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Total War is a series of strategic turn-based war games. Each game has a different historical or fantasy setting where multiple armies battle and compete for territory. You can win by military force, religion, diplomacy, espionage and economics.
Unfortunately, Total War is not available on PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One or Xbox X|S. However, we recommend the following games that offer a similar experience or theme, and at a lower age rating:
Release Date: 13/06/2000, updated in 2019
Price: Free
Out Now: Android, Mac, PC and iOS
Players: 1 (2 online)
Genres: Battle, Simulation, Strategy (Action and Fighting)
Accessibility: 0 features documented (Tweet Developer )
Components: 3D Third-Person
Developer: CA Games (@CAGames)
Costs: Free. In-Game Purchases and In-Game Pass
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Hearts of Iron IV is a strategy game that recreates the Risk board game with a broader scope and grander scale.
Hearts of Iron IV is a strategy game that recreates the Risk board game with a broader scope and grander scale. Along with managing your country's military, you build a cabinet, manage politics, and build up infrastructure to help maintain your capabilities.
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Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord is a strategy game where you raise an army and fight in large-scale medieval warfare.
Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord is a strategy game where you raise an army and fight in large-scale medieval warfare. You build up your troops and complete missions, then place battalions and siege engines where they'll be most effective before heading into the fight, where you order your troops and use your own character to defeat nearby enemies.
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Foxhole is a strategic battle, where you play with hundreds of others to manage not only the front lines of war but also the infrastructure behind your offensive.
Foxhole is a strategic battle, where you play with hundreds of others to manage not only the front lines of war but also the infrastructure behind your offensive. From your overhead view, you collaborate to devise strategies and build bases, railways, and factories to equip the players on the front lines in the days-long battles against the other team.
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Last Train Home is a strategy game where you command of a legion of soldiers as they travel home by train after the Great War.
Last Train Home is a strategy game where you command of a legion of soldiers as they travel home by train after the Great War. You guide them in battle, issuing commands and developing strategies, then upgrade and fortify the train you use to travel home.
Age of Wonders: Planetfall is a turn-based strategy game with a large strategic map that leads to multiple turn-based battles.
Age of Wonders: Planetfall is a turn-based strategy game with a large strategic map that leads to multiple turn-based battles. You build your empire with one of six unique factions, progress through each faction’s missions using your wits, military strength and diplomacy, explore planetary ruins and encounter other survivors as you unravel the history of a shattered civilization.
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XCOM is a science fiction strategic battle game where you control units to stop an alien invasion.
XCOM is a science fiction strategic battle game where you control units to stop an alien invasion. The long-running series has come in many forms, but always has in common the finely tuned turn-based ground combat where you control a squad of soldiers to hunt the aliens.
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Age of Empires IV is a strategy game where you command an ancient civilisation in real-time and must develop from hunter-gatherers to advanced forms of defence and war.
Age of Empires IV is a strategy game where you command an ancient civilisation in real-time and must develop from hunter-gatherers to advanced forms of defence and war. This is similar territory to Civilization but focuses on resource management and direct warfare rather than politics and religion and is played in real-time.
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Kingdom is a retro-look strategy game where you must defend your town from the nightly attack of zombies as you develop your technology and civilisation day by day.
Kingdom is a retro-look strategy game where you must defend your town from the nightly attack of zombies as you develop your technology and civilisation day by day. But unlike other tower-defence games – where you set up defences and fend off waves of attacking forces – there’s no access to any statistics so you must discover the best strategy by trial and error.
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Tooth and Tail is a real-time strategy game about anthropomorphic animals.
Tooth and Tail is a real-time strategy game about anthropomorphic animals. Before each match, you choose a commander from four factions and six units from a pool of twenty.
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Totally Accurate Battle Simulator (known as TABS) is a fighting game where you choose different armies and troops to battle each other in an automatic simulation that models their offensive and defensive abilities.
Totally Accurate Battle Simulator (known as TABS) is a fighting game where you choose different armies and troops to battle each other in an automatic simulation that models their offensive and defensive abilities. Once set up, the fight is largely automatic and calculated by the simulation rather than human input.
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Sid Meier's Civilization is a long-running strategy game where you develop a society from hunter-gatherer to space travel.
Sid Meier's Civilization is a long-running strategy game where you develop a society from hunter-gatherer to space travel. There are many ways to approach this challenge; socially, militarily, politically or perhaps by building wonders to impress other nations.
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Ghost of Tsushima is a stealth and action adventure set in 13th century Japan, where you play as a clan leader and samurai warrior trying to protect your people and the Tsushima Island against Mongol invaders.
Ghost of Tsushima is a stealth and action adventure set in 13th century Japan, where you play as a clan leader and samurai warrior trying to protect your people and the Tsushima Island against Mongol invaders. It has a large open world that can be explored by foot or horseback.
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Clash of Clans is a cartoony strategy war game played on smartphones and tablets.
Clash of Clans is a cartoony strategy war game played on smartphones and tablets. Set in a fantasy world, you take charge of a village and must build defences against attacks from other players.
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Barbearian is a hectic action game where you fight through three-level missions by hacking and slashing hundreds of tiny enemies, collecting cash and rescuing minions to add to your army.
Barbearian is a hectic action game where you fight through three-level missions by hacking and slashing hundreds of tiny enemies, collecting cash and rescuing minions to add to your army. It's a role-play game you can take on in bite-sized portions each of which requires different tactics.
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Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle is a chess-like strategy game where you control cartoon rabbits (the Rabbids) and Nintendo characters in turn-based battles with fantastical weapons through four different worlds.
Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle is a chess-like strategy game where you control cartoon rabbits (the Rabbids) and Nintendo characters in turn-based battles with fantastical weapons through four different worlds. It looks and sounds like a game for youngsters, but beneath this bright saccharine exterior is a deep strategy game not a million miles away from games like XCOM.
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Sons of Valhalla is a strategy-based building game where you play the son of a Viking Jarl, aiming to conquer England and save the love of your life. Like Kingdom, you incrementally upgrade your fortifications, farming and armies to defend against the English.
Wargroove is a fantasy war game, similar to Advanced Wars from the Gameboy era, where players take turns in a variety of battles.
Wargroove is a fantasy war game, similar to Advanced Wars from the Gameboy era, where players take turns in a variety of battles. Computer-controlled and human opponents compete to achieve objectives and be the last player remaining.
Chivalry 2 is an online sword fighting game that recreates epic medieval movie battles.
Chivalry 2 is an online sword fighting game that recreates epic medieval movie battles. It's the sequel to Chivalry: Medieval Warfare and thrusts you first-hand into huge battles where you must survive clashing swords, storms of flaming arrows and sprawling castle sieges.
Death Crown is a minimalist strategy game where you play Death commanding her legions and punishing humanity.
Death Crown is a minimalist strategy game where you play Death commanding her legions and punishing humanity. You play in a world of hexagons to place buildings and send troops to attack or defend as you try and defeat the opposing castle.
Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun is a stealth strategy game set in Japan, where a new Shogun employs five recruits to use assassination, sabotage and espionage to enforce peace in the country.
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Symphony of War: The Nephilim Saga is a strategy battle game where you build an army to take on rebel forces.
Symphony of War: The Nephilim Saga is a strategy battle game where you build an army to take on rebel forces. Play draws on Fire Emblem's tactical turn-based battles, here though, you choose and arrange units into battalions more like Advance Wars.
Homeworld 3 is a standalone real-time strategy game where you command a fleet of spaceships in all-out galactic warfare amongst gigantic floating structures.
Homeworld 3 is a standalone real-time strategy game where you command a fleet of spaceships in all-out galactic warfare amongst gigantic floating structures. Play focuses on building ships to add to your fleet while tactically planning intricate attacks in the fight for survival.
Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew is a stealth strategy game set in a fantasy golden age of piracy.
Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew is a stealth strategy game set in a fantasy golden age of piracy. You play by controlling a crew of pirates with different abilities, on a ghost ship with a living soul.
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Stormgate is a real-time strategy game where you command a faction of science-fantasy soldiers to fight for domination across single and online multiplayer battles. Play focuses on tactically gathering resources, building your base, and training troops to gain the upper hand in the fight for survival and conquest.
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Fire Emblem Engage is a series of strategy games where you help an ensemble cast of characters fight off evil.
Fire Emblem Engage is a series of strategy games where you help an ensemble cast of characters fight off evil. You gather heroes, unlock weapons and special abilities to aid your fight in tactical turn-based combat.
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