- #1 NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Awakening
97% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,724 reviews2022
Dev: KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
Windows
Median: 20.3 hrsMean: 71.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Conquer Warring States Japan under one banner
Why similar: Grand Strategy 19% ★, Wargame 16.6%, RTS 13.7%, Real Time Tactics 13.1%, Historical 11.2%
- #2 Divided Empire: SENGOKU
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Composition GS
Windows
Lead your clan through Japan's turbulent Sengoku period. Craft wise strategies to expand your domain and use cunning tactics to defeat your enemies on the battlefield. Emerge victorious, restore order, and claim the title of Shogun!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 23.4% ★, RTS 14.6%, Historical 13.3%, Wargame 10.9%, Real Time Tactics 10.2%
- #3 Grand Tactician: Napoleonic Wars (1792-1815)
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Grand Engineer Corps
Windows
Fight the campaigns and battles of Napoleon from the French Revolutionary Wars all the way to Waterloo’s muddy, crimson fields.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 21.7% ★, RTS 15%, Historical 14.5%, Real Time Tactics 12.6%, Wargame 10.9%
- #4 NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence
95% matchVery Positive84% of 620 reviews2015
Dev: KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 17.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Become a Daimyo of the Warring States period of Japanese history in NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION, a historical simulation game of conquest and domination. It is the 30th anniversary of this series and this current release, NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence, is the crown of the series.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 18.2% ★, RTS 13%, Wargame 12.8%, Historical 11.3%, Real Time Tactics 10.8%
- #5 Systemic War
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Play of Battle SA
Windows
Lead your nation in a modern grand strategy game (2008–2025), using a macroeconomic model with exchange rates, diplomacy, and hybrid warfare. Engage in kinetic warfare on the strategic map, then shift to RTS battles at focal points.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 16% ★, RTS 11.8%, Wargame 11.3%, Real Time Tactics 9.7%, Military 9.5%
- #6 Supreme Power
94% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Samuel Parker
Windows
Fight and stand your ground as you build a nation, research and develop armies and cities alike to earn the title of the Supreme Power. Make lasting choices on how you will forge a new empire. Will you create an economic powerhouse to eclipse all or take what is yours with sword and grit.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 21.4% ★, Wargame 17.3%, Real Time Tactics 14.2%, RTS 12.7%, Military 12.4%
- #7 Throne of ages
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 千叶工作室
Windows
"Throne of ages" blends roguelike progression with grand-scale RTS gameplay, letting players command multiple legions across vast battlefields. Command your troops in real-time across dynamically generated battlefields where every campaign offers unique randomized upgrades and unit evolution.
Why similar: RTS 17.3%, Wargame 15.7%, Historical 13%, Military 11.8%, Grand Strategy 11.1% ★
- #8 NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Kakushin with Power Up Kit
92% matchVery Positive81% of 350 reviews2015
Dev: KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
Windows
An extension of the 12th release in the Nobunaga’s Ambition series, Nobunaga’s Ambition: Iron Triangle, has appeared at the Steam Store as Nobunaga’s Ambition: Iron Triangle w/Power-up Kit!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 15.7% ★, Wargame 15.4%, Real Time Tactics 12.9%, RTS 12.1%, Military 10.7%
- #9 NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Taishi
91% matchMixed50% of 998 reviews2017
Dev: KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 26.3 hrs≥1hr: 95%
"Nobunaga's Ambition: Taishi" is the 15th entry in the historical simulation game series Nobunaga's Ambition. Where a warrior's resolve exceeds their ambition. We offer the grandest warring states experience to all the fans out there!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 16.2% ★, Wargame 13.8%, RTS 12.2%, Real Time Tactics 11.7%, Military 10.3%
- #10 Steel Covenant 钢铁盟约
89% matchMixed55% of 20 reviews2024
Dev: 金戈兄
Windows
"Steel Covenant" is a 3D real-time strategy game. The game is set against the backdrop of World War II. Players can transform into Allied or German commanders, commanding multiple units to participate in battles
Why similar: RTS 16.5%, Grand Strategy 16.5% ★, Historical 12.7%, Military 12.3%, Wargame 10.8%
- #11 NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Tendou with Power Up Kit
90% matchVery Positive82% of 238 reviews2015
Dev: KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
Windows
Nobunaga’s Ambition, a series synonymous with Historical Simulation Games, has now released an extension of the 13th release in that series, Nobunaga’s Ambition: Tendou, at the Steam Store as Nobunaga’s Ambition: Tendou w/Power-up Kit!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 15.8% ★, Wargame 15.1%, Real Time Tactics 12.6%, RTS 12.3%, Military 11.1%
- #12 Heavyarms Assemble: WWII
89% matchMixed66% of 86 reviews2023
Dev: XR Studio
Windows
This is a strategy game with the theme of WWII. As a battlefield commander, maintaining your army's motivation and satisfaction, promoting your generals, managing your own economy, dealing with your friends' armies, and real time grand battle. What kind of commander will you become in the process?
Why similar: Grand Strategy 14.7% ★, Wargame 12.7%, Historical 11.5%, RTS 11.3%, Real Time Tactics 11%
- #13 World of Stars
88% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: DemocliusGames
Windows
Command your fleet and conquer the stars in World of Stars, a strategic game where every decision matters. Manage your ship production, reinforce your defenses, control key systems, establish reinforcement routes, surround enemy positions, and adapt your strategy to the movements of your opponents.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 20.1% ★, RTS 15.9%, Real Time Tactics 15.4%, Wargame 12.7%, Military 7%
- #14 Flames in Modern Europe
87% matchMixed69% of 36 reviews2025
Dev: Volodymyr Marsenko
Windows · Mac
A real-time global strategy game about the Old Continent! You are the leader of the state, and you must discover new technologies, build a powerful economy, armed forces and even nuclear weapons! But remember - the opposition will always be breathing down your neck...
Why similar: Grand Strategy 19.6% ★, Wargame 17.2%, RTS 15%, Historical 9.4%, Alternate History 9.4%
- #15 Radio Commander: Pacific '41
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Squadron StudioPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Command operations in the Pacific War by analyzing reports, issuing radio orders, and making strategic decisions. This new title in the Radio Commander series enhances realism, focusing on situational awareness built through radio communications.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 15.1% ★, RTS 12.6%, Real Time Tactics 12%, Wargame 10.4%, Historical 10%
- #16 Master of Command
85% matchVery Positive92% of 3,925 reviews2025
Dev: Armchair Interactive
Windows
Median: 10.4 hrsMean: 26.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
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: RTS 14.7%, Historical 13%, Real Time Tactics 12.6%, Wargame 12.6%, Military 12.2%
- #17 Ultimate General: Civil War
86% matchVery Positive89% of 8,579 reviews2017
Dev: Game-Labs
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.5 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 19.4% ★, Wargame 16.7%, RTS 14.4%, Real Time Tactics 14.1%, Historical 9.6%
- #18 Scourge Of War - Gettysburg
84% matchVery Positive82% of 61 reviews2024
Dev: Norb Software Development LLC
Windows
Welcome to Scourge of War, a real-time 3D computer game/simulation developed by NorbSoftDev, the company headed by renowned game designer Norb Timpko, designer of Mad Minute Games' acclaimed Take Command series. Scourge of War is the epitome of historical command simulations.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 16.1% ★, Wargame 16%, Real Time Tactics 13.7%, RTS 12.6%, Historical 11.9%
- #19 Countryballs Conquest
82% matchVery Positive86% of 90 reviews2025
Dev: Indenial Games
Windows
Lead your country through the Victorian age, expand your empire as you go head to head with the great powers of the world.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 26% ★, Real Time Tactics 14.7%, Military 12.4%, War 10.6%, Management 7.9%
- #20 北宋风云
83% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: 石家庄龙游科技有限公司
Windows
A real-time strategy game based on the history of the Northern Song Dynasty. The player can experience the fun of conquering cities, directing the country, and ultimately uniting the world through their own efforts in the simulated historical background of the game!
Why similar: Wargame 17.3%, Grand Strategy 17% ★, Real Time Tactics 14.8%, RTS 14.1%, Military 12.9%
- #21 NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Souzou
84% matchVery Positive87% of 1,238 reviews2014
Dev: KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 39.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
The 14th entry of the the historical simulation series "Nobunaga's Ambition." Become a daimyō of the Warring States era, and unite the land! With "the creation of a new age" as the key concept, this title features beautifully recreated castle towns, dynamic battlefield action and dramatic event scenes.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 17.3% ★, Wargame 16.5%, Real Time Tactics 13.8%, RTS 13.3%, Military 12%
- #22 Of Crowns & Chains
81% matchMixed67% of 20 reviews2025
Dev: BlueJayAvis
Windows · Mac · Linux
A solo-developed grand-strategy sandbox where you lead a nation in a dynamic, historically-inspired world.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 24.2% ★, Real Time Tactics 13.8%, Wargame 11.9%, Economy 10.4%, Historical 8.5%
- #23 Grand Tactician: The Civil War (1861-1865)
82% matchMostly Positive75% of 2,396 reviews2021
Dev: Grand Engineer Corps
Windows
Median: 10.9 hrsMean: 97.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Take command of the Union or the Confederacy. Prepare your nation for war, recruit and organize great armies and fleets under legendary commanders like Grant, Lee, Jackson or Farragut, plan cunning maneuvers on an epic campaign map and defeat your enemies in real-time battles!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 22.2% ★, Historical 18.1%, RTS 16%, Real Time Tactics 12.6%, Strategy 11.6%
- #24 Renaissance Kingdom Wars - Prologue
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Reverie World StudiosPub: indie.io
Windows
The year is 1510. In this grand strategy & RTS hybrid you play as one of a dozen characters across medieval Europe, Africa and Middle East. Start as a landless mercenary captain. Fight your way to become a minor lord. Rise up through Kingdoms hierarchy and be crowned, then expand your Kingdom.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 20.8% ★, RTS 15.2%, Wargame 14.5%, Real Time Tactics 13.5%, Historical 8.7%
- #25 Renaissance Kingdom Wars
80% matchMostly Positive72% of 170 reviews2024
Dev: Reverie World StudiosPub: indie.io
Windows
The year is 1510. As wars rage across Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, it is the age of gunpowder and mercenaries - that changed the course of history. You can do it as well, going from a leader of men to the ruler of an empire in this unique mix of RTS and grand strategy.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 17.3% ★, Wargame 13.2%, RTS 12.8%, Real Time Tactics 10.1%, Historical 9.5%
- #26 Palisade
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Aulot Games
Windows · Linux
Shape borders, build strongholds connected by roads, and break rival capitals directly on recognizable historical maps. Palisade is a fast real time territorial strategy game with five campaigns, sixteen authored battles, and configurable Skirmishes.
Why similar: RTS 17.5%, Real Time Tactics 15.5%, Historical 13.4%, Wargame 13.2%, Economy 7.8%
- #27 NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence - Ascension
79% matchMostly Positive71% of 1,099 reviews2016
Dev: KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 25.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
In the simulation game series "Nobunaga's Ambition", players aim to unify Japan in the troubled times of the Warring States era. In this release we include "Officer Play" for the first time in the series, allowing players to advance from retainer to Castle Lord and then on to Daimyo.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 17.5% ★, Wargame 16.6%, Real Time Tactics 13.7%, RTS 13.5%, Military 12%
- #28 Calamity of Realms
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Jiangzuogongfang Shanghai Game Co.,Ltd
Windows
Calamity of Realms is a real-time strategy game based on traditional Chinese mythology. Pick one of the three factions, build armies, and conquer. Crafted by an indie studio for a distinct, challenging experience.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 20.3% ★, RTS 16.2%, Wargame 15%, Real Time Tactics 12.7%, Military 11%
- #29 War Room
78% matchMixed52% of 694 reviews2020
Dev: Binge Gaming OU
Windows
War Room is a realistic strategy, taking you straight into the heat of the war in Afghanistan.
Why similar: RTS 16.9%, Military 13.7%, Grand Strategy 13.4% ★, Real Time Tactics 12.9%, Wargame 11.3%
- #30 The Unwanted War
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bardaky
Windows
Fight battles through human history, defeat your enemies and save humanities future! The Unwanted War lets you follow history itself and take influence on humanities ultimate fate. Are you going to use your knowledge and power for good or will you bring doom over the human race?
Why similar: RTS 19%, Wargame 17.6%, Real Time Tactics 16%, Historical 13%, War 6.6%
- #31 King's Orders
76% matchMostly Positive71% of 268 reviews2024
Dev: AFTERLIFE👻Pub: Games Operators
Windows
King's Orders is a simplified historical strategy game with an important innovation. You command your armies by sending letters with orders. Messengers with these letters travel the land and can be lost or intercepted. Generals execute orders upon receipt and send you reports the same dangerous way.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 15.5% ★, Military 12.4%, Wargame 11.7%, RTS 11.5%, Real Time Tactics 10.3%
- #32 Supreme Ruler 2030
77% matchMixed65% of 553 reviews2023
Dev: BattleGoat Studios
Windows
Rise to power as any modern day country in a realistic military, political and economic simulation. Command your country's diplomacy, espionage, and resource management to strengthen your position. Use real-time tactical control of your military to fortify your place as the Supreme Ruler.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 17.3% ★, Wargame 13.5%, RTS 13.1%, Military 10.1%, Real Time Tactics 8.4%
- #33 Scourge Of War - Remastered
75% matchVery Positive89% of 179 reviews2024
Dev: Norb Software Development LLC
Windows
Welcome to Scourge of War, a real-time 3D computer game/simulation developed by NorbSoftDev, the company headed by renowned game designer Norb Timpko, designer of Mad Minute Games' acclaimed Take Command series. Scourge of War is the epitome of historical command simulations.
Why similar: Wargame 17.5%, Grand Strategy 16.6% ★, Real Time Tactics 14.9%, RTS 12.9%, Military 12.6%
- #34 Theatre of War: Rearmed
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sergey SolomanichevPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Command real-time WWII battles across the complete Theatre of War series, unified on the latest version of its original engine. Experience deep tactical combat, realistic ballistics, and over 100 missions, enhanced for modern systems.
Why similar: RTS 20.4%, Wargame 18.9%, Real Time Tactics 17.5%, Historical 10.5%, Military 9.9%
- #35 Surabaya Inferno
76% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2020
Dev: Sengkala Dev
Windows
Freedom or Death! Surabaya Inferno is a real-time tactics game based on the battle of Surabaya which occured at November 10th, 1945. Play as Surabayans fighting against the forces of Britain, Netherlands, and Japan in order to defend their independence in Indonesia!
Why similar: RTS 19.7%, Wargame 18.9%, Real Time Tactics 17.3%, Historical 13%, Military 12.5%
- #36 Rank & Ruin
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Summit Studio
Windows
Real-time squad combat meets roguelite progression. Pick your faction, earn legendary heroes on the battlefield, and grow stronger with every run in Rank & Ruin
Why similar: RTS 21.5%, Real Time Tactics 17.5%, Wargame 17.4%, Grand Strategy 15.5% ★, Military 12.8%
- #37 Strategeist
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Galactic Starfish, Inc.
Windows
Become a strategeist and lead one of hundreds of nations on the globe across centuries of conflict and diplomacy in this grand strategy game. Balance war, politics, and internal institutions to shape the fate of your empire, and secure your legacy in history.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 22.7% ★, Historical 12.9%, Alternate History 9.9%, Military 8.7%, Wargame 8.6%
- #38 Take Command - 2nd Manassas
74% matchVery Positive94% of 87 reviews2016
Dev: MadMinute GamesPub: Norb Software Development LLC
Windows
Your quest for the true immersive Civil War battle experience ends here. Voted in PC Gamers list of Best 100 Games of All Time, Take Command is an RTCS "Real-Time Combat Simulator" and you've never played anything like it!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 17.8% ★, Wargame 17.3%, Real Time Tactics 14.5%, RTS 14.2%, Historical 9.7%
- #39 Trumpets of War
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Xblur
Windows
Trumpets of War is a grand-scale historical strategy game where armies clash and empires rise. Command vast forces across dynamic battlefields, orchestrate campaigns with precision, and experience the drama of war through an innovative system that blends tactical combat with strategic mastery.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 22.8% ★, RTS 15.9%, Wargame 12.1%, Real Time Tactics 11.3%, Historical 8.2%
- #40 SandTable War: Three Kingdoms
71% matchVery Positive84% of 319 reviews2026
Dev: 古玩工作室
Windows
"SandTable War: Three Kingdoms" is a strategic simulation game set during the Three Kingdoms period. Here you can play as various factions from Three Kingdoms history to conquer cities and lands, unify the realm. With abundant historical officers and scenarios, come restore the Han Dynasty!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 21.3% ★, RTS 15.4%, Wargame 13.5%, Historical 12.1%, Real Time Tactics 10.8%
- #41 戦国ブシドー〜大野望の巻〜
72% match9 user reviews67% of 9 reviews2024
Dev: ©︎ Kaiser (Overseas) Limited
Windows
天下布武への道、すなわち「武士道」なり! 本作は戦国時代の日本を舞台に、覇を競う大型歴史戦略シミュレーションゲーム。 プレイヤーは主君となり、名だたる武将たちを従え、全国のライバルたちと天下統一を賭けた合戦が繰り広げられる。
Why similar: Grand Strategy 21.7% ★, RTS 16.5%, Wargame 15.9%, Military 10.3%, Historical 9.7%
- #42 NationWar:Annals
73% matchMixed68% of 169 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: Grand Strategy 17% ★, RTS 13.9%, Wargame 12.9%, Real Time Tactics 12.1%, Military 9%
- #43 Lines of Battle
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sophie Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Command armies in tactical battles with simultaneous turns during the Napoleonic Wars. Lead forces through single-player strategy campaigns, master formations and flanking tactics, then test your skills in competitive 1v1 and 4v4 battles.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 19.1% ★, Wargame 14.7%, Real Time Tactics 13.5%, RTS 12%, Historical 11.4%
- #44 Logistics Battalion
70% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2026
Dev: Awful Waffle Studio
Windows
Take on the role as a WW2 supply manager from 1939 to 1940 and make sure the troops in your sector get what they need to push the enemy back. Choose between food, ammunition and fuel, who needs what and how much. The success of the troops largely depend on you supplying them!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 23.8% ★, Real Time Tactics 15.1%, Wargame 12.6%, Alternate History 8.9%, Historical 7.9%
- #45 Castle Conquest: Medieval Strategy
71% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: FrostFire
Windows
A simple strategy about capturing castles. Build up your forces, manage armies and capture enemy fortresses. Build buildings in castles and use strategic tricks. Capture all the fortresses to win.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 23.2% ★, Wargame 17.1%, RTS 16.8%, Real Time Tactics 14.2%, War 6.1%
- #46 WarTable: Democracy is Optional
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Player One
Windows
WarTable is a real-time strategy sandbox where teams of up to nine players take command of a host nation. Build your military, shape your government, forge alliances—or betray them. In WarTable, strategy is everything, and democracy is just one of many options.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 21.8% ★, RTS 15.9%, Wargame 14.8%, Real Time Tactics 13.5%, Military 10.1%
- #47 Close the Sky
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Iron Trident Games
Windows
A real-time war of air defence and industry. Build the economy, bury it, and layer SAMs over what you cannot hide. Read a fading intel picture of the enemy base and aim every missile yourself. Break their will to fight before they break yours.
Why similar: RTS 19.9%, Wargame 16.6%, Real Time Tactics 16.4%, Military 10.2%, Base Building 7.2%
- #48 War Untold
69% matchPositive83% of 18 reviews2025
Dev: Green Giraffe
Windows
War Untold is an RTS wargame spanning both land and air warfare. Employ powerful tanks and devastating airstrikes to punch through the enemy's front line, or dig in with infantry and mortars to withstand an oncoming onslaught. The choice is yours, commander.
Why similar: RTS 16.6%, Wargame 16.3%, Real Time Tactics 13.4%, Historical 10.4%, Military 8.5%
- #49 Geo-Political Simulator 5
69% matchMostly Negative33% of 712 reviews2024
Dev: Eversim
Windows
The new 5th edition of the hyperrealistic global simulator game where you play as the Head of State or as the opposition or the president of a large multinational company, with a completely redesigned interface, a new ultra-detailed map, complete control of companies and new scenarios for 2024.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 21.7% ★, Wargame 15.8%, RTS 15.6%, Real Time Tactics 13%, Military 7.5%
- #50 Firefight
70% matchVery Positive85% of 363 reviews2016
Dev: Sean O'Connor
Windows
Firefight is a World War II real-time simulation game similar in style to the old Close Combat series but brought up to date with better AI, individual soldier modelling, a faster frame rate to give more intense and realistic combat and an easy to use command interface.
Why similar: Wargame 16.5%, Grand Strategy 15.5% ★, RTS 14.7%, Real Time Tactics 12.9%, Military 9.3%
- #51 Total War: NAPOLEON – Definitive Edition
69% matchVery Positive92% of 27,520 reviews2010
Dev: CREATIVE ASSEMBLYPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 32.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Complete your Total War collection with this Definitive Edition of Total War: NAPOLEON, which includes all DLC and feature updates since the game’s release
Why similar: Grand Strategy 21.8% ★, Historical 21.5%, RTS 13.1%, Strategy 9.7%, Military 9%
- #52 Phosphor Command
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sorce Studios
Windows
You command a forward operating base in a world ravaged by war and shadow contracts. Deploy squads into real-time tactical combat, research upgrades, manage a fragile economy, and push back a front that never stops advancing.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 17% ★, Wargame 14.2%, RTS 13.8%, Real Time Tactics 12.7%, Military 11.1%
- #53 Taikunda
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dreamtime Game Studios
Windows
Command a flying colony ship through an alien void in this real-time steampunk strategy game. Build a floating city, explore a dangerous galaxy, wage broadside naval battles, and invade planets — all while outrunning the Voidwall consuming the galaxy behind you.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 20.6% ★, RTS 16.8%, Real Time Tactics 13.5%, Military 9.1%, Economy 9%
- #54 Syrian Warfare
68% matchVery Positive87% of 5,573 reviews2017
Dev: Cats Who Play
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Real Time Strategy with a high degree of realism. The game is based on a true story.
Why similar: RTS 18.3%, Wargame 17.2%, Real Time Tactics 17.1%, Military 14.3%, Historical 12.3%
- #55 NationWar:Chronicles | 国战:列国志传
68% matchMixed69% of 444 reviews2019
Dev: Yiming
Windows
This is a sandbox game that is deeply rooted in the rich historical information of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. The story of the game unfolds slowly in the eighth century BC on the vast and mysterious land of China.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 19% ★, RTS 14%, Historical 11.8%, Wargame 10.8%, Military 10%
- #56 Three Kingdoms: Innovatory
67% matchMixed59% of 981 reviews2024
Dev: 瞬息万变工作室Pub: Moment HK
Windows
This is a classic historical simulation + real-time strategy game, where you will go back to the era of the Three Kingdoms and play as various renowned sovereigns.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 19.7% ★, Wargame 18.1%, RTS 16.6%, Real Time Tactics 15.4%, Historical 9.9%
- #57 History of Kingdoms: Three Kingdoms
65% matchPositive82% of 28 reviews2026
Dev: Uncle GoodBen
Windows
Set in the Three Kingdoms period of late Eastern Han China, the game History of Kingdoms: Three Kingdoms aims for players to choose from various competing warlords, unify the divided world, survive, and become the ultimate victor.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 30.3% ★, RTS 20.9%, Wargame 20%, Historical 10.6%, Strategy 9.7%
- #58 Orbital Strike
67% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: James Rollins
Windows
A real-time strategy game of orbital warfare. Build satellites, launch them into chosen orbits, and fight for control of the sky. Your assets stay invisible until an enemy sensor finds them. Every strike depends on being overhead at the right moment.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 20% ★, Real Time Tactics 18.5%, RTS 18.1%, Wargame 17.7%, Military 10.5%
- #59 Vedelem: The Golden Horde
66% matchVery Positive89% of 796 reviews2021
Dev: Castle RoachesPub: Breda University of Applied Sciences
Windows
Védelem: The Golden Horde is a medieval Real Time Strategy and Survival game set in the 13th century. Build, expand and defend your lands against the deadliest Mongolian invasion ever witnessed. They will seek to destroy your walls and salt your earth. Will you survive the Golden Horde?
Why similar: RTS 15.1%, Wargame 14.6%, Real Time Tactics 12.6%, Alternate History 8.8%, Military 8.5%