Best Grand Strategy games on PC
Large-scale strategy games put players in control of nations, empires, or factions across extended campaigns. Players manage interconnected systems such as warfare, diplomacy, economies, politics, and territorial expansion.
- Large-scale strategic planning
- Long, system-driven campaigns
- Warfare and territorial expansion
Related: Strategy, Simulation, 4X, Historical
327 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Tendou with Power Up Kit
Historical grand strategy across Japan with castles, territory, and culture
82% positive
240 reviews
Anno 1701 History Edition
3D city-building strategy with economic planning and campaign missions
85% positive
233 reviews
Hegemony Gold: Wars of Ancient Greece
Ancient Greek real-time strategy centered on sieges and logistics
95% positive
226 reviews
East India Company
Real-time trading strategy with port management and naval battles
53% positive
215 reviews
Chess'Extra
Free chess variant with a larger board and new pieces
89% positive
Free
Illyriad - Grand Strategy MMO
Fantasy grand strategy MMO with city building and player-run trade
69% positive
Free
Axis Football 2024
American football simulation with custom teams and franchise management
71% positive
208 reviews
Heroes of the Three Kingdoms 6
Real-time strategy with large battles that reshape Three Kingdoms history
82% positive
198 reviews
1953: NATO vs Warsaw Pact
Turn-based hex wargame where Cold War rivals fight across Europe
48% positive
192 reviews
To End All Wars
World War I grand strategy with trenches and diplomacy
63% positive
191 reviews
Commander: Conquest of the Americas
Colonial strategy game with trade and real-time naval battles
52% positive
189 reviews
Making History: The Calm and the Storm Gold Edition
Turn-based World War II strategy with alliances and industrial planning
86% positive
183 reviews
Auralux: Constellations
Minimalist real-time strategy with planet conquest and varied map rules
81% positive
183 reviews
Knights of the Crusades
Medieval strategy with holy orders, town building, and real-time battles
69% positive
183 reviews
Scourge Of War - Remastered
Real-time historical wargame commanding units across 3D battlefields
89% positive
181 reviews
Kingdom, Dungeon, and Hero
Turn-based fantasy strategy with kingdom management and dungeon-diving heroes
78% positive
179 reviews
Maestro's Cold War 2
Turn-based Cold War strategy built around diplomacy and prestige
93% positive
179 reviews
Romance of the Three Kingdoms VIII with Power Up Kit
Turn-based historical strategy through eight roles vying for China
66% positive
177 reviews
Starters Orders 7 Horse Racing
Horse racing management sim with breeding, betting, and jockey rides
77% positive
177 reviews
Revolution Under Siege Gold
Historical turn-based wargame commanding armies in the Russian Civil War
71% positive
171 reviews
Renaissance Kingdom Wars
Renaissance grand strategy with real-time battles and city management
72% positive
171 reviews
The Age of Navigation
Open-world sailing RPG about trading, exploration, and managing voyages
56% positive
169 reviews
Romance of the Three Kingdoms VII with Power Up Kit
Turn-based Three Kingdoms strategy through the lives of individual officers
68% positive
159 reviews
Victory and Glory: Napoleon
Turn-based Napoleonic strategy built around shifting European alliances
78% positive
156 reviews