- #1 Supremacy: Call of War 1942
97% matchMostly Positive71% of 6,255 reviews2017
Dev: Bytro Labs GmbH
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 36.1 hrs≥1hr: 54%
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 14.5%, Military 10.3%, Diplomacy 9.4% ★, Strategy 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 443 reviews2022
Dev: Bytro Labs GmbH
Windows · Mac
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 18.4% ★, War 15.7%, Massively Multiplayer 11%, Historical 9.2%, Military 8.9%
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 365,658 reviews2016
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 31.0 hrsMean: 296.4 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 21.5% ★, War 16.1%, Historical 13.4%, Military 11.6%, Strategy 10.4%
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 3,224 reviews2023
Dev: PetroglyphPub: Frontier Foundry
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 14.0 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 32.4% ★, Grand Strategy 13.6% ★, Historical 10.4%, Strategy 9.7%, Military 8.4%
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 454 reviews2015
Dev: Muzzy Lane SoftwarePub: Factus Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 12.5 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 31.7% ★, Grand Strategy 17.5% ★, War 11.2%, Historical 10.1%, Military 8.3%
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
94% matchVery Positive91% of 470 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 42.3% ★, Strategy 32%, Military 14.5%, Wargame 11.2%
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
93% matchMixed63% of 189 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 43.4% ★, Grand Strategy 21.4% ★, Strategy 18.9%, Wargame 9.3%, Simulation 7%
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 Making History: The First World War
92% matchMixed67% of 114 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 31.1% ★, Grand Strategy 14.8% ★, Historical 11.9%, War 9.9%, Wargame 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: An updated iteration of the WWI grand-strategy experience with improved simulation depth and historical accuracy.
- #9 Victoria II
91% matchVery Positive92% of 19,943 reviews2010
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 49.2 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 26.6% ★, World War I 14.6% ★, Historical 13.8%, Politics 9.9% ★, Strategy 7.8%
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.
- #10 Age of History II
90% matchVery Positive90% of 49,603 reviews2018
Dev: Łukasz JakowskiPub: Łukasz Jakowski Games
Windows
Median: 12.5 hrsMean: 61.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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 19.1% ★, War 17.6%, Historical 16.5%, World War I 12.8% ★, Strategy 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: A streamlined but expansive grand-strategy game that allows players to conquer the world through diplomacy and military expansion.
- #11 Age of History 3
89% matchVery Positive85% of 17,831 reviews2024
Dev: Łukasz JakowskiPub: Łukasz Jakowski Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.1 hrsMean: 37.1 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 25.9% ★, Grand Strategy 18.2% ★, Diplomacy 13.6% ★, Wargame 10.1%, War 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: The latest evolution of the series, offering more complex military and diplomatic systems for long-term global domination.
- #12 Supreme Ruler Ultimate
89% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,250 reviews2014
Dev: BattleGoat Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.4 hrsMean: 50.6 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 18.6% ★, World War I 12.9% ★, Military 12.2%, War 8.7%, Wargame 8.6%
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.
- #13 Terra Invicta
86% matchVery Positive81% of 9,264 reviews2026
Dev: Pavonis InteractivePub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 51.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 19.4% ★, Diplomacy 16.3% ★, War 15.5%, Historical 13.5%, Military 12%
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
87% matchVery Positive85% of 23,196 reviews2019
Dev: Glyph Worlds
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 27.6 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 18.5%, Strategy 17.7%, Military 16.9%, RTS 12%, Massively Multiplayer 11.4%
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 292 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 43.3% ★, Strategy 18%, Grand Strategy 16.9% ★, Historical 11%, Wargame 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based strategy game that emphasizes the logistical and strategic challenges of the First World War.
- #16 Steel Division 2
85% matchMostly Positive79% of 9,492 reviews2019
Dev: Eugen Systems
Windows
Median: 9.7 hrsMean: 52.2 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 15.3%, Grand Strategy 15.3% ★, Military 14.8%, Historical 11.4%, Strategy 11.1%
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.
- #17 Battle of Empires : 1914-1918
86% matchMixed69% of 2,101 reviews2015
Dev: Great War TeamPub: Best Way Soft
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.0 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 43.2% ★, War 18%, Historical 13.1%, Strategy 10.1%, 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.
- #18 Shadow Empire
84% matchVery Positive84% of 1,875 reviews2020
Dev: VR DesignsPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 70.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 28.5% ★, War 23.5%, Wargame 15.1%, Strategy 11.2%, Tactical 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: Combines deep 4X mechanics with intense military logistics and persistent map control in a post-apocalyptic setting.
- #19 Dummynation
84% matchVery Positive88% of 3,066 reviews2022
Dev: Alejandro Hernández Ferrero
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 36.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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 24.1% ★, Diplomacy 18.2% ★, Military 15.9%, War 15%, Strategy 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A simplified but highly addictive grand-strategy game that focuses on rapid expansion and map control.
- #20 Crusader Kings III
83% matchVery Positive90% of 139,914 reviews2020
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 28.7 hrsMean: 146.3 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 31.4% ★, Historical 20.7%, War 15.6%, Strategy 15.4%, RTS 6.1%
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.
- #21 Old World
82% matchVery Positive82% of 6,533 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 18.2% ★, Diplomacy 14.9% ★, War 14.4%, Historical 12.8%, Military 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: A 4X strategy game that blends historical depth with character-driven political management.
- #22 Stellaris
81% matchVery Positive86% of 194,059 reviews2016
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 19.4 hrsMean: 143.5 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 42.7% ★, Diplomacy 16.5% ★, Strategy 15.6%, Military 12%, Simulation 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: A grand-strategy game that excels at long-term, persistent empire building and complex diplomatic interactions.
- #23 Age of Conquest IV
82% matchVery Positive82% of 2,815 reviews2016
Dev: Noble Master LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Age of Conquest is a turn-based grand strategy wargame.
Why similar: War 25.1%, Grand Strategy 23.4% ★, Strategy 14.2%, Historical 11.1%, Multiplayer 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based strategy game that emphasizes global conquest and multiplayer diplomacy on a persistent map.
- #24 Foxhole
79% matchMostly Positive80% of 51,891 reviews2022
Dev: Siege Camp
Windows
Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 76.6 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 19.6%, Massively Multiplayer 18.2%, Wargame 14.9%, Strategy 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A massively multiplayer persistent war game where players work together to manage logistics and front-line combat.
- #25 Field of Glory: Empires
81% matchVery Positive82% of 862 reviews2019
Dev: AgeodPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 30.9 hrs≥1hr: 59%
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 23.4% ★, War 16.1%, Historical 15.8%, Strategy 14.2%, Military 11.7%
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.
- #26 Rebel Inc: Escalation
78% matchVery Positive82% of 7,279 reviews2021
Dev: Ndemic CreationsPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 13.2 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 16.9% ★, Diplomacy 14.5% ★, War 13.6%, Historical 12%, Military 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the strategic and political challenges of stabilizing a region, requiring careful resource management and long-term planning.
- #27 Europa Universalis V
76% matchMixed69% of 28,382 reviews2025
Dev: Paradox TintoPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 50.7 hrsMean: 103.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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 21% ★, Diplomacy 17.2% ★, War 15.1%, Historical 14.7%, Wargame 9.8%
- #28 Unity of Command II
79% matchMostly Positive80% of 2,137 reviews2019
Dev: 2x2 Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 18.0 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 15.6%, War 13.9%, Military 12.2%, Wargame 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a highly polished tactical and strategic experience that emphasizes supply lines and military movement.
- #29 Supreme Ruler 1936
80% matchMostly Positive74% of 303 reviews2014
Dev: BattleGoat Studios
Windows
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 12.5 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 20% ★, War 14.8%, Historical 13.7%, Military 11.2%, Politics 9.1% ★
Why You'll Like It: A focused grand-strategy simulation that captures the geopolitical tensions leading up to the Second World War.
- #30 Supreme Ruler 2030
78% matchMixed64% of 544 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 17.7% ★, War 16.1%, Diplomacy 12.3% ★, Military 11.6%, Wargame 9%
Why You'll Like It: Applies the series' signature persistent, long-term grand-strategy mechanics to a modern-day geopolitical scenario.
- #31 Europa Universalis IV
77% matchVery Positive88% of 136,424 reviews2013
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 280.3 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 22.5% ★, Diplomacy 16.2% ★, Historical 15.7%, Military 12.3%, Wargame 9.1%
- #32 KAISERPUNK
75% matchMostly Positive72% of 821 reviews2025
Dev: Overseer Games
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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 15.6% ★, War 13.7%, Military 10.7%, Historical 10.3%
- #33 SUPREMACY: WORLD WAR 3
77% matchMostly Positive75% of 5,896 reviews2018
Dev: Dorado Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 35.8 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 22.7% ★, Diplomacy 14.1% ★, Massively Multiplayer 12.9%, Wargame 12.4%, Strategy 12%
- #34 On The Western Front
75% matchVery Positive83% of 89 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 40.4% ★, Grand Strategy 11% ★, Strategy 10.9%, War 10.7%, Historical 8.6%
- #35 RISK: Global Domination
74% matchMostly Positive79% of 41,127 reviews2020
Dev: SMG Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 14.6 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 29.2%, Strategy 18.6%, Board Game 16.2%, Multiplayer 14.9%, Grand Strategy 10.5% ★
- #36 Nations
72% matchVery Positive88% of 113 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 21.4% ★, Historical 20.2%, Strategy 13%, Diplomacy 12% ★, War 10.1%
- #37 Warnament
71% matchVery Positive85% of 439 reviews2025
Dev: Luden.io
Windows · Mac · Linux
A turn-based grand strategy game, simple for newbies yet challenging for masters. As the leader of a nation, you will conquer territories and advance in military, technology, culture, or politics. Choose from historical scenarios or create your own with an editor.
Why similar: World War I 23.2% ★, Grand Strategy 19.6% ★, Diplomacy 12.7% ★, Military 10.2%, Politics 10% ★
- #38 World Warfare & Economics
73% matchMixed61% of 677 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 21.4% ★, Diplomacy 15.4% ★, War 14.6%, Military 12.4%, Politics 10% ★
- #39 Iron Harvest
73% matchMostly Positive73% of 15,818 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 17.8%, Strategy 10.9%, RTS 10.7%, Grand Strategy 8.7% ★
- #40 Imperia Online
76% matchMixed59% of 312 reviews2016
Dev: Imperia Online JSC
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 28.1 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 21.1% ★, War 16.9%, Massively Multiplayer 13.9%, Military 13.3%, Wargame 9.9%
- #41 Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnoughts
73% matchMixed61% of 7,835 reviews2023
Dev: Game-Labs
Windows
Median: 16.1 hrsMean: 81.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 18.1% ★, Military 11.8%, War 11.4%, Historical 10.4%
- #42 Countryballs Conquest
70% matchVery Positive87% of 86 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 27.5% ★, War 21.8%, Military 14.9%, Strategy 10.8%, Diplomacy 8.5% ★
- #43 War Planet Online: Global Conquest
74% matchMixed63% of 963 reviews2017
Dev: Gameloft
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 34.1 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Build your army, dominate your region and lead your alliance to conquer the globe!
Why similar: War 25.4%, Massively Multiplayer 21.7%, Strategy 13%, Wargame 12.3%, Tactical 10%
- #44 Victoria 3
70% matchMostly Positive70% of 59,549 reviews2022
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 14.7 hrsMean: 116.7 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 25.3% ★, Diplomacy 16.4% ★, Historical 16.4%, Politics 11.7% ★, Military 9.1%
- #45 Battlefield™ 1
69% matchVery Positive86% of 219,910 reviews2020
Dev: DICEPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 8.1 hrsMean: 50.2 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 8.6%, Massively Multiplayer 8.2%
- #46 Countryballs at War
67% matchVery Positive91% of 64 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 31.2% ★, Strategy 17.3%, War 14.1%, Wargame 13%, Military 12.5%
- #47 Verdun
70% matchVery Positive86% of 37,637 reviews2015
Dev: BlackMill Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 28.9% ★, War 11.6%, Massively Multiplayer 10.7%, Historical 10.5%, Military 9.4%
- #48 Millennia
68% matchMixed67% of 3,763 reviews2024
Dev: C Prompt GamesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 14.3 hrsMean: 35.3 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 20.4% ★, Diplomacy 14.8% ★, War 14.3%, Historical 13.2%, Military 10.3%
- #49 Hearts of Iron III
71% matchMostly Positive76% of 6,058 reviews2009
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 20.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Hearts of Iron III lets you play the most engaging conflict in world history, World War 2, on all fronts as any country and through multiple different scenarios. Guide your nation to glory between 1936 and 1948 and wage war, conduct diplomacy and build your industry in the most detailed World War 2 game ever made.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 36.3% ★, Historical 16.9%, Strategy 12.5%, Military 10.8%, War 8.9%
- #50 For The Glory: A Europa Universalis Game
71% matchMostly Positive77% of 171 reviews2009
Dev: Crystal Empire GamesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 35.9 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 24.3% ★, Historical 16.9%, Diplomacy 16.8% ★, War 12.8%, Strategy 9.2%
- #51 Making History: The Second World War
69% matchMostly Positive78% of 286 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 21.4% ★, War 18.8%, Historical 15.5%, Military 13.2%, Strategy 9%
- #52 Ultimate General: Gettysburg
68% matchVery Positive80% of 2,706 reviews2014
Dev: Game-Labs
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
A Tactical Battle Simulator that allows you to command thousands of soldiers as a Union or Confederate General. The game features the most accurately created map, a non-linear battle campaign, complex morale, innovative control mechanics and smart AI.
Why similar: Historical 25.2%, Strategy 17.4%, War 13.3%, Wargame 12.1%, RTS 8.8%
- #53 Realpolitiks
69% matchMixed62% of 1,237 reviews2017
Dev: Jujubee S.A.Pub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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 26.5% ★, Grand Strategy 23.4% ★, Strategy 18.1%, Politics 15.2% ★, Historical 10.4%
- #54 Solar Nations 2
64% matchVery Positive88% of 263 reviews2025
Dev: Flomgus Games
Windows
In this Grand Strategy game, you take control of the Solar System's Great Powers in 2092 and weather the storm of change as you navigate the uncertain waters of the future. Control the greatest military forces in the world and wage wars on an epic scale: outer space is yours to conquer!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 24.6% ★, Military 14%, War 13.8%, Wargame 9.6%, Politics 9.4% ★
- #55 Tannenberg
66% matchVery Positive86% of 9,754 reviews2017
Dev: Blackmill Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Experience authentic First World War action with 64 player battles of maneuver on the Eastern Front. Grab your rifle, ready your sabre and keep your gas mask close as you prepare to play a part in one of the most significant conflicts in history!
Why similar: World War I 38.4% ★, War 15.6%, Historical 13.6%, Military 10%, Wargame 9.4%
- #56 Grand Tactician: The Civil War (1861-1865)
66% matchMostly Positive75% of 2,338 reviews2021
Dev: Grand Engineer Corps
Windows
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 94.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Take command of the Union or the Confederacy. Prepare your nation for war, recruit and organize great armies and fleets under legendary commanders like Grant, Lee, Jackson or Farragut, plan cunning maneuvers on an epic campaign map and defeat your enemies in real-time battles!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 23.1% ★, Strategy 22.4%, Historical 22.2%, War 17.4%, Wargame 7.4%
- #57 March of Empires
68% matchMixed63% of 1,819 reviews2017
Dev: Gameloft
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 76.7 hrs≥1hr: 56%
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 30.2%, Massively Multiplayer 20.4%, Wargame 19%, Strategy 13.3%, RTS 9.8%