Games Like American Conquest

American Conquest: Fight Back is the sequel to American Conquest. The most significant events of that glorious time have found their way into this title.

Why similar: RTS 43%, Strategy 35.7%, Historical 20.6%, Singleplayer 0.6%

Why You'll Like It: This is the direct standalone expansion to the seed game, offering the most identical gameplay experience and engine mechanics.

This game is devoted to the key events of the XVII–XVIII centuries.

Why similar: Strategy 54.1%, RTS 26.9%, Historical 18.3%, Singleplayer 0.7%

Why You'll Like It: This title shares the exact engine and core RTS mechanics as American Conquest, focusing on large-scale historical battles.

Cossacks 3 is the return of RTS classics. Obtain resources, build cities and research technologies while taking command of great armies, crushing enemies in grand historical warfares on land and sea!

Why similar: RTS 42.6%, Strategy 30.4%, Historical 25.6%, Singleplayer 1.4%

Why You'll Like It: Developed by the same studio, this modern remake utilizes the classic engine mechanics that define the American Conquest experience.

Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition offers players a trial of this historical single & multiplayer RTS experience. *Note: To unlock all features of the game please see the “Base Game” product.

Why similar: RTS 45%, Strategy 33.1%, Historical 20.9%, Singleplayer 1%

Why You'll Like It: This is the definitive RTS experience set in the colonial era, featuring similar base-building and resource management mechanics.

Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars sends the player into the heroic XIX century where they assume the role of a commander to take part in the massive historical battles for the supremacy over Europe.

Why similar: Strategy 44.8%, RTS 34.7%, Historical 20.5%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a similar historical RTS feel with a focus on formation-based combat and large-scale unit management.

Command the seas, control the land, forge a new nation, and conquer the globe.

Why similar: Strategy 41%, Historical 36.5%, RTS 21.9%, Singleplayer 0.7%

Why You'll Like It: It provides the most comprehensive grand-strategy experience covering the colonial era and the struggle for the Americas.

Cossacks II: Battle for Europe is a standalone add-on for "Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars" presenting new nations with the possibility to wage multiplayer battles.

Why similar: Strategy 48.2%, RTS 30.7%, Historical 21.1%

Why You'll Like It: An essential expansion of the Napoleonic series that maintains the tactical depth and historical setting of the engine.

It is a time of war in Europe. Driven by new ideas of Enlightenment, the hearts of men and women across the continent are inflamed with dreams of freedom and glory. This is the moment for a military genius to forge himself a name to be remembered throughout all eternity. This is your moment.

Why similar: RTS 37.3%, Strategy 37.2%, Historical 25.1%, Singleplayer 0.4%

Why You'll Like It: This title blends tactical RTS combat with strategic empire management during the same historical period.

Rise of Nations is back! Play the updated classic with full Steamworks integration and enhanced features!

Why similar: RTS 48.1%, Strategy 33.3%, Historical 18.1%, Singleplayer 0.5%

Why You'll Like It: This game mirrors the historical scope and grand-scale RTS progression found in American Conquest.

Take command of the Union or the Confederacy. Prepare your nation for war, recruit and organize great armies and fleets under legendary commanders like Grant, Lee, Jackson or Farragut, plan cunning maneuvers on an epic campaign map and defeat your enemies in real-time battles!

Why similar: Strategy 41.5%, RTS 29.2%, Historical 28.9%, Singleplayer 0.4%

Why You'll Like It: It offers deep historical strategy and large-scale combat set within the American continent.

Set sail for the New World and shape the destiny of your empire. Lead one of seven European factions in this blend of colony management, exploration, and naval strategy. Build settlements, explore vast territories, and secure your legacy through diplomacy and tactical naval combat.

Why similar: RTS 47.5%, Historical 31.3%, Strategy 19.6%, Singleplayer 1.6%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses specifically on the theme of colonial discovery and the economic competition between European powers in the New World.

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: Strategy 42.6%, RTS 39.9%, Historical 17.5%

Why You'll Like It: A classic RTS that emphasizes tactical formation management and battlefield positioning over simple unit spamming.

American Revolution is a sandbox strategy game featuring the epic historical period during the rebellion of the American colonies against the British Empire.

Why similar: RTS 44%, Historical 31.3%, Strategy 24.6%

Why You'll Like It: This title focuses on tactical combat and grand strategy specifically within the American colonial and revolutionary context.

Conquer the ancient Greek world in Hegemony Gold: Wars of Ancient Greece, an epic strategy wargame that expands and refines the award-winning Hegemony: Philip of Macedon with brand new content and features.

Why similar: Strategy 38.4%, Historical 31%, RTS 30.5%

Why You'll Like It: While set in a different era, it features a similar focus on logistics, supply lines, and large-scale real-time strategy.

Lead your nation through the trials of the first world war in history! Play huge campaigns with 5 playable nations or fight historic realtime battles. Beside of beating the enemy on the battlefield you now have to set up a working economy to supply your troops and your people!

Why similar: RTS 40.5%, Strategy 38%, Historical 21.5%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a specific historical focus on the conflicts that defined the colonial era in the 18th century.

The New World lies before you with all its peril, promise and infinite possibility. Your colonists anxiously follow you to shore. The treasures of an entire continent await you.

Why similar: Strategy 62.7%, Historical 35.4%, Singleplayer 1.8%

Why You'll Like It: The quintessential turn-based strategy game centered on the discovery and colonization of the New World.

The highly anticipated sequel to the best-selling Stronghold, Stronghold Crusader HD throws you into historic battles and castle sieges from the Crusades with fiendish AI opponents, new units, 4 historical campaigns and over 100 unique skirmish missions.

Why similar: RTS 37.7%, Strategy 37.2%, Historical 25.1%

Why You'll Like It: A classic RTS that emphasizes base-building and large-scale unit management, capturing the same nostalgic feel.

Discover the uncharted during the Age of Exploration in this strategy game of exploration, combat and colony management.

Why similar: Strategy 64.6%, Historical 35.4%

Why You'll Like It: A classic title that directly mirrors the theme of discovering and conquering the Americas.

Conquer the New world: In the 16th Century, Spanish explorers and soldiers reached the shores of America. The search for gold, fame, and adventure drove these travelers into a treacherous wilderness where they faced hunger, disease, and dangerous predators. In their wake, the Aztec Empires lay in ruins.

Why similar: Strategy 55.2%, Historical 43.9%, Singleplayer 0.8%

Why You'll Like It: It explores the same historical setting of the Spanish conquest with a focus on exploration and strategic decision-making.

Ancestors Legacy is a squad-based real time strategy with a strong focus on tactics. Inspired by medieval European history, it brings to life four different nations and their conflicts, usually solved by war.

Why similar: RTS 42.4%, Strategy 34.2%, Historical 22.9%, Singleplayer 0.6%

Why You'll Like It: A squad-based historical RTS that features intense combat mechanics and a strong focus on tactical maneuvering.

Trade exotic goods, command fleets, and dominate 17th-century seas. This blend of real-time strategy and naval warfare lets you build a trading empire across Europe and Asia. Strategize trade routes, engage in epic naval battles, and expand your influence to become the ultimate maritime force.

Why similar: RTS 44.2%, Historical 34.1%, Strategy 21.8%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the naval and trade-based competition that defined the colonial era's global expansion.

Men of War is a stunning Real-Time Strategy game that takes place during the height of World War II. Intense battles span Europe and North Africa as gamers play as Soviet, Allied or German forces across 19 massive single-player missions.

Why similar: Strategy 47.4%, RTS 41.9%, Historical 10%, Singleplayer 0.8%

Why You'll Like It: This tactical RTS offers a high level of unit detail and historical authenticity that appeals to fans of complex strategy.

XIII Century Gold Edition combines the highly successful strategy game XIII Century: Death or Glory with the follow-up sequel, XIII Century: Blood of Europe.XIII Century: Death or Glory is an RTS game which immerses players in the Middle Ages.

Why similar: Strategy 73.9%, RTS 26.1%

Why You'll Like It: This tactical RTS focuses on historical accuracy and large-scale battlefield maneuvers.

Age of Conquest is a turn-based grand strategy wargame.

Why similar: Strategy 49.3%, Historical 27%, RTS 21.8%, Singleplayer 1.9%

Why You'll Like It: A turn-based strategy game that focuses on historical expansion and global conquest.

Step into the role of a Spanish conqueror, Englishman, Native American, patriot, or settler and experience six thrilling adventures where you'll encounter countless eccentric personalities determined to put a bullet through your head.

Why similar: RTS 41.5%, Strategy 32.1%, Historical 25.5%, Singleplayer 0.9%

Conquer the world and build your empire! Lead one civilization to glory through sophisticated trade, diplomacy, espionage and conquest.

Why similar: Strategy 54.6%, RTS 45.4%

Why You'll Like It: A classic RTS that features deep economic and military systems, appealing to fans of complex strategy games.

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: Strategy 39.1%, Historical 30.1%, RTS 29.9%, Singleplayer 0.9%

Colonial Conquest is a conquest simulation set in the Victorian age of warfare and expansion of the late 1800's and early 1900's.

Why similar: Strategy 49.7%, Historical 49.1%, Singleplayer 1.3%

Why You'll Like It: A wargame that centers on the struggle for dominance between colonial powers in the 19th century.

The crowned heads of Europe launch a military campaign to conquer the Holy Land. The time has come to assemble your armies and take back the land!

Why similar: Strategy 100%

Why You'll Like It: A historical RTS that combines base-building and unit management with a narrative-driven campaign.

Real Warfare: 1242, is a realistic real-time strategy game based on authentic historic events.

Why similar: Strategy 62.2%, RTS 37.8%

Why You'll Like It: A historical RTS that focuses on large-scale medieval combat with a realistic approach to unit management.

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 43.9%, RTS 32.7%, Historical 23%, Singleplayer 0.5%

For the first time in the series’ history, Strategic Command will be taking you to the 19th century battlefields of the American Civil War. You will control the armies, research, production and diplomatic policy of either the Union or the Confederacy during a time of innovation and dramatic battles.

Why similar: Strategy 55%, Historical 43.5%, Singleplayer 1.4%

Cuban Missile Crisis is a real-time strategy game combined with a global turn-based tactical mode, thrusting gamers into a world ravaged by the military-political confrontation between the USA and USSR in 1962.

Why similar: Strategy 59.9%, RTS 40.1%

Celebrating its first year of delighting millions of global players, the award-winning and best-selling strategy franchise continues with Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition, putting you at the center of even more epic historical battles that shaped the world.

Why similar: RTS 49%, Strategy 32.5%, Historical 17.3%, Singleplayer 1.2%

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: RTS 41.7%, Historical 32.4%, Strategy 24.3%, Singleplayer 1.6%

Reconquest is a real-time strategy base building game. After World War III, mankind got close to extinction. You have to reconquer Earth by making better strategic decisions than your opponents.

Why similar: RTS 51%, Strategy 49%

You are a merchant in northern Europe in the late Middle Ages when the Hanseatic League was flourishing. Your goal is to rise to the most successful and influential member of the Hanse, ultimately being elected Elderman, leader of the trading league.

Why similar: Strategy 71.8%, Historical 26.3%, Singleplayer 2%

Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization is the third offering in the award winning Civilization IV series. A re-imagining of the classic Colonization game Sid Meier created in 1994, Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization is a total conversion of the Civilization IV engine into a game experience in which players will lead a European...

Why similar: Strategy 60%, Historical 38.7%, Singleplayer 1.2%

Establish and grow a pirate utopia during the Golden Age of Piracy. Create a resource-based economy, engage in real-time naval combat, and conduct diplomacy with rival powers. Explore the far reaches of the Caribbean in search of the ultimate fortune and glory.

Why similar: RTS 50.2%, Strategy 27.3%, Historical 21.8%, Singleplayer 0.7%

Venice: As a young man striving for success, power and wealth and with the support of your family, you begin to build up a trading empire across Genua, Tripoli, Rome, Alexandria and Constantinople in addition to many other significant cities from the Renaissance. This is where your story begins...

Why similar: Strategy 60.1%, Historical 38.8%, Singleplayer 1.1%

Immerse yourself into the battles and intrigues between the Houses that shaped the Kingdom of Westeros and keep your spot on the Iron Throne by any means.

Why similar: Strategy 63.7%, RTS 36.3%

Set sail and join the colonial powers of Spain, England, France and the Netherlands in their fight for supremacy of the Caribbean in the 17th century.

Why similar: Strategy 46.7%, RTS 28.9%, Historical 23%, Singleplayer 1.3%

Lead your country through the Victorian age, expand your empire as you go head to head with the great powers of the world.

Why similar: Strategy 44.8%, RTS 32.3%, Historical 20.9%, Singleplayer 2.1%

Take up the reins of your country, guide domestic and foreign policy, navigate thousands of historical figures and events, engage in various struggles and lead your country to prosperity – all in the name of glory!

Why similar: Historical 54.9%, Strategy 42.1%, Singleplayer 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: Historical 56%, Strategy 41.4%, Singleplayer 2.6%

Become a fellow of the famous medieval Hanse trading association in the 13th century. Manage the politics, prestige and economic success in your city and the known parts of Europe!

Why similar: Strategy 57%, Historical 43%

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: RTS 61.4%, Strategy 37%, Singleplayer 1.6%

Show your strategic talents in Taste of Power! It's a RTS set in an alternate medieval world, where Europe, Middle East, and China confront each other. Develop unique technologies and lead warriors into an epic battlefield – the victory is yours!

Why similar: RTS 52.3%, Strategy 47.7%

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: Strategy 60.2%, Historical 38.3%, Singleplayer 1.5%

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: RTS 35.1%, Historical 32.4%, Strategy 31.9%, Singleplayer 0.6%

Rise from the humble role of a simple mayor governing a small settlement and rule over all of Europe.

Why similar: Strategy 43.2%, RTS 38.8%, Historical 17.4%, Singleplayer 0.7%

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 61.9%, Historical 38.1%

Experience the classic gameplay of 1503 A.D.: The New World, optimized for current computers with resolutions up to 4K.

Why similar: RTS 48%, Strategy 28.1%, Historical 23.6%, Singleplayer 0.3%

Become the king and fight over Europe in this fresh take on medieval real-time grand strategy. Manage provinces, gather armies, initiate diplomacy, and dabble in espionage. The path is open: become the true Sovereign of your people and bring them to glory.

Why similar: RTS 40.8%, Strategy 40%, Historical 18.5%, Singleplayer 0.8%

The Caribbean in the 17th Century - Trade with over 60 towns, create your own production facilities, expand your trading empire and influence the development of the New World. As pirates and military fleets threaten your trade convoys, you'll need escort ships.

Why similar: Strategy 64.3%, Historical 35.7%

Use war, trade or diplomacy to satisfy your grandest ambitions and dominate five centuries of history in the newest version of Europa Universalis, Paradox Interactive's flagship historical grand strategy game.

Why similar: Historical 56%, Strategy 42.1%, Singleplayer 1.9%

Aggression is a military real-time strategy game set within a historic context featuring role-playing elements. Play the role of a political leader of Russia, Great Britain, France or Germany. It is up to you to take firm decisions at the crucial period of the European history – the World Wars ages covering 1914 – 1945.

Why similar: Strategy 100%

Play as mythological Gods and smite your enemies in this award-winning, mythological Real-Time Strategy classic given new life. Wage war across timeless campaigns, fierce skirmishes, and god-powered multiplayer modes.

Why similar: RTS 64.6%, Strategy 33.1%, Singleplayer 2.3%