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Games like Empires:The Rise

Games like Empires:The Rise

Games like Empires:The Rise

Looking for games like Empires:The Rise? Here are top real-time strategy recommendations, selected from player-similarity data — start with Blitzkrieg 3, Art of War: Red Tides or Rise of Legions.

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  1. 46%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    46% User Score Based on 2,010 reviews
    Critic Score 50%Based on 1 reviews

    Blitzkrieg 3 is an online WW2 RTS made for true admirers of strategic mastery! Challenge your tactical skills in historical campaigns and defeat other players or powerful Neural Network AI in competitive matches. Each of three campaigns provide a unique blend of PvE, PvP and PvAI missions. Blitzkrieg's impressive Neural Network AI acts like no machine before. In total, game features 60+ histori… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blitzkrieg 3.

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  2. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, monetization
    77% User Score Based on 2,067 reviews

    Art of War: Red Tides is a multi-player strategy game currently in BETA with the core aspects of the game implemented. The rules of a battle in Red Tides are simple and easy to grasp, but you will have different experience in each game. Lead your troops of hundreds units to victory! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Art of War: Red Tides.

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  3. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    82% User Score Based on 764 reviews

    Rise of Legions is a free-to-play action-RTS set in a rich fantasy world. Collect dozens of powerful units and devastating spells. Play competitive in 1v1 or 2v2 modes and take on fierce bosses in PvE challenges. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rise of Legions.

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  4. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding
    84% User Score Based on 7,189 reviews

    This a pseudo-historical classic RTS with a Battle Royale mode, where game fraction is chosen on-the-go. Up to 62 players in one match fight on a random map. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to War Selection.

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  5. 64%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    64% User Score Based on 469 reviews

    Experience the age of heroes: roleplaying action & realtime strategy in a perfect mix of genres. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SpellForce 2: Gold Edition.

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  7. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    82% User Score Based on 3,521 reviews

    Overview War of Dots is a minimalist real-time strategy game. Command your armies in real-time battles across a variety of maps. Capture cities, manage resources, and defeat your rivals. Game Details The key idea in War of Dots is simplicity. Unlike most other strategy games, it doesn’t rely on complex mechanics. There are only two types of units: light – perfect for fighting in numbers, eff… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to War of Dots.

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  9. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding
    79% User Score Based on 208 reviews
    Critic Score 85%Based on 1 reviews

    Choose your faction. Choose your heroes. Choose your troops. Conquer lands, create kingdoms, and destroy your enemies. All the lands of Callasia are yours to dominate in this original simultaneous multiplayer strategy game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Legends of Callasia.

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    68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    68% User Score Based on 1,794 reviews

    Kingdom Wars is a free to play 3D MMORTS with real-time siege combat, without the pay to win element so common in the genre. Kingdom Wars offers beautiful 3D online world, where players construct strongholds, direct citizens, complete quests and eventually manage a global empire. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kingdom Wars.

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  11. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    87% User Score Based on 43,644 reviews
    Critic Score 83%Based on 7 reviews

    It's time to battle through history once more in the latest entry of the landmark Age of Empires franchise. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Age of Empires IV.

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  14. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    78% User Score Based on 12,958 reviews
    Critic Score 82%Based on 11 reviews

    Galactic Civilizations III is the largest strategy sandbox ever made. Start with a single world and expand across the galaxy through diplomacy, trade, cultural hegemony or military conquest in this single-player or multiplayer 4X strategy game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Galactic Civilizations III.

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  15. 69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    74% User Score Based on 1,327 reviews
    Critic Score 44%Based on 1 reviews

    Dragons and Titans is a fast paced MOBA with classic RPG elements. Select from over 30 unique dragons and 30 legendary weapons. Upgrade dragons and forge weapons to unlock more power. Free your Titan in 5v5 PvP battles across 3 different map types or play in ‘Adventure Mode’, traveling across different regions and unlocking rewards. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dragons and Titans.

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  16. 53%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    53% User Score Based on 689 reviews

    Customize your unique faction in a new take on real-time strategy as you fight in a variety of skirmish, solo, and multiplayer battles. You are not only a commander, but also an engineer – so you have ultimate control over your faction’s units, factories, superweapons and economy. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Forged Battalion.

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  17. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    72% User Score Based on 1,390 reviews

    [Media 3581156] After a devastating war between ancient mages, a powerful spell is all that holds together the shattered planet of Driftland. Faced with the destruction of their entire... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Driftland: The Magic Revival.

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  18. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, story
    85% User Score Based on 9,518 reviews

    Command massive armies in this epic mech auto-battler. Draft your troops, customize your units, master your formations, and crush enemies in spectacular 3D battles. All strategy, no clickfest. Outsmart opponents in 1v1, 2v2, free-for-all, or Survival Mode. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mechabellum.

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  19. 57%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    56% User Score Based on 7,212 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 1 reviews

    Colonize solar systems, annihilate homeworlds, and exterminate your foes in epic interplanetary battles with multiple players and thousands of units. Planetary Annihilation takes strategy gaming to a never-before-seen scale -- and gives players powerful tools to control the action. Blow up everything, anywhere; dominate with punishing spacecraft, robots, and other futuristic machines of war. Arm a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Planetary Annihilation.

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  20. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    83% User Score Based on 5,766 reviews

    AirMech is a fast paced Action-RTS game that can be played online competitively or cooperatively. Earn Kudos and Experience in battle and unlock a wide collection of AirMechs and Units while you practice the perfect strategy to emerge victorious! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to AirMech.

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  22. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    67% User Score Based on 996 reviews
    Critic Score 69%Based on 5 reviews

    Empires Apart is a Real Time Strategy game set in medieval times. Play as one of six uniquely designed factions. Gather resources, raise an army and lead your civilization to victory in a multiplayer focused classic RTS, brought to the modern age. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Empires Apart.

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  23. 62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, monetization
    62% User Score Based on 487 reviews

    Crossfire: Legion is a real time strategy game featuring tactical action in furious battles across a shattered version of the near future. Raise and customize your army to engage in intense online combat and carve your own path as you rise through the ranks. It’s a new generation of warfare. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Crossfire: Legion.

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  24. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding
    77% User Score Based on 1,866 reviews

    BOS is an Online Multiplayer PvP MOBA game featuring iconic heroes from world history. As a warlord, you can lead various legions and heroes, commanding them to slay your enemies in bloody battlefields. Let’s take to the rankings, seize territories or partake in strategic battles. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blood of Steel.

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    81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, story
    81% User Score Based on 3,073 reviews

    Hero's Hour is an accessible, yet-deep and content-rich Strategy Roleplaying Game. Take control of your hero, explore the world, build up your town, fight fast-paced battles, level up your hero and amass an army large enough to take out the opponents - before they take you out. Turn Based + Real TimeWhile exploring the overworld and developing your town and army are both turn-based, giving you tim… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hero's Hour.

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  28. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music
    94% User Score Based on 164 reviews

    "Legion War" is a 4X strategy game in a fantasy setting. You can build and expand your territory, explore unknown lands, and search for mysterious treasure, cultivate your own heroes and troops while exterminating your opponent's, and challenge the god who rules the world behind the scenes. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Legion War.

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  29. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    87% User Score Based on 1,834 reviews

    A fearsome Chieftain is gathering an army, intent on the subjugation of the realm. The Villagers cry out for a hero! Someone to rise up and rescue them from their plight. This burden falls to you. Build a city, train an army, and equip your subjects. Seek out the assistance of helpful allies, such as dwarves, amazons, and sorceresses. With allies to help, and an army of your own, you can defeat th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Warstone TD.

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  30. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    97% User Score Based on 1,803 reviews

    Rusted Warfare is a 2D RTS game in the vein of Total Annihilation featuring large armies and a pixel art style. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rusted Warfare.

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    58%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    55% User Score Based on 13,264 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 1 reviews

    Anno 2070 is a city-building and economic simulation game, with real-time strategy elements. It is the 5th game of the Anno series. It was released on 17 November 2011, and was co-developed by the German studios Related Designs and Ubisoft Blue Byte, and published by Ubisoft. Anno 2070 requires Uplay to operate. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Anno 2070.

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  32. 60%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    60% User Score Based on 1,624 reviews

    Eador is a universe made of countless shards of land drifting in the Great Nothing. Each of the shards is a little world unto itself, with geography and denizens of its own. The power over the shards is bitterly contested by Masters, the immortal beings mortals believe to be gods. Take the role of the mighty Master and shape the destiny of Eador! It is in your power to deliver the world from ultim… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Eador. Masters of the Broken World.

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  34. 64%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, story
    64% User Score Based on 326 reviews

    JOIN OUR DISCORD COMMUNITY About the GameDive into a gripping cross-platform real-time strategy experience, navigating through a turbulent gaming landscape. Build up your unit deck, command advanced war machines, outsmart your foes, and forge your legacy in the gaming world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to World War Armies.

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  35. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    68% User Score Based on 1,100 reviews

    The popular smartphone game SWORD ART ONLINE: Integral Factor (SAOIF) will now be available on Steam! Play it with a controller or your keyboard with custom key configurations! See the world of Aincrad come to life on a large PC monitor! This time, the protagonist is...you! You appear in this online RPG as a member of an Assault Team, working with other imprisoned players to reach the 1… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sword Art Online: Integral Factor.

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  37. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, stability
    74% User Score Based on 613 reviews

    SpellForce 3: Versus is a a Free-to-play version of SpellForce 3, allowing players to participate in the newly introduced ranked multiplayer as well as play in a skirmish against AI opponents. In SpellForce 3: Versus, you will be able to play either Humans, Orcs and Elves - and your faction will be randomly chosen for you when you start the game for the first - once an Orc, always an Orc! While f… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SpellForce 3: Versus.

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    77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding
    77% User Score Based on 1,198 reviews

    Idle Hero World is a well-designed idle 3D game set in a magical world. Start your journey with 32 unique heroes that can be combined into limitless formations. Get higher-star heroes, climb the challenging tower, and explore the world to expand your influence. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Idle Big Devil.

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  39. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability
    66% User Score Based on 833 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 3 reviews

    Kingdom Wars II: Battles brings a fresh perspective on the fantasy real-time Strategy genre, combining the best of Zombie survival and long term crafting with complex fast-paced city-building and skirmish siege combat. All in a beautifully, yet gory game world where players fight across the epic battlefields in multiplayer skirmish and coop with thousands of other players. And with an episodic sin… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kingdom Wars 2: Battles.

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    68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    68% User Score Based on 525 reviews

    Tug-of-war game from the creators of Warfare 1944. Assemble your own custom platoons and fight head to head with players from all over the world! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Warfare Online.

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  43. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    85% User Score Based on 85 reviews

    King of the World is the gameplay from RISK in a Real-time strategy setting. Fight up to 12 players against each other while scheming, backstabbing, making shallow alliances or simply conquer to become the last man standing. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to King of the World.

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    50%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics
    50% User Score Based on 676 reviews

    Veil of crows is a sandbox style real-time strategy game set in a chaotic medieval world. From violent, and overtly bloody battles, to completely destructible castles, RPG style hero development, and meaningful interactions with other factions. Trade, extort, and conquer! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Veil of Crows.

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  46. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    91% User Score Based on 13,898 reviews
    Critic Score 78%Based on 23 reviews

    Microsoft Studios brings you three epic Age of Empires III games in one monumental collection for the first time. Immerse yourself in the award-winning strategy experience. Microsoft Studios brings you three epic Age of Empires III games in one monumental collection for the first time. Command mighty European powers looking to explore new lands in the New World; or jump eastward to Asia and det… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Age of Empires III.

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    71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    71% User Score Based on 931 reviews

    Ymir is a 4X multiplayer strategy game combined with a city builder where each player develops a civilization of pigmen starting at the stone age. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ymir.

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  49. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    76% User Score Based on 5,801 reviews
    Critic Score 74%Based on 5 reviews

    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. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Age of Darkness Final Stand.

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