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Games like DEFCON

What to play if you like DEFCON

Start with EA SPORTS FC™ 26, Total War: WARHAMMER III, EA SPORTS FC™ 25. These games share the strongest Game DNA signals with DEFCON, then show where the experience changes.

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These are anonymous game-to-game comparisons, not personal recommendations or player-behaviour claims.

EA SPORTS FC™ 26 cover85% shared experience

EA SPORTS FC™ 26

Preserves: Social dependency and Competitive intensity

Changes: Strategic depth

Total War: WARHAMMER III cover85% shared experience

Total War: WARHAMMER III

Preserves: Social dependency and Competitive intensity

Changes: Combat intensity

EA SPORTS FC™ 25 cover83% shared experience

EA SPORTS FC™ 25

Preserves: Social dependency and Co-op dependency

Changes: Strategic depth

 War of the Three Kingdoms cover83% shared experience

War of the Three Kingdoms

Preserves: Social dependency and Competitive intensity

Total War: THREE KINGDOMS cover83% shared experience

Total War: THREE KINGDOMS

Preserves: Social dependency and Competitive intensity

Changes: Combat intensity and Exploration

Dota Underlords cover82% shared experience

Dota Underlords

Preserves: Social dependency and Competitive intensity

Changes: Progression and Co-op dependency

eFootball™ cover82% shared experience

eFootball™

Preserves: Social dependency and Co-op dependency

Changes: Strategic depth

Company of Heroes 2 cover82% shared experience

Company of Heroes 2

Preserves: Social dependency and Competitive intensity

Changes: Combat intensity

Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition cover81% shared experience

Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition

Preserves: Social dependency and Competitive intensity

Changes: Combat intensity

Goose Goose Duck cover80% shared experience

Goose Goose Duck

Preserves: Social dependency and Competitive intensity

Changes: Exploration

Europa Universalis IV cover80% shared experience

Europa Universalis IV

Preserves: Social dependency and Competitive intensity

Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition cover80% shared experience

Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition

Preserves: Social dependency and Competitive intensity

Changes: Combat intensity and Isolation

Apex Legends™ cover80% shared experience

Apex Legends™

Preserves: Social dependency and Competitive intensity

Changes: Combat intensity and Strategic depth

Insurgency: Sandstorm cover79% shared experience

Insurgency: Sandstorm

Preserves: Social dependency and Competitive intensity

Changes: Strategic depth and Combat intensity

Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition cover79% shared experience

Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition

Preserves: Social dependency and Competitive intensity

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege cover79% shared experience

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege

Preserves: Social dependency and Competitive intensity

Changes: Strategic depth and Combat intensity

Hunt: Showdown 1896 cover78% shared experience

Hunt: Showdown 1896

Preserves: Social dependency and Competitive intensity

Changes: Combat intensity and Strategic depth

Plague Inc: Evolved cover77% shared experience

Plague Inc: Evolved

Preserves: Social dependency and Competitive intensity

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