- #1 Conquer: Napoleonic Wars
97% 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: 4X 28.5% ★, Wargame 14.4%, Alternate History 12.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.2%, Historical 10.9%
- #2 WarBoard: Arena Empire
96% 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 32.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.5%, Wargame 11.5%, Strategy 10%, Historical 9.4%
- #3 Kingdoms of Myth
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Marcos Cruz
Windows
Lead a global army with unique units and heroes, each with their own skills. Kingdoms of Myth features 100 civilizations with unique armies, tech, and skills, providing diverse ways to defeat enemies.
Why similar: 4X 30.6% ★, Wargame 14.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.6%, Historical 11.4%, Magic 7.7%
- #4 Great Powers
95% matchMostly Positive70% of 36 reviews2025
Dev: Flame-Dragons
Windows · Mac · Linux
A 4x global turn-based strategy game with a well-developed economic and military model.
Why similar: 4X 30.9% ★, Wargame 13.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 12%, Historical 9.6%, Isometric 7.8%
- #5 Dynastic Era
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: LOONW
Windows
Simple map coloring game, And about history of ancient civilized, Mini ancient strategy game with a large world map to explore, in which you can simulate different ancient civilizations, the game will have different chapters showing ancient historical events.
Why similar: 4X 34.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.6%, Wargame 11.6%, Strategy 9.1%, Historical 6.7%
- #6 Deformity
93% match8 user reviews63% of 8 reviews2021
Dev: Andrey Larionenko
Windows
Deformity is a turn-based fantasy strategy about a world dominated by sins.
Why similar: 4X 30.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.2%, Wargame 12.5%, Magic 10.2%, Medieval 7.7%
- #7 三国.群英录
93% matchMixed50% of 12 reviews2025
Dev: DRAGONJOY Studios
Windows · Mac
点燃你的战魂,投身乱世掀起惊天风暴!化身铁血诸侯,号令三国名将,统领无敌雄师,在真实还原的三国版图上纵横沙场,血战四方!
Why similar: 4X 27.7% ★, Historical 13.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.3%, Alternate History 11.8%, Wargame 11.5%
- #8 Pixel Domain
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Minmaxdog
Windows
Play cards to capture territories. Improve territories to get better cards and make the island your domain.
Why similar: 4X 26.7% ★, Wargame 12.2%, Historical 11.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.8%, Old School 7.9%
- #9 荒野国度 LEGENDS OF THE WILD
91% 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 43.7% ★, Wargame 16.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.6%, Strategy 12.7%, Magic 9.2%
- #10 Grand Strategy: The Three Kingdoms
91% matchPositive91% of 23 reviews2026
Dev: Yiming
Windows
Based on the classic history of the Three countries, the 2D grand strategy game integrates deep strategy, resource management, diplomatic game and sand table, presenting a magnificent stage for players in the turbulent world.
Why similar: 4X 39.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.5%, Wargame 15.4%, Strategy 11.4%, Historical 10%
- #11 Kingdom Wars
90% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Obsidiagon
Windows
A medieval themed turn-based strategy/tactical game where you will build a kingdom, lead armies to the war, fight tactical battles and conquer enemy cities. Choose your main leader character from the 7 different available factions and start building your kingdom.
Why similar: 4X 30% ★, Wargame 14.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.7%, Alternate History 11.4%, Medieval 6.1%
- #12 Defense of the Oasis
89% matchVery Positive93% of 61 reviews2020
Dev: Mind Control Software
Windows
One part Minesweeper, one part Civilization. With every click of the mouse your empire grows stronger. But will it be strong enough to withstand the barbarian hordes?
Why similar: 4X 29.7% ★, Mythology 21%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.4%, Historical 11.2%, Strategy 7%
- #13 Warlords I + II
88% matchVery Positive97% of 62 reviews2024
Dev: Strategic Studies GroupPub: SNEG
Windows
Warlords 1 + Warlords II Deluxe is a compilation of two great award-winning games. Both bring different worlds to conquer, mighty armies to conquer, and enemies to vanquish.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 20.9%, Magic 14.7%, Strategy 13.8%, Old School 12.7%, Top-Down 8.8%
- #14 Commander: Modern War
88% 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 38.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.6%, Alternate History 14%, Strategy 11.2%, Isometric 11%
- #15 三國.爭霸
87% match8 user reviews56% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: 龙吟天下工作室
Windows · Mac
在这款沉浸式三国策略卡牌游戏中,你将化身一方主公,招揽名将、打造无敌军团,体验从乱世枭雄到一统天下的霸业征程!
Why similar: 4X 25.2% ★, Historical 14.3%, Wargame 13.8%, Alternate History 13.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.8%
- #16 World War: Rome - Free Strategy Game
86% matchMixed70% of 23 reviews2023
Dev: Joynow Games
Windows
A turn-based strategy war chess game. You will play a commander in the Roman period, and command the generals and troops to complete the specified mission objectives and occupy important strongholds in the level. Rome, Samnite, Epirus, Carthage. Different choices will open different histories!
Why similar: 4X 32.7% ★, Wargame 16.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.2%, Historical 10.7%, Strategy 5.9%
- #17 Wargame Construction Set
86% matchPositive82% of 11 reviews2023
Dev: Strategic SimulationsPub: SNEG
Windows
Ever dreamed of crafting your own wargames, from maps to soldiers? Design simple or complex battles, from man-to-man combat to large-scale campaigns. Build maps, customize units, and choose from historical, modern, fantasy, or sci-fi settings. Play ready-to-go games or unleash your creativity.
Why similar: Wargame 17.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.9%, Historical 14.8%, Old School 9.4%, Military 8.3%
- #18 Simple Sanguo
85% matchPositive85% of 20 reviews2024
Dev: clip_on
Windows · Mac
连角色头像都没有,谁会想玩吗?你别说,汉字就是有这样的魔力。有的人,你只要看到了他的姓名,就愿意舍命追随!恰好,刘备就是这样的人!如果你也厌倦了武力、智力的争吵,简易三国志同样是你不该错过的游戏!在《刘备篇》里跟随刘备纵横天下,然后在无尽挑战中验证自己的操作吧!!
Why similar: Alternate History 18%, Historical 17.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.7%, Wargame 15.7%, Strategy 7.4%
- #19 Samurai Conqueror
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Miura Production
Windows
Conquer Japanese History! A “Historical Timeline Strategy” fought on the grand timeline of Japan
Why similar: 4X 30.3% ★, Historical 15.2%, Wargame 11.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.1%, Alternate History 11.1%
- #20 Magic And Dragons : 4X Battle
84% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2024
Dev: The Team With a TPub: The Developer With a D
Windows
Turn-based strategy game in a world filled with magics, demons and dragons! Build, expand, conquer, form alliances and wage wars.
Why similar: 4X 31.6% ★, Wargame 14.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.8%, Magic 10%, Isometric 8.5%
- #21 三国画卷
83% match9 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2026
Dev: 三国画卷制作组
Windows
"Three Kingdoms Scroll" is a game that respects authentic historical elements, with careful research into historical details as the foundation of its design. We have strived to make this title a Three Kingdoms-themed strategy game that emphasizes local culture, traditions, and human connections.
Why similar: 4X 39.2% ★, Wargame 15.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.2%, Strategy 10.8%, Historical 9.6%
- #22 Mercatoria
82% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Groundwork Studio
Windows
Turn-based grand strategy in the Age of Discovery. Develop a transport network, industrialise your economy, colonise the New World, and compete with five rival powers. Inspired by Imperialism 2. Early Access — built by one developer in his spare time.
Why similar: 4X 34.9% ★, Wargame 13.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.4%, Historical 11.1%, Strategy 8.1%
- #23 Politon
81% matchVery Positive90% of 86 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 30.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.5%, Wargame 13.4%, Alternate History 11.1%, Isometric 7.5%
- #24 Inflection Point
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Martin Giannakopoulos
Windows
A multiplayer 4X strategy game where wars are won by breaking through defensive lines, encircling enemy armies, cutting their supply lines, securing resource-producing islands, and blockading those of your opponents. Games are quick and packed with dramatic, high-stakes combat.
Why similar: 4X 37.4% ★, Wargame 15.7%, Historical 11.1%, Strategy 10%, Isometric 9%
- #25 Napoleon 1813
80% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: Empire Interactive EntertainmentPub: Strategy First
Windows
In an enormous strategic area stretching from Paris to Breslau, from Hamburg to Vienna, control everything from major strategic territorial decisions to tactical battle manoeuvres.
Why similar: 4X 41.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.2%, Strategy 11.7%, Historical 9.8%, Military 7%
- #26 My Empire
81% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2020
Dev: Brandon SteckleinPub: Ape Apps
Windows · Mac · Linux
Lead your empire to greatness in a turn-based 4X strategy game.
Why similar: 4X 37.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 16%, Historical 15.2%, Military 8.2%, Strategy 7.8%
- #27 Kyivan Rus
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Plawius
Windows · Mac · Linux
A historical turn-based strategy game, where you evolve as a leader, gather armies, research technologies, found cities, build the economy, unite the tribes and expand your lands to strengthen your country! Play in a single-player campaign or skirmish against AI.
Why similar: 4X 33.9% ★, Historical 15.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.5%, Isometric 8.3%, Strategy 6.4%
- #28 Master of Luna
78% matchPositive100% of 18 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 44.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17.2%, Magic 11.8%, Strategy 8.3%, Turn-Based Combat 8.2%
- #29 Interstellar Conquest
79% matchMixed47% of 15 reviews2023
Dev: GoldenGod Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Take planets and assemble your fleet. The conquest of space is now, navigate through asteroid fields and hide in nebulas to outsmart your opponents. Experience the challenge of ion storms disrupting your ship's sensors and become the ultimate space fleet commander.
Why similar: 4X 34.8% ★, Wargame 15.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.4%, Isometric 10.5%, Military 7.5%
- #30 Politon: Prologue
78% matchPositive86% of 22 reviews2023
Dev: Pinq Games
Windows · Mac
"Politon: Prologue" is the free prologue version of "Politon". This prologue includes a tutorial, game mechanics, and the prologue of the main story inside. Only Single-player modes are available.
Why similar: 4X 32.6% ★, Wargame 14.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.3%, Alternate History 12.9%, Isometric 9%
- #31 Master of Cladia
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Quasar Games FactoryPub: BackGRID Responsive Technologies S.L.
Windows
Master a world of massive turn-based strategy. As an Alchemist, hatch powerful dragons, discover devastating spells, and manage your empire in a persistent world shared by hundreds of players. Will you bring peace through science or rule over the ashes? The throne awaits.
Why similar: 4X 38.2% ★, Wargame 21.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.3%, Strategy 9.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.2%
- #32 Commander: World War II
77% matchPositive86% of 29 reviews2023
Dev: GoldenGod Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Commander: World War II is a turn-based tactical game where you lead either the Allies or the Axis to victory. Deploy infantry, tanks, planes, and naval units, capture locations, use the terrain, and counter specialized units in intense battles. Design your own maps and dominate the battlefield.
Why similar: 4X 42.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.5%, Wargame 13.7%, Strategy 11.7%, Top-Down 5.1%
- #33 Fantasy Kommander: Fascination of Evil
76% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: AgeOfGames
Windows
Command the armies of the Adamantia Empire in epic battles! Reclaim lost lands, expand your army, and lead Marcus III to victory in this turn-based strategy RPG set in a fantasy war world.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 18.3%, Wargame 15.5%, Old School 14.2%, Isometric 9.8%, Retro 9.7%
- #34 The Great Tribes
76% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Ladik Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Blending the best of classic and modern 4X strategy! Lead humanity from nomadic tribes to space conquest. Shape the land, mix cultures, and forge your own laws. Face a fair AI system, which learns and explores the world just as you do.
Why similar: 4X 30% ★, Alternate History 14.4%, Historical 12.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.3%, Old School 9.1%
- #35 Almanach: Of Empires and Sorcery
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Foretold Entertainment
Windows
Almanach is a turn-based 4X strategy game where you take control of an empire in a world that is in a constant cycle of rebirth. Every game represents a new age of the world, and the choices you make will impact the next ones! Can you rise from the ashes of ages past and lead your people to glory?
Why similar: 4X 29.3% ★, Mythology 15.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.5%, Isometric 9.3%, Magic 8.7%
- #36 Conquest: Medieval Kingdoms
75% matchMixed57% of 14 reviews2021
Dev: Aserisoft
Windows · Mac
Conquest: Medieval Kingdoms is a turn-based 4X grand strategy game, played on a procedurally generated world. Battles are real-time and tactical. Every world-map and battlefield is entirely unique, so this game will always have something to throw at you.
Why similar: 4X 43.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 16.9%, Wargame 13.7%, Strategy 11.5%, Medieval 8.4%
- #37 Ara History Untold: Anniversary Edition
73% matchMixed70% of 2,225 reviews2024
Dev: Oxide GamesPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 18.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Build a nation starting at any point in human history and compete for supremacy in this epic turn-based strategy game. Engage in diplomacy, fight wars, and go head-to-head with other leaders from history.
Why similar: 4X 39.2% ★, Alternate History 18.7%, Historical 15.1%, Strategy 7.3%, Military 7.1%
- #38 Great Battles of Carolus XII
74% matchMostly Positive79% of 14 reviews2021
Dev: 𝕲𝖗𝖆𝖓𝖉𝕸𝖎𝖓𝖎 𝕾𝖙𝖚𝖉𝖎𝖔𝖘 (ᚴᛘᛋ)Pub: 𝕲𝖗𝖆𝖓𝖉𝕸𝖎𝖓𝖎 𝕾𝖙𝖚𝖉𝖎𝖔𝖘 (ᚴᛘᛋ)
Windows
GBOCXII is a simple, hexagon-based strategy game about the Great Northern War. Lead the Swedish army against the powerful enemies of the empire: Denmark, Poland-Saxony and Russia. With the Carolean gå-på spirit, you shall perform great deeds and overcome almost impossible odds!
Why similar: Historical 22.7%, Alternate History 22.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.8%, Wargame 11.1%, Military 7.8%
- #39 Search for Sol
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Cryptomnesic
Windows · Mac
The children of long-extinct humanity desperately search for the legendary artifact system of Sol. Search for Sol is a sci-fi 4X in the tradition of Reach for the Stars, Master of Orion, and Star Traders. Control Sol for 50 years to ascend to flesh once again.
Why similar: 4X 41.1% ★, Wargame 17.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.1%, Strategy 8%, Turn-Based Tactics 6.5%
- #40 SGS Sealion
72% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Strategy Game SudioPub: Avalon Digital
Windows · Mac
Operation Sealion is Germany's code name for the planned invasion of Britain in 1940. It could have happened after a victory of the Luftwaffe in the Battle of Britain. Find out in this game how in could have unfolded.
Why similar: Wargame 22.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 21.3%, Historical 15.4%, Alternate History 14.4%, Strategy 14%
- #41 Dominium Mundi
73% 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 57.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.5%, Historical 11.5%, Strategy 9.3%, Medieval 5.8%
- #42 Arcane Sorcery
74% matchMixed63% of 70 reviews2015
Dev: Andrew Rowe
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Arcane Sorcery is a 4x strategy game. You are a sorcerer king. Cast powerful spells from afar from one of 4 spell books. Train units and build your economy. High strategy on a campaign map as well in turn base battles. Challenging AI that does not get buffs in all but the hardest difficulty.
Why similar: 4X 32.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 11.8%, Mythology 11.1%, Isometric 9.2%, Military 6.5%
- #43 Infinite Borders: Three Kingdoms
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NetEase Games
Windows
《万民长歌:三国》是一款单机 · 历史 · 战争策略游戏。在无缝连续、真实还原的3D沙盘地图上,玩家可以自选视角、以自己的意志重演三国。来体验真实的三国策略——真实的沙盘,真实的二十四节气,真实的百姓,真实的战争!
Why similar: 4X 37.8% ★, Historical 16.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.2%, Strategy 7.4%, Wargame 7.4%
- #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 45.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17.6%, Strategy 13.9%, Top-Down 7.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 5.4%
- #45 Warlords III: Darklords Rising
70% matchVery Positive91% of 92 reviews2024
Dev: Strategic Studies GroupPub: SNEG
Windows
Conquer kingdoms, wield dark magic, and lead armies in Warlords III: Darklords Rising. Master strategy in this fantasy world of warfare.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 21.5%, Magic 14.9%, Strategy 13.9%, Wargame 13.5%, Retro 9.7%
- #46 Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization
71% matchVery Positive87% of 1,534 reviews2008
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
Windows · Mac
Median: 30 minMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization is the third offering in the award winning Civilization IV series. A re-imagining of the classic Colonization game Sid Meier created in 1994, Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization is a total conversion of the Civilization IV engine into a game experience in which players will lead a European...
Why similar: 4X 43.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 21.3%, Historical 19%, Strategy 15.3%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #47 COPS 2170 The Power of Law
71% match9 user reviews60% of 10 reviews2022
Dev: GFI
Windows
COPS 2170: The Power of Law is a hybrid of RPG and tactical strategy. The central storyline unfolds in the future where the cyberpunk culture and a highly-urban oriented society have populated North America.
Why similar: 4X 35.3% ★, Wargame 14.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.7%, Historical 10.7%, Old School 8.9%
- #48 Legend of Realm
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 烛星游戏
Windows
"Legend of Realm" is a strategy game blending dough figurine and facial makeup art. Spanning ancient to medieval, it condenses history into a polyhedral world. Control a region, use strategy and diplomacy, command troops, relive battles. Decisions shape history and battles forge legends.
Why similar: 4X 23.5% ★, Wargame 17.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.7%, Alternate History 9%, Historical 8.7%
- #49 Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,972 reviews2007
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 44.9 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 45.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 24.5%, Strategy 14.3%, Historical 14.1%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #50 Pixel Formation
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rodwan
Windows · Mac
Sail to uncharted lands as the leader of a Greek expedition. Land ashore, set up camp, and fight tactical turn-based battles. Use a variety of unit types and mechanics. After completing missions and resupplying, repair your ship and journey onward.
Why similar: Wargame 20.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.1%, Historical 11.8%, Retro 11%, Isometric 9.7%
- #51 CivEconomy
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: lekCurts Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
From stone tools to iron mastery - lead families through the Bronze Age. Each household manages their own economy, specializes at their own risk, and trades to survive. Watch dynasties rise from farmers to merchants... or starve trying
Why similar: 4X 35.1% ★, Wargame 15.3%, Alternate History 15.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.4%, Old School 9.1%
- #52 World War 2: WW2 Strategy Games
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Joynow Studio
Windows
A World War II themed turn-based war chess game. You will play a commander during World War II, directing your troops to complete various tasks. You have the opportunity to reproduce every historical battle, command the ace generals and elite troops in history to win the victory!
Why similar: 4X 33.4% ★, Wargame 17.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.2%, Historical 10.3%, Strategy 6%
- #53 Mythic Crusade
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Sepnax
Windows · Mac · Linux
Mythic Crusade is a bizarre turn-based roguelite strategy RPG. Face questionable ethical choices and see if you have the galaxy brain to beat the single-player campaign or challenge friends online or in hotseat.
Why similar: 4X 33.2% ★, Mythology 14.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.2%, Historical 13.9%, Magic 8.1%
- #54 Dominions - Priests, Prophets & Pretenders
67% 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 59.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 22.8%, Strategy 17.8%
- #55 Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War
67% matchVery Positive82% of 17,446 reviews2018
Dev: Proxy StudiosPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 19.9 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 44.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 18.4%, Wargame 11%, Strategy 10.7%, Turn-Based Combat 4.1%
- #56 Guerra Civil
68% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: Mehmet Emin Uyar
Windows
You are the Commander of Revolutionaries. Manage your Revolutionaries. Resist the Fascist invasion! Change the history (in a good way)
Why similar: Wargame 18%, Historical 17.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.6%, Alternate History 13.4%, Old School 7.6%
- #57 Shields of Loyalty
65% matchMostly Positive75% of 172 reviews2025
Dev: Mosaic Mask StudioPub: indie.io
Windows
Experience tactically challenging turn-based strategy in the hostile island world of Mantaria. Command a dynamic army of various unit types and classes to slay a dark and possessed undead army. Train forces into powerful warriors and fight fervently until the snake's head is at your feet!
Why similar: 4X 30.8% ★, Mythology 17.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 15%, Military 8.2%, Medieval 6.5%
- #58 Rebel Fury
65% matchPositive92% of 38 reviews2025
Dev: Hexes of WarPub: GMT Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Rebel Fury is a digital implementation of the wargame published by GMT Games and designed by Mark Herman.
Why similar: Wargame 25.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 25.1%, Historical 23%, Strategy 17.7%, Turn-Based Combat 6.9%
- #59 Al Bassel
66% matchMostly Positive79% of 28 reviews2023
Dev: Lucky 7 Studios
Windows
Al bassel is a turn-based puzzle game where you play as a soldier trying to save his kingdom from foreign invasion. you will strategically maneuver around the battlefield and try to outsmart and outmaneuver your enemies.
Why similar: Historical 19.9%, Mythology 19.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.9%, Isometric 14.8%, Strategy 9.3%