- #1 Samurai Conqueror
97% matchPositive100% of 19 reviews2026
Dev: Miura Production
Windows
Unify Japanese History! A Timeline Strategy Game Where History Itself Becomes the Battlefield.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 19.6% ★, Grand Strategy 19% ★, 4X 17.7% ★, Historical 10.7%, Wargame 6.7%
- #2 Great Powers
96% matchMixed68% of 38 reviews2025
Dev: Flame-Dragons
Windows · Mac · Linux
A 4x global turn-based strategy game with a well-developed economic and military model.
Why similar: 4X 22.1% ★, Grand Strategy 20.8% ★, Hex Grid 19.7% ★, Wargame 9.4%, Historical 8.3%
- #3 Imperial Ambitions
95% 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: Grand Strategy 20% ★, 4X 17.2% ★, Hex Grid 16.3% ★, Historical 11.4%, Alternate History 9.1%
- #4 万象战略
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MeleePsycho
Windows
Myriad Strategies: a turn-based strategy game. Rule a nation amid wars, famine, plague, and refugees. Manage cities, talent, economy. The world shifts. Win by holding cities, stabilizing lives, solving refugee crises, building food systems & spy networks, or surviving the chaos.
Why similar: 4X 27.7% ★, Grand Strategy 25.1% ★, Hex Grid 18% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 8.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 7%
- #5 AlexanderBall: A Countryball Tale
94% 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 21.7% ★, Real-Time with Pause 20.7% ★, Historical 12%, 4X 11.4% ★, Alternate History 7.3%
- #6 Europa Universalis IV
93% matchVery Positive88% of 137,236 reviews2013
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 281.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Rule your land and dominate the world with unparalleled freedom, depth and historical accuracy. Write a new history of the world and build an empire for the ages.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 20.7% ★, Grand Strategy 20.4% ★, 4X 16.6% ★, Historical 11.6%, Alternate History 8.5%
- #7 Master of the Ages: Foundations of History
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sovereign Era Games
Windows · Mac
Command a civilization from antiquity to the modern era in a historical 4X focused on grand strategy over micro-management. Direct armies, research technologies, run spy networks, and shape your empire through deep, intuitive macro-mechanics.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 26% ★, 4X 23.6% ★, Historical 12.9%, Hex Grid 10.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 7.1%
- #8 Conquer: Napoleonic Wars
92% matchMostly Positive75% of 76 reviews2022
Dev: Estuego Games
Windows
A turn-based strategy game based off the Napoleonic Wars! Lead, attack, buy, and communicate. Learn how to play difficult 4x grand strategy games by starting with simple strategy. *Disclaimer, this game is made by a teenager for a school project*
Why similar: 4X 22.8% ★, Grand Strategy 21.8% ★, Wargame 11.3%, Historical 10.5%, Alternate History 9.8%
- #9 Millennia
91% 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 21.4% ★, Grand Strategy 20.2% ★, Hex Grid 13.7% ★, Historical 10.5%, Alternate History 9.9%
- #10 Sid Meier's Civilization VII
90% 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: Grand Strategy 20.1% ★, 4X 18.3% ★, Hex Grid 16% ★, Historical 10.8%, Alternate History 7.5%
- #11 Demise of Nations
91% matchVery Positive81% of 556 reviews2017
Dev: Noble Master LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 7.6 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: 4X 24.7% ★, Hex Grid 23.6% ★, Grand Strategy 21.1% ★, Historical 11.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.8%
- #12 Dynastic Era
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: LOONW
Windows
Simple map coloring game, And about history of ancient civilized, Mini ancient strategy game with a large world map to explore, in which you can simulate different ancient civilizations, the game will have different chapters showing ancient historical events.
Why similar: 4X 26.7% ★, Grand Strategy 23% ★, Wargame 8.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.5%, Strategy 7.3%
- #13 European War 4: Napoleon Remastered
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: EASYTECH GAMES
Windows
European War 4: Napoleon Remastered is a turn-based strategy game, offering a comprehensive renovation of the original. Return to the Napoleonic era, deploy tactics, conquer territories, command historical generals, experience legendary battles, and master the art of war.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 19.5% ★, Hex Grid 19.5% ★, 4X 19.5% ★, Historical 10.6%, Wargame 9%
- #14 Imperialist
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BRR Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
From a veteran 4X Strategy developer comes a new deep strategy game of logistics, empire, and control. Develop the New World, industrialise your capital, manage your growing Empire, and outmanoeuvre rivals to become history's first Superpower. Can you exploit the New World to control the Old?
Why similar: Grand Strategy 25.1% ★, 4X 23.4% ★, Hex Grid 13.6% ★, Historical 13.2%, Diplomacy 8.1% ★
- #15 Hexagon Imperium
87% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: L33t Pro Studio
Windows
Command your empire across a hexagonal battlefield. Conquer cities, raise armies of soldiers, artillery, and tanks, and crush 3 rival factions. Fast-paced turn-based strategy — solo or online multiplayer for up to 4 players.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 34.3% ★, Hex Grid 20.9% ★, Historical 12.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.8%, Strategy 10.7%
- #16 Politon
86% 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: Hex Grid 23.9% ★, 4X 21.7% ★, Grand Strategy 16.8% ★, Wargame 9.3%, Alternate History 7.8%
- #17 For The Glory: A Europa Universalis Game
86% matchMostly Positive77% of 173 reviews2009
Dev: Crystal Empire GamesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 35.9 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Take up the reins of your country, guide domestic and foreign policy, navigate thousands of historical figures and events, engage in various struggles and lead your country to prosperity – all in the name of glory!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 24.2% ★, 4X 20.8% ★, Historical 13.7%, Alternate History 9.8%, Real-Time with Pause 8.7% ★
- #18 All Men Are Brothers / 水浒豪
85% 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 31.7% ★, 4X 20.4% ★, Historical 17.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.5%, Strategy 7.9%
- #19 三國.爭霸
84% match8 user reviews56% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: 龙吟天下工作室
Windows · Mac
在这款沉浸式三国策略卡牌游戏中,你将化身一方主公,招揽名将、打造无敌军团,体验从乱世枭雄到一统天下的霸业征程!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 18.9% ★, 4X 18.8% ★, Historical 12.8%, Wargame 10.1%, Alternate History 10.1%
- #20 Terra Invicta
82% 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: Real-Time with Pause 20.1% ★, Grand Strategy 18.8% ★, 4X 18.8% ★, Historical 10.5%, Alternate History 8.6%
- #21 Inflection Point
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Martin Giannakopoulos
Windows
A multiplayer 4X strategy game of globe-spanning 19th-century battle. Break through enemy lines, encircle their armies, and cut off their supply. Colonize resource-rich islands and blockade those of your opponents. Games are quick and packed with dramatic, high-stakes combat.
Why similar: 4X 27.1% ★, Grand Strategy 25.1% ★, Hex Grid 14.7% ★, Wargame 11.2%, Historical 9.7%
- #22 Ara History Untold: Anniversary Edition
82% matchMixed69% of 2,291 reviews2024
Dev: Oxide GamesPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 18.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 27% ★, Grand Strategy 25.4% ★, Alternate History 12.7%, Historical 12.5%, Diplomacy 7.1% ★
- #23 HUMANKIND™
81% 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 26.9% ★, Grand Strategy 21.1% ★, Historical 13.7%, Hex Grid 11.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 10.6%
- #24 三国.群英录
81% matchMixed50% of 12 reviews2025
Dev: DRAGONJOY Studios
Windows · Mac
点燃你的战魂,投身乱世掀起惊天风暴!化身铁血诸侯,号令三国名将,统领无敌雄师,在真实还原的三国版图上纵横沙场,血战四方!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 22.4% ★, 4X 21.8% ★, Historical 12.4%, Alternate History 9.2%, Wargame 8.9%
- #25 The King's Campaign
80% match8 user reviews75% of 8 reviews2023
Dev: Reverie World Studios Inc
Windows
Conquer Medieval Europe and North Africa in a combination of Grand Strategy and Real-Time Strategy gameplay where you rule one of 28 kingdoms as you build and manage your cities, engage in diplomacy and command massive armies on the world map and on the battlefield
Why similar: Grand Strategy 22.7% ★, 4X 20.7% ★, Real-Time with Pause 19.4% ★, Historical 9.7%, Wargame 9%
- #26 Epoch of Guardians
79% matchPositive85% of 39 reviews2025
Dev: 伊洛维游戏
Windows
In history, many brilliant civilizations faced annihilation due to the invasion of powerful empires, leaving only sighs of regret. In a fictional world, you will take on the role Guardian of Civilization. Can you help these civilizations grow and thrive, resisting the invasion of formidable enemies?
Why similar: Hex Grid 33.9% ★, Historical 14.9%, 4X 13.5% ★, Grand Strategy 11% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 7.8%
- #27 BOC: Birth of Cultures
78% 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 23.7% ★, Hex Grid 23.1% ★, Grand Strategy 19.5% ★, Historical 10.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 6.3%
- #28 March of the Eagles
79% matchMixed67% of 390 reviews2013
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 70%
“he Who Fears Being Conquered Is Sure Of Defeat.”The war-game March of the Eagles focuses on the dramatic conflicts of Europe during 1805 to 1820. Explore one of the defining periods in European history with this experience crafted by the masters of Grand Strategy, Paradox Development Studio.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 39.9% ★, Real-Time with Pause 24% ★, Historical 16.9%, Strategy 12.2%, Simulation 6.9%
- #29 Solar Nations 2
76% matchVery Positive85% of 595 reviews2025
Dev: Flomgus Games
Windows
In this Grand Strategy game, you take control of the Solar System's Great Powers in 2092 and weather the storm of change as you navigate the uncertain waters of the future. Control the greatest military forces in the world and wage wars on an epic scale: outer space is yours to conquer!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 24.5% ★, 4X 20.9% ★, Real-Time with Pause 20.3% ★, Wargame 8.9%, Alternate History 8.3%
- #30 Rise of Realms
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Goat Works Ltd
Windows · Mac
Rise of Realms is a 4X RPG, for 1-6 players, in a medieval fantasy setting. Command an empire and recruit heroes to lead your armies. Use your tactical abilities to conquer the lands and reshape them in your image. Wishlist now.
Why similar: Hex Grid 23.6% ★, 4X 22.3% ★, Grand Strategy 21.6% ★, Wargame 8.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 6.7%
- #31 Victoria I Complete
78% matchMostly Positive70% of 268 reviews2010
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 22.3 hrs≥1hr: 25%
Carefully guide your nation from the era of absolute monarchies in the early 19th century, through expansion, colonization and social upheaval, to emerge as one of the great world powers by the dawn of the 20th century in Victoria Complete.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 40.9% ★, Real-Time with Pause 32.3% ★, Strategy 13.5%, Historical 13.3%
- #32 Solar War
77% matchPositive85% of 34 reviews2015
Dev: Snipefish Entertainment
Windows · Linux
A turn-based grand strategy game in space, set in the near future: Defend Earth against an alien invasion from the edge of the Solar System and expand your campaign to push them back to their base.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 23.5% ★, Real-Time with Pause 22.3% ★, 4X 20.6% ★, Wargame 9.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.6%
- #33 Ozymandias: Bronze Age Empire Sim
75% 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: Grand Strategy 21.7% ★, Hex Grid 21.2% ★, 4X 20.7% ★, Historical 11.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.2%
- #34 Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War
76% 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 30.1% ★, Hex Grid 21.8% ★, Grand Strategy 13.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 10.3%, Strategy 7.6%
- #35 Napoleon 1813
74% match9 user reviews67% of 9 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: 4X 31.2% ★, Grand Strategy 28.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 9.2%, Strategy 9%, Historical 8.8%
- #36 Rise of Hegemony
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lion Loewe
Windows
Take control of a country from its very first beginnings and lead it successfully to become a global hegemon. In a complex simulation of economy, diplomacy and warfare the path you chose to triumph is up to you.
Why similar: 4X 23.2% ★, Grand Strategy 22.3% ★, Hex Grid 14.5% ★, Alternate History 11.1%, Historical 8.5%
- #37 Three Kingdoms : Alias
73% matchVery Positive82% of 344 reviews2026
Dev: Plotrick
Windows
A world where officers hide their names and abilities. Can you spot Zhuge Liang? A hardcore turn-based strategy simulation for true Three Kingdoms devotees.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 24.3% ★, 4X 19.1% ★, Historical 13.4%, Wargame 10.3%, Alternate History 9.6%
- #38 Restitutor: Empire Restored
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: FishPondPub: Fish Pond Studio
Windows · Linux
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 24.6% ★, Hex Grid 23.9% ★, 4X 21.1% ★, Historical 13.6%, Diplomacy 7.4% ★
- #39 Mercatoria
72% match3 user reviews0% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Dinkel Games
Windows
Turn-based grand strategy in the Age of Discovery. Develop a transport network, industrialise your economy, colonise the New World, and compete with five rival powers. Inspired by Imperialism 2. Early Access — built by one developer in his spare time.
Why similar: 4X 26.4% ★, Grand Strategy 24.9% ★, Historical 10.1%, Wargame 9.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.2%
- #40 Romance of the Three Kingdoms Maker
74% matchMixed66% of 367 reviews2015
Dev: KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 50.4 hrs≥1hr: 41%
"Romance of the Three Kingdoms Maker" celebrates the 30th anniversary of the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" series. It has been realized through a collaboration between the creators of the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" series, Koei Tecmo Games, and the creators of the "TSUKURU" series, KADOKAWA.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 22.9% ★, Historical 13.4%, Alternate History 11.9%, Wargame 10.9%, Diplomacy 8.8% ★
- #41 Annhexation
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: James Randall
Windows · Mac
Conquer the world in an evening. 4X distilled. Eight civilisations, three victory paths, complete games in 3-4 hours. No twelve-hour death marches. No spreadsheets. Just maps, decisions, and the next turn.
Why similar: 4X 33.7% ★, Hex Grid 30.9% ★, Historical 17.9%, Strategy 10.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 6.6%
- #42 Strategy & Tactics: Dark Ages
73% matchMixed59% of 194 reviews2017
Dev: HeroLabs
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Dark Ages is a tactical digital board game set in the violent world of alternate Middle Ages. Vikings against war elephants, musketeers against the Mongol cavalry, ancient phalanx legions against crusaders; the deadliest armies in history clashing in bloody war.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 21.1% ★, Grand Strategy 19.5% ★, Historical 12.6%, Alternate History 11.4%, Diplomacy 7.1% ★
- #43 Imperial Kingdoms
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: BaroxxTech
Windows · Linux
Lead a medieval realm in this 4X grand strategy game with pausable real-time. Establish vital infrastructure to supply your capital and sustain your armies. Design custom military templates, manage production estates, and conquer rival kingdoms via strategic sieges and raids.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 26.3% ★, Grand Strategy 23.6% ★, 4X 23.1% ★, Historical 9.6%, Wargame 8.2%
- #44 Rebel Inc: Escalation
71% matchVery Positive82% of 7,522 reviews2021
Dev: Ndemic CreationsPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
A unique and deeply engaging political/military strategic simulation from the creator of Plague Inc. Balance competing civilian and military priorities and deal with a deadly insurgency in order to stabilise a war-torn country.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 21.5% ★, 4X 20% ★, Grand Strategy 19.8% ★, Historical 11.4%, Alternate History 8.8%
- #45 Decisive Campaigns: Ardennes Offensive
70% matchVery Positive92% of 134 reviews2022
Dev: VR DesignsPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Decisive Campaigns: Ardennes Offensive is the fourth wargame in the Decisive Campaign series. Covering the battles in the Ardennes between December 1944 and January 1945, it brings to life Operational wargaming by lowering the scale to just above tactical level.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 26.5% ★, Hex Grid 22.9% ★, Wargame 13.9%, Historical 13.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.9%
- #46 Conquest: Medieval Kingdoms
71% matchMixed57% of 14 reviews2021
Dev: Aserisoft
Windows · Mac
Conquest: Medieval Kingdoms is a turn-based 4X grand strategy game, played on a procedurally generated world. Battles are real-time and tactical. Every world-map and battlefield is entirely unique, so this game will always have something to throw at you.
Why similar: 4X 31.7% ★, Grand Strategy 25.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 10%, Wargame 9.9%, Strategy 8.8%
- #47 Hexarchy
69% 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: Hex Grid 21.4% ★, 4X 20.9% ★, Grand Strategy 19.6% ★, Historical 11.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 7%
- #48 States of Power
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Sarunas
Windows
Command your nation's armies, economy, and diplomacy in this WWII Grand Strategy Wargame. Easy to start, hard to master and a full match fits in one session. Play singleplayer and multiplayer, or create, play and share your own custom scenarios with the built-in Scenario Editor.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 27.4% ★, Grand Strategy 22.3% ★, Alternate History 11.4%, Wargame 10.9%, Historical 10.3%
- #49 Europa Universalis V
68% matchMixed67% of 30,445 reviews2025
Dev: Paradox TintoPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 52.4 hrsMean: 119.4 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 23% ★, 4X 19.4% ★, Historical 13%, Alternate History 10.3%, Wargame 10%
- #50 Beyond
70% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2024
Dev: Quixotic Universe
Windows
Beyond is a sci-fi turn-based strategy game set in a generated solar system that orbits a distant star every round. Play as one of five alien species as you race to collect resources, build your military, develop new tech, expand the area you control, and drive opposing factions from the system.
Why similar: Hex Grid 25.4% ★, 4X 24.3% ★, Grand Strategy 20.2% ★, Wargame 8.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.5%
- #51 Nova Historia
69% 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 35.2% ★, Grand Strategy 26.7% ★, Historical 12.1%, Hex Grid 11.1% ★, Strategy 8.2%
- #52 Trumpets of War
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Xblur
Windows
Trumpets of War is a grand-scale historical strategy game where armies clash and empires rise. Command vast forces across dynamic battlefields, orchestrate campaigns with precision, and experience the drama of war through an innovative system that blends tactical combat with strategic mastery.
Why similar: 4X 29.9% ★, Grand Strategy 27.7% ★, Historical 9.6%, Wargame 8.9%, Strategy 8.5%
- #53 World War: Rome - Free Strategy Game
68% matchMixed67% of 23 reviews2023
Dev: Joynow Games
Windows
A turn-based strategy war chess game. You will play a commander in the Roman period, and command the generals and troops to complete the specified mission objectives and occupy important strongholds in the level. Rome, Samnite, Epirus, Carthage. Different choices will open different histories!
Why similar: 4X 26.2% ★, Grand Strategy 23.8% ★, Wargame 13.2%, Historical 10.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.8%
- #54 ROMANCE OF THE THREE KINGDOMS XIV
68% matchMixed63% of 15,920 reviews2020
Dev: KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
Windows
Median: 21.7 hrsMean: 107.9 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Triumph over the land, take charge of the fate of China! Conquer territories and fly your colors!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 22.5% ★, Historical 12.6%, Wargame 11.6%, Alternate History 10.9%, Diplomacy 8.7% ★
- #55 Ever War
67% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2025
Dev: Autware
Windows
Ever War is a turn-based strategy game set in a medieval fantasy world. This game combines empire-building, resource management and large-scale tactical turn-based battles.
Why similar: 4X 30.1% ★, Hex Grid 24.7% ★, Grand Strategy 19.6% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 10.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.5%
- #56 Infinite Borders: Three Kingdoms
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NetEase Games
Windows
《万民长歌:三国》是一款单机 · 历史 · 战争策略游戏。在无缝连续、真实还原的3D沙盘地图上,玩家可以自选视角、以自己的意志重演三国。来体验真实的三国策略——真实的沙盘,真实的二十四节气,真实的百姓,真实的战争!
Why similar: 4X 28.6% ★, Grand Strategy 27% ★, Historical 14.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.9%, Strategy 5.9%
- #57 Ascendant Dawn
66% matchPositive85% of 13 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 27.3% ★, 4X 25.4% ★, Historical 14.3%, Wargame 10.4%, Alternate History 10.3%
- #58 Crown Of Hispania
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Regalis Studio
Windows
Rewrite the Reconquista in a grand strategy game where population, religion, and war evolve dynamically based on your decisions. Will you become a legendary ruler, or will you be rejected by those forgotten by History?
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 25.5% ★, Grand Strategy 25.1% ★, Historical 13.5%, Wargame 10%, Alternate History 9.1%
- #59 On War: Stalingrad
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Panzer Division Games
Windows
The Eastern Front, finally made playable. Command divisions, manage logistics, and shape the battle for Stalingrad in a streamlined strategy game designed for clarity, not complexity.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 28.7% ★, Hex Grid 19.6% ★, Historical 13.5%, Wargame 12.2%, Real-Time with Pause 9.8% ★