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 Barkhan
Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition and Barkhan 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 IV: Anniversary Edition has co-op; Barkhan does not. Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Barkhan has no Deck rating yet. 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 Barkhan
Choose Barkhan if you want an Indie and Massively Multiplayer experience.
Both Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition and Barkhan sit in Strategy on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and PvP, 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 IV: Anniversary Edition |  Barkhan | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2021 | — |
| Genres | Strategy | Strategy, Indie, Massively Multiplayer |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 39.99 USD | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 86.4% positive (27,761 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer |
| Developers | World's Edge, Relic Entertainment, Forgotten Empires, Climax Studios | Glyph Worlds |
Side by side
- Both are Strategy games on Steam.
- Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition has co-op; Barkhan does not.
- Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Barkhan has no Deck rating yet.
Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition vs Barkhan — FAQ
- Are Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition and Barkhan 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 Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Barkhan doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.