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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentHow this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

We filtered the 50 games similar to Empire Earth II down to the 17 that fit the “Turn-Based Strat” category. Total War: Shogun 2, Europa Universalis IV and Medieval II: Total War top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Empire Earth II.

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Year 2005Dev Mad Doc Software

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Within the “Turn-Based Strat” category, the closest game to Empire Earth II is Total War: Shogun 2 — scoring 77/100 on our similarity scale. Europa Universalis IV and Medieval II: Total War follow close behind.

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The best turn-Based Strat games like Empire Earth II

17 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Empire Earth II. 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.

#1Total War: Shogun 2
Total War: Shogun 2
StrategyRTS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opIsometricTactical
Steam👍 92%· 67KIGDB88· 4
Year 2011Dev The Creative Assembly · SegaOn Linux · PC · Mac

✓ Same family of real-time strategy games: real-time strategy, turn-based strategy and deep simulation

≠ Stands apart with combat tactical, ranged combat and historical setting

Released 6 years after Empire Earth II.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100
Europa Universalis IV
StrategyRTS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opIsometricTactical
Steam👍 88%· 136KRAWG👍 83%· 396MC87IGDB85· 2
Year 2013Dev Paradox Development Studio · Paradox InteractivePlaytime ~6hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Fits the real-time strategy games cluster, with real-time strategy, deep simulation and turn-based strategy

≠ Where it differs: brings sandbox freedom, sandbox world and open world exploration

Europa Universalis IV is a global strategy game developed by Paradox Interactive. It is the fifth game in the series, not counting the add-ons. ###Gameplay The game can take place at any time starting from the late Middle Age to the Napolean Wars era.

Released 8 years after Empire Earth II.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100
Medieval II: Total War
StrategyRTS
SoloMultiplayerIsometricTacticalMelee
Steam👍 96%· 36KIGDB90· 3
Year 2006Dev The Creative Assembly · SegaOn Linux · PC · Mac

✓ Both are real-time strategy games — sharing real-time strategy, deep simulation and turn-based strategy

≠ Where it differs: brings combat tactical, melee combat and ranged combat, while skipping co op

Genre100Visuals100Game mode72
Rome: Total War
StrategyRTS
SoloMultiplayerIsometricTacticalMelee
Steam👍 95%· 17KIGDB91· 3
Year 2004Dev The Creative Assembly · SegaOn Android · PC · iOS

✓ Both are real-time strategy games — sharing real-time strategy, turn-based strategy and deep simulation

≠ Its own twist: combat tactical, melee combat and ranged combat, while skipping co op

Genre100Visuals100Game mode72
Stellaris
StrategyRTS
SoloMultiplayerIsometricTacticalNarrative
Steam👍 86%· 194KRAWG👍 84%· 693MC78IGDB79· 11OC81· 42
Year 2016Dev Paradox Development Studio · Paradox InteractivePlaytime ~10hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Same family of real-time strategy games: real-time strategy, deep simulation and turn-based strategy

≠ Stands apart with sandbox freedom, strong narrative focus and sandbox world, while skipping co op

Nova Edition Stellaris Nova Edition includes:Digital Original SoundtrackThe Stellaris soundtrack delivers two and a half hours of original music, including bonus tracks and alternate versions not included in the game.

Released 11 years after Empire Earth II.

Genre100Visuals100Game mode72
Europa Universalis III
StrategyRTS
SoloMultiplayerIsometricSandbox WorldHistorical
Steam👍 83%· 2.0KIGDB70· 1
Year 2007Dev Paradox InteractiveOn PC · Mac

✓ Fits the real-time strategy games cluster, with real-time strategy, turn-based strategy and deep simulation

≠ Stands apart with sandbox freedom, sandbox world and historical setting, while skipping co op

Genre100Visuals100Game mode72
Empire: Total War
StrategyRTS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opIsometricTactical
Steam👍 91%· 38KIGDB90· 6
Year 2009Dev The Creative Assembly · SegaOn Linux · Android · PC

✓ Both are real-time strategy games — sharing real-time strategy, turn-based strategy and single-player focus

≠ Its own twist: combat tactical, melee combat and historical setting, while skipping deep simulation

Released 4 years after Empire Earth II.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100
Total War: WARHAMMER II
StrategyRTS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opIsometricTactical
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, turn-based strategy and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with dark, oppressive atmosphere, combat tactical and melee combat, while skipping deep simulation

Millennia ago, besieged by a Chaos invasion, a conclave of High Elf mages forged a vast, arcane vortex. Its purpose was to draw the Winds of Magic from the world as a sinkhole drains an ocean, and blast the Daemonic hordes back to the Realm of Chaos.

Released 12 years after Empire Earth II.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100
Total War: THREE KINGDOMS
StrategyRTS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opIsometricTactical
Steam👍 82%· 93KRAWG👍 78%· 169MC85IGDB82· 6OC85· 70
Year 2019Dev Feral Interactive · SEGAPlaytime ~10hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Both are real-time strategy games — sharing real-time strategy, turn-based strategy and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with combat tactical and historical setting, while skipping deep simulation

The year is 190CE. China is in turmoil. The Han Dynasty crumbles before the child-emperor. He is but a figurehead; a mere puppet for the tyrant warlord Dong Zhuo. It is a brutal and oppressive regime, and as Dong Zhuo’s power grows, the empire slips further into the cauldron of anarchy.

Released 14 years after Empire Earth II.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100
Total War: Attila
StrategyRTS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opIsometricTactical
Steam👍 82%· 37KIGDB77· 10OC79· 47
Year 2015Dev The Creative Assembly · SegaOn Linux · PC · Mac

✓ Same family of real-time strategy games: real-time strategy, turn-based strategy and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with strong narrative focus, combat tactical and melee combat, while skipping deep simulation

Released 10 years after Empire Earth II.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100
The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II
StrategyRTS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opIsometricPvP
IGDB81· 6
Year 2006Dev EA Los Angeles · Electronic ArtsOn PC

✓ Same family of real-time strategy games: real-time strategy, turn-based strategy and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with combat tactical, combat magic and melee combat, while skipping deep simulation

Genre100Visuals100Game mode87
Total War: WARHAMMER III
StrategyRTS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opIsometricPvP
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, turn-based strategy and single-player focus

≠ Its own twist: dark, oppressive atmosphere, strong narrative focus and combat tactical, while skipping deep simulation

Far beyond the world and its petty wars there exists a dimension of pure, malevolent magic: The Realm of Chaos. It is a terrible place, incomprehensible to the mortal mind. It whispers promises of power, but to behold it is to be seduced by it. To relinquish your soul to it. To become it.

Released 17 years after Empire Earth II.

Genre100Visuals100Game mode81
Ironclad Tactics
StrategyRTS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opTacticalCasual
Steam👍 69%· 625MC69IGDB65· 2
Year 2013Dev ZachtronicsPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Android

✓ Fits the real-time strategy games cluster, with real-time strategy, turn-based strategy and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with card game strategy, vibe casual and combat tactical, while skipping deep simulation

Ironclad Tactics is a fast-paced, card-based tactics game set in an alternate history Civil War - with steam-powered military robots!Key Features:Includes the 'Rise of Dmitry' and 'Blood and Ironclads' add-on campaigns! No microtransactions!

Released 8 years after Empire Earth II.

Star Wars: Empire at War
StrategyRTS
SoloMultiplayerIsometricTacticalMelee
Steam👍 98%· 42KIGDB73· 2
Year 2006Dev Petroglyph Games · LucasArtsOn PC · Mac

✓ Fits the real-time strategy games cluster, with real-time strategy, turn-based strategy and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with combat tactical, melee combat and setting scifi, while skipping deep simulation

Genre100Visuals100Game mode72
Napoleon: Total War
StrategyRTS
SoloMultiplayerIsometricTacticalMelee
Steam👍 92%· 27KIGDB83· 3
Year 2010Dev The Creative Assembly · Feral InteractiveOn PC · Mac

✓ Same family of real-time strategy games: real-time strategy, turn-based strategy and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with combat tactical, melee combat and historical setting, while skipping deep simulation

Released 5 years after Empire Earth II.

Genre100Visuals100Game mode72

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