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Games like Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition

What to play if you like Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition

Start with Total War: WARHAMMER III, Total War: THREE KINGDOMS, Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition. These games share the strongest Game DNA signals with Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition, then show where the experience changes.

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Total War: WARHAMMER III cover89% shared experience

Total War: WARHAMMER III

Preserves: Social dependency and Competitive intensity

Changes: Isolation

Total War: THREE KINGDOMS cover87% shared experience

Total War: THREE KINGDOMS

Preserves: Social dependency and Competitive intensity

Changes: Sandbox freedom and Isolation

Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition cover85% shared experience

Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition

Preserves: Social dependency and Competitive intensity

Changes: Isolation and Hand-holding

Total War: WARHAMMER II cover82% shared experience

Total War: WARHAMMER II

Preserves: Social dependency and Competitive intensity

Changes: Session length and Isolation

Company of Heroes 2 cover82% shared experience

Company of Heroes 2

Preserves: Social dependency and Competitive intensity

Changes: Isolation

Plague Inc: Evolved cover80% shared experience

Plague Inc: Evolved

Preserves: Social dependency and Competitive intensity

Changes: Sandbox freedom and Isolation

Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition cover79% shared experience

Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition

Preserves: Social dependency and Competitive intensity

Changes: Session length and Isolation

Arma Reforger cover78% shared experience

Arma Reforger

Preserves: Social dependency and Co-op dependency

Changes: Session length and Isolation

Arma 3 cover77% shared experience

Arma 3

Preserves: Social dependency and Competitive intensity

Changes: Session length and Sandbox freedom

Left 4 Dead 2 cover77% shared experience

Left 4 Dead 2

Preserves: Social dependency and Competitive intensity

Changes: Complexity and Experimentation

Garry's Mod cover77% shared experience

Garry's Mod

Preserves: Social dependency and Competitive intensity

Changes: Strategic depth and Sandbox freedom

Don't Starve Together cover77% shared experience

Don't Starve Together

Preserves: Social dependency and Competitive intensity

Changes: Progression and Resource management

Dota Underlords cover76% shared experience

Dota Underlords

Preserves: Social dependency and Competitive intensity

Changes: Progression and Sandbox freedom

Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition cover76% shared experience

Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition

Preserves: Social dependency and Co-op dependency

Changes: Progression and Sandbox freedom

Minion Masters cover76% shared experience

Minion Masters

Preserves: Social dependency and Competitive intensity

Changes: Progression and Isolation

ELDEN RING cover76% shared experience

ELDEN RING

Preserves: Social dependency and Co-op dependency

Changes: Strategic depth and Progression

Totally Accurate Battle Simulator cover75% shared experience

Totally Accurate Battle Simulator

Preserves: Social dependency and Competitive intensity

Changes: Co-op dependency and Combat intensity

Teardown cover75% shared experience

Teardown

Preserves: Social dependency and Competitive intensity

Changes: Sandbox freedom

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