Games like NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence
If NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence is your kind of game, the closest matches are NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence - Ascension, Romance of the Three Kingdoms XIII and NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Taishi — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging, 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 →About NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence: 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.
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NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence - Ascension
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Shares an epic mood with NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence.
Top pick for NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence.
In the simulation game series "Nobunaga's Ambition", players aim to unify Japan in the troubled times of the Warring States era. In this release we include "Officer Play" for the first time in the series, allowing players to advance from retainer to Castle Lord and then on to Daimyo.
Romance of the Three Kingdoms XIII
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Shares a challenging mood with NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence.
Second-strongest match for NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
"The ultimate depiction of the Three Kingdom. A heroic drama of a gathering of Legends. "With this as the concept behind Romance of the Three Kingdoms 13, we have compiled an experience that will immerse you even deeper into the world of the Three Kingdoms, with "human drama," seen through the interactions of the...
NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Taishi
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Shares an epic mood with NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence.
Third-strongest match for NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
"Nobunaga's Ambition: Taishi" is the 15th entry in the historical simulation game series Nobunaga's Ambition. Where a warrior's resolve exceeds their ambition. We offer the grandest warring states experience to all the fans out there!
NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Souzou
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Shares a grand mood with NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence.
Ranked #4 for NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence.
The 14th entry of the the historical simulation series "Nobunaga's Ambition." Become a daimyō of the Warring States era, and unite the land! With "the creation of a new age" as the key concept, this title features beautifully recreated castle towns, dynamic battlefield action and dramatic event scenes.
NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Kakushin with Power Up Kit
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Shares an epic mood with NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence.
Ranked #5 for NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence.
An extension of the 12th release in the Nobunaga’s Ambition series, Nobunaga’s Ambition: Iron Triangle, has appeared at the Steam Store as Nobunaga’s Ambition: Iron Triangle w/Power-up Kit!
NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Tendou with Power Up Kit
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Shares an epic mood with NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence.
Ranked #6 for NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence.
Nobunaga’s Ambition, a series synonymous with Historical Simulation Games, has now released an extension of the 13th release in that series, Nobunaga’s Ambition: Tendou, at the Steam Store as Nobunaga’s Ambition: Tendou w/Power-up Kit!
Romance of the Three Kingdoms XII with Power Up Kit
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Shares an epic mood with NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence.
Ranked #7 for NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence.
"Romance of the Three Kingdoms 12 with Power Up Kit" is an expanded version of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms 12," which was released in 2012 as the 12th game in the series. The stage is set. Create the story.
ROMANCE OF THE THREE KINGDOMS XIV
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Shares an epic mood with NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence.
Ranked #8 for NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
Triumph over the land, take charge of the fate of China! Conquer territories and fly your colors!
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NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION
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Reviewers of NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence.
Nobunaga's Ambition, the first of the series, was released in 1983. Players assume the mantle of either Nobunaga Oda or Shingen Takeda and strive to conquer the entire land (17 areas in the Kansai and central Japan region). They manage their country to make it rich, then prepare their military forces.
Lords of the Black Sun
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Take command of one race to join the struggle for supremacy in the galaxy. As the leader of your empire you are tasked with exploring the stars, colonizing new worlds, managing your empire and conquering whoever dares to oppose you.
SAMURAI WARRIORS 4-II
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Shares a grand mood with NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence.
Reviewers of NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence cross-mention this title as a similar play.
The latest iteration of the 10th anniversary "SAMURAI WARRIORS" series is here at last! Naomasa Ii appears as a playable character for the first time, and the various personalities of the age are explored in more depth in "Story Mode", which is now focused on individual characters.
Total War: SHOGUN 2
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Shares an epic mood with NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence.
Reviewers of NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence.
Total War: SHOGUN 2 is the perfect mix of real-time and turn-based strategy gaming for newcomers and veterans alike.
NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Taishi
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Shares an epic mood with NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence.
Reviewers of NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence cross-mention this title as a similar play.
"Nobunaga's Ambition: Taishi" is the 15th entry in the historical simulation game series Nobunaga's Ambition. Where a warrior's resolve exceeds their ambition. We offer the grandest warring states experience to all the fans out there!
SAMURAI WARRIORS 5
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Shares an epic mood with NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence.
Reviewers of NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence cross-mention this title as a similar play.
A new SAMURAI WARRIORS begins. After a 7-year wait, a new instalment in the tactical action series "SAMURAI WARRIORS" is finally here!
Ascension
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Shares resource management and a challenging mood with NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence.
Reviewers of NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence.
In this cultivation 4X strategy game, your sect has been in peril, and so they open a portal—sending you, a young disciple and their last hope, inside. Stand tall as the new sect leader and guide disciples to rebuild what was lost. Sharpen your focus, master alchemy, and ascend to immortality.
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Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence at current Steam store prices.
Bloons TD 6
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Priced ~53% under NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence.
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 ~60% under NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence.
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.
Don't Starve Together
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Priced ~50% under NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence.
Fight, Farm, Build and Explore Together in the standalone multiplayer expansion to the uncompromising wilderness survival game, Don't Starve.
Sid Meier's Civilization® V
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Priced ~75% under NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence.
Create, discover, and download new player-created maps, scenarios, interfaces, and more!
Slay the Spire
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Priced ~79% under NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence.
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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Priced ~73% under NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence.
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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Priced ~83% under NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence.
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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Priced ~67% under NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence.
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.
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Ultimate Custom Night
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
93, Kuindzhi
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Cinderella Phenomenon - Otome/Visual Novel
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DORONKO WANKO
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『DORONKO WANKO』 is a DORONKO Action Game. In this game, You can become a cute, innocent Pomeranian, make your master's home messy and dirty. "Will the master be angry with me?" Don't worry. Because you are a sweet doggie.
Landfall Archives
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence.
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!
SuchArt: Creative Space
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Paint on any surfaces with numerous tools in Creative Space — a free sandbox version of SuchArt: Genius Artist Simulator. Create masterpieces, complete commissions, and decorate your studio in the most advanced artist sim!
Jigsaw Puzzle Dreams
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Beautiful Multiplayer Jigsaw Puzzle game where you can design the room you play in!
The Last Sovereign
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence.
Explore a world torn between armies of lust and purity in which everything is more complex than it seems, deciding the fate of nations through might, politics, and finance. Every decision matters in an intricate saga that tracks thousands of variables.
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Nioh 2 – The Complete Edition
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Shares an epic mood with NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence.
Another title from KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD., the studio behind NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence.
Battle hordes of yokai in this masocore Action RPG. Create your protagonist and embark on an adventure through a myriad of locales across Japan during the Sengoku period. Utilize the new Yokai Shift ability to defeat even the most ferocious yokai and be prepared to brave through Dark Realms created by your enemies.
Nioh: Complete Edition
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Shares a challenging mood with NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence.
Another title from KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD., the studio behind NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence.
Ready to die? Experience the newest brutal action game from Team NINJA and Koei Tecmo Games. In the age of samurai, a lone traveler lands on the shores of Japan. He must fight his way through the vicious warriors and supernatural Yokai that infest the land in order to find that which he seeks.
Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty
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Shares a contemplative mood with NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence.
Another title from KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD., the studio behind NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence.
A new dark fantasy Three Kingdoms action RPG from Team NINJA, the developers of Nioh.
DYNASTY WARRIORS: ORIGINS
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Shares a grand mood with NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence.
Another title from KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD., the studio behind NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence. Shares Strategy with NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence.
Become immersed in exhilarating battles as a nameless hero in the Three Kingdoms
ROMANCE OF THE THREE KINGDOMS XIV
WHY THIS
Shares an epic mood with NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence.
Another title from KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD., the studio behind NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence.
Triumph over the land, take charge of the fate of China! Conquer territories and fly your colors!
DYNASTY WARRIORS 8: Xtreme Legends Complete Edition
WHY THIS
Shares a grand mood with NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence.
Another title from KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD., the studio behind NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence.
"Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends" introduces entirely new levels of fun to the refreshing gameplay vanquishing swarms of enemies with mighty warriors found in "Dynasty Warriors 8."
Nioh 3
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Shares an epic mood with NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence.
Another title from KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD., the studio behind NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence.
In the third game in the dark samurai action RPG series Nioh, you will need to use both Samurai and Ninja combat styles in your battles against formidable yokai as you explore a thrilling open field.
WILD HEARTS™
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Shares a challenging mood with NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence.
Another title from KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD., the studio behind NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence.
Master ancient tech to hunt down giant beasts. WILD HEARTS™ is a twist on the hunting genre where technology gives you a fighting chance against giant nature-infused beasts. Hunt alone or with friends.
Frequently asked about NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence
- Does NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence work on Steam Deck?
- NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
- How much does NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence cost?
- NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence is listed on Steam at 29.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence are NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence - Ascension, Romance of the Three Kingdoms XIII, NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Taishi.
- Who developed NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence?
- NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence was developed by KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD..
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