43 Games with a historical setting like Napoleon: Total War that you should try

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We filtered the 50 games similar to Napoleon: Total War down to the 43 that fit the “Historical” category. Dawn of Discovery, Grand Ages: Rome and Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Napoleon: Total War.

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The best games with a historical setting like Napoleon: Total War

43 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Napoleon: Total War. Each one has been evaluated across 9 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.

#1Dawn of Discovery

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SoloMultiplayerFantasyHistoricalIsometric

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Year 2009Dev Related Designs · Ubisoft EntertainmentPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Nintendo

✓ Same family of real-time strategy games: real-time strategy, fantasy world and historical setting

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, adventure storytelling and base building, while skipping turn-based strategy

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SoloMultiplayerHistoricalFantasyIsometric

Steam👍 75%· 807MC72IGDB70· 1

Year 2009Dev Haemimont Games · Kalypso MediaPlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Both are real-time strategy games — sharing real-time strategy, historical setting and fantasy world

≠ Stands apart with deep simulation, base building and visual first person, while skipping turn-based strategy

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#3Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2

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SoloMultiplayerFantasyHistoricalIsometric

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Year 2000Dev Westwood Pacific · Electronic ArtsOn PC

✓ Same family of real-time strategy games: real-time strategy, fantasy world and historical setting

≠ Its own twist: setting scifi, while skipping turn-based strategy

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#4Impossible 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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#5Medieval: Total War

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SoloMultiplayerMeleeTacticalHistoricalFantasyIsometric

Steam👍 71%· 2.4KIGDB90· 1

Year 2002Dev The Creative Assembly · ActivisionOn PC

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

≠ Its own twist: setting medieval

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#6Cossacks: European Wars

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SoloMultiplayerTacticalHistoricalFantasyIsometric

Steam👍 74%· 624IGDB80· 1

Year 2001Dev GSC Game World · cdv Software EntertainmentOn PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings resource management, while skipping turn-based strategy

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#7Commander: Conquest of the Americas

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SoloMultiplayerTacticalHistoricalFantasy

Steam👍 52%· 188MC68

Year 2010Dev Nitro GamesPlaytime ~1hOn PC

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

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, adventure storytelling and resource management, while skipping melee combat

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SoloMultiplayerTacticalHistoricalFantasy

Steam👍 52%· 205MC67

Year 2009Dev Nitro GamesPlaytime ~1hOn PC

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

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, adventure storytelling and setting medieval, while skipping melee combat

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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

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SoloMultiplayerTacticalFantasyHistoricalIsometric

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Year 2003Dev Big Huge Games · Microsoft Game StudiosOn PC · Mac

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

≠ Stands apart with ranged combat and setting medieval, while skipping turn-based strategy

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#11Total 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

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SoloMultiplayerTacticalMeleeHistoricalFantasyIsometric

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, setting medieval and co op

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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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SoloMultiplayerTacticalHistoricalFantasyIsometric

Steam👍 33%· 4.8KRAWG👍 28%· 50IGDB52· 3

Year 2012Dev FireFly StudiosPlaytime ~4hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

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

≠ Where it differs: brings deep simulation, sandbox freedom and sandbox world, while skipping turn-based strategy

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#15Stonehearth

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SoloMultiplayerHistoricalFantasyIsometric

Steam👍 75%· 13KRAWG👍 60%· 30

Year 2015Dev Radiant EntertainmentPlaytime ~6hOn PC

✓ Both are real-time strategy games — sharing real-time strategy, historical setting and fantasy world

≠ Where it differs: brings deep simulation, sandbox freedom and survival mechanics, while skipping turn-based strategy

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