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Games like Thirty Years War

If Thirty Years War is your kind of game, the closest matches are War of the Austrian Succession, Sword & Siege Age of Longbow: Volume I and Sword & Siege Crusades: Book II — picked from the ranked list below. 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.

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About Thirty Years War: Fight on the battlefields of early 17th-century Europe in a tactical wargame of religious war, dynastic ambition, and emerging modern armies. Command Imperial, Catholic League, Swedish, Protestant, French, Spanish, Bavarian, and more across 80 scenarios and 2 campaigns spanning the Thirty Years War.

2026StrategySimulationWindowsby Wargame Design Studio
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  1. War of the Austrian Succession

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Thirty Years War fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Thirty Years War.

    Fight across Europe during the War of the Austrian Succession in a tactical wargame of dynastic conflict, continental campaigns, cavalry charges, and rebellions. Command Austrian, Prussian, French, British, Bavarian, Spanish, Sardinian, Jacobite and allied forces across 85 scenarios and 3 campaigns.

    2026StrategySimulation39.95 USDSteam ↗
  2. Sword & Siege Age of Longbow: Volume I

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Thirty Years War fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Thirty Years War.

    Fight through the Hundred Years War in Age of Longbow: Volume I, a tactical medieval wargame of longbow battles, sieges, and shifting campaigns. Command English and French forces across 94 scenarios and an expansive campaign system spanning the war's major phases.

    2026StrategySimulation39.95 USDSteam ↗
  3. Sword & Siege Crusades: Book II

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Thirty Years War fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Thirty Years War.

    Continue the struggle for the Holy Land in Crusades: Book II, a tactical medieval wargame covering the Third and Fourth Crusades between 1149 and 1204. Command the Crusader Alliance or the Anti-Crusader Alliance across 102 historically accurate scenarios and four branching campaigns.

    2026StrategySimulation39.95 USDSteam ↗
  4. American Revolutionary War

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Thirty Years War fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Thirty Years War.

    Fight through the American War of Independence in a tactical wargame of field battles, frontier warfare, fortified positions, and campaigns for control of the colonies. Command American, British, Loyalist, German, Native allied, and French forces across 148 scenarios and four campaigns.

    2026StrategySimulation39.95 USDSteam ↗
  5. Sword & Siege Crusades: Book I

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Thirty Years War fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Thirty Years War.

    Fight through the 1st and 2nd Crusades and the conflicts between them in Crusades: Book I, a tactical medieval wargame of sieges, field battles, and frontier warfare. Command Crusader armies or Islamic alliances across 74 scenarios and two branching campaigns.

    2026StrategySimulation39.95 USDSteam ↗
  6. Unity of Command II

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Thirty Years War fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Thirty Years War.

    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.

    2019StrategyIndieSimulation29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Panzer Corps 2

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Thirty Years War fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Thirty Years War.

    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.

    2020Strategy39.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Thirty Years War fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Thirty Years War.

    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.

    2018Strategy39.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Thirty Years War.

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).

    2012ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. The Lab

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!

    2016Free To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. Landfall Archives

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Thirty Years War.

    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!

    2023ActionStrategyIndieFreeSteam ↗
  6. Electoral Carnage

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Electoral Carnage is an absurd 2D fighting game featuring America's most famous (and infamous) politicians. If you don't download it you hate America. Also JFK can assassinate himself. What more do you need to know?

    2026ActionFree To PlayEarly AccessFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Die in the Dungeon: Origins

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Thirty Years War.

    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!

    2023StrategyIndieRPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. The Last Sovereign

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Thirty Years War.

    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.

    2025StrategyIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

More from Wargame Design Studio

Other recommendable Steam games by Wargame Design Studio, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Sword & Siege Crusades: Book I

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Wargame Design Studio, the studio behind Thirty Years War. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Thirty Years War.

    Fight through the 1st and 2nd Crusades and the conflicts between them in Crusades: Book I, a tactical medieval wargame of sieges, field battles, and frontier warfare. Command Crusader armies or Islamic alliances across 74 scenarios and two branching campaigns.

    2026StrategySimulation39.95 USDSteam ↗
  2. Sword & Siege Crusades: Book II

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Wargame Design Studio, the studio behind Thirty Years War. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Thirty Years War.

    Continue the struggle for the Holy Land in Crusades: Book II, a tactical medieval wargame covering the Third and Fourth Crusades between 1149 and 1204. Command the Crusader Alliance or the Anti-Crusader Alliance across 102 historically accurate scenarios and four branching campaigns.

    2026StrategySimulation39.95 USDSteam ↗
  3. Sword & Siege Age of Longbow: Volume I

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Wargame Design Studio, the studio behind Thirty Years War. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Thirty Years War.

    Fight through the Hundred Years War in Age of Longbow: Volume I, a tactical medieval wargame of longbow battles, sieges, and shifting campaigns. Command English and French forces across 94 scenarios and an expansive campaign system spanning the war's major phases.

    2026StrategySimulation39.95 USDSteam ↗
  4. American Revolutionary War

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Wargame Design Studio, the studio behind Thirty Years War. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Thirty Years War.

    Fight through the American War of Independence in a tactical wargame of field battles, frontier warfare, fortified positions, and campaigns for control of the colonies. Command American, British, Loyalist, German, Native allied, and French forces across 148 scenarios and four campaigns.

    2026StrategySimulation39.95 USDSteam ↗
  5. War of the Austrian Succession

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Wargame Design Studio, the studio behind Thirty Years War. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Thirty Years War.

    Fight across Europe during the War of the Austrian Succession in a tactical wargame of dynastic conflict, continental campaigns, cavalry charges, and rebellions. Command Austrian, Prussian, French, British, Bavarian, Spanish, Sardinian, Jacobite and allied forces across 85 scenarios and 3 campaigns.

    2026StrategySimulation39.95 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Thirty Years War

Does Thirty Years War have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Thirty Years War supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen PvP, LAN PvP).
What games are most similar to Thirty Years War?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Thirty Years War are War of the Austrian Succession, Sword & Siege Age of Longbow: Volume I, Sword & Siege Crusades: Book II.
Who developed Thirty Years War?
Thirty Years War was developed by Wargame Design Studio.

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