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If Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition is your kind of game, the closest matches are Total War: SHOGUN 2, Total War: THREE KINGDOMS and Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its grand strategy, historical simulation and land and sea battles. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition is a grand strategy game set during the 18th century, developed by Creative Assembly and published by SEGA. Players manage campaigns across an expansive map, engaging in faction politics and diplomacy while commanding both land and naval forces in real-time combat. The game delivers a massive historical simulation where strategic planning and tactical execution determine success across multiple fronts. Reviewers highlight the game's grand-strategy depth and the satisfying integration of naval and land battles as compelling elements. Players describe the experience as immersive and epic, with the strategic complexity creating tense and sometimes stressful moments. Currently priced at $24.99 USD, the title holds a 90% positive rating from over 12,000 Steam reviews and is marked as playable on Steam Deck.
About Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition: Command the seas, control the land, forge a new nation, and conquer the globe.
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Total War: SHOGUN 2
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Shares faction politics and an epic mood with Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition.
Top pick for Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition.
Total War: SHOGUN 2 is the perfect mix of real-time and turn-based strategy gaming for newcomers and veterans alike.
Total War: THREE KINGDOMS
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Shares faction politics and an epic mood with Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition.
Second-strongest match for Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition.
Total War: THREE KINGDOMS is the first in the award-winning series to recreate epic conflict across ancient China. Combining a gripping turn-based campaign of empire-building & conquest with stunning real-time battles, THREE KINGDOMS redefines the series in an age of heroes & legends.
Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition
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Shares faction politics and an epic mood with Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition.
Third-strongest match for Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition.
Emperor Edition is the definitive edition of ROME II, featuring an improved politics system, overhauled building chains, rebalanced battles and improved visuals in both campaign and battleEmperor Edition contains all free feature updates since its release in 2013, which includes bug fixes, balancing, Twitch.
Total War: WARHAMMER II
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Shares faction politics and an epic mood with Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition.
Ranked #4 for Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition.
Strategy gaming perfected. A breath-taking campaign of exploration, expansion and conquest across a fantasy world. Turn-based civilisation management and real-time epic strategy battles with thousands of troops and monsters at your command.
Total War: NAPOLEON – Definitive Edition
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Shares campaign management, naval combat and an epic mood with Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition.
Ranked #5 for Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition.
Complete your Total War collection with this Definitive Edition of Total War: NAPOLEON, which includes all DLC and feature updates since the game’s release
Total War: WARHAMMER
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Shares faction politics and a grim mood with Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition.
Ranked #6 for Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition.
Addictive turn-based empire-building with colossal, real-time battles, all set in a world of legendary heroes, giant monsters, flying creatures and storms of magical power.
Total War: ATTILA
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Shares a grim mood with Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition.
Ranked #7 for Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition.
Against a darkening background of famine, disease and war, a new power is rising in the great steppes of the East. With a million horsemen at his back, the ultimate warrior king approaches, and his sights are set on Rome… The next instalment in the multi award-winning PC series that combines turn-based strategy with real-time tactics,...
A Total War Saga: FALL OF THE SAMURAI
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Ranked #8 for Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition.
Experience the dramatic conflict of samurai culture and modern weaponry between the Imperial throne and the last Shogunate in 19th century Japan.
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Total War: MEDIEVAL II – Definitive Edition
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Shares diplomacy, faction politics and an epic mood with Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition.
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Spanning the most turbulent era in Western history, your quest for territory and power takes you through Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and even onto the shores of the New World.
Total War: NAPOLEON – Definitive Edition
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Shares campaign management, naval combat and an epic mood with Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition.
Reviewers of Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition.
Complete your Total War collection with this Definitive Edition of Total War: NAPOLEON, which includes all DLC and feature updates since the game’s release
Romance of the Three Kingdoms
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"Romance of the Three Kingdoms" was first released in 1985. It was the first historical simulation game released in Japan based on the Chinese classical literature "Romance of the Three Kingdoms". Players become the leaders of their countries and strive to unite the land under their rule.
Imperial Glory
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It is a time of war in Europe. Driven by new ideas of Enlightenment, the hearts of men and women across the continent are inflamed with dreams of freedom and glory. This is the moment for a military genius to forge himself a name to be remembered throughout all eternity. This is your moment.
NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence
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Shares an epic mood with Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition.
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Become a Daimyo of the Warring States period of Japanese history in NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION, a historical simulation game of conquest and domination. It is the 30th anniversary of this series and this current release, NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence, is the crown of the series.
Mount & Blade: With Fire & Sword
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Shares faction politics and an epic mood with Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition.
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The standalone expansion for Mount & Blade! With Fire & Sword builds and expands upon the highly regarded combat system from Mount & Blade: Warband. Firearms have been introduced to the battlefield.
Caribbean Legend: Age of Pirates
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Shares a tense mood with Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition.
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You are the captain and owner of your own ship—the finest fate one could hope for in the 17th century Caribbean. Unlimited sandbox experience. 60 hours of content. A unique genre blending naval combat, land exploration, and global map. Think Sid Meier's Pirates! meets Bannerlord.
Crusader Kings II
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Shares a stressful mood with Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition.
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Explore one of the defining periods in world history in an experience crafted by the masters of Grand Strategy.
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Bloons TD 6
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Priced ~44% under Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition.
The Bloons are back and better than ever! Get ready for a massive 3D tower defense game designed to give you hours and hours of the best strategy gaming available.
Balatro
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Priced ~52% under Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition.
The poker roguelike. Balatro is a hypnotically satisfying deckbuilder where you play illegal poker hands, discover game-changing jokers, and trigger adrenaline-pumping, outrageous combos.
Sid Meier's Civilization® V
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Slay the Spire
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Priced ~75% under Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition.
We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!
Inscryption
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Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...
Cookie Clicker
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An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.
FTL: Faster Than Light
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This "spaceship simulation roguelike-like" allows you to take your ship and crew on an adventure through a randomly generated galaxy filled with glory and bitter defeat.
Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition
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Zombies are invading your home, and the only defense is your arsenal of plants! Armed with an alien nursery-worth of zombie-zapping plants like peashooters and cherry bombs, you'll need to think fast and plant faster to stop dozens of types of zombies dead in their tracks.
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Total War: THREE KINGDOMS
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Shares faction politics and an epic mood with Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition.
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Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition
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Shares faction politics and an epic mood with Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition.
Another title from CREATIVE ASSEMBLY, the studio behind Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition. Shares Strategy with Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition.
Emperor Edition is the definitive edition of ROME II, featuring an improved politics system, overhauled building chains, rebalanced battles and improved visuals in both campaign and battleEmperor Edition contains all free feature updates since its release in 2013, which includes bug fixes, balancing, Twitch.
Alien: Isolation
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Total War: SHOGUN 2
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Shares faction politics and an epic mood with Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition.
Another title from CREATIVE ASSEMBLY, the studio behind Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition. Shares Strategy with Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition.
Total War: SHOGUN 2 is the perfect mix of real-time and turn-based strategy gaming for newcomers and veterans alike.
Total War: WARHAMMER
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Shares faction politics and a grim mood with Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition.
Another title from CREATIVE ASSEMBLY, the studio behind Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition. Shares Strategy with Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition.
Addictive turn-based empire-building with colossal, real-time battles, all set in a world of legendary heroes, giant monsters, flying creatures and storms of magical power.
Total War: MEDIEVAL II – Definitive Edition
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Shares diplomacy, faction politics and an epic mood with Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition.
Another title from CREATIVE ASSEMBLY, the studio behind Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition. Shares Strategy with Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition.
Spanning the most turbulent era in Western history, your quest for territory and power takes you through Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and even onto the shores of the New World.
Frequently asked about Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition
- Does Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition run on Steam Deck?
- Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition cost?
- Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition is listed on Steam at 24.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, Online Co-op).
- What games are most similar to Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition are Total War: SHOGUN 2, Total War: THREE KINGDOMS, Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition.
- Who developed Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition?
- Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition was developed by CREATIVE ASSEMBLY, Feral Interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux) and published by SEGA, Feral Interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux).
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