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We filtered the 50 games similar to Total War: WARHAMMER III down to the 20 that fit the “Melee” category. Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3, Empire: Total War and Total War: WARHAMMER II top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Total War: WARHAMMER III.

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GenreStrategySubgenreRTS

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DarkNarrativeSoloMultiplayer

Year 2022Dev Creative Assembly

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Within the “Melee” category, the closest game to Total War: WARHAMMER III is Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 — scoring 95/100 on our similarity scale. Empire: Total War and Total War: WARHAMMER II follow close behind.

#1Command & Conquer: Red Alert 395 #2Empire: Total War94 #3Total War: WARHAMMER II92 #4Men of War92 #5The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II90

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The best melee games like Total War: WARHAMMER III

20 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Total War: WARHAMMER III. 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.

#1Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3

95

Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3

GenreStrategySubgenreRTS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opOnlineMeleeTacticalHistoricalFantasyIsometric

Steam👍 85%· 16KIGDB75· 4

Year 2008Dev EA Los Angeles · Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac

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

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

#2Empire: Total War

94

Empire: Total War

GenreStrategySubgenreRTS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opTacticalMeleeHistoricalFantasyIsometric

Steam👍 91%· 38KIGDB90· 6

Year 2009Dev The Creative Assembly · SegaOn Linux · Android · PC

✓ Nearly identical: real-time strategy, turn-based strategy and combat tactical.

≠ Missing: dark, oppressive atmosphere.

#3Total War: WARHAMMER II

92

Total War: WARHAMMER II

GenreStrategySubgenreRTS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opTacticalMeleeDarkFantasyHistoricalIsometric

Steam👍 93%· 121KRAWG👍 90%· 251MC86IGDB88· 8OC86· 64

Year 2017Dev Creative Assembly · SEGAPlaytime ~14hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Nearly identical: real-time strategy, turn-based strategy and dark, oppressive atmosphere.

≠ Missing: strong narrative focus.

92

Men of War

GenreStrategySubgenreRTS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opTacticalMeleeHistorical

Steam👍 90%· 3.8KRAWG👍 74%· 70MC80IGDB80· 2

Year 2009Dev Best Way · 1C CompanyPlaytime ~1hOn PC

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

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

#5The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II

90

The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II

GenreStrategySubgenreRTS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opPvPTacticalMeleeFantasyIsometric

IGDB81· 6

Year 2006Dev EA Los Angeles · Electronic ArtsOn PC

✓ Same family of real-time strategy games: real-time strategy, turn-based strategy and combat tactical

≠ Stands apart with combat magic and ranged combat, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

#6Total War: Attila

90

Total War: Attila

GenreStrategySubgenreRTS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opTacticalMeleeNarrativeHistoricalFantasyIsometric

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 strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with setting medieval, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

#7Napoleon: Total War

89

Napoleon: Total War

GenreStrategySubgenreRTS

SoloMultiplayerTacticalMeleeHistoricalFantasyIsometric

Steam👍 92%· 27KIGDB83· 3

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

✓ Nearly identical: real-time strategy, turn-based strategy and combat tactical.

≠ Missing: dark, oppressive atmosphere.

#8Impossible Creatures Steam Edition

88

Impossible Creatures Steam Edition

GenreStrategySubgenreRTS

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

#9Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 - Uprising

88

Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 - Uprising

GenreStrategySubgenreRTS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeTacticalNarrativeHistoricalFantasyIsometric

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, strong narrative focus and melee combat

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

#10Medieval: Total War

88

Medieval: Total War

GenreStrategySubgenreRTS

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, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

#11Desperados 2: Cooper's Revenge

87

Desperados 2: Cooper's Revenge

GenreStrategySubgenreRTS

SoloCo-opOnlineMeleeTacticalHistoricalIsometric

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, melee combat and combat tactical

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, stealth mechanics and visual first person, while skipping turn-based strategy

#12The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth

87

The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth

GenreStrategySubgenreRTS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opTacticalMeleeFantasyIsometric

IGDB84· 4

Year 2004Dev EA Los Angeles · Electronic ArtsOn PC

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

≠ Its own twist: combat magic, ranged combat and setting mythology, while skipping turn-based strategy

#13Company of Heroes - Legacy Edition

87

Company of Heroes - Legacy Edition

GenreStrategySubgenreRTS

MultiplayerSoloMeleeTacticalHistorical

Steam👍 85%· 1.7KRAWG👍 55%· 20

Year 2017Dev Archaic EntertainmentPlaytime ~1hOn PC

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

≠ Stands apart with free to play, while skipping turn-based strategy

#14Rome: Total War

86

Rome: Total War

GenreStrategySubgenreRTS

SoloMultiplayerTacticalMeleeHistoricalIsometric

Steam👍 95%· 17KIGDB91· 3

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

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

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation and ranged combat, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

#15Star Wars: Empire at War

86

Star Wars: Empire at War

GenreStrategySubgenreRTS

SoloMultiplayerTacticalMeleeHistoricalIsometric

Steam👍 98%· 42KIGDB73· 2

Year 2006Dev Petroglyph Games · LucasArtsOn PC · Mac

✓ Fits the real-time strategy games cluster, with real-time strategy, turn-based strategy and combat tactical

≠ Stands apart with setting scifi and setting space, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

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