Medieval II: Total War™ Kingdoms similar games & best alternatives

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Medieval II: Total War™ Kingdoms

Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac • 2007

Should you play it?

Medieval II: Total War Kingdoms is the official expansion to last year's award-winning Medieval II: Total War, presenting players with all-new territories to explore, troops to command, and enemies to conquer.

What works

  • Extensive and varied campaigns
  • Strong modding community
  • Deep strategic gameplay
  • High replayability
  • Immersive historical and fantasy settings

Things to keep in mind

  • Dated graphics
  • Occasional bugs and ai issues
  • Limited multiplayer features
  • Steep learning curve
  • Some campaigns less balanced

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • The Stronghold Collection

  • Age of Wonders 4

  • Age of Wonders III

  • Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Anniversary Edition (Classic)

  • Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® - Dark Crusade

  • Command & Conquer™ Tiberian Sun™ and Firestorm™

Less fantastical

Games that feels like Medieval II: Total War™ Kingdoms but with less imaginative fiction

  • Total War: NAPOLEON – Definitive Edition

  • Total War: SHOGUN 2

  • Total War: ATTILA

  • A Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIA

  • Oriental Empires

  • Field of Glory II

Less dominating

Games that feels like Medieval II: Total War™ Kingdoms but with less domination over others

  • Wars and Warriors: Joan of Arc

  • Kingdom Under Fire: Heroes

  • Kingdom Under Fire: The Crusaders

  • Heroes of Might & Magic V: Tribes of the East

  • Voor De Kroon

  • Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition

More intimate

Games that feels like Medieval II: Total War™ Kingdoms but with more focus on close relationships

  • Battle Cry of Freedom

  • Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord

  • Total War: THREE KINGDOMS

  • Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® - Soulstorm

  • Age of Mythology: Retold

  • Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Definitive Edition

Choose your own criteria ->

From the same developer

From the same developer, ranked by motivational fit.

  • Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition

  • Medieval: Total War™ - Collection

  • Total War: SHOGUN 2

  • Total War: WARHAMMER III

  • Total War: ATTILA

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Medieval II: Total War™ Kingdoms: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Fellowship, Domination. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Story. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Intimacy, Competition.

Last update: 21/08/2026