5 Games with a historical setting 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 5 that fit the “Historical” category. Tropico 5, Children of the Nile and Caesar III top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Ara: History Untold.

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The best games with a historical setting like Ara: History Untold

5 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

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.

#1Tropico 5Closest overall match

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GenreStrategySubgenreCity Builder

SoloMultiplayerHistoricalBase BuildingManagementIsometric

Steam👍 79%· 14KIGDB72· 14OC76· 52

Year 2014Dev Haemimont Games · Kalypso MediaOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Both are city builders — sharing deep simulation, historical setting and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with deep RPG systems, sandbox freedom and sandbox world, while skipping turn-based strategy

It predates Ara: History Untold by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Setting100Progression81Game mode71Visuals57

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Steam GOG Epic

#2Children of the NileClosest on progression

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GenreStrategySubgenreCity Builder

SoloHistoricalBase BuildingManagementIsometric

Steam👍 85%· 465MC75IGDB75· 2

Year 2008Dev Tilted Mill EntertainmentPlaytime ~2hOn PC

✓ Fits the city builders cluster, with deep simulation, historical setting and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings sandbox freedom and sandbox world, while skipping turn-based strategy

Children of the Nile™ is a unique gem of a city-building game, unparalleled in both grandeur and attention to detail. As Pharaoh you will guide your people through thousands of years of history: from simple hunter-gatherers to the creation of an immortal civilization.

It predates Ara: History Untold by 16 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Setting100Progression100Visuals57Game mode54

GenreStrategySubgenreCity Builder

SoloHistoricalBase BuildingManagementIsometric

Steam👍 93%· 2.2K

Year 1998Dev Impressions Games · Sierra EntertainmentOn PC

✓ Nearly identical: deep simulation, historical setting and single-player focus.

≠ Missing: turn-based strategy.

It predates Ara: History Untold by 26 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Setting100Progression100Visuals58Game mode53

GenreStrategySubgenreCity Builder

SoloHistoricalBase BuildingIsometric

Steam👍 72%· 934MC67IGDB60· 3

Year 2006Dev Firaxis · 2K GamesPlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Nearly identical: deep simulation, historical setting and single-player focus.

≠ Missing: turn-based strategy.

CivCity: Rome, an innovative city builder inspired by the world of Sid Meiers Civilization, and created by a collaboration between Firefly Studios and Firaxis Games, invites players to shift focus from building a multi-city empire and zoom-in on the great cities of the Roman Empire, culminating in…

It predates Ara: History Untold by 18 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Setting100Progression65Visuals57Game mode54

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Steam GOG

#5Victoria IIClosest on combat

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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.

Combat100Game mode100Setting100Progression82Genre50

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