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Games like Total War: WARHAMMER II

If Total War: WARHAMMER II is your kind of game, the closest matches are Total War: WARHAMMER III, Total War: WARHAMMER and Total War: THREE KINGDOMS — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its art direction is outstanding, tactical positioning matters and writing quality is exceptional. 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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Total War: WARHAMMER II is a turn-based and real-time strategy game developed by Creative Assembly and released in 2017, set in Games Workshop's fantasy world. The game features the Vortex campaign as its primary narrative mode alongside the Mortal Empires combined map that spans both Warhammer titles. Players manage faction politics and diplomacy while commanding diverse races, engaging in large-scale real-time battles with thousands of troops and monsters. The game holds a 93% positive rating from over 50,000 Steam reviews and is marked as playable on Steam Deck. Reviewers highlight the outstanding art direction and how tactical positioning matters significantly in engagements. Priced at $59.99 USD, it offers an epic and immersive experience according to players.

About Total War: WARHAMMER II: 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.

2017ActionStrategy59.99 USDDeck PlayableMetacritic 87Windows · macOS · Linuxby CREATIVE ASSEMBLY, Feral Interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux)
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  1. Total War: WARHAMMER III

    WHY THIS

    Shares faction politics and an epic mood with Total War: WARHAMMER II.

    Top pick for Total War: WARHAMMER II fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Total War: WARHAMMER II.

    The cataclysmic conclusion to the Total War: WARHAMMER trilogy is here. Rally your forces and step into the Realm of Chaos, a dimension of mind-bending horror where the very fate of the world will be decided. Will you conquer your Daemons… or command them?

    2022ActionStrategy59.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Total War: WARHAMMER

    WHY THIS

    Shares faction politics and an epic mood with Total War: WARHAMMER II.

    Second-strongest match for Total War: WARHAMMER II fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Total War: WARHAMMER II.

    Addictive turn-based empire-building with colossal, real-time battles, all set in a world of legendary heroes, giant monsters, flying creatures and storms of magical power.

    2016ActionStrategy59.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Total War: THREE KINGDOMS

    WHY THIS

    Shares diplomacy system, faction politics and an epic mood with Total War: WARHAMMER II.

    Third-strongest match for Total War: WARHAMMER II fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Total War: WARHAMMER II.

    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.

    2019ActionStrategy59.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares faction politics and an epic mood with Total War: WARHAMMER II.

    Ranked #4 for Total War: WARHAMMER II fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Total War: WARHAMMER II.

    Command the seas, control the land, forge a new nation, and conquer the globe.

    2009Strategy24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. A Total War Saga: FALL OF THE SAMURAI

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Total War: WARHAMMER II fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Total War: WARHAMMER II.

    Experience the dramatic conflict of samurai culture and modern weaponry between the Imperial throne and the last Shogunate in 19th century Japan.

    2012Strategy29.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Total War: SHOGUN 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares faction politics and an epic mood with Total War: WARHAMMER II.

    Ranked #6 for Total War: WARHAMMER II fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Total War: WARHAMMER II.

    Total War: SHOGUN 2 is the perfect mix of real-time and turn-based strategy gaming for newcomers and veterans alike.

    2011Strategy29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares faction politics and an epic mood with Total War: WARHAMMER II.

    Ranked #7 for Total War: WARHAMMER II fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Total War: WARHAMMER II.

    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.

    2013Strategy59.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Total War: ATTILA

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Total War: WARHAMMER II.

    Ranked #8 for Total War: WARHAMMER II fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Total War: WARHAMMER II.

    Against a darkening background of famine, disease and war, a new power is rising in the great steppes of the East. With a million horsemen at his back, the ultimate warrior king approaches, and his sights are set on Rome… The next instalment in the multi award-winning PC series that combines turn-based strategy with real-time tactics,...

    2015Strategy44.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Total War: WARHAMMER II

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  1. Total War: WARHAMMER

    WHY THIS

    Shares faction politics and an epic mood with Total War: WARHAMMER II.

    Reviewers of Total War: WARHAMMER II cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Strategy with Total War: WARHAMMER II.

    Addictive turn-based empire-building with colossal, real-time battles, all set in a world of legendary heroes, giant monsters, flying creatures and storms of magical power.

    2016ActionStrategy59.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Total War: SHOGUN 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares faction politics and an epic mood with Total War: WARHAMMER II.

    Reviewers of Total War: WARHAMMER II cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Total War: WARHAMMER II.

    Total War: SHOGUN 2 is the perfect mix of real-time and turn-based strategy gaming for newcomers and veterans alike.

    2011Strategy29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Total War: MEDIEVAL II – Definitive Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares faction politics and an epic mood with Total War: WARHAMMER II.

    Reviewers of Total War: WARHAMMER II cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Total War: WARHAMMER II.

    Spanning the most turbulent era in Western history, your quest for territory and power takes you through Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and even onto the shores of the New World.

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  4. Total War: NAPOLEON – Definitive Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares an epic mood with Total War: WARHAMMER II.

    Reviewers of Total War: WARHAMMER II cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Total War: WARHAMMER II.

    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

    2010Strategy24.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares faction politics and an epic mood with Total War: WARHAMMER II.

    Reviewers of Total War: WARHAMMER II cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Total War: WARHAMMER II.

    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.

    2013Strategy59.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Ultimate General: Civil War

    WHY THIS

    Shares an epic mood with Total War: WARHAMMER II.

    Reviewers of Total War: WARHAMMER II cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Total War: WARHAMMER II.

    Ultimate General: Civil War is a tactical real time strategy war-game. Experience the bloodiest period of U.S. history - the American Civil War of 1861-1865.

    2017StrategyIndieSimulation29.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Rome: Total War™ - Collection

    WHY THIS

    Shares an epic mood with Total War: WARHAMMER II.

    Reviewers of Total War: WARHAMMER II cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Total War: WARHAMMER II.

    Control and conquer the greatest empire ever known to man.

    2007StrategyDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares faction politics and an epic mood with Total War: WARHAMMER II.

    Reviewers of Total War: WARHAMMER II cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Total War: WARHAMMER II.

    Command the seas, control the land, forge a new nation, and conquer the globe.

    2009Strategy24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Total War: WARHAMMER II at current Steam store prices.

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~83% under Total War: WARHAMMER II on Steam right now. Shares Action with Total War: WARHAMMER II.

    Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

    2011ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Phasmophobia

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Total War: WARHAMMER II on Steam right now. Shares Action with Total War: WARHAMMER II.

    Phasmophobia is a 4 player online co-op psychological horror. Paranormal activity is on the rise and it’s up to you and your team to use all the ghost-hunting equipment at your disposal in order to gather as much evidence as you can.

    2020ActionIndieEarly Access19.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Lethal Company

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~83% under Total War: WARHAMMER II on Steam right now. Shares Action with Total War: WARHAMMER II.

    A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Left 4 Dead 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~83% under Total War: WARHAMMER II on Steam right now. Shares Action with Total War: WARHAMMER II.

    Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.

    2009Action9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Bloons TD 6

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~77% under Total War: WARHAMMER II on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Total War: WARHAMMER II.

    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.

    2018Strategy13.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Schedule I

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Total War: WARHAMMER II on Steam right now. Shares Action and Strategy with Total War: WARHAMMER II.

    From small-time dope pusher to kingpin - manufacture and distribute a range of drugs throughout the grungy city of Hyland Point. Expand your empire with properties, businesses, employees and more.

    2025ActionStrategyIndie19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Hollow Knight

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Total War: WARHAMMER II on Steam right now. Shares Action with Total War: WARHAMMER II.

    Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.

    2017ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. The Forest

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Total War: WARHAMMER II on Steam right now. Shares Action with Total War: WARHAMMER II.

    As the lone survivor of a passenger jet crash, you find yourself in a mysterious forest battling to stay alive against a society of cannibalistic mutants. Build, explore, survive in this terrifying first person survival horror simulator.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Total War: WARHAMMER II.

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Total War: WARHAMMER II.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Total War: WARHAMMER II.

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Total War: WARHAMMER II.

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Total War: WARHAMMER II.

    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 ↗
  6. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

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

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

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

    A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Total War: WARHAMMER II.

    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 ↗

More from CREATIVE ASSEMBLY

Other recommendable Steam games by CREATIVE ASSEMBLY, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Total War: WARHAMMER III

    WHY THIS

    Shares faction politics and an epic mood with Total War: WARHAMMER II.

    Another title from CREATIVE ASSEMBLY, the studio behind Total War: WARHAMMER II. Shares Action and Strategy with Total War: WARHAMMER II.

    The cataclysmic conclusion to the Total War: WARHAMMER trilogy is here. Rally your forces and step into the Realm of Chaos, a dimension of mind-bending horror where the very fate of the world will be decided. Will you conquer your Daemons… or command them?

    2022ActionStrategy59.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Total War: THREE KINGDOMS

    WHY THIS

    Shares diplomacy system, faction politics and an epic mood with Total War: WARHAMMER II.

    Another title from CREATIVE ASSEMBLY, the studio behind Total War: WARHAMMER II. Shares Action and Strategy with Total War: WARHAMMER II.

    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.

    2019ActionStrategy59.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares faction politics and an epic mood with Total War: WARHAMMER II.

    Another title from CREATIVE ASSEMBLY, the studio behind Total War: WARHAMMER II. Shares Strategy with Total War: WARHAMMER II.

    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.

    2013Strategy59.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Alien: Isolation

    WHY THIS

    Another title from CREATIVE ASSEMBLY, the studio behind Total War: WARHAMMER II. Shares Action with Total War: WARHAMMER II.

    Discover the true meaning of fear in Alien: Isolation, a survival horror set in an atmosphere of constant dread and mortal danger.

    2014Action39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Total War: SHOGUN 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares faction politics and an epic mood with Total War: WARHAMMER II.

    Another title from CREATIVE ASSEMBLY, the studio behind Total War: WARHAMMER II. Shares Strategy with Total War: WARHAMMER II.

    Total War: SHOGUN 2 is the perfect mix of real-time and turn-based strategy gaming for newcomers and veterans alike.

    2011Strategy29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Total War: WARHAMMER

    WHY THIS

    Shares faction politics and an epic mood with Total War: WARHAMMER II.

    Another title from CREATIVE ASSEMBLY, the studio behind Total War: WARHAMMER II. Shares Action and Strategy with Total War: WARHAMMER II.

    Addictive turn-based empire-building with colossal, real-time battles, all set in a world of legendary heroes, giant monsters, flying creatures and storms of magical power.

    2016ActionStrategy59.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Total War: MEDIEVAL II – Definitive Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares faction politics and an epic mood with Total War: WARHAMMER II.

    Another title from CREATIVE ASSEMBLY, the studio behind Total War: WARHAMMER II. Shares Strategy with Total War: WARHAMMER II.

    Spanning the most turbulent era in Western history, your quest for territory and power takes you through Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and even onto the shores of the New World.

    2006Strategy24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Total War: ATTILA

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Total War: WARHAMMER II.

    Another title from CREATIVE ASSEMBLY, the studio behind Total War: WARHAMMER II. Shares Strategy with Total War: WARHAMMER II.

    Against a darkening background of famine, disease and war, a new power is rising in the great steppes of the East. With a million horsemen at his back, the ultimate warrior king approaches, and his sights are set on Rome… The next instalment in the multi award-winning PC series that combines turn-based strategy with real-time tactics,...

    2015Strategy44.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Total War: WARHAMMER II

Does Total War: WARHAMMER II run on Steam Deck?
Total War: WARHAMMER II 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: WARHAMMER II cost?
Total War: WARHAMMER II is listed on Steam at 59.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Total War: WARHAMMER II have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Total War: WARHAMMER II 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: WARHAMMER II?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Total War: WARHAMMER II are Total War: WARHAMMER III, Total War: WARHAMMER, Total War: THREE KINGDOMS.
Who developed Total War: WARHAMMER II?
Total War: WARHAMMER II 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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