Computed from player tags · Not ranked by quality
24 games like HUMANKIND (2026)
Every game below overlaps with HUMANKIND on things players said about it rather than on our opinion of what feels alike. Each entry shows what it matched on, so you can throw out the ones matching on the part you did not care about.
The short version
- Closest match: Total War: ATTILA, which both open world, survival, war, historical and strategy.
- HUMANKIND is tagged Strategy, Turn-Based Strategy, 4X, Multiplayer, City Builder, Historical, Grand Strategy, Management by Steam players. Those tags are what the matching runs on.
- 24 games qualify, each with at least fifty player reviews behind its sentiment figure.
- 1 are from the same studio: ENDLESS Space 2.
How these were matched
Steam tags carry the most weight, because players apply them and they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Souls-like, Atmospheric and Cozy exist as tags and as nothing else, which is exactly the vocabulary this question needs. Formal genres count for less, themes and a shared studio for more.
Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are thrown out before matching. Nearly everything is tagged Singleplayer, so matching on it is matching on nothing. That cutoff is computed from the catalogue rather than fixed, so it moves as the catalogue grows.
All 24, closest first
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Total War: ATTILA
Why it matched: both open world, survival, war, historical and strategy; shares 9 player tags including Strategy, Historical and War.
Against a darkening background of famine, disease and war, a new power is rising in the great steppes of the East. With a million horsemen at his back, the ultimate warrior king approaches, and his sights are set on Rome… The next instalment in the multi award-winning PC series that combines turn-based strategy with real-time tactics,...
Total War: ATTILA at a glance Released 2015 Studio CREATIVE ASSEMBLY Player sentiment 82% positive of 37,686 Price $44.99 StrategyHistoricalWarTurn-Based StrategyGrand StrategyTacticalTurn-BasedSurvival
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Sid Meier's Civilization VII
Why it matched: both war, historical and strategy; shares 11 player tags including Grand Strategy, Historical and 4X; released around the same time (2025).
Lead empires that evolve or endure through the Ages. Build something you believe in with Sid Meier's Civilization® VII.
Sid Meier's Civilization VII at a glance Released 2025 Studio Firaxis Games Player sentiment 48% positive of 58,602 Price $49.99 Grand StrategyHistorical4XSimulationWarStrategyCity BuilderTactical
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Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic
Why it matched: both open world, survival, historical and strategy; shares 9 player tags including Strategy, Simulation and City Builder; released around the same time (2024).
Build a soviet republic from an impoverished country into a rich industrial superpower in a city builder with intricate production chains and a fully simulated global economy. Manage the lives of your citizens from education to work and party loyalty to criminal activity.
Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic at a glance Released 2024 Studio 3Division Player sentiment 91% positive of 27,164 Price $9.99 StrategySimulationCity BuilderManagementBuildingGrand StrategySurvivalHistorical
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Farthest Frontier
Why it matched: both survival, war, historical and strategy; shares 9 player tags including Historical, 4X and City Builder; released around the same time (2025).
Protect and guide your people as you forge a town from untamed wilderness at the edge of the known world. Harvest raw materials, hunt, fish and farm to survive. Produce crafted items to trade, consume, equip and fight with as you battle for your survival against the elements and outside threats.
Farthest Frontier at a glance Released 2025 Studio Crate Entertainment Player sentiment 86% positive of 25,411 Price $34.99 Historical4XCity BuilderStrategyManagementBuildingSimulationSurvival
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Sid Meier's Civilization IV
Why it matched: both war, historical and strategy; shares 11 player tags including Strategy, Turn-Based Strategy and Turn-Based.
With over 6 million units sold and unprecedented critical acclaim from fans and press around the world, Sid Meier's Civilization is recognized as one of the greatest PC game franchises of all-time. Now, Sid Meier and Firaxis Games will take this incredibly fun and addictive game to new heights by adding new ways to play and win, new...
Sid Meier's Civilization IV at a glance Released 2006 Studio Firaxis Games Player sentiment 95% positive of 57 Price $19.99 StrategyTurn-Based StrategyTurn-Based4XHistoricalGrand StrategySimulationGreat Soundtrack
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Manor Lords
Why it matched: both open world, survival, historical and strategy; shares 9 player tags including Strategy, City Builder and Simulation; released around the same time (2024).
Manor Lords is a medieval strategy game featuring in-depth city building, large-scale tactical battles, and complex economic and social simulations. Rule your lands as a medieval lord – the seasons pass, the weather changes, and cities rise and fall.
Manor Lords at a glance Released 2024 Studio Slavic Magic Player sentiment 84% positive of 90,905 Price $25.99 StrategyCity BuilderSimulationHistoricalManagementGrand StrategyBuildingSurvival
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Age of History II
Why it matched: both open world, war, historical and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Strategy, Historical and War; released around the same time (2018).
Age of History II is a grand strategy wargame that is simple to learn yet hard to master.Your objective is to use military tactics and cunning diplomacy to either unify the world, or conquer it.Will the world bleed out or bow before you? The choice is yours..
Age of History II at a glance Released 2018 Studio Łukasz Jakowski Player sentiment 90% positive of 49,963 Price $5.99 StrategyHistoricalWarGrand StrategyTurn-Based StrategyTurn-BasedSimulationAlternate History
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Battle Brothers
Why it matched: both open world, war, historical and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Strategy, Turn-Based Strategy and Character Customization; released around the same time (2017).
Lead a mercenary company in this tactical RPG set in a medieval fantasy world. Chase fame and fortune as you choose where to go, who to recruit, which contracts to pursue, and how to train and equip your men in a procedurally generated open world campaign.
Battle Brothers at a glance Released 2017 Studio Overhype Studios Player sentiment 88% positive of 28,671 Price $8.99 StrategyTurn-Based StrategyCharacter CustomizationWarTacticalSimulationTurn-BasedHistorical
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Total War: MEDIEVAL II – Definitive Edition
Why it matched: both war, historical and strategy; shares 10 player tags including Strategy, Historical and Turn-Based Strategy.
Spanning the most turbulent era in Western history, your quest for territory and power takes you through Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and even onto the shores of the New World.
Total War: MEDIEVAL II – Definitive Edition at a glance Released 2006 Studio CREATIVE ASSEMBLY Player sentiment 96% positive of 36,357 Price $24.99 StrategyHistoricalTurn-Based StrategyGrand StrategyWarTacticalTurn-BasedSimulation
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Rome: Total War - Collection
Why it matched: both war, historical and strategy; shares 10 player tags including Strategy, Historical and Turn-Based Strategy.
Control and conquer the greatest empire ever known to man.
Rome: Total War - Collection at a glance Released 2007 Studio CREATIVE ASSEMBLY Player sentiment 95% positive of 16,717 Price Not listed StrategyHistoricalTurn-Based StrategyGrand StrategyTacticalWarGreat SoundtrackTurn-Based
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Sid Meier's Civilization III Complete
Why it matched: both war, historical and strategy; shares 10 player tags including Strategy, Turn-Based Strategy and Turn-Based.
Sid Meier's Civilization III: Complete, the latest offering in the Sid Meier's Civilization III franchise, provides gaming fans with Sid Meier's Civilization III, the highly-addictive journey of discovery.
Sid Meier's Civilization III Complete at a glance Released 2006 Studio Firaxis Games Player sentiment 89% positive of 7,789 Price $4.99 StrategyTurn-Based StrategyTurn-Based4XHistoricalGrand StrategySimulationCity Builder
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ROMANCE OF THE THREE KINGDOMS XIV
Why it matched: both war, historical and strategy; shares 10 player tags including War, Grand Strategy and Character Customization; released around the same time (2020).
Triumph over the land, take charge of the fate of China! Conquer territories and fly your colors!
ROMANCE OF THE THREE KINGDOMS XIV at a glance Released 2020 Studio KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD. Player sentiment 63% positive of 15,932 Price $59.99 WarGrand StrategyCharacter CustomizationTurn-Based StrategyStrategyHistoricalAlternate HistorySimulation
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ENDLESS Space 2
Why it matched: made by the same studio, AMPLITUDE Studios; both open world, war and strategy; shares 7 player tags including Strategy, 4X and Turn-Based Strategy; released around the same time (2017).
ENDLESS Space™ 2 is a Strategic Space Opera, featuring the compelling “just one more turn” gameplay, set in the mysterious ENDLESS Universe™. As the leader of your civilization, will you impose your vision and build the greatest stellar empire?
ENDLESS Space 2 at a glance Released 2017 Studio AMPLITUDE Studios Player sentiment 83% positive of 23,056 Price $7.99 Strategy4XTurn-Based StrategyTurn-BasedGrand StrategyGreat SoundtrackWar
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Total War: THREE KINGDOMS
Why it matched: both war, historical and strategy; shares 9 player tags including Strategy, Historical and War; released around the same time (2019).
Unite Ancient China under your rule through a thrilling blend of turn-based empire building and real-time battles. Use the Guanxi System and diplomacy to forge alliances, and build powerful armies with hundreds of unique infantry, cavalry and war machine units.
Total War: THREE KINGDOMS at a glance Released 2019 Studio CREATIVE ASSEMBLY Player sentiment 82% positive of 93,602 Price $39.99 StrategyHistoricalWarTurn-Based StrategyGrand StrategyTacticalTurn-BasedGreat Soundtrack
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Total War: NAPOLEON – Definitive Edition
Why it matched: both war, historical and strategy; shares 9 player tags including Strategy, Historical and Grand Strategy.
Complete your Total War collection with this Definitive Edition of Total War: NAPOLEON, which includes all DLC and feature updates since the game’s release
Total War: NAPOLEON – Definitive Edition at a glance Released 2010 Studio CREATIVE ASSEMBLY Player sentiment 92% positive of 27,543 Price $24.99 StrategyHistoricalGrand StrategyWarTurn-Based StrategyTacticalTurn-BasedSimulation
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Imperator: Rome
Why it matched: both open world, war, historical and strategy; shares 7 player tags including Strategy, Grand Strategy and Simulation; released around the same time (2019).
Dominate the classical Mediterranean in Imperator: Rome, a grand strategy game from Paradox Interactive. Navigate the dangerous waters of politics and diplomacy as you build up your provinces and conquer foreign lands. Now available with special content and the digital artbook.
Imperator: Rome at a glance Released 2019 Studio Paradox Development Studio Player sentiment 66% positive of 26,891 Price $39.99 StrategyGrand StrategySimulationHistoricalManagementWarAlternate History
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Crusader Kings III
Why it matched: both war, historical and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Strategy, Grand Strategy and Simulation; released around the same time (2020).
Love, fight, scheme, and claim greatness. Determine your noble house’s legacy in the sprawling grand strategy of Crusader Kings III. Death is only the beginning as you guide your dynasty’s bloodline in the rich and larger-than-life simulation of the Middle Ages.
Crusader Kings III at a glance Released 2020 Studio Development Studio Player sentiment 90% positive of 143,235 Price $49.99 StrategyGrand StrategySimulationHistoricalManagementCharacter CustomizationWar4X
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Sid Meier's Civilization V
Why it matched: both historical and strategy; shares 10 player tags including Turn-Based Strategy, Strategy and Turn-Based.
Create, discover, and download new player-created maps, scenarios, interfaces, and more!
Sid Meier's Civilization V at a glance Released 2010 Studio Firaxis Games Player sentiment 96% positive of 210,613 Price $29.99 Turn-Based StrategyStrategyTurn-BasedHistorical4XHex GridGrand StrategyTactical
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Hearts of Iron IV
Why it matched: both open world, war, historical and strategy; shares 7 player tags including Strategy, Grand Strategy and War.
Victory is at your fingertips! Your ability to lead your nation is your supreme weapon, the strategy game Hearts of Iron IV lets you take command of any nation in World War II; the most engaging conflict in world history.
Hearts of Iron IV at a glance Released 2016 Studio Paradox Development Studio Player sentiment 90% positive of 375,658 Price $49.99 StrategyGrand StrategyWarHistoricalAlternate HistorySimulationTactical
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Stronghold Crusader 2
Why it matched: both open world, survival, historical and strategy; shares 7 player tags including Strategy, City Builder and Simulation.
Stronghold Crusader 2 is the long awaited sequel to the original castle sim. After 12 years Stronghold returns to the desert with a new 3D engine and powerful Havok Physics. Crusader 2 recaptures the original game’s addictive, fast-paced gameplay and authentic castle simulation.
Stronghold Crusader 2 at a glance Released 2014 Studio Firefly Studios Player sentiment 72% positive of 18,080 Price $3.99 StrategyCity BuilderSimulationHistoricalBuildingTacticalSurvival
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Kingdom Heroes 8
Why it matched: both war, historical and strategy; shares 8 player tags including War, Historical and Grand Strategy; released around the same time (2021).
The " Kingdom Heroes" series is a classic horizontal battle single-player game developed by Userjoy, which has been released seven generations since 1998. The latest sequel, " Kingdom Heroes 8", will feature a new look and exciting battles, interpreting the magnificent era of the Three Kingdoms.
Kingdom Heroes 8 at a glance Released 2021 Studio USERJOY Technology Co.,Ltd. Player sentiment 54% positive of 14,707 Price $29.99 WarHistoricalGrand StrategyCharacter CustomizationStrategyCity BuilderSimulationTactical
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Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord
Why it matched: both open world, war, historical and strategy; shares 6 player tags including Strategy, War and Character Customization; released around the same time (2020).
A strategy/action RPG. Create a character, engage in diplomacy, craft, trade and conquer new lands in a vast medieval sandbox. Raise armies to lead into battle and command and fight alongside your troops in massive real-time battles using a deep but intuitive skill-based combat system.
Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord at a glance Released 2020 Studio TaleWorlds Player sentiment 88% positive of 296,754 Price $49.99 StrategyWarCharacter CustomizationSimulationHistoricalGreat Soundtrack
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Dawn of Man
Why it matched: both open world, survival, historical and strategy; shares 6 player tags including City Builder, Survival and Strategy; released around the same time (2019).
Command a settlement of ancient humans, guide them through the ages in their struggle for survival. Hunt, gather, craft tools, fight, research new techs and face the challenges the environment will throw at you.
Dawn of Man at a glance Released 2019 Studio Madruga Works Player sentiment 87% positive of 17,830 Price $12.49 City BuilderSurvivalStrategySimulationHistoricalManagement
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Victoria II
Why it matched: both war, historical and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Grand Strategy, Strategy and Historical.
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. Victoria II is a grand strategy game played during the colonial era of the 19th century, where the player takes control of a country, guiding...
Victoria II at a glance Released 2010 Studio Development Studio Player sentiment 92% positive of 20,016 Price $19.99 Grand StrategyStrategyHistoricalSimulationWarManagementAlternate HistoryGreat Soundtrack
Common questions
What game is most like HUMANKIND?
Total War: ATTILA, on the evidence we have. It both open world, survival, war, historical and strategy. That is a statement about overlap, not a promise you will like it as much: two games can share every tag and still feel different to play.
How is "similar to HUMANKIND" decided?
By overlap on the tags Steam players applied to each game, the formal genres, the themes both sit in, and whether the same studio made them. Tags carry the most weight because players write them, so they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are ignored: matching on "Singleplayer" is matching on nothing. Every entry below shows exactly what it matched on.
Are these ranked by quality?
No. They are ordered by how much they overlap with HUMANKIND. Where two games overlap equally, the better received one goes first, but that only moves a game a place or two. Each entry shows its own player sentiment so you can weigh that separately.
What else did the makers of HUMANKIND do?
ENDLESS Space 2 is also from AMPLITUDE Studios, and appears in the list below for that reason as well as on tag overlap.
Do you get paid for these recommendations?
No. The order is computed from tag and genre overlap and nothing else. No placement here can be bought, and a game appearing high on this page is a statement about resemblance rather than an endorsement.