The Best 29 Civilization Alternatives

  • FreeCiv icon

    FreeCiv

    Freeciv is an open-source, turn-based strategy game based on Civilization II. Inspired by the history of human civilization, the game commences in prehistory and your mission is to lead your tribe from the stone age to the space age...

    Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux BSD Web

  • Widelands icon

    Widelands

    Widelands is a free, open source real-time strategy game with singleplayer campaigns and a multiplayer mode.

    Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux

  • Tanks of Freedom icon

    Tanks of Freedom

    Classic turn-based strategy game with two armies fighting against each other. Challenge yourself in campaign against AI or hot-seat battle with a friend. Using easy map editor you can create any imaginable scenario to play.

    Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux Android BSD GitHub

  • UniWar icon

    UniWar

    UniWar is a turn-based strategy game where players battle it out on the field with units of differents races, building bases and using the terrain to overcome their opponents towards victory.

    Freemium Android iPhone iPad Blackberry S60

    Team work Multiplayer Single player
  • Crown of the Gods icon

    Crown of the Gods

    Crown of the Gods™ is a Free-to-Win MMO real time strategy game made by Gaming Addict Studios that is not, and never will be, pay to win.

    Free Web

  • Total War icon

    Total War

    Total war is a turn based/ RTS strategy game, you play in different historical battles. Total War: Attila and Medieval II: Total War is also avariable for Linux.

    Commercial Mac OS X Windows Linux

    Free to play Battle simulation
  • FreeCol icon

    FreeCol

    FreeCol is a 4X video game, a clone of Sid Meier's Colonization. While remaining faithful to the original in terms of mechanics and gameplay, FreeCol sports a new set of redesigned graphics.

    Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux

  • C-evo icon

    C-evo

    C-evo is a freeware empire building game for Windows With a time scope of several thousand years, it covers aspects of exploration and expansion, industry and agriculture, warfare and diplomacy, science and administration.

    Free Open Source Windows

  • Great Little War Game icon

    Great Little War Game

    Great Little War Game is a 3D turn based strategy game from Rubicon. Take charge of your army and defend your strongholds against enemy attack.

    Commercial Windows Android iPhone Android Tablet iPad PlayBook

  • openage icon

    openage

    free (as in freedom) open-source rts http://alternativein.com/software/age-of-empires-iii/ engine. written from scratch in c++14 and python, using opengl + glsl.

    Free Open Source Mac OS X Linux

  • Europa Universalis icon

    Europa Universalis

    Europa Universalis IV gives you control of a nation to guide through the years in order to create a dominant global empire.

    Commercial Mac OS X Windows Linux Steam

  • Ikariam icon

    Ikariam

    Ikariam is a browser based massively multiplayer online game of the strategy genre produced and maintained by Gameforge AG. The game is set in the era of classical...

    Freemium Web

    Dark theme Multiplayer
  • Heroes of Might and Magic II icon

    Heroes of Might and Magic II

    Lord Ironfist is dead and the Kingdom is plunged into a vicious civil war by his feuding sons. At stake is the ultimate prize: control of the land and succession of the...

    Commercial Windows MS-DOS DOSBox

  • Dominus icon

    Dominus

    Dominus is a free multiplayer browser strategy game. Grow in power by conquering other player's castles and making them your vassal. Vassals send their lord part...

    Free Open Source Web

  • DomiNations icon

    DomiNations

    From legendary game designer Brian Reynolds (Civilization II, Rise of Nations), DomiNations is an epic new strategy game of exploration, advancement, and conquest. Lead...

    Freemium Android iPhone Android Tablet iPad

  • Imperial Domination icon

    Imperial Domination

    Imperial Domination II is a turn-based strategy game, set after the conquests of Alexander the Great and before the rise of the Romans. Expand your empire by trade...

    Free Windows

  • neptunes pride 2 icon

    neptunes pride 2

    An online multi-player real-time game played over several weeks where players battle and negotiate to capture half of all the stars in the galaxy.

    Free Android iPhone Android Tablet iPad Web

  • Europa 1400: The Guild icon

    Europa 1400: The Guild

    Europa 1400: The Guild is a simulation game set in Europe from the year 1400 up to 1815.

    Commercial Windows Linux Steam

  • The Patrician icon

    The Patrician

    The Patrician is the title of a series of historical trading simulation computer games for the PC, Amiga and Atari ST published by Ascaron Entertainment. In the games...

    Commercial Windows