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Games like Total War: Shogun 2

2011PC · Mac

24 games that share what Total War: Shogun 2 does well: war, historical and isometric. Each one shows critic and player scores, how long it takes to beat, and the cheapest way to play it.

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24 picks · prices as of Oct 16, 2026

  • Multiplayer

    Shogun: Total War

    2000PC

    Total War: Shogun series, Total War series

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    84%
    IGDB
    To beat
    unknown
    No price yet

  • Multiplayer

    Company of Heroes 3

    2023PC · PS · Xbox

    Real time tactics, military

    Critics
    81
    Metacritic
    Players
    59%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~40h
    IGDB

    $49.74was $59.99−17%

  • Multiplayer

    Sengoku

    2011PC

    Samurai, grand strategy

    Critics
    70
    Metacritic
    Players
    58%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $2.39was $9.99−76%

  • Multiplayer

    Medieval II: Total War

    2006PC · Mac · iOS · Android

    Total War series, grand strategy

    Critics
    90
    IGDB
    Players
    95%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $4.99was $19.99−75%

  • Multiplayer

    Hearts of Iron IV

    2016PC · Mac

    Diplomacy, grand strategy

    Critics
    83
    Metacritic
    Players
    90%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $14.49was $49.99−71%

  • Multiplayer

    Age of Empires III

    2005PC · Mac

    War, historical

    Critics
    78
    IGDB
    Players
    78%
    IGDB
    To beat
    unknown
    No price yet

  • Multiplayer

    Ancestors Legacy

    2018PC · Mac · PS · Xbox · Switch

    Real time tactics, medieval

    Critics
    78
    IGDB
    Players
    80%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $8.04was $34.99−77%

  • Multiplayer

    Stronghold Legends

    2006PC

    Real time tactics, military

    Critics
    53
    IGDB
    Players
    87%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $14.99

  • Multiplayer

    Imperial Glory

    2005PC

    Real-time strategy, historical

    Critics
    69
    Metacritic
    Players
    78%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $2.49was $4.99−50%

  • Multiplayer

    Warno

    2024PC

    Real time tactics, military

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    80%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $35.99was $39.99−10%

  • Battle Brothers

    2017PC · PS · Xbox · Switch

    Grand strategy, military

    Critics
    80
    Metacritic
    Players
    87%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $8.99was $29.99−70%

  • Multiplayer

    The Great War: Western Front

    2023PC

    Grand strategy, real time tactics

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    66%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $7was $34.99−80%

  • Multiplayer

    Old World

    2021PC · Mac

    Diplomacy, grand strategy

    Critics
    80
    Metacritic
    Players
    82%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $3.99was $39.99Historical low

  • Multiplayer

    Age of Conquest IV

    2016PC · Mac

    Grand strategy, medieval

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    81%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown
    Free

    Free to play

Hidden gems like Total War: Shogun 2

Highly rated, under 5,000 Steam reviews, and outside the big series.

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  • Multiplayer

    Panzer Corps 2

    2020 · PC

    Grand strategy, military

    85% of 3,526 Steam reviews

    $16was $39.99−60%

  • Multiplayer

    DEFCON

    2006 · PC · Mac

    Diplomacy, military

    87% of 3,500 Steam reviews

    $1.99was $9.99−80%

  • Multiplayer

    Field of Glory II

    2017 · PC

    Turn-based tactics, historical

    87% of 705 Steam reviews

    $6was $29.99−80%

  • Multiplayer

    Ultimate General: Gettysburg

    2014 · PC · Mac · PS · Xbox · Switch · iOS

    Real time tactics, military

    82% of 2,371 Steam reviews

    $14.99

  • Multiplayer

    R.U.S.E.

    2010 · PC

    Real-time strategy, historical

    94% of 2,536 Steam reviews

    $26.99was $29.99−10%