Rank 01Why this
Shares diplomacy system and territory control with Nations.
- $9.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
- Deck Playable
- 2026
Games like Nations
- 24 games
- Updated May 5, 2026
Players who liked Nations also play
The closest matches to Nations: Age of History 2: Definitive Edition, Terra Invicta, Hearts of Iron IV, Solar Nations 2, and Victoria II. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
- Rank 01
Rank 02Why this
Shares research tree and turn based strategy with Nations.
- $39.99 (Price checked Nov 3)
- Deck Verified
- 2026
Rank 03Why this
Also Diplomacy and Grand Strategy, like Nations.
- $49.99 (Price checked Nov 3)
- Deck Playable
- 2016
Rank 04 
Solar Nations 2
Why this: Shares empire building and diplomacy with Nations.
Rank 05 
Victoria II
Why this: Also Political Sim and Grand Strategy, like Nations.
Rank 06 
Supreme Ruler The Great War
Why this: Also Grand Strategy and Alternate History, like Nations.
Rank 07 
Sid Meier's Civilization® V
Why this: Shares diplomacy system and turn based strategy with Nations.
Rank 08 
Trade Conquest
Why this: Also Diplomacy and Political Sim, like Nations.
The full ranked list: top 24 games like Nations
Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
- 1Age of History 2: Definitive Edition
Shares diplomacy system and territory control with Nations.
- 75% of 309 reviews
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- 6Supreme Ruler The Great War
Also Grand Strategy and Alternate History, like Nations.
- 63% of 73 reviews
- 7Sid Meier's Civilization® V
Shares diplomacy system and turn based strategy with Nations.
- 96% of 78,108 reviews
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- 14Renaissance Kingdom Wars
Shares unit customization and territory control with Nations.
- 75% of 87 reviews
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- 20Total War: THREE KINGDOMS
Shares diplomacy system and faction politics with Nations.
- 84% of 17,216 reviews
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- Released: 2025
- Developer: Krzysztof Steiner
- Price: $14.99checked Oct 31
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 89% of 80 reviews
- Genres: Strategy, Indie, Early Access
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Active development with promising updates
- Comparable to aaa grand strategy games despite indie scope
- Custom border drawing and map creation
- Atmospheric
- Challenging
- Competitive
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Why this: Shares empire building and map editor with Nations.
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Why this: Shares unit customization and faction politics with Nations.
Kingdom's Life
Why this: Shares turn based strategy with Nations.
Lords of the Realm II
Why this: Shares turn based strategy and faction politics with Nations.
Dragon Throne: Battle of Red Cliffs
Why this: Shares empire building and unit customization with Nations.
Ages of Conflict: World War Simulator
Why this: Also Diplomacy and Political Sim, like Nations.
American Conquest
Why this: Shares resource management with Nations.
Free alternatives
Free games the recommender matches to Nations, limited to titles with at least 500 Steam reviews and 80% positive.
Crusader Kings II
Why this: Also Diplomacy and Political Sim, like Nations.
Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition
Why this: Also RTS and Historical, like Nations.
KARDS - The WW2 Card Game
Why this: Also Wargame and Historical, like Nations.
War Selection
Why this: Shares territory control with Nations.
Relic Arena
Why this: Shares meta progression with Nations.
SOVL: Fantasy Warfare
Why this: Also Wargame and War, like Nations.
War of Dots
Why this: Shares map editor and unit customization with Nations.
About Nations
The closest matches to Nations: Age of History 2: Definitive Edition, Terra Invicta, Hearts of Iron IV, Solar Nations 2, and Victoria II. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Nations is your kind of game, the closest matches are Age of History 2: Definitive Edition, Terra Invicta and Hearts of Iron IV — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, challenging and competitive, and single out its checkpoint based progression and custom border drawing. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
About Nations: Select an era, a nation and lead it to greatness or decay. Develop the economy and society, or focus on military and territorial expansion. In Nations you can rule your people for centuries – from ancient times to the modern day and beyond. You shape your state, history and map of the world.
Is Nations worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 89% of 80 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Early Access: unfinished, and it can change a lot before release.
- Price: $14.99 (checked Nov 7).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 9 h when they wrote their review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Active development with promising updates
- Comparable to aaa grand strategy games despite indie scope
- Custom border drawing and map creation
- Custom map editor and mod support
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“If you're looking for a fleshed out experience of any sort I would recommend waiting a long while. I understand it's early access but one of the main game systems, war, is seemingly completely unusable. Enemies move around sporadically and…”
“The problem is that it's too overwhelming, everyone declares war on you when you declare war on a random nation, too laggy. I'm letting you keep my money cause I need to see an update doesn't need to be all in one cause I know you may be…”
People who play it also play: Age of History 2: Definitive Edition, Terra Invicta, Hearts of Iron IV
Frequently asked about Nations
Can I run it?
Does Nations run on Steam Deck?
Nations is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Nations cost?
Nations is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Nations?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Nations are Age of History 2: Definitive Edition, Terra Invicta, Hearts of Iron IV.
Who developed Nations?
Nations was developed by Krzysztof Steiner and published by Krzysztof Steiner Games.