# Games like Sacrifice

> The closest matches to Sacrifice: Brutal Legend, Orcs Must Die!, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning™, Shadows: Awakening, and Demigod. 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. [Brutal Legend](https://imho.run/games/225260/brutal-legend) — Also RTS, like Sacrifice. 6,178 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/225260/)
2. [Orcs Must Die!](https://imho.run/games/102600/orcs-must-die) — Same epic mood as Sacrifice. 3,603 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/102600/)
3. [Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning™](https://imho.run/games/102500/kingdoms-of-amalur-reckoning) — Same atmospheric mood as Sacrifice. 8,061 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/102500/)
4. [Shadows: Awakening](https://imho.run/games/585450/shadows-awakening) — Also Real-Time, like Sacrifice. 775 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/585450/)
5. [Demigod](https://imho.run/games/202710/demigod) — A frequent pick in Sacrifice players' libraries, and another RPG. 602 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/202710/)
6. [War for the Overworld](https://imho.run/games/230190/war-for-the-overworld) — A frequent pick in Sacrifice players' libraries, and another Strategy. 4,027 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/230190/)
7. [SpellForce 3 Soul Harvest](https://imho.run/games/817540/spellforce-3-soul-harvest) — Also RTS, like Sacrifice. 843 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/817540/)
8. [Impossible Creatures Steam Edition](https://imho.run/games/324680/impossible-creatures-steam-edition) — Also Real-Time and RTS, like Sacrifice. 1,165 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/324680/)
9. [Heroes of Annihilated Empires](https://imho.run/games/4800/heroes-of-annihilated-empires) — Also RTS, like Sacrifice. 172 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4800/)
10. [Supreme Commander](https://imho.run/games/9350/supreme-commander) — Also Real-Time and RTS, like Sacrifice. 1,242 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/9350/)
11. [Warlords Battlecry III](https://imho.run/games/433280/warlords-battlecry-iii) — Also RTS, like Sacrifice. 521 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/433280/)
12. [Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® - Dark Crusade](https://imho.run/games/4580/warhammer-40-000-dawn-of-war-dark-crusade) — Also Real-Time and RTS, like Sacrifice. 4,779 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4580/)
13. [Act of War: Direct Action](https://imho.run/games/2710/act-of-war-direct-action) — A frequent pick in Sacrifice players' libraries, and another Action. 274 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2710/)
14. [Styx: Master of Shadows](https://imho.run/games/242640/styx-master-of-shadows) — Same atmospheric mood as Sacrifice. 4,176 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/242640/)
15. [Masters of Anima](https://imho.run/games/606890/masters-of-anima) — Also RTS, like Sacrifice. 144 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/606890/)
16. [Age of Mythology: Extended Edition](https://imho.run/games/266840/age-of-mythology-extended-edition) — Also Real-Time and RTS, like Sacrifice. 14,132 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/266840/)
17. [BANNERMEN](https://imho.run/games/699740/bannermen) — Also Real-Time and RTS, like Sacrifice. 99 Steam reviews, 55% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/699740/)
18. [Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity®](https://imho.run/games/201290/sins-of-a-solar-empire-trinity) — Also Real-Time and RTS, like Sacrifice. 572 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/201290/)
19. [Fable - The Lost Chapters](https://imho.run/games/204030/fable-the-lost-chapters) — Same atmospheric mood as Sacrifice. 4,307 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/204030/)
20. [King Arthur II: The Role-Playing Wargame](https://imho.run/games/24480/king-arthur-ii-the-role-playing-wargame) — Also RTS, like Sacrifice. 218 Steam reviews, 56% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/24480/)
21. [Wargame: Airland Battle](https://imho.run/games/222750/wargame-airland-battle) — Also Real-Time and RTS, like Sacrifice. 2,310 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/222750/)
22. [Total War: WARHAMMER](https://imho.run/games/364360/total-war-warhammer) — Also RTS, like Sacrifice. 18,120 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/364360/)
23. [Ancestors Legacy](https://imho.run/games/620590/ancestors-legacy) — Also Real-Time and RTS, like Sacrifice. 2,120 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/620590/)
24. [Darksiders™](https://imho.run/games/50620/darksiders) — Same atmospheric mood as Sacrifice. 3,083 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/50620/)

## Machine-readable

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- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=38440&n=20
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- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=38440
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/38440
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Sacrifice

Sacrifice is the acclaimed real-time strategy game that focuses on combat instead of resource gathering. The only two resources you'll need to worry about are mana and souls. Need more units? Capture the souls of your enemy. Cast spells of awesome power.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 38440
- **Developer:** Shiny Entertainment
- **Publisher:** Interplay Inc.
- **Categories:** Single-player, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Aug 19, 2009
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 89
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

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- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/38440/)
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