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Enjoyed Crusader Kings III? Here are 6 games that play in a similar way – such as Europa Universalis IV, Europa Universalis V, Knights of Honor II: Sovereign. Each shows the cheapest key price from the stores we compare.

About Crusader Kings III: Crusader Kings III is a medieval grand strategy and RPG in which you guide a noble house across several generations, and a character's death only marks the start of the next ruler's reign. You can begin in 867, 1066 or 1178, claiming lands, titles and vassals, while war is just one tool next to diplomacy, scheming and marriage. Traits and lifestyle choices shape each character's actions, so you can rule with an iron fist or win subjects over with magnanimous deeds. The vast map stretches from snowy Nordic lands past the Horn of Africa to the exotic riches of Burma.

Updated 12 Nov 2026, 00:00 UTC · similar games are picked by AI from our catalogue based on game content (play style, setting, co-op) · descriptions based on official publisher information on Steam

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Europa Universalis IV

Europa Universalis IV is a strategy simulation in which you control any nation in the world and guide it through four centuries of history, from the late Middle Ages to the Napoleonic era. Players accumulate wealth, land and prestige in a fierce competition for global dominance. The game offers hundreds of dynamic historical events, from troubling civil wars to world-changing moments such as the Protestant Reformation, and lets you build trade power in key provinces to control the flow of trade.

Europa Universalis V

Europa Universalis V is a historical grand strategy game set across almost five centuries, from the late Middle Ages to the Age of Revolution. Players steer the fate of hundreds of nations in a deeply detailed simulated world and decide whether to lead their state through war, trade or diplomacy. Domestic order is maintained by strengthening or limiting the power of estates, while the military system progresses from levies and mercenaries to large standing armies. Commanders must be chosen for both land and naval forces. The game also adds more detailed diplomacy, a more sophisticated economic model and a more detailed trade system.

Knights of Honor II: Sovereign

Knights of Honor II: Sovereign is a real-time medieval grand strategy game in which the player becomes a king and vies for control of Europe. More than 200 historical kingdoms across Europe, North Africa and parts of Asia are available to start from, and territory grows over 300+ provinces. The royal court is filled with Marshals, Clerics, Merchants, Diplomats and Spies who lead armies, forge pacts, trade or stir up rebellions and wars. Play runs in real time with no turns, battles can be commanded directly in RTS combat, and several friends can join in multiplayer.

House of Legacy

You play a clan leader who starts with only a crumbling estate and a few hopes, rising through planning, trade and diplomacy. Build and rearrange structures to shape your domain, while managing alliances and vendettas with NPCs from dozens of noble houses. Climb a realistic officialdom system, lead armies to quell rebellions, and raise your family across generations through imperial exams or battle. Whether you rule justly or manipulate others is your choice.

The Guild 3

The Guild 3 is a trade and life simulation set in the late Middle Ages. You play a citizen, acquire businesses and mansions, produce and trade goods, scheme in politics and society, and found a family dynasty lasting centuries. It is set in middle Europe in the year 1400, when the dark Middle Ages give way to the age of free trading cities. The game mixes economic simulation, strategy, historical life simulation and role playing in real time 3D; non-player figures make their own decisions, and it offers 13 scenario maps based on historical locations of Central and Northern Europe, a day-night cycle with seasons, and multiplayer.

The Guild II

The Guild 2 follows the medieval simulation Europe 1400 and blends RPG with life simulation in a medieval setting. The player and their party become part of history and can change it in real time, with the aim of founding a new dynasty. They can make a living as a merchant or a thief, marry, make friends and pass their skills on to their descendants. Set in a 3D world at the end of the Middle Ages, it lets players witness events such as a prisoner’s execution or a merchant being robbed, create their own character and play with up to three party members with different strengths and weaknesses.