Games like Civilization VI

3.8average player rating•5 games

Civ's real mechanic is the clock you don't notice. These all have it — the turn that becomes an evening — while pulling the empire in different directions.

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Games5

Avg. Metacritic79

Avg. player rating3.8/5

Avg. playtime7h

Main genreStrategy

Released2014–2023

What these games share

The genres these 5 picks have in common, straight from their store data.

Strategy5 of 5
Simulation2 of 5

The picks

Ranked by player rating, Metacritic breaks ties.

1
Stellaris
StrategySimulation
The same expansion itch, aimed at a galaxy — sprawling, strange, and endlessly moddable.
4.1/5Player ratingMC78View game
2
Age of Wonders 4
Strategy
Empire building with tactical battles you actually fight, rather than resolve.
4.0/5Player ratingView game
3
Humankind
Strategy
The most direct challenger: swap cultures each era instead of committing to one civilisation.
3.6/5Player ratingMC77View game
4
Endless Legend
RPGStrategy
4X with genuinely asymmetric factions — each one plays by different rules, not different bonuses.
3.6/5Player ratingMC82View game
5
Old World
StrategySimulation
Civ crossed with Crusader Kings — your dynasty is mortal, and that changes everything.
3.6/5Player ratingMC80View game