- #1 Supremacy: Call of War 1942
97% matchMostly Positive71% of 6,389 reviews2017
Dev: Bytro Labs GmbH
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 36.8 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Take over the control of one of the mighty nations during the times of World War 2 in this persisting long-term strategy game. Conquer provinces, forge alliances and build up your economy in real-time. Research top secret weapons of World War 2 and become the one true superpower!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 15.2%, War 14.6%, Military 10.4%, Diplomacy 9.4% ★, Strategy 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game shares the exact same engine and persistent, long-term real-time mechanics as the seed game but shifts the setting to World War II.
- #2 Iron Order 1919
96% matchMixed69% of 456 reviews2022
Dev: Bytro Labs GmbH
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 53%
An unique long-term strategy game with week-long matches with up to 101 players, set in the alternate reality of 1919.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 17.8%, War 15.3%, Massively Multiplayer 10.7%, Historical 8.9%, Military 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: Developed by the same team, this title offers a similar persistent grand-strategy experience set in an alternate-history dieselpunk version of the post-WWI era.
- #3 Hearts of Iron IV
96% matchVery Positive90% of 377,300 reviews2016
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30.7 hrsMean: 301.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Victory is at your fingertips! Your ability to lead your nation is your supreme weapon, the strategy game Hearts of Iron IV lets you take command of any nation in World War II; the most engaging conflict in world history.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 21.4%, War 16.3%, Historical 13.4%, Military 11.8%, Strategy 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: The definitive grand-strategy experience for global warfare, offering unparalleled depth in military management and political simulation.
- #4 The Great War: Western Front™
95% matchMixed66% of 3,308 reviews2023
Dev: PetroglyphPub: Frontier Foundry
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The Great War: Western Front is the definitive WW1 strategy game. Play a deciding role in history with this real-time tactical experience as you take charge in the iconic Western Front from 1914 to 1919. Pick your faction and lead your forces to victory.
Why similar: World War I 32.6% ★, Grand Strategy 13.4%, Historical 10.3%, Strategy 9.5%, Military 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: This title provides a dedicated, high-fidelity focus on the specific tactical and strategic challenges of the First World War.
- #5 Making History: The Great War
94% matchMostly Positive76% of 455 reviews2015
Dev: Muzzy Lane SoftwarePub: Factus Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
The Great War is a turn-based grand strategy game based on the epic struggles of the WWI era. Experience the battles of attrition and punishing artillery barrages. Play as any nation of the period as the modern world of industrialized warfare replaces an age of kings with a struggle of ideologies.
Why similar: World War I 31.1% ★, Grand Strategy 16.9%, War 11%, Historical 9.9%, Military 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the economic and military management required to lead a nation through the global conflict of WWI.
- #6 Strategic Command: World War I
93% matchVery Positive92% of 490 reviews2019
Dev: Fury SoftwarePub: Matrix Games
Windows
Strategic Command: World War I is a new chapter in the Strategic Command Franchise. Relive this momentous conflict from the opening shots of 1914 to the final offensives. Strategic Command: World War I covers all the main aspects and theatres of the war.
Why similar: World War I 42.5% ★, Strategy 31.5%, Military 14.6%, Wargame 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: A deep, turn-based grand-strategy game that captures the scale and complexity of the entire WWI theater.
- #7 To End All Wars
94% matchMixed63% of 191 reviews2014
Dev: AgeodPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Ageod’s To End All Wars is a grand strategy game set during World War One. Players will take control over one of the major powers that so desperately fought for control over Europe and to end all wars.
Why similar: World War I 43.7% ★, Grand Strategy 21.3%, Strategy 18.6%, Wargame 9.5%, Simulation 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: A complex grand-strategy simulation specifically designed to model the political and military intricacies of the First World War.
- #8 Age of History II
91% matchVery Positive90% of 50,416 reviews2018
Dev: Łukasz JakowskiPub: Łukasz Jakowski Games
Windows
Median: 11.3 hrsMean: 60.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 20.1%, War 18.9%, Historical 17.5%, World War I 13.6% ★, Strategy 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: A streamlined but expansive grand-strategy game that allows players to conquer the world through diplomacy and military expansion.
- #9 Making History: The First World War
92% matchMixed66% of 115 reviews2021
Dev: Factus Games
Windows · Linux
A turn-based WWI Grand Strategy game. Rush to field new modern weaponry and survive the horrendous attrition battles. Join the global conflict between the Great Powers of the age and forge a new world order for freedom or tyranny.
Why similar: World War I 30.1% ★, Grand Strategy 14.1%, Historical 11.4%, War 9.5%, Wargame 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: An updated iteration of the WWI grand-strategy experience with improved simulation depth and historical accuracy.
- #10 Age of History 3
89% matchVery Positive85% of 18,912 reviews2024
Dev: Łukasz JakowskiPub: Łukasz Jakowski Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.2 hrsMean: 38.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Grand strategy wargame where the destiny of Civilizations rests in your hands - will they stand united under your leadership or fall divided in conflict? Journey through the entire saga of human civilization, from its earliest days to the futuristic era, crafting your legacy age by age.
Why similar: World War I 25.3% ★, Grand Strategy 17.8%, Diplomacy 13.3% ★, Wargame 10.1%, War 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: The latest evolution of the series, offering more complex military and diplomatic systems for long-term global domination.
- #11 Supreme Ruler Ultimate
90% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,255 reviews2014
Dev: BattleGoat Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.3 hrsMean: 51.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Real-Time Strategy/Wargame. From World War II through the Cold War and into the future, re-live or re-imagine the tensions and crises of our recent history! Guide your nation through the era of your choice in Campaigns, Scenarios, and Sandboxes, as you make every effort to become Supreme Ruler!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 19.7%, World War I 13.8% ★, Military 13%, War 9.3%, Wargame 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a massive, persistent, and long-term grand-strategy experience that spans from the early 20th century to the near future.
- #12 Victoria II
89% 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 29.5%, World War I 16.3% ★, Historical 15.5%, Strategy 8.6%, Military 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: Renowned for its deep economic and political simulation, this game provides the perfect backdrop for managing a nation's rise during the industrial era.
- #13 Terra Invicta
87% 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 18.4%, Diplomacy 15.2% ★, War 14.8%, Historical 12.7%, Military 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: A complex, long-term grand-strategy game that requires persistent management of global resources and political influence.
- #14 War Selection
86% matchVery Positive85% of 23,654 reviews2019
Dev: Glyph Worlds
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 28.4 hrs≥1hr: 70%
War Selection is a compelling RTS game featuring base building, resource extraction and warfare. Evolve from a stone age tribe to a distinct industrial nation with unique game mechanics and battle for supremacy with dozens of players on a unique procedurally generated map.
Why similar: War 18.8%, Strategy 17.6%, Military 17.1%, RTS 11.9%, Massively Multiplayer 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: An RTS that allows for massive-scale battles and historical progression through different eras of warfare.
- #15 Commander: The Great War
88% matchVery Positive80% of 296 reviews2014
Dev: The Lordz Games StudioPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Take Command and Secure Victory in the Great War! Commander – The Great War features a Grand Campaign covering the whole war from the invasion of Belgium on August 5, 1914 to the Armistice on the 11th of November 1918 in addition to 16 different unit types including Infantry, Cavalry, Armoured Cars and Tanks, Artillery, and much more!
Why similar: World War I 43.5% ★, Strategy 17.7%, Grand Strategy 16.8%, Historical 11%, Wargame 11%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based strategy game that emphasizes the logistical and strategic challenges of the First World War.
- #16 Shadow Empire
85% matchVery Positive84% of 1,961 reviews2020
Dev: VR DesignsPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 77.8 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Shadow Empire is a deep turn-based 4X wargame with a unique blend of military focus, procedurally generated content and role-playing features. Players take the seat of the supreme ruler of a small nation, with the goal of reconquering a devastated planet.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 25.8%, War 21.7%, Wargame 14%, Strategy 10.2%, 4X 8.5% ★
Why You'll Like It: Combines deep 4X mechanics with intense military logistics and persistent map control in a post-apocalyptic setting.
- #17 Crusader Kings III
84% 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 30.1%, Historical 19.8%, War 14.9%, Strategy 14.5%, RTS 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: While set in a different era, it offers the same level of deep, persistent political and diplomatic management found in grand-strategy games.
- #18 Battle of Empires : 1914-1918
86% matchMixed69% of 2,103 reviews2015
Dev: Great War TeamPub: Best Way Soft
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Battle of Empires: 1914-1918 is a story-driven RTS that brings to life some of the most brutal battles of the Great War. Each mission showcases the era’s most devastating weaponry — sabotage, stealth, trench warfare, gas attacks, artillery, and mobile infantry. BoE delivers the full WWI experience.
Why similar: World War I 43.3% ★, War 18%, Historical 13.2%, Strategy 9.9%, RTS 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical RTS that provides a detailed look at the specific combat units and scenarios of the First World War.
- #19 Steel Division 2
84% matchMostly Positive79% of 9,602 reviews2019
Dev: Eugen Systems
Windows
Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 52.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Steel Division 2 is a historically-accurate WW2 real-time strategy game set on the Eastern Front. Features 1:1-scale turn-based army management and real-time tactical battles with thousands of men at your order.
Why similar: War 15.4%, Grand Strategy 15.2%, Military 14.9%, Historical 11.4%, Strategy 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the tactical scale of warfare, offering a more granular look at the military units used in large-scale conflicts.
- #20 Old World
83% 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 17.5%, War 13.9%, Diplomacy 13.3% ★, Historical 12.6%, Military 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A 4X strategy game that blends historical depth with character-driven political management.
- #21 Stellaris
82% matchVery Positive86% of 197,307 reviews2016
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 19.4 hrsMean: 145.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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: Grand Strategy 38.1%, Diplomacy 14.7% ★, Strategy 13.8%, 4X 10.9% ★, Military 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: A grand-strategy game that excels at long-term, persistent empire building and complex diplomatic interactions.
- #22 Field of Glory: Empires
82% matchVery Positive82% of 869 reviews2019
Dev: AgeodPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 30.1 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Field of Glory: Empires is a grand strategy game in which you will have to move in an intricate and living tapestry of nations and tribes, each one with their distinctive culture.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 22%, War 15.3%, Historical 14.8%, Strategy 13.1%, Military 11%
Why You'll Like It: A grand-strategy game that focuses on the rise and fall of civilizations through deep map management and strategic planning.
- #23 Dummynation
81% 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 25.9%, Diplomacy 19.1% ★, Military 17.2%, War 16.2%, Strategy 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A simplified but highly addictive grand-strategy game that focuses on rapid expansion and map control.
- #24 Rebel Inc: Escalation
80% 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 15.9%, Diplomacy 13.6% ★, War 13.1%, Historical 11.4%, Military 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the strategic and political challenges of stabilizing a region, requiring careful resource management and long-term planning.
- #25 Age of Conquest IV
81% matchVery Positive82% of 2,824 reviews2016
Dev: Noble Master LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Age of Conquest is a turn-based grand strategy wargame.
Why similar: War 25.2%, Grand Strategy 23.4%, Strategy 14%, Historical 11.1%, Multiplayer 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based strategy game that emphasizes global conquest and multiplayer diplomacy on a persistent map.
- #26 Foxhole
78% matchMostly Positive79% of 53,157 reviews2022
Dev: Siege Camp
Windows
Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 78.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Foxhole is a massively multiplayer game where thousands of players shape the outcome of a persistent online war. Every individual soldier is a player that contributes to the war effort through logistics, base building, reconnaissance, combat, and more.
Why similar: War 20.7%, Military 19.7%, Massively Multiplayer 18.3%, Wargame 15.1%, Strategy 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A massively multiplayer persistent war game where players work together to manage logistics and front-line combat.
- #27 Unity of Command II
79% matchMostly Positive80% of 2,215 reviews2019
Dev: 2x2 Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 18.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Unity of Command II is the sequel to one of the most critically acclaimed strategy games of all time; a game critics called 'the perfect gateway' into computer war games.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 22%, Strategy 15.2%, War 13.8%, Military 12.2%, Wargame 12.1%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a highly polished tactical and strategic experience that emphasizes supply lines and military movement.
- #28 Europa Universalis V
76% 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 19.8%, Diplomacy 16.1% ★, War 14.5%, Historical 14%, Wargame 9.4%
- #29 Supreme Ruler 2030
78% matchMixed65% of 555 reviews2023
Dev: BattleGoat Studios
Windows
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: Grand Strategy 19.3%, War 17.8%, Diplomacy 13.2% ★, Military 12.7%, Wargame 10%
Why You'll Like It: Applies the series' signature persistent, long-term grand-strategy mechanics to a modern-day geopolitical scenario.
- #30 Supreme Ruler 1936
79% matchMostly Positive73% of 309 reviews2014
Dev: BattleGoat Studios
Windows
Median: 9.0 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Real-Time Strategy Game. Guide your nation through the most violent era in modern history. Play massive campaigns as one of the principal nations, set-piece scenarios of famous battles, or set your own victory condition and play as any nation in the world in Sandbox mode.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 21.8%, War 16.5%, Historical 15.1%, Military 12.3%, Wargame 10%
Why You'll Like It: A focused grand-strategy simulation that captures the geopolitical tensions leading up to the Second World War.
- #31 Europa Universalis IV
77% 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 19.8%, Diplomacy 14.2% ★, Historical 14%, Military 11%, Wargame 8.2%
- #32 States of Power
74% matchVery Positive89% of 403 reviews2026
Dev: Sarunas
Windows
Command your nation's armies, economy, and diplomacy in this WWII Grand Strategy Wargame. Easy to start, hard to master and a full match fits in one session. Play singleplayer and multiplayer, or create, play and share your own custom scenarios with the built-in Scenario Editor.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 18%, War 12.6%, Diplomacy 10.9% ★, Historical 10.3%, Wargame 9.6%
- #33 Victoria 3
76% 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 21.8%, World War I 21.4% ★, Historical 13.9%, Diplomacy 13.9% ★, Military 8.5%
- #34 SUPREMACY: WORLD WAR 3
77% 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: Grand Strategy 24.8%, Diplomacy 15.4% ★, Massively Multiplayer 14.2%, Wargame 13.8%, Strategy 12.9%
- #35 KAISERPUNK
75% matchMostly Positive71% of 935 reviews2025
Dev: Overseer Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Build a city to rule the world in Kaiserpunk, a grand city builder blending production-focused city building with world conquest in an alternate 20th century world. Manage your city, grow industries, build a military, and defeat rivals to become the greatest empire.
Why similar: World War I 21.8% ★, Grand Strategy 15.5%, War 13.7%, Military 10.8%, Historical 10.3%
- #36 On The Western Front
74% matchVery Positive84% of 91 reviews2025
Dev: Aggroblakh
Windows · Mac
January, 1915. The Race to the Sea is over. The Great War has just begun. You are the commander of a single division in the meat grinder that is the Western Front. Lead your men over the top as you attempt to break the stalemate that is to claim the lives of millions over the course of years.
Why similar: World War I 40.6% ★, Grand Strategy 10.9%, War 10.8%, Strategy 10.7%, Historical 8.6%
- #37 Warnament
72% matchVery Positive85% of 506 reviews2025
Dev: Luden.io
Windows · Mac · Linux
An approachable turn-based grand strategy sandbox. Lead a nation, forge alliances, wage wars and rewrite history. Play solo or with friends, create your own maps and scenarios, and explore community mods on Steam Workshop.
Why similar: World War I 25.1% ★, Grand Strategy 21%, Diplomacy 13.5% ★, Military 11%, Historical 9.9%
- #38 Holdfast: Nations At War
73% matchVery Positive90% of 29,606 reviews2020
Dev: Anvil Game Studios
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 29.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Fight on multiple fronts in Holdfast: Nations At War - A multiplayer first and third-person shooter set during the great Napoleonic Era and WW1. Charge into battle with over 150 players per server!
Why similar: World War I 27.9% ★, War 17.1%, Historical 14.9%, Military 13.7%, Wargame 8.8%
- #39 RISK: Global Domination
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 41,707 reviews2020
Dev: SMG Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 14.7 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Take over the world in RISK: Global Domination, the iconic strategy board game with 100+ original and classic maps and millions of players
Why similar: War 29.5%, Strategy 18.3%, Board Game 16.1%, Multiplayer 14.8%, Grand Strategy 10.6%
- #40 Gallipoli
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 4,376 reviews2026
Dev: BlackMill Games
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Land on the beaches of Gallipoli and fight intense 50-player objective-based battles on the Ottoman Fronts! Experience WW1 trench warfare and desert expeditions as one of 10 historic classes, armed with authentic weaponry. Gallipoli brings the most immersive WW1 FPS battles yet.
Why similar: World War I 32.3% ★, Historical 12.5%, Military 12.2%, War 11.2%, Massively Multiplayer 8.9%
- #41 Millennia
72% 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 19.1%, Diplomacy 13.8% ★, War 13.5%, Historical 12.4%, Military 9.8%
- #42 Imperia Online
75% matchMixed59% of 319 reviews2016
Dev: Imperia Online JSC
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 28.2 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Imperia Online brings you into a world, which exists in the times before the age of gunpowder. It is the world of the sharp blade, long bow and war horse. Experience the vast amount of gameplay mechanics and compete with thousands of players in a totally realistic medieval strategic simulation!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 20.9%, War 17%, Massively Multiplayer 13.9%, Military 13.4%, Wargame 10.1%
- #43 War Planet Online: Global Conquest
73% matchMixed62% of 981 reviews2017
Dev: Gameloft
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 33.3 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Build your army, dominate your region and lead your alliance to conquer the globe!
Why similar: War 23.6%, Massively Multiplayer 20.3%, Strategy 11.9%, Wargame 11.6%, Tactical 9.3%
- #44 Nations
69% 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 21.3%, Historical 20.3%, Strategy 12.8%, Diplomacy 11.9% ★, Wargame 10.2%
- #45 Iron Harvest
71% matchMostly Positive73% of 16,007 reviews2020
Dev: KING ArtPub: Prime Matter
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 75%
A classic real-time strategy game with an epic single player campaign, multiplayer & coop, set in the alternate reality of 1920+
Why similar: World War I 34.8% ★, War 17.9%, Strategy 10.8%, RTS 10.8%, Grand Strategy 8.7%
- #46 Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnoughts
70% matchMixed61% of 8,005 reviews2023
Dev: Game-Labs
Windows
Median: 15.7 hrsMean: 81.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Design warships the way you want them, command fleets, win the naval arms race for your nation!
Why similar: World War I 32.4% ★, Grand Strategy 17.9%, Military 11.8%, War 11.5%, Historical 10.4%
- #47 Making History: The Second World War
71% 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 20.5%, War 17.9%, Historical 14.8%, Military 12.7%, Strategy 8.5%
- #48 Countryballs Conquest
68% matchVery Positive86% of 92 reviews2025
Dev: Indenial Games
Windows
Lead your country through the Victorian age, expand your empire as you go head to head with the great powers of the world.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 27.4%, War 22%, Military 15%, Strategy 10.7%, Diplomacy 8.5% ★
- #49 Battlefield™ 1
68% matchVery Positive87% of 228,297 reviews2020
Dev: DICEPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 8.1 hrsMean: 50.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Battlefield™ 1 takes you back to The Great War, WW1, where new technology and worldwide conflict changed the face of warfare forever.
Why similar: World War I 47.9% ★, War 21.9%, Historical 11.4%, Multiplayer 8.5%, Massively Multiplayer 8.3%
- #50 Verdun
69% matchVery Positive86% of 37,714 reviews2015
Dev: BlackMill Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Merciless trench warfare immerses you and your squad in intense battles of attack and defense. Verdun is the first multiplayer FPS set in an authentic World War One setting offering a rarely seen battlefield experience.
Why similar: World War I 29% ★, War 11.6%, Massively Multiplayer 10.7%, Historical 10.5%, Military 9.4%
- #51 For The Glory: A Europa Universalis Game
71% 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 22.8%, Historical 16%, Diplomacy 15.7% ★, War 12.2%, Strategy 8.5%
- #52 Countryballs at War
66% matchVery Positive88% of 94 reviews2025
Dev: SHN Games
Windows
Countryballs at War is a grand strategy wargame that combines turn-based empire building with real-time battles. Lead any countryball nation, expand your territory through conquest or diplomacy, and rise as the ultimate superpower.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 31%, Strategy 17%, War 14.1%, Wargame 13.2%, Military 12.6%
- #53 World Warfare & Economics
68% matchMixed59% of 688 reviews2023
Dev: Okron Studio
Windows · Mac
Take control of any nation and shape its future. Manage resources, trade, and taxes, engage in real-time warfare, navigate global diplomacy, and react to dynamic world events. Build a thriving economy, forge alliances, and command armies in a constantly evolving world!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 22.3%, Diplomacy 15.9% ★, War 15.4%, Military 13%, Strategy 7.3%
- #54 War of Dots
65% matchVery Positive81% of 7,370 reviews2026
Dev: TeaAndPython
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Easy to learn, hard to master. A simple & free RTS game.
Why similar: Strategy 18.9%, Military 14.6%, Wargame 14.1%, War 13.9%, Historical 10.3%
- #55 ENDLESS Legend™ 2
64% 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 17%, Diplomacy 13.9% ★, War 13.7%, Historical 12%, Military 9.9%
- #56 March of Empires
70% matchMixed62% of 1,872 reviews2017
Dev: Gameloft
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 76.3 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Claim your title as Shogun, Highland King, Northern Tsar or Desert Sultan and join this genre-redefining strategy game where you will wage constant war for real territorial conquest! Fortify your castle, fuel a massive army, and enter the ultimate fight for realm domination!
Why similar: War 27.6%, Massively Multiplayer 18.6%, Wargame 17.5%, Strategy 12%, RTS 8.9%
- #57 Stronghold Kingdoms
69% matchMixed64% of 9,589 reviews2012
Dev: Firefly Studios
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 87.0 hrs≥1hr: 55%
A massively multiplayer grand strategy game, Stronghold Kingdoms is about forging alliances, political mind games, city-building and castle sieges with thousands of other players!
Why similar: Strategy 20.5%, Grand Strategy 19.1%, War 17.7%, Massively Multiplayer 17.2%, Wargame 8.9%