Games Like FreeCiv Similar Turn Based Games & Historical Games like FreeCiv

Games similar to FreeCiv include Civilization. It's paid, but Unciv and Widelands are free. Other options are Freeciv21, Europa Universalis, C-evo and C-evo: New Horizons. Turn Based Games like FreeCiv are a crowded field, with more than 25 alternatives for Windows, the web, Linux, Mac and Android.

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  1. Civilization icon
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    Turn-based 4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate) strategy game series where players build a thriving civilization through ages of advancements.

    38 Civilization alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Steam
    • Playstation
    • Nintendo Switch
    • Xbox
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  2. Unciv icon
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    UnCiv offers a streamlined, gameplay-focused reimplementation of the hugely popular Civilization that's ad-free, open-source and built for speed. The game loads and plays very fast, offering a balanced design that lets players focus on...

    11 Unciv alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • Linux Mobile
    • Flathub
    • F-Droid
    • itch.io
    • OpenAPK
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  3. Widelands icon
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    Widelands is a free, open source real-time strategy game with singleplayer campaigns and a multiplayer mode. The game was inspired by Settlers II™ (© Bluebyte) but has significantly more variety and depth to it. Still, it is easy to get started through playable tutorials.

    26 Widelands alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  4. Freeciv21 icon
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    Freeciv21 is a free open source turn-based empire-building 4x strategy game, in which each player becomes the leader of a civilization. You compete against several opponents to build cities and use them to support a military and an economy.

    7 Freeciv21 alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  5. C-evo icon
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    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. C-evo follows the spirit of popular turn-based strategy.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  6. With a time scope of several thousand years, it covers aspects of exploration and expansion, industry and agriculture, warfare and diplomacy, science and administration. C-evo follows the spirit of popular turn-based strategy games from the mid 90s, but with more emphasis on...

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  7. Unknown Horizons is a 2D real-time strategy simulation with an emphasis on economy and city building. Expand your small settlement to a strong and wealthy colony, collect taxes and supply your inhabitants with valuable goods.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  8. TripleA icon
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    TripleA is a free (under GPL) turn based strategy game based on Axis & Allies board game. A wide variety of map scenarios have been developed for TripleA (World War II, Punic Wars, Napoleonic wars, etc.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Java Mobile
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  9. Empire Earth icon
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    Empire Earth, also known as EE, is a real-time strategy video game developed by Stainless Steel Studios and released on November 23, 2001. It is the first game in the Empire Earth series: Empire Earth, Empire Earth II, Empire Earth III.

    42 Empire Earth alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Java Mobile
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  10. Play in a randomly generated world or make your own with the map editor. Go to war with 26 different civilisation with their own unique abilities and fight them with 54 different units ranging from primitive warriors to state of the art mechs.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Kindle Fire
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  11. OverThrown is a multiplayer turn based strategy game.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
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