List of grand strategy video games

This is an index of grand strategy video games, sorted chronologically. Information regarding date of release, developer, platform, setting, and notability is provided when available. The table can be sorted by clicking on the small boxes next to the column headings.^[1]

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Video game platforms

AMI	Amiga
APPII	Apple II
ATR	Atari 8-bit computers
C64	Commodore 64
CROSS	Cross-platform
DC	Dreamcast
DOS	MS-DOS
FM7	FM-7
FMT	FM Towns
GEN	Genesis / Mega Drive
iOS	iOS

LIN	Linux
MAC	Mac
MSX	MSX
MSX2	MSX2
OSX	macOS / OS X
PBEM	Play-by-email
PC88	PC-8800 series
PC98	PC-9800 series
PET	Commodore PET
PS1	PlayStation / PSone
PS2	PlayStation 2

PSP	PlayStation Portable
S32X	32X
SAT	Sega Saturn
SCD	Mega-CD / Sega CD
ST	Atari ST
TI99	TI-99/4A
TRS80	TRS-80
WIN	Microsoft Windows
WIN9X	Windows 9x
WINNT	Windows NT
Wii	Wii
WS	WonderSwan
X1	X1
X68K	X68000

List

Year	Game	Developer	Setting	Platform	Notes
1979	Galaxy	Microcomputer Games	Sci-fi	APPII, ATR, TRS80, PET, C64, DOS, FM7, TI99	First name: Galactic Empires (1979). Aka. Galaxy!. Released through 1979-1983.
1982	Andromeda Conquest	Microcomputer Games	Sci-fi	APPII, ATR, C64, PET, DOS, TRS80, FM7	Influenced the 4X sub-genre.
1983	Geopolitique 1990	Strategic Simulations Inc.	Cold War	APPII, C64
1983	Nobunaga no Yabou	Koei	Sengoku Jidai	GB, GEN, MSX, NES, SNES	First title in the series.
1983	Reach for the Stars: The Conquest of the Galaxy	Strategic Studies Group	Sci-fi	APPII, C64	First complete 4X title. Had three editions, latest in 1988.
1985	Colonial Conquest	SSI	Age of Imperialism	APPII, ATR, ST, C64
1985	Romance of the Three Kingdoms	Koei	Three Kingdoms	DOS, FM7, MSX, AMI, NES, PC88, SNES, WS, X1	First title in the series.
1986	Nobunaga's Ambition	Koei	Sengoku Jidai	PC88, GEN, NES, PS1, PCD, SNES
1986	Balance of Power	Mindscape	Cold War	MAC, WIN	"1990 Edition" released in 1989.
1987	Genghis Khan	Koei	Mongol Invasion	PC98, MSX, X68K, DOS, NES, AMI
1988	Nobunaga's Ambition II	Koei	Sengoku Jidai	PC88, GBC, NES	Sequel to Nobunaga's Ambition.
1988	Reach for the Stars: The Conquest of the Galaxy - Third Edition	Strategic Studies Group	Sci-fi	DOS, C64, APPII, AMI, MAC, PC98	Third & last edition. Updated to 16-bit computers.
1989	Romance of the Three Kingdoms II	Koei	Three Kingdoms	DOS, PC88, PC98, MSX2, AMI, NES, SNES, GEN, WS, PS1, WIN9X	Sequel to Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
1989	Storm Across Europe	SSI	World War II	C64, AMI, DOS
1990	Command HQ	Ozark Softscape	Historical	MAC, DOS
1990	Nobunaga's Ambition: Lord of Darkness (a.k.a. Nobunaga no Yabou: Bushou Fuuun Roku)	Koei	Sengoku Jidai	GEN, NES, PS1, PCD, SNES
1991	L'Empereur	Koei	Napoleonic Wars	MSX, DOS, NES, X68K
1991	World Empire	Viable	Historical	DOS, WIN
1992	Romance of the Three Kingdoms III: Dragon of Destiny	Koei	Three Kingdoms	DOS, PC98, X68K, FMT, PCE, SNES, GEN, SCD, PS1, WIN9X	Sequel to Romance of the Three Kingdoms II.
1992	Genghis Khan II: Clan of the Gray Wolf	Koei	Mongol Invasion	DOS, GEN, PC88, PC98, SNES, X68K	Sequel to Genghis Khan.
1992	Nobunaga no Yabou: Haouden	Koei	Sengoku Jidai	PC98, 3DO, GEN, PS1, SCD, SNES
1993	Clash of Steel	SSI	World War II	WIN
1993	Global Domination	Impressions	Historical	AMI, DOS	Based on the board game, Risk.
1994	Romance of the Three Kingdoms IV: Wall of Fire	Koei	Three Kingdoms	DOS, PC98, SNES, S32X, PS1, SAT, DC, WIN9X	Sequel to Romance of the Three Kingdoms III: Dragon of Destiny.
1994	Nobunaga no Yabou: Tenshoki	Koei	Sengoku Jidai	PC98, PS1, SAT, SNES
1994	Panzer General	Strategic Simulations	World War II	MS-DOS, 3DO, MAC OS7, Playstation, WIN	First title in the series.
1995	Age of Discovery	Email Games	Historical	PBEM, WIN	Alternate version of Global Diplomacy with randomized maps.
1995	Global Diplomacy	Email Games	Historical	PBEM, WIN
1995	Nobunaga no Yabou: Returns	Koei	Sengoku Jidai	PS1, SAT
1997	Imperialism	Frog City	Historical	MAC, WIN
1997	Panzer General II	Strategic Simulations	World War II	WIN
1997	Romance of the Three Kingdoms V	Koei	Three Kingdoms	DOS, PS1, PSP	Sequel to Romance of the Three Kingdoms IV: Wall of Fire.
1997	Nobunaga no Yabou: Shouseiroku	Koei	Sengoku Jidai	WIN, DC, PS1, SAT
1997	Svea Rike	Target Games	History of Sweden	WIN, MAC	First title in the series.
1998	Axis & Allies	Meyer/Glass	Historical	WIN
1998	Star Wars: Rebellion	Coolhand Interactive	Science fiction	WIN9X, WIN
1998	Romance of the Three Kingdoms VI: Awakening of the Dragon	Koei	Three Kingdoms	WIN9X, PS1, PSP	Sequel to Romance of the Three Kingdoms V.
1999	Nobunaga no Yabou: Reppuuden	Koei	Sengoku Jidai	WIN, DC, PS1
1999	Svea Rike II	Target Games	Historical	WIN	Sequel to Svea Rike.
1999	Imperialism II: Age of Exploration	Frog City	Historical	MAC, WIN	Sequel to Imperialism.
2000	Europa Universalis	Paradox	Historical	WIN	First title in the series.
2000	Europa Universalis: Crown of the North aka Svea Rike III	Paradox	Historical	WIN	Sequel to Svea Rike II.
2000	Reach for the Stars (2000)	Strategic Studies Group	Sci-fi	WIN	Remake of 1988 DOS version with weird visuals.
2000	Risk II	Deep Red	Historical	WIN, MAC
2000	Romance of the Three Kingdoms VII	Koei	Three Kingdoms	WIN9X, MAC, PSP, PS1, PS2	Sequel to Romance of the Three Kingdoms VI: Awakening of the Dragon.
2000	Shogun: Total War	The Creative Assembly	Historical	WIN	First title in the series.
2001	Europa Universalis II	Paradox	Historical	WIN	Sequel to Europa Universalis.
2001	Romance of the Three Kingdoms VIII	Koei	Three Kingdoms	WIN9X, MAC, PSP, PS2	Sequel to Romance of the Three Kingdoms VII.
2001	Nobunaga no Yabou: Ranseiki	Koei	Sengoku Jidai	WIN, Xbox
2002	Hearts of Iron	Paradox	World War II	WIN, MAC, OSX	First title in the series.
2002	Strategic Command: European Theater	Fury Software	World War II	WIN	First title in the series.
2002	Nobunaga no Yabou: Soutensoku	Koei	Sengoku Jidai	WIN
2002	Medieval: Total War	Creative Assembly	Middle Ages	WIN
2002	SuperPower	GolemLabs	Modern history	WIN	First title in the series.
2003	Rise of Nations	Big Huge Games	Historical	WIN, OSX	First title in the series.
2003	Romance of the Three Kingdoms IX	Koei	Three Kingdoms	WIN9X, PS2	Sequel to Romance of the Three Kingdoms VIII.
2003	Nobunaga's Ambition: Rise to Power (a.k.a. Nobunaga no Yabou: Tenka Souhei)	Koei	Sengoku Jidai	WIN, PS2
2003	Victoria: An Empire Under the Sun	Paradox	19th century	WIN, OSX	First title in the series.
2004	Crusader Kings	Paradox	Middle Ages	WIN	First title in the series.
2004	Knights of Honor	Black Sea Studios	Medieval	WIN	First title in the series.
2004	Romance of the Three Kingdoms X	Koei	Three Kingdoms	WIN9X, PS2	Sequel to Romance of the Three Kingdoms IX.
2004	Rome: Total War	The Creative Assembly	Historical	WIN, OSX
2004	SuperPower 2	GolemLabs	Modern	WIN	Sequel to SuperPower.
2004	Two Thrones	Paradox	Middle Ages	WIN
2005	Generation of Chaos	Idea Factory	Fantasy	PSP
2005	Hearts of Iron II	Paradox	World War II	WIN, OSX	Sequel to Hearts of Iron.
2005	Nobunaga's Ambition: Iron Triangle (a.k.a. Nobunaga no Yabou: Kakushin)	Koei	Sengoku Jidai	WIN, PS2, WII
2005	Supreme Ruler 2010	BattleGoat Studios	Science fiction	WIN	First title in the series.
2006	Birth of America	SEP BOA	European colonization of the Americas	WIN
2006	Strategic Command 2: Blitzkrieg	Fury Software	World War II	WIN	Sequel to Strategic Command: European Theater.
2006	Romance of the Three Kingdoms XI	Koei	Three Kingdoms	WIN, PS2, Wii	Sequel to Romance of the Three Kingdoms X.
2006	Medieval II: Total War	The Creative Assembly	Historical	WIN, LIN, OSX
2007	Ageod's American Civil War	AGEOD	American Civil War	WIN
2007	Europa Universalis III	Paradox	Historical	WIN	Sequel to Europa Universalis II.
2007	Making History: The Calm & The Storm	Muzzy Lane	World War II	WIN
2008	Europa Universalis: Rome	Paradox	Ancient Rome	WIN	Sequel to Europa Universalis III.
2008	Strategic Command WWII Pacific Theater	Fury Software	World War II	WIN	Sequel to Strategic Command 2: Blitzkrieg.
2008	Supreme Ruler 2020	BattleGoat Studios	Science fiction	WIN	Sequel to Supreme Ruler 2010.
2008	TripleA	TripleA team	Historical	CROSS	Clone of the board game, Axis and Allies.
2008	World War One	AGEOD	World War I	WIN
2009	Hearts of Iron III	Paradox	Historical	WIN, OSX	Sequel to Hearts of Iron II.
2009	For the Glory	Crystal Empire Games	Historical	WIN	Stand-alone game based on Europa Universalis II.
2009	Arsenal of Democracy	BL-Logic	Historical	WIN	Stand-alone game based on Hearts of Iron II.
2009	Empire: Total War	The Creative Assembly	Historical	WIN, MAC, LIN
2009	Nobunaga no Yabou: Tendou	Koei	Sengoku Jidai	WIN, PS3, X360
2009	Supremacy 1914	Bytro Labs	World War I	WIN, iOS, AND
2010	Distant Worlds	Code Force	Science fiction	WIN
2010	Making History II: The War of the World	Muzzy Lane	World War II	WIN, OSX	Sequel to Making History: The Calm & The Storm.
2010	Rise of Prussia	AGEOD	Seven Years' War	WIN
2010	Victoria II	Paradox	Victorian era	WIN, OSX	Sequel to Victoria: An Empire Under the Sun.
2010	Napoleon: Total War	The Creative Assembly	Historical	WIN, OSX
2010	Strategic Command WWII Global Conflict	Fury Software	World War II	WIN	Sequel to Strategic Command WWII Pacific Theater.
2011	Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game	Darkest Hour Team	Historical	WIN	Stand-alone game based on Hearts of Iron 2 Armageddon.
2011	Pride of Nations	AGEOD	19th century	WIN
2011	Supreme Ruler: Cold War	BattleGoat Studios	Cold War	WIN
2011	Sengoku	Paradox	Sengoku era	WIN, OSX
2011	Total War: Shogun 2	The Creative Assembly	Historical	WIN, MAC, LIN
2011	Storm: Frontline Nation	Colossai Studios	Modern	WIN
2011	Fate of the World	Red Redemption	Science fiction	WIN, OSX
2012	Hegemony Gold: Wars of Ancient Greece	Longbow Games	Ancient Greece	WIN
2012	Romance of the Three Kingdoms XII	Koei	Three Kingdoms	WIN, WiiU, PS3	Sequel to Romance of the Three Kingdoms XI.
2012	Crusader Kings II	Paradox	Medieval	WIN, OSX, LIN	Sequel to Crusader Kings.
2013	Ageod's American Civil War II	AGEOD	American Civil War	WIN	Sequel to Ageod's American Civil War.
2013	Europa Universalis IV	Paradox	Early modern period	WIN, OSX, LIN	Sequel to Europa Universalis III.
2013	Nobunaga's Ambition: Sphere of Influence (a.k.a. Nobunaga no Yabou: Souzou)	Koei	Sengoku Jidai	WIN, PS3, PS4
2013	Total War: Rome II	The Creative Assembly	Historical	WIN, MAC, LIN
2013	March of the Eagles	Paradox	Napoleonic era	WIN, OSX
2013	Dominions 4: Thrones of Ascension	Illwinter Game Design	Fantasy	WIN, OSX, LIN	Sequel to Dominions 3.
2014	Hegemony Rome: The Rise of Caesar	Longbow Games	Ancient Rome	WIN	Sequel to Hegemony Gold: Wars of Ancient Greece.
2014	Making History: The Great War	Muzzy Lane	World War I	WIN, OSX	Sequel to Making History II: The War of the World.
2014	Supreme Ruler 1936	BattleGoat Studios	Historical	WIN, OSX
2014	Supreme Ruler Ultimate	BattleGoat Studios	Historical, Science fiction	WIN, OSX
2015	Call of War	Bytro Labs	World War II	WIN, iOS, AND
2015	Total War: Attila	The Creative Assembly	Historical	WIN, MAC, LIN
2015	Hegemony III: Clash of the Ancients	Longbow Games	Ancient Rome	WIN	Sequel to Hegemony Rome: The Rise of Caesar.
2016	Romance of the Three Kingdoms XIII	Koei	Three Kingdoms	WIN, PS3, PS4, PS Vita, XO, Nintendo Switch	Sequel to Romance of the Three Kingdoms XII.
2016	Total War: Warhammer	The Creative Assembly	Fantasy	WIN, OSX, LIN
2016	Conflict of Nations	Bytro Labs, Dorado Games	Cold War, Modern	WIN, iOS, AND
2016	Conflict of Nations	Bytro Labs, Dorado Games	Cold War, Early Modern War	WIN, iOS, AND
2016	Hearts of Iron IV	Paradox	World War II	WIN, OSX, LIN	Sequel to Hearts of Iron III.
2016	Stellaris	Paradox	Science fiction	WIN, OSX, LIN, PS4, XO
2017	Supreme Ruler The Great War	BattleGoat Studios	Historical, Science fiction	WIN, OSX
2017	Nobunaga's Ambition: Taishi (a.k.a. Nobunaga no Yabou: Taishi)	Koei	Sengoku Jidai	WIN, PS4, NX
2017	Total War: Warhammer II	The Creative Assembly	Fantasy	WIN, OSX, LIN	Sequel to Total War: Warhammer.
2018	Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia	The Creative Assembly	Historical	WIN, MAC, LIN
2019	Imperator: Rome	Paradox	Ancient Rome	WIN, OSX, LIN	Sequel to Europa Universalis: Rome.
2019	Total War: Three Kingdoms	The Creative Assembly	Historical	WIN, OSX, LIN
2019	Field of Glory: Empires	AGEod	Ancient Rome	WIN	Fourth game in the Field of Glory series.
2020	Crusader Kings III	Paradox	Medieval	WIN, OSX, LIN	Sequel to Crusader Kings II.
2020	Total War Saga: Troy	The Creative Assembly	Historical	WIN, OSX, LIN
2021	Iron Order 1919	Bytro Labs	World War I, Dieselpunk	WIN, iOS, AND	World War I with futuristic technologies.
2021	Rising Constellation	Blackflag Games	Sci-fi	WIN, OSX, LIN	Multiplayer only.^[2] Delisted mid-2023.
2022	Knights of Honor II: Sovereign	Black Sea Games	Medieval	WIN	Sequel to Knights of Honor.
2022	Nobunaga's Ambition: Awakening (a.k.a. Nobunaga no Yabou: Shinsei)	Koei	Sengoku Jidai	WIN, PS4, NX
2022	Total War: Warhammer III	The Creative Assembly	Fantasy	WIN, OSX, LIN	Sequel to Total War: Warhammer II.
2022	Terra Invicta	Pavonis Interactive	Modern, Science Fiction	WIN
2022	Victoria 3	Paradox	Victorian era	WIN, OSX, LIN	Sequel to Victoria II.
2023	Star Trek: Infinite	Nimble Giant Entertainment	Science fiction	WIN, OSX
2023 (EA)	World Warfare & Economics	Okron Studio	Modern, Sci-fi	WIN, OSX	Covers whole Earth and up to 66 planets.^[3]

References

^ Smith, Nat (January 10, 2024). "The best grand strategy games on PC 2024". PC Games N. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
^ "Rising Constellation's MobyGames page". MobyGames. Atari SA. March 5, 2022. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
^ "World Warfare & Economics' MobyGames page". MobyGames. Atari SA. March 5, 2024. Retrieved April 19, 2024.

[1] Smith, Nat (January 10, 2024). "The best grand strategy games on PC 2024". PC Games N. Retrieved February 10, 2024.

[RC-2021_MG-2] "Rising Constellation's MobyGames page". MobyGames. Atari SA. March 5, 2022. Retrieved April 3, 2024.

[WWnE-2023_MG-3] "World Warfare & Economics' MobyGames page". MobyGames. Atari SA. March 5, 2024. Retrieved April 19, 2024.

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