Rank 01Why this
Also Wargame and Real Time Tactics, like King's Orders.
- $4.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
- Deck Playable
- 2019
Games like King's Orders
- 19 games
- Updated Oct 23, 2026
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The closest matches to King's Orders: Radio Commander: Vietnam '64, Knights of Honor II: Sovereign, Master of Command, Total War: MEDIEVAL II – Definitive Edition, and Fantasy Map Simulator. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 02Why this
Also Grand Strategy and RTS, like King's Orders.
- $44.99 (Price checked Nov 6)
- Deck Playable
- 2022
Rank 03- $29.99 (Price checked Nov 6)
- Deck Playable
- 2025
Rank 04 
Total War: MEDIEVAL II – Definitive Edition
Why this: Also Grand Strategy and Real Time Tactics, like King's Orders.
Rank 05 
Fantasy Map Simulator
Why this: Also Political Sim and Grand Strategy, like King's Orders.
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NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence
Why this: Also Grand Strategy and Wargame, like King's Orders.
Rank 08 
The full ranked list: top 24 games like King's Orders
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- 1Radio Commander: Vietnam '64
Also Wargame and Real Time Tactics, like King's Orders.
- 70% of 776 reviews
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Also Grand Strategy and Real Time Tactics, like King's Orders.
- 96% of 16,615 reviews
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Also Grand Strategy and Wargame, like King's Orders.
- 82% of 446 reviews
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- Released: 2024
- Developer: AFTERLIFE👻
- Price: $5.24−65%checked Oct 30
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 74% of 171 reviews
- Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Build economy then steamroll
- Diplomatic insults spark wars
- Imperfect information forces adaptation
- Atmospheric
- Challenging
- Contemplative
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Why this: Also Political Sim and Grand Strategy, like King's Orders.
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Why this: Also Grand Strategy and Real Time Tactics, like King's Orders.
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Why this: Also Grand Strategy and Wargame, like King's Orders.
Free alternatives
Free games the recommender matches to King's Orders, limited to titles with at least 500 Steam reviews and 80% positive.
War of Dots
Why this: Also Wargame and Real Time Tactics, like King's Orders.
Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition
Why this: Also RTS and Military, like King's Orders.
KARDS - The WW2 Card Game
Why this: Also Wargame and Historical, like King's Orders.
World of Warships
Why this: Also Military and War, like King's Orders.
SOVL: Fantasy Warfare
Why this: Also Wargame and War, like King's Orders.
Battle for Wesnoth
Why this: Also Medieval and Tactical, like King's Orders.
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Why this: Also Historical and Medieval, like King's Orders.
About King's Orders
The closest matches to King's Orders: Radio Commander: Vietnam '64, Knights of Honor II: Sovereign, Master of Command, Total War: MEDIEVAL II – Definitive Edition, and Fantasy Map Simulator. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If King's Orders is your kind of game, the closest matches are Radio Commander: Vietnam '64, Knights of Honor II: Sovereign and Master of Command — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, challenging and contemplative, and single out its diplomatic insults and economy spamming. 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.
About King's Orders: King's Orders is a simplified historical strategy game with an important innovation. You command your armies by sending letters with orders. Messengers with these letters travel the land and can be lost or intercepted. Generals execute orders upon receipt and send you reports the same dangerous way.
Is King's Orders worth buying?
Mostly recommended
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 74% of 171 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $14.99 (checked Nov 6).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 9 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 4 h before their negative review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Build economy then steamroll
- Diplomatic insults spark wars
- Imperfect information forces adaptation
- Messengers can be intercepted
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“I hoped for something more from this game. Mechanic of seeing world through letters is very intresting, but in my opinion this game doesn't fully take advantage of it. King's orders for me plays like very generic strategy game, with clunky…”
“Interesting idea but it has too many problems. Some examples - sending troops requires way too many clicks. Select source, select troop type, select number, select destination. Want to send two different types of troops? Repeat. - laying…”
People who play it also play: Radio Commander: Vietnam '64, Knights of Honor II: Sovereign, Master of Command
Frequently asked about King's Orders
Can I run it?
Does King's Orders run on Steam Deck?
King's Orders 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 King's Orders cost?
King's Orders is listed on Steam at 5.24 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to King's Orders?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside King's Orders are Radio Commander: Vietnam '64, Knights of Honor II: Sovereign, Master of Command.
Who developed King's Orders?
King's Orders was developed by AFTERLIFE👻 and published by Games Operators.