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Games like Europa Universalis IV

Games like Europa Universalis IV

Looking for games like Europa Universalis IV? Here are top casual management recommendations with a fantasy, warfare, economy and historical focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Stellaris, Crusader Kings III or Europa Universalis III.

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  1. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    88% User Score Based on 133,145 reviews
    Critic Score 74%Based on 32 reviews

    The Stellaris: Console Edition - Starter Edition is crafted to guide you through your first steps in the Stellaris universe, giving you the tools to explore, expand, and conquer as you build your interstellar empire. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stellaris.

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  3. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability
    87% User Score Based on 1,788 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    Europa Universalis III delves deeply into the areas of exploration, trade, warfare and diplomacy. This epic strategy game lets players take control of a nation and guide it through the ages to become a great global empire. Unparalleled in its depth and historical accuracy, Europa Universalis III gives the player unprecedented freedom in how they choose to rule their nation from an impressive choic… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Europa Universalis III.

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  4. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    91% User Score Based on 47,371 reviews
    Critic Score 84%Based on 2 reviews

    The Dark Ages might be drawing to a close, but Europe is still in turmoil. Petty lords vie against beleaguered kings who struggle to assert control over their fragmented realms. The Pope calls for a Crusade to protect the Christians in the Holy Land even as he refuses to relinquish control over the investiture of bishops - and their riches. Now is the time for greatness. Expand your demesne and se… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Crusader Kings II.

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  5. 63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    65% User Score Based on 24,020 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 13 reviews

    "Paradox Development Studio returns to ancient history with Imperator: Rome, a new title set around the growth of Roman power in a threatening Mediterranean. Unify Italy and then the world under the eagles of your legions. Or rule an Eastern monarchy with claims to the mantle of Alexander. Slaves, barbarians and war elephants bring the distant past to life in Imperator: Rome. Can you be a Caesar?" If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Imperator: Rome.

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  6. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    77% User Score Based on 13,236 reviews
    Critic Score 90%Based on 1 reviews

    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. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Europa Universalis V.

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    90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    93% User Score Based on 11,075 reviews
    Critic Score 76%Based on 1 reviews

    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. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Victoria 2.

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    74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    68% User Score Based on 33,382 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 13 reviews

    Paradox Development Studio invites you to build your ideal society in the tumult of the exciting and transformative 19th century. Balance the competing interests in your society and earn your place in the sun in Victoria 3, one of the most anticipated games in Paradox’s history. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Victoria 3.

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  10. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    78% User Score Based on 5,324 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    Hearts of Iron III: Their Finest Hour puts you back in the commander’s seat during World War II. Win the war with new units, strategies and enhanced game modes. Destroy your enemies from within with an expanded espionage system that includes new missions and covert operations. A new battle plan mode allows you to load historical plans or draw your own; all of which can be shared with allies in re… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hearts of Iron III.

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  12. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    94% User Score Based on 48,035 reviews
    Critic Score 81%Based on 27 reviews

    Total War: Warhammer II is a strategy game of titanic proportions. Choose from four unique, varied factions and wage war your way; mounting a campaign of conquest to save or destroy a vast and vivid fantasy world. This is a game of two halves: one a turn-based open-world campaign, and the other intense, tactical real-time battles across the fantastical landscapes of the New World. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Total War: WARHAMMER II.

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  13. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    85% User Score Based on 147,680 reviews
    Critic Score 85%Based on 31 reviews

    Sid Meier’s Civilization VI: Platinum Edition is the perfect entry point for PC gamers who have yet to experience the addictive gameplay that has made Civilization one of the greatest game series of all time. The package includes Sid Meier's Civilization VI, six DLC packs as well as the Rise and Fall and Gathering Storm expansions. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sid Meier's Civilization VI.

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  14. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    85% User Score Based on 47,120 reviews
    Critic Score 74%Based on 5 reviews

    Encompassing one of the best-known periods in world history, Total War: Rome II will combines turn-based campaigns with large, cinematic real-time battles. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Total War: Rome II.

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  15. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    96% User Score Based on 148,426 reviews
    Critic Score 81%Based on 4 reviews

    Become Ruler of the World by establishing and leading a civilization from the dawn of man into the space age: Wage war, conduct diplomacy, discover new technologies, go head-to-head with some of history’s greatest leaders and build the most powerful empire the world has ever known. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sid Meier's Civilization V.

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  16. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    79% User Score Based on 10,744 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 9 reviews

    The next installment in the turn-based strategy game with real-time tactics, Total War: Attila casts players back to 395 AD. A time of apocalyptic turmoil at the very dawn of the Dark Ages. How far will you go to survive? Will you sweep oppression from the world and carve out a barbarian or Eastern kingdom of your own? Or will you brace against the coming storm as the last remnants of the Roman Em… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Total War: ATTILA.

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  18. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    82% User Score Based on 12,281 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 18 reviews

    Endless Space 2 will put you in the fascinating role of a leader guiding a civilization in making its first steps into the cold depths of interstellar space. You will explore mysterious star systems, discover the secrets of ancient races, develop advanced technologies of unthinkable power, and, of course, encounter new life forms to understand, to court or to conquer. Your story unfolds in a gal… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Endless Space 2.

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  19. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    84% User Score Based on 31,616 reviews
    Critic Score 74%Based on 6 reviews

    Total War: Three Kingdoms - Royal Edition is a limited physical edition release of Total War: THREE KINGDOMS that includes the Eight Princes Chapter Pack. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Total War: THREE KINGDOMS.

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  20. 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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  21. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    80% User Score Based on 14,636 reviews
    Critic Score 81%Based on 23 reviews

    Improve your experience in Anno 1800 with the Gold Edition Year 3 including the Season 3 Pass and the deluxe pack. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Anno 1800.

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  22. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    93% User Score Based on 89,055 reviews
    Critic Score 82%Based on 6 reviews

    Cities: Skylines is an award-winning management game now for PS4 with all of its robust city-simulation gameplay and unique charm along for the ride. Build the city of your dreams! Plan road networks, bus lines and parks. Create smog-filled industrial estates or a quiet beach town powered by renewable energy. Manage policies, energy and economy and play the popular After Dark expansion and make yo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cities Skylines.

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  23. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    69% User Score Based on 82,158 reviews
    Critic Score 83%Based on 23 reviews

    The cataclysmic conclusion to the Total War: Warhammer trilogy is coming. 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? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Total War: WARHAMMER III.

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  24. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    87% User Score Based on 112,519 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 17 reviews

    Experience Calradia as never before with the Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord Deluxe Edition. The Digital Deluxe Edition includes: •Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord (full game) •Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord Digital Companion, containing: oAn interactive map of Calradia oTravels in Calradia audio story book oSoundtracks from the game oConcept Art Show more If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mount & Blade II.

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  25. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    87% User Score Based on 17,532 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    El Presidente is back! Prove yourself once again as a feared dictator or peace-loving statesman on the island state of Tropico and shape the fate of your very own banana republic through four distinctive eras. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tropico 6.

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  26. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    89% User Score Based on 32,482 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 30 reviews

    The game is a top-down 2D construction and management simulation where the player takes control of building and running a prison. The player is responsible for managing various aspects of their prison including building cells and facilities, planning and connecting utilities, hiring and assigning staff, including a warden, guards, workers, and more. The player needs to recruit staff to unlock more… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Prison Architect.

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    81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    84% User Score Based on 4,254 reviews
    Critic Score 87%Based on 4 reviews

    Old World is an epic, historical turn-based strategy game. Set in the classical era, Old World gives players the chance to not just build an empire but to found the greatest dynasty of its age. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Old World.

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  28. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    76% User Score Based on 3,452 reviews
    Critic Score 72%Based on 12 reviews

    Choose your kingdom and become the king as you wrestle over control of 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. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Knights of Honor II: Sovereign.

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  29. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding
    84% User Score Based on 1,214 reviews
    Critic Score 85%Based on 2 reviews

    "You are outgunned. You are massively outnumbered. You must win." These are your orders. Humanity has already fought its war against the machines -- and lost. AI death squads stand watch over every planet and every wormhole, the few remaining human settlements are held captive in orbiting bubbles, and the AIs have turned their attention outward, away from the galaxy, to alien threats or opportuni… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to AI War: Fleet Command.

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  30. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    77% User Score Based on 6,551 reviews
    Critic Score 74%Based on 20 reviews

    Return to the remote island nation of Tropico in the next installment of the critically acclaimed and hugely popular ‘dictator sim’ series. Expand your Dynasty’s reign from the early colonial period to beyond the 21st Century, facing an all-new set of challenges, including advanced trading mechanics, technology and scientific research, exploration and for the first time in Tropico history – cooper… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tropico 5.

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    85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding
    87% User Score Based on 1,296 reviews
    Critic Score 78%Based on 1 reviews

    Shadow Empire is an immersive and rather complex turn-based wargame with a unique mix of military focus, 4X elements, procedural generation and role-playing features. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shadow Empire.

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    68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, optimization
    69% User Score Based on 3,194 reviews
    Critic Score 66%Based on 5 reviews

    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. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Millennia.

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    91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    98% User Score Based on 132,230 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 5 reviews

    A sci-fi colony sim driven by an intelligent AI storyteller. Generates stories by simulating psychology, ecology, gunplay, melee combat, climate, biomes, diplomacy, interpersonal relationships, art, medicine, trade, and more. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to RimWorld.

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  35. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    95% User Score Based on 9,910 reviews

    Construct and design buildings for optimal working conditions. Hire people to design and release software, so you can defeat the simulated competition and take over their businesses. Manage and educate your employees to make sure they are skilled and satisfied with their job. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Software Inc..

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  36. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    83% User Score Based on 6,230 reviews

    An extraterrestrial probe is detected approaching Earth. Unknown to humanity, an alien force has arrived in the far reaches of the icy Kuiper Belt and has begun mining a dwarf planet to prepare for an invasion. With Earth’s nations unable to unite to address the alien arrival, transnational groups of like-minded political, military, and scientific leaders develop covert channels to coordinate a r… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Terra Invicta.

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  37. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    75% User Score Based on 1,490 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    Distant Worlds: Universe is the newest chapter of this critically acclaimed sci-fi series, adding incredible new features and an exciting new storyline.  Universe is also the ultimate collector’s edition, the first time all previous Distant Worlds releases have been included in one package, along with an updated manual and greatly expanded modding support. Distant Worlds is a vast, pausable real-… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Distant Worlds: Universe.

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  38. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    88% User Score Based on 9,825 reviews

    Wargame Red Dragon is thrilling in single-player mode with its new dynamic campaign system, and also offers an extensive multiplayer mode where up to 20 players can compete against each other simultaneously. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wargame: Red Dragon.

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  39. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    89% User Score Based on 138,617 reviews
    Critic Score 78%Based on 5 reviews

    Download Path of Exile on PS4. Earn devastating skills and valuable items as you fight your way through the dark continent of Wraeclast. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Path of Exile.

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  40. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    82% User Score Based on 35,454 reviews
    Critic Score 84%Based on 30 reviews

    Includes: WARHAMMER- Lord of Chaos eBook This product contains the Lord of Chaos E-book (redeemable on DarkGodsEdition.TotalWar.com) If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Total War: WARHAMMER.

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  41. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    79% User Score Based on 69,198 reviews
    Critic Score 54%Based on 2 reviews

    Conan Exiles is an online multiplayer survival game set in the lands of Conan the Barbarian. Enter a vast, open-world sandbox and play together with friends and strangers as you build your own home or even a shared city. Survive freezing cold temperatures, explore loot-filled dungeons, develop your character from a lowly peasant to a mighty barbarian, and fight to dominate your enemies in epic sie… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Conan Exiles.

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  42. 64%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, graphics
    64% User Score Based on 469 reviews

    After a number of incarnations on Earth and unhappy with the opportunities nations offer souls to grow, our hero, Kanli (you) is offered a chance to .. do better. He will try, over a number of simulations, to build a state, survive the hardships of time whilst helping as many souls as possible evolve beyond the taints. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Minds of Nations.

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  43. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    95% User Score Based on 6,007 reviews

    As a king in the world of Syx, you lead your people from small colonies to prosperous mega-cities and empires. You manage everything from individual subject's needs to global diplomacy, trade and a scheming nobility that might try to usurp you from time to time. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Songs of Syx.

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  44. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, optimization
    85% User Score Based on 26,134 reviews
    Critic Score 77%Based on 6 reviews

    Experience the ultimate WWII RTS platform with COH2 and its standalone expansions. This package includes the base game, which you can then upgrade by purchasing The Western Front Armies, Ardennes Assault and/or The British Forces. More info in the "About This Game" section below. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Company of Heroes 2.

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  45. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    68% User Score Based on 14,765 reviews
    Critic Score 90%Based on 1 reviews

    HUMANKIND is Amplitude Studios' magnum opus, a Historical Strategy game where YOU will re-write the entire narrative of humankind – a convergence of culture, history, and values that allows you to create a civilization that is as unique as you are. HOW FAR WILL YOU PUSH HUMANKIND? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to HUMANKIND.

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  47. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    92% User Score Based on 34,793 reviews
    Critic Score 92%Based on 4 reviews

    In Total War: Shogun 2 you choose from one of 9 (10 with Ikko-Ikki dlc) clans, each with their own unique traits and skills and each with their own RPG-style warlord to lead them. Use a mixture of diplomacy, political manoeuvring, province building, research and special agents such as Ninja assassins or Geisha spies to get your enemies exactly where you want them. An intuitive user interface and a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Total War: Shogun 2.

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  48. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    89% User Score Based on 1,623 reviews

    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. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dominions 6: Rise of the Pantokrator.

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    77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    79% User Score Based on 5,870 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 2 reviews

    Endless Space - Definitive Edition includes all the expansions and updates released for the game (including Endless Space Disharmony). If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Endless Space.

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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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