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Games like Tzar: The Burden of the Crown

If Tzar: The Burden of the Crown is your kind of game, the closest matches are Wiz vs. Kingdom, Rising Kingdoms and Stronghold Crusader 2 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its massive randomly generated maps, challenging and epic. 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 Tzar: The Burden of the Crown: Tzar: The Burden of the Crown is an RTS classic by Haemimont Games, originally released in 2000

2019Strategy4.99 USDWindowsby Haemimont Games
Tzar: The Burden of the Crown — Steam game cover
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Any unit can learn any spellHidden secondary bases let you rebuild even after losing your castleMassive randomly generated mapsChallengingEpicImmersive

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  1. Wiz vs. Kingdom

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Tzar: The Burden of the Crown fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Tzar: The Burden of the Crown.

    Mouse faces off against Keyboard in this fun, simple versus game! Play as Wizard or Kingdom - send your armies of knights and minions to get past the wizard, or take up the staff, collecting power-ups and summoning fire magic to defend your home!

    2025ActionStrategyIndie0.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Rising Kingdoms

    WHY THIS

    Shares an epic mood with Tzar: The Burden of the Crown.

    Second-strongest match for Tzar: The Burden of the Crown fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Tzar: The Burden of the Crown.

    Rising Kingdoms is a fantasy-themed RTS classic by Haemimont Games, originally released in 2005

    2019Strategy4.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Stronghold Crusader 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares resource management and an immersive mood with Tzar: The Burden of the Crown.

    Third-strongest match for Tzar: The Burden of the Crown fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Tzar: The Burden of the Crown.

    Stronghold Crusader 2 is the long awaited sequel to the original castle sim. After 12 years Stronghold returns to the desert with a new 3D engine and powerful Havok Physics. Crusader 2 recaptures the original game’s addictive, fast-paced gameplay and authentic castle simulation.

    2014StrategySimulation39.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Han Xiongnu Wars

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Tzar: The Burden of the Crown.

    Ranked #4 for Tzar: The Burden of the Crown fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Tzar: The Burden of the Crown.

    Welcome to Han Xiongnu Wars. A stand-along game and synergy of historical Far East and multiple features in role-playing, real-time strategy and action gameplay. This game brings you to the eventful years of the early Han Dynasty, and faithfully presents the ancient eastern culture with many objects and scenes faithfully reconstructed...

    2017ActionStrategyIndie6.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. The Settlers® 7 : History Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Tzar: The Burden of the Crown.

    Ranked #5 for Tzar: The Burden of the Crown fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Tzar: The Burden of the Crown.

    Let yourself be enchanted by the new world of Settlers with this modernized History Edition – in the midst of green forests and lush meadows, it will bustle again. You alone hold the fate of your kingdom in your hands. Which strategy will you choose?

    2019Strategy14.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. The Settlers® : Heritage of Kings - History Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares a nostalgic mood with Tzar: The Burden of the Crown.

    Ranked #6 for Tzar: The Burden of the Crown fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Tzar: The Burden of the Crown.

    With this modernized History Edition dive into the diversified mix of enthralling build-up matches and exciting real-time fights. Manifold landscapes await to be explored and populated. Includes the main game plus the two expansions.

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  7. Stronghold HD (2012)

    WHY THIS

    Shares resource management and a nostalgic mood with Tzar: The Burden of the Crown.

    Ranked #7 for Tzar: The Burden of the Crown fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Tzar: The Burden of the Crown.

    The original castle sim, Stronghold HD allows you to design, build and destroy historical castles. Engage in medieval warfare against the AI in one of two single player campaigns or online with up to 8 players.

    2013StrategySimulation5.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Siegecraft Commander

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Tzar: The Burden of the Crown fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Tzar: The Burden of the Crown.

    Create the ultimate fortress and wreak havoc, raining destruction on your enemies with catapult-flinging fun!

    2017ActionStrategy19.99 USDSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Tzar: The Burden of the Crown

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. Seven Kingdoms 2 HD

    WHY THIS

    Shares a nostalgic mood with Tzar: The Burden of the Crown.

    Reviewers of Tzar: The Burden of the Crown cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Tzar: The Burden of the Crown.

    Get ready for an exciting real-time strategy game experience like no other with Seven Kingdoms 2! Say goodbye to the monotony of resource gathering and army building, its unique gameplay offers a thrilling blend of city management, trade, industry, espionage, diplomacy, and conquest!

    2015StrategyIndieSimulation9.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Seven Kingdoms: Ancient Adversaries

    WHY THIS

    Shares an epic mood with Tzar: The Burden of the Crown.

    Reviewers of Tzar: The Burden of the Crown cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Tzar: The Burden of the Crown.

    Conquer the world and build your empire! Lead one civilization to glory through sophisticated trade, diplomacy, espionage and conquest.

    2016Strategy2.39 USDSteam ↗
  3. Age of Empires: Definitive Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares resource management and an epic mood with Tzar: The Burden of the Crown.

    Reviewers of Tzar: The Burden of the Crown cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Tzar: The Burden of the Crown.

    Age of Empires, the pivotal real-time strategy game that launched a 20-year legacy returns with modernized gameplay, all-new 4K visuals, 8-person multiplayer battles and a host of other new features. Welcome back to history.

    2019Strategy19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Aircraft War

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Tzar: The Burden of the Crown cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    Fight against enemy planes with the fun Aircraft War! Challenge your friends with single and double player modes. Conquer the sky, enjoy the victory!

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  5. 守卫魔兽-Guardian of Warcraft

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Tzar: The Burden of the Crown cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Tzar: The Burden of the Crown.

    This is a summoning tower defense strategy game, with different abilities of monsters and traps, with different effects. the player will continue to upgrade while defending, Become stronger, and summoning more powerful monsters to resist the brave.

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  6. Age of Mythology: Retold

    WHY THIS

    Shares an epic mood with Tzar: The Burden of the Crown.

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    Play as mythological Gods and smite your enemies in this award-winning, mythological Real-Time Strategy classic given new life. Wage war across timeless campaigns, fierce skirmishes, and god-powered multiplayer modes.

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Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Tzar: The Burden of the Crown at current Steam store prices.

  1. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Tzar: The Burden of the Crown on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Tzar: The Burden of the Crown.

    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. Bejeweled® 3

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Tzar: The Burden of the Crown on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Tzar: The Burden of the Crown.

    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 ↗
  3. Dictators:No Peace Countryballs

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Tzar: The Burden of the Crown on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Tzar: The Burden of the Crown.

    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.

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  4. Majesty Gold HD

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Tzar: The Burden of the Crown on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Tzar: The Burden of the Crown.

    The High Definition edition of Majesty Gold contains main game, the Northern Expansion Pack as well as 2 new quests and several other graphics and gameplay updates.Majesty is a Real-time strategy game with indirect control – your heroes have a will of their own!

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  5. Bomber Crew

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    Priced ~52% under Tzar: The Burden of the Crown on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Tzar: The Burden of the Crown.

    Chocks away! Bomber Crew is a strategic simulation game, where picking the right crew and keeping your bomber in tip top shape is the difference between completing your mission or losing it all! USAAF DLC NOW AVAILABLE! FLY THE ICONIC AMERICAN BOMBER!

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  6. Turmoil

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~48% under Tzar: The Burden of the Crown on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Tzar: The Burden of the Crown.

    Drill for oil like it's 1899! Turmoil offers players a visually charming, tongue-in-cheek take on the simulation genre inspired by the 19th century oil rush in North America.

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  7. Sid Meier's Civilization® III Complete

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Tzar: The Burden of the Crown on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Tzar: The Burden of the Crown.

    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.

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  8. Party Hard

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Tzar: The Burden of the Crown on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Tzar: The Burden of the Crown.

    It's 3:00 a.m. Your neighbours are having a loud party. Stop them. Party Hard is tinyBuild's award-winning stealth strategy game about ruining parties by any means.

    2015ActionStrategyIndie1.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Shakes and Fidget

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Tzar: The Burden of the Crown.

    Shakes & Fidget is a hilarious fantasy role-playing satire and at the same time, an award-winning RPG! Sounds crazy? With over 50 million enthusiastic players, it ranks among the most celebrated online role-playing games worldwide!

    2016StrategyIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Lord of the Other World

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Tzar: The Burden of the Crown.

    This game is a more casual strategy war game, it bid farewell to the endless confrontation between players in traditional strategy games! More emphasis on collaboration between players.

    2023StrategyAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Diplomacy is Not an Option: Shareware

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Tzar: The Burden of the Crown.

    Diplomacy is Not an Option: Shareware is a free prequel to the original game. In a medieval fantasy world, you are to build settlements, raise huge armies, and defend against massive hordes of enemies. Learn how Ironbrow clan shaped the world's map the first time - if you survive, that is.

    2025StrategySimulationFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. Andalia

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Tzar: The Burden of the Crown.

    Andalia is a fantasy real-time strategy game (RTS) with a diverse range of civilisations, resources and environments. Build up your town and lead your forces into war against enemy players. Alternatively you may construct a monument and hold it long enough to reach victory.

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  5. Pixel Wars

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Tzar: The Burden of the Crown.

    Ready for a challenge? Test your strategy skills in an intense real-time battle with friends. With just enough units and buildings to keep it exciting, you can jump into online multiplayer games the moment that perfect Steam invite arrives!

    2023StrategyFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. 坍塌世界

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Tzar: The Burden of the Crown.

    "Collapsing World" is an innovative tower defense game blending deck-building and roguelike mechanics. Recruit unique companions, craft powerful skill decks, and tackle randomized stages. Deep strategy breaks the traditional TD mold—every run is a fresh challenge!

    2026StrategyIndieSimulationFreeSteam ↗
  7. Kingdom Wars

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Tzar: The Burden of the Crown.

    Kingdom Wars is a free to play 3D MMORTS with real-time siege combat, without the pay to win element so common in the genre. Kingdom Wars offers beautiful 3D online world, where players construct strongholds, direct citizens, complete quests and eventually manage a global empire.

    2013StrategyIndieSimulationFreeSteam ↗
  8. Game of Thrones Winter is Coming

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Tzar: The Burden of the Crown.

    Game of Thrones Winter is Coming is a PC strategy game based on the HBO drama television series, officially licensed by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment under HBO, and developed and published by YOOZOO Games. Interactive Entertainment and HBO.

    2019StrategySimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Haemimont Games

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

  1. Surviving Mars

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Haemimont Games, the studio behind Tzar: The Burden of the Crown. Shares Strategy with Tzar: The Burden of the Crown.

    There will be challenges to overcome. Execute your strategy and improve your colony’s chances of survival while unlocking the mysteries of this alien world. Are you ready? Mars is waiting for you.

    2018StrategySimulationSteam ↗
  2. Jagged Alliance 3

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Tzar: The Burden of the Crown.

    Another title from Haemimont Games, the studio behind Tzar: The Burden of the Crown. Shares Strategy with Tzar: The Burden of the Crown.

    The country of Grand Chien is thrown into chaos when the elected president goes missing and the paramilitary force known as “the Legion” seizes control. Hire mercs, meet interesting characters, and fight in tactically deep turn-based combat in this true successor to a beloved franchise.

    2023ActionStrategy13.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Tropico 5

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Tzar: The Burden of the Crown.

    Another title from Haemimont Games, the studio behind Tzar: The Burden of the Crown. Shares Strategy with Tzar: The Burden of the Crown.

    Return to the remote island nation of Tropico and expand your Dynasty’s reign from the early colonial period to beyond the 21st Century, facing new challenges including advanced trading mechanics, technology and scientific research, as well as cooperative and competitive MULTIPLAYER.

    2014StrategySimulationRPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Stranded: Alien Dawn

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Tzar: The Burden of the Crown.

    Another title from Haemimont Games, the studio behind Tzar: The Burden of the Crown. Shares Strategy with Tzar: The Burden of the Crown.

    Brave a new world in Stranded: Alien Dawn, a planet survival sim placing the fate of a small marooned group in your hands. Forge your story through compelling and immersive strategic gameplay as you make vital decisions to protect your survivors.

    2023StrategySimulation17.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Tropico 4

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Haemimont Games, the studio behind Tzar: The Burden of the Crown. Shares Strategy with Tzar: The Burden of the Crown.

    The world is changing and Tropico is moving with the times - geographical powers rise and fall and the world market is dominated by new players with new demands and offers - and you, as El Presidente, face a whole new set of challenges.

    2011StrategySimulation14.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Victor Vran ARPG

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Tzar: The Burden of the Crown.

    Another title from Haemimont Games, the studio behind Tzar: The Burden of the Crown.

    Victor Vran is the isometric action-RPG where your skill is just as essential as your character build and gear. Experience intense combat action: dodge, jump and unleash powerful skills to finish off your enemies!

    2015ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Surviving Mars: Relaunched

    WHY THIS

    Shares resource management and an immersive mood with Tzar: The Burden of the Crown.

    Another title from Haemimont Games, the studio behind Tzar: The Burden of the Crown. Shares Strategy with Tzar: The Burden of the Crown.

    The award-winning sci-fi city builder is back - remastered, expanded and even more stunning. Colonize Mars and survive the process, from exploration and infrastructure to welcoming colonists and achieving long-term stability. Are you ready? Mars is waiting.

    2025StrategySimulation39.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Omerta - City of Gangsters

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Tzar: The Burden of the Crown.

    Another title from Haemimont Games, the studio behind Tzar: The Burden of the Crown. Shares Strategy with Tzar: The Burden of the Crown.

    Omerta - City of Gangsters is a simulation game with tactical turn-based combat. Taking the role of a fresh-from-the-boat immigrant, with dreams of the big life, the player will work his way up the criminal hierarchy of 1920’s Atlantic City.

    2013StrategySimulation14.99 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Tzar: The Burden of the Crown

How much does Tzar: The Burden of the Crown cost?
Tzar: The Burden of the Crown is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Tzar: The Burden of the Crown have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Tzar: The Burden of the Crown supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen PvP, PvP).
What games are most similar to Tzar: The Burden of the Crown?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Tzar: The Burden of the Crown are Wiz vs. Kingdom, Rising Kingdoms, Stronghold Crusader 2.
Who developed Tzar: The Burden of the Crown?
Tzar: The Burden of the Crown was developed by Haemimont Games.

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