- #1 Totally Accurate Battle Simulator
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 149,906 reviews2021
Dev: Landfall
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 19.9 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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 25.4%, Funny 12.9%, Historical 10.2%, Simulation 9.8%, Strategy 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: It is the definitive physics-based battle simulator that shares the same humorous, colorful, and chaotic DNA as Shieldwall.
- #2 Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord
96% matchVery Positive88% of 290,096 reviews2022
Dev: TaleWorlds Entertainment
Windows
Median: 62.3 hrsMean: 154.1 hrs≥1hr: 96%
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: War 27.2%, Medieval 26.8%, Strategy 9.9%, Historical 8.4%, Multiplayer 8%
Why You'll Like It: This offers the most immersive experience of leading squads into massive medieval battles from a third-person perspective.
- #3 Warlord: Britannia
96% matchVery Positive88% of 1,858 reviews2022
Dev: Darkmatter Games
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 73%
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 59.4% ★, Historical 18.5%, Strategy 9.1%, Action 3.9%, Sandbox 3%
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.
- #4 Ultimate Epic Battle Simulator 2
95% matchVery Positive84% of 7,244 reviews2023
Dev: Brilliant Game Studios
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 62%
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: Simulation 22.6%, Strategy 20.4%, Third Person 15.4%, Sandbox 13.8%, Colorful 12%
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.
- #5 Toy Tactics
94% matchVery Positive93% of 163 reviews2024
Dev: Kraken EmpirePub: Joystick Ventures
Windows
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 23.4% ★, War 17.4%, Historical 14%, Medieval 13.5%, Simulation 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: It features a unique, stylized aesthetic and tactical combat where you draw formations to command your troops in battle.
- #6 Total Tank Simulator
94% matchMostly Positive79% of 8,653 reviews2020
Dev: Noobz from PolandPub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 66%
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 30.4%, Strategy 16.5%, Simulation 15.6%, Action 7.2%, Sandbox 7.2%
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.
- #7 Ancient Warfare 3
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,756 reviews2024
Dev: JNI Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 29.6 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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: War 28.5%, Historical 13.3%, Simulation 12.8%, Strategy 10.5%, Sandbox 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A highly customizable sandbox simulator that allows you to pit various historical and fantasy units against each other.
- #8 Thronefall
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 22,974 reviews2024
Dev: GrizzlyGamesPub: Mythwright
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A minimalist game about building and defending your little kingdom.
Why similar: Medieval 47.5%, Strategy 25.1%, Colorful 10.2%, Action 9.4%, 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.
- #9 Ancestors Legacy
93% matchMostly Positive79% of 8,588 reviews2018
Dev: Destructive Creations
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 29.9%, Historical 22.1%, War 20%, Strategy 19.3%, Multiplayer 6.2%
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.
- #10 Besiege
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 52,398 reviews2020
Dev: Spiderling Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 19.1 hrs≥1hr: 71%
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 29.2%, PvP 15.1%, Simulation 12.5%, Multiplayer 12%, Strategy 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: While focused on construction, its physics-based destruction and medieval setting provide a similar sandbox satisfaction to Shieldwall.
- #11 Ravenfield
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 78,757 reviews2017
Dev: SteelRaven7
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 11.2 hrsMean: 62.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 49%, Funny 10.9%, Sandbox 8.1%, Action 7.1%, Strategy 6.9%
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.
- #12 Holdfast: Nations At War
89% matchVery Positive90% of 28,378 reviews2020
Dev: Anvil Game Studios
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 28.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 30.9%, Historical 23.4%, Multiplayer 10.7%, PvP 9.3%, Third Person 7.2%
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.
- #13 Formata
89% matchMixed64% of 947 reviews2017
Dev: Nezon Production
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Lead. Fight. Win.
Why similar: Rome 26.4% ★, War 21.1%, Strategy 10.2%, Medieval 9.7%, Simulation 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: A smaller-scale tactical game that focuses on the formation-based combat of ancient armies.
- #14 Animal Revolt Battle Simulator
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,681 reviews2022
Dev: VDimension
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 67%
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 32.1%, Funny 13.9%, Simulation 11.3%, Strategy 10.3%, Physics 8%
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.
- #15 Rising Front
86% matchVery Positive88% of 4,015 reviews2026
Dev: Sandstorm Studios Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 54%
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 41.8%, Historical 20.6%, Simulation 10.3%, Strategy 8.8%, Sandbox 8.4%
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.
- #16 Extremely Realistic Siege Warfare Simulator
88% matchMixed54% of 362 reviews2022
Dev: Screambox Studio
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 41%
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 32.3%, PvP 11.6%, Funny 10.8%, Strategy 9%, Simulation 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the tactical and physics-based aspects of medieval sieges, requiring careful planning and unit management.
- #17 Conqueror's Blade
86% matchMixed67% of 38,141 reviews2020
Dev: Booming TechPub: Poros Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 73.0 hrs≥1hr: 66%
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 29.3%, Medieval 25.3%, PvP 14.6%, Strategy 9.8%, Third Person 9.7%
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.
- #18 Polygon Fantasy Battle Simulator
85% matchVery Positive89% of 73 reviews2023
Dev: Aerilon Studios
Windows
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: War 21%, Simulation 14%, Strategy 13.6%, Historical 13.4%, Action 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a straightforward, colorful, and casual approach to battle simulation with a focus on fantasy units.
- #19 We Who Are About To Die
84% matchVery Positive88% of 8,249 reviews2022
Dev: Jordy Lakiere
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 39.9% ★, Medieval 16.5%, Historical 13.5%, Strategy 7.3%, Simulation 7.2%
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.
- #20 Becastled
82% matchVery Positive82% of 5,534 reviews2025
Dev: Mana Potion Studios
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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 38.2%, Medieval 35.8%, Strategy 22.1%, Indie 2.1%, Singleplayer 1.8%
Why You'll Like It: It combines base-building with tactical defense against waves of enemies, sharing the medieval siege theme.
- #21 Wooden Battles
84% matchMostly Positive79% of 528 reviews2017
Dev: SP Digital Arts Inc.
Windows
Build a wooden fort, place your units, watch the mayhem!
Why similar: War 31.9%, Funny 13.3%, Simulation 11.9%, Strategy 10.9%, Physics 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A quirky, physics-based auto-battler that features toy-like soldiers, echoing the lighthearted tone of Shieldwall.
- #22 Rise of Liberty
83% matchVery Positive84% of 1,869 reviews2019
Dev: Sandstorm Studios Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 56%
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 45.8%, Funny 14.9%, Strategy 10%, Sandbox 8.3%, Action 7.3%
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.
- #23 A Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIA
82% matchMostly Positive70% of 14,744 reviews2018
Dev: CREATIVE ASSEMBLYPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12.1 hrsMean: 31.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 28%, War 21.9%, Medieval 20.7%, Strategy 16.6%, Multiplayer 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a more traditional, grand-strategy approach to the medieval warfare and historical setting found in Shieldwall.
- #24 Strategos
79% matchVery Positive87% of 222 reviews2026
Dev: Strategos GamesPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
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 41.3% ★, War 15.3%, Historical 13.9%, Medieval 12.5%, Strategy 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical wargame that focuses on real-time unit management and historical battlefield tactics.
- #25 Landfall Archives
80% matchVery Positive95% of 3,582 reviews2023
Dev: landfall
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 37%
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 17.7%, Historical 13.8%, Medieval 11.4%, Comedy 10.1%, Simulation 7.7%
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.
- #26 Toy Soldiers
81% matchVery Positive89% of 1,488 reviews2012
Dev: Signal Studios
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Command your TOY SOLDIERS in epic, action-packed battles.
Why similar: Strategy 34%, Historical 20.6%, Simulation 19.7%, Action 15.9%, Casual 8.3%
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.
- #27 Make War
81% matchMixed68% of 91 reviews2019
Dev: Creepy Brothers
Windows · Mac
Do you want to become part of great battles? Lead the alien army in tactical-voxel simulator game Make War.
Why similar: War 26.4%, Strategy 20.4%, Simulation 19.7%, Funny 8.6%, Comedy 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical strategy game where you place units to influence the outcome of battles, focusing on sandbox experimentation.
- #28 Voor De Kroon
78% matchVery Positive88% of 609 reviews2022
Dev: Future Minimalism
Windows
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 30.4%, Medieval 23.6%, Historical 19.1%, Simulation 7.8%, Strategy 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: A medieval strategy game that combines real-time tactics with a sandbox world, focusing on unit control.
- #29 Chivalry 2
77% matchMostly Positive80% of 55,891 reviews2022
Dev: Torn Banner StudiosPub: Tripwire Presents
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 29.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 23.5%, War 20.7%, Historical 18.3%, PvP 9.9%, Multiplayer 9.3%
- #30 Freeman: Guerrilla Warfare
78% matchMixed65% of 12,409 reviews2019
Dev: KK Game Studio
Windows
Median: 8.3 hrsMean: 21.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 33.3%, Strategy 27.8%, Action 15%, Sandbox 9.5%, Simulation 5.1%
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.
- #31 Hyper Knights: Battles
79% matchMixed61% of 87 reviews2017
Dev: Endless Loop Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 31%
Spartans vs Persians, Ogres vs Chickens, Marines vs Archers. Create your own units, customize their AI and watch them fight!
Why similar: War 26.4%, Medieval 19.9%, Simulation 18.2%, Strategy 16.6%, Funny 9%
Why You'll Like It: A simple, action-oriented strategy game that focuses on medieval combat and unit management.
- #32 Forts
76% matchVery Positive92% of 24,651 reviews2017
Dev: EarthWork Games
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 23.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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: Multiplayer 21.8%, Strategy 19.5%, Funny 17.7%, Physics 15.1%, Sandbox 10.6%
- #33 Ultimate Epic Battle Simulator
77% matchMostly Positive77% of 12,228 reviews2017
Dev: Brilliant Game Studios
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 36%
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 35%, Medieval 15.2%, Simulation 13.7%, Strategy 8.8%, Funny 8.8%
- #34 Gladio and Glory
75% matchVery Positive91% of 4,185 reviews2021
Dev: Adi Zhavo
Windows · Mac
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 48.8% ★, Medieval 11.5%, PvP 9.7%, Multiplayer 7.3%, Simulation 5.9%
- #35 Diplomacy is Not an Option
73% matchVery Positive85% of 11,951 reviews2024
Dev: Door 407
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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 31.5%, Medieval 31.2%, War 22.9%, Strategy 7.2%, Simulation 7.2%
- #36 Warlords Battle Simulator
74% matchMostly Positive72% of 68 reviews2024
Dev: RedKar Devs
Windows
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 29.2%, Medieval 22.9%, Funny 11%, Strategy 7.8%, Simulation 7.8%
- #37 Battle Cry of Freedom
74% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,506 reviews2022
Dev: Flying Squirrel Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 17.5 hrs≥1hr: 57%
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 29.5%, Historical 26.6%, Multiplayer 11.7%, Simulation 10.3%, Strategy 9.9%
- #38 Front Lines
75% matchMostly Positive71% of 214 reviews2019
Dev: Marco S HampelPub: Firez Studios
Windows · Mac
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 26.4%, Simulation 26.3%, Action 15%, Adventure 9%, Casual 8.6%
- #39 A Total War Saga: TROY
73% matchMostly Positive72% of 3,647 reviews2021
Dev: CREATIVE ASSEMBLYPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 26.0 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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 30.5%, Historical 24.7%, Strategy 13.7%, Simulation 10.7%, Multiplayer 7.5%
- #40 Northend Tower Defense
71% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,417 reviews2024
Dev: Northend Games
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 58%
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 44.6%, Historical 17.7%, Strategy 15%, Simulation 9.7%, Action 6.4%
- #41 Total Conflict: Resistance
71% matchMostly Positive74% of 5,169 reviews2023
Dev: Thunder Devs.
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 20.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 60.8%, Strategy 15.3%, Simulation 14%, Action 9.9%
- #42 Epic Fantasy Battle Simulator
72% matchVery Positive84% of 454 reviews2021
Dev: Mutiny Software
Windows
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 27.6%, Medieval 22.2%, Simulation 11.1%, Third Person 10.9%, Strategy 10.7%
- #43 The Mean Greens - Plastic Warfare
73% matchVery Positive82% of 10,235 reviews2015
Dev: Virtual Basement LLC
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Take part of history’s greatest battle of Green VS. Tan. Fight amongst and against others online. Jump, shoot and roll your way into victory with fast paced objective based gameplay. Sometimes the greatest battles are fought by the smallest of soldiers.
Why similar: Multiplayer 35.3%, Funny 29%, Action 19.5%, Colorful 8.1%, Indie 5.8%
- #44 Sons of Valhalla
71% matchMixed67% of 957 reviews2024
Dev: Pixel Chest
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Sons of Valhalla is a roguelike strategy game set in the Viking Age. Build fortresses, gather warriors, and lay siege to enemy strongholds, engaging in personal combat as you raid and conquer across England.
Why similar: War 25.5%, Medieval 19.8%, Historical 17.4%, Strategy 8.2%, Third Person 7.7%
- #45 ShellShock Live
70% matchVery Positive93% of 35,466 reviews2020
Dev: kChamp Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 30.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 31.9%, Strategy 22.7%, Funny 12.1%, Action 10.6%, Colorful 7.8%
- #46 Ludus
72% matchMixed68% of 869 reviews2020
Dev: Cheesecake Dev
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Build the best ludus in the world! and survive in ancient Rome.
Why similar: Rome 53.3% ★, Simulation 10.7%, Historical 10.5%, Strategy 8.7%, Action 5.4%
- #47 Stronghold: Definitive Edition
68% matchVery Positive86% of 10,040 reviews2023
Dev: Firefly Studios
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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 30.6%, Historical 23.4%, Strategy 14.4%, Simulation 9.1%, Funny 8.2%
- #48 Fireworks Mania - An Explosive Simulator
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 7,742 reviews2020
Dev: Laumania ApS
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 19.8 hrs≥1hr: 75%
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: Multiplayer 17.4%, Funny 16.6%, Comedy 12.9%, Simulation 11.8%, Sandbox 10.8%
- #49 Mount & Blade: With Fire & Sword
70% matchVery Positive88% of 13,953 reviews2011
Dev: TaleWorlds Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 26.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The standalone expansion for Mount & Blade! With Fire & Sword builds and expands upon the highly regarded combat system from Mount & Blade: Warband. Firearms have been introduced to the battlefield.
Why similar: Medieval 24.3%, War 21.5%, Historical 17.8%, Strategy 8%, Multiplayer 7.5%
- #50 Stronghold HD (2012)
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,310 reviews2013
Dev: Firefly Studios
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 18.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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 33.9%, Historical 17.9%, Strategy 13.5%, Funny 10.1%, Sandbox 9%
- #51 Medieval Kingdom Wars
70% matchMostly Positive76% of 2,606 reviews2019
Dev: Reverie World StudiosPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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: War 30.8%, Medieval 30.5%, Strategy 11.9%, PvP 11.2%, Simulation 8.5%
- #52 Mount & Blade: Warband
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 170,920 reviews2010
Dev: TaleWorlds Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18.5 hrsMean: 120.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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 44.9%, Strategy 10.6%, Historical 10.6%, Multiplayer 10.2%, Sandbox 6.4%
- #53 Isonzo
67% matchVery Positive83% of 16,855 reviews2022
Dev: BlackMill Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 22.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Ferocious Alpine warfare will test your tactical skills in this authentic WW1 FPS. Battle among the scenic peaks, rugged valleys and idyllic towns of northern Italy. The Great War on the Italian Front is brought to life and elevated to unexpected heights!
Why similar: War 29%, Historical 20.3%, PvP 18.2%, Simulation 13.3%, Multiplayer 8.8%
- #54 Stronghold: Warlords
69% matchMixed65% of 5,254 reviews2021
Dev: Firefly Studios
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 32.1%, Medieval 25%, Historical 19.2%, Strategy 9.7%, Simulation 7.2%
- #55 Duckoleon
64% matchVery Positive96% of 207 reviews2025
Dev: Pumancz
Windows
Experience (mildly) accurate historical battles from the Napoleonic era, but from the perspective of DUCKS! Duckoleon is a multiplayer FPS/TPS with strategic elements. Exciting combat with units ranging from line infantry to cavalry and artillery, historical uniforms, cute ducks and much more!
Why similar: Historical 28.1%, PvP 20.1%, War 17.9%, Funny 16.2%, Colorful 7.9%
- #56 Medieval Machines Builder
65% matchVery Positive81% of 123 reviews2026
Dev: FreeMind S.A.Pub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Step into the boots of a medieval engineer and master the art of siege warfare. In Medieval Machines Builder, you design, build, and operate powerful war machines capable of bringing down even the strongest fortress walls.
Why similar: Medieval 33%, Funny 14.9%, Simulation 14.1%, Physics 10.4%, Sandbox 8.2%
- #57 Shieldwall Chronicles: Swords of the North
69% matchMostly Positive76% of 180 reviews2018
Dev: Wave Light Games Inc.
Windows
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 34.5%, Medieval 33.5%, Action 12.9%, Indie 10.7%, Adventure 8.4%
- #58 Total War: ATTILA
67% matchVery Positive82% of 37,267 reviews2015
Dev: CREATIVE ASSEMBLYPub: SEGA
Windows · Linux
Median: 17.4 hrsMean: 81.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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 30.5% ★, War 23.3%, Historical 19.5%, Strategy 12.2%, Medieval 6.8%
- #59 War of Rights
66% matchVery Positive88% of 14,641 reviews2018
Dev: Campfire Games
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 90.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 36.9%, Historical 30.8%, Multiplayer 10.8%, Simulation 8.4%, Strategy 6.4%