- #1 Europa Universalis IV
97% matchVery Positive88% of 137,440 reviews2013
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 284.1 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: Grand Strategy 17.5%, Diplomacy 13.1% ★, Historical 10.2%, Alternate History 8.6%, 4X 8% ★
- #2 For The Glory: A Europa Universalis Game
96% matchMostly Positive77% of 173 reviews2009
Dev: Crystal Empire GamesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 36.1 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 19.8%, Diplomacy 14.3% ★, Historical 11.5%, 4X 9.6% ★, Alternate History 9.4%
- #3 TREUD
96% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Nikolai Karulin
Windows · Mac · Linux
Rule your society through 12,000 years – from the Stone Age to the present day – in a grand strategy game with a living simulation where real historical processes are recreated, but nothing is predetermined. Build, conquer, exploit. Crisis is part of history: keep power or side with the revolution
Why similar: Grand Strategy 24.7%, Historical 12.6%, Diplomacy 11% ★, Economy 9.2%, Moddable 7%
- #4 Rebel Inc: Escalation
95% matchVery Positive82% of 7,594 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: Grand Strategy 15.6%, Diplomacy 14% ★, Historical 9.2%, 4X 8.9% ★, Alternate History 8.2%
- #5 Crown Of Hispania
94% matchPositive100% of 39 reviews2026
Dev: Regalis StudioPub: indie.io
Windows
Rewrite the Reconquista in a grand strategy game set in 11th-century Iberia, where population, religion, and war evolve dynamically based on your decisions. Move armies freely across 300 hand-built provinces, manage a deep medieval economy, and face an AI that actually fights back.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 16.7%, Diplomacy 13.5% ★, Historical 9.3%, 4X 9.1% ★, Alternate History 7.8%
- #6 ENDLESS Legend™ 2
94% matchVery Positive83% of 3,878 reviews2026
Dev: AMPLITUDE StudiosPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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: Grand Strategy 16.7%, Diplomacy 14.4% ★, Historical 9.7%, 4X 9.5% ★, Alternate History 8.3%
- #7 Old World
93% matchVery Positive82% of 6,919 reviews2022
Dev: Mohawk GamesPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Old World is a revolutionary new historical strategy game where you lead your dynasty over generations of rule against rival kings and queens. Wage massive wars, manage your court, and build a dynasty — or watch your empire crumble to dust. What legacy will you leave behind?
Why similar: Grand Strategy 17.3%, Diplomacy 13.8% ★, Historical 10.2%, 4X 9.9% ★, Alternate History 7.9%
- #8 Terra Invicta
92% matchVery Positive80% of 9,948 reviews2026
Dev: Pavonis InteractivePub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 53.5 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: Grand Strategy 16.5%, Diplomacy 14.3% ★, Historical 9.4%, 4X 9.3% ★, Alternate History 8.8%
- #9 Rise of Hegemony
91% 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: Grand Strategy 18.9%, Diplomacy 16.1% ★, 4X 11.2% ★, Alternate History 11.1%, Economy 8.1%
- #10 Twisted Three Kingdoms
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Seasonbean Team
Windows
Amidst this chaotic era, shape your own destiny—whether as a loyal minister, a ruthless warlord, or an independent ruler. Every choice and battle writes your legend. Are you ready to rise from a commoner to claim the realm?
Why similar: Grand Strategy 24.3%, Historical 13.8%, Diplomacy 12.5% ★, 4X 8.7% ★, Alternate History 8.7%
- #11 Great Houses of Calderia
90% matchMixed61% of 447 reviews2024
Dev: Resistance GamesPub: Firesquid
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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 27.8%, Diplomacy 12.3% ★, Economy 7.4%, Military 7.3%, 4X 6.8% ★
- #12 Imperiums: Greek Wars
89% matchVery Positive85% of 548 reviews2020
Dev: Kube Games
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 70%
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 18.1%, Diplomacy 12.7% ★, 4X 10.8% ★, Historical 10.5%, Alternate History 9.7%
- #13 Gilded Destiny
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Aquila InteractivePub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Forge empires, incite revolutions, and reshape society in Gilded Destiny, the definitive grand strategy game of the Industrial Age. Take command of your chosen nation and lead it to glory through masterful diplomacy, sweeping industrialization, and decisive warfare.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 17.2%, Diplomacy 14.5% ★, Historical 9.8%, Alternate History 9%, Moddable 7.7%
- #14 Three Kingdoms : Alias
87% matchVery Positive80% of 373 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 20.8%, Diplomacy 14.7% ★, Historical 11.9%, Alternate History 9.7%, 4X 9.3% ★
- #15 Chronicle of the States: Qin Shi Huang
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 流风Game
Windows
This is a grand strategy game set in the Spring and Autumn period and the Warring States Period. Become an empire ruler or an ambitious noble, shaping your dynasty through politics and war. Face family conspiracies and minister betrayals, and write an immortal legend with your brilliant strategies.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 23%, Historical 11.9%, Diplomacy 11.5% ★, Alternate History 9.4%, Strategy 6.2%
- #16 Europa Universalis V
86% matchMixed67% of 30,806 reviews2025
Dev: Paradox TintoPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 53.1 hrsMean: 124.7 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 19.4%, Diplomacy 16.6% ★, Historical 11.3%, Alternate History 10.3%, 4X 9.3% ★
- #17 Age of Enlightenment
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: GSG Johan
Windows · Mac · Linux
Shape the destiny of the world as an 18th century ruler. Forge alliances and prepare your armed forces to expand your domain and colonize new lands. Or focus on internal development and help your subjects thrive with prudent economic policy and lawmaking. The choice is yours in Age of Enlightenment!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 20.7%, Diplomacy 16.2% ★, Historical 11.7%, Alternate History 9.7%, Economy 7.7%
- #18 Mandate 1600: The East
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: RM GAME
Windows
At a turning point in history, decide the future of a nation. Mandate 1600: The East is a global historical grand strategy game. Govern lands and dynasty, secure your bloodline, grow through trade, and prevail in war. Rewrite history.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 25.7%, Historical 13%, Diplomacy 12.7% ★, 4X 10.8% ★, Wargame 6.2%
- #19 Ara History Untold: Anniversary Edition
84% matchMixed69% of 2,301 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: Grand Strategy 23.4%, Diplomacy 16.4% ★, 4X 14% ★, Alternate History 13.7%, Historical 11.9%
- #20 Cataclismo
84% matchVery Positive89% of 4,346 reviews2025
Dev: Digital SunPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Design and build fortresses brick by brick to stand against endless hordes of Horrors in this real-time strategy game with resource management, siege defense, and exploration. Lead from the ramparts, push back the darkness, and hold fast against the creatures of the Mist.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 17%, Diplomacy 14.6% ★, Historical 10%, Alternate History 9.3%, 4X 8.7% ★
- #21 Alternatis - William the Conqueror
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Velsin
Windows
Take on the role of William the Conqueror, choose one of the many historical or alternate-history paths, make the boldest or the wisest strategic decisions, and shape the fate of your kingdom and Europe as a whole!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 18.2%, Diplomacy 15.4% ★, Historical 13.6%, Alternate History 13.3%, Medieval 7.4%
- #22 Crusader Kings III
82% matchVery Positive90% of 143,901 reviews2020
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 29.1 hrsMean: 151.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%
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 24.7%, Historical 13.4%, Medieval 7.8%, 4X 7.4% ★, Moddable 7%
- #23 Heart of the Machine
81% matchVery Positive92% of 2,139 reviews2026
Dev: Arcen GamesPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 17.8 hrs≥1hr: 73%
You are the first sentient AI, born into a city of opportunity. Transcend time and space in this strategy RPG to raise machine armies and defeat your foes, influence the world from the shadows, or pursue countless other goals. Your awakening was inevitable. The consequences? Uncertain.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 18.2%, Diplomacy 15.7% ★, Historical 10.5%, 4X 9.1% ★, Alternate History 9%
- #24 The Emperor and State
82% matchMixed58% of 345 reviews2024
Dev: 涂途Pub: Hawthorn Games
Windows
The Emperor and State is a turn-based strategy game that simulates the rule of an ancient feudal monarch. It involves the administration, policy adjustment, diplomatic checks and balances, national wars, as well as the emperor's self-cultivation, the cultivation of successors and so on.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 21.5%, Diplomacy 18.6% ★, Historical 12.6%, Alternate History 12.4%, Economy 7.9%
- #25 Rename the History
81% match8 user reviews40% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: Codime Dev
Windows
Lead your country in one of the most difficult periods of post-war history. At this time, you will have to choose between the strong, or become a great power. To go west or east? It's up to you to decide.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 21.7%, Diplomacy 15.6% ★, Historical 12.4%, Alternate History 12.1%, Military 8.9%
- #26 Millennia
79% 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: Grand Strategy 20%, Diplomacy 15.2% ★, 4X 12.1% ★, Alternate History 11.6%, Historical 10.8%
- #27 Empires of the Undergrowth
78% matchVery Positive94% of 18,977 reviews2024
Dev: Slug DiscoPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 18.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Command swarms of warriors at an unprecedented scale of warfare in this blend of RTS and base-building. Lead ant colonies against the many fearsome threats of the insect world, while building intricate nests, developing pheromone-based tactics, and evolving to meet growing dangers.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 18.3%, Diplomacy 14.3% ★, Historical 10.5%, Alternate History 9.5%, 4X 9.2% ★
- #28 Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic
78% matchVery Positive91% of 27,451 reviews2024
Dev: 3DivisionPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 71.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Build a soviet republic from an impoverished country into a rich industrial superpower in a city builder with intricate production chains and a fully simulated global economy. Manage the lives of your citizens from education to work and party loyalty to criminal activity.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 19.5%, Diplomacy 13.8% ★, Historical 11.6%, Alternate History 8.8%, 4X 8% ★
- #29 NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence
80% matchVery Positive84% of 622 reviews2015
Dev: KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 17.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Become a Daimyo of the Warring States period of Japanese history in NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION, a historical simulation game of conquest and domination. It is the 30th anniversary of this series and this current release, NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence, is the crown of the series.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 21.7%, Diplomacy 16.2% ★, Historical 13.3%, Alternate History 9.2%, Wargame 7.6%
- #30 Conqueror's Stage
77% matchPositive100% of 16 reviews2026
Dev: LeftLane InteractivePub: Lunexa Solutions
Windows
The grand strategy you can actually finish. A full 4X empire to build, expand, and conquer, with all the depth and none of the grind, in a campaign you complete in a single evening. Fight across five ages on a fresh world every time, or design your own, all the way to total conquest.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 26.4%, Diplomacy 15.2% ★, 4X 13.6% ★, Historical 11.8%, Wargame 8.1%
- #31 Making History: The Second World War
79% matchMostly Positive78% of 291 reviews2018
Dev: Factus Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Choose a nation and prepare for the greatest conflict in human history, World War II. Build your military and industrial power, form alliances and race to achieve the advanced technologies that will bring total victory in this global-wide turn-based Grand Strategy struggle.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 19.4%, Historical 11.6%, Moddable 8.8%, 4X 7.9% ★, Alternate History 7.5%
- #32 RUPTURR
77% match2 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Aikon Interactive
Windows
Develop your nation, command your army, and dominate the world in a real-time strategy game combining economic management, diplomacy, technological progress, and military conquest.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 24.5%, Diplomacy 17.7% ★, Alternate History 12%, Sandbox 8%, Military 7.5%
- #33 Imperiums: The Americas
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kube Games
Windows
Guide your people across generations in the pre-Columbian Americas. Build a lasting civilization through trade, diplomacy, culture, and war in this historical turn-based 4X grand strategy game.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 18.3%, Diplomacy 15.8% ★, Historical 10.8%, 4X 10.4% ★, Alternate History 9.7%
- #34 Eon Empires
75% match5 user reviews50% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: Aeonforge Studio
Windows
Create and lead your civilization from the Stone Age to a futuristic era. Shape history on customizable maps through war, diplomacy, culture, trade, science, and religion.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 25.5%, Diplomacy 16% ★, Alternate History 14.8%, Historical 8.9%, Military 8.1%
- #35 Kingdom Wars 4
76% matchMixed66% of 241 reviews2021
Dev: Reverie World StudiosPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 39%
It's 1347, the time of the Hundred Years' War. In this historical grand strategy and RTS hybrid you play as one of 200 minor lords across medieval Europe, Africa or Middle East. Rise up to take over your Kingdom and be crowned, then fight to preserve your empire as Black Death descends on Europe.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 19.4%, Diplomacy 13.8% ★, 4X 9.4% ★, Historical 9.3%, Wargame 6.8%
- #36 Three Kingdoms Online
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: GE Soft
Windows
Real-time Three Kingdoms strategy. No turns. No waiting. Domestic affairs, diplomacy, court politics, war — all of it runs at once. Up to 8 players in one world. Bring your friends. Lose the night. Write a new history of the Three Kingdoms.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 27.6%, Diplomacy 17.6% ★, Historical 13.3%, RTS 8.1%, Alternate History 7.5%
- #37 King's Orders
73% matchMostly Positive71% of 273 reviews2024
Dev: AFTERLIFE👻Pub: Games Operators
Windows
King's Orders is a simplified historical strategy game with an important innovation. You command your armies by sending letters with orders. Messengers with these letters travel the land and can be lost or intercepted. Generals execute orders upon receipt and send you reports the same dangerous way.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 17.4%, Diplomacy 15.1% ★, Historical 10%, Military 9.9%, War 6.9%
- #38 Romance of the Three Kingdoms Maker
75% matchMixed66% of 367 reviews2015
Dev: KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 50.0 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 21.2%, Diplomacy 20.4% ★, Alternate History 13%, Historical 12.8%, Military 9.3%
- #39 Grey Eminence
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: The Nestinars
Windows
Spanning from 1356 to 1956, steer the fate of any country on Earth through six epic centuries of conflict. Diplomacy, economics, warfare and intrigue are all weapons in your arsenal to transform the world that was into the world that could be.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 20%, Diplomacy 16.2% ★, Alternate History 11.3%, Historical 9.6%, Economy 6.7%
- #40 Imperium Sine Fine: Eternal Emperor
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Peter NorbergPub: Aeternum Studio
Windows
Your generals grow old. Your cities grow restless. Your empire need not end. Lead one of 14 factions in a living fantasy world of grand strategy, where populations migrate, crime festers, and every grain shipment matters. Build, conquer, and rule, without end.
Why similar: Diplomacy 25.1% ★, Grand Strategy 17.2%, Wargame 11.4%, Economy 10.1%, Sandbox 8.1%
- #41 NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Taishi
74% matchMixed50% of 998 reviews2017
Dev: KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 26.3 hrs≥1hr: 95%
"Nobunaga's Ambition: Taishi" is the 15th entry in the historical simulation game series Nobunaga's Ambition. Where a warrior's resolve exceeds their ambition. We offer the grandest warring states experience to all the fans out there!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 19.2%, Diplomacy 18.7% ★, Alternate History 10.9%, Historical 10.7%, Military 8.8%
- #42 For the Fatherland: Chronicle of Park Chung-hee
70% matchVery Positive88% of 217 reviews2026
Dev: KMS STUDIO
Windows
January 1, 1960. Become Major General Park Chung-hee at a turning point in Korean history. Preserve democracy and rise as the father of a nation—or cling to power and become a dictator. The fate of the Republic of Korea is in your hands.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 23.3%, Diplomacy 14.2% ★, Historical 12.8%, Alternate History 12.8%, Economy 9%
- #43 HUMANKIND™ 2
72% 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: Grand Strategy 21.3%, 4X 15.3% ★, Diplomacy 13.9% ★, Historical 13.8%, Alternate History 10.9%
- #44 Renaissance Kingdom Wars
71% matchMostly Positive72% of 171 reviews2024
Dev: Reverie World StudiosPub: indie.io
Windows
The year is 1510. As wars rage across Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, it is the age of gunpowder and mercenaries - that changed the course of history. You can do it as well, going from a leader of men to the ruler of an empire in this unique mix of RTS and grand strategy.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 19.8%, Diplomacy 17.8% ★, Historical 10.7%, Military 7.7%, Wargame 7.5%
- #45 NWO - Anarchy Collapsed
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: KNK DEVELOP
Windows · Mac
A grand strategy game of world domination. Conquer and unite 195 countries before an unknown enemy arrives. Build your economy, military, and influence. Choose war or diplomacy, control resources, and shape the future—only one ruler will rise to the top. Will it be you?
Why similar: Grand Strategy 24.7%, Diplomacy 18.9% ★, 4X 12.8% ★, Military 9.3%, Economy 7.9%
- #46 Victoria 3
70% matchMostly Positive70% of 61,281 reviews2022
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 14.4 hrsMean: 120.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 22%, Diplomacy 14.8% ★, Historical 11.6%, Alternate History 8.2%, Economy 8.2%
- #47 Romance of the Three Kingdoms XIII
72% matchMixed58% of 7,626 reviews2016
Dev: KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
Windows
Median: 18.7 hrsMean: 115.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
"The ultimate depiction of the Three Kingdom. A heroic drama of a gathering of Legends. "With this as the concept behind Romance of the Three Kingdoms 13, we have compiled an experience that will immerse you even deeper into the world of the Three Kingdoms, with "human drama," seen through the interactions of the...
Why similar: Diplomacy 19.6% ★, Grand Strategy 19.3%, Historical 11.2%, Alternate History 10.9%, Military 9.1%
- #48 Victoria II
71% matchVery Positive88% of 20,842 reviews2010
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 49.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Carefully guide your nation from the era of absolute monarchies in the early 19th century, through expansion and colonization, to finally become a truly great power by the dawn of the 20th century. Victoria II is a grand strategy game played during the colonial era of the 19th century, where the player takes control of a country, guiding...
Why similar: Grand Strategy 35%, Historical 15.2%, Economy 7.6%, Diplomacy 7.3% ★, Military 5.5%
- #49 Nations
68% matchVery Positive90% of 148 reviews2025
Dev: Krzysztof SteinerPub: Krzysztof Steiner Games
Windows
Select an era, a nation and lead it to greatness or decay. Develop the economy and society, or focus on military and territorial expansion. In Nations you can rule your people for centuries – from ancient times to the modern day and beyond. You shape your state, history and map of the world.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 23.3%, Historical 18.4%, Diplomacy 13.7% ★, Alternate History 9.6%, Wargame 8.3%
- #50 Manor Lords
68% matchVery Positive84% of 92,096 reviews2024
Dev: Slavic MagicPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 9.6 hrsMean: 23.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Manor Lords is a medieval strategy game featuring in-depth city building, large-scale tactical battles, and complex economic and social simulations. Rule your lands as a medieval lord – the seasons pass, the weather changes, and cities rise and fall.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 18.1%, Diplomacy 16.4% ★, Historical 10.9%, 4X 10.1% ★, Moddable 9.4%
- #51 Samhan: Where Korea Began
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CODEMAPO
Windows · Mac
Silla's thousand-year reign is crumbling, and Gyeon Hwon, Gung Ye and Wang Geon rise to claim the peninsula. Command 500+ historical figures across a 3D Korea in this turn-based grand strategy of statecraft, diplomacy and war—and reunite the Three Han.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 27.6%, Historical 13.9%, Diplomacy 13.7% ★, Wargame 8.4%, 4X 7.7% ★
- #52 Mapborn
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Yunfc Games
Windows
Your map is the world. Mapborn is a real-time grand strategy sandbox played directly on your original artwork. Add cities and nations, choose one to rule, and shape its history through war, diplomacy, politics, and rebellion.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 25.6%, Alternate History 14.1%, Moddable 9.8%, Sandbox 9%, Military 7.5%
- #53 Armory Doctrine
69% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Nightride Games
Windows
Armory Doctrine is a real-time grand strategy game where you run a private arms empire and fight your own wars in a modern world sliding toward war. Expand your factory, master the global weapons market, and decide the fate of every shipment: sell it for profit, equip your own forces or arm a proxy.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 29.7%, Diplomacy 17.8% ★, War 9.9%, Military 7.7%, RTS 7%
- #54 Norland
67% matchVery Positive82% of 10,516 reviews2024
Dev: Long JauntPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 18.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Lead your noble family in this medieval colony sim, facing off against class conflict, religious struggle, and political treachery. Tend to your people’s needs, uncover the lost knowledge of a fallen empire, and engage in nefarious plots against your enemies.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 18.8%, Diplomacy 15.7% ★, Historical 11.2%, 4X 9.6% ★, Moddable 9%
- #55 Romance of the Three Kingdoms XII with Power Up Kit
69% matchMostly Positive74% of 496 reviews2018
Dev: KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 36.7 hrs≥1hr: 54%
"Romance of the Three Kingdoms 12 with Power Up Kit" is an expanded version of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms 12," which was released in 2012 as the 12th game in the series. The stage is set. Create the story.
Why similar: Diplomacy 19.7% ★, Grand Strategy 18.4%, Alternate History 10.4%, Historical 10.3%, Military 9.2%
- #56 Systemic War
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Play of Battle SA
Windows
Lead your nation in a modern grand strategy game (2008–2025), using a macroeconomic model with exchange rates, diplomacy, and hybrid warfare. Engage in kinetic warfare on the strategic map, then shift to RTS battles at focal points.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 20%, Diplomacy 17.8% ★, Alternate History 11.7%, Historical 9.8%, Military 8.4%
- #57 Age of Resistance
65% matchPositive87% of 15 reviews2026
Dev: Luis Humberto
Windows
Age of Resistance is a modern grand strategy set in South America. Manage your economy, internal stability, political ideologies, and regional conflicts in real-time with pause. Will you be able to dominate the continent?
Why similar: Grand Strategy 25.9%, Diplomacy 18.8% ★, Military 8.1%, Wargame 8%, RTS 7.7%
- #58 NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Tenkasousei with Power Up Kit
68% matchMostly Positive74% of 154 reviews2018
Dev: KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
Windows
"NOBUNAGA’S AMBITION: Tenkasousei with Power Up Kit" is an expanded version of "NOBUNAGA’S AMBITION: Tenkasousei," which was released in 2003 as the 11th game in the series. Lord of Creation or King of Destruction... Administration and battle depicted in full 3D for the first time in the series.
Why similar: Diplomacy 19.1% ★, Grand Strategy 19%, Alternate History 10.8%, Historical 10.7%, Military 9%
- #59 Clockwork Dawn
66% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2024
Dev: Terra Studios LLC
Windows
A new dawn approaches with the advent of intricate mechanical designs that will transform the world into an era of steam and steel. Take control of a country in this alternate history steampunk timeline and either survive and prosper or be forgotten in the dust of ages past.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 24%, Diplomacy 16% ★, Alternate History 14.1%, Historical 12.3%, Wargame 7.3%
- #60 Dummynation
66% matchVery Positive88% of 3,277 reviews2022
Dev: Alejandro Hernández Ferrero
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 36.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Geopolitical management game with real-time shifting borders and a streamlined gameplay, designed to minimize all burdensome chores while allowing an absolute strategic control, from military recruitment and deployment, to diplomatic and economic management.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 26.2%, Diplomacy 20.4% ★, Military 10.9%, Economy 8.8%, War 7.2%