Games like Warring States
If Warring States is your kind of game, the closest matches are Arete, Mordfield Command and Panzer Corps 2 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its polished movement mechanics, atmospheric and chill. 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 →About Warring States: Warring States : Tactics is a turn-based battle strategy game set during the Warring States period of Ancient China. The Warring States period is one of turmoil in China, where various feudal states struggle for control of all of China.
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Steam players who put hours into Warring States also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.
Arete
WHY THIS
Top pick for Warring States fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Warring States.
Arete: The Battles of Alexander the Great is a classic hex-and-counter digital wargame where you'll relive the Macedonian king's most epic battles, from fighting alongside his father in Greece to climactic clashes with Darius in Persia to battling warlords at the extreme fringe of the empire.
Mordfield Command
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Warring States fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Warring States.
Set in a world seized by machines, Mordfield Command is a turn-based hex wargame. Reclaim territory under mounting pressure and expand your control of the battlefield. Move too slowly, and the Algorithm’s growing forces will overrun you.
Panzer Corps 2
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Warring States.
Third-strongest match for Warring States fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Warring States.
Panzer Corps 2 is the ultimate Second World War strategy game! Enjoy the time-proven gameplay formula which has been appreciated by millions of players over the years, brought to a whole new level of refinement up to the latest technical standards.
Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Warring States fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Warring States.
Warhammer 40,000: Gladius – Relics of War brings you to a world of terror and violence. Four factions will engage in a brutal war for dominance over the planet’s resources. In the first turn-based 4X strategy game set in Warhammer 40,000 you will lead one of four unique factions.
Unity of Command II
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Warring States fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Warring States.
Unity of Command II is the sequel to one of the most critically acclaimed strategy games of all time; a game critics called 'the perfect gateway' into computer war games.
Civil War: Battle of Petersburg
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Warring States.
Ranked #6 for Warring States fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Warring States.
Crush the Confederates near Petersburg and Richmond in 1864. Bring peace to a nation divided.
Fantasy General II
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Warring States.
Ranked #7 for Warring States fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Warring States.
The fantasy wargaming classic is back! Lead powerful heroes and mighty armies into battle in this critically acclaimed turn-based strategy milestone. Level up and train your units and guide them through a gripping story campaign to decide the fate of a world on the brink of destruction.
Lock 'n Load Tactical Digital: Core Game
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Warring States.
Ranked #8 for Warring States fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Warring States.
Lock 'n Load Tactical is fast and Furious tactical combat that is fast to learn. In LnLT you get squads, weapon teams, armored vehicles, fixed-wing aircraft, and, in the modern-era games, helicopters. Individuals such as Leaders, Medics, Snipers, Chaplains, Advisors, and, of course, Heroes.
Reviewers mention these as similar to Warring States
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Oriental Empires
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Reviewers of Warring States cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with Warring States.
Turn based 4X strategy game, recreating the civilizations of ancient China. Develop your land, build great cities, raise huge armies and fight epic battles, with hundreds of soldiers fighting right on the game map. Advance your technologies, culture and religion to create one of mankind’s biggest empires.
Total War: WARHAMMER II
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Warring States cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Warring States.
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.
DYNASTY WARRIORS 9
WHY THIS
Shares a chill mood with Warring States.
Reviewers of Warring States cross-mention this title as a similar play.
Experience the thrill of one versus thousands in an all new open world setting with DYNASTY WARRIORS 9! Travel through Ancient China depicted on a single, vast, open-world map, master the new State Combo System, and watch the Three Kingdoms story unfold through a cast of 90 playable characters!
Europa Universalis V
WHY THIS
Shares resource management and an atmospheric mood with Warring States.
Reviewers of Warring States cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Warring States.
Use war, trade or diplomacy to satisfy your grandest ambitions and dominate five centuries of history in the newest version of Europa Universalis, Paradox Interactive's flagship historical grand strategy game.
Toe-tal War
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Reviewers of Warring States cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Warring States.
TOE-TAL WAR is a platformer where you kill people with your foot smell. Run and jump to make your feet smelly, change your shoes and socks to control the smell — then get close to enemies and stink them to death.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Warring States at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~74% under Warring States on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Warring States.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~47% under Warring States on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Warring States.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
People Playground
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Priced ~47% under Warring States on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Warring States.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~74% under Warring States on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Warring States.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
PEAK
WHY THIS
Priced ~58% under Warring States on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Warring States.
PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?
Sid Meier's Civilization® V
WHY THIS
Priced ~61% under Warring States on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Warring States.
Create, discover, and download new player-created maps, scenarios, interfaces, and more!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Landfall Archives
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Warring States.
Break into the Landfall Archives to steal and play previously unreleased games, demos, interactive slide shows, and even an unreleased version of Totally Accurate Battle Simulator from 2017!
Die in the Dungeon: Origins
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Warring States.
Fight your way through a mysterious dungeon in this deck-building, turn-based roguelike game where you don't use cards, but DICE! Deal with enemies by combining dice on your board, boost their effects with magical relics, and discover the story behind Die in the Dungeon!
Epic Battle Fantasy 3
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Warring States.
Epic Battle Fantasy 3 is a silly turn-based JRPG, full of useless NPCs, rabid cats, childish humor, unreasonably large weapons, anime boobs, and other nonsense. And it's totally free!
Limbus Company
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
As the Executive Manager of Limbus Company, lead your group of twelve Sinners, venture into the buried facilities of Lobotomy Corporation, and lay claim on the Golden Boughs.
Dota Underlords
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Warring States.
Hire a crew and destroy your rivals in this new strategy battler set in the world of Dota. Introducing Season One: Explore White Spire and earn rewards on the Battle Pass. Pick from several different game modes, play on your own or with friends, and take advantage of crossplay on PC and mobile.
Eternal Return
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Warring States.
Eternal Return is a free-to-play, 2.5D perspective Battle Royale game. Search, Craft, Hunt, and Fight using a variety of characters. Plan your strategy and become the last survivor on this eternal experiment.
Toribash
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Warring States.
Toribash is an innovative free-to-play online turn-based fighting game where you’re able to design your own moves. Complete control over character's body, hundreds of game mods and bloody mess with full body dismemberment - you've never been able to annihilate your enemies like that before!
KARDS - The WW2 Card Game
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Warring States.
KARDS, The World War II Card Game, combines traditional CCG gameplay with innovative mechanics inspired by classic strategy games and real battlefield tactics. Take command and challenge other players in grand-scale warfare on the ground, air, or seas.
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Frequently asked about Warring States
- How much does Warring States cost?
- Warring States is listed on Steam at 18.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Warring States have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Warring States supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online PvP).
- What games are most similar to Warring States?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Warring States are Arete, Mordfield Command, Panzer Corps 2.
- Who developed Warring States?
- Warring States was developed by polynation games ltd.
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