42 Tactical games like Medieval: Total War that you should try

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We filtered the 50 games similar to Medieval: Total War down to the 42 that fit the “Tactical” category. Napoleon: Total War, Impossible Creatures Steam Edition and Company of Heroes - Legacy Edition top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Medieval: Total War.

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The best tactical games like Medieval: Total War

42 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

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

#1Napoleon: Total War

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SoloMultiplayerTacticalMeleeHistoricalFantasyIsometric

Steam👍 92%· 27KIGDB83· 3

Year 2010Dev The Creative Assembly · Feral InteractiveOn PC · Mac

✓ Nearly identical: real-time strategy, turn-based strategy and combat tactical.

≠ Missing: setting medieval.

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#2Impossible Creatures Steam Edition

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SoloMultiplayerMeleeTacticalHistoricalFantasyIsometric

Steam👍 96%· 1.8KRAWG👍 75%· 32MC72IGDB73· 3

Year 2003Dev THQ NordicPlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Fits the real-time strategy games cluster, with real-time strategy, melee combat and combat tactical

≠ Where it differs: brings deep simulation, setting scifi and base building, while skipping turn-based strategy

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#3Company of Heroes - Legacy Edition

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MultiplayerSoloMeleeTacticalHistorical

Steam👍 85%· 1.7KRAWG👍 55%· 20

Year 2017Dev Archaic EntertainmentPlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Same family of real-time strategy games: real-time strategy, melee combat and combat tactical

≠ Stands apart with free to play, while skipping turn-based strategy

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#4Medieval II: Total War

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SoloMultiplayerTacticalMeleeMedievalHistoricalIsometric

Steam👍 96%· 36KIGDB90· 3

Year 2006Dev The Creative Assembly · SegaOn Linux · PC · Mac

✓ Both are real-time strategy games — sharing real-time strategy, turn-based strategy and combat tactical

≠ Where it differs: brings deep simulation and ranged combat, while skipping fantasy world

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SoloMultiplayerTacticalMeleeMedievalHistoricalIsometric

Steam👍 89%· 5.6KIGDB70· 3

Year 2005Dev Firefly Studios · 2K GamesOn PC

✓ Both are real-time strategy games — sharing real-time strategy, combat tactical and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, sandbox freedom and sandbox world, while skipping turn-based strategy

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#6Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade

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SoloMultiplayerTacticalMeleeHistoricalIsometric

Steam👍 96%· 9.4KRAWG👍 88%· 319MC87IGDB84· 3

Year 2006Dev Relic Entertainment · SEGAPlaytime ~2hOn PC

✓ Both are real-time strategy games — sharing real-time strategy, combat tactical and melee combat

≠ Stands apart with dark, oppressive atmosphere, setting scifi and base building, while skipping turn-based strategy

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#7Star Wars: Empire at War

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SoloMultiplayerTacticalMeleeHistoricalIsometric

Steam👍 98%· 42KIGDB73· 2

Year 2006Dev Petroglyph Games · LucasArtsOn PC · Mac

✓ Fits the real-time strategy games cluster, with real-time strategy, turn-based strategy and combat tactical

≠ Stands apart with setting scifi and setting space, while skipping fantasy world

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SoloMultiplayerTacticalMeleeHistoricalIsometric

Steam👍 95%· 17KIGDB91· 3

Year 2004Dev The Creative Assembly · SegaOn Android · PC · iOS

✓ Both are real-time strategy games — sharing real-time strategy, turn-based strategy and combat tactical

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation and ranged combat, while skipping fantasy world

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SoloMultiplayerMeleeTacticalHistoricalIsometric

Steam👍 89%· 1.2KIGDB90· 1

Year 2000Dev The Creative Assembly · SegaOn PC

✓ Same family of real-time strategy games: real-time strategy, turn-based strategy and melee combat

≠ Where it differs: brings ranged combat, while skipping fantasy world

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SoloMultiplayerTacticalMeleeHistoricalFantasyMedievalIsometric

Steam👍 82%· 37KIGDB77· 10OC79· 47

Year 2015Dev The Creative Assembly · SegaOn Linux · PC · Mac

✓ Same family of real-time strategy games: real-time strategy, turn-based strategy and combat tactical

≠ Stands apart with strong narrative focus and co op

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SoloMultiplayerTacticalMeleeHistoricalFantasyIsometric

Steam👍 91%· 38KIGDB90· 6

Year 2009Dev The Creative Assembly · SegaOn Linux · Android · PC

✓ Both are real-time strategy games — sharing real-time strategy, turn-based strategy and combat tactical

≠ Its own twist: co op, while skipping setting medieval

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#12Total War: WARHAMMER II

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SoloMultiplayerTacticalMeleeFantasyHistoricalIsometric

Steam👍 93%· 121KRAWG👍 90%· 251MC86IGDB88· 8OC86· 64

Year 2017Dev Creative Assembly · SEGAPlaytime ~14hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Same family of real-time strategy games: real-time strategy, turn-based strategy and combat tactical

≠ Stands apart with dark, oppressive atmosphere and co op, while skipping setting medieval

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#13Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 - Uprising

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SoloMultiplayerMeleeTacticalHistoricalFantasyIsometric

Steam👍 83%· 5.7KRAWG👍 69%· 242MC64IGDB60· 1

Year 2009Dev Electronic Arts Los Angeles · Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Fits the real-time strategy games cluster, with real-time strategy, melee combat and combat tactical

≠ Stands apart with strong narrative focus, setting anime and setting scifi, while skipping turn-based strategy

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#14Men of War

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SoloMultiplayerTacticalMeleeHistorical

Steam👍 90%· 3.8KRAWG👍 74%· 70MC80IGDB80· 2

Year 2009Dev Best Way · 1C CompanyPlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Fits the real-time strategy games cluster, with real-time strategy, combat tactical and melee combat

≠ Stands apart with deep simulation, co op and visual third person, while skipping turn-based strategy

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#15Total War: WARHAMMER III

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SoloMultiplayerTacticalMeleeFantasyHistoricalIsometric

Steam👍 70%· 143KRAWG👍 79%· 68MC85IGDB78· 3OC86· 72

Year 2022Dev Creative Assembly · SEGAPlaytime ~17hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Fits the real-time strategy games cluster, with real-time strategy, turn-based strategy and combat tactical

≠ Its own twist: dark, oppressive atmosphere, strong narrative focus and co op, while skipping setting medieval

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Steam Epic

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