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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 50 games similar to Empire of the Ants down to the 6 that fit the “PvP” category. Offworld Trading Company, Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition and Total War: WARHAMMER III top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Empire of the Ants.

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The best pvP games like Empire of the Ants

6 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Empire of the Ants. Each one has been evaluated across 16 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.

#1Offworld Trading CompanyClosest overall match

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SoloMultiplayerCo-opPvPNarrativeSci-FiManagementBase Building3D

Steam👍 77%· 5.7KRAWG👍 58%· 122MC78IGDB89· 3OC81· 21

Year 2016Dev Mohawk Games · Stardock EntertainmentPlaytime ~4hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

✓ Both are real-time strategy games — sharing real-time strategy, deep simulation and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics, setting space and online features, while skipping turn-based strategy

In the sci-fi game Offworld Trading Company, the player can lead an interplanetary corporation in a futuristic trade war for control of Mars. ###Gameplay The game mixes resource mining and construction used in real-time strategies with a stronger economic element.

It predates Empire of the Ants by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

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#2Age of Empires IV: Anniversary EditionClosest on combat

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SoloMultiplayerCo-opPvPTacticalBase BuildingManagement3D

Steam👍 85%· 53KRAWG👍 74%· 106MC75IGDB81· 4OC83· 100

Year 2020Dev Forgotten Empires · Xbox Game StudiosPlaytime ~3hOn PC

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

≠ Stands apart with historical setting, setting medieval and online features, while skipping turn-based strategy

Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition completes the celebration of one of the most beloved real-time strategy franchises in definitive form with enhanced features and modernized gameplay.

Where it drifts furthest from Empire of the Ants: setting and visuals.

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#3Total War: WARHAMMER III

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SoloMultiplayerCo-opPvPTacticalNarrativeFantasy

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 strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and historical setting, while skipping adventure storytelling

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.

Where it drifts furthest from Empire of the Ants: visuals and setting.

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#4The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth IIClosest on game mode

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SoloMultiplayerCo-opPvPTacticalFantasy

IGDB81· 6

Year 2006Dev EA Los Angeles · Electronic ArtsOn PC

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

≠ Stands apart with combat magic, melee combat and ranged combat, while skipping adventure storytelling

Where it drifts furthest from Empire of the Ants: visuals and combat.

It predates Empire of the Ants by 18 years, with what that implies technically.

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#5Halo WarsClosest on setting

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SoloMultiplayerCo-opPvPTacticalSci-FiBase Building

IGDB70· 6

Year 2009Dev Ensemble Studios · Microsoft Game Studios

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

≠ Its own twist: visual isometric, while skipping turn-based strategy

Where it drifts furthest from Empire of the Ants: visuals.

It predates Empire of the Ants by 15 years, with what that implies technically.

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#6Mitos.is: The Game

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MultiplayerPvPCo-opSoloOnline

Steam👍 81%· 12KRAWG👍 18%· 68

Year 2015Dev Freakinware StudiosPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

✓ Fits the real-time strategy games cluster, with real-time strategy, deep simulation and multiplayer gameplay

≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics, vibe casual and punishing difficulty, while skipping turn-based strategy

Eat cells or die trying! Warning: Incredibly addicting Multiplayer Game ! ** LAG: If you experience high latency, please open the Settings Menu and change your server location ** You are a cell, wandering around looking for smaller cells to absorb and grow.

Where it drifts furthest from Empire of the Ants: tone and visuals.

It predates Empire of the Ants by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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