Games like Rebel Inc: Escalation
by Ndemic Creations
A unique and deeply engaging political/military strategic simulation from the creator of Plague Inc. Balance competing civilian and military priorities and deal with a deadly insurgency in order to stabilise a war-torn country.
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-50%$19.99Terra Invicta
Jan 5 · Pavonis Interactive
Both: Grand Strategy · 4X · Economy
An alien invasion has fractured humanity into seven ideological factions each with a unique vision for the future. Lead your chosen faction to take control of Earth’s nations, expand across the Solar System, and battle enemy fleets in tactical combat.
StrategyGrand StrategySimulation4XEconomyWarHistoricalTurn-Based StrategyTacticalManagement👍 9,064
-50%$24.99ENDLESS Legend™ 2
4 days ago · AMPLITUDE Studios
Both: Grand Strategy · 4X · Historical
Lead your people to victory on an ever-evolving world in this strategy game featuring asymmetric factions led by powerful heroes. Build your empire, wield political influence, and raise grand armies to wage war in a race to uncover dark secrets buried within the planet.
StrategySimulationGrand Strategy4XTurn-Based StrategyMultiplayerHistoricalWarTacticalManagement👍 2,699
$11.99Dummynation
Apr 15 · Alejandro Hernández Ferrero
Both: Grand Strategy · Economy · Diplomacy
Geopolitical management game with real-time shifting borders and a streamlined gameplay, designed to minimize all burdensome chores while allowing an absolute strategic control, from military recruitment and deployment, to diplomatic and economic management.
Grand StrategyMilitarySimulationStrategyIndieEconomyDiplomacyRTSManagementWar👍 3,132
$14.99Plague Inc: Evolved
Feb 18 · Ndemic Creations
Both: Tactical
Plague Inc: Evolved is a unique mix of high strategy and terrifyingly realistic simulation. Your pathogen has just infected 'Patient Zero' - now you must bring about the end of human history by evolving a deadly, global Plague whilst adapting against everything humanity can do to defend itself.
StrategySimulationOutbreak SimIndieSingleplayerMultiplayerZombiesCasualTacticalReplay Value👍 59,226
$49.99Ara History Untold: Anniversary Edition
Sep 24 · Oxide Games
Both: 4X · Grand Strategy · Historical
Build a nation starting at any point in human history and compete for supremacy in this epic turn-based strategy game. Engage in diplomacy, fight wars, and go head-to-head with other leaders from history.
Strategy4XGrand StrategyAlternate HistoryHistoricalSingleplayerResource ManagementTurn-Based TacticsDiplomacyManagement👍 2,141
$29.99Revival: Recolonization
Apr 11 · HeroCraft PC
Both: 4X · Grand Strategy · Economy
Set in a post-apoc version of Earth, Revival is a 4x strategy game where the world and its rules can change at key moments, creating a deep and highly replayable experience.
4XGrand StrategyTurn-Based StrategyHex GridStrategyFuturisticEconomyTurn-BasedTacticalSci-fi👍 335
$19.99AI War 2
Oct 22 · Arcen Games
Both: 4X · Grand Strategy · Economy
The most devious and acclaimed artificial intelligence in strategy gaming is better than ever. A grand strategy/RTS hybrid that reverses many conventions of both genres. Take territory without attracting attention, build your empire with care, and adapt to an ever-evolving galactic battleground.
4XGrand StrategyMultiplayerCo-opTower DefenseRTSReal Time TacticsEconomyManagementMilitary👍 1,130
$14.99Stellar Monarch
Dec 5 · Silver Lemur Games
Both: Grand Strategy · 4X · Diplomacy
Asymmetric space empire builder where you feel like the Emperor, not a logistics officer. No micromanagement, grand scale, fast paced, audiences, assassins, imperial court, disloyal admirals.
Grand Strategy4XTurn-BasedStrategySci-fiTurn-Based StrategySpaceSingleplayerDiplomacyManagement👍 207
$19.99Total War: ATTILA
Feb 17 · CREATIVE ASSEMBLY, Feral Interactive
Both: Historical · War · Grand Strategy
Against a darkening background of famine, disease and war, a new power is rising in the great steppes of the East. With a million horsemen at his back, the ultimate warrior king approaches, and his sights are set on Rome… The next instalment in the multi award-winning PC series that combines turn-based strategy with real-time tactics,...
StrategyHistoricalWarTurn-Based StrategyGrand StrategyRTSTacticalRomeMultiplayerSingleplayer👍 26,919
-80%$1.99Star Traders: 4X Empires
Dec 16 · Trese Brothers
Both: 4X · Diplomacy · Economy
Take command of humanity’s last survivors and rebuild an empire in the stars. In this immersive turn-based strategy game, you will have to fight to protect your people, control rival factions, and unlock lost technology.
4XSci-fiTurn-Based StrategyTop-DownDiplomacyTurn-Based CombatEconomyGrand StrategyManagementBuilding
$9.99SuperPower 2 Steam Edition
Apr 18 · GolemLabs
Both: Grand Strategy · War · Economy
SuperPower 2 is the only global geopolitical simulation game which allows players to control entire countries. Players control countries in 3 major areas: political, economic and military, but this time, in a beautiful real-time 3D environment.
Political SimStrategySimulationGrand StrategyWarMultiplayerEconomySingleplayerManagementMilitary👍 2,509
$29.99Sid Meier's Civilization® V
Sep 21 · Firaxis Games, Aspyr (Mac), Aspyr (Linux)
Both: Historical · 4X · Grand Strategy
Create, discover, and download new player-created maps, scenarios, interfaces, and more!
Turn-Based StrategyStrategyTurn-BasedMultiplayerHistorical4XAddictiveSingleplayerHex GridGrand Strategy👍 128,211
$29.99NEBULOUS: Fleet Command
Feb 11 · Eridanus Industries
Both: Grand Strategy · War · Historical
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.
StrategyGrand StrategyWarMilitarySimulationMultiplayerAlternate HistoryHistoricalTacticalRTS👍 4,074
-60%$13.99Dune: Spice Wars
Sep 14 · Shiro Games
Both: Management · 4X · Grand Strategy
A 4X real-time strategy game from the developers of the critically acclaimed Northgard. Set in Frank Herbert’s groundbreaking Dune universe, you must lead your faction and battle for control and dominance over the harsh desert planet of Arrakis.
ManagementSingleplayerSci-fiRTSStrategy4XGrand StrategySimulationReal Time TacticsBuilding👍 11,562
$11.99Evil Bank Manager
Dec 7 · Hamsters Gaming
Both: Economy · Management · Grand Strategy
What could be better than having a million dollars, a billion? This will not make you all powerful in the world, your goal will not only be to make lots of money, but to print money and become a Federal reserve system
StrategyEconomyManagementSimulationIndieGrand StrategySingleplayerTurn-BasedMedievalHistorical👍 1,662
$9.99Age of History 3
Oct 23 · Łukasz Jakowski
Both: Grand Strategy · Diplomacy · Economy
Grand strategy wargame where the destiny of Civilizations rests in your hands - will they stand united under your leadership or fall divided in conflict? Journey through the entire saga of human civilization, from its earliest days to the futuristic era, crafting your legacy age by age.
WargameStrategyGrand StrategyRTSAlternate HistoryDiplomacyWorld War IEconomyWorld War IIEducation👍 18,110
$14.99Medieval Kingdom Wars
Jan 3 · Reverie World Studios
Both: Grand Strategy · Diplomacy · Economy
Rewrite medieval history through bloody siege combat in a fusion of RTS and Grand Strategy genres. Rule, build, and serve your King as a minor lord in medieval Europe. Experience siege, field and naval combat with an unseen degree of brutality. Rogue-like progression, epic towns and battles await…
Grand StrategyRTSMedievalBase BuildingCity BuilderStrategyDiplomacyEconomyAction RTSWargame👍 2,233
$19.99Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion
Jun 12 · Ironclad Games Corporation, Stardock Entertainment
Both: Management · Diplomacy · 4X
Command a space-faring empire in Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion, the new stand-alone expansion that combines 4X depth with real-time strategy gameplay.
ManagementDiplomacyOnline Co-OpMultiplayerSingleplayerSimulationSpaceStrategyRTS4X👍 10,243
$17.99Sigma Theory: Global Cold War
Nov 21 · Mi-Clos Studio, Goblinz Studio, FibreTigre
Both: Management · Grand Strategy · Economy
A Turn-based Strategy game in a futuristic global cold war from the award-winning creators of Out There. Recruit a squad of special agents and run your intel agency to secure the control of the singularity.
Political SimTurn-BasedManagementTurn-Based StrategyGrand StrategySandboxStrategyEconomy3DWar👍 892
$29.99Total War: SHOGUN 2
Mar 15 · CREATIVE ASSEMBLY, Feral Interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux)
Both: Historical · Grand Strategy · Tactical
Total War: SHOGUN 2 is the perfect mix of real-time and turn-based strategy gaming for newcomers and veterans alike.
StrategyHistoricalTurn-Based StrategyRTSGrand StrategyTacticalSingleplayerMultiplayerSamuraiReal Time Tactics👍 38,075
$59.99ROMANCE OF THE THREE KINGDOMS XIV
Jan 15 · KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
Both: Diplomacy · War · Grand Strategy
Triumph over the land, take charge of the fate of China! Conquer territories and fly your colors!
Turn-Based TacticsWargameMilitaryImmersive SimDiplomacyWarGrand StrategyCharacter CustomizationTurn-Based StrategyStrategy👍 13,108
STAR WARS™ Rebellion
Mar 1 · Coolhand Interactive
Both: Grand Strategy · 4X
It is a time of great upheaval. The first Death Star has been destroyed, marking a major victory for the Rebellion. But the Empire remains strong. As commander, you must choose to take control of either the Rebel Alliance or the Galactic Empire. Your goal: complete domination of the galaxy.
StrategyGrand StrategySci-fiClassicRTS4X1990'sSingleplayerSpace👍 1,272
$19.99The Last Federation
Apr 18 · Arcen Games
Both: 4X · Grand Strategy · Tactical
From the creators of AI War: Fleet Command comes an all-new grand strategy title with turn-based tactical combat, set in a deep simulation of an entire solar system and its billions of inhabitants. You are the last of a murdered race, determined to unify or destroy the 8 others.
StrategySpaceSimulationIndieTurn-Based4XSci-fiGrand StrategyReal-Time with PauseTactical👍 380
$29.99Oriental Empires
Sep 14 · Shining Pixel Studios
Both: Historical · 4X · Grand Strategy
Turn based 4X strategy game, recreating the civilizations of ancient China. Develop your land, build great cities, raise huge armies and fight epic battles, with hundreds of soldiers fighting right on the game map. Advance your technologies, culture and religion to create one of mankind’s biggest empires.
StrategySimulationIndieHistoricalTurn-Based4XMilitarySandboxGrand StrategyPvP👍 2,584
-80%$6.99The Great War: Western Front™
Mar 30 · Petroglyph
Both: Historical · Grand Strategy · Tactical
The Great War: Western Front is the definitive WW1 strategy game. Play a deciding role in history with this real-time tactical experience as you take charge in the iconic Western Front from 1914 to 1919. Pick your faction and lead your forces to victory.
StrategyWorld War IRTSTurn-Based StrategyHistoricalGrand StrategyReal Time TacticsMilitarySingleplayerTactical👍 2,734
Outscape
Oct 22 · IDA Games
Both: 4X · Management · Economy
Outscape is everything you love about traditional strategy games, but places your empire within a vast online galaxy alongside other real players. Outscape rewards skillful long-term strategic gameplay with a brilliantly refreshing new take on the 4X genre.
StrategySci-fiOnline Co-OpRTSPvPSpaceExploration4XManagementEconomy👍 394
-61%$1.55NationWar:Annals
Apr 6 · Yiming
Both: Diplomacy · 4X · Grand Strategy
This is a deep focus on the Spring and Autumn period of the Warring States period of the grand strategy and real-time combat fusion sandbox game.
StrategyRTSDiplomacy4XReal Time TacticsGrand StrategyWargamePolitical Sim3DMilitary
$9.99East India Company
Jul 31 · Nitro Games
Both: Historical · Economy · Diplomacy
Trade exotic goods, command fleets, and dominate 17th-century seas. This blend of real-time strategy and naval warfare lets you build a trading empire across Europe and Asia. Strategize trade routes, engage in epic naval battles, and expand your influence to become the ultimate maritime force.
TradingCapitalismPolitical SimHistoricalEconomyRTSDiplomacyStrategyMedievalGrand Strategy👍 190
$49.99Power & Revolution
May 26 · Eversim
Both: Economy · Grand Strategy · War
In Power & Revolution, become a Head of State of one or several countries of your choice and extend your influence on the world, or play as a legal or illegal opposition leader and get ready for the conquest to power!
Political SimStrategySimulationEconomyGrand StrategyWar👍 1,170
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$19.99The Seven Years War (1756-1763)
Oct 30 · Oliver Keppelmüller
Both: War · Economy · Historical
Lead your nation through the trials of the first world war in history! Play huge campaigns with 5 playable nations or fight historic realtime battles. Beside of beating the enemy on the battlefield you now have to set up a working economy to supply your troops and your people!
StrategyRTSWarEconomyHistoricalSingleplayerGrand Strategy👍 125
-60%$15.99ZEPHON
Nov 8 · Proxy Studios
Both: 4X · Tactical
From the developers of Warhammer 40,000: Gladius, ZEPHON is a post-apocalyptic 4X strategy game built on Proxy’s unique tactical combat system. Guide survivors through a turbulent future, navigating unexpected disasters, eldritch horror and cyberpunk monstrosities. What will you do to survive?
StrategyTurn-Based4XTacticalMultiplayerLovecraftianSandboxCo-opSci-fiProcedural Generation👍 1,841
$29.99Arms Trade Tycoon: Tanks
Feb 6 · FunGi
Both: Management · Historical · War
Arms Trade Tycoon: Tanks is a unique combination of tank design and tycoon game. It puts you in charge of an arms trading company specialized in tanks from WWI to the modern era. Research, design, sell and follow your tanks in battle to make your own history!
Early AccessSimulationTanksManagementSandboxHistoricalWargameWarGrand Strategy3D👍 1,001
-50%$14.99Making History: The Great War
Jan 29 · Muzzy Lane Software, Factus Games
Both: Grand Strategy · Historical · War
The Great War is a turn-based grand strategy game based on the epic struggles of the WWI era. Experience the battles of attrition and punishing artillery barrages. Play as any nation of the period as the modern world of industrialized warfare replaces an age of kings with a struggle of ideologies.
StrategySimulationWorld War IGrand StrategyIndieHistoricalWarTurn-Based StrategyModdableSandbox👍 396
$19.99Supreme Ruler Ultimate
Oct 17 · BattleGoat Studios
Both: Grand Strategy · Tactical
Real-Time Strategy/Wargame. From World War II through the Cold War and into the future, re-live or re-imagine the tensions and crises of our recent history! Guide your nation through the era of your choice in Campaigns, Scenarios, and Sandboxes, as you make every effort to become Supreme Ruler!
Grand StrategyTacticalMilitaryRTSModernWargameReal-Time with PauseStrategySimulationWorld War II👍 1,170
$2.99Three Kingdoms: Innovatory
Jan 31 · 瞬息万变工作室
Both: 4X · Grand Strategy · Historical
This is a classic historical simulation + real-time strategy game, where you will go back to the era of the Three Kingdoms and play as various renowned sovereigns.
WargameReal Time TacticsRTSTurn-Based StrategyStrategy4XRPGGrand Strategy3DHistorical👍 953
