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2026 · Alessandro Roberti · Role-playing, Simulation · Open the game page

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516 games like Never Second in Rome · 1986 – 2026

  • Every Single Soldier · Windows, iOS

    SimulationTurn-based strategyIndieHistoricalWarfare

    Afghanistan '11 is the sequel to the highly praised and innovative Vietnam '65. It enhances and builds on it: Afghanistan '11 changes the paradigm of wargaming and manages to bring Counter-Insurgency and guerrilla warfare to your screen, pr

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  • Role-playingSimulationTurn-based strategyIndieHistorical

    Hero's Adventure: Road to Passion is a wuxia open-world RPG as well as a pixelated Jianghu survival simulator where you start as a nobody and struggle your way to rise in the world of martial arts.

    0 lists48 h main storyOften paired

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  • Koei · PC-9800 Series, FM Towns, Sharp X68000 +7

    Role-playingSimulationHistoricalBird view / IsometricStrategy

    In the first Uncharted Waters game, it was the 15th century and the New World was discovered. Now in New Horizons, it is the early 16th century and the age of exploration and sea trade is underway. Players choose from any one of six adventu

    80 rating5 lists16 h main storyOften paired

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  • Uncasual Games · Windows

    SimulationIndieHistoricalBird view / IsometricStrategy

    Ancient Cities is a Survival and Strategy City Builder PC game through the ages, strongly focused on history and realism. Currently being developed by Uncasual Games. Starting in the Neolithic era, you will have to guide your people throug

    69 rating0 lists28 h main storyOften paired

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  • Level 9 Computing · Windows, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST/STE +8

    HistoricalTurn-based strategyAncient romeRoman empireWarfare

    Annals of Rome begins in 273BC and sets you as a Roman senator, with the ultimate aim of colonizing as much of the known world as possible, and retaining that power against Carthaginians, Vandals, Parthians, Persians and all the other world

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  • Ostriv

    2020

    Windows

    SimulationIndieHistoricalBird view / IsometricStrategy

    Ostriv is a city-building game that puts you in a role of a governor of an 18th century Ukrainian town to challenge your creative skills and management abilities. Ostriv aims to raise the bar of city-building experience by adding a huge

    87 rating0 lists10 h main storyOften paired

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  • Red Unit Studios · Windows

    Role-playingSimulationIndieBird view / IsometricStrategy

    The investigation of multiple disappearances in the midst of the Black Death turns into a bloody stand against a new mysterious threat. Survive in a turn-based, tactical sandbox, managing a settlement and dozens of peasants, craftsmen and w

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  • Blue Bottle Games · Windows

    Role-playingSimulationIndieBird view / Isometric

    Ostranauts is a detailed simulation of owning and living aboard a spaceship, in a solar system where honest living is a slow death sentence. Set in the NEO Scavenger universe, where Earth has suffered cataclysmic collapse, the rest of the S

    0 lists186 h main storyOften paired

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  • Game-Labs · macOS, Windows

    SimulationIndieHistoricalWarfareBird view / Isometric

    Ultimate General: Civil War is a tactical war-game. Experience the bloodiest period of U.S. history - the American Civil War of 1861-1865.

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  • Pyro Studios · Windows

    HistoricalIndieAncient romeRoman empireWarfare

    Your destiny awaits you on the battlefield. As a Roman General on a quest to forge an empire, you will be transported back to the dusty battlefields of Egypt, the frozen lands of the Gauls, and finally to the heart of the Empire itself, Ita

    84 rating4 lists17 h main storyDescribed alike

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  • Sathvik Software Solutions · Android, Linux, macOS +2

    Role-playingSimulationIndieAncient romeRoman empire

    Citizen of Rome - Dynasty Ascendant is a family/Dynasty life sim set in the Roman Republic. You get to see how life was in the Ancient Republic, participate in their various customs, festivals and Ludi / sporting competitions, while rais

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  • Windows, macOS, Xbox One +2

    HistoricalIndieRole-playingSimulationBird view / Isometric

    Command a settlement of ancient humans, guide them through the ages in their struggle for survival. Hunt, gather, craft tools, fight, research new techs and face the challenges the environment will throw at you.

    71 rating3 lists18 h main storyOften paired

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  • Totally Not Aliens · Linux, Windows

    Role-playingSimulationIndieHistoricalWarfare

    All Quiet in the Trenches is a narrative turn-based strategy game set in the Great War. Get to know your soldiers, take care of their needs and lead them in battle, trying to strike a precarious balance between the ambitions of your superio

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  • Lion Shield · macOS, Windows

    SimulationAncient romeRoman empireHistoricalBird view / Isometric

    The glory of Rome is at your fingertips in this city-building game where you must appease the gods, enact laws, and develop complex supply chains to meet the needs of your citizens.

    0 lists7 h main story

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  • Roger Gassmann · Windows

    SimulationHistoricalBird view / IsometricStrategyRealistic

    Be part of important decisions within the Roman empire. Build up a prospering city, take care of your citizens, trade goods or earn money to build impressive monuments and hire advisors. Secure your city, increase your power to become senat

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  • Peach Bite · Windows

    Role-playingSimulationIndieBird view / IsometricAdventure

    Yet again they dumped the toughest job on you. Now you are on a Shinehill Island, where you suddenly replaced one of the new residents. Explore the world, meet charming townspeople, do farming, fishing, cooking and try not to reveal yoursel

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  • Mossy Dragon Studio · macOS, Windows

    SimulationHistoricalBird view / IsometricAdventureVisual novel

    Cozy third-person gardening in 1643 France. As Agnès, restore a forbidden abbey garden, grow and identify real plants through the seasons, uncover a spy plot, help the community, and find romance.

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  • Avalon Digital · macOS, Windows

    SimulationIndieAncient romeHistoricalWarfare

    Blocks!: Julius Caesar is an epic two-player wargame that brings the drama of the Roman Civil War (49-45 BC) to life. Take control of the legions of Caesar or Pompey against AI or in online Multiplayer. Fight to determine the future of Rome

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  • Abylight Barcelona · Windows, Nintendo Switch 2, PS5 +1

    SimulationIndieHistoricalBird view / IsometricStrategy

    Citadelum is a city builder set in legendary Ancient Rome. Build your own settlement, gather resources and evolve it into a magnificent city. Explore the world, trade and lead your mighty legions in epic tactical battles. Earn the favor of

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  • Magnussoft · Windows

    Ancient romeHistoricalBird view / IsometricStrategyTime management

    To win Cleopatra's heart, Caesar and his bravest Roman heroes have set out on a dangerous path. His goal is to find the Rose of Amor, which blooms on the Mountain of the Gods!

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  • Longbow Games · Windows

    HistoricalIndieRole-playingSimulationAncient rome

    Hegemony Rome: The Rise of Caesar takes you to the plains and forests of ancient Gaul where the proconsul Julius Caesar wages a decade long war to subjugate the barbarian hordes. Sequel to the critically acclaimed Hegemony Gold, Hegemony Ro

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  • Clarus Victoria · Android, iOS, Linux +2

    SimulationTurn-based strategyIndieHistoricalBird view / Isometric

    Egypt: Old Kingdom is a turn-based strategy, built on the history of the I-VIII dynasties of Ancient Egypt. Take on the role of tjati - the royal viziers, governing the state on behalf of the great pharaohs. Manage resources, assign workers

    78 rating0 lists5.5 h main story

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  • LongYou Game Studio · Windows, Android, iOS

    Role-playingSimulationIndieHistoricalWarfare

    Three Kingdoms: The Last Warlord is a Turn-based strategy game based on a famous Chinese historical novel . The Three Kingdoms was the tripartite division of China between the states of Wei, Shu, and Wu. The novel deals with the plots, pers

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  • Firefly Studios · Windows

    HistoricalAncient romeRoman empireBird view / IsometricCity-building

    CivCity: Rome, an innovative city builder, invites players to shift focus from building a multi-city empire and zoom-in on the great cities of the Roman Empire, culminating in Rome itself! Through dozens of missions, each offering an array

    64 rating3 lists9 h main story

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  • Black March Studios · Windows

    Role-playingTurn-based strategyHistoricalBird view / IsometricStrategy

    Crimson Tactics: The Rise of The White Banner brings you an epic adventure in the form of a turn-based tactical RPG. Set in a medieval high fantasy world, witness a massive political disruption through the lives of different characters and

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  • Slitherine Software UK Ltd. · Windows, iOS, Android

    Turn-based strategyAncient romeBird view / IsometricStrategy

    Legion Gold is a turn based strategy game set in ancient Rome. Control vast armies and attempt to carve out an Empire at the strategic level. At the tactical level, position your armies and make use of the best formations to achieve victory

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  • Role-playingSimulationIndieBird view / IsometricStrategy

    Set on the eve of the Yellow Turban Rebellion (AD 182), you can play as an original character or a historical warlord, building forces and forging alliances. Whether you choose to be a lone wanderer or rally famous generals, use your knowle

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  • Quicksilver Software · MS-DOS, FM Towns, Amiga CD32 +4

    Role-playingSimulationHistoricalStrategyFrance

    Castles II: Siege & Conquest is a strategy game developed by Quicksilver Software and released in 1992. Set in medieval Europe, it combines real-time siege battles with turn-based political and economic management. Players control a noble h

    50 rating1 list8 h main story

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  • macOS, Windows

    Role-playingSimulationIndieBird view / IsometricText

    Your mission: lead a group of civilians out of the war-torn country.

    0 lists3 h main story

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  • Byzantine Games · Windows

    SimulationTurn-based strategyHistoricalWarfareBird view / Isometric

    Field of Glory II is a turn-based tactical game set during the Rise of Rome from 280 BC to 25 BC. It allows you to fight large or small battles for or against Rome, or between the other nations who are as yet unaware of the Roman threat, or

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  • Role-playingSimulationTurn-based strategyIndieHistorical

    In November 755, the An Shi Rebellion broke out, with most Tang Empire's cities falling to the rebels. You will be appointed as Military Governor of Shuofang to confront them. Form legions and strengthen your power to completely defeat the

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  • Windows

    Turn-based strategyIndieHistoricalBird view / IsometricFantasy

    Clash II is a turn-based strategy game, where player will get the chance to immerse himself as a commander of one of quareled fractions.

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  • Haemimont Games · Windows

    HistoricalSimulationAncient romeRoman empireBird view / Isometric

    After decades in exile, your family name has been all but forgotten in Rome. But the departure of the tyrant Sulla has changed everything, and Rome stands on the brink of a new era.

    71 rating3 lists27 h main story

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  • Habet

    2026

    Cooked Games · Linux, macOS, Windows

    SimulationIndieAncient romeHistoricalBird view / Isometric

    Habet is a management game about running a gladiator school in Pompeii in 73 BC, with real-time arena fights. The player, a freed gladiator turned lanista, buys, trains and sells fighters, sets their terms and sends them into the amphitheat

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  • Windows

    SimulationHistoricalWarfareBird view / IsometricReal-time strategy

    Strategos is a real-time tactics wargame set in classical antiquity. Simulate large-scale battles with over 120 factions, and 250+ units, from the ancient world. Create custom battles, or take command of historical ones.

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  • Randumb Studios · Windows

    Role-playingSimulationBird view / Isometric

    The third chapter in The Test Trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover who you really are as a person. The Final Revelation is upon us... but are you sure you TRULY

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  • Rake in Grass · Windows

    Turn-based strategyHistoricalBird view / IsometricReal-time strategyStrategy

    Control the people and armies, gain territory by force or cunning. Be a clever ruler or a ruthless conqueror in this Middle Ages game that combines turn-based strategy with intense real-time battles.

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  • Orbi Universo Team · Windows

    SimulationIndieHistoricalBird view / IsometricStrategy

    Incarnate the leader of a civilization, from the Roman empire to a Chinese dynasty, makes it prosper and stand the test of time. Orbi universo is a strategy/simulation game where you manage your civilization and make it evolve through diffe

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  • Bellwood Studios · Windows

    SimulationIndieHistoricalBird view / IsometricStrategy

    Discover the wonders of the Aztec Civilization as you build your own magnificent metropolis in this ancient city builder adorned with beautiful hand drawn 2D graphics. From humble beginnings rise to build, trade and conquer to become Tlatoa

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  • Fatice Games · Windows

    SimulationHistoricalWarfareBird view / IsometricStrategy

    Inspired by legendary classic wargames , Combat Directive brings the strategic depth and ideological brilliance of these classics to life, reimagining the monumental battles of the Napoleonic Wars. It's crafted for the true enthusiasts of h

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  • Browser, Windows

    Role-playingSimulationIndieRetroBird view / Isometric

    Grow your perfect raid team while the game runs! Build and train your squad from 20 unique classes, enhance their power through permanent upgrades, and watch them conquer challenging raids in Raid Auctus.

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    Starni Games · Windows, PS4, PS5

    SimulationHistoricalWarfareStrategy

    Strategic Mind: Blitzkrieg is a turn-based strategy set in the period of WW2. It brings a modern look and new features to a good old wargame genre. You are to lead the German Armed forces overcoming unthinkable odds and claiming the ultimat

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  • Windows

    Role-playingSimulationIndieBird view / IsometricStrategy

    Once a person's will is "corroded," their soul will forever be lost in oblivion. You will navigate between the past and the present, exploring environments, gathering clues, avoiding unknown life forms, deducing mysteries, and ultimately un

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  • Open Lab Games · Linux, macOS, Windows

    SimulationIndieHistoricalBird view / IsometricReal-time strategy

    Choose your doctrine and preach across medieval Italy in this real-time strategy roguelike. Gather your diverse cast of followers, venture out to convince and convert new believers, conquer towns, and strive to become a saint in your lifeti

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  • PlayWay S.A. · Windows

    SimulationIndieHistoricalBird view / IsometricReal-time strategy

    Immerse yourself in the beautifully recreated golden age of Hellenic city-states. Builders of Greece is a city management game that lets you display your strategic and economic mastery. Build your Polis from scratch, make meaningful decisio

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