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Games like Sengoku

If Sengoku is your kind of game, the closest matches are Crusader Kings II, March of the Eagles and Victoria II — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging and contemplative. 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 Sengoku: Use your power as a Feudal Lord to unite the land of the Rising Sun under your iron fist.

2011StrategySimulationRPG2.49 USDDeck PlayableMetacritic 70Windowsby Paradox Development Studio
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Players who liked Sengoku also play

Steam players who put hours into Sengoku also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Crusader Kings II

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Sengoku.

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

    Explore one of the defining periods in world history in an experience crafted by the masters of Grand Strategy.

    2012StrategySimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. March of the Eagles

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Sengoku.

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

    “he Who Fears Being Conquered Is Sure Of Defeat.”The war-game March of the Eagles focuses on the dramatic conflicts of Europe during 1805 to 1820. Explore one of the defining periods in European history with this experience crafted by the masters of Grand Strategy, Paradox Development Studio.

    2013StrategySimulation19.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Victoria II

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Sengoku.

    Third-strongest match for Sengoku fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Sengoku.

    Carefully guide your nation from the era of absolute monarchies in the early 19th century, through expansion and colonization, to finally become a truly great power by the dawn of the 20th century. Victoria II is a grand strategy game played during the colonial era of the 19th century, where the player takes control of a country, guiding...

    2010Strategy19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. The Vagabond Emperor

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Sengoku.

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

    "The Vagabond Emperor" is a 2D RPG where you start as a simple vagabond and become an emperor. Smite enemies, build a town, create a family, suffer from the curse, do what you want.

    2021StrategySimulationRPG19.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Hearts of Iron III

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Sengoku.

    Ranked #5 for Sengoku fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Sengoku.

    Hearts of Iron III lets you play the most engaging conflict in world history, World War 2, on all fronts as any country and through multiple different scenarios. Guide your nation to glory between 1936 and 1948 and wage war, conduct diplomacy and build your industry in the most detailed World War 2 game ever made.

    2009Strategy2.49 USDSteam ↗
  6. Crusader Kings III

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Sengoku.

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

    Love, fight, scheme, and claim greatness. Determine your noble house’s legacy in the sprawling grand strategy of Crusader Kings III. Death is only the beginning as you guide your dynasty’s bloodline in the rich and larger-than-life simulation of the Middle Ages.

    2020StrategySimulationRPG49.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Strategy & Tactics: Dark Ages

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Sengoku.

    Ranked #7 for Sengoku fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Sengoku.

    Dark Ages is a tactical digital board game set in the violent world of alternate Middle Ages. Vikings against war elephants, musketeers against the Mongol cavalry, ancient phalanx legions against crusaders; the deadliest armies in history clashing in bloody war.

    2017StrategySimulationRPG14.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Hearts of Iron IV

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Sengoku fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Sengoku.

    Victory is at your fingertips! Your ability to lead your nation is your supreme weapon, the strategy game Hearts of Iron IV lets you take command of any nation in World War II; the most engaging conflict in world history.

    2016StrategySimulation14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Sengoku

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Sengoku cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Sengoku.

    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.

    2016Strategy6.49 USDSteam ↗
  2. Crusader Kings II

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Sengoku.

    Reviewers of Sengoku cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Sengoku.

    Explore one of the defining periods in world history in an experience crafted by the masters of Grand Strategy.

    2012StrategySimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Risk

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Sengoku cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Sengoku.

    Draft! Attack! Fortify! Play the original game of strategy and world domination — now for your PC. Enjoy the classic look and fun of RISK in an exciting new interactive experience. Play two ways as you strategize over the map and set out to conquer the world.

    2013StrategyCasualSteam ↗
  4. Total War: SHOGUN 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Sengoku.

    Reviewers of Sengoku cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Sengoku.

    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 ↗
  5. SHOGUN: Total War™ - Collection

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Sengoku.

    Reviewers of Sengoku cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Sengoku.

    SHOGUN: Total War™ is the first, original title in a 15 year series of award-winning strategy games. This Collection Edition also includes the Mongol Invasion Expansion Pack.

    2015ActionStrategy9.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. SC2VN - The eSports Visual Novel

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Sengoku.

    Reviewers of Sengoku cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Simulation and RPG with Sengoku.

    SC2VN is a visual novel about the South Korean StarCraft 2 scene. You play as Mach, a foreign semi-pro trying to make it in eSports who soon learns that success in StarCraft takes more than in-game strategy.

    2015IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Europa Universalis IV

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Sengoku.

    Reviewers of Sengoku cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Sengoku.

    Rule your land and dominate the world with unparalleled freedom, depth and historical accuracy. Write a new history of the world and build an empire for the ages.

    2013StrategySimulation4.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Sengoku at current Steam store prices.

  1. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Sengoku on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Sengoku.

    shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Sengoku on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Sengoku.

    "Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!

    2015ActionIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Bejeweled® 3

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Sengoku on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Sengoku.

    The biggest, brightest Bejeweled ever! Discover all-new ways to play the world’s #1 puzzle game. Find your perfect match with 8 breathtaking game modes that meet all your moods.

    2010StrategyCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Dictators:No Peace Countryballs

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Sengoku on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Sengoku.

    Dictators : No Peace Countryballs is a war simulation and dictator game. This is a fun,simple and some say a funny countryballs game. If you like simulation games, you will love playing Dictators : No Peace. Play as a dictator of your favourite country and colonize the world.

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Ukrainian ball in search of gas

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Sengoku on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Sengoku.

    You play as a man turned into a ball and you need to steal all the gas from the forest at all costs.

    2017IndieAdventureSimulation0.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Gaming Burnout Treatment Center

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~64% under Sengoku on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Sengoku.

    Digital ED Treatment Center is a random launcher for players in a gaming slump. We help you rediscover the joy of play and unearth hidden gems buried in your library. Click to start your treatment and reignite your gaming vigor!

    2026IndieSimulationCasual0.89 USDSteam ↗
  7. Mountain

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Sengoku on Steam right now. Shares Simulation and RPG with Sengoku.

    Existential Nature Simulation

    2014IndieSimulationRPG0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Sid Meier's Civilization® III Complete

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Sengoku on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Sengoku.

    Sid Meier's Civilization III: Complete, the latest offering in the Sid Meier's Civilization III franchise, provides gaming fans with Sid Meier's Civilization III, the highly-addictive journey of discovery.

    2006Strategy0.99 USDSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. 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 ↗
  2. Landfall Archives

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  3. The Last Sovereign

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and RPG with Sengoku.

    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 ↗
  4. The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante — Chapter 1&2

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Sengoku.

    A narrative-driven hardcore RPG set in a gritty world where the gods are real. Set out on a challenging lifetime journey, where every choice you make has a price to pay and consequence to it. Will you become an inquisitor, a judge, or conspire against the old order? Dare to decide!

    2020StrategyIndieAdventureFreeSteam ↗
  5. Dota 2

    WHY THIS

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

    Every day, millions of players worldwide enter battle as one of over a hundred Dota heroes. And no matter if it's their 10th hour of play or 1,000th, there's always something new to discover. With regular updates that ensure a constant evolution of gameplay, features, and heroes, Dota 2 has taken on a life of its own.

    2013ActionStrategyFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Crusader Kings II

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Sengoku.

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Sengoku.

    Explore one of the defining periods in world history in an experience crafted by the masters of Grand Strategy.

    2012StrategySimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Fallout Shelter

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation and RPG with Sengoku.

    Fallout Shelter puts you in control of a state-of-the-art underground Vault from Vault-Tec. Build the perfect Vault, keep your Dwellers happy, and protect them from the dangers of the Wasteland.

    2017SimulationRPGFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Clicker Heroes

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Sengoku.

    Click your way through hordes of monsters, earn gold, and recruit quirky heroes with powerful skills. Progress even while you're idle, and watch the numbers climb into the absurd. It’s a never-ending journey of clicks, crits, and colossal damage.

    2015StrategyIndieAdventureFreeSteam ↗

More from Paradox Development Studio

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

  1. Hearts of Iron IV

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Paradox Development Studio, the studio behind Sengoku. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Sengoku.

    Victory is at your fingertips! Your ability to lead your nation is your supreme weapon, the strategy game Hearts of Iron IV lets you take command of any nation in World War II; the most engaging conflict in world history.

    2016StrategySimulation14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Stellaris

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Sengoku.

    Another title from Paradox Development Studio, the studio behind Sengoku. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Sengoku.

    Explore a galaxy full of wonders in this sci-fi grand strategy game from Paradox Development Studios. Interact with diverse alien races, discover strange new worlds with unexpected events and expand the reach of your empire. Each new adventure holds almost limitless possibilities.

    2016StrategySimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Europa Universalis IV

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Sengoku.

    Another title from Paradox Development Studio, the studio behind Sengoku. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Sengoku.

    Rule your land and dominate the world with unparalleled freedom, depth and historical accuracy. Write a new history of the world and build an empire for the ages.

    2013StrategySimulation4.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Crusader Kings III

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Sengoku.

    Another title from Paradox Development Studio, the studio behind Sengoku. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Sengoku.

    Love, fight, scheme, and claim greatness. Determine your noble house’s legacy in the sprawling grand strategy of Crusader Kings III. Death is only the beginning as you guide your dynasty’s bloodline in the rich and larger-than-life simulation of the Middle Ages.

    2020StrategySimulationRPG49.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Victoria 3

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Sengoku.

    Another title from Paradox Development Studio, the studio behind Sengoku. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Sengoku.

    Paradox Development Studio invites you to build your ideal society in the tumult of the exciting and transformative 19th century. Balance the competing interests in your society and earn your place in the sun in Victoria 3, one of the most anticipated games in Paradox’s history.

    2022StrategySimulation14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Crusader Kings II

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Sengoku.

    Another title from Paradox Development Studio, the studio behind Sengoku. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Sengoku.

    Explore one of the defining periods in world history in an experience crafted by the masters of Grand Strategy.

    2012StrategySimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Imperator: Rome

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Sengoku.

    Another title from Paradox Development Studio, the studio behind Sengoku. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Sengoku.

    Dominate the classical Mediterranean in Imperator: Rome, a grand strategy game from Paradox Interactive. Navigate the dangerous waters of politics and diplomacy as you build up your provinces and conquer foreign lands. Now available with special content and the digital artbook.

    2019StrategySimulation11.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Victoria II

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Sengoku.

    Another title from Paradox Development Studio, the studio behind Sengoku. Shares Strategy with Sengoku.

    Carefully guide your nation from the era of absolute monarchies in the early 19th century, through expansion and colonization, to finally become a truly great power by the dawn of the 20th century. Victoria II is a grand strategy game played during the colonial era of the 19th century, where the player takes control of a country, guiding...

    2010Strategy19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Sengoku

Does Sengoku run on Steam Deck?
Sengoku 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 Sengoku cost?
Sengoku is listed on Steam at 2.49 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Sengoku have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Sengoku supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player).
What games are most similar to Sengoku?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Sengoku are Crusader Kings II, March of the Eagles, Victoria II.
Who developed Sengoku?
Sengoku was developed by Paradox Development Studio and published by Paradox Interactive.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Sengoku.

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