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Games like Ancient Warfare 3

If Ancient Warfare 3 is your kind of game, the closest matches are Total Tank Simulator, Ravenfield and Rise of Liberty — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its customization is unmatched, dynamic lighting enhances immersion and atmospheric. 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 Ancient Warfare 3: Dive into a sandbox full of action and customization! Choose from different game modes like deathmatch, conquest, king of the hill, zombie survival and many more. Create your own scenarios and content in the easy to use in-game editors or use one of the 50k+ workshop items from other players...

2024ActionStrategyIndieSimulation12.99 USDWindows · Linuxby JNI Games
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Steam players who put hours into Ancient Warfare 3 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. Total Tank Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Ancient Warfare 3.

    Top pick for Ancient Warfare 3 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Ancient Warfare 3.

    Commander in the ranks. Soldier at heart. Choose a faction and deploy and command your army into massive physics-driven WWII battles to the last man standing. Destroy everything on sight with an insane amount of units that will behave tactically.

    2020ActionStrategyIndie19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Ravenfield

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Ancient Warfare 3.

    Second-strongest match for Ancient Warfare 3 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Ancient Warfare 3.

    Fight upon the Ravenfield together with your Blue allies! Take down those pesky Reds using helicopters, tanks, guns, and active ragdoll physics!

    2017ActionIndieEarly Access17.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Rise of Liberty

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Ancient Warfare 3 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ancient Warfare 3.

    Rise of Liberty is a FPS single-player massive Revolutionary War battle simulator. Fire deafening cannons into the thick of the battle, stand in line formation and fire devastating volleys into the enemy. Gather your men for these monumental battles and defeat the enemy!

    2019StrategyIndie7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Arma 3

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Ancient Warfare 3.

    Ranked #4 for Ancient Warfare 3 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Ancient Warfare 3.

    Experience true combat gameplay in a massive military sandbox. Deploy with a wide variety of single- and multiplayer content, a massive arsenal of modern weapons and vehicles, and limitless opportunities for content creation. Authentic, diverse, open - Arma 3 sends you to war.

    2013ActionStrategySimulation29.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Rising Front

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Ancient Warfare 3.

    Ranked #5 for Ancient Warfare 3 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Ancient Warfare 3.

    A FPS WW1 & Revolutionary War battle simulator with a focus on Workshop Content, rag-doll physics, intelligent AI, massive battles, procedural AI cover system, real-time building system and FPS combat!

    2026ActionStrategySimulation14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Totally Accurate Battle Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Ancient Warfare 3.

    Ranked #6 for Ancient Warfare 3 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ancient Warfare 3.

    Be the leader of wobblers from ancient lands, spooky places, and fantasy worlds. Watch them fight in simulations made with the wobbliest physics system ever created, make your own wobblers in the unit creator and send your army off to fight your friends in multiplayer.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Wooden Battles

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Ancient Warfare 3 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Ancient Warfare 3.

    Build a wooden fort, place your units, watch the mayhem!

    2017ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Animal Revolt Battle Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Ancient Warfare 3 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Ancient Warfare 3.

    The ultimate physics-based, sandbox battle simulator where you can create funny battles between all sorts of ragdoll creatures! You can also make your own monsters with the unit creator or even join the battles yourself in the first-person mode!

    2022ActionStrategySimulation14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Ancient Warfare 3

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. Totally Accurate Battle Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Ancient Warfare 3.

    Reviewers of Ancient Warfare 3 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ancient Warfare 3.

    Be the leader of wobblers from ancient lands, spooky places, and fantasy worlds. Watch them fight in simulations made with the wobbliest physics system ever created, make your own wobblers in the unit creator and send your army off to fight your friends in multiplayer.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Ancient Warfare 3.

    Reviewers of Ancient Warfare 3 cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    EPIC FANTASY REBORN The next chapter in the highly anticipated Elder Scrolls saga arrives from the makers of the 2006 and 2008 Games of the Year, Bethesda Game Studios. Skyrim reimagines and revolutionizes the open-world fantasy epic, bringing to life a complete virtual world open for you to explore any way you choose.

    2011RPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Half-Life

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Ancient Warfare 3.

    Reviewers of Ancient Warfare 3 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Ancient Warfare 3.

    Named Game of the Year by over 50 publications, Valve's debut title blends action and adventure with award-winning technology to create a frighteningly realistic world where players must think to survive. Also includes an exciting multiplayer mode that allows you to play against friends and enemies around the world.

    1998Action9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Starship Wars

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Ancient Warfare 3 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Ancient Warfare 3.

    Destroy enemies, bosses and everything you see ahead!! Get crystals to buy better starships and get stronger. Have fun in three different game modes.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Frontline 1942: Battles of the World War 2

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Ancient Warfare 3 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Simulation with Ancient Warfare 3.

    Immerse yourself in the times of the Second World War II and become a real hero! Shoot, capture, win – the path to glory is paved with shells!

    2023ActionSportsSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Ukraine War 2022

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Ancient Warfare 3 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Ancient Warfare 3.

    Ukraine War 2022 is a real-time, tactical land and air warfare simulation game focusing on the ongoing war between Ukraine and Russia.

    2024StrategySimulation15.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. STAR WARS Jedi: Fallen Order™

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Ancient Warfare 3.

    Reviewers of Ancient Warfare 3 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Ancient Warfare 3.

    A galaxy-spanning adventure awaits in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, a 3rd person action-adventure title from Respawn. An abandoned Padawan must complete his training, develop new powerful Force abilities, and master the art of the lightsaber - all while staying one step ahead of the Empire.

    2019ActionAdventure7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Ancient Warfare 3 at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~62% under Ancient Warfare 3 on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Ancient Warfare 3.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~62% under Ancient Warfare 3 on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Ancient Warfare 3.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. R.E.P.O.

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~46% under Ancient Warfare 3 on Steam right now. Shares Action with Ancient Warfare 3.

    An online co-op horror game with up to 6 players. Locate valuable, fully physics-based objects and handle them with care as you retrieve and extract to satisfy your creator's desires.

    2025ActionEarly Access6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Titanfall® 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~65% under Ancient Warfare 3 on Steam right now. Shares Action with Ancient Warfare 3.

    Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.

    2020Action4.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Sid Meier's Civilization® V

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~42% under Ancient Warfare 3 on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Ancient Warfare 3.

    Create, discover, and download new player-created maps, scenarios, interfaces, and more!

    2010Strategy7.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~52% under Ancient Warfare 3 on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ancient Warfare 3.

    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!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~62% under Ancient Warfare 3 on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ancient Warfare 3.

    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.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~62% under Ancient Warfare 3 on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Ancient Warfare 3.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Ancient Warfare 3.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Ancient Warfare 3.

    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 ↗
  3. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Ancient Warfare 3.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Ancient Warfare 3.

    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 ↗
  5. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Ancient Warfare 3.

    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 ↗
  6. Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Ancient Warfare 3.

    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 ↗
  7. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Ancient Warfare 3.

    NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!

    2019IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Awaria

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Ancient Warfare 3.

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Ancient Warfare 3

Does Ancient Warfare 3 work on Steam Deck?
Ancient Warfare 3 is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
How much does Ancient Warfare 3 cost?
Ancient Warfare 3 is listed on Steam at 12.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Ancient Warfare 3?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Ancient Warfare 3 are Total Tank Simulator, Ravenfield, Rise of Liberty.
Who developed Ancient Warfare 3?
Ancient Warfare 3 was developed by JNI Games.

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 Ancient Warfare 3.

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