- #1 Legend of Heroes: Three Kingdoms
97% matchVery Positive89% of 7,704 reviews2025
Dev: Free Wing
Windows
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 31.8 hrs≥1hr: 78%
"Legend of Heroes: Three Kingdoms" is a single-player RPG where you shape the Three Kingdoms era. Choose to be a ruler, a loyal advisor, or a cunning mercenary. Marry, build homes, or train in martial arts. Restore peace through diplomacy or conquer with mighty armies.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 21.6% ★, Wargame 14.8%, Strategy RPG 13.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 11%, Historical 10.3%
- #2 ROMANCE OF THE THREE KINGDOMS XIV
96% matchMixed63% of 15,669 reviews2020
Dev: KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
Windows
Median: 24.7 hrsMean: 110.3 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Triumph over the land, take charge of the fate of China! Conquer territories and fly your colors!
Why similar: Diplomacy 21.6% ★, Grand Strategy 17.3% ★, Wargame 13.6%, Alternate History 12.4%, Historical 10.4%
- #3 Monarch : Medieval Remastered
96% matchVery Positive81% of 375 reviews2025
Dev: Mr.Lordy
Windows
In the medieval era, assume the role of a lord and engage with other lords,develop fiefdoms, and employ strategies involving intrigue, warfare, and plunder. Expand your territory and strengthen your house lineage Or, be a god, manipulate the world? This game primarily strategic role-playing elements
Why similar: Grand Strategy 24.3% ★, Historical 13.9%, Strategy RPG 13.1%, Wargame 9.3%, Management 8.7%
- #4 Nations
95% matchVery Positive87% of 95 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 22.2% ★, Historical 18.3%, Diplomacy 16.8% ★, Wargame 14.8%, Alternate History 11.4%
- #5 Age of History II
94% matchVery Positive90% of 49,233 reviews2018
Dev: Łukasz JakowskiPub: Łukasz Jakowski Games
Windows
Median: 12.2 hrsMean: 61.4 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 21.2% ★, Historical 15.9%, Diplomacy 13% ★, War 12.5%, Politics 11% ★
- #6 Age of History 3
93% matchVery Positive85% of 17,231 reviews2024
Dev: Łukasz JakowskiPub: Łukasz Jakowski Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 36.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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: Diplomacy 21.9% ★, Grand Strategy 21.7% ★, Wargame 17.3%, Alternate History 14.6%, Economy 10.2%
- #7 Romance of the Three Kingdoms XIII
94% matchMixed58% of 7,530 reviews2016
Dev: KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
Windows
Median: 18.9 hrsMean: 116.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
"The ultimate depiction of the Three Kingdom. A heroic drama of a gathering of Legends. "With this as the concept behind Romance of the Three Kingdoms 13, we have compiled an experience that will immerse you even deeper into the world of the Three Kingdoms, with "human drama," seen through the interactions of the...
Why similar: Diplomacy 22.1% ★, Grand Strategy 17% ★, Wargame 13.5%, Alternate History 12%, Historical 10.3%
- #8 Rise Of The White Sun - 白日升
92% matchVery Positive87% of 741 reviews2023
Dev: Maestro CinetikPub: Gaming at Work
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 42%
A Giant Strategy Sandbox experience set in Warlord China. *Tons of playable factions! *Communist insurgents, * Boxers like rebels, *Greedy warlords, *Mongol riders, *A mad russian baron, *Shanghai gangsters, *And armored trains!
Why similar: Diplomacy 16% ★, Grand Strategy 15.2% ★, Politics 12.8% ★, Wargame 9%, War 8.1%
- #9 Ancient Warfare: The Han Dynasty
91% matchVery Positive80% of 1,843 reviews2023
Dev: 不秋草游戏工作室(Bamboo Games)Pub: 方块游戏(CubeGame)
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Ancient Warfare: The Han Dynasty is a wargame demonstrating ancient warfare in China and combining elements of Big Strategy, RTS and RPG. You can learn little-known stories of heroes in ancient China by experiencing battles accommodating thousands of soldiers.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 24% ★, Wargame 18.8%, Historical 18.5%, War 16.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 9%
- #10 Making History: The First World War
91% 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: Grand Strategy 18.6% ★, Wargame 15.6%, Historical 13%, Alternate History 11.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.3%
- #11 Millennia
89% matchMixed67% of 3,746 reviews2024
Dev: C Prompt GamesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 14.3 hrsMean: 34.4 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 18.5% ★, Diplomacy 18.1% ★, Alternate History 13.4%, Historical 10.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.3%
- #12 Old World
89% matchVery Positive82% of 6,135 reviews2022
Dev: Mohawk GamesPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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: Diplomacy 19.8% ★, Grand Strategy 17.8% ★, Historical 10.9%, Alternate History 10.9%, Economy 9%
- #13 The Scroll Of Taiwu
88% matchMostly Positive70% of 62,126 reviews2018
Dev: ConchShip Games
Windows
Median: 13.2 hrsMean: 56.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
"The Scroll of Taiwu" is an indie game themed around Chinese mythology and wuxia. Players assume the role of the mysterious "heir of the Taiwu clan" in an alternate ancient China, working through generations of heirs to defeat a powerful hereditary enemy and shape the fate of the human world.
Why similar: RPG 31.6%, Strategy 20.4%, Strategy RPG 17.5%, Simulation 12.9%, Indie 5.3%
- #14 US and THEM
90% matchMostly Negative34% of 109 reviews2014
Dev: Icehole GamesPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Lead the CIA or KGB in a turn-based global strategy. Influence nations, run covert ops, and win the Cold War without firing a shot.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 13.7% ★, Diplomacy 12.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.4%, Politics 11% ★, Historical 10.3%
- #15 Democracy 4
87% matchVery Positive82% of 6,264 reviews2022
Dev: Positech Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Democracy 4 lets you take the role of President / Prime minister, govern the country (choosing its policies, laws and other actions), and both transform the country as you see fit, while trying to retain enough popularity to get re-elected...
Why similar: Politics 25.7% ★, Diplomacy 21.5% ★, Grand Strategy 16.9% ★, Economy 12%, Management 8.7%
- #16 The End of History
86% matchMostly Positive70% of 346 reviews2025
Dev: TatamibeyaPub: WorldMap
Windows
A historical sandbox simulation where every NPC lives their own life. They don't wait for you—they ally, marry, betray, and die. Kingdoms rise and fall by someone's will. Sometimes you shape history, sometimes it sweeps you away—an observer of a once-in-a-lifetime story that only you can witness.
Why similar: Diplomacy 25.9% ★, Politics 24% ★, Alternate History 17.1%, Historical 12.8%, War 11.1%
- #17 Warnament
86% matchVery Positive87% of 367 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: Grand Strategy 21.7% ★, Politics 19.5% ★, Diplomacy 19.1% ★, Economy 10.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.7%
- #18 Crisis in the Kremlin: The Cold War
84% matchVery Positive82% of 645 reviews2025
Dev: Nostalgames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 27.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Crisis in the Kremlin is a global real-time political strategy about the Socialist world in its final decade. Shape the fate of the world as you manage economy, foreign relations, and domestic policy. Engage with countries across the globe, using diplomacy or even proxy wars to expand your reach.
Why similar: Politics 20.7% ★, Grand Strategy 16.8% ★, Diplomacy 14.7% ★, Alternate History 14.5%, Historical 11.8%
- #19 Rogue State Revolution
85% matchMostly Positive77% of 531 reviews2021
Dev: LRDGames, Inc.Pub: Modern Wolf
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Greetings your Excellency. Time to rebuild, reform and prepare for new challenges in the People's Republic of Basenji. In this thrilling political strategy, you will appoint ministers and lead the country to success. Be careful — you may find yourself replaced in the next election.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 20.9% ★, Diplomacy 20.5% ★, Historical 12.1%, Economy 10.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.2%
- #20 AlexanderBall: A Countryball Tale
84% 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 20.2% ★, Diplomacy 14.8% ★, Historical 12%, Alternate History 10.1%, Economy 9.5%
- #21 Countryballs Conquest
83% matchVery Positive88% of 85 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 29.2% ★, War 14.9%, Diplomacy 12.2% ★, Management 10.6%, Historical 6.6%
- #22 Primitive Society Simulator
81% matchVery Positive83% of 687 reviews2024
Dev: YSH BigDovePub: YSH Games
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 74%
A colony-building game combined with grand strategy elements. Play as a tribal leader, guiding your people from the Stone Age to the Bronze Age. Survive, multiply, and compete for territory among ancient nations.
Why similar: Diplomacy 28.2% ★, Wargame 16.7%, Historical 14.1%, Alternate History 12.5%, War 11.9%
- #23 Star Dynasties
82% matchMostly Positive73% of 492 reviews2021
Dev: Pawley GamesPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Take the reins of a feudal dynasty in a divided galaxy following the destruction of earth. Star Dynasties is a turn based, procedurally generated narrative of human drama and personal politics, mixed with a light empire management layer. Your choices. Your legacy.
Why similar: Diplomacy 19.8% ★, Politics 18.3% ★, Grand Strategy 17.1% ★, Strategy RPG 10.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.2%
- #24 Bonaparte - A Mechanized Revolution
79% matchMostly Positive79% of 100 reviews2025
Dev: Studio Imugi
Windows
1789, Paris. Take Napoleon’s place in an alternate history as Céline or César Bonaparte in this ideology driven, turn-based strategy journey. Defend, reform or oppose the monarchy and write your own alternative history by combining cunning political skills and tactical military prowess.
Why similar: Politics 18.4% ★, Grand Strategy 18.1% ★, Alternate History 14.2%, Wargame 12%, Historical 11.6%
- #25 Three Kingdoms The Last Warlord
81% matchMixed69% of 3,887 reviews2021
Dev: LongYou Game StudioPub: LongYou Tech Ltd
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The Last Warlord is a Turn-based strategy game. The game is based on the famous Chinese historical novel. The Three Kingdoms (A.D. 190 – 280) was the tripartite division of China between the states of Wei, Shu, and Wu.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 22.9% ★, Wargame 18.5%, Historical 18.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.4%, War 13.5%
- #26 Three Kingdoms: Innovatory
80% matchMixed59% of 973 reviews2024
Dev: 瞬息万变工作室Pub: Moment HK
Windows
This is a classic historical simulation + real-time strategy game, where you will go back to the era of the Three Kingdoms and play as various renowned sovereigns.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 27.6% ★, Wargame 23.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.5%, Historical 14.3%, Strategy 5.9%
- #27 皇帝游戏:天下-皇游天下
77% matchVery Positive96% of 245 reviews2026
Dev: OTTOCOM
Windows
《皇帝游戏》是一款将皇帝扮演与卡牌构筑相结合的roguelike游戏,在这款游戏中,在这里,您将穿越时空化身千古帝王,亲自执掌乾坤,打造您独一无二的能臣良将班底,亲自排兵布阵,合纵连横。运筹帷幄之中,决胜千里之外。是宵衣旰食开创盛世,还是酒池肉林沦为昏君,都在您的一念之间!
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 33.7%, Historical 24.4%, Strategy 16.2%, RPG 7.2%, Indie 6%
- #28 Imperiums: Greek Wars
79% matchVery Positive86% of 540 reviews2020
Dev: Kube Games
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Unique combination of turn-based 4X and historical grand strategy with a mythological twist. Explore the ancient world and build a world leading civilization. Survive, expand, conquer... and win!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 18.8% ★, Diplomacy 17.1% ★, Alternate History 12.8%, Historical 11.4%, Economy 9.3%
- #29 Doodle Empires
75% matchVery Positive92% of 982 reviews2025
Dev: Turtle Stack Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Doodle Empires is an alternate history sandbox game all about drawing your own nations with your own histories and stories in a variety of maps. Watch your world take shape and evolve over time, and decide which nations will rise and which nations will fall.
Why similar: Alternate History 30.3%, Historical 20.5%, Wargame 15.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 11%, Simulation 9.5%
- #30 AfterWar
77% matchMostly Positive73% of 141 reviews2023
Dev: Dmytro Lumen
Windows
AfterWar is a strategy about the world in 2028
Why similar: Grand Strategy 19.7% ★, Politics 19.5% ★, Diplomacy 16.4% ★, Economy 13.6%, Alternate History 12.7%
- #31 Stellar Monarch
78% matchVery Positive80% of 226 reviews2016
Dev: Silver Lemur Games
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Asymmetric space empire builder where you feel like the Emperor, not a logistics officer. No micromanagement, grand scale, fast paced, audiences, assassins, imperial court, disloyal admirals.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 27.3% ★, Diplomacy 25.2% ★, Politics 17.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 11.1%, Management 8%
- #32 Obscure Chronicle of Dynasty
76% matchVery Positive95% of 75 reviews2023
Dev: IsaacZhang
Windows
This is a "fictional, but plausible" strategy role-playing game with a plot which can be regarded as a history of the Three Kingdoms in a different realm. Thus, those who have received little or no attention in the original history may blossom in this very different time and space.
Why similar: Strategy RPG 21.3%, Alternate History 20.7%, Historical 20.1%, Drama 12.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.5%
- #33 The Succession of Changing Kings
73% matchVery Positive88% of 482 reviews2026
Dev: KwaKwaGames
Windows
Turn-based kingdom management simulator focused on decision-making. Will you survive and lead the kingdom to prosperity, or die in agony? The throne awaits.
Why similar: Strategy RPG 19.4%, Alternate History 17.3%, Historical 16.6%, Economy 12.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.5%
- #34 Rebel Inc: Escalation
75% matchVery Positive82% of 7,070 reviews2021
Dev: Ndemic CreationsPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 13.5 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: Diplomacy 21.3% ★, Grand Strategy 20.8% ★, Alternate History 15.2%, Historical 12.8%, War 11%
- #35 ENDLESS™ Legend 2
73% matchVery Positive84% of 2,346 reviews2025
Dev: AMPLITUDE StudiosPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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: Diplomacy 19.9% ★, Grand Strategy 18% ★, Alternate History 10.8%, Historical 10.7%, War 9%
- #36 For The Glory: A Europa Universalis Game
78% matchMostly Positive77% of 171 reviews2009
Dev: Crystal Empire GamesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 35.9 hrs≥1hr: 41%
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 21.9% ★, Diplomacy 20.4% ★, Historical 13.3%, Alternate History 13.1%, Economy 9.1%
- #37 Kingdom's Life
76% matchMixed63% of 259 reviews2022
Dev: Strudio Company
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Kingdom's Life - Large turn-based global strategy game in pixel style. You have to create your own people and state. Can you lead the state to political, economic, technological and military triumph? It depends on you.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 29.1% ★, Wargame 18.1%, Historical 13.3%, Economy 11.7%, War 11.6%
- #38 Orbi Universo II
73% matchVery Positive82% of 71 reviews2025
Dev: Orbi Universo Team
Windows · Linux
Guide your very own civilization's destiny in this abstract strategy sim. Master a complex node system, overcome unique challenges, and evolve your society from humble beginnings to the mastery of the atom. Can your civilization *really* withstand the test of time?
Why similar: Grand Strategy 24.4% ★, Politics 17.6% ★, Historical 14.8%, Economy 11.4%, Management 10.3%
- #39 Imperator: Rome
74% matchMixed65% of 26,771 reviews2019
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 37.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Dominate the classical Mediterranean in Imperator: Rome, a grand strategy game from Paradox Interactive. Navigate the dangerous waters of politics and diplomacy as you build up your provinces and conquer foreign lands. Now available with special content and the digital artbook.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 38.5% ★, Historical 17.2%, Strategy 9.9%, Politics 9% ★, Economy 6.9%
- #40 Fantasy Map Simulator
71% matchVery Positive89% of 3,843 reviews2024
Dev: The Stranger
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Fantasy Map Simulator: Create and watch imaginary worlds evolve over centuries. Design maps, simulate nations and their politics, and control destinies. See empires rise and fall on your desktop wallpaper. A unique simulation for history buffs and creative minds.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 25.3% ★, Politics 23.2% ★, Alternate History 19.6%, Wargame 12.6%, War 11.4%
- #41 The Heroic Legend of Eagarlnia
72% matchVery Positive85% of 1,618 reviews2022
Dev: HongShou StudioPub: Pixmain
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Lay out your grand strategy on the land of Eagarlnia where humans, elves, orcs, dwarves, and the undead each battle out a corner of land. Manage your territories by navigating complex decisions and grow your economy.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 38% ★, Alternate History 21.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.8%, War 12.8%, Strategy 6.4%
- #42 NationWar:Chronicles | 国战:列国志传
74% matchMixed70% of 444 reviews2019
Dev: Yiming
Windows
This is a sandbox game that is deeply rooted in the rich historical information of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. The story of the game unfolds slowly in the eighth century BC on the vast and mysterious land of China.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 28.7% ★, Historical 18.4%, Politics 16.2% ★, Wargame 15.3%, War 14.5%
- #43 Great Houses of Calderia
72% matchMixed61% of 418 reviews2024
Dev: Resistance GamesPub: Firesquid
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Great Houses of Calderia is a Feudal Grand Strategy game focusing on family dynamics & stories. Use your family strengths to compete against rivals to rise in the ranks of Calderia - produce, trade, scheme, bribe, and battle to build your legacy of power!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 32.6% ★, Diplomacy 18.8% ★, Economy 12.5%, Management 8.9%, War 8.7%
- #44 Mr. President
70% matchVery Positive80% of 86 reviews2026
Dev: Exia Labs
Windows · Mac
Can you face the challenges of the Oval Office? Find out in Mr. President, a sandbox simulation of the U.S. presidency. Pursue your legislative agenda. Compete with rivals Russia and China. Deal with crises from 9/11 to COVID-19; and direct the U.S. military against terror groups and rogue states.
Why similar: Diplomacy 21.4% ★, Grand Strategy 20.2% ★, Wargame 12.9%, Historical 12.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.1%
- #45 World Empire 2027
71% matchMostly Positive76% of 85 reviews2022
Dev: iGindisGames
Windows · Mac
Lead your empire in turn based strategy war game. Select your country and start to play.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 25.8% ★, Wargame 18.4%, War 16.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.8%, Management 11.4%
- #46 World Warfare & Economics
70% matchMixed63% of 666 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 23% ★, Diplomacy 22.2% ★, Politics 18.7% ★, Economy 11.4%, War 10.1%
- #47 逆乱封神之武王伐纣
68% matchVery Positive91% of 79 reviews2024
Dev: 赚大钱工作室
Windows
A turn based battle chess game called Fengshen Bang
Why similar: Wargame 19.2%, Strategy RPG 18.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.9%, Historical 11.6%, Alternate History 8.9%
- #48 Oriental Empires
69% matchVery Positive81% of 2,990 reviews2017
Dev: Shining Pixel StudiosPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 11.4 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: Grand Strategy 26.8% ★, Historical 26.2%, War 13.4%, Strategy 12.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.4%
- #49 Realpolitiks
71% matchMixed62% of 1,232 reviews2017
Dev: Jujubee S.A.Pub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.8 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 32.3% ★, Politics 23.9% ★, Grand Strategy 21.5% ★, Strategy 9.1%, Historical 8.3%
- #50 Making History: The Great War
70% matchMostly Positive76% of 453 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: Grand Strategy 29.3% ★, Historical 14.8%, Alternate History 12.5%, War 12.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.2%
- #51 House of Legacy
65% matchVery Positive83% of 3,616 reviews2025
Dev: S3 StudioPub: Thermite Games
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 18.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Step into the shoes of a fallen clan leader, starting with nothing but a crumbling estate and a handful of hopes, rising through careful planning, trade, and diplomacy to become one of the most powerful families in the land. Now it’s time to forge a legendary dynasty that leaves its mark on history.
Why similar: Diplomacy 42.1% ★, Economy 14.6%, Management 13.5%, Historical 12.8%, RPG 5.3%
- #52 Evil Democracy: 1932
69% matchMostly Positive75% of 471 reviews2020
Dev: Hamsters Gaming
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
In the unique world of this political simulator, you travel to Europe, 1932-1935, to become the party leader in one of the following countries: Germany, France, or England. You have a real chance to become the winner of WWII even before it begins...
Why similar: Politics 30.4% ★, Alternate History 12.8%, Strategy 11.8%, Simulation 11.3%, Historical 8.7%
- #53 NationWar2:Chronicle
66% matchMostly Positive80% of 419 reviews2024
Dev: Yiming
Windows
NationWar 2.0 is a big strategy game based on the theme of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States period. There are more than 60 countries to choose from in the game. Map 1: 1 restores the mountainous landscapes and rivers of China.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 35.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17.4%, Historical 16.3%, Wargame 16.1%, Strategy 7.4%
- #54 Conquer: Napoleonic Wars
68% matchMostly Positive75% of 75 reviews2022
Dev: Estuego Games
Windows
A turn-based strategy game based off the Napoleonic Wars! Lead, attack, buy, and communicate. Learn how to play difficult 4x grand strategy games by starting with simple strategy. *Disclaimer, this game is made by a teenager for a school project*
Why similar: Grand Strategy 20.8% ★, Wargame 16.5%, Politics 15.4% ★, Alternate History 13.8%, Historical 10.7%
- #55 EarthRoyale
66% matchVery Positive85% of 178 reviews2024
Dev: Lizzycat / Lizabeth Gidlund
Windows · Mac · Linux
EarthRoyale is a Map simulation Observer game where the game each turn chooses one of many events to edit the world map
Why similar: Alternate History 35.8%, Wargame 26.3%, Historical 12.1%, Simulation 9.1%, War 8%
- #56 Supreme Ruler 1936
69% matchMostly Positive74% of 303 reviews2014
Dev: BattleGoat Studios
Windows
Median: 9.0 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 24.9% ★, Politics 19.8% ★, Wargame 15.8%, Historical 14.9%, War 11.9%
- #57 Lawgivers II
67% matchMixed70% of 641 reviews2023
Dev: Damian BernardiPub: SomniumSoft
Windows · Mac · Linux
Lawgivers II is a political sandbox game that features multiple electoral systems, approve/reject bills and govern a country. Start out your career from the very bottom, and perhaps one day, lead your nation to become the most influential in the world.
Why similar: Diplomacy 27.5% ★, Politics 26.6% ★, Grand Strategy 17.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 10.1%, Management 8.7%
- #58 Dictator Simulator: Gradnar
64% matchVery Positive97% of 73 reviews2025
Dev: GortagonGame
Windows
Become the Dictator of Gradnar! Rule the nation, choose between democracy and tyranny, wage wars with a unique card-based mechanic, and expand your empire. A political dystopia packed with satire and humor!
Why similar: Diplomacy 34% ★, Grand Strategy 26.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.5%, War 12.1%, Simulation 5.9%
- #59 NationWar:Annals
67% matchMixed68% of 168 reviews2021
Dev: Yiming
Windows
This is a deep focus on the Spring and Autumn period of the Warring States period of the grand strategy and real-time combat fusion sandbox game.
Why similar: Diplomacy 28.8% ★, Grand Strategy 21.8% ★, Wargame 15.3%, Historical 11.2%, War 9.4%