HIGHLIGHTS:
Hearts of Iron 2- Play as almost any country in the world (even Panama and Luxembourg!) during the World War 2 period. Recreate history or alter it utterly. Alternately, enjoy one of many amazing mods, such as the what-if-Germany-won-WW1 Kaiserreich mod
Europa Universalis 3- Same gig as Hearts of Iron but for the early modern world. Struggle for control of the Holy Roman Empire or sweep the world creating colonies
Sengoku- Kinda like the above but you're just trying to take over Japan.
King Arthur: The Role-Playing Wargame- Like a Total War game but plot-driven and hard, thereby eliminating two of TW's biggest weaknesses (being easy and rather aimless).
Mount and Blade- Engage in very realistic medieval combat, and go conquer castles.
Victoria II- Go and lead your country through the Industrial Revolution. Hard to learn but immensely rewarding once you get into it.
Magicka- 4-player action-adventure game with MAGICK. Has an expansion that goes to Vietnam of all places.
Sword of the Stars- Space RTS gogogo.
The Kings Crusade- Another solid strategy game.
Also all the DLC's for all these games plus a bunch of others.
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Play Der Langrisser.