Grand strategy

Strategy, Simulation, In real time, Top-down view, Historical, Medieval era, Grand strategy

September 1, 2020

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 86/100

Crusader Kings 3 is the latest installment in Paradox’s series of grand strategy games set in the Middle Ages. The game was created with the...

Victoria 3

Strategy, Simulation, Online, In real time, Top-down view, Historical, Grand strategy

October 25, 2022

Players: 6.9/10

Steam: 70/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Victoria 3 is a continuation of the exciting global real-time strategy, where you have to rule states and lead one of them to world domination...

Hearts of Iron 4

Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Historical, Tactics, Grand strategy

June 6, 2016

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 83/100

Hearts of Iron 4 is a historical top-down real-time tactical strategy game. The player is given the opportunity to fully manage an individual state...

Age of Wonders 4

Strategy, Online, Isometric, Turn-based, Tactics, Fantasy, Grand strategy, Role-playing game

May 2, 2023

Players: 9.4/10

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 83/100

An epic battle for the future of the world is coming! The great wizard kings who have returned to the world wish to rule over mortals like gods. Each...

Total War: Rome 2

Action, Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Historical, Grand strategy

September 2, 2013

VGTimes: 9.2/10

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Total War: Rome 2 is a continuation of one of the best global historical strategy games, released in 2004. Expect the largest turn-based campaign, as...

Sid Meier's Civilization 7

Strategy, Online, Historical, Turn-based, Cooperative (co-op), Grand strategy, City Building

February 11, 2025

VGTimes: 8.0/10

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 51/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Continuation of the legendary series of turn-based strategies. Players rule as one of the many legendary leaders in world history. At the beginning...

Stellaris

Strategy, In real time, Futurism (Future), Space, Grand strategy

May 9, 2016

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Stellaris is a real-time space strategy game. The local space is procedurally generated, and the local planets are inhabited by different alien...

Victoria 3: State and Revolution

Strategy, DLC, In real time, Top-down view, Historical, Sandbox, Grand strategy

November 5, 2026

Steam: 82/100

The expansion focuses on governing the Russian Empire during a period of political upheaval. At its heart are the ruler’s decisions, which affect the...

Total War: Three Kingdoms

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Historical, Turn-based, Grand strategy

May 23, 2019

Players: 8/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Total War: Three Kingdoms is a new large-scale historical strategy from the Total War series. The game will take you to Ancient China during the era...

Phoenix Point

Strategy, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Tactics, Grand strategy, Role-playing game

December 3, 2019

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 71/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Phoenix Point is a tactical strategy game with turn-based combat in a futuristic setting, which is the spiritual successor to the games in the X-COM...

Pax Historia

Strategy, Turn-based, Sandbox, Free game, Mini-game / browser-based, Grand strategy

April 21, 2025

Anticipation Rating: 9.3/10

An innovative global strategy of a new generation, where every action and diplomacy are managed by generative artificial intelligence. Players can...

Horizon

Strategy, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Indie, Grand strategy, Space

February 6, 2014

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 58/100

Metacritic: 58/100

A turn-based space strategy game about galactic exploration and conquest, in which humanity expands its empire and encounters alien civilizations...

Age of Empires 4: Raiders of the North

Strategy, Online, DLC, Isometric, Turn-based, Tactics, Fantasy, Grand strategy

October 29, 2026

Steam: 64/100

An expansion for the grand strategy game Age of Empires 4, adding two full-fledged civilizations: the Vikings and the Scots. Each offers its own...

Age of Wonders 4: The Silver Seas

Role-playing game, Strategy, Online, DLC, Isometric, Turn-based, Fantasy, Grand strategy

November 3, 2026

Steam: 88/100

The expansion broadens the gameplay with a new culture of merchants, for whom the ocean is a source of power and profit. Members of this culture can...

Napoleon: Total War

Strategy, Warships / Submarines, In real time, Third-person view, Historical, Turn-based, Grand strategy

February 23, 2010

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 91/100

A continuation of the Total War series of global historical strategies, it transports you to the most turbulent era in Europe, when one man changed...

Geoplanetical

Simulation, Business / Management, Sandbox, Indie, Tactics, Grand strategy

October 28, 2026

Steam: 77/100

A geopolitical simulator set in a world where events begin on January 1, 2026. Players can take charge of more than 200 countries and territories...

Total War: Warhammer 2

Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Grand strategy

September 28, 2017

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 87/100

Total War: Warhammer 2 is a continuation of the fantasy strategy with turn-based movements on a global map and real-time battles. In the continuation...

Star Trek: Infinite

Strategy, Exploration, Space, Science fiction, Business / Management, Grand strategy

October 12, 2023

Players: 4.2/10

Steam: 39/100

Metacritic: 65/100

Global strategy in the Star Trek universe. Players will be able to build their own Enterprise and meet many familiar characters, including the famous...

Total War: Shogun 2 - Complete Edition

Strategy, In real time, Historical, Turn-based, Grand strategy

October 13, 2026

Players: 6/10

Steam: 17/100

An updated version of the global strategy dedicated to the struggle of Japanese clans for power. The re-release has received technical and gameplay...

Total War: Warhammer 40,000

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Turn-based, Science fiction, Warhammer 40K, Grand strategy

2027

Anticipation Rating: 9.3/10

The game transfers the classic formula of the Total War series into a grim future setting, combining turn-based empire management with large-scale...

Total War: Warhammer 3

Strategy, Online, In real time, Top-down view, Turn-based, Tactics, Cooperative (co-op), Fantasy, Grand strategy

February 17, 2022

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 72/100

Metacritic: 86/100

Total War: Warhammer 3 is a continuation of the fantasy strategy with turn-based movements on a global map and real-time battles. Far from the...

Total War: Empire

Strategy, Warships / Submarines, In real time, Third-person view, Historical, Turn-based, Grand strategy

March 3, 2009

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 89/100

The events take place in the era of the 18th century, when the world was engulfed in large-scale wars, colonial ambitions and revolutions. The player...

Total War: Medieval 3

Strategy, In real time, Historical, Tactics, Medieval era, Grand strategy

2027

Anticipation Rating: 9.4/10

A return to the historical roots of the Total War series: Medieval, with the ability for players to influence history and develop medieval states...

Total War: Attila

Strategy, In real time, Historical, Turn-based, Tactics, Grand strategy

February 17, 2015

Players: 7.2/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Total War: Attila is a continuation of the historical strategy with real-time battles and turn-based movements on the global map. The game tells the...

Europa Universalis 5

Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Historical, Tactics, Grand strategy

November 4, 2025

VGTimes: 8.0/10

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 67/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Continuation of the cult series of global strategies Europa Universalis, covering about five hundred years of world history. The world is a complex...

Europa Universalis 4

Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Grand strategy, Historical

August 13, 2013

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 87/100

Europa Universalis 4 is a top-down global real-time strategy game. The game takes place in the period from the Late Middle Ages to the era of the...

Europa Universalis 5: Across the Pillars

Strategy, DLC, In real time, Top-down view, Historical, Tactics, Grand strategy

October 28, 2026

Steam: 26/100

The expansion focuses on the struggle for control of the Strait of Gibraltar and the future of the Iberian Peninsula. At the heart of this historical...

Imperator: Rome

Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Historical, Grand strategy, Simulation

April 25, 2019

Players: 7.3/10

Steam: 67/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Imperator: Rome is a global strategy from the creators of the Europa Universalis series, in which you will take control of one of the great empires...

Age of History 2

Strategy, Top-down view, Turn-based, Tactics, Business / Management, Historical, Grand strategy, Sandbox

November 22, 2018

Players: 7.3/10

Steam: 86/100

Age of History 2 is the continuation of a large turn-based tactical strategy game with a top-down view Age of Civilizations Americas. Your main...

Crusader Kings 2

Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Historical, Free game, Grand strategy, Medieval era

February 14, 2012

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Crusader Kings 2 is a free-to-play sequel to the global real-time strategy game. Like the first part, Crusader Kings 2 simulates the system of feudal...

Total War: Shogun 2

Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Historical, Turn-based, Grand strategy

March 15, 2011

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 90/100

Total War: Shogun 2 is a global strategy with turn-based movements on a global map and real-time battles. The end of the 19th century became a...

Terra Invicta

Action, Strategy, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Tactics, Grand strategy, Simulation

September 26, 2022

Players: 6.5/10

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 83/100

Danger looms over the Earth in the form of an alien invasion and the players’ task is to unite all the forces of the planet to fight off the...

Dune: Spice Wars

Strategy, Isometric, In real time, Grand strategy, Construction, Business / Management, Science fiction

April 26, 2022

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Global strategy from the creators of Northgard, set in the world of Frank Herbert's "Dune." Players lead one of the factions and fight for control...

SUPREMACY: WORLD WAR 3

Strategy, Free game, Grand strategy

March 15, 2018

Steam: 72/100

A global strategy game set during World War 3, in which players command their nation’s armed forces and compete for dominance. They develop the...

Rebel Inc: Escalation

Business / Management, Strategy, Top-down view, In real time, Simulation, Grand strategy

December 5, 2018

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 82/100

Rebel Inc: Escalation is a political simulator with management elements and a top-down view from the creators of Plague Inc. In the game you will...

Crusader Kings 3: Silk & Silver

Role-playing game, Strategy, Simulation, DLC, Top-down view, Historical, Medieval era, Grand strategy

November 17, 2026

An expansion for the medieval grand strategy game that introduces a new form of government: merchant rule. At the head of a landless merchant...

Europa Universalis: Rome

Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Top-down view, Historical, Grand strategy

April 15, 2008

Metacritic: 73/100

This grand strategy game covers the ancient Mediterranean from the Punic Wars to the beginning of the Roman Empire. Players choose from more than 53...

Total War: Rome Remastered

Strategy, Fantasy / Medieval, In real time, Turn-based, Grand strategy, Action

April 29, 2021

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Total War: Rome Remastered is an enhanced version of the historical strategy game with turn-based movements on the global map and real-time battles...

Empire of the Ants

Strategy, In real time, Grand strategy, Sandbox

November 6, 2024

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 73/100

Metacritic: 76/100

A game in which the gamer controls a colony of ants in a French forest. An important task is the development of the anthill and its protection from...

Knights of Honor

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Historical, Grand strategy

September 30, 2004

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Knights of Honor is a historical real-time strategy game with an isometric camera view in a medieval setting. The main task in the game is the...

Best Games in the Grand strategy genre