# Games like Circle Empires Rivals

> The closest matches to Circle Empires Rivals: Circle Empires 2, Element TD 2 - Tower Defense, Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition, Athena Crisis, and Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Circle Empires 2](https://imho.run/games/3093020/circle-empires-2) — Shares unit customization and procedural generation with Circle Empires Rivals. 89 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3093020/)
2. [Element TD 2 - Tower Defense](https://imho.run/games/1018830/element-td-2-tower-defense) — Shares procedural generation with Circle Empires Rivals. 1,623 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1018830/)
3. [Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition](https://imho.run/games/813780/age-of-empires-ii-definitive-edition) — Shares faction politics and procedural generation with Circle Empires Rivals. 60,009 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/813780/)
4. [Athena Crisis](https://imho.run/games/2456430/athena-crisis) — Shares unit customization and multiplayer co op with Circle Empires Rivals. 97 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2456430/)
5. [Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War](https://imho.run/games/489630/warhammer-40-000-gladius-relics-of-war) — Shares unit customization and tactical positioning with Circle Empires Rivals. 5,122 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/489630/)
6. [Northgard: Definitive Edition](https://imho.run/games/466560/northgard-definitive-edition) — Also Economy and Tactical, like Circle Empires Rivals. 23,056 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/466560/)
7. [Battlerite](https://imho.run/games/504370/battlerite) — Also Competitive and Fast-Paced, like Circle Empires Rivals. 23,841 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/504370/)
8. [Natural Selection 2](https://imho.run/games/4920/natural-selection-2) — Also Competitive and Team-Based, like Circle Empires Rivals. 5,398 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4920/)
9. [Counter-Strike](https://imho.run/games/10/counter-strike) — Shares tactical positioning with Circle Empires Rivals. 34,615 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/10/)
10. [Songs of Silence](https://imho.run/games/2195410/songs-of-silence) — Also Tactical, like Circle Empires Rivals. 900 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2195410/)
11. [RUNNING WITH RIFLES](https://imho.run/games/270150/running-with-rifles) — A frequent pick in Circle Empires Rivals players' libraries, and another Action. 5,049 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/270150/)
12. [Wargame: Red Dragon](https://imho.run/games/251060/wargame-red-dragon) — Shares unit customization and faction politics with Circle Empires Rivals. 8,039 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/251060/)
13. [King Arthur's Gold](https://imho.run/games/219830/king-arthur-s-gold) — Shares procedural generation with Circle Empires Rivals. 3,177 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/219830/)
14. [Tower Wars](https://imho.run/games/214360/tower-wars) — Shares tactical positioning and procedural generation with Circle Empires Rivals. 733 Steam reviews, 68% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/214360/)
15. [Circle Empires](https://imho.run/games/834740/circle-empires) — A frequent pick in Circle Empires Rivals players' libraries, and another Casual. 1,260 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/834740/)
16. [Forts](https://imho.run/games/410900/forts) — Also Tactical, like Circle Empires Rivals. 8,557 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/410900/)
17. [Unreal Tournament 3](https://imho.run/games/13210/unreal-tournament-3) — Also Competitive and Fast-Paced, like Circle Empires Rivals. 1,532 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/13210/)
18. [Empires Apart](https://imho.run/games/530630/empires-apart) — A frequent pick in Circle Empires Rivals players' libraries, and another Strategy. 1,003 Steam reviews, 67% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/530630/)
19. [Demigod](https://imho.run/games/202710/demigod) — Also Team-Based and Tactical, like Circle Empires Rivals. 602 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/202710/)
20. [Oriental Empires](https://imho.run/games/357310/oriental-empires) — Shares faction politics with Circle Empires Rivals. 793 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/357310/)
21. [Driftland: The Magic Revival](https://imho.run/games/718650/driftland-the-magic-revival) — Also Dragons and Economy, like Circle Empires Rivals. 732 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/718650/)
22. [World of Warships](https://imho.run/games/552990/world-of-warships) — Shares tactical positioning with Circle Empires Rivals. 48,539 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/552990/)
23. [Rising Lords](https://imho.run/games/835650/rising-lords) — A frequent pick in Circle Empires Rivals players' libraries, and another Indie. 341 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/835650/)
24. [Microsoft Allegiance](https://imho.run/games/700480/microsoft-allegiance) — Also Competitive and Team-Based, like Circle Empires Rivals. 153 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/700480/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1100260&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1100260&n=20&coop=true
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- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1100260
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1100260
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Circle Empires Rivals

In this fast-paced multiplayer RTS, you and your friends will take control of your own tiny kingdoms and conquer a world made of circles. Each one is overflowing with enemies to fight, monsters to hunt and loot to hoard – but watch out... Friends can quickly become rivals!

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1100260
- **Developer:** Luminous
- **Publisher:** Iceberg Interactive
- **Genres:** Strategy, Indie, Casual
- **Categories:** Multi-player, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Steam Leaderboards, Steam Trading Cards, Online PvP, Online Co-op, LAN PvP, LAN Co-op, PvP, Family Sharing, Co-op
- **Released:** Apr 15, 2020
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1100260/circle-empires-rivals)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1100260&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1100260/)
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