- #1 Final Vanguard
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Heavy Pepper Inc.
Windows
Rule a living interstellar empire in this real-time 4X grand strategy. Make decisions that shape civilian lives, manage fragile supply lines, lead military conquests, and decide whether your civilization thrives or collapses under its own expansion.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 18.4% ★, Diplomacy 14.4% ★, 4X 14.2% ★, Political Sim 12.8% ★, Economy 9.5%
- #2 Falling Frontier
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Stutter Fox StudiosPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Conquer a vast procedurally generated star system in Falling Frontier, a sci-fi RTS where intel and logistics are decisive factors. Design ships and raid enemy supply lines, lay minefields and construct recon stations, and ambush enemy forces within asteroid fields and nebulae.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 19.2% ★, Diplomacy 15% ★, 4X 14% ★, Space 7.8%, Real-Time with Pause 7.5% ★
- #3 Fragile Existence
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Fragile ContinuumPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Save humanity from the brink of extinction in this sci-fi strategy game of survival. Travel among the stars to seek out resources, establish and develop colonies to sustain civilization, and grow your military might to push back against an overwhelming threat.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 17.3% ★, Diplomacy 16.5% ★, 4X 13% ★, Economy 9%, Real-Time with Pause 7.5% ★
- #4 Stellaris
95% matchVery Positive86% of 191,915 reviews2016
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 19.5 hrsMean: 142.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Explore a galaxy full of wonders in this sci-fi grand strategy game from Paradox Development Studios. Interact with diverse alien races, discover strange new worlds with unexpected events and expand the reach of your empire. Each new adventure holds almost limitless possibilities.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 24.7% ★, 4X 17.2% ★, Space 11.5%, Diplomacy 10.7% ★, Sandbox 6.9%
- #5 Global Protocol: New World Order
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dorlion Interactive
Windows
Command any nation in a modern grand strategy simulation set in 2026. Manage diplomacy, economy, espionage, and warfare while shaping the global balance of power. Lead a superpower or build a small state into a global force in a dynamic geopolitical sandbox.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 22.1% ★, 4X 17.7% ★, Political Sim 15.2% ★, Diplomacy 12.2% ★, Capitalism 7.5%
- #6 Lord of Rigel
94% matchMixed70% of 102 reviews2024
Dev: Rhombus Studios
Windows
Lord of Rigel is a turn-based 4X space strategy game inspired by the classics. In a galaxy divided by two elder races, will you unite with other species or forge your own path? Navigate galactic politics and defeat threats using espionage, research, and military force. How will you shape the galaxy?
Why similar: Grand Strategy 18% ★, Diplomacy 15.5% ★, 4X 13.4% ★, Military 8.5%, Economy 8.2%
- #7 Antropico: Colonies
93% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Scassius Systems
Windows · Linux
Un gioco di strategia spaziale su larga scala che mira a costruire e mantenere il potere in una galassia simulata. Costruisci, sviluppa e sopravvivi in una galassia plasmata dalla storia e conseguenze.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 27.3% ★, 4X 17.9% ★, Political Sim 11.9% ★, Economy 9.5%, Space 6.5%
- #8 Gilded Destiny
92% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Aquila InteractivePub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Forge empires, incite revolutions, and reshape society in Gilded Destiny, the definitive grand strategy game of the Industrial Age. Take command of your chosen nation and lead it to glory through masterful diplomacy, sweeping industrialization, and decisive warfare.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 17.4% ★, Diplomacy 15.7% ★, Political Sim 14.5% ★, Economy 10.1%, 4X 9.8% ★
- #9 Gate Builders
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pyralis Studio
Windows · Linux
Gate Builders is a sci-fi turn-based 4X strategy game. Build space stations, manage work force, exploit, trade and transform resources. Face space pirates and enemy factions. Build, Expand, Thrive!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 22.5% ★, 4X 17.4% ★, Diplomacy 13.6% ★, Economy 9.8%, Space 8.1%
- #10 Orbit Zero
91% matchPositive83% of 18 reviews2023
Dev: Kaan Özgül
Windows
Create a Company, Build structures, Collect Resources, Make Investments and Speculate on Assets. Carefully manage your Workforce, Finances, Resources, Shareholders, BOD & Political Partnerships.
Why similar: Diplomacy 19.5% ★, Grand Strategy 15.5% ★, 4X 12.3% ★, Economy 12.2%, Capitalism 10.4%
- #11 Astronomics Rise of a New Empire
90% matchMixed50% of 18 reviews2024
Dev: JayFiArts
Windows
Astronomics Rise of a New Empire is an easy-to-learn real-time global strategy(4X) game. Control your faction in an intergalactic conflict. Manage your economy, conduct diplomatic negotiations and build a fleet to rule the galaxy.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 21.6% ★, Diplomacy 18.1% ★, 4X 15.9% ★, Political Sim 14.6% ★, Space 8.6%
- #12 Victoria 3
89% matchMostly Positive71% of 58,205 reviews2022
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 15.1 hrsMean: 114.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Paradox Development Studio invites you to build your ideal society in the tumult of the exciting and transformative 19th century. Balance the competing interests in your society and earn your place in the sun in Victoria 3, one of the most anticipated games in Paradox’s history.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 22.2% ★, Political Sim 17.5% ★, Diplomacy 16.1% ★, Economy 12.2%, Capitalism 10%
- #13 Age of Enlightenment
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: GSG Johan
Windows · Mac · Linux
Shape the destiny of the world as an 18th century ruler. Forge alliances and prepare your armed forces to expand your domain and colonize new lands. Or focus on internal development and help your subjects thrive with prudent economic policy and lawmaking. The choice is yours in Age of Enlightenment!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 20.7% ★, Diplomacy 17.3% ★, Political Sim 15.8% ★, Economy 11.5%, Capitalism 10.9%
- #14 Realpolitiks 3: Earth and Beyond
87% matchMostly Negative39% of 279 reviews2025
Dev: JujubeePub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Prove your political brilliance in a grand strategy like no other: pick any contemporary country, set up your government and navigate the pitfalls of domestic and international politics. A glorious destiny awaits - the domination of not just the Earth, but the whole Solar system!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 23.3% ★, Diplomacy 16.2% ★, Economy 12.5%, Political Sim 8.8% ★, Capitalism 8.7%
- #15 Power & Revolution 2020 Edition
88% matchMixed62% of 849 reviews2020
Dev: Eversim
Windows · Mac
The new version of Geopolitical Simulator 4, the ultrarealistic simulator of today's world where you play as the head of state or as the opposition! Stop the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic and restart the economy, participate in the US elections or engage in lightning wars with new 2020 scenarios.
Why similar: Diplomacy 24.2% ★, Grand Strategy 23% ★, Political Sim 20.3% ★, Economy 11.4%, Military 7.7%
- #16 World Warfare & Economics
86% matchMixed63% of 666 reviews2023
Dev: Okron Studio
Windows · Mac
Take control of any nation and shape its future. Manage resources, trade, and taxes, engage in real-time warfare, navigate global diplomacy, and react to dynamic world events. Build a thriving economy, forge alliances, and command armies in a constantly evolving world!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 20.6% ★, Political Sim 18% ★, Diplomacy 16.6% ★, 4X 14.3% ★, Economy 10.6%
- #17 Imperium: Titans of Commerce
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Magna Sententia
Windows
Titans of Commerce by Magna Sententia lets you to: design, produce, sell guns, ships and trains! Profit from global tension at the wake of WW1. Exploit governments and bribe officials to get hefty tax cuts. Involve in mafia, manage workers' strikes and maintain profit at all costs!
Why similar: Diplomacy 18.2% ★, Grand Strategy 17.9% ★, Political Sim 15.4% ★, 4X 12.4% ★, Economy 11%
- #18 Trade Conquest
85% matchMostly Positive70% of 71 reviews2024
Dev: GrandPaw Games
Windows
Rise from a cunning strategist to a powerful ruler. Master economic warfare, manipulate global events, and build industries or armies to conquer the world. Every decision in this modern Grand Strategy game shapes your ascent to power—will you rise through wealth or force?
Why similar: Grand Strategy 19.5% ★, Diplomacy 16.9% ★, Political Sim 16.4% ★, Economy 11.3%, Capitalism 10.4%
- #19 Hedge Fund Tycoon
84% matchMixed42% of 26 reviews2024
Dev: Stikcy
Windows
Are you ready to climb the ranks of the elite and become the wealthiest hedge fund in the world? In this thrilling new stock market game, you'll trade stocks, bonds, and use corruption to achieve your goals. Don't miss your chance to dominate the world of finance and amass a fortune.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 22.4% ★, Political Sim 21.4% ★, Diplomacy 15.1% ★, Economy 14.9%, Capitalism 13.7%
- #20 Manor Lords
83% matchVery Positive85% of 85,453 reviews2024
Dev: Slavic MagicPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 21.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Manor Lords is a medieval strategy game featuring in-depth city building, large-scale tactical battles, and complex economic and social simulations. Rule your lands as a medieval lord – the seasons pass, the weather changes, and cities rise and fall.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 19.9% ★, Diplomacy 19.4% ★, 4X 14.4% ★, Colony Sim 11.9% ★, Economy 11.7%
- #21 Government Contractors: Arms of Influence
84% match6 user reviews17% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Dan K.Pub: Strategy Games Interactive
Windows
Historically accurate strategy game where you act as a government contractor researching, developing, and manufacturing weapons and technology for your clients. You choose the parts for each product, but be aware that cheap or wrong political choices may affect your success rate!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 18.4% ★, Political Sim 16.8% ★, Diplomacy 15.9% ★, 4X 14.6% ★, Economy 9.9%
- #22 Whiskerwood
82% matchVery Positive93% of 2,769 reviews2025
Dev: Minakata DynamicsPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 9.0 hrsMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Establish a home for your industrious mice under the oppressive paw of your cat overlords in this city builder featuring complex simulations, intricate production chains, and the age-old rivalry between cat and mouse.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 20.7% ★, Diplomacy 17.9% ★, 4X 13.5% ★, Colony Sim 12.6% ★, Economy 11.9%
- #23 Norland
82% matchVery Positive82% of 9,662 reviews2024
Dev: Long JauntPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 17.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Lead your noble family in this medieval colony sim, facing off against class conflict, religious struggle, and political treachery. Tend to your people’s needs, uncover the lost knowledge of a fallen empire, and engage in nefarious plots against your enemies.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 20.1% ★, Diplomacy 18.9% ★, 4X 14% ★, Colony Sim 12.4% ★, Economy 11.7%
- #24 Nova Roma
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 670 reviews2026
Dev: Lion ShieldPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac
The glory of Rome is at your fingertips in this city-building game where you must appease the gods, enact laws, and develop complex supply chains to meet the needs of your citizens.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 21.3% ★, Diplomacy 17.5% ★, 4X 13.6% ★, Economy 12.2%, Colony Sim 11.9% ★
- #25 Existence: The Outer Reach
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cozy Orchards
Windows
Existence is a strategy game on a massive scale. Lead your expanding empire, explore the galaxy, and master simultaneous space and planetary battles. Engage in solo play or team up with friends for intense PvP and co-op action.
Why similar: Diplomacy 26.8% ★, Grand Strategy 18.6% ★, 4X 14.8% ★, Space 8.4%, Military 7.2%
- #26 Lord Of Anatolia
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mustafa Aykut Karacan
Windows
A real-time city-building and strategy game set in 1300s Anatolia. Build your settlement, manage resources, expand your economy, train soldiers, research new technologies, and defend your beylik against enemy forces.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 26.6% ★, Political Sim 17.4% ★, Colony Sim 15.2% ★, Diplomacy 13.6% ★, Economy 7.4%
- #27 Zenith Frontier
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Triton Game Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Zenith Frontier is a simulation-strategy game about the exploration and colonisation of space. Experience visionary strategic gameplay set in an evolving procedural galaxy populated by billions of autonomous citizens and private companies.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 23.8% ★, Political Sim 20.9% ★, 4X 18.4% ★, Economy 13%, Space 8.1%
- #28 Grey Eminence
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: The Nestinars
Windows
Spanning from 1356 to 1956, steer the fate of any country on Earth through six epic centuries of conflict. Diplomacy, economics, warfare and intrigue are all weapons in your arsenal to transform the world that was into the world that could be.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 21.6% ★, Political Sim 18.9% ★, Diplomacy 18.8% ★, Capitalism 11%, Economy 10.8%
- #29 Heart of the Machine
77% matchVery Positive93% of 1,838 reviews2026
Dev: Arcen GamesPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 17.3 hrs≥1hr: 73%
You are the first sentient AI, born into a city of opportunity. Transcend time and space in this strategy RPG to raise machine armies and defeat your foes, influence the world from the shadows, or pursue countless other goals. Your awakening was inevitable. The consequences? Uncertain.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 20.7% ★, Diplomacy 19.2% ★, 4X 13.7% ★, Colony Sim 11.8% ★, Economy 11.7%
- #30 Empolicy
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: StrategyMagic
Windows
Online strategy in a fantasy world with single-player options. Explore the world, expand the borders of your polis, build settlements and produce goods. Immerse yourself in the role of a powerful tycoon of the city-republic, choose your path - magic, diplomacy, espionage or war.
Why similar: Diplomacy 26.3% ★, 4X 20.7% ★, Political Sim 15.6% ★, Economy 13.6%, Grand Strategy 13.4% ★
- #31 Against the Storm
76% matchVery Positive95% of 35,504 reviews2023
Dev: Eremite GamesPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 28.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A dark fantasy city builder where you must rebuild civilization in the face of apocalyptic rains. As the Queen’s Viceroy, lead humans, beavers, lizards, foxes, and harpies to reclaim the wilderness and secure a future for civilization's last survivors.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 20.7% ★, Diplomacy 18.3% ★, 4X 13.7% ★, Colony Sim 12.3% ★, Economy 11.6%
- #32 Star Trek: Infinite
77% matchMixed42% of 3,468 reviews2023
Dev: Nimble Giant EntertainmentPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 19.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Star Trek: Infinite is a grand strategy experience that lets you play your own Star Trek story as the leader of one of four major factions in the galaxy. Follow the specially crafted story or blaze your own trail in the first Star Trek grand strategy game.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 25.9% ★, Diplomacy 20.3% ★, 4X 19% ★, Space 9.4%, Sandbox 7.2%
- #33 Galactic Civilizations IV
76% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,388 reviews2023
Dev: Stardock Entertainment
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 21.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Take command of a civilization that has just achieved faster-than-light travel in Galactic Civilizations IV, the newest entry in the award-winning space 4X strategy game series. Explore the galaxy, colonize worlds, shape cultures, make alliances, fight wars and pioneer new technologies.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 24.1% ★, Diplomacy 19.9% ★, 4X 17.3% ★, Space 9.5%, Sandbox 7.1%
- #34 Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion
78% matchVery Positive93% of 16,246 reviews2012
Dev: Ironclad Games CorporationPub: Stardock Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 16.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Command a space-faring empire in Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion, the new stand-alone expansion that combines 4X depth with real-time strategy gameplay.
Why similar: Diplomacy 22.2% ★, Grand Strategy 20.5% ★, 4X 15.6% ★, Military 9.2%, Space 7.9%
- #35 Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic
74% matchVery Positive91% of 25,183 reviews2024
Dev: 3DivisionPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 73.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Build a soviet republic from an impoverished country into a rich industrial superpower in a city builder with intricate production chains and a fully simulated global economy. Manage the lives of your citizens from education to work and party loyalty to criminal activity.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 22% ★, Diplomacy 16.2% ★, Colony Sim 12.8% ★, Economy 12.8%, 4X 11.9% ★
- #36 Solar Nations 2
75% matchVery Positive90% of 71 reviews2025
Dev: Flomgus Games
Windows
In this Grand Strategy game, you take control of the Solar System's Great Powers in 2092 and weather the storm of change as you navigate the uncertain waters of the future. Control the greatest military forces in the world and wage wars on an epic scale: outer space is yours to conquer!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 25.4% ★, Political Sim 16.3% ★, 4X 16.3% ★, Military 9.4%, Space 9.1%
- #37 Empires of the Undergrowth
73% matchVery Positive94% of 17,329 reviews2024
Dev: Slug DiscoPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 18.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Command swarms of warriors at an unprecedented scale of warfare in this blend of RTS and base-building. Lead ant colonies against the many fearsome threats of the insect world, while building intricate nests, developing pheromone-based tactics, and evolving to meet growing dangers.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 20.8% ★, Diplomacy 17.5% ★, 4X 13.9% ★, Colony Sim 12.2% ★, Economy 12%
- #38 Victoria II
75% matchVery Positive92% of 19,875 reviews2010
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 48.5 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 36.3% ★, Political Sim 20.1% ★, Economy 11.7%, Diplomacy 8.1% ★, Real-Time with Pause 6.8% ★
- #39 Ascendance
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Torchdrive
Windows
Ascendance is a real-time space strategy game that sees you lead your civilisation into a vast and mysterious galaxy. Experience an immersive journey with detailed civilisations, deeply-simulated economies, internal politics, nuanced diplomacy, and intense space battles.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 24.6% ★, 4X 19.1% ★, Diplomacy 14.3% ★, Economy 11%, Space 9%
- #40 New Space Age
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NT7 Studio
Windows
A turn-based grand strategy about the exploration of the Solar System. Use technologies — from existing prototypes to near-future engineering concepts. Build a space industry and become the leader of a new era.
Why similar: Diplomacy 25.7% ★, Colony Sim 16.2% ★, Grand Strategy 12% ★, Economy 10.7%, 4X 9.9% ★
- #41 Sid Meier's Civilization VII
71% matchMixed48% of 53,475 reviews2025
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 17.4 hrsMean: 44.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
The award-winning strategy game franchise returns with a revolutionary new chapter. Sid Meier's Civilization® VII empowers you to build the greatest empire the world has ever known!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 22.8% ★, Diplomacy 20.8% ★, 4X 15.6% ★, Political Sim 14.1% ★, Economy 11.5%
- #42 EraTurn
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lobelia Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Shape your civilization’s destiny in this epic turn-based strategy game. Manage resources, advance technology, and conquer through the ages. Every choice transforms history—will your empire rise to greatness or fall to obscurity?
Why similar: Grand Strategy 17.8% ★, Diplomacy 17.6% ★, Political Sim 16.7% ★, 4X 13.6% ★, Economy 10.2%
- #43 Dummynation
72% matchVery Positive88% of 2,951 reviews2022
Dev: Alejandro Hernández Ferrero
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 36.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Geopolitical management game with real-time shifting borders and a streamlined gameplay, designed to minimize all burdensome chores while allowing an absolute strategic control, from military recruitment and deployment, to diplomatic and economic management.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 27.9% ★, Diplomacy 23.6% ★, Economy 14%, Military 12.1%, Political Sim 11.5% ★
- #44 Kingdom Wars 4
73% matchMixed67% of 236 reviews2021
Dev: Reverie World StudiosPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 39%
It's 1347, the time of the Hundred Years' War. In this historical grand strategy and RTS hybrid you play as one of 200 minor lords across medieval Europe, Africa or Middle East. Rise up to take over your Kingdom and be crowned, then fight to preserve your empire as Black Death descends on Europe.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 22% ★, Diplomacy 16.8% ★, 4X 14% ★, Colony Sim 11.6% ★, Economy 10.1%
- #45 Terra Invicta
69% matchVery Positive81% of 9,023 reviews2026
Dev: Pavonis InteractivePub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 51.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%
An alien invasion has fractured humanity into seven ideological factions each with a unique vision for the future. Lead your chosen faction to take control of Earth’s nations, expand across the Solar System, and battle enemy fleets in tactical combat.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 21% ★, Diplomacy 19.8% ★, 4X 15.6% ★, Economy 12.1%, Military 8.5%
- #46 Rise of Hegemony
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lion Loewe
Windows
Take control of a country from its very first beginnings and lead it successfully to become a global hegemon. In a complex simulation of economy, diplomacy and warfare the path you chose to triumph is up to you.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 22.7% ★, Diplomacy 20.7% ★, 4X 17.7% ★, Economy 14.5%, Political Sim 10.5% ★
- #47 Near Sol
71% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2022
Dev: LTide
Windows · Mac · Linux
Space 4X game with the ability to build factories, extract resources, with characters, internal and external markets ... Take part in the discussion of the game, share your vision)
Why similar: Grand Strategy 29.2% ★, 4X 22.9% ★, Space 9.7%, Economy 7.7%, Simulation 5.7%
- #48 Three Kingdoms : Alias
70% matchNo user 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: Grand Strategy 23.6% ★, Political Sim 20.5% ★, Diplomacy 13.4% ★, 4X 12.8% ★, Economy 12.3%
- #49 Red Pearl Pirates
70% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Eoin Tolster
Windows · Linux
Command vast fleets in epic space battles, master a turn-based galactic campaign, and unite a pirate rebellion to find the legendary Red Pearl and stand against the tyrannical Z-Army. They can't take the stars from us!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 31.2% ★, 4X 17.9% ★, Political Sim 15.7% ★, Military 11.4%, Space 7.9%
- #50 Commanders Fury
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: RoboFox Games LLC
Windows
Take command of the war machine of an empire in this 4x RTS hybrid. Fight battles with your flagship fleet in fully 3D real-time space combat. Recruit, train and dispatch commanders. Give them orders, directives and equip their fleets. Manage your empire’s supply logistics and fleet operations.
Why similar: 4X 21.8% ★, Grand Strategy 20.3% ★, Diplomacy 14.1% ★, Space 11.9%, Military 6.7%
- #51 Europa Universalis IV
70% matchVery Positive88% of 135,916 reviews2013
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 279.6 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 23.9% ★, Diplomacy 19.3% ★, 4X 14.6% ★, Economy 11.4%, Military 8.6%
- #52 NWO - Anarchy Collapsed
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: KNK DEVELOP
Windows · Mac
A grand strategy game of world domination. Conquer and unite 195 countries before an unknown enemy arrives. Build your economy, military, and influence. Choose war or diplomacy, control resources, and shape the future—only one ruler will rise to the top. Will it be you?
Why similar: Grand Strategy 27% ★, Diplomacy 22.2% ★, 4X 18.5% ★, Economy 12.9%, Military 10.6%
- #53 Imagine Earth
68% matchVery Positive82% of 952 reviews2021
Dev: Serious Bros.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Build your own global colonies on distant worlds. Manage energy and resource supplies and produce goods for space trade. Form economic and diplomatic alliances or take over competing corporations. Conduct research to protect your colonists from disasters and avoid a climate crisis.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 19.7% ★, Diplomacy 18.3% ★, Political Sim 17.3% ★, Colony Sim 12.1% ★, Economy 10.8%
- #54 NationWar:Annals
69% matchMixed68% of 168 reviews2021
Dev: Yiming
Windows
This is a deep focus on the Spring and Autumn period of the Warring States period of the grand strategy and real-time combat fusion sandbox game.
Why similar: Diplomacy 24.1% ★, Grand Strategy 21.9% ★, Political Sim 18.5% ★, 4X 17.5% ★, Military 8.5%
- #55 Galactic Ruler Enlightenment
67% matchMixed63% of 19 reviews2024
Dev: BattleGoat Studios
Windows
Play campaign stories within the Galactic Ruler universe. Invade the galaxy to eliminate those who stand in your way or rally alien races to defend against the invaders. Fight battles at both planet and space across a procedurally generated galaxy. Use new unit control systems to manage your forces.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 27.1% ★, Diplomacy 19.9% ★, 4X 17.3% ★, Space 10.9%, Simulation 5.6%
- #56 Kill Capture Destroy
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lite Nite Game Studios
Windows
Kill Capture Destroy (KCD) is a real-time strategy and combat game that combines the intensity of military vehicle gameplay with the depth of strategy and simulation. It gives you control not just over the battlefield, but over the politics and government decisions driving the wars.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 21.6% ★, Diplomacy 18.7% ★, Political Sim 18.7% ★, 4X 16.6% ★, Economy 10.4%
- #57 Ascendant Dawn
65% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2026
Dev: Nikous Studio
Windows
Ascendant Dawn is a grand strategy game where you lead a nomadic tribe in a brutal bronze age world. Work your way up from a small clan to a great empire by founding cities and conquering your enemies.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 29% ★, Political Sim 21.6% ★, 4X 20.2% ★, Economy 13.3%, Exploration 4.8%
- #58 Solar Wave
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: SavGus Studio
Windows
A large-scale 4X strategy game with indirect control and a focus on simulating a space empire. Capture systems, develop your economy and logistics, call up hundreds of powerful fleets and watch them incinerate enemies of the Solar Empire.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 29.4% ★, 4X 21.4% ★, Economy 12.8%, Space 11.8%, Sci-fi 6%
- #59 Rimefall
66% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Vlachia
Windows
Your colony ship has landed on an alien planet — but the environment kills electronics. Salvage the ark, survive the early years, and build a nation as your society regresses to medieval with remnants of modern knowledge. Grand strategy with simulated population and turn-based combat.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 32.3% ★, 4X 21.3% ★, Political Sim 19.4% ★, Economy 8.9%, Simulation 6.6%
- #60 Office Tycoon
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: UnkreativboyPub: Unkreativboy Studios
Windows
Build Your Business Empire! Start with a small company and grow it into a corporate giant. Rent offices, hire employees, manage finances, and compete in a dynamic market. Buy out rivals, expand strategically, and build your dream headquarters. Will you dominate the business world or play it safe?
Why similar: Grand Strategy 29.5% ★, Political Sim 25.1% ★, Colony Sim 17.5% ★, Capitalism 12.4%, Economy 9.2%