Games like Frozenheim

The Squirrel's verdictDiplomacy is Not an Option leans into chokepoint defense and heavy unit micromanagement, with no co-op and city-building kept minimal in service of fielding armies against escalating enemy waves. The difference from Frozenheim is intensity: reviewers flag sharp mid-campaign difficulty spikes requiring precise build orders, and median playtime reaches 36.9 hours. Suits players who want a demanding, high-pressure version of the same base-to-combat formula.

Not for you if you want a low-pressure, casual-pace RTS rather than a game reviewers describe as punishing and requiring exact play.

The Squirrel's verdictBecastled removes campaign, narrative, and exploration entirely, structuring play as standalone survival rounds: build a base, defend against waves, repeat. There is no story mode or mission progression. Released in 2025 with a Very Positive rating, median playtime of 14.3 hours, and no co-op. Suits players who want the base-to-army loop in a repeatable, self-contained format without the overhead of a campaign.

Not for you if you came to Frozenheim for its campaign and Norse setting, or you want structured goals beyond surviving each standalone round.

The Squirrel's verdictA Civilization-style overworld map spanning 14 medieval European factions is the structural difference here: territorial conquest and lord management sit above the RTS base-building layer, giving Medieval Kingdom Wars a broader strategic scope than Frozenheim. Co-op is supported and the price sits at $4.49. Median playtime is 16.1 hours. Suits players who want campaign-scale conquest wrapped around familiar unit-production combat.

Not for you if you need competent AI opponents, since reviewers describe winning battles by mass-selecting troops and attacking without resistance.

The Squirrel's verdictThe defining feature of Eyes of War is direct third-person control of any individual unit mid-battle, which sits on top of a standard base-building and resource-gathering loop. Co-op is supported. Priced at $14.99 with a median playtime around 2.5 hours, it targets players who want hands-on combat involvement rather than purely issuing commands from a top-down view.

Not for you if you prefer RTS combat to stay top-down and hands-off rather than switching into direct third-person unit control.

The Squirrel's verdictLand of the Vikings shares Frozenheim's Norse setting but drops combat entirely, centering the game on colony management: food chains, forestry, resource balancing, and multi-year settlement progression. Players who found Frozenheim's colony layer too thin relative to its battles will find more depth here, though reviewers note there is no defined end state and some persistent resource-transfer bugs.

Not for you if you came for unit combat and tactical battles, or you need a game with clear end goals and win conditions.

The Squirrel's verdictDriftland replaces Frozenheim's grounded Norse setting with floating islands you physically drag together to form your base, adding magic and spellcasting where Frozenheim has naval combat. Like Frozenheim, the city-building layer is thin and mostly feeds an army-production loop, but the pace is slower and easier. Co-op is supported. Median playtime is around 11.9 hours.

Not for you if you want fast, challenging combat rather than slow-paced island assembly and light unit management.

The Squirrel's verdictDarfall structures its RTS around a hero with a talent tree, closer to Warcraft 3 than Age of Empires, with shift queues added to unit commands. Base-building feeds army production as in Frozenheim, but tech trees are narrower. Median playtime is 19.8 hours. Suits players who want a hero-centric RTS with talent progression layered over standard base-and-combat play.

Not for you if responsive squad control matters to you — reviewers describe poor attack-move behavior, broken formations, and units failing to assist allies under attack.