9 Narrative games like Age of Mythology: Retold that you should try

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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.

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We filtered the 50 games similar to Age of Mythology: Retold down to the 9 that fit the “Narrative” category. Offworld Trading Company, Total War: WARHAMMER III and Tropico 6 top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Age of Mythology: Retold.

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The best narrative games like Age of Mythology: Retold

9 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

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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#2Total 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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#3Tropico 6Closest on progression

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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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#4Command & 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-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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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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#7Football Club Simulator - FCS #21

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SoloMultiplayerNarrativeManagement3DIsometric

Steam👍 65%· 286

Year 2016Dev The Football Club Simulator Company · FX InteractivePlaytime ~1hOn PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings sports simulation, deep simulation and vibe casual, while skipping setting mythology

The real-time club simulator What is it? Simple, really… Football Club Simulator gives you total control of your team through an elegant and powerful interface. This means that the player gets to make all the decisions of the Club as Head Coach, Manager, and Chairman.

Where it drifts furthest from Age of Mythology: Retold: tone and game mode.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, 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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Steam👍 86%· 194KRAWG👍 84%· 693MC78IGDB79· 11OC81· 42

Year 2016Dev Paradox Development Studio · Paradox InteractivePlaytime ~10hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

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

≠ Stands apart with deep simulation, turn-based strategy and sandbox freedom, while skipping setting mythology

Nova Edition Stellaris Nova Edition includes:Digital Original SoundtrackThe Stellaris soundtrack delivers two and a half hours of original music, including bonus tracks and alternate versions not included in the game.

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

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

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