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24 games like Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition (2026)
Every game below overlaps with Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition on things players said about it rather than on our opinion of what feels alike. Each entry shows what it matched on, so you can throw out the ones matching on the part you did not care about.
The short version
- Closest match: Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition, which made by the same studio, World's Edge.
- Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition is tagged Strategy, RTS, Base-Building, Multiplayer, War, Singleplayer, Resource Management, Medieval by Steam players. Those tags are what the matching runs on.
- 24 games qualify, each with at least fifty player reviews behind its sentiment figure.
- 2 are free to download, so you can test the resemblance yourself at no cost.
- 10 are from the same studio: Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition, Age of Empires: Definitive Edition, Company of Heroes 3, Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition, Age of Mythology: Retold, Age of Empires II (Retired), Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts, Company of Heroes 2, Company of Heroes - Legacy Edition, Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor.
How these were matched
Steam tags carry the most weight, because players apply them and they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Souls-like, Atmospheric and Cozy exist as tags and as nothing else, which is exactly the vocabulary this question needs. Formal genres count for less, themes and a shared studio for more.
Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are thrown out before matching. Nearly everything is tagged Singleplayer, so matching on it is matching on nothing. That cutoff is computed from the catalogue rather than fixed, so it moves as the catalogue grows.
All 24, closest first
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Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition
Why it matched: made by the same studio, World's Edge; both war, historical and strategy; shares 11 player tags including Strategy, Base-Building and RTS; released around the same time (2020).
Lead powerful civilizations across the globe, master strategies and tactics, and relive history in co op battles—now remastered in stunning 4K and modernized gameplay.
Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition at a glance Released 2020 Studio World's Edge Player sentiment 86% positive of 54,770 Price $34.99 StrategyBase-BuildingRTSCity BuilderHistoricalWarResource ManagementPvP
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Cossacks 3
Why it matched: both open world, war, historical and strategy; shares 12 player tags including Strategy, RTS and War.
Cossacks 3 is the return of RTS classics. Obtain resources, build cities and research technologies while taking command of great armies, crushing enemies in grand historical warfares on land and sea!
Cossacks 3 at a glance Released 2016 Studio GSC Game World Player sentiment 82% positive of 16,136 Price $19.99 StrategyRTSWarHistoricalResource ManagementAction RTSBase-BuildingPvP
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Age of Empires III
Why it matched: both war, historical and strategy; shares 11 player tags including Strategy, Base-Building and RTS; published by the same company.
Lead powerful civilizations across the globe, master strategies and tactics, and relive history in co op battles—now remastered in stunning 4K and modernized gameplay.
Age of Empires III at a glance Released 2005 Studio Robot Entertainment Player sentiment 86% positive of 54,758 Price $34.99 StrategyBase-BuildingRTSCity BuilderHistoricalWarResource ManagementPvP
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Farthest Frontier
Why it matched: both war, historical and strategy; shares 10 player tags including Historical, Medieval and City Builder; released around the same time (2025).
Protect and guide your people as you forge a town from untamed wilderness at the edge of the known world. Harvest raw materials, hunt, fish and farm to survive. Produce crafted items to trade, consume, equip and fight with as you battle for your survival against the elements and outside threats.
Farthest Frontier at a glance Released 2025 Studio Crate Entertainment Player sentiment 86% positive of 25,411 Price $34.99 HistoricalMedievalCity BuilderResource ManagementRTSStrategyManagementBase-Building
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Age of Empires: Definitive Edition
Why it matched: made by the same studio, World's Edge; both war, historical and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Strategy, RTS and Base-Building; released around the same time (2019).
Age of Empires, the pivotal real-time strategy game that launched a 20-year legacy returns with modernized gameplay, all-new 4K visuals, 8-person multiplayer battles and a host of other new features. Welcome back to history.
Age of Empires: Definitive Edition at a glance Released 2019 Studio World's Edge Player sentiment 84% positive of 15,619 Price $19.99 StrategyRTSBase-BuildingCity BuilderHistoricalMedievalWarIsometric
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Age of Empires III (2007)
Why it matched: both open world, war, historical and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Strategy, RTS and Base-Building; published by the same company.
Microsoft Studios brings you three epic Age of Empires III games in one monumental collection for the first time.
Age of Empires III (2007) at a glance Released 2012 Studio Ensemble Studios Player sentiment 91% positive of 32,254 Price Not listed StrategyRTSBase-BuildingHistoricalResource ManagementCity BuilderWarOnline Co-Op
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Stronghold Crusader HD (2012)
Why it matched: both war, historical and strategy; shares 10 player tags including City Builder, Medieval and War.
The highly anticipated sequel to the best-selling Stronghold, Stronghold Crusader HD throws you into historic battles and castle sieges from the Crusades with fiendish AI opponents, new units, 4 historical campaigns and over 100 unique skirmish missions.
Stronghold Crusader HD (2012) at a glance Released 2013 Studio Firefly Studios Player sentiment 97% positive of 21,059 Price $1.99 City BuilderMedievalWarBase-BuildingStrategyManagementResource ManagementIsometric
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War Selection
Why it matched: both war, historical and strategy; shares 9 player tags including Strategy, Base-Building and RTS; released around the same time (2019).
War Selection is a compelling RTS game featuring base building, resource extraction and warfare. Evolve from a stone age tribe to a distinct industrial nation with unique game mechanics and battle for supremacy with dozens of players on a unique procedurally generated map.
War Selection at a glance Released 2019 Studio Glyph Worlds Player sentiment 85% positive of 23,534 Price Free StrategyBase-BuildingRTSWarOnline Co-OpPvPHistoricalManagement
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Company of Heroes 3
Why it matched: made by the same studio, Relic Entertainment; both war, historical and strategy; shares 7 player tags including Strategy, RTS and Action RTS; released around the same time (2023).
Company of Heroes 3 combines heart-pounding combat with deeper strategic choices in a stunning Mediterranean theatre of war. In Company of Heroes 3, every battle tells a story...what's yours?
Company of Heroes 3 at a glance Released 2023 Studio Relic Entertainment Player sentiment 57% positive of 40,052 Price $59.99 StrategyRTSAction RTSPvEPvPHistoricalWar
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Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition
Why it matched: made by the same studio, World's Edge; both historical and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Strategy, RTS and City Builder; released around the same time (2019).
42 Civilizations, 229 Campaign Missions, Singleplayer, Co-Op, Multiplayer, In-Game Editor, Mods, Cross-play...It is good to be the king.
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition at a glance Released 2019 Studio World's Edge Player sentiment 95% positive of 181,889 Price $34.99 StrategyRTSCity BuilderBase-BuildingHistoricalMedievalResource ManagementIsometric
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Age of Empires
Why it matched: both war, historical and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Strategy, RTS and Base-Building; published by the same company.
Age of Empires, the pivotal real-time strategy game that launched a 20-year legacy returns with modernized gameplay, all-new 4K visuals, 8-person multiplayer battles and a host of other new features. Welcome back to history.
Age of Empires at a glance Released 1997 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 84% positive of 15,616 Price $19.99 StrategyRTSBase-BuildingCity BuilderHistoricalMedievalWarIsometric
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Age of Mythology: Retold
Why it matched: made by the same studio, World's Edge; both strategy; shares 9 player tags including Strategy, 3D and RTS; released around the same time (2024).
Play as mythological Gods and smite your enemies in this award-winning, mythological Real-Time Strategy classic given new life. Wage war across timeless campaigns, fierce skirmishes, and god-powered multiplayer modes.
Age of Mythology: Retold at a glance Released 2024 Studio World's Edge Player sentiment 90% positive of 23,418 Price $29.99 Strategy3DRTSBase-BuildingResource ManagementPvEAction RTSPvP
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Stronghold: Definitive Edition
Why it matched: both open world, historical and strategy; shares 8 player tags including City Builder, Strategy and Medieval; released around the same time (2023).
Greetings sire! Your stronghold awaits you. Build a castle economy, besiege unforgettable villains and return to the 'castle sim' that started it all. Experience this classic RTS with upgraded visuals, modernised gameplay, Steam multiplayer and a new campaign.
Stronghold: Definitive Edition at a glance Released 2023 Studio Firefly Studios Player sentiment 87% positive of 10,346 Price $4.49 City BuilderStrategyMedievalRTSBase-BuildingIsometricHistoricalResource Management
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Age of Empires II (Retired)
Why it matched: made by the same studio, Skybox Labs; both historical and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Strategy, RTS and Medieval.
Age of Empires II has been re-imagined in high definition. With the release of Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition, this product will not be updated further.
Age of Empires II (Retired) at a glance Released 2013 Studio Skybox Labs Player sentiment 96% positive of 102,820 Price $19.99 StrategyRTSMedievalHistoricalBase-BuildingCity BuilderResource ManagementIsometric
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Manor Lords
Why it matched: both open world, historical and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Strategy, City Builder and Historical; released around the same time (2024).
Manor Lords is a medieval strategy game featuring in-depth city building, large-scale tactical battles, and complex economic and social simulations. Rule your lands as a medieval lord – the seasons pass, the weather changes, and cities rise and fall.
Manor Lords at a glance Released 2024 Studio Slavic Magic Player sentiment 84% positive of 90,905 Price $25.99 StrategyCity BuilderHistoricalBase-BuildingMedievalManagementResource ManagementRTS
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Northgard: Definitive Edition
Why it matched: both war and strategy; shares 9 player tags including Strategy, City Builder and RTS; released around the same time (2018).
Northgard: Definitive Edition is a critically acclaimed real-time strategy game based on Norse mythology. Lead your clan, uncover the secrets of a mysterious newfound continent and defeat your enemies to conquer the Throne!
Northgard: Definitive Edition at a glance Released 2018 Studio Shiro Games Player sentiment 85% positive of 68,673 Price $34.99 StrategyCity BuilderRTSBase-BuildingWarManagementPvPPvE
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Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts
Why it matched: made by the same studio, Relic Entertainment; both war, historical and strategy; shares 6 player tags including Strategy, RTS and War.
The next chapter in the #1 rated RTS franchise thrusts players into a hellish war torn landscape to command two battle-hardened armies in relentless campaigns for honor and country. Players lead the tenacious British 2nd Army during the heroic World War II liberation of Caen, France, and command the German Panzer Elite as they struggle...
Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts at a glance Released 2007 Studio Relic Entertainment Player sentiment 92% positive of 1,205 Price $19.99 StrategyRTSWarBase-BuildingHistoricalOnline Co-Op
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Company of Heroes 2
Why it matched: made by the same studio, Relic Entertainment; both war, historical and strategy; shares 6 player tags including Strategy, RTS and War.
Experience the ultimate WWII RTS platform with COH2 and its standalone expansions. This package includes the base game, which you can then upgrade by purchasing The Western Front Armies, Ardennes Assault and/or The British Forces. More info in the "About This Game" section below.
Company of Heroes 2 at a glance Released 2013 Studio Relic Entertainment Player sentiment 79% positive of 113,085 Price $19.99 StrategyRTSWarHistoricalOnline Co-OpBase-Building
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Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic
Why it matched: both open world, historical and strategy; shares 7 player tags including Strategy, City Builder and Base-Building; released around the same time (2024).
Build a soviet republic from an impoverished country into a rich industrial superpower in a city builder with intricate production chains and a fully simulated global economy. Manage the lives of your citizens from education to work and party loyalty to criminal activity.
Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic at a glance Released 2024 Studio 3Division Player sentiment 91% positive of 27,164 Price $9.99 StrategyCity BuilderBase-BuildingManagementResource ManagementHistoricalRTS
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Call to Arms - Gates of Hell: Ostfront
Why it matched: both war, historical and strategy; shares 7 player tags including Historical, Strategy and RTS; released around the same time (2021).
Call to Arms - Gates of Hell is a realistic RTS/ RTT game that offers endless replay value. Command all types of troops in historical singleplayer, dynamic campaign, PvP and PvE battles. Are you ready for some serious immersion in World War 2?
Call to Arms - Gates of Hell: Ostfront at a glance Released 2021 Studio Barbedwire Studios Player sentiment 85% positive of 33,894 Price $34.99 HistoricalStrategyRTSWarPvEPvPOnline Co-Op
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Ancestors Legacy
Why it matched: both war, historical and strategy; shares 7 player tags including Strategy, Medieval and RTS; released around the same time (2018).
Ancestors Legacy is a squad-based real time strategy with a strong focus on tactics. Inspired by medieval European history, it brings to life four different nations and their conflicts, usually solved by war.
Ancestors Legacy at a glance Released 2018 Studio Destructive Creations Player sentiment 79% positive of 8,645 Price $6.99 StrategyMedievalRTSHistoricalWarBase-BuildingCity Builder
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Blood of Steel
Why it matched: both war, historical and strategy; shares 7 player tags including Medieval, Strategy and War; released around the same time (2020).
"Blood of Steel" is a fair competitive multiplayer online game. You will ride into a battlefield where thousands clash, employing unique four-directional slashing maneuvers and strategic formations to defeat your opponents, experiencing the charm of warfare in the age of cold weapons!
Blood of Steel at a glance Released 2020 Studio YC Games Player sentiment 75% positive of 6,901 Price Free MedievalStrategyWarPvPHistoricalRTSOnline Co-Op
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Company of Heroes - Legacy Edition
Why it matched: made by the same studio, Relic Entertainment; both war, historical and strategy; shares 5 player tags including Strategy, RTS and War.
Delivering a visceral WWII gaming experience, Company of Heroes redefines RTS by bringing the sacrifice of heroic soldiers, war-ravaged environments, and dynamic battlefields to life. This legacy version also grants access to the latest version of COH, just called "Company of Heroes".
Company of Heroes - Legacy Edition at a glance Released 2007 Studio Relic Entertainment Player sentiment 93% positive of 7,294 Price $36.99 StrategyRTSWarBase-BuildingHistorical
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Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor
Why it matched: made by the same studio, Relic Entertainment; both war, historical and strategy; shares 5 player tags including Strategy, RTS and Base-Building.
Company of Heroes®: Tales of Valor™ is the expansion to the Game of the Year winner and highest rated real time strategy franchise Company of Heroes®. Featuring new campaigns to overcome, units to command, and battlefields to conquer, Company of Heroes®: Tales of Valor™ delivers evolved gameplay mechanics and 3 episodic adventures...
Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor at a glance Released 2009 Studio Relic Entertainment Player sentiment 92% positive of 2,395 Price $19.99 StrategyRTSBase-BuildingWarHistorical
Common questions
What game is most like Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition?
Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition, on the evidence we have. It made by the same studio, World's Edge. That is a statement about overlap, not a promise you will like it as much: two games can share every tag and still feel different to play.
How is "similar to Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition" decided?
By overlap on the tags Steam players applied to each game, the formal genres, the themes both sit in, and whether the same studio made them. Tags carry the most weight because players write them, so they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are ignored: matching on "Singleplayer" is matching on nothing. Every entry below shows exactly what it matched on.
Are these ranked by quality?
No. They are ordered by how much they overlap with Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition. Where two games overlap equally, the better received one goes first, but that only moves a game a place or two. Each entry shows its own player sentiment so you can weigh that separately.
What else did the makers of Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition do?
Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition, Age of Empires: Definitive Edition, Company of Heroes 3, Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition, Age of Mythology: Retold, Age of Empires II (Retired), Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts, Company of Heroes 2, Company of Heroes - Legacy Edition, Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor are also from World's Edge, and appear in the list below for that reason as well as on tag overlap.
Do you get paid for these recommendations?
No. The order is computed from tag and genre overlap and nothing else. No placement here can be bought, and a game appearing high on this page is a statement about resemblance rather than an endorsement.