- #1 Age of History 3
97% matchVery Positive85% of 18,617 reviews2024
Dev: Łukasz JakowskiPub: Łukasz Jakowski Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.2 hrsMean: 37.8 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: Grand Strategy 20.5% ★, World War I 18.8% ★, Diplomacy 15.9% ★, Level Editor 9.7%, Economy 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: This title offers a deep, map-based grand strategy experience that mirrors the nation-building and military focus of the seed game.
- #2 Age of History II
96% matchVery Positive90% of 49,951 reviews2018
Dev: Łukasz JakowskiPub: Łukasz Jakowski Games
Windows
Median: 12.6 hrsMean: 62.6 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 22.8% ★, Historical 11.4%, Turn-Based 11.4%, Diplomacy 10.8% ★, World War I 9.9% ★
Why You'll Like It: A classic in the genre, it provides a straightforward turn-based interface for managing global diplomacy and warfare.
- #3 Dummynation
96% matchVery Positive88% of 3,234 reviews2022
Dev: Alejandro Hernández Ferrero
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 36.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 30.4% ★, Diplomacy 23.7% ★, Military 15.2%, Economy 12.6%, Simulation 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: It shares a very similar visual style and focus on accessible, fast-paced grand strategy conquest.
- #4 Victoria 3
95% 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: Grand Strategy 23.5% ★, Diplomacy 15.6% ★, Economy 10.6%, Historical 8.7%, Sandbox 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: It offers an incredibly detailed economic and political simulation that provides a deeper look at the systems Warnament simplifies.
- #5 Hearts of Iron IV
94% matchVery Positive90% of 375,203 reviews2016
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30.6 hrsMean: 299.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Victory is at your fingertips! Your ability to lead your nation is your supreme weapon, the strategy game Hearts of Iron IV lets you take command of any nation in World War II; the most engaging conflict in world history.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 32.3% ★, Military 13.3%, Diplomacy 12.5% ★, Historical 11.7%, Strategy 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: While more complex, it is the definitive grand strategy experience for those looking to manage military and political fronts on a global scale.
- #6 Millennia
94% matchMixed67% of 3,777 reviews2024
Dev: C Prompt GamesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 14.3 hrsMean: 36.2 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 20% ★, Diplomacy 15% ★, Turn-Based 14.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 10%, Economy 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: This turn-based strategy game allows players to guide a nation through various historical eras with a focus on strategic development.
- #7 Imperiums: Greek Wars
93% matchVery Positive86% of 547 reviews2020
Dev: Kube Games
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 8.8 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 21.5% ★, Diplomacy 15% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 10%, Military 9.1%, Economy 9%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based 4X grand strategy game that balances historical accuracy with accessible mechanics.
- #8 Old World
92% matchVery Positive82% of 6,828 reviews2022
Dev: Mohawk GamesPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 12.0 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 16.6% ★, Diplomacy 14.2% ★, Turn-Based 11.7%, Sandbox 7.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: It combines turn-based strategy with character-driven political management, offering a refined experience for strategy enthusiasts.
- #9 Crusader Kings III
91% matchVery Positive90% of 143,057 reviews2020
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 28.7 hrsMean: 149.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Love, fight, scheme, and claim greatness. Determine your noble house’s legacy in the sprawling grand strategy of Crusader Kings III. Death is only the beginning as you guide your dynasty’s bloodline in the rich and larger-than-life simulation of the Middle Ages.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 35% ★, Historical 13.3%, Sandbox 13.1%, Economy 9.6%, Strategy 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game excels at the nation-leader simulation aspect, focusing on the personal and political decisions that shape a country's destiny.
- #10 Suzerain
90% matchVery Positive92% of 11,790 reviews2020
Dev: Torpor Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 18.4 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Assume the role of President Anton Rayne and guide the nation of Sordland. Amidst brewing international conflicts, need for reform, deep-seated corruption, and economic recession, you must make the decisions in this political drama. How will you lead?
Why similar: Alternate History 64.8%, Simulation 22.8%, 2D 12.5%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses heavily on the political and narrative choices of a nation's leader, capturing the decision-making tension found in Warnament.
- #11 Making History: The Great War
91% matchMostly Positive76% of 455 reviews2015
Dev: Muzzy Lane SoftwarePub: Factus Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 12.4 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 22.9% ★, Grand Strategy 19.4% ★, Sandbox 8.1%, Turn-Based 7.7%, Military 7%
Why You'll Like It: This title provides a focused historical simulation that captures the turn-based military and political dynamics of the early 20th century.
- #12 Shadow Empire
89% matchVery Positive84% of 1,947 reviews2020
Dev: VR DesignsPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 76.4 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Shadow Empire is a deep turn-based 4X wargame with a unique blend of military focus, procedurally generated content and role-playing features. Players take the seat of the supreme ruler of a small nation, with the goal of reconquering a devastated planet.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 33.8% ★, Turn-Based 27.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.4%, Multiplayer 8.5%, Simulation 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A deep, procedural wargame that provides the ultimate sandbox experience for players who enjoy complex logistics and military management.
- #13 Terra Invicta
87% matchVery Positive80% of 9,823 reviews2026
Dev: Pavonis InteractivePub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 52.6 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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 17% ★, Diplomacy 14.8% ★, Turn-Based 10.3%, Sandbox 9.3%, Economy 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A complex grand strategy game that challenges players to manage global politics and technology in a high-stakes scenario.
- #14 Supreme Ruler 2030
89% 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 24.6% ★, Diplomacy 17.7% ★, Military 12.2%, Sandbox 11.6%, Moddable 10.4% ★
Why You'll Like It: It offers a modern-day grand strategy simulation with a focus on military and political management in a realistic setting.
- #15 King's Orders
88% 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 18.6% ★, Diplomacy 16% ★, Military 12.8%, Sandbox 10.6%, Economy 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the tactical and political commands of a leader, emphasizing the importance of strategic communication.
- #16 Ages of Conflict: World War Simulator
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 9,014 reviews2023
Dev: JoySpark Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 15.8 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Ages of Conflict is a versatile Map Simulation game where you create and observe custom AI nations battle it out across an infinite number of worlds. Paint beautiful maps and scenarios, and command nations to change history into your liking!
Why similar: Diplomacy 23.6% ★, Level Editor 23.5%, Sandbox 20.3%, Historical 10.6%, Alternate History 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: A sandbox-heavy title that lets players observe and influence the development of nations through a simulation-first approach.
- #17 Espiocracy
86% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Ex Vivo StudiosPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac · Linux
Espiocracy is an espionage grand strategy game where you lead the intelligence agency of one of 74 playable countries. Rewrite history from the shadows as you influence ideologies, stage coups, and wage proxy wars. Subterfuge takes center stage as you establish a new world order.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 23.3% ★, Diplomacy 20.2% ★, Sandbox 12.6%, Military 12%, Historical 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the intelligence and political manipulation side of grand strategy, perfect for players who enjoy the non-military aspects of Warnament.
- #18 Democracy 4
84% 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: Grand Strategy 25.8% ★, Diplomacy 25.1% ★, Economy 15.8%, Education 8.6%, Simulation 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: A pure political simulation that strips away the military aspect to focus entirely on the governance and economic management of a nation.
- #19 Field of Glory: Empires
85% matchVery Positive82% of 869 reviews2019
Dev: AgeodPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 30.5 hrs≥1hr: 58%
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 27.7% ★, Turn-Based 21.2%, Historical 10.8%, Military 10.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a robust turn-based grand strategy experience with a focus on managing the rise and fall of civilizations.
- #20 Stellaris
83% matchVery Positive86% of 196,831 reviews2016
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 19.4 hrsMean: 144.9 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 35.2% ★, Sandbox 18.7%, Diplomacy 14.1% ★, Military 7.5%, Moddable 6.9% ★
Why You'll Like It: While set in space, it offers the same grand strategy sandbox feel, allowing players to customize their empire and influence the galaxy.
- #21 Lawgivers II
84% matchMostly Positive70% of 698 reviews2023
Dev: Damian BernardiPub: SomniumSoft
Windows · Mac · Linux
Lawgivers II is a political sandbox game that features multiple electoral systems, approve/reject bills and govern a country. Start out your career from the very bottom, and perhaps one day, lead your nation to become the most influential in the world.
Why similar: Diplomacy 28.4% ★, Grand Strategy 22.8% ★, Sandbox 18.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.3%, Multiplayer 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the legislative and political side of running a country, providing a unique perspective on nation-building.
- #22 Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic
81% matchVery Positive91% of 27,069 reviews2024
Dev: 3DivisionPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 71.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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 24.7% ★, Diplomacy 14.8% ★, Economy 12%, Sandbox 10.7%, Historical 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: A deep simulation game that allows for intense economic and infrastructure management within a nation-building framework.
- #23 Trade Conquest
81% matchMostly Positive70% of 74 reviews2024
Dev: GrandPaw Games
Windows
Turn wealth into political power in this modern Grand Strategy game. Build a global economic empire, manipulate governments, and challenge the world's superpowers through Economic supremacy or military Conquest.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 34.2% ★, Diplomacy 26.4% ★, Economy 15.9%, Resource Management 7.6%, Historical 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes the economic and resource management side of grand strategy, which is a key component of the Warnament experience.
- #24 Rogue State Revolution
82% matchMostly Positive76% of 542 reviews2021
Dev: LRDGames, Inc.Pub: Modern Wolf
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Greetings your Excellency. Time to rebuild, reform and prepare for new challenges in the People's Republic of Basenji. In this thrilling political strategy, you will appoint ministers and lead the country to success. Be careful — you may find yourself replaced in the next election.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 19.6% ★, Sandbox 14.9%, Turn-Based 14.9%, Diplomacy 14.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based political strategy game that challenges players to manage a nation while dealing with internal and external threats.
- #25 Realpolitiks II
82% matchMixed46% of 668 reviews2021
Dev: Jujubee S.A.Pub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Lead your people to glory and write a new chapter of history in Realpolitiks II, a real-time grand strategy game where you lead any contemporary nation in an attempt to secure world dominance.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 57.7% ★, Simulation 19%, Strategy 17.9%, Realistic 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: A modern grand strategy game that allows players to handle contemporary political and military challenges in a sandbox environment.
- #26 Panzer Corps 2
79% matchVery Positive85% of 4,186 reviews2020
Dev: Flashback GamesPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 59.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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: Grand Strategy 23.8% ★, Turn-Based 21%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.3%, Military 14.3%, Historical 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A highly polished turn-based wargame that focuses on the military conquest aspect of strategy games.
- #27 Supremacy: 1914
80% matchMostly Positive74% of 4,332 reviews2019
Dev: Bytro Labs GmbH
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 40.2 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 25.1% ★, Grand Strategy 21% ★, Diplomacy 13.4% ★, Military 11%, Historical 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A real-time grand strategy game that focuses on historical warfare and diplomacy in a persistent world.
- #28 Unity of Command II
79% matchMostly Positive80% of 2,200 reviews2019
Dev: 2x2 Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 18.6 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 25.3% ★, Turn-Based 24.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.7%, Military 10.7%, Strategy 9%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a focused, turn-based approach to military strategy that is both accessible and challenging.
- #29 Europa Universalis IV
77% matchVery Positive88% of 137,236 reviews2013
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 281.9 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 22.2% ★, Diplomacy 16.6% ★, Sandbox 10.3%, Military 9.2%, Historical 9%
- #30 Plutocracy
78% matchVery Positive80% of 1,371 reviews2019
Dev: Redwood
Windows · Mac · Linux
The business simulator Plutocracy gives you the chance to become wealthy and powerful to take control over the world. Where policy, laws, officials and people are only the chess pieces how do you play your game?
Why similar: Grand Strategy 35.4% ★, Sandbox 16.4%, Economy 15.8%, Historical 11.7%, Simulation 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the economic and financial power behind a nation, offering a unique angle on the grand strategy genre.
- #31 Making History: The First World War
78% matchMixed66% of 115 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 24% ★, Grand Strategy 17.5% ★, Turn-Based 13.2%, Historical 8.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.6%
- #32 Rebel Inc: Escalation
75% matchVery Positive82% of 7,522 reviews2021
Dev: Ndemic CreationsPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
A unique and deeply engaging political/military strategic simulation from the creator of Plague Inc. Balance competing civilian and military priorities and deal with a deadly insurgency in order to stabilise a war-torn country.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 19.5% ★, Diplomacy 17.4% ★, Sandbox 10.8%, Economy 9.4%, Military 9.3%
- #33 Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnoughts
76% matchMixed61% of 7,964 reviews2023
Dev: Game-Labs
Windows
Median: 16.0 hrsMean: 81.6 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 26.1% ★, Grand Strategy 22.5% ★, Military 11.1%, Sandbox 9.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.5%
- #34 Fantasy Map Simulator
73% matchVery Positive89% of 4,296 reviews2024
Dev: The Stranger
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Fantasy Map Simulator: Create and watch imaginary worlds evolve over centuries. Design maps, simulate nations and their politics, and control destinies. See empires rise and fall on your desktop wallpaper. A unique simulation for history buffs and creative minds.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 29.6% ★, Level Editor 21.4%, Sandbox 20.3%, Alternate History 10.2%, Military 9.4%
- #35 ENDLESS Legend™ 2
73% matchVery Positive83% of 2,825 reviews2025
Dev: AMPLITUDE StudiosPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Lead your people to victory on an ever-evolving world in this strategy game featuring asymmetric factions led by powerful heroes. Build your empire, wield political influence, and raise grand armies to wage war in a race to uncover dark secrets buried within the planet.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 17.1% ★, Diplomacy 15% ★, Turn-Based 11.8%, Sandbox 9.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.8%
- #36 Supreme Ruler Ultimate
77% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,252 reviews2014
Dev: BattleGoat Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.3 hrsMean: 51.1 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 31.1% ★, Military 15.5%, World War I 14% ★, Sandbox 13%, Historical 6.6%
- #37 KAISERPUNK
74% matchMostly Positive71% of 921 reviews2025
Dev: Overseer Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Build a city to rule the world in Kaiserpunk, a grand city builder blending production-focused city building with world conquest in an alternate 20th century world. Manage your city, grow industries, build a military, and defeat rivals to become the greatest empire.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 20.8% ★, World War I 18.8% ★, Sandbox 12.8%, Military 10.8%, Economy 8.4%
- #38 Victoria II
75% 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 33.3% ★, World War I 11.8% ★, Historical 10.1%, Economy 8.8%, Diplomacy 6.8% ★
- #39 Nations
72% 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 33.8% ★, Diplomacy 19.7% ★, Historical 18.6%, Strategy 10.4%, Moddable 8.1% ★
- #40 Armchair Commander
73% matchVery Positive89% of 110 reviews2023
Dev: Zack SimaPub: Indie War Games
Windows · Mac
A turn-based strategy game where you can experience WWII campaigns and explore alternate history scenarios made by the community.
Why similar: Diplomacy 18.3% ★, Level Editor 17.9%, Sandbox 12.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.5%, Military 11%
- #41 Age of History 2: Definitive Edition
71% matchVery Positive83% of 2,496 reviews2026
Dev: Łukasz JakowskiPub: Łukasz Jakowski Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 23.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The grand strategy classic returns with improved gameplay, a massive 13,892 province map, expanded diplomacy and wartime capitulation, new civilizations and scenarios, atomic weapons, smarter AI, enhanced visuals, UI upgrades, and major performance improvements.
Why similar: World War I 22% ★, Diplomacy 21.1% ★, Grand Strategy 15.6% ★, Sandbox 13.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 8%
- #42 Making History: The Second World War
74% matchMostly Positive78% of 290 reviews2018
Dev: Factus Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Choose a nation and prepare for the greatest conflict in human history, World War II. Build your military and industrial power, form alliances and race to achieve the advanced technologies that will bring total victory in this global-wide turn-based Grand Strategy struggle.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 20% ★, Turn-Based 14.9%, Military 9.4%, Sandbox 9.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.5%
- #43 Europa Universalis V
70% matchMixed67% of 30,445 reviews2025
Dev: Paradox TintoPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 52.4 hrsMean: 119.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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 25.7% ★, Diplomacy 21.8% ★, Economy 12.1%, Historical 10.4%, Alternate History 7.5%
- #44 World Warfare & Economics
72% matchMixed60% of 687 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 28.1% ★, Diplomacy 20.9% ★, Military 12.3%, Sandbox 12.2%, Economy 11.9%
- #45 Ara History Untold: Anniversary Edition
70% matchMixed69% of 2,291 reviews2024
Dev: Oxide GamesPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 18.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Build a nation starting at any point in human history and compete for supremacy in this epic turn-based strategy game. Engage in diplomacy, fight wars, and go head-to-head with other leaders from history.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 28.9% ★, Diplomacy 20% ★, Historical 10.2%, Military 9.8%, Alternate History 9.4%
- #46 The Emperor and State
71% 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: Grand Strategy 25.4% ★, Diplomacy 21.8% ★, Economy 11.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 11%, Historical 10.4%
- #47 Rise Of The White Sun - 白日升
69% matchVery Positive87% of 763 reviews2023
Dev: Maestro CinetikPub: Gaming at Work
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 44%
A Giant Strategy Sandbox experience set in Warlord China. *Tons of playable factions! *Communist insurgents, * Boxers like rebels, *Greedy warlords, *Mongol riders, *A mad russian baron, *Shanghai gangsters, *And armored trains!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 26.7% ★, Diplomacy 21.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13%, World War I 10.4% ★, Economy 9.6%
- #48 Imperial Ambitions
68% matchVery Positive82% of 100 reviews2026
Dev: aoiti
Windows · Mac
Discover and colonize the world, Allocate your labor force, Monopolize markets, Fight tactical battles, Survive the age of imperialism...
Why similar: Grand Strategy 27% ★, Economy 12.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.5%, Turn-Based 11.3%, Historical 11%
- #49 Countryballs Conquest
68% 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 37% ★, Military 15.2%, Diplomacy 11.9% ★, Simulation 7.9%, Strategy 7.3%
- #50 Age of Clicks
68% matchMixed64% of 448 reviews2026
Dev: David IusPub: Red Border Studio
Windows
Age of Clicks - A unique blend of global strategy and clicker gameplay. Manage your country with clicks: build factories, mine resources, and lead armies into battle. Click your enemies into surrender and reshape the political map of the world!
Why similar: World War I 27.4% ★, Level Editor 18.7%, Sandbox 16.3%, Moddable 10.4% ★, Education 10.4%
- #51 AfterWar
67% matchMostly Positive74% of 144 reviews2026
Dev: Dmytro Lumen
Windows
AfterWar is a simple yet feature-rich strategy game for everyone.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 29.3% ★, Diplomacy 24.6% ★, Economy 13.1%, Multiplayer 7.6%, Historical 7.5%
- #52 Computer Tycoon
70% matchVery Positive85% of 1,016 reviews2017
Dev: Progorion
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 16.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Computer Tycoon is a highly complex Business Grand Strategy game about Computer Evolution. Start in the 70s, invent until 2034, create the best computer systems, upgrade your infrastructure, lead a team, and alter computer history! It is time to "Think Different"
Why similar: Grand Strategy 24.3% ★, Diplomacy 22.2% ★, Sandbox 14.1%, Economy 11.9%, Historical 8.9%
- #53 Countryballs at War
67% matchVery Positive92% of 83 reviews2025
Dev: SHN Games
Windows
Countryballs at War is a grand strategy wargame that combines turn-based empire building with real-time battles. Lead any countryball nation, expand your territory through conquest or diplomacy, and rise as the ultimate superpower.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 42.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 19.2%, Military 13%, Strategy 11.9%, Historical 9.3%
- #54 Supreme Ruler 1936
71% matchMostly Positive74% of 308 reviews2014
Dev: BattleGoat Studios
Windows
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Real-Time Strategy Game. Guide your nation through the most violent era in modern history. Play massive campaigns as one of the principal nations, set-piece scenarios of famous battles, or set your own victory condition and play as any nation in the world in Sandbox mode.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 27.6% ★, Sandbox 13.9%, Turn-Based 12.9%, Military 11.7%, Historical 11%
- #55 Realpolitiks 3: Earth and Beyond
69% matchMostly Negative38% of 299 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 32.5% ★, Diplomacy 20.8% ★, Sandbox 15.9%, Economy 14.3%, Strategy 6.3%
- #56 NationWar2:Chronicle
67% matchMostly Positive80% of 427 reviews2024
Dev: Yiming
Windows
NationWar 2.0 is a big strategy game based on the theme of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States period. There are more than 60 countries to choose from in the game. Map 1: 1 restores the mountainous landscapes and rivers of China.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 27.3% ★, Turn-Based 17.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 13%, Sandbox 11.4%, Military 11%
- #57 Global Protocol: New World Order
66% matchMostly Positive78% of 78 reviews2026
Dev: Dorlion Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Command any of 261 real-world countries in this 2026 grand strategy game. Build your economy, lead armies, and navigate deep diplomacy. Features built-in modding support and 12 supported languages. Shape the global order through espionage, nuclear deterrence, and AI-driven geopolitics.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 34% ★, Sandbox 19.1%, Diplomacy 17.9% ★, Strategy 9.5%, Economy 9.1%
- #58 Empires of the Undergrowth
64% matchVery Positive94% of 18,736 reviews2024
Dev: Slug DiscoPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 22% ★, Diplomacy 17% ★, Sandbox 13.1%, Economy 10.3%, Historical 8.8%
- #59 Doodle Empires
64% matchVery Positive92% of 1,263 reviews2025
Dev: Turtle Stack Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Doodle Empires is an alternate history sandbox game all about drawing your own nations with your own histories and stories in a variety of maps. Watch your world take shape and evolve over time, and decide which nations will rise and which nations will fall.
Why similar: Sandbox 26%, Alternate History 17.6%, Historical 17%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.4%, Simulation 13.3%