Choose Dark Age Empires
Choose Dark Age Empires if you want the Shared/Split Screen, Shared/Split Screen PvP, and Shared/Split Screen Co-op side of the pairing.
Dark Age Empires vs Forty-Niner
Dark Age Empires and Forty-Niner both land in Action, Adventure, RPG 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 Action, Adventure, RPG on Steam. Both support cooperative play. 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 Forty-Niner
Choose Forty-Niner if you want an Indie, Simulation, and Early Access game with DualShock Controller Support and Steam Input API Support.
Both Dark Age Empires and Forty-Niner sit in Action, Adventure, and RPG on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and Online Co-op, 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
 Dark Age Empires |  Forty-Niner | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | — | — |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, RPG | Action, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, RPG, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | Price unknown | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | — | — |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | Phoenix Studio | VowelA Games |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Adventure, RPG on Steam.
- Both support cooperative play.
Dark Age Empires vs Forty-Niner — FAQ
- Are Dark Age Empires and Forty-Niner similar?
- They overlap on Action, Adventure, RPG 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.
- Do both Dark Age Empires and Forty-Niner have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Dark Age Empires ships Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op; Forty-Niner ships Online Co-op, LAN Co-op.