Games Like Ancestors Legacy

Company of Heroes 3 combines heart-pounding combat with deeper strategic choices in a stunning Mediterranean theatre of war. In Company of Heroes 3, every battle tells a story...what's yours?

Why similar: RTS 35.7%, Strategy 19.3%, Historical 15.5%, War 7.2%, Tactical 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the same focus on squad-based tactical combat, cover mechanics, and terrain utilization as Ancestors Legacy.

A classic real-time strategy game with an epic single player campaign, multiplayer & coop, set in the alternate reality of 1920+

Why similar: RTS 40.6%, Real-Time 16.8% ★, Strategy 16.3%, War 11.9%, Base Building 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: It utilizes a similar squad-based tactical engine that prioritizes unit positioning and cover-based combat.

Men of War: Assault Squad 2 expands the real-time tactics series with new skirmish missions, massive multiplayer battles, enhanced visuals, improved AI, and full Direct Control. Command five factions across 65 maps, 250 vehicles, and 200 soldiers in one of the most detailed WWII RTS experiences.

Why similar: RTS 30.6%, Strategy 25.3%, War 14.4%, Tactical 9.9%, Historical 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: It is a definitive tactical RTS that emphasizes individual unit control and environmental interaction over massive base-building.

Call to Arms - Gates of Hell is a realistic RTS/ RTT game that offers endless replay value. Command all types of troops in historical singleplayer, dynamic campaign, PvP and PvE battles. Are you ready for some serious immersion in World War 2?

Why similar: RTS 34.1%, Historical 24.7%, Strategy 16.5%, War 14.5%, Multiplayer 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers the most authentic squad-level tactical control and realistic combat mechanics in the genre.

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: Medieval 23%, Strategy 20.4%, RTS 18.1%, Historical 17%, War 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: It provides the quintessential medieval tactical battle experience, allowing for complex unit maneuvers on a grand scale.

From the multi-award-winning strategy series, A Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia combines huge real-time battles with engrossing turn-based campaign, set at a critical flashpoint in history. Anglo-Saxons, Gaelic clans and Viking settlers clash for control. What Kingdom will you build?

Why similar: RTS 23.2%, Historical 19.2%, Strategy 18%, Medieval 14.7%, War 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the specific medieval historical period and tactical warfare style that fans of Ancestors Legacy will appreciate.

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: Historical 21.7%, Strategy 21.6%, RTS 21%, War 13.4%, Medieval 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: It offers intense, gritty medieval combat with a strong emphasis on tactical survival and historical warfare.

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 33.2%, Strategy 19.1%, Medieval 14.1%, Historical 10.7%, War 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: While more macro-focused, it captures the medieval historical setting and tactical unit counters that define the genre.

Steel Division 2 is a historically-accurate WW2 real-time strategy game set on the Eastern Front. Features 1:1-scale turn-based army management and real-time tactical battles with thousands of men at your order.

Why similar: RTS 35.7%, Strategy 19.5%, Historical 15.2%, War 12.1%, Tactical 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: This title offers deep historical tactical warfare with a heavy emphasis on unit composition and battlefield positioning.

Conqueror's Blade gives you a chance to be a true warlord. Commanding medieval troops in epic 15 vs. 15 siege battles, conquering cities with allies in the open world or fighting against players from all over the world – it's you who make the choice.

Why similar: Medieval 36.9%, Strategy 22%, War 21.5%, Tactical 18%, Action 1.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game blends medieval tactical combat with direct control over squads, mirroring the visceral feel of Ancestors Legacy.

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 30.9%, Strategy 25.9%, Medieval 25.4%, Historical 13.7%, Multiplayer 3%

Why You'll Like It: It combines grand strategy with real-time tactical battles, providing a deep medieval experience.

Regiments is a Real-Time Tactics game set in Germany 1989. The Cold War has gone hot, and the inferno is raging. Lead your Regiment through the fires of conflict and the fog of war. Break through the lines, call in artillery, maneuver, feign retreats, stage defenses, counter-attack. Do not relent.

Why similar: RTS 41.7%, Strategy 21.1%, War 16.5%, Tactical 15.3%, Real Time Tactics 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on tactical squad management and maneuver warfare, rewarding players for smart positioning rather than just resource gathering.

Real Time Strategy with a high degree of realism. The game is based on a true story.

Why similar: RTS 32.6%, Historical 18%, Strategy 11.5%, Real-Time 10.5% ★, Tactical 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: It is a realistic, squad-based tactical RTS that emphasizes unit preservation and tactical decision-making.

War Selection is a compelling RTS game featuring base building, resource extraction and warfare. Evolve from a stone age tribe to a distinct industrial nation with unique game mechanics and battle for supremacy with dozens of players on a unique procedurally generated map.

Why similar: RTS 39.1%, Strategy 22.9%, War 10.8%, Historical 9.6%, Multiplayer 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: This historical RTS offers a broad scope of warfare with a focus on tactical unit variety.

Sudden Strike is back! The beloved Real Time Strategy series returns, this time with bigger battlefields, more units, better graphics, new scenarios and legendary commanders – making Sudden Strike 4 more tactical and realistic than ever before!

Why similar: RTS 28.6%, Strategy 19.4%, Real-Time 16.9% ★, Historical 10.3%, War 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: This game strips away base-building to focus entirely on tactical unit management and historical combat scenarios.

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 32.5%, Strategy 19.9%, Historical 18.1%, War 13.2%, Multiplayer 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: It provides large-scale historical warfare with a focus on unit formations and tactical positioning.

Shieldwall is a funny third-person tactical battle simulator with strategy elements. It allows you to feel like a squad leader right on the battlefield.

Why similar: Medieval 29.8%, Historical 22.2%, War 20%, Strategy 19.2%, Multiplayer 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game features fast-paced, squad-based medieval combat that feels like a more arcade-focused version of Ancestors Legacy.

An exciting free-to-play Real Time Strategy game set in medieval times. Uniquely designed factions, customization options, singleplayer and multiplayer gameplay. Gather resources, raise an army and lead your civilization to victory in a classic RTS, brought to the modern age.

Why similar: RTS 27.8%, Real-Time 17% ★, Strategy 15.3%, Historical 9.8%, War 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a streamlined historical RTS experience with a focus on tactical combat and civilization-specific units.

A strategy/action RPG. Create a character, engage in diplomacy, craft, trade and conquer new lands in a vast medieval sandbox. Raise armies to lead into battle and command and fight alongside your troops in massive real-time battles using a deep but intuitive skill-based combat system.

Why similar: Medieval 36.6%, Strategy 20.6%, War 18.6%, Historical 11%, Multiplayer 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: It allows for direct command of medieval units in massive, tactical battles that feel incredibly personal and visceral.

Command distinct factions in a desperate struggle for power and resources in Tempest Rising - a classic RTS set on Earth after a nuclear war.

Why similar: RTS 55.7%, Strategy 23.3%, Real-Time 9.2% ★, War 3.4%, Base Building 2.9%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the classic feel of tactical RTS games with a modern engine and focus on unit-based combat.

Stronghold Crusader 2 is the long awaited sequel to the original castle sim. After 12 years Stronghold returns to the desert with a new 3D engine and powerful Havok Physics. Crusader 2 recaptures the original game’s addictive, fast-paced gameplay and authentic castle simulation.

Why similar: RTS 27.5%, Strategy 26.9%, Medieval 22.1%, Historical 9.1%, Multiplayer 5%

Why You'll Like It: It balances medieval castle defense with tactical squad-based combat in a historical setting.

Age of Empires, the pivotal real-time strategy game that launched a 20-year legacy returns with modernized gameplay, all-new 4K visuals, 8-person multiplayer battles and a host of other new features. Welcome back to history.

Why similar: RTS 31.5%, Strategy 21.3%, Historical 13.9%, Real-Time 10.1% ★, Medieval 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: A classic historical RTS that laid the groundwork for the tactical unit-counter systems used in modern games.

Lead the Mobile Infantry in this RTS game set in the Starship Troopers film universe. Balance your army composition with a diverse set of unit types, overcome line-of-sight and line-of-fire challenges through tactical positioning, and use special abilities to smash the Arachnid hordes!

Why similar: RTS 36.7%, Strategy 20.7%, Real-Time 19.6% ★, War 9.4%, Tactical 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: It is a purely tactical, squad-based RTS that emphasizes terrain and unit positioning over base-building.

Rewrite medieval history through bloody siege combat in a fusion of RTS and Grand Strategy genres. Rule, build, and serve your King as a minor lord in medieval Europe. Experience siege, field and naval combat with an unseen degree of brutality. Rogue-like progression, epic towns and battles await…

Why similar: RTS 36.4%, Medieval 24.7%, Strategy 14.7%, War 12.5%, Base Building 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a blend of grand strategy and real-time tactical combat set in a gritty medieval world.

Broken Arrow is a large-scale real-time modern warfare tactics game that combines the complexity of joint-forces wargaming with action-packed real-time tactics gameplay.

Why similar: RTS 40.9%, Strategy 24.4%, War 14.4%, Tactical 12.1%, Multiplayer 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a modern take on the tactical squad-based RTS genre with deep customization and realistic combat mechanics.

Lead your Viking clan onto unknown shores and carve out a future for your people in the fjords of Frozenheim. Gather resources, expand, and watch your settlement grow to a bustling town that will withstand the harshness of winter and wrath of other clans.

Why similar: Vikings 32.9% ★, Medieval 21.7%, War 14.5%, Strategy 14%, Multiplayer 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: This game combines Norse-themed city building with tactical squad-based combat and exploration.

Diplomacy is Not an Option is a strategy game set in a medieval fantasy world. Build your town and defenses, raise huge armies and fight against massive hordes of enemies. How long can you survive?

Why similar: Medieval 24.8%, Historical 24.1%, RTS 20%, War 9.1%, Strategy 8.8%

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

Why similar: RTS 37.3%, Strategy 22.2%, Historical 13.1%, Real-Time 8.4% ★, War 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a comprehensive historical strategy experience with a focus on managing tactical units across different eras.

Step into a brutal battle between three warring factions In Dawn of War III you will have no choice but to face your foes when a catastrophic weapon is found on the mysterious world of Acheron.

Why similar: RTS 41.1%, Strategy 20.6%, War 8.1%, Tactical 6.1%, Multiplayer 5%

Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes hero units and squad-based tactical combat in a high-stakes war environment.

Northgard: Definitive Edition is a critically acclaimed real-time strategy game based on Norse mythology. Lead your clan, uncover the secrets of a mysterious newfound continent and defeat your enemies to conquer the Throne!

Why similar: RTS 35.6%, Vikings 17.5% ★, Strategy 17%, War 8.6%, Tactical 7.7%

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: RTS 30.6%, Strategy 29.6%, Tactical 10.2%, War 8.5%, Historical 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: The original title in the series that established the deep, squad-based tactical gameplay found in later historical RTS games.

Ancestors Legacy Free Peasant Edition represents a part of the full product. Get a taste of medieval battles in this free version of the acclaimed historical RTS! 4 SP missions and 17 MP maps are now available to everyone. Challenge friends, AI, or take part in our League that will start in March!

Why similar: RTS 20.9%, Real-Time 20.7% ★, Strategy 16.3%, Historical 12.5%, Tactical 8.5%

Inspired by The Iliad and brought to life through the award-winning strategy game series, A Total War Saga: TROY brings a blend of grand, turn-based empire management and spectacular real-time battles to the heart of the Trojan War.

Why similar: RTS 29.4%, Historical 20%, Strategy 17.6%, War 12.9%, Violent 11%

Men of War: Assault Squad delivers a deeply tactical WWII experience, blending large-scale strategy with intense, hands-on combat. Fight across multiple fronts – from European countryside to Pacific jungles and command every unit and every bullet on the battlefield.

Why similar: RTS 27.2%, Strategy 27%, War 13.7%, Tactical 12.1%, Historical 10.1%

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 33.7%, Strategy 21.4%, Historical 14.7%, War 10%, Base Building 5.7%

Tax, torture or treat your peasants! Rehabilitate criminals or sentence them to death? Decide as you enjoy jousting over a lavish banquet, all while under siege from the warmongering Lord Barclay.

Why similar: Real-Time 24.9% ★, RTS 21.3%, Medieval 17.2%, War 10.4%, Strategy 9.8%

Men of War: Vietnam brings the acclaimed real-time tactics series into a new theater of war – the jungles of Southeast Asia, 1968. Experience the chaos of the Vietnam War through two story-driven campaigns that reveal both sides of the conflict.

Why similar: Strategy 29%, RTS 25.8%, Historical 13.7%, War 12.1%, Tactical 10.2%

Delivering a visceral WWII gaming experience, Company of Heroes redefines RTS by bringing the sacrifice of heroic soldiers, war-ravaged environments, and dynamic battlefields to life. Please visit the "Company of Heroes - Legacy Edition" page for additional user reviews.

Why similar: RTS 40.9%, Strategy 21.5%, War 11.5%, Historical 6.2%, Tactical 5.5%

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 53.4%, Strategy 23.7%, Multiplayer 8.4%, Base Building 8%, Co-op 5.1%

Experience the ultimate WWII RTS platform with COH2 and its standalone expansions. This package includes the base game, which you can then upgrade by purchasing The Western Front Armies, Ardennes Assault and/or The British Forces. More info in the "About This Game" section below.

Why similar: Strategy 50.8%, RTS 22.6%, Historical 6.6%, Real-Time 5.1% ★, Tactical 4.8%

Unite Ancient China under your rule through a thrilling blend of turn-based empire building and real-time battles. Use the Guanxi System and diplomacy to forge alliances, and build powerful armies with hundreds of unique infantry, cavalry and war machine units.

Why similar: Historical 26.6%, Strategy 22.8%, RTS 20.9%, War 14.3%, Tactical 5.8%

Blitzkrieg 3 is a WW2 RTS made for true admirers of strategic mastery! Challenge your tactical skills in historical campaigns and defeat powerful Neural Network AI in competitive matches.

Why similar: RTS 25.7%, Real-Time 19.8% ★, Historical 14.3%, Strategy 13.2%, War 10.8%

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

Why similar: Strategy 28.4%, Historical 27.3%, RTS 17.6%, War 10.5%, Tactical 7.3%

As King, it is your duty to lead your people in their struggle to raise your kingdom from its humble beginnings to a position of power and prestige. War, diplomacy and a burgeoning economy are the means by which you increase your power and expand your influence.

Why similar: Strategy 24.2%, Medieval 24.1%, RTS 21.9%, Historical 11.7%, War 7.4%

Besiege Great Khans, Imperial warlords and Shōgun commanders in Stronghold: Warlords, the latest 'castle sim' from Firefly Studios. Command AI warlords across the battlefield as you build a castle economy and new gunpowder-fuelled siege engines!

Why similar: Real-Time 23.2% ★, RTS 20.6%, Medieval 16%, Historical 11.9%, War 10.3%

Catapult werewolves over castle walls, incinerate troops with dragon fire and command the Knights of the Round Table! This remaster of the mythical ‘castle sim’ features Steam multiplayer, Workshop support, new maps, achievements and DLC campaigns.

Why similar: Real-Time 23.9% ★, RTS 20.2%, Medieval 16%, Historical 12.1%, War 10.1%

Delivering a visceral WWII gaming experience, Company of Heroes redefines RTS by bringing the sacrifice of heroic soldiers, war-ravaged environments, and dynamic battlefields to life. This legacy version also grants access to the latest version of COH, just called "Company of Heroes".

Why similar: RTS 40.8%, Strategy 21.9%, Tactical 9.1%, Historical 9.1%, War 7.9%

Veil of crows is a sandbox style real-time strategy game set in a chaotic medieval world. From violent, and overtly bloody battles, to completely destructible castles, RPG style hero development, and meaningful interactions with other factions. Trade, extort, and conquer!

Why similar: Real-Time 22.7% ★, Medieval 21.4%, RTS 20.4%, Strategy 17.4%, Violent 12.9%

Eyes of War is a real-time strategy game set in the medieval era, offering both single-player and multiplayer experiences where you can control every unit in character mode. Build your castle, lead your army, and dominate the map. Eyes of War invites you to epic battles of the medieval era!

Why similar: RTS 36.7%, Strategy 17.8%, Medieval 16.2%, Historical 11.7%, Tactical 8.4%

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: Medieval 20.7%, Real-Time 18.7% ★, RTS 15%, War 13.3%, Strategy 12.8%

Turn based 4X strategy game, recreating the civilizations of ancient China. Develop your land, build great cities, raise huge armies and fight epic battles, with hundreds of soldiers fighting right on the game map. Advance your technologies, culture and religion to create one of mankind’s biggest empires.

Why similar: Historical 36.3%, Strategy 35.7%, War 14.5%, Tactical 7.6%, Great Soundtrack 4%

Manor Lords is a medieval strategy game featuring in-depth city building, large-scale tactical battles, and complex economic and social simulations. Rule your lands as a medieval lord – the seasons pass, the weather changes, and cities rise and fall.

Why similar: Medieval 33.3%, Historical 32.2%, Strategy 21.6%, Base Building 7.6%, City Builder 4.7%

Gird your loins and sharpen your steel! Besiege 20 unique enemy lords and battle friends online, in this expanded remaster of the classic 'castle sim'. Relive history with new units, opponents, visuals, audio, campaigns, skirmish trails, co-op and larger maps.

Why similar: RTS 24.8%, Medieval 20.7%, Strategy 16.9%, Historical 13.6%, War 12.2%

A Turn-Based Tactics game set in Viking-Age Norway. Build a settlement, forge alliances, and fight strategic battles. Manage a community of craftspeople, farmers, and warriors, as you grow strong on your path to vengeance in this story-rich saga.

Why similar: Historical 39.5%, Strategy 29.2%, Tactical 16.9%, Base Building 7.6%, Atmospheric 6.7%

Partisans 1941 is a real-time tactics game with stealth elements, set on the eastern front of WW II. As an army commander behind enemy lines you gather a group of Partisans to wage guerilla warfare against the German occupants.

Why similar: Strategy 34.7%, Tactical 19.9%, Historical 19.9%, War 14.5%, Real Time Tactics 6.5%

Warhammer 40,000: Gladius – Relics of War brings you to a world of terror and violence. Four factions will engage in a brutal war for dominance over the planet’s resources. In the first turn-based 4X strategy game set in Warhammer 40,000 you will lead one of four unique factions.

Why similar: Strategy 41.4%, War 15.6%, Tactical 13%, Multiplayer 9.6%, Great Soundtrack 9.2%

Age of Darkness: Final Stand is a dark fantasy survival RTS where you must illuminate, build and defend humanity’s last bastion against hordes of Nightmares. Set in the remnants of a kingdom consumed by a deadly fog, you decide. Will you hide in the light? Or take back your world.

Why similar: RTS 34.2%, Medieval 21.6%, Strategy 14.9%, Tactical 12.6%, Base Building 5.3%

War Mongrels is an isometric real-time tactics game that takes place on the eastern front of World War II. Dynamic and tactical gameplay with stealth elements, tightly packed into a dark, fascinating story! Play on your own or in online co-op (PC).

Why similar: RTS 31.6%, Historical 19%, Strategy 14.9%, Tactical 12.3%, War 11.5%