- #1 Dawn of Empires
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Maian Games
Windows
Build cities, research technologies, command armies, and guide your civilization through ancient times in a turn-based strategy game of exploration, expansion, diplomacy, and conquest.
Why similar: 4X 35.7% ★, Alternate History 14.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.7%, Historical 10.9%, Isometric 10.4%
- #2 Conquer: Napoleonic Wars
96% matchMostly Positive76% of 78 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 14.5%, Alternate History 12.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.1%, Historical 10.9%
- #3 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 32.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.4%, Wargame 11.6%, Strategy 9.8%, Historical 9.5%
- #4 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 30.7% ★, Wargame 14.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.5%, Historical 11.5%, Magic 7.7%
- #5 Great Powers
94% matchMixed68% of 38 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 31% ★, Wargame 13.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.9%, Historical 9.7%, Isometric 7.8%
- #6 Tiny Conquests
94% 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 37.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 16.5%, Historical 11.3%, Isometric 9.2%, Strategy 9%
- #7 Dynastic Era
93% match1 user reviews100% of 1 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 34.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.4%, Wargame 11.7%, Strategy 8.9%, Historical 6.8%
- #8 Cee One Vee
92% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: BANANACODE LTD
Windows
Lead your civilization across six thousand years of history in this turn-based strategy game built for the Game Boy Advance. D-pad-first play makes it a natural fit for Steam Deck.
Why similar: 4X 46.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 22.2%, Historical 18.5%, Strategy 11.7%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #9 Deformity
91% 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 31% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15%, Wargame 12.6%, Magic 10.3%, Medieval 7.8%
- #10 WARONOMY
91% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Aventine Legends
Windows
Waronomy is a turn-based fantasy strategy conquest wargame set in a medieval magic world, where strategy is everything: raise armies, empower heroes, forge elite stacks, and annihilate rival warlords until every castle on the map is yours.
Why similar: 4X 33.5% ★, Wargame 15.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.2%, Magic 10.3%, Medieval 6.5%
- #11 Pixel Domain
90% 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 11.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.6%, Old School 8%
- #12 三国.群英录
89% matchMixed57% of 14 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 27.8% ★, Historical 13.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.1%, Alternate History 12%, Wargame 11.6%
- #13 荒野国度 LEGENDS OF THE WILD
89% 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 43.9% ★, Wargame 16.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.4%, Strategy 12.5%, Magic 9.3%
- #14 Grand Strategy: The Three Kingdoms
88% matchPositive88% 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 40% ★, Wargame 15.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.3%, Strategy 11.2%, Historical 10.1%
- #15 Samurai Conqueror
87% matchPositive100% of 21 reviews2026
Dev: Miura Production
Windows
Unify Japanese History! A Timeline Strategy Game Where History Itself Becomes the Battlefield.
Why similar: 4X 29.7% ★, Historical 15%, Wargame 11.5%, Alternate History 11.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.8%
- #16 Defense of the Oasis
86% matchVery Positive92% of 62 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 21.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.2%, Historical 11.3%, Strategy 6.9%
- #17 Kingdom Wars
86% 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 14.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.5%, Alternate History 11.5%, Medieval 6.1%
- #18 Warlords IV: Heroes of Etheria
85% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Infinite InteractivePub: SNEG
Windows
Warlords IV: Heroes of Etheria is a turn-based fantasy strategy game of conquest and heroes. Capture cities, recruit armies from ten distinct factions, level up your units, and clash in fast one-on-one duels where the marching order you choose decides the battle.
Why similar: 4X 27.3% ★, Wargame 16.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.2%, Strategy 10.4%, Isometric 8.5%
- #19 Warlords I + II
84% matchVery Positive96% of 75 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 20.7%, Magic 14.8%, Strategy 13.6%, Old School 12.9%, Top-Down 8.7%
- #20 Commander: Modern War
84% 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% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.4%, Alternate History 14.3%, Isometric 11%, Strategy 11%
- #21 三國.爭霸
83% 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 13.9%, Alternate History 13.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.7%
- #22 World War: Rome - Free Strategy Game
82% matchMixed67% of 24 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 32.8% ★, Wargame 16.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 14%, Historical 10.8%, Strategy 5.8%
- #23 Wargame Construction Set
82% 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 18%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.7%, Historical 14.9%, Old School 9.6%, Military 8.4%
- #24 The Great Tribes
81% 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 14.6%, Historical 12.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.1%, Old School 9.2%
- #25 三国画卷
80% 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 39.3% ★, Wargame 16%, Turn-Based Strategy 15%, Strategy 10.6%, Historical 9.7%
- #26 Simple Sanguo
81% 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 18.3%, Historical 17.3%, Wargame 15.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.5%, Strategy 7.3%
- #27 Embersong: History Is Yours
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Camis Publishers
Windows · Mac · Linux
A historical turn-based 4X with the feel of '90s strategy games. Build your empire across eight eras in a roguelike campaign: five completed matches, win or lose, build bonuses for a sixth-match mythic finale. Beware your Archenemy.
Why similar: 4X 35% ★, Historical 13.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.7%, Old School 9.7%, Isometric 8.8%
- #28 Magic And Dragons : 4X Battle
79% match7 user reviews71% of 7 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 31.7% ★, Wargame 14.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.7%, Magic 10.1%, Isometric 8.6%
- #29 About Frontlines
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Luca Burgio
Windows · Mac · Linux
A turn-based strategy game built on total freedom. Design your own maps, forge your own units, and set your own rules of war. Build and play every era you can imagine. Quick, tense, tactical battles against AI, friends, or players worldwide.
Why similar: Wargame 18.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.6%, Alternate History 16.2%, Historical 13.8%, Strategy 12.1%
- #30 Mercatoria
77% match4 user reviews40% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: DKS
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 35% ★, Wargame 13.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.2%, Historical 11.2%, Strategy 8%
- #31 Inflection Point
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Martin Giannakopoulos
Windows
A multiplayer 4X strategy game of globe-spanning 19th-century battle. Break through enemy lines, encircle their armies, and cut off their supply. Colonize resource-rich islands and blockade those of your opponents. Games are quick and packed with dramatic, high-stakes combat.
Why similar: 4X 37.5% ★, Wargame 15.8%, Historical 11.2%, Strategy 9.9%, Isometric 9%
- #32 Politon
76% 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 30.8% ★, Wargame 13.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.4%, Alternate History 11.3%, Isometric 7.5%
- #33 Napoleon 1813
76% match9 user reviews67% of 9 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 42.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.3%, Strategy 11.3%, Historical 9.8%, Military 7%
- #34 Guerra Civil
77% 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 17.4%, Historical 16.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.8%, Alternate History 13.2%, Old School 7.5%
- #35 Kyivan Rus
75% 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 34% ★, Historical 15.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.3%, Isometric 8.3%, Medieval 6.4%
- #36 Politon: Prologue
74% matchPositive88% of 24 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%, Alternate History 13.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.1%, Isometric 9%
- #37 Master of Luna
73% matchPositive95% of 22 reviews2025
Dev: Aleksandr Tiupin
Windows · Mac · Linux
Master of Luna is a turn-based 4X strategy game where you play a half-forgotten deity seeking to regain your former power. It features powerful magic, tactical battles, city building, sweet pixel art, and a calm, melancholic atmosphere.
Why similar: 4X 44.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17%, Magic 11.9%, Strategy 8.2%, Turn-Based Combat 8.2%
- #38 My Empire
75% 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 37.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.8%, Historical 15.3%, Military 8.3%, Strategy 7.7%
- #39 Interstellar Conquest
74% 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 34.9% ★, Wargame 15.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.2%, Isometric 10.5%, Military 7.6%
- #40 March of Reveille
73% 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 42.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 16.1%, Wargame 14.5%, Strategy 11.2%, Military 7.1%
- #41 Master of Cladia
73% matchNo user reviews2027
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 38.4% ★, Wargame 21.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.2%, Strategy 9.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.1%
- #42 HUMANKIND™ 2
72% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: AMPLITUDE Studios
Windows
Build a civilization that spans the ages in this historical turn-based strategy game. Combine evolving cultures, raise cities, command armies and expand your empire as a changing climate reshapes the world and your path through history.
Why similar: 4X 39% ★, Historical 16.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.1%, Alternate History 13.7%, Strategy 10.2%
- #43 Commander: World War II
72% matchPositive87% of 31 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 42.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.4%, Wargame 13.8%, Strategy 11.6%, Top-Down 5%
- #44 Fantasy Kommander: Fascination of Evil
71% match7 user reviews71% of 7 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 18.1%, Wargame 15.5%, Old School 14.5%, Isometric 9.8%, Retro 9.7%
- #45 Infinite Borders: Three Kingdoms
71% 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 37.9% ★, Historical 16.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 16%, Wargame 7.4%, Strategy 7.3%
- #46 SGS Sealion
70% match8 user reviews89% of 8 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 23.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 21.8%, Alternate History 17.4%, Strategy 13.4%, Historical 13.2%
- #47 Almanach: Of Empires and Sorcery
71% 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 29.4% ★, Mythology 16%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.3%, Isometric 9.3%, Magic 8.8%
- #48 Ara History Untold: Anniversary Edition
68% matchMixed69% of 2,301 reviews2024
Dev: Oxide GamesPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 18.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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% ★, Alternate History 18.9%, Historical 15.2%, Strategy 7.2%, Military 7.1%
- #49 Search for Sol
69% 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 41.3% ★, Wargame 17.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.9%, Strategy 7.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 6.4%
- #50 Conquest: Medieval Kingdoms
70% 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 43.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 16.8%, Wargame 13.8%, Strategy 11.4%, Medieval 8.4%
- #51 Great Battles of Carolus XII
70% 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 22.8%, Alternate History 22.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.6%, Wargame 11.1%, Military 7.8%
- #52 CivEconomy
67% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: lekCurts Studio
Windows · Mac
Guide a neolithic tribe using natural language. Teach hygiene, craft tools, discover agriculture, found religions. Every person is individually simulated — births, deaths, diseases, and famines emerge from 12 interconnected systems. Your words shape civilization.
Why similar: 4X 35.1% ★, Wargame 15.3%, Alternate History 15.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.2%, Old School 9.3%
- #53 Three Kingdoms : Alias
66% matchVery Positive80% of 373 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: 4X 27.3% ★, Historical 16%, Wargame 15%, Alternate History 14.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.5%
- #54 Twisted Three Kingdoms
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Seasonbean Team
Windows
Amidst this chaotic era, shape your own destiny—whether as a loyal minister, a ruthless warlord, or an independent ruler. Every choice and battle writes your legend. Are you ready to rise from a commoner to claim the realm?
Why similar: 4X 25.2% ★, Historical 18.4%, Wargame 16%, Alternate History 12.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.1%
- #55 Bonaparte - A Mechanized Revolution
66% matchMostly Positive77% of 109 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: 4X 27% ★, Alternate History 15.7%, Historical 14.4%, Wargame 12.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.8%
- #56 GoE: Escaping the Garden of Eden
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wicked CreationsPub: GoE
Windows
GoE: Escaping the Garden of Eden and origins of humanity. Here, you can choose your faction as you compete for the survival against others but in the end, all must face the Darkness that corrupts or destroys everything it finds. Eden has fallen.
Why similar: 4X 34.9% ★, Wargame 18.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.1%, Strategy 7.3%, Military 7.2%
- #57 Dominium Mundi
69% 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 58.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.3%, Historical 11.6%, Strategy 9.1%, Medieval 5.9%
- #58 reWinWar
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Oleksandr Hulchenko
Windows · Linux
A fast-paced, minimalist turn-based strategy game. Wargame.
Why similar: 4X 50% ★, Wargame 20.2%, Strategy 14.4%, Alternate History 13.5%, Singleplayer 1.9%
- #59 Trumpets of War
67% 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 41.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.8%, Wargame 12.7%, Strategy 11.1%, Historical 11.1%
- #60 Arcane Sorcery
69% matchMixed63% of 73 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 32.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 11.7%, Mythology 11.2%, Isometric 9.3%, Military 6.6%