- #1 Diehexegy
97% matchNo user reviews2028
Dev: Aebersoft
Windows · Linux
Diehexegy is a hex grid turn-based 4x game with a unique twist: your armies are composed of dice. It has multiple victory conditions and straightforward gameplay.
Why similar: 4X 40% ★, Strategy 18.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.8%, Hex Grid 11.4% ★, Fantasy 5.2%
- #2 Dominions - Priests, Prophets & Pretenders
96% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Illwinter Game Design
Windows · Linux
In Dominions you take control of a powerful being that rules a nation and aspires to godhood. It all takes place in a fantasy world with monsters, magic items and world altering spells. Dominions is a 4x turn based strategy game with a large variety of spells and units.
Why similar: 4X 48.6% ★, Strategy 23.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.1%, Fantasy 6.1%, 2D 2.9%
- #3 Wizard Warfare
95% matchVery Positive97% of 63 reviews2019
Dev: Psyanotek Limited
Windows
Wizard Warfare is a fantasy-themed, 4X-style, turn-based strategy game with a strategic empire management layer supported by a detailed tactical battle simulation layer.
Why similar: 4X 44.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17.6%, Strategy 13.6%, Hex Grid 9.4% ★, Fantasy 7.1%
- #4 Empis
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kyle Meadows
Windows
Empis is a turn-based strategy game that focuses on short and sweet multiplayer matches. Choose from individual factions each with their own unique units and upgrades, unlock technology, and build sprawling cities with buildings and fortifications.
Why similar: 4X 27.4% ★, Hex Grid 16.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 16.2%, Strategy 10.2%, Turn-Based Combat 6%
- #5 Pandora: First Contact
94% matchMixed63% of 645 reviews2014
Dev: Proxy StudiosPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 41.1 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Pandora: First Contact is a science fiction 4X turn-based strategy game on a planetary scale. Our Earth has been exhausted and colonial attempts on other planetary bodies have been in vain. Finally, after decades of exploration, an interstellar probe has brought promise of a new world.
Why similar: 4X 50.5% ★, Strategy 18.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.7%, Hex Grid 11.1% ★, Multiplayer 1.6%
- #6 荒野国度 LEGENDS OF THE WILD
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 圆桌工作室Pub: 瓦弄游戏
Windows
Recruit animal heroes, understand their attributes and create your own team Conquer land with your allies, make rational use of all resources on the continent, and defeat enemies from other faction Step by step, move towards the center of the continent, and finally seize the heart of the world.
Why similar: 4X 45.2% ★, Strategy 21%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.4%, Fantasy 7%, PvP 5.4%
- #7 ENDLESS Legend™
93% 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 43.3% ★, Strategy 19.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.6%, Hex Grid 12.3% ★, Fantasy 6.1%
- #8 Warlock - Master of the Arcane
92% matchVery Positive86% of 2,638 reviews2012
Dev: Ino-Co PlusPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
In a time of chaotic upheaval, the player takes the role of a great mage, a warlord vying for ultimate power.
Why similar: 4X 37.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 24%, Strategy 19%, Hex Grid 9.9% ★, Fantasy 7.6%
- #9 Beard of Stone
91% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2021
Dev: Dwarfaparte Games
Windows
4x turn based strategy mixed with real time (turn stealing) bidding mechanics. Complete single player or competitive online matches with up to 4 players in a single sitting, while telling the history of a fantasy world from the creation of its continents to the twilight of its gods.
Why similar: 4X 41.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 16.9%, Hex Grid 14.8% ★, Strategy 12.4%, Fantasy 5.8%
- #10 Mech and Tech 1
91% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: colmer_it UG
Windows · Mac
Conquer. Build. Survive. A tactical strategy game on procedural hex grids - intense, deep. Plan every move: establish your base, secure supply lines, and unleash suppression fire against all who stand in your way. Research new technologies - improve your units. Play solo, co-op, or PvP.
Why similar: 4X 27% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 18.2%, Strategy 18%, Hex Grid 13.5% ★, PvP 7.4%
- #11 Commander: Modern War
90% matchPositive83% of 40 reviews2023
Dev: GoldenGod Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Experience the thrill of a modern conflict between two factions, as you outsmart your opponents in an epic game of strategy and cunning. Take command of your ground, air, and naval units and lead them to victory in the most immersive turn-based battle simulation. The battlefield awaits.
Why similar: 4X 39.8% ★, Strategy 18.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.2%, Hex Grid 10.6% ★, Level Editor 7.1%
- #12 Age of Wonders III
89% matchVery Positive80% of 12,812 reviews2014
Dev: Triumph StudiosPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 18.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Age of Wonders III is the long anticipated sequel to the award-winning strategy series. Delivering a unique mix of Empire Building, Role Playing and Warfare, Age of Wonders III offers the ultimate in turn-based fantasy strategy for veterans of the series and new players alike!
Why similar: 4X 35.1% ★, Strategy 26.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 23.5%, Fantasy 7.1%, Hex Grid 5.7% ★
- #13 军团战棋Legion War
88% matchVery Positive90% of 826 reviews2021
Dev: Bear & Cat Studio
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 42.9 hrs≥1hr: 53%
"Legion War" is a 4X strategy game in a fantasy setting. You can build and expand your territory, explore unknown lands, and search for mysterious treasure, cultivate your own heroes and troops while exterminating your opponent's, and challenge the god who rules the world behind the scenes.
Why similar: 4X 35.8% ★, Hex Grid 19.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17%, Strategy 12.1%, Level Editor 6.8%
- #14 Thule
87% match7 user reviews57% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Xeaker
Windows
A quick turn-based 4X strategy game with RPG elements. Explore and conquer randomly generated worlds, complete diverse missions and forge a powerful empire.
Why similar: 4X 45.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.9%, Hex Grid 14.8% ★, Strategy 11.8%, Procedural Generation 4.6%
- #15 Leylines
88% matchMostly Negative36% of 11 reviews2019
Dev: Crystal Shard
Windows · Mac · Linux
As powerful wizard ruling a small nation, you plot to take over the world! In this 4X turn-based strategy, rule seven diverse races, from shapeshifting Theria to spider-riding Dwarves. Expand by building more cities, battle rival wizards, and cast 80 earth-shattering spells to ensure your victory.
Why similar: 4X 31.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.8%, Hex Grid 13.5% ★, Level Editor 9.1%, Strategy 8%
- #16 Master of Luna
86% matchPositive95% of 19 reviews2025
Dev: Aleksandr Tiupin
Windows · Mac · Linux
Master of Luna is a turn-based strategy game where you take the role of a half-forgotten deity seeking to regain their former power. It features powerful magic, tactical battles, city building, sweet pixel art and a calm melancholic atmosphere.
Why similar: 4X 44.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17.5%, Strategy 13.3%, Turn-Based Combat 7.8%, Hex Grid 7.5% ★
- #17 Annhexation
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: James Randall
Windows · Mac
Conquer the world in an evening. 4X distilled. Eight civilisations, three victory paths, complete games in 3-4 hours. No twelve-hour death marches. No spreadsheets. Just maps, decisions, and the next turn.
Why similar: 4X 45.2% ★, Strategy 21.4%, Hex Grid 20.3% ★, Turn-Based Combat 6.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 4.5%
- #18 Kingdom of Krawall
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: TinyDragonMagic
Windows · Linux
A fast-paced strategy game about building a kingdom, outplaying your rivals, and conquering your enemies. Play solo or in multiplayer and enjoy the depth of a classic 4X in a single sitting.
Why similar: 4X 47.3% ★, Strategy 21.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.8%, PvP 5.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 3.7%
- #19 Numeral Lord
84% matchVery Positive91% of 69 reviews2022
Dev: Flint Games
Windows
minimalism strategy game
Why similar: 4X 27.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 25.3%, Strategy 16.4%, Hex Grid 11.4% ★, PvP 10.2%
- #20 Stars in Shadow
84% matchMostly Positive79% of 838 reviews2017
Dev: Ashdar GamesPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 14.4 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Stars in Shadow is a turn-based 4X strategy game and a vivid tribute to the genre classics. Compete with alien factions to explore and colonize nearby starsystems, build fleets to defend against rivals, negotiate or conquer them. Win by unifying the galaxy, through diplomacy or force.
Why similar: 4X 55.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 18.4%, Strategy 17.2%, Turn-Based Combat 6.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 2.3%
- #21 Ever War
82% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2025
Dev: Autware
Windows
Ever War is a turn-based strategy game set in a medieval fantasy world. This game combines empire-building, resource management and large-scale tactical turn-based battles.
Why similar: 4X 39.3% ★, Hex Grid 15.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.6%, Strategy 10.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 6.9%
- #22 Warlock 2: The Exiled
83% matchMixed70% of 1,305 reviews2014
Dev: Ino-Co PlusPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Warlock 2 is a turn-based strategy game of fantasy warfare. Rival against Great Mages, lead mighty armies into fierce battles, wield ancient magic and faith as your weapons.
Why similar: 4X 38.8% ★, Strategy 25.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.3%, Fantasy 9.5%, Hex Grid 5.8% ★
- #23 Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War
82% 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 41.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17.9%, Strategy 16.1%, Hex Grid 14.7% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 3.9%
- #24 Shardorium
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Turtle Speed Development
Windows · Mac · Linux
Indie turn-based strategy game. Capture the whole shard by defeating their guards, build your own stronghold, level up your heroes and equip most powerful items!
Why similar: 4X 25.9% ★, Hex Grid 25.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 18.3%, Strategy 16.3%, Turn-Based Combat 5.4%
- #25 Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri™ Planetary Pack
80% matchVery Positive90% of 610 reviews2024
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri™ Planetary Pack includes the original Alpha Centauri and the expansion, Alien Crossfire.
Why similar: 4X 62.5% ★, Strategy 18.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.4%, Multiplayer 3.6%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #26 The Veiled Atlas: A Cycle of Falls
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Flat Gradient
Windows
A turn-based 4X of rival governments contesting the dim Atlas through economy, war and an Influence-weighted Council. At the edge of sensor range, the Shadow does not lose - it only rises.
Why similar: 4X 51.7% ★, Strategy 24.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 20.4%, 2D 3.1%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #27 Mordfield Command
79% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: Software Verde, LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Set in a world seized by machines, Mordfield Command is a turn-based hex wargame. Reclaim territory under mounting pressure and expand your control of the battlefield. Move too slowly, and the Algorithm’s growing forces will overrun you.
Why similar: 4X 32.2% ★, Hex Grid 15.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.4%, Strategy 9.4%, Level Editor 7.8%
- #28 Wizards and Warlords
79% matchVery Positive83% of 259 reviews2020
Dev: Valravn Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Wizards and Warlords is an indie turn-based strategy game, where you play in a randomly generated fantasy world, contending with rival wizards, warlords, roaming marauders and hidden ancient evils. Create a customized sovereign or choose from one of many predefined templates.
Why similar: 4X 33.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.4%, Hex Grid 15.2% ★, Strategy 11.4%, Procedural Generation 6.6%
- #29 Frostward
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: KoPoint Games
Windows
Plan industrial districts and strive toward monumental wonders while defending humanity against hostile forces and the endless winter.
Why similar: 4X 44.5% ★, Hex Grid 20% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17%, Strategy 12.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 4.4%
- #30 Dominium Mundi
78% match7 user reviews29% of 7 reviews2020
Dev: Dusan Petrovic
Windows · Linux
Dominium Mundi is a lightweight 4X strategy game set in the medieval period where 4 players compete to create the most influential empire. Expand your empire over the map, convert more people to your religion, and control more trade routes.
Why similar: 4X 57.8% ★, Strategy 14.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.7%, Procedural Generation 6.6%, PvP 3.1%
- #31 Uciana
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Birdshel, LLC
Windows
Explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate in this sci-fi 4X turn-based strategy game.
Why similar: 4X 53.2% ★, Strategy 24.5%, Procedural Generation 6.2%, Turn-Based Combat 5.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 4.3%
- #32 Armada 2526 Gold Edition
77% matchMixed67% of 109 reviews2013
Dev: Ntronium GamesPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Conquer the Galaxy In This ‘4x’ Strategy Game. Lead one of 18 different alien races to become a mighty pan-galactic empire. Manage your colonies, deploy your fleets and conduct research. Plot your strategy and turn your planets into mighty bastions.
Why similar: 4X 47.7% ★, Strategy 34.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.1%
- #33 March of Reveille
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: xbig
Windows
Turn-based strategy where every Order is a trade-off. Capture cities, command combined forces, and take up to three Orders into a match — each granting one unique strength and one real weakness. Missions, online play, CPU skirmishes, King of the Hill, Domination, and a map editor.
Why similar: 4X 44.2% ★, Strategy 19.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.5%, Level Editor 8.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 6.3%
- #34 Feudalism
77% matchMostly Negative33% of 46 reviews2016
Dev: ImagimotionPub: IV Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
Conquer Europe, become an Emperor. Build your family’s dynasty through seven centuries, from 800 A.D. to 1492 A.D., up until the inevitable collapse of the feudal system.
Why similar: 4X 62.1% ★, Strategy 37.9%
- #35 Buddies to Death
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: WABAWEYA
Windows
Buddies to Death - A fast-paced, turn-based, 4X strategy set in a medieval fantasy world with asymmetric factions, amazing lore, and FISHHH!
Why similar: 4X 36.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 24.8%, Strategy 14.9%, Fantasy 8.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 5.6%
- #36 Dominions 2 - The Ascension Wars
74% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Illwinter Game Design
Windows · Linux
Dominions II is turn based fantasy game in which you take the role of a powerful being that is trying to become the supreme god. The type of Gods can vary from magically powerful arch mages to old dragons or statues. The game features a large variety of spells and units.
Why similar: 4X 58.8% ★, Strategy 28.2%, Fantasy 9%, Multiplayer 3.3%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #37 Space Empires IV Deluxe
75% matchVery Positive86% of 291 reviews2006
Dev: Malfador MachinationsPub: Strategy First
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 37%
The award-winning Space Empires IV Deluxe is the latest edition in the Space Empires series. A grand strategy title in the space 4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate) genre, Space Empires has already found a place in the heart of strategy gamers everywhere.
Why similar: 4X 62.7% ★, Strategy 25.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.9%, Singleplayer 0.3%
- #38 Fealty
73% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2024
Dev: ToddMakesGames
Windows · Mac
A turn-based war game where you must fight for the throne! Use tactics, strategy and magic to wage war. Destroy your enemies with steel and fireballs, or force them to bend the knee, and you will be king of the island!
Why similar: 4X 32.4% ★, Hex Grid 18.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.5%, Strategy 7.5%, PvP 6.1%
- #39 Burned Land
74% matchMixed56% of 103 reviews2021
Dev: Koya Game
Windows
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 99%
Burned Land is a 4x game in which you will take control of a nascent human race and try to avoid its extinction. Build, explore, conquer until you are worthy of gods. Then confront their anger.
Why similar: 4X 42.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17.3%, Hex Grid 13.4% ★, Strategy 9%, Fantasy 4.3%
- #40 WarKind
73% matchMixed53% of 19 reviews2022
Dev: MajerGames
Windows
Turn-based strategy game with different races and heroes
Why similar: 4X 46.6% ★, Strategy 21.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 6.5%, Fantasy 4.9%
- #41 Crow's Foot
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Thelix
Windows · Mac · Linux
A turn-based hex strategy you can finish over lunch. Outsmart AI rivals, each with their own grudges, ambitions, and breaking points. Conquer provinces, command knights, scouts, assassins, and more. Unlock rule-bending scrolls. Go bankrupt and your own army defects.
Why similar: 4X 46.6% ★, Strategy 19.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.8%, Hex Grid 6% ★, Fantasy 3.9%
- #42 Fantasy Fighters
71% matchMostly Positive76% of 34 reviews2023
Dev: CozyCoupleCoding
Windows
Prepare for epic battles in "Fantasy Fighters"! Choose your faction, plan your moves, and unleash devastating attacks on your opponents in local multiplayer. Explore a rich world filled with engaging characters.
Why similar: 4X 39.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 16.5%, Strategy 11.6%, Turn-Based Combat 7%, PvP 6.5%
- #43 Civilization IV®: Warlords
73% matchVery Positive90% of 549 reviews2007
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
Windows · Mac
Median: 12 minMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 34%
Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Warlords is the first expansion pack for the award-winning game that has become an instant world-wide hit. Paying homage to some of history's greatest military leaders, the expansion delivers six unique and interesting scenarios, giving players the chance to change the course of history with the help of their...
Why similar: 4X 49.1% ★, Strategy 29.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 20%, Multiplayer 1%, Singleplayer 0.3%
- #44 Defense X
71% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Hcenter GamePub: 30 Game Studio
Windows
Build a defense strategy to protect the peace.
Why similar: 4X 47.3% ★, Strategy 22.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 6.5%, Turn-Based Combat 4.3%
- #45 Fire Isle
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: SneezeDev
Windows
Set the world ablaze in Fire Isle! Choose your fire —Happy, Sad, Angry, or Grumpy— and vs. your friends online to see who can scorch the most of a tropical paradise. Keep your flames alive as rising costs, rainstorms, and other fires try to snuff you out. Can you conquer the Isle?
Why similar: Hex Grid 23.8% ★, Strategy 22.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 21.9%, 4X 19% ★, PvP 8.6%
- #46 Politon
69% 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 33.8% ★, Hex Grid 18.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.2%, Strategy 11.1%, PvP 6.3%
- #47 ALL IN THE GAME: Crime Strategy
70% matchPositive89% of 36 reviews2024
Dev: Strangelet Games
Windows
ALL IN THE GAME is a turn-based crime strategy game. Start off with a small street gang, earn money through robberies and black market, expand your territory and become a kingpin running a fearsome criminal empire. Use violence, money and clout to take over the city before the other players do.
Why similar: 4X 41.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 18.9%, Strategy 10.8%, PvP 8.9%, Turn-Based Combat 6.7%
- #48 SALUS
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Video Game Studios
Windows
A fast-paced turn-based 4X strategy game where four radically different factions compete through diplomacy, politics, exploration, and war.
Why similar: 4X 54.1% ★, Strategy 24.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.3%, Fantasy 5.8%, PvP 5.1%
- #49 万象战略
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MeleePsycho
Windows
Myriad Strategies: a turn-based strategy game. Rule a nation amid wars, famine, plague, and refugees. Manage cities, talent, economy. The world shifts. Win by holding cities, stabilizing lives, solving refugee crises, building food systems & spy networks, or surviving the chaos.
Why similar: 4X 46.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17.3%, Hex Grid 14.7% ★, Strategy 14.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 5.9%
- #50 Lordship
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Carpe diem
Windows
Lordship is a turn-based 4x strategy where your objective is to be the first to obtain the set victory points (Fame). Explore, find treasure, build and expand cities, battle creeps and opponents, and interact with various objects on the map that automatically resolve.
Why similar: 4X 45.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 18.4%, Strategy 14.8%, Fantasy 5.8%, Procedural Generation 4.7%
- #51 Kingdom Chronicle
67% matchMixed52% of 24 reviews2026
Dev: スタジオ白猫斎 / Studio HakubyousaiPub: くそげ工房 / Atelier KUSOGE
Windows
It looks deep, but plays simple. A turn-based strategy game where you can unify the continent in 1-2 hours per run. Become the ruler of a nation in a war-torn land, master domestic affairs, diplomacy and intrigue, and recruit, headhunt, and capture from 168 officers to carve out your own conquest.
Why similar: 4X 31.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 27.2%, Strategy 22%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.2%, Fantasy 7.4%
- #52 Tiny Conquests
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 30-Parallel
Windows
Build tiny empires with big ambitions. A cozy, bite-sized 4X where every turn counts: grow cities block by block, research three historical ages, and outscore rivals through building, conquest, or exploration. One currency, one score, 25-minute matches.
Why similar: 4X 45.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 20.8%, Strategy 17.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.1%, Turn-Based Combat 4.5%
- #53 Ultakia
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Simon Alber
Windows
Ultakia is a turn-based space 4X strategy game with distinctive resource management. Explore exotic systems and acquire powerful technologies. Exploit your planets, trade with other races and destroy those who stand in your way.
Why similar: 4X 41.4% ★, Hex Grid 20.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.2%, Strategy 11.3%, Fantasy 5.6%
- #54 Worlds of Magic
69% matchMixed50% of 590 reviews2015
Dev: Wastelands InteractivePub: Conglomerate 5
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Worlds of Magic is a 4X turn-based strategy game. Players can explore and conquer an almost limitless number of procedurally generated universes, using military and magical power to overcome their foes. Found cities, raise armies, research and cast spells, hire powerful heroes, and create powerful magical artifacts.
Why similar: 4X 47.3% ★, Strategy 27.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.7%, Fantasy 7.2%
- #55 Wizard Warfare 2: Cephalopod Wars
65% matchPositive87% of 39 reviews2025
Dev: Psyanotek Limited
Windows
Wizard Warfare 2: Cephalopod Wars is the sequel to Wizard Warfare, a fantasy-themed, 4X-style, turn-based strategy game with a strategic empire management layer supported by a detailed tactical battle simulation layer. Now includes fully simulated naval battles.
Why similar: 4X 43.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 18%, Hex Grid 17.2% ★, Strategy 12.7%, Fantasy 7.1%
- #56 Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 5,063 reviews2007
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 45.2 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Sid Meier's Civilization IV®: Beyond the Sword is the second expansion pack for Civilization IV - the 2005 PC Game of the Year that has become a worldwide hit.
Why similar: 4X 47.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 26%, Strategy 23.8%, Multiplayer 2%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #57 Trailblader
65% matchPositive90% of 29 reviews2025
Dev: 迟到的南雨亭
Windows
Trailblader is a turn-based strategy game that features loop-based combat, integrating 4X strategy and hero development. The game tells the story of a hero who, having lost their homeland, leads the people to migrate to the wilderness to rebuild their home.
Why similar: 4X 46.1% ★, Strategy 22.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 14%, Fantasy 8.8%, Turn-Based Combat 3.6%
- #58 WarBoard: Arena Empire
66% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Velron Games
Windows
WarBoard: Arena Empire is a turn-based tactical strategy game on a hex arena. Command Rome, the Turks, Vikings, Egypt, Japan or Persia. Play solo against AI, or battle up to 4 Steam friends in private matches. Every move counts.
Why similar: 4X 41.8% ★, Strategy 20.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 20.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.3%, PvP 3.3%
- #59 Siege of Turtle Enclave
68% matchMostly Negative29% of 17 reviews2015
Dev: The Conjurer's Tower
Windows · Linux
A turn based strategy game with real time battles! Build up your settlement, train mighty armies, research technologies, cast spells, discover hidden goodies and more as you fight your way across the map to overthrow the enemy warlord in his keep!
Why similar: 4X 59.4% ★, Strategy 30.7%, Fantasy 9.9%