See also: List of 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]
| Year | Game | Developer | Setting | Platform | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Galaxy | APPII, ATR, TRS80, PET, C64, DOS, FM7, TI99 | First name: Galactic Empires (1979). Aka. Galaxy!. Released through 1979-1983. | ||
| 1982 | Andromeda Conquest | APPII, ATR, C64, PET, DOS, TRS80, FM7 | Influenced the 4X sub-genre. | ||
| 1983 | Geopolitique 1990 | APPII, C64 | |||
| 1983 | Nobunaga no Yabou | GB, GEN, MSX, NES, SNES | First title in the series. | ||
| 1983 | Reach for the Stars: The Conquest of the Galaxy | APPII, C64 | First complete 4X title. Had three editions, latest in 1988. | ||
| 1985 | Colonial Conquest | Age of Imperialism | APPII, ATR, ST, C64 | ||
| 1985 | Romance of the Three Kingdoms | DOS, FM7, MSX, AMI, NES, PC88, SNES, WS, X1 | First title in the series. | ||
| 1986 | Nobunaga's Ambition | PC88, GEN, NES, PS1, PCD, SNES | |||
| 1986 | MAC, WIN | "1990 Edition" released in 1989. | |||
| 1987 | Genghis Khan | PC98, MSX, X68K, DOS, NES, AMI | |||
| 1988 | Nobunaga's Ambition II | PC88, GBC, NES | Sequel to Nobunaga's Ambition. | ||
| 1988 | Reach for the Stars: The Conquest of the Galaxy - Third Edition | DOS, C64, APPII, AMI, MAC, PC98 | Third & last edition. Updated to 16-bit computers. | ||
| 1989 | Romance of the Three Kingdoms II | Three Kingdoms | DOS, PC88, PC98, MSX2, AMI, NES, SNES, GEN, WS, PS1, WIN9X | Sequel to Romance of the Three Kingdoms. | |
| 1989 | Storm Across Europe | C64, AMI, DOS | |||
| 1990 | Command HQ | Historical | MAC, DOS | ||
| 1990 | (a.k.a. Nobunaga no Yabou: Bushou Fuuun Roku) | GEN, NES, PS1, PCD, SNES | |||
| 1991 | L'Empereur | MSX, DOS, NES, X68K | |||
| 1991 | World Empire | Viable | Historical | DOS, WIN | |
| 1992 | Three Kingdoms | DOS, PC98, X68K, FMT, PCE, SNES, GEN, SCD, PS1, WIN9X | Sequel to Romance of the Three Kingdoms II. | ||
| 1992 | DOS, GEN, PC88, PC98, SNES, X68K | Sequel to Genghis Khan. | |||
| 1992 | PC98, 3DO, GEN, PS1, SCD, SNES | ||||
| 1993 | Clash of Steel | WIN | |||
| 1993 | Global Domination | Historical | AMI, DOS | Based on the board game, Risk. | |
| 1994 | Three Kingdoms | DOS, PC98, SNES, S32X, PS1, SAT, DC, WIN9X | Sequel to . | ||
| 1994 | 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 | PS1, SAT | ||||
| 1997 | Imperialism | Historical | MAC, WIN | ||
| 1997 | Panzer General II | Strategic Simulations | World War II | WIN | |
| 1997 | Romance of the Three Kingdoms V | Three Kingdoms | DOS, PS1, PSP | Sequel to . | |
| 1997 | WIN, DC, PS1, SAT | ||||
| 1997 | Svea Rike | WIN, MAC | First title in the series. | ||
| 1998 | Axis & Allies | Historical | WIN | ||
| 1998 | Star Wars: Rebellion | WIN9X, WIN | |||
| 1998 | Three Kingdoms | WIN9X, PS1, PSP | Sequel to Romance of the Three Kingdoms V. | ||
| 1999 | WIN, DC, PS1 | ||||
| 1999 | Svea Rike II | Historical | WIN | Sequel to Svea Rike. | |
| 1999 | Historical | MAC, WIN | Sequel to Imperialism. | ||
| 2000 | Europa Universalis | Historical | WIN | First title in the series. | |
| 2000 | aka Svea Rike III | Historical | WIN | Sequel to Svea Rike II. | |
| 2000 | Reach for the Stars (2000) | WIN | Remake of 1988 DOS version with weird visuals. | ||
| 2000 | Risk II | Historical | WIN, MAC | ||
| 2000 | Romance of the Three Kingdoms VII | Three Kingdoms | WIN9X, MAC, PSP, PS1, PS2 | Sequel to . | |
| 2000 | Historical | WIN | First title in the series. | ||
| 2001 | Europa Universalis II | Historical | WIN | Sequel to Europa Universalis. | |
| 2001 | Romance of the Three Kingdoms VIII | Three Kingdoms | WIN9X, MAC, PSP, PS2 | Sequel to Romance of the Three Kingdoms VII. | |
| 2001 | WIN, Xbox | ||||
| 2002 | Hearts of Iron | WIN, MAC, OSX | First title in the series. | ||
| 2002 | WIN | First title in the series. | |||
| 2002 | WIN | ||||
| 2002 | WIN | ||||
| 2002 | SuperPower | GolemLabs | Modern history | WIN | First title in the series. |
| 2003 | Rise of Nations | Historical | WIN, OSX | First title in the series. | |
| 2003 | Romance of the Three Kingdoms IX | Three Kingdoms | WIN9X, PS2 | Sequel to Romance of the Three Kingdoms VIII. | |
| 2003 | (a.k.a. Nobunaga no Yabou: Tenka Souhei) | WIN, PS2 | |||
| 2003 | 19th century | WIN, OSX | First title in the series. | ||
| 2004 | Crusader Kings | WIN | First title in the series. | ||
| 2004 | Knights of Honor | WIN | First title in the series. | ||
| 2004 | Romance of the Three Kingdoms X | Three Kingdoms | WIN9X, PS2 | Sequel to Romance of the Three Kingdoms IX. | |
| 2004 | Historical | WIN, OSX | |||
| 2004 | SuperPower 2 | GolemLabs | Modern | WIN | Sequel to SuperPower. |
| 2005 | Generation of Chaos | Fantasy | PSP | ||
| 2005 | Hearts of Iron II | WIN, OSX | Sequel to Hearts of Iron. | ||
| 2005 | (a.k.a. Nobunaga no Yabou: Kakushin) | WIN, PS2, WII | |||
| 2005 | Supreme Ruler 2010 | Science fiction | WIN | First title in the series. | |
| 2006 | Birth of America | SEP BOA | WIN | ||
| 2006 | WIN | Sequel to . | |||
| 2006 | Romance of the Three Kingdoms XI | Three Kingdoms | WIN, PS2, Wii | Sequel to Romance of the Three Kingdoms X. | |
| 2006 | Historical | WIN, LIN, OSX | |||
| 2007 | Ageod's American Civil War | WIN | |||
| 2007 | Europa Universalis III | Historical | WIN | Sequel to Europa Universalis II. | |
| 2007 | WIN | ||||
| 2008 | WIN | Sequel to Europa Universalis III. | |||
| 2008 | Strategic Command WWII Pacific Theater | WIN | Sequel to . | ||
| 2008 | Supreme Ruler 2020 | 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 | WIN | |||
| 2009 | Hearts of Iron III | 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 | Historical | WIN, MAC, LIN | |||
| 2009 | WIN, PS3, X360 | ||||
| 2009 | Supremacy 1914 | Bytro Labs | World War I | WIN, iOS, AND | |
| 2010 | Distant Worlds | Code Force | Science fiction | WIN | |
| 2010 | WIN, OSX | Sequel to . | |||
| 2010 | Rise of Prussia | WIN | |||
| 2010 | Victoria II | WIN, OSX | Sequel to . | ||
| 2010 | Historical | WIN, OSX | |||
| 2010 | Strategic Command WWII Global Conflict | WIN | Sequel to Strategic Command WWII Pacific Theater. | ||
| 2011 | Darkest Hour Team | Historical | WIN | Stand-alone game based on Hearts of Iron 2 Armageddon. | |
| 2011 | Pride of Nations | 19th century | WIN | ||
| 2011 | WIN | ||||
| 2011 | Sengoku | WIN, OSX | |||
| 2011 | Historical | WIN, MAC, LIN | |||
| 2011 | Modern | WIN | |||
| 2011 | Fate of the World | Science fiction | WIN, OSX | ||
| 2012 | Ancient Greece | WIN | |||
| 2012 | Romance of the Three Kingdoms XII | Three Kingdoms | WIN, WiiU, PS3 | Sequel to Romance of the Three Kingdoms XI. | |
| 2012 | Crusader Kings II | Medieval | WIN, OSX, LIN | Sequel to Crusader Kings. | |
| 2013 | Ageod's American Civil War II | WIN | Sequel to Ageod's American Civil War. | ||
| 2013 | Europa Universalis IV | WIN, OSX, LIN | Sequel to Europa Universalis III. | ||
| 2013 | (a.k.a. Nobunaga no Yabou: Souzou) | WIN, PS3, PS4 | |||
| 2013 | Historical | WIN, MAC, LIN | |||
| 2013 | March of the Eagles | WIN, OSX | |||
| 2013 | Fantasy | WIN, OSX, LIN | Sequel to Dominions 3. | ||
| 2014 | WIN | Sequel to . | |||
| 2014 | WIN, OSX | Sequel to . | |||
| 2014 | Supreme Ruler 1936 | Historical | WIN, OSX | ||
| 2014 | Supreme Ruler Ultimate | Historical, Science fiction | WIN, OSX | ||
| 2015 | Call of War | Bytro Labs | World War II | WIN, iOS, AND | |
| 2015 | Historical | WIN, MAC, LIN | |||
| 2015 | WIN | Sequel to . | |||
| 2016 | Romance of the Three Kingdoms XIII | WIN, PS3, PS4, PS Vita, XO, Nintendo Switch | Sequel to Romance of the Three Kingdoms XII. | ||
| 2016 | Fantasy | WIN, OSX, LIN | |||
| 2016 | Conflict of Nations | Bytro Labs, Dorado Games | Cold War, Modern | WIN, iOS, AND | |
| 2016 | Conflict of Nations | WIN, iOS, AND | |||
| 2016 | Hearts of Iron IV | WIN, OSX, LIN | Sequel to Hearts of Iron III. | ||
| 2016 | Stellaris | Science fiction | WIN, OSX, LIN, PS4, XO | ||
| 2017 | Supreme Ruler The Great War | Historical, Science fiction | WIN, OSX | ||
| 2017 | (a.k.a. Nobunaga no Yabou: Taishi) | WIN, PS4, NX | |||
| 2017 | Fantasy | WIN, OSX, LIN | Sequel to . | ||
| 2018 | Historical | WIN, MAC, LIN | |||
| 2019 | WIN, OSX, LIN | Sequel to . | |||
| 2019 | Historical | WIN, OSX, LIN | |||
| 2019 | WIN | Fourth game in the Field of Glory series. | |||
| 2020 | Crusader Kings III | Medieval | WIN, OSX, LIN | Sequel to Crusader Kings II. | |
| 2020 | 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 | Medieval | WIN | Sequel to Knights of Honor. | ||
| 2022 | (a.k.a. Nobunaga no Yabou: Shinsei) | WIN, PS4, NX | |||
| 2022 | Fantasy | WIN, OSX, LIN | Sequel to . | ||
| 2022 | Terra Invicta | Pavonis Interactive | Modern, Science Fiction | WIN | |
| 2022 | Victoria 3 | WIN, OSX, LIN | Sequel to Victoria II. | ||
| 2023 | 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] |