41 Games with a historical setting like Total War: WARHAMMER III that you should try

What brings it close to Total War: WARHAMMER III is dark, oppressive atmosphere, tactical combat and fantasy world, and the two track each other on genre, combat and setting. To that it adds single-player focus and an isometric view.

What carries over from Total War: WARHAMMER III is strong narrative focus, tactical combat and historical setting. Both also lean on multiplayer gameplay and an isometric view. The distance is in tone — its own ground is a medieval setting.

What brings it close to Total War: WARHAMMER III is tactical combat, historical setting and single-player focus, and the two track each other on genre, combat and setting. To that it adds an isometric view.

What brings it close to Total War: WARHAMMER III is melee combat, historical setting and single-player focus, and the two track each other on genre, combat and visuals. Both also lean on an isometric view. What it adds of its own: deep simulation and a sci-fi setting.

Held in common with Total War: WARHAMMER III: tactical combat, historical setting and single-player focus. The common ground extends to an isometric view. It sets itself apart with deep simulation and a sandbox world.

It shares the essentials of what Total War: WARHAMMER III does: tactical combat, historical setting and single-player focus. To that it adds an isometric view. They part company on game mode.

The thread back to Total War: WARHAMMER III runs through melee combat, historical setting and single-player focus. Both also lean on an isometric view. The distance is in game mode — its own ground is a medieval setting.

It comes from the same genre as Total War: WARHAMMER III and shares strong narrative focus, melee combat and historical setting. The common ground extends to single-player focus and an isometric view. Where the two diverge is tone and setting: an anime aesthetic.

Held in common with Total War: WARHAMMER III: tactical combat, fantasy world and single-player focus. They part company on tone: this one brings a casual, approachable feel.

The thread back to Total War: WARHAMMER III runs through tactical combat, historical setting and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is game mode: deep simulation and resource management.

Its point of contact with Total War: WARHAMMER III is tactical combat, historical setting and single-player focus. The distance is in game mode — its own ground is deep simulation and a medieval setting.

What carries over from Total War: WARHAMMER III is tactical combat, historical setting and single-player focus. To that it adds an isometric view. They part company on combat: this one brings ranged combat.

Held in common with Total War: WARHAMMER III: melee combat, historical setting and single-player focus. To that it adds an isometric view. They part company on game mode: this one brings deep simulation and a sci-fi setting.

What carries over from Total War: WARHAMMER III is fantasy world, single-player focus and an isometric view. Where the two diverge is setting: a mythological setting.

Held in common with Total War: WARHAMMER III: tactical combat, historical setting and single-player focus. The common ground extends to an isometric view. Where the two diverge is game mode: resource management.