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Looking for games like Wars of Empire? Here are top tactical city builder recommendations with a medieval and historical focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with KIT Three Kingdoms: Heroes at War, Crownfront or Imperium Warbands.

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  1. KIT Three Kingdoms: Heroes at War KIT Three Kingdoms: Heroes at War is a solo-developed Three Kingdoms strategy game built around Realm-Unification Mode, connecting realm management on a grand map with streamlined real-time battles. Govern cities, raise armies and assign officers to key roles—but before a force marches, you must decide who will join it, where it will go and whether its food suppl… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to KIT Three Kingdoms: Heroes at War.

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  2. Crownfront is a turn-based strategy game played on a board that sits on the floor of a room. Your castles, farms, forests and armies are pieces on that board, and you can see the whole kingdom from one end to the other, including the enemy's side. It plays like a classic RTS in structure. You gather resources, put up buildings, expand across the map and eventually attack. The difference is that i… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Crownfront.

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  3. EVERY EMPIRE BEGINS WITH A SINGLE CONQUESTImperium Warbands is a real-time strategy game that draws from the golden age of classic RTS and rebuilds it with modern technology. It drops you into unique, ever-changing worlds, generated dynamically, where 18 ancient civilizations fight for dominance across living battlefields: hostile wildlife, shifting weather, and settlements waiting to be conquered… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Imperium Warbands.

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  4. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    90% User Score Based on 276 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    A real-time strategy game continuing the story of the fantasy world of Khaldun. Even as the world erupts in civil war, an ancient evil gives out a call, and the Shadow-touched begin to gather. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kohan II: Kings of War.

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  5. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability
    90% User Score Based on 496 reviews

    Vedelem: The Golden Horde is a medieval Real Time Strategy and Survival game set in the 13th century. Build, expand and defend your lands against the deadliest Mongolian invasion ever witnessed. They will seek to destroy your walls and salt your earth. Will you survive the Golden Horde? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vedelem: The Golden Horde.

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  6. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    89% User Score Based on 2,393 reviews

    Tax, torture or treat your peasants! Rehabilitate criminals or sentence them to death? Decide as you enjoy jousting over a lavish banquet, all while under siege from the warmongering Lord Barclay. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stronghold 2: Steam Edition.

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  7. Broken Crown is a fantasy real-time strategy game built for players who miss the depth, scale, and tactical control of classic RTS titles. Start with a small group of survivors and build a new settlement from the ruins of a broken world. Gather wood, stone and food, construct your base, manage your economy, recruit workers and soldiers, and expand your forces until your fragile camp becomes a tru… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Broken Crown.

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  8. Community Playtesting and Tournaments!For Glory is currently in closed alpha with 16+ active playtesters. The core loop, four maps, ranked system, and tournament infrastructure are live and playable! Wishlist to follow development and visit the website link to feeely sign up as a potential playtester for upcoming community tournaments for the chance to win eternal glory and 1 of 1 champion armo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ForGlory.

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  9. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    89% User Score Based on 2,394 reviews

    Enjoy the complete medieval experience in The Stronghold Collection, featuring five real-time strategy games. Create and defend your castle stronghold as you expand your lands, survey the castle life in your domain, host great jousting festivals and feasts, or conduct public executions to keep the peasantry in line. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Stronghold Collection.

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  10. 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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  11. The Bronze Age is brief—and it will not wait for you. Lead one of twenty-nine ancient peoples from a lone settler to a world-spanning empire in a real-time grand strategy game where history never pauses. Build cities, command armies, control trade and reshape your government—but beware: the reforms that make your realm stronger may also tear it apart. Rule a people, not a colour on a map  Choos… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fertile Crescent.

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  12. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    80% User Score Based on 147 reviews

    Eyes of War blends RTS and Action RPG elements, creating a medieval warfare game where you can switch between the two gameplay approaches. In strategy mode, you build and develop your castle and make your army. In character mode, you control each unit from a third-person perspective, smoothly transitioning between soldiers to feel the battle up close and maintain your troops. Compete with friends … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Eyes of War.

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  13. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, atmosphere
    78% User Score Based on 495 reviews
    Critic Score 79%Based on 6 reviews

    Field of Glory II Medieval is a turn-based tactical game set in the High Middle Ages from 1040 AD to 1270 AD and it is direct the sequel of the acclaimed Field of Glory: 2 developed by the legendary Richard Bodley Scott it brings the best from the tabletop world into the best digital framework. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Field of Glory II: Medieval.

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  14. 65%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    64% User Score Based on 3,406 reviews
    Critic Score 68%Based on 3 reviews

    For the first time ever Stronghold: Warlords allows you to recruit, upgrade and command AI lords across the battlefield in the form of in-game ‘Warlords’. Each warlord under your command boosts your strategic prowess with unique perks, characteristics and upgradeable abilities. Put them to work for your industry, fortifying borders, forging weapons or team up for a pincer attack! Each campaign mis… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stronghold Warlords.

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  15. CREATORS OF WARBuild your army. Forge your kingdom. Shape a world at war. Creators of War is a sandbox strategy game combining an open-ended overworld with large-scale, real-time tactical battles. Recruit and develop your warriors, manage your armies, trade across kingdoms, build alliances, and fight for control of the world. There is no fixed path to victory. Serve another kingdom, become a pow… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Creators of War.

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  16. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    84% User Score Based on 4,788 reviews

    Becastled is about building and defending your castle from sieges in a fantasy world! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Becastled.

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  17. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    87% User Score Based on 974 reviews
    Critic Score 88%Based on 2 reviews

    Field of Glory II is a turn-based tactical game set during the Rise of Rome from 280 BC to 25 BC. It allows you to fight large or small battles for or against Rome, or between the other nations who are as yet unaware of the Roman threat, or what-if battles between nations that never came into conflict historically. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Field of Glory II.

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  18. 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. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics
    74% User Score Based on 226 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    Cossacks: European Wars is a real-time strategy computer game for Windows made by the Ukrainian developer GSC Game World. It was released on April 24, 2001. The game has an isometric view and is set in the 17th and 18th centuries of Europe. It features sixteen playable nations each with its own architectural styles, technologies and units. Players must avoid famine and engage in army expansion, b… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cossacks: European Wars.

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  20. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    80% User Score Based on 2,099 reviews

    Ultimate General: Gettysburg is a critically acclaimed tactical battle simulator that allows you to lead thousands of soldiers in the battle of Gettysburg as commander of either the Union or Confederate army. The game features the most accurately created map, complex morale, innovative control mechanics and smart AI. You have the freedom to use different strategies while the battle progresses. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ultimate General: Gettysburg.

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  21. 69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    68% User Score Based on 7,582 reviews
    Critic Score 71%Based on 4 reviews

    Stronghold Crusader 2 is the long awaited sequel to Stronghold: Crusader, the original 'castle sim'. After 12 years Stronghold returns to the deserts of the Middle East circa 1189, with a new 3D engine and realistic castle destruction powered by Havok Physics. Crusader 2 will recapture the original game’s addictive, fast-paced gameplay and authentic castle simulation. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stronghold Crusader 2.

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  22. Explore, trade, research, and fight across a turn-based naval strategy sandbox. Found coastal cities, command fleets and armies, clear pirate hideouts and dungeons, and shape each campaign through economy, diplomacy, or conquest. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gold Admiral.

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  23. This is my first game as a solo developer, which have been under development for 2 years now. Still much more to be added, but I plan on releasing in early access. You are very welcome to contact me at if you have any questions or want to provide any feedback :-)  Seamless transition between micro and grand strategy with no loadingZoom in and you are commanding individual soldiers, building your… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dawn Of The Realm.

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  24. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    96% User Score Based on 2,094 reviews

    The lands of England and Wales are ruled by powerful feudal nobles who cruelly oppress the people. They all have their eyes on the English throne, and they’re willing to do anything to seize it. The people cry out for a leader who can unite them: A leader worthy of a kingdom. Advancing the series’ trademark template of turn-based and real-time strategy, If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lords of the Realm II.

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  25. 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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  26. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    89% User Score Based on 5,713 reviews
    Critic Score 78%Based on 1 reviews

    Ultimate General: Civil War is a tactical war-game. Experience the bloodiest period of U.S. history - the American Civil War of 1861-1865. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ultimate General: Civil War.

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  27. 57%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    57% User Score Based on 4,263 reviews

    Europe 5 Gift Pack includes: 5x Random Packs 1x Super Random Pack 1x Ultimate Random Pack 5x Army Packs 200x Card Points 2x 7-Day Premium Tokens Live the life of a medieval lord in Stronghold Kingdoms, the world's first persistent castle MMO. A unique PC Strategy game, Stronghold Kingdoms brings together online interactivity and community, with a richly-depicted medieval world and thousands of rea… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stronghold Kingdoms.

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  28. A traditional RTS with 3D pixel art. Gather resources, build a base, and command squads in a medieval fantasy world. Choose from four factions with different units and wildly different mechanics. Play against AI or in PvP matches with up to 8 players, on handcrafted or procedurally generated maps. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Warharvest RTS.

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  29. Send a scout. Dispatch your army. While it marches, queue up buildings, train troops, and pick your next target. Every attack invites a counterstrike that lands while you wait. Villfell takes the loop that made browser empire games so compulsive — scout, dispatch, manage your economy while you wait, plan the next strike — and rebuilds it as a single-player real-time strategy game. Days-long march… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Villfell.

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  30. Build a kingdom and fight in its ranks. Advance through three eras, command your army, capture fortifications and storm castles. Fight through six solo sieges or challenge friends in four online modes for 2–4 players, with unlockable armies and matching kingdoms. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to March Out!.

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  31. Ode to War is a slow multiplayer strategy game about running settlements on a shared planet. The server advances once an hour. You are not meant to sit in front of it: you give your towns something to do, close the game, and come back to find out what the world did without you. You do not play a nation. You play an administrator. Every settlement you found keeps its own granary, its own quarry … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ode to War.

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  33. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    84% User Score Based on 1,978 reviews

    The RTS/FPS phenomenon has moved into space! Build and command fleets of starships for epic space battles, pilot fighters, mine and trade resources, assemble robots to defend or assault other stations. Take sole command or share the glory as you fight for control of the quadrant. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Executive Assault 2.

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  34. 63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    63% User Score Based on 262 reviews

    Thrive: Heavy Lies the Crown is a complex city builder, where the fate of your kingdom hinges on your every decision. Explore this medieval land alone or with friends, make tough moral choices and conquer your foes in RTS combat. Will you struggle to survive, or find the strength to Thrive? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Thrive: Heavy Lies The Crown.

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  35. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    88% User Score Based on 1,297 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 1 reviews

    Cossacks: Back to War contains all of the gameplay features of Cossacks: European Wars and Cossacks: The Art of War, this is a complete care package for all current and future Cossacks fans. This add-on contains two new nations: Switzerland and Hungary. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cossacks: Back to War.

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  36. 66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    66% User Score Based on 131 reviews

    It's 1347, the time of the Hundred Years' War. In this historical grand strategy and RTS hybrid you play as one of 200 minor lords across medieval Europe, Africa or Middle East. Rise up to take over your Kingdom and be crowned, then fight to preserve your empire as Black Death descends on Europe. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kingdom Wars 4.

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  37. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    77% User Score Based on 3,978 reviews
    Critic Score 68%Based on 19 reviews

    Ancestors Legacy is a history-inspired, real-time strategy game influenced by historical events in the Middle Ages. The game combines resource management and base building with large-scale, squad-based battles across vast battlefields, all rendered in superb detail with Unreal Engine 4. Experience medieval bloodshed like never before thanks to the cinematic action camera that puts you right in the… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ancestors Legacy.

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  38. 33%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    43% User Score Based on 28 reviews

    At the start of a game, the player must choose a noble by either selecting one of the default nobles or creating a new one. Nobles act as user accounts within the game, wherein completed campaigns and saved games are local to each noble. A noble consists of three customizable features: housename, portrait, and heraldry. Once a noble is selected, the player can choose to play a campaign or battl… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lords of the Realm III.

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  39. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    90% User Score Based on 7,900 reviews

    Kingdom Reborn is a city-builder with multiplayer and open world. Guide your citizens. Grow from a tiny village to a prosperous city. Upgrade your houses and technology through eras. With multiplayer, you can cooperate or compete in real-time with your friends in the same open world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kingdoms Reborn.

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  40. 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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  41. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    89% User Score Based on 366 reviews

    The Fertile Crescent is a Real Time Strategy game set during the Bronze Age in the Ancient Near East. Inspired by the rise and fall of Bronze Age civilizations, you must manage the delicate balance between food surplus and the maintenance of your army. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Fertile Crescent.

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  42. Assault Commander RTS is a fast-paced real-time military strategy game. Built on the foundations of the turn-based classic Assault Commander Rearmed, the battlefield now runs in real time: raise your base, field your army, and outfight the enemy in isometric 3D, backed by a player profile, a research system, and a challenging computer opponent. Fight through the single-player campaign on 6 diffic… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Assault Commander RTS.

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  43. Line up the volleys. Hold the ground. Watch the line break. Warfare 1776 brings the tug-of-war combat this franchise is known for to the fields of the American Revolution, real-time push-and-pull battles where one bad flank can turn a winning line into a rout. Command troops across tense line-war battlefields, where every position can decide the battle. Skirmishers cling to walls and woods for … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Warfare 1776.

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  44. MODERN CRISIS is a classic-style real-time strategy game about modern warfare — built for anyone who misses the golden age of base-building RTS. Raise your headquarters. Send out your engineers. Build an army, and lead it to war. But every choice has a price. Your workers are scarce, and they're split across four resources — money, iron, oil and research. Every worker you send to the mines is a … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to modern crisis.

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  45. ROME HAS COME TO BRITAIN. Invasion of Britannia is a third-person strategy RPG set during the Roman invasion of Britain in AD 43. Step into a living, historically grounded world where settlements grow, trade, starve, fight, and fall without waiting for the player to arrive. You begin as part of Rome's expeditionary force, learning to survive on the edge of the empire by gathering resources, … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Invasion Of Britannia.

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  47. The First Explorers® is a Settlers-like game, that offers the perfect mix of organic city-building and RTS in a bustling world. Set in the time of antiquity in Europe, you will play as the Romans, Carthaginians or Gauls. Are you ready to raise an army backed by a thriving economy? Every building is assembled piece by piece. In what kind of world is The First Explorers® set? The game is s… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The First Explorers®.

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    80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, story
    80% User Score Based on 229 reviews

    Dice Kingdoms is a multiplayer turn-based strategy game where resource collection is based on dice. Build efficiently to quickly expand your kingdom. Roll dice to gather resources while risking natural disasters. Accumulate army and/or culture to achieve victory! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dice Kingdoms.

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  49. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding
    70% User Score Based on 166 reviews

    Roadmap About the GameKingdom's Deck is a game about survival and growing your kingdom. As the ruler of the land, you must navigate the challenges of staying alive, taking care of your people's requirements, building a powerful army, and protecting your fort from approaching threats Step into the role of the king, entrusted with the fate of an entire realm. Your journey is guided by your co… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kingdom's Deck.

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  50. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    68% User Score Based on 3,076 reviews
    Critic Score 76%Based on 7 reviews

    The Great War: Western Front is the definitive WW1 strategy game. Play a deciding role in history with this real-time tactical experience as you take charge in the pivotal Western Front from 1914 to 1919. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Great War: Western Front.

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