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Looking for games like Modern Wars? Here are top strategy recommendations with a historical focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Ages of Conflict: World War Simulator, Maestro's Cold War 2 or Gilded Destiny.

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  1. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    96% User Score Based on 4,986 reviews

    Ages of Conflict is a versatile Map Simulation Spawn and observe custom or random AI nations battle it out across an infinite number of worlds. Command nations to nudge the world events into your liking. AI Simulation In this game you observe randomized or custom created AI nations interact with each other and ultimately try to control the world in a massive free-for-all, including alliances… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ages of Conflict: World War Simulator.

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  2. 98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:replayability, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    98% User Score Based on 65 reviews

    Maestro’s Cold War 2 is a replayable grand-strategy sandbox about the world’s tensest standoff of the Cold War. Play as the USA or the USSR, manage Prestige, Budget, and National Policies, and bend history through policies, proxies, diplomacy, and brinkmanship. Easy to pick-up but hard and deep enough to offer a challenge, this is the kind of game you will keep coming back to. How Does the G… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Maestro's Cold War 2.

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  3. Forge empires, incite revolutions, and reshape society in Gilded Destiny, the definitive grand strategy game of the Industrial Age. Take command of your chosen nation and lead it to glory through masterful diplomacy, sweeping industrialization, and decisive warfare. THE GLOBE, REIMAGINED Experience our world as it was from the Nineteenth to the early Twentieth Century, hand-crafted from over a … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gilded Destiny.

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  4. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    89% User Score Based on 1,040 reviews

    Witness the Rise and Fall of Dynasties on Your Desktop Wallpaper! Embark on an epic journey through time and imagination with Fantasy Map Simulator - where history unfolds before your eyes, right on your desktop! Join our Discord community and connect with fellow world-builders! Craft Your Own Fantasy World Generate or meticulously edit custom fantasy maps Watch civilizations rise, flo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to FantasyMapSimulator.

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  5. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, optimization
    77% User Score Based on 1,628 reviews

    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! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Supreme Ruler Ultimate.

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  6. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, graphics
    78% User Score Based on 304 reviews

    Overnight, the US dollar crashes AND the sound echoes across the globe. The economic crisis amplifies global instabilities and regional disputes, tearing the world asunder. Nations dissolve, economies collapse, and tensions escalate. Anarchy reigns supreme. The world needs a leader. At last, your time has come. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Supreme Ruler 2020 Gold.

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  7. 59%Game Brain Score
    100% User Score Based on 10 reviews

    Shadow President is a strategy and political simulation game played from a global map interface. You review world events, make policy decisions, and allocate resources across multiple categories such as economy, defense, intelligence, and diplomacy. You will interact with foreign leaders, respond to international crises, and determine whether to use soft power or military force. It is June 1, 199… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shadow President.

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    57%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    87% User Score Based on 16 reviews

    OBSERVE - Program AI Nations, Dominate the Leaderboards Program your own AI countries and watch them battle for world supremacy! Observe is the ultimate sandbox where YOU create the intelligence behind entire civilizations, then compete against other players' creations on global leaderboards. Climb the Competitive LeaderboardsYour AI strategies are automatically tested against challenging scen… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Observe.

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  9. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability
    88% User Score Based on 238 reviews

    Armored Brigade is a real-time tactical wargame, focusing on realism and playability. The game has drawn inspiration from classics such as Close Combat, Steel Panthers and Flashpoint Campaigns: Red Storm. In Armored Brigade the Cold War has turned hot, and Europe is once again torn apart by conflict. An "Iron Curtain" divides the Western Powers gathered together under the NATO banner from the Sovi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Armored Brigade.

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  10. 64%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    64% User Score Based on 326 reviews

    About 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 ar… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nuclear War Simulator.

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  11. STATE OF COMMANDState of Command is a modern grand strategy game where you lead a nation as its head of state, balancing military command, economic management, and diplomacy in a dynamic geopolitical sandbox. Direct brigade-level military forces across a living world map while guiding your nation’s political and strategic direction. Organize your armed forces, plan large-scale offensives, respond… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to State of Command.

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  12. Make a mess. Then drive through it.The continuation of Total Tank Simulator returns with even more mayhem and destruction! Total Tank Simulator 2 is a far more advanced physics-driven battle sandbox where every structure, terrain, and unit is made of hundreds of breakable pieces. Cities crumble, trees splinter, tanks are shredded into tiny parts - because everything in the game is destroyable! … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Total Tank Simulator 2.

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  13. Take Command of the Modern World Available Now in Early Access Global Protocol: New World Order is a data-driven grand strategy game set in the real world of 2026. Play as any of 261 playable countries — from global superpowers to developing states — and navigate the complex web of modern geopolitics, economics, warfare, and diplomacy. Every country starts with real-world data: GDP, population,… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Global Protocol: New World Order.

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    86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability
    86% User Score Based on 235 reviews

    Roadmap About the GameWarnament is a turn-based grand strategy designed together with the community to combine simplicity, depth, and a high level of customization. You can play as theocratic France during lunch and attack Berlin playing as communist Luxembourg by dinner. Or create your own scenario featuring alternative history or something completely unrelated to the real world whatsoever. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Warnament.

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  16. 65%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    65% User Score Based on 573 reviews

    Supreme Ruler 2030 is an updated and remastered addition to the Supreme Ruler game series, one of the most comprehensive Real Time Geo-Political Strategy Games for PC. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Supreme Ruler 2030.

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  17. 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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  18. Experience the War of 1898 like never before... Unsung Heroes 1898 takes you back to the Spanish-American War, a war covered in deception, sensational journalism, suppression, and the blood of those who fought for their country. Experience the major land battles of the war in the Cuban campaign. Fight on large-scale maps, with non-linear objectives and countless ways to play. Fight As Anyone … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Unsung Heroes 1898.

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  19. Rule the Sands: Command, Conquer, and Create in Ancient Egypt Step into the heart of the ancient world with Egypt, a groundbreaking real-time strategy game that transports you to the golden age of Egypt. From the fertile banks of the Nile to the harsh sands of the desert, every decision shapes your journey to greatness. Whether you dream of building towering monuments, waging epic battles, or mas… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Egypt.

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  20. 63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:optimization
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    63% User Score Based on 71 reviews

    Geopolitical Simulator – 2026 Edition is a simulation of our current world, recreating its features in-depth and across a number of domains: economic, political, military, social, financial, environmental, energetic, transportation… Every country and major multinational corporation are represented with their own variables and functions. The calculation and scenario engines include more than 150,00… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Geo-Political Simulator 2026 Edition.

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  21. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, graphics
    94% User Score Based on 805 reviews

    Doodle Empires is an alternate history sandbox game all about drawing your own nations with your own histories and stories in a variety of maps. Watch your world take shape and evolve over time, and decide which nations will rise and which nations will fall.  How to play:1. Create your first nation by selecting a border color and typing up a name 2. Draw the borders of your new nation onto the m… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Doodle Empires.

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  22. 39%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, gameplay
    39% User Score Based on 188 reviews

    The new evolution of Geopolitical Simulator series, the hyperrealistic simulator of today's world! em geopolitical simulator 5 , play as the Head of State ou CEO de uma compania and extend your influence around the globe. By playing as several countries, try to change the destiny of our planet with orchestrated actions. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Geo-Political Simulator 5.

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  23. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    70% User Score Based on 54 reviews

    Rise from a cunning strategist to a powerful ruler. Master economic warfare, manipulate global events, and build industries or armies to conquer the world. Every decision in this modern Grand Strategy game shapes your ascent to power—will you rise through wealth or force?In Trade Conquest, wealth is your weapon, and the world is your battlefield. This modern Grand Strategy and 4X game challenges y… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Trade Conquest.

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  24. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, monetization
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story
    86% User Score Based on 35 reviews

    Relive history! This is the only game out there with an unlimited number of missions you can play — there are thousands of them, many created by committed players! Play or create your own missions in World War 2 and all the way through the Cold War. Learn to master the skill of the commander and conquer every enemy! Wargame & Turn-based Simulation From the Battle of Stalingrad to the… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Armchair Commander.

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  25. 62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    62% User Score Based on 509 reviews

    This game has been developed by a single developer Only with your help we can adapt, improve the game, and overcome many of its development challenges. Together we can create the game we all want to play! Join the official World Warfare and Economics Discord server to share your ideas, feedback, and stay on top of the latest news! About the GameRule Any NationTake control of any country … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to World Warfare & Economics.

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    88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:optimization, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability
    88% User Score Based on 154 reviews

    EarthRoyale is a Map simulation Observer game where the game each turn / a few in game months time, chooses one of many events to edit the world map or add lore behind the countries of this future or historic world. the base games include a bunch of customization to the start of the game, but the map without downloading scenarios is stuck to a modern day de facto map (each province in game is ow… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to EarthRoyale.

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  27. 43%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    43% User Score Based on 384 reviews

    Lead your people to glory and write a new chapter of history in Realpolitiks II, a real-time grand strategy game where you lead any contemporary nation in an attempt to secure world dominance. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Realpolitiks 2.

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    75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    75% User Score Based on 160 reviews

    A first-person city-building game with powerful tools that allow you to build faster and bigger. Design your own construction blocks and furniture in factories, terraform the open world, build roads and use vehicles to travel to different cities that you or your friends create in solo or coop mode. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Technicity.

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  29. 62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:optimization
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    62% User Score Based on 138 reviews

    Real-Time Strategy/Wargame. BattleGoat Studios invites you to travel back to 1914 and select from more than 50 playable regions at the onset of World War I, as European powers struggle to survive and new technologies transform warfare. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Supreme Ruler The Great War.

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  30. You are both the historian and the creator in this creative fusion of grand strategy and sandbox map-making. Create a vast, procedurally created planet, add distinct countries to it, and stop time. See how sophisticated societies develop economies, declare wars, put down uprisings, and create royal families on their own and if that doesn’t satisfy you seize control to change the global order to yo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Another Map Simulator.

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  32. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, monetization
    100% User Score Based on 30 reviews

    Crusades: Book I March east into one of history’s most consequential medieval conflicts in Crusades: Book I, a detailed tactical wargame covering the battles and campaigns of the First and Second Crusades and the battles fought between them. Beginning with Pope Urban II’s call to arms in 1095, Crusades: Book I follows the rise of the crusading movement from its explosive beginning through the ca… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sword & Siege Crusades: Book I.

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    89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability
    89% User Score Based on 986 reviews

    ICBM: Escalation is a grand RTS game that plunges players into the high-stakes world of global warfare, where every decision could tip the balance between survival and annihilation. Command vast armies, develop cutting-edge technology, and wield the most devastating weapons ever created to ensure your faction’s supremacy. Whether by conventional forces or through nuclear firepower, you’ll need to … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ICBM: Escalation.

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  35. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics
    79% User Score Based on 61 reviews

    Game Features A unique tactical shooting game with a top-down perspective. Test your operation, aiming, and shooting! Test your command and defeat stronger enemies with fewer casualties. Dozens of vehicles to experience three-dimensional combat on land and in the air. Experience different combat conditions, including full-scale charge, brutal battle, and desperate blockade. Characteristic ar… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Patriotic War.

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  36. 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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    89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, story
    89% User Score Based on 1,260 reviews

    Design and run your own railroads for the real world. Fix global transportation dilemmas. Unleash your inner railway engineer and transit policy manager. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to NIMBY Rails.

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  38. 59%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    59% User Score Based on 448 reviews

    The new version of Geopolitical Simulator 4, the ultrarealistic simulator of today's world where you play as the head of state or as the opposition! Stop the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic and restart the economy, participate in the US elections or engage in lightning wars with new 2020 scenarios. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Power & Revolution 2020 Edition.

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  39. 48%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:replayability, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    48% User Score Based on 66 reviews

    Time of Wrath gives a fine piece of wargaming for every fan of WW2 era. This strategy allows players to take control over any country during World War 2 era in Europe and North Africa theater. It was designed in a way which allow players who are new to the genre to quickly familiarize with the rules and to start battles with veterans who still remember great classic strategy titles. Easy rules, d… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to World War 2: Time of Wrath.

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  40. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    85% User Score Based on 1,052 reviews

    Command: Modern Operations is the next generation in cross-domain modern wargaming. It enables you to simulate every military engagement from post World War II to the present day and beyond. The scale is primarily tactical/operational, although strategic scale operations are also possible. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Command: Modern Operations.

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  41. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    77% User Score Based on 10,406 reviews
    Critic Score 45%Based on 1 reviews

    Here is a sandbox like no other. Create massive battles with absolutely no limits. Want to see 10,000 chickens fight an army of Romans?? Sure, why not. Want to see a company of WW2 U.S soldiers fight 11,000 Medieval soldiers?? There are simply no limits to the carnage you can achieve in UEBS. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ultimate Epic Battle Simulator.

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  42. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability
    82% User Score Based on 214 reviews

    Geopolitical management game with organic borders and a streamlined gameplay. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dummynation.

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  43. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    96% User Score Based on 2,185 reviews

    Dive into a huge sandbox full of action and customization! Choose from different gamemodes or create you own scenarios in the custom battle editor. Change the rules and the environment, place units, objects or traps, choose your equipment or spectate a battle... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ancient Warfare 3.

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  44. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    95% User Score Based on 6,007 reviews

    As a king in the world of Syx, you lead your people from small colonies to prosperous mega-cities and empires. You manage everything from individual subject's needs to global diplomacy, trade and a scheming nobility that might try to usurp you from time to time. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Songs of Syx.

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    71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability
    71% User Score Based on 317 reviews

    Supreme Ruler 1936 is Real Time Geo-Political/Military Strategy Game for PC (and soon Mac). Take control of a nation in the World War II era and guide it through a significant Military Campaign, or attempt one of many Set-Piece Historical Scenarios. Players can also customize their play experience with the Sandbox Mode and play as any Nation with their own preferred Victory Condition. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Supreme Ruler 1936.

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  46. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, monetization
    97% User Score Based on 852 reviews

    Medieval II: Total War - Gold Edition is the compilation of the critically-acclaimed Medieval: Total War and its official expansion pack - Total War Kingdoms. Set in the turbulent Middle Ages, Medieval puts you in command of your own empire as you crush neighboring kingdoms and unify all of Europe, the Mediterranean, and the Middle East. Medieval: Total War Kingdoms features four entire campaigns … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Medieval II: Total War™ Kingdoms.

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  47. 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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  48. Flames in Modern Europe is a global real-time strategy game with next-generation graphics, allowing you to immerse yourself in the gripping and exciting events of modern Europe, such as Euromaidan and the Revolution of Dignity! Build a powerful economy and buy back historical lands, or launch a war against a neighboring state! Develop your nation, overcome political crises, and become a part of th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Flames in Modern Europe.

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  49. Systemic War is a modern grand strategy game where your strategic choices are tested in RTS battles, each one altering the course of the ongoing conflict. Play as any nation — for example the USA, China, Russia, Ukraine, Germany, Poland, or Turkey — and guide it through the turbulent years of 2008 to 2025. Manage your nation in a dynamic world of modern geopolitics, where every decis… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Systemic War.

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  50. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    90% User Score Based on 4,746 reviews

    After hostilities have broken out in Central Europe, the race is on as a pressured US Navy escort force battle off Soviet bomber and submarine attacks on a perilous quest to reinforce NATO defenders in Europe. Meanwhile, in the Persian Gulf, the conflict between Iran and Iraq risks escalating into a larger confrontation between superpowers as both sides indiscriminately attack neutral merchant shi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sea Power : Naval Combat in the Missile Age.

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