9 Games with a historical setting like Europa Universalis V that you should try

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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 Europa Universalis V down to the 9 that fit the “Historical” category. Ticket to Ride: Classic Edition, Battle Chess and Yu-Gi-Oh! Forbidden Memories top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Europa Universalis V.

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The best games with a historical setting like Europa Universalis V

9 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Europa Universalis V. Each one has been evaluated across 6 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.

#1Ticket to Ride: Classic EditionClosest overall match

iRank78

GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy

SoloMultiplayerHistoricalIsometricOffline

Steam👍 86%· 5.5KRAWG👍 67%· 117MC91IGDB63· 3

Year 2009Dev Plug In Digital · Microsoft StudiosPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of turn-based strategy games: turn-based strategy, historical setting and single-player focus

≠ Its own twist: card game strategy, adventure storytelling and vibe casual, while skipping co op

Ticket to Ride is a turn-based strategy game, an adaptation of a board game of the same name. ### Gameplay The gameplay copies the board game entirely. The game takes place on a map of the United States and south Canada filled with multicolored railroads.

It predates Europa Universalis V by 16 years, with what that implies technically.

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#2Battle ChessClosest on game mode

iRank80

GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy

SoloMultiplayerHistoricalIsometricFantasy

Steam👍 80%· 107

Year 1988Dev Interplay · Fujitsu InteractiveOn PC

✓ Both are turn-based strategy games — sharing turn-based strategy, historical setting and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with card game strategy, fantasy world and setting medieval, while skipping co op

It predates Europa Universalis V by 37 years, with what that implies technically.

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Steam GOG Epic

#3Yu-Gi-Oh! Forbidden Memories

iRank59

GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy

SoloMultiplayerHistoricalFantasyFirst Person

IGDB59· 1

Year 1999Dev Konami Computer Entertainment Japan · Konami

✓ Both are turn-based strategy games — sharing turn-based strategy, historical setting and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with card game strategy, fantasy world and visual first person, while skipping co op

Where it drifts furthest from Europa Universalis V: visuals.

It predates Europa Universalis V by 26 years, with what that implies technically.

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#4Egyptian Senet

iRank78

GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy

SoloMultiplayerHistoricalCasualRelaxing

Steam👍 78%· 365

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

✓ Both are turn-based strategy games — sharing turn-based strategy, historical setting and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with card game strategy, deep simulation and sports simulation, while skipping co op

New Important Note: To make the gameplay easier and more fun, you can press spacebar to throw the casting sticks instead of mouse click.

It predates Europa Universalis V by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode71Setting51

GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy

SoloMultiplayerHistoricalOnlineMedieval

Steam👍 73%· 776

Year 2014Dev Red Team GamesPlaytime ~1hOn PC · iOS · Apple Macintosh

✓ Both are turn-based strategy games — sharing turn-based strategy, historical setting and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings card game strategy, setting medieval and online features, while skipping co op

Collectible cards come to life in CARDS AND CASTLES! Collect cards, build decks, and compete against other players in strategic tactical battles. Your cards turn into expressive animated characters when you play them on the game board.

It predates Europa Universalis V by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

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#6Governor of Poker 2Closest on visuals

iRank73

GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy

SoloHistoricalIsometricCasualFree to Play

Steam👍 73%· 185

Year 2010Dev I Sioux Game ProductionsPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Android

✓ Same family of turn-based strategy games: turn-based strategy, historical setting and single-player focus

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, deep simulation and card game strategy, while skipping multiplayer gameplay

Show them all, the Governor is not to be trifled with! Where have you been all those years? Lots of things have changed. Cities have grown, new people arrived... It’s all good, but some things cannot be accepted just like that! Howdy! Finally it’s there, Governor of Poker 2!

Where it drifts furthest from Europa Universalis V: game mode.

It predates Europa Universalis V by 15 years, with what that implies technically.

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#7Sid Meier's Civilization

GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy

SoloHistoricalIsometric

Year 1991Dev MPS Labs · MicroProse Software, Inc.On PC · Mac

✓ Nearly identical: turn-based strategy, historical setting and single-player focus.

≠ Missing: multiplayer gameplay.

Where it drifts furthest from Europa Universalis V: game mode.

It predates Europa Universalis V by 34 years, with what that implies technically.

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#87 Grand Steps: What Ancients Begat

iRank36

GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy

SoloHistoricalCasualNarrativeCozy

Steam👍 54%· 768RAWG👍 5%· 20IGDB40· 1

Year 2013Dev MousechiefPlaytime ~4hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

✓ Same family of turn-based strategy games: turn-based strategy, historical setting and single-player focus

≠ Its own twist: card game strategy, deep simulation and adventure storytelling, while skipping multiplayer gameplay

What Ancients Begat is a complete (~15 hour) game of family generations surviving the rise of western civilization. Survival is the ultimate goal. The sub-goals, you choose, build their story. Experience an abstract telling of the lives of our earliest recorded ancestors.

Where it drifts furthest from Europa Universalis V: visuals and game mode.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against mostly positive for Europa Universalis V.

It predates Europa Universalis V by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

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#9Nancy Drew: Warnings at Waverly Academy

iRank85

GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy

SoloHistoricalPvPNarrativeCompetitive

Steam👍 90%· 338RAWG👍 85%· 20MC76

Year 2009Dev HeR InteractivePlaytime ~6hOn PC

✓ Fits the turn-based strategy games cluster, with turn-based strategy, historical setting and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, adventure storytelling and precision platforming, while skipping multiplayer gameplay

Nancy Drew®: Warnings at Waverly Academy is a first-person perspective, point-and-click adventure game. The player is Nancy Drew and has to solve a mystery. Explore rich environments for clues, interrogate suspects, and solve puzzles and mini-games.

Where it drifts furthest from Europa Universalis V: visuals and game mode.

It predates Europa Universalis V by 16 years, with what that implies technically.

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