- #1 Wargroove
97% matchVery Positive82% of 5,277 reviews2019
Dev: Chucklefish
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Take to the battlefield with Wargroove, a strategy game for up to 4 players! Choose your Commander and wage turn-based war on battling factions. Design and share maps, cut-scenes and campaigns with easy-to-use editors and in-depth customization tools!
Why similar: Turn-Based 26.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 20.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 20.2%, Strategy 10.7%, Multiplayer 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: It features colorful, tactical turn-based combat on a grid that feels very similar to the unit management in Polytopia.
- #2 Hexarchy
96% matchVery Positive82% of 1,656 reviews2023
Dev: Main Tank SoftwarePub: Yogscast Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 13.9 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Hexarchy is an innovative, fast-paced, historical 4x strategy game where you use cards and deckbuilding to make your decisions. Single-player and online multiplayer.
Why similar: 4X 26.6% ★, Turn-Based 18%, War 11.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game blends 4X strategy with deckbuilding to create a fast-paced, turn-based experience perfect for fans of Polytopia's speed.
- #3 Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI
96% matchVery Positive86% of 379,637 reviews2016
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18.2 hrsMean: 101.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Expand your empire, advance your culture and go head-to-head against history’s greatest leaders. Will your civilization stand the test of time?
Why similar: 4X 22.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 20.3%, Turn-Based 18.6%, Strategy 12.3%, War 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: As the definitive 4X experience, it provides the deeper empire-building mechanics that Polytopia players often look to explore next.
- #4 Scythe: Digital Edition
95% matchVery Positive89% of 3,818 reviews2018
Dev: The Knights of Unity
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Scythe transports you to an alternate reality in 1920s Europa, one ravaged by the First World War. Take up the role of leader by assuming command of one of 5 factions, and set out to conquer the coveted "Factory". Lead your mechs to war and your people to victory!
Why similar: 4X 32.9% ★, Turn-Based 26%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.9%, War 8.9%, Multiplayer 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: This board game adaptation features beautiful art and a hex-based map that rewards strategic expansion and resource management.
- #5 Old World
94% 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: 4X 24.1% ★, Diplomacy 18.2% ★, Turn-Based 16%, War 10.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a refined 4X experience that focuses on character-driven narratives and streamlined turn-based mechanics.
- #6 Into the Breach
94% matchVery Positive94% of 22,436 reviews2018
Dev: Subset Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 32.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Control powerful mechs from the future to defeat an alien threat. Each attempt to save the world presents a new randomly generated challenge in this turn-based strategy game.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 27.1%, Turn-Based 25.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 20%, Strategy 12.2%, Isometric 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in minimalist, turn-based tactical strategy that emphasizes perfect information and clever positioning.
- #7 Root
92% matchVery Positive90% of 5,597 reviews2020
Dev: Dire Wolf
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Might makes right in the wild wood! The award-winning board game of asymmetrical woodland warfare comes to cross-platform digital play! Combine subtle strategy and bold daring to guide your forest faction to victory!
Why similar: War 25.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 21%, PvP 13.3%, Multiplayer 12%, Strategy 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: This asymmetrical board game offers deep tactical combat and territory control that will appeal to fans of Polytopia's war mechanics.
- #8 Small World
93% matchMixed68% of 1,519 reviews2013
Dev: Days of Wonder
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
CONTROL FANTASY RACES, SET OFF TO CONQUER NEW LANDS, OVERTHROW YOUR ENEMIES AND CLAIM THE VICTORY! In this digital adaptation of the legendary board game, dive into a world inhabited by whimsical fantasy races.
Why similar: Turn-Based 50.1%, Strategy 17.3%, Multiplayer 15.6%, Family Friendly 7.5%, PvP 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: A direct board game adaptation that captures the essence of territory control and civilization expansion in a colorful, fast-paced format.
- #9 Age of Wonders: Planetfall
91% matchMostly Positive79% of 6,729 reviews2019
Dev: Triumph StudiosPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 16.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Age of Wonders: Planetfall is the new strategy game from Triumph Studios, creators of the critically acclaimed Age of Wonders series, bringing all the exciting tactical turn-based combat and in-depth empire building of its predecessors to space in an all-new, sci-fi setting.
Why similar: 4X 30% ★, Turn-Based 18.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.9%, Economy 9%, Strategy 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: It combines 4X empire building with deep, turn-based tactical combat in a sci-fi setting.
- #10 Ozymandias: Bronze Age Empire Sim
90% matchVery Positive88% of 1,681 reviews2022
Dev: The Secret Games CompanyPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.3 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: 4X 33.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.4%, Economy 11.7%, War 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: A streamlined 4X game designed to be played in a single sitting, mirroring Polytopia's fast-paced nature.
- #11 Bad North: Jotunn Edition
89% matchVery Positive93% of 14,358 reviews2018
Dev: Plausible ConceptPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Bad North is a charming but brutal real-time tactics roguelite. Defend your idyllic island kingdom against a horde of Viking invaders, as you lead the desperate exodus of your people. Command your loyal subjects to take full tactical advantage of the unique shape of each island.
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 29.3%, War 27.2%, Minimalist 19.6%, Strategy 10.4%, Cute 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, real-time tactical game that captures the same 'less is more' design philosophy as Polytopia.
- #12 Terra Mystica
91% matchMixed62% of 270 reviews2017
Dev: DIGIDICED
Windows · Mac · Linux
In a world of fantasy, called Terra Mystica, 14 races are fighting together or individually against their opponents to gain power and territory. Using their resources smartly and terraforming wisely to gain supremacy and lead their own settlers to victory.
Why similar: Turn-Based 49.6%, Strategy 31.7%, Multiplayer 15.1%, Singleplayer 3.5%
Why You'll Like It: A highly strategic board game adaptation that focuses on unique civilization abilities and efficient expansion.
- #13 Dorfromantik
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 29,653 reviews2022
Dev: Toukana Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Dorfromantik is a peaceful building strategy and puzzle game where you create a beautiful and ever-growing village landscape by placing tiles. Explore a variety of colorful biomes, discover and unlock new tiles and complete quests to fill your world with life!
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 26.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 22.3%, Minimalist 18.4%, Family Friendly 11.8%, Strategy 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: A relaxing, hex-based tile-placement game that shares the minimalist, satisfying loop found in Polytopia's world-building.
- #14 Northgard: Definitive Edition
89% matchVery Positive85% of 68,782 reviews2018
Dev: Shiro Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 29.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Northgard: Definitive Edition is a critically acclaimed real-time strategy game based on Norse mythology. Lead your clan, uncover the secrets of a mysterious newfound continent and defeat your enemies to conquer the Throne!
Why similar: 4X 29.7% ★, War 13.6%, Strategy 11.2%, Economy 11.1%, Building 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: While an RTS, its minimalist art style and focus on territory expansion make it a great transition for strategy fans.
- #15 Circle Empires
87% matchVery Positive89% of 4,178 reviews2018
Dev: LuminousPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 17.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Circle Empires is a fresh take on the RTS genre, featuring a fast-paced approach to conquering the world.
Why similar: Strategy 72.2%, Multiplayer 23.3%, Singleplayer 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, casual strategy game where you expand your territory across circular islands.
- #16 Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War
86% matchVery Positive82% of 18,807 reviews2018
Dev: Proxy StudiosPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 20.7 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Warhammer 40,000: Gladius – Relics of War brings you to a world of terror and violence. Four factions will engage in a brutal war for dominance over the planet’s resources. In the first turn-based 4X strategy game set in Warhammer 40,000 you will lead one of four unique factions.
Why similar: 4X 35.2% ★, Turn-Based 18.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.8%, Strategy 8.8%, War 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A combat-focused 4X game that strips away diplomacy and trade to focus purely on tactical warfare.
- #17 Slipways
86% matchVery Positive93% of 2,312 reviews2021
Dev: Beetlewing
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Weave isolated planets into a vast trade empire. Hatch plans. Research game-breaking technologies. Still be done in time for lunch. Enjoy the endless possibilities of a space grand strategy game in 60 minutes flat.
Why similar: 4X 25.8% ★, Turn-Based 25.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.4%, Economy 12.2%, Building 9%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist 4X-lite game that focuses on space exploration and logistics without the usual bloat of the genre.
- #18 For The King
84% matchVery Positive88% of 43,840 reviews2018
Dev: IronOak GamesPub: Curve Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 21.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
For The King is a strategic RPG that blends tabletop and roguelike elements in a challenging adventure that spans the realms. Set off on a single player experience or play cooperatively both online and locally.
Why similar: Turn-Based 55%, Multiplayer 17.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.1%, Strategy 13.3%
Why You'll Like It: It blends turn-based combat with hex-grid exploration and a stylized aesthetic that feels approachable and fun.
- #19 TINY METAL
85% matchMostly Positive71% of 290 reviews2017
Dev: AREA 35, Inc.Pub: Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc. / UNTIES
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Craft unique strategies and outmaneuver your foes in TINY METAL, a turn-based Japanese wargame! With new tactical options, you will command over 16 tactically diverse units, flank, assault, deploy heroes from orbital dropships, and focus the firepower of multiple units to even out otherwise disastrous odds.
Why similar: Turn-Based 27.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.1%, War 14.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.5%, Multiplayer 8%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based wargame that focuses on unit types and tactical positioning on a grid.
- #20 War Selection
82% 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 30.6%, Strategy 26.9%, Multiplayer 25.6%, PvP 14.2%, Singleplayer 2.7%
Why You'll Like It: A base-building strategy game that allows for rapid expansion and technological progression.
- #21 Battle Nations
84% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,900 reviews2014
Dev: Madrona Games Inc
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 27.8 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Battle Nations is back! Build your empire and lead your armies to victory! Choose from traditional troops and vehicles or unleash exotic forces like mammoths, velociraptors, sandworms, and futuristic plasma units!
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 31.9%, War 30.7%, Multiplayer 18.2%, Strategy 15.6%, Singleplayer 3.6%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based strategy game that emphasizes multiplayer combat and base management.
- #22 Unity of Command II
82% 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: Turn-Based 37%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.7%, Strategy 14.4%, War 13.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: A deep, hex-based tactical wargame that rewards careful planning and supply chain management.
- #23 Conquest of the New World
83% matchVery Positive91% of 123 reviews2017
Dev: Quicksilver SoftwarePub: Interplay
Windows · Mac · Linux
Discover the uncharted during the Age of Exploration in this strategy game of exploration, combat and colony management.
Why similar: Turn-Based 31.8%, 4X 25.3% ★, Diplomacy 20.7% ★, Strategy 14.9%, Multiplayer 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A classic turn-based strategy game centered on exploration and colonization of a new continent.
- #24 Polygon Fantasy Battle Simulator
81% matchVery Positive88% of 74 reviews2023
Dev: Aerilon Studios
Windows
Welcome to Polygon Fantasy Battle Simulator, the most colorful medieval fantasy battle simulator in existence! Throw tens of thousands of soldiers into battle, enjoy the show, or take direct control of one of them to prove your valor!
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 32.1%, War 23.5%, Strategy 19.3%, Simulation 13.8%, Colorful 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: A casual simulation game that lets you set up large-scale battles with a low-poly aesthetic.
- #25 Politon
79% matchVery Positive90% of 87 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: 4X 35% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.9%, Isometric 10.9%, Multiplayer 8.8%
- #26 Tinytopia
81% matchVery Positive83% of 328 reviews2021
Dev: MeNic GamesPub: Mastiff
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Construct charming toy towns and cities atop tiny terrain. Combine building blocks to create new megastructures. Test your skills in the physics-based Challenge stages or simply unwind and obliterate everything with an array of cute catastrophes!
Why similar: Building 38.3%, Family Friendly 20%, Strategy 13.2%, Simulation 12.9%, Cute 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A physics-based city-builder that uses a colorful, toy-like aesthetic to make building fun and accessible.
- #27 Countryballs at War
78% 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: Turn-Based Strategy 22.5%, Real Time Tactics 20.7%, Strategy 15.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.6%, War 13.9%
- #28 No Time to Relax
80% matchVery Positive92% of 2,919 reviews2019
Dev: Porcelain Fortress
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
No Time to Relax is a life simulation game where up to 4 players online or locally compete against each other in the ultimate game of life.
Why similar: Multiplayer 25.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 24.9%, Strategy 15.7%, Simulation 11%, Cute 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: A multiplayer board game that captures the competitive, turn-based spirit of playing with friends.
- #29 ENDLESS Legend™ 2
76% 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: 4X 23.4% ★, Diplomacy 19.1% ★, Turn-Based 15.9%, War 10.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.6%
- #30 ISLANDERS
79% matchVery Positive94% of 16,788 reviews2019
Dev: Coatsink
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 64%
ISLANDERS is a minimalist strategy game about building cities on colorful islands.
Why similar: Building 33.7%, Minimalist 26.5%, Strategy 20.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.4%, Colorful 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist city-builder that focuses on high-score strategy rather than complex resource management.
- #31 Sid Meier's Civilization VII
77% matchMixed47% of 62,332 reviews2025
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18.7 hrsMean: 50.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Lead empires that evolve or endure through the Ages. Build something you believe in with Sid Meier's Civilization® VII.
Why similar: 4X 24.8% ★, Diplomacy 21.7% ★, War 10.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.6%
- #32 Circle Empires Rivals
77% matchVery Positive90% of 1,977 reviews2020
Dev: LuminousPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
In this fast-paced multiplayer RTS, you and your friends will take control of your own tiny kingdoms and conquer a world made of circles. Each one is overflowing with enemies to fight, monsters to hunt and loot to hoard – but watch out... Friends can quickly become rivals!
Why similar: Economy 27.5%, Multiplayer 20.3%, PvP 19.5%, Strategy 14.1%, Colorful 10.1%
- #33 TOHOTOPIA
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 793 reviews2026
Dev: Remilia Command
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 75%
A 4X strategy craze sweeps Gensokyo! As the "Esports Tournament" begins, the girls join the fray. Warlords rise: will you be "Pharaoh" Remilia, "Emperor" Kaguya, "Great" Kanako, or "Philosopher King" Miko? Launch the game now, lead your empire, and dominate Gensokyo!
Why similar: 4X 38.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.5%, Economy 10.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.5%, Multiplayer 8%
- #34 Millennia
75% 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: 4X 25.2% ★, Diplomacy 17.2% ★, Turn-Based 15.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.6%, War 9.1%
- #35 RISK: Global Domination
76% 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: Turn-Based 23.3%, War 19.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.7%, Multiplayer 16%, Strategy 11.5%
- #36 Mindustry
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 28,247 reviews2019
Dev: AnukenDev
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 28.4 hrs≥1hr: 76%
An open-ended factory management game with RTS and tower defense elements.
Why similar: Building 34.1%, Strategy 25.4%, Multiplayer 23.7%, PvP 13.9%, Singleplayer 2.8%
- #37 From Village to Empire
78% matchMostly Positive70% of 57 reviews2018
Dev: Witch Laboratory
Windows · Linux
From Village to Empire is an indie turn based strategy game with a historical setting. Build cities, research technologies, and train units to discover new lands and conquer the world!
Why similar: 4X 29.1% ★, Turn-Based 18.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 12%, War 11.5%, Strategy 11.1%
- #38 Countryballs Conquest
73% 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: War 25.2%, Real Time Tactics 20.1%, Diplomacy 17.8% ★, Strategy 11.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.2%
- #39 Athena Crisis
73% matchMostly Positive80% of 152 reviews2024
Dev: Nakazawa Tech
Windows · Mac · Linux
Athena Crisis is a modern retro turn-based strategy game that places you in command of 40+ units in your journey across the multiverse. Embark on a challenging single-player quest or dive into the thrill of ranked or casual multiplayer modes to become the best Athena Crisis player!
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 27.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 26.9%, PvP 15.9%, Multiplayer 11.5%, Strategy 9.2%
- #40 Countryball: Europe 1890
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 755 reviews2022
Dev: SHN Games
Windows
Discover the 19th and 20th centuries with countryballs!
Why similar: War 34.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 27.9%, Strategy 15.1%, Colorful 11.5%, Cute 10.7%
- #41 TFC: The Fertile Crescent
72% matchVery Positive89% of 402 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: Action RTS 33.2% ★, Isometric 16.7%, Real Time Tactics 16.1%, Multiplayer 11.6%, PvP 9.5%
- #42 Pax Nova
75% matchMixed56% of 453 reviews2020
Dev: Grey Wolf EntertainmentPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A sci-fi turn-based 4X strategy game where you lead the fate of one of several factions divided between three races. Explore new worlds and new star systems filled with exciting secrets as well as dangers. Build cities, expand your influence and fight great battles on land and in space.
Why similar: 4X 31.8% ★, Diplomacy 19.4% ★, Turn-Based 19.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 13%, Building 8.6%
- #43 Dune: Spice Wars
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 13,585 reviews2023
Dev: Shiro GamesPub: Funcom
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 16.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A 4X real-time strategy game from the developers of the critically acclaimed Northgard. Set in Frank Herbert’s groundbreaking Dune universe, you must lead your faction and battle for control and dominance over the harsh desert planet of Arrakis.
Why similar: 4X 24% ★, Diplomacy 20% ★, War 10.2%, Real Time Tactics 9.6%, Economy 8.3%
- #44 Crash Drive 3
71% matchVery Positive91% of 454 reviews2021
Dev: M2H
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Are you ready for THE car stunting playground? Experience ridiculous fun in this cross-platform multiplayer, free-roaming game! Drive monster trucks, tanks and more amazing vehicles across a huge open world. Level up, play events, earn cash, unlock new cars and discover secrets....
Why similar: Multiplayer 27.4%, PvP 24.7%, Family Friendly 17.3%, Colorful 15.7%, Cute 15%
- #45 House
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,237 reviews2020
Dev: Bark Bark Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Try to survive through the night in a house that's trying its best to kill you and your family.
Why similar: Singleplayer 100%
- #46 Fantasy General II
71% matchVery Positive81% of 1,984 reviews2019
Dev: Owned by GravityPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 58%
The fantasy wargaming classic is back! Lead powerful heroes and mighty armies into battle in this critically acclaimed turn-based strategy milestone. Level up and train your units and guide them through a gripping story campaign to decide the fate of a world on the brink of destruction.
Why similar: Turn-Based 23.6%, 4X 21.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 16.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.4%, Strategy 9.9%
- #47 Shortest Trip to Earth
71% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,437 reviews2019
Dev: Interactive Fate
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Shortest Trip to Earth is a roguelike spaceship simulator focused on exploration, ship management and tactical battles. Embark on a perilous journey across the universe with nuclear missiles, armed crew and a cat.
Why similar: Strategy 58%, Simulation 30.8%, Singleplayer 11.2%
- #48 CountryBalls Heroes
70% matchMostly Positive77% of 471 reviews2021
Dev: Innominate GamesPub: Games Operators
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 55%
CountryBalls Heroes is a game where you get to play as your favorite Countryball. Become a legend by leading massive Countryball armies. Create your forces, build master-planned cities, gather powerful artifacts and prove that your Countryball is the most powerful.
Why similar: Turn-Based 27.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 23.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.7%, PvP 9.7%, Multiplayer 9.6%
- #49 HUMANKIND™
69% matchMixed69% of 28,852 reviews2021
Dev: AMPLITUDE Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 32.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Rewrite history by shaping a civilization as unique as you are. Combine 60 cultures from the Ancient Era to the Modern Age to lead your empire to victory. Build thriving cities, outsmart rivals in epic battles, spread your influence and leave your mark on HUMANKIND™.
Why similar: 4X 36.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17.6%, Turn-Based 13.1%, Strategy 11.6%, Multiplayer 8.4%
- #50 Last Regiment
69% matchVery Positive92% of 78 reviews2020
Dev: Boomzap Inc
Windows
Engage in epic simultaneous turn-based combat in this fusion of cards and turn-based strategy. Assemble your regiment, claim your territory, and lead your forces to triumph!
Why similar: Turn-Based 30%, War 17.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.6%, Multiplayer 10.4%
- #51 EarthX
67% matchVery Positive88% of 921 reviews2023
Dev: DenisPub: Mesote Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 18.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
EarthX is a rocket company management game. Go from launching small rockets on Earth to eventually building a colony on Mars. Create your own Internet constellation, develop new technologies, supply the International Space Station and terraform Mars!
Why similar: Building 25.6%, Minimalist 17.8%, Family Friendly 16.1%, Strategy 15.7%, Simulation 11.4%
- #52 Oriental Empires
69% matchVery Positive81% of 3,010 reviews2017
Dev: Shining Pixel StudiosPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Turn based 4X strategy game, recreating the civilizations of ancient China. Develop your land, build great cities, raise huge armies and fight epic battles, with hundreds of soldiers fighting right on the game map. Advance your technologies, culture and religion to create one of mankind’s biggest empires.
Why similar: 4X 35.3% ★, Turn-Based 25.7%, Strategy 9.8%, War 9.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 7%
- #53 Emperor of the Fading Suns Enhanced
65% matchVery Positive95% of 193 reviews2025
Dev: Holistic Design, Inc.
Windows · Linux
Command interstellar forces in this epic return of the 4X strategy classic. From planetary politics to galactic warfare, the stakes couldn’t be higher as you lead your Royal House through battles on land, sea, air, and the vast reaches of space.
Why similar: 4X 42.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17.3%, Economy 11.1%, Building 10.9%, Strategy 8%
- #54 Cantata
68% matchMixed63% of 147 reviews2023
Dev: Afterschool StudioPub: Modern Wolf
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Crash-landed in the universe of Cantata, will you expand your empire or bring peace to the war torn planet? Grow your army, manage resources and discover the colourful planet of Shoal, its people, and the armed forces overrunning this land in this genre-defining Grand Tactics game.
Why similar: 4X 33.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.2%, Building 10.5%, Strategy 9.8%
- #55 Interstellar Space: Genesis
68% matchVery Positive84% of 850 reviews2019
Dev: Praxis Games
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Interstellar Space: Genesis is a turn-based space 4X strategy game in which you attempt to build a thriving galactic empire. Discover mysteries among the stars, colonize worlds, and engage enemies in tactical turn-based combat on your journey to becoming the ruler of the galaxy!
Why similar: 4X 31.7% ★, Turn-Based 20.4%, Diplomacy 11.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 11.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.5%
- #56 Circle Empires 2
64% matchMostly Positive74% of 310 reviews2026
Dev: LuminousPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 79%
CIRCLE EMPIRES returns! Expand your empire, circle by circle, in this fast-paced follow-up to the hit RTS. Gather resources, build armies, and defeat bosses (or your friends) in a world that changes with every game. With unique units and biomes, it's an addictive battle of wits and tactics.
Why similar: Action RTS 41.2% ★, Real Time Tactics 25.5%, PvP 15.9%, Strategy 9.6%, Cute 7.8%
- #57 Space Crew: Legendary Edition
67% matchMostly Positive74% of 3,194 reviews2020
Dev: Runner DuckPub: Curve Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Time for your toughest mission yet! Recruit and train your crew to tackle the growing threat from alien and android armies as you defend Earth to become a Galactic Legend in Space Crew: Legendary Edition. All new content free to existing owners of Space Crew!
Why similar: War 44.7%, Strategy 30.2%, Simulation 18.7%, Singleplayer 6.4%
- #58 Pennon and Battle
65% matchMixed69% of 183 reviews2025
Dev: PB StudioPub: Luckycalf
Windows
"Pennon and Battle" is a turn-based strategy war game. As a lord, you will play a crucial role in the revival of the kingdom! Lead heroes and armies to expand territory in Ruachland, utilize tactics and magic to eliminate enemy forces, and create your own legend!
Why similar: 4X 41.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 18.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.8%, PvP 9.7%, Strategy 7.8%