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Games like The Civil War

Games like The Civil War

Looking for games like The Civil War? Here are top strategy recommendations, selected from player-similarity data — start with The Civil War, Strategic Command: American Civil War or Civil War: 1865.

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  1. 24%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:optimization
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability
    40% User Score Based on 10 reviews

    This old-school turn-based strategy game covers the American Civil War from the years 1861 to 1865. Play as the North or South, and take over a certain amount of cities of the opposing side before the war ends. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Civil War.

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  2. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:optimization
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    81% User Score Based on 190 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    For the first time in the series’ history, Strategic Command will be taking you to the 19th century battlefields of the American Civil War. In this turn-based strategy game, you will control the armies, research, production and diplomatic policy of either the Union or the Confederacy during a time of great innovation and dramatic battles. Your decisions will determine whether the United States lea… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Strategic Command: American Civil War.

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  3. 38%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    62% User Score Based on 13 reviews

    After Columbia and Charleston, South Carolina, fell to the Union, in early 1865, Jefferson Davis belatedly handed over the supreme command or the army to General Lee. This could not stop the Union armies pressing on through North Carolina, capturing Fayetteville, Bentonville, Goldsboro and Raleigh by mid-April. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Civil War: 1865.

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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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  5. 64%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, music
    64% User Score Based on 59 reviews

    Gettysburg: The Tide Turns is a hex-based wargame set in one of the most decisive and iconic battles of the Civil War. 150 years ago, brave soldiers fought across this idyllic battlefield, and, now, we put you in their shoes. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gettysburg: The Tide Turns.

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  6. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability
    68% User Score Based on 154 reviews

    Lead your nation through the trials of the first world war in history! Play huge campaigns with 5 playable nations or fight historic realtime battles. Beside of beating the enemy on the battlefield you now have to set up a working economy to supply your troops and your people! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Seven Years War (1756-1763).

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  7. 63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:replayability, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    63% User Score Based on 125 reviews

    THE WAR OF BROTHER AGAINST BROTHER Victory and Glory: The American Civil War is a game of grand strategy and fast-play tactical battles where you take the role of either the Union or the Confederates and attempt to win. You will move your armies, fight great battles, recruit new troops, and conquer cities. The AI will control either the Confederacy or the Union forces in this great conflict! GA… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Victory and Glory: The American Civil War.

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  8. 58%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    93% User Score Based on 14 reviews

    Create your fleet and army, hunt the enemy's fleet, hide your weak squadrons in protected ports until reinforcements arrive, blockade enemy trade routes, amphibious assaults and harbour sieges, struggle for dominance over the seas in turned-based strategic mode. The real time tactical battle mode allows you to set up battles and squadron groups with their formations and management using realistic … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ironclads 2: Boshin War.

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  9. 65%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    65% User Score Based on 51 reviews

    Create your fleet and army, hunt the enemy's fleet, hide your weak squadrons in protected ports until reinforcements arrive, blockade enemy trade routes, struggle for dominance over the seas! Command a battle formation and experience the power of iron and steam! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ironclads 2: American Civil War.

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  10. Battle for Madrid - SGS Battle Series SGS Battle for Madrid is the second game of our new SGS Battle Series, covering intense fights and battles in well know (or not) small but fighting-heavy locations ; ‘grand tactical’ scale for regiment, battalion, company and even platoon-size units (depending on the games) and game turns which represent a very short real period of time (one or two days, half … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SGS Battle For: Madrid.

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  11. 49%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    75% User Score Based on 16 reviews

    Civil War: 1864 is the latest addition to our Civil War strategy series, bringing you the ferocious battles from 1864. Experience the American Civil War like never before with with over 40 missions; including 20 detailed historical battles. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Civil War: 1864.

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  12. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, monetization
    100% User Score Based on 34 reviews

    Fight through the 1st and 2nd Crusades and the conflicts between them in Crusades: Book I, a tactical medieval wargame of sieges, field battles, and frontier warfare. Command Crusader armies or Islamic alliances across 74 scenarios and two branching campaigns. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sword & Siege Crusades: Book I.

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  14. The Italian campaign of World War II, also called the Liberation of Italy or even the Italian civil war following the German occupation in September 1943, consisted of Allied and Axis military operations in and around Italy, from July 10, 1943 (Sicily Landing or operation “Husky”), to may 2, 1945 (surrender of all the Army Group C in Italy). SGS Avalanche – from the name of the pivotal amphibious … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SGS Avalanche.

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  16. 41%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    70% User Score Based on 10 reviews

    The year is 1861 and you are Abraham Lincoln... or Jefferson Davis. The immensity of this war dawns on you - the bloody battles and the conflicts over such issues as slavery, taxes, inflation and enlistment of negroes. NO GREATER GLORY covers these and other major military, political, diplomatic, and economic aspects of the Civil War. From the leading politicians and generals of the time, as… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to No Greater Glory: The American Civil War.

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  17. 52%Game Brain Score
    100% User Score Based on 3 reviews

    Fight the ‘Stalingrad on the Yangze’, as was sometimes called the Battle for Shanghai in 1937. Play as the Chinese willing to reclaim the whole city or as the Imperial Japanese forces in their counter-attack. SGS Battle for Shanghai covers the period from August 13, 1937, to November 26, 1937, till the final Japanese capture of the city and the heavy destruction brought to the city. At the end of … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SGS Battle For: Shanghai.

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  18. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics
    96% User Score Based on 25 reviews

    One of the easiest to play and most comprehensive games of it’s kind! Master the art of war in a world where the rifle is the king! Age of Rifles puts you in command of troops from around the world, fighting the endless battles that raged between 1846 and 1905. Much more than a Civil War game, Age of Rifles includes the battles of Europe, Aisa, and South America. Every major conflict is yours to … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wargame Construction Set III: Age of Rifles 1846-1905.

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  19. Bombergeddon is a high-level strategic simulation of Nuclear War between the USA and USSR during the pre-ICBM period (1950s). Take control of the bomber fleets of either the USA or USSR and try to inflict the highest percentage of casualties in the enemy's top 50 cities. Your country's survival is in your hands. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bombergeddon.

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  20. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, graphics
    93% User Score Based on 88 reviews
    Critic Score 59%Based on 14 reviews

    WE ARE DOOMED is a twin-stick shooter where you zap polygon baddies with an absurdly overpowered laserbeam. Dive head-first into the action with reckless ambition, charge the SUPERBEAM, and zap everything out of existence in an instant. Chase high scores or just enjoy the beautiful explosion of geometry, color and light. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to WE ARE DOOMED.

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  21. 47%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability
    80% User Score Based on 10 reviews

    SGS Afrika Korps: Tunisia is a complete standalone game that covers the famous Tunisian campaign of November 1942 to June 1943. Hold Tunisia as the Axis, or expel your enemy from Africa and set the stage for the Allies invasion of Sicily. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SGS Afrika Korps: Tunisia.

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  22. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    74% User Score Based on 114 reviews

    Revolution Under Siege GOLD is the first complete historical simulation on PC of the Russian Civil War between 1917 and 1923. A wealth of historical events and geopolitical options, real or possible according to the player's choices, will bring a realistic tempo to the maneuver of your forces and those of your opponents. From the Baltic to the shores of the Pacific and through the arid steppes of … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Revolution Under Siege Gold.

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  23. 58%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    70% User Score Based on 33 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 1 reviews

    As John Singleton Mosby, one of the Civil War's most interesting and dynamic leaders, you are charged, not with leading vast armies into battle, but with commanding small bands of skirmishers, scouts, and guerilla fighters on opportunistic missions to scout, ambush, steal supplies, and harass a larger and better-armed force of Union soldiers, in this game of turn-based strategy and real-time tacti… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mosby's Confederacy.

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  24. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, graphics
    91% User Score Based on 78 reviews
    Critic Score 85%Based on 1 reviews

    Interesting gameplay featuring exploration, management and combat Infinite replayability on customizable, computer-generated worlds Discovering the uncharted during the Age of Exploration era If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Conquest of the New World.

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  25. 43%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    69% User Score Based on 13 reviews

    Libertad o Muerte!, the wars of independence of the Spanish Colonies is a turn-based game in 19th century America. Players are the Patriots, fighting for freedom, or the Royalists, trying to keep the empire under Spanish control. Who will prevail? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Libertad o Muerte!.

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  26. 49%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability
    59% User Score Based on 34 reviews

    Thirty Years War is a new game designed by developer HQ covering one of the darkest ages of European history. The Thirty Years War is the series of conflicts between Catholics and Protestants in the Holy Roman Empire and its surroundings, between 1618 and 1648. In this strategy game, players will take control of one of the opposing sides, Protestants or Catholics, and fight for the control of the… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Thirty Years' War.

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  27. 43%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    58% User Score Based on 24 reviews

    In this turn based 4X strategy game you embark in a voyage of discovery to the New World, where you can build lucrative colonies, search for lost treasures deep in the jungle, and trade with the native villages. As you establish settlements, colonists or hired craftsmen can be brought in to work the land and generate trade goods that can be sold for profit in your home country. There are over 30 … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Treasure Fleet.

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  28. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability
    95% User Score Based on 1,690 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    Freedom Fighters is an intense third-person action game set in an alternate history New York during the invasion of a foreign superpower. Take on the role of Chris Stone, a hard-working plumber, and rise through the ranks of the resistance to prove yourself as a charismatic leader. Originally released in 2003, IO Interactive's cult classic is now available digitally in its original form for the f… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Freedom Fighters.

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  29. 64%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    74% User Score Based on 38 reviews

    Civil War: Gettysburg is a strategy game taking place during the Civil War. The game features historically accurate game play and five scenarios covering the battles of Thoroughfare Gap, Furr Farm, Goose Creek, Ewell's Chapel, Marsh Cree, and Little Round Top. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Civil War: Gettysburg.

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  30. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    75% User Score Based on 1,942 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 1 reviews

    The American Civil War has erupted! On both sides, Grand Tacticians needed to take command of the opposing armies and to lead them to victory. Prepare your nation for war, plan cunning maneuvers, defeat your enemies in the field of battle, and become one of the greatest Grand Tacticians in history! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Grand Tactician: The Civil War (1861-1865).

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  31. 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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  32. 51%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, music
    62% User Score Based on 34 reviews

    Civil War: 1861, a strategy game, covers the opening battles of the American Civil War. The game covers both the small and large actions of that momentous year, starting with the battle at 'Big Bethel', on to the comparatively vast engagements at 'Bull Run' and 'Wilson’s Creek'. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Civil War: 1861.

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  33. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music
    80% User Score Based on 275 reviews
    Critic Score 30%Based on 1 reviews

    Prepare for the ultimate grand strategy experience. International trade, religious and cultural strife, military campaigns, diplomatic negotiations... here, you control it all. Making History II: The War of the World gives players the power to take full control of any world nation, colonies, regions, cities, and military units during the time leading up to and during the Second World War. Armchair… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Making History II: The War of the World.

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  34. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability
    87% User Score Based on 100 reviews

    Anything goes in this Playground of Destruction. You are a lethal Mercenary. Your mission is to topple a sinister military regime by any means necessary. If it drives or flies, you can hijack it. If it shoots or explodes, you can use it as a weapon. You are free to go anywhere, destroy anything and blow the crap out of everything. In this playground of destruction, there are no limits, no barriers… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction.

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  35. 56%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story
    52% User Score Based on 149 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 2 reviews

    Following a great increase in terrorism, internal strife and ultimately, the nuclear destruction of Washington, D.C., the United States shatters into a half-dozen nation-states that descend into war. Take the helm of one of these newfound sovereignties (or the 'peacekeeping' European Expeditionary Force) and struggle to reunify America... by any means necessary! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shattered Union.

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  37. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    80% User Score Based on 2,099 reviews

    Ultimate General: Gettysburg is a critically acclaimed tactical battle simulator that allows you to lead thousands of soldiers in the battle of Gettysburg as commander of either the Union or Confederate army. The game features the most accurately created map, complex morale, innovative control mechanics and smart AI. You have the freedom to use different strategies while the battle progresses. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ultimate General: Gettysburg.

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  38. 43%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    58% User Score Based on 26 reviews

    Successor of "old school" games, Genesia Legacy is a challenging and punitive turn-based strategy game, easy to learn but hard to master. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Genesia Legacy: Ultimate Domain.

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  39. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    89% User Score Based on 5,713 reviews
    Critic Score 78%Based on 1 reviews

    Ultimate General: Civil War is a tactical war-game. Experience the bloodiest period of U.S. history - the American Civil War of 1861-1865. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ultimate General: Civil War.

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  40. Ashes of Dawn 2040: civilization or chaos? Will you be the victor of the post-apocalyptic era? Imagine: 2028, nuclear apocalypse ravages the world. Central and Eastern Europe, the epicenter of the cataclysm, becomes a mercilessly devastated land bordered by sticky swamps, scarred by arid mountains and covered with irradiated forests, where radioactive ruins and vast refugee camps emerge. T… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SGS Ashes of Dawn.

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  41. Reunite with Sergeant Cornelius M. Chesterfield and Corporal Blutch in this remastered game that combines turn-based strategy and real-time action. Initially released on the Amiga at the end of the 1980s, this version will delight fans of the original game! Master the turn-based strategy to achieve victory. Take control of new states, secure forts and railways to increase your resources, and lead… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Bluecoats: North vs South.

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  42. 53%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics
    90% User Score Based on 10 reviews

    Play as Harriet Tubman!, You will get to know the life of this incredible woman. From the years she was a slave to her famous rescue missions and her escape from slavery, you will travel throughout the most relevant moments of her life. You will progress through the highlights of her life, from escaping slavery to helping rescue other black slaves. Turn-based system where the player makes a mov… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Harriet: From Slave To Hero.

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  43. 36%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability
    57% User Score Based on 14 reviews

    Bull Run recreates the first major battle of the American Civil War between the Union and Confederate armies. Take command of an Union army of Northeast Virginia or the Confederate army of Potomac and Shenandoah and engage in the largest battle fought on American soil to date. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Civil War: Bull Run 1861.

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  44. Oaths of Light is an adventure game inspired by modern and classic JRPGs, with a battle system mixing real-time and turn-based, choice and consequences systems, in a story-rich fantasy world. • Engaging turn-based battles with real-time elementsThe battle system is inspired by JRPG classics: turn-based battles with ordered turns and a twist. You have a five-second window during your turn to mov… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Oaths of Light - Chapter I.

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  45. 69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:optimization
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics
    100% User Score Based on 20 reviews

    American Revolutionary War Fight across the battlefields of the American War of Independence in American Revolutionary War, a detailed tactical wargame covering major campaigns, battles, and skirmishes of the conflict between Britain, the American colonies, and their allies. From Lexington and Concord to Bunker Hill, Saratoga, Camden, Cowpens, and Yorktown, American Revolutionary War places you in… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to American Revolutionary War.

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  46. In Hibera, Requiem for the Forgotten you embark on a campaign of strategic battles where every choice could be your last. Play as two bands of friends and warriors struggling to survive on opposing sides of a continent-spanning war. Explore a vast world with rich history inspired by Irish culture and the Italian renaissance. Hand-drawn pixel graphics and classic aesthetics hearken back to a bygone… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hibera, Requiem for the Forgotten.

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  48. 66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    100% User Score Based on 17 reviews

    Can you rule a galaxy? In this retro style strategic simulation, the first game by Deck13 co-founder Jan Klose, ported to the PC by developer Tom Pickering, you can prove your strategic skills! Travel the stars, claim uninhabited planets or conquer them from your computer opponents. Exodus was first released on the Acorn RISCOS platform back in 1997! This first-time PC port is your ultimate chance… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Exodus: The Colonization of Space.

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