Games Like Solium Infernum

Take on the role of a Dark Elder God and lead your agents to bring about an apocalypse in a fantasy world. Work in the shadows, avoiding the heroes who will try to stop you, as you bring about plague and famine, ice age and volcanic destruction, madness and never ending night.

Why similar: Grand Strategy 26.9% ★, Conspiracy 20.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.2%, Gothic 13.8% ★, Dark Fantasy 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly mirrors the 'god-game' conspiracy mechanics and the focus on indirect influence found in Solium Infernum.

In Dominions 6 you take control of a powerful being that rules a nation and aspires to godhood. The type of Pretender Gods can vary from magically powerful arch mages to old dragons or an enormous tree. Dominions is a deep 4x turn based strategy game with a very large variety of spells and units.

Why similar: Asynchronous Multiplayer 30.5% ★, Grand Strategy 27.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 19.8%, Wargame 11.3%, Strategy 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: A deeply complex fantasy strategy game that shares the dark, mythological scale and intense turn-based strategic depth of the seed game.

Take the reins of a feudal dynasty in a divided galaxy following the destruction of earth. Star Dynasties is a turn based, procedurally generated narrative of human drama and personal politics, mixed with a light empire management layer. Your choices. Your legacy.

Why similar: Politics 21.8% ★, Diplomacy 21% ★, Grand Strategy 17.8% ★, Political 15.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses heavily on the political relationships and dynastic struggles of space-faring houses, emphasizing social maneuvering over pure combat.

Love, fight, scheme, and claim greatness. Determine your noble house’s legacy in the sprawling grand strategy of Crusader Kings III. Death is only the beginning as you guide your dynasty’s bloodline in the rich and larger-than-life simulation of the Middle Ages.

Why similar: Grand Strategy 42.9% ★, Political 24.9% ★, Strategy 13.2%, War 11.6%, Choices Matter 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for dynastic politics and backstabbing, offering deep character-driven intrigue that rivals the political machinations of Hell.

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: Diplomacy 21.7% ★, Politics 19.8% ★, Grand Strategy 15.1% ★, Board Game 9.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the essence of diplomacy, betrayal, and territory control through a tense, turn-based board game structure.

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 33.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 31.9%, Dark Fantasy 21.7%, Strategy 12.9%

Why You'll Like It: Combines dark fantasy aesthetics with board game mechanics where political influence and card-based schemes are central to winning.

This is an intense strategy board game in a steampunk world of corrupt capitalist gremlins who compete for money, political power and prestige. Save and invest, steal and extort, arrest and get arrested – in single-player and multiplayer, with ranks and ladders, team mode and spectator mode.

Why similar: Politics 42.3% ★, Board Game 28.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.9%, Strategy 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: A high-stakes, cutthroat board game where players use cards to sabotage opponents and climb the social ladder through pure malice.

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: Diplomacy 34.6% ★, Grand Strategy 30.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.1%, War 13.2%, Strategy 7%

Why You'll Like It: A complex grand strategy game where you manage global political factions and secret agendas to control the fate of humanity.

Global strategy game about secret societies. You’ll lead the Brotherhood - an organization that juggles the whole world. The key feature of the game is the manipulation of powers. Instead of giving direct orders, the Brotherhood provokes countries into doing what the Brothers want.

Why similar: Politics 23% ★, Grand Strategy 20.8% ★, Conspiracy 18.9% ★, Political 17.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on controlling global events from the shadows, mirroring the conspiratorial nature of the Archfiends in Hell.

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: Grand Strategy 26.9% ★, Asynchronous Multiplayer 25.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.7%, Wargame 14.4%, War 12.2%

Why You'll Like It: A deep, gritty wargame that requires intense management of political factions and logistics in a post-apocalyptic setting.

Seize forbidden treasures. Summon alien gods. Feed on your disciples. Cultist Simulator is a game of apocalypse and yearning. Play as a seeker after unholy mysteries, in a 1920s-themed setting of hidden gods and secret histories.

Why similar: Board Game 40.2%, Psychological Horror 22.9%, Choices Matter 19.8%, Strategy 17.1%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, lore-rich game that captures the occult, conspiratorial, and dark themes of Solium Infernum through a unique card-based interface.

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: Diplomacy 34.1% ★, Grand Strategy 30.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.4%, War 13.1%, Strategy 7%

Why You'll Like It: A 4X strategy game that emphasizes character relationships and dynastic legacy, making every political decision feel personal.

Assume the role of President Anton Rayne and guide the nation of Sordland. Amidst brewing international conflicts, need for reform, deep-seated corruption, and economic recession, you must make the decisions in this political drama. How will you lead?

Why similar: Politics 48.6% ★, Political 40.6% ★, Choices Matter 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy political simulator that forces you to make difficult, morally ambiguous choices to maintain your grip on power.

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: Grand Strategy 24.6% ★, Diplomacy 22.8% ★, Political 20% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.9%, War 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: Combines 4X strategy with historical political depth, requiring careful diplomatic navigation to survive.

Become the king and fight over Europe in this fresh take on medieval real-time grand strategy. Manage provinces, gather armies, initiate diplomacy, and dabble in espionage. The path is open: become the true Sovereign of your people and bring them to glory.

Why similar: Grand Strategy 73.1% ★, Strategy 26.9%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a grand strategy experience with a strong focus on court management, diplomacy, and the delicate balance of power between kingdoms.

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: Grand Strategy 34.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 19.8%, War 15%, Dark Fantasy 13.3%, Strategy 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: Features deep fantasy empire-building with extensive character customization and political systems that influence the game world.

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: Grand Strategy 25.9% ★, Diplomacy 25.7% ★, Political 17.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.5%, War 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: A turn-based 4X strategy game that allows for complex historical evolution and strategic decision-making.

A turn-based strategy game where you lead a secret society towards world domination. Investigate the influential and convert them to your faction via bribery, seduction and intimidation. Reshape society's power structures to fend off rival societies and the world's nations in your quest for power.

Why similar: Politics 23.4% ★, Grand Strategy 22% ★, Political 19.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.2%, Conspiracy 12.2% ★

Why You'll Like It: A direct exploration of global conspiracy and political subversion, aligning perfectly with the themes of manipulation.

Great Houses of Calderia is a Feudal Grand Strategy game focusing on family dynamics & stories. Use your family strengths to compete against rivals to rise in the ranks of Calderia - produce, trade, scheme, bribe, and battle to build your legacy of power!

Why similar: Grand Strategy 35.7% ★, Political 28% ★, Diplomacy 20.9% ★, War 8.2%, Strategy 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the management of noble houses, emphasizing the importance of family legacy and political standing.

Paradox Development Studio invites you to build your ideal society in the tumult of the exciting and transformative 19th century. Balance the competing interests in your society and earn your place in the sun in Victoria 3, one of the most anticipated games in Paradox’s history.

Why similar: Grand Strategy 27.7% ★, Politics 25.6% ★, Diplomacy 24.5% ★, Political 16.9% ★, Strategy 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: Provides an unparalleled simulation of internal politics and international diplomacy, perfect for those who enjoy the macro-political aspect of strategy.

Lead your people to glory and write a new chapter of history in Realpolitiks II, a real-time grand strategy game where you lead any contemporary nation in an attempt to secure world dominance.

Why similar: Grand Strategy 35.6% ★, Politics 29.9% ★, Political 20.7% ★, Strategy 13.9%

Why You'll Like It: A modern political simulation that challenges you to manage international relations and internal stability in a global context.

In Dominions 5 you take control of a powerful being that rules a nation and aspires to godhood. The type of Pretender Gods can vary from magically powerful arch mages to huge titans or large monuments. Dominions is a deep 4x turn based strategy game with a very large variety of spells and units.

Why similar: Grand Strategy 40.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 32.9%, Strategy 16.2%, Wargame 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: A classic entry in the series that provides the same deep, god-like strategic planning and fantasy warfare.

Immortal Realms: Vampire Wars is an engaging strategy game set in a dark vampire world in turmoil, that combines empire management and turn-based combat with unique card-game elements.

Why similar: Grand Strategy 23% ★, Gothic 21.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.5%, Wargame 14.1%, Dark Fantasy 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: A dark fantasy turn-based strategy game that focuses on managing vampire clans and their unique political agendas.

The Fabulous Fear Machine is a narrative-driven strategy game with a pulp horror style. As the Machine's new Master, you must sow fear and expand your influence by creating Legends, harvesting resources, manipulating events, and spying on your enemies.

Why similar: Conspiracy 39% ★, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Choices Matter 16%, Strategy 14.6%, Horror 14.4%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, narrative-driven strategy game where you spread fear and influence to achieve your goals.

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: Political 24.3% ★, Grand Strategy 23.9% ★, Diplomacy 23.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.8%, War 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: A political sandbox game where you manage a nation, dealing with internal dissent and external diplomatic pressure.

Democracy 4 lets you take the role of President / Prime minister, govern the country (choosing its policies, laws and other actions), and both transform the country as you see fit, while trying to retain enough popularity to get re-elected...

Why similar: Politics 28.5% ★, Diplomacy 21.2% ★, Political 19.6% ★, Grand Strategy 16.5% ★, Strategy 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: A pure political simulation that tests your ability to balance the needs of various factions and maintain your political mandate.

Lawgivers is a turn-based political simulation game. Run for elections with your own party and enter parliament to approve or abolish laws. Appoint the president and decide whether you want a democracy or just a fake one instead.

Why similar: Politics 26.7% ★, Diplomacy 22.4% ★, Political 20% ★, Grand Strategy 13.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: A sandbox political simulator that focuses on the legislative process and the choices required to pass your agenda.

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: Diplomacy 34.8% ★, Grand Strategy 29.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.3%, War 13.1%, Strategy 6.9%

Hell is a turn-based tactical skirmish strategy game developed by award winning developer Hunted Cow in partnership with Slitherine.

Why similar: Demons 26.7%, Asynchronous Multiplayer 15.9% ★, Strategy 15.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 15%, Dark Fantasy 13%

Why You'll Like It: A turn-based strategy game set in a dark fantasy version of Hell, sharing the thematic intensity of the seed game.

A game of diplomacy and war in the atomic age. Safeguard your closest allies and change unfavorable regimes without giving away your long-term ambitions. Every action risks an enemy reprisal, and if nobody backs down from a standoff, we all lose.

Why similar: Politics 32.1% ★, Diplomacy 28.9% ★, Strategy 11.2%, War 9.8%, Board Game 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: A tense, Cold War-themed strategy game where diplomacy and the threat of mutually assured destruction are the primary mechanics.

Become the Dictator of Gradnar! Rule the nation, choose between democracy and tyranny, wage wars with a unique card-based mechanic, and expand your empire. A political dystopia packed with satire and humor!

Why similar: Diplomacy 27% ★, Political 21.7% ★, Grand Strategy 21% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 10.8%, War 8.1%

You are a God! You are master and ruler of a loyal nation. You have unimaginable powers at your disposal. You have claimed this world as yours. But there are others who stand in your way. You must defeat and destroy these pretenders. Only then can you ascend to godhood and become the new Pantokrator.

Why similar: Grand Strategy 48.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 33.8%, Strategy 17.7%

Age of History II is a grand strategy wargame that is simple to learn yet hard to master.Your objective is to use military tactics and cunning diplomacy to either unify the world, or conquer it.Will the world bleed out or bow before you? The choice is yours..

Why similar: Grand Strategy 24.5% ★, Diplomacy 15.4% ★, Politics 14.7% ★, Political 13% ★, War 12.4%

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: Diplomacy 20.7% ★, Politics 20.4% ★, Grand Strategy 17.3% ★, Board Game 10.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: A medieval-themed strategy game that blends simulation elements with board-game-like tactical movement.

Become the leader of any contemporary country in this streamlined real-time grand strategy game. Use diplomacy, espionage, military and economic power to deal with other nations, while tackling issues such as terrorism, financial crises and medical epidemics, all in an effort to achieve global domination!

Why similar: Diplomacy 35% ★, Politics 29.2% ★, Grand Strategy 22.6% ★, Strategy 11%, War 2.2%

As the leader of a nation, dispatch and control your team of characters all around the world to destabilize your enemies and establish your supremacy. All methods are fair game: hacking, sabotage, political interference, military strikes, corruption, treachery, assassinations, data theft…

Why similar: Diplomacy 23.9% ★, Politics 20.5% ★, Political 18.5% ★, Grand Strategy 17.6% ★, Wargame 9.8%

Prove your political brilliance in a grand strategy like no other: pick any contemporary country, set up your government and navigate the pitfalls of domestic and international politics. A glorious destiny awaits - the domination of not just the Earth, but the whole Solar system!

Why similar: Grand Strategy 22.7% ★, Political 22.2% ★, Politics 22% ★, Diplomacy 19.2% ★, Strategy 5.5%

Shadow Government Simulator: Prologue is just part of the amazing adventure that awaits you in the full version of the game. A turn-based strategy game where you lead a secret society towards world domination. Investigate the influential and convert them to your faction via bribery, seduction & more

Why similar: Conspiracy 26.7% ★, Grand Strategy 21.3% ★, Political 21% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 18.4%, Strategy 7.3%

Lawgivers II is a political sandbox game that features multiple electoral systems, approve/reject bills and govern a country. Start out your career from the very bottom, and perhaps one day, lead your nation to become the most influential in the world.

Why similar: Politics 31.3% ★, Diplomacy 28.8% ★, Grand Strategy 17.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 11.6%, Choices Matter 5.9%

Your Excellency, in this short systems-management survival game, we prepare for the awakening of our Lord. He hungers for human sacrifice. Sinners try to hide their dark secrets, but all must be purged...

Why similar: Diplomacy 50% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 22.5%, Choices Matter 10%, Strategy 8.8%, Horror 8.7%

Power is a global political and economic simulation game where you can play as a powerful politician or businessman in a number of detailed countries. Starting from nothing, you can seize the highest offices in the land through free and fair elections, or dirty tricks and deals.

Why similar: Diplomacy 29% ★, Grand Strategy 18.6% ★, Politics 15.7% ★, Political 14.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 10.5%

Asymmetric space empire builder where you feel like the Emperor, not a logistics officer. No micromanagement, grand scale, fast paced, audiences, assassins, imperial court, disloyal admirals.

Why similar: Grand Strategy 25% ★, Diplomacy 23.5% ★, Politics 18.6% ★, Political 16.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 11.2%

A deck-building roguelike shedding card game. You will play as Satan—a humble civil servant in Hell—and embark on a 3-chapter Story Mode. By combining various skills and demonic chips, you will take down powerful bosses and claim your throne as the new King of Hell.

Why similar: Asynchronous Multiplayer 50.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 18.7%, Strategy 16%, Choices Matter 15.2%

A Turn-based Strategy game in a futuristic global cold war from the award-winning creators of Out There. Recruit a squad of special agents and run your intel agency to secure the control of the singularity.

Why similar: Politics 29.5% ★, Grand Strategy 19.1% ★, Political 17.4% ★, Conspiracy 11.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 10.8%

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: Asynchronous Multiplayer 28.8% ★, Board Game 17.5%, Wargame 16.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.1%, Diplomacy 13.1% ★

Become Master of Spies, plant connections and agents in the underworld. Who will you join? Who may be betrayed? Decipher Letters, Solve Mysteries, Manage Businesses, Spy, Bribe, Abduct, Murder, Seduce in an experimental atmospheric hybrid of first-person & top-down espionage experience.

Why similar: Grand Strategy 39% ★, Conspiracy 19.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17.3%, Dark Fantasy 9.1%, Strategy 7.6%

In Divine's Howl, you will embody a divine avatar, leading your followers to expand your power across a shattered world.

Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 28.4%, Board Game 23.6%, Strategy 18.8%, Wargame 16.6%, Dark Fantasy 12.7%

Rise to power as any modern day country in a realistic military, political and economic simulation. Command your country's diplomacy, espionage, and resource management to strengthen your position. Use real-time tactical control of your military to fortify your place as the Supreme Ruler.

Why similar: Political 20.1% ★, Grand Strategy 19.4% ★, Politics 18.4% ★, Diplomacy 18.4% ★, Wargame 10%

This Is the President is a political thriller. You are the newly elected leader with a shady background. It is up to you to abuse the position of the most powerful man in the world to escape justice for past crimes – even if that pitches the country into utter chaos.

Why similar: Diplomacy 23.9% ★, Grand Strategy 23.6% ★, Politics 20.2% ★, Political 14.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.2%

A dark fantasy roguelike where you play as the Devil! Lead famous evil geniuses through events and turn-based fights to spread terror and corruption. Create synergies between your disciples, use your evil powers and take revenge on those miserable Demon Hunters.

Why similar: Gothic 34.5% ★, Mythology 19.8%, Dark Fantasy 19%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.9%, Strategy 6%

Cults and Daggers is a strategy game set in the time between the death of the Buddha and the birth of Christ. You create your own religion and fight a secret war for the soul of the world. The game includes, spies, assassinations, double dealing, occult forces, martyrs, prophets and blasphemers.

Why similar: Grand Strategy 43.9% ★, Strategy 30.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 25.4%

A sardonic take on nationalism and the Cold War though a minimalist and fast paced RTS. Scheme your way through a highly replayable campaign, or conduct some "diplomacy" on your "friends" in multiplayer.

Why similar: Diplomacy 37.2% ★, Grand Strategy 30.2% ★, Wargame 16.3%, Dark 7.3%, Strategy 5.4%

Rise from a cunning strategist to a powerful ruler. Master economic warfare, manipulate global events, and build industries or armies to conquer the world. Every decision in this modern Grand Strategy game shapes your ascent to power—will you rise through wealth or force?

Why similar: Politics 25.4% ★, Diplomacy 23.5% ★, Grand Strategy 22.9% ★, Political 15.4% ★, Wargame 10.3%

The Old God has left the world and the pretenders are awakening and coming out from hiding. You start the game by designing one of the pretender gods that will compete for true ascension to godhood. The type of god can range from a magically powerful arch mage to an ancient kraken or a mystic monolith that people pray to.

Why similar: Grand Strategy 44.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 30.7%, Strategy 24.7%

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: Grand Strategy 44.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 24.5%, War 20.9%, Strategy 10.4%

This Long Term Strategy Game lets you take control of the armed forces of your nation. Become responsible for its military expansion, technological research and economic development. Form alliances and wage total war for global dominance on the battlefields of World War 3.

Why similar: Grand Strategy 23.7% ★, Politics 21.3% ★, Diplomacy 20.2% ★, Wargame 13.1%, Asynchronous Multiplayer 9% ★

Lead armies, rebuild fallen kingdoms, and rise to greatness! Embark on an epic journey of strategy in a visually stunning world. Fight intense battles and uncover a captivating story.

Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 43.8%, War 37.5%, Strategy 18.8%

Deck of Haunts invites you to become a malevolent Haunted House. Lure humans into your cursed halls, manipulate their fears, and drain their essence to grow your power. Use strategy to build your mansion and expand your dark influence, turning your home into a terrifying, inescapable nightmare.

Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 43.5%, Psychological Horror 21.6%, Strategy 17.8%, Horror 17.1%

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: Wargame 41.7%, Strategy 35.3%, Grand Strategy 23% ★