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Looking for games like Small War? Here are top tactical turn-based strategy recommendations, selected from player-similarity data — start with Lines of Battle, Everyone Fights or Colonial Conquest.

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  2. Everyone Fights is a turn-based strategy game where you build structures, recruit an army, and battle for land. Choose from 20 unique commanders, each with their own special unit, building, power, super, and trait. Command your army to victory through a series of campaigns to take over the world! Your goal is to capture enemy HQs while defending your own, whether battling AI, challenging fri… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Everyone Fights.

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  3. 56%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    58% User Score Based on 246 reviews
    Critic Score 50%Based on 1 reviews

    Colonial Conquest is a conquest simulation set in the Victorian age of warfare and expansion of the late 1800's and early 1900's. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Colonial Conquest.

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  4. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    90% User Score Based on 39 reviews

    Experience the thrill of a modern conflict between two factions, as you outsmart your opponents in an epic game of strategy and cunning. Take command of your ground, air, and naval units and lead them to victory in the most immersive turn-based battle simulation. The battlefield awaits. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Commander: Modern War.

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  5. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    88% User Score Based on 443 reviews

    Heroes of Science and Fiction (formerly known as Silence of the Siren) is a turn-based strategy game where several different space-faring civilizations fight over control of a distant star system. Explore what’s left on the planets and secure resources to build mighty cities. Raise powerful armies and defeat your opponents on the battlefield! Early Access status Heroes of Science and Fiction now c… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Heroes of Science and Fiction.

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  6. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    91% User Score Based on 58 reviews

    Fast-paced tactical battles where every move can turn the tide. Outsmart your opponent, adapt on the fly, and turn the battle in seconds. Inspired by classic strategy games, reimagined for faster, more modern play. Play the solo campaign or challenge players worldwide in online multiplayer. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Apes Warfare.

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  7. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability
    73% User Score Based on 411 reviews
    Critic Score 63%Based on 3 reviews

    Welcome to Warside, the fast-paced turn-based tactics game. With a single-player story campaign, multiplayer support, and a built-in map editor, the fight for victory never ends. Choose your Commander, assemble your forces, and battle your way to victory. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Warside.

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  8. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    82% User Score Based on 130 reviews

    Kingdom, Dungeon, and Hero is a fantasy strategy and adventure game. Immerse yourself in a realm of horrors, magic, and strategic conquest on a hex-based map with a board game feel. Form armies, expand an economy, negotiate agreements, send heroes off on missions, explore dungeons, find magic items and artifacts to help you win the game. Play on maps with up to 50 kingdoms. Manage resourc… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kingdom, Dungeon, and Hero.

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  10. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, story
    81% User Score Based on 3,073 reviews

    Hero's Hour is a game inspired by the Heroes of Might and Magic turnbased strategy games. "Hour" refers to the more fast-paced gameplay, with combat taking place on a real-time simulated battlefield. You may just watch the battle as a casual player, or take control of your units as desired. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hero's Hour.

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  11. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    80% User Score Based on 1,242 reviews
    Critic Score 91%Based on 2 reviews

    Unity of Command II is the sequel to one of the most critically acclaimed strategy games of all time; a game critics called 'the perfect gateway' into computer war games. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Unity of Command 2.

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  12. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    89% User Score Based on 532 reviews

    Death Crown is a minimalist real time strategy game in a 1bit style, where you will be play Death herself, commanding her legions of death, and punishing humanity's Kingdom for its overconfidence. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Death Crown.

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  13. 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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  14. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    77% User Score Based on 189 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    Play out a Kaiju movie as the (hopelessly) outclassed military in this stylish 2D turn-based strategy game. Construct buildings and defend your city with cannon-fodder tanks, jets and more as the devastating kaiju grow in power with every attack. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kaiju Wars.

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  15. 61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    83% User Score Based on 24 reviews

    Inheritors 2078 combines real-time strategy with Third-person shooter elements, The game takes place in the near future where AI helped in reaching super-advanced technologies humans used in almost every aspect of life including advanced weaponry, space travel, and colonization of nearby planets, However, The AI machines had another idea in mind, they have become extremely intelligent that they no… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Inheritors2078.

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  16. Show your support to this game by adding Wardudes to your wishlist! Join the ranks of the Wardudes, and embark on a violent battle between a bunch of goofy dudes that are completely unaware of how and why they ended up blowing up eachother! Shoot first, ask questions later! (you probably wont find any answer) Take on up to seven opponents in hilarious turn-based tactical fights with up to fiv… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wardudes.

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  17. Orbital Clash is an turn-based tactical/strategic game in an austere retro graphic design. Developed by a single author for his own entertainment and made available publicly.Game Features Control and protect your HQ against aggressive aliens or a human opponent. Mine resources and build your infrastructure on a procedurally generated planet system. Build and dispatch your battleships and carrier… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Orbital Clash.

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    90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, music
    90% User Score Based on 666 reviews

    Explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate in this 4X turn based strategy game If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Uciana.

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  21. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    90% User Score Based on 2,092 reviews

    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. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era.

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  22. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music
    84% User Score Based on 64 reviews

    Empires Shall Fall is a turn-based tactics game set in a dieselpunk world. Upgrade your army and command your troops, then exploit terrain to eradicate your enemies with sheer power and sharp tactics. The Great War is being waged between the Black Empire and the Blue League. For a long time, these two superpowers have struggled for domination. Take control of either faction in this turn-based… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Empires Shall Fall.

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  23. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    84% User Score Based on 57 reviews

    Discover and colonize the world, Allocate your labor force, Monopolize markets, Fight tactical battles, Survive the age of imperialism... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Imperial Ambitions.

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  24. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    69% User Score Based on 401 reviews
    Critic Score 84%Based on 11 reviews

    Return to the battlefield, sea, and sky with a cast of new Commanders, using your wits to wage turn-based war! An all-new Wargroove adventure for new recruits & veteran wardogs alike!Trouble stirs on the shores of Aurania. An ambitious new faction has unearthed forbidden relics capable of catastrophic consequences. But how far will they go to achieve glory? Take to the battlefield, sea, and sky wi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wargroove 2.

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  25. 49%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    79% User Score Based on 14 reviews

    Vae Victis is a ruthless minimalistic turn-based strategy game. Engage in intense multiplayer battles with friends or fight through an expansive campaign. With unique units, factions, and abilities you will have to be cunning with your tactical decisions to claim victory! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vae Victis.

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  26. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability
    84% User Score Based on 124 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    Athena Crisis is a modern retro turn-based strategy game that places you in command of 40+ units in your journey across the multiverse. Embark on a challenging single-player quest or dive into the thrill of ranked or casual multiplayer modes to become the best Athena Crisis player! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Athena Crisis.

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  28. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music
    71% User Score Based on 129 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    Valor & Victory is a fast playing, easy to learn World War II squad-level game system. V&V gets you into the action quickly, without requiring you to learn a lot of minutiae and unnecessary detail. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Valor & Victory.

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  29. 57%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    56% User Score Based on 108 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 1 reviews

    A Medieval Real-Time Strategy game combining classic RTS elements with modern fast-paced, epic scale single and multiplayer battles across beautifully rendered 3D maps. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Avalon Lords: Dawn Rises.

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  31. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    75% User Score Based on 105 reviews

    Warring States Tactics is a turn-based battle strategy game set during the Warring States period of Ancient China. The game will include a full single-player historically-based campaign as the State of Qin attempting to unify all of China. Other features include standalone battles, online point-based multiplayer and a fully composed soundtrack. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Warring States.

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    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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    82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music
    100% User Score Based on 33 reviews

    About Tyrannis In Tyrannis, you play as the commander of an army of overstretched mercenaries or an outnumbered rebel force across an authoritarian, dystopian America.Tyrannis features twenty-one regions for you to defend or liberate, twenty-eight different factions with different abilities to encourage different strategies, as well as an AI with a modifiable aggression, offensiveness, and randomn… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tyrannis.

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  34. 53%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, gameplay
    81% User Score Based on 16 reviews

    A Token War is a tactical, turn based deck building game where you assemble a unique collection of Tokens and Spells to use in battle across five distinct regions. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Token War.

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  35. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    80% User Score Based on 8,981 reviews

    Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War brings you to a world of terror and violence. Four factions will engage in a brutal war for dominance over the planet's resources. In the first 4X turn-based strategy game set in Warhammer 40,000 you will lead one of four factions: Astra Militarum, Space Marines, Orks and Necrons, each with their own unique gameplay, technological tree, units and heroes. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War.

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  36. 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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  37. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, monetization
    80% User Score Based on 283 reviews

    Demise of Nations is a 4X turn-based grand strategy wargame covering the rise of Rome till the fall of modern civilization. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Demise of Nations.

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  38. 59%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, monetization
    85% User Score Based on 20 reviews

    Knighted is a chess-like strategy game. Out-wit Multiplayer opponents! Train against the computer in Skirmishes or in the story driven Campaign. Play against friends in custom lobbies. Dare to enter the online tournaments and face off against grand masters! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Knighted.

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  39. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    93% User Score Based on 337 reviews

    ★ Attack on Toys: LOCAL & ONLINE SPLIT-SCREEN - 2025 UPDATE! NOW AVAILABLE!★ Remembering playing Split Screen with family or goes to friend house and bringing your own controller & memory card? You could do exactly that with Attack on Toys! Fully Dynamic Offline / Online Split Screen and Multi Profile - Save Data Memory System! Please see below for more details & features about the S… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Attack on Toys.

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  40. 54%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, music
    51% User Score Based on 114 reviews
    Critic Score 72%Based on 1 reviews

    Strategic War in Europe takes you back in time to World War 2. Following the 'easy to learn, hard to master' design principle, Strategic War in Europe combines accessibility with a plethora of strategic options. A compact, large-scale map and clear basic rules will not overwhelm you, yet the choices you will be presented with should satisfy all your tactical needs. From overthrowing governments an… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Strategic War in Europe.

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  41. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story
    79% User Score Based on 178 reviews

    Crush the Confederates near Petersburg and Richmond in 1864. Bring peace to a nation divided. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Civil War: Battle of Petersburg.

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  42. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    88% User Score Based on 712 reviews

    The Lock ’n Load Tactical series is a dynamic squad-level tactical combat computer game based on the award-winning board games of the same name. LnLT series centered on infantry combat from the 1930s to the present. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lock 'n Load Tactical Digital.

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  44. 62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story
    100% User Score Based on 13 reviews

    Introducing the patented Warbits+ technology by Risky Lab. Boot up a simulated battlefield and wage a more civilized war against your enemies. Don't agree with your fellow factions? You don't have to! Put those blasters down, load up Warbits, and virtually crush the opposition! Features Turn-based Strategy - Featuring grid-based movement, using an army of uniquely equipped units, special powe… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Warbits+.

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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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  46. 62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story
    100% User Score Based on 13 reviews

    Eternal Warfare is a turn-based strategy and war game where you harvest resources, build an army, and then destroy your opponents! Starting with a single building, construct production facilities, advance your tech level, and then fight through land, sea and air, until you emerge victorious! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Eternal Warfare.

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    80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, story
    80% User Score Based on 229 reviews

    Dice Kingdoms is a multiplayer turn-based strategy game where resource collection is based on dice. Build efficiently to quickly expand your kingdom. Roll dice to gather resources while risking natural disasters. Accumulate army and/or culture to achieve victory! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dice Kingdoms.

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