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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.

Westward Collection is hard to replace: few games combine real-time strategy, vibe casual and historical setting in quite the same way. We compared Westward Collection against over 6,700 titles across 5 gameplay attributes and found 50 genuine alternatives — not generic genre suggestions. Pharaoh, The Mims Beginning and Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition lead the list, with Pharaoh reaching a 57/100 similarity score. Every game here is ranked by how closely it replicates what makes Westward Collection special.

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Year 2009Dev Sandlot Games
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The closest game to Westward Collection is Pharaoh — scoring 57/100 on our similarity scale. The Mims Beginning and Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition follow close behind.

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Top games similar to Westward Collection

50 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Westward Collection. Each one has been evaluated across 5 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.

#1Pharaoh
Pharaoh
StrategyRTS
HistoricalBase BuildingSoloIsometric
Steam👍 92%· 2.5KIGDB70· 1
Year 1999Dev Impressions Games · Sierra EntertainmentOn PC

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

≠ Its own twist: single-player focus and visual isometric, while skipping vibe casual

It predates Westward Collection by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Setting100Progression100
#2The Mims Beginning
The Mims Beginning
StrategyRTS
CasualBase BuildingSoloSci-FiFantasy
Steam👍 76%· 290
Year 2016Dev Squatting Penguins · Ultimate GamesPlaytime ~2hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Both are real-time strategy games — sharing real-time strategy, deep simulation and vibe casual

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, setting scifi and fantasy world, while skipping historical setting

Previews:Video game news outlets had this to say on 2 years old beta demo - bear in mind that the game underwent dramatic development since then: "The gameplay so far feels pretty solid, and is very much in line with what you’d expect from a city builder.

Where it drifts furthest from Westward Collection: setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against positive for Westward Collection.

Released 7 years after Westward Collection.

Genre100Tone100Progression62Setting0
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition
StrategyRTS
HistoricalBase BuildingSoloMultiplayerCo-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 vibe casual

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 10 years after Westward Collection.

Genre100Progression75Setting70
Rome: Total War
StrategyRTS
HistoricalSoloMultiplayerTacticalMelee
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 vibe casual

Plague Inc: Evolved
StrategyRTS
CasualSoloMultiplayerCo-opTactical
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, deep simulation and vibe casual

≠ Where it differs: brings survival mechanics, sandbox freedom and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping historical setting

Plague Inc: Evolved is a biological simulation/strategy game developed by Ndemic Creations. In Plague Inc: Evolved the player controls a disease, that infects patient zero in a selected country.

Where it drifts furthest from Westward Collection: setting.

Released 6 years after Westward Collection.

Genre100Tone89Setting0
Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition
StrategyRTS
HistoricalBase BuildingSoloMultiplayerCo-op
Steam👍 85%· 53KRAWG👍 74%· 106MC75IGDB81· 4OC83· 100
Year 2020Dev Forgotten Empires · Xbox Game StudiosPlaytime ~3hOn PC

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

≠ Stands apart with combat tactical, setting medieval and single-player focus, while skipping vibe casual

Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition completes the celebration of one of the most beloved real-time strategy franchises in definitive form with enhanced features and modernized gameplay.

Released 11 years after Westward Collection.

Genre100Setting83Progression76
Hearthlands
StrategyRTS
HistoricalBase BuildingSoloProceduralMedieval
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 single-player focus, while skipping vibe casual

Hearthlands is a medieval/fantasy city-building real time strategy game in which you take a role of a king in a procedurally generated world.

Released 5 years after Westward Collection.

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Impossible Creatures Steam Edition
StrategyRTS
HistoricalBase BuildingSoloMultiplayerMelee
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 vibe casual

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.

Genre100Progression100Setting52
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3
StrategyRTS
HistoricalBase BuildingSoloMultiplayerCo-op
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, deep simulation and historical setting

≠ Stands apart with melee combat, combat tactical and setting scifi, while skipping vibe casual

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RollerCoaster Tycoon 2
StrategyRTS
CasualSoloMultiplayerSandbox WorldManagement
Steam👍 90%· 5.8KIGDB60· 1
Year 2002Dev Chris Sawyer Productions · InfogramesOn PC

✓ Same family of real-time strategy games: real-time strategy, deep simulation and vibe casual

≠ Stands apart with sandbox freedom, sandbox world and single-player focus, while skipping historical setting

Where it drifts furthest from Westward Collection: progression.

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Stronghold 2
StrategyRTS
HistoricalBase BuildingSoloMultiplayerTactical
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 vibe casual

Where it drifts furthest from Westward Collection: setting.

Genre100Progression55Setting49
#12A Game of Dwarves
A Game of Dwarves
StrategyRTS
CasualBase BuildingSoloFantasyCrafting
Steam👍 63%· 552MC60IGDB66· 1
Year 2012Dev Zeal Game Studio · Paradox InteractivePlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS

✓ Fits the real-time strategy games cluster, with real-time strategy, deep simulation and vibe casual

≠ Where it differs: brings fantasy world, single-player focus and crafting mechanics, while skipping historical setting

A Dwarven Prince on a quest to reclaim his people’s stolen land will take you on a great journey. Explore a continent filled with buried treasures and unearth mysteries that have laid hidden since the Great War.

Where it drifts furthest from Westward Collection: setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against positive for Westward Collection.

Released 3 years after Westward Collection.

Genre100Tone100Progression67Setting0
Victoria II
StrategyRTS
HistoricalSoloMultiplayerTacticalSandbox 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 vibe casual

Where it drifts furthest from Westward Collection: progression.

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Stronghold 2: Steam Edition
StrategyRTS
HistoricalBase BuildingSoloMultiplayerTactical
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 vibe casual

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.

Where it drifts furthest from Westward Collection: setting.

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Medieval II: Total War
StrategyRTS
HistoricalSoloMultiplayerTacticalMelee
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 vibe casual

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best game similar to Westward Collection?
The closest game to Westward Collection is Pharaoh, scoring 57/100 on our similarity scale. They share 4 gameplay attributes, including real-time strategy, deep simulation and historical setting. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.
What are the top games like Westward Collection?
The three closest games to Westward Collection are: 1. Pharaoh (57/100, 4 shared attributes) 2. The Mims Beginning (59/100, 4 shared attributes) 3. Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition (55/100, 4 shared attributes). All share Westward Collection's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 50 candidates across 5 dimensions.
Is The Mims Beginning similar to Westward Collection?
Yes — The Mims Beginning scores 59/100 similarity to Westward Collection. They share 4 attributes, including real-time strategy and deep simulation. There are some notable differences in pacing or mechanics.
What RTS games are similar to Westward Collection?
The best RTS games similar to Westward Collection are Pharaoh, The Mims Beginning, Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition and Rome: Total War. All share the RTS genre alongside other key Westward Collection attributes like real-time strategy, deep simulation and historical setting.
How is similarity to Westward Collection calculated?
We compare Westward Collection against every game in our catalog using 5 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 Westward Collection experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.