swap_horiz Civilization IV Alternatives

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SaGa Minstrel Song

SaGa Minstrel Song is often cited as the most accessible and polished entry in the series. It streamlines the complex or...

Strategy Square Enix Classic Turn Based

9.6 Brilliant

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Tetris

Tetris is a classic strategy video game created by Alexey Pajitnov in the Soviet Union during the 1980s. It involves arr...

Strategy Classic Arcade Puzzle

9.6 Brilliant

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Fortnite Battle Royale

Fortnite remains a dominant force in the battle royale genre, and its Switch port delivers a surprisingly solid experien...

Gaming F2p RPG Strategy

9.5 Brilliant

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Codenames

Codenames remains the gold standard for accessible and engaging party games. Two teams compete to identify their secret...

Strategy Competitive Team Based Social

9.5 Brilliant

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Dynasty Warriors 9: Empires

Dynasty Warriors 9: Empires is the pinnacle of the series for players who crave depth beyond simple combat. It merges th...

Strategy Tactical Multiplayer Mature

9.4 Excellent

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Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition

The Enhanced Edition of the orcs-and-magic sequel is a masterpiece of isometric RPG design. It features an expansive wor...

RPG Strategy PC Dnd

9.4 Excellent

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StarCraft

StarCraft is a real-time strategy video game developed by Blizzard Entertainment. It’s notable for its complex asymmetri...

Strategy Blizzard RTS

9.3 Excellent

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Age of Empires II

Age of Empires II is a classic real-time strategy video game developed by Microsoft. It allows players to command histor...

Strategy Microsoft RTS

9.3 Excellent

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Civilization

Civilization is a turn-based strategy game where players guide a human civilization through millennia. Gameplay involves...

Complex Historical 1990S Grand Strategy

9.2 Excellent

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X-COM: UFO Defense

X-COM: UFO Defense is a turn-based tactical strategy game where players command a British counter-UFO organization. The...

Strategy Classic Tactics

9.2 Excellent

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Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri

Sid Meier’s Alpha Centauri is a 4X strategy game set in the 22nd century where seven factions colonize Chiron, a planet...

Strategy Sci Fi Simulation Complex

9.1 Excellent

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Master of Orion II

Master of Orion II is a classic turn-based strategy video game where players command an interstellar empire spanning mil...

Strategy Space 4X

9.1 Excellent

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Civilization II

Civilization II is a classic turn-based strategy video game where players guide a civilization from antiquity to the mod...

Strategy 4X Sidmeier

9.0 Excellent

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Master of Magic

Master of Magic is a single-player turn-based strategy game where players control a wizard striving for dominance across...

Strategy Turn Based Epic Historical

8.7 Great

15

Age of Wonders: Planetfall

Age of Wonders: Planetfall brings the classic Age of Wonders formula to a sci-fi setting. Players explore and colonize a...

Strategy Sci Fi Exploration Turn Based

8.5 Great

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Civilization Revolution

Civilization Revolution is a turn-based strategy game created by Firaxis Games in 2008, based on the Civilization series...

Strategy Simulation Family Friendly Turn Based

8.1 Great

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Galactic Civilizations

Galactic Civilizations is a turn-based strategy game originating from an OS/2 series, initially released in 2003. Subseq...

Strategy Space Opera 2000S Turn Based Strategy

8.1 Great

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Tropico 3

Tropico 3 is a construction and management simulation where players govern an island nation. The game focuses on city bu...

Strategy Simulation Historical Political

7.6 Good

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Tropico 6

Tropico 6 is a construction and management simulation game within the established Tropico series. Developed by Limbic En...

Strategy Germany Simulation Historical

7.6 Good

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Civilization IV: Colonization

Civilization IV: Colonization recreates the 1994 strategy game focusing on European colonization of the Americas between...

Strategy Simulation Historical 2000S

7.3 Good