iRankGames
Total War: WARHAMMER II

5 Dark games like Total War: WARHAMMER II that you should try

Games like Total War: WARHAMMER II · Find similar →

More about this game →

We filtered the 50 games similar to Total War: WARHAMMER II down to the 5 that fit the “Dark” category. Total War: WARHAMMER III, Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade and Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Total War: WARHAMMER II.

iRank89/ 100

Did you find what you were looking for?

GenreStrategySubgenreRTS
Tags
DarkSoloMultiplayer
Year 2017Dev Creative Assembly

Quick answer

Within the “Dark” category, the closest game to Total War: WARHAMMER II is Total War: WARHAMMER III — scoring 92/100 on our similarity scale. Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade and Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos follow close behind.

🗳️

Help us build the best rankings

Community powered

Vote on each result below — good match or not. Every vote directly shapes how we rank similar games for everyone.

The best dark games like Total War: WARHAMMER II

5 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Total War: WARHAMMER II. Each one has been evaluated across 11 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.

Total War: WARHAMMER III
StrategyRTS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opTacticalMeleeDarkFantasyHistoricalIsometric
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 dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Its own twist: strong narrative focus, PvP competition and online features

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade
StrategyRTS
SoloMultiplayerTacticalMeleeDarkHistoricalIsometric
Steam👍 96%· 9.4KRAWG👍 88%· 319MC87IGDB84· 3
Year 2006Dev Relic Entertainment · SEGAPlaytime ~2hOn PC

✓ Both are real-time strategy games — sharing real-time strategy, dark, oppressive atmosphere and combat tactical

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

Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos
StrategyRTS
SoloMultiplayerTacticalDarkFantasyIsometric
IGDB93· 4
Year 2002Dev Blizzard Entertainment · Sierra EntertainmentOn PC · Mac

✓ Same family of real-time strategy games: real-time strategy, dark, oppressive atmosphere and combat tactical

≠ Where it differs: brings loot and gear systems and skill tree progression, while skipping turn-based strategy

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II
StrategyRTS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeTacticalDarkIsometric
Steam👍 88%· 14KIGDB81· 5
Year 2009Dev Relic Entertainment · Feral InteractiveOn Linux · PC · Mac

✓ Same family of real-time strategy games: real-time strategy, dark, oppressive atmosphere and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: combat magic, setting scifi and loot and gear systems, while skipping turn-based strategy

Plague Inc: Evolved
StrategyRTS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opTacticalDarkIsometric
Steam👍 94%· 62KRAWG👍 86%· 667MC80IGDB80· 3
Year 2015Dev Ndemic CreationsPlaytime ~5hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the real-time strategy games cluster, with real-time strategy, dark, oppressive atmosphere and combat tactical

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

Explore games similar to Total War: WARHAMMER II by category

Rankings in the same genre