Games like East India Company
by Nitro Games
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.
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$9.99Age of History 3
Oct 23 · Łukasz Jakowski
Both: Grand Strategy · RTS · Diplomacy
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
$2.99East Trade Tycoon: Inheritance
Oct 21 · PandaUpStudio
Both: Trading · Historical · RTS
Eastern Trade Tycoon: Inheritance is a trading simulator game.In the game,you can from zero to hero.By trading markets, build a business,earn money,level up, investing accurately, and manage family to become a trading tycoon!
CasualSimulationTrading2DCartoonHistoricalOpen WorldInventory ManagementRTSEducation
$69.99Sid Meier's Civilization VII
Feb 10 · Firaxis Games
Both: Grand Strategy · Historical · Diplomacy
Lead empires that evolve or endure through the Ages. Build something you believe in with Sid Meier's Civilization® VII.
Grand StrategyHistoricalStrategy4XMilitaryCity BuilderSimulationDiplomacyMultiplayerWar👍 44,851
$59.99Geo-Political Simulator 2026 Edition
Nov 27 · Eversim
Both: Political Sim · Grand Strategy · RTS
The latest expansion of the ultra-realistic world simulator, where you play as the head of state or the opposition! New Features: tourism simulator, party strategies with regime censures, personal wealth management, a European army, AI and robotics.
SimulationStrategyPolitical SimGrand StrategyRTSWargameReal Time Tactics3DTop-DownCapitalism👍 253
$29.99Diplomacy is Not an Option
Oct 4 · Door 407
Both: Medieval · Historical · RTS
Diplomacy is Not an Option is a strategy game set in a medieval fantasy world. Build your town and defenses, raise huge armies and fight against massive hordes of enemies. How long can you survive?
Resource ManagementMedievalHistoricalZombiesBase BuildingColony SimRTSDifficultAction RTSSurvival👍 10,910
-50%$19.99Terra Invicta
Jan 5 · Pavonis Interactive
Both: Grand Strategy · Economy · Historical
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
$14.99House of Legacy
May 14 · S3 Studio
Both: Diplomacy · Economy
Step into the shoes of a fallen clan leader, starting with nothing but a crumbling estate and a handful of hopes, rising through careful planning, trade, and diplomacy to become one of the most powerful families in the land. Now it’s time to forge a legendary dynasty that leaves its mark on history.
ManagementDiplomacySandboxCity BuilderOpen WorldRPGSimulationEconomyStrategyBase Building👍 3,270
$49.99Ara History Untold: Anniversary Edition
Sep 24 · Oxide Games
Both: Grand Strategy · Historical · Diplomacy
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
$19.99Primitive Society Simulator
Feb 26 · YSH BigDove
Both: Diplomacy · Historical
A colony-building game combined with grand strategy elements. Play as a tribal leader, guiding your people from the Stone Age to the Bronze Age. Survive, multiply, and compete for territory among ancient nations.
City BuilderColony SimBase BuildingSandboxAgricultureBuildingWargameDiplomacyManagementHistorical👍 647
$39.99Millennia
Mar 26 · C Prompt Games
Both: Grand Strategy · Historical · Economy
Create your own nation in Millennia, a historical turn-based 4X game that challenges your strategic prowess across 10,000 years of history, from the dawn of humanity to our possible futures.
StrategyTurn-Based Strategy4XGrand StrategySimulationAlternate HistoryHistoricalTurn-BasedEconomyWar👍 2,977
$29.99Star Trek: Infinite
Oct 12 · Nimble Giant Entertainment
Both: Grand Strategy · RTS · Diplomacy
Star Trek: Infinite is a grand strategy experience that lets you play your own Star Trek story as the leader of one of four major factions in the galaxy. Follow the specially crafted story or blaze your own trail in the first Star Trek grand strategy game.
Grand Strategy4XSpaceExplorationSandboxManagementRTSDiplomacyPvEPvP👍 3,031
$2.99Three Kingdoms: Innovatory
Jan 31 · 瞬息万变工作室
Both: RTS · 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
-35%$9.74The Emperor and State
Jul 26 · 涂途
Both: Grand Strategy · Historical · Diplomacy
The Emperor and State is a turn-based strategy game that simulates the rule of an ancient feudal monarch. It involves the administration, policy adjustment, diplomatic checks and balances, national wars, as well as the emperor's self-cultivation, the cultivation of successors and so on.
Grand StrategyStrategyHistoricalSimulationStrategy RPGAlternate HistoryTurn-Based StrategyRPGWargameDiplomacy👍 314
$4.99TRADESMAN: Deal to Dealer
Aug 27 · AZAMATIKA
Both: Trading
A challenging trading and combat game with a story and quests, where goods have unique properties, and the more you carry, the more dangerous the journey becomes.
ExplorationComedySide Scroller2DPixel GraphicsSandboxAuto BattlerTradingOpen WorldWalking Simulator👍 1,533
$25.99Big Ambitions
Aug 28 · Hovgaard Games
Both: Economy · Capitalism
Big Ambitions is a revolutionary role-playing business sim. Go from nothing to the biggest entrepreneur in New York by opening small businesses or slowly building huge corporations any way you like.
ManagementEconomySimulationCapitalismLife SimSandboxSingleplayerResource ManagementTime ManagementInventory Management👍 14,060
$15.99Business War: ERP Sandbox Simulation
Apr 24 · 夜与潜伏者
Both: Economy · Capitalism · Trading
A compulsory course in the School of Economics and Management at the university, featuring a super hardcore simulation business game. You will play the role of the chairman of a startup company, participate in market competition, and utilize limited resources to ensure the survival of your enterprise in the fierce market competition.
Turn-Based TacticsEducationScienceManagementEconomyCapitalismTutorialTradingTurn-Based StrategyStrategy RPG
$29.99Arms Trade Tycoon: Tanks
Feb 6 · FunGi
Both: Historical · Grand Strategy
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
-10%$8.99Dirt Spoon in Another World
3 days ago · Underdog Games Inc.
Both: Trading · Economy
Thrown into an otherworld of wuxia and fantasy with a ten-million-gold debt — no powers, no cheats. Travel a map of 279 cities, buy low and sell high, and raise up to four mercenary squads to punch through bandit roads. A caravan-trading & squad-management sim. Clear the debt to win.
StrategyRPGTradingSimulationEconomyManagementSingleplayerFantasyIndieMartial Arts
$29.99Norland
Jul 18 · Long Jaunt
Both: Grand Strategy · Historical
Lead your noble family in this medieval colony sim, facing off against class conflict, religious struggle, and political treachery. Tend to your people’s needs, uncover the lost knowledge of a fallen empire, and engage in nefarious plots against your enemies.
StrategySimulationCity BuilderBase BuildingColony SimGrand StrategyManagementHistoricalBuildingSandbox👍 8,912
-50%$24.99ENDLESS Legend™ 2
4 days ago · AMPLITUDE Studios
Both: Grand Strategy · 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
$59.99ROMANCE OF THE THREE KINGDOMS 8 REMAKE
Oct 23 · KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
Both: Diplomacy · RTS · Grand Strategy
Theater of war, infinite drama. A masterpiece of historical simulation "ROMANCE OF THE THREE KINGDOMS 8" is revived after 20 years. Enjoy the greatest military drama in the Three Kingdoms series, with the largest number of officers and scenarios!
Turn-Based TacticsWargameMilitaryImmersive SimDiplomacyTurn-Based StrategyRTSStrategyCharacter CustomizationGrand Strategy👍 3,120
$29.99Skull and Bones
Aug 22 · Ubisoft Singapore
Skull and Bones is an open world naval action RPG where ship combat, build choice, and sailing skill define your pirate legend. Conquer rival ships and mythical beasts in a vast ocean of up to 20 players.
Action RPGNaval CombatOpen WorldMultiplayerPiratesExplorationCo-opActionRPG3D👍 4,661
逐鹿问鼎:君王成长计划/Strive For Power:King Growth Program
Aug 8 · Flatfish Games
Both: Grand Strategy · Historical · Political Sim
As a king who strategizes within the royal court, govern the country, engage in trade and diplomacy, nurture capable ministers, and enjoy the company of countless beauties in the palace! Immerse yourself in the life of an emperor, holding the world in the palm of your hand!
Grand StrategyHistoricalStrategyPolitical SimRTSWarTacticalRPGMilitarySimulation
$29.99Total War: PHARAOH
Oct 11 · CREATIVE ASSEMBLY
Both: RTS · Grand Strategy
In Total War: PHARAOH, the newest entry in the award-winning grand strategy series, immerse yourself in ancient Egypt at the zenith of its power and experience the dramatic events that threaten its destruction.
StrategyRTSGrand StrategyTacticalActionWarMultiplayerSingleplayerAtmosphericTurn-Based Strategy👍 3,623
$39.99Galactic Civilizations IV
Oct 19 · Stardock Entertainment
Both: Grand Strategy
Take command of a civilization that has just achieved faster-than-light travel in Galactic Civilizations IV, the newest entry in the award-winning space 4X strategy game series. Explore the galaxy, colonize worlds, shape cultures, make alliances, fight wars and pioneer new technologies.
SpaceGrand StrategySimulation4XStrategySci-fiExplorationSandboxMultiplayerTurn-Based Strategy👍 2,210
$34.99Farthest Frontier
Oct 23 · Crate Entertainment
Both: Medieval · Economy · Historical
Protect and guide your people as you forge a town from untamed wilderness at the edge of the known world. Harvest raw materials, hunt, fish and farm to survive. Produce crafted items to trade, consume, equip and fight with as you battle for your survival against the elements and outside threats.
BuildingCity BuilderStrategyResource ManagementMedievalAgricultureEconomyHistorical4XColony Sim👍 24,456
$39.99Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic
Jun 20 · 3Division
Both: Grand Strategy · Historical · Economy
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.
StrategyCity BuilderSimulationBase BuildingGrand StrategyHistoricalBuildingManagementEconomyColony Sim👍 25,244
-40%$10.49Tower Dominion
May 7 · Parallel 45 Games
Both: RTS
Build and design the terrain while defending your stronghold against alien invasion in this unique Roguelike tower defense. Choose from 30 heroes, survive enemy waves, and upgrade a variety of destructive towers to hold the line!
Tower DefenseStrategyBase BuildingRoguelikeRTSTacticalRogueliteChoices MatterProcedural GenerationResource Management👍 5,124
$29.99Empires of the Undergrowth
Jun 7 · Slug Disco
Both: Grand Strategy · Historical
Command swarms of warriors at an unprecedented scale of warfare in this blend of RTS and base-building. Lead ant colonies against the many fearsome threats of the insect world, while building intricate nests, developing pheromone-based tactics, and evolving to meet growing dangers.
StrategySimulationBase BuildingCity BuilderManagementGrand StrategyColony SimSandboxBuildingHistorical👍 17,498
$29.99Whiskerwood
Nov 6 · Minakata Dynamics
Both: Grand Strategy · Historical
Establish a home for your industrious mice under the oppressive paw of your cat overlords in this city builder featuring complex simulations, intricate production chains, and the age-old rivalry between cat and mouse.
StrategySimulationCity BuilderBase BuildingColony SimGrand StrategyManagementBuildingHistoricalSandbox👍 3,278
$24.99Executive Assault 2
Oct 18 · Hesketh Studios Ltd
Both: RTS
The RTS/FPS phenomenon has moved into space! Build your base on an asteroid, command fleets of starships for epic battles, pilot fighters, mine and trade resources, assemble robots to defend or assault other stations. Take sole command or share the glory as you fight for control of the quadrant.
RTSBuildingSpace SimStrategyBase BuildingSpaceReal-TimeFPSActionSingleplayer👍 1,604
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$7.99PC Tycoon 2
Mar 28 · Insignis Games
Both: Economy · Capitalism
Start with one tiny office and a big idea, and grow it into a global computer company. Design your own CPUs, GPUs and laptops, launch your own OS, and outsmart your rivals. A laid-back tycoon that's easy to get into and hard to put down — made by one indie dev.
EconomyTime ManagementIdlerSandboxArtificial IntelligenceCapitalismManagementStrategyGame DevelopmentPvE👍 320
$14.99Stronghold: Definitive Edition
Nov 7 · Firefly Studios
Both: Medieval · RTS · Economy
Greetings sire! Your stronghold awaits you. Build a castle economy, besiege unforgettable villains and return to the 'castle sim' that started it all. Experience this classic RTS with upgraded visuals, modernised gameplay, Steam multiplayer and a new campaign.
City BuilderStrategyReal Time TacticsMedievalRTSBuildingSandboxEconomyColony SimBase Building👍 9,788
$29.99RAILGRADE
Oct 13 · Minakata Dynamics
Both: Economy
RAILGRADE is the train RTS game! Construct dense vertical railroads, build cities, construct vast factory chains with train automation! Restore an off world colony's economy all in the intense story driven campaign or relaxing sandbox mode!
TrainsStrategySimulationResource ManagementAutomationCity BuilderModdableBuildingManagementEconomy👍 1,207
$14.99Mechabellum
Sep 26 · Game River
Both: RTS
Command massive armies in this epic mech auto-battler. Draft your troops, customize your units, master your formations, and crush enemies in spectacular 3D battles. All strategy, no clickfest. Outsmart opponents in 1v1, 2v2, free-for-all, or Survival Mode.
StrategyAuto BattlerMechsRobotsWargameTacticalPvPMultiplayerRTSTurn-Based Strategy👍 17,866
$39.99Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era
Apr 30 · Unfrozen
Both: Grand Strategy
Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era is the official prequel hailing back to the origins of the genre-defining, critically acclaimed series of turn-based strategy games. Raise grand armies and wield devastating spells to overcome your foes in both solo and multiplayer.
StrategyRPGTurn-Based StrategyMultiplayerGrand StrategySimulation4XTacticalTurn-Based TacticsWar👍 19,290
$20.99Fabledom
May 13 · Grenaa Games
Both: Economy · Diplomacy
Set in a wholesome fairytale world, Fabledom is a laid-back City builder. Enjoy the growth of your settlement, interact with your neighbors and defend your kingdom from magical creatures. All to find true love and live happily ever after!
City BuilderColony SimRelaxingSandboxEconomyDiplomacySimulationFantasyRomanceCartoony👍 6,776
$39.99Empire of the Ants
Nov 6 · Tower Five
Both: RTS · Grand Strategy
Conquer enemy nests and lead your colony through the perils of the forest in this groundbreaking RTS. Empire of the Ants is a photorealistic, third-person real-time strategy game where you command your insect legions in epic battles.
WargameReal Time TacticsSandboxPvEPvPRTSGrand StrategyStrategyThird Person3D👍 931
$29.99Myth of Empires
Feb 21 · Angela Game
Myth of Empires is a multiplayer war sandbox game featuring a high degree of freedom and multiple civilizations. Players must survive, craft, create, and lead troops in their quest to conquer PVE or PVP territory and build their own empire. Xizhou Civilization Pack is now officially released!
BuildingOpen World Survival CraftSandboxMMORPGOpen WorldSurvivalBase BuildingMultiplayerWarCharacter Customization👍 15,523
$39.99Last Train Home
Nov 28 · Ashborne Games
Both: RTS · Historical
The Great War is over - the fight continues. Command a legion of soldiers, desperately trying to make their way home amidst the chaos of civil war. Lead them through the unforgiving wilderness onboard an armored train. Manage your crew and resources and try to survive.
StrategyRTSReal Time TacticsTrainsHistoricalSingleplayerChoices MatterWar3DWorld War I👍 4,517
-25%$29.99Corsair Cove
Jul 31 · Limbic Entertainment
Both: Grand Strategy · Historical · Economy
Build a sprawling pirate haven, raise a fleet to explore the high seas, and take on the Crown to keep the Age of Piracy alive! From ale to flintlock pistols, and from scallywags to swashbucklers, you’ll need to manage complex production chains and govern a rowdy crew to reign supreme over the seas!
StrategySimulationCity BuilderBase BuildingGrand StrategyManagementHistoricalBuildingEconomySandbox👍 3,065
$16.99Ancient Warfare: The Han Dynasty
Sep 26 · 不秋草游戏工作室(Bamboo Games)
Both: Historical · Grand Strategy
Ancient Warfare: The Han Dynasty is a wargame demonstrating ancient warfare in China and combining elements of Big Strategy, RTS and RPG. You can learn little-known stories of heroes in ancient China by experiencing battles accommodating thousands of soldiers.
Early AccessWarHistoricalTacticalWargameMilitaryGrand StrategySingleplayerTactical RPGResource Management👍 1,708
$5.99Frontline Crisis
Aug 14 · BCQT
Both: RTS
Defend humanity's last hope, pilot a powerful mech, in Frontlines Crisis! A battlefield swarming with insects makes strategic and combat decisions crucial. Each decision will determine your fate. Defend humanity's last sanctuary, fight fiercely, and uphold human honor with wits and courage!
Tower DefenseTop-Down ShooterRTSStrategyPixel GraphicsSpaceMechsLocal Co-OpAction RTS1980s👍 348
-75%$7.49SteamWorld Heist II
Aug 8 · Thunderful Development
Skill-based gunplay meets turn-based tactics in SteamWorld Heist 2! Aim carefully, bounce bullets, and pull off trick shots in high-stakes heists. Choose your crew and utilize 150+ items to navigate real-time naval battles and daring missions in this 30+ hour adventure to stop a deadly water crisis.
FunnyTurn-Based TacticsSingleplayerTurn-Based StrategyTurn-BasedStory RichTactical RPG2DStrategyPuzzle👍 2,204
$14.99Blazing Sails
Nov 13 · Get Up Games, Iceberg Interactive
Both: Historical
Fight for survival in Blazing Sails, a fast-paced pirate PvP game! Create your own unique pirate and ship. Band together with other players to command your mighty vessel! Explore different game-modes, maps, weapons, ship types and more while eliminating other crews in epic battles on land and sea!
Co-opNaval CombatOnline Co-OpPiratesBattle RoyaleCharacter CustomizationPvPFPSOpen WorldHistorical👍 8,360
$29.99Age of Water
Jan 16 · Three Whales Studio
Age of Water is an online adventure game set on a post-apocalyptic Earth completely covered in water. Sail through storms, fight and trade, capture other people's boats or build your own, extract resources from the bottom of the ocean and reveal the secrets of the Age of Water world.
NavalOpen WorldPost-apocalypticAction-AdventureCraftingMassively MultiplayerActionPiratesMMORPGShooter👍 2,883
$9.99Medieval Life Simulator
Mar 17 · Single Soul Studios
Both: Economy · Trading · Capitalism
Rise from nothing to wealth! Build your economic empire in a medieval open world. Produce goods, hire workers, manage income sources, and keep growing your wealth to earn more, produce more, and expand further.
Early AccessImmersive SimSimulationManagementEconomyTradingCasualSingleplayerLife SimCapitalism
$29.99Nova Roma
Mar 26 · Lion Shield
Both: Grand Strategy · Historical · Economy
The glory of Rome is at your fingertips in this city-building game where you must appease the gods, enact laws, and develop complex supply chains to meet the needs of your citizens.
StrategySimulationCity BuilderBase BuildingGrand StrategyHistoricalManagementBuildingSandboxEconomy👍 2,093
-75%$9.99Caribbean Legend
Feb 15 · BlackMark Studio
An open-world RPG, set in the Golden Age of Caribbean piracy. Embark on a 200-hour-long adventure, plunder cities and ships, explore the unknown, discover treasures, forge friendships, earn bounties on your head, and charm the ladies on your path to ultimate freedom!
PiratesRPGOpen WorldNavalRomanceSandboxExplorationCRPGSailingThird Person👍 2,867
$49.99Sins of a Solar Empire II
Aug 15 · Ironclad Games Corporation, Stardock Entertainment
Both: RTS
Battle for galactic dominance in this real-time 4X strategy game with unrivaled scale! You’ll explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate through military force, diplomacy, trade, culture, influence, and other underhanded tactics.
SpaceStrategyRTS4XSingleplayerSci-fiMultiplayerTacticalCo-opPvE👍 7,158
$14.99Battle Realms: Zen Edition
Jan 27 · Ed Del Castillo
Both: RTS
Return of the Classic, now remastered! Battle Realms is a fantasy RTS inspired by the stories told in martial- arts movies and oriental mythology. Develop your peasants into a highly trained and deadly efficient clan of warriors who are ready to die with your name on their lips.
StrategyActionRTSClassicMultiplayerFantasyEarly AccessFast-PacedSingleplayerBase Building👍 4,198
$24.99Orbi Universo II
Jul 31 · Orbi Universo Team
Both: Grand Strategy · Historical · Economy
Guide your very own civilization's destiny in this abstract strategy sim. Master a complex node system, overcome unique challenges, and evolve your society from humble beginnings to the mastery of the atom. Can your civilization *really* withstand the test of time?
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