- #1 Quarantine: Global Pandemic
97% matchMostly Positive71% of 14 reviews2021
Dev: Buck Studios
Windows
In Quarantine, you make the pandemic policies and funding priorities for your country as the head of the Health and Human Services Department. You will have to save your country from this global pandemic, while trying to keep the public and government officials happy...
Why similar: Diplomacy 22.1% ★, Political Sim 17.8% ★, Grand Strategy 13.6% ★, Alternate History 9.5%, Text-Based 7.2%
- #2 Arms Race 2
96% matchPositive85% of 13 reviews2023
Dev: Alina Digital
Windows
Arms Race 2 is a PC strategy game based on the historical conflict between the USA and the USSR that took place in the 20th century.
Why similar: Diplomacy 22.9% ★, Political Sim 19.8% ★, Grand Strategy 16.7% ★, Alternate History 13.6%, Text-Based 10.1%
- #3 Ostalgie: The Berlin Wall
96% matchVery Positive93% of 730 reviews2018
Dev: Nostalgames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
The confrontation between the East and the West is coming to an end, but not between East and West Germany. The old party leaders are still sitting in their offices, not changing anything and waiting for exclamations from Moscow. But their end is close – Gorbachev and Kohl have already decided...
Why similar: Political Sim 20.7% ★, Diplomacy 19.1% ★, Alternate History 13.2%, Grand Strategy 10.9% ★, Historical 8.4%
- #4 Crisis Cabinet
95% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: Function Labs LimitedPub: Function Labs
Windows
Lead a nation through elections, unrest, war, scandals and economic collapse in this turn-based political strategy simulation. Spend political capital, manage budgets, survive crises and decide how far you’ll go to stay in power.
Why similar: Diplomacy 26.9% ★, Political Sim 22.2% ★, Grand Strategy 12.8% ★, Alternate History 8%, Text-Based 7.1%
- #5 The Helios Accord
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ZOA LLC
Windows
The Helios Accord is a post-scarcity science-fiction grand strategy game. Govern by consent, set doctrine, negotiate with civilizations, and send Citizen Minds beyond known space. Then Serenity of Dawn disappears. No wreckage. No distress call. Only an impossible signal that changes when observed.
Why similar: Political Sim 27.5% ★, Grand Strategy 20.4% ★, Diplomacy 18.5% ★, Text-Based 10.6%, Choices Matter 7.4%
- #6 You are the Judge!
94% matchMostly Positive71% of 262 reviews2023
Dev: Steel Games
Windows
As a judge of the Kobardde court, solve complex cases inspired by actual events. Your decisions will directly affect people's (and perhaps yours) lives. You may have to make difficult decisions for your family, country, and life. What kind of judge will you be?
Why similar: Diplomacy 26.7% ★, Political Sim 24.2% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.9%, Immersive Sim 8.7%, Alternate History 7.7%
- #7 Crisis in the Kremlin
93% matchVery Positive84% of 1,463 reviews2017
Dev: Nostalgames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Don’t let the Soviet Union collapse, and fall in the darkness of history or lead the Union by a new path – democracy and free market! But before you decide something, think – wouldn’t it cause more harm than good?
Why similar: Political Sim 41% ★, Diplomacy 13.3% ★, Grand Strategy 8.9% ★, Strategy 8.2%, Alternate History 7.9%
- #8 Demockracy
92% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: SKLC Games
Windows
Build a political party in a fictional country and play for one thing: win power and keep it. Recruit politicians, conquer regions, win elections. There are clean paths and dirty games. Everyone has a price. What's yours?
Why similar: Political Sim 28.9% ★, Grand Strategy 18.9% ★, Diplomacy 16.6% ★, Strategy 7.3%, Simulation 6.6%
- #9 Cascade: Hindcast
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Herni Dedalvs
Windows · Mac
Cascade: Hindcast is an alternate-history grand strategy game where monthly political and military decisions reshape a living war map. Use hindsight, spend scarce political capital, and watch borders, armies, and consequences move in real time.
Why similar: Political Sim 21.5% ★, Grand Strategy 20.4% ★, Diplomacy 18.1% ★, Alternate History 11%, Simulation 7.6%
- #10 ONE MORE TERM
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ONE MORE TERM
Windows
Lead a republic through 48 months. Examine documents, manage your cabinet, pass laws, survive crises, and answer for the consequences of every political compromise.
Why similar: Political Sim 28.1% ★, Diplomacy 23.6% ★, Choices Matter 10.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.5%, Multiple Endings 7.7%
- #11 For the Fatherland: Chronicle of Park Chung-hee
90% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: KMS STUDIO
Windows
January 1, 1960. Become Major General Park Chung-hee at a turning point in Korean history. Preserve democracy and rise as the father of a nation—or cling to power and become a dictator. The fate of the Republic of Korea is in your hands.
Why similar: Political Sim 19.6% ★, Diplomacy 19.2% ★, Grand Strategy 18.3% ★, Alternate History 14.3%, Historical 10.2%
- #12 Throne of Decisions
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Five Punch Studio
Windows
Throne of Decisions is a medieval card-based strategy game where every choice shapes the future. As King, you must maintain the balance of power by approving or rejecting the petitions of your subjects. Determine the fate of your people and lead your kingdom to glory or ruin.
Why similar: Political Sim 26.2% ★, Diplomacy 19.7% ★, Historical 10.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.2%, Choices Matter 6.5%
- #13 Clockwork Dawn
89% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2024
Dev: Terra Studios LLC
Windows
A new dawn approaches with the advent of intricate mechanical designs that will transform the world into an era of steam and steel. Take control of a country in this alternate history steampunk timeline and either survive and prosper or be forgotten in the dust of ages past.
Why similar: Diplomacy 20.9% ★, Grand Strategy 19.7% ★, Political Sim 19.5% ★, Alternate History 16.1%, Historical 10%
- #14 Lords of Infinity
88% matchVery Positive95% of 217 reviews2023
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Lead an ancient and crumbling noble house in a rich gunpowder fantasy setting. Lie, bribe, and conspire to secure power and prestige – or to save a doomed kingdom from itself.
Why similar: Diplomacy 30.4% ★, Political Sim 30.3% ★, Text-Based 13.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.6%, Management 6.7%
- #15 ELHKIA
87% matchNo user reviews
Windows
ELHKIA is a GPT-powered political sim where you write down your own campaign promises. Sway the public while dodging tomatoes and shape the world with your own words.
Why similar: Diplomacy 25.6% ★, Political Sim 21.7% ★, Grand Strategy 18.4% ★, Historical 8.7%, Management 5.9%
- #16 内卷三年竟穿越:皇帝模拟器
86% matchMostly Negative27% of 15 reviews2022
Dev: HexGameStudio
Windows
你本是一个996打工人,机缘巧合之下得到了体验皇帝生活的机会。不料穿越到1627年,当上了大明末代皇帝,这开局也太惨了吧!此时距离清军入关还有17年,你能带领大明朝顺利渡过难关吗?别躺平呀,能拯救大明的只有你。在这款皇帝模拟器中,你需要制衡国库、军事、民众和官僚,才能活下去。
Why similar: Political Sim 22.3% ★, Text-Based 13.8%, Historical 11.6%, Alternate History 10.6%, Choices Matter 8.8%
- #17 Last Emperor
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Puggers Games
Windows
Lead a waning Empire back to its former glory in this fictional Cold War text-based RPG. As emperor, choose who to trust and who to silence. Adapt to changing times or cling to tradition. Enact reforms to revive the economy, enforce law and order, and reinforce the Empire’s place under the Sun.
Why similar: Political Sim 25.2% ★, Grand Strategy 16.3% ★, Text-Based 12%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9%, Management 6.4%
- #18 Rise of State
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: A4C Studios
Windows
Rise of State is a state management game focused on leadership and strategy. Every decision you make affects public happiness, military strength, the economy, and political stability. Manage crises, define your ideology, and try to keep your state standing.
Why similar: Diplomacy 30.9% ★, Political Sim 28.8% ★, Alternate History 8.1%, Strategy 6.6%, Text-Based 6.4%
- #19 Victoria 3
84% matchMostly Positive70% of 60,895 reviews2022
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 14.7 hrsMean: 120.1 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: Diplomacy 22.2% ★, Political Sim 21.9% ★, Grand Strategy 20.9% ★, Historical 11%, Alternate History 10.8%
- #20 Feodika
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Gemenot Digital
Windows
Live your own story in a world of the early Middle Ages! Lead a dynasty, expand your domain, help your subjects, and don’t forget to leave an heir! Thy Kingdom Come!
Why similar: Political Sim 27.5% ★, Text-Based 15.2%, Alternate History 14.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.9%, Choices Matter 8.3%
- #21 Crisis in the Kremlin: The Cold War
82% matchVery Positive81% of 726 reviews2025
Dev: Nostalgames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.8 hrsMean: 33.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Crisis in the Kremlin is a global real-time political strategy about the Socialist world in its final decade. Shape the fate of the world as you manage economy, foreign relations, and domestic policy. Engage with countries across the globe, using diplomacy or even proxy wars to expand your reach.
Why similar: Political Sim 22% ★, Diplomacy 17.3% ★, Grand Strategy 15.9% ★, Alternate History 15.4%, Historical 10.5%
- #22 Age of Enlightenment
83% 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: Diplomacy 23.8% ★, Political Sim 19.8% ★, Grand Strategy 19.2% ★, Alternate History 12.6%, Historical 10.7%
- #23 Hattu: Ancient War
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Goblink Games
Windows
Lead kings through strategy and diplomacy. Use negotiation, deception, or intimidation to claim supremacy war is only one path.
Why similar: Diplomacy 28% ★, Political Sim 21.6% ★, Grand Strategy 19.5% ★, Historical 9.2%, Text-Based 8.1%
- #24 President of Steel
81% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: volaryus
Windows
President of Steel is a choice-driven political strategy game where every decision shapes the fate of your nation. Balance power, stability, and economy while navigating political intrigue, war threats, organized crime, and personal relationships.
Why similar: Diplomacy 34.3% ★, Political Sim 28.8% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.7%, Management 5.8%, Strategy 5.3%
- #25 Geopolaris: Conquer & Dominate
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fenek Games
Windows
Navigate through interactions with competing powers to lead your nation to global domination in this 4X open sandbox geopolitical sim set in post-WW2 alt-history world. You have 251 years at your disposal to conquer and unify the planet or take your nation into space. Can you make it?
Why similar: Diplomacy 24.8% ★, Grand Strategy 19.1% ★, Alternate History 15.9%, Political Sim 13.6% ★, Choices Matter 5.5%
- #26 Three Kingdoms : Alias
79% matchVery Positive82% of 344 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: Diplomacy 22.7% ★, Political Sim 21.1% ★, Grand Strategy 20.2% ★, Alternate History 13.2%, Historical 11.4%
- #27 Concert of Power
80% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Piedmont Games
Windows
Rule a shattered North America where every claim can become a crisis, and every crisis tests the balance of power. Build industry, command trade, forge treaties, isolate rivals, and decide whether to preserve the fragile order or become the power that breaks it.
Why similar: Diplomacy 30.9% ★, Political Sim 27.7% ★, Grand Strategy 17.7% ★, Alternate History 8.2%, Management 5.8%
- #28 Social Warfare
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Sanuk Games
Windows
Be a troll-for-hire on social media! You will serve in the Social Warfare battalion and promote loyalty to the Great Kingdom of Eternia, while disrupting society in the enemy nation.
Why similar: Political Sim 30.1% ★, Diplomacy 20.4% ★, Alternate History 18%, Text-Based 14%, Choices Matter 7.8%
- #29 Politisim
78% match2 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: OateyGames
Windows
Run for President of the United States. Fight through a state-by-state primary, pick a running mate at the convention, trade blows across every televised debate, and hold your coalition together on election night — one decision a week, in a country paying attention to every one.
Why similar: Political Sim 37.1% ★, Grand Strategy 20.9% ★, Strategy 8.8%, Simulation 8.8%, Immersive Sim 7.1%
- #30 Konkwest
78% matchPositive95% of 42 reviews2024
Dev: Vincent Creative Technologies
Windows
The arcade grand strategy game. In Konkwest you and your friends can play through a world conquest campaign in an evening. Many historical starting scenarios bring you into the game world and let you lead your empire to glory. The single-resource economy makes the game accessible to all.
Why similar: Diplomacy 25.7% ★, Grand Strategy 19.4% ★, Political Sim 15% ★, Alternate History 14.8%, Historical 9.8%
- #31 Statecraft: Corrupted Democracy
76% matchPositive93% of 41 reviews2026
Dev: Engincan Çiçek
Windows
Democracy is dirty; get your hands filthy. Manipulate the masses like a flock of sheep, bribe the parliament, and sabotage your rivals. In the chaos of the 70s, honesty is a weakness. Will you be a savior or a dictator? The choice *and the corruption* is yours.
Why similar: Diplomacy 24.8% ★, Political Sim 22.4% ★, Grand Strategy 18.1% ★, Dark Humor 7.7%, Choices Matter 6.2%
- #32 The Mandate
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SyntiaGames
Windows
Hold office in a living political simulation. Pass laws, build coalitions, manage staff, face the press, raise money, and fight for reelection while your allies and rivals pursue plans of their own.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 25.8% ★, Diplomacy 13.4% ★, Simulation 10.6%, Alternate History 8.6%, Political Sim 7.6% ★
- #33 KADI: Ottoman Judge
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Shift Game
Windows · Mac · Linux
You are a kadı in 1300s Ottoman Empire. Judge cases rooted in real history across ten provinces, from Gemlik to Damascus. Grow wise through knowledge or fall to bribery the balance is yours. Marry, raise a child, and choose between conscience and a never-ending purse. Every ruling shapes your fate.
Why similar: Diplomacy 26.5% ★, Political Sim 17.5% ★, Alternate History 17%, Text-Based 11.1%, Immersive Sim 8.2%
- #34 Realpolitiks
77% matchMixed62% of 1,243 reviews2017
Dev: Jujubee S.A.Pub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Become the leader of any contemporary country in this streamlined real-time grand strategy game. Use diplomacy, espionage, military and economic power to deal with other nations, while tackling issues such as terrorism, financial crises and medical epidemics, all in an effort to achieve global domination!
Why similar: Diplomacy 36.2% ★, Political Sim 25.4% ★, Grand Strategy 19% ★, Strategy 10%, Historical 6.9%
- #35 Mr. President
74% matchMostly Positive78% of 157 reviews2026
Dev: Exia Labs
Windows · Mac
Can you face the challenges of the Oval Office? Find out in Mr. President, a sandbox simulation of the U.S. presidency. Pursue your legislative agenda. Compete with rivals Russia and China. Deal with crises from 9/11 to COVID-19; and direct the U.S. military against terror groups and rogue states.
Why similar: Diplomacy 25.9% ★, Political Sim 23.2% ★, Grand Strategy 19.6% ★, Historical 11.5%, Alternate History 6.2%
- #36 Impeached 2
75% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2023
Dev: Justin Proulx
Windows · Mac · Linux
Anyone can be President, so why not you? Become President of the United States in this text-based political satire strategy game, then push your morals and values upon hundreds of millions of people. Will you be a benevolent leader or a ruthless dictator?
Why similar: Diplomacy 26% ★, Political Sim 25.1% ★, Text-Based 12.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.8%, Choices Matter 7.9%
- #37 This Is the Peace
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Nokwite Games
Windows
When The President fails to win the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, he vows to get it next year — by ending every world conflict himself. A darkly funny political strategy inspired by This Is the Police.
Why similar: Political Sim 30.8% ★, Diplomacy 23.8% ★, Strategy 11.4%, Management 10.3%, Choices Matter 9.1%
- #38 KingSim
75% matchVery Positive84% of 211 reviews2020
Dev: Fuzzy Pixel Game Studio
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Become the King in a story-driven 8-bit style game, where choice matters. And try not to die instantly...
Why similar: Political Sim 21.6% ★, Diplomacy 20.2% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.5%, Historical 8.4%, Dark Humor 7.5%
- #39 AfterWar
72% matchMostly Positive74% of 144 reviews2026
Dev: Dmytro Lumen
Windows
AfterWar is a simple yet feature-rich strategy game for everyone.
Why similar: Diplomacy 25.8% ★, Political Sim 21.9% ★, Grand Strategy 19.1% ★, Alternate History 11.5%, Historical 7%
- #40 Grey Eminence
73% 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: Diplomacy 23.4% ★, Political Sim 21.5% ★, Grand Strategy 18.1% ★, Alternate History 14.3%, Historical 8.6%
- #41 O.A.C - World Begins
73% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2024
Dev: V.B.BPub: C.O.T.E
Windows
Are you a leader? Once you convince your nation you are their leader, it will be time to show the world your own political, people management and military strategy skills. O.A.C aims to be a breath of fresh air in the grand strategy genre that will inspire its own kind of videogames!
Why similar: Diplomacy 26.3% ★, Political Sim 21.5% ★, Grand Strategy 18.5% ★, Historical 11.2%, Base Building 7.5%
- #42 Stop the Press!
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nebuchadnezzar Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
You run a newspaper in a nation on the brink of revolution. Twist headlines to suit your agenda, upgrade your printing press, mastermind a distribution strategy to grow your readership and evade being censored—or worse—by the Secret Police. With enough influence you can change the course of history.
Why similar: Diplomacy 24.7% ★, Political Sim 23.3% ★, Historical 9.1%, Management 8.1%, Immersive Sim 6.6%
- #43 Lunar Ascendant
71% matchMixed46% of 87 reviews2026
Dev: Darts Games
Windows
The political drama set in a future that's too close for comfort. Become the first mayor of ARTEMIS: A Pioneering Lunar City. Navigate the future of lunar colonization, choose between independence and cooperation, shape policies for or against AI influence, and tackle interplanetary conspiracies.
Why similar: Diplomacy 25.2% ★, Political Sim 21.5% ★, Text-Based 9.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.9%, Immersive Sim 7.9%
- #44 Political Mastery
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Powehi Games
Windows · Mac
Every decision reshapes the nation’s future. Manage powerful lobbies, control the media narrative, balance swing states, and turn crises into opportunity. In Political Mastery, power hangs by a thread of strategy and reputation. The White House won’t wait for you — you must claim it.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 26.2% ★, Diplomacy 26.2% ★, Political Sim 13.1% ★, Simulation 10%, Strategy 9.7%
- #45 Democracy 4
71% matchVery Positive82% of 6,385 reviews2022
Dev: Positech Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Democracy 4 lets you take the role of President / Prime minister, govern the country (choosing its policies, laws and other actions), and both transform the country as you see fit, while trying to retain enough popularity to get re-elected...
Why similar: Political Sim 29.2% ★, Diplomacy 27.1% ★, Grand Strategy 17.4% ★, Management 7.9%, Choices Matter 6.2%
- #46 Front Frontiers
71% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: baus96
Windows
The World is on the brink of irreversible Tragedy. Global tensions are rising, alliances are falling apart and states are preparing to decide their fate in the shadow of a massive war. Front Frontiers invites you to fight a massive war, offering an in-depth strategy experience.
Why similar: Political Sim 21.9% ★, Grand Strategy 20.6% ★, Diplomacy 19.3% ★, Alternate History 12.3%, Historical 6.7%
- #47 UK Politics Simulator
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Black Cannon Studios
Windows · Mac
Over 20,000 simulated politicians, journalists and activists. Every one unique. Every one autonomous. Build your career from local councillor to Prime Minister in the most detailed UK political simulation ever created. No scripts. Pure systems-driven gameplay.
Why similar: Political Sim 27.6% ★, Diplomacy 24.5% ★, Text-Based 10.8%, Simulation 9%, Strategy 8.7%
- #48 Politburo Simulator
70% match5 user reviews40% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: Will WhitworthPub: Muddled Knot
Windows
Politburo Simulator is a turn-based strategy game where you take on the role of the General Secretary in a fictional Communist country. Manage your Politburo, make critical decisions, and navigate a web of political events to maintain control over the nation and defend the Revolution.
Why similar: Political Sim 29.5% ★, Alternate History 20.3%, Historical 9.8%, Dark Humor 8.7%, Strategy 6.2%
- #49 Nations
69% matchVery Positive90% of 141 reviews2025
Dev: Krzysztof SteinerPub: Krzysztof Steiner Games
Windows
Select an era, a nation and lead it to greatness or decay. Develop the economy and society, or focus on military and territorial expansion. In Nations you can rule your people for centuries – from ancient times to the modern day and beyond. You shape your state, history and map of the world.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 21.4% ★, Diplomacy 20% ★, Political Sim 19.2% ★, Historical 16.7%, Alternate History 12.3%
- #50 A World To Win
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Leafbug Labs
Windows
A Cold War real-time grand strategy game. Players lead a country through the revolutions and superpower conflicts of the late 20th century, competing in the space race and nuclear arms race, destabilizing and overthrowing rival powers to expand their spheres of influence.
Why similar: Political Sim 26.9% ★, Grand Strategy 26.2% ★, Diplomacy 22.9% ★, Strategy 10.6%, Historical 8.2%
- #51 ΠΟΛΙΣ — Athens
67% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Ginkgo
Windows
Govern classical Athens across 272 unbroken years (594–322 BC). Steer family factions, the favour of the gods, and shifting alliances through 332 historical events — as the tide of history carries your city, inexorably, toward 322 BC.
Why similar: Political Sim 27.2% ★, Grand Strategy 24.6% ★, Historical 17%, Strategy 11.2%, Simulation 9.2%
- #52 Victoria II
69% matchVery Positive92% of 20,003 reviews2010
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 49.5 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 32.2% ★, Political Sim 24% ★, Historical 13.8%, Diplomacy 10.6% ★, Strategy 6.5%
- #53 Social Democracy: An Alternate History
66% matchNo user reviews95% of 108 reviews2026
Dev: Red Autumn Games
Windows · Linux
You are the Social Democratic Party of Germany in 1928. Can you stop the Nazis from taking power?
Why similar: Political Sim 31.3% ★, Alternate History 22.3%, Text-Based 10.6%, Historical 9.8%, Strategy 7.8%
- #54 Theo
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Theo Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
The player is the architect of the world, plays for one of the world forces and achieves its dominance in the world with the help of tools and through indirect influence on countries and key figures. The story-driven game takes place through key historical events that have impacted the modern world.
Why similar: Political Sim 29.4% ★, Grand Strategy 26% ★, Diplomacy 23.2% ★, Strategy 10%, Historical 8.4%
- #55 Collapse: A Political Simulator
69% matchMixed66% of 200 reviews2021
Dev: Nostalgames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 78%
is a grand strategy game that takes place in 1992-2004. You take lead of your own Party in the face of the total devastation of one of the fictional post-Soviet states in Europe. Try to realize your (or someone else's) political dreams in the shaky arena of this dilapidated situation.
Why similar: Political Sim 24.6% ★, Grand Strategy 18.5% ★, Alternate History 15.6%, Historical 10.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.8%
- #56 Rise of Hegemony
67% 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: Diplomacy 26.8% ★, Grand Strategy 19.8% ★, Alternate History 16.3%, Political Sim 12.4% ★, Historical 7.7%
- #57 Prevent WW3
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: NT7 Studio
Windows
You have no direct power - only diplomacy and influence. A global strategy game where you lead an international organization: stop conflicts, resolve economic crises, and restore stability before the world descends into chaos.
Why similar: Diplomacy 32.9% ★, Political Sim 29% ★, Grand Strategy 20.4% ★, Management 5.3%, Strategy 4.8%
- #58 The Emperor and State
66% matchMixed58% of 339 reviews2024
Dev: 涂途Pub: Hawthorn Games
Windows
The Emperor and State is a turn-based strategy game that simulates the rule of an ancient feudal monarch. It involves the administration, policy adjustment, diplomatic checks and balances, national wars, as well as the emperor's self-cultivation, the cultivation of successors and so on.
Why similar: Diplomacy 29% ★, Grand Strategy 21% ★, Alternate History 16.9%, Historical 12.2%, Management 6.6%
- #59 Power & Revolution 2020 Edition
67% matchMixed62% of 856 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 33.3% ★, Political Sim 25.5% ★, Grand Strategy 21.4% ★, Management 7.4%, Strategy 6%
- #60 The Cold War Era
68% matchMixed58% of 26 reviews2016
Dev: Alina Digital
Windows
The Cold War Era is strategy game based on the historical conflict between the USA and the USSR
Why similar: Political Sim 31.7% ★, Diplomacy 19.1% ★, Grand Strategy 12.6% ★, Alternate History 9.9%, Simulation 7.5%