Games like Total War: THREE KINGDOMS
If Total War: THREE KINGDOMS is your kind of game, the closest matches are Total War: WARHAMMER II, Total War: SHOGUN 2 and Total War: WARHAMMER III — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its diplomacy system is amazing, writing quality is exceptional and challenging. 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.
Get personalized picks →Total War: THREE KINGDOMS is a 2019 strategy game set in ancient China during the Three Kingdoms period. The title blends turn-based empire management with real-time tactical combat across two distinct gameplay layers. Players navigate character development, diplomacy systems, economic management, and faction politics while commanding armies in large-scale battles on the campaign map. Reviewers describe the experience as both challenging and epic in scope, while players note the tutorials are thorough enough to welcome returning fans of the series. The game carries an 84% positive rating from over 17,000 Steam reviews and is priced at $59.99. Steam Deck compatibility is not currently supported.
About Total War: THREE KINGDOMS: 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.
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Total War: WARHAMMER II
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Shares diplomacy system, faction politics and an epic mood with Total War: THREE KINGDOMS.
Top pick for Total War: THREE KINGDOMS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Total War: THREE KINGDOMS.
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.
Total War: SHOGUN 2
WHY THIS
Shares faction politics and an epic mood with Total War: THREE KINGDOMS.
Second-strongest match for Total War: THREE KINGDOMS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Total War: THREE KINGDOMS.
Total War: SHOGUN 2 is the perfect mix of real-time and turn-based strategy gaming for newcomers and veterans alike.
Total War: WARHAMMER III
WHY THIS
Shares faction politics and an epic mood with Total War: THREE KINGDOMS.
Third-strongest match for Total War: THREE KINGDOMS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Total War: THREE KINGDOMS.
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?
A Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIA
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Shares an epic mood with Total War: THREE KINGDOMS.
Ranked #4 for Total War: THREE KINGDOMS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Total War: THREE KINGDOMS.
From the multi-award-winning strategy series, A Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia combines huge real-time battles with engrossing turn-based campaign, set at a critical flashpoint in history. Anglo-Saxons, Gaelic clans and Viking settlers clash for control. What Kingdom will you build?
Total War: ATTILA
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Shares a challenging mood with Total War: THREE KINGDOMS.
Ranked #5 for Total War: THREE KINGDOMS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Total War: THREE KINGDOMS.
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,...
Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition
WHY THIS
Shares faction politics and an epic mood with Total War: THREE KINGDOMS.
Ranked #6 for Total War: THREE KINGDOMS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Total War: THREE KINGDOMS.
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.
Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition
WHY THIS
Shares faction politics and an epic mood with Total War: THREE KINGDOMS.
Ranked #7 for Total War: THREE KINGDOMS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Total War: THREE KINGDOMS.
Command the seas, control the land, forge a new nation, and conquer the globe.
Total War: WARHAMMER
WHY THIS
Shares faction politics and an epic mood with Total War: THREE KINGDOMS.
Ranked #8 for Total War: THREE KINGDOMS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Total War: THREE KINGDOMS.
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.
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Romance of the Three Kingdoms
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Reviewers of Total War: THREE KINGDOMS cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Total War: THREE KINGDOMS.
"Romance of the Three Kingdoms" was first released in 1985. It was the first historical simulation game released in Japan based on the Chinese classical literature "Romance of the Three Kingdoms". Players become the leaders of their countries and strive to unite the land under their rule.
Crusader Kings II
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Reviewers of Total War: THREE KINGDOMS cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Total War: THREE KINGDOMS.
Explore one of the defining periods in world history in an experience crafted by the masters of Grand Strategy.
Knights of Honor
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Reviewers of Total War: THREE KINGDOMS cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Total War: THREE KINGDOMS.
As King, it is your duty to lead your people in their struggle to raise your kingdom from its humble beginnings to a position of power and prestige. War, diplomacy and a burgeoning economy are the means by which you increase your power and expand your influence.
Oriental Empires
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Shares faction politics and a challenging mood with Total War: THREE KINGDOMS.
Reviewers of Total War: THREE KINGDOMS cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Total War: THREE KINGDOMS.
Turn based 4X strategy game, recreating the civilizations of ancient China. Develop your land, build great cities, raise huge armies and fight epic battles, with hundreds of soldiers fighting right on the game map. Advance your technologies, culture and religion to create one of mankind’s biggest empires.
Total War: SHOGUN 2
WHY THIS
Shares faction politics and an epic mood with Total War: THREE KINGDOMS.
Reviewers of Total War: THREE KINGDOMS cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Total War: THREE KINGDOMS.
Total War: SHOGUN 2 is the perfect mix of real-time and turn-based strategy gaming for newcomers and veterans alike.
Heroes of Rome 2 - The Revenge of Discordia
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Total War: THREE KINGDOMS cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Total War: THREE KINGDOMS.
Caesar and Cleopatra were kidnapped by the Roman goddess Discordia! Don't waste time and go on a journey full of adventure, myths and legends.
Rome: Total War™ - Collection
WHY THIS
Shares an epic mood with Total War: THREE KINGDOMS.
Reviewers of Total War: THREE KINGDOMS cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Total War: THREE KINGDOMS.
Control and conquer the greatest empire ever known to man.
Mount & Blade
WHY THIS
Shares faction politics and a challenging mood with Total War: THREE KINGDOMS.
Reviewers of Total War: THREE KINGDOMS cross-mention this title as a similar play.
Calradia is a land at war, offering great riches and even greater dangers to adventurers and mercenaries that flock to shed their blood on its soil. With courage and a strong sword, an unknown stranger can make a name as a warrior. Free-form sand-box gameplay.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Total War: THREE KINGDOMS at current Steam store prices.
Phasmophobia
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Priced ~67% under Total War: THREE KINGDOMS on Steam right now. Shares Action with Total War: THREE KINGDOMS.
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.
Lethal Company
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Priced ~83% under Total War: THREE KINGDOMS on Steam right now. Shares Action with Total War: THREE KINGDOMS.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
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Priced ~83% under Total War: THREE KINGDOMS on Steam right now. Shares Action with Total War: THREE KINGDOMS.
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.
Bloons TD 6
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Priced ~77% under Total War: THREE KINGDOMS on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Total War: THREE KINGDOMS.
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.
Schedule I
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Priced ~67% under Total War: THREE KINGDOMS on Steam right now. Shares Action and Strategy with Total War: THREE KINGDOMS.
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.
Hollow Knight
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Priced ~75% under Total War: THREE KINGDOMS on Steam right now. Shares Action with Total War: THREE KINGDOMS.
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.
The Forest
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Priced ~67% under Total War: THREE KINGDOMS on Steam right now. Shares Action with Total War: THREE KINGDOMS.
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.
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Ultimate Custom Night
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Total War: THREE KINGDOMS.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
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?
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Total War: THREE KINGDOMS.
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.
STRAFTAT
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Total War: THREE KINGDOMS.
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.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Total War: THREE KINGDOMS.
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.).
The Expendabros
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Total War: THREE KINGDOMS.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
Iron Snout
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Total War: THREE KINGDOMS.
Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.
Star Fetchers
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Total War: THREE KINGDOMS.
The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories
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Total War: SHOGUN 2
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Shares faction politics and an epic mood with Total War: THREE KINGDOMS.
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Total War: MEDIEVAL II – Definitive Edition
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Shares faction politics and an epic mood with Total War: THREE KINGDOMS.
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Frequently asked about Total War: THREE KINGDOMS
- Does Total War: THREE KINGDOMS work on Steam Deck?
- Total War: THREE KINGDOMS is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
- How much does Total War: THREE KINGDOMS cost?
- Total War: THREE KINGDOMS is listed on Steam at 59.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Total War: THREE KINGDOMS have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Total War: THREE KINGDOMS 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: THREE KINGDOMS?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Total War: THREE KINGDOMS are Total War: WARHAMMER II, Total War: SHOGUN 2, Total War: WARHAMMER III.
- Who developed Total War: THREE KINGDOMS?
- Total War: THREE KINGDOMS 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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