Games Like Shieldwall

Be the leader of wobblers from ancient lands, spooky places, and fantasy worlds. Watch them fight in simulations made with the wobbliest physics system ever created, make your own wobblers in the unit creator and send your army off to fight your friends in multiplayer.

Why similar: War 21.6%, Sandbox 19.1%, Funny 11.3%, Historical 8.9%, Simulation 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: It is the definitive physics-based battle simulator that shares the same humorous, colorful, and chaotic DNA as Shieldwall.

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 24.4%, War 24.2%, Sandbox 14.4%, Strategy 8.9%, Historical 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: This offers the most immersive experience of leading squads into massive medieval battles from a third-person perspective.

Lead a Roman expeditionary force into the heart of Ancient Britain! Recruit, promote, and upgrade your legionaries while constructing a series of fortified marching camps. Use Roman tactics and strategies to conquer the entire island and become Warlord!

Why similar: Rome 54.9% ★, Historical 17.6%, Sandbox 9.6%, Strategy 8.5%, Action 3.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on Roman-era tactical conquest and squad management in an open-world setting, mirroring Shieldwall's historical theme.

Welcome to Ultimate Epic Battle Simulator 2, the most ridiculous and insane battle simulator in existence! Create eye watering battles with hundreds of thousands, even millions of characters on screen! Jump into multiple campaigns in game or player made, or play in sandbox mode and FPS invasion

Why similar: Sandbox 35.2%, Simulation 17%, Strategy 15.3%, Third Person 11.7%, Colorful 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: It allows for the creation of massive, sandbox-style battles with thousands of units, perfect for those who enjoy the scale of Shieldwall.

Become a master strategist in this physics-based Real-Time Tactics game! Command minifig-inspired armies and customize strategies with hand-drawn formations. Conquer unique campaigns for all five armies and unleash massive battles in both single-player and multiplayer modes. Victory awaits!

Why similar: Rome 22% ★, War 16.3%, Historical 13.5%, Medieval 13%, Sandbox 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: It features a unique, stylized aesthetic and tactical combat where you draw formations to command your troops in battle.

A minimalist game about building and defending your little kingdom.

Why similar: Medieval 47.7%, Strategy 24.9%, Colorful 10.3%, Action 9.2%, 3D 3.4%

Why You'll Like It: This game blends minimalist city-building with tactical defense, capturing the strategic squad-command feel in a polished, accessible package.

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: Medieval 30.3%, Historical 22.5%, War 19.5%, Strategy 19.3%, Multiplayer 6%

Why You'll Like It: A squad-based RTS that emphasizes tactical positioning and historical medieval combat, offering a more serious take on the genre.

Commander in the ranks. Soldier at heart. Choose a faction and deploy and command your army into massive physics-driven WWII battles to the last man standing. Destroy everything on sight with an insane amount of units that will behave tactically.

Why similar: War 25.6%, Sandbox 20.9%, Strategy 14.1%, Simulation 13.4%, Action 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: It applies the same 'funny simulator' logic to World War II, offering a similar sandbox experience with different historical units.

Dive into a sandbox full of action and customization! Choose from different game modes like deathmatch, conquest, king of the hill, zombie survival and many more. Create your own scenarios and content in the easy to use in-game editors or use one of the 50k+ workshop items from other players...

Why similar: Sandbox 25.2%, War 23.2%, Historical 11.1%, Simulation 10.5%, Strategy 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: A highly customizable sandbox simulator that allows you to pit various historical and fantasy units against each other.

Besiege is a physics building game about constructing medieval machines to annihilate armies, obliterate castles and overcome challenging obstacles. Conquer the campaign or skirmish with friends in Multiplayer!

Why similar: Medieval 24.9%, Sandbox 22.7%, PvP 12.7%, Simulation 10.5%, Multiplayer 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: While focused on construction, its physics-based destruction and medieval setting provide a similar sandbox satisfaction to Shieldwall.

Fight upon the Ravenfield together with your Blue allies! Take down those pesky Reds using helicopters, tanks, guns, and active ragdoll physics!

Why similar: War 40.7%, Sandbox 23%, Funny 9.3%, Action 5.9%, Strategy 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: Though modern-themed, its low-poly aesthetic and focus on large-scale, single-player battlefield chaos make it a great mechanical match.

Fight on multiple fronts in Holdfast: Nations At War - A multiplayer first and third-person shooter set during the great Napoleonic Era and WW1. Charge into battle with over 150 players per server!

Why similar: War 30.7%, Historical 23.8%, Multiplayer 10.2%, PvP 9.4%, Third Person 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the feeling of line infantry combat and squad coordination in a historical setting with a strong emphasis on community and chaos.

Lead. Fight. Win.

Why similar: Rome 24.6% ★, War 20.1%, Strategy 9.9%, Medieval 9.7%, Simulation 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: A smaller-scale tactical game that focuses on the formation-based combat of ancient armies.

The ultimate physics-based, sandbox battle simulator where you can create funny battles between all sorts of ragdoll creatures! You can also make your own monsters with the unit creator or even join the battles yourself in the first-person mode!

Why similar: War 26.7%, Sandbox 22.1%, Funny 11.8%, Simulation 9.6%, Strategy 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: It provides the same sandbox joy as Shieldwall but swaps soldiers for creatures and monsters in a physics-driven environment.

A FPS WW1 & Revolutionary War battle simulator with a focus on Workshop Content, rag-doll physics, intelligent AI, massive battles, procedural AI cover system, real-time building system and FPS combat!

Why similar: War 34.3%, Sandbox 23.3%, Historical 17.7%, Simulation 8.7%, Strategy 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: A World War we sandbox game that emphasizes large-scale infantry combat and tactical positioning in a single-player environment.

Extremely Realistic Siege Warfare Simulator is a physics-based tactical strategy game where you must lead a military force in a fantasy medieval world. Build an army. Construct siege equipment. Experience epic battles. Lead your people to victory!!

Why similar: War 28.1%, Sandbox 17.2%, PvP 10.1%, Funny 9.7%, Strategy 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the tactical and physics-based aspects of medieval sieges, requiring careful planning and unit management.

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: War 25.2%, Medieval 22.3%, Sandbox 17.9%, PvP 12.7%, Third Person 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A massive multiplayer game that lets you command your own unit of troops while fighting alongside other players in medieval sieges.

Welcome to Polygon Fantasy Battle Simulator, the most colorful medieval fantasy battle simulator in existence! Throw tens of thousands of soldiers into battle, enjoy the show, or take direct control of one of them to prove your valor!

Why similar: Sandbox 20.3%, War 17.7%, Simulation 12%, Strategy 11.7%, Historical 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a straightforward, colorful, and casual approach to battle simulation with a focus on fantasy units.

Build a wooden fort, place your units, watch the mayhem!

Why similar: War 26.8%, Sandbox 21.5%, Funny 11.5%, Simulation 10.2%, Strategy 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: A quirky, physics-based auto-battler that features toy-like soldiers, echoing the lighthearted tone of Shieldwall.

Fight & strategize your way through spectacles and arenas -- rise from lowly slave to Grand Champion and earn your freedom. Or... die trying. This Gladiator RPG Roguelite features in-depth career management and a unique physics simulated combat system. To those who are about to die, I salute you!

Why similar: Rome 42.3% ★, Medieval 13.5%, Historical 13.1%, Sandbox 10.7%, Third Person 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the gritty, tactical, and physics-based combat of Roman gladiatorial arenas with a focus on individual skill and squad survival.

Build a castle by day and defend it by night. Becastled blends cozy city-building with challenging tower defense strategy. Lead the Sun Kingdom’s last stand against the Moon Beasts and end the ancient conflict between light and darkness!

Why similar: War 37.7%, Medieval 36.1%, Strategy 22.2%, Indie 2.2%, Singleplayer 1.9%

Why You'll Like It: It combines base-building with tactical defense against waves of enemies, sharing the medieval siege theme.

Rise of Liberty is a FPS single-player massive Revolutionary War battle simulator. Fire deafening cannons into the thick of the battle, stand in line formation and fire devastating volleys into the enemy. Gather your men for these monumental battles and defeat the enemy!

Why similar: War 37.8%, Sandbox 23.4%, Funny 12.7%, Strategy 8.4%, Action 6%

Why You'll Like It: A single-player sandbox shooter that focuses on large-scale historical battles with a focus on fun over strict realism.

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: Historical 27.7%, War 21.3%, Medieval 20.7%, Strategy 16.3%, Multiplayer 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a more traditional, grand-strategy approach to the medieval warfare and historical setting found in Shieldwall.

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 40.9% ★, War 15.2%, Historical 14.2%, Medieval 12.6%, Strategy 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical wargame that focuses on real-time unit management and historical battlefield tactics.

Break into the Landfall Archives to steal and play previously unreleased games, demos, interactive slide shows, and even an unreleased version of Totally Accurate Battle Simulator from 2017!

Why similar: War 16.5%, Historical 13.2%, Medieval 10.9%, Sandbox 9.9%, Comedy 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: A collection of experimental, physics-based games from the creators of TABS, perfect for fans of the 'funny simulator' genre.

Command your TOY SOLDIERS in epic, action-packed battles.

Why similar: Strategy 34%, Historical 20.8%, Simulation 19.7%, Action 15.6%, Casual 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: A classic tower-defense game that uses a toy-based theme to simulate historical warfare, similar in spirit to modern sandbox simulators.

Do you want to become part of great battles? Lead the alien army in tactical-voxel simulator game Make War.

Why similar: War 22.5%, Sandbox 19.1%, Strategy 17.6%, Simulation 17.1%, Funny 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical strategy game where you place units to influence the outcome of battles, focusing on sandbox experimentation.

Fight for control during the Friso-Hollandic Wars. Set in the medieval 13th century, the game features a strategy campaign and historical battles. Fight alongside your army in 3rd person battles and command your troops in this strategy-action game.

Why similar: War 26.4%, Medieval 21%, Historical 17%, Sandbox 16.9%, Simulation 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: A medieval strategy game that combines real-time tactics with a sandbox world, focusing on unit control.

Spartans vs Persians, Ogres vs Chickens, Marines vs Archers. Create your own units, customize their AI and watch them fight!

Why similar: War 23.3%, Medieval 18%, Simulation 16.3%, Sandbox 15%, Strategy 14.8%

Why You'll Like It: A simple, action-oriented strategy game that focuses on medieval combat and unit management.

Chivalry 2 is a multiplayer first person slasher inspired by epic medieval movie battles. Players are thrust into the action of every iconic moment of the era - from clashing swords, to storms of flaming arrows, to sprawling castle sieges and more.

Why similar: Medieval 23.7%, War 20.4%, Historical 18.6%, PvP 9.9%, Multiplayer 8.9%

In the anarchic world of Freeman: Guerrilla Warfare, only the mightiest warlord rules. Start with a pistol and a few militias, you will set yourself on a wild and ambitious journey towards world domination. Enjoy the immersive combination of intense FPS and sandbox strategy.

Why similar: War 27.7%, Sandbox 27.1%, Strategy 23.4%, Action 12.4%, Simulation 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: While modern, it offers a unique blend of FPS combat and squad-based strategy that feels like a more serious cousin to Shieldwall.

Here is a sandbox like no other. Create massive battles with absolutely no limits. Want to see 10,000 chickens fight an army of Romans?? Sure, why not. Want to see a company of WW2 U.S soldiers fight 11,000 Medieval soldiers?? There are simply no limits to the carnage you can achieve in UEBS.

Why similar: War 29%, Sandbox 22.5%, Medieval 12.9%, Simulation 11.5%, Funny 7.5%

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: Historical 32.3%, Medieval 32.2%, War 21.7%, Strategy 6.9%, Simulation 6.9%

Lead a mercenary company in this tactical RPG set in a medieval fantasy world. Chase fame and fortune as you choose where to go, who to recruit, which contracts to pursue, and how to train and equip your men in a procedurally generated open world campaign.

Why similar: War 21.7%, Medieval 17.2%, Historical 16.4%, Sandbox 15%, Third Person 7.8%

Unleash your creativity and strategic prowess in Forts, the exhilarating physics-based RTS! Design, construct, and customize imposing fortresses, bristling with devastating firepower, and blast your opponent’s buildings to rubble!

Why similar: Sandbox 28.8%, Multiplayer 16.7%, Strategy 15.6%, Funny 14.4%, Physics 12.2%

The original castle sim, Stronghold HD allows you to design, build and destroy historical castles. Engage in medieval warfare against the AI in one of two single player campaigns or online with up to 8 players.

Why similar: Medieval 28%, Sandbox 25%, Historical 14.7%, Strategy 11%, Funny 8.4%

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: Medieval 26.5%, War 26.1%, Sandbox 20.4%, Strategy 10.1%, PvP 9.6%

Goofy Ragdolls and Physics Simulated duels that will challenge your tactics. Customise & Upgrade your Gladiator, dismember opponents in the arena and climb the Leaderboard. All for free!

Why similar: Rome 44.6% ★, Sandbox 11.2%, Medieval 10.9%, PvP 9%, Multiplayer 6.5%

Greetings sire! Your stronghold awaits you. Build a castle economy, besiege unforgettable villains and return to the 'castle sim' that started it all. Experience this classic RTS with upgraded visuals, modernised gameplay, Steam multiplayer and a new campaign.

Why similar: Medieval 26.1%, Sandbox 21.1%, Historical 20.1%, Strategy 12.3%, Simulation 7.7%

MORDHAU is a multiplayer medieval slasher. Create your mercenary and fight in brutal battles where you will experience fast paced combat, castle sieges, cavalry charges, and more.

Why similar: Medieval 39.5%, Multiplayer 16.1%, Historical 15.2%, PvP 14%, Third Person 7.7%

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 30.3% ★, War 23.2%, Historical 19.8%, Strategy 12.3%, Medieval 6.9%

FIREWORKS MANIA is a small casual explosive simulator game where you play around with fireworks, create beautiful firework shows or just blow stuff up.

Why similar: Sandbox 29.2%, Funny 13.4%, Multiplayer 13.3%, Comedy 10.5%, Simulation 9.4%

Test your mettle as a commander in a Tactical Roguelike Auto Battler where positioning and unit combinations are key! Write your own story in Roguelike mode, try out over 100 unique challenges or create interesting battles with the Sandbox tool!

Why similar: War 24.8%, Medieval 20%, Sandbox 19.6%, Funny 9.6%, Strategy 6.7%

Welcome to Epic Fantasy Battle Simulator, the most immersive medieval battle simulator to date! Throw tens of thousands of soldiers into battle, enjoy the show, or take control of one of them to prove your valor! The only limit is your imagination! Or maybe your CPU?

Why similar: War 23.3%, Sandbox 20.3%, Medieval 19.2%, Simulation 9.5%, Third Person 9.5%

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: War 23.8%, Medieval 20.8%, Sandbox 16.5%, Historical 14.2%, Strategy 10.9%

Battle on the Front Lines with funny, crazy physics. Create your own battles between men and test out everything to the limits.

Why similar: Strategy 22.3%, Simulation 22.3%, Sandbox 21.8%, Action 12.4%, Adventure 7.6%

Jump into a realtime strategy, action filled battlefield, deploy relentless soldiers, unlock powerful troops and vehicles, upgrade your army, decimate the enemy. If that's not enough, jump into a chaotic Zombie mode, with traps, fun upgrades, and a new gameplay!

Why similar: War 44.2%, Historical 17.9%, Strategy 15.1%, Simulation 9.7%, Action 6.3%

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: War 27.7%, Historical 23%, Strategy 12.6%, Sandbox 11.8%, Simulation 9.9%

War of Rights is a first person multiplayer game featuring massive 400 player battles with a focus on historical authenticity, teamplay and immersion. It is set during the perilous days of the American Civil War, in the Maryland Campaign of September, 1862.

Why similar: War 36.6%, Historical 31.3%, Multiplayer 10.4%, Simulation 8.5%, Strategy 6.5%

Demolish your friends with hundreds of upgradable weapons shot from your customizable tank in this action-packed online multiplayer tanks game. Earn XP to level up and unlock new tanks, weapons, and gear. Fight against or alongside your friends for strategic team or free-for-all matches.

Why similar: Multiplayer 30.8%, Strategy 22.9%, Funny 12.6%, Action 10.5%, Colorful 7.9%

Beast Battle Simulator is a physics based battle-simulation sandbox game featuring dinosaurs, animals, and humans. Kamikaze Zebras VS. T-Rex with laser guns, Lions VS. medieval knights; anything is possible! Watch as the beasts dismember and rip each other apart in gory detail!

Why similar: Sandbox 25.6%, Simulation 16.1%, War 13.6%, Strategy 11.6%, Funny 8.8%

In a land torn asunder by incessant warfare, it is time to assemble your own band of hardened warriors and enter the fray. Lead your men into battle, expand your realm, and claim the ultimate prize: the throne of Calradia!

Why similar: Medieval 39.3%, Sandbox 18.9%, Historical 9.2%, Strategy 9.2%, Multiplayer 8.4%

Build the best ludus in the world! and survive in ancient Rome.

Why similar: Rome 52.8% ★, Simulation 10.8%, Historical 10.7%, Strategy 8.8%, Action 5.3%

Battle Cry of Freedom brings brutal real-time first and third-person combat set in the 19th Century America, presenting players with the opportunity to re-fight the American Civil War as either the Union or the Confederates.

Why similar: War 29.2%, Historical 27%, Multiplayer 11.3%, Simulation 10.4%, Strategy 9.9%

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: War 27.2%, Medieval 21.9%, Sandbox 19.5%, Historical 16.8%, Strategy 8.3%

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 52.6% ★, Historical 14.7%, War 14.1%, Strategy 10.5%, Action 4%

Experience authentic medieval warfare. Command vast armies in brutal mass battles, utilizing diverse weapons and tactics. Embark on historical campaigns against rival kingdoms or challenge real opponents in epic PvP wars.

Why similar: Medieval 23.5%, War 16.8%, Historical 16.2%, PvP 10.2%, Strategy 10%

Total Conflict: Resistance is a unique symbiosis of global strategy, tactics and first-person action. Realistic mass battles, many types of armored vehicles, weapons, uniforms, unique mechanics, immersive free gameplay. Lead any state and bring it to greatness!

Why similar: War 60.4%, Strategy 15.5%, Simulation 14.1%, Action 9.9%

Shieldwall Chronicles: Swords of the North is a gripping, tactical RPG that lets you build a powerful band of adventurers and partake in a grand adventure.

Why similar: Strategy 34.4%, Medieval 33.8%, Action 12.6%, Indie 11%, Adventure 8.3%