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We filtered the 50 games similar to Empire of the Ants down to the 15 that fit the “Turn-Based Strat” category. Commander: Conquest of the Americas, East India Company and Europa Universalis IV top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Empire of the Ants.

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Within the “Turn-Based Strat” category, the closest game to Empire of the Ants is Commander: Conquest of the Americas — scoring 74/100 on our similarity scale. East India Company and Europa Universalis IV follow close behind.

#1Commander: Conquest of the Americas74 #2East India Company74 #3Europa Universalis IV69 #4Stellaris66 #5Total War: Shogun 261

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The best turn-Based Strat games like Empire of the Ants

15 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.

#1Commander: Conquest of the AmericasClosest overall match

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Commander: Conquest of the Americas

GenreStrategySubgenreRTS

SoloMultiplayerTacticalFantasyManagementBase Building

Steam👍 52%· 188MC68

Year 2010Dev Nitro GamesPlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Both are real-time strategy games — sharing real-time strategy, deep simulation and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: historical setting, exploration and discovery and social trading, while skipping strong narrative focus

Combining elements from both trading and strategy games, Commander: Conquest of the Americas will appeal to a wide range of players. Players take charge of one of the many European powers aiming to conquer the New World.

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

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against mostly positive for Empire of the Ants.

It predates Empire of the Ants by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Progression88Game mode47Setting32

#2East India Company

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East India Company

GenreStrategySubgenreRTS

SoloMultiplayerTacticalFantasyManagementBase Building

Steam👍 52%· 205MC67

Year 2009Dev Nitro GamesPlaytime ~1hOn PC

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

≠ Its own twist: historical setting, setting medieval and exploration and discovery, while skipping strong narrative focus

In East India Company, players will enjoy building the World's most powerful trading empire & engaging in vigorous battles in both single player & multiplayer modes, all within a breathtaking cinematic game environment.

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

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against mostly positive for Empire of the Ants.

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

Genre100Combat100Progression87Game mode48Setting23

#3Europa Universalis IV

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Europa Universalis IV

GenreStrategySubgenreRTS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opTacticalFantasyManagement

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, while skipping adventure storytelling

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.

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

It predates Empire of the Ants by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode75Progression68Setting27Visuals0

#4StellarisClosest on tone

66

Stellaris

GenreStrategySubgenreRTS

SoloMultiplayerTacticalNarrativeSci-FiManagement

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, sandbox world and procedural generation, while skipping adventure storytelling

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.

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

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

Genre100Combat100Tone100Game mode49Progression45Setting41

#5Total War: Shogun 2

61

Total War: Shogun 2

GenreStrategySubgenreRTS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opTacticalRanged

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 ranged combat, historical setting and setting medieval, while skipping adventure storytelling

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

It predates Empire of the Ants by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat76Game mode74Setting0Visuals0

58

Victoria II

GenreStrategySubgenreRTS

SoloMultiplayerTacticalManagementSandbox World

Steam👍 92%· 20KIGDB76· 1

Year 2010Dev Paradox InteractiveOn Linux · PC · Mac

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

≠ Stands apart with sandbox freedom, sandbox world and historical setting, while skipping adventure storytelling

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

It predates Empire of the Ants by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Progression63Game mode49Setting0

#7Total War: WARHAMMER III

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Total War: WARHAMMER III

GenreStrategySubgenreRTS

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.

Genre100Game mode94Combat79Tone57Setting41Visuals0

#8The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth IIClosest on game mode

62

The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II

GenreStrategySubgenreRTS

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.

Genre100Game mode100Setting53Combat49Visuals0

#9Total War: Attila

62

Total War: Attila

GenreStrategySubgenreRTS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opTacticalNarrativeFantasy

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 strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with melee combat, historical setting and setting medieval, while skipping adventure storytelling

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

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

Genre100Tone100Combat92Game mode75Setting32Visuals0

#10Ironclad TacticsClosest on setting

59

Ironclad Tactics

GenreStrategySubgenreRTS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opTacticalSci-FiFantasy

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 combat tactical

≠ Stands apart with card game strategy, vibe casual and historical setting, while skipping adventure storytelling

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!

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

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against mostly positive for Empire of the Ants.

It predates Empire of the Ants by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Setting78Game mode74Tone0

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#11Empire: Total War

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Empire: Total War

GenreStrategySubgenreRTS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opTacticalFantasy

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 combat tactical

≠ Its own twist: melee combat, historical setting and visual isometric, while skipping adventure storytelling

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

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

Genre100Combat84Game mode74Setting36Visuals0

#12Total War: THREE KINGDOMS

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Total War: THREE KINGDOMS

GenreStrategySubgenreRTS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opTacticalHistorical

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 combat tactical

≠ Stands apart with historical setting and visual isometric, while skipping adventure storytelling

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.

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

Genre100Combat100Game mode74Setting0Visuals0

#13Total War: WARHAMMER II

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Total War: WARHAMMER II

GenreStrategySubgenreRTS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opTacticalFantasy

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 combat tactical

≠ Stands apart with dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and historical setting, while skipping adventure storytelling

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.

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

Genre100Combat84Game mode75Setting44Tone0Visuals0

#14Star Wars: Empire at War

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Star Wars: Empire at War

GenreStrategySubgenreRTS

SoloMultiplayerTacticalSci-FiMelee

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 combat tactical

≠ Stands apart with melee combat, setting space and historical setting, while skipping adventure storytelling

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

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

Genre100Combat84Game mode49Setting45Visuals0

#15Napoleon: Total War

51

Napoleon: Total War

GenreStrategySubgenreRTS

SoloMultiplayerTacticalFantasyMelee

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 combat tactical

≠ Stands apart with melee combat, historical setting and visual isometric, while skipping adventure storytelling

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

It predates Empire of the Ants by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat84Game mode49Setting36Visuals0

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