Games To Play If You Like Civilization 7

The seventh mainline entry in the genre defining Sid Meier’s Civilization series, Sid Meier’s Civilization 7, also known as Civ 7, pushes turn-based strategy to glorious new heights. Pick your leader and culture from across history and begin your quest to create a dominating empire your way.

If Civilization 7 has consumed hours of your life with its deep strategic gameplay, and you want to begin a new historical conquest to build up another empire, there are plenty of games to look towards. With a wide range of eras, cultures, and locations, these games will give you another experience that will make your time disappear right in front of your eyes.

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Dune: Spice Wars

Fight For Control Of The Spice

Dune: Spice Wars is a 4X real-time strategy title set in the beloved Dune universe that will have you immersed in the fight to control the most valuable resource on the planet, spice. Controlling the spice means controlling the world. So you will build your faction to battle those who oppose you and survive the harsh landscape of Arrakis to become the ruler of the planet.

Spice Wars focuses much more on making sure you control your resources well while also managing political affairs and army building on the side. The desert coated planet is taken full advantage of in inventive ways with unique fantasy elements that help make Spice Wars a must-play title not just for Dune fans, but also 4X strategy fans.

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Victoria 3

Economical Strategic Mastery

For those who enjoy the deep political and economic management features found in Civ 7 and want to try their hand at building a society in the middle of many technological and social revolutions, take a look at Victoria 3. This historical society simulator has you working towards industrializing and improving an accurate 19th century nation in your vision.

You had better be prepared to face the many challenges that come with the realistic task of modernizing the nation in the 19th century, as this is no easy task. Every mechanic is deeply interesting and every decision you make will decide the fate of millions and your empire. Despite this, it is a very accessible title that will get you absorbed into its world and immerse you in its detailed gameplay.

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Endless Legend

The Endless 4X Experience

This classic from 2014 has been one of the kings of the 4X genre for over a decade, and it still holds that title proudly. Endless Legend is a fantasy take on the strategy 4X gameplay that innovates with DnD-like RPG elements to create an endlessly enjoyable experience that cannot be missed.

Take charge of one of eight mythical civilizations composed of races such as, elves, mages and even dragons to battle and explore the dark world of Auriga to evolve and improve your empire. Each faction plays drastically differently and has their own story lines to progress through RPG like main quests that reward you with strong artifacts.

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Crusader Kings 3

Rule Your Kingdom

The grand world of Crusader Kings 3 will have you transported into the position of managing a royal lineage through deep character interactions. This strategic title will have you discuss political interests, create alliances, and develop a legacy that you decide in a detailed Middle Age world.

Spanning multiple generations, you will explore the map to conquer and rule countless countries and kingdoms through either battle or alliances. What is so special about this title over many is its narrative-driven experience that will have you keeping politics and your kingdom in check. It ends up being a very emotional and deep journey that is one of the most refreshing takes on the 4X genre.

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Heart Of The Machine

A Cybernetic Future

In a world filled with corruption and decay, society has fallen. It is up to you to either fix things or rule as a tyrant of a leader. Heart Of The Machine is a beautifully crafted sci-fi game that blends city building and turn-based strategy together in an RPG formula to create an early-access title with a bright future filled with promise.

You will use futuristic means to shape a dystopian cyberpunk world as a sentient AI with no master. The progressive story will unfold in many different ways, depending on the choices you make, and this is complimented by the procedurally generated world and events. This is a 4X game that is the perfect love letter to the genre and Sci-fi as a whole.

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Sid Meier’s Civilization 6

A Trip To The Legacy Of Civilization

The Sid Meier series has a long legacy that has led to the release of Civ 7. Almost every single title is a refined masterpiece and if you enjoyed Civ 7, then going back to any of the older titles is a great way to get even more strategic fun and explore the roots that made it as enjoyable as it is.

We recommend Civ 6, the predecessor to Civ 7. Despite being great fun, Civ 7 had many major changes to the classic Civ formula. One of the biggest changes in Civ 7 is being able to pick any great leader to lead any civilization to victory. This can create silly combinations but loses some of the historical accuracy that we adore Civilization for. We strongly urge fans of Civ 7 to give the classic titles a try.

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Manor Lords

A Historically Accurate Conquest

The city building in Civ 7 is extremely intricate, but for anyone who wants an even more detailed system, Manor Lords has you covered. In this realistic depiction of Franconia, Germany in the 14th century, you will be tasked with micromanaging your medieval city and strategically keeping on top of warfare, resource management and the development of your cities and empire.

Manor Lords has a high attention to even the most minute historical details and this makes the gameplay immerse you straight into the feudal life of the 14th century. We have genuinely spent hours of our real life planning and thinking about how we could improve our virtual cities and this is all thanks to how deep every single part of the world is.

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Total War: Warhammer 3

A Genius Crossover Between Two Classics

With an everlasting legacy of video games and tabletop games, the Warhammer series has explored a range of genres and smashed them with success nearly every time. In this collaboration game, Warhammer has crossed over with the fantastic turn-based strategy series Total War. This title features a rich, fantasy world that challenges you to manage your empire across a giant campaign map to conquer everything in the Realm Of Chaos.

Taking the deep lore and world of Warhammer has led this game to being an outstanding strategy title that makes full use of both series’ stellar features. With seven races and ten lords to choose from, alongside over one hundred unique units, you can build your army into an unstoppable force of chaos and destruction.

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Stellaris

Explore An Endless Universe

If you want to take a strategic interstellar trip away from history, then catch a space flight up to your new empire in Stellaris. This sci-fi take on the 4X genre has a galaxy full of intergalactic wonders and infinitely unique races for you to rule over. Exploration is a key focus as you will need to reach the furthest depths of the cosmos to succeed.

Despite releasing in 2016, the game is still receiving consistent updates and expansion packs to help further expand the universe of content it has. This makes it one of the most expansive and rich strategic titles available. With so many systems, events and problems for you to solve, Stellaris is a game that will require all of your brain power.

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Humankind

Infinite Possibilities

In this 4X strategy title, the formula you know and love from Sid Meier’s titles has been taken and creatively reinvented to provide a brand-new feel for the genre. The main draw of Humankind is the 60 plus cultures that can be mixed with each other’s traits and elements. Over time, this will evolve into a diverse, personalized civilization with endless potential.

This is wonderful for replayability, as no two empires will be the same in every playthrough, even if you pick the same starting culture. Each culture also wildly affects gameplay and your options, which adds even more variety. WIth many more innovative features such as unique win conditions, Humankind is one of the greatest evolutions of the genre and Civ 7 fans must check it out.

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Age Of Empires 2: Definitive Edition

A Retro Classic Remastered

There is only one strategy series that rivals the expertly crafted Sid Meier series and that is Age Of Empires. These classic games have been around since the late 90s and are real-time strategy titles that have you building up a civilization, resource managing and battling your way to ruling the world.

The best of the series has to be the fantastic Age Of Empires 2: Definitive Edition. This is all thanks to an empire’s worth of content spread across over 45 different cultures. AoE 2 is very accessible for new players to dive into its deep mechanics and there is even a massive modding community that is consistently making new things for you to spice up the masterful gameplay.