- #1 Civil War II
97% matchMostly Positive78% of 349 reviews2014
Dev: AgeodPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
You take the part of the military and political leadership, trying to lead your nation to victory, in the midst of some of the toughest operations of the Civil War. You will build, organize and command your armies over one of the largest maps of the USA ever made for a Civil War game.
Why similar: Strategy 37.2%, Grand Strategy 28.1% ★, Simulation 19.4%, Wargame 15.3%
Why You'll Like It: Built on the same AGEOD engine, this title offers the exact same depth of simulation and turn-based mechanics applied to the American Civil War.
- #2 Pride of Nations
96% matchMixed49% of 137 reviews2011
Dev: AgeodPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 38%
Pride of Nations is a turn-based historical strategy game set in the colonial era of the 19th century, where the player takes control of a country and guides it through industrialization, military conquest, and colonization.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 44.4% ★, Strategy 38%, Simulation 17.6%
Why You'll Like It: Another masterpiece from the AGEOD engine, focusing on the grand strategy of 19th-century colonial expansion and diplomacy.
- #3 Revolution Under Siege Gold
96% matchMostly Positive71% of 170 reviews2015
Dev: Sep RedsPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Make the Reds side triumph to save the Soviet Proletarian revolution, or, on the other side, lead the Whites side to victory in order to place the old regime back in power and protect the countries of Europe from the perils of the revolution. This is the biggest civil war game you will ever play!
Why similar: Strategy 34.6%, Grand Strategy 25.4% ★, Wargame 20.9%, Simulation 19%
Why You'll Like It: This game utilizes the familiar AGEOD system to simulate the intense and complex Russian Civil War.
- #4 Strategic Command: World War I
95% matchVery Positive91% of 470 reviews2019
Dev: Fury SoftwarePub: Matrix Games
Windows
Strategic Command: World War I is a new chapter in the Strategic Command Franchise. Relive this momentous conflict from the opening shots of 1914 to the final offensives. Strategic Command: World War I covers all the main aspects and theatres of the war.
Why similar: World War I 44.4% ★, Strategy 41.6%, Wargame 14%
Why You'll Like It: This is the most direct competitor in terms of scope, offering a comprehensive turn-based grand strategy experience covering the entire Great War.
- #5 Commander: The Great War
94% matchVery Positive80% of 292 reviews2014
Dev: The Lordz Games StudioPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Take Command and Secure Victory in the Great War! Commander – The Great War features a Grand Campaign covering the whole war from the invasion of Belgium on August 5, 1914 to the Armistice on the 11th of November 1918 in addition to 16 different unit types including Infantry, Cavalry, Armoured Cars and Tanks, Artillery, and much more!
Why similar: World War I 46.1% ★, Strategy 23.7%, Grand Strategy 16.4% ★, Wargame 13.7%
Why You'll Like It: A classic turn-based strategy game that focuses specifically on the theater of the First World War with a similar hex-based approach.
- #6 Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game
94% matchVery Positive90% of 2,078 reviews2011
Dev: Martin IvanovPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 26.9 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Developed by a team of experienced modders from the Paradox forum, Darkest Hour is a stand-alone Hearts of Iron game. The game features a mixture of short and in-depth campaigns set across the darkest chapters of the 20th century. Play from the outbreak of the Great War up until the onset of the Cold War.
Why similar: World War I 35.1% ★, Grand Strategy 30.3% ★, Strategy 18.8%, Wargame 10.6%, Simulation 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: A legendary grand strategy title that offers unmatched depth in historical simulation and political management for the early 20th century.
- #7 Making History: The Great War
93% matchMostly Positive76% of 454 reviews2015
Dev: Muzzy Lane SoftwarePub: Factus Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 94%
The Great War is a turn-based grand strategy game based on the epic struggles of the WWI era. Experience the battles of attrition and punishing artillery barrages. Play as any nation of the period as the modern world of industrialized warfare replaces an age of kings with a struggle of ideologies.
Why similar: World War I 50.4% ★, Grand Strategy 25.1% ★, Strategy 15.3%, Simulation 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a detailed grand strategy perspective on the First World War with a focus on economic and military management.
- #8 Wars of Napoleon
92% matchMixed53% of 118 reviews2016
Dev: AgeodPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
AGEod goes back to the Napoleonic era and delivers the most detailed and comprehensive strategy game ever created about a time of struggle and conquest that forged modern Europe.
Why similar: Strategy 61.3%, Grand Strategy 38.7% ★
Why You'll Like It: An AGEOD-developed title that provides a deep, historically accurate look at the Napoleonic Wars with mechanics nearly identical to the seed game.
- #9 Thirty Years' War
91% matchMixed66% of 53 reviews2016
Dev: AgeodPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Thirty Years War is a new game designed by developer HQ covering one of the darkest ages of European history. The Thirty Years War is the series of conflicts between Catholics and Protestants in the Holy Roman Empire and its surroundings, between 1618 and 1648.
Why similar: Strategy 59.1%, Simulation 40.9%
Why You'll Like It: An AGEOD title that brings the same level of granular historical simulation to the complex conflicts of the 17th century.
- #10 The Operational Art of War IV
91% matchVery Positive81% of 365 reviews2018
Dev: TrickeySoft LLCPub: Matrix Games
Windows
The Operational Art of War IV is the new generation of operational wargames. With more flexibility than before and with a new array of exciting features, it will make you relive the most iconic battles from the dawn of the 20th Century to modern day, including the ones that never occurred!
Why similar: Strategy 32.1%, World War I 30.3% ★, Wargame 20.9%, Simulation 16.7%
Why You'll Like It: A premier wargame that offers the same level of intense, deep-simulation military management found in the seed game.
- #11 The Great War: Western Front™
90% matchMixed66% of 3,224 reviews2023
Dev: PetroglyphPub: Frontier Foundry
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The Great War: Western Front is the definitive WW1 strategy game. Play a deciding role in history with this real-time tactical experience as you take charge in the iconic Western Front from 1914 to 1919. Pick your faction and lead your forces to victory.
Why similar: World War I 51.5% ★, Grand Strategy 19.6% ★, Strategy 19.1%, Wargame 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: While it incorporates real-time elements, it captures the specific trench warfare atmosphere and strategic constraints of WWI.
- #12 Gary Grigsby's War in the East
89% matchVery Positive90% of 579 reviews2015
Dev: 2by3 GamesPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 49.5 hrs≥1hr: 60%
War on an Epic scale from Moscow to Berlin – this is War in the East!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 35.2% ★, Strategy 26.1%, Wargame 25%, Simulation 13.7%
Why You'll Like It: Widely considered the gold standard for deep, complex historical wargaming, matching the seed game's commitment to detail.
- #13 Strategic Command WWII: War in Europe
89% matchVery Positive90% of 430 reviews2017
Dev: Fury SoftwarePub: Matrix Games
Windows
Strategic Command WWII: War in Europe is a deeply immersive turn based strategy game covering the greatest conflict in modern history!
Why similar: Strategy 100%
Why You'll Like It: Features the same accessible yet deep turn-based hex-grid mechanics found in the Strategic Command WWI entry.
- #14 Rise of Prussia Gold
88% matchMostly Positive72% of 46 reviews2014
Dev: AgeodPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Rise of Prussia Gold is the new and improved version of AGEODs Seven Years War (1757-1763) game set in Europe. This hugely detailed strategy game was initially released by AGEOD in 2010 and the Gold version adds numerous improvements and additional scenarios that take the game to the next level.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 38.2% ★, Strategy 35.1%, Wargame 26.7%
Why You'll Like It: This AGEOD game offers a deep, turn-based tactical experience focusing on the Seven Years' War.
- #15 Strategic Command: American Civil War
86% matchVery Positive85% of 240 reviews2022
Dev: Fury SoftwarePub: Matrix Games
Windows
For the first time in the series’ history, Strategic Command will be taking you to the 19th century battlefields of the American Civil War. You will control the armies, research, production and diplomatic policy of either the Union or the Confederacy during a time of innovation and dramatic battles.
Why similar: Strategy 56%, Wargame 44%
Why You'll Like It: Applies the refined Strategic Command engine to a historical conflict with similar logistical and strategic challenges.
- #16 Wars of Succession
86% matchPositive84% of 37 reviews2018
Dev: AgeodPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Ageod’s Wars of Succession is a new game designed to cover two major wars that consumed Europe at the eve of the 18th Century.
Why similar: Strategy 57.9%, Simulation 42.1%
Why You'll Like It: Another high-fidelity AGEOD simulation that captures the strategic nuances of 18th-century European warfare.
- #17 Field of Glory: Empires
85% matchVery Positive82% of 862 reviews2019
Dev: AgeodPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 30.9 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Field of Glory: Empires is a grand strategy game in which you will have to move in an intricate and living tapestry of nations and tribes, each one with their distinctive culture.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 44.9% ★, Strategy 37.2%, Wargame 17.9%
Why You'll Like It: A grand strategy game that balances complex empire management with deep historical military simulation.
- #18 All Quiet in the Trenches
83% matchVery Positive90% of 888 reviews2024
Dev: Totally Not Aliens
Windows · Linux
All Quiet in the Trenches is a narrative turn-based strategy RPG set in World War I. Get to know your soldiers, take care of their needs and lead them in battle, trying to strike a precarious balance between the ambitions of your superiors and the survival of your men.
Why similar: World War I 71.4% ★, Strategy 18.6%, Simulation 10%
Why You'll Like It: A unique narrative-driven strategy game that captures the personal and tactical struggles of WWI soldiers.
- #19 Supremacy: 1914
84% matchMostly Positive74% of 4,285 reviews2019
Dev: Bytro Labs GmbH
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 40.7 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Take over the control of one of the mighty nations during the times of World War 1 in the biggest WW1 strategy game of all time. Conquer provinces, forge alliances and build up your economy in real-time on persistent maps. Build experimental weapons of World War 1 and become the one true superpower!
Why similar: World War I 43.4% ★, Grand Strategy 21.4% ★, Strategy 18.9%, Wargame 9.3%, Simulation 7%
Why You'll Like It: A real-time grand strategy game that focuses on the global scale of the First World War.
- #20 Battle of Empires : 1914-1918
84% matchMixed69% of 2,101 reviews2015
Dev: Great War TeamPub: Best Way Soft
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Battle of Empires: 1914-1918 is a story-driven RTS that brings to life some of the most brutal battles of the Great War. Each mission showcases the era’s most devastating weaponry — sabotage, stealth, trench warfare, gas attacks, artillery, and mobile infantry. BoE delivers the full WWI experience.
Why similar: World War I 72.5% ★, Strategy 21%, Simulation 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical wargame that provides a more granular look at the specific battles of the First World War.
- #21 Age of History 3
78% matchVery Positive85% of 17,831 reviews2024
Dev: Łukasz JakowskiPub: Łukasz Jakowski Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.1 hrsMean: 37.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Grand strategy wargame where the destiny of Civilizations rests in your hands - will they stand united under your leadership or fall divided in conflict? Journey through the entire saga of human civilization, from its earliest days to the futuristic era, crafting your legacy age by age.
Why similar: World War I 41.1% ★, Grand Strategy 26.2% ★, Wargame 19.2%, Strategy 13.5%
Why You'll Like It: A grand strategy game that allows for deep control over historical nations and military campaigns.
- #22 Unity of Command II
80% matchMostly Positive80% of 2,137 reviews2019
Dev: 2x2 Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 18.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Unity of Command II is the sequel to one of the most critically acclaimed strategy games of all time; a game critics called 'the perfect gateway' into computer war games.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 32.5% ★, Strategy 31.4%, Wargame 22.6%, Simulation 13.6%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the operational level of warfare with a high degree of historical accuracy and challenging turn-based mechanics.
- #23 Panzer Corps 2
79% matchVery Positive85% of 4,120 reviews2020
Dev: Flashback GamesPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 58.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Panzer Corps 2 is the ultimate Second World War strategy game! Enjoy the time-proven gameplay formula which has been appreciated by millions of players over the years, brought to a whole new level of refinement up to the latest technical standards.
Why similar: Strategy 34.5%, Grand Strategy 34% ★, Wargame 24.6%, Simulation 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: A polished, deep turn-based wargame that rewards careful planning and strategic positioning.
- #24 Aggression: Europe Under Fire
82% matchMixed55% of 118 reviews2014
Dev: Lesta StudioPub: ESDigital Games
Windows
Aggression is a military real-time strategy game set within a historic context featuring role-playing elements. Play the role of a political leader of Russia, Great Britain, France or Germany. It is up to you to take firm decisions at the crucial period of the European history – the World Wars ages covering 1914 – 1945.
Why similar: Strategy 100%
Why You'll Like It: A strategy game that covers the geopolitical tensions leading up to and during the World Wars.
- #25 Commands & Colors: The Great War
82% matchMixed46% of 102 reviews2017
Dev: HexWar GamesPub: Hunted Cow Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 96%
The Great War allow players to portray important engagements throughout WWI history. The battles focus on the historical deployment of forces and important terrain features of trench fighting in scale with the game system.
Why similar: World War I 62.6% ★, Strategy 37.4%
Why You'll Like It: A digital adaptation of a board game that captures the tactical essence of WWI combat.
- #26 World War I
81% matchMostly Positive73% of 265 reviews2015
Dev: Dark FoxPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 35%
World War I is a real-time strategy based on the modified version of the well-known Blitzkrieg engine.
Why similar: World War I 62.5% ★, Strategy 37.5%
Why You'll Like It: A historical strategy game that attempts to simulate the global scope of the conflict through an isometric perspective.
- #27 On The Western Front
77% matchVery Positive83% of 89 reviews2025
Dev: Aggroblakh
Windows · Mac
January, 1915. The Race to the Sea is over. The Great War has just begun. You are the commander of a single division in the meat grinder that is the Western Front. Lead your men over the top as you attempt to break the stalemate that is to claim the lives of millions over the course of years.
Why similar: World War I 50.2% ★, Strategy 16.8%, Grand Strategy 12.4% ★, Simulation 11.6%, Wargame 9%
- #28 The Entente Gold
81% matchMixed47% of 671 reviews2014
Dev: Lesta StudioPub: ESDigital Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 75%
In the game you become not only a witness to history, but a powerful and cunning army commander as well. You will lead forces of one of the following European countries: Russia, France, Germany, Austrian Empire and Britain through five campaigns which vary due to the real historical role of each participant.
Why similar: World War I 67.1% ★, Strategy 32.9%
Why You'll Like It: A classic real-time strategy game focused on the specific military engagements of the First World War.
- #29 Victoria II
76% matchVery Positive92% of 19,943 reviews2010
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 49.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Carefully guide your nation from the era of absolute monarchies in the early 19th century, through expansion and colonization, to finally become a truly great power by the dawn of the 20th century. Victoria II is a grand strategy game played during the colonial era of the 19th century, where the player takes control of a country, guiding...
Why similar: Grand Strategy 46% ★, World War I 27.9% ★, Strategy 18.5%, Simulation 7.6%
- #30 Spirit of War
79% matchMixed59% of 80 reviews2015
Dev: G-OLDPub: Plug In Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Spirit of War: The Great War is a turn-based strategy game set during World War I. Drawing inspiration from board games classics, Spirit Of War is a unique arcade/strategy experience.
Why similar: World War I 59.4% ★, Strategy 40.6%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based strategy game that uses a hex-grid system to simulate the tactical realities of the Great War.
- #31 Making History: The First World War
77% matchMixed67% of 114 reviews2021
Dev: Factus Games
Windows · Linux
A turn-based WWI Grand Strategy game. Rush to field new modern weaponry and survive the horrendous attrition battles. Join the global conflict between the Great Powers of the age and forge a new world order for freedom or tyranny.
Why similar: World War I 44.4% ★, Grand Strategy 19.2% ★, Wargame 15%, Strategy 12.8%, Simulation 8.6%
- #32 March of the Eagles
78% matchMixed67% of 384 reviews2013
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 70%
“he Who Fears Being Conquered Is Sure Of Defeat.”The war-game March of the Eagles focuses on the dramatic conflicts of Europe during 1805 to 1820. Explore one of the defining periods in European history with this experience crafted by the masters of Grand Strategy, Paradox Development Studio.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 45% ★, Strategy 36.5%, Simulation 18.5%
Why You'll Like It: A grand strategy game from Paradox that focuses on the Napoleonic era with deep military and diplomatic systems.
- #33 Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnoughts
75% matchMixed61% of 7,835 reviews2023
Dev: Game-Labs
Windows
Median: 16.1 hrsMean: 81.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Design warships the way you want them, command fleets, win the naval arms race for your nation!
Why similar: World War I 50.1% ★, Grand Strategy 25.4% ★, Wargame 16.9%, Simulation 7.6%
- #34 Ultimate General: Civil War
74% matchVery Positive89% of 8,464 reviews2017
Dev: Game-Labs
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 45.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Ultimate General: Civil War is a tactical real time strategy war-game. Experience the bloodiest period of U.S. history - the American Civil War of 1861-1865.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 41.3% ★, Wargame 30.6%, Strategy 20%, Simulation 8.1%
- #35 Age of History II
73% matchVery Positive90% of 49,603 reviews2018
Dev: Łukasz JakowskiPub: Łukasz Jakowski Games
Windows
Median: 12.5 hrsMean: 61.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Age of History II is a grand strategy wargame that is simple to learn yet hard to master.Your objective is to use military tactics and cunning diplomacy to either unify the world, or conquer it.Will the world bleed out or bow before you? The choice is yours..
Why similar: Grand Strategy 36.8% ★, Strategy 28%, World War I 27.3% ★, Simulation 7.9%
- #36 Supreme Ruler Ultimate
76% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,250 reviews2014
Dev: BattleGoat Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.4 hrsMean: 50.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Real-Time Strategy/Wargame. From World War II through the Cold War and into the future, re-live or re-imagine the tensions and crises of our recent history! Guide your nation through the era of your choice in Campaigns, Scenarios, and Sandboxes, as you make every effort to become Supreme Ruler!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 32.9% ★, World War I 25% ★, Wargame 20%, Strategy 13.3%, Simulation 8.8%
- #37 Hearts of Iron III
75% matchMostly Positive76% of 6,058 reviews2009
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 20.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Hearts of Iron III lets you play the most engaging conflict in world history, World War 2, on all fronts as any country and through multiple different scenarios. Guide your nation to glory between 1936 and 1948 and wage war, conduct diplomacy and build your industry in the most detailed World War 2 game ever made.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 55.1% ★, Strategy 25.8%, Simulation 9%, Wargame 6.6%, World War I 3.5% ★
- #38 Strategic Command WWII: World at War
73% matchVery Positive84% of 605 reviews2018
Dev: Fury SoftwarePub: Matrix Games
Windows
Strategic Command WWII: World At War is your chance to re-fight the 20th century’s greatest conflict, from Poland to China, Normandy to the Pacific, on a map encompassing the globe.
Why similar: Strategy 59.5%, Grand Strategy 21.6% ★, Wargame 18.9%
- #39 Arsenal of Democracy: A Hearts of Iron Game
74% matchVery Positive85% of 389 reviews2010
Dev: BL-LogicPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Taking place from 1936-64, Arsenal of Democracy lets you play as any nation during the era of WW2, complete with detailed models for economics, diplomacy, research, and intelligence. Warfare is also fully represented with all three branches of operations: land, sea, and air.
Why similar: Strategy 51.7%, Grand Strategy 48.3% ★
- #40 Europa Universalis V
68% matchMixed69% of 28,382 reviews2025
Dev: Paradox TintoPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 50.7 hrsMean: 103.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Use war, trade or diplomacy to satisfy your grandest ambitions and dominate five centuries of history in the newest version of Europa Universalis, Paradox Interactive's flagship historical grand strategy game.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 41.2% ★, Wargame 25.2%, Strategy 19.8%, Simulation 13.8%
- #41 Ultimate General: Gettysburg
72% matchVery Positive80% of 2,706 reviews2014
Dev: Game-Labs
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
A Tactical Battle Simulator that allows you to command thousands of soldiers as a Union or Confederate General. The game features the most accurately created map, a non-linear battle campaign, complex morale, innovative control mechanics and smart AI.
Why similar: Strategy 48.1%, Wargame 32.1%, Simulation 19.8%
- #42 Hearts of Iron 2 Complete
73% matchVery Positive86% of 660 reviews2009
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 17.8 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Includes Hearts of Iron II plus the two expansions, Doomsday and Armageddon When Germany is defeated in 1945, the Allies and the new Soviet alliance fight for supremacy. World War III is drawing closer. Play as the ruler of one of 175 countries through World Wars II and III.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 54.2% ★, Strategy 45.8%
- #43 Wars Across The World
72% matchVery Positive82% of 221 reviews2017
Dev: StrategiaePub: Plug In Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 95%
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: Strategy 100%
- #44 Skies above the Great War
69% matchMostly Positive75% of 137 reviews2024
Dev: Puntigames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Skies above the Great War is a hybrid of action and grand strategy sandbox game set on the Western Front during the First World War. Manage your air forces or take control of any plane yourself in real time.
Why similar: World War I 56.8% ★, Wargame 18.6%, Grand Strategy 13.8% ★, Strategy 10.8%
- #45 Toy Soldiers
71% matchVery Positive89% of 1,488 reviews2012
Dev: Signal Studios
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Command your TOY SOLDIERS in epic, action-packed battles.
Why similar: World War I 62.2% ★, Strategy 26.7%, Simulation 11%
- #46 Millennia
67% matchMixed67% of 3,763 reviews2024
Dev: C Prompt GamesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 14.3 hrsMean: 35.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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: Grand Strategy 53.7% ★, Strategy 28.6%, Simulation 17.7%
- #47 Victoria I Complete
71% matchMixed70% of 267 reviews2010
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 22.3 hrs≥1hr: 24%
Carefully guide your nation from the era of absolute monarchies in the early 19th century, through expansion, colonization and social upheaval, to emerge as one of the great world powers by the dawn of the 20th century in Victoria Complete.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 53.4% ★, Strategy 46.6%
- #48 Colonial Conquest
71% matchMixed62% of 264 reviews2015
Dev: Argonauts InteractivePub: Plug In Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Colonial Conquest is a conquest simulation set in the Victorian age of warfare and expansion of the late 1800's and early 1900's.
Why similar: Wargame 30.7%, Grand Strategy 29.5% ★, Strategy 29%, Simulation 10.8%
- #49 Pike and Shot : Campaigns
70% matchMostly Positive76% of 390 reviews2015
Dev: Byzantine GamesPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 67%
The ultimate wargame set in the age of Pike and Shot is back. You are now in full charge of your nation’s armies, throughout a long campaign in the struggle for dominance.
Why similar: Strategy 57.4%, Wargame 42.6%
- #50 Steam Squad
70% matchMixed65% of 89 reviews2016
Dev: Bretwalda Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Steam Squad - a classical tactical wargame with honest physics simulation of battles set in an alternative universe during the First World War. Players acting for the 3 of the superpowers - the Holy Roman, British and Tianxian Empires complete 30 missions with squads of up to 8 units.
Why similar: World War I 64.1% ★, Strategy 25.3%, Wargame 10.6%
- #51 Victory and Glory: Napoleon
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 153 reviews2016
Dev: Electric GamesPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
From acclaimed boardgame designer Glenn Drover, a grand strategy game where you take the role of Napoleon Bonaparte and attempt to dominate the entire continent of Europe.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 37.1% ★, Strategy 35.4%, Wargame 27.5%
- #52 Europa Universalis IV
66% matchVery Positive88% of 136,424 reviews2013
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 280.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Rule your land and dominate the world with unparalleled freedom, depth and historical accuracy. Write a new history of the world and build an empire for the ages.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 42.8% ★, Wargame 22.8%, Strategy 20.5%, Simulation 13.9%
- #53 Imperiums: Greek Wars
67% matchVery Positive86% of 541 reviews2020
Dev: Kube Games
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Unique combination of turn-based 4X and historical grand strategy with a mythological twist. Explore the ancient world and build a world leading civilization. Survive, expand, conquer... and win!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 57% ★, Strategy 26.7%, Simulation 16.4%
- #54 Strategy & Tactics: Wargame Collection
69% matchMixed69% of 286 reviews2016
Dev: HeroLabs
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Strategy & Tactics: Wargame Collection is a set of three historical turn-based strategies, in which you are going to take command of the armies in the greatest Medieval wars as well as take control of countries and nations during World War II.
Why similar: Strategy 62%, Grand Strategy 38% ★
- #55 Frontline: Western Front
68% matchMostly Positive79% of 52 reviews2019
Dev: Frontline: Games Series
Windows
A tactical scale strategy game that invites the players to take command of the Allied or German forces in an epic struggle for the control of Western Europe during World War Two.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 30.2% ★, Strategy 28.4%, Wargame 21.2%, Simulation 20.2%
- #56 Old World
64% matchVery Positive82% of 6,533 reviews2022
Dev: Mohawk GamesPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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: Grand Strategy 54% ★, Strategy 27.2%, Simulation 18.9%
- #57 Naval Hurricane
66% matchVery Positive91% of 95 reviews2022
Dev: Efril
Windows
Turn based tactical game about war at sea between British Royal Navy and Imperial German Navy during World War I. Command powerful dreadnoughts, fast destroyers and stealthy submarines, conduct artillery battles, torpedo attacks and fight for the survivability of damaged ships.
Why similar: World War I 66.6% ★, Strategy 18.6%, Simulation 14.8%
- #58 Master of Command
61% matchVery Positive92% of 3,361 reviews2025
Dev: Armchair Interactive
Windows
Median: 10.3 hrsMean: 25.4 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Take command in Europe's greatest 18th-century war. Equip & customize regiments, manage supplies, and engage in brutal real-time battles across procedural campaigns. Resources and replacements are scarce, and keeping your best men alive may matter more than any single victory.
Why similar: Strategy 40.3%, Wargame 39.8%, Simulation 19.9%
- #59 Toy Soldiers: HD
67% matchMixed64% of 165 reviews2021
Dev: Signal StudiosPub: Accelerate Games
Windows
Command antique WWI Toy Soldiers in the trench-filled battlefields of Europe. Deploy an exciting arsenal of guns, artillery, flamethrowers, tanks and planes to defend your WWI toy dioramas. Take direct control of individual units or command the entire battlefield from above.
Why similar: World War I 48% ★, Wargame 24.2%, Strategy 20.6%, Simulation 7.2%