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Games like Age of Empires

1997PC

24 games that share what Age of Empires does well: strategy, war and historical. Each one shows critic and player scores, how long it takes to beat, and the cheapest way to play it today.

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Multiplayer
Age of Empires III
2005PC
Age of Empires series, war
Critics
78
IGDB
Players
78%
IGDB
To beat
unknown
No price yet
Multiplayer
Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings
1999PC
Age of Empires series, war
Critics
80
IGDB
Players
86%
IGDB
To beat
unknown
No price yet
Multiplayer
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition
2019PC · PS · Xbox
Age of Empires series, war
Critics
84
Metacritic
Players
94%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$17.49~~was $19.99~~−13%
Best PC price · Newegg
In Game Pass
Zeus: Master of Olympus
2000PC
Historical, strategy
Critics
unknown
Players
87%
IGDB
To beat
unknown
No price yet
Multiplayer
Sudden Strike
2000PC
War, historical
Critics
unknown
Players
81%
IGDB
To beat
unknown
No price yet
Cannon Fodder
1993PC
War, strategy
Critics
unknown
Players
81%
IGDB
To beat
unknown
$2.99~~was $5.99~~−50%
Best PC price · GOG
Three Kingdoms: Fate of the Dragon
2001PC
War, historical
No price yet
Multiplayer
Total War: Pharaoh
2023PC
War, historical
Critics
unknown
Players
63%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$6.72~~was $39.99~~−83%
Best PC price · GameBillet
Multiplayer
Command & Conquer: Red Alert
1996PC
War, historical
Critics
unknown
Players
85%
IGDB
To beat
~15h
IGDB
No price yet
Panzer Campaigns - Smolensk '41
1999PC · iOS · Android
War, historical
No price yet
Multiplayer
Age of Mythology
2002PC
Age of Empires series, historical
Critics
76
IGDB
Players
82%
IGDB
To beat
~28h
IGDB
No price yet
Multiplayer
Unity of Command
2011PC
War, historical
Critics
84
Metacritic
Players
78%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$1.99~~was $9.99~~−80%
Best PC price · Steam
Tower Dominion
2025PC · PS · Xbox · Switch
War, strategy
Critics
unknown
Players
85%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$9.41~~was $17.49~~−46%
Best PC price · GameBillet
Cult of the Lamb: Cultist Edition
2022PC · PS · Xbox · Switch
Strategy, isometric
Critics
unknown
Players
71%
IGDB
To beat
~30h
IGDB
$29.98
Best PC price · GOG · $1/hr
Multiplayer
Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos
2002PC
War, strategy
Critics
93
IGDB
Players
88%
IGDB
To beat
~28h
IGDB
No price yet
Multiplayer
Hearts of Iron IV
2016PC
War, historical
Critics
83
Metacritic
Players
90%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$8.80~~was $49.99~~−82%
Best PC price · GreenManGaming
Multiplayer
Rise of Nations
2003PC
War, historical
Critics
92
IGDB
Players
82%
IGDB
To beat
unknown
No price yet
Multiplayer
Besiege
2020PC · PS · Xbox · Switch · iOS · Android
War, historical
Critics
unknown
Players
95%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$2.99~~was $14.99~~−80%
Best PC price · Steam
Multiplayer
Battlefield 4
2013PC · PS · Xbox
War, strategy
Critics
80
IGDB
Players
76%
IGDB
To beat
~15h
IGDB
$1.99~~was $19.99~~−90%
Best PC price · EA Store · $0.13/hr
In Game Pass
Multiplayer
Company of Heroes: Legacy Edition
2006PC
War, historical
Critics
93
Metacritic
Players
92%
Steam
To beat
unknown
No price yet
Multiplayer
StarCraft
1998PC
War, strategy
Critics
unknown
Players
88%
IGDB
To beat
unknown
No price yet
Multiplayer
Stronghold Crusader
2002PC
War, historical
Critics
unknown
Players
84%
IGDB
To beat
unknown
$1.99~~was $9.99~~−80%
Best PC price · Steam
Multiplayer
Empire Earth
2001PC
War, historical
Critics
unknown
Players
77%
IGDB
To beat
unknown
$4.19~~was $5.99~~−30%
Best PC price · Steam
Bad North
2018PC · PS · Xbox · Switch
War, historical
Critics
unknown
Players
93%
Steam
To beat
~9h
IGDB
$2.52~~was $14.99~~−83%
Best PC price · GreenManGaming · $0.28/hr
In PS Plus