Games Like Alea Jacta Est

You take the part of the military and political leadership, trying to lead your nation to victory, in the midst of some of the toughest operations of the Civil War. You will build, organize and command your armies over one of the largest maps of the USA ever made for a Civil War game.

Why similar: Strategy 31.8%, Grand Strategy 26.4% ★, Historical 23.7%, Simulation 16.1%, Multiplayer 1.6%

Why You'll Like It: Another masterpiece from AGEOD that shares the exact interface and simulation philosophy as the seed game.

Make the Reds side triumph to save the Soviet Proletarian revolution, or, on the other side, lead the Whites side to victory in order to place the old regime back in power and protect the countries of Europe from the perils of the revolution. This is the biggest civil war game you will ever play!

Why similar: Strategy 34.1%, Grand Strategy 27.4% ★, Simulation 18.1%, Historical 17.9%, Multiplayer 2%

Why You'll Like It: This game captures the same granular, historical wargaming experience that fans of the AGEOD engine expect.

Field of Glory: Empires is a grand strategy game in which you will have to move in an intricate and living tapestry of nations and tribes, each one with their distinctive culture.

Why similar: Rome 38.9% ★, Grand Strategy 24.9% ★, Strategy 18.8%, Historical 14.5%, Multiplayer 2.5%

Why You'll Like It: A sophisticated grand-strategy game that focuses on the rise of Rome and the management of a sprawling ancient empire.

AGEod goes back to the Napoleonic era and delivers the most detailed and comprehensive strategy game ever created about a time of struggle and conquest that forged modern Europe.

Why similar: Strategy 41.9%, Grand Strategy 29% ★, Historical 25.5%, Multiplayer 3.6%

Why You'll Like It: This title utilizes the refined AGEOD engine to provide a complex, grand-strategic look at the Napoleonic era with similar logistical depth.

Ageod’s Wars of Succession is a new game designed to cover two major wars that consumed Europe at the eve of the 18th Century.

Why similar: Strategy 58.6%, Simulation 41.4%

Why You'll Like It: Developed by the same team using the identical AGEOD engine, this game offers the same level of deep, turn-based historical simulation.

Dominate the classical Mediterranean in Imperator: Rome, a grand strategy game from Paradox Interactive. Navigate the dangerous waters of politics and diplomacy as you build up your provinces and conquer foreign lands. Now available with special content and the digital artbook.

Why similar: Rome 35.1% ★, Grand Strategy 28% ★, Strategy 16.1%, Historical 12.4%, Simulation 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: A grand-strategy game that offers a deep, systemic look at the Roman Republic and its political and military challenges.

Ageod’s To End All Wars is a grand strategy game set during World War One. Players will take control over one of the major powers that so desperately fought for control over Europe and to end all wars.

Why similar: Strategy 41.2%, Grand Strategy 37.7% ★, Simulation 21.1%

Why You'll Like It: A deep, turn-based grand-strategy game that applies the AGEOD engine's strengths to the scale of the First World War.

Pride of Nations is a turn-based historical strategy game set in the colonial era of the 19th century, where the player takes control of a country and guides it through industrialization, military conquest, and colonization.

Why similar: Grand Strategy 37% ★, Strategy 28.8%, Historical 18%, Simulation 12.9%, Multiplayer 2.7%

Why You'll Like It: This grand-strategy title from AGEOD offers a massive scale and deep economic and military simulation.

A mix of deep gameplay and rich historical flavor, Aggressors: Ancient Rome lets you relive history as the ruler of one of the mighty civilizations of the ancient Mediterranean. Choose one of twenty available factions and conquer the world.

Why similar: Rome 40.5% ★, Grand Strategy 22% ★, Strategy 18.3%, Historical 16.6%, Simulation 2.7%

Why You'll Like It: A detailed 4X strategy game that emphasizes the logistical and military realities of the ancient Mediterranean.

Hegemony Rome: The Rise of Caesar takes you to the plains and forests of ancient Gaul where Julius Caesar wages a decade long war to subjugate the barbarian hordes. Hegemony Rome will immerse you in the history like no other real time strategy game ever before, forcing you to pay close attention to the changing seasons and rapidly...

Why similar: Rome 35.7% ★, Strategy 28.6%, Historical 15.6%, Grand Strategy 12.3% ★, Simulation 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game blends real-time strategy with grand-scale logistics, focusing specifically on Caesar's campaigns in Gaul.

Field of Glory II is a turn-based tactical game set during the Rise of Rome from 280 BC to 25 BC.

Why similar: Rome 31.5% ★, Strategy 29.8%, Historical 19.2%, Simulation 17.1%, Multiplayer 1.9%

Why You'll Like It: The perfect tactical companion to Field of Glory: Empires, offering deep, turn-based combat simulation for the ancient era.

Thirty Years War is a new game designed by developer HQ covering one of the darkest ages of European history. The Thirty Years War is the series of conflicts between Catholics and Protestants in the Holy Roman Empire and its surroundings, between 1618 and 1648.

Why similar: Strategy 47.4%, Simulation 31.8%, Historical 20.8%

Why You'll Like It: This title provides a focused, deep-dive simulation into 17th-century warfare using the proven AGEOD framework.

War on an Epic scale from Moscow to Berlin – this is War in the East!

Why similar: Grand Strategy 44.1% ★, Strategy 29.8%, Simulation 15.2%, Historical 8.8%, Multiplayer 1.7%

Why You'll Like It: For players who value the extreme historical detail and logistical complexity of the seed game, this is the gold standard of wargaming.

Rise of Prussia Gold is the new and improved version of AGEODs Seven Years War (1757-1763) game set in Europe. This hugely detailed strategy game was initially released by AGEOD in 2010 and the Gold version adds numerous improvements and additional scenarios that take the game to the next level.

Why similar: Grand Strategy 38.5% ★, Strategy 32.2%, Historical 26%, Multiplayer 2.5%, Singleplayer 0.8%

Why You'll Like It: A highly detailed operational wargame that showcases the same commitment to historical accuracy found in the seed game.

Europa Universalis Rome Gold combines the epic strategy title Europa Universalis Rome with the expansion pack Vae Victis. Experience one of the most defining periods in world history in an experience crafted by the masters of Grand Strategy.

Why similar: Grand Strategy 31.3% ★, Rome 28.5% ★, Strategy 21.3%, Historical 15.4%, Simulation 3.5%

Why You'll Like It: A classic grand-strategy experience that provides a broad look at the political and military landscape of the Roman era.

As Governor of a Roman Province in the time-honoured Roman Empire, its fortune very much lies in your hands. Choose one of five Roman noble families such as Caesar’s Julii with different abilities to accomplish the comprehensive missions.

Why similar: Rome 46.9% ★, Strategy 23.6%, Historical 17.5%, Simulation 10.6%, Multiplayer 1.1%

Why You'll Like It: A strategy game that combines city-building with military campaigns, focusing on the expansion of Roman influence.

Against a darkening background of famine, disease and war, a new power is rising in the great steppes of the East. With a million horsemen at his back, the ultimate warrior king approaches, and his sights are set on Rome… The next instalment in the multi award-winning PC series that combines turn-based strategy with real-time tactics,...

Why similar: Rome 28.3% ★, Grand Strategy 24.6% ★, Strategy 22.7%, Historical 20.7%, Multiplayer 1.9%

Why You'll Like It: This title features some of the most challenging and deep grand-strategy elements in the Total War series, set during the fall of Rome.

Total War: ROME REMASTERED lets you relive the legacy that defined the award-winning strategy game series. Remastered to 4K with multiple improvements to visuals as well as refinements to gameplay, it’s time to revisit a true classic. Not everyone gets a second chance to conquer the Roman Empire.

Why similar: Rome 41.2% ★, Grand Strategy 28.3% ★, Strategy 16.1%, Historical 12.8%, Multiplayer 1.3%

Why You'll Like It: While more action-oriented, it remains a definitive grand-strategy experience for those interested in the Roman era.

“he Who Fears Being Conquered Is Sure Of Defeat.”The war-game March of the Eagles focuses on the dramatic conflicts of Europe during 1805 to 1820. Explore one of the defining periods in European history with this experience crafted by the masters of Grand Strategy, Paradox Development Studio.

Why similar: Grand Strategy 39.4% ★, Strategy 29.1%, Historical 17.2%, Simulation 14.3%

Why You'll Like It: A focused grand-strategy game from Paradox that emphasizes military conflict and territorial control.

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: Republic or Empire.

Why similar: Strategy 48.1%, Simulation 32.4%, Historical 19.6%

Why You'll Like It: A digital adaptation of a classic board wargame that captures the strategic tension of the Roman Civil War.

Command a true operational structure. Can you balance and prioritize three different Theatres in order to achieve your objective?

Why similar: Strategy 96%, Multiplayer 2.9%, Singleplayer 1.1%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers a high level of historical simulation, focusing on the difficult command decisions and logistics of large-scale warfare.

Praetorians is set amidst the political machinations of an emerging Roman Empire. You will be transported back to the dusty battlefields of Egypt, the combat theaters of Gaul and finally to the heart of the Empire itself, Italy in the crusade to become Emperor.

Why similar: Rome 56.4% ★, Strategy 31%, Historical 12.5%

Why You'll Like It: A classic real-time strategy game that highlights the tactical formations and military structure of the Roman legions.

Strategic Command: World War I is a new chapter in the Strategic Command Franchise. Relive this momentous conflict from the opening shots of 1914 to the final offensives. Strategic Command: World War I covers all the main aspects and theatres of the war.

Why similar: Strategy 100%

Why You'll Like It: A deep operational wargame that balances grand-strategy decisions with complex military movement and supply lines.

The city builder strategy game Imperium Romanum is set in the time-honoured Roman Empire. As governor of a Roman province, you will devise a strategy to build a well organised, prosperous and commanding settlement. Its fortune very much lies in your own hands.

Why similar: Rome 48.1% ★, Strategy 29.4%, Simulation 15.2%, Historical 6.8%, Singleplayer 0.5%

Why You'll Like It: A city-building and strategy hybrid that focuses on the management and growth of Roman provinces.

A Legionary's Life lets you play as a Roman soldier during the years of the Second Punic War and beyond. Rise up through the ranks and win prestigious awards or just focus on making it home in one piece; it's up to you.

Why similar: Rome 67.2% ★, Historical 24.5%, Simulation 7.6%, Singleplayer 0.7%

Why You'll Like It: An RPG that provides a grounded, individual perspective on the life and hardships of a Roman soldier.

Starting as governor of a newly formed province in the Roman Empire your goal is simple: advance up the empire's political ladder to become the next Caesar.

Why similar: Rome 44.5% ★, Strategy 26.8%, Historical 15.6%, Simulation 13%

Why You'll Like It: A detailed city-building simulation that provides a different but complementary look at Roman society and infrastructure.

Unity of Command II is the sequel to one of the most critically acclaimed strategy games of all time; a game critics called 'the perfect gateway' into computer war games.

Why similar: Grand Strategy 37.1% ★, Strategy 32.4%, Historical 15.9%, Simulation 13.9%, Singleplayer 0.7%

Why You'll Like It: A wargame that places a heavy emphasis on supply lines and logistical planning, mirroring the core challenges of the seed game.

Age of Gladiators II: Rome is a single-player strategy/management sim set at the height of the bloody gladiatorial games in ancient Rome. As your fighters increase in level, it will be up to you to decide how to forge their attributes and abilities. Build your story. Build your empire.

Why similar: Rome 60.6% ★, Strategy 18.4%, Historical 10.6%, Simulation 10%, Singleplayer 0.4%

Why You'll Like It: A management simulation that offers a unique perspective on the entertainment and social aspects of the Roman world.

Take Command and Secure Victory in the Great War! Commander – The Great War features a Grand Campaign covering the whole war from the invasion of Belgium on August 5, 1914 to the Armistice on the 11th of November 1918 in addition to 16 different unit types including Infantry, Cavalry, Armoured Cars and Tanks, Artillery, and much more!

Why similar: Strategy 45.8%, Grand Strategy 34.7% ★, Historical 19.4%

Why You'll Like It: A classic turn-based wargame that offers a strategic overview of global conflict with a focus on military management.

Never Second in Rome is a turn-based historical game with RPG and management elements. You are a Roman centurion in the army of Julius Caesar. You will control both your character and the unit under his command.

Why similar: Rome 65.3% ★, Historical 23.3%, Simulation 10.8%, Singleplayer 0.6%

"Age of Gladiators" is a single-player strategy/management sim set at the height of the bloody gladiatorial games in ancient Rome. As your fighters increase in level, it will be up to you to decide how to forge their attributes and abilities.

Why similar: Rome 43.7% ★, Grand Strategy 16% ★, Strategy 15.4%, Historical 14.3%, Simulation 10%

Roma Invicta combines action packed real-time battles with turn-based strategy on a big campaign map. Supply your legions and conquer ancient Gaul turn by turn. Fight by yourself or hand over your soldiers to the AI ​​and enjoy the spectacle.

Why similar: Rome 54.5% ★, Strategy 29.3%, Historical 15.6%, Singleplayer 0.6%

Command armies, manage resources, and build an empire in this real-time strategy wargame from Longbow Games. Will Rome fulfil its destiny to rule the ancient world or will history be rewritten to forge a new Etruscan, Gallic, or Greek hegemony!

Why similar: Rome 32.6% ★, Strategy 19.8%, Grand Strategy 19.6% ★, Historical 17.3%, Simulation 10.1%

Qvadriga is a tactical game of chariot racing in ancient Roman circuses, where you take control of a four horse chariot team. Choose your preferred upgrade combinations and prove your skills at the arena.

Why similar: Rome 51.5% ★, Historical 18.2%, Strategy 16.5%, Simulation 13.2%, Singleplayer 0.6%

A turn-based strategy war chess game. You will play a commander in the Roman period, and command the generals and troops to complete the specified mission objectives and occupy important strongholds in the level. Rome, Samnite, Epirus, Carthage. Different choices will open different histories!

Why similar: Rome 53.4% ★, Grand Strategy 24.4% ★, Strategy 11.2%, Historical 10.6%, Singleplayer 0.3%

Old World is a revolutionary new historical strategy game where you lead your dynasty over generations of rule against rival kings and queens. Wage massive wars, manage your court, and build a dynasty — or watch your empire crumble to dust. What legacy will you leave behind?

Why similar: Grand Strategy 40% ★, Historical 24.3%, Strategy 18.2%, Simulation 12.4%, Multiplayer 4.3%

44 BC. Caesar, the dictator of Rome, discovers that the threat of conspiracy comes from the people closest to him. Can you resist the impending danger and rewrite history?

Why similar: Rome 55% ★, Historical 19.4%, Strategy 14.6%, Simulation 10.2%, Singleplayer 0.8%

Relive the conflict between the mighty Roman Republic and the brave Celtiberian people of Numantia! Featuring hand-drawn illustrations, classic turn-based strategy mechanics, and combat tactics, with decision-making and side missions.

Why similar: Rome 51.7% ★, Strategy 27.4%, Historical 20.6%, Singleplayer 0.4%

Rome: Total War - Alexander is the second official expansion pack to Rome: Total War. An entirely new campaign map that stretches from Macedonia to Greece and into the heart of the ancient Persian Empire New campaign game that tasks players with matching the exploits of Alexander the Great as he swept across Central Asia and dominated...

Why similar: Strategy 33.3%, Rome 29.9% ★, Grand Strategy 18% ★, Historical 17.2%, Multiplayer 1.3%

A Tactical Battle Simulator that allows you to command thousands of soldiers as a Union or Confederate General. The game features the most accurately created map, a non-linear battle campaign, complex morale, innovative control mechanics and smart AI.

Why similar: Historical 40.7%, Strategy 40.7%, Simulation 16.2%, Multiplayer 1.8%, Singleplayer 0.6%

As Emperor of a crumbling realm, hold back collapse in this grand strategy epic. Fall of an Empire has you balance deadly politics, manage resources, and command battles to survive invasions and intrigue in a vast, Roman-inspired world.

Why similar: Rome 47.4% ★, Grand Strategy 29.6% ★, Strategy 14%, Simulation 8.5%, Singleplayer 0.5%

Unique combination of turn-based 4X and historical grand strategy with a mythological twist. Explore the ancient world and build a world leading civilization. Survive, expand, conquer... and win!

Why similar: Grand Strategy 41.9% ★, Historical 25.2%, Strategy 17.9%, Simulation 10.6%, Multiplayer 4.4%

Create your own nation in Millennia, a historical turn-based 4X game that challenges your strategic prowess across 10,000 years of history, from the dawn of humanity to our possible futures.

Why similar: Grand Strategy 41.4% ★, Historical 23%, Strategy 20.1%, Simulation 12%, Multiplayer 2.6%

Demise of Nations is a 4X turn-based grand strategy wargame covering the rise of Rome till the fall of modern civilization.

Why similar: Grand Strategy 30.4% ★, Rome 29.4% ★, Historical 17.9%, Strategy 17.6%, Multiplayer 3.9%

Determine the destiny of Rome as you conquer foreign lands and navigate political intrigue in this turn-based RPG. Directly fight with your party of Praetorians, guide your legion to victory, and choose your own path in a story where every decision matters. How will you shape the future of Rome?

Why similar: Rome 63.6% ★, Strategy 19.1%, Historical 16.9%, Singleplayer 0.4%

Making History® delivers the open-ended gameplay of strategy-game classics, but with compelling new economic, military, and diplomatic systems and deep research that lets you play with real historical challenges.

Why similar: Grand Strategy 44.9% ★, Strategy 41.1%, Historical 14%

Age of History II is a grand strategy wargame that is simple to learn yet hard to master.Your objective is to use military tactics and cunning diplomacy to either unify the world, or conquer it.Will the world bleed out or bow before you? The choice is yours..

Why similar: Grand Strategy 37% ★, Historical 27.5%, Strategy 25.5%, Simulation 7%, Multiplayer 2.4%

Spanning the most turbulent era in Western history, your quest for territory and power takes you through Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and even onto the shores of the New World.

Why similar: Grand Strategy 33.9% ★, Strategy 33.7%, Historical 25.6%, Simulation 3.6%, Multiplayer 2.6%

Guide your very own civilization's destiny in this abstract strategy sim. Master a complex node system, overcome unique challenges, and evolve your society from humble beginnings to the mastery of the atom. Can your civilization *really* withstand the test of time?

Why similar: Grand Strategy 34.6% ★, Historical 20.8%, Rome 17% ★, Strategy 17%, Simulation 10.1%

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.

Why similar: Rome 52.3% ★, Historical 20.2%, Strategy 18%, Simulation 8.9%, Singleplayer 0.6%

Napoleon's Eagles is the classic board game War & Peace for computer. Be Napoleon – or stand against him – in a series of short scenarios that cover the epic battles of the age, or in a multiplayer-only grand campaign that may – or may not – end on the field of Waterloo.

Why similar: Grand Strategy 41.3% ★, Strategy 30.4%, Historical 24.6%, Multiplayer 3.1%, Singleplayer 0.5%

Wage total war across the ancient world from the Aegean to Mesopotamia in this free addition to Total War: PHARAOH. Challenge the Bronze Age Collapse by building your own dynasty and leading your faction to victory with new cultures, new units and dramatic new battle mechanics.

Why similar: Grand Strategy 33.2% ★, Rome 25.7% ★, Strategy 24.2%, Historical 15.4%, Multiplayer 1.3%

Strategy & Tactics: Wargame Collection is a set of three historical turn-based strategies, in which you are going to take command of the armies in the greatest Medieval wars as well as take control of countries and nations during World War II.

Why similar: Strategy 47.2%, Grand Strategy 31.8% ★, Historical 21%

Take command in Europe's greatest 18th-century war. Equip & customize regiments, manage supplies, and engage in brutal real-time battles across procedural campaigns. Resources and replacements are scarce, and keeping your best men alive may matter more than any single victory.

Why similar: Historical 46.1%, Strategy 35.1%, Simulation 16.9%, Singleplayer 1.8%

It is 1965 and the US ground war in Vietnam is in full swing. As a US Army commander, wage a counter-insurgency (COIN) war to secure the Ia Drang valley, on the border with Cambodia.

Why similar: Strategy 56.1%, Historical 42.5%, Singleplayer 1.4%

Grand strategy wargame where the destiny of Civilizations rests in your hands - will they stand united under your leadership or fall divided in conflict? Journey through the entire saga of human civilization, from its earliest days to the futuristic era, crafting your legacy age by age.

Why similar: Grand Strategy 67.4% ★, Strategy 31.6%, Singleplayer 1%

Prove your strength of mind and spirit and you just may be crowned Caesar!

Why similar: Rome 48% ★, Strategy 21.9%, Historical 18.3%, Simulation 11.6%, Singleplayer 0.2%

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.

Why similar: Grand Strategy 41.4% ★, Historical 25.2%, Strategy 19.3%, Simulation 13.1%, Singleplayer 1%

Shadow Empire is a deep turn-based 4X wargame with a unique blend of military focus, procedurally generated content and role-playing features. Players take the seat of the supreme ruler of a small nation, with the goal of reconquering a devastated planet.

Why similar: Grand Strategy 51.1% ★, Strategy 25.1%, Simulation 16.9%, Multiplayer 5.5%, Singleplayer 1.3%