Games Like Total War: MEDIEVAL II – Definitive Edition

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: Grand Strategy 23.9%, Historical 13.6%, Strategy 13%, RTS 12.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.3%

Why You'll Like It: It preserves the classic Total War formula of turn-based imperial expansion and massive real-time battles in a closely related historical setting.

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 17.7%, Grand Strategy 16.8%, Strategy 14.9%, War 12.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: This darker Total War entry emphasizes migration, survival, collapsing empires, and brutal battles, making it especially appealing to players who enjoy Medieval II's turbulent-era atmosphere.

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 18.2%, Strategy 14.5%, Grand Strategy 13.9%, Medieval 13.6%, RTS 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: Set in the British Isles shortly after the Viking Age, it offers a focused medieval campaign with recruitment, loyalty, and real-time battles in the Total War style.

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

Why similar: Historical 20%, Grand Strategy 18.5%, Strategy 17.4%, War 8.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: Its global campaign map, diplomacy, trade, and land-and-naval real-time battles retain Medieval II's strategic scale in the age of gunpowder.

Emperor Edition is the definitive edition of ROME II, featuring an improved politics system, overhauled building chains, rebalanced battles and improved visuals in both campaign and battleEmperor Edition contains all free feature updates since its release in 2013, which includes bug fixes, balancing, Twitch.

Why similar: Grand Strategy 19.4%, Strategy 19.3%, Historical 17.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.2%, War 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: It expands the familiar province-management and army-command structure into a larger, more modern ancient-world campaign.

Complete your Total War collection with this Definitive Edition of Total War: NAPOLEON, which includes all DLC and feature updates since the game’s release

Why similar: Historical 21.2%, Grand Strategy 16.8%, Strategy 16.5%, War 9.5%, RTS 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: This is a more focused, character-driven Total War campaign with detailed battlefield tactics and the same alternating strategic and real-time gameplay loop.

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 21.6%, Strategy 15.6%, Grand Strategy 15.5%, War 12.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: It modernizes the campaign layer with deep diplomacy, court politics, and character relationships while retaining large-scale real-time warfare.

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

Why similar: Grand Strategy 24.9%, Strategy 17.5%, Historical 14.9%, RTS 13.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: Although set much earlier, it offers the same empire-building and real-time army-command structure with dynamic civilizations and regional politics.

The forces of Lustria await your command. Choose your Legendary Lord, expand your armies, forge alliances in a strategic turn-based campaign, and unleash the might of your monstrous forces in fast-paced real-time battles.

Why similar: Grand Strategy 23.4%, Strategy 19.9%, RTS 15.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 14%, War 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: Its faction campaigns and tactical battles closely follow the Total War template while adding asymmetric fantasy armies and a richly detailed world map.

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: Historical 18.2%, Grand Strategy 17.6%, RTS 14.3%, Strategy 13.5%, War 13%

Why You'll Like It: This Bronze Age interpretation of Total War combines resource management, hero-led armies, and real-time battles in a more compact historical-mythic campaign.

The cataclysmic conclusion to the Total War: WARHAMMER trilogy is here. Rally your forces and step into the Realm of Chaos, a dimension of mind-bending horror where the very fate of the world will be decided. Will you conquer your Daemons… or command them?

Why similar: Grand Strategy 26.5%, RTS 16.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.7%, Strategy 14.3%, War 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: It translates the classic Total War campaign-and-battle structure into a huge fantasy setting with highly varied factions and spectacular unit rosters.

MEDIEVAL: Total War™ - Collection Edition is the compilation of the critically-acclaimed Medieval: Total War and its official expansion pack - Viking Invasion.

Why similar: Strategy 24.1%, Medieval 18.4%, Historical 17%, Grand Strategy 11%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: As Medieval II's direct predecessor, it offers an older but thematically ideal mix of dynastic conquest, medieval factions, and battlefield command.

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: Grand Strategy 27.1%, Medieval 21.2%, Strategy 19.1%, RTS 14.5%, Historical 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: This medieval grand strategy game mixes kingdom administration, diplomacy, spies, trade, and real-time battles on a broad European map.

Explore one of the defining periods in world history in an experience crafted by the masters of Grand Strategy.

Why similar: Grand Strategy 47.8%, Medieval 17.7%, Historical 15.2%, Strategy 10.2%, Moddable 2.6%

Why You'll Like It: Its dynastic politics, marriages, vassals, claims, and medieval map-painting offer a deeper character-focused alternative to Medieval II's faction campaign.

Love, fight, scheme, and claim greatness. Determine your noble house’s legacy in the sprawling grand strategy of Crusader Kings III. Death is only the beginning as you guide your dynasty’s bloodline in the rich and larger-than-life simulation of the Middle Ages.

Why similar: Grand Strategy 22.9%, Medieval 17.8%, Historical 16.1%, Strategy 13.3%, RTS 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: It replaces direct battlefield control with deeper dynastic role-playing, but its medieval realm management, diplomacy, succession crises, and warfare are an excellent fit.

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 33.1%, War 19.2%, Strategy 16.3%, Historical 10.2%, Moddable 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: Its sandbox campaign lets you raise armies, manage fiefs, conduct diplomacy, and personally lead medieval battles and sieges.

Politics, religion, war. They are nothing without a legacy that can stand the test of time. Lead any nation, and turn it into a mighty kingdom in one of the most compelling grand strategy games ever created.

Why similar: Strategy 40.7%, Historical 37.8%, Grand Strategy 13.9%, Multiplayer 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: It provides detailed ancient and medieval-style realm management, diplomacy, expansion, and warfare for players who most enjoy Medieval II's campaign map.

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: Medieval 22.4%, Grand Strategy 21%, Strategy 19.6%, Historical 11.3%, RTS 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: This accessible medieval strategy game combines provincial expansion, royal diplomacy, economy management, and army warfare across Europe.

42 Civilizations, 229 Campaign Missions, Singleplayer, Co-Op, Multiplayer, In-Game Editor, Mods, Cross-play...It is good to be the king.

Why similar: Strategy 25.2%, RTS 24.1%, Historical 16.5%, Medieval 15.8%, Classic 6.6% ★

Why You'll Like It: It trades the turn-based world map for match-based RTS campaigns, but its medieval civilizations, economy, castles, sieges, and historical warfare are a strong thematic match.

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: Grand Strategy 27.2%, Medieval 20.2%, RTS 16.4%, War 11.7%, Strategy 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: It directly blends a persistent medieval grand-strategy map with real-time battles, castle sieges, settlement management, and army movement.

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 23.1%, Strategy 19.9%, RTS 18.3%, Historical 17.1%, War 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: It delivers squad-based medieval RTS combat across Viking, Anglo-Saxon, German, and Slav campaigns, with an emphasis on terrain and tactical positioning.

It's 1347, the time of the Hundred Years' War. In this historical grand strategy and RTS hybrid you play as one of 200 minor lords across medieval Europe, Africa or Middle East. Rise up to take over your Kingdom and be crowned, then fight to preserve your empire as Black Death descends on Europe.

Why similar: Grand Strategy 21.6%, Medieval 15.9%, Historical 13.4%, RTS 13.2%, Strategy 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: Its combination of persistent kingdom management, building, diplomacy, and large RTS battles makes it a natural lower-budget alternative to Total War.

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 23.6%, War 17.4%, Strategy 12.7%, Military 11.3%, Historical 11%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on medieval castle economies and siege warfare, capturing the defensive battles and crusading-era atmosphere of Medieval II.

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

Why similar: Grand Strategy 40.5%, Historical 22.6%, Strategy 22.5%, War 5.5%, Multiplayer 2.4%

Why You'll Like It: Its ancient-world grand strategy emphasizes population, provinces, diplomacy, characters, and military expansion on a scale similar to a Total War campaign.

Rule your land and dominate the world with unparalleled freedom, depth and historical accuracy. Write a new history of the world and build an empire for the ages.

Why similar: Grand Strategy 29.3%, Historical 22.1%, Strategy 12.2%, Moddable 10.8%, Military 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: It offers an exceptionally deep historical map-painting campaign of diplomacy, trade, warfare, colonization, and state-building across much of Medieval II's timeframe.

Field of Glory II Medieval is a turn-based tactical game set in the High Middle Ages from 1040 AD to 1270 AD. Developed by legendary designer Richard Bodley Scott it brings the best from the tabletop world into the best digital framework.

Why similar: Medieval 29.1%, Strategy 18.6%, War 16.2%, Military 11.6%, Tactical 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: This turn-based wargame offers historically grounded medieval armies and highly tactical battles for players who especially value Medieval II's battlefield decision-making.

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

Why similar: Historical 25.5%, Grand Strategy 23.8%, Strategy 22.7%, RTS 16.7%, Real Time Tactics 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: Its seamless real-time campaign map, supply lines, territorial expansion, and large ancient battles provide a distinctive alternative to Total War's two-layer structure.

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 44.4%, Strategy 14.1%, Moddable 12.2%, Historical 10.4%, Military 7.7%

In Total War: PHARAOH, the newest entry in the award-winning grand strategy series, immerse yourself in ancient Egypt at the zenith of its power and experience the dramatic events that threaten its destruction.

Why similar: Grand Strategy 24.2%, RTS 15.3%, War 12.7%, Historical 12.2%, Strategy 11.3%

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 29%, Historical 19.4%, RTS 15.9%, Grand Strategy 15.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.5%

Europa Universalis III Complete includes the original Europa Universalis III as well as the expansions In Nomine and Napoleons Ambition Europa Universalis III delves deeply into the areas of exploration, trade, warfare and diplomacy.

Why similar: Grand Strategy 44.9%, Historical 26.1%, Strategy 18.3%, RTS 2.6%, War 2.4%

The Old World is yours to command. Lead Legendary Lords in a combination of turn-based campaign and magically charged, strategic real-time battles, and decide the fate of your chosen race in a fight against Chaos.

Why similar: Grand Strategy 27.2%, Strategy 18.8%, RTS 16.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 15%, Real Time Tactics 9.1%

Carefully guide your nation from the era of absolute monarchies in the early 19th century, through expansion and colonization, to finally become a truly great power by the dawn of the 20th century. Victoria II is a grand strategy game played during the colonial era of the 19th century, where the player takes control of a country, guiding...

Why similar: Grand Strategy 38.3%, Historical 21.4%, Strategy 13.5%, War 6.7%, RTS 5.6%

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

Why similar: Grand Strategy 19.4%, Historical 14.8%, War 10.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.4%, Strategy 8.6%

Expand your empire, advance your culture and go head-to-head against history’s greatest leaders. Will your civilization stand the test of time?

Why similar: Strategy 18.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.6%, Grand Strategy 17.4%, Historical 16.2%, War 8.1%

Calradia is a land at war, offering great riches and even greater dangers to adventurers and mercenaries that flock to shed their blood on its soil. With courage and a strong sword, an unknown stranger can make a name as a warrior. Free-form sand-box gameplay.

Why similar: Medieval 47.4%, Strategy 15.9%, Historical 13.8%, Moddable 9.3%, Multiplayer 4.3%

Hearts of Iron III lets you play the most engaging conflict in world history, World War 2, on all fronts as any country and through multiple different scenarios. Guide your nation to glory between 1936 and 1948 and wage war, conduct diplomacy and build your industry in the most detailed World War 2 game ever made.

Why similar: Grand Strategy 40.3%, Historical 20.1%, Strategy 16.5%, War 7%, Military 6.2%

Bellfortis is a strategy game from the early Middle Ages. Expand your kingdom, use politics and power. Strategic planning on the map alternates with realtime battles of armies. Play as a grand strategy or on smaller local maps, build, recruit armies and fight!

Why similar: Grand Strategy 20.5%, Medieval 14.6%, Historical 14%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.9%, RTS 9.3%

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: Strategy 28.5%, Historical 24.7%, RTS 21%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.9%, War 8.3%

SHOGUN: Total War™ is the first, original title in a 15 year series of award-winning strategy games. This Collection Edition also includes the Mongol Invasion Expansion Pack.

Why similar: Strategy 40.2%, Historical 22.3%, Grand Strategy 12.6%, Classic 8.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 8%

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

Why similar: Grand Strategy 21.6%, Medieval 21.5%, Strategy 18.6%, RTS 12.3%, Historical 9.6%

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

Why similar: Grand Strategy 19.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.7%, War 14.7%, Strategy 14.2%, Historical 9.9%

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 23.7%, Strategy 21.6%, Medieval 18.1%, War 15.8%, Historical 14.3%

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: Strategy 26%, RTS 24.4%, Historical 19.8%, Classic 9.6% ★, Medieval 7.8%

Sid Meier's Civilization IV®: Beyond the Sword is the second expansion pack for Civilization IV - the 2005 PC Game of the Year that has become a worldwide hit.

Why similar: Strategy 23.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 22.2%, Historical 15.5%, Turn-Based 12.2%, Grand Strategy 7.9%

The Great War: Western Front is the definitive WW1 strategy game. Play a deciding role in history with this real-time tactical experience as you take charge in the iconic Western Front from 1914 to 1919. Pick your faction and lead your forces to victory.

Why similar: Grand Strategy 17.7%, Strategy 15.1%, RTS 14.6%, Historical 14.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.1%

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. Please visit the "Company of Heroes - Legacy Edition" page for additional user reviews.

Why similar: RTS 27.5%, Strategy 22.9%, War 16.1%, Historical 7.8%, Military 5.5%

With over 6 million units sold and unprecedented critical acclaim from fans and press around the world, Sid Meier's Civilization is recognized as one of the greatest PC game franchises of all-time. Now, Sid Meier and Firaxis Games will take this incredibly fun and addictive game to new heights by adding new ways to play and win, new...

Why similar: Strategy 20.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 19%, Historical 16.1%, Turn-Based 11.4%, Grand Strategy 10.4%

Lead your people to victory on an ever-evolving world in this strategy game featuring asymmetric factions led by powerful heroes. Build your empire, wield political influence, and raise grand armies to wage war in a race to uncover dark secrets buried within the planet.

Why similar: Grand Strategy 19%, Historical 14.2%, War 10.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.5%, Strategy 8.3%

Europe is in turmoil. The lands are fragmented into petty fiefs and the Emperor struggles with the Pope. At this very moment the Pope has declared that those who go to liberate the Holy Land will be freed of all sins. Gather prestige and piety and the world will whisper your name in awe.

Why similar: Grand Strategy 35.5%, Strategy 28.3%, Medieval 22.5%, Historical 13.8%

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: Grand Strategy 33.2%, Historical 25%, War 16.9%, Strategy 14%, Multiplayer 4.2%

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 26.7%, Historical 21.1%, Grand Strategy 19.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.3%, Turn-Based 8.9%

Create, discover, and download new player-created maps, scenarios, interfaces, and more!

Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 27.4%, Strategy 18.4%, Historical 16.7%, Grand Strategy 10.5%, Turn-Based 10.3%

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: Strategy 23.5%, War 15.6%, RTS 15%, Historical 10.4%, Tactical 9.4%