Desperados 2: Cooper's Revenge

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Desperados 2: Cooper's Revenge is hard to replace: few games combine real-time strategy, melee combat and historical setting in quite the same way. We analyzed over 2,000 titles across 11 gameplay attributes and found 49 genuine alternatives — not generic genre suggestions. Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive, Empire: Total War and Pharaoh lead the list, with Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive reaching a 89/100 similarity score. Every game here is ranked by how closely it replicates what makes Desperados 2: Cooper's Revenge special.

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The closest game to Desperados 2: Cooper's Revenge is Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive — scoring 89/100 on our similarity scale. Empire: Total War and Pharaoh follow close behind.

#1Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive89 #2Empire: Total War87 #3Pharaoh88 #4Command & Conquer: Red Alert 389 #5Total War: WARHAMMER II87

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Games like Desperados 2: Cooper's Revenge

49 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

#1Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive

89

Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive

GenreStrategySubgenreRTS

SoloTacticalStealthMeleeHistoricalIsometric

Steam👍 88%· 2.4K

Year 2001Dev Spellbound Entertainment · InfogramesOn PC

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

≠ Its own twist: strong narrative focus, while skipping adventure storytelling

#2Empire: Total War

87

Empire: Total War

GenreStrategySubgenreRTS

SoloCo-opTacticalMeleeHistoricalIsometric

Steam👍 91%· 38KIGDB90· 6

Year 2009Dev The Creative Assembly · SegaOn Linux · Android · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: turn-based strategy, fantasy world and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping adventure storytelling

88

Pharaoh

GenreStrategySubgenreRTS

SoloHistoricalIsometricBase Building

Steam👍 92%· 2.5KIGDB70· 1

Year 1999Dev Impressions Games · Sierra EntertainmentOn PC

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

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation and base building, while skipping adventure storytelling

#4Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3

89

Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3

GenreStrategySubgenreRTS

SoloCo-opOnlineMeleeTacticalHistoricalIsometric

Steam👍 85%· 16KIGDB75· 4

Year 2008Dev EA Los Angeles · Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac

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

≠ Stands apart with deep simulation, setting scifi and fantasy world, while skipping adventure storytelling

#5Total War: WARHAMMER II

87

Total War: WARHAMMER II

GenreStrategySubgenreRTS

SoloCo-opTacticalMeleeHistoricalIsometric

Steam👍 93%· 121KRAWG👍 90%· 251MC86IGDB88· 8OC86· 64

Year 2017Dev Creative Assembly · SEGAPlaytime ~14hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

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

≠ Stands apart with turn-based strategy, dark, oppressive atmosphere and fantasy world, while skipping adventure storytelling

#6Age of Mythology: Extended Edition

87

Age of Mythology: Extended Edition

GenreStrategySubgenreRTS

SoloCo-opHistoricalIsometricMultiplayer

Steam👍 93%· 36KIGDB69· 2

Year 2014Dev Ensemble Studios · Microsoft StudiosOn PC

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

≠ Stands apart with deep simulation, setting mythology and fantasy world, while skipping adventure storytelling

88

Men of War

GenreStrategySubgenreRTS

SoloCo-opTacticalMeleeHistorical

Steam👍 90%· 3.8KRAWG👍 74%· 70MC80IGDB80· 2

Year 2009Dev Best Way · 1C CompanyPlaytime ~1hOn PC

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

≠ Stands apart with deep simulation, multiplayer gameplay and visual third person, while skipping adventure storytelling

87

Hearthlands

GenreStrategySubgenreRTS

SoloHistoricalIsometricProceduralMedieval

Steam👍 83%· 414

Year 2014Dev Sergio · Sergio & SimonPlaytime ~2hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

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

≠ Where it differs: brings deep simulation, procedural generation and setting medieval, while skipping adventure storytelling

#9Total War: WARHAMMER III

87

Total War: WARHAMMER III

GenreStrategySubgenreRTS

SoloCo-opOnlineTacticalMeleeHistoricalIsometric

Steam👍 70%· 143KRAWG👍 79%· 68MC85IGDB78· 3OC86· 72

Year 2022Dev Creative Assembly · SEGAPlaytime ~17hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

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

≠ Its own twist: turn-based strategy, dark, oppressive atmosphere and strong narrative focus, while skipping adventure storytelling

#10Total War: Attila

87

Total War: Attila

GenreStrategySubgenreRTS

SoloCo-opTacticalMeleeHistoricalIsometric

Steam👍 82%· 37KIGDB77· 10OC79· 47

Year 2015Dev The Creative Assembly · SegaOn Linux · PC · Mac

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

≠ Stands apart with turn-based strategy, strong narrative focus and fantasy world, while skipping adventure storytelling

83

Lazerbait

GenreStrategySubgenreRTS

SoloFirst PersonFree to Play

Steam👍 96%· 512

Year 2016Dev Taylor StapletonPlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Same family of real-time strategy games: real-time strategy, single-player focus and visual first person

≠ Stands apart with free to play, while skipping adventure storytelling

#12Total War: Shogun 2

84

Total War: Shogun 2

GenreStrategySubgenreRTS

SoloCo-opTacticalHistoricalIsometric

Steam👍 92%· 67KIGDB88· 4

Year 2011Dev The Creative Assembly · SegaOn Linux · PC · Mac

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

≠ Stands apart with turn-based strategy, deep simulation and ranged combat, while skipping adventure storytelling

85

Sunless Sea

GenreStrategySubgenreRTS

SoloHistoricalIsometricNarrativeDark

Steam👍 83%· 9.5KIGDB85· 4OC81· 28

Year 2015Dev Failbetter GamesOn Linux · PC · iOS

✓ Same family of real-time strategy games: real-time strategy, adventure storytelling and historical setting

≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics, deep RPG systems and roguelike runs, while skipping melee combat

89

Stonehearth

GenreStrategySubgenreRTS

SoloCo-opHistoricalIsometricMultiplayer

Steam👍 75%· 13KRAWG👍 60%· 30

Year 2015Dev Radiant EntertainmentPlaytime ~6hOn PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings deep simulation, sandbox freedom and survival mechanics, while skipping adventure storytelling

85

Tropico 6

GenreStrategySubgenreRTS

SoloCo-opIsometricMultiplayerNarrative

Steam👍 88%· 29KIGDB77· 8OC79· 85

Year 2019Dev Limbic Entertainment · Kalypso MediaOn Xbox · PS4 · Linux

✓ Same family of real-time strategy games: real-time strategy, single-player focus and co op

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, sandbox freedom and strong narrative focus, while skipping adventure storytelling

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What is the best game similar to Desperados 2: Cooper's Revenge?: The closest game to Desperados 2: Cooper's Revenge is Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive, scoring 89/100 on our similarity scale. They share 7 gameplay attributes, including real-time strategy, single-player focus and combat tactical. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.
What are the top games like Desperados 2: Cooper's Revenge?: The three closest games to Desperados 2: Cooper's Revenge are: 1. Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive (89/100, 7 shared attributes) 2. Empire: Total War (87/100, 7 shared attributes) 3. Pharaoh (88/100, 4 shared attributes). All share Desperados 2: Cooper's Revenge's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 49 candidates across 11 dimensions.
Is Empire: Total War similar to Desperados 2: Cooper's Revenge?: Yes, very much so — Empire: Total War scores 87/100 similarity to Desperados 2: Cooper's Revenge. They share 7 attributes, including real-time strategy and single-player focus. It's one of the most direct alternatives available.
What RTS games are similar to Desperados 2: Cooper's Revenge?: The best RTS games similar to Desperados 2: Cooper's Revenge are Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive, Empire: Total War, Pharaoh and Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3. All share the RTS genre alongside other key Desperados 2: Cooper's Revenge attributes like real-time strategy, single-player focus and combat tactical.
How is similarity to Desperados 2: Cooper's Revenge calculated?: We compare Desperados 2: Cooper's Revenge against every game in our catalog using 11 gameplay attributes: genre, atmosphere, world structure, play modes, combat style, and more. Each category is weighted differently — genre matters more than visual style, for instance. The result is a 0-100 score reflecting how closely a game replicates the Desperados 2: Cooper's Revenge experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.