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  1. 1Total War: Three Kingdoms (2019)Total War: Three Kingdoms (2019) 8.0/10 on IGDBReleased 23 May 2019Food, territory and payments can be combined into bargains, while coalition votes make partners part of your strategic problem. A loose coalition and a binding military alliance ask different things of you, so stronger friendship is not automatically the better deal. Choose the main campaign for…0
  2. 2Solium Infernum (2024)Solium Infernum (2024)Released 22 Feb 2024In the 2024 game, an insult or demand can create the permission for a limited war, with prestige and declared objectives giving the quarrel real stakes. Diplomacy determines which force you may use and what success will mean. Human opponents make its threats and apparent concessions especially…0
  3. 3Old World (2021)Old World (2021) 9.0/10 on IGDBReleased 1 Jul 2021A relationship with a ruler can affect the help you receive, and succession can change the person with whom you negotiated. Ambassadors, trade missions and dynastic connections weave agreements through your state. National alliances require a Diplomat ruler, peace and a friendly relationship,…0
  4. 4Crusader Kings III (2020)Crusader Kings III (2020) 8.3/10 on IGDBReleased 1 Sept 2020Marriages and betrothals can create alliances between rulers, turning a family decision into access to military support and obligations of your own. An alliance with a vassal can also keep that vassal out of factions against you. It is compelling for diplomacy that passes through people and…0
  5. 5Victoria 3 (2022)Victoria 3 (2022) 6.6/10 on IGDBReleased 25 Oct 2022Treaties let you bundle different articles into an offer, negotiate counterproposals and agree a binding period, with penalties for withdrawing early. That makes an agreement a continuing arrangement worth revisiting as interests change. The core system is in the updated base game; Charters of…0
  6. 6Sins of a Solar Empire II (2022)Sins of a Solar Empire II (2022)Released 27 Oct 2022Time-locked ceasefires give a bargain a period of mechanical protection, so you can plan a fleet's next move around when the promise expires. Offers and counteroffers can include planets, making the border itself negotiable. Play with unlocked teams to allow these changing relationships; the expiry…0
  7. 7Stellaris (2016)Stellaris (2016) 7.8/10 on IGDBReleased 9 May 2016Research and commercial pacts create useful interdependence, while defensive agreements can turn a neighbour's trouble into your war. For the richer version of this recommendation, play on PC with the paid Federations expansion: its specialised federations and expanded rules make shared benefits…0
  8. 8Sid Meier's Civilization VII (2025)Sid Meier's Civilization VII (2025) 6.0/10 on IGDBReleased 11 Feb 2025Influence is a budget you actively spend on cooperation, sanctions and support for wars, making diplomatic involvement compete with other opportunities. A proposed collaboration can be accepted, rejected or supported for a stronger shared benefit. Choose it for diplomacy that stays tied to your…0
  9. 9Endless Legend 2 (2026)Endless Legend 2 (2026)Released 17 Sept 2026Public Opinion changes the price of friendly and hostile actions, so a relationship affects what you can afford next. Treaties unlock through research, and resources can be added to an offer to change its acceptability. This 2026 release suits bargaining with a visible context: check attitudes,…0
  10. 10Europa Universalis IV (2013)Europa Universalis IV (2013) 8.7/10 on IGDBReleased 13 Aug 2013A peace settlement can alter borders and future relationships long after the battle is won, while aggressive expansion can encourage neighbours to form a coalition against you. Diplomacy is the work of making gains sustainable: maintain allies, manage truces and decide which settlement is worth its…0