Grand strategy

Strategy, Simulation, Grand strategy, Top-down view, Fantasy, God Simulator

November 1, 2021

Steam: 91/100

An evil god simulator in which players create an apocalypse in a fantasy world. The Dark Ancient God led his agents to cause global chaos in the vastness of the...

Кризис в Кремле: Холодная война

Simulation, Strategy, Historical, Indie, Grand strategy

July 11, 2025

Players: 9.9/10

A global political strategy in real time, dedicated to the last decade of the USSR. As you progress, you must manage the economy, domestic politics and foreign...

Taking London

Strategy, Online, MMO, In real time, Top-down view, Free game, City Building, Grand strategy

April 24, 2025

Steam: 81/100

Multiplayer real-time strategy inspired by classic RTS and reimagined with modern mechanics. The story begins with a young politician who becomes disillusioned with...

Machiavelli the Prince

Strategy, Business / Management, Simulation, Grand strategy

April 2, 2026

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 100/100

Machiavelli the Prince is a strategy with a touch of business simulator from the masters from the studio Holistic Design, Inc.. The game is published by MicroProse...

Sengoku

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

September 13, 2011

Players: 10/10

Steam: 58/100

Metacritic: 70/100

A character-driven strategy game about rival Japanese lords vying for power in 16th-century Japan during the Sengoku period. The player leads a nobleman seeking to...

Europa Universalis 4: Conquest of Paradise

Strategy, DLC, In real time, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Simulation, Grand strategy

January 14, 2014

Steam: 29/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Europa Universalis 4: Conquest of Paradise - The expansion will allow you to send your ships west and discover a new world unlike any you have seen before - for the...

Distant Worlds 2

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

March 10, 2022

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 71/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Distant Worlds 2 is a continuation of the sci-fi global real-time strategy game with a top-down view. The game challenges you to explore and conquer vast galaxies...

Civilization: Eras & Allies

Strategy, Historical, Free game, Grand strategy

June 19, 2025

Players: 9.1/10

A free global strategy for mobile platforms in the popular Civilization series. The game features many ancient civilizations, including Rome, Korea, China and...

Supremacy: Call of War 1942

Strategy, Online, In real time, Historical, Free game, Tactics, Cooperative (co-op), Grand strategy

October 21, 2017

Steam: 64/100

Multiplayer global strategy, where matches can last several days or weeks of real time. Depending on the map, up to 100 players can participate in one...

Xenonauts

Strategy, Indie, Grand strategy, Business / Management

August 3, 2012

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 77/100

A turn-based strategy game about an international military organisation defending Cold War-era Earth from an alien invasion. Persistent soldiers fight in small...

Pride of Nations

Strategy, Third-person view, Historical, Turn-based, Simulation, Grand strategy

June 7, 2011

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 46/100

Metacritic: 70/100

A turn-based historical grand strategy game about the rivalry of great powers during the 19th-century colonial era. The player leads one of eight countries through...

NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Souzou

Grand strategy, Strategy, Historical

August 27, 2014

Steam: 86/100

This historical strategy is set in Japan’s Warring States period, where the player takes the role of a daimyo seeking to unite the country. The 14th entry in the...

Medieval Kingdom Wars

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Grand strategy, City Building

January 3, 2019

Players: 1/10

Steam: 76/100

Medieval Kingdom Wars is a global real-time strategy game with an isometric camera view in a medieval setting. The game will change your understanding of global...

Red Button

Free game, Strategy, Simulation, Indie, Business / Management, Grand strategy, Historical

October 15, 2021

Steam: 88/100

Red Button is a free management strategy with turn-based battles where you can arrange a real nuclear apocalypse. The game takes place in a parallel universe in...

Raid of Battlefield

Strategy, Adventure, Collectible card game (CCG), Grand strategy, Turn-based, Exploration, Free game

September 30, 2022

Steam: 63/100

Raid of Battlefield is a turn-based adventure global strategy with card game elements. Many years later, the world was infected with viruses, and people suffered...

Stellaris: Galactic Paragons

Strategy, Grand strategy, Science fiction, Space, DLC, In real time, Simulation

May 9, 2023

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 57/100

The expansion enhances the Council mechanics by introducing leaders who can strengthen the player's empire with their special abilities, and adds a number of...

Renaissance Kingdom Wars

Strategy, Medieval era, Grand strategy, In real time, Construction, Historical, Isometric

July 15, 2024

Steam: 70/100

Global strategy about the Renaissance. The player, in the role of a mercenary, fights for his king, develops settlements and tries to build his own new state. The...

Crusader Kings Complete

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

July 11, 2008

Steam: 62/100

Crusader Kings Complete is a top-down strategy game with a fantasy twist from Paradox Interactive AB. The main publisher of the game is Paradox Interactive...

Sorcerer King

Strategy, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Grand strategy, Sandbox

July 16, 2015

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 65/100

Metacritic: 75/100

This turn-based fantasy strategy game is set in the world of Elemental, where the player leads a rising civilization against the Sorcerer King, who seeks to become...

Offenders

Action, Shooter, Adventure, Third-person view, Grand strategy

May 31, 2022

Steam: 56/100

Offenders is an action-adventure game with a third-person view. Each mission starts as if you don't know anyone in the area and you have to wander around and talk...

The Last Exodus

Free game, Strategy, Tactics, Turn-based, Top-down view, Grand strategy, Science fiction, Cyberpunk

September 3, 2023

Steam: 71/100

Free space strategy with turn-based battles. As players progress, they create an invincible space fleet, the heart of which is a large mothership. On it you can...

Age of Wonders 4: Thrones of Blood

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

November 11, 2025

Players: 7.3/10

Steam: 71/100

The expansion takes you to a world of eternal night, where ancient vampires rise over the dark lands. A new ruler type, the Ancient Vampire, opens the way to the...

Victoria: An Empire Under the Sun

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

November 14, 2003

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 67/100

Metacritic: 58/100

This historical strategy game puts the player in control of a nation from the early 19th century to the dawn of the 20th. The goal is to turn it into an...

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. The player...

Sovereignty: Crown of Kings

Strategy, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Simulation, Grand strategy

February 2, 2017

Steam: 49/100

A turn-based grand strategy game set in a fantasy world where the old empire is crumbling and neighboring realms compete for power and territory. The player leads...

Aggressors: Ancient Rome

Strategy, Isometric, Historical, Turn-based, Grand strategy

August 30, 2018

Players: 9.9/10

Steam: 79/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Aggressors: Ancient Rome is a global strategy from the Kubat Software studio, telling about the war in a vast territory adjacent to the Mediterranean Sea. The...

Pax Nova

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

April 29, 2020

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 53/100

Pax Nova is a sci-fi turn-based 4X strategy game that puts you in charge of one of several factions made up of three races. You will explore new worlds and star...

Imperiums: Greek Wars

Strategy, Isometric, Turn-based, Historical, Tactics, Grand strategy

July 30, 2020

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 83/100

Imperiums: Greek Wars is a grand strategy game with elements of mythology from the developers of Aggressors: Ancient Rome. The game begins in 359 BC during the...

COVID: The Outbreak

Simulation, Indie, Strategy, Business / Management, Educational game (Education), In real time, Grand strategy

May 29, 2020

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 70/100

COVID: The Outbreak is a top-down real-time management strategy from the creators of Kursk, which is dedicated to the pandemic of a dangerous virus. You have to...

Instant War

Free game, Strategy, Grand strategy, Action, In real time, Futurism (Future), Tanks, Cooperative (co-op), Online, Top-down view

June 18, 2018

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 67/100

Instant War is a global 4X strategy with an emphasis on the multiplayer component. The game takes place in the near future. A large-scale war is taking place in the...

Cauldrons of War - Barbarossa

Strategy, Historical, Turn-based, Online, Tactics, In real time, Indie, Top-down view, Grand strategy

September 25, 2020

Players: 6.4/10

Steam: 90/100

Cauldrons of War — Barbarossa is a historical real-time strategy game for multiple players. This is a game about the beginning of the Great Patriotic War. By...

Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game

Strategy, Grand strategy, Historical

April 8, 2011

Steam: 88/100

Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game is a grand historical strategy game spanning the period from the outbreak of the First World War to the onset of the Cold War...

Europa Universalis: Rome - Gold Edition

Collection, Strategy, Grand strategy, Historical

December 18, 2008

Steam: 62/100

A grand historical strategy game about the states of the Mediterranean during the Roman Republic. Players govern a faction, develop technologies, and trade...

Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Strategy, Top-down view, Historical, Turn-based, Grand strategy

October 30, 1988

Steam: 71/100

This turn-based historical strategy game is set during the Three Kingdoms period in ancient China. The player takes the role of a warlord and seeks to unite the...

Romance of the Three Kingdoms 9

Strategy, Third-person view, Isometric, Top-down view, Historical, Turn-based, Grand strategy

March 4, 2003

Players: 10/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 74/100

This turn-based historical strategy game is set in ancient China during the civil wars of the 2nd and 3rd centuries, following the fall of a once-great empire. The...

Power & Revolution

Simulation, Indie, Strategy, Grand strategy, Business / Management

May 26, 2016

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 56/100

Power & Revolution is a geopolitical simulator from indie developers from the Eversim studio. The game is the fourth version of Geopolitical Simulator, in which you...

Circle Empires 2

Strategy, Top-down view, Roguelike, Cooperative (co-op), Construction, Grand strategy

February 9, 2026

Steam: 74/100

The player captures kingdoms divided into circles — each has useful resources and enemies. You can take archers, warriors, mages, and other fighters into your army...

Romance of the Three Kingdoms 5

Strategy, Third-person view, Isometric, Top-down view, Historical, Turn-based, Grand strategy

December 15, 1995

Steam: 78/100

This turn-based historical grand strategy is set during the Three Kingdoms period, as rulers vie for influence. In the series’ fifth installment, a ruler’s success...

Romance of the Three Kingdoms X

Strategy, Third-person view, Isometric, Top-down view, Historical, Turn-based, Grand strategy

July 2, 2004

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 71/100

This historical strategy game follows more than a century of civil war in China, beginning with a rebellion against a weakened empire. Players can take the role of...

Romance of the Three Kingdoms XI

Strategy, Top-down view, Historical, Turn-based, Grand strategy

February 6, 2007

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 70/100

This turn-based historical strategy is set in China at the end of the Han Dynasty, during the 2nd and 3rd centuries. The ruler’s goal is to unite the country...

Best Games in the Grand strategy genre