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24 games like Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition (2026)
Every game below overlaps with Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition 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: NAPOLEON – Definitive Edition, which made by the same studio, CREATIVE ASSEMBLY.
- Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition is tagged Strategy, Historical, Military, Grand Strategy, Turn-Based Strategy, War, Tactical, RTS 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.
- 10 are from the same studio: Total War: NAPOLEON – Definitive Edition, Rome: Total War - Collection, Total War: MEDIEVAL II – Definitive Edition, Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition, Total War: THREE KINGDOMS, Total War: ATTILA, Total War: WARHAMMER II, Company of Heroes 2, Total War: WARHAMMER, Total War: WARHAMMER III.
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: NAPOLEON – Definitive Edition
Why it matched: made by the same studio, CREATIVE ASSEMBLY; both war, historical and strategy; shares 14 player tags including Strategy, Historical and Grand Strategy; released around the same time (2010).
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 StrategyRTSTacticalMilitary
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Rome: Total War - Collection
Why it matched: made by the same studio, CREATIVE ASSEMBLY; both war, historical, atmospheric and strategy; shares 11 player tags including Strategy, Historical and Turn-Based Strategy; released around the same time (2007).
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 StrategyRTSGrand StrategyClassicTacticalWar
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Total War: MEDIEVAL II – Definitive Edition
Why it matched: made by the same studio, CREATIVE ASSEMBLY; both war, historical and strategy; shares 12 player tags including Strategy, Historical and Turn-Based Strategy; released around the same time (2006).
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 StrategyWarRTSTacticalMilitary
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Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition
Why it matched: made by the same studio, CREATIVE ASSEMBLY; both war, historical, atmospheric and strategy; shares 10 player tags including Strategy, Historical and Turn-Based Strategy; released around the same time (2013).
Emperor Edition is the definitive edition of ROME II, featuring an improved politics system, overhauled building chains, rebalanced battles and improved visuals in both campaign and battleEmperor Edition contains all free feature updates since its release in 2013, which includes bug fixes, balancing, Twitch.
Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition at a glance Released 2013 Studio CREATIVE ASSEMBLY Player sentiment 88% positive of 88,148 Price $59.99 StrategyHistoricalTurn-Based StrategyGrand StrategyTacticalWarReal Time TacticsRTS
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Total War: THREE KINGDOMS
Why it matched: made by the same studio, CREATIVE ASSEMBLY; both war, historical and strategy; shares 11 player tags including Strategy, Historical and War.
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 StrategyRTSMilitaryTactical
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Total War: ATTILA
Why it matched: made by the same studio, CREATIVE ASSEMBLY; both war, historical, atmospheric 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 StrategyRTSTacticalReal Time Tactics
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Total War: WARHAMMER II
Why it matched: made by the same studio, CREATIVE ASSEMBLY; both war, atmospheric and strategy; shares 9 player tags including Strategy, Turn-Based Strategy and RTS.
The forces of Lustria await your command. Choose your Legendary Lord, expand your armies, forge alliances in a strategic turn-based campaign, and unleash the might of your monstrous forces in fast-paced real-time battles.
Total War: WARHAMMER II at a glance Released 2017 Studio CREATIVE ASSEMBLY Player sentiment 93% positive of 121,450 Price $59.99 StrategyTurn-Based StrategyRTSGrand StrategyWarTurn-BasedTacticalReal Time Tactics
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Company of Heroes 2
Why it matched: made by the same studio, Relic Entertainment; both war, historical, atmospheric and strategy; shares 7 player tags including Strategy, RTS and Tactical; released around the same time (2013).
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.
Company of Heroes 2 at a glance Released 2013 Studio Relic Entertainment Player sentiment 79% positive of 113,085 Price $19.99 StrategyRTSTacticalWarHistoricalMilitaryGreat Soundtrack
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Total War: ROME REMASTERED
Why it matched: both war, historical and strategy; shares 10 player tags including Strategy, Grand Strategy and Turn-Based Strategy; published by the same company.
Total War: ROME REMASTERED lets you relive the legacy that defined the award-winning 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.
Total War: ROME REMASTERED at a glance Released 2021 Studio Creative Assembly Player sentiment 77% positive of 13,722 Price $29.99 StrategyGrand StrategyTurn-Based StrategyRTSReal Time TacticsHistoricalTacticalWar
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Sid Meier's Civilization IV
Why it matched: both war, historical and strategy; shares 9 player tags including Strategy, Turn-Based Strategy and Turn-Based; released around the same time (2006).
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-BasedHistoricalClassicGrand StrategyGreat SoundtrackWar
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Company of Heroes
Why it matched: both war, historical and strategy; shares 9 player tags including Strategy, RTS and War; released around the same time (2006).
Delivering a visceral WWII gaming experience, Company of Heroes redefines RTS by bringing the sacrifice of heroic soldiers, war-ravaged environments, and dynamic battlefields to life. Please visit the "Company of Heroes - Legacy Edition" page for additional user reviews.
Company of Heroes at a glance Released 2006 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 94% positive of 18,707 Price $14.99 StrategyRTSWarMilitaryTacticalHistoricalReal Time TacticsClassic
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Men of War: Assault Squad 2
Why it matched: both war, historical, atmospheric and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Strategy, War and RTS.
Men of War: Assault Squad 2 expands the real-time tactics series with new skirmish missions, massive multiplayer battles, enhanced visuals, improved AI, and full Direct Control. Command five factions across 65 maps, 250 vehicles, and 200 soldiers in one of the most detailed WWII RTS experiences.
Men of War: Assault Squad 2 at a glance Released 2014 Studio Digitalmindsoft Player sentiment 91% positive of 46,631 Price $29.99 StrategyWarRTSTacticalMilitaryReal Time TacticsHistoricalClassic
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Total War: WARHAMMER
Why it matched: made by the same studio, CREATIVE ASSEMBLY; both war, atmospheric and strategy; shares 7 player tags including Strategy, RTS and War.
The Old World is yours to command. Lead Legendary Lords in a combination of turn-based campaign and magically charged, strategic real-time battles, and decide the fate of your chosen race in a fight against Chaos.
Total War: WARHAMMER at a glance Released 2016 Studio CREATIVE ASSEMBLY Player sentiment 79% positive of 52,323 Price $59.99 StrategyRTSWarTurn-Based StrategyGrand StrategyTacticalTurn-Based
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Total War: WARHAMMER III
Why it matched: made by the same studio, CREATIVE ASSEMBLY; both war, atmospheric and strategy; shares 7 player tags including Strategy, Turn-Based Strategy and Grand Strategy.
The cataclysmic conclusion to the Total War: WARHAMMER trilogy is here. 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?
Total War: WARHAMMER III at a glance Released 2022 Studio CREATIVE ASSEMBLY Player sentiment 71% positive of 147,877 Price $59.99 StrategyTurn-Based StrategyGrand StrategyRTSReal Time TacticsWarTactical
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Company of Heroes 3
Why it matched: both war, historical and strategy; shares 9 player tags including Strategy, RTS and Real Time Tactics.
Company of Heroes 3 combines heart-pounding combat with deeper strategic choices in a stunning Mediterranean theatre of war. In Company of Heroes 3, every battle tells a story...what's yours?
Company of Heroes 3 at a glance Released 2023 Studio Relic Entertainment Player sentiment 57% positive of 40,052 Price $59.99 StrategyRTSReal Time TacticsTurn-Based TacticsHistoricalMilitaryTurn-Based StrategyTactical
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Company of Heroes - Legacy Edition
Why it matched: both war, historical and strategy; shares 7 player tags including Strategy, RTS and Military; published by the same company; released around the same time (2007).
Delivering a visceral WWII gaming experience, Company of Heroes redefines RTS by bringing the sacrifice of heroic soldiers, war-ravaged environments, and dynamic battlefields to life. This legacy version also grants access to the latest version of COH, just called "Company of Heroes".
Company of Heroes - Legacy Edition at a glance Released 2007 Studio Relic Entertainment Player sentiment 93% positive of 7,294 Price $36.99 StrategyRTSMilitaryTacticalWarHistoricalClassic
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Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts
Why it matched: both war, historical and strategy; shares 7 player tags including Strategy, RTS and Military; published by the same company; released around the same time (2007).
The next chapter in the #1 rated RTS franchise thrusts players into a hellish war torn landscape to command two battle-hardened armies in relentless campaigns for honor and country. Players lead the tenacious British 2nd Army during the heroic World War II liberation of Caen, France, and command the German Panzer Elite as they struggle...
Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts at a glance Released 2007 Studio Relic Entertainment Player sentiment 92% positive of 1,205 Price $19.99 StrategyRTSMilitaryTacticalWarHistoricalReal Time Tactics
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Sid Meier's Civilization III Complete
Why it matched: both war, historical and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Strategy, Turn-Based Strategy and Turn-Based; released around the same time (2006).
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-BasedClassicHistoricalGrand StrategyMilitaryWar
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Ancestors Legacy
Why it matched: both war, historical, atmospheric and strategy; shares 7 player tags including Strategy, RTS and Historical.
Ancestors Legacy is a squad-based real time strategy with a strong focus on tactics. Inspired by medieval European history, it brings to life four different nations and their conflicts, usually solved by war.
Ancestors Legacy at a glance Released 2018 Studio Destructive Creations Player sentiment 79% positive of 8,645 Price $6.99 StrategyRTSHistoricalTacticalWarGreat SoundtrackReal Time Tactics
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ROMANCE OF THE THREE KINGDOMS XIV
Why it matched: both war, historical and strategy; shares 9 player tags including Turn-Based Tactics, Military and War.
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 Turn-Based TacticsMilitaryWarGrand StrategyTurn-Based StrategyStrategyHistoricalTactical
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HUMANKIND
Why it matched: both war, historical and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Strategy, Turn-Based Strategy and Historical.
Rewrite history by shaping a civilization as unique as you are. Combine 60 cultures from the Ancient Era to the Modern Age to lead your empire to victory. Build thriving cities, outsmart rivals in epic battles, spread your influence and leave your mark on HUMANKIND™.
HUMANKIND at a glance Released 2021 Studio AMPLITUDE Studios Player sentiment 69% positive of 28,708 Price $4.99 StrategyTurn-Based StrategyHistoricalGrand StrategyTurn-BasedWarTacticalGreat Soundtrack
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Victoria II
Why it matched: both war, historical and strategy; shares 7 player tags including Grand Strategy, Strategy and Historical; released around the same time (2010).
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 StrategyStrategyHistoricalMilitaryWarRTSGreat Soundtrack
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Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor
Why it matched: both war, historical and strategy; shares 6 player tags including Strategy, RTS and Military; published by the same company; released around the same time (2009).
Company of Heroes®: Tales of Valor™ is the expansion to the Game of the Year winner and highest rated real time strategy franchise Company of Heroes®. Featuring new campaigns to overcome, units to command, and battlefields to conquer, Company of Heroes®: Tales of Valor™ delivers evolved gameplay mechanics and 3 episodic adventures...
Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor at a glance Released 2009 Studio Relic Entertainment Player sentiment 92% positive of 2,395 Price $19.99 StrategyRTSMilitaryWarTacticalHistorical
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Halo Wars
Why it matched: both war, atmospheric and strategy; shares 7 player tags including Strategy, RTS and War; released around the same time (2009).
Halo Wars: Definitive Edition is an enhanced version of the real-time strategy classic, Halo Wars, updated to run natively on PC. Halo Wars: Definitive Edition includes improved graphics, new achievements and all of the DLC created for the landmark real-time strategy game.
Halo Wars at a glance Released 2009 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 91% positive of 9,517 Price $19.99 StrategyRTSWarMilitaryGreat SoundtrackTacticalClassic
Common questions
What game is most like Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition?
Total War: NAPOLEON – Definitive Edition, on the evidence we have. It made by the same studio, CREATIVE ASSEMBLY. 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 Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition" 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 Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition. 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 Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition do?
Total War: NAPOLEON – Definitive Edition, Rome: Total War - Collection, Total War: MEDIEVAL II – Definitive Edition, Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition, Total War: THREE KINGDOMS, Total War: ATTILA, Total War: WARHAMMER II, Company of Heroes 2, Total War: WARHAMMER, Total War: WARHAMMER III are also from CREATIVE ASSEMBLY, and appear 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.