# Games like Romance of the Three Kingdoms

> The closest matches to Romance of the Three Kingdoms: Romance of the Three Kingdoms X with Power Up Kit, Romance of the Three Kingdoms XI with Power Up Kit, NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence, Sid Meier's Civilization VII, and Hearts of Iron IV. 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. [Romance of the Three Kingdoms X with Power Up Kit](https://imho.run/games/628060/romance-of-the-three-kingdoms-x-with-power-up-kit) — Also Diplomacy and Grand Strategy, like Romance of the Three Kingdoms. 73 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/628060/)
2. [Romance of the Three Kingdoms XI with Power Up Kit](https://imho.run/games/628070/romance-of-the-three-kingdoms-xi-with-power-up-kit) — A frequent pick in Romance of the Three Kingdoms players' libraries, and another Strategy. 275 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/628070/)
3. [NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence](https://imho.run/games/392470/nobunaga-s-ambition-sphere-of-influence) — Also Diplomacy and Grand Strategy, like Romance of the Three Kingdoms. 446 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/392470/)
4. [Sid Meier's Civilization VII](https://imho.run/games/1295660/sid-meier-s-civilization-vii) — A frequent pick in Romance of the Three Kingdoms players' libraries, and another Simulation. 27,101 Steam reviews, 51% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1295660/)
5. [Hearts of Iron IV](https://imho.run/games/394360/hearts-of-iron-iv) — Also Diplomacy and Grand Strategy, like Romance of the Three Kingdoms. 120,833 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/394360/)
6. [Europa Universalis IV](https://imho.run/games/236850/europa-universalis-iv) — Also Diplomacy and Grand Strategy, like Romance of the Three Kingdoms. 47,407 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/236850/)
7. [Panzer Corps 2](https://imho.run/games/1072040/panzer-corps-2) — Also Grand Strategy and Wargame, like Romance of the Three Kingdoms. 1,815 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1072040/)
8. [Unity of Command II](https://imho.run/games/809230/unity-of-command-ii) — A frequent pick in Romance of the Three Kingdoms players' libraries, and another Indie. 1,130 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/809230/)
9. [Oriental Empires](https://imho.run/games/357310/oriental-empires) — Also Grand Strategy and Military, like Romance of the Three Kingdoms. 793 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/357310/)
10. [Terra Invicta](https://imho.run/games/1176470/terra-invicta) — Also Diplomacy and Grand Strategy, like Romance of the Three Kingdoms. 6,142 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1176470/)
11. [Sengoku Jidai: Shadow of the Shogun](https://imho.run/games/397190/sengoku-jidai-shadow-of-the-shogun) — Also Grand Strategy and Wargame, like Romance of the Three Kingdoms. 86 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/397190/)
12. [Steel Division 2](https://imho.run/games/919640/steel-division-2) — A frequent pick in Romance of the Three Kingdoms players' libraries, and another Action. 4,264 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/919640/)
13. [Field of Glory: Empires](https://imho.run/games/1011390/field-of-glory-empires) — Also Grand Strategy and Military, like Romance of the Three Kingdoms. 484 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1011390/)
14. [Millennia](https://imho.run/games/1268590/millennia) — Also Diplomacy and Grand Strategy, like Romance of the Three Kingdoms. 1,892 Steam reviews, 68% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1268590/)
15. [Wargame: Red Dragon](https://imho.run/games/251060/wargame-red-dragon) — Also Alternate History and Wargame, like Romance of the Three Kingdoms. 8,039 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/251060/)
16. [Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game](https://imho.run/games/73170/darkest-hour-a-hearts-of-iron-game) — Also Grand Strategy and Wargame, like Romance of the Three Kingdoms. 929 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/73170/)
17. [Ultimate General: Gettysburg](https://imho.run/games/306660/ultimate-general-gettysburg) — Also Wargame and Military, like Romance of the Three Kingdoms. 1,876 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/306660/)
18. [Aggressors: Ancient Rome](https://imho.run/games/783210/aggressors-ancient-rome) — Also Grand Strategy and Military, like Romance of the Three Kingdoms. 161 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/783210/)
19. [Regiments](https://imho.run/games/1109680/regiments) — Also Alternate History and Wargame, like Romance of the Three Kingdoms. 1,598 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1109680/)
20. [Knights of Honor](https://imho.run/games/25830/knights-of-honor) — Also Diplomacy and Grand Strategy, like Romance of the Three Kingdoms. 1,056 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/25830/)
21. [Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad with Rising Storm](https://imho.run/games/35450/red-orchestra-2-heroes-of-stalingrad-with-rising-storm) — Also Wargame and Military, like Romance of the Three Kingdoms. 11,326 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/35450/)
22. [Rising Storm 2: Vietnam](https://imho.run/games/418460/rising-storm-2-vietnam) — Also Wargame and Military, like Romance of the Three Kingdoms. 26,582 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/418460/)
23. [Age of History 2: Definitive Edition](https://imho.run/games/3381680/age-of-history-2-definitive-edition) — Also Diplomacy and Grand Strategy, like Romance of the Three Kingdoms. 309 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3381680/)
24. [Broken Lines](https://imho.run/games/926580/broken-lines) — Also Alternate History and Wargame, like Romance of the Three Kingdoms. 347 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/926580/)

## Machine-readable

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## About Romance of the 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.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 521670
- **Developer:** KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
- **Publisher:** KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
- **Genres:** Strategy
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Dec 13, 2016
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

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