9 Games with a historical setting like Hex of Steel 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 45 games similar to Hex of Steel down to the 9 that fit the “Historical” category. Ticket to Ride: Classic Edition, Nancy Drew: Warnings at Waverly Academy and Yu-Gi-Oh! Forbidden Memories top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Hex of Steel.

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The best games with a historical setting like Hex of Steel

9 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Hex of Steel. 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.

#1Ticket to Ride: Classic EditionClosest overall match

iRank78

GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy

SoloMultiplayerPvPTacticalHistorical2D

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, card game strategy and combat tactical

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, vibe casual and competitive edge, 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.

Where it drifts furthest from Hex of Steel: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Hex of Steel.

It predates Hex of Steel by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Setting100Game mode76Visuals30

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#2Nancy Drew: Warnings at Waverly Academy

iRank85

GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy

PvPSoloHistorical2DNarrative

Steam👍 90%· 338RAWG👍 85%· 20MC76

Year 2009Dev HeR InteractivePlaytime ~6hOn PC

✓ Fits the turn-based strategy games cluster, with turn-based strategy, card game strategy and historical setting

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

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 Hex of Steel: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Hex of Steel.

It predates Hex of Steel by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

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#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, card game strategy and historical setting

≠ Stands apart with fantasy world and visual first person, while skipping combat tactical

Where it drifts furthest from Hex of Steel: visuals and game mode.

It predates Hex of Steel by 22 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Setting79Game mode48Visuals0

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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, card game strategy and historical setting

≠ Stands apart with deep simulation, sports simulation and puzzle design, while skipping combat tactical

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 Hex of Steel: game mode.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Hex of Steel.

Genre100Setting56Game mode48

GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy

SoloMultiplayerHistoricalFantasyMedieval

Steam👍 80%· 107

Year 1988Dev Interplay · Fujitsu InteractiveOn PC

✓ Both are turn-based strategy games — sharing turn-based strategy, card game strategy and historical setting

≠ Stands apart with fantasy world, setting medieval and visual isometric, while skipping combat tactical

Where it drifts furthest from Hex of Steel: visuals and game mode.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Hex of Steel.

It predates Hex of Steel by 33 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Setting64Game mode48Visuals0

GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy

SoloMultiplayerHistoricalOnlineMedieval

Steam👍 73%· 776

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

✓ Both are turn-based strategy games — sharing card game strategy, turn-based strategy and historical setting

≠ Where it differs: brings setting medieval, online features and free to play, while skipping combat tactical

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 Hex of Steel: game mode.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Hex of Steel.

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#77 Grand Steps: What Ancients Begat

iRank36

GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy

SoloHistorical2DCasualNarrative

Steam👍 54%· 768RAWG👍 5%· 20IGDB40· 1

Year 2013Dev MousechiefPlaytime ~4hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

✓ Same family of turn-based strategy games: turn-based strategy, card game strategy and historical setting

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, adventure storytelling and puzzle design, while skipping combat tactical

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 Hex of Steel: game mode and visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against overwhelmingly positive for Hex of Steel.

It predates Hex of Steel by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

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#8Governor of Poker 2

iRank73

GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy

SoloHistoricalCasualIsometricFree to Play

Steam👍 73%· 185

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

✓ Same family of turn-based strategy games: card game strategy, turn-based strategy and historical setting

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, deep simulation and puzzle design, while skipping combat tactical

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 Hex of Steel: visuals and game mode.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Hex of Steel.

It predates Hex of Steel by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Setting100Game mode21Visuals0

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Steam

#9Sid Meier's Civilization