The Best Grand-strategy Games - Page 3

Update : Kaiserpunk added at rank #40.
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Stellaris (2016)

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Mac OS IOS iPhone Android Xbox One PC Windows Playstation 4 Linux

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.


  • grand-strategy
  • empire
  • 4x
  • strategy
  • sci-fi
  • resource
  • space
  • politics
  • exploration
  • real-time
  • war
  • construction
  • military
  • political
  • economy

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Ozymandias (2024)

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Mac OS PC Windows IOS iPhone

Build an empire in a single sitting. All the strategy of a classic 4X in a faster format, which also shines in multiplayer.


  • turn-based
  • 4x
  • grand-strategy
  • tactical
  • hex
  • city-building
  • strategy
  • resource-management
  • asynchronous
  • historical
  • economy
  • grid
  • military
  • management
  • multiplayer

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Tiny Connections (2023)

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Mac OS Android IOS iPhone PC Windows

Embark on a journey, where each puzzle takes you to a new corner of the globe. Your mission is to connect homes to essential services like electricity & water, battling against time to ensure communities flourish!


  • strategy
  • rpg
  • japanese
  • grand-strategy
  • card
  • simulation
  • puzzle
  • immersive
  • cinematic
  • cute
  • time-management
  • casual
  • off-road
  • turn-based
  • relaxing

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Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic (2024)

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PC Windows

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.


  • grand-strategy
  • city-building
  • colony
  • moddable
  • building
  • simulation
  • 4x
  • base-building
  • sandbox
  • real-time
  • resource-management
  • economy
  • management
  • historical
  • strategy

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Global City: Building Games (2021)

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PC Windows Xbox One IOS iPhone Android

Become the mayor and build the city of your dreams! In this game, anything is possible. Whatever you can imagine in a city-building and development simulator, you can do. Start from the very beginning and unlock new possibilities for developing your city in Global City!


  • city-building
  • modern
  • management
  • time-management
  • capitalism
  • grand-strategy
  • building
  • resource-management
  • simulation
  • economy
  • isometric
  • crafting
  • strategy
  • farming
  • colourful

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Ozymandias: Bronze Age Empire Sim (2022)

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Mac OS PC Windows

Build an empire in a single sitting. All the strategy of a classic 4X in a faster format, which also shines in multiplayer.


  • hex
  • 4x
  • grand-strategy
  • turn-based
  • asynchronous
  • tactical
  • economy
  • strategy
  • historical
  • grid
  • tabletop
  • management
  • board-game
  • resource-management
  • multiplayer

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Europa Universalis IV: Winds of Change (2024)

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Linux Mac OS PC Windows

Europa Universalis IV gives you control of a nation through four dramatic centuries. 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.


  • grand-strategy
  • historical
  • diplomacy
  • 4x
  • moddable
  • wargame
  • nonlinear
  • political
  • economy
  • military
  • pause
  • alternate
  • sandbox
  • replay-value
  • real-time

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Strategic Command WWII: World at War (2018)

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PC Windows

Strategic Command WWII: World At War is your chance to re-fight the 20th century’s greatest conflict, from Poland to China, Normandy to the Pacific, on a map encompassing the globe.


  • grand-strategy
  • hex
  • world-war-2
  • strategy
  • turn-based
  • wargame

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NEBULOUS: Fleet Command (2022)

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early access PC Windows

Take command of your hand-tailored fleet of space warships and use realistic radar, electronic warfare, advanced movement controls in 3D space, and precision targeting to outmaneuver and outwit your opponents in a simulation-heavy tactical space game like no other.

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  • real-time
  • grand-strategy
  • tactical
  • diplomacy
  • pause
  • space
  • sci-fi
  • military
  • sandbox
  • strategy
  • historical
  • alternate
  • simulation
  • war
  • atmospheric

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Shadow Empire (2020)

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PC Windows

Shadow Empire is a sci-fi 4X game with a huge scope where players rule as an absolute leader of a nation on a far-future planet. Discover new technology, invent industrial-scale warfare, and become the most powerful ruler on the planet. The game has a complex, detail-oriented simulation of politics, governance, and economics that complements the focus on technology and warfare. With a diverse and complex universe, Shadow Empire offers a unique 4X wargame experience that is worth playing.


What we like:
  • Deep strategy game with lots of attention to detail
  • Unique planet generator ensures every game feels different
  • Excellent balancing of game mechanics
  • Combines wargame, city builder, empire management, and RPG elements
  • Hours of gameplay without any dull moments
What could be improved:
  • Steep learning curve and complex mechanics
  • Archaic graphics
  • Lengthy end turn times
  • AI doesn't always play by the same rules as the player
  • Requires time and dedication to master

  • 4x
  • turn-based
  • wargame
  • grand-strategy
  • hex
  • strategy
  • sci-fi
  • multiplayer
  • asynchronous
  • war
  • economy
  • management
  • aliens
  • space
  • empire

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