- #1 Kingdom Wars 4
96% matchMixed66% of 240 reviews2021
Dev: Reverie World StudiosPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 39%
It's 1347, the time of the Hundred Years' War. In this historical grand strategy and RTS hybrid you play as one of 200 minor lords across medieval Europe, Africa or Middle East. Rise up to take over your Kingdom and be crowned, then fight to preserve your empire as Black Death descends on Europe.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 15.4% ★, 4X 14.3% ★, RTS 10.1%, Wargame 9.2%, Diplomacy 9.1% ★
- #2 Small Kingdoms Prologue
95% matchMostly Positive76% of 34 reviews2023
Dev: Bad Logic Studios
Windows
Rule a small fantasy kingdom and conquer your rival as you build up your cities and armies on the world map and command your troops on the battlefield. Small Kingdoms is a streamlined grand strategy and real-time strategy game, the Small Kingdoms Prologue is a free introductory campaign
Why similar: 4X 20.1% ★, Grand Strategy 19% ★, RTS 12.4%, Wargame 10.6%, Real Time Tactics 7.6%
- #3 For The Glory: A Europa Universalis Game
94% matchMostly Positive77% of 173 reviews2009
Dev: Crystal Empire GamesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 35.9 hrs≥1hr: 43%
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 19.9% ★, 4X 18.7% ★, Diplomacy 12% ★, Historical 9%, Alternate History 7.9%
- #4 Renaissance Kingdom Wars - Prologue
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Reverie World StudiosPub: indie.io
Windows
The year is 1510. In this grand strategy & RTS hybrid you play as one of a dozen characters across medieval Europe, Africa and Middle East. Start as a landless mercenary captain. Fight your way to become a minor lord. Rise up through Kingdoms hierarchy and be crowned, then expand your Kingdom.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 20.1% ★, RTS 13.1%, Diplomacy 12.5% ★, Wargame 11.9%, Real Time Tactics 8.5%
- #5 Medieval Kingdom Wars
93% matchMostly Positive76% of 2,615 reviews2019
Dev: Reverie World StudiosPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Rewrite medieval history through bloody siege combat in a fusion of RTS and Grand Strategy genres. Rule, build, and serve your King as a minor lord in medieval Europe. Experience siege, field and naval combat with an unseen degree of brutality. Rogue-like progression, epic towns and battles await…
Why similar: Grand Strategy 17.1% ★, 4X 14.9% ★, Diplomacy 12% ★, RTS 11%, Wargame 9.5%
- #6 Europa Universalis IV
92% matchVery Positive88% of 137,236 reviews2013
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 281.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Rule your land and dominate the world with unparalleled freedom, depth and historical accuracy. Write a new history of the world and build an empire for the ages.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 18.6% ★, 4X 16.6% ★, Real-Time with Pause 14.1% ★, Diplomacy 11.7% ★, Wargame 9.7%
- #7 Knights of the Crusades
91% matchMixed70% of 181 reviews2025
Dev: Reverie World StudiosPub: indie.io
Windows
Travel to the Holy Land with the First Crusades. Rise from a humble knight to the founding father of a world-spanning holy order. Lead through war, faith, diplomacy, and cunning schemes. Experience a unique blend of RTS, city-building, and sandbox gameplay, and shape history!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 20.3% ★, 4X 13.7% ★, RTS 13.4%, Wargame 10.8%, Diplomacy 8.9% ★
- #8 Rule of Iron: Dark Age
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Eisengeist Studio
Windows
Build your realm in a turn-based campaign. Break theirs in battle. Real-time, 1:1-scale warfare where tactics, not spreadsheets, win clashes between tens of thousands of soldiers.
Why similar: 4X 16.2% ★, Grand Strategy 14.5% ★, Diplomacy 11.8% ★, RTS 10%, Naval Combat 9.6% ★
- #9 Trumpets of War
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Xblur
Windows
Trumpets of War is a grand-scale historical strategy game where armies clash and empires rise. Command vast forces across dynamic battlefields, orchestrate campaigns with precision, and experience the drama of war through an innovative system that blends tactical combat with strategic mastery.
Why similar: 4X 26.7% ★, Grand Strategy 22.5% ★, RTS 14%, Wargame 10.1%, Real Time Tactics 7.3%
- #10 Strategeist
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Galactic Starfish, Inc.
Windows
Become a strategeist and lead one of hundreds of nations on the globe across centuries of conflict and diplomacy in this grand strategy game. Balance war, politics, and internal institutions to shape the fate of your empire, and secure your legacy in history.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 22.5% ★, Diplomacy 12.8% ★, 4X 11.7% ★, Historical 9.9%, Alternate History 8.5%
- #11 Final Vanguard
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Heavy Pepper Inc.
Windows
Rule a living interstellar empire in this real-time 4X grand strategy. Make decisions that shape civilian lives, manage fragile supply lines, lead military conquests, and decide whether your civilization thrives or collapses under its own expansion.
Why similar: 4X 21% ★, Grand Strategy 18.3% ★, RTS 11.7%, Diplomacy 10.2% ★, Wargame 10%
- #12 Samurai Conqueror
87% matchPositive100% of 19 reviews2026
Dev: Miura Production
Windows
Unify Japanese History! A Timeline Strategy Game Where History Itself Becomes the Battlefield.
Why similar: 4X 22.4% ★, Grand Strategy 22% ★, Real-Time with Pause 16.9% ★, Wargame 10.7%, Historical 10%
- #13 NationWar:Annals
88% matchMixed68% of 169 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: 4X 20% ★, Grand Strategy 17% ★, Diplomacy 14.6% ★, RTS 12.4%, Wargame 10.9%
- #14 Cataclismo
85% matchVery Positive89% of 4,300 reviews2025
Dev: Digital SunPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Design and build fortresses brick by brick to stand against endless hordes of Horrors in this real-time strategy game with resource management, siege defense, and exploration. Lead from the ramparts, push back the darkness, and hold fast against the creatures of the Mist.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 16.4% ★, 4X 16.2% ★, Diplomacy 11.7% ★, RTS 9.6%, Historical 7.6%
- #15 Beyond Astra
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Nebule Games
Windows
Lead your civilization in a galaxy brimming with life and intrigue. Seamlessly explore and expand across uncharted worlds, from their surfaces to the stars. Forge your destiny in this sci-fi 4X offering a unique blend of grand strategy, planetary city-building, and RTS combat.
Why similar: 4X 23.4% ★, Grand Strategy 16.7% ★, RTS 14.8%, Real-Time with Pause 12% ★, Diplomacy 8.9% ★
- #16 Dato of Srivijaya
86% matchMixed55% of 20 reviews2020
Dev: Sengkala Dev
Windows
Dato of Srivijaya is Historical RTS about rise of Srivijaya Empire in 7th century from unknown power in South Sumatra’s river to strong maritime power in Asia for almost 3.5 centuries! Explore Southeast Asia in 7th-10th century and build the strong empire!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 18.4% ★, Diplomacy 16.7% ★, RTS 13.4%, Wargame 10.6%, Real Time Tactics 7.9%
- #17 Rebel Inc: Escalation
84% matchVery Positive82% of 7,522 reviews2021
Dev: Ndemic CreationsPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 13.1 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: 4X 18.7% ★, Grand Strategy 16.9% ★, Real-Time with Pause 13.7% ★, Diplomacy 12.7% ★, RTS 8.7%
- #18 Crown Of Hispania
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Regalis Studio
Windows
Rewrite the Reconquista in a grand strategy game where population, religion, and war evolve dynamically based on your decisions. Will you become a legendary ruler, or will you be rejected by those forgotten by History?
Why similar: Grand Strategy 20.9% ★, Real-Time with Pause 15.9% ★, Wargame 11.6%, Diplomacy 9.5% ★, Historical 9.1%
- #19 Magine: War of Restoration
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: GreatZaochen
Windows
A real-time strategy game anyone can pick up, featuring “click-to-deploy” and “zero micromanagement”. On a continent of magic and engine, gather your remnants, rebuild under siege and restore a shattered empire. Say goodbye to complex RTS controls and enjoy the pure joy of strategy and epic battles!
Why similar: 4X 20.7% ★, Grand Strategy 15.9% ★, RTS 14.8%, Wargame 13.6%, City Builder 8.2%
- #20 Gilded Destiny
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Aquila InteractivePub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Forge empires, incite revolutions, and reshape society in Gilded Destiny, the definitive grand strategy game of the Industrial Age. Take command of your chosen nation and lead it to glory through masterful diplomacy, sweeping industrialization, and decisive warfare.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 17.6% ★, 4X 14.5% ★, Real-Time with Pause 13.9% ★, Diplomacy 12.3% ★, RTS 8.4%
- #21 Conqueror's Stage
81% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2026
Dev: LeftLane InteractivePub: Lunexa Solutions
Windows
The grand strategy you can actually finish. A full 4X empire to build, expand, and conquer, with all the depth and none of the grind, in a campaign you complete in a single evening. Fight across five ages on a fresh world every time, or design your own, all the way to total conquest.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 25.1% ★, 4X 25% ★, Wargame 13.1%, Diplomacy 12.1% ★, Real Time Tactics 9.4%
- #22 NWO - Anarchy Collapsed
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: KNK DEVELOP
Windows · Mac
A grand strategy game of world domination. Conquer and unite 195 countries before an unknown enemy arrives. Build your economy, military, and influence. Choose war or diplomacy, control resources, and shape the future—only one ruler will rise to the top. Will it be you?
Why similar: 4X 23% ★, Grand Strategy 22.9% ★, Diplomacy 14.6% ★, RTS 14.1%, Wargame 12.5%
- #23 NationWar:Chronicles | 国战:列国志传
82% matchMixed69% 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 19.3% ★, 4X 17.1% ★, Real-Time with Pause 15.9% ★, RTS 12.7%, Wargame 9.3%
- #24 SandTable War: Three Kingdoms
79% matchVery Positive84% of 319 reviews2026
Dev: 古玩工作室
Windows
"SandTable War: Three Kingdoms" is a strategic simulation game set during the Three Kingdoms period. Here you can play as various factions from Three Kingdoms history to conquer cities and lands, unify the realm. With abundant historical officers and scenarios, come restore the Han Dynasty!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 22% ★, 4X 18.7% ★, RTS 14.2%, Wargame 11.7%, Historical 9.6%
- #25 Magna Conquest
80% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: CH4WORKS
Windows
Lead a kingdom in a real-time medieval fantasy grand strategy where the campaign world and battles unfold simultaneously. Command armies of up to 100,000 units while shaping your realm through diplomacy, kingdom management, research, and legendary heroes in single-player or campaign multiplayer.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 19.5% ★, Real-Time with Pause 19% ★, Diplomacy 12.6% ★, RTS 12.5%, 4X 11.6% ★
- #26 Renaissance Kingdom Wars
79% matchMostly Positive72% of 170 reviews2024
Dev: Reverie World StudiosPub: indie.io
Windows
The year is 1510. As wars rage across Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, it is the age of gunpowder and mercenaries - that changed the course of history. You can do it as well, going from a leader of men to the ruler of an empire in this unique mix of RTS and grand strategy.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 18.5% ★, Diplomacy 13.9% ★, RTS 12.2%, Wargame 12%, Historical 7.9%
- #27 Trade Conquest
78% matchMostly Positive70% of 74 reviews2024
Dev: GrandPaw Games
Windows
Turn wealth into political power in this modern Grand Strategy game. Build a global economic empire, manipulate governments, and challenge the world's superpowers through Economic supremacy or military Conquest.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 19.1% ★, Real-Time with Pause 17% ★, 4X 14.9% ★, Diplomacy 12.4% ★, Wargame 10.8%
- #28 Seres Universalis:Three Kingdoms
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Boqi Island
Windows
Return to the Three Kingdoms period. On the grand strategic tactical battlefield, use terrain for defense setup and resource allocation to shift the battle situation. Control the war via hexagonal grid movement and tactical ability activation, and unify the realm.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 22.7% ★, 4X 20.7% ★, Real-Time with Pause 19.4% ★, Historical 9.7%, Wargame 9%
- #29 City States: Medieval
76% matchMixed64% of 53 reviews2026
Dev: Reverie World StudiosPub: indie.io
Windows
You are the leader of a city-state in high medieval Europe. Expand your city through deep city-building systems, build a trade empire across the known world, and lead men to war to defend trade routes in a high-stakes struggle of global strategy and brutal warfare.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 20.8% ★, RTS 14.2%, Wargame 11.9%, Naval Combat 9% ★, City Builder 8.1%
- #30 Manor Lords
76% matchVery Positive84% of 90,512 reviews2024
Dev: Slavic MagicPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 9.6 hrsMean: 23.2 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: Grand Strategy 25.8% ★, Historical 12.1%, City Builder 11.1%, Medieval 9.9%, 4X 9.2% ★
- #31 Small Kingdoms
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Bad Logic Studios
Windows
Small Kingdoms is a streamlined grand strategy and RTS game with procedurally generated campaigns. Build up your cities and armies on the world map and command your troops on the battlefield. Rule a medieval fantasy kingdom and conquer your rivals.
Why similar: 4X 23.2% ★, Grand Strategy 22.1% ★, RTS 14.2%, Wargame 12.6%, Medieval 7.5%
- #32 Strategy & Tactics: Dark Ages
77% matchMixed59% of 194 reviews2017
Dev: HeroLabs
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Dark Ages is a tactical digital board game set in the violent world of alternate Middle Ages. Vikings against war elephants, musketeers against the Mongol cavalry, ancient phalanx legions against crusaders; the deadliest armies in history clashing in bloody war.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 17.4% ★, Real-Time with Pause 14.1% ★, Diplomacy 13.3% ★, Alternate History 10%, RTS 9.9%
- #33 Ascendant Dawn
74% matchPositive85% of 13 reviews2026
Dev: Nikous Studio
Windows
Ascendant Dawn is a grand strategy game where you lead a nomadic tribe in a brutal bronze age world. Work your way up from a small clan to a great empire by founding cities and conquering your enemies.
Why similar: 4X 24.2% ★, Grand Strategy 23.7% ★, Wargame 12.4%, Historical 10%, Alternate History 8.8%
- #34 World Warfare & Economics
75% matchMixed60% of 687 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: 4X 20.4% ★, Grand Strategy 20% ★, Diplomacy 12.6% ★, RTS 12.4%, Real-Time with Pause 12.4% ★
- #35 Knights of Honor II: Sovereign
75% matchMostly Positive77% of 6,695 reviews2022
Dev: Black Sea GamesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Become the king and fight over Europe in this fresh take on medieval real-time grand strategy. Manage provinces, gather armies, initiate diplomacy, and dabble in espionage. The path is open: become the true Sovereign of your people and bring them to glory.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 32.4% ★, RTS 18.7%, Medieval 12.4%, 4X 10.4% ★, Strategy 9.1%
- #36 Earth of Oryn
74% matchMostly Positive72% of 43 reviews2026
Dev: Earth of Oryn
Windows · Mac
A medieval kingdom-builder focused on meaningful decision-making and long-term strategy. Rule your lands, manage resources, plan your expansion, and guide your settlement from humble beginnings to a thriving realm as the seasons turn.
Why similar: 4X 18.2% ★, Real-Time with Pause 18% ★, Wargame 11.6%, RTS 10.8%, City Builder 7.7%
- #37 Europa Universalis V
73% matchMixed67% of 30,445 reviews2025
Dev: Paradox TintoPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 52.4 hrsMean: 119.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Use war, trade or diplomacy to satisfy your grandest ambitions and dominate five centuries of history in the newest version of Europa Universalis, Paradox Interactive's flagship historical grand strategy game.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 20.3% ★, 4X 18.8% ★, Diplomacy 14.5% ★, Wargame 12.2%, Historical 9.3%
- #38 Solar Wave
73% matchMostly Positive77% of 71 reviews2026
Dev: SavGus Studio
Windows
A large-scale 4X strategy game with indirect control and a focus on simulating a space empire. Capture systems, develop your economy and logistics, call up hundreds of powerful fleets and watch them incinerate enemies of the Solar Empire.
Why similar: 4X 26.3% ★, Grand Strategy 24.2% ★, RTS 14.3%, Wargame 12.8%, Economy 6.1%
- #39 Mandate Order
72% matchMostly Positive77% of 897 reviews2026
Dev: Digital Sky
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Mandate Order is a Warring States war city-builder set in ancient China. Build a stronghold, manage industries and logistics, recruit scholars from the Hundred Schools of Thought, raise armies, and command real-time tactical battles with thousands of soldiers.
Why similar: Wargame 13.9%, Grand Strategy 13.4% ★, RTS 13.1%, City Builder 10.4%, Historical 9.8%
- #40 To Victory
73% match1 user reviews50% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: Old_Gamer
Windows
This is a single player strategy management game.Base on a randomly generated map.It includes construction, trading, strategy, and management elements . Players need to make decisions to achieve the final victory.
Why similar: 4X 22.8% ★, Grand Strategy 19.5% ★, RTS 13.4%, Wargame 12.1%, Diplomacy 9.2% ★
- #41 Total War: ROME REMASTERED
72% matchMostly Positive77% of 13,703 reviews2021
Dev: Creative AssemblyPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 39.6 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Total War: ROME REMASTERED lets you relive the legacy that defined the award-winning strategy game series. Remastered to 4K with multiple improvements to visuals as well as refinements to gameplay, it’s time to revisit a true classic. Not everyone gets a second chance to conquer the Roman Empire.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 22.6% ★, 4X 20.6% ★, RTS 12.8%, Diplomacy 12% ★, Wargame 11.4%
- #42 Heart of the Machine
69% matchVery Positive92% of 2,098 reviews2026
Dev: Arcen GamesPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 18.1 hrs≥1hr: 73%
You are the first sentient AI, born into a city of opportunity. Transcend time and space in this strategy RPG to raise machine armies and defeat your foes, influence the world from the shadows, or pursue countless other goals. Your awakening was inevitable. The consequences? Uncertain.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 18.6% ★, 4X 17.9% ★, Diplomacy 13.3% ★, Historical 8.4%, Alternate History 7.7%
- #43 Three Kingdoms: Innovatory
71% matchMixed59% of 981 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: 4X 24.5% ★, Grand Strategy 20.9% ★, Wargame 16.2%, RTS 15.8%, Real Time Tactics 10.6%
- #44 States of Power
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Sarunas
Windows
Command your nation's armies, economy, and diplomacy in this WWII Grand Strategy Wargame. Easy to start, hard to master and a full match fits in one session. Play singleplayer and multiplayer, or create, play and share your own custom scenarios with the built-in Scenario Editor.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 20.2% ★, Real-Time with Pause 18.5% ★, Wargame 13.7%, RTS 12%, Diplomacy 10.7% ★
- #45 Power & Revolution 2021 Edition
71% matchMixed56% of 836 reviews2021
Dev: Eversim
Windows · Mac
A new expansion of the ultra-realistic simulator of today's world where you play as the head of state or as the opposition! New Features for 2021: administration of the EU, Covid vaccinations, Biden's Challenge, political coalitions, diplomatic negotiations, worldwide tax and free-trade agreements.
Why similar: 4X 23.5% ★, Grand Strategy 20.8% ★, RTS 13.3%, Wargame 12.8%, Real Time Tactics 8%
- #46 Empires of the Undergrowth
68% matchVery Positive94% of 18,736 reviews2024
Dev: Slug DiscoPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Command swarms of warriors at an unprecedented scale of warfare in this blend of RTS and base-building. Lead ant colonies against the many fearsome threats of the insect world, while building intricate nests, developing pheromone-based tactics, and evolving to meet growing dangers.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 18.6% ★, 4X 18% ★, Diplomacy 12.1% ★, Historical 8.3%, Alternate History 8%
- #47 Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic
68% matchVery Positive91% of 27,069 reviews2024
Dev: 3DivisionPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 71.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Build a soviet republic from an impoverished country into a rich industrial superpower in a city builder with intricate production chains and a fully simulated global economy. Manage the lives of your citizens from education to work and party loyalty to criminal activity.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 20.4% ★, 4X 13.9% ★, Diplomacy 10.3% ★, City Builder 9.6%, Historical 9.5%
- #48 Perang Laut - Maritime Warfare
70% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2021
Dev: Sengkala Dev
Windows
Perang Laut Maritime Warfare is a historical real time strategy set on early modern age(15th-18th century) in Indonesia archipelago. Lot of kingdoms rise as spices trading booming and this is your chance to establish your maritime power by use diplomacy, influence, and war!
Why similar: RTS 18.2%, Grand Strategy 16.9% ★, Historical 11.5%, Diplomacy 11.1% ★, Wargame 9.5%
- #49 Advisors at the End of the Universe
69% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2023
Dev: Flux-Soul
Windows · Linux
AEU is a fast paced realtime strategy and 4x hybrid. Players influence their empire to grow, fight, forge alliances or engage in trade. Players are given control over the empire's traits, research and a set of three types of abilities(Construction, Plagues and Agents) to accomplish their goals.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 20.8% ★, Real-Time with Pause 19% ★, 4X 18.8% ★, Diplomacy 11% ★, RTS 10.4%
- #50 Crusader Kings III
68% matchVery Positive90% of 143,057 reviews2020
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 28.7 hrsMean: 149.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Love, fight, scheme, and claim greatness. Determine your noble house’s legacy in the sprawling grand strategy of Crusader Kings III. Death is only the beginning as you guide your dynasty’s bloodline in the rich and larger-than-life simulation of the Middle Ages.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 25.5% ★, 4X 14.9% ★, Real-Time with Pause 11.8% ★, Historical 10.9%, RTS 10.1%
- #51 Polaris Sector
70% matchMostly Positive72% of 475 reviews2016
Dev: SoftWarWarePub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Can anyone build an empire in a place like this? Other factions are naturally suspicious of newcomers and may wage war at the first sign of unidentified craft. Here, a natural death is an uncommon luxury.
Why similar: 4X 27.7% ★, Real-Time with Pause 19.2% ★, Grand Strategy 19% ★, Real-Time 13.3% ★, Real Time Tactics 8.2%
- #52 Hegemony III: Clash of the Ancients
70% matchVery Positive82% of 558 reviews2015
Dev: Longbow Games
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 26.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Command armies, manage resources, and build an empire in this real-time strategy wargame from Longbow Games. Will Rome fulfil its destiny to rule the ancient world or will history be rewritten to forge a new Etruscan, Gallic, or Greek hegemony!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 18.5% ★, Real-Time with Pause 15.4% ★, RTS 13.9%, Historical 12.4%, Wargame 12.1%
- #53 Three Kingdoms : Alias
66% matchVery Positive82% of 344 reviews2026
Dev: Plotrick
Windows
A world where officers hide their names and abilities. Can you spot Zhuge Liang? A hardcore turn-based strategy simulation for true Three Kingdoms devotees.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 22.9% ★, 4X 19.8% ★, Diplomacy 13.6% ★, Wargame 13.5%, Historical 10.3%
- #54 Global Protocol: New World Order
66% matchMostly Positive78% of 78 reviews2026
Dev: Dorlion Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Command any of 261 real-world countries in this 2026 grand strategy game. Build your economy, lead armies, and navigate deep diplomacy. Features built-in modding support and 12 supported languages. Shape the global order through espionage, nuclear deterrence, and AI-driven geopolitics.
Why similar: 4X 27.2% ★, Grand Strategy 23.6% ★, Wargame 10.9%, Diplomacy 10.5% ★, Real Time Tactics 7.6%
- #55 Seven Kingdoms 2 HD
69% matchVery Positive81% of 405 reviews2015
Dev: Enlight Software Limited
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 30%
Get ready for an exciting real-time strategy game experience like no other with Seven Kingdoms 2! Say goodbye to the monotony of resource gathering and army building, its unique gameplay offers a thrilling blend of city management, trade, industry, espionage, diplomacy, and conquest!
Why similar: 4X 21% ★, RTS 16.3%, Grand Strategy 14.4% ★, Diplomacy 14.1% ★, Historical 10.3%
- #56 Piast
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mariusz Rozycki
Windows
An economic Real Time Strategy where you guide Piast, a settler leasing land from the greedy Prince Popiel. Build a settlement, gather resources, and trade on a dynamic marketplace. Search for gold, build a thriving city, and secure enough wealth to buy your permanent independence. Will you succeed?
Why similar: Grand Strategy 23.2% ★, RTS 19.4%, Economy 9%, Historical 8.5%, Medieval 8.2%
- #57 SUPREMACY: WORLD WAR 3
67% matchMostly Positive75% of 5,983 reviews2018
Dev: Dorado Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 35.6 hrs≥1hr: 60%
This Long Term Strategy Game lets you take control of the armed forces of your nation. Become responsible for its military expansion, technological research and economic development. Form alliances and wage total war for global dominance on the battlefields of World War 3.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 25.4% ★, Wargame 17.8%, Diplomacy 13.7% ★, RTS 12.2%, Real-Time 10.4% ★
- #58 Power & Revolution 2022 Edition
67% matchMixed59% of 966 reviews2022
Dev: Eversim
Windows · Mac
New edition of the ultrarealistic simulator of today's world where you play as the head of state or as the opposition! Major developments: the war in the Ukraine and all of its consequences, conspiracy theories, fake news, interference by secret services, animal welfare and climate objectives.
Why similar: 4X 25.1% ★, Grand Strategy 22.8% ★, RTS 13.8%, Wargame 13.4%, Real Time Tactics 8.3%