Games Like Sid Meier's Civilization® V

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: Turn-Based Strategy 29.3%, Strategy 13.9%, Turn-Based 13.1%, 4X 11.6% ★, Historical 11%

Why You'll Like It: The closest modern successor retains Civilization's turn-based historical 4X structure while making city placement, districts, and terrain planning more central.

Lead empires that evolve or endure through the Ages. Build something you believe in with Sid Meier's Civilization® VII.

Why similar: 4X 18.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 18.3%, Historical 12.4%, Hex Grid 10.8% ★, Grand Strategy 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: This newest entry preserves the series' historical 4X foundations while restructuring campaigns around evolving civilizations across distinct ages.

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: Turn-Based Strategy 25.6%, Turn-Based 18.2%, 4X 15.7% ★, Strategy 12.1%, Historical 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: Its classic Civilization formula offers a particularly strong match for V's empire management, tech progression, diplomacy, and customizable long-form campaigns.

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: Turn-Based Strategy 32.3%, 4X 17.3% ★, Turn-Based 16.6%, Strategy 12.8%, Hex Grid 7.4% ★

Why You'll Like It: It directly adapts Civilization V's hex-based systems and familiar pacing to colonizing an alien planet, with affinity-driven factions and futuristic technology.

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: Turn-Based Strategy 25.8%, 4X 19.1% ★, Strategy 13.5%, Historical 11.2%, Turn-Based 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: A historical turn-based 4X where you grow cities, compete for territory, and combine cultures between eras to build a distinct civilization.

Sid Meier's Civilization III: Complete, the latest offering in the Sid Meier's Civilization III franchise, provides gaming fans with Sid Meier's Civilization III, the highly-addictive journey of discovery.

Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 28.8%, Turn-Based 15.7%, Strategy 14.1%, 4X 13.9% ★, Historical 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: This older but highly complete Civilization entry delivers the same civilization-building loop of expansion, research, diplomacy, culture, and conquest.

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: Turn-Based Strategy 18.5%, 4X 16.4% ★, Turn-Based 15%, Historical 10.7%, Grand Strategy 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: Old World combines Civilization-like city expansion and hex strategy with a character-driven dynasty system, limited orders per turn, and ancient-history focus.

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: Turn-Based Strategy 20.4%, 4X 17.3% ★, Turn-Based 14.7%, Historical 9.7%, Grand Strategy 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: Its historical 4X structure closely resembles Civilization while emphasizing alternate ages, national spirits, goods production, and branching technological development.

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: Turn-Based Strategy 24%, 4X 22.9% ★, Turn-Based 20.9%, Strategy 14.8%, Hex Grid 8.8% ★

Why You'll Like It: A fantasy 4X with Civilization-like city growth, research, diplomacy, and victory goals, enhanced by asymmetrical factions and tactical battles.

Take command of a civilization that has just achieved faster-than-light travel in Galactic Civilizations IV, the newest entry in the award-winning space 4X strategy game series. Explore the galaxy, colonize worlds, shape cultures, make alliances, fight wars and pioneer new technologies.

Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 23.5%, 4X 22.2% ★, Grand Strategy 11.7%, Hex Grid 10.7% ★, Strategy 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: It translates the broad Civilization loop of settling, researching, governing, trading, and pursuing victory conditions into a large-scale space setting.

Age of Wonders III is the long anticipated sequel to the award-winning strategy series. Delivering a unique mix of Empire Building, Role Playing and Warfare, Age of Wonders III offers the ultimate in turn-based fantasy strategy for veterans of the series and new players alike!

Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 33.3%, Strategy 19.7%, 4X 18.2% ★, Turn-Based 15.6%, Hex Grid 4.1% ★

Why You'll Like It: It pairs a turn-based 4X overworld of settlement building and diplomacy with deeper tactical fantasy battles than Civilization usually provides.

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: Turn-Based Strategy 33%, 4X 19.6% ★, Turn-Based 16.3%, Strategy 11.5%, Hex Grid 9.2% ★

Why You'll Like It: This sci-fi successor blends colony development, technology research, diplomacy, and empire expansion with detailed squad-level tactical combat.

ENDLESS Space™ 2 is a Strategic Space Opera, featuring the compelling “just one more turn” gameplay, set in the mysterious ENDLESS Universe™. As the leader of your civilization, will you impose your vision and build the greatest stellar empire?

Why similar: Strategy 79.8%, 4X 6.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 5.7%, Turn-Based 3.8%, Multiplayer 1.5%

Why You'll Like It: A polished space 4X built around exploration, colonization, research, diplomacy, and faction-specific narrative choices across a galaxy.

Politics, religion, war. They are nothing without a legacy that can stand the test of time. Lead any nation, and turn it into a mighty kingdom in one of the most compelling grand strategy games ever created.

Why similar: Strategy 42.2%, Historical 35.8%, Multiplayer 14.3%, Grand Strategy 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: Its grand medieval campaign map emphasizes province management, diplomacy, religion, dynasties, expansion, and warfare for players wanting a more historical strategic scope.

The ascendant spacefaring 4X strategy game returns! A new chapter in the epic Master of Orion saga is poised to once again capture the imaginations of millions of gamers.

Why similar: 4X 40.1% ★, Strategy 22.9%, Turn-Based 22.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 4.3%, Multiplayer 3.7%

Why You'll Like It: This accessible modern remake supplies a streamlined, turn-based space 4X experience of planetary development, research, diplomacy, and conquest.

Unique combination of turn-based 4X and historical grand strategy with a mythological twist. Explore the ancient world and build a world leading civilization. Survive, expand, conquer... and win!

Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 24.1%, 4X 21.6% ★, Historical 13.3%, Grand Strategy 10.4%, Strategy 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: A deeply historical hex-based 4X focused on ancient states, city management, resource networks, diplomacy, and asymmetric national objectives.

A mix of deep gameplay and rich historical flavor, Aggressors: Ancient Rome lets you relive history as the ruler of one of the mighty civilizations of the ancient Mediterranean. Choose one of twenty available factions and conquer the world.

Why similar: 4X 24.6% ★, Historical 16.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 16%, Strategy 15%, Turn-Based 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: This ancient-world 4X uses turn-based hex expansion, research, city management, diplomacy, and military campaigns in a very Civilization-like framework.

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: Turn-Based Strategy 19.3%, 4X 16.7% ★, Turn-Based 15.6%, Hex Grid 11.4% ★, Historical 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: This turn-based 4X blends familiar settling and territorial expansion with card-driven decisions, producing quicker but still strategically layered empire-building runs.

Turn based 4X strategy game, recreating the civilizations of ancient China. Develop your land, build great cities, raise huge armies and fight epic battles, with hundreds of soldiers fighting right on the game map. Advance your technologies, culture and religion to create one of mankind’s biggest empires.

Why similar: Turn-Based 22.8%, 4X 22.8% ★, Historical 15.3%, Strategy 14%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.7%

Why You'll Like It: Build and lead a Chinese dynasty through settlement growth, technological progress, trade, diplomacy, and conquest in a historical 4X campaign.

ENDLESS Space™ is a turn-based 4X strategy game, covering the space colonization age in the ENDLESS Universe™, where you can control every aspect of your civilization as you strive for galactic domination.

Why similar: 4X 28.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 23.2%, Strategy 20.5%, Turn-Based 18.4%, Multiplayer 3.5%

Why You'll Like It: This earlier Endless space 4X offers a clear Civilization-like cycle of exploration, planetary colonization, scientific advancement, diplomacy, and galactic warfare.

Pandora: First Contact is a science fiction 4X turn-based strategy game on a planetary scale. Our Earth has been exhausted and colonial attempts on other planetary bodies have been in vain. Finally, after decades of exploration, an interstellar probe has brought promise of a new world.

Why similar: 4X 30% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 28.7%, Strategy 15.8%, Turn-Based 11.1%, Hex Grid 8.9% ★

Why You'll Like It: This demanding sci-fi 4X features hex-grid colonization, research, diplomacy, resource logistics, and hostile terrain reminiscent of Beyond Earth and Civilization V.

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: Turn-Based Strategy 23.3%, 4X 19.5% ★, Hex Grid 13.3% ★, Historical 12.8%, Grand Strategy 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: A compact, fast-playing historical 4X that distills Civilization's expansion, technology, resource competition, and territorial strategy into shorter matches.

In a time of chaotic upheaval, the player takes the role of a great mage, a warlord vying for ultimate power.

Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 34.2%, Turn-Based 21.6%, 4X 19.6% ★, Strategy 14%, Hex Grid 7% ★

Why You'll Like It: A fantasy 4X strongly modeled on Civilization's city-building and hex-map empire management, but with spells, heroes, and magical worlds.

Explore a galaxy full of wonders in this sci-fi grand strategy game from Paradox Development Studios. Interact with diverse alien races, discover strange new worlds with unexpected events and expand the reach of your empire. Each new adventure holds almost limitless possibilities.

Why similar: 4X 37.8% ★, Grand Strategy 20.5%, Strategy 16.7%, Diplomacy 7.6% ★, Multiplayer 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: Although real-time rather than turn-based, it captures Civilization's open-ended empire growth through exploration, colonization, technology, diplomacy, and multiple victory-oriented approaches.

Lead your people to victory on an ever-evolving world in this strategy game featuring asymmetric factions led by powerful heroes. Build your empire, wield political influence, and raise grand armies to wage war in a race to uncover dark secrets buried within the planet.

Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 18.7%, 4X 16.1% ★, Turn-Based 15.1%, Historical 10.3%, Grand Strategy 8.1%

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: Turn-Based Strategy 25.4%, Turn-Based 23.1%, 4X 21.5% ★, Strategy 9.7%, Diplomacy 7.8% ★

Why You'll Like It: Its elegant, streamlined turn-based 4X format delivers quick Civilization-style games of exploration, city growth, research, and conquest.

Build a civilization that will stand the test of time in the largest space-based strategy game ever! Choose from dozens of unique races and make a name for yourself across the galaxy through diplomacy, espionage, technological advances, and more.

Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 23.1%, 4X 20.1% ★, Turn-Based 17%, Hex Grid 13.7% ★, Grand Strategy 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: A vast sandbox space 4X for players who enjoy building an empire over many turns through colony management, technology, diplomacy, ideology, and war.

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: Turn-Based Strategy 21.8%, 4X 19.2% ★, Turn-Based 18.3%, Hex Grid 13.4% ★, Grand Strategy 9%

Why You'll Like It: A much more complex hex-based 4X wargame where running an expanding state requires infrastructure, logistics, diplomacy, research, and military planning.

Sid Meier's Civilization IV®: Beyond the Sword is the second expansion pack for Civilization IV - the 2005 PC Game of the Year that has become a worldwide hit.

Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 29%, 4X 19.5% ★, Turn-Based 19%, Strategy 13.7%, Historical 8.3%

The XCOM: Enemy Unknown - Slingshot Pack is Now Available!

Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 45%, Turn-Based 25.7%, Strategy 12.8%, Addictive 8.4% ★, Tactical 5.4%

Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization is the third offering in the award winning Civilization IV series. A re-imagining of the classic Colonization game Sid Meier created in 1994, Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization is a total conversion of the Civilization IV engine into a game experience in which players will lead a European...

Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 26.1%, Turn-Based 20.8%, 4X 18.5% ★, Strategy 15%, Historical 11.2%

Explore one of the defining periods in world history in an experience crafted by the masters of Grand Strategy.

Why similar: Grand Strategy 43.2%, Historical 23.3%, Strategy 17.1%, Diplomacy 5.4% ★, Multiplayer 4.9%

Rule your land and dominate the world with unparalleled freedom, depth and historical accuracy. Write a new history of the world and build an empire for the ages.

Why similar: 4X 24% ★, Historical 19.1%, Grand Strategy 14.9%, Strategy 11.6%, Diplomacy 10.3% ★

Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Warlords is the first expansion pack for the award-winning game that has become an instant world-wide hit. Paying homage to some of history's greatest military leaders, the expansion delivers six unique and interesting scenarios, giving players the chance to change the course of history with the help of their...

Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 25.2%, Turn-Based 24.1%, 4X 22.6% ★, Strategy 19.5%, Historical 6.5%

Cities: Skylines is a modern take on the classic city simulation. The game introduces new game play elements to realize the thrill and hardships of creating and maintaining a real city whilst expanding on some well-established tropes of the city building experience.

Why similar: Strategy 42.3%, Moddable 24%, Economy 16.7%, Simulation 8.9%, Singleplayer 4.5%

Rule a fantasy realm of your own design! Explore new magical realms in Age of Wonders’ signature blend of 4X strategy and turn-based tactical combat. Control a faction that grows and changes as you expand your empire with each turn!

Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 29.9%, 4X 25.9% ★, Grand Strategy 11.5%, Strategy 11.2%, Multiplayer 6.9%

Rise of Nations is back! Play the updated classic with full Steamworks integration and enhanced features!

Why similar: Strategy 39.9%, Historical 25.3%, Classic 13.9% ★, Multiplayer 12.6%, Great Soundtrack 3.5%

Return to the remote island nation of Tropico and expand your Dynasty’s reign from the early colonial period to beyond the 21st Century, facing new challenges including advanced trading mechanics, technology and scientific research, as well as cooperative and competitive MULTIPLAYER.

Why similar: Strategy 50.9%, Multiplayer 15.6%, Historical 10.9%, Economy 9.7%, Simulation 5.5%

Use war, trade or diplomacy to satisfy your grandest ambitions and dominate five centuries of history in the newest version of Europa Universalis, Paradox Interactive's flagship historical grand strategy game.

Why similar: 4X 25.6% ★, Historical 19.7%, Grand Strategy 15.4%, Diplomacy 12.1% ★, Strategy 12.1%

Command the seas, control the land, forge a new nation, and conquer the globe.

Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 23.7%, Historical 23%, Strategy 22%, Grand Strategy 12.5%, Turn-Based 9.2%

Witness the amazing evolution of the genre-defining strategy game as it becomes a next-generation phenomenon, melding classic deep fantasy with next-generation visuals and gameplay. In the renowned Might & Magic universe, demon swarms spread chaos over the land in a relentless assault.

Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 46.8%, Turn-Based 20.9%, Strategy 18.6%, Multiplayer 5.8%, Tactical 3.4%

Discover and colonize the world, Allocate your labor force, Monopolize markets, Fight tactical battles, Survive the age of imperialism...

Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 23.6%, 4X 17.3% ★, Historical 13.1%, Hex Grid 10.9% ★, Turn-Based 10.8%

For the first time, play as the Orc faction and recruit heroes, build armies and manage cities as you explore and conquer legendary lands. Use tactics, skills and magic to outsmart fantasy armies while developing your heroes and unveiling the dark plot that threatens to tear the world of Ashan apart.

Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 44.1%, Turn-Based 23.9%, Strategy 22.7%, Multiplayer 8.7%, Singleplayer 0.7%

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: Turn-Based Strategy 21.7%, 4X 17.5% ★, Turn-Based 15.4%, Historical 10.2%, Grand Strategy 9.1%

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: Turn-Based Strategy 27.3%, 4X 23.9% ★, Turn-Based 23.6%, Grand Strategy 11.8%, Strategy 9.3%

Spanning the most turbulent era in Western history, your quest for territory and power takes you through Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and even onto the shores of the New World.

Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 27.4%, Strategy 18.4%, Historical 16.7%, Grand Strategy 10.5%, Turn-Based 10.3%

Build and command a fleet of starships and travel between planets as you explore, build, negotiate, and fight to preserve your vision for humanity.

Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 49.4%, Strategy 24.9%, 4X 13.4% ★, Turn-Based 7.1%, Tactical 4%

The New World lies before you with all its peril, promise and infinite possibility. Your colonists anxiously follow you to shore. The treasures of an entire continent await you.

Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 45.1%, 4X 17.8% ★, Strategy 13.9%, Historical 9.2%, Classic 8.4% ★

Emperor Edition is the definitive edition of ROME II, featuring an improved politics system, overhauled building chains, rebalanced battles and improved visuals in both campaign and battleEmperor Edition contains all free feature updates since its release in 2013, which includes bug fixes, balancing, Twitch.

Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 29.3%, Strategy 20.8%, Historical 17%, Grand Strategy 11.2%, Turn-Based 11%

The world is changing and Tropico is moving with the times - geographical powers rise and fall and the world market is dominated by new players with new demands and offers - and you, as El Presidente, face a whole new set of challenges.

Why similar: Strategy 58.9%, Economy 11%, Addictive 9.8% ★, Great Soundtrack 8.9%, Simulation 8.3%

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: Turn-Based 19.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.7%, 4X 17% ★, Strategy 13.6%, Historical 12.3%

Sid Meier's Railroads! marks the return of the watershed title in simulation/strategy gaming that launched the popular "tycoon" genre, and inspired a new generation of games. Sid Meier's Railroads!

Why similar: Strategy 56.6%, Economy 19.2%, Multiplayer 12.4%, Simulation 5%, Classic 4.7% ★

Europa Universalis III Complete includes the original Europa Universalis III as well as the expansions In Nomine and Napoleons Ambition Europa Universalis III delves deeply into the areas of exploration, trade, warfare and diplomacy.

Why similar: Grand Strategy 30%, Historical 29.6%, Strategy 22.8%, Addictive 12.2% ★, Multiplayer 3.2%

Command & Conquer and Red Alert are both remastered in 4K by the former Westwood Studios team members. Includes all 3 expansions, rebuilt multiplayer, a modernized UI, Map Editor, bonus footage gallery, and over 7 hours of remastered music.

Why similar: Strategy 51%, Multiplayer 21.8%, Classic 16.2% ★, Great Soundtrack 8.7%, Singleplayer 2.3%

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 29.6% ★, Historical 15.8%, Grand Strategy 14.2%, Strategy 12.7%, Diplomacy 9.1% ★

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: Turn-Based Strategy 21.1%, 4X 18.3% ★, Turn-Based 16.7%, Hex Grid 12.9% ★, Grand Strategy 9%

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: Turn-Based Strategy 20.5%, 4X 17.6% ★, Turn-Based 15.4%, Strategy 15%, Hex Grid 12.7% ★