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The Emperor and State is a turn-based strategy game that simulates the rule of an ancient feudal monarch. It involves the administration, policy adjustment, diplomatic checks and balances, national wars, as well as the emperor's self-cultivation, the cultivation of successors and so on.

Reviews: Mixed — 58% — of 345 reviews
Released: 2024-07-26
Developer: 涂途
Publisher: Hawthorn Games
Genres: Casual, Indie, RPG, Simulation, Strategy, Early Access
Platforms: Windows

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    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: Grand Strategy 21.7%, Alternate History 17.2%, Wargame 14.3%, Historical 13.9%, War 10.7%

  53. #53 ENDLESS Legend™ 2
    65% 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: Diplomacy 19.6% ★, Grand Strategy 18%, Alternate History 11.3%, Historical 10.9%, War 9.3%

  54. #54 Democracy 4
    68% matchVery Positive82% of 6,409 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: Diplomacy 29.3% ★, Grand Strategy 23.3%, Economy 15.4%, Management 11.5%, Strategy 6.4%

  55. #55 魔塔三国之群雄争霸
    69% matchVery Positive87% of 71 reviews2022
    Dev: 赚大钱工作室
    Windows

    Players play one of the heroes in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, conquer other forces and unify the world

    Why similar: Wargame 25.4%, Strategy RPG 24.4%, Strategy 12.4%, War 12.4%, RPG 12%

  56. #56 World Empire 2027
    69% matchMostly Positive77% 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 26%, Wargame 18.7%, War 17.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.7%, Management 11%

  57. #57 King's Orders
    67% matchMostly Positive71% of 273 reviews2024
    Dev: AFTERLIFE👻Pub: Games Operators
    Windows

    King's Orders is a simplified historical strategy game with an important innovation. You command your armies by sending letters with orders. Messengers with these letters travel the land and can be lost or intercepted. Generals execute orders upon receipt and send you reports the same dangerous way.

    Why similar: Diplomacy 19.5% ★, Grand Strategy 17.6%, Wargame 12.4%, Historical 10.6%, War 10.1%

  58. #58 Huaxia: Warring States
    66% matchMixed64% of 793 reviews2026
    Dev: 秦川汉渚
    Windows

    Forge your epic in Huaxia: Warring States. Form your clan, conquer the lands, and build an empire. The fate of heaven & earth lies within you hands.

    Why similar: Grand Strategy 25.4%, Strategy RPG 16.9%, Historical 15.3%, War 13.8%, Management 10.1%

  59. #59 NationWar2:Chronicle
    66% matchMostly Positive80% of 430 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 35.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.1%, Historical 16.5%, Wargame 16.3%, Strategy 7.2%

  60. #60 Manor Lords
    63% matchVery Positive84% of 92,096 reviews2024
    Dev: Slavic MagicPub: Hooded Horse
    Windows
    Median: 9.6 hrsMean: 23.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    Manor Lords is a medieval strategy game featuring in-depth city building, large-scale tactical battles, and complex economic and social simulations. Rule your lands as a medieval lord – the seasons pass, the weather changes, and cities rise and fall.

    Why similar: Diplomacy 27.1% ★, Grand Strategy 23.5%, Historical 14.8%, Economy 12.3%, Management 8.8%

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