Games Like Through the Ages

Twilight Struggle is a two-player game where players play as either the US or USSR during the Cold War. Using actual events from history, players must plan out their strategies in order to obtain world dominance. Play Twilight Struggle and change the course of history.

Why similar: Board Game 17.1%, Tabletop 15.5%, Asynchronous Multiplayer 12.5% ★, Historical 12.5%, Card Game 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: A legendary historical strategy game that shares the card-driven tension and high-stakes decision-making of the seed game.

The taming of the Red Planet has begun! Corporations are competing to transform Mars into a habitable planet by spending vast resources and using innovative technology to raise temperature, create a breathable atmosphere, and make oceans of water.

Why similar: Board Game 26.7%, Tabletop 22.8%, Turn-Based 19.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.3%, Strategy 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: Like Through the Ages, this game excels at engine building and complex resource management as you develop a civilization over time.

Old World is a revolutionary new historical strategy game where you lead your dynasty over generations of rule against rival kings and queens. Wage massive wars, manage your court, and build a dynasty — or watch your empire crumble to dust. What legacy will you leave behind?

Why similar: Historical 20.6%, Turn-Based 20.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.5%, Economy 13.4%, Tactical 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: This 4X strategy game blends historical civilization building with deep character-driven mechanics and turn-based depth.

Plan and build a modern, scientifically managed zoo to support conservation projects in an acclaimed strategy board game.

Why similar: Board Game 32.3%, Tabletop 20.2%, Strategy 12.8%, Resource Management 10.8%, Asynchronous Multiplayer 10.3% ★

Why You'll Like It: This complex engine-building game requires careful planning and efficient resource allocation, mirroring the strategic depth of Through the Ages.

Scythe transports you to an alternate reality in 1920s Europa, one ravaged by the First World War. Take up the role of leader by assuming command of one of 5 factions, and set out to conquer the coveted "Factory". Lead your mechs to war and your people to victory!

Why similar: Board Game 23%, Turn-Based 18.3%, Tabletop 17.5%, Historical 10.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 9%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a perfect blend of engine building, area control, and resource management within a highly strategic board game framework.

The award-winning board game of strategy and intrigue in the iconic universe of Dune. The Spice must flow.

Why similar: Board Game 29.5%, Tabletop 23.6%, Card Game 20.3%, Economy 13%, Strategy 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: It masterfully combines deckbuilding with worker placement, creating a tight strategic experience that rewards careful planning.

In a world of fantasy, called Terra Mystica, 14 races are fighting together or individually against their opponents to gain power and territory. Using their resources smartly and terraforming wisely to gain supremacy and lead their own settlers to victory.

Why similar: Tabletop 33.7%, Board Game 32.3%, Turn-Based 14%, Strategy 11.5%, Multiplayer 5%

Why You'll Like It: A deep, non-luck-based strategy game where managing your faction's unique abilities and resources is paramount.

Concordia is a strategic, Euro-style board game. 🏺 Players take the roles of powerful Roman merchants and follow the Roman expansion with their trade routes, franchises, and production houses. 🏛️

Why similar: Board Game 16%, Tabletop 14.9%, Turn-Based 14.4%, Asynchronous Multiplayer 12.9% ★, Card Game 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: A highly elegant economic strategy game that relies on card-driven actions and efficient expansion across a map.

It's Raiding Season! Plunder your way to Viking adventure in the digital adaptation of the award-winning worker-placement board game!

Why similar: Board Game 18.5%, Tabletop 16.4%, Turn-Based 14.6%, Card Game 12%, Historical 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: This worker-placement game offers a satisfying strategic loop that is accessible yet deep enough for experienced players.

Might makes right in the wild wood! The award-winning board game of asymmetrical woodland warfare comes to cross-platform digital play! Combine subtle strategy and bold daring to guide your forest faction to victory!

Why similar: Board Game 23.1%, Tabletop 20.5%, Asynchronous Multiplayer 14.1% ★, Card Game 11%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: An asymmetric strategy game that offers immense depth and requires players to master unique mechanics to succeed.

Florence, the cradle of Italian Renaissance. The city is experiencing an unprecedented economic and cultural flourishing: will your family prevail and control the city?

Why similar: Board Game 16.4%, Historical 11.1%, Turn-Based 9.8%, Economy 9.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A tight worker-placement game that requires careful engine building and resource management to outmaneuver opponents.

Become the spirits of the land, and defend the island from colonizing Invaders spreading blight and destruction! Your spirits work with the native islanders to increase your power and drive the invading colonists from your island in this strategic area-control game.

Why similar: Board Game 34.6%, Tabletop 22.2%, Card Game 16%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.4%, Strategy 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: This complex, cooperative strategy game provides a deep puzzle-solving experience that rivals the complexity of Through the Ages.

Rule a fantasy realm of your own design! Explore new magical realms in Age of Wonders’ signature blend of 4X strategy and turn-based tactical combat. Control a faction that grows and changes as you expand your empire with each turn!

Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 33.9%, Tactical 18.3%, Strategy 18%, Multiplayer 16.6%, Simulation 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: A 4X strategy game that allows for deep customization and empire building, capturing the grand scale of civilization development.

Deep civilization-building strategy in a fast-paced card game! There are many paths to victory in this competitive card drafting game featuring 12 unique characters and hundreds of cards ranging from great pyramids and war elephants to sneaky spies and crafty merchants.

Why similar: Board Game 23%, Card Game 18.7%, Turn-Based 17.3%, Competitive 14.1%, Strategy 12.1%

Why You'll Like It: A card-based civilization-building game that captures the essence of resource management and growth in a compact format.

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: Turn-Based 38.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 25.3%, Strategy 21.9%, Multiplayer 8.5%, Tactical 3.8%

Why You'll Like It: This fantasy 4X game features distinct factions and deep strategic layers that will appeal to fans of civilization-building games.

Expand your empire, advance your culture and go head-to-head against history’s greatest leaders. Will your civilization stand the test of time?

Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 23.8%, Historical 22.1%, Turn-Based 18.7%, Strategy 15.9%, Multiplayer 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: The definitive digital civilization-building experience that shares the core theme of advancing a society through history.

Rewrite history by shaping a civilization as unique as you are. Combine 60 cultures from the Ancient Era to the Modern Age to lead your empire to victory. Build thriving cities, outsmart rivals in epic battles, spread your influence and leave your mark on HUMANKIND™.

Why similar: Historical 25.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 23.8%, Strategy 17.4%, Turn-Based 15.3%, Multiplayer 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: A historical 4X game that focuses on evolving your culture through different eras, directly echoing the progression of Through the Ages.

Field of Glory II is a turn-based tactical game set during the Rise of Rome from 280 BC to 25 BC.

Why similar: Historical 17.4%, Tabletop 14.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.8%, Strategy 12.9%, Turn-Based 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: A highly accurate historical wargame that focuses on tactical turn-based strategy and army management.

Create your own nation in Millennia, a historical turn-based 4X game that challenges your strategic prowess across 10,000 years of history, from the dawn of humanity to our possible futures.

Why similar: Turn-Based 20.8%, Historical 19.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.4%, Economy 13.3%, Strategy 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: A 4X strategy game that emphasizes historical eras and the development of your nation through technological and social progress.

Hexarchy is an innovative, fast-paced, historical 4x strategy game where you use cards and deckbuilding to make your decisions. Single-player and online multiplayer.

Why similar: Turn-Based 17.3%, Historical 16.3%, Card Game 14.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 8%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced 4X game that uses deckbuilding mechanics to streamline the traditional civilization-building experience.

Discover Stone Age, the digital adaptation of the classic worker-placement board game. Roll dice, place Meeples wisely, and use tools to influence your luck. Compete for resources and outsmart your opponents in a race to become the most prosperous leader of the age!

Why similar: Board Game 25.5%, Tabletop 23.7%, Historical 15.4%, Resource Management 8.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A classic worker-placement game that focuses on resource gathering and development in a prehistoric setting.

Ragnarök is coming! The sky is falling and the end is upon you… In Blood Rage, the digital adaptation of the hit strategy board game, you lead a proud Viking clan in their final fight for glory.

Why similar: Board Game 21.2%, Tabletop 18.6%, Card Game 12.1%, Resource Management 9%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: A strategic area-control game that rewards drafting and careful planning during its distinct historical-fantasy eras.

Are you ready to lead your druidic clan and cleanse the Valley of Life? Mystic Vale is a stunning digital version of the Origins award-winning AEG card game. Debuting the unique Card Crafting System, players take turns building powerful combos in order to stop the curse. Play online or local hotseat.

Why similar: Board Game 21.5%, Card Game 16.8%, Tabletop 16.8%, Turn-Based 16.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.5%

Why You'll Like It: This game features a unique card-crafting mechanic that provides a satisfying sense of engine progression.

Learn and play Go, the classic board game that has been played for thousands of years, and compete in the race to conquer the most land in the in-game world, or compete online against opponents around the real world.

Why similar: Board Game 17.6%, Tabletop 16.6%, Turn-Based 16.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.3%, Asynchronous Multiplayer 8.8% ★

Ascension: Deckbuilding Game is now available for your PC and Mac, complete with 9 full expansion decks! Play alone or with friends to battle against the Fallen One for honor and victory. Conceived and designed by Justin Gary, Ascension will provide hours of engaging and strategic game play for enthusiasts and experienced gamers alike.

Why similar: Board Game 18.6%, Tabletop 17.7%, Turn-Based 14.6%, Asynchronous Multiplayer 14.6% ★, Card Game 13.8%

Why You'll Like It: A foundational deckbuilding game that emphasizes building a powerful engine to dominate the board.

Neuroshima Hex is a post-apocalyptic tactical game from the designers of Neuroshima, the board game. It is all about strategy and tactics on one hexagonal battlefield. The game offers many different units, technologies and special abilities that can be used for an effective strategy.

Why similar: Board Game 21.2%, Tabletop 19.9%, Card Game 16%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical board game adaptation that focuses on positioning and synergy, requiring sharp strategic thinking.

A Game of Thrones: The Board Game – Digital Edition is the digital adaptation of the top-selling strategy board game from Fantasy Flight Games.

Why similar: Board Game 25%, Tabletop 17.2%, Turn-Based 16.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.2%, Multiplayer 8%

Why You'll Like It: A deep strategy game focused on diplomacy, area control, and resource management in a high-stakes environment.

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: Turn-Based 27.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 26%, Strategy 17.1%, Multiplayer 10.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: A 4X strategy game that strips away diplomacy to focus entirely on combat, expansion, and technological progression.

CONTROL FANTASY RACES, SET OFF TO CONQUER NEW LANDS, OVERTHROW YOUR ENEMIES AND CLAIM THE VICTORY! In this digital adaptation of the legendary board game, dive into a world inhabited by whimsical fantasy races.

Why similar: Board Game 35.4%, Tabletop 23.3%, Turn-Based 16%, Asynchronous Multiplayer 8.3% ★, Strategy 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: A strategic area-control game that focuses on the rise and fall of civilizations, mirroring the cyclical nature of history.

The official adaptation of the famous board game Carcassonne! A modern classic tile-placement game based on the award winning game in which the players draw and place a tile with a piece of southern French landscape on it. The player can then decide to place one of his followers, called Meeples.

Why similar: Board Game 26.3%, Tabletop 21.5%, Turn-Based 17.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.3%, Multiplayer 7.9%

This is an intense strategy board game in a steampunk world of corrupt capitalist gremlins who compete for money, political power and prestige. Save and invest, steal and extort, arrest and get arrested – in single-player and multiplayer, with ranks and ladders, team mode and spectator mode.

Why similar: Board Game 21.6%, Tabletop 16.5%, Turn-Based 13.8%, Competitive 13.5%, Card Game 12.9%

The OFFICIAL digital adaptation of the best-selling board game. ** ONLINE MULTIPLAYER NOW AVAILABLE !!! **

Why similar: Tabletop 35.9%, Board Game 35.7%, Card Game 14%, Strategy 10.7%, Multiplayer 3.6%

The complete 4th Edition experience of the classic fantasy adventure board game, Talisman. On your travels, you will need strength, courage and some good dice rolls to survive the dangers you face and beat your opponents to the centre of the board!

Why similar: Board Game 30.8%, Tabletop 25.4%, Turn-Based 13.8%, Card Game 9.7%, Multiplayer 7.5%

Expand a small kingdom to a mighty Dominion! Play the Spiel des Jahres winning boardgame beloved by millions around the world. Discover the game that defined a genre, Dominion was first to popularize deck-building and remains a staple of tabletop. This is the officially licensed implementation.

Why similar: Board Game 27.9%, Tabletop 24.6%, Card Game 22.1%, Asynchronous Multiplayer 11.7% ★, Strategy 7.3%

Play the classic board game, Axis & Allies 1942 2nd Edition! Act as WWII powers in a turn-based strategy game that fits your screen and schedule— get notified on your turn and command armies at your own pace! Team up with friends, challenge the world’s top players, or go solo vs. A.I.

Why similar: Board Game 20.5%, Tabletop 18%, Asynchronous Multiplayer 14.7% ★, Historical 14%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.4%

Armello is a grim fairy-tale board game come to life, with every match combining deep, tactical card play, rich tabletop strategy and RPG elements. Leverage subterfuge, spells and careful strategy to wrangle control of the game's chaotic odds as you quest for the throne.

Why similar: Board Game 21.2%, Turn-Based 17.6%, Tabletop 16.7%, Card Game 15.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.8%

Gomoku: One of the most popular classic board games for all ages. Experience Zen style visuals, various levels of AI, seamless online multiplayer and Endgame challenges!

Why similar: Tabletop 22.4%, Board Game 21.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.1%, Strategy 7%

Discover a fresh adaptation of the iconic, multi-award-winning board game. Play against fellow fans around the world, or take on state-of-the-art AI opponents. Build a railway empire, claim routes and dominate your competitors on the leaderboards in this fan-favourite modern classic!

Why similar: Board Game 17.1%, Tabletop 16.1%, Competitive 15%, Card Game 13%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.9%

Build an empire in a single sitting. All the strategy of a classic 4X in a faster format, which also shines in multiplayer.

Why similar: Historical 17.7%, Asynchronous Multiplayer 13.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13%, Economy 12.5%, Resource Management 10%

Unmatched: Digital Edition is a fast-paced tactical dueling game where legendary heroes face off in battles across the ages. Each player controls a hero, their sidekick(s), and a unique deck of cards built around that character’s fighting style and abilities.

Why similar: Board Game 21.4%, Tabletop 20.2%, Card Game 16.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.9%

Build and discover in Charterstone - a digital board game campaign. Shape your village into the new Eternal City!☁️🏙️☁️

Why similar: Tabletop 17.5%, Board Game 16.2%, Turn-Based 15%, Asynchronous Multiplayer 11.8% ★, Card Game 9.7%

Lux Delux is a fast-paced turn-based-strategy game of risk and world domination, with so much more! Highly moddable, Lux has over 900 maps, diverse random map generators, a biohazard mode, an AI SDK, and an online multi-player league.

Why similar: Board Game 29.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.2%, Turn-Based 16%, Strategy 14.6%, Historical 10.8%

Wingspan is a relaxing, award-winning strategy card game about birds for 1 to 5 players. Each bird you play extends a chain of powerful combinations in one of your three habitats. Your goal is to discover and attract the best birds to your network of wildlife preserves.

Why similar: Board Game 21%, Tabletop 17.4%, Card Game 15.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.6%, Economy 9.6%

This is the official digital adaption of the boardgame Viticulture by Jamey Stegmaier & Alan Stone.

Why similar: Board Game 44.8%, Turn-Based 22%, Strategy 19.4%, Multiplayer 8.7%, 2D 3.2%

Now includes Jurassic, Flight, and Arctic Tundra! Adapt your species to survive where food is scarce and predators lurk at every turn. Easy to learn, but offering lots of strategic depth, Nature is a modular game system from the designer of the award-winning Evolution series.

Why similar: Board Game 18.8%, Tabletop 15.7%, Asynchronous Multiplayer 12.8% ★, Card Game 12.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.4%

Embrace the technological evolution and build up your hydroelectric empire in Barrage, a turn-based strategy game where players compete to build majestic dams, exploit the power of running water, and bring their faction to victory!

Why similar: Tabletop 27.7%, Board Game 13.2%, Asynchronous Multiplayer 12.9% ★, Resource Management 12%, Strategy 10.6%

Marble Age is a turn-based historical strategy where your task is to turn a small Ancient Greek village into a flourishing Polis, powerful enough to conquer the known world!

Why similar: Turn-Based 22.5%, Historical 20.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.8%, Economy 12.1%, Strategy 9.7%

WAW is a unique historical strategy turn-based game, in a boardgame spirit, which aims at simulating in one single system ALL kind of wars and conflicts throughout the world (and beyond) from Prehistoric times to nowadays, on the operational or strategic levels.

Why similar: Board Game 27.1%, Historical 20.7%, Strategy 18.4%, Turn-Based 17%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.8%

Can you drive the Secessionist into the Fort Sumter trap that gave Lincoln his historic victory? Can you successfully use the issue of States Rights to divide Northern opinion? Fort Sumter let’s you explore this seminal moment in American history in a fast-playing, easy-to-learn card driven game.

Why similar: Board Game 20.1%, Tabletop 18.4%, Card Game 14.3%, Asynchronous Multiplayer 13.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 10.7%

Lead your dynasty to victory in the new digital adaptation of the acclaimed board game!

Why similar: Board Game 24.9%, Tabletop 23.3%, Historical 14.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 13%, Strategy 7.5%

Ancient Egypt cards. Master power, wealth, faith and life. Work your way up from a small tribe to a flourishing Empire. Win the Gods' favor and become the mightiest Pharaoh.

Why similar: Card Game 28.1%, Board Game 24.6%, Historical 17.8%, Tabletop 17.6%, Strategy 9.6%

Strategy simulator of the Great Pyramids period, where you take your path from the unification of Egyptian tribes to the foundation of The First Empire. Developed with the assistance of Egyptologists.

Why similar: Turn-Based 23.7%, Historical 22.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.6%, Economy 12.2%, Resource Management 9.9%

Burgle your way to adventure in the award-winning board game!

Why similar: Board Game 28.1%, Tabletop 25.3%, Card Game 20.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.9%, Strategy 8.5%

Lead empires that evolve or endure through the Ages. Build something you believe in with Sid Meier's Civilization® VII.

Why similar: Historical 22.4%, Economy 15.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.3%, Multiplayer 9.2%

Dive into the world of the energy industry with the Power Grid app, designed by award-winning author Friedemann Friese.

Why similar: Board Game 30.9%, Tabletop 26.4%, Strategy 13.5%, Asynchronous Multiplayer 9.7% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 5.9%

Take one of the most modern, fun and engaging board games created in recent years. Match it with cutting-edge technology. Add a ridiculously well-crafted art style and a ton of extra content. This is the recipe to one of the most thrilling, charming and captivating strategy games you will ever find.

Why similar: Board Game 27.2%, Card Game 14.9%, Turn-Based 14.3%, Asynchronous Multiplayer 10.7% ★, Strategy 10%

Hex of Steel is a refreshing WWII wargame covering all fronts featuring a certain amount of original mechanics. Fight in solo against finally a decent AI throughout Europe, Africa or the Pacific, or against a friend in the cross-platform PBEM or real time multiplayer. Coop is also an option!

Why similar: Board Game 17.4%, Turn-Based 16.1%, Tabletop 15.8%, Historical 14%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.5%

Blending deep board game strategy with auto-battling mastery, and designed by Richard Garfield (creator of Magic: The Gathering), lead your Squads over an ever-changing dieselpunk battlefield where no two games are ever the same. Think ahead, adapt fast, outwit your opponent and claim victory.

Why similar: Competitive 16%, Board Game 15.6%, Tabletop 14.8%, Card Game 12.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 10%