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Games like Advance Wars: Days of Ruin

Games like Advance Wars: Days of Ruin

Games like Advance Wars: Days of Ruin

Looking for games like Advance Wars: Days of Ruin? Here are top turn-based strategy recommendations with a warfare focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Bunker Wars, Gary Grigsby's War in the West or Shadow Empire.

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  1. Bunker Wars: Drone Control Strategy is a game made for Major Jam: Isolation with the additional limitation of "no living beings". Brainstorming lead to an Advance Wars-style game (Days of Ruin in particular) with drone units and electronic warfare. Controls Only a Keyboard Required. Arrow Keys - Move Cursor / Navigate MenuZ - ConfirmX - CancelA - Toggle Map ZoomS - Cycle to next UnitSpacebar - En… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bunker Wars.

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  2. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics
    83% User Score Based on 188 reviews

    Based on the War in the East engine with years of additional major features and improvements, Gary Grigsby’s War in the West 1943-45 is the most ambitious and detailed computer wargame on the Western Front of World War II ever made. Starting with the Summer 1943 invasions of Sicily and Italy and proceeding through the invasions of France and the drive into Germany, War in the West brings you all t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gary Grigsby's War in the West.

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  3. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding
    83% User Score Based on 1,602 reviews
    Critic Score 78%Based on 1 reviews

    Shadow Empire is an immersive and rather complex turn-based wargame with a unique mix of military focus, 4X elements, procedural generation and role-playing features. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shadow Empire.

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  4. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, story
    85% User Score Based on 594 reviews

    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. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Strategic Command WWII: World at War.

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  5. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    75% User Score Based on 552 reviews

    Write your own story and change the course of history as you lead of one of the Great Powers during the era of the First World War. Can you prevail as modern industrialized warfare changes the age of empires forever? Your actions will influence world events as you navigate a path through shifting alliances, emerging technologies and self-serving nations who hold power over vast populations eager … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Making History: The Great War.

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  6. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, music
    90% User Score Based on 381 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    Gary Grigsby’s War in the East consists in a truly epic representation of the Second World War on the Eastern Front and is unparalleled in its scale, detail, and ambition. This game is the spiritual heir to the great Eastern Front board and computer wargames of the past; a turn-based World War II strategy game down to the division and brigade level, stretching across the entire Eastern Front at a … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gary Grigsby's War in the East.

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  7. Sacred Light: Pyre of Hubris is a real-time strategy RPG inspired by the Ogre Battle series. Taking place in a classical-era fantasy setting, Sacred Light puts players in the shoes of a young military commander attempting to prove himself on the frontiers of the Imperium. Forge Your Army:Players will develop, equip, and promote units into over 40 distinct classes, including beasts and animati con… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sacred Light: Pyre of Hubris.

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  8. 16%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    24% User Score Based on 17 reviews

    In Empire Earth III you create history.New to the series, the World Domination mode offers a campaign that not only spans time, but also the entire globe. Earth is divided into provinces that you can conquer in any order, as you forge your path to total supremacy. Take your empire from fledgling kingdom to dominant superpower as you battle over a realistically rendered planet Earth. World Domina… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Empire Earth III.

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  9. 99%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics
    99% User Score Based on 117 reviews

    Flashpoint Campaigns: Cold War is a grand tactical combat simulation on the Cold War battlefield. As the force Commander, you will plan and then issue orders and Standard Operating Procedures to your battalion, brigade, or regimental forces, shaping the fight by maneuver and your intent. Your forces will engage the enemy in rendered real-world map locations. Each hex is 500m of militarily signific… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Flashpoint Campaigns: Cold War.

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    88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    88% User Score Based on 836 reviews

    Build Your Navy, from pre-Dreadnoughts to Aircraft Carriers and Missile Cruisers! Rule the Waves 3 is a simulation of naval ship design and construction, fleet management and naval warfare from 1890 to 1970 and will place you in the role of 'Grand Admiral' of a navy from the time when steam and iron dominated warship design up to the missile age. Rule the Waves 3 will let you design and build the … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rule the Waves 3.

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  12. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    86% User Score Based on 72 reviews

    WarPlan Pacific is an operational level wargame which covers all the nations at war in the Pacific theatre from December 1941 to 1945 on a massive game scale.SCALES WarPlan Pacific uses the same game system as WarPlan Europe with additional features and improvements. The game covers all the nations at war in the Pacific theatre from December 1941 to 1945. The game's scale is massive, covering 62 … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Warplan Pacific.

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  13. 42%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    42% User Score Based on 53 reviews

    Set during the early events of World War 2, Fall Weiss is a new successor to the Panzer General If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Campaign Series: Fall Weiss.

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  14. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    96% User Score Based on 1,078 reviews

    The New World lies before you with all its peril, promise and infinite possibility. Your colonists anxiously follow you to shore. The treasures of an entire continent await you. Finally, the much-anticipated follow-up to Civilization is here! Sid Meier's Colonization takes you into the Colonial Era to discover, explore and colonize vast territories that promise both danger and reward. Play one o… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sid Meier's Colonization.

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  15. 63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, grinding
    63% User Score Based on 506 reviews

    The ancient Messari return to Pandora with all their might, deploying portals and terrifying ion storms. From these portals come forces never before seen by mankind, and an infestation spreads across Pandora. The strongest factions are the ones that have to fear them most, but they will spare no one.About the GamePandora: First Contact is a science fiction 4X turn-based strategy game on a planetar… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pandora: First Contact.

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  16. 64%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    64% User Score Based on 326 reviews

    Nuclear War Simulator is a detailed realistic simulation and visualization of large-scale nuclear conflicts with a focus on humanitarian consequences. There are currently over 13000 nuclear weapons on this planet of which over 9000 are in military stockpiles. This software should help you answer the question: what will happen if Russia and the United States or India and Pakistan use their arsenals… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nuclear War Simulator.

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  17. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    68% User Score Based on 100 reviews

    Inspired by the World War Z novel from Max Brooks, Z-Collapse takes you on a global zombie apocalypse. As the head of the government of your choice, make sure that your country survives! Dramatic decisions await you. How will you handle them? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Z-Collapse.

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  18. 69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    69% User Score Based on 167 reviews

    Combat Mission Cold War is set in the tipping-point years of a conflict that gripped the world for 45 years. Between 1979-1982, both the NATO and Soviet Warsaw Pact militaries began the shift away from industrialized warfare of the early 20th century and towards the modern digital battlefield of today. Combat Mission Cold War simulates several “what if” conflict scenarios between US and Soviet for… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Combat Mission Cold War.

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  19. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    91% User Score Based on 33 reviews

    Massive Assault: Phantom Renaissance is the sequel to highly acclaimed turn-based strategy game Massive Assault. Massive Assault: Phantom Renaissance features a renewed global conflict between the Free Nations Union and Phantom League in distant space colonies. The game is based on the Massive Assault’s original "Secret Allies" concept, acknowledged by the press and the players as innovative and e… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Domination.

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    69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability
    69% User Score Based on 52 reviews

    Clash II is a turn-based strategy game, where player will get the chance to immerse himself as a commander of one of quareled fractions. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Clash II.

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  22. How Will You Lead?The future of your nation rests in your hands. Pass laws, appoint ministers, shape public opinion, and navigate crises as competing factions, political rivals, and powerful institutions challenge your authority. Imperialism / Royal Traditionalism – Monarchy, tradition, hierarchy, and national heritage. Proletariat Movement – Worker-led government focused on equality and colle… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Council & Conflict.

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  23. War in Asia is a grand strategy game built around systemic simulation. Its goal is to deeply and comprehensively simulate the East Asian theater of World War II from 1937 to 1945 through three major pillars: military operations, economy, and logistics networks. Command and CampaignsWar in Asia features its own distinctive wargame-style operational system. Chinese forces are represented primaril… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to War in Asia.

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  24. Stranded at the Edge of ExistenceAfter a catastrophic first contact shatters humanity’s expedition fleet, you and a small group of survivors crash-land on a hostile, unknown world in the Lost Galaxy—a forgotten corner of the universe, beyond charts and signals. With no help coming, your only hope is to build, defend, and rediscover what remains of our fractured civilization. Can you survive the e… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lost Galaxy: Echoes of War.

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  25. Secret Government is a grand strategy game about a secret society. Remaining unseen, they have been ruling mankind for hundreds of years. Your role will not be just to lead a particular country or region, but the Brotherhood — a centuries-old organization that works in the shadows and manipulates the entire world. Pull the strings of fate as you influence the present and future on a global scale, … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Secret Government.

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  26. 42%Game Brain Score
    42% User Score Based on 3 reviews

    Navigate through interactions with competing powers to lead your nation to global domination in this 4X open sandbox geopolitical sim set in post-WW2 alt-history world. You have 251 years at your disposal to conquer and unify the planet or take your nation into space. Can you make it? Unleash your geopolitical prowess on a global scale. Create your own history by playing a time period comme… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Geopolaris: Conquer & Dominate.

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  27. Year 1442, Unified Calendar The world has been plunged into a devastating state of chaos, as two mighty powers wage war for supremacy. The Vollcross Empire, a brutal fascist regime, has launched a surprise invasion of the Kazanov Union, intent on eradicating the perceived communist threat. In the early days of the war, the Empire's forces were unstoppable, crushing opposition with ruthless eff… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Khaligrad.

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  28. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    82% User Score Based on 7,158 reviews

    An extraterrestrial probe is detected approaching Earth. Unknown to humanity, an alien force has arrived in the far reaches of the icy Kuiper Belt and has begun mining a dwarf planet to prepare for an invasion. With Earth’s nations unable to unite to address the alien arrival, transnational groups of like-minded political, military, and scientific leaders develop covert channels to coordinate a r… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Terra Invicta.

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  29. Disclaimer: Gehirn Media does not endorse any of the worldviews depicted in this game. Silent Weapons for Quiet Wars is intended as a satire of conspiracy theories and conspiratorial thinking. In the real world, these beliefs have led to ruined lives and violence, for both the targets of the conspiracies and the believers themselves. It is for this reason that we have chosen to satirize this world… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Silent Weapons for Quiet Wars.

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  30. 67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    73% User Score Based on 1,550 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 8 reviews

    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. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Oriental Empires.

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  31. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    81% User Score Based on 760 reviews

    Centuries before Caesar, Alexander and Philip, the forested hills and rocky coasts of ancient Italy draw cultures from across the Mediterranean with promises of wealth and prosperity. Bronze-clad hoplites from the powerful Greek city-states set sail across the Adriatic to carve out bridgeheads of Hellenic culture amongst the native Italic hill tribes, while aggressive bands of Gallic skirmishers m… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hegemony III: Clash of the Ancients.

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    77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    77% User Score Based on 458 reviews

    Civil War II is a historical operational grand strategy game with a simultaneous turn-based engine that places players at the head of the USA or CSA during the American Civil War. It is a turn based regional game with an emphasis on playability and historical accuracy. Each turn lasts 2 weeks and you must issue your orders in advance, planning on where the enemy will be, not where they are now. O… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Civil War II.

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  33. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, optimization
    93% User Score Based on 357 reviews

    Strategic Command is back, and this time it is bringing you the Great War! Relive this momentous conflict from the opening shots of 1914 to the final offensives. From the bloody fields of Flanders to the sweeping advances in the east, the fighting in Italy, the Balkans and Middle East, Strategic Command: World War I covers all the main aspects and theaters of the war. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Strategic Command: World War I.

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  34. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    89% User Score Based on 316 reviews

    Strategic Command WWII: War in Europe is a deeply immersive turn based strategy game covering the greatest conflict in modern history! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Strategic Command WWII: War in Europe.

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  35. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, optimization
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    79% User Score Based on 102 reviews

    Combat Mission Red Thunder focuses on the hard fought Eastern Front battles of Bagration and Poland, from the swamps of Belarus to the gates of Warsaw during the summer of 1944. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Combat Mission: Red Thunder.

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  36. 63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    90% User Score Based on 21 reviews

    Go where no strategy gamer has gone before - beyond all-previous award-winning 5-star series. Star General is light-years ahead of its proud ancestors and proposes a two-level combat system that accommodates space combat and surface combat. Resource management - conquer enemy planets and develop them for your needs. See the beauty of over 90 fully rendered 3D starships. 100+ ground units and mult… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Star General.

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  38. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music
    75% User Score Based on 244 reviews

    Scourge of War: Waterloo follows in the footsteps of its American Civil War predecessors and takes the action to one of the most famous battles in history. It is by far the most detailed game about the final battle of the War of the Seventh Coalition. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Scourge of War: Waterloo.

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  39. 53%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    52% User Score Based on 143 reviews
    Critic Score 55%Based on 2 reviews

    Experience first-hand the challenges of leading one of 16 different races into unequalled galactic supremacy and face a universe of decisions. Set policies, explore, build, declare war, negotiate - put all these elements into motion to guarantee your place in the annals of space and time. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Master of Orion 3.

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  40. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    72% User Score Based on 182 reviews

    Cuban Missile Crisis is a post World War 3 RTS game developed by G5 Software for PC on the 30th of November, 2005. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cuban Missile Crisis.

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    90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    93% User Score Based on 2,148 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    NOVEMBER 5TH, 1983. Here, now, at the height of the Cold War, hundreds of America’s brightest men and women are poised deep underground in concrete bunkers known as Launch Control Centers, ready and awaiting the order to unleash nuclear armaggedon. Today, USAF First Lieutenant Derek Evans joins their ranks. And his first day on the job could be a big one. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ICBM.

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    76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, music
    76% User Score Based on 333 reviews

    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. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stellar Monarch.

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  43. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    78% User Score Based on 1,273 reviews
    Critic Score 90%Based on 1 reviews

    Galactic Civilizations II: Endless Universe is a compilation featuring the content of Dread Lords, Dark Avatar and Twilight of the Arnor. It was released exclusively in Europe on September 26, 2008 and it was published by Kalypso Media. The compilation was released as Galactic Civilizations II: Ultimate Edition in North America on February 9, 2009. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Galactic Civilizations II: Endless Universe.

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  44. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, optimization
    87% User Score Based on 193 reviews

    VR Designs has been reinforced with designer Cameron Harris to create a new never-seen-before wargaming experience: Decisive Campaigns: Barbarossa. This revolutionary eastern front wargame covers the German invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941. It blends the latest evolution of the Decisive Campaigns hex and counter engine with deep narrative, RPG-style people management and in-depth semi-randomiz… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Decisive Campaigns: Barbarossa.

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  45. Gain control of the ultra-advanced cyborg machine 'Thermonuclear,' and use its abilities to defeat enemy AI and end the disastrous war. In this sci-fi, turn-based strategy game, you can complete unique procedurally generated levels, upgrade and strengthen Thermonuclear and improve your base. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Thermonuclear.

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  46. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability
    81% User Score Based on 290 reviews

    Strategic Mind: Blitzkrieg is a turn-based strategy set in the period of WW2. It brings a modern look and new features to a good old wargame genre. You are to lead the German Armed forces overcoming unthinkable odds and claiming the ultimate bittersweet victory in Europe. Blitzkrieg is the way! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Strategic Mind: Blitzkrieg.

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  47. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics
    74% User Score Based on 226 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    Cossacks: European Wars is a real-time strategy computer game for Windows made by the Ukrainian developer GSC Game World. It was released on April 24, 2001. The game has an isometric view and is set in the 17th and 18th centuries of Europe. It features sixteen playable nations each with its own architectural styles, technologies and units. Players must avoid famine and engage in army expansion, b… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cossacks: European Wars.

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  48. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story
    90% User Score Based on 341 reviews
    Critic Score 73%Based on 1 reviews

    Master of Orion is a competitive game of interstellar conquest that combines exploration with conflict. You are cast as the immortal emperor who shapes the future of your race, as contact is made with the neighbouring races. Your objective is simple: control a majority of the known galaxy and eliminate all who stand in the way. As ruler you must ultimately decide the destiny of your race as you m… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Master of Orion.

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  49. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    94% User Score Based on 161 reviews

    Empire Deluxe: Combined Edition is the latest in the classic Empire Series of games, which has spanned almost five decades. Empire Deluxe is a game about taking cities. Starting with just one, the city enables a commander to produce units. These units in turn can directly attack or support the attack of more cities. Your imperialistic desires are not satisfied until you have taken every city on t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Empire Deluxe Combined Edition.

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  50. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    95% User Score Based on 10,894 reviews
    Critic Score 90%Based on 2 reviews

    The Collection Edition includes: Rome: Total War Guide one of three noble Roman families on a century spanning quest to seize control of the Roman Empire. Rome: Total War - Barbarian Invasion (first official expansion pack to Rome: Total War) Witness the decline of Rome as Barbarian hordes attack, forcing a bitter internal struggle between rival factions. Rome: Total War - Alexander (second offi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rome: Total War.

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