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We filtered the 50 games similar to Pharaoh down to the 35 that fit the “Historical” category. Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive, Hearthlands and Banished top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Pharaoh.

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Within the “Historical” category, the closest game to Pharaoh is Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive — scoring 97/100 on our similarity scale. Hearthlands and Banished follow close behind.

#1Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive97 #2Hearthlands95 #3Banished95 #4Sunless Sea92 #5Shogun: Total War88

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The best games with a historical setting like Pharaoh

35 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

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

#1Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive

97

Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive

GenreStrategySubgenreRTS

SoloHistoricalIsometricTacticalStealth

Steam👍 88%· 2.4K

Year 2001Dev Spellbound Entertainment · InfogramesOn PC

✓ Fits the real-time strategy games cluster, with real-time strategy, historical setting and single-player focus

≠ Its own twist: strong narrative focus, combat tactical and stealth mechanics, while skipping deep simulation

95

Hearthlands

GenreStrategySubgenreRTS

SoloHistoricalBase BuildingIsometricProcedural

Steam👍 83%· 414

Year 2014Dev Sergio · Sergio & SimonPlaytime ~2hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Both are real-time strategy games — sharing real-time strategy, deep simulation and historical setting

≠ Where it differs: brings procedural generation, setting medieval and resource management

95

Banished

GenreStrategySubgenreRTS

SoloHistoricalIsometricStealthDark

OC74· 19

Year 2021Dev Twilight LAB GamesOn Web

✓ Fits the real-time strategy games cluster, with real-time strategy, deep simulation and historical setting

≠ Its own twist: survival mechanics, dark, oppressive atmosphere and stealth mechanics, while skipping base building

92

Sunless Sea

GenreStrategySubgenreRTS

SoloHistoricalIsometricNarrativeDark

Steam👍 83%· 9.5KIGDB85· 4OC81· 28

Year 2015Dev Failbetter GamesOn Linux · PC · iOS

✓ Same family of real-time strategy games: real-time strategy, historical setting and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics, deep RPG systems and adventure storytelling, while skipping deep simulation

#5Shogun: Total War

88

Shogun: Total War

GenreStrategySubgenreRTS

SoloHistoricalIsometricMultiplayerMelee

Steam👍 89%· 1.2KIGDB90· 1

Year 2000Dev The Creative Assembly · SegaOn PC

✓ Same family of real-time strategy games: real-time strategy, historical setting and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings turn-based strategy, melee combat and combat tactical, while skipping deep simulation

#6Desperados 2: Cooper's Revenge

88

Desperados 2: Cooper's Revenge

GenreStrategySubgenreRTS

SoloHistoricalIsometricCo-opOnline

Steam👍 50%· 308RAWG👍 43%· 35MC66IGDB70· 1

Year 2006Dev Spellbound Entertainment · THQ NordicPlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Fits the real-time strategy games cluster, with real-time strategy, historical setting and single-player focus

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

#7Rome: Total War

88

Rome: Total War

GenreStrategySubgenreRTS

SoloHistoricalIsometricMultiplayerTactical

Steam👍 95%· 17KIGDB91· 3

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

✓ Both are real-time strategy games — sharing real-time strategy, deep simulation and historical setting

≠ Its own twist: turn-based strategy, combat tactical and melee combat, while skipping base building

#8Europa Universalis III

88

Europa Universalis III

GenreStrategySubgenreRTS

SoloHistoricalIsometricMultiplayerSandbox World

Steam👍 83%· 2.0KIGDB70· 1

Year 2007Dev Paradox InteractiveOn PC · Mac

✓ Fits the real-time strategy games cluster, with real-time strategy, deep simulation and historical setting

≠ Stands apart with turn-based strategy, sandbox freedom and sandbox world, while skipping base building

#9Anno 1602: Creation of a New World

88

Anno 1602: Creation of a New World

GenreStrategySubgenreRTS

SoloHistoricalBase BuildingIsometricMultiplayer

Year 1998Dev Max Design · SunflowersOn PC

✓ Same family of real-time strategy games: real-time strategy, deep simulation and historical setting

≠ Stands apart with multiplayer gameplay, exploration and discovery and resource management

#10Commander: Conquest of the Americas

88

Commander: Conquest of the Americas

GenreStrategySubgenreRTS

SoloHistoricalBase BuildingMultiplayerTactical

Steam👍 52%· 188MC68

Year 2010Dev Nitro GamesPlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Both are real-time strategy games — sharing real-time strategy, deep simulation and historical setting

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, turn-based strategy and combat tactical, while skipping visual isometric

#11Company of Heroes - Legacy Edition

87

Company of Heroes - Legacy Edition

GenreStrategySubgenreRTS

SoloHistoricalMultiplayerMeleeTactical

Steam👍 85%· 1.7KRAWG👍 55%· 20

Year 2017Dev Archaic EntertainmentPlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Same family of real-time strategy games: real-time strategy, historical setting and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with melee combat, combat tactical and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping deep simulation

#12Napoleon: Total War

87

Napoleon: Total War

GenreStrategySubgenreRTS

SoloHistoricalIsometricMultiplayerTactical

Steam👍 92%· 27KIGDB83· 3

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

✓ Same family of real-time strategy games: real-time strategy, historical setting and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with turn-based strategy, combat tactical and melee combat, while skipping deep simulation

#13Command & Conquer: Red Alert

87

Command & Conquer: Red Alert

GenreStrategySubgenreRTS

SoloHistoricalIsometricMultiplayerTactical

Steam👍 79%· 382

Year 1996Dev Westwood Studios · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Fits the real-time strategy games cluster, with real-time strategy, historical setting and single-player focus

≠ Its own twist: combat tactical, setting scifi and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping deep simulation

#14Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings

87

Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings

GenreStrategySubgenreRTS

SoloHistoricalIsometricMultiplayerTactical

IGDB80· 3

Year 1999Dev Ensemble Studios · KonamiOn PC · Mac

✓ Fits the real-time strategy games cluster, with real-time strategy, historical setting and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with combat tactical, ranged combat and setting medieval, while skipping deep simulation

#15Grand Ages: Rome

87

Grand Ages: Rome

GenreStrategySubgenreRTS

SoloHistoricalBase BuildingIsometricMultiplayer

Steam👍 75%· 807MC72IGDB70· 1

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

✓ Both are real-time strategy games — sharing real-time strategy, deep simulation and historical setting

≠ Stands apart with fantasy world, multiplayer gameplay and visual first person

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