4 Tactical games like Ara: History Untold that you should try

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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentUpdated May 19, 2026How this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

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We filtered the 37 games similar to Ara: History Untold down to the 4 that fit the “Tactical” category. Dorfromantik, Business Tour - Board Game with Online Multiplayer and X-COM: Terror From the Deep top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Ara: History Untold.

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GenreStrategySubgenreCity Builder

The best tactical games like Ara: History Untold

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Ara: History Untold. Each one has been evaluated across 12 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

#1DorfromantikClosest overall match

iRank88

GenreStrategySubgenreCity Builder

SoloTacticalBase BuildingManagement3D

Steam👍 96%· 29KRAWG👍 80%· 220OC83· 30

Year 2022Dev Toukana InteractivePlaytime ~3hOn PC · Nintendo

✓ Both are city builders — sharing deep simulation, turn-based strategy and combat tactical

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, card game strategy and sandbox freedom, while skipping adventure storytelling

Dorfromantik is a relaxing building strategy and puzzle game in which you place tiles to create ever-growing, idyllic village landscapes. With Dorfromantik, you can immerse yourself in a quiet, peaceful world at any time and take a break from everyday life.

Genre100Combat100Progression100Visuals54Game mode50

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#2Business Tour - Board Game with Online MultiplayerClosest on visuals

GenreStrategySubgenreCity Builder

MultiplayerTacticalBase Building3DTop-Down

Year 2025Dev FlugamesOn PC

✓ Same family of city builders: turn-based strategy, deep simulation and combat tactical

≠ Stands apart with card game strategy, vibe casual and cozy, relaxing feel, while skipping adventure storytelling

Business Empire – Strategic Trade and Investment GameBusiness Empire is a multiplayer board game where players build a business empire by strategically acquiring and developing properties.

Where it drifts furthest from Ara: History Untold: game mode.

Genre100Combat100Visuals79Progression63Game mode36

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#3X-COM: Terror From the Deep

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GenreStrategySubgenreCity Builder

SoloTacticalBase BuildingManagementIsometric

Steam👍 91%· 925RAWG👍 62%· 128

Year 1995Dev MicroProse Software · 2K GamesPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS

✓ Both are city builders — sharing turn-based strategy, deep simulation and combat tactical

≠ Its own twist: roguelike runs, horror tension and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping adventure storytelling

X-COM: Terror From the Deep is a strategy game, the second installment in the X-COM series and a sequel to X-COM: UFO Defense that moves action from the outer space into the Earth’s oceans. The story unexpectedly references to Lovecraft’s novels, as you fight aliens that want to reawaken their unstoppable leader who slept under the sea for hundreds of years.

Where it drifts furthest from Ara: History Untold: setting and visuals.

It predates Ara: History Untold by 29 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Progression100Combat86Game mode54Visuals49Setting0

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#4Victoria IIClosest on game mode

iRank87

GenreStrategySubgenreRTS

SoloMultiplayerTacticalHistoricalManagement

Steam👍 92%· 20KIGDB76· 1

Year 2010Dev Paradox InteractiveOn Linux · PC · Mac

✓ Shared with Ara: History Untold: turn-based strategy, deep simulation and combat tactical

≠ Stands apart with real-time strategy, sandbox freedom and sandbox world, while skipping adventure storytelling

It predates Ara: History Untold by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

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