Computed from player tags · Not ranked by quality
24 games like Sid Meier's Civilization VII (2026)
Every game below overlaps with Sid Meier's Civilization VII on things players said about it rather than on our opinion of what feels alike. Each entry shows what it matched on, so you can throw out the ones matching on the part you did not care about.
The short version
- Closest match: Sid Meier's Civilization III Complete, which made by the same studio, Firaxis Games.
- Sid Meier's Civilization VII is tagged Grand Strategy, Historical, 4X, Diplomacy, Military, Simulation, Multiplayer, Economy by Steam players. Those tags are what the matching runs on.
- 24 games qualify, each with at least fifty player reviews behind its sentiment figure.
- 1 are free to download, so you can test the resemblance yourself at no cost.
- 4 are from the same studio: Sid Meier's Civilization III Complete, Sid Meier's Civilization IV, Sid Meier's Civilization V, Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization.
How these were matched
Steam tags carry the most weight, because players apply them and they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Souls-like, Atmospheric and Cozy exist as tags and as nothing else, which is exactly the vocabulary this question needs. Formal genres count for less, themes and a shared studio for more.
Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are thrown out before matching. Nearly everything is tagged Singleplayer, so matching on it is matching on nothing. That cutoff is computed from the catalogue rather than fixed, so it moves as the catalogue grows.
All 24, closest first
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Sid Meier's Civilization III Complete
Why it matched: made by the same studio, Firaxis Games; both war, historical and strategy; shares 11 player tags including Strategy, Turn-Based Strategy and 4X.
Sid Meier's Civilization III: Complete, the latest offering in the Sid Meier's Civilization III franchise, provides gaming fans with Sid Meier's Civilization III, the highly-addictive journey of discovery.
Sid Meier's Civilization III Complete at a glance Released 2006 Studio Firaxis Games Player sentiment 89% positive of 7,789 Price $4.99 StrategyTurn-Based Strategy4XHistoricalGrand StrategySimulationMilitaryCity Builder
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HUMANKIND
Why it matched: both war, historical and strategy; shares 11 player tags including Strategy, Turn-Based Strategy and 4X; released around the same time (2021).
Rewrite history by shaping a civilization as unique as you are. Combine 60 cultures from the Ancient Era to the Modern Age to lead your empire to victory. Build thriving cities, outsmart rivals in epic battles, spread your influence and leave your mark on HUMANKIND™.
HUMANKIND at a glance Released 2021 Studio AMPLITUDE Studios Player sentiment 69% positive of 28,708 Price $4.99 StrategyTurn-Based Strategy4XCity BuilderHistoricalGrand StrategyWarHex Grid
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Sid Meier's Civilization IV
Why it matched: made by the same studio, Firaxis Games; both war, historical and strategy; shares 9 player tags including Strategy, Turn-Based Strategy and 4X.
With over 6 million units sold and unprecedented critical acclaim from fans and press around the world, Sid Meier's Civilization is recognized as one of the greatest PC game franchises of all-time. Now, Sid Meier and Firaxis Games will take this incredibly fun and addictive game to new heights by adding new ways to play and win, new...
Sid Meier's Civilization IV at a glance Released 2006 Studio Firaxis Games Player sentiment 95% positive of 57 Price $19.99 StrategyTurn-Based Strategy4XHistoricalGrand StrategySimulationEconomyWar
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ROMANCE OF THE THREE KINGDOMS XIV
Why it matched: both war, historical and strategy; shares 11 player tags including Turn-Based Tactics, Military and Diplomacy.
Triumph over the land, take charge of the fate of China! Conquer territories and fly your colors!
ROMANCE OF THE THREE KINGDOMS XIV at a glance Released 2020 Studio KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD. Player sentiment 63% positive of 15,932 Price $59.99 Turn-Based TacticsMilitaryDiplomacyWarGrand StrategyTurn-Based StrategyStrategyHistorical
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Sid Meier's Civilization V
Why it matched: made by the same studio, Firaxis Games; both historical and strategy; shares 10 player tags including Turn-Based Strategy, Strategy and Historical.
Create, discover, and download new player-created maps, scenarios, interfaces, and more!
Sid Meier's Civilization V at a glance Released 2010 Studio Firaxis Games Player sentiment 96% positive of 210,613 Price $29.99 Turn-Based StrategyStrategyHistorical4XHex GridGrand StrategyEconomyTactical
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Call of War: World War 2
Why it matched: both war, historical and strategy; shares 10 player tags including Strategy, War and Grand Strategy.
Take over the control of one of the mighty nations during the times of World War 2 in this persisting long-term strategy game. Conquer provinces, forge alliances and build up your economy in real-time. Research top secret weapons of World War 2 and become the one true superpower!
Call of War: World War 2 at a glance Released 2017 Studio Bytro Labs GmbH Player sentiment 71% positive of 6,372 Price Free StrategyWarGrand StrategyMilitarySimulationTacticalHistoricalDiplomacy
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Victoria II
Why it matched: both war, historical and strategy; shares 10 player tags including Grand Strategy, Strategy and Historical.
Carefully guide your nation from the era of absolute monarchies in the early 19th century, through expansion and colonization, to finally become a truly great power by the dawn of the 20th century. Victoria II is a grand strategy game played during the colonial era of the 19th century, where the player takes control of a country, guiding...
Victoria II at a glance Released 2010 Studio Development Studio Player sentiment 92% positive of 20,016 Price $19.99 Grand StrategyStrategyHistoricalPolitical SimEconomySimulationMilitaryWar
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Hearts of Iron IV
Why it matched: both war, historical and strategy; shares 9 player tags including Strategy, Grand Strategy and War.
Victory is at your fingertips! Your ability to lead your nation is your supreme weapon, the strategy game Hearts of Iron IV lets you take command of any nation in World War II; the most engaging conflict in world history.
Hearts of Iron IV at a glance Released 2016 Studio Paradox Development Studio Player sentiment 90% positive of 375,658 Price $49.99 StrategyGrand StrategyWarHistoricalMilitaryAlternate HistorySimulationTactical
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Total War: ROME REMASTERED
Why it matched: both war, historical and strategy; shares 9 player tags including Strategy, Grand Strategy and Turn-Based Strategy; released around the same time (2021).
Total War: ROME REMASTERED lets you relive the legacy that defined the award-winning strategy game series. Remastered to 4K with multiple improvements to visuals as well as refinements to gameplay, it’s time to revisit a true classic. Not everyone gets a second chance to conquer the Roman Empire.
Total War: ROME REMASTERED at a glance Released 2021 Studio Creative Assembly Player sentiment 77% positive of 13,722 Price $29.99 StrategyGrand StrategyTurn-Based Strategy4XHistoricalDiplomacyTacticalWar
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Total War: MEDIEVAL II – Definitive Edition
Why it matched: both war, historical and strategy; shares 9 player tags including Strategy, Historical and Turn-Based Strategy.
Spanning the most turbulent era in Western history, your quest for territory and power takes you through Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and even onto the shores of the New World.
Total War: MEDIEVAL II – Definitive Edition at a glance Released 2006 Studio CREATIVE ASSEMBLY Player sentiment 96% positive of 36,357 Price $24.99 StrategyHistoricalTurn-Based StrategyGrand StrategyWarTacticalMilitarySimulation
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Total War: NAPOLEON – Definitive Edition
Why it matched: both war, historical and strategy; shares 9 player tags including Strategy, Historical and Grand Strategy.
Complete your Total War collection with this Definitive Edition of Total War: NAPOLEON, which includes all DLC and feature updates since the game’s release
Total War: NAPOLEON – Definitive Edition at a glance Released 2010 Studio CREATIVE ASSEMBLY Player sentiment 92% positive of 27,543 Price $24.99 StrategyHistoricalGrand StrategyWarTurn-Based StrategyTacticalMilitaryTurn-Based Tactics
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Age of History II
Why it matched: both war, historical and strategy; shares 9 player tags including Strategy, Historical and War.
Age of History II is a grand strategy wargame that is simple to learn yet hard to master.Your objective is to use military tactics and cunning diplomacy to either unify the world, or conquer it.Will the world bleed out or bow before you? The choice is yours..
Age of History II at a glance Released 2018 Studio Łukasz Jakowski Player sentiment 90% positive of 49,963 Price $5.99 StrategyHistoricalWarGrand StrategyTurn-Based StrategyPolitical SimSimulationDiplomacy
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Europa Universalis IV
Why it matched: both war, historical and strategy; shares 9 player tags including Grand Strategy, Strategy and Historical.
Rule your land and dominate the world with unparalleled freedom, depth and historical accuracy. Write a new history of the world and build an empire for the ages.
Europa Universalis IV at a glance Released 2013 Studio Development Studio Player sentiment 88% positive of 137,275 Price $49.99 Grand StrategyStrategyHistoricalSimulation4XAlternate HistoryMilitaryDiplomacy
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Victoria 3
Why it matched: both war, historical and strategy; shares 9 player tags including Grand Strategy, Economy and Historical; released around the same time (2022).
Paradox Development Studio invites you to build your ideal society in the tumult of the exciting and transformative 19th century. Balance the competing interests in your society and earn your place in the sun in Victoria 3, one of the most anticipated games in Paradox’s history.
Victoria 3 at a glance Released 2022 Studio Development Studio Player sentiment 70% positive of 60,969 Price $49.99 Grand StrategyEconomyHistoricalPolitical SimStrategyDiplomacySimulationAlternate History
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Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization
Why it matched: made by the same studio, Firaxis Games; both historical and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Strategy, Turn-Based Strategy and 4X.
Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization is the third offering in the award winning Civilization IV series. A re-imagining of the classic Colonization game Sid Meier created in 1994, Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization is a total conversion of the Civilization IV engine into a game experience in which players will lead a European...
Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization at a glance Released 2008 Studio Firaxis Games Player sentiment 87% positive of 1,574 Price $19.99 StrategyTurn-Based Strategy4XHistoricalGrand StrategySimulationEconomyCity Builder
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Company of Heroes 3
Why it matched: both war, historical and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Strategy, PvP and Turn-Based Tactics; released around the same time (2023).
Company of Heroes 3 combines heart-pounding combat with deeper strategic choices in a stunning Mediterranean theatre of war. In Company of Heroes 3, every battle tells a story...what's yours?
Company of Heroes 3 at a glance Released 2023 Studio Relic Entertainment Player sentiment 57% positive of 40,052 Price $59.99 StrategyPvPTurn-Based TacticsHistoricalMilitaryTurn-Based StrategyTacticalWar
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Imperator: Rome
Why it matched: both war, historical and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Strategy, Grand Strategy and Simulation.
Dominate the classical Mediterranean in Imperator: Rome, a grand strategy game from Paradox Interactive. Navigate the dangerous waters of politics and diplomacy as you build up your provinces and conquer foreign lands. Now available with special content and the digital artbook.
Imperator: Rome at a glance Released 2019 Studio Paradox Development Studio Player sentiment 66% positive of 26,891 Price $39.99 StrategyGrand StrategySimulationHistoricalPolitical SimEconomyWarAlternate History
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Farthest Frontier
Why it matched: both war, historical and strategy; shares 7 player tags including Historical, 4X and City Builder; released around the same time (2025).
Protect and guide your people as you forge a town from untamed wilderness at the edge of the known world. Harvest raw materials, hunt, fish and farm to survive. Produce crafted items to trade, consume, equip and fight with as you battle for your survival against the elements and outside threats.
Farthest Frontier at a glance Released 2025 Studio Crate Entertainment Player sentiment 86% positive of 25,411 Price $34.99 Historical4XCity BuilderStrategySimulationEconomyWar
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Rome: Total War - Collection
Why it matched: both war, historical and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Strategy, Historical and Turn-Based Strategy.
Control and conquer the greatest empire ever known to man.
Rome: Total War - Collection at a glance Released 2007 Studio CREATIVE ASSEMBLY Player sentiment 95% positive of 16,717 Price Not listed StrategyHistoricalTurn-Based StrategyGrand StrategyTacticalWarSimulation4X
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The Battle of Polytopia
Why it matched: both war and strategy; shares 9 player tags including Strategy, Turn-Based Strategy and 4X.
Welcome to the unique, turn-based strategy game set in the strange, flat world of the Square. Lead one of 16 distinct civilizations to victory by expanding your empire, researching technologies, and ultimately become ruler of the world! Play in single-player or multiplayer mode for up to 16 players.
The Battle of Polytopia at a glance Released 2020 Studio Midjiwan AB Player sentiment 94% positive of 5,988 Price $14.99 StrategyTurn-Based Strategy4XTurn-Based TacticsWarPvPDiplomacySimulation
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Hell Let Loose
Why it matched: both war, historical and strategy; shares 7 player tags including War, Military and Tactical; released around the same time (2021).
Join the ever expanding experience of Hell Let Loose - a hardcore World War Two first person shooter with epic battles of 100 players with infantry, tanks, artillery, a dynamically shifting front line and a unique resource based RTS-inspired meta-game.
Hell Let Loose at a glance Released 2021 Studio Expression Games Player sentiment 82% positive of 149,565 Price $49.99 WarMilitaryTacticalSimulationHistoricalPvPStrategy
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Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition
Why it matched: both war, historical and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Strategy, Historical and Military.
Command the seas, control the land, forge a new nation, and conquer the globe.
Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition at a glance Released 2009 Studio CREATIVE ASSEMBLY Player sentiment 91% positive of 38,055 Price $24.99 StrategyHistoricalMilitaryGrand StrategyTurn-Based StrategyWarTacticalTurn-Based Tactics
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Dune: Spice Wars
Why it matched: both war and strategy; shares 9 player tags including Strategy, 4X and Grand Strategy; released around the same time (2023).
A 4X real-time strategy game from the developers of the critically acclaimed Northgard. Set in Frank Herbert’s groundbreaking Dune universe, you must lead your faction and battle for control and dominance over the harsh desert planet of Arrakis.
Dune: Spice Wars at a glance Released 2023 Studio Shiro Games Player sentiment 79% positive of 13,549 Price $34.99 Strategy4XGrand StrategySimulationTacticalEconomyWarDiplomacy
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Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition
Why it matched: both war, historical and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Strategy, Historical and Turn-Based Strategy.
Emperor Edition is the definitive edition of ROME II, featuring an improved politics system, overhauled building chains, rebalanced battles and improved visuals in both campaign and battleEmperor Edition contains all free feature updates since its release in 2013, which includes bug fixes, balancing, Twitch.
Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition at a glance Released 2013 Studio CREATIVE ASSEMBLY Player sentiment 88% positive of 88,148 Price $59.99 StrategyHistoricalTurn-Based StrategyGrand StrategyTacticalWarSimulationTurn-Based Tactics
Common questions
What game is most like Sid Meier's Civilization VII?
Sid Meier's Civilization III Complete, on the evidence we have. It made by the same studio, Firaxis Games. That is a statement about overlap, not a promise you will like it as much: two games can share every tag and still feel different to play.
How is "similar to Sid Meier's Civilization VII" decided?
By overlap on the tags Steam players applied to each game, the formal genres, the themes both sit in, and whether the same studio made them. Tags carry the most weight because players write them, so they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are ignored: matching on "Singleplayer" is matching on nothing. Every entry below shows exactly what it matched on.
Are these ranked by quality?
No. They are ordered by how much they overlap with Sid Meier's Civilization VII. Where two games overlap equally, the better received one goes first, but that only moves a game a place or two. Each entry shows its own player sentiment so you can weigh that separately.
What else did the makers of Sid Meier's Civilization VII do?
Sid Meier's Civilization III Complete, Sid Meier's Civilization IV, Sid Meier's Civilization V, Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization are also from Firaxis Games, and appear in the list below for that reason as well as on tag overlap.
Do you get paid for these recommendations?
No. The order is computed from tag and genre overlap and nothing else. No placement here can be bought, and a game appearing high on this page is a statement about resemblance rather than an endorsement.