Games Like Total War: PHARAOH DYNASTIES

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: 4X 30.7% ★, Grand Strategy 24.5% ★, Historical 11.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.2%, Strategy 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly mirrors the focus on dynasty management and historical 4x strategy within the ancient world.

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: Grand Strategy 22.6% ★, Historical 20.1%, Strategy 17.1%, RTS 13.6%, War 10%

Why You'll Like It: It offers the most sophisticated character and dynasty-driven mechanics within the Total War series.

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: Grand Strategy 21.8% ★, Historical 14.7%, Strategy 14.6%, RTS 12.4%, Rome 10.6% ★

Why You'll Like It: It captures the same sense of impending doom and survival against a collapsing empire that defines the Bronze Age setting.

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: Grand Strategy 21% ★, RTS 17.6%, Historical 13.8%, Strategy 12.1%, 4X 11.9% ★

Why You'll Like It: Built on the same engine and sharing a similar Bronze Age historical focus, it provides a very familiar tactical experience.

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 23.3% ★, Strategy 17.5%, Rome 15.7% ★, Historical 13.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: A quintessential ancient-world strategy game that provides the large-scale tactical battles you expect from the series.

Build an empire in a single sitting. All the strategy of a classic 4X in a faster format, which also shines in multiplayer.

Why similar: 4X 31.2% ★, Grand Strategy 26.1% ★, Historical 12.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.8%, Strategy 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: A direct thematic match that focuses specifically on the rise and fall of Bronze Age civilizations.

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 36% ★, RTS 19.9%, Strategy 19.1%, 4X 13.1% ★, Historical 10%

Why You'll Like It: It combines grand strategy map management with real-time tactical battles in a way that feels very similar to the Total War experience.

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 40.1% ★, Rome 21.5% ★, Strategy 16.8%, Historical 14.3%, War 2.9%

Why You'll Like It: A deep grand strategy game that allows for complex management of ancient Mediterranean empires.

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: Grand Strategy 25.8% ★, Strategy 18.8%, RTS 18.6%, Rome 18.2% ★, Historical 18.1%

Why You'll Like It: This title offers a deep, tactical focus on ancient warfare and supply line management that rewards strategic planning.

Field of Glory: Empires is a grand strategy game in which you will have to move in an intricate and living tapestry of nations and tribes, each one with their distinctive culture.

Why similar: 4X 23.2% ★, Grand Strategy 21.9% ★, Rome 14.3% ★, Strategy 11.9%, Historical 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a robust grand strategy layer for the ancient world that pairs perfectly with tactical combat simulations.

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: Grand Strategy 24.8% ★, Strategy 17.7%, Historical 14.8%, RTS 13.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: A classic entry that remains highly regarded for its strategic depth and iconic tactical battles.

Determine the destiny of Rome as you conquer foreign lands and navigate political intrigue in this turn-based RPG. Directly fight with your party of Praetorians, guide your legion to victory, and choose your own path in a story where every decision matters. How will you shape the future of Rome?

Why similar: Rome 34.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 19.5%, Strategy 17.6%, Historical 17%, Tactical 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a more intimate, party-based tactical experience set within the ancient Roman world.

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: 4X 21.5% ★, Grand Strategy 20.7% ★, Rome 12.8% ★, RTS 11.2%, Strategy 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: A modernized version of a classic that defined the ancient world strategy genre for many players.

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 31.3% ★, 4X 20.9% ★, Historical 14.1%, Strategy 13.8%, RTS 11.9%

Why You'll Like It: While set in the medieval period, its focus on dynasty management and character relationships is the gold standard for the genre.

Rewrite history by shaping a civilization as unique as you are. Combine 60 cultures from the Ancient Era to the Modern Age to lead your empire to victory. Build thriving cities, outsmart rivals in epic battles, spread your influence and leave your mark on HUMANKIND™.

Why similar: 4X 33.1% ★, Grand Strategy 20.8% ★, Strategy 14.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.8%, Historical 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a historical 4x experience that allows you to evolve your culture through different eras of human history.

Field of Glory II is a turn-based tactical game set during the Rise of Rome from 280 BC to 25 BC.

Why similar: Strategy 28.4%, Historical 20.2%, Rome 18.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17.6%, War 7%

Why You'll Like It: This is the premier tactical combat simulator for ancient warfare, offering unparalleled depth in unit interactions.

Create your own nation in Millennia, a historical turn-based 4X game that challenges your strategic prowess across 10,000 years of history, from the dawn of humanity to our possible futures.

Why similar: 4X 32.2% ★, Grand Strategy 24.2% ★, Historical 10.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 10%, Strategy 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: A 4x strategy game that focuses on historical progression and the management of civilizations across time.

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

Why similar: Grand Strategy 27.5% ★, Strategy 19.6%, Historical 19%, RTS 10.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a grander scale of empire management and tactical warfare that appeals to fans of the series' complexity.

Rule a fantasy realm of your own design! Explore new magical realms in Age of Wonders’ signature blend of 4X strategy and turn-based tactical combat. Control a faction that grows and changes as you expand your empire with each turn!

Why similar: 4X 36.6% ★, Grand Strategy 25.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 11%, Strategy 10.1%, War 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: A deep 4x strategy game that allows for significant customization of your civilization's culture and development.

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 32.2% ★, RTS 20.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.1%, Strategy 13.1%, War 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: While fantasy-based, it represents the pinnacle of the Total War tactical engine and battle mechanics.

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: Grand Strategy 44.6% ★, Historical 22%, 4X 18.1% ★, Strategy 15%, Singleplayer 0.3%

Why You'll Like It: It blends detailed city-building with real-time tactical combat, capturing the grounded feel of historical warfare.

A mix of deep gameplay and rich historical flavor, Aggressors: Ancient Rome lets you relive history as the ruler of one of the mighty civilizations of the ancient Mediterranean. Choose one of twenty available factions and conquer the world.

Why similar: 4X 30% ★, Grand Strategy 19.5% ★, Rome 15.2% ★, Historical 11.7%, Strategy 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: A focused 4x strategy game that deals specifically with the political and military challenges of the ancient Mediterranean.

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: 4X 35.8% ★, Grand Strategy 19.1% ★, Historical 14.4%, Strategy 14.1%, War 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a unique grand strategy experience focused on the development of ancient Chinese dynasties.

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: Grand Strategy 24.9% ★, Historical 20%, Strategy 18.5%, RTS 12.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 8%

Why You'll Like It: A highly polished tactical experience that focuses on the nuances of historical military command.

The legendary city-builder returns! Lead the creation of one of the greatest civilizations the world has ever seen in this HD remake with modernized UI. Build monuments, manage your population and explore 4,000 years of history through over a hundred hours of gameplay.

Why similar: Historical 61%, Strategy 32.5%, Atmospheric 4.8%, Singleplayer 1.7%

Why You'll Like It: A dedicated city-builder that captures the aesthetic and management challenges of ancient Egypt.

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

Why similar: Grand Strategy 29% ★, Strategy 25.4%, Historical 19.2%, RTS 18%, War 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a complex mix of grand strategy and tactical battle management for history enthusiasts.

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 24.1%, Grand Strategy 23.2% ★, Strategy 15.2%, Historical 11.9%, War 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: For players who enjoy the tactical depth of Total War battles, this game offers intense real-time military command.

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 22.4% ★, RTS 14.6%, 4X 11.5% ★, Strategy 7.8%, Historical 7.2%

Unity of Command II is the sequel to one of the most critically acclaimed strategy games of all time; a game critics called 'the perfect gateway' into computer war games.

Why similar: Grand Strategy 35.5% ★, Strategy 22.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.7%, Historical 12.2%, War 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in tactical supply and movement that will appeal to those who enjoy the strategic side of Total War.

Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun is a turn-based tactical and strategic game set during the Sengoku era; primarily focusing on the Japanese Warring States period and Japanese Invasion of Korea.

Why similar: Grand Strategy 35.5% ★, Strategy 27.4%, Historical 21.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.4%

Why You'll Like It: A turn-based tactical game that captures the brutal nature of historical warfare in a focused setting.

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 28.2% ★, RTS 18.9%, Strategy 18%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.6%, 4X 8.2% ★

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: Grand Strategy 20.6% ★, RTS 18.4%, Historical 17.6%, Strategy 16.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.1%

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: 4X 31.8% ★, Grand Strategy 25% ★, RTS 15.9%, Strategy 13.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.6%

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: 4X 32.9% ★, Grand Strategy 31.2% ★, Historical 15%, Strategy 9.9%, War 8.5%

Lead empires that evolve or endure through the Ages. Build something you believe in with Sid Meier's Civilization® VII.

Why similar: 4X 29.9% ★, Grand Strategy 26.4% ★, Historical 12%, Strategy 7.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.7%

Wage a campaign of brutal conquest in this realm-shattering real-time strategy game set in the Warhammer Age of Sigmar universe. Become a warlord and lead four unique factions to conquer the wild and savage Realm of Ghur in tense and tactical battles.

Why similar: RTS 38.3%, Strategy 21.1%, Action 11.2%, War 9.7%, Tactical 8.8%

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 25.5%, RTS 19.1%, Grand Strategy 18.3% ★, Historical 14.5%, Rome 13.4% ★

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 37.7%, Strategy 25%, Historical 14%, War 13%, Multiplayer 4.6%

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 24.9% ★, RTS 21%, Strategy 16%, Historical 13%, Turn-Based Strategy 11%

Demise of Nations is a 4X turn-based grand strategy wargame covering the rise of Rome till the fall of modern civilization.

Why similar: 4X 31% ★, Grand Strategy 21.2% ★, Historical 10%, Strategy 8.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.9%

Unique combination of turn-based 4X and historical grand strategy with a mythological twist. Explore the ancient world and build a world leading civilization. Survive, expand, conquer... and win!

Why similar: 4X 34% ★, Grand Strategy 26% ★, Historical 12.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 10%, Strategy 8%

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: 4X 22.3% ★, Grand Strategy 21.2% ★, Strategy 17.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.9%, Historical 12.6%

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: 4X 30.8% ★, Grand Strategy 24.5% ★, Historical 11.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.3%, Strategy 8.1%

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 39.7% ★, Historical 26.7%, Strategy 21%, Action 9.1%, Atmospheric 2.9%

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 53.9%, Strategy 27.1%, PvP 10.2%, Multiplayer 7.4%, Singleplayer 1.4%

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 22.6% ★, RTS 19.5%, Historical 16.4%, Strategy 13.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.8%

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

Why similar: Grand Strategy 30.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17.9%, Strategy 16.5%, War 12.1%, Historical 9.8%

Strategy simulator of the Great Pyramids period, where you take your path from the unification of Egyptian tribes to the foundation of The First Empire. Developed with the assistance of Egyptologists.

Why similar: 4X 38.1% ★, Historical 22.4%, Strategy 16.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.7%, Atmospheric 6.4%

Immerse yourself in Ancient Egypt from the age of the great pyramids to the final years of the New Kingdom.

Why similar: Historical 52.4%, Strategy 46.6%, Singleplayer 1%

Build a nation starting at any point in human history and compete for supremacy in this epic turn-based strategy game. Engage in diplomacy, fight wars, and go head-to-head with other leaders from history.

Why similar: 4X 40.8% ★, Grand Strategy 30.8% ★, Historical 12.9%, Strategy 11%, Turn-Based Strategy 3.1%

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

Why similar: Strategy 28.7%, Historical 25.1%, Grand Strategy 23.2% ★, RTS 23%

A turn-based strategy war chess game. You will play a commander in the Roman period, and command the generals and troops to complete the specified mission objectives and occupy important strongholds in the level. Rome, Samnite, Epirus, Carthage. Different choices will open different histories!

Why similar: 4X 34.7% ★, Grand Strategy 18.9% ★, Rome 17.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 8.5%, War 7.2%

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 60.5%, Strategy 29.1%, War 4%, Multiplayer 2.5%, Action 1.9%

Lead powerful civilizations across the globe, master strategies and tactics, and relive history in co op battles—now remastered in stunning 4K and modernized gameplay.

Why similar: RTS 35.7%, Strategy 26.1%, Historical 18.1%, War 11.5%, Multiplayer 4.9%

Grand strategy wargame where the destiny of Civilizations rests in your hands - will they stand united under your leadership or fall divided in conflict? Journey through the entire saga of human civilization, from its earliest days to the futuristic era, crafting your legacy age by age.

Why similar: Grand Strategy 43% ★, RTS 24%, Strategy 14.7%, War 8.6%, Tactical 7.3%

Making History® delivers the open-ended gameplay of strategy-game classics, but with compelling new economic, military, and diplomatic systems and deep research that lets you play with real historical challenges.

Why similar: Grand Strategy 40.8% ★, Strategy 27%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.9%, Historical 10.1%, Action 8.3%

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 30.9% ★, 4X 30.8% ★, RTS 19.2%, Strategy 8.9%, War 7.1%