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20 games like Hearts of Iron IV
Games that share Hearts of Iron IV's genres, themes and feel — upcoming and already out.
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Sudden Strike 4
Sudden Strike is back! The beloved Real Time Strategy series returns, this time with bigger battlefields, more units, better graphics, new scenarios and legendary commanders with individual abilities – all of which…
Real Time Strategy (RTS)SimulatorStrategy- PC
- PS4
- Mac
- +1
- 2
Steel Division 2
Steel Division 2 is a historically-accurate WW2 real-time strategy game set on the Eastern Front. Features 1:1-scale turn-based army management and real-time tactical battles with thousands of men at your order.
Real Time Strategy (RTS)SimulatorStrategy- PC
- 3
Mashinky
Mashinky is a transport strategy game about trains. The goal is to create your own transport empire on a procedurally generated map. It’s a unique blend of realistic graphics combined with an isometric construction…
SimulatorStrategyHistorical- PC
- 4
Age of Empires IV
One of the most beloved real-time strategy games returns to glory with Age of Empires IV, putting you at the center of epic historical battles that shaped the world. Featuring both familiar and innovative new ways to…
Real Time Strategy (RTS)StrategyHistorical- PC
- 5
Wargame: Red Dragon
Wargame Red Dragon is thrilling in single-player mode with its new dynamic campaign system, and also offers an extensive multiplayer mode where up to 20 players can compete against each other simultaneously.
Real Time Strategy (RTS)SimulatorStrategy- PC
- Mac
- Linux
- 6
Total War: Three Kingdoms
Total War: Three Kingdoms is the first in the series to recreate epic conflict across ancient China. Combining a gripping turn-based campaign of empire-building & conquest with stunning real-time battles, Three…
Real Time Strategy (RTS)StrategyHistorical- PC
- Mac
- Linux
- 7
Knights of Honor II: Sovereign
Choose your kingdom and become the king as you wrestle over control of Europe in this fresh take on medieval real-time grand strategy. Manage provinces, gather armies, initiate diplomacy, and dabble in espionage. The…
Real Time Strategy (RTS)SimulatorStrategy- PC
- 8
Axis & Allies 1942 Online
Axis & Allies Online is an official adaptation of the classic board game! Strategize your way to victory as the United Kingdom, Soviet Union, United States, Germany, and Japan vie for world domination at the height of…
StrategyHistoricalWarfare- PC
- Mac
- Linux
- +1
- 9
Commandos: Origins
Commandos: Origins tells the story of a newly founded British commando unit that grows into a brotherhood during its operations against strategic goals of the German Wehrmacht.
Real Time Strategy (RTS)StrategyHistorical- PC
- PS5
- Xbox
- +2
- 10
Total War: Shogun 2
In Total War: Shogun 2 you choose from one of 9 (10 with Ikko-Ikki dlc) clans, each with their own unique traits and skills and each with their own RPG-style warlord to lead them. Use a mixture of diplomacy, political…
Real Time Strategy (RTS)SimulatorStrategy- PC
- Mac
- Linux
- 11
Manor Lords
Manor Lords is a strategy game that allows you to experience the life of a medieval lord. Grow your starting village into a bustling city, manage resources and production chains, and expand your lands through…
Real Time Strategy (RTS)SimulatorStrategy- PC
- XB1
- 12
Anno 1800
Anno 1800: Lead the Industrial Revolution! Welcome to the dawn of the Industrial Age. The path you choose will define your world. Are you an innovator or an exploiter? A conqueror or a liberator? How the world…
Real Time Strategy (RTS)SimulatorStrategy- PC
- PS5
- Xbox
- 13
RimWorld
A sci-fi colony sim driven by an intelligent AI storyteller. Generates stories by simulating psychology, ecology, gunplay, melee combat, climate, biomes, diplomacy, interpersonal relationships, art, medicine, trade…
Real Time Strategy (RTS)SimulatorStrategy- PC
- Mac
- Linux
- 14
Sid Meier's Civilization V
Sid Meier's Civilization V is a turn-based strategy game in which players lead a civilization from the ancient era through the future. Players found cities, research technologies, build improvements, train military…
SimulatorStrategyHistorical- PC
- Mac
- Linux
- 15
Crusader Kings III
Crusader Kings III is the newest generation in the medieval role-playing grand strategy game series Crusader Kings. Expand and improve your realm, whether a mighty kingdom or modest county. Use marriage, diplomacy and…
SimulatorStrategyHistorical- PC
- PS5
- Xbox
- +2
- 16
Stellaris
Stellaris is a real-time 4X grand strategy game set in a procedurally generated galaxy. Players control an interstellar civilization, exploring star systems connected by hyperlane networks, colonizing habitable worlds…
Real Time Strategy (RTS)SimulatorStrategy- PC
- PS5
- Xbox
- +4
- 17
Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings
Take control of a powerful civilization. Lead them through 1000 years of the Middle Ages to riches and greatness. Will you Intimidate the world into following you by using military force? Rule the world with honor and…
Real Time Strategy (RTS)StrategyHistorical- PC
- Mac
- PS2
- +1
- 18
World of Warships
World of Warships is a free to play online naval combat game by Wargaming.net. Players compete in a variety of historic warships from numerous national origins. Take control of Destroyers, Cruisers, Battleships…
Real Time Strategy (RTS)SimulatorHistorical- PC
- 19
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition celebrates the 20th anniversary of one of the most popular strategy games ever with stunning 4K Ultra HD graphics, a new and fully remastered soundtrack, and brand-new content…
Real Time Strategy (RTS)StrategyHistorical- PC
- PS5
- Xbox
- +2
- 20
Totally Accurate Battle Simulator
A physics based medieval battle simulator which lets you pit wacky waving armies against each other. In Totally Accurate Battle Simulator you pit waving arm men against each other and watch them fight it out.
SimulatorStrategyWarfare- PC
- PS5
- Xbox
- +6