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Looking for games like Rule of Iron: Dark Age? Here are top tactical turn-based strategy recommendations with a economy, medieval and historical focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Empire: Total War, Total War: SHOGUN 2 or Napoleon: Total War.

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  2. 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

    Total War: SHOGUN 2 is the perfect mix of real-time and turn-based strategy gaming for newcomers and veterans alike. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Total War: SHOGUN 2.

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  5. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    95% User Score Based on 10,894 reviews
    Critic Score 90%Based on 2 reviews

    The Collection Edition includes: Rome: Total War Guide one of three noble Roman families on a century spanning quest to seize control of the Roman Empire. Rome: Total War - Barbarian Invasion (first official expansion pack to Rome: Total War) Witness the decline of Rome as Barbarian hordes attack, forcing a bitter internal struggle between rival factions. Rome: Total War - Alexander (second offi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rome: Total War.

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  6. 58%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    56% User Score Based on 129 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    In East India Company, players will enjoy building the World's most powerful trading empire & engaging in vigorous battles in both single player & multiplayer modes, all within a breathtaking cinematic game environment. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to East India Company.

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  7. Guide evolving civilizations across the ages on a living 3D globe, compete for influence on a changing political world. Easily manage complex systems directly on the map with the FlowLines™ visual interface and release your tactical genius in grand battles using WarLog™ battle marks & log system. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CIV Watchers.

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  8. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    70% User Score Based on 3,028 reviews
    Critic Score 73%Based on 4 reviews

    The battle for Troy cannot be waged by man alone. Save 30% with the Mythic Edition and experience an unforgettable journey into the myth of the Trojan war. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Total War Saga: TROY.

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  9. 60%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    60% User Score Based on 5,153 reviews

    Design warships the way you want them, command fleets, win the naval arms race for your nation! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnoughts.

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  10. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, monetization
    76% User Score Based on 6,320 reviews
    Critic Score 76%Based on 9 reviews

    Total War: Rome Remastered lets you relive the legacy that defined the 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. Includes: Total War: Rome Remastered + Alexander & Barbarian Invasion DLC Rome: Total War - Collection (original 20… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Total War: ROME REMASTERED.

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  11. 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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  12. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    84% User Score Based on 5,530 reviews
    Critic Score 66%Based on 5 reviews

    In the RTS-game “Diplomacy is Not an Option” you will become a medieval feudal lord in a midlife crisis. Due to your position you must constantly make hundreds of decisions a day related with city management and economic development. You are tired of this monotonous and, so it seems, meaningless existence. But things are about to change: hordes of bloodlusted enemies, swarms of scary monsters and … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Diplomacy is Not an Option.

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  13. 72%Game Brain Score
    72% User Score Based on 3,580 reviews

    Lead your countryball to glory in a WWII-inspired turn-based grand strategy! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Countryball: World 1930.

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  14. A Viking first-person and strategy game. Claim territory, expand settlements, raise warriors, and grow your economy in turn-based KINGDOM mode before leading brutal raids into enemy lands to CONQUER. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kingdom Conquer.

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  15. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, story
    93% User Score Based on 60 reviews

    Choose one side, stabilize your country, subjugate the surrounding rulers and build a strong and successful empire in this history inspired strategy game from the wild times of the early Middle Ages, when the first European kingdoms were trying to strengthen their power and resist the raids of savage tribes from the east and north. How you achieve this is up to you - destroy your enemies by for… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bellfortis.

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  16. 67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    73% User Score Based on 1,550 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 8 reviews

    Turn based 4X strategy game, recreating the civilizations of ancient China. Develop your land, build great cities, raise huge armies and fight epic battles, with hundreds of soldiers fighting right on the game map. Advance your technologies, culture and religion to create one of mankind’s biggest empires. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Oriental Empires.

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  17. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, music
    76% User Score Based on 108 reviews

    Renaissance was an era of science, arts, philosophy - and the art of war. Split between warring kingdoms, merchants, and religions, the Renaissance saw the rise of mercenary armies, waging war across Europe, Africa, and the Middle East for the highest bidder, with captains of these forces making or breaking nations. Renaissance Kingdom Wars puts you in the well-trodden shoes of one such captain. Y… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Renaissance Kingdom Wars.

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  19. 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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  20. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    78% User Score Based on 2,384 reviews
    Critic Score 55%Based on 1 reviews

    Rewrite medieval history through bloody siege combat and grand strategy. Rule, build, and wage war as one of the minor lords of medieval Europe… Medieval Kingdom Wars redefines Medieval Grand Strategy. Build your cities, wage your wars, serve your king, and experience siege combat with a degree of brutality never seen before If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Medieval Kingdom Wars.

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  21. 48%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    48% User Score Based on 85 reviews

    Dark Ages is a turn-based strategy game set in the violent world of an alternate Middle Ages. Vikings against war elephants, musketeers against the Mongol cavalry, ancient phalanx legions against crusaders; the deadliest armies in history clashing in bloody war. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Strategy & Tactics: Dark Ages.

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  22. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability
    89% User Score Based on 1,157 reviews

    This release includes the original Shogun: Total War and the expansion Shogun: Total War - The Mongol Invasion in a single pack. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SHOGUN: Total War - Collection.

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  23. 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 84%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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  24. 33%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    55% User Score Based on 11 reviews

    Conquest: Medieval Kingdoms is a turn-based 4X grand strategy game, played on a procedurally generated world. You may start as the ruler of a vast empire, or perhaps a tiny fledgling kingdom. Raise armies, conquer territory and forge an empire that stretches across the entire globe to claim victory! Battles are real-time and tactical. Run straight at the enemy if you want, but don't be surpris… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Conquest: Medieval Kingdoms.

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  25. A single-player strategy game of village building and conquest. Choose humans, orcs or elves, grow your realm, develop heroes and challenge rival AI lords. Expand across Elyndor and march on the Starfall Royal City. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Elyndor: Age of Three Realms.

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  26. Chart your course across a war-torn galaxy in Red Pearl Pirate, a unique blend of epic real-time space strategy and deep, turn-based galactic conquest. The legendary Red Pearl, an artifact of immense power, has been shattered. As the captain of the Red Pearl Pirates, you must scour the galaxy to find its fragments. This is your only hope to unite the free systems, build a corsair armada, and lead… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Red Pearl Pirates.

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  27. 41%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, optimization
    67% User Score Based on 12 reviews

    Welcome to the Dark Ages, now in color! Medievaly is a real-time strategy game for everyone feeling a little bit Medievaly - or just wanting their own colorful kingdom to enjoy (while fending off relentless attacks from encroaching enemies).  Come for the Middle Ages, stay for dynamic battle simulations where everything can happen, RTS mechanics, and a whole lot of tactical gameplay! Re… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Medievaly: Battle Simulator.

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  28. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability
    70% User Score Based on 128 reviews

    Travel to the Holy Land with the First Crusades. Rise from a humble knight to the founding father of a world-spanning holy order. Lead through war, faith, diplomacy, and cunning schemes. Experience a unique blend of RTS, city-building, and sandbox gameplay, and shape history! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Knights of the Crusades.

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    73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, graphics
    73% User Score Based on 192 reviews

    WHAT IS KING’S ORDERS?In King’s Orders, you play as a medieval ruler. Your goal is to manage armies and cities on a map of Europe. Give orders by sending letters to your generals and make decisions based on the reports you receive. Re-enact historical events and see how you can change the course of history. Create a dominating empire that shall last for centuries! MEDIEVAL EUROPEFrom the frozen Sc… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to King's Orders.

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  30. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, character development
    80% User Score Based on 102 reviews

    Empires in Ruins is the story-driven bastard child of 4X and Tower Defense. The Western Marches are aflame, will the grumpy and drunk Sergeant Hans Heimer be the one to quell it? Lead world map strategy in 4X-style, re-conquer your provinces, rebuild settlements and authority through your scoundrel officers. Fight Tower Defense and RTS-like bloody battles with up to 17 different towers and … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Empires in Ruins.

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  31. 63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay
    80% User Score Based on 30 reviews

    Welcome to exchange feedbackFollow UsOfficial QQ Group 1: 767611702 (Full) Official QQ Group 2: 721773813 YouTube: About the GameA Message from the DevelopersHey, everyone! We are the Evolving Studio—a team mainly composed of five uncles. Initially, we were just a group of like-minded friends, passionate about the history of the Three Kingdoms, aiming to create a Three Kingdoms game understood … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Three Kingdoms: Innovatory.

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  32. 58%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    58% User Score Based on 65 reviews

    Welcome to Victory At Sea Atlantic, the latest addition to the acclaimed Victory At Sea series. From the developers of Victory At Sea Pacific comes a new naval warfare experience that will transport you to the tumultuous waters of the Atlantic during World War II. Conquer the oceanAs commander of your own fleets, you will engage in epic sea battles, from the frozen Arctic to the U-boat infested w… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Victory at Sea Atlantic - World War II Naval Warfare.

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  33. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, optimization
    80% User Score Based on 235 reviews

    Field of Glory: Kingdoms is the new game from award-winning studio AGEOD, makers of some of the best grand strategy games of all times. It is set in 1054, just after the Great Schism, and it encompasses more than two centuries of epic European, African, and Middle Eastern history. The game in numbers 450 factions 400 units 600 Buildings 14 Religions/heresies 90 Cultural traits (all new) Authority … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Field of Glory: Kingdoms.

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    86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    86% User Score Based on 957 reviews

    Zephon is a post-apocalyptic 4X strategy game built on Proxy’s unique tactical combat system. Guide survivors through a grimdark future, navigating unexpected disasters, eldritch horror and cyberpunk monstrosities. What will you do to survive? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Zephon.

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  35. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    82% User Score Based on 130 reviews

    Kingdom, Dungeon, and Hero is a fantasy strategy and adventure game. Immerse yourself in a realm of horrors, magic, and strategic conquest on a hex-based map with a board game feel. Form armies, expand an economy, negotiate agreements, send heroes off on missions, explore dungeons, find magic items and artifacts to help you win the game. Play on maps with up to 50 kingdoms. Manage resourc… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kingdom, Dungeon, and Hero.

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    88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    88% User Score Based on 836 reviews

    Build Your Navy, from pre-Dreadnoughts to Aircraft Carriers and Missile Cruisers! Rule the Waves 3 is a simulation of naval ship design and construction, fleet management and naval warfare from 1890 to 1970 and will place you in the role of 'Grand Admiral' of a navy from the time when steam and iron dominated warship design up to the missile age. Rule the Waves 3 will let you design and build the … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rule the Waves 3.

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  37. 57%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    56% User Score Based on 108 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 1 reviews

    A Medieval Real-Time Strategy game combining classic RTS elements with modern fast-paced, epic scale single and multiplayer battles across beautifully rendered 3D maps. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Avalon Lords: Dawn Rises.

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  38. 51%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    51% User Score Based on 106 reviews

    Combining elements from both trading and strategy games, Commander: Conquest of the Americas will appeal to a wide range of players.Players take charge of one of the many European powers aiming to conquer the New World. Starting from 16th century, players can choose from many different nations, each with their own unique strengths and weaknesses. Founding new colonies and then making them thrive i… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Commander: Conquest of the Americas.

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  39. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    87% User Score Based on 957 reviews

    Build an empire in a single sitting. All the strategy of a classic 4X in a faster format, which also shines in multiplayer. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ozymandias.

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  40. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    82% User Score Based on 482 reviews
    Critic Score 69%Based on 5 reviews

    Hailed as one of the best instalments in the franchise’s history, this extremely intricate, deep, and meticulous strategy game is set against a backdrop of a fragmented nation and asks the player to take up the mantle of a Daimyo, a feudal lord of the Sengoku era. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence.

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  41. 45%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    65% User Score Based on 20 reviews

    I am excited to announce that Stellar Sovereigns has qualified to GDWC 2022 and its submission is now open for the public. I invite you to take a look at and like and share to increase its ranking. Stellar Sovereigns is an Indie 4X space strategy game with turn based empire management and real time strategic combat set in a customizable 3D star cluster.  Build an interstellar empire by colonizing… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stellar Sovereigns.

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  42. 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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  43. 62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability
    62% User Score Based on 734 reviews

    Victory at Sea Pacific is the exciting game of naval RTS combat set during World War II. Bringing an epic approach to real time strategy war gaming, search and destroy enemy fleets across an open world sandbox in a desperate attempt to change the course of history. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Victory At Sea Pacific.

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  44. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, atmosphere
    88% User Score Based on 180 reviews

    Imperiums: Greek Wars is a unique combination of turn-based 4X and historical grand strategy with a mythological twist. Explore the ancient world and open it up to your people. Survive, expand, conquer... and win! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Imperiums: Greek Wars.

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  45. 55%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    55% User Score Based on 164 reviews

    What will be the strategy game if you throw out all the grind from it, all the boring annoying actions and leave only strategy and tactics? It became interesting to us and as a result we received Generals & Rulers. Try it now! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Generals & Rulers.

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  46. 84%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 83%Based on 9 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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  47. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    85% User Score Based on 260 reviews
    Critic Score 72%Based on 11 reviews

    The newest release from the Historical Simulation Game landmark series, "Nobunaga's Ambition!" In this release we include "Officer Play" for the first time in the series, allowing players to advance from retainer to Castle Lord and then on to Daimyo. Experience the reality of an officer of the warring states from differing perspectives! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence - Ascension.

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  48. 34%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, gameplay
    48% User Score Based on 23 reviews

    Victory at Sea Ironclad is the exciting game of naval RTS combat set during the American Civil War. Bringing an epic approach to real time strategy war gaming, search and destroy enemy fleets across an open world sandbox in a desperate attempt to change the course of history. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Victory At Sea Ironclad.

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  49. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    95% User Score Based on 169 reviews

    Conquer the ancient Greek world in Hegemony Gold: Wars of Ancient Greece, an epic strategy wargame that expands and refines the award-winning Hegemony: Philip of Macedon with brand new content and features. Experience the full range of warfare from reconnaissance and raids to field battles and mountain blockades as you campaign across a continuous satellite-accurate map of ancient Greece. Siege an… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hegemony Gold: Wars of Ancient Greece.

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  50. A turn-based medieval strategy game of kingdoms, seasons and diplomacy. Explore the map, grow your cities, research, command armies and heroes, make peace, alliances and royal marriages, and survive the winter. Nine campaign chapters, skirmish on maps up to 30x30 with 8 kingdoms. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Banners & Crowns.

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