- #1 Countryballs at War
97% 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 30.5% ★, Wargame 23.5%, Real Time Tactics 21.5%, Strategy 9.3%, Historical 7.4%
- #2 Kiloton
96% matchVery Positive97% of 106 reviews2025
Dev: Jack MorehartPub: spacemann's games
Windows · Mac
A sardonic take on nationalism and the Cold War though a minimalist and fast paced RTS. Scheme your way through a highly replayable campaign, or conduct some "diplomacy" on your "friends" in multiplayer.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 22.4% ★, Wargame 22%, Diplomacy 18.6% ★, RTS 18.5%, Political Sim 9.2% ★
- #3 Medieval Kingdom Wars
96% matchMostly Positive76% of 2,606 reviews2019
Dev: Reverie World StudiosPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Rewrite medieval history through bloody siege combat in a fusion of RTS and Grand Strategy genres. Rule, build, and serve your King as a minor lord in medieval Europe. Experience siege, field and naval combat with an unseen degree of brutality. Rogue-like progression, epic towns and battles await…
Why similar: Grand Strategy 16.6% ★, Wargame 13.2%, RTS 13%, Diplomacy 12.3% ★, City Builder 11.7%
- #4 Ozymandias: Bronze Age Empire Sim
95% matchVery Positive88% of 1,638 reviews2022
Dev: The Secret Games CompanyPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Build an empire in a single sitting. All the strategy of a classic 4X in a faster format, which also shines in multiplayer.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 37.8% ★, City Builder 26%, Historical 16.6%, War 10.1%, Strategy 7%
- #5 TFC: The Fertile Crescent
94% matchVery Positive89% of 370 reviews2024
Dev: Wield InteractivePub: MicroProse Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Gather resources, build your base, and lead your people to victory in this captivating reimagining of classic RTS, set in the Bronze Age. Secure fertile land, fend off raids, and stockpile food to generate knowledge and unlock powerful village advancements.
Why similar: City Builder 21.8%, RTS 20.6%, Real Time Tactics 18%, Base Building 10.3%, Historical 10%
- #6 Battle Dawn 2: Terra Reborn
94% matchMixed47% of 50 reviews2022
Dev: Zero Games StudiosPub: Gato Games
Windows
Place your colony, find an alliance of like-minded players and triumph over thousands of other players to conquer the world through strategy, tactics, diplomacy and skill in the biggest social-interaction based MMO of all time. Upgrade your colony, collect items for your Avatar and become a legend!
Why similar: Wargame 21.7%, Diplomacy 18.4% ★, RTS 16.4%, Real Time Tactics 11.4%, PvP 8.7%
- #7 Romans: Age of Caesar
93% matchMixed46% of 461 reviews2022
Dev: Firefly Studios
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 33.6 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Build Rome Together! A co-operative grand strategy MMO from a team of veteran city builders, Romans: Age of Caesar is the latest historical strategy game from Firefly Studios.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 16.9% ★, Wargame 14.7%, City Builder 13.8%, RTS 13.4%, Colony Sim 13%
- #8 Imperivm RTC - HD Edition "Great Battles of Rome"
92% matchMixed69% of 1,252 reviews2021
Dev: Dinamic Software
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Lead the battles that forged the greatest Empire of all time. Seven civilizations fighting for glory or freedom: Rome, Aegyptus, Britannia, Germania, Gallia, Hispania, and Carthago. Enjoy the fast-paced RTC “Real-Time Conquest” gameplay, an Old School RTS oriented to military conquest.
Why similar: Wargame 33.3%, RTS 29.6%, Historical 15.2%, Strategy 12%, PvP 7%
- #9 PlanetX
91% matchMixed67% of 51 reviews2025
Dev: Giedrius Talzunas
Windows · Mac
PlanetX is a real-time strategy MMO set on a spherical planet. Players expand territories, construct buildings, and manage resources to develop their empire. The ultimate goal is to conquer the entire planet by claiming all land plots and outpacing rivals in strategic growth and domination.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 23.3% ★, City Builder 19%, RTS 18.3%, Colony Sim 18.3%, Strategy 5.7%
- #10 Kingdom Wars 4
91% matchMixed66% of 239 reviews2021
Dev: Reverie World StudiosPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 38%
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 14.6% ★, Wargame 12.6%, RTS 11.7%, City Builder 10.9%, Real Time Tactics 10.5%
- #11 3 Days War
89% matchVery Positive84% of 711 reviews2023
Dev: 荆棘鸟工作室
Windows
3 Days War is a unique multiplayer strategy war game. Integrating the mechanics of RTS+4X, it allows dozens of players to engage in a three-day real-time strategy competitionon. Commanders, use your skills, strategies, games and even deception to become the ultimate winner!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 15.1% ★, Political Sim 13.9% ★, Wargame 13.5%, RTS 12.7%, Real Time Tactics 11.8%
- #12 Countryballs Conquest
89% 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 32.4% ★, Real Time Tactics 21.6%, War 11.8%, RTS 10.5%, Diplomacy 9.3% ★
- #13 Stronghold Kingdoms
90% matchMixed64% of 9,522 reviews2012
Dev: Firefly Studios
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 85.4 hrs≥1hr: 56%
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: Grand Strategy 14% ★, City Builder 13.7%, RTS 12.4%, Wargame 11.9%, Colony Sim 10.8%
- #14 Conquest of Empires 2
88% matchMixed60% of 161 reviews2023
Dev: Emotion StudioPub: Wandering Wizard
Windows
We insist on fair competition, and focus on testing players' strategic intelligence and teamwork. We are committed to creating a user-friendly game, so that every player can easily enter the game, enjoy the glory of the ancient civilization, and feel the endless fun of conquest.
Why similar: Wargame 24.3%, Real Time Tactics 19.4%, City Builder 17.6%, PvP 8.1%, War 7.4%
- #15 Iron Order 1919
87% 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 15.8% ★, Political Sim 14% ★, RTS 12.5%, Wargame 12.4%, Real Time Tactics 10.9%
- #16 AlexanderBall: A Countryball Tale
86% matchVery Positive90% of 82 reviews2024
Dev: Red Thorn Interactive
Windows · Mac
Ascend to the Macedonian throne as Alexander the Great and relive his conquests! Fighting alongside redoubtable and quirky commanders, recruit numerous types of balls for your army, construct countless cities named Alexandria, and build an empire that stretches to the ends of the known world!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 34.9% ★, Diplomacy 17.4% ★, Historical 15.4%, Alternate History 13%, PvP 12.1%
- #17 SUPREMACY: WORLD WAR 3
86% 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: Wargame 25.2%, Grand Strategy 25% ★, RTS 14.4%, Diplomacy 14.3% ★, Alternate History 7.5%
- #18 Riftborne
82% matchVery Positive93% of 59 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: Wargame 15.6%, Grand Strategy 15.6% ★, RTS 13.3%, Real Time Tactics 13.1%, Colony Sim 12.3%
- #19 Supremacy: Call of War 1942
84% 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 22.6% ★, Wargame 13.4%, Diplomacy 12.8% ★, RTS 11.6%, War 10%
- #20 Colonial Conquest
85% matchMixed62% of 264 reviews2015
Dev: Argonauts InteractivePub: Plug In Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Colonial Conquest is a conquest simulation set in the Victorian age of warfare and expansion of the late 1800's and early 1900's.
Why similar: Wargame 33.6%, Grand Strategy 23% ★, Historical 15%, Alternate History 9.3%, Strategy 9.1%
- #21 Politon
82% matchVery Positive90% of 86 reviews2025
Dev: Pinq Games
Windows · Mac
Politon: A turn-based strategy game that will push your strategic and management skills to the limit! Expand your territory, strengthen your economy, and outsmart your enemies by planning your strategy carefully.
Why similar: Wargame 28.2%, Grand Strategy 25.7% ★, Alternate History 13.1%, PvP 12.7%, PvE 10.2%
- #22 Illyriad - Grand Strategy MMO
84% matchMixed68% of 204 reviews2017
Dev: Illyriad Games
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 14.2 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Build a city, Create an Empire! Research 400+ technologies, and Build 70+ buildings, Craft and Trade 380+ items in an entirely player driven market. Fight Wars and Forge Alliances with thousands of players and create your own Empire in this award-winning, critically-acclaimed MMO.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 41.4% ★, City Builder 31.8%, Diplomacy 14.5% ★, Strategy 12.3%
- #23 March of Empires
83% 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: Wargame 21.9%, RTS 15.4%, Real Time Tactics 14.9%, City Builder 14.7%, PvP 9%
- #24 Knights of the Crusades
81% matchMostly Positive73% of 169 reviews2025
Dev: Reverie World StudiosPub: indie.io
Windows
Travel to the Holy Land with the First Crusades. Rise from a humble knight to the founding father of a world-spanning holy order. Lead through war, faith, diplomacy, and cunning schemes. Experience a unique blend of RTS, city-building, and sandbox gameplay, and shape history!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 20.5% ★, RTS 16.4%, Wargame 15.6%, City Builder 14.6%, Real Time Tactics 9.6%
- #25 Stronghold: Definitive Edition
78% matchVery Positive86% of 10,040 reviews2023
Dev: Firefly Studios
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Greetings sire! Your stronghold awaits you. Build a castle economy, besiege unforgettable villains and return to the 'castle sim' that started it all. Experience this classic RTS with upgraded visuals, modernised gameplay, Steam multiplayer and a new campaign.
Why similar: City Builder 22%, Real Time Tactics 21%, RTS 17.2%, Colony Sim 16%, Historical 8.6%
- #26 Nuke Them All
79% matchVery Positive83% of 129 reviews2024
Dev: Indie PapaMikePub: GameEraStudios
Windows · Mac · Linux
An RTS classic reborn with a twist. Time is of the essence, Commander! Capture the flags, conquer the territories, and eliminate the enemy fort. And finally, nuke them all! This old-school sci-fi Indie real time strategy game, crafted by devoted team, revives the genre's enduring allure.
Why similar: Wargame 30.7%, RTS 28.9%, Real Time Tactics 25%, Base Building 9.1%, Strategy 6.3%
- #27 Nova Empire
81% matchMixed53% of 287 reviews2022
Dev: Gamebear Tech
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Build up a Space Empire and establish control of the Galaxy and the Universe! Nova Empire is a multiplayer space game in which the aim is to build your empire and conquer the galaxy in epic space battles against your rivals with other allies worldwide!
Why similar: Political Sim 24.2% ★, Real Time Tactics 21.7%, PvP 11.1%, Alternate History 10.5%, PvE 10.4%
- #28 Tlatoani: Aztec Cities
78% matchVery Positive85% of 164 reviews2026
Dev: Perspective GamesPub: Paradox Arc
Windows
Give rise to wonders of the Aztec Civilization as you build your own magnificent metropolis in this ancient city builder. From humble beginnings build, trade, manage and conquer to become Tlatoani (Emperor).
Why similar: Grand Strategy 17.4% ★, City Builder 15.6%, Colony Sim 14.8%, RTS 14.4%, Diplomacy 12.9% ★
- #29 Terminal Conflict
80% matchMixed69% of 70 reviews2020
Dev: Strategy Mill
Windows · Mac · Linux
Touch the world with your fingertips! Your retro terminal awaits your command, for the balance of power, in this definitive Cold War strategy game. Here you belong; assert your leadership through turn based strategic tit-for-tat, on the brink of mutually assured destruction. Don't let it slip away!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 27.6% ★, Political Sim 25.9% ★, Wargame 23.2%, War 6%, Strategy 5.9%
- #30 Empires of the Undergrowth
76% matchVery Positive94% of 17,871 reviews2024
Dev: Slug DiscoPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 18.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 21.1% ★, City Builder 16.4%, Colony Sim 15.6%, Diplomacy 14.5% ★, Alternate History 10.3%
- #31 SandTable War: Three Kingdoms
76% matchVery Positive84% of 219 reviews2026
Dev: 古玩工作室
Windows
"SandTable War: Three Kingdoms" is a strategic simulation game set during the Three Kingdoms period. Here you can play as various factions from Three Kingdoms history to conquer cities and lands, unify the realm. With abundant historical officers and scenarios, come restore the Han Dynasty!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 19.1% ★, RTS 14.9%, Wargame 14.7%, Political Sim 14% ★, Real Time Tactics 11.5%
- #32 Castle Empire
77% matchMixed54% of 70 reviews2023
Dev: HaoPlay Limited
Windows
Empire falls eventually. Build your own empire and conquer the world.
Why similar: RTS 23.5%, Wargame 23.4%, Colony Sim 20.5%, Historical 9%, War 6.8%
- #33 Three Kingdoms: Battle of Generals
77% matchMixed66% of 89 reviews2023
Dev: Youkia International Limited
Windows
Three Kingdoms: Battle of Generals is a multi-player online real-time strategy game based on the Three Kingdoms history which recreates realistic landscapes in the world map. Look out for flank attacks and road blocks from your enemies when you explore the open world and build your city.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 21.4% ★, Wargame 20%, Real Time Tactics 17.4%, RTS 15.6%, PvP 8.1%
- #34 Rusted Warfare - RTS
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 7,206 reviews2017
Dev: Corroding Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 33.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
{{An RTS inspired by the classics of the past!}} Making up for it's subpar retro graphics with fun gameplay and modern multi-threaded tech enabling huge battles to run smooth... Featuring singleplayer challenges, skirmish, sandbox, 10-player multiplayer & workshop modding.
Why similar: RTS 59.3%, Base Building 17.1%, Strategy 11.2%, War 6%, Pixel Graphics 3.4%
- #35 Britannia
75% matchMostly Positive74% of 98 reviews2024
Dev: Avalon DigitalPub: PID Games
Windows · Mac
Relive over a thousand years of Great Britain's history in this epic game of conquest and domination. From Roman legions to the Norman Conquest led by William the Conqueror, explore the fate of numerous nations and fight to become king.
Why similar: Wargame 43.7%, Strategy 15.1%, Historical 14.6%, War 12.5%, PvP 9.7%
- #36 KAISERPUNK
74% 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: Grand Strategy 22.9% ★, City Builder 19.6%, Wargame 19.4%, Alternate History 14.2%, Historical 9.7%
- #37 Nations
73% 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 17.8% ★, RTS 15.5%, Wargame 15.5%, Political Sim 13.8% ★, Historical 10.9%
- #38 Stronghold Crusader: Definitive Edition
71% matchVery Positive92% of 10,644 reviews2025
Dev: Firefly Studios
Windows
Median: 12.8 hrsMean: 32.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Gird your loins and sharpen your steel! Besiege 20 unique enemy lords and battle friends online, in this expanded remaster of the classic 'castle sim'. Relive history with new units, opponents, visuals, audio, campaigns, skirmish trails, co-op and larger maps.
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 18%, City Builder 17.9%, Colony Sim 15.2%, RTS 14.1%, War 7.3%
- #39 War Selection
73% 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: RTS 35.8%, Base Building 20.3%, Strategy 11.6%, War 10.2%, PvP 9.2%
- #40 Pompeii: The Legacy
72% matchVery Positive84% of 237 reviews2026
Dev: Siscia Games
Windows
Rebuild Pompeii from the ashes and lead it through centuries of politics, intrigue, and survival. Shape laws, expand trade across the Empire, guide your city through disasters, and command legions in optional real-time battles. Your legacy begins now.
Why similar: Political Sim 23.8% ★, City Builder 22.9%, Colony Sim 21.8%, Historical 11.5%, Base Building 7.3%
- #41 Battle For The Hill
73% matchMostly Positive77% of 56 reviews2024
Dev: Supercid87Pub: Benevolent Games
Windows
Will YOU control Congress, the Supreme Court, or the Presidency? In Battle for the Hill, a real-time multiplayer political strategy game, you’ll pass laws, shape the economy, and fight for power. Build alliances, manipulate the system, or dominate the market—every decision changes history.
Why similar: Political Sim 41.8% ★, RTS 24.7%, Alternate History 14.9%, PvP 14.1%, Choices Matter 4.6%
- #42 Eyes of War
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 323 reviews2025
Dev: Good Mood Games
Windows · Linux
Eyes of War is a real-time strategy game set in the medieval era, offering both single-player and multiplayer experiences where you can control every unit in character mode. Build your castle, lead your army, and dominate the map. Eyes of War invites you to epic battles of the medieval era!
Why similar: Wargame 27%, RTS 24.3%, City Builder 14.7%, Real Time Tactics 12.9%, Base Building 7.9%
- #43 DSS 2: War Industry
70% matchVery Positive86% of 162 reviews2025
Dev: vikingfabian
Windows · Linux
In this real-time grand strategy game, command armies, build cities, and manage a dynamic economy. Establish automated supply routes within your territory to streamline production. Fortify your defenses and brace for intense battles. Can you lead your empire to dominance?
Why similar: Wargame 28.2%, Grand Strategy 24.7% ★, City Builder 21.4%, RTS 21%, Strategy 4.6%
- #44 Norland
68% matchVery Positive82% of 9,913 reviews2024
Dev: Long JauntPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 18.0 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 25.3% ★, City Builder 20%, Colony Sim 19.5%, Historical 11.4%, Base Building 10%
- #45 Line War
70% matchVery Positive80% of 1,164 reviews2022
Dev: Studio Centurion
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 71%
A new type of RTS with elements from 4X, Wargame, and Real-Time Tactics. Draw commands and execute a superior strategy to defeat your opponent, focusing on high-level decisions rather than constant micromanagement.
Why similar: RTS 20.5%, Real Time Tactics 18.6%, Grand Strategy 17% ★, Wargame 15.5%, PvP 9.5%
- #46 Rebel Inc: Escalation
68% 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 25.5% ★, Diplomacy 20.1% ★, RTS 15.7%, Alternate History 12.5%, Historical 11.7%
- #47 World of Fate
71% matchMixed45% of 194 reviews2022
Dev: NIK
Windows
World of Fate is a massive strategy game where you spend your time taking over real life buildings and establishing your empire on the real life map. The game uses super advanced tech to provide real time street data and building data to create all the terrain and play space.
Why similar: Political Sim 53.8% ★, Strategy 18.8%, Base Building 15%, Top-Down 12.5%
- #48 Sanguo's Ambition 4 :Three Kingdoms
67% matchMostly Positive75% of 115 reviews2026
Dev: Youshen Interactive
Windows · Mac
A real-time strategy+team competition game, in 189, the Han Dynasty launched a mutual attack and expansion of territories, operating their own forces, and seizing generals and resources until the world was unified.
Why similar: Wargame 21.6%, Grand Strategy 21.5% ★, RTS 17.1%, Real Time Tactics 13.9%, PvP 8.7%
- #49 Take Thy Throne
70% matchMixed69% of 308 reviews2016
Dev: Charyb Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Take Thy Throne's main gamemode consists of taking down towers and barricades to make your way towards the enemy team's King.
Why similar: Strategy 42.7%, PvP 32.7%, Pixel Graphics 24.6%
- #50 Dummynation
67% 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 22.4% ★, Diplomacy 15.5% ★, RTS 14.6%, Political Sim 10.4% ★, Real Time Tactics 9.8%
- #51 Tribal Wars
69% matchMostly Positive71% of 821 reviews2020
Dev: InnoGames
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 45.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Compete in hardcore PvP strategy in persistent game worlds where real time resource and troop management in coordination with other players is required to expand your kingdom from one village to hundreds as you conquer the map in this winner takes all medieval contest.
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 29.4%, Grand Strategy 21.8% ★, Base Building 15.7%, PvP 12.1%, Strategy 10.7%
- #52 EDYN
67% matchMixed71% of 51 reviews2024
Dev: GALESTORM GAMES
Windows · Mac
Join the battle for EDYN, the ultimate multiplayer strategy game. Build settlements, command armies, and unify the realms in epic PvP warfare to etch your legacy into history. Raid, loot, make alliances, and unite to conquer the planet itself, with no Pay-To-Win mechanics to upset the playing field.
Why similar: Strategy 100%
- #53 Supremacy: 1914
68% matchMostly Positive74% of 4,285 reviews2019
Dev: Bytro Labs GmbH
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 40.7 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Take over the control of one of the mighty nations during the times of World War 1 in the biggest WW1 strategy game of all time. Conquer provinces, forge alliances and build up your economy in real-time on persistent maps. Build experimental weapons of World War 1 and become the one true superpower!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 23.9% ★, Wargame 14.5%, Diplomacy 13.5% ★, Historical 12.5%, War 12%
- #54 Warage
69% matchMixed46% of 56 reviews2021
Dev: Yuri EletskikhPub: redsungames
Windows
Warage is a classic RTS that will take you to a magical fantasy world.
Why similar: RTS 37.8%, Real Time Tactics 31.2%, Strategy 15.1%, PvP 12.1%, 2D 3.8%
- #55 Old World
66% 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 31% ★, Diplomacy 23.4% ★, Historical 14.1%, Alternate History 14%, War 11.3%
- #56 Automata Empire
69% matchMixed70% of 53 reviews2016
Dev: Nonadecimal Creative
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Seize power and build an empire of fuzzy cellular automata monsters! Herd hundreds of mindless subjects to smash your rivals' castles and steal their territory in this RTS inspired by Conway's Game of Life.
Why similar: Wargame 24.2%, Real Time Tactics 19.7%, RTS 18.4%, PvP 10.3%, Base Building 10.2%
- #57 SGS Taipings
66% matchMostly Positive79% of 228 reviews2023
Dev: Strategy Game StudioPub: Avalon Digital
Windows · Mac
The game recreates the Taïping Rebellion (1851-64), the deadliest Chinese civil war, costing the lives of millions. Play the Taïping rebels and their allies, fighting to create their own state, or be the Qing Emperor and crush the revolt and its foreign devils allies before it topples your dynasty.
Why similar: Wargame 38.9%, Political Sim 37.8% ★, Historical 9.4%, Strategy 6.7%, War 5%