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If Total War: SHOGUN 2 is your kind of game, the closest matches are Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition, Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition and Total War: THREE KINGDOMS — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, contemplative and epic. 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: SHOGUN 2 is a strategy game set in feudal Japan that combines turn-based campaign management with real-time tactical battles. The 2011 release features mechanics including avatar-conquest, co-op-campaign mode, faction-politics, general-customization, naval-bombardment, and the realm-divide system that reshapes diplomatic relationships as the campaign progresses. Reviewers describe the ink-wash aesthetic as atmospheric and contemplative, with players highlighting how cherry blossoms and snow add visual poetry to the experience. Family and faction dynamics intertwine with the broader strategic layer, while the unit roster presents clear tactical roles. The campaign offers a massive, challenging experience designed for extended strategic sessions with online co-op available. Priced at $29.99 and currently playable on Steam Deck, the game holds a 93% positive rating from over 21,000 Steam reviews.
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.
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Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition
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Shares faction politics and an epic mood with Total War: SHOGUN 2.
Top pick for Total War: SHOGUN 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Total War: SHOGUN 2.
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Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition
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Shares faction politics and an epic mood with Total War: SHOGUN 2.
Second-strongest match for Total War: SHOGUN 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Total War: SHOGUN 2.
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: THREE KINGDOMS
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Shares faction politics and an epic mood with Total War: SHOGUN 2.
Third-strongest match for Total War: SHOGUN 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Total War: SHOGUN 2.
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.
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Total War: WARHAMMER
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Shares faction politics and an epic mood with Total War: SHOGUN 2.
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Total War: NAPOLEON – Definitive Edition
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Shares an epic mood with Total War: SHOGUN 2.
Ranked #8 for Total War: SHOGUN 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Total War: SHOGUN 2.
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
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Total War: THREE KINGDOMS
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Shares faction politics and an epic mood with Total War: SHOGUN 2.
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Frequently asked about Total War: SHOGUN 2
- 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: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition, Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition, Total War: THREE KINGDOMS.
- 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).
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