- #1 Wargroove
97% matchVery Positive83% of 5,267 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 26.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 20.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 20.2%, Strategy 10.7%, Multiplayer 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: It shares a similar colorful, tactical, and turn-based approach to unit movement and territory control.
- #2 Hexarchy
96% matchVery Positive82% of 1,640 reviews2023
Dev: Main Tank SoftwarePub: Yogscast Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 14.2 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 17.8%, War 11.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game condenses the 4X experience into fast-paced, deck-building sessions that mirror Polytopia's quick gameplay loop.
- #3 Ozymandias: Bronze Age Empire Sim
96% matchVery Positive88% of 1,666 reviews2022
Dev: The Secret Games CompanyPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 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 33.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.3%, Economy 11.9%, War 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a streamlined, minimalist take on 4X strategy that focuses on efficiency and rapid expansion.
- #4 Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI
95% matchVery Positive86% of 378,177 reviews2016
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18.2 hrsMean: 101.2 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 22.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 20.4%, Turn-Based 18.4%, Strategy 12.3%, War 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: As the quintessential 4X game, it provides the deeper, more complex version of the empire-building mechanics found in Polytopia.
- #5 Scythe: Digital Edition
94% matchVery Positive89% of 3,814 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 25.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 11%, War 8.9%, Multiplayer 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: This board game adaptation features excellent territory control mechanics and a distinct visual style that resonates with Polytopia players.
- #6 Old World
94% matchVery Positive82% of 6,828 reviews2022
Dev: Mohawk GamesPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 12.0 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 23.7% ★, Diplomacy 19.4% ★, Turn-Based 15.2%, War 10.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: It blends 4X strategy with character-driven narratives, offering a refined turn-based experience for fans of historical conquest.
- #7 Into the Breach
92% matchVery Positive94% of 22,217 reviews2018
Dev: Subset Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 32.2 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 25.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 20.1%, Strategy 12.3%, Isometric 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: While more puzzle-oriented, it features the same minimalist, grid-based tactical combat that makes Polytopia so satisfying.
- #8 Small World
93% matchMixed68% of 1,517 reviews2013
Dev: Days of Wonder
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.7 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 49.7%, Strategy 17.5%, Multiplayer 15.8%, Family Friendly 7.5%, PvP 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the core Polytopia loop of expanding, conquering, and managing limited resources on a finite map.
- #9 HUMANKIND™
91% matchMixed69% of 28,603 reviews2021
Dev: AMPLITUDE Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 33.1 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 12.9%, Strategy 11.6%, Multiplayer 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a modern 4X experience that allows for diverse civilization development and tactical warfare.
- #10 TINY METAL
91% 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 27.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.1%, War 14.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.6%, Multiplayer 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game delivers classic turn-based tactical combat with a focus on unit types and terrain advantages.
- #11 Circle Empires Rivals
90% matchVery Positive90% of 1,971 reviews2020
Dev: LuminousPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 11.8 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 27.9%, Multiplayer 20.3%, PvP 19.4%, Strategy 14%, Colorful 10%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a fast-paced, colorful approach to empire expansion that feels very similar to the frantic energy of Polytopia.
- #12 RISK: Global Domination
89% matchMostly Positive79% of 41,590 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: Turn-Based 23.1%, War 19.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.8%, Multiplayer 16.2%, Strategy 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: It is the classic foundation of territory control and global conquest that inspired many modern 4X games.
- #13 Politon
88% 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 34.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.9%, Isometric 10.9%, Multiplayer 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A hex-grid strategy game that directly mirrors the aesthetic and turn-based mechanics of Polytopia.
- #14 Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War
89% matchVery Positive82% of 18,612 reviews2018
Dev: Proxy StudiosPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 20.6 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 35.3% ★, Turn-Based 17.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.9%, Strategy 8.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses heavily on the combat and expansion aspects of 4X, removing diplomacy to emphasize tactical warfare.
- #15 Millennia
87% matchMixed67% of 3,777 reviews2024
Dev: C Prompt GamesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 14.3 hrsMean: 36.2 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 15.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.6%, War 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A 4X game that allows players to guide their civilization through history with a focus on strategic decision-making.
- #16 Age of Wonders 4
86% matchVery Positive81% of 22,944 reviews2023
Dev: Triumph StudiosPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 22.4 hrsMean: 60.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Rule a fantasy realm of your own design! Explore new magical realms in Age of Wonders’ signature blend of 4X strategy and turn-based tactical combat. Control a faction that grows and changes as you expand your empire with each turn!
Why similar: 4X 42.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17.5%, War 16.7%, Multiplayer 8.5%, Strategy 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: It offers deep fantasy 4X gameplay with highly tactical turn-based battles that reward clever unit positioning.
- #17 Countryballs at War
84% matchVery Positive92% of 83 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 20.8%, Strategy 15.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.6%, War 13.8%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a grand strategy experience with a lighthearted visual style and turn-based mechanics.
- #18 For The King
85% matchVery Positive88% of 43,710 reviews2018
Dev: IronOak GamesPub: Curve Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 21.8 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 54.5%, Multiplayer 17.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.2%, Strategy 13.4%
Why You'll Like It: It combines turn-based tactical combat with a stylized, board-game-like aesthetic that feels very approachable.
- #19 Pax Nova
86% matchMixed56% of 452 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 31.9% ★, Diplomacy 19.5% ★, Turn-Based 19.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.1%, Building 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: It brings the 4X formula into a sci-fi setting, focusing on exploration and empire management.
- #20 Battle for Wesnoth
84% matchVery Positive94% of 5,977 reviews2018
Dev: The Battle for Wesnoth ProjectPub: Wesnoth Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 58%
The Battle for Wesnoth is an open source, turn-based strategy game with a high fantasy theme. Explore the four corners of Irdya in seventeen solo campaigns and dozens of multiplayer maps, taking part in countless adventures as you go.
Why similar: Turn-Based 31.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 28.4%, Strategy 14.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.2%, Multiplayer 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: A classic, free-to-play turn-based strategy game that emphasizes unit management and tactical movement on a hex grid.
- #21 Root
82% matchVery Positive90% of 5,521 reviews2020
Dev: Dire Wolf
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 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 25.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 21%, PvP 13.3%, Multiplayer 12%, Strategy 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: An asymmetrical board game adaptation that requires deep strategic thinking and careful territory management.
- #22 From Village to Empire
83% 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 18.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.1%, War 11.5%, Strategy 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: A 4X game that focuses on the early stages of civilization growth on a hex-based map.
- #23 ISLANDERS
80% matchVery Positive94% of 16,781 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 32.3%, Minimalist 25.4%, Strategy 19.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.2%, Colorful 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: While a city-builder, its minimalist, relaxing approach to grid-based placement shares a similar 'zen' feel.
- #24 ENDLESS Legend™ 2
77% matchVery Positive83% of 2,825 reviews2025
Dev: AMPLITUDE StudiosPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 13.0 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 23.7% ★, Diplomacy 19.9% ★, Turn-Based 14.8%, War 10.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.6%
- #25 Unity of Command II
81% matchMostly Positive80% of 2,200 reviews2019
Dev: 2x2 Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 18.6 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 36.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.9%, Strategy 14.6%, War 14%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in hex-based tactical strategy that focuses on supply lines and efficient movement.
- #26 The Dungeon Beneath
79% matchVery Positive89% of 893 reviews2020
Dev: Puzzle Box Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
The Dungeon Beneath is a tactical rogue-like autobattler. Gather your party and descend into the dungeon, battling your way through room after room of nefarious enemies. Collect powerful artifacts and equipment to create an endless variety of strategies.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 43.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 38.1%, Strategy 15.7%, Singleplayer 2.8%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on tactical, turn-based combat and unit synergy in a compact, accessible format.
- #27 War Selection
79% matchVery Positive85% of 23,502 reviews2019
Dev: Glyph Worlds
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 28.2 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 30.4%, Strategy 26.9%, Multiplayer 25.8%, PvP 14.2%, Singleplayer 2.7%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a large-scale strategy experience with base-building and unit progression.
- #28 Battle Nations
81% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,881 reviews2014
Dev: Madrona Games Inc
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 27.1 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 30.6%, Multiplayer 18.3%, Strategy 15.7%, Singleplayer 3.6%
Why You'll Like It: It features turn-based combat and base-building elements that align with the progression style of Polytopia.
- #29 Mindustry
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 27,902 reviews2019
Dev: AnukenDev
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 28.2 hrs≥1hr: 76%
An open-ended factory management game with RTS and tower defense elements.
Why similar: Building 33.9%, Strategy 25.5%, Multiplayer 23.8%, PvP 14%, Singleplayer 2.9%
- #30 Circle Empires
78% matchVery Positive90% of 4,166 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 72.3%, Multiplayer 23.3%, Singleplayer 4.4%
- #31 ENDLESS Legend™
78% matchVery Positive83% of 19,068 reviews2014
Dev: AMPLITUDE Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 22.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
ENDLESS Legend™ is a 4X turn-based fantasy strategy game by the creators of ENDLESS Space™ and Dungeon of the ENDLESS™. Control every aspect of your civilization as you struggle to save your homeworld Auriga. Create your own Legend!
Why similar: 4X 40.5% ★, Turn-Based 26.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.1%, Strategy 11.8%, Multiplayer 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: A rich fantasy 4X game that offers unique faction mechanics and a beautiful, distinct world.
- #32 Sid Meier's Civilization VII
75% matchMixed48% of 58,486 reviews2025
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18.6 hrsMean: 49.5 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 24.4% ★, Diplomacy 21.8% ★, War 10.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.8%, Economy 8.5%
- #33 Dune: Spice Wars
75% matchMostly Positive79% of 13,540 reviews2023
Dev: Shiro GamesPub: Funcom
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 16.4 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 23.9% ★, Diplomacy 19.9% ★, War 10.1%, Real Time Tactics 9.7%, Economy 8.5%
- #34 Polygon Fantasy Battle Simulator
76% 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 32.2%, War 23.4%, Strategy 19.3%, Simulation 13.9%, Colorful 10.4%
- #35 Countryballs Conquest
74% matchVery Positive86% of 90 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%, Real Time Tactics 20.2%, Diplomacy 17.8% ★, Strategy 11.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.2%
- #36 Tinytopia
76% 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 19.9%, Strategy 13.2%, Simulation 13%, Cute 7.1%
- #37 TOHOTOPIA
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 731 reviews2026
Dev: Remilia Command
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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 38.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.4%, Economy 11.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.5%, Multiplayer 8.1%
- #38 Athena Crisis
73% matchVery Positive81% of 151 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 27%, PvP 16%, Multiplayer 11.5%, Strategy 9.2%
- #39 Age of Wonders: Planetfall
74% matchMostly Positive80% of 6,643 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 29.9% ★, Turn-Based 17.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.9%, Economy 9.2%, Strategy 8%
- #40 Countryball: Europe 1890
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 749 reviews2022
Dev: SHN Games
Windows
Discover the 19th and 20th centuries with countryballs!
Why similar: War 34.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 27.9%, Strategy 15.2%, Colorful 11.5%, Cute 10.6%
- #41 TFC: The Fertile Crescent
71% matchVery Positive89% of 392 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 16.6%, Real Time Tactics 16.2%, Multiplayer 11.7%, PvP 9.5%
- #42 Conquest of the New World
73% matchVery Positive92% of 121 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 31.5%, 4X 25.4% ★, Diplomacy 20.8% ★, Strategy 15%, Multiplayer 7.3%
- #43 Fantasy General II
72% matchVery Positive81% of 1,976 reviews2019
Dev: Owned by GravityPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 11.2 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 23.3%, 4X 21.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 16.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.5%, Strategy 9.9%
- #44 No Time to Relax
70% matchVery Positive92% of 2,891 reviews2019
Dev: Porcelain Fortress
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.9 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 25.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 24.8%, Strategy 15.6%, Simulation 11.1%, Cute 10.3%
- #45 Terra Mystica
73% 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 49.1%, Strategy 32%, Multiplayer 15.3%, Singleplayer 3.5%
- #46 Dorfromantik
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 29,559 reviews2022
Dev: Toukana Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 12.8 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 26.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 22.3%, Minimalist 18.3%, Family Friendly 11.7%, Strategy 11.4%
- #47 Emperor of the Fading Suns Enhanced
67% matchVery Positive95% of 190 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 42.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17.2%, Economy 11.3%, Building 10.8%, Strategy 8%
- #48 Crash Drive 3
69% 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 27.5%, PvP 24.8%, Family Friendly 17.1%, Colorful 15.6%, Cute 15%
- #49 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 27.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 23.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.8%, PvP 9.8%, Multiplayer 9.7%
- #50 System Crash
71% matchVery Positive80% of 327 reviews2016
Dev: Rogue Moon Studios
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
System Crash is a story-driven cyberpunk collectible card game inspired by Blade Runner and Neuromancer. When corporations own everything and the line between man and machine is blurred, your only option is to fight to survive!
Why similar: Strategy 78.7%, Singleplayer 21.3%
- #51 Healer's Quest
70% matchVery Positive84% of 323 reviews2018
Dev: Rablo Games
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Healer’s Quest is a comedy RPG where you play as the most underappreciated party member in any fantasy realm: the Healer. As per usual, your teammates are a band of inept jerks.
Why similar: Multiplayer 50.5%, Isometric 40.6%, Singleplayer 8.9%
- #52 Undead Horde
68% matchVery Positive87% of 1,400 reviews2019
Dev: 10tons Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 16.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Become a necromancer and raise the dead - Undead Horde is a necromantic action game with elements from RPG, strategy and hack'n'slash. Maraud through the lands of the living, raze their villages and steal their treasures. Ultimately you'll take over the whole kingdom of the living!
Why similar: Singleplayer 100%
- #53 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 29.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.4%, War 17.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.6%, Multiplayer 10.5%
- #54 Monsters' Den: Godfall
69% matchVery Positive84% of 561 reviews2017
Dev: Monstrum
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
The popular dungeon-crawling RPG series returns! Take your party into procedurally-generated dungeons, fight in turn-based battles, loot and level up! Explore the land and uncover the mysteries of the Godfall!
Why similar: Turn-Based 64.7%, Isometric 32.7%, Singleplayer 2.5%
- #55 ΔV: Rings of Saturn
65% matchVery Positive93% of 3,449 reviews2023
Dev: Kodera Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.3 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A physics-based mining sim, set in the thickest debris field in Sol. Every action has a reaction, lasers are invisible without a medium, and your thrust is a potent weapon. Find trade, adapt your equipment to your playstyle, hire a crew to help. Unravel the mysteries of the rings, or just get rich.
Why similar: Simulation 66.2%, Singleplayer 33.8%
- #56 Cantata
68% matchMixed64% of 145 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 33.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.3%, Building 10.5%, Strategy 9.8%
- #57 Pennon and Battle
66% matchMixed69% of 182 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 41.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 18.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.8%, PvP 9.8%, Strategy 7.8%
- #58 Circle Empires 2
64% matchMostly Positive73% of 299 reviews2026
Dev: LuminousPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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 25.6%, PvP 15.9%, Strategy 9.6%, Cute 7.7%