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4 Turn-Based Strat games like Mount & Blade: Warband that you should try

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We filtered the 50 games similar to Mount & Blade: Warband down to the 4 that fit the “Turn-Based Strat” category. Once Human, Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 and Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Mount & Blade: Warband.

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG
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SoloMultiplayer
Year 2010Dev TaleWorlds Entertainment

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Within the “Turn-Based Strat” category, the closest game to Mount & Blade: Warband is Once Human — scoring 80/100 on our similarity scale. Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 and Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies follow close behind.

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The best turn-Based Strat games like Mount & Blade: Warband

4 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Mount & Blade: Warband. Each one has been evaluated across 20 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

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Once Human

80
NGL79
Once Human
Closest overall match
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMultiplayerSandbox WorldOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
Year 2024Dev Starry StudioOn Xbox · Android · PC

It comes from the same genre as Mount & Blade: Warband and shares exploration and discovery, a sandbox world, and single-player focus. Both also lean on a third-person camera. The distance is in game mode and visuals — its own ground is co-op play.

Released 14 years after Mount & Blade: Warband.

Genre100World100Progression100Visuals61Game mode45
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Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2

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NGL84
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
Closest on combat
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMultiplayerMeleeRangedTacticalHistoricalFantasyThird Person
Dev Saber Interactive · Focus EntertainmentPlaytime ~11hOn PC

Same family as Mount & Blade: Warband: melee combat, historical setting and single-player focus. Both also lean on a third-person camera. The distance is in setting and visuals — its own ground is a sci-fi setting and 3D presentation.

Genre100Combat100Game mode71Visuals48Setting44
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Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

72
NGL86
Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies
Closest on visuals
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMultiplayerMeleeRangedSandbox WorldOpen WorldFantasyExplorationFirst PersonThird Person
Year 2009Dev LEVEL-5 · Nintendo

It shares the essentials of what Mount & Blade: Warband does: a sandbox world, melee combat and fantasy world. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. They part company on setting and combat: this one brings magic-based combat.

Genre100World100Progression100Visuals100Game mode72Combat63
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Blood Bowl - Legendary Edition

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NGL59
Blood Bowl - Legendary Edition
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMultiplayerTacticalMeleeFantasyThird Person
Year 2010Dev Cyanide Studio · Focus Home InteractivePlaytime ~1hOn PC

Genre puts it alongside Mount & Blade: Warband, and so does tactical combat, fantasy world and single-player focus. The common ground extends to a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is setting and visuals: PvP competition.

Genre100Combat83Game mode65Visuals61Setting36

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