9 Games with a historical setting like Hogs of War 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 46 games similar to Hogs of War down to the 9 that fit the “Historical” category. Battle Chess, Ticket to Ride: Classic Edition and Yu-Gi-Oh! Forbidden Memories top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Hogs of War.

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The best games with a historical setting like Hogs of War

9 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Hogs of War. Each one has been evaluated across 7 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.

#1Battle ChessClosest overall match

iRank80

GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy

SoloMultiplayerHistoricalThird PersonFantasy

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 melee combat

Where it drifts furthest from Hogs of War: visuals.

It predates Hogs of War by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

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#2Ticket to Ride: Classic EditionClosest on setting

iRank78

GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy

SoloMultiplayerTacticalHistoricalOffline

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 melee combat

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 Hogs of War: visuals.

Released 9 years after Hogs of War.

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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 melee combat

Where it drifts furthest from Hogs of War: visuals.

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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 melee combat

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 Hogs of War: setting.

Released 15 years after Hogs of War.

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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 melee combat

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.

Released 14 years after Hogs of War.

Genre100Setting68Game mode63

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#67 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 melee combat

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 Hogs of War: visuals.

Released 13 years after Hogs of War.

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#7Governor 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: turn-based strategy, historical setting and single-player focus

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

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 Hogs of War: visuals.

Released 10 years after Hogs of War.

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#8Sid Meier's Civilization

GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy

SoloHistoricalIsometric

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

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

≠ Its own twist: visual isometric, while skipping melee combat

Where it drifts furthest from Hogs of War: visuals.

It predates Hogs of War by 9 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 melee combat

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 Hogs of War: visuals and game mode.

Released 9 years after Hogs of War.

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