- #1 Lands of Rumour
97% matchMostly Positive77% of 13 reviews2025
Dev: Vaeril Games
Windows
Lands of Rumour is a turn-based 4X game about hiding and gossip. Embrace the atmosphere of Robin Hood, develop villages, gather resources, recruit your men and defend your homeland in tactical combat, where every unit has unique abilities.
Why similar: 4X 20.8% ★, Grand Strategy 16.9%, City Builder 11.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.9%, Turn-Based 9.1%
- #2 Field of Arms: Tactics
96% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2023
Dev: BALANDRA S.A.S
Windows
A strategy game set in the 18th century Caribbean recreating clashes between the empires of the time. Manage resources and armies via three integrated game layers; a strategic overworld for logistics; city building for production and tactical battles to conquer your enemies.
Why similar: 4X 17.1% ★, Grand Strategy 14%, Naval Combat 13.3% ★, Pirates 12% ★, Colony Sim 11.3%
- #3 Terrol
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Max Krupp
Windows
Strategically place outposts & settlements to capture resources. Upgrade you empire and destroy all rivals!
Why similar: 4X 20.6% ★, Grand Strategy 19.2%, War 11.5%, Turn-Based 11%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.5%
- #4 Hex Kingdoms
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Blue Sunset GamesPub: SIG Publishing
Windows
Hex Kingdoms is a turn-based strategy game set in medevial times with fantasy themes. Expand your kingdom, set up your defenses, train soldiers and monsters to become the only ruler of the land.
Why similar: 4X 21.2% ★, Grand Strategy 18.4%, Turn-Based 14.6%, War 11.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.8%
- #5 Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI
94% matchVery Positive86% of 379,637 reviews2016
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18.2 hrsMean: 101.6 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: Grand Strategy 17%, 4X 16.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 16.3%, Turn-Based 12.7%, City Builder 9.2%
- #6 HUMANKIND™
94% matchMixed69% of 28,852 reviews2021
Dev: AMPLITUDE Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 32.7 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 24.8% ★, Grand Strategy 17.1%, City Builder 13.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.2%, Turn-Based 8.4%
- #7 Palm Kingdoms 3
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hack The Publisher
Windows · Mac
Palm Kingdoms 3 is a turn-based strategy game with deep mechanics. Explore maps, build your kingdom, and lead armies in rich, tactical combat. Here, power lies not in a single character, but in the unique Commanders you cultivate within your ranks.
Why similar: 4X 20.9% ★, Grand Strategy 18.7%, Turn-Based 13%, War 12.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.2%
- #8 Agecraft
92% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: SnakyDevelop
Windows · Mac
Agecraft is a city-builder strategy where you guide a settlement through thousands of years of human history. Manage individual citizens, grow your economy, trade or wage war with other states, and advance from the Stone Age to the Space Age.
Why similar: 4X 20.6% ★, Grand Strategy 18.6%, City Builder 13%, Colony Sim 12.4%, War 7.9%
- #9 Airship Dragoon
91% 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 22.7% ★, Pirates 17.4% ★, Turn-Based 13%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.6%, Wargame 9%
- #10 Fantasy General II
91% matchVery Positive81% of 1,984 reviews2019
Dev: Owned by GravityPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 58%
The fantasy wargaming classic is back! Lead powerful heroes and mighty armies into battle in this critically acclaimed turn-based strategy milestone. Level up and train your units and guide them through a gripping story campaign to decide the fate of a world on the brink of destruction.
Why similar: Turn-Based 15%, 4X 14.5% ★, Grand Strategy 12.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.2%, Wargame 10.9%
- #11 Miniciv
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: yyyz26
Windows
Miniciv is an accessible hex‑grid 4X turn‑based strategy. Start with one city and settler, explore and build your budding civilization into a mighty empire. Procedural maps and flexible playtime bring unique runs, pairing easy entry with deep political, trade, faith and industrial mechanics.
Why similar: 4X 32.3% ★, Grand Strategy 22.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 16%, City Builder 15.9%, Strategy 7.2%
- #12 Wartra
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Jens P. Behrens
Windows
Build a civilization from its first settlements into a mighty world power in this turn-based strategy game. Explore uncharted lands, expand your empire, forge lucrative trade relationships, and develop your economy and technology.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 25.9%, 4X 25.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 11%, War 9.9%, Wargame 9.7%
- #13 Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War
89% matchVery Positive82% of 18,807 reviews2018
Dev: Proxy StudiosPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 20.7 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 28.3% ★, Turn-Based 13.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.3%, Grand Strategy 11.3%, Wargame 8.4%
- #14 ForGlory
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rohan O'Neill
Windows · Mac · Linux
ForGlory is an online turn-based strategy wargame! Raise armies, grow your economy, forge alliances, duel champions, tame beasts, dice battles. Design your coat of arms. Solo or 8-player online, ranked or casual. Playtest live—tournaments for rare champion armour. Wishlist & Discord!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 20.7%, City Builder 14.5%, Naval Combat 12.3% ★, Wargame 11.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.5%
- #15 Yield! Fall of Rome
87% matchMostly Positive72% of 268 reviews2025
Dev: BillionworldsPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Forge your Kingdom amidst the Ruins of Rome in this turn-based 4X strategy game! As the world crumbles, rebuild civilization and shape your people’s destiny. Unleash your strategic prowess, conquer provinces, and crush all who stand in your way.
Why similar: 4X 18.6% ★, Grand Strategy 13.9%, Turn-Based 11.9%, City Builder 10.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.7%
- #16 Shadow Empire
86% matchVery Positive84% of 1,961 reviews2020
Dev: VR DesignsPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 77.8 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 19.6% ★, Grand Strategy 16.1%, Turn-Based 12.9%, Wargame 10.8%, War 9.4%
- #17 三国.群英录
86% matchMixed57% of 14 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: 4X 21.5% ★, Grand Strategy 19.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.5%, Wargame 10.4%, War 10%
- #18 New Homestead
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Linus Witte
Windows
New Homestead is an online turn-based, strategy game. To build up a functional economy, you have to develop your cities and conquer your enemies on a procedurally generated map!
Why similar: 4X 24.1% ★, Turn-Based 15.8%, Colony Sim 14.5%, City Builder 11.7%, War 11.3%
- #19 Mercatoria
84% match4 user reviews40% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: DKS
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 25.2% ★, Grand Strategy 20.9%, Wargame 11.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.6%, War 7.1%
- #20 Conquest: Medieval Kingdoms
84% 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 30% ★, Grand Strategy 21.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.9%, Wargame 11.1%, Strategy 8.5%
- #21 Find Your Way Home: Last Flight
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ert Gaming Studio
Windows · Mac
Build your colony in the zombie apocalypse, gather resources, and defend against raids. Send your team to loot houses for supplies, advance through research, struggle to survive, and try to build your plane to return home.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 21.8%, 4X 20.7% ★, Colony Sim 16.7%, City Builder 13.6%, Tactical 7%
- #22 Colonial Winds
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dark Shift Games
Windows · Mac
Grow your colony from a small outpost into a thriving nation in this city-building game. Step into the shoes of a colonial governor as you build production chains, establish trade, meet the needs of your citizens, and guide your settlement toward self-rule.
Why similar: City Builder 16.5%, Grand Strategy 16.2%, Pirates 14.1% ★, Naval Combat 13.2% ★, 4X 11.2% ★
- #23 Galactic Civilizations® II: Ultimate Edition
82% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,712 reviews2011
Dev: Stardock Entertainment
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 45.9 hrs≥1hr: 39%
Get the complete GalCiv II saga including Galactic Civilizations II: Dread Lords, the expansion pack Dark Avatar, and the newest expansion pack Twilight of the Arnor!
Why similar: 4X 28.3% ★, Grand Strategy 24.4%, Turn-Based 19.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.8%, Strategy 5.1%
- #24 Infinite Borders: Three Kingdoms
81% 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 27.1% ★, Grand Strategy 22.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.7%, War 10.6%, City Builder 7.6%
- #25 Small Kingdoms
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Bad Logic Studios
Windows
Small Kingdoms is a streamlined grand strategy and RTS game with procedurally generated campaigns. Build up your cities and armies on the world map and command your troops on the battlefield. Rule a medieval fantasy kingdom and conquer your rivals.
Why similar: 4X 23.3% ★, Grand Strategy 21.4%, Wargame 11.9%, War 9.8%, Colony Sim 9.2%
- #26 Neverdark
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Simteract
Windows
Neverdark is a pausable RTS game which throws you into a post-apocalyptic world. Following a global blackout, society has collapsed, and it will be your goal to rebuild it.
Why similar: 4X 18.3% ★, Grand Strategy 17.3%, Strategy 13.6%, Turn-Based 12.6%, War 10.2%
- #27 Corsair Cove
78% matchVery Positive85% of 3,566 reviews2026
Dev: Limbic EntertainmentPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Build a sprawling pirate haven, raise a fleet to explore the high seas, and take on the Crown to keep the Age of Piracy alive! From ale to flintlock pistols, and from scallywags to swashbucklers, you’ll need to manage complex production chains and govern a rowdy crew to reign supreme over the seas!
Why similar: Pirates 23.1% ★, Grand Strategy 18.7%, 4X 13.2% ★, Colony Sim 13.2%, City Builder 13%
- #28 Field of Glory: Empires
79% matchVery Positive82% of 869 reviews2019
Dev: AgeodPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 30.1 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Field of Glory: Empires is a grand strategy game in which you will have to move in an intricate and living tapestry of nations and tribes, each one with their distinctive culture.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 19.3%, 4X 18.6% ★, Turn-Based 14.7%, War 9.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.7%
- #29 Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era
76% matchVery Positive87% of 22,960 reviews2026
Dev: UnfrozenPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 20.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 21.4% ★, Grand Strategy 19.2%, Turn-Based 12.9%, War 10.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.4%
- #30 DeckTerra
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Murray Smith
Windows · Mac · Linux
DeckTerra is a 4X strategy game built around cards. Explore procedurally generated maps, research new technologies, develop your settlements, and raise armies all while building a deck that complements your strategy.
Why similar: 4X 20.9% ★, Grand Strategy 20.2%, Turn-Based 15%, City Builder 11.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.6%
- #31 Tracktopia
77% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: GalaDev
Windows
Tracktopia is a strategy game with city-building elements, where your city moves on tracks and serves as a super powerful unit. Expand it to boost production, advance technologies, and create smaller units to ultimately defeat the enemy nation!
Why similar: 4X 25.7% ★, City Builder 15.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.5%, War 10.8%, Wargame 7.6%
- #32 Horizon
79% matchMixed59% of 477 reviews2014
Dev: L3O Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Horizon is a turn-based space strategy game of galactic exploration and conquest in which you are in control of humanity’s destiny. You will explore deep space, find new frontiers and discover alien artifacts hidden on long-abandoned planets.
Why similar: 4X 25.2% ★, Grand Strategy 23.4%, Turn-Based 14.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.1%, Wargame 8.5%
- #33 Colonerra Age of Exploration
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: The Game Tzar
Windows · Mac
Govern the New World as His Majesty's Viceroy during the Age of Exploration. Explore unknown lands, build thriving colonies, trade across the Atlantic, wage war, and forge an independent nation in this historical turn-based 4X strategy game.
Why similar: 4X 32.4% ★, Colony Sim 17.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.9%, Naval Combat 11.7% ★, Pirates 10% ★
- #34 Trumpets of War
75% 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 29.7% ★, Grand Strategy 24.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.1%, Wargame 10.6%, Strategy 8.6%
- #35 A New World: Kingdoms
77% matchNegative0% of 12 reviews2017
Dev: Red Phoenix Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
A New World: Kingdoms is a turn-based strategic 4X game. Carefully expand your kingdom by constructing buildings and managing your resources. Building your own empire is not easy; there will be challenges along the way, from mountains to navigate to your rival and his warriors.
Why similar: 4X 27% ★, City Builder 16.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.8%, Turn-Based Combat 8.3%, War 7.8%
- #36 Republic of Pirates
74% matchMostly Positive71% of 545 reviews2024
Dev: Crazy Goat GamesPub: PQube
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Establish and grow a pirate utopia during the Golden Age of Piracy. Create a resource-based economy, engage in real-time naval combat, and conduct diplomacy with rival powers. Explore the far reaches of the Caribbean in search of the ultimate fortune and glory.
Why similar: Pirates 30.3% ★, Naval Combat 21.3% ★, City Builder 14.1%, Colony Sim 13.5%, Management 6.9%
- #37 Conquer: Napoleonic Wars
75% matchMostly Positive76% of 78 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 25.7% ★, Grand Strategy 21.7%, Wargame 15.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.1%, Turn-Based Combat 6.9%
- #38 Samurai Conqueror
73% matchPositive100% of 21 reviews2026
Dev: Miura Production
Windows
Unify Japanese History! A Timeline Strategy Game Where History Itself Becomes the Battlefield.
Why similar: 4X 24.5% ★, Grand Strategy 23.2%, War 11.9%, Wargame 11.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.9%
- #39 Millennia
73% matchMixed67% of 3,788 reviews2024
Dev: C Prompt GamesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 14.3 hrsMean: 36.6 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 24% ★, Grand Strategy 19.8%, Turn-Based 14.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.2%, War 9.8%
- #40 Mobile Soldiers: Plastic Army
74% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2022
Dev: Ecliptec Mobile Ltd.
Windows
Get ready to embark on a thrilling journey down memory lane, with Mobile Soldiers: Plastic Army, bringing the beloved childhood table-top game to life in a new 3D experience that fits in your pocket. Brace yourself for fun that combines nostalgia with the excitement of mobile gaming!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 25.1%, Wargame 18.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.1%, Strategy 10.3%, War 9%
- #41 Ultimate pirates
73% matchMixed55% of 49 reviews2024
Dev: Moonmana
Windows
Abandoned MMO set in Pirates world. Absolutely FREE! NO in-app purchases, you can find gems by killing monsters. NO premium content. Official ABANDONWARE: no updates, no bug fixes, no improvements, no support, no empty promises. The game provided AS IS.
Why similar: Pirates 22.5% ★, 4X 19% ★, Naval Combat 18.5% ★, Colony Sim 12.9%, City Builder 11.1%
- #42 Master of the Ages: Foundations of History
72% 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: 4X 27.4% ★, Grand Strategy 26.4%, Naval Combat 12.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 11.2%, War 6.9%
- #43 Pirate Plight
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cutlass Studios
Windows
It's pirates against British sailors (or each other) in this real-time strategy city-building game. Gather resources, build cities, drink rum, fight enemies, explore the sea, and discover new islands.
Why similar: 4X 20.8% ★, Colony Sim 17%, City Builder 15.8%, Pirates 9.5% ★, Tactical 8.3%
- #44 Sword of Aragon
72% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2022
Dev: SSI
Windows
SSI's Sword of Aragon was one of the earliest precursors to the 4x genre and is widely regarded as one of the best 4X games ever made. Combining deep RPG character progression, military units, resource management, and a fun story, Sword of Aragon is a MUST have for any fan of the 4x genre!
Why similar: 4X 27.8% ★, Grand Strategy 22.7%, City Builder 14.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.8%, Colony Sim 7.7%
- #45 HUMANKIND™ 2
71% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: AMPLITUDE Studios
Windows
Build a civilization that spans the ages in this historical turn-based strategy game. Combine evolving cultures, raise cities, command armies and expand your empire as a changing climate reshapes the world and your path through history.
Why similar: 4X 29.9% ★, Grand Strategy 20.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.9%, City Builder 11.9%, Strategy 8.4%
- #46 BOC: Birth of Cultures
71% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Code::Arts
Windows
The 4X where you shape 50,000 years of human history across planet-scale worlds.
Why similar: 4X 25.4% ★, Grand Strategy 18.4%, War 12%, City Builder 8.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.5%
- #47 Three Kingdoms The Last Warlord
70% matchMixed68% of 3,960 reviews2021
Dev: LongYou Game StudioPub: LongYou Tech Ltd
Windows
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
The Last Warlord is a Turn-based strategy game. The game is based on the famous Chinese historical novel. The Three Kingdoms (A.D. 190 – 280) was the tripartite division of China between the states of Wei, Shu, and Wu.
Why similar: 4X 18.4% ★, Grand Strategy 16.1%, Turn-Based 13.2%, Wargame 11.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.2%
- #48 Money Wars : Modern Ages
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: EarthQuick
Windows · Mac · Linux
A country simulator built on strategy: 160 real nations, deep production chains, a live world market, diplomacy, intelligence and war. Win the world with economy, not armies.
Why similar: 4X 29.9% ★, Grand Strategy 22.2%, Colony Sim 19.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.8%, Strategy 8.6%
- #49 SATUS
69% matchPositive86% of 44 reviews2023
Dev: Strudio Company
Windows
SATUS - global fantasy strategy, in which you can lead one of the 4 fractions: magicians, dwarfs, dark side, hell virus. Every fraction is unique. Capture all the enemies, arrange the end of the world, build a great empire!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 28.7%, War 17.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.6%, 4X 14.3% ★, Tactical 7.9%
- #50 Demise of Nations
70% matchVery Positive81% of 558 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 28.1% ★, Grand Strategy 21.1%, Turn-Based 12.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.1%, War 9%
- #51 Pax Nova
69% matchMixed56% of 453 reviews2020
Dev: Grey Wolf EntertainmentPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A sci-fi turn-based 4X strategy game where you lead the fate of one of several factions divided between three races. Explore new worlds and new star systems filled with exciting secrets as well as dangers. Build cities, expand your influence and fight great battles on land and in space.
Why similar: 4X 25.6% ★, Grand Strategy 20.3%, Turn-Based 14.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.6%, Turn-Based Combat 7.9%
- #52 Sid Meier's Civilization® IV
69% matchVery Positive92% of 3,677 reviews2006
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 51%
With over 6 million units sold and unprecedented critical acclaim from fans and press around the world, Sid Meier's Civilization is recognized as one of the greatest PC game franchises of all-time. Now, Sid Meier and Firaxis Games will take this incredibly fun and addictive game to new heights by adding new ways to play and win, new...
Why similar: 4X 29.1% ★, Turn-Based 23.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.8%, Grand Strategy 10.8%, Strategy 10.4%
- #53 Stellar Monarch 2
67% matchVery Positive89% of 133 reviews2022
Dev: Silver Lemur Games
Windows
Stellar Monarch 2 is a feudal space empire builder where you feel like the Emperor, not a logistics officer. Great noble houses, usurpers to the throne, rebels, assassins, court intrigues, disloyal admirals, incompetent governors and ever-present alien threat.
Why similar: 4X 39% ★, Grand Strategy 30.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.4%, Strategy 8.7%, Turn-Based 5.6%
- #54 Ozymandias: Bronze Age Empire Sim
67% matchVery Positive88% of 1,681 reviews2022
Dev: The Secret Games CompanyPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Build an empire in a single sitting. All the strategy of a classic 4X in a faster format, which also shines in multiplayer.
Why similar: 4X 22.3% ★, Grand Strategy 20.5%, City Builder 12.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.5%, War 8.4%
- #55 Deity Empires
68% matchVery Positive86% of 340 reviews2018
Dev: BaileyHausdorff Systems
Windows
Deity Empires is a 4X, turn-based strategy game with a powerful “just one more turn” feel! Enter an intricate fantasy world as one of many deities posed to become ruler of the world.
Why similar: 4X 28.4% ★, Grand Strategy 19.7%, Turn-Based 17.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.4%, City Builder 7.8%
- #56 Small War
66% matchPositive100% of 28 reviews2026
Dev: ABCD
Windows
You need to choose your camp and build the building! Build combat units through barracks and factories, and then manipulate combat units to destroy enemy bases!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 21.4%, Turn-Based 18%, Wargame 15.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.8%, Turn-Based Combat 8.2%
- #57 Ymir
68% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,115 reviews2019
Dev: Thibaud Michaud
Windows
Median: 12.4 hrsMean: 77.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Ymir is a 4X multiplayer strategy game combined with a city builder where each player develops a civilization of pigmen starting at the stone age.
Why similar: 4X 26.8% ★, Colony Sim 23.2%, City Builder 20.7%, Grand Strategy 14.7%, Strategy 6.2%
- #58 Rogue State Revolution
67% matchMostly Positive76% of 543 reviews2021
Dev: LRDGames, Inc.Pub: Modern Wolf
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Greetings your Excellency. Time to rebuild, reform and prepare for new challenges in the People's Republic of Basenji. In this thrilling political strategy, you will appoint ministers and lead the country to success. Be careful — you may find yourself replaced in the next election.
Why similar: 4X 21.9% ★, Grand Strategy 19.7%, Turn-Based 14.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.6%, War 10.5%
- #59 Beyond Astra
67% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Nebule Games
Windows
Lead your civilization in a galaxy brimming with life and intrigue. Seamlessly explore and expand across uncharted worlds, from their surfaces to the stars. Forge your destiny in this sci-fi 4X offering a unique blend of grand strategy, planetary city-building, and RTS combat.
Why similar: 4X 24.9% ★, Grand Strategy 20.4%, City Builder 13.3%, Colony Sim 9.6%, War 9%