Choose Age of Empires® III (2007)
Choose Age of Empires® III (2007) if it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 90.9% positive across 11,959 reviews.
Age of Empires® III (2007) vs Stronghold: Warlords
Age of Empires® III (2007) and Stronghold: Warlords both land in Strategy, Simulation 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 share Strategy, Simulation on Steam. Age of Empires® III (2007) (2012) is 9 years older than Stronghold: Warlords (2021). Age of Empires® III (2007) scores higher on Steam reviews (90.9% positive) than Stronghold: Warlords (63.9% 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 Stronghold: Warlords
Choose Stronghold: Warlords if you want the Online PvP, Online Co-op, and PvP side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2021) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 1,895 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Age of Empires® III (2007) and Stronghold: Warlords sit in Strategy and Simulation on Steam and both list Multi-player, 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) |  Stronghold: Warlords | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2012 | 2021 |
| Genres | Strategy, Simulation | Strategy, Simulation |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | Price unknown | 39.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 90.9% positive (11,959 reviews) | 63.9% positive (1,895 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Ensemble Studios | Firefly Studios |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Simulation on Steam.
- Age of Empires® III (2007) (2012) is 9 years older than Stronghold: Warlords (2021).
- Age of Empires® III (2007) scores higher on Steam reviews (90.9% positive) than Stronghold: Warlords (63.9% positive).
- Stronghold: Warlords has co-op; Age of Empires® III (2007) does not.
- Both are Deck Playable.
Age of Empires® III (2007) vs Stronghold: Warlords — FAQ
- Which is better, Age of Empires® III (2007) or Stronghold: Warlords?
- On Steam reviews Age of Empires® III (2007) scores higher (90.9% positive) than Stronghold: Warlords (63.9% 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 Stronghold: Warlords first?
- If you want chronology, Age of Empires® III (2007) (2012) came out before Stronghold: Warlords (2021). 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 Stronghold: Warlords similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, Simulation 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.