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If The Settlers II: Veni, Vidi, Vici left you wanting more, this list of 50 similar games is for you. Each one shares part of its essence — real-time strategy, historical setting and offline — and is ranked by a similarity score computed across 7 attributes. Rome: Total War comes closest (69/100).

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Year 1996Dev Blue Byte Software

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The closest game to The Settlers II: Veni, Vidi, Vici is Rome: Total War — scoring 69/100 on our similarity scale. Medieval II: Total War and Europa Universalis III follow close behind.

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Top games similar to The Settlers II: Veni, Vidi, Vici

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to The Settlers II: Veni, Vidi, Vici. Each one has been evaluated across 7 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.

#1Rome: Total War
Rome: Total War
StrategyRTS
SoloMultiplayerHistoricalIsometricTactical
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 offline

Released 8 years after The Settlers II: Veni, Vidi, Vici.

Genre100Setting100Visuals100Game mode66
Medieval II: Total War
StrategyRTS
SoloMultiplayerHistoricalIsometricTactical
Steam👍 96%· 36KIGDB90· 3
Year 2006Dev The Creative Assembly · SegaOn Linux · PC · Mac

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

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

Released 10 years after The Settlers II: Veni, Vidi, Vici.

Genre100Visuals100Game mode66Setting56
Europa Universalis III
StrategyRTS
SoloMultiplayerHistoricalIsometricSandbox 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 offline

Released 11 years after The Settlers II: Veni, Vidi, Vici.

Genre100Setting100Visuals100Game mode66
#4Startopia
Startopia
StrategyRTS
SoloMultiplayerOfflineCozySandbox World
Steam👍 90%· 964RAWG👍 70%· 43IGDB90· 1
Year 2001Dev Mucky Foot Productions · Square EnixPlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Same family of real-time strategy games: real-time strategy, deep simulation and single-player focus

≠ Its own twist: sandbox freedom, cozy, relaxing feel and sandbox world, while skipping historical setting

A once thriving network of space stations and planets have been left lifeless, redundant scars of the apocalypse. Into this age of darkness comes light.

Where it drifts furthest from The Settlers II: Veni, Vidi, Vici: setting and visuals.

Released 5 years after The Settlers II: Veni, Vidi, Vici.

Genre100Game mode100Setting0Visuals0
Total War: Shogun 2
StrategyRTS
SoloMultiplayerHistoricalIsometricCo-op
Steam👍 92%· 67KIGDB88· 4
Year 2011Dev The Creative Assembly · SegaOn Linux · PC · Mac

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

≠ Stands apart with turn-based strategy, combat tactical and ranged combat, while skipping offline

Released 15 years after The Settlers II: Veni, Vidi, Vici.

Genre100Visuals100Setting73Game mode52
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition
StrategyRTS
SoloMultiplayerHistoricalIsometricCo-op
Steam👍 95%· 178KRAWG👍 88%· 307MC85IGDB78· 3
Year 2019Dev Forgotten Empires · Microsoft StudiosPlaytime ~5hOn PC · Xbox

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

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

Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition celebrates the 20th anniversary of one of the most popular strategy games ever with stunning 4K Ultra HD graphics, a new and fully remastered soundtrack, and brand-new content, “The Last Khans” with 3 new campaigns and 4 new civilizations.

Released 23 years after The Settlers II: Veni, Vidi, Vici.

Genre100Visuals100Setting75Game mode51
Victoria II
StrategyRTS
SoloMultiplayerHistoricalTacticalSandbox World
Steam👍 92%· 20KIGDB76· 1
Year 2010Dev Paradox InteractiveOn Linux · PC · Mac

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

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

Released 14 years after The Settlers II: Veni, Vidi, Vici.

Genre100Setting100Game mode66
Impossible Creatures Steam Edition
StrategyRTS
SoloMultiplayerHistoricalIsometricMelee
Steam👍 96%· 1.8KRAWG👍 75%· 32MC72IGDB73· 3
Year 2003Dev THQ NordicPlaytime ~1hOn PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings melee combat, combat tactical and setting scifi, while skipping offline

Update NotesPatch 3 not only brough more bug fixes but adds Workshop support to Impossible Creatures. Together with the great possibilities of the SDK (even with full C++ support) and the mod tools now the highest level of mod support comes with IC.

Released 7 years after The Settlers II: Veni, Vidi, Vici.

Genre100Visuals100Game mode66Setting58
Stronghold 2
StrategyRTS
SoloMultiplayerHistoricalIsometricTactical
Steam👍 89%· 5.6KIGDB70· 3
Year 2005Dev Firefly Studios · 2K GamesOn PC

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

≠ Its own twist: sandbox freedom, sandbox world and open world exploration, while skipping offline

Released 9 years after The Settlers II: Veni, Vidi, Vici.

Genre100Game mode65Visuals65Setting54
Stronghold 2: Steam Edition
StrategyRTS
SoloMultiplayerHistoricalIsometricTactical
Steam👍 89%· 5.6KRAWG👍 68%· 40
Year 2005Dev FireFly Studios · 2K GamesOn PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings sandbox freedom, sandbox world and open world exploration, while skipping offline

Stronghold 2 is a real time strategy computer game released in April 2005 in which the player develops a stronghold in the middle ages. It is the sequel to Stronghold, released in 2001, also by Firefly Studios.

Released 9 years after The Settlers II: Veni, Vidi, Vici.

Genre100Game mode65Visuals65Setting54
Europa Universalis IV
StrategyRTS
SoloMultiplayerHistoricalIsometricCo-op
Steam👍 88%· 136KRAWG👍 83%· 396MC87IGDB85· 2
Year 2013Dev Paradox Development Studio · Paradox InteractivePlaytime ~6hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

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

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

Europa Universalis IV is a global strategy game developed by Paradox Interactive. It is the fifth game in the series, not counting the add-ons. ###Gameplay The game can take place at any time starting from the late Middle Age to the Napolean Wars era.

Released 17 years after The Settlers II: Veni, Vidi, Vici.

Genre100Visuals100Setting64Game mode51
Stellaris
StrategyRTS
SoloMultiplayerHistoricalIsometricTactical
Steam👍 86%· 194KRAWG👍 84%· 693MC78IGDB79· 11OC81· 42
Year 2016Dev Paradox Development Studio · Paradox InteractivePlaytime ~10hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

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

≠ Stands apart with turn-based strategy, sandbox freedom and strong narrative focus, while skipping offline

Nova Edition Stellaris Nova Edition includes:Digital Original SoundtrackThe Stellaris soundtrack delivers two and a half hours of original music, including bonus tracks and alternate versions not included in the game.

Where it drifts furthest from The Settlers II: Veni, Vidi, Vici: setting.

Released 20 years after The Settlers II: Veni, Vidi, Vici.

Genre100Visuals100Game mode66Setting32
Grand Ages: Rome
StrategyRTS
SoloMultiplayerHistoricalIsometricFantasy
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, base building and visual first person, while skipping offline

Raise massive armies, embark on epic campaigns to expand the Empire, and take control of the known world! Engage in grand-scale city building and create magnificent cities with creativity and control like never before.

Released 13 years after The Settlers II: Veni, Vidi, Vici.

Genre100Setting76Visuals67Game mode66
Dawn of Discovery
StrategyRTS
SoloMultiplayerHistoricalIsometricFantasy
IGDB72· 2
Year 2009Dev Related Designs · Ubisoft EntertainmentPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Nintendo

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

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, fantasy world and base building, while skipping offline

There are many unmet needs within the king’s empire - fulfill them, while both expanding and sustaining the vast society. Dawn of Discovery takes place in the year 1404, when King George’s land is suffering from severe droughts and brutal famine.

Released 13 years after The Settlers II: Veni, Vidi, Vici.

Genre100Visuals100Setting74Game mode65
Age of Mythology: Extended Edition
StrategyRTS
SoloMultiplayerHistoricalIsometricCo-op
Steam👍 93%· 36KIGDB69· 2
Year 2014Dev Ensemble Studios · Microsoft StudiosOn PC

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

≠ Stands apart with setting mythology, fantasy world and co op, while skipping offline

Where it drifts furthest from The Settlers II: Veni, Vidi, Vici: setting.

Released 18 years after The Settlers II: Veni, Vidi, Vici.

Genre100Visuals100Game mode52Setting40

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What is the best game similar to The Settlers II: Veni, Vidi, Vici?
The closest game to The Settlers II: Veni, Vidi, Vici is Rome: Total War, scoring 69/100 on our similarity scale. They share 6 gameplay attributes, including real-time strategy, deep simulation and single-player focus. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.
What are the top games like The Settlers II: Veni, Vidi, Vici?
The three closest games to The Settlers II: Veni, Vidi, Vici are: 1. Rome: Total War (69/100, 6 shared attributes) 2. Medieval II: Total War (67/100, 6 shared attributes) 3. Europa Universalis III (69/100, 6 shared attributes). All share The Settlers II: Veni, Vidi, Vici's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 50 candidates across 7 dimensions.
Is Medieval II: Total War similar to The Settlers II: Veni, Vidi, Vici?
Yes — Medieval II: Total War scores 67/100 similarity to The Settlers II: Veni, Vidi, Vici. They share 6 attributes, including real-time strategy and deep simulation. There are some notable differences in pacing or mechanics.
What RTS games are similar to The Settlers II: Veni, Vidi, Vici?
The best RTS games similar to The Settlers II: Veni, Vidi, Vici are Rome: Total War, Medieval II: Total War, Europa Universalis III and Startopia. All share the RTS genre alongside other key The Settlers II: Veni, Vidi, Vici attributes like real-time strategy, deep simulation and single-player focus.
How is similarity to The Settlers II: Veni, Vidi, Vici calculated?
We compare The Settlers II: Veni, Vidi, Vici against every game in our catalog using 7 gameplay attributes: genre, atmosphere, world structure, play modes, combat style, and more. Each category is weighted differently — genre matters more than visual style, for instance. The result is a 0-100 score reflecting how closely a game replicates the The Settlers II: Veni, Vidi, Vici experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.