41 Games with a historical setting like Company of Heroes - Legacy Edition that you should try

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We filtered the 50 games similar to Company of Heroes - Legacy Edition down to the 41 that fit the “Historical” category. Europa Universalis III, Anno 1602: Creation of a New World and Napoleon: Total War top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Company of Heroes - Legacy Edition.

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The best games with a historical setting like Company of Heroes - Legacy Edition

41 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Company of Heroes - Legacy Edition. Each one has been evaluated across 7 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.

#1Europa Universalis III

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SoloMultiplayerHistoricalSandbox WorldIsometric

Steam👍 83%· 2.0KIGDB70· 1

Year 2007Dev Paradox InteractiveOn PC · Mac

✓ Fits the real-time strategy games cluster, with real-time strategy, historical setting and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with turn-based strategy, sandbox freedom and deep simulation, while skipping melee combat

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#2Anno 1602: Creation of a New World

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SoloMultiplayerHistoricalExplorationBase Building

Year 1998Dev Max Design · SunflowersOn PC

✓ Same family of real-time strategy games: real-time strategy, historical setting and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with deep simulation, exploration and discovery and base building, while skipping melee combat

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#3Napoleon: Total War

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SoloMultiplayerTacticalMeleeHistorical

Steam👍 92%· 27KIGDB83· 3

Year 2010Dev The Creative Assembly · Feral InteractiveOn PC · Mac

✓ Same family of real-time strategy games: real-time strategy, combat tactical and melee combat

≠ Stands apart with turn-based strategy, fantasy world and visual isometric, while skipping free to play

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SoloMultiplayerHistoricalFantasyBase Building

Steam👍 75%· 807MC72IGDB70· 1

Year 2009Dev Haemimont Games · Kalypso MediaPlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Both are real-time strategy games — sharing real-time strategy, historical setting and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with deep simulation, fantasy world and base building, while skipping melee combat

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SoloMultiplayerHistoricalFantasyBase Building

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Year 2009Dev Related Designs · Ubisoft EntertainmentPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Nintendo

✓ Same family of real-time strategy games: real-time strategy, historical setting and single-player focus

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, adventure storytelling and fantasy world, while skipping melee combat

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SoloMultiplayerMeleeTacticalHistorical

Steam👍 89%· 1.2KIGDB90· 1

Year 2000Dev The Creative Assembly · SegaOn PC

✓ Same family of real-time strategy games: real-time strategy, melee combat and combat tactical

≠ Where it differs: brings turn-based strategy, ranged combat and visual isometric, while skipping free to play

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SoloMultiplayerTacticalMeleeHistorical

Steam👍 95%· 17KIGDB91· 3

Year 2004Dev The Creative Assembly · SegaOn Android · PC · iOS

✓ Both are real-time strategy games — sharing real-time strategy, combat tactical and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: turn-based strategy, deep simulation and ranged combat, while skipping free to play

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#8Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade

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SoloMultiplayerTacticalMeleeHistorical

Steam👍 96%· 9.4KRAWG👍 88%· 319MC87IGDB84· 3

Year 2006Dev Relic Entertainment · SEGAPlaytime ~2hOn PC

✓ Both are real-time strategy games — sharing real-time strategy, combat tactical and melee combat

≠ Stands apart with dark, oppressive atmosphere, setting scifi and base building, while skipping free to play

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#9Impossible Creatures Steam Edition

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SoloMultiplayerMeleeTacticalHistorical

Steam👍 96%· 1.8KRAWG👍 75%· 32MC72IGDB73· 3

Year 2003Dev THQ NordicPlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Fits the real-time strategy games cluster, with real-time strategy, melee combat and combat tactical

≠ Where it differs: brings deep simulation, setting scifi and fantasy world, while skipping free to play

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SoloMultiplayerHistoricalSandbox WorldMedieval

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Year 2008Dev Trine Game Studios · JoWooD ProductionsPlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Fits the real-time strategy games cluster, with real-time strategy, historical setting and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with deep simulation, deep RPG systems and sandbox freedom, while skipping melee combat

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#11Medieval: Total War

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SoloMultiplayerMeleeTacticalHistorical

Steam👍 71%· 2.4KIGDB90· 1

Year 2002Dev The Creative Assembly · ActivisionOn PC

✓ Both are real-time strategy games — sharing real-time strategy, melee combat and combat tactical

≠ Its own twist: turn-based strategy, fantasy world and setting medieval, while skipping free to play

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#12Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2

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SoloMultiplayerHistoricalFantasySci-Fi

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Year 2000Dev Westwood Pacific · Electronic ArtsOn PC

✓ Same family of real-time strategy games: real-time strategy, historical setting and single-player focus

≠ Its own twist: fantasy world, setting scifi and visual isometric, while skipping melee combat

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#13The Guild II Renaissance

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SoloMultiplayerHistoricalCozySandbox World

Steam👍 83%· 4.0KRAWG👍 67%· 84MC56

Year 2010Dev Runeforge Games Studio · THQ NordicPlaytime ~2hOn PC

✓ Same family of real-time strategy games: real-time strategy, historical setting and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings deep simulation, deep RPG systems and sandbox freedom, while skipping melee combat

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#14Star Wars: Empire at War

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SoloMultiplayerTacticalMeleeHistorical

Steam👍 98%· 42KIGDB73· 2

Year 2006Dev Petroglyph Games · LucasArtsOn PC · Mac

✓ Fits the real-time strategy games cluster, with real-time strategy, combat tactical and melee combat

≠ Stands apart with turn-based strategy, setting scifi and setting space, while skipping free to play

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#15Victoria II

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SoloMultiplayerTacticalHistoricalSandbox World

Steam👍 92%· 20KIGDB76· 1

Year 2010Dev Paradox InteractiveOn Linux · PC · Mac

✓ Both are real-time strategy games — sharing real-time strategy, combat tactical and historical setting

≠ Stands apart with turn-based strategy, deep simulation and sandbox freedom, while skipping melee combat

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