Games Like Total War: Rome 2 (Emperor Edition) (2026)

Shared: Grand Strategy, Moddable, Historical

Victorian-era grand strategy where your factory output and political factions matter more than troop formations. One of Paradox's deepest simulations, still thriving 15 years on.

Shared: Grand Strategy, Historical, Faction Variety

A focused Total War set in 9th-century Britain, pitting Anglo-Saxons, Vikings, and Gaelic kings against each other on a detailed campaign map. Smaller scope, sharper politics.

Shared: Grand Strategy, Historical, Siege Warfare

Lead Rome - or its enemies - across centuries of ancient conquest in this sprawling grand-strategy/real-time-tactics hybrid with three extra campaign packs included.

Shared: Turn-Based Campaign, Grand Strategy, Real-Time Battles

The grand-strategy hybrid that Creative Assembly got exactly right: a turn-based campaign map of feudal Japan combined with real-time samurai battles, bundled with all clan, unit, and campaign DLC. Over 92% positive across 21,000+ Steam reviews, and the accolades still hold up.

Shared: Grand Strategy, Turn-Based Campaign, Real-Time Battles

Feudal Japan grand strategy with turn-based clan management and brutally tactical real-time battles. Metacritic 90 and still the benchmark for the Total War formula.