nation of the period as the modern world of industrialized warfare replaces an age of kings with a struggle of ideologies.
Why similar: World War I 29.5% ★, 4X 12.9% ★, Turn-Based 10.4%, Alternate History 10%, Historical 8.3%
- #37 Bonaparte - A Mechanized Revolution
71% matchMostly Positive77% of 109 reviews2025
Dev: Studio Imugi
Windows
1789, Paris. Take Napoleon’s place in an alternate history as Céline or César Bonaparte in this ideology driven, turn-based strategy journey. Defend, reform or oppose the monarchy and write your own alternative history by combining cunning political skills and tactical military prowess.
Why similar: 4X 20% ★, Steampunk 14.8% ★, Alternate History 13.9%, Mechs 11.6% ★, Board Game 11.4%
- #38 Sid Meier's Civilization®: Beyond Earth™
73% matchMixed61% of 23,137 reviews2014
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 29.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Sid Meier’s Civilization: Beyond Earth is a new science-fiction-themed entry into the award winning Civilization series. As part of an expedition sent to find a home beyond Earth, lead your people into a new frontier, explore and colonize an alien planet and create a new civilization in space.
Why similar: 4X 26.8% ★, Turn-Based 18.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.2%, Hex Grid 13.5% ★, Strategy 9%
- #39 Shadow Empire
71% matchVery Positive84% of 1,947 reviews2020
Dev: VR DesignsPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 76.4 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Shadow Empire is a deep turn-based 4X wargame with a unique blend of military focus, procedurally generated content and role-playing features. Players take the seat of the supreme ruler of a small nation, with the goal of reconquering a devastated planet.
Why similar: 4X 25.1% ★, Hex Grid 20.7% ★, Turn-Based 17.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.1%, War 7.3%
- #40 Airship Dragoon
75% matchMixed52% of 64 reviews2014
Dev: YorkshireRifles
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Uber-Hardcore, Turn-Based, Steampunk, Squad Tactics. Battle 6 other factions for control of Pangea in emergent, tactical gameplay.
Why similar: 4X 26.2% ★, Steampunk 18.4% ★, Turn-Based 15.9%, Hex Grid 15.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 7.9%
- #41 From Village to Empire
73% matchMostly Positive70% of 57 reviews2018
Dev: Witch Laboratory
Windows · Linux
From Village to Empire is an indie turn based strategy game with a historical setting. Build cities, research technologies, and train units to discover new lands and conquer the world!
Why similar: 4X 23.7% ★, Hex Grid 20.1% ★, Turn-Based 15.1%, Strategy 9.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.8%
- #42 Wings of Glory
70% matchVery Positive81% of 108 reviews2022
Dev: Dire Wolf
Windows · Mac
Rule the skies in strategy dogfights in the digital adaptation of the classic tabletop board game!
Why similar: World War I 28.3% ★, Board Game 17.5%, Tabletop 14.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.2%, Historical 8.7%
- #43 Last Days of Old Earth
73% matchMixed60% of 57 reviews2016
Dev: Auroch DigitalPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Last Days of Old Earth is a rich strategy game set in our far, far future where the sun is dying. Can you command the last noble tribes of humanity as they attempt to survive among the machines and marauding clans?
Why similar: Hex Grid 26.3% ★, Turn-Based 21.9%, 4X 19.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 10.2%, Strategy 8.8%
- #44 WARBORN
71% matchMostly Positive73% of 81 reviews2020
Dev: Raredrop Games LtdPub: PQube
Windows · Mac
Deploy for battle in the Variable Armour, a technologically advanced suit of war. With turn-based tactics and quick-fire clashes, lead a strike force of deadly mecha to bring peace to the solar system in a 40-mission campaign. Create your own maps, practice in skirmish, or battle across multiplayer.
Why similar: Mechs 23.7% ★, Turn-Based 21.7%, Hex Grid 18.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 9.5%, Tactical 5.8%
- #45 Imperial Ambitions
66% matchVery Positive82% of 100 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: 4X 25.6% ★, Hex Grid 19% ★, Alternate History 16.7%, Turn-Based 11.6%, Historical 10.7%
- #46 Codex of Victory
72% matchMixed69% of 400 reviews2017
Dev: Ino-Co PlusPub: AKPublish pty ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 96%
In this sci-fi turn-based strategy with real-time base-building elements, you’ll be defending human territories against the transhuman Augments. Expand your HQ, and manufacture and upgrade an army of advanced drones to wage interplanetary war for Humanity!
Why similar: Hex Grid 25.5% ★, Mechs 24.1% ★, Turn-Based 23%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.1%, Sci-fi 6.3%
- #47 One-inch Tactics
67% matchVery Positive95% of 93 reviews2024
Dev: KOGADO STUDIOPub: KOMODO
Windows
Turn the tide of the war with nuanced strategies in One-inch Tactics, introducing players to a unique turn-based strategy experience.
Why similar: Mechs 30.9% ★, Turn-Based 24%, Tabletop 13%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.6%, Tactical 8.2%
- #48 Dune: Spice Wars
67% matchMostly Positive79% of 13,540 reviews2023
Dev: Shiro GamesPub: Funcom
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 41.4% ★, War 12%, Sci-fi 11.1%, Multiplayer 9.5%, Tactical 9.4%
- #49 Eclipse - 2nd Dawn for the Galaxy
68% matchMixed58% of 100 reviews2024
Dev: BrettspielWelt GmbHPub: Brettspielwelt GmbH
Windows · Mac
The galaxy, once peaceful after the Terran-Hegemony War, now faces rising tensions. The Galactic Council's efforts to maintain peace are failing as alliances shatter and secret treaties form. A confrontation looms—who will emerge victorious and rule the galaxy? Lead your people to victory!
Why similar: Board Game 33.4%, Hex Grid 24.3% ★, Tabletop 11.3%, Strategy 9.5%, Tactical 7.4%
- #50 Twilight Struggle
69% matchVery Positive86% of 2,980 reviews2016
Dev: Playdek, Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 14.2 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Twilight Struggle is a two-player game where players play as either the US or USSR during the Cold War. Using actual events from history, players must plan out their strategies in order to obtain world dominance. Play Twilight Struggle and change the course of history.
Why similar: Board Game 29%, Tabletop 21.3%, Historical 13%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.6%, Turn-Based 9.9%
- #51 Talisman: Digital Classic Edition
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 10,009 reviews2014
Dev: Nomad Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 13.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
The complete 4th Edition experience of the classic fantasy adventure board game, Talisman. On your travels, you will need strength, courage and some good dice rolls to survive the dangers you face and beat your opponents to the centre of the board!
Why similar: Board Game 36.2%, Tabletop 24.1%, Turn-Based 18.4%, Multiplayer 8.6%, Strategy 6.5%
- #52 Nations At War Digital Core Game
70% matchMostly Positive72% of 107 reviews2020
Dev: Lock 'n Load Publishing
Windows · Mac
Nations At War series is a dynamic platoon-level combat computer game based on the award-winning board games of the same series name. Nations At War series centered on armor, artillery and infantry combat during World War 2.
Why similar: Turn-Based 19.6%, Board Game 18.8%, Hex Grid 17.6% ★, Tabletop 14.2%, War 9.4%
- #53 Terra Invicta
64% matchVery Positive80% of 9,823 reviews2026
Dev: Pavonis InteractivePub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 52.6 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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 28.2% ★, Turn-Based 16%, Alternate History 15.8%, Historical 9.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.9%
- #54 Hearts of Iron IV
66% matchVery Positive90% of 375,203 reviews2016
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30.6 hrsMean: 299.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Victory is at your fingertips! Your ability to lead your nation is your supreme weapon, the strategy game Hearts of Iron IV lets you take command of any nation in World War II; the most engaging conflict in world history.
Why similar: Alternate History 27.1%, Historical 20.5%, War 18.3%, Strategy 15.9%, Multiplayer 9.5%
- #55 Lux Alliance
69% matchMostly Positive78% of 76 reviews2017
Dev: Sillysoft Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Lux Alliance is a synchronized-turns strategy war game, inspired by the classic boardgames RISK, Diplomacy and Axis & Allies. Marshall your troops, collaborate with your allies, anticipate your opponents, and capture all the enemy HQs to win!
Why similar: Board Game 24.8%, Turn-Based 19.5%, Strategy 15.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.5%, Historical 10.7%
- #56 Politon
63% matchVery Positive90% of 87 reviews2025
Dev: Pinq Games
Windows · Mac
Politon: A turn-based strategy game that will push your strategic and management skills to the limit! Expand your territory, strengthen your economy, and outsmart your enemies by planning your strategy carefully.
Why similar: 4X 28.9% ★, Hex Grid 24.8% ★, Alternate History 12.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 10%, Multiplayer 7.4%
- #57 Ozymandias: Bronze Age Empire Sim
64% matchVery Positive88% of 1,666 reviews2022
Dev: The Secret Games CompanyPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 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: 4X 30.2% ★, Hex Grid 24.1% ★, Historical 10.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.2%, War 6.9%
