Games Like Total War: WARHAMMER

Strategy gaming perfected. A breath-taking campaign of exploration, expansion and conquest across a fantasy world. Turn-based civilisation management and real-time epic strategy battles with thousands of troops and monsters at your command.

Why similar: Games Workshop 19.9% ★, Strategy 14.9%, RTS 13.8%, Grand Strategy 13% ★, War 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: It is the most direct follow-up to the same campaign-plus-real-time-battle formula, with even stronger faction variety, monster-heavy armies, and fantasy spectacle.

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: Games Workshop 17.5% ★, RTS 14.5%, Grand Strategy 14.5% ★, Strategy 10.2%, War 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: It expands the exact same core loop with more factions, more magic, bigger set-piece battles, and the Immortal Empires sandbox.

Total War: THREE KINGDOMS is the first in the award-winning series to recreate epic conflict across ancient China. Combining a gripping turn-based campaign of empire-building & conquest with stunning real-time battles, THREE KINGDOMS redefines the series in an age of heroes & legends.

Why similar: Strategy 22.6%, War 20.8%, Grand Strategy 16.8% ★, RTS 16.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: Among the historical entries, it comes closest in character focus, faction asymmetry, and deep campaign systems paired with massive real-time battles.

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: Strategy 20.9%, War 19.3%, Grand Strategy 18.1% ★, RTS 16.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: Its dark tone, punishing grand strategy, and brutal large-scale battles make it one of the closest non-fantasy matches in feel.

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

Why similar: RTS 22.7%, War 18.6%, Strategy 17.2%, Grand Strategy 17.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: Its myth-inspired setting, hero-centric warfare, and semi-fantastical battlefield flavor make it more WARHAMMER-like than most historical Total War games.

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: Strategy 26.9%, Grand Strategy 20.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.6%, War 11.7%, RTS 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: It offers big empire-building decisions, lots of faction variety, and large real-time battles on a similarly addictive strategic scale.

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: Strategy 23.5%, Grand Strategy 18.8% ★, RTS 16.6%, War 15%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.3%

Why You'll Like It: This classic has the same satisfying rhythm of map expansion, army management, and decisive real-time battles, just in a medieval setting.

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

Why similar: RTS 22.7%, Strategy 22.2%, Grand Strategy 16% ★, War 14.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.1%

Why You'll Like It: Its streamlined campaign layer and constant territorial wars make it a good fit if you mainly want more Total War-style conquest.

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: RTS 22.6%, Grand Strategy 21.9% ★, War 16.9%, Strategy 13.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: It modernizes the historical Total War formula with detailed campaign systems and deliberate, weighty battlefield tactics.

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

Why similar: Strategy 26.9%, Grand Strategy 21.7% ★, War 14.7%, RTS 13.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: If the campaign-layer expansion and giant army clashes are your favorite parts of WARHAMMER, EMPIRE scratches that same grand-scale strategy itch.

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: Grand Strategy 20.5% ★, War 17.3%, Strategy 14%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.4%, Fantasy 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: It swaps real-time battles for turn-based tactics, but nails the fantasy empire-building, hero progression, magic, and asymmetric faction appeal.

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: Strategy 24.9%, Grand Strategy 19.1% ★, War 16%, RTS 15.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: It is a tighter, more battle-focused Total War with strong tactical positioning and a familiar campaign-to-battle structure.

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 25% ★, RTS 21.6%, Strategy 18%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.4%, War 11.9%

Why You'll Like It: This is old-school Total War at its purest, with a classic turn-based map and real-time battle loop that still echoes WARHAMMER's foundation.

SpellForce 3 - The perfect blend between RTS and RPG!

Why similar: RTS 39.9%, Strategy 24.3%, Fantasy 13.3%, Multiplayer 7.4%, Co-op 3.8%

Why You'll Like It: Its blend of fantasy factions, heroes, RTS army combat, and a progression-heavy campaign makes it a strong alternative for players who love WARHAMMER's fantasy warfare.

Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2 is the new real-time strategy game adapted from Games Workshop’s famous tabletop game that portrays the epic space battles of the Warhammer 40,000 universe.

Why similar: RTS 33.6%, Games Workshop 27.3% ★, Strategy 25.8%, War 5.3%, Multiplayer 3.4%

Why You'll Like It: It is one of the best non-Total War matches for the campaign-map-plus-real-time-battles structure, only moved into the Warhammer 40,000 universe and space combat.

Raise mighty armies, wield ancient magic and forge an empire. This turn-based strategy adventure game fuses strategic decision making, tactical combat and kingdom management.

Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 26.6%, Strategy 24.2%, Fantasy 17.5%, Tactical 17.1%, Co-op 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: This mixes fantasy kingdom-building, hero-led armies, spellcasting, and strategic map control in a way that hits many of the same highs.

Battlefleet Gothic: Armada is the RTS videogame adaptation of Games Workshop’s classic tabletop game, pitting the Chaos, Imperium, Eldar, and Orks against each other in visceral space-battles.

Why similar: Games Workshop 35% ★, RTS 26.6%, Strategy 24.8%, Tactical 4.3%, Multiplayer 3.9%

Why You'll Like It: Like WARHAMMER, it combines distinct Games Workshop factions with tactical real-time battles and a strong sense of military spectacle.

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 33.8%, Strategy 20.5%, War 14.9%, Fantasy 12.2%, Tactical 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on real-time fantasy army combat with heroes, faction abilities, and Warhammer-style battlefield spectacle.

Age of Wonders III is the long anticipated sequel to the award-winning strategy series. Delivering a unique mix of Empire Building, Role Playing and Warfare, Age of Wonders III offers the ultimate in turn-based fantasy strategy for veterans of the series and new players alike!

Why similar: Strategy 35.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 21.4%, Fantasy 11.2%, Turn-Based 8.9%, Dwarf 8.1% ★

Why You'll Like It: It is another excellent fantasy strategy game built around races, heroes, spells, expansion, and tactically rich battles.

The fantasy wargaming classic is back! Lead powerful heroes and mighty armies into battle in this critically acclaimed turn-based strategy milestone. Level up and train your units and guide them through a gripping story campaign to decide the fate of a world on the brink of destruction.

Why similar: Strategy 20.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.4%, Grand Strategy 14.7% ★, War 12%, Turn-Based 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the fantasy wargame side of WARHAMMER with monsters, heroes, faction identity, and rewarding army development across a long campaign.

In Dominions 6 you take control of a powerful being that rules a nation and aspires to godhood. The type of Pretender Gods can vary from magically powerful arch mages to old dragons or an enormous tree. Dominions is a deep 4x turn based strategy game with a very large variety of spells and units.

Why similar: Grand Strategy 30.1% ★, Strategy 28.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 23.6%, Fantasy 10.1%, Multiplayer 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: If you love the sheer faction variety, magical chaos, and legendary-unit scale of WARHAMMER, this is one of the deepest fantasy strategy sandboxes around.

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

Why similar: Strategy 21.1%, Games Workshop 16.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 16%, Grand Strategy 13.1% ★, War 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: It brings Warhammer faction warfare to a 4X map with constant expansion, elite units, and a strong emphasis on military conquest.

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

Why similar: Games Workshop 33.8% ★, RTS 26%, Strategy 16.4%, War 9.5%, Multiplayer 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: It drops the grand campaign layer, but its hero-led RTS battles and faction-driven Games Workshop warfare still scratch part of the same itch.

Age of Wonders: Planetfall is the new strategy game from Triumph Studios, creators of the critically acclaimed Age of Wonders series, bringing all the exciting tactical turn-based combat and in-depth empire building of its predecessors to space in an all-new, sci-fi setting.

Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 28.6%, Strategy 28.1%, War 13.9%, Turn-Based 12.7%, Tactical 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: Although sci-fi, it offers a similar empire-management-and-battle structure with strong faction asymmetry and powerful hero units.

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 34% ★, Strategy 31.6%, RTS 29.6%, Multiplayer 4.2%, Singleplayer 0.6%

Why You'll Like It: Its grand-strategy kingdom management and real-time battles make it a good pick if the campaign-scale conquest matters more to you than the fantasy setting.

Take up the role of a great wizard, wield powerful spells, command fantasy races and challenge your rivals in this remake of a cult turn-based strategy classic. Do you have what it takes to become Master of Magic?

Why similar: Grand Strategy 31.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 20.5%, Strategy 20.1%, Fantasy 13.7%, Dark Fantasy 12.7%

Why You'll Like It: This remake leans hard into fantasy empire-building, spellcasting, heroes, and monsters, which overlaps nicely with WARHAMMER's strategic fantasy appeal.

Mordheim: City of the Damned is the first video game adaptation of Games Workshop's cult classic tabletop game Mordheim. Set in the Warhammer World's decimated Empire city, Mordheim: City of the Damned is a turn-based tactical game where you lead warbands into bloody and lethal skirmishes.

Why similar: Games Workshop 47.1% ★, Strategy 11.1%, Turn-Based 8.9%, Tactical 8.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: It is much smaller in scale, but its brutal dark-fantasy tactics and Warhammer atmosphere make it a fitting lower-ranked thematic cousin.

Conquest of Elysium 5 is a quick turn based fantasy strategy game with a touch of rogue-like. The game is full of depth, details and monsters. There are also a huge number of factions, each with its own unique gameplay and magic rituals.

Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 33.7%, Strategy 31.8%, Fantasy 21.4%, Co-op 6.7%, Multiplayer 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: It is a smaller-scale but wonderfully asymmetric fantasy strategy game where strange factions, summons, and magical escalation drive the campaign.

Fallen Enchantress is 4X strategy game from the makers of Sins of a Solar Empire and Galactic Civilizations. Build a civilization in the magical world of Elemental. Recruit heroes, train armies, build cities, forge alliances and save the world in this rich world where it's never the same game twice.

Why similar: Grand Strategy 37.3% ★, Strategy 21.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.9%, Fantasy 15.3%, Atmospheric 3.7%

Why You'll Like It: It offers fantasy 4X expansion with RPG-style leaders, magical warfare, and monster-driven army composition.

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Definitive Edition is the ultimate Dawn of War experience, featuring the original Dawn of War and all its expansions, along with enhanced visuals, an improved camera, and 64-bit platform support.

Why similar: RTS 39.8%, Strategy 22.8%, Multiplayer 9.3%, Grand Strategy 9.1% ★, Tactical 7.9%

Vermintide is an epic co-operative action combat adventure set in the End Times of the iconic Warhammer Fantasy world.

Why similar: Games Workshop 52.5% ★, Dark Fantasy 10.6%, Dwarf 10.3% ★, Fantasy 6.6%, Multiplayer 6.3%

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 24.1% ★, RTS 22.2%, Strategy 22%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.8%, War 9.2%

The critically acclaimed Vermintide 2 is a visually stunning and groundbreaking melee action game pushing the boundaries of the first person co-op genre. Join the fight now!

Why similar: Games Workshop 53.6% ★, Dwarf 15.5% ★, Dark Fantasy 9.1%, Fantasy 6.5%, Co-op 5.3%

Made in a close partnership with Games Workshop, Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader is a story-rich classical RPG from Owlcat Games, developers of the critically acclaimed game, Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous.

Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 21.1%, Strategy 20.3%, Fantasy 14.4%, Dark Fantasy 13.7%, Multiplayer 10%

Blood Bowl 2 smashes Warhammer and American football together, in an explosive cocktail of turn-based strategy, humour and brutality, adapted from Games Workshop’s famous boardgame.

Why similar: Games Workshop 35.4% ★, Strategy 11.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 11%, Turn-Based 8.8%, Fantasy 8.2%

Conquer the Mortal Realms! The first strategy videogame adaptation of Age of Sigmar’s dark-fantasy universe. Lead your highly-customisable force in challenging roguelike campaigns, unlocking new units, equipment and skills in dynamic, turn-based warfare.

Why similar: Games Workshop 45% ★, Strategy 21.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.7%, Fantasy 11.3%, Multiplayer 4.1%

Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector is a fast-paced turn-based strategy game set in the grimdark universe of the 41st Millennium. Pick your force, develop your army, field mighty heroes and fight for victory using superior strategy, awesome abilities, and devastating weaponry.

Why similar: Strategy 27.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 22.8%, War 14.5%, Games Workshop 11.8% ★, Tactical 9.8%

All of Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II in one package. Play the award-winning real-time strategy game in all its glory, including three full campaigns, six multiplayer factions, and a full co-op Last Stand mode with eight unique heroes.

Why similar: Games Workshop 32.1% ★, RTS 30.5%, Strategy 21.2%, Tactical 5.3%, Multiplayer 4.2%

Brutal, crazy, tactical… this is BLOOD BOWL! The iconic death sport returns with the new video game of fantasy football faithfully using the latest board game rules and new content. Create your team, then crush, mulch and cheat your way to the top... leaving your opponents in the graveyard.

Why similar: Games Workshop 39.5% ★, Strategy 10.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.3%, Turn-Based 8.1%, Fantasy 7.4%

Experience an epic open-world brought to life by the award-winning Nemesis System. Forge a new Ring of Power, conquer Fortresses in massive battles and dominate Mordor with your personal orc army in Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™.

Why similar: War 27%, Fantasy 20%, Strategy 10.9%, Dark Fantasy 9.9%, Open World 8.5%

Three years after the Purity Wars, Nortander is on the cusp of a new era.

Why similar: RTS 34.5%, Strategy 21.6%, Dwarf 20.7% ★, Fantasy 9.4%, Multiplayer 6.2%

Inspired by the Warhammer Fantasy world, Blood Bowl is an ultra-violent combination of strategy and sports games. The Legendary Edition features 20 playable races, including 11 that are totally new, each offering its own game style! Make a competitive team, train it and buy the best equipment.

Why similar: Games Workshop 35.5% ★, Strategy 12%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.1%, Turn-Based 8.6%, Fantasy 8.2%

Lead humanity’s greatest weapon, the Grey Knights, in this fast-paced turn-based tactical RPG. Root out and purge a galaxy-spanning plague in a cinematic, story-driven campaign, using the tactics and talents of your own personalised squad of Daemonhunters.

Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 34.9%, Strategy 27.5%, Tactical 19.5%, Dark Fantasy 13.5%, Story Rich 3.2%

All of Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War in one glorious package. Play the genre-defining classic real time strategy game in all its blood-soaked glory, including four complete campaigns and nine full-fledged factions.

Why similar: RTS 31.7%, Games Workshop 28.6% ★, Strategy 20.9%, War 6.9%, Multiplayer 4.3%

In a world ravaged by war and dominated by magic, you must rise up to face the Chaos hordes. Playing solo or with up to four players in local or online co-op, choose a hero from four character classes and prepare for epic battles wielding some of the most powerful artefacts of the Old World.

Why similar: Dark Fantasy 35.2%, Multiplayer 25.8%, Co-op 19.4%, Action 7.5%, Singleplayer 6.1%

Warhammer 40,000: Sanctus Reach is a 3D turn-based strategy game like you’ve never seen before: fast, immediate, deep, impressive to look at and incredibly fun! Fight through a dark era of carnage and endless war and lead the Space Wolves in a struggle to defend the last bastion of mankind.

Why similar: Games Workshop 47.9% ★, Strategy 23.5%, Turn-Based 11.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.3%, Tactical 5.6%

This bonecrunching sport features 23 playable races, each with its own style, vicious moves, rankings & more!

Why similar: Games Workshop 43.6% ★, Strategy 16.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 11%, Turn-Based 10.3%, Fantasy 6.7%

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

Why similar: RTS 32.4%, Strategy 22.3%, War 12.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.4%, Multiplayer 8%

The SpellForce 3: Versus Edition gives you the chance to enter the battlefields of Eo for free, letting you test your RTS skills against AI opponents or even other human players.

Why similar: RTS 34.9%, Strategy 32.1%, Fantasy 10.8%, Multiplayer 8.5%, Dark Fantasy 5.5%

MECHANICUS II ANNOUNCED! Take control of one of the most technologically advanced factions in the Imperium: the Adeptus Mechanicus. In this turn-based tactical game, your every decision will weigh heavily on the outcome of the conflict. Will you be blessed by the Omnissiah?

Why similar: Games Workshop 51.4% ★, Strategy 16.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.9%, Turn-Based 9.3%, Tactical 7%

Heroes VI is a fast-paced epic story where Angels plot to end -- once and for all -- an unfinished war with their ancient rivals, the Faceless.

Why similar: Strategy 34.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 24.3%, Turn-Based 15.7%, Fantasy 12.3%, Multiplayer 6.4%