The Best Grand-strategy Games - Page 2

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Xenonauts 2 (2023)

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early access PC Windows

Wage a global war of resistance against an alien invasion. Command turn-based tactical battles, build a network of covert bases, directly control your fighter wings, and achieve strategic victory in a simulation of asymmetric warfare against a technologically superior foe.


  • turn-based
  • grand-strategy
  • tactical
  • strategy
  • city-building
  • war
  • diplomacy
  • 4x
  • moddable
  • simulation

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Tiny Civilization (2022)

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PC Windows

Build your own civilization in Tiny Civilization using simple match-3 gameplay to collect resources like food, industry, and culture. Progress through history, facing population needs and conflicts with historical heroes as your guides. Enjoy charming graphics and a relaxed, casual playstyle. Perfect for history buffs and puzzle game enthusiasts alike!

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What we like:
  • Engaging and simple gameplay
  • Cute art style and polished graphics
  • Good depth of strategy
  • Low price point
  • Broad appeal of match-3 mechanics
What could be improved:
  • Limited replay value
  • Short game length
  • Requires patience and luck at times

  • god-game
  • grand-strategy
  • immersive
  • match-three
  • tabletop
  • board-game
  • historical
  • cartoony
  • hand-drawn
  • medieval
  • minimalist
  • strategy
  • 2d

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Homescapes (2017)

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Mac OS Android PC Windows IOS iPhone

Please update the game to the latest version. Bug fixes and improvements. What's new:. The Floral MaKEOVER, the Magical Story, and the Mystery of ATLANTIS.


  • turn-based
  • card
  • diplomacy
  • strategy
  • grand-strategy
  • rpg
  • japanese
  • wargame
  • immersive
  • match-three
  • cooperative
  • 4x
  • tactical
  • simulation

14

Kick the Buddy (2017)

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Android IOS iPhone PC Windows Mac OS

Explode, destroy, fire, shoot, smash, kill, freeze, send the power of the Gods and don't even think about stopping! Man, you now have a virtually limitless arsenal to beat: rockets, grenades, automatic rifles, torture instruments and even a NUCLEAR BOMB!.

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  • diplomacy
  • grand-strategy
  • turn-based
  • wargame
  • immersive
  • 4x
  • strategy
  • military
  • character
  • cooperative
  • card
  • historical
  • real-time
  • simulation
  • customization

15

Shadows of Forbidden Gods (2023)

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PC Windows

Take on the role of a Dark Elder God and lead your agents to bring about an apocalypse in a fantasy world. Work in the shadows, avoiding the heroes who will try to stop you, as you bring about plague and famine, ice age and volcanic destruction, madness and never ending night.

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  • outbreak
  • simulation
  • god-game
  • dark
  • grand-strategy
  • destruction
  • conspiracy
  • fantasy
  • political
  • strategy
  • dystopian
  • gothic
  • crime
  • top-down
  • turn-based

16

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

17

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

18

Cooking Fever (2014)

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IOS iPhone Android

Various minor changes and balance improvements to make your gaming experience better. Travel back in time to the Middle Ages and discover dishes fit for kings and queens in a new, exciting restaurant.


  • turn-based
  • time-management
  • strategy
  • card
  • rpg
  • diplomacy
  • grand-strategy
  • japanese
  • wargame
  • immersive
  • cooperative
  • 4x
  • military
  • real-time

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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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Strategic Command WWII: World at War (2018)

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85
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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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