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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 49 games similar to Forgotten but Unbroken down to the 9 that fit the “Historical” category. Sid Meier's Civilization, 7 Grand Steps: What Ancients Begat and Battle Chess top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Forgotten but Unbroken.

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GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy
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NarrativeSolo
Year 2024Dev Centurion Developments

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Within the “Historical” category, the closest game to Forgotten but Unbroken is Sid Meier's Civilization — scoring 55/100 on our similarity scale. 7 Grand Steps: What Ancients Begat and Battle Chess follow close behind.

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The best games with a historical setting like Forgotten but Unbroken

9 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Forgotten but Unbroken. Each one has been evaluated across 10 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.

#1Sid Meier's Civilization
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Sid Meier's Civilization
StrategyTurn-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: survival mechanics.

Where it drifts furthest from Forgotten but Unbroken: visuals.

It predates Forgotten but Unbroken by 33 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Setting100Visuals32
7 Grand Steps: What Ancients Begat
StrategyTurn-Based Strategy
SoloNarrativeHistoricalCasualCozy
Steam👍 54%· 768RAWG👍 5%· 20IGDB40· 1
Year 2013Dev MousechiefPlaytime ~4hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

✓ Same family of turn-based strategy games: turn-based strategy, strong narrative focus and historical setting

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

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 Forgotten but Unbroken: visuals and tone.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against mostly positive for Forgotten but Unbroken.

It predates Forgotten but Unbroken by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Setting100Tone35Visuals0
Battle Chess
StrategyTurn-Based Strategy
SoloHistoricalIsometricThird PersonMultiplayer
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 survival mechanics

Where it drifts furthest from Forgotten but Unbroken: visuals.

It predates Forgotten but Unbroken by 36 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Setting63Game mode55Visuals48
Governor of Poker 2
StrategyTurn-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 survival mechanics

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 Forgotten but Unbroken: tone and visuals.

It predates Forgotten but Unbroken by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Setting100Visuals32Tone0
Ticket to Ride: Classic Edition
StrategyTurn-Based Strategy
SoloTacticalHistoricalIsometricMultiplayer
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, combat tactical and historical setting

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

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.

Where it drifts furthest from Forgotten but Unbroken: tone and visuals.

It predates Forgotten but Unbroken by 15 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Setting100Game mode39Visuals31Tone0
Nancy Drew: Warnings at Waverly Academy
StrategyTurn-Based Strategy
SoloNarrativeHistoricalPvPCompetitive
Steam👍 90%· 338RAWG👍 85%· 20MC76
Year 2009Dev HeR InteractivePlaytime ~6hOn PC

✓ Fits the turn-based strategy games cluster, with turn-based strategy, strong narrative focus and historical setting

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

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 Forgotten but Unbroken: visuals and game mode.

It predates Forgotten but Unbroken by 15 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Setting100Tone40Game mode37Visuals0
Egyptian Senet
StrategyTurn-Based Strategy
SoloNarrativeHistoricalMultiplayerCasual
Steam👍 78%· 365
Year 2015Dev Ezzat StudiosPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

✓ Both are turn-based strategy games — sharing turn-based strategy, strong narrative focus and historical setting

≠ Stands apart with card game strategy, deep simulation and sports simulation, while skipping survival mechanics

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

Where it drifts furthest from Forgotten but Unbroken: tone.

It predates Forgotten but Unbroken by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode55Setting55Tone22
Yu-Gi-Oh! Forbidden Memories
StrategyTurn-Based Strategy
SoloHistoricalMultiplayerFantasyFirst 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 multiplayer gameplay, while skipping survival mechanics

Where it drifts furthest from Forgotten but Unbroken: visuals.

It predates Forgotten but Unbroken by 25 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Setting78Game mode55Visuals0
Cards and Castles
StrategyTurn-Based Strategy
SoloHistoricalMultiplayerOnlineMedieval
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 multiplayer gameplay, while skipping survival mechanics

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.

Where it drifts furthest from Forgotten but Unbroken: game mode.

It predates Forgotten but Unbroken by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Setting76Game mode30

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