The Best Grand strategy Games

Update, : Rush Royale: Tower Defense TD added at rank #4.
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Crusader Kings III (2020)

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Crusader Kings III immerses you in the world of medieval politics and dynasties, letting you choose a noble house and lead them to greatness. With a vast and beautifully detailed medieval map to explore, you will encounter a host of historical characters, make life-altering decisions, and forge your dynasty's legacy. The game's unique and colorful characters, wide range of playstyles, and limitless paths to follow make it an exciting and rewarding experience for those who love grand strategy games.

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Pros:
  • Immersive gameplay and world-building
  • Wide range of options for playstyle and objectives
  • Beautiful graphics and top-notch soundtrack
  • Unique and colorful characters with varied abilities and traits
  • Legacy system adds depth and longevity to gameplay
Cons:
  • Overpriced DLCs that do not add much to gameplay
  • Slow pace of gameplay and battles
  • Uncanny 3D models
  • Lack of region differentiation

  • grand-strategy
  • strategy
  • medieval
  • historical
  • simulation
  • war
  • rpg
  • empire
  • politics
  • political
  • military
  • grand
  • martial

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Hearts of Iron IV (2016)

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Control your own nation during World War II and dominate the planet in Hearts of Iron IV. With intricate military simulations, choose any nation and build your industrial and technological power to achieve glory, either playing solo or competing online. The game is both immersive and challenging, with engaging visuals that bring the experience to life.


Pros:
  • Historical accuracy
  • Mod community
  • Rewarding strategic gameplay
Cons:
  • DLC locks parts of the game
  • Overly complicated mechanics
  • Limited AI orders

  • grand-strategy
  • historical
  • strategy
  • world-war-2
  • military
  • war
  • naval
  • economy
  • real-time
  • political
  • grand
  • tactical
  • alternate
  • tanks
  • politics

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Europa Universalis IV (2013)

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PC Windows Mac OS Linux

Europa Universalis IV is a grand strategy game that allows you to lead any significant nation on Earth from 1444 to 1821. Experience war, politics, scientific advances, and the discovery of the New World in a visually stunning world map. The game is accessible to newcomers without sacrificing depth and breadth that existing fans of the series love, and there is a lot going on, but the interface is excellent and easy to use. With different paths to glory, the game also offers a new Trade system, and an improved AI, making grand strategy accessible to all.


Pros:
  • Deep and accessible gameplay
  • Visually stunning
  • Different paths to glory
  • New Trade system
  • Improved AI.
Cons:
  • Complexe
  • Rough edges
  • Lack of multiplayer options.

  • grand-strategy
  • strategy
  • historical
  • military
  • empire
  • simulation
  • economy
  • political
  • grand
  • war
  • real-time
  • naval
  • politics

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Rush Royale: Tower Defense TD (2020)

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Log into the game on December 4th and get unique rewards!. - Adjusted the number of ranking points received in the Contender league and higher.

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  • action-battle
  • easy-to-learn
  • grand
  • battle
  • cute
  • chess
  • strategy
  • tower-defense
  • board-game
  • tanks
  • rich
  • real-time

5

Alphabear: Words Across Time (2020)

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- Dictionary update. - Other minor fixes/changes.


  • strategy
  • turn-based
  • grid
  • rpg
  • 1980s
  • puzzle
  • third-person
  • military
  • friends-and-family
  • simulation
  • funny
  • chess
  • subscription
  • tile
  • grand

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Hearts of Iron III (2009)

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PC Windows Mac OS

Hearts of Iron III lets you play the most engaging conflict in world history, World War 2, on all fronts as any country and through multiple different scenarios. Guide your nation to glory between 1936 and 1948 and wage war, conduct diplomacy and build your industry in the most detailed World War 2 game ever made.


  • grand-strategy
  • strategy
  • historical
  • war
  • military
  • world-war-2
  • grand
  • naval
  • real-time
  • economy
  • political
  • simulation
  • politics
  • espionage
  • tactical

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Europe at War (2011)

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PC Windows

EaW is a historical mod for Company of Heroes that adds new battlefronts with new commander trees, abilities, units, vehicles and weapons for each, representing in the best way, as far as possible, historical accuracy, to immerse players in a much more realistic gaming experience.

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  • strategy
  • turn-based
  • grand
  • historical
  • war
  • naval
  • world-war-2
  • fight
  • artillery
  • multi-layer
  • tactical
  • realistic
  • tanks

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Hegemony Rome: The Rise of Caesar (2014)

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PC Windows

Hegemony Rome: The Rise of Caesar takes you to the plains and forests of ancient Gaul where Julius Caesar wages a decade long war to subjugate the barbarian hordes. Hegemony Rome will immerse you in the history like no other real time strategy game ever before, forcing you to pay close attention to the changing seasons and rapidly...


  • strategy
  • real-time
  • grand
  • sandbox
  • historical
  • drawn
  • war
  • grand-strategy
  • military
  • resource
  • tactical
  • construction
  • open
  • battle
  • rome

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Call of War (2017)

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We’ve also updated the map filter options for units, and reworked the settings menu. Check our Call of War Update News on the main menu to find all the details!


  • strategy
  • world-war-2
  • mmo
  • multiplayer
  • historical
  • real-time
  • diplomacy
  • war
  • military
  • tactical
  • wargame
  • grand-strategy
  • grand
  • fun-addicting

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Beyond Sol (2015)

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PC Windows

Beyond Sol is a unique blend of action combat and grand strategy empire building in a dynamic open world. Collect resources, build your city, upgrade your ships, and cultivate relationships or wage wars with rival cities in your quest to dominate the solar system. Play singleplayer or multiplayer.

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  • real-time
  • empire
  • space
  • strategy
  • economy
  • 4x
  • pirates
  • grand
  • grand-strategy
  • building
  • military
  • building-strategy
  • resource
  • city-building

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