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29 Great Games Like Total War

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The Total War series are strategic turn-based war games. Each game has a different historical or fantasy setting where multiple armies battle and compete for territory. You can win by military force, religion, diplomacy, espionage and economics.

Unfortunately, Total War is not available on PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One or Xbox Series X|S. However, we recommend the following games that offer a similar experience or theme, and at a lower age rating:

Total War

Game Details

Release Date: 13/06/2000, updated in 2019

Price: Free

Out Now: Android, Mac, PC and iOS

Content Rating: PEGI 16

Players: 1 (2 online)

Genres: Battle, Simulation, Strategy (Action and Fighting)

Components: 3D Third-Person

Developer: CA Games (@CAGames)

Costs: Free. In-Game Purchases and In-Game Pass

6 Similar Games Short List

Here are our hand-picked short list of similar games; the perfect thing to play next if you enjoyed Total War. We don't use automatic matching, instead, we hand-pick games that are good to play if you have enjoyed Total War.

Age of Wonders: Planetfall

Release Date: 06/08/2019

Out Now: PC, PS4 and Xbox One

Components: 3D Third-Person

This is a turn based strategy game with a large strategic map that lead into multiple turn based battles. You build your empire with one of six unique factions, progress through each faction’s missions using your wits, military strength and diplomacy,...

XCOM

XCOM (Series)

Release Date: 01/01/1994, updated in 2017

Out Now: Android, Mac, PC, PS Vita, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One and iOS

Skill Rating: 11+ year-olds

Components: 3D Third-Person

X-Com (which became XCOM) is a science fiction strategic battle game where you control units to stop an alien invasion. The long running series has come in many forms, but always has in common the finely tuned turn-based ground combat where you control...

Sid Meier's Civilization

Sid Meier's Civilization (Series)

Release Date: 21/10/2016, updated in 2019

Out Now: PC, PS4, Switch and Xbox One

Skill Rating: 10+ year-olds

Components: 2D Overhead, Day and Night, Grid and Open World

Sid Meier's Civilization is a long-running strategy game where you develop a society from hunter-gatherer to space travel. There are many ways to approach this challenge; socially, militarily, politically or perhaps by building wonders to impress other...

Wargroove

Release Date: 01/02/2019

Out Now: PC, PS4, Switch and Xbox One

Skill Rating: 7+ year-olds

Components: 2D Overhead, Cartoon and Grid

This is a fantasy war game, similar to Advanced Wars from the Gameboy era, where players take turns in a variety of battles. Computer-controlled and human opponents compete to achieve objectives and be the last player remaining.

Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle

Release Date: 29/08/2017

Out Now: Switch

Skill Rating: 8+ year-olds

Components: 2D Overhead, Cartoon and Grid

Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle is a chess-like strategy game where you control cartoon rabbits (the Rabbids) and Nintendo characters in turn-based battles with fantastical weapons through four different worlds.

Totally Accurate Battle Simulator

Release Date: 01/04/2019, updated in 2022

Out Now: PC, Switch, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S

Coming Soon: PS4

Skill Rating: 5+ year-olds

Components: 3D Third-Person

Totally Accurate Battle Simulator (known as TABS) is a fighting game where you choose different armies and troops to battle each other in an automatic simulation that models their offensive and defensive abilities. Once set up, the fight is largely...

9 Similar Games Long List

Here are our hand-picked long list of similar games; the perfect thing to play next if you enjoyed Total War. We don't use automatic matching, instead, we hand-pick games that are good to play if you have enjoyed Total War.

Kingdom

Kingdom (Series)

Release Date: 21/10/2015

Out Now: Amazon Fire, Mac, PC, PS4, Switch, Xbox One and iOS

Skill Rating: 9+ year-olds

Components: 2D Side-On, Day and Night and Pixels

Kingdom is a retro-look strategy game where you must defend your town from the nightly attack of zombies as you develop your technology and civilisation day by day. But unlike other tower-defence games – where you set up defences and fend off waves of...

Age of Empires IV

Age of Empires IV (Series)

Release Date: 02/02/1998, updated in 2022

Out Now: PC, PS2, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S

Coming Soon: Mac

Skill Rating: 11+ year-olds

Components: 2D Overhead, Grid and Open World

Age of Empires is a strategy game where you command an ancient civilisation in real-time and must develop from hunter-gatherers to advanced forms of defence and war. This is similar territory to Civilization but focuses on...

Ghost of Tsushima

Release Date: 17/07/2020

Out Now: PS4 and PS5

Components: 3D First-Person, Open World and Weather

Ghost of Tsushima is a stealth and action adventure set in 13^th century Japan, where you play as a clan leader and samurai warrior trying to protect your people and the Tsushima Island against Mongol invaders.

Clash of Clans

Release Date: 02/08/2012, updated in 2013

Out Now: Android and iOS

Skill Rating: 10+ year-olds

Components: 2D Overhead and Grid

Clash of Clans is a cartoony strategy war game played on smartphones and tablets. Set in a fantasy world, you take charge of a village and must build defences against attacks from other players. Likewise, you gain resources by attacking others.

Barbearian

Release Date: 29/10/2020

Out Now: Android, Switch and iOS

Components: 2D Overhead and Cartoon

Barbearian is a hectic action game where you fight through three-level missions by hacking and slashing hundreds of tiny enemies, collecting cash and rescuing minions to add to your army. It's a role play game you can take on in bite sized portions each...

Sons of Valhalla

Release Date: Coming soon

Coming Soon: PC

Skill Rating: 10+ year-olds

Components: 2D Side-On, Day and Night, Pixels and Weather

Sons of Valhalla is a strategy base building game. You play the son of a Viking Jarl aiming to conquer England and save the love of your life. Like Kingdom, you incrementally upgrade your fortifications, farming and armies to defend...

Chivalry II

Release Date: 08/06/2021

Out Now: PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S

Components: 3D First-Person and Open World

Chivalry 2 is an online sword fighting game that recreates epic medieval movie battles. It's the sequel to Chivalry: Medieval Warfare and thrusts you first-hand into huge battles where you must survive clashing swords, storms of flaming arrows and...

Death Crown

Release Date: 23/08/2013, updated in 2021

Out Now: PC, PS4, Switch and Xbox One

Components: 2D Overhead, Grid and Hand-Made

Death Crown is a minimalist strategy game where you play Death commanding her legions and punishing humanity. You play in a world of hexagons to place buildings and send troops to attack or defend as you try and defeat the opposing castle.

Tooth and Tail

Release Date: 12/09/2017

Out Now: Mac, PC and PS4

Skill Rating: 8+ year-olds

Components: 2D Overhead, Open World and Pixels

Tooth and Tail is a real-time strategy game about anthropomorphic animals. Before each match, you choose a commander from four factions and six units from a pool of twenty. You then use these units to build farms, lookouts and gather resources.

11 Younger Content Rating than Total War

If Total War is not age appropriate for your child, here are similar games ordered by age rating so you can find an age-appropriate alternative that’s also a game they will love.

Sons of Valhalla

Barbearian

Totally Accurate Battle Simulator

Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle

Sid Meier's Civilization

16 Video Games Like Total War Based on Genre

These are games of a similar genre mix to Total War. This includes games from the Simulation, Fighting, Action, Strategy and Battle genres. We pick out games of a similar PEGI rating to further hone these generated suggestions.

Tharsis

Valkyria Chronicles 4

Age of Wonders: Planetfall

XCOM

Conan Exiles

Marvel's Midnight Suns

Tenderfoot Tactics

Loop Hero

Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes

Code Name: S.T.E.A.M.

Fights in Tight Spaces

Moonbreaker

Fire Emblem Engage

Triangle Strategy

Tactical Breach Wizards

Humankind

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29 Great Games Like Total War

Game Details

6 Similar Games Short List

Age of Wonders: Planetfall

XCOM (Series)

Sid Meier's Civilization (Series)

Wargroove

Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle

Totally Accurate Battle Simulator

9 Similar Games Long List

Kingdom (Series)

Age of Empires IV (Series)

Ghost of Tsushima

Clash of Clans

Barbearian

Sons of Valhalla

Chivalry II

Death Crown

Tooth and Tail

11 Younger Content Rating than Total War

16 Video Games Like Total War Based on Genre

Total War is in These Lists

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