18 Turn-Based Strat games 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.

Same family as Total War: WARHAMMER III: tactical combat, fantasy world and single-player focus. Both also lean on an isometric view. The distance is in setting and combat — its own ground is magic-based combat.

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.

What carries over from Total War: WARHAMMER III is tactical combat, historical setting and single-player focus. To that it adds an isometric view.

Genre puts it alongside Total War: WARHAMMER III, and so does tactical combat, historical setting and single-player focus. To that it adds an isometric view. They part company on setting and combat: this one brings ranged combat and a medieval setting.

Its point of contact with Total War: WARHAMMER III is tactical 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 ranged combat.

Same family as Total War: WARHAMMER III: tactical combat, historical setting and single-player focus. Both also lean on an isometric view. The distance is in setting and game mode — its own ground is a sci-fi setting.

It meets Total War: WARHAMMER III on 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 ranged combat.

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.

It comes from the same genre as Total War: WARHAMMER III and shares tactical combat, historical setting and single-player focus. The common ground extends to an isometric view. Where the two diverge is setting and game mode: a medieval setting.

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.