Choose Age of Empires® III (2007)
Choose Age of Empires® III (2007) if you want a Simulation game with Multi-player. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 90.9% positive across 11,959 reviews.
Age of Empires® III (2007) vs Empires and Tribes
Age of Empires® III (2007) and Empires and Tribes both land in Strategy on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both are Strategy games on Steam. Age of Empires® III (2007) (2012) is 11 years older than Empires and Tribes (2023). Age of Empires® III (2007) scores higher on Steam reviews (90.9% positive) than Empires and Tribes (63.6% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Empires and Tribes
Choose Empires and Tribes if it's the newer release (2023) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Empires and Tribes launched in 2023.
Both Age of Empires® III (2007) and Empires and Tribes sit in Strategy on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Age of Empires® III (2007) |  Empires and Tribes | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2012 | 2023 |
| Genres | Strategy, Simulation | Strategy |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | Price unknown | 24.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 90.9% positive (11,959 reviews) | 63.6% positive (165 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Single-player only |
| Developers | Ensemble Studios | White Vertex Studios |
Side by side
- Both are Strategy games on Steam.
- Age of Empires® III (2007) (2012) is 11 years older than Empires and Tribes (2023).
- Age of Empires® III (2007) scores higher on Steam reviews (90.9% positive) than Empires and Tribes (63.6% positive).
- Age of Empires® III (2007) is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Empires and Tribes has no Deck rating yet.
Age of Empires® III (2007) vs Empires and Tribes — FAQ
- Which is better, Age of Empires® III (2007) or Empires and Tribes?
- On Steam reviews Age of Empires® III (2007) scores higher (90.9% positive) than Empires and Tribes (63.6% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Age of Empires® III (2007) is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Age of Empires® III (2007) or Empires and Tribes first?
- If you want chronology, Age of Empires® III (2007) (2012) came out before Empires and Tribes (2023). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Age of Empires® III (2007) and Empires and Tribes similar?
- They overlap on Strategy on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Does Empires and Tribes have multiplayer like Age of Empires® III (2007)?
- No. Age of Empires® III (2007) supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player), while Empires and Tribes is listed as single-player only.
- Does Age of Empires® III (2007) run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Age of Empires® III (2007) is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Empires and Tribes doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.