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2021PCSteam Deck playable82 % positive39.99 €

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.

Historical setting
Turn-based combat
Economy and management
Deep systems to master

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The closest matches for Old World are Humankind, Total War: Three Kingdoms and Total War: Shogun 2. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Old World special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Best alternative overall: Humankind 96% match – Historical setting
Newest alternative: Imperial Ambitions 89% match – released 2026

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Humankind

96 %Match

2021PCPlayStationXboxSteam Deck playable68 % positive47.49 €

A turn-based 4X strategy game where you blend cultures across six eras to build a one-of-a-kind civilization. Switching culture each era sets it apart from genre peers like Civilization.

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Total War: Three Kingdoms

Deep systems to master

A grand strategy campaign set in Three Kingdoms-era China: you manage your realm in turns, lead heroic generals and fight massive real-time battles. Character relationships and court intrigue set it apart in the series.

Total War: Shogun 2

Tactical depth

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.

Sid Meier's Civilization V

Historical setting

The classic 4X strategy game: you guide a civilization across millennia, from its first settlement to the space age. Hex-based combat, city-states and multiple paths to victory create the famous "one more turn" pull.

Sid Meier's Civilization IV

Historical setting

The classic 4X strategy game where you guide a civilization from the Stone Age to the space race, with religions, cultural borders and diplomacy. Famous for its 'one more turn' pull and the award-winning theme 'Baba Yetu'.

Sid Meier's Civilization VI

Historical setting

A classic 4X turn-based strategy game where you lead a civilization from the Stone Age to the Information Era, planning cities district by district across the map. Win through conquest, science, culture, religion or diplomacy, and get hooked on the famous 'one more turn' loop.

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.

Europa Universalis IV

Deep systems to master

A deep grand strategy sandbox where you guide any of hundreds of nations from the late Middle Ages to the Napoleonic era through diplomacy, trade, colonization and war. Its complexity is daunting at first, but crafting your own alternate world history is endlessly absorbing.

Crusader Kings III

Choices with consequences

A grand strategy role-playing game where you steer a medieval dynasty across generations through marriage, scheming, diplomacy and war. Characters, chance and power struggles constantly produce your own emergent, often chaotic stories.

Imperial Ambitions

Historical setting

You lead a colonial power in the age of imperialism: discover and settle the world, allocate your labor, corner markets and fight tactical battles. Economy and warfare intertwine as the world descends into conflict.