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Games like Diplomacy, or Else!

Games like Diplomacy, or Else!

Games like Diplomacy, or Else!

Looking for games like Diplomacy, or Else!? Here are top turn-based strategy recommendations with a medieval and historical focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Mech and Tech 1, Gold Admiral or Next Level: Tower Defense.

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  1. Conquer. Build. Survive. – Your tactical strategy game on procedural hex grids Dive into an intense strategy experience that combines tactics, base building, and resource management on unique, procedurally generated hex maps. Build your base, secure your supply lines, and establish lines of fire—or go on the offensive and conquer enemy sectors. Every move counts, as each unit, resource, and decisi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mech and Tech 1.

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  2. Gold Admiral is a turn-based naval strategy game in which every campaign plays differently. Explore procedurally generated seas and islands, found coastal cities, build up settlements, research permanent upgrades, and lead admirals, generals, fleets, and armies across a changing world. Trade goods between ports, fulfill contracts, collect bounties, plunder enemies, negotiate with rival powers, an… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gold Admiral.

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  3. Defend your king. Break theirs. Next Level: Tower Defense is a competitive, race-based tower defense game built for fast decisions, sharp economy play, and multiplayer chaos. Pick a faction, place your units, manage gold and lumber, and survive wave after wave — while sending creeps down your opponents' lanes to finish the job.Classic TD depth, modern PvP Each match alternates between a build phas… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Next Level: Tower Defense.

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  4. Build your kingdom. Pick your battles. Start with a capital and room to grow. Build settlements, connect them with roads, and send troops across the border. In Palisade, you give orders directly on the map, without moving individual squads. The controls are simple; deciding where to spend your gold and when to attack takes practice. Make room to grow Click or drag to claim open land, attack a n… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Palisade.

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  5. Lead a civilization from a lone settler to a global power in this turn-based 4X strategy game. Explore handcrafted hex maps, found cities, build roads, research technologies, manage strategic resources, trade, wage war, and play solo or multiplayer. Build a civilization, one turn at a timeYour people begin with a lone settler, an unexplored hex map, and a world full of opportunities and threats… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Age of New Worlds.

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  6. Build a kingdom and watch history be made Kingdoms Test of Time is a retro style turn based kingdom builder inspired by classic strategy games. Build your kingdom from 4000 BC into the distant future across a huge technology timeline. Explore new continents, build cities, manage water and resources, develop your government, trade with other kingdoms, spread culture and religion, survive plagues … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kingdoms Test Of Time.

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  7. Medieval Fantasy is a turn-based fantasy strategy game where you rule a realm, command armies, manage your court, and fight tactical battles across a divided world. Choose how you enter the campaign: rule an empire directly, play as an individual general serving a realm, or observe the world simulation as rival factions act on their own. Each campaign takes place on a 40-territory map filled with… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Medieval Fantasy.

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    57%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music
    55% User Score Based on 292 reviews
    Critic Score 65%Based on 1 reviews

    A sci-fi turn-based 4X strategy game where you lead the fate of one of several factions divided between three races. Explore new worlds and new star systems filled with exciting secrets as well as new dangers. Build new cities, expand your influence and fight great battles on land and in space. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pax Nova.

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  9. ■ Contact is commitment. A unit that ends its move inside an enemy Zone of Control does not get to wait and see. It attacks. That single rule removes the safest move in most wargames — the one where you sit still and let the other side commit first — and it changes what every step across the map is worth. There are no quiet flanks here. Where the two armies touch, a battle happens. So the real d… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sekigahara 1600.

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  10. Master of the Ages is a historical 4X strategy game focused on the mechanics of empire building. From the Ancient world to the Modern era, you direct the macro-strategy of your civilization across six eras of human history. The visual presentation favors clean, tidy graphics, making it easy to see what is actually happening across your empire at a glance.CITIES THAT SPECIALIZECities are differenti… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Master of the Ages: Foundations of History.

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  11. 61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, graphics
    100% User Score Based on 12 reviews

    ALL THE DEPTH. NONE OF THE GRIND.Conqueror's Stage is a real-time 4X grand strategy game built on one idea: you should be able to finish a campaign in an evening, not a season. A full empire to build, real decisions to make, and a whole world to conquer, start to finish, in a single sitting. Lead one of eight factions from scattered tribes to imperial power. Build your economy, research your path… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Conqueror's Stage.

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  12. [h1]Mercatoria[/h1] A hex-grid, turn-based grand strategy game set in the Age of Discovery, inspired by the 1999 classic Imperialism 2. The year is 1492. You take command of one of six European powers — England, France, Spain, Holland, Portugal, or Sweden — and compete for dominance of the Old World through trade, industry, colonisation, and war. Across the Atlantic, the New World lies mostl… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mercatoria.

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  13. 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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  14. 50%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability
    50% User Score Based on 205 reviews

    The old Empire is crumbling. Younger hungrier realms wait like vultures for their chance to pick at the carcass. Thus begins the grand campaign of Sovereignty. Rule your realm wisely and decisively. Play as the Boruvian Empire and try to recapture former Imperial glories. Or play any of 34 other realms, each with their own rich history, culture and play-style. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sovereignty: Crown of Kings.

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  15. One patrol. One road. An empire on the brink.Saldyr: Before the Crown Fell is a 2D turn-based tactical RPG. Follow David, Matteo, Noémie and Axel along the imperial road, as an ordinary guard assignment draws them into a conflict where duty, friendship and survival no longer point in the same direction.Hold the line—or break theirsMove your units across a grid, make use of weapons and terrain, and… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Saldyr: Before the Crown Fell.

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  16. Command. Conquer. Dominate.In Empire’s Supreme Command, every move counts.This is a deep turn-based strategy and empire-building game where your tactical decisions shape the fate of your nation.Plan your path to victory through diplomacy, technology, espionage, and warfare.Whether you prefer forging alliances or leading full-scale invasions, your choices will decide the future of your empire. Key … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Empire’s Supreme Command.

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  17. Invaders is a modern RTS that combines tactical gameplay, stylized visuals, and an economic system. As a commander, you lead your nation to victory by researching technologies, building your base and waging war across a dynamic world map built from unique hexagonal tiles. Every move, every battle, and every research decision brings you closer to total domination. PLAN. DEPLOY. EXPAND. Plan your… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Invaders.

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  18. Crownfront is a turn-based strategy game played on a board that sits on the floor of a room. Your castles, farms, forests and armies are pieces on that board, and you can see the whole kingdom from one end to the other, including the enemy's side. It plays like a classic RTS in structure. You gather resources, put up buildings, expand across the map and eventually attack. The difference is that i… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Crownfront.

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  19. About This GameHexLight™ turns a glowing hex battlefield into a deterministic war of color, geometry, and devastating action chains. Command evolving shapes, capture factories, solve 30 handcrafted puzzles, and battle solo, locally, or online—then tailor the battlefield with Xbox controller support, an accessibility mode that turns off flashing, and your choice of Light or Dark Mode with custom li… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to HexLight.

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  20. Pact or Peril is a free-to-play strategy game for 1–8 players. Deploy armies, capture territories, control regions, collect cards, and form pacts with other players. Form pacts, conquer maps, analyze battles, create custom maps, and compete across three win conditions in single-player or online multiplayer. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pact or Peril: World Domination.

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  21. A turn-based hex strategy you can finish over lunch and lose sleep over. Build provinces, hire knights, broker fragile alliances, and fight for every tile against AI rivals that hold grudges and remember betrayals. Every AI opponent has a personality. Some are honourable allies until they smell weakness. Others bury the hatchet in your back the turn after they shake your hand. Watch the dip… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Crow's Foot.

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  22. Kingdom of Krawall is a turn-based strategy game about building your kingdom and crushing your enemies. Grow your economy, expand across the map, secure valuable tiles, and shape your strategy. Fortify your defenses, raise an army, and wage war against your rivals. Capture their palace to win, or be wiped from the map. Whether you play solo or with friends, Kingdom of Krawall delivers the excitem… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kingdom of Krawall.

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  23. STAATIO is a real-time strategy game about taking ground and holding it. Drag from your territory to send troops, capture regions to grow your army, and outlast everyone else. How to Play Drag from a region you own to send troops Capture neutral and enemy territory by overwhelming its defenders Hold more ground to generate troops faster Form alliances — and break them when it suits you Fou… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Staatio.

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  24. “War of Banners” is a turn-based strategy game on a hex grid where territory control and economy decide everything. Capture tiles to grow your income — but remember: every knight has upkeep. An oversized army will bankrupt you fast, while smart expansion and a solid front line will win wars. Victory goes to the player who eliminates all opponents. Key features Turn-based hex battles: position… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Battle of Banners.

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  25. Conquer the Scorched Lands. Build Your Dominion.Scorched Dominion is a turn-based strategy game in which two factions compete for territory and assets across a tactical board. Victory is not achieved simply by defeating your enemies. Push the front line forward with your warriors, expand your territory, and use farmers and merchants to generate assets. Your controlled territory and the assets hel… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Scorched Dominion.

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  26. Raise the sails. Race your crew home.Mad Boarding is a turn-based pirate board game for 2–4 players. On a 15×15 sea you lead a clan from port to inlet: roll two dice each turn, choose which tokens spend them, and decide when to strike—or when to wait. Land on a rival and send them overboard. Ports are safe. Open water is not. Storms and sea events rewrite the board mid-match. Four asymmetric clan… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mad Boarding.

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  27. Gather Tiny Resources Every match starts with a handful of pawns and a fresh island no one has ever seen. Fell the woods, dig the gold, hunt the flock — or pen it — and haul it home. Your pawns level up as they work, and every one of them rolls a trait: a Gold Digger, a Glass Cannon, a Class Clown. Learn their names. Get attached. Send them war to and hope they return. Build Tiny Kingdoms … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tiny Banners.

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  28. Coloniam - One World. Four Powers. Endless War. Coloniam is a persistent real-time MMO grand strategy set on the actual map of Earth. While turn-based games pause and wait, Coloniam never sleeps. While you sleep — your enemy plans. This is not a fresh launch. Coloniam has been running for over a decade as a browser MMO, and now arrives on Steam as a native desktop client. Choose Your PowerF… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Coloniam.

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  29. Conquer the Woodland. Outsmart Your Rivals.Command adorable woodland factions in a strategic battle for territory where every decision matters — because everyone moves at once. Fight for control across a charming grid-based world of forests, rivers, and contested lands populated by animal warriors. Expand your territory, predict enemy plans, and let fate decide the battlefield through simulated d… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Slammo.

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  30. ThroneforgedThroneforged is a competitive 4X turn-based strategy game built for players who demand mastery over luck. Raise armies, research ancient technologies, seize multi-hex fortresses, and crush your rivals — all without a single dice roll. If you win, it's because you outplayed. Command Six Asymmetric FactionsBegin as a neutral empire with a shared roster of warriors, archers, cavalry, sco… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Throneforged.

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    73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, graphics
    73% User Score Based on 192 reviews

    WHAT IS KING’S ORDERS?In King’s Orders, you play as a medieval ruler. Your goal is to manage armies and cities on a map of Europe. Give orders by sending letters to your generals and make decisions based on the reports you receive. Re-enact historical events and see how you can change the course of history. Create a dominating empire that shall last for centuries! MEDIEVAL EUROPEFrom the frozen Sc… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to King's Orders.

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  32. 66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    66% User Score Based on 570 reviews

    With Close Combat: Gateway to Caen you can play at the strategic and tactical level, putting yourself in the boots of both the generals and the platoon commanders. You can move or combine your battlegroups on the strategic level and decide the outcome of battles on the tactical level. You will command squads in close combat situations, using small arms, mortars, machine guns, armored cars, and tan… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Close Combat: Gateway to Caen.

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  33. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    94% User Score Based on 3,020 reviews

    The Battle for Wesnoth is an open source, turn-based strategy game with a high fantasy theme. Explore the four corners of Irdya in seventeen solo campaigns and dozens of multiplayer maps, taking part in countless adventures as you go. Stable - This version primarily gets just bug fixes and translation updates. Download this is you want a mostly seamless experience between updates. Beta - This vers… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Battle for Wesnoth.

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  34. Wars and Battles: Normandy is a platform of turn-based wargames that simulate historical battles and campaigns over several centuries and continents. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wars and Battles: Normandy.

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  35. Choose Your War.Step into a world of medieval (well, kinda) mayhem where your only army is both your greatest weapon and your greatest weakness. Roll for Action Points, sever rival supply lines and storm their capitals in fast, board-game-inspired wars where every move leaves something exposed. One Army. Too Many Fronts.Each player commands a single field army, the only force capable of carry… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Provinces.

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  36. Fight Directly. Build Systems That Keep Working. Action & Automation is a 2D side-scrolling action-RTS. Control a Commander on the battlefield while Flux and Forge build systems that produce units, move resources, and keep applying pressure. Shade takes a different route: she has no conventional base and turns infiltration, sabotage, and control into her war machine. Switch between direct com… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Action & Automation.

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  37. The coin is fair. Everything else is up to you. In FLIP & CONQUER, every battle is won or lost on heads or tails — but you decide who to attack, how many squares to wager, and which cards to spring. Start as a single tile and grow into an empire that spans the map. Take squares, build your empire.A Turn Is a BetPick an enemy along your border and wager squares — one for a safe nibble, or a to… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Flip & Conquer.

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    55%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    91% User Score Based on 11 reviews

    THE TURN BASED RTS Base Wars goes where no other game has gone before and melds the big picture strategy of RTS games with the thoughtful pacing of TBS games. The result? Tactical perfection! Build up your territory, create a brand new army composition, take control of the land, and strike down whoever stands in your way! This game feels familiar, yet entirely novel through its boundary breaking … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Base Wars.

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  39. Warharvest RTS is a traditional real-time strategy game with base building, resource gathering, and squad-based command. Set in a medieval fantasy world with 3D pixel art, it offers four playable factions, single-player matches against the AI, and PvP for up to 8 players. Build and expand Gather resources, construct buildings, and train squads. Balance spending on your economy, army, and researc… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Warharvest RTS.

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  40. About This Game Hannibal is a grand strategy and real-time tactics game where every decision on the campaign map can turn into a decisive battlefield clash. Build your power across regions, plan your invasions, manage your army, and when war begins, take direct control of your forces in real-time battles. In Hannibal, conquest is not only about having the largest army. Victory depends on timing,… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hannibal.

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  41. WarBoard: Arena Empire Command legendary civilizations. Outsmart your rivals. Forge an empire on the board. WarBoard: Arena Empire is a deep turn-based strategy game where history's greatest factions — Rome, the Ottomans, Persia and Egypt — clash on a tactical hex arena. Every move matters. Every unit has a story. Every victory is earned. ⚔ TACTICAL TURN-BASED COMBATPosition your troops, ex… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to WarBoard: Arena Empire.

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  42. Imperialist is a colonial-era 4X Strategy game where victory is the result of developing the New World, industrialising your capital, and controlling the Old World. Guide your nation through the Ages of Discovery, Industrialisation and Wars to emerge as the world's first Superpower! Your Capital is the Engine of EverythingEvery resource extracted from every province flows back to your Capital.… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Imperialist.

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  43. Broken Crown is a fantasy real-time strategy game built for players who miss the depth, scale, and tactical control of classic RTS titles. Start with a small group of survivors and build a new settlement from the ruins of a broken world. Gather wood, stone and food, construct your base, manage your economy, recruit workers and soldiers, and expand your forces until your fragile camp becomes a tru… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Broken Crown.

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  44. Three Kingdoms Strategy SimulatorAn AI-powered historical strategy game where every NPC functions as an independent AI Agent. Powered by large language model computation, each character develops a unique mindset rooted in their historical identity and retains long-term persistent memory. Rival factions may forge alliances with you, only to betray and launch surprise attacks later. Dozens of region… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to THREE KINGDOMS: STRATEGY SIMULATOR.

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  45. Enter the archipelagos of IZANAMI, an ocean world in a universe not unlike our own. Flotsam Front is a real-time naval strategy game set in the archipelagic world of IZANAMI, a land ravaged by war and man's own desires. Forge your own nation in this tumultuous realm, the very one you'll lead into glorious naval conquest. Design your fleets, organize your battalions, and take charge of a combined … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Flotsam Front.

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  46. Lead Your Company Through Blood and Iron In Iron Resolution, you command a mercenary company in a brutal medieval world where every battle leaves lasting scars. Death is permanent, injuries linger, and low morale can shatter even the strongest veteran.  With 10 hand-crafted campaign levels and 100+ unforgiving rogue depths, there's a battlefield for every commander. Whether you're pushing throug… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Iron Resolution.

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  47. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    83% User Score Based on 1,517 reviews

    With a mysterious, ever-changing world, unique factions, and epic storytelling, the much-awaited sequel to the strategy game classic ENDLESS Legend is here, opening a new chapter of the award-winning ENDLESS universe. Write your legend and unveil the secrets of a dreamlike ocean-planet on the verge of extinction. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Endless Legend 2.

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  48. 49%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    75% User Score Based on 16 reviews

    Experience Strategy and Excitement with Square Wars! ️ Are you ready to rule vast territories starting from a single square? ⚔️ Build your strategy, manage your resources wisely, and rise to the top by defeating your enemies! Square Wars invites you to a thrilling world where you can play solo or with friends. Single Player, Local Co-op, and Online Multiplayer Modes! Conquer alone or challen… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ⁤Square Wars.

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  49. 48%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    70% User Score Based on 20 reviews

    Supreme Ruler The Great War Remastered includes the previous game content in an updated game engine. Set in the First World War, the Central Powers and the Triple Entente prepare to attack, with no understanding of the scale of conflict they will unleash. Over the coming years, the armies of these nations would come to understand how air power, submarines and artillery were about to transform how … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Supreme Ruler The Great War Remastered.

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  50. 69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    68% User Score Based on 160 reviews
    Critic Score 71%Based on 19 reviews

    Tiny Metal is a military themed turn-based tactics game. It's simple yet has deep gameplay with an engaging story. Play as Artemisian Lieutenant, Nathan Gries, as he commands his units to victory against the villainous nation of Zipang. There will be several friends and enemies along the way with varied factions, units, and abilities in the 8-10 hours of single player campaign gameplay. Players wi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to TINY METAL.

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