Games like Crusader Kings III
If you like Crusader Kings III (grand strategy, medieval and dynasty sim), these 10 games are similar in what you do and how you play. They go from most to least similar.
Stellaris
- In common: long sessions and management
- Difference: more exploring
When you have hours and want to write your own space opera.
Against the Storm
- In common: management and thinking
- Difference: less story
When you want to build and manage without committing to a weeks-long game: each settlement is one session.
Sid Meier's Civilization VI
- In common: long sessions and management
- Difference: less story
When you have a whole afternoon and want to plan for the long term. Turn-based, at your own pace, no pressure.
XCOM 2
- In common: thinking and long sessions
When you feel like thinking and have an hour or two: each mission is a small tactical drama.
Football Manager 2024
- In common: long sessions and management
- Difference: less story
When you have time and fancy managing: one season keeps you hooked for weeks.
RimWorld
- In common: long sessions and management
- Difference: more building
When you have a long afternoon and fancy managing: each session writes a new chapter for your colony.
Star Wars: Empire at War - Gold Pack
- In common: long sessions and thinking
- Difference: less progression
When you have a long afternoon and fancy moving entire Star Wars fleets with calm planning.
Graveyard Keeper
- In common: long sessions and management
- Difference: less story
When you want to optimise tasks calmly and fancy a macabre touch.
Sid Meier's Civilization V
- In common: long sessions and management
- Difference: less story
When you have a long afternoon ahead and fancy planning unhurriedly, turn by turn.
Frostpunk
- In common: management and thinking
- Difference: more building
When you want an intense management game with tough decisions, in one afternoon.
How we pick them
We compare the tags the Steam community gives each game with our own classification: what you do (action, story, building…), the difficulty, how long sessions last and whether you play alone or with others. Nobody pays to appear.
About Crusader Kings III
You don't control a country but a medieval dynasty: marriages, inheritances, intrigue, assassinations and characters with their own traits and ambitions. Games generate stories worthy of a TV series.
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