Medieval II: Total War™ Kingdoms

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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 47 games similar to Medieval II: Total War™ Kingdoms down to the 18 that fit the “Tactical” category. Ticket to Ride: Classic Edition, Duelyst and Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Medieval II: Total War™ Kingdoms.

GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy

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SoloMultiplayer

Year 2007Dev Creative Assembly

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Within the “Tactical” category, the closest game to Medieval II: Total War™ Kingdoms is Ticket to Ride: Classic Edition — scoring 75/100 on our similarity scale. Duelyst and Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising follow close behind.

#1Ticket to Ride: Classic Edition75 #2Duelyst73 #3Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising69 #4Teamfight Tactics69 #5Worms68

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The best tactical games like Medieval II: Total War™ Kingdoms

18 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Medieval II: Total War™ Kingdoms. 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

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Ticket to Ride: Classic Edition

GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy

SoloMultiplayerTacticalHistoricalIsometric

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

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.

Genre100Combat100Setting100Visuals90Game mode79

#2DuelystClosest on game mode

73

Duelyst

GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy

MultiplayerSoloTacticalIsometricPixel Art

Steam👍 82%· 4.7KRAWG👍 55%· 102MC82IGDB82· 7OC80· 16

Year 2016Dev Counterplay Games · BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment USPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

✓ Same family of turn-based strategy games: turn-based strategy, combat tactical and multiplayer gameplay

≠ Stands apart with card game strategy, visual pixel and free to play, while skipping historical setting

Duelyst is a digital collectible card game and turn-based strategy hybrid. The game has four expansions: Denizens of Shim'zar, Rise of the Bloodborn, Ancient Bonds, and Unearthed Prophecy. ###Gameplay In each round, two players must fight across a tactical battlefield.

Released 9 years after Medieval II: Total War™ Kingdoms.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals68

#3Advance Wars 2: Black Hole RisingClosest on visuals

69

Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising

GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy

SoloMultiplayerTacticalIsometricSci-Fi

IGDB91· 2

Year 2003Dev Intelligent Systems · Nintendo

✓ Same family of turn-based strategy games: turn-based strategy, combat tactical and single-player focus

≠ Its own twist: setting scifi, while skipping historical setting

Where it drifts furthest from Medieval II: Total War™ Kingdoms: setting.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals100Setting0

#4Teamfight Tactics

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Teamfight Tactics

GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy

SoloMultiplayerTacticalIsometricFantasy

Year 2019Dev Riot GamesOn Android · PC · iOS

✓ Both are turn-based strategy games — sharing turn-based strategy, combat tactical and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings card game strategy and fantasy world, while skipping historical setting

Where it drifts furthest from Medieval II: Total War™ Kingdoms: setting.

Released 12 years after Medieval II: Total War™ Kingdoms.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals100Setting0

68

Worms

GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy

SoloMultiplayerTacticalMelee2D

Steam👍 83%· 694IGDB80· 2

Year 1995Dev Team17 · TelegamesOn PC · Mac

✓ Same family of turn-based strategy games: turn-based strategy, combat tactical and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings melee combat, visual 2d and visual third person, while skipping historical setting

Where it drifts furthest from Medieval II: Total War™ Kingdoms: visuals.

It predates Medieval II: Total War™ Kingdoms by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Combat84Visuals0

#6Magic 2015 - Duels of the Planeswalkers

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Magic 2015 - Duels of the Planeswalkers

GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy

MultiplayerSoloTacticalIsometricMagic

Steam👍 45%· 4.0KRAWG👍 52%· 65MC60IGDB57· 6

Year 2014Dev Stainless Games · Microsoft StudiosPlaytime ~5hOn PC · Xbox · iOS

✓ Same family of turn-based strategy games: turn-based strategy, combat tactical and multiplayer gameplay

≠ Its own twist: card game strategy, combat magic and fantasy world, while skipping historical setting

GARRUK'S REVENGE EXPANSION NOW AVAILABLE! Walk in the footsteps of the Multiverse's greatest hunter. Featuring additional campaign levels, challenges, and new cards to collect, you take on the role of Garruk and hunt your prey across the planes!

Where it drifts furthest from Medieval II: Total War™ Kingdoms: setting.

Released 7 years after Medieval II: Total War™ Kingdoms.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Combat80Setting0

#7Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013

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Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013

GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy

SoloMultiplayerTacticalIsometricCo-op

Steam👍 87%· 1.3KRAWG👍 63%· 56MC77IGDB80· 4

Year 2012Dev Stainless Games · Wizards of the CoastPlaytime ~8hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of turn-based strategy games: turn-based strategy, combat tactical and single-player focus

≠ Its own twist: card game strategy, combat magic and fantasy world, while skipping historical setting

Special EditionThe Magic: The Gathering –Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013 Special Edition includes: Magic: The Gathering – Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013 Full Game Magic 2013 Official Soundtrack Wallpapers: 5 wallpapers; in multiple sizes. 2nd Path of the Planeswalkers Graphic novel .

Where it drifts furthest from Medieval II: Total War™ Kingdoms: setting.

Released 5 years after Medieval II: Total War™ Kingdoms.

Genre100Visuals100Combat87Game mode71Setting0

#8Magic 2014 — Duels of the Planeswalkers

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Magic 2014 — Duels of the Planeswalkers

GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy

SoloMultiplayerTacticalIsometricCo-op

Steam👍 83%· 4.6KRAWG👍 55%· 99MC80IGDB77· 4

Year 2013Dev Stainless Games · Microsoft StudiosPlaytime ~6hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the turn-based strategy games cluster, with turn-based strategy, combat tactical and single-player focus

≠ Its own twist: card game strategy, combat magic and fantasy world, while skipping historical setting

Special EditionThe Special Edition includes the following: Magic: The Gathering 2014 - Duels of the Planeswalkers Base Game Soundtrack: Planar themes and the licensed I Fight Dragons song as MP3s Wallpapers: 5 desktop wallpapers; in multiple sizes eBook: “Return To Ravnica” novella in PDF format…

Where it drifts furthest from Medieval II: Total War™ Kingdoms: setting.

Released 6 years after Medieval II: Total War™ Kingdoms.

Genre100Visuals100Combat72Game mode71Setting0

#9Worms Armageddon

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Worms Armageddon

GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy

MultiplayerSoloTacticalCo-opOffline

Steam👍 94%· 11K

Year 1999Dev InfogramesOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

✓ Fits the turn-based strategy games cluster, with turn-based strategy, combat tactical and multiplayer gameplay

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, shooter and ranged combat, while skipping historical setting

Where it drifts furthest from Medieval II: Total War™ Kingdoms: visuals.

It predates Medieval II: Total War™ Kingdoms by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat70Game mode57Visuals0

#10Ascension: Deckbuilding Game

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Ascension: Deckbuilding Game

GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy

SoloMultiplayerTacticalOfflinePvP

Steam👍 89%· 1.7KMC84

Year 2011Dev Playdek · Asmodee DigitalPlaytime ~2hOn PC · iOS · Android

✓ Both are turn-based strategy games — sharing turn-based strategy, combat tactical and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings card game strategy, vibe casual and strong narrative focus, while skipping historical setting

Ascension: Chronicle of the Godslayer, was the first officially licensed deck building card game for iOS, and is now available for your PC as Ascension: Deckbuilding Game, complete with 5 full expansion decks! Play alone or with friends to battle against the Fallen One for honor and victory.

Where it drifts furthest from Medieval II: Total War™ Kingdoms: setting and visuals.

Released 4 years after Medieval II: Total War™ Kingdoms.

Genre100Combat100Game mode55Setting0Visuals0

#11Infinity Wars: Animated Trading Card Game

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Infinity Wars: Animated Trading Card Game

GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy

SoloMultiplayerTacticalPvPOnline

Steam👍 77%· 3.5KRAWG👍 21%· 34

Year 2014Dev Lightmare StudiosPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

✓ Fits the turn-based strategy games cluster, with turn-based strategy, combat tactical and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with card game strategy, competitive edge and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping historical setting

Welcome to a unique trading card game that blends rich lore and artwork with innovative gameplay mechanics that are both simple to learn, and hard to master. Play with fully animated cards in 3D battlefields, and assemble decks from over 800 cards and 8 stylized factions.

Where it drifts furthest from Medieval II: Total War™ Kingdoms: setting and game mode.

Released 7 years after Medieval II: Total War™ Kingdoms.

Genre100Combat100Game mode42Setting0

#12X-COM: UFO Defense

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X-COM: UFO Defense

GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy

SoloTacticalIsometricDarkHardcore

Steam👍 95%· 4.0KRAWG👍 64%· 275IGDB85· 2

Year 1993Dev MicroProse Software · MicroProsePlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Commodore / Amiga

✓ Same family of turn-based strategy games: turn-based strategy, combat tactical and single-player focus

≠ Its own twist: roguelike runs, dark, oppressive atmosphere and punishing difficulty, while skipping historical setting

1999. Governments of the Earth have increasingly begun to receive reports of frequent UFO attacks on people and their abductions. To combat this scourge, they decide to create a service X-COM (Extraterrestrial Combat Unit ), which is designed to protect humanity from aliens. You play as the head of this service. The game is played in two modes: strategic and tactical.

Where it drifts furthest from Medieval II: Total War™ Kingdoms: setting.

It predates Medieval II: Total War™ Kingdoms by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Visuals76Game mode56Setting0

#13Poker Night at the Inventory

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Poker Night at the Inventory

GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy

SoloTacticalCasualFirst Person

Steam👍 90%· 9.7KRAWG👍 59%· 249MC71OC80· 12

Year 2010Dev Telltale GamesPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

✓ Same family of turn-based strategy games: turn-based strategy, combat tactical and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings card game strategy, sports simulation and vibe casual, while skipping historical setting

Four famous characters - Max (Sam & Max game series), RED Heavy (Team Fortress 2 game), Tycho (Penny Arcade webcomic), and Strong Bad (Homestar Runner web series) - just sit around a table in the underground casino called Inventory and play poker.

Where it drifts furthest from Medieval II: Total War™ Kingdoms: visuals.

Released 3 years after Medieval II: Total War™ Kingdoms.

Genre100Combat100Game mode56Visuals0

#14Disciples II: Dark Prophecy

54

Disciples II: Dark Prophecy

GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy

SoloTacticalIsometricRangedDark

Year 2002Dev Strategy First · StardockOn PC

✓ Same family of turn-based strategy games: turn-based strategy, combat tactical and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with dark, oppressive atmosphere, ranged combat and fantasy world, while skipping historical setting

Where it drifts furthest from Medieval II: Total War™ Kingdoms: setting.

Genre100Visuals100Combat75Game mode55Setting0

#15Dead Man's Draw

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Dead Man's Draw

GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy

SoloTacticalCo-opCasual2D

Steam👍 84%· 644

Year 2013Dev Stardock EntertainmentPlaytime ~4hOn PC · iOS

✓ Fits the turn-based strategy games cluster, with turn-based strategy, combat tactical and single-player focus

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

The critically acclaimed card game is now available on PC! Dead Man’s Draw is a simple and strategic game of luck and skill that boils down strategy gameplay into a single, tense decision: to play it safe or risk everything in pursuit of killer combos and boundless treasure.

Where it drifts furthest from Medieval II: Total War™ Kingdoms: visuals and game mode.

Released 6 years after Medieval II: Total War™ Kingdoms.

Genre100Combat100Game mode33Visuals0

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