What is the best game similar to Age of Mythology: Retold?

The closest game to Age of Mythology: Retold is Offworld Trading Company, scoring 86/100 on our similarity scale. They share 11 gameplay attributes, including real-time strategy, single-player focus and multiplayer gameplay. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.

What are the top games like Age of Mythology: Retold?

The three closest games to Age of Mythology: Retold are: 1. Offworld Trading Company (86/100, 11 shared attributes) 2. Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition (80/100, 10 shared attributes) 3. Total War: WARHAMMER III (79/100, 9 shared attributes). All share Age of Mythology: Retold's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 50 candidates across 14 dimensions.

Is Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition similar to Age of Mythology: Retold?

Yes, very much so — Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition scores 80/100 similarity to Age of Mythology: Retold. They share 10 attributes, including real-time strategy and single-player focus. It's one of the most direct alternatives available.

What RTS games are similar to Age of Mythology: Retold?

The best RTS games similar to Age of Mythology: Retold are Offworld Trading Company, Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition, Total War: WARHAMMER III and Tropico 6. All share the RTS genre alongside other key Age of Mythology: Retold attributes like real-time strategy, single-player focus and multiplayer gameplay.

How is similarity to Age of Mythology: Retold calculated?

We compare Age of Mythology: Retold against every game in our catalog using 14 gameplay attributes: genre, atmosphere, world structure, play modes, combat style, and more. Each category is weighted differently — genre matters more than visual style, for instance. The result is a 0-100 score reflecting how closely a game replicates the Age of Mythology: Retold experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.

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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentUpdated May 19, 2026How this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

If Age of Mythology: Retold left you wanting more, this list of 50 similar games is for you. Each one shares part of its essence — real-time strategy, strong narrative focus and setting mythology — and is ranked by a similarity score computed across 14 attributes. Offworld Trading Company comes closest (86/100).

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Age of Mythology: Retold. Each one has been evaluated across 14 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

#1Offworld Trading CompanyClosest overall match

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SoloMultiplayerCo-opPvPOnlineNarrativeManagementBase Building3DIsometric

Steam👍 77%· 5.7KRAWG👍 58%· 122MC78IGDB89· 3OC81· 21

Year 2016Dev Mohawk Games · Stardock EntertainmentPlaytime ~4hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

✓ Both are real-time strategy games — sharing real-time strategy, strong narrative focus and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with deep simulation, survival mechanics and setting scifi, while skipping setting mythology

In the sci-fi game Offworld Trading Company, the player can lead an interplanetary corporation in a futuristic trade war for control of Mars. ###Gameplay The game mixes resource mining and construction used in real-time strategies with a stronger economic element.

Where it drifts furthest from Age of Mythology: Retold: setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Age of Mythology: Retold.

It predates Age of Mythology: Retold by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

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#2Age of Empires IV: Anniversary EditionClosest on progression

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SoloMultiplayerCo-opPvPOnlineBase BuildingManagementIsometric3D

Steam👍 85%· 53KRAWG👍 74%· 106MC75IGDB81· 4OC83· 100

Year 2020Dev Forgotten Empires · Xbox Game StudiosPlaytime ~3hOn PC

✓ Both are real-time strategy games — sharing real-time strategy, single-player focus and multiplayer gameplay

≠ Stands apart with deep simulation, combat tactical and historical setting, while skipping strong narrative focus

Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition completes the celebration of one of the most beloved real-time strategy franchises in definitive form with enhanced features and modernized gameplay.

Where it drifts furthest from Age of Mythology: Retold: setting.

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#3Total War: WARHAMMER III

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SoloMultiplayerCo-opPvPOnlineNarrativeFantasyIsometric

Steam👍 70%· 143KRAWG👍 79%· 68MC85IGDB78· 3OC86· 72

Year 2022Dev Creative Assembly · SEGAPlaytime ~17hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Fits the real-time strategy games cluster, with real-time strategy, strong narrative focus and fantasy world

≠ Its own twist: turn-based strategy, dark, oppressive atmosphere and combat tactical, while skipping setting mythology

Far beyond the world and its petty wars there exists a dimension of pure, malevolent magic: The Realm of Chaos. It is a terrible place, incomprehensible to the mortal mind. It whispers promises of power, but to behold it is to be seduced by it. To relinquish your soul to it. To become it.

Where it drifts furthest from Age of Mythology: Retold: visuals and setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Age of Mythology: Retold.

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SoloMultiplayerCo-opNarrativeBase BuildingManagementIsometricTop-Down

Steam👍 88%· 29KIGDB77· 8OC79· 85

Year 2019Dev Limbic Entertainment · Kalypso MediaOn Xbox · PS4 · Linux

✓ Same family of real-time strategy games: real-time strategy, strong narrative focus and single-player focus

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, sandbox freedom and sandbox world, while skipping setting mythology

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#5Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3

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GenreStrategySubgenreRTS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opOnlineFantasyBase BuildingIsometric

Steam👍 85%· 16KIGDB75· 4

Year 2008Dev EA Los Angeles · Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac

✓ Fits the real-time strategy games cluster, with real-time strategy, fantasy world and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with deep simulation, melee combat and combat tactical, while skipping strong narrative focus

Where it drifts furthest from Age of Mythology: Retold: setting and visuals.

It predates Age of Mythology: Retold by 16 years, with what that implies technically.

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#6The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earthClosest on setting

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SoloMultiplayerCo-opFantasyMythologyBase BuildingIsometric

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Year 2004Dev EA Los Angeles · Electronic ArtsOn PC

✓ Same family of real-time strategy games: real-time strategy, fantasy world and setting mythology

≠ Its own twist: combat tactical, combat magic and melee combat, while skipping strong narrative focus

Where it drifts furthest from Age of Mythology: Retold: visuals.

It predates Age of Mythology: Retold by 20 years, with what that implies technically.

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#7The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II

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SoloMultiplayerCo-opPvPFantasyIsometric

IGDB81· 6

Year 2006Dev EA Los Angeles · Electronic ArtsOn PC

✓ Same family of real-time strategy games: real-time strategy, fantasy world and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with turn-based strategy, combat tactical and combat magic, while skipping strong narrative focus

Where it drifts furthest from Age of Mythology: Retold: visuals and setting.

It predates Age of Mythology: Retold by 18 years, with what that implies technically.

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#8Age of Mythology: Extended Edition

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SoloMultiplayerCo-opMythologyFantasyIsometric

Steam👍 93%· 36KIGDB69· 2

Year 2014Dev Ensemble Studios · Microsoft StudiosOn PC

✓ Both are real-time strategy games — sharing real-time strategy, setting mythology and fantasy world

≠ Stands apart with deep simulation and historical setting, while skipping strong narrative focus

Where it drifts furthest from Age of Mythology: Retold: visuals.

It predates Age of Mythology: Retold by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

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#9Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 - Uprising

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SoloMultiplayerCo-opNarrativeFantasyBase BuildingIsometric

Steam👍 83%· 5.7KRAWG👍 69%· 242MC64IGDB60· 1

Year 2009Dev Electronic Arts Los Angeles · Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Fits the real-time strategy games cluster, with real-time strategy, strong narrative focus and fantasy world

≠ Stands apart with melee combat, combat tactical and setting anime, while skipping setting mythology

An expansion to Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 that can be played without the original game. Uprising features additional campaigns for three factions: the Allies, the Soviets, and the Empire of the Rising Sun.

Where it drifts furthest from Age of Mythology: Retold: setting and visuals.

It predates Age of Mythology: Retold by 15 years, with what that implies technically.

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SoloMultiplayerCo-opNarrativeFantasyIsometric

Steam👍 82%· 37KIGDB77· 10OC79· 47

Year 2015Dev The Creative Assembly · SegaOn Linux · PC · Mac

✓ Same family of real-time strategy games: real-time strategy, strong narrative focus and fantasy world

≠ Stands apart with turn-based strategy, combat tactical and melee combat, while skipping setting mythology

Where it drifts furthest from Age of Mythology: Retold: setting and visuals.

It predates Age of Mythology: Retold by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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#11Europa Universalis IV

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SoloMultiplayerCo-opFantasyManagementIsometric

Steam👍 88%· 136KRAWG👍 83%· 396MC87IGDB85· 2

Year 2013Dev Paradox Development Studio · Paradox InteractivePlaytime ~6hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Fits the real-time strategy games cluster, with real-time strategy, fantasy world and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings deep simulation, turn-based strategy and sandbox freedom, while skipping strong narrative focus

Europa Universalis IV is a global strategy game developed by Paradox Interactive. It is the fifth game in the series, not counting the add-ons. ###Gameplay The game can take place at any time starting from the late Middle Age to the Napolean Wars era.

Where it drifts furthest from Age of Mythology: Retold: setting and visuals.

It predates Age of Mythology: Retold by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

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#12Halo Wars

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SoloMultiplayerCo-opPvPBase BuildingIsometric

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Year 2009Dev Ensemble Studios · Microsoft Game Studios

✓ Fits the real-time strategy games cluster, with real-time strategy, single-player focus and multiplayer gameplay

≠ Its own twist: combat tactical and setting scifi, while skipping strong narrative focus

Where it drifts furthest from Age of Mythology: Retold: setting and visuals.

It predates Age of Mythology: Retold by 15 years, with what that implies technically.

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#13Anno 2070

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SoloMultiplayerCo-opNarrativeBase BuildingManagementIsometric

Steam👍 61%· 13KRAWG👍 71%· 157MC83IGDB75· 1

Year 2011Dev Blue Byte · Ubisoft EntertainmentPlaytime ~11hOn PC

✓ Same family of real-time strategy games: real-time strategy, strong narrative focus and single-player focus

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, sandbox freedom and sandbox world, while skipping setting mythology

This is the fifth game in a series of Anno games. The game genre remains unchanged - this is a real-time strategy with a variety of elements from other genres included in it: from the city construction and management simulator to submarine battles.

Where it drifts furthest from Age of Mythology: Retold: setting and visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Age of Mythology: Retold.

It predates Age of Mythology: Retold by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

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#14Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition

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GenreStrategySubgenreRTS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opBase BuildingManagementIsometric

Steam👍 95%· 178KRAWG👍 88%· 307MC85IGDB78· 3

Year 2019Dev Forgotten Empires · Microsoft StudiosPlaytime ~5hOn PC · Xbox

✓ Fits the real-time strategy games cluster, with real-time strategy, single-player focus and multiplayer gameplay

≠ Stands apart with deep simulation, combat tactical and ranged combat, while skipping strong narrative focus

Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition celebrates the 20th anniversary of one of the most popular strategy games ever with stunning 4K Ultra HD graphics, a new and fully remastered soundtrack, and brand-new content, “The Last Khans” with 3 new campaigns and 4 new civilizations.

Where it drifts furthest from Age of Mythology: Retold: setting and visuals.

Genre100Progression100Game mode65Visuals34Setting0

GenreStrategySubgenreRTS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opFantasyIsometric

Steam👍 91%· 38KIGDB90· 6

Year 2009Dev The Creative Assembly · SegaOn Linux · Android · PC

✓ Both are real-time strategy games — sharing real-time strategy, fantasy world and single-player focus

≠ Its own twist: turn-based strategy, combat tactical and melee combat, while skipping strong narrative focus

Where it drifts furthest from Age of Mythology: Retold: setting and visuals.

It predates Age of Mythology: Retold by 15 years, with what that implies technically.

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Stronghold 2: Steam Edition

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Stellaris

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Impossible Creatures Steam Edition

RTS · Simulation

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Napoleon: Total War

RTS · Turn-Based Strat

Stronghold 3 Gold

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RTS · Simulation

Company of Heroes 2

RTS · Simulation

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Medieval II: Total War

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What is the best game similar to Age of Mythology: Retold?: The closest game to Age of Mythology: Retold is Offworld Trading Company, scoring 86/100 on our similarity scale. They share 11 gameplay attributes, including real-time strategy, single-player focus and multiplayer gameplay. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.
What are the top games like Age of Mythology: Retold?: The three closest games to Age of Mythology: Retold are: 1. Offworld Trading Company (86/100, 11 shared attributes) 2. Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition (80/100, 10 shared attributes) 3. Total War: WARHAMMER III (79/100, 9 shared attributes). All share Age of Mythology: Retold's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 50 candidates across 14 dimensions.
Is Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition similar to Age of Mythology: Retold?: Yes, very much so — Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition scores 80/100 similarity to Age of Mythology: Retold. They share 10 attributes, including real-time strategy and single-player focus. It's one of the most direct alternatives available.
What RTS games are similar to Age of Mythology: Retold?: The best RTS games similar to Age of Mythology: Retold are Offworld Trading Company, Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition, Total War: WARHAMMER III and Tropico 6. All share the RTS genre alongside other key Age of Mythology: Retold attributes like real-time strategy, single-player focus and multiplayer gameplay.
How is similarity to Age of Mythology: Retold calculated?: We compare Age of Mythology: Retold against every game in our catalog using 14 gameplay attributes: genre, atmosphere, world structure, play modes, combat style, and more. Each category is weighted differently — genre matters more than visual style, for instance. The result is a 0-100 score reflecting how closely a game replicates the Age of Mythology: Retold experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.