Games Like Total War: WARHAMMER III

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: Grand Strategy 19.2% ★, Games Workshop 14.7% ★, RTS 14.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.9%, Strategy 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: The closest match by far, with the same Total Warhammer campaign-and-battle structure, massive faction variety, and direct mechanical continuity into III.

Addictive turn-based empire-building with colossal, real-time battles, all set in a world of legendary heroes, giant monsters, flying creatures and storms of magical power.

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 is the original foundation of the trilogy, offering the same mix of turn-based conquest, real-time battles, and grim fantasy faction warfare.

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 28.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 16.9%, War 13.2%, Dark Fantasy 10.4%, Strategy 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: It pairs turn-based empire-building with separate tactical fantasy battles and highly customizable factions, making it the best non-Total War alternative.

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: Grand Strategy 23.9% ★, War 16.4%, RTS 16%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.8%, Strategy 14.5%

Why You'll Like It: It keeps the signature Total War blend of grand campaign planning and real-time army battles, with strong diplomacy and memorable larger-than-life characters.

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 22.3% ★, RTS 20.5%, War 13.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.9%, Real Time Tactics 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: Its myth-infused heroes, monsters, and familiar Total War campaign/battle loop make it feel closer to Warhammer than most historical entries.

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 24.6% ★, RTS 15.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.7%, War 14.6%, Strategy 12.9%

Why You'll Like It: If you want another dark, high-pressure Total War campaign with punishing warfare and collapsing empires, this is one of the strongest fits.

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 27.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 16.9%, Strategy 16.4%, RTS 10.2%, War 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: It delivers the same satisfying empire map plus large-scale real-time battles formula, just in a historical setting instead of fantasy.

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 29.1% ★, RTS 21%, War 12.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.2%, Strategy 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: It is another modern Total War campaign with detailed kingdom management and real-time battles, making it structurally very familiar.

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 26.2% ★, RTS 16%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.8%, Strategy 14.8%, War 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: Though older, it still nails the grand-strategy-to-battleflow that makes Total War: WARHAMMER III so compelling.

On a journey to great magical might, explore and control the lands of Eo in this ever-changing turn-based strategy role-playing game. Field armies and heroes in tactical combat, finish hundreds of quests, and gather spells and artefacts to become the most powerful mage of all.

Why similar: Grand Strategy 30.9% ★, Dwarf 25.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17.9%, Dark Fantasy 9.9%, Strategy 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: This mixes a roaming grand-strategy layer with tactical fantasy encounters, magical economy management, and a strong wizard-power fantasy.

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 34.8%, Tactical 17.6%, Strategy 15.5%, Fantasy 13.2%, Co-op 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: Its turn-based kingdom layer, spellcasting heroes, and army-based fantasy combat scratch a similar asymmetric-faction strategy itch on a smaller scale.

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: Turn-Based Strategy 32.4%, Strategy 26.2%, Dwarf 13.9% ★, Fantasy 9.8%, Grand Strategy 7% ★

Why You'll Like It: It offers classic fantasy 4X empire-building with tactical battles, heroes, and faction variety that overlap nicely with Total Warhammer’s appeal.

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 23.2% ★, RTS 22.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.5%, Strategy 14.5%, War 11.5%

Why You'll Like It: It is a narrower Total War, but it preserves the familiar rhythm of provincial management, army movement, and real-time engagements.

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 26.7% ★, Strategy 15.7%, RTS 15.3%, War 12.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 12%

Why You'll Like It: It is a more focused Total War experience, but the campaign map and real-time battlefield command still hit many of the same notes.

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

Why similar: Grand Strategy 30.8% ★, Strategy 17.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.5%, RTS 13.1%, War 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: For players who mainly want another huge campaign map and massive real-time battles, Empire remains a strong sandbox-style follow-up.

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 29%, Real Time Tactics 21.3%, Strategy 11.4%, War 10.2%, Fantasy 8%

Why You'll Like It: You lose the turn-based campaign layer, but the Warhammer fantasy setting, elite units, monsters, and real-time battles make it a natural thematic follow-up.

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: Grand Strategy 23.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 22.4%, Strategy 14.6%, War 10.5%, Dark Fantasy 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes hero-led fantasy armies, unit progression, and terrain-aware tactical warfare, even if its campaign layer is lighter.

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 43.2%, Strategy 20.8%, War 12.6%, Tactical 11.7%, PvP 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: Sci-fi instead of fantasy, but it delivers the same rewarding loop of empire turns, asymmetric factions, and deep tactical battles.

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 29.5% ★, RTS 17.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.5%, Real Time Tactics 12.9%, Strategy 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: This is the classic Total War structure in a cleaner package, ideal if you want more campaign-and-battle gameplay from the series’ roots.

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 35.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 18.5%, War 16.2%, Strategy 9.2%, Tactical 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: If the strategic layer is your favorite part, Old World offers outstanding realm management, generals, politics, and event-driven empire building.

ENDLESS™ Legend is a 4X turn-based fantasy strategy game by the creators of ENDLESS™ Space and Dungeon of the ENDLESS™. Control every aspect of your civilization as you struggle to save your homeworld Auriga. Create your own Legend!

Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 33.7%, Strategy 28.5%, Grand Strategy 14.5% ★, Fantasy 12.6%, Multiplayer 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: Although its battles are smaller and more abstract, its highly distinct fantasy factions and strategic empire play resonate with the same audience.

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 38.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 22.8%, Dark Fantasy 14.9%, Strategy 10.9%, Fantasy 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: This is pure wizard-led fantasy conquest with city management, summoned armies, and world-shaping spells for players who love the magical side of Warhammer.

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 27.2%, Real Time Tactics 17.5%, Strategy 12.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.6%, War 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: Not fantasy, but its blend of campaign-layer decisions and tactical real-time combat appeals if the battlefield command side of Total War is what you love most.

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: Turn-Based Strategy 34.4%, Strategy 20.6%, War 13.1%, Tactical 11.7%, Games Workshop 9.7% ★

Why You'll Like It: This offers focused turn-based Warhammer combat with strong unit identities and satisfying large-scale positioning, just at a smaller operational scope.

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: Turn-Based Strategy 24.2%, Grand Strategy 21.5% ★, Strategy 15.6%, Games Workshop 13.2% ★, War 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: It trades real-time battles for 4X warfare, but its brutal faction asymmetry and all-out Warhammer conquest mindset line up well with Total Warhammer fans.

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 43.1%, Tactical 19%, Dark Fantasy 17.6%, Strategy 16.6%, Story Rich 3.7%

Why You'll Like It: A darker, squad-level tactical take on Warhammer that keeps the grim tone, meaningful unit abilities, and high-stakes battle planning.

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 38.9%, Strategy 14.5%, Grand Strategy 12.8% ★, Tactical 8.1%, Multiplayer 6.9%

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 32.2% ★, RTS 20.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.4%, Strategy 13.3%, War 6.9%

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: RTS 31.9%, Games Workshop 29.9% ★, Strategy 13%, War 9.3%, Tactical 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: It delivers flashy RTS battles with asymmetric Warhammer factions, heroes, and spectacle, even if it lacks the grand-strategy campaign layer.

Embody the superhuman skill and brutality of a Space Marine. Unleash deadly abilities and devastating weaponry to obliterate the relentless Tyranid swarms. Defend the Imperium in spectacular third-person action in solo or multiplayer modes.

Why similar: War 34.4%, Co-op 23.9%, Multiplayer 17.7%, Fantasy 14.4%, Action 7.8%

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 37.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 27.3%, Strategy 16%, Fantasy 10%, PvP 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: Its turn-based fantasy Warhammer battles, heroes, and faction flavor make it a smaller-scale cousin to Total War: WARHAMMER III.

SpellForce 3 - The perfect blend between RTS and RPG!

Why similar: RTS 46.9%, Strategy 18.6%, Fantasy 12%, Multiplayer 6.6%, Co-op 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: It blends fantasy RTS battles with heroes, faction-based army building, and a world that scratches a similar epic fantasy warfare itch.

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 39.6% ★, Dwarf 24% ★, Dark Fantasy 13.1%, Co-op 7%, Fantasy 5.1%

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 34.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 16.5%, Dark Fantasy 10.8%, Strategy 8.3%, Tactical 8.2%

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 27.4%, Dark Fantasy 18.8%, Strategy 12.9%, Fantasy 10.8%, Co-op 9.6%

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 46.4% ★, RTS 19.9%, Strategy 16%, War 13.3%, Multiplayer 3.7%

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

Why similar: Games Workshop 38.3% ★, Dwarf 15.7% ★, Dark Fantasy 15%, Co-op 8.1%, Online Co-Op 7.7%

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 28.9%, Fantasy 20.5%, Dark Fantasy 18.6%, Strategy 9.5%, Action 6.9%

Take back the city of Tertium from hordes of bloodthirsty foes in this intense and brutal action shooter. Warhammer 40,000: Darktide is the new co-op focused experience from the award-winning team behind the Vermintide series. As Tertium falls, Rejects Will Rise.

Why similar: Dark Fantasy 49.6%, Co-op 28.7%, Atmospheric 13.3%, Action 8.4%

Age of Darkness: Final Stand is a dark fantasy survival RTS where you must illuminate, build and defend humanity’s last bastion against hordes of Nightmares. Set in the remnants of a kingdom consumed by a deadly fog, you decide. Will you hide in the light? Or take back your world.

Why similar: RTS 33.8%, Dark Fantasy 16.7%, Strategy 12%, Tactical 11.7%, Fantasy 9.4%

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

Why similar: RTS 36.1%, Dwarf 32.8% ★, Strategy 14.7%, Fantasy 7.5%, Multiplayer 4.9%

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 49.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 19.4%, Strategy 14.3%, Tactical 9.8%, Atmospheric 3.7%

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 31.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17.9%, Dark Fantasy 11.6%, Strategy 9.5%, Tactical 8.8%

Embark on a journey to a realm overrun by demons in a new epic RPG from the creators of the critically acclaimed Pathfinder: Kingmaker. Explore the nature of good and evil, learn the true cost of power, and rise as a Mythic Hero capable of deeds beyond mortal expectations.

Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 36.6%, Dark Fantasy 25.2%, Strategy 17.2%, Fantasy 14.4%, Story Rich 4.9%

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 31.7%, Real Time Tactics 22.4%, Games Workshop 18.6% ★, Strategy 15.8%, War 4%

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: RTS 31.4%, Games Workshop 29.8% ★, Strategy 19%, Real Time Tactics 5.6%, Tactical 5.3%

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 65.5%, Strategy 22.4%, War 6%, Multiplayer 3.2%, PvP 1.5%

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 36.8%, Strategy 22%, Fantasy 8.7%, Dark Fantasy 8.2%, Multiplayer 6.8%

Command the Trolls and lead them on an epic journey across the wild continent of Urgath. As Chieftain of the Moonkin, a tribe driven from its home by tusk hunters and disease, their survival is in your hands.

Why similar: RTS 44.7%, Strategy 22.7%, Fantasy 9.3%, Co-op 6.7%, PvP 4.6%

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 43.8%, War 21.1%, Strategy 20.5%, Multiplayer 6.4%, PvP 3.2%

Realistic, immersive, breathtaking. WARNO is the ultimate World War III battle simulator from the masters of strategy, Eugen Systems. A Cold War turns decisively hot as you command hundreds of units on a beautiful and brutal battlefield. Outsmart, outfight, and lead your forces to total victory.

Why similar: RTS 24.7%, Real Time Tactics 19.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.6%, War 14.6%, Strategy 8.4%

At last, the Dungeon Lord has successfully united the forces of evil and established his dark empire. Time for the next step in his most diabolical quest: expansion!

Why similar: RTS 35.8%, Real Time Tactics 18.6%, Strategy 15.8%, Dark Fantasy 15.5%, Multiplayer 6.7%

Baldur’s Gate 3 is a story-rich, party-based RPG set in the universe of Dungeons & Dragons, where your choices shape a tale of fellowship and betrayal, survival and sacrifice, and the lure of absolute power.

Why similar: Dark Fantasy 22.2%, Fantasy 20.9%, Strategy 19.1%, Online Co-Op 14.7%, Multiplayer 12.1%

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: Grand Strategy 28.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 28%, Strategy 18.2%, War 10.9%, Multiplayer 5.2%

Triumph over the land, take charge of the fate of China! Conquer territories and fly your colors!

Why similar: Grand Strategy 42.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 22.7%, War 20.4%, Strategy 10.6%, Tactical 3.6%

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 38.4%, Co-op 19.5%, Online Co-Op 16.3%, Multiplayer 15.2%, Action 6.8%

MMORPG and strategy gameplay in one. Living realms of Chaos Champions battle in PVE and PVP strategic combat. Persistent army management and constant live events. Collect Warlords, manage resources, and conquer your foes.

Why similar: Strategy 54.5%, Games Workshop 33% ★, PvP 8.6%, Fantasy 3.9%

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 35.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 18.9%, War 16.1%, Strategy 9.3%, Tactical 8.8%

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 40.5%, Strategy 14.7%, Fantasy 10.7%, Co-op 8%, PvP 7.3%