- #1 Ode to War
97% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Joran Batty
Windows
A civilization MMO: from a single town to a galactic empire. The server ticks once an hour and keeps running while you sleep. You administer towns, not a nation, so each one holds its own stores and anything you need from a neighbor has to be traded for.
Why similar: Diplomacy 36.6% ★, Asynchronous Multiplayer 21.5% ★, Grand Strategy 19.4%, 4X 12.6% ★, Strategy 5.8%
- #2 Solium Infernum
96% matchVery Positive88% of 1,728 reviews2024
Dev: League of Geeks
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 24.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Take the Infernal Throne in this hellish turn-based grand strategy game. The Prince of Darkness has vanished, leaving Archfiends to conspire: muster your legions while intoning dark sorceries, devilish schemes, and machiavellian plots. Who will be the new ruler of Hell and ascend the Throne?
Why similar: Diplomacy 28.6% ★, Asynchronous Multiplayer 21.3% ★, Grand Strategy 19.6%, Board Game 8.6%, Conspiracy 7.8% ★
- #3 Feudums
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Kalamona Studios
Windows
Lead your noble house through brutal wars, shifting allegiances and economic strife in an asynchronous multiplayer 4X strategy. Shape the narrative with or against real players in a medieval world where diplomacy isn't binding, there is NO pay-to-win, and only strategy determines your legacy.
Why similar: Diplomacy 24.5% ★, Asynchronous Multiplayer 21.8% ★, Grand Strategy 16.8%, 4X 11.7% ★, Wargame 8.1%
- #4 SUPREMACY: WORLD WAR 3
95% matchMostly Positive75% of 5,996 reviews2018
Dev: Dorado Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 35.5 hrs≥1hr: 60%
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: Diplomacy 27.4% ★, Grand Strategy 25.5%, Wargame 14.4%, Strategy 12.1%, Asynchronous Multiplayer 11.6% ★
- #5 A Game of Thrones: The Board Game - Digital Edition
94% matchMostly Positive70% of 1,970 reviews2020
Dev: Dire WolfPub: Twin Sails Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 54 minMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 48%
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 31% ★, Grand Strategy 17.1%, 4X 13.3% ★, Board Game 12.5%, Wargame 8.4%
- #6 One Planet
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Qardinal Games
Windows · Linux
Disasters rage. Political factions splinter and grasp at power. As the climate crisis threatens stability, will you unite the planet with diplomacy or take aggressive action? Deploy force or build consensus toward net zero emissions in this grand strategy game where stakes get higher by the minute.
Why similar: Diplomacy 36.6% ★, Grand Strategy 30.3%, 4X 18.6% ★, Strategy 12%, Minimalist 2.2%
- #7 SYNCANITE FOUNDATION
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SYNCANITE GmbHPub: TBD
Windows
Take on the role of a unique oligarch and plan your coup from the shadows to take over the world. Eliminate your rivals by using military force, resource management, and political pressure. Unlock new game mechanics and open a path to victory.
Why similar: Diplomacy 25.2% ★, Grand Strategy 22.8%, 4X 15.4% ★, Board Game 13.7%, Conspiracy 9.6% ★
- #8 Imperialist
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BRR Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
From a veteran 4X Strategy developer comes a new deep strategy game of logistics, empire, and control. Develop the New World, industrialise your capital, manage your growing Empire, and outmanoeuvre rivals to become history's first Superpower. Can you exploit the New World to control the Old?
Why similar: Diplomacy 34.9% ★, Grand Strategy 26.3%, 4X 16.8% ★, Strategy 8%, Multiplayer 7.1%
- #9 4th Generation Warfare
91% matchMixed56% of 163 reviews2022
Dev: Eversim
Windows
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 34.5% ★, Grand Strategy 20.1%, 4X 14.9% ★, Wargame 11.5%, Multiplayer 6.1%
- #10 Dominions 6 - Rise of the Pantokrator
91% matchVery Positive91% of 1,786 reviews2024
Dev: Illwinter Game Design
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 45.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%
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 29.1% ★, Grand Strategy 21.6%, 4X 21.3% ★, Strategy 12%, Wargame 8.9%
- #11 Riftborne
89% matchVery Positive91% of 117 reviews2026
Dev: Pitio Productions
Windows · Linux
Riftborne is a classic terminal based, real time, grand strategy game. Construct space ships. Take part in factional warfare. Hire galactic hit-men on your rivals. Raid neighbors for rare resources. Train spies to infiltrate enemy bases for key intel. Grow your empire to dominate the galaxy.
Why similar: Asynchronous Multiplayer 23.7% ★, Diplomacy 23.1% ★, Grand Strategy 19.7%, 4X 14% ★, Wargame 9.2%
- #12 Conquest!
90% matchMostly Positive74% of 27 reviews2021
Dev: GreenLion Gaming
Windows · Mac · Linux
A persistent multiplayer strategy world of alliances, betrayal, war, and consequence.
Why similar: Diplomacy 30.1% ★, Asynchronous Multiplayer 27.2% ★, Grand Strategy 22.1%, Wargame 10%, PvP 5.3%
- #13 NWO - Anarchy Collapsed
89% 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: Diplomacy 33.9% ★, Grand Strategy 26.8%, 4X 16.8% ★, Wargame 11.9%, Strategy 8.3%
- #14 Visigothic Kingdom: Conquest of Hispania
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MMF Games
Windows
Forge the Visigothic Kingdom, unite Hispania, and face the Muslim invasion in this historical strategy game combining kingdom management, conquest, and tactical battles.
Why similar: Diplomacy 34% ★, Grand Strategy 30.8%, Strategy 17.3%, Wargame 15.1%, 2D 2.7%
- #15 Fort Sumter: The Secession Crisis
87% matchVery Positive85% of 91 reviews2019
Dev: Playdek, Inc.
Windows · Mac
Can you drive the Secessionist into the Fort Sumter trap that gave Lincoln his historic victory? Can you successfully use the issue of States Rights to divide Northern opinion? Fort Sumter let’s you explore this seminal moment in American history in a fast-playing, easy-to-learn card driven game.
Why similar: Diplomacy 36.2% ★, Asynchronous Multiplayer 27.3% ★, Board Game 17.6%, Wargame 5.3%, Strategy 5.3%
- #16 Tales From Outer Space
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: William MurphyPub: Ludi Absurdi
Windows · Mac · Linux
The hardest part about interstellar expansion isn't the technical cost, its the people. Exploit ecosystems, manipulate the masses, and conquer the intergalactic market. Growth is mandatory -- ethics are not.
Why similar: Diplomacy 39.5% ★, Grand Strategy 32.8%, 4X 13.4% ★, Strategy 13%, 2D 1.3%
- #17 Rise & Fall - Online Digital Edition
86% matchMostly Positive70% of 10 reviews2025
Dev: Original Score
Windows
Risse & Fall is a game involving strategic units positioning, territory control and opportunity seizing designed by Christophe Boelinger (Dungeon Twister, Earth Reborn, Archipelago, Living Planet...). Each player leads a nation trying to expand and progress in a fantasy world.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 26.7%, Asynchronous Multiplayer 26.2% ★, Board Game 18.3%, 4X 10.4% ★, Strategy 8.4%
- #18 Rise Of The White Sun - 白日升
85% matchVery Positive86% of 770 reviews2023
Dev: Maestro CinetikPub: Gaming at Work
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 46%
A Giant Strategy Sandbox experience set in Warlord China. *Tons of playable factions! *Communist insurgents, * Boxers like rebels, *Greedy warlords, *Mongol riders, *A mad russian baron, *Shanghai gangsters, *And armored trains!
Why similar: Diplomacy 32.3% ★, Grand Strategy 24%, 4X 18.1% ★, Wargame 10.4%, Strategy 8.9%
- #19 Conqueror's Stage
84% 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 30.7%, Diplomacy 29.2% ★, 4X 19.2% ★, Wargame 12.9%, Strategy 6%
- #20 Imperium Sine Fine: Eternal Emperor
84% 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 47.5% ★, Grand Strategy 19.7%, Wargame 17.9%, Strategy 10%, Top-Down 2.6%
- #21 Supergalactix
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Betalord
Windows · Linux
A casual planet-conquering strategic game that in its simplicity offers great complexity and numerous game modes like tournaments, campaigns, online/LAN play, and much more! Bundled with a multitude of AI bots, maps and missions. Prepare for hours of fun! :-)
Why similar: Diplomacy 38% ★, Grand Strategy 26.5%, Wargame 14.4%, Strategy 9.9%, Top-Down 4%
- #22 Mr. President
82% matchMostly Positive76% of 172 reviews2026
Dev: Exia Labs
Windows · Mac
Can you face the challenges of the Oval Office? Find out in Mr. President, a sandbox simulation of the U.S. presidency. Pursue your legislative agenda. Compete with rivals Russia and China. Deal with crises from 9/11 to COVID-19; and direct the U.S. military against terror groups and rogue states.
Why similar: Diplomacy 34.5% ★, Grand Strategy 25.2%, Board Game 14.5%, Wargame 11.8%, Strategy 8.7%
- #23 Freewake
82% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Oakshore Studios
Windows
A team-based strategy and space simulation game where allies build an empire together while competing to control it. Explore, trade, colonize, scheme, and fight tactical battles shaped by stealth, sensors, and deception.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 31.1%, Diplomacy 28.9% ★, 4X 18.2% ★, Strategy 10%, Multiplayer 7.9%
- #24 Fertile Crescent
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: gold_iron_and_salt
Windows · Linux
A real-time grand strategy game set in the Bronze Age. Lead one of 29 ancient civilizations from a single settler to an empire. Found cities, work the land, research new technologies, advance your culture, and wage war. Will your civilization outlive the age that made it?
Why similar: Grand Strategy 27.6%, Diplomacy 26.8% ★, 4X 20.3% ★, Strategy 14%, Wargame 11.3%
- #25 To Victory
81% match1 user reviews50% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: Old_Gamer
Windows
This is a single player strategy management game.Base on a randomly generated map.It includes construction, trading, strategy, and management elements . Players need to make decisions to achieve the final victory.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 23.4%, Diplomacy 21.9% ★, 4X 17.2% ★, Board Game 13.9%, Wargame 11.8%
- #26 Twisted Three Kingdoms
80% 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 31.3%, Diplomacy 26.7% ★, Wargame 13.6%, 4X 13.5% ★, Strategy 13.1%
- #27 World Order: Global Power
79% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2026
Dev: Global Strategy Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Lead any nation in a deep, turn-based grand strategy and political sim. Master the economy, military, diplomacy and society against rival AI you can actually read. Build a democracy or a dictatorship; the game names what you become, and your reign becomes a shareable saga.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 31.2%, Diplomacy 22.6% ★, 4X 19.6% ★, Strategy 11.5%, Wargame 10.3%
- #28 Standoffish
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Archdruid Interactive
Windows · Linux
Standoffish is a turn-based social strategy game for 3-12 cowboys. Strategize, negotiate, lie and backstab in order to complete your hidden objectives. Plan your next move carefully, then watch the chaos unfold!
Why similar: Diplomacy 49% ★, Strategy 15.8%, Board Game 14.8%, Multiplayer 11.6%, PvP 5.4%
- #29 Worldline Simulator
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: TANUKICODE
Windows
A turn-based strategy game with branching visual novels — and the tools to build your own. Wage war, forge alliances, and let every choice reshape the story. The bundled editor lets you author factions, characters, events and novels, tune the rules, and swap the map. It doesn't have to be Japan.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 32.8%, Diplomacy 31.1% ★, Strategy 18.5%, Wargame 14.8%, 2D 2.4%
- #30 Nexus Legacy
77% matchMixed66% of 365 reviews2026
Dev: Nexus Legacy Team
Windows
Rebuild civilization from a single planet in Nexus Legacy, a persistent sci-fi 4X MMO. Colonize worlds, manage resources, research technologies, command fleets, forge alliances, and fight for control of a living galaxy.
Why similar: Diplomacy 32.9% ★, Grand Strategy 23.2%, 4X 16.4% ★, Wargame 11.9%, Strategy 8.2%
- #31 Ara History Untold: Anniversary Edition
76% 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: Diplomacy 34% ★, Grand Strategy 29.5%, 4X 21.3% ★, Strategy 10.7%, Multiplayer 2.7%
- #32 Reiner Knizia Yellow & Yangtze
77% matchVery Positive91% of 120 reviews2019
Dev: Dire Wolf
Windows · Mac
Lead your dynasty to victory in the new digital adaptation of the acclaimed board game!
Why similar: Diplomacy 34.7% ★, Grand Strategy 21.4%, Board Game 15.4%, Wargame 11%, Strategy 8.7%
- #33 Europa Universalis V
75% 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: Diplomacy 35.3% ★, Grand Strategy 24.9%, 4X 14.4% ★, Wargame 12.1%, Strategy 8%
- #34 Iron Dice
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Steady State Scientific Computing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Outthink rivals, not tooltips. Lead one of 30+ kingdoms in a medieval grand strategy game where every system shows its work. Build traceable economies, weigh the odds before committing your armies to battle, and carry a complete campaign to victory.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 37.2%, Diplomacy 22.5% ★, Strategy 18.6%, Wargame 18.5%, 2D 3.4%
- #35 Global Protocol: New World Order
72% matchMostly Positive78% of 92 reviews2026
Dev: Dorlion Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Command any of 261 real-world countries in this 2026 grand strategy game. Build your economy, lead armies, and navigate deep diplomacy. Features built-in modding support and 12 supported languages. Shape the global order through espionage, nuclear deterrence, and AI-driven geopolitics.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 28.1%, Diplomacy 24.7% ★, 4X 20.3% ★, Strategy 14.1%, Wargame 10.5%
- #36 Antihero
74% matchVery Positive88% of 836 reviews2017
Dev: Tim ConklingPub: Versus Evil
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Run a Thieves Guild in a gas-lit Victorian city! Antihero is a fast-paced digital board game with an (Oliver) Twist. Recruit street urchins, hire thugs, start a gang, upgrade your guild, steal everything... and bribe, blackmail, and assassinate your way to victory.
Why similar: Asynchronous Multiplayer 34.8% ★, Board Game 27.4%, Strategy 26.5%, Multiplayer 9.1%, Indie 2.2%
- #37 Three Kingdoms Online
73% 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: Diplomacy 34.9% ★, Grand Strategy 33.2%, Strategy 10.7%, Multiplayer 9.5%, Wargame 6.8%
- #38 Spies & Soldiers
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ghostbat Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A game of strategy and subterfuge that plays out across watercolor maps of a procedurally generated kingdom. Go head-to-head in turn-based conflicts as your empire expands across each new world, but while your soldiers’ swords may conquer the land, your hidden spies could win you the game.
Why similar: Asynchronous Multiplayer 32.9% ★, Grand Strategy 23.9%, Board Game 12.3%, Wargame 11.9%, Strategy 8.1%
- #39 Galactic Ruler Enlightenment
73% matchMixed60% of 20 reviews2024
Dev: BattleGoat Studios
Windows
Play campaign stories within the Galactic Ruler universe. Invade the galaxy to eliminate those who stand in your way or rally alien races to defend against the invaders. Fight battles at both planet and space across a procedurally generated galaxy. Use new unit control systems to manage your forces.
Why similar: Diplomacy 31.4% ★, Grand Strategy 27.7%, 4X 16.3% ★, Strategy 10.2%, Multiplayer 5.6%
- #40 Relentless Expanse
71% matchVery Positive90% of 114 reviews2025
Dev: Cowmera Games
Windows
Capture and upgrade planets, outsmart your enemies, and conquer the galaxy! Simple yet addicting, you can play alone or outsmart your friends in this 2D top-down space RTS. Completely free, no monetization, just fun!
Why similar: Diplomacy 33% ★, Grand Strategy 28.4%, Strategy 12.2%, Multiplayer 10.4%, PvP 6.5%
- #41 Existence: The Outer Reach
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cozy Orchards
Windows
Existence is a strategy game on a massive scale. Lead your expanding empire, explore the galaxy, and master simultaneous space and planetary battles. Engage in solo play or team up with friends for intense PvP and co-op action.
Why similar: Diplomacy 45.7% ★, Grand Strategy 20.5%, 4X 15.1% ★, Multiplayer 9%, Strategy 7.8%
- #42 Total War: ROME REMASTERED
71% matchMostly Positive77% of 13,805 reviews2021
Dev: Creative AssemblyPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 39.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Total War: ROME REMASTERED lets you relive the legacy that defined the award-winning strategy game series. Remastered to 4K with multiple improvements to visuals as well as refinements to gameplay, it’s time to revisit a true classic. Not everyone gets a second chance to conquer the Roman Empire.
Why similar: Diplomacy 29.4% ★, Grand Strategy 27.9%, 4X 16% ★, Strategy 11.5%, Wargame 11.4%
- #43 Three Kingdoms : Alias
69% 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: Diplomacy 32.6% ★, Grand Strategy 27.9%, 4X 15.1% ★, Wargame 13.2%, Strategy 8.4%
- #44 Bloodlines & Banners
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Synprax Labs
Windows
A historical 4X where you rule a dynasty, not just an empire. 88 civilizations across ten eras of real history on a hex map of Earth. Your rulers age and die; the heir you raised inherits their traits, their rivalries, and your bloodline's standing.
Why similar: Asynchronous Multiplayer 32.8% ★, Grand Strategy 29.6%, 4X 23.2% ★, Strategy 10.3%, Top-Down 2.2%
- #45 HUMANKIND™ 2
70% 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: Diplomacy 27.9% ★, Grand Strategy 25.9%, 4X 22.5% ★, Strategy 15.9%, Multiplayer 6.4%
- #46 For The Glory: A Europa Universalis Game
72% 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: Diplomacy 34.6% ★, Grand Strategy 29%, 4X 17.1% ★, Strategy 9.9%, Wargame 4.7%
- #47 Maximilian Spee
68% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: EUGENE LOPATIN
Windows
A World War I strategy game where you command fleets, manage trade and logistics, and fight for dominance across 50 colonial ports.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 32.9%, Diplomacy 22.2% ★, Strategy 16.3%, Wargame 15.8%, Naval 12.2% ★
- #48 Power & Revolution 2020 Edition
70% matchMixed62% of 856 reviews2020
Dev: Eversim
Windows · Mac
The new version of Geopolitical Simulator 4, the ultrarealistic simulator of today's world where you play as the head of state or as the opposition! Stop the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic and restart the economy, participate in the US elections or engage in lightning wars with new 2020 scenarios.
Why similar: Diplomacy 45% ★, Grand Strategy 27.8%, Wargame 12.9%, Strategy 10.4%, Top-Down 3.5%
- #49 Dato of Srivijaya
69% matchMixed59% of 22 reviews2020
Dev: Sengkala Dev
Windows
Dato of Srivijaya is Historical RTS about rise of Srivijaya Empire in 7th century from unknown power in South Sumatra’s river to strong maritime power in Asia for almost 3.5 centuries! Explore Southeast Asia in 7th-10th century and build the strong empire!
Why similar: Diplomacy 44.1% ★, Grand Strategy 24.6%, Wargame 11.4%, Strategy 10%, Naval 7.8% ★
- #50 Mandate 1600: The East
68% 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 33.6%, Diplomacy 27.4% ★, 4X 17.1% ★, Wargame 11.1%, Strategy 10.4%
- #51 Age of Resistance
66% 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: Diplomacy 37.3% ★, Grand Strategy 31.1%, Strategy 15.2%, Wargame 13.3%, 2D 1.7%
- #52 NationWar:Annals
68% matchMixed68% of 170 reviews2021
Dev: Yiming
Windows
This is a deep focus on the Spring and Autumn period of the Warring States period of the grand strategy and real-time combat fusion sandbox game.
Why similar: Diplomacy 39.3% ★, Grand Strategy 23.1%, 4X 17% ★, Wargame 12%, Strategy 8.6%
- #53 Prevent WW3
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: NT7 Studio
Windows
You have no direct power - only diplomacy and influence. A global strategy game where you lead an international organization: stop conflicts, resolve economic crises, and restore stability before the world descends into chaos.
Why similar: Diplomacy 44.7% ★, Grand Strategy 26.7%, Wargame 13.4%, Strategy 8.4%, Conspiracy 3.4% ★
- #54 Three Kingdoms Reimagined
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Jeremy Cabaccang
Windows
Rule a warlord’s domain in China in 196 AD. Decide where to expand on a pausable real-time campaign map, then command formations in field battles and sieges. Play as a historical ruler or create your own; casualties, wounds and captures carry into the campaign.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 34.5%, Diplomacy 27.7% ★, Strategy 17%, Wargame 15.1%, Top-Down 3.2%
- #55 Galactic Civilizations IV
66% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,617 reviews2023
Dev: Stardock Entertainment
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 23.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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: Diplomacy 34% ★, Grand Strategy 26.8%, 4X 17.7% ★, Strategy 8.3%, Multiplayer 8%
- #56 Mother Of All Battles
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Sean O'Connor
Windows
Conquer the world starting from your home city. Explore your island by building tanks or airplanes, then build transports to take your tanks to invade the other islands, and protect them with destroyers, submarines and battleships. But there are five enemy factions somewhere out there!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 33.2%, Board Game 21.6%, Strategy 17.9%, Wargame 15.2%, Top-Down 3.6%