Games like Civil War: 1865
Below are 19 hand-picked alternatives to Civil War: 1865 for fans of strategy, ranked by imho.run's hybrid recommender. Each pick is scored on three signals: collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries (which players who logged hours in Civil War: 1865 also play), content overlap on genres, categories, and storefront tags, and review-mined "vibe" embeddings that catch tonal similarity even when the genre label differs. Sections below cover closest matches, reviewer cross-mentions, cheaper alternatives, free-to-play picks, more from HexWar Games. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.
Get personalized picks →About Civil War: 1865: After Columbia and Charleston, South Carolina, fell to the Union, in early 1865, Jefferson Davis belatedly handed over the supreme command or the army to General Lee. This could not stop the Union armies pressing on through North Carolina, capturing Fayetteville, Bentonville, Goldsboro and Raleigh by mid-April.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Civil War: 1865 at current Steam store prices.
Cookie Clicker
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Priced ~50% under Civil War: 1865 on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Civil War: 1865.
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.
Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition
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Priced ~50% under Civil War: 1865 on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Civil War: 1865.
Zombies are invading your home, and the only defense is your arsenal of plants! Armed with an alien nursery-worth of zombie-zapping plants like peashooters and cherry bombs, you'll need to think fast and plant faster to stop dozens of types of zombies dead in their tracks.
Your Only Move Is HUSTLE
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Priced ~50% under Civil War: 1865 on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Civil War: 1865.
Master your technique, execute flashy combos, and outsmart opponents across the world, frame-by-frame. Slow down the clock to fine-tune your fighting style in this innovative, turn-based combat simulator. Pulverize your friends and choreograph spectacular fight scenes. No training mode required.
STAR WARS™ Empire at War - Gold Pack
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Priced ~50% under Civil War: 1865 on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Civil War: 1865.
Command or corrupt an entire galaxy in the definitive Star Wars strategy collection. It is a time of galactic civil war. Will you take up the reins of the Rebellion, assume control of the Empire, or rule the Star Wars Underworld?
Nubby's Number Factory
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Priced ~50% under Civil War: 1865 on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Civil War: 1865.
A plinko-style roguelike where you work at a number factory. Launch your spherical friend, Nubby, down a pegboard to make bigger and bigger numbers! But beware, if you fail to meet your number quota, the sun will explode.
Monster Train
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Priced ~50% under Civil War: 1865 on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Civil War: 1865.
Monster Train is a strategic roguelike deck building game with a twist. Set on a train to hell, you’ll use tactical decision making to defend multiple vertical battlegrounds. With real time competitive multiplayer and endless replayability, Monster Train is always on time.
Nodebuster
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Priced ~70% under Civil War: 1865 on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Civil War: 1865.
Nodebuster is a short, experimental incremental game about busting nodes and destroying reality.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
100 Asian Cats
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Civil War: 1865.
🏮🐈 100 Asian Cats - Join the cutest adventure in the Asia! 😻 🌸 Explore the charming hand-drawn artwork of Asian temples 🏯 as you embark on a quest to find 100 adorable cats hidden throughout the game. 🕵️♂️❌ Can you find them all? 🕵️♂️🐈✅
Landfall Archives
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Civil War: 1865.
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!
Hello Neighbor Alpha 2
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Civil War: 1865.
Welcome to Alpha 2 of Hello Neighbor. Play against an advanced, self-learning AI in what eventually became Act 1 of Hello Neighbor - the stealth horror home invasion sim.
More from HexWar Games
Other recommendable Steam games by HexWar Games, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Tank Battle: Normandy
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Another title from HexWar Games, the studio behind Civil War: 1865. Shares Strategy with Civil War: 1865.
Land your troops on the beaches of northern France, lay bridges to cross flooded enemy defences, avoid tanktraps, clear the area of dangerous minefields, overcome the enemy and claim the beachhead for the Allies!
Civil War: Bull Run 1861
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Another title from HexWar Games, the studio behind Civil War: 1865. Shares Strategy with Civil War: 1865.
Bull Run recreates the first major battle of the American Civil War between the Union and Confederate armies. Take command of an Union army of Northeast Virginia or the Confederate army of Potomac and Shenandoah and engage in the largest battle fought on American soil to date.
Battles of the Ancient World
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Another title from HexWar Games, the studio behind Civil War: 1865. Shares Strategy with Civil War: 1865.
The ‘Battles of the Ancient World’ game system is a tactical simulation of some of the greatest and most important battles from 1457 B.C. to 378 A.D.. Each scenario features one of these great battles and players may play as either side. The game has been designed to ensure maximum playability and historical accuracy, in that order.
Wellington's Victory
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Another title from HexWar Games, the studio behind Civil War: 1865. Shares Strategy with Civil War: 1865.
At dawn on June 18th, the torrential rain which had soaked the Belgium countryside the previous day began tapering off.
Tank Battle: 1944
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Another title from HexWar Games, the studio behind Civil War: 1865. Shares Strategy with Civil War: 1865.
Instantly get involved in the action by joining the Allied invasion of Europe during the Second World War. Take command of an American battle group during WW2 in this turn based strategy wargame and help liberate Europe from the evil Axis power-base!
1775: Rebellion
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Another title from HexWar Games, the studio behind Civil War: 1865. Shares Strategy with Civil War: 1865.
Command the armies of the British Redcoats, English Loyalists, German Hessians, American Regulars, Patriots, French Regulars and Native Americans to decide the fate of the Americas!
Nuts!: The Battle of the Bulge
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Another title from HexWar Games, the studio behind Civil War: 1865. Shares Strategy with Civil War: 1865.
Nuts!: The Battle of the Bulge is a Decision Games card game that recreates the famous World War Two battle (16-31 Dec 1944) in which the German Army mounted a surprise attack on the thin U.S. forces deployed in the Ardennes region.
Civil War: 1863
WHY THIS
Another title from HexWar Games, the studio behind Civil War: 1865. Shares Strategy with Civil War: 1865.
Relive iconic battles of the American Civil War. Take command of both the Union and Confederate forces in this exciting turn-based strategy game.
Frequently asked about Civil War: 1865
- How much does Civil War: 1865 cost?
- Civil War: 1865 is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Who developed Civil War: 1865?
- Civil War: 1865 was developed by HexWar Games and published by Hunted Cow Games.
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