Choose Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition
Choose Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition if you want the Online Co-op and Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend. 27,761 Steam reviews back the pick.
Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition vs Andalia
Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition and Andalia 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. Both released in 2021. Both sit near 86% positive on Steam (Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition: 27,761 reviews, Andalia: 35). 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 Andalia
Choose Andalia if you want an Indie and Free To Play game with LAN PvP. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Andalia launched in 2021.
Both Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition and Andalia sit in Strategy on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and PvP, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (86.4% vs 85.7% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition |  Andalia | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2021 | 2021 |
| Genres | Strategy | Strategy, Indie, Free To Play |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | 39.99 USD | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 86.4% positive (27,761 reviews) | 85.7% positive (35 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Multi-player |
| Developers | World's Edge, Relic Entertainment, Forgotten Empires, Climax Studios | Joel St. |
Side by side
- Both are Strategy games on Steam.
- Both released in 2021.
- Both sit near 86% positive on Steam (Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition: 27,761 reviews, Andalia: 35).
- Andalia is free; Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition is paid (39.99 USD).
- Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition has co-op; Andalia does not.
- Both are Deck Playable.
Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition vs Andalia — FAQ
- Are Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition and Andalia 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.
- Is Andalia free?
- Yes — Andalia is a free-to-play Steam title. Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition is paid (39.99 USD).