Rank 01Why this
Shares faction politics with Total War: SHOGUN 2.
- $39.99 (Price checked Nov 6)
- Deck Playable
- 2019
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- Updated Oct 15, 2026
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The closest matches to Total War: SHOGUN 2: Total War: THREE KINGDOMS, Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition, Battle Brothers, Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Definitive Edition, and Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 02Why this
Shares tactical positioning with Total War: SHOGUN 2.
- $29.99 (Price checked Nov 6)
- Deck Playable
- 2013
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- Deck Playable
- 2017
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Why this: Shares territory control and campaign progression with Total War: SHOGUN 2.
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Why this: Shares tech tree progression and faction politics with Total War: SHOGUN 2.
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Why this: Shares tactical positioning and resource management with Total War: SHOGUN 2.
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Why this: Same epic mood as Total War: SHOGUN 2.
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- 2Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition
Shares tactical positioning with Total War: SHOGUN 2.
- 85% of 31,620 reviews
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- 4Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Definitive Edition
Shares territory control and campaign progression with Total War: SHOGUN 2.
- 86% of 6,052 reviews
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- 6Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion
Shares tech tree progression and faction politics with Total War: SHOGUN 2.
- 95% of 7,321 reviews
- 7Company of Heroes 2
Shares tactical positioning and resource management with Total War: SHOGUN 2.
- 85% of 28,233 reviews
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Shares difficulty modes and tactical positioning with Total War: SHOGUN 2.
- 81% of 666 reviews
- 11ENDLESS Legend™ 2
Shares territory control and turn based strategy with Total War: SHOGUN 2.
- 83% of 4,263 reviews
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Shares territory control and faction politics with Total War: SHOGUN 2.
- 66% of 4,901 reviews
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- Released: 2011
- Developer: CREATIVE ASSEMBLY, Feral Interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux)
- Price: $29.99checked Nov 6
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 91% of 36,104 reviews
- Genres: Strategy
- Metacritic 90
- Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Players highlight
- Deep campaign strategy controlling japanese factions
- Exceptional gameplay that holds up over a decade later
- Large scale samurai battles with hundreds or thousands of units
- Competitive
- Epic
- Grand
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Why this: Shares campaign progression with Total War: SHOGUN 2.
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Why this: Same grand mood as Total War: SHOGUN 2.
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About Total War: SHOGUN 2
The closest matches to Total War: SHOGUN 2: Total War: THREE KINGDOMS, Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition, Battle Brothers, Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Definitive Edition, and Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Total War: SHOGUN 2 is your kind of game, the closest matches are Total War: THREE KINGDOMS, Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition and Battle Brothers — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as competitive, epic and grand, and single out its base building and campaign progression. 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 Total War: SHOGUN 2: Total War: SHOGUN 2 is the perfect mix of real-time and turn-based strategy gaming for newcomers and veterans alike.
Is Total War: SHOGUN 2 worth buying?
Recent reviews are much worse
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 91% of 36,104 Steam reviews are positive.
- Last 30 days: 45% positive across 1,182 new reviews, 46 points below its all-time score.
- Price: $29.99 (checked Nov 8).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 220 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 198 h before turning negative, so complaints are about the long run, not the first hours.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Deep campaign strategy controlling japanese factions
- Exceptional gameplay that holds up over a decade later
- Large scale samurai battles with hundreds or thousands of units
- Multiplayer battles that make the game truly great
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“Selling a "complete" edition that's literally just a patch + ensuring 15 years of mods are not even portable. Good job CA/SEGA. Corporate greed strikes again. The Witcher received a FREE remaster. Star wars empire at war received a free…”
“Beware, if you buy the remaster and RETURN it, you ALSO lose access to THIS title. Should be illegal, probably actually is.”
People who play it also play: Total War: THREE KINGDOMS, Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition, Battle Brothers
Frequently asked about Total War: SHOGUN 2
Can I run it?
Does Total War: SHOGUN 2 run on Steam Deck?
Total War: SHOGUN 2 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: SHOGUN 2 cost?
Total War: SHOGUN 2 is listed on Steam at 29.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Total War: SHOGUN 2 have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Total War: SHOGUN 2 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: SHOGUN 2?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Total War: SHOGUN 2 are Total War: THREE KINGDOMS, Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition, Battle Brothers.
Who developed Total War: SHOGUN 2?
Total War: SHOGUN 2 was developed by CREATIVE ASSEMBLY, Feral Interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux) and published by SEGA, Feral Interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux).