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2017PCSteam Deck playable88 % positive14.79 €

You run a thieves' guild in a gas-lit Victorian-style underworld, recruiting urchins, hiring thugs, stealing, bribing and assassinating rivals. Short, tactically dense turn-based matches against the AI or other players.

Turn-based combat
Historical setting
Tactical depth
Competing against other players

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The closest matches for Antihero are Total War: Shogun 2, Scythe: Digital Edition and The Battle of Polytopia. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Antihero special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Best alternative overall: Total War: Shogun 2 89% match – Historical setting
Newest alternative: Old World 85% match – released 2021

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Total War: Shogun 2

89 %Match

2011PCSteam Deck playable89 % positive

Combines a turn-based campaign map with huge real-time battles in Sengoku-era Japan. Diplomacy, intrigue, province building and agents like ninjas give strategic depth both on the map and on the battlefield.

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Scythe: Digital Edition

Competing against other players

A digital adaptation of the board game set in an alternate 1920s Europe with giant mechs. You build an engine of resources, claim territory and optimise your actions turn by turn. The focus is on careful planning rather than reflexes, wrapped in a striking painterly art style.

The Battle of Polytopia

Co-op or multiplayer

A compact, quick-to-play turn-based 4X strategy game: pick a tribe, explore the map, grow cities, research technologies and conquer rivals. Its charming low-poly look and short matches make it very accessible.

Axis & Allies 1942 Online

Competing against other players

A digital take on the classic board game where you command one of the major World War II powers, moving forces, fighting battles and taking territory. The focus is on turn-based grand strategy and matches against other players.

Old World

Historical setting

A turn-based 4X game set in classical antiquity where you lead a dynasty rather than just an empire. Character-driven events, court intrigue and family members add narrative twists on top of classic city building and warfare.

Raiders of the North Sea

Co-op or multiplayer

A digital adaptation of the worker-placement board game where you recruit Vikings, outfit your longboat and raid settlements. You plan carefully, chase glory and gold, and compete against rival raiders.

Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution

Historical setting

A streamlined, console-friendly take on Civilization: lead one of 16 civilizations from founding to world power, researching technologies, building Wonders and winning through conquest, culture, economy or science. Turns are quick and easy to pick up.

Rome: Total War

Historical setting

A landmark strategy game that pairs turn-based empire management on a campaign map with massive real-time battles involving thousands of soldiers. Lead a Roman family or a rival power as you manage provinces, forge alliances and command legions in the field.

Armello

Competing against other players

Armello blends board game, card battles and RPG elements: as an animal hero you scheme, fight and roll dice to claim the throne of a decaying kingdom. Its storybook look and swingy turns keep every match tense.

Hex of Steel

Historical setting

A turn-based hex-grid wargame set in World War II that covers all fronts and nations. It offers tactical battles solo or online and runs cross-platform, including on mobile devices.