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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentHow this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

We filtered the 48 games similar to Solium Infernum down to the 9 that fit the “Historical” category. Battle Chess, Egyptian Senet and Yu-Gi-Oh! Forbidden Memories top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Solium Infernum.

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GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy
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NarrativeDarkMultiplayerSolo
Year 2024Dev League of Geeks
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Within the “Historical” category, the closest game to Solium Infernum is Battle Chess — scoring 65/100 on our similarity scale. Egyptian Senet and Yu-Gi-Oh! Forbidden Memories follow close behind.

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The best games with a historical setting like Solium Infernum

9 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Solium Infernum. Each one has been evaluated across 14 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 Chess
Battle Chess
StrategyTurn-Based Strategy
SoloMultiplayerFantasyHistoricalIsometric
Steam👍 80%· 107
Year 1988Dev Interplay · Fujitsu InteractiveOn PC

✓ Both are turn-based strategy games — sharing turn-based strategy, card game strategy and fantasy world

≠ Stands apart with setting medieval, visual third person and visual pixel, while skipping horror tension

It predates Solium Infernum by 36 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals57Setting50
#2Egyptian Senet
Egyptian Senet
StrategyTurn-Based Strategy
SoloMultiplayerNarrativeHistoricalMythology
Steam👍 78%· 365
Year 2015Dev Ezzat StudiosPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

✓ Both are turn-based strategy games — sharing turn-based strategy, card game strategy and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with deep simulation, sports simulation and puzzle design, while skipping horror tension

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 Solium Infernum: tone.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Solium Infernum.

It predates Solium Infernum by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Setting79Tone21
Yu-Gi-Oh! Forbidden Memories
StrategyTurn-Based Strategy
SoloMultiplayerFantasyHistoricalFirst Person
IGDB59· 1
Year 1999Dev Konami Computer Entertainment Japan · Konami

✓ Both are turn-based strategy games — sharing turn-based strategy, card game strategy and fantasy world

≠ Stands apart with visual first person, while skipping horror tension

Where it drifts furthest from Solium Infernum: visuals.

It predates Solium Infernum by 25 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Setting56Visuals0
Ticket to Ride: Classic Edition
StrategyTurn-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, card game strategy and combat tactical

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, vibe casual and competitive edge, while skipping horror tension

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 Solium Infernum: tone and setting.

It predates Solium Infernum by 15 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Visuals90Game mode80Setting31Tone0
Cards and Castles
StrategyTurn-Based Strategy
SoloMultiplayerHistoricalOnlineMedieval
Steam👍 73%· 776
Year 2014Dev Red Team GamesPlaytime ~1hOn PC · iOS · Apple Macintosh

✓ Both are turn-based strategy games — sharing card game strategy, turn-based strategy and historical setting

≠ Where it differs: brings setting medieval, online features and free to play, while skipping horror tension

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.

Where it drifts furthest from Solium Infernum: setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Solium Infernum.

It predates Solium Infernum by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode64Setting31
7 Grand Steps: What Ancients Begat
StrategyTurn-Based Strategy
SoloNarrativeHistoricalCasualCozy
Steam👍 54%· 768RAWG👍 5%· 20IGDB40· 1
Year 2013Dev MousechiefPlaytime ~4hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

✓ Same family of turn-based strategy games: turn-based strategy, card game strategy and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, adventure storytelling and puzzle design, while skipping horror tension

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 Solium Infernum: visuals and tone.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Solium Infernum.

It predates Solium Infernum by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode54Setting41Tone32Visuals0
#7Governor of Poker 2
Governor of Poker 2
StrategyTurn-Based Strategy
SoloHistoricalIsometricCasualFree to Play
Steam👍 73%· 185
Year 2010Dev I Sioux Game ProductionsPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Android

✓ Same family of turn-based strategy games: card game strategy, turn-based strategy and historical setting

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, deep simulation and puzzle design, while skipping horror tension

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 Solium Infernum: tone and setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Solium Infernum.

It predates Solium Infernum by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Visuals100Game mode51Setting33Tone0
Nancy Drew: Warnings at Waverly Academy
StrategyTurn-Based Strategy
SoloNarrativeHistoricalPvPCompetitive
Steam👍 90%· 338RAWG👍 85%· 20MC76
Year 2009Dev HeR InteractivePlaytime ~6hOn PC

✓ Fits the turn-based strategy games cluster, with turn-based strategy, card game strategy and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, adventure storytelling and precision platforming, while skipping horror tension

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 Solium Infernum: visuals and game mode.

It predates Solium Infernum by 15 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Setting38Tone36Game mode27Visuals0
Sid Meier's Civilization
StrategyTurn-Based Strategy
SoloHistoricalIsometric
Year 1991Dev MPS Labs · MicroProse Software, Inc.On PC · Mac

✓ Nearly identical: turn-based strategy, historical setting and single-player focus.

≠ Missing: horror tension.

Where it drifts furthest from Solium Infernum: setting.

It predates Solium Infernum by 33 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Visuals100Game mode51Setting36

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