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24 alternatives to Hardcore History - 56: Kings of Kings

The greatest empire the world has ever seen

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Hardcore History - 56: Kings of Kings launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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Hardcore History #58 - King of Kings III▲53
History of the Persian Empire handled brilliantly
2016 · dancarlin.com · its alternatives →
2
Hardcore History- King of Kings II▲57
Kings of Achaemenid Persia goes where only Dan can take it
2016 · hwcdn.libsyn.com · its alternatives →
3
Age of Empires: World Domination▲72
Your empire, your legend
2015 · its alternatives →
4
Kings of Kings▲3
The Persian Empire united under one King
2015 · dancarlin.com · its alternatives →
5
Kingdom Rush▲78
The greatest tower defence game
2015 · kingdomrush.com · its alternatives →
6
Short Kings▲79
2023 is our year
2023 · shortkings.vercel.app · its alternatives →
7
The History of the Renaissance World▲72
Engaging survey of incredible stories from 1095 - 1453 CE
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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King Arthur's Gold▲67
In a land of knights in shining armour and burning peasants
2015 · kag2d.com · its alternatives →
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Hardcore History - Wrath of the Khans I▲61
Genghis Khan was likely the most influential historical fig…
2015 · traffic.libsyn.com · its alternatives →
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Hegemony III: Clash of the Ancients▲61
Command armies, manage resources, and build an empire
2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →
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Globe of History▲189
I built Globe of History — an interactive 3D visualization of 6,000 years of human events, mapped onto the Earth’s surface. It includes 5,000+ data points covering wars, inventions, assassinations, natural disasters, and philosophers — spanning 4000 BCE → 2025 CE. The main goal was to build a visual entry point into history — not a database, but a way to instantly sense density and continuity over time. Stack / Process Python for scraping structured event data from Wikipedia/Wikidata Gemini 2.0 Flash for AI-based enrichment and multi-stage verification Mapbox GL JS + React (Vite)…
Nov 2025 · globeofhistory.com · its alternatives →
12
Houses - Start building an empire▲67
A game of thrones for the real(ish) world.
2016 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
13
Reigns▲79
medieval monarch of the modern age
2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
14
Seven Wonders AR▲114
Explore the Seven Wonders anywhere with AR
2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
15
The Men Who Would Be King▲73
Here is Hollywood, up close, glamorous, and gritty.
2015 · its alternatives →
16
The Podcast History of our World▲65
4000 years of history in an entertaining format.
2016 · podcasthistoryofourworld.com · its alternatives →
17
Playing at the World▲54
A history of simulating wars, people & fantastic adventures
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
18
World of Warriors▲56
PG version of Game of Thrones
2014 · mindcandy.com · its alternatives →
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Hardcore History - Blueprint for Armageddon▲68
First in an amazing series of podcasts about World War One.
2015 · dancarlin.com · its alternatives →
20
Stealth Chess▲86
The ancient royal game of conquering kingdoms
2023 · stealthchess.com · its alternatives →
21
Road To Be King▲57
Get ready to explore your kingdom in this epic game
2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
22
India After Gandhi▲64
The history of the World's largest democracy
2016 · amazon.in · its alternatives →
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The Podcast History Of Our World - 014 - The Middle Kingdom▲2
The first Egyptian civil war!
2015 · its alternatives →
24
The Wealth of Nations▲69
Smith's masterpiece of economic analysis from 1776
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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