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Games like Age of Mythology: Retold

If Age of Mythology: Retold is your kind of game, the closest matches are Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition, Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition and Arcane Wilds — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging, epic and grand. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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Age of Mythology: Retold is a 2024 strategy remake that updates the classic 2002 title with enhanced visuals and gameplay systems. Core mechanics center on civilization-synergies, divine-powers, and myth-unit-combos, with titan-deployment serving as a decisive late-game option. Players describe the experience as challenging, epic, and grand, with reviewers highlighting how the remake improves on the original across multiple dimensions. Civilization management involves faction-balancing and late-game-optimization, creating deep strategic layers. Multiple titans can dominate matches when deployed effectively. Reviewers note that developers actively listen to community feedback, and expansion DLCS introduce fresh civilizations to the roster. Available at $29.99 USD, the game holds a 90% positive rating from over 9900 Steam reviews and runs in a playable state on Steam Deck.

About Age of Mythology: Retold: Play as mythological Gods and smite your enemies in this award-winning, mythological Real-Time Strategy classic given new life. Wage war across timeless campaigns, fierce skirmishes, and god-powered multiplayer modes.

2024Strategy29.99 USDDeck PlayableMetacritic 83Windowsby World's Edge, Forgotten Empires, Tantalus Media, CaptureAge, Virtuos Games
Age of Mythology: Retold — Steam game cover
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Steam players who put hours into Age of Mythology: Retold also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares an epic mood with Age of Mythology: Retold.

    Top pick for Age of Mythology: Retold fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Age of Mythology: Retold.

    Celebrating its first year of delighting millions of global players, the award-winning and best-selling strategy franchise continues with Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition, putting you at the center of even more epic historical battles that shaped the world.

    2021Strategy39.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares a nostalgic mood with Age of Mythology: Retold.

    Second-strongest match for Age of Mythology: Retold fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Age of Mythology: Retold.

    42 Civilizations, 229 Campaign Missions, Singleplayer, Co-Op, Multiplayer, In-Game Editor, Mods, Cross-play...It is good to be the king.

    2019Strategy34.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Arcane Wilds

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Age of Mythology: Retold.

    Third-strongest match for Age of Mythology: Retold fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Age of Mythology: Retold.

    Arcane Wilds is a western themed fantasy RTS with a unique twist on resource management. Gather, steal, and transport resources to use them in battle strategically. Embark on a new journey, survive missions, face mystical creatures in battle and loot treasures to build and upgrade your home island.

    2024StrategyEarly Access17.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Fair and Square

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Age of Mythology: Retold fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Age of Mythology: Retold.

    Try this small real time strategy and roguelike game where you need to defend your base against multiple waves . Each run you will have to choose between unique units and unique buffs.

    2024Strategy7.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Definitive Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares an epic mood with Age of Mythology: Retold.

    Ranked #5 for Age of Mythology: Retold fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Age of Mythology: Retold.

    Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Definitive Edition is the ultimate Dawn of War experience, featuring the original Dawn of War and all its expansions, along with enhanced visuals, an improved camera, and 64-bit platform support.

    2025Strategy29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Godsworn

    WHY THIS

    Shares an epic mood with Age of Mythology: Retold.

    Ranked #6 for Age of Mythology: Retold fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Age of Mythology: Retold.

    Godsworn is a classic mythological RTS. Experience an epic fantasy retelling of the Baltic Crusades, where pagan gods and their tribes clash against crusaders and armies of heaven. Choose a divine hero, rally worshippers alongside mythical creatures, and smite the unworthy!

    2024StrategyRPGEarly Access29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. TFC: The Fertile Crescent

    WHY THIS

    Shares a nostalgic mood with Age of Mythology: Retold.

    Ranked #7 for Age of Mythology: Retold fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Age of Mythology: Retold.

    Gather resources, build your base, and lead your people to victory in this captivating reimagining of classic RTS, set in the Bronze Age. Secure fertile land, fend off raids, and stockpile food to generate knowledge and unlock powerful village advancements.

    2024Strategy10.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Cossacks 3

    WHY THIS

    Shares an epic mood with Age of Mythology: Retold.

    Ranked #8 for Age of Mythology: Retold fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Age of Mythology: Retold.

    Cossacks 3 is the return of RTS classics. Obtain resources, build cities and research technologies while taking command of great armies, crushing enemies in grand historical warfares on land and sea!

    2016ActionStrategyAdventure19.99 USDSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Age of Mythology: Retold

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. Rise of Nations: Extended Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares a grand mood with Age of Mythology: Retold.

    Reviewers of Age of Mythology: Retold cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Age of Mythology: Retold.

    Rise of Nations is back! Play the updated classic with full Steamworks integration and enhanced features!

    2014StrategySimulation19.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. SC2VN - The eSports Visual Novel

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Age of Mythology: Retold cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    SC2VN is a visual novel about the South Korean StarCraft 2 scene. You play as Mach, a foreign semi-pro trying to make it in eSports who soon learns that success in StarCraft takes more than in-game strategy.

    2015IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. STAR WARS™ Galactic Battlegrounds Saga

    WHY THIS

    Shares an epic mood with Age of Mythology: Retold.

    Reviewers of Age of Mythology: Retold cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Age of Mythology: Retold.

    Lead the great armies of the Star Wars™ Episode II: Attack of the Clones saga in intense real-time strategy clashes. Enter the fray as the Galactic Empire, Rebel Alliance, Wookies, Trade Federation, Gungans or Royal Naboo to determine the course of the Galactic Civil War.

    2016ActionStrategy1.49 USDSteam ↗
  4. Total War: WARHAMMER II

    WHY THIS

    Shares an epic mood with Age of Mythology: Retold.

    Reviewers of Age of Mythology: Retold cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Age of Mythology: Retold.

    Strategy gaming perfected. A breath-taking campaign of exploration, expansion and conquest across a fantasy world. Turn-based civilisation management and real-time epic strategy battles with thousands of troops and monsters at your command.

    2017ActionStrategy59.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Forgotten

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Age of Mythology: Retold cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    Forgotten is a game where the main character got into a car accident, but after that, he ended up in an abandoned mansion, and then he realized that he was not alone

    2019Indie1.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Command & Conquer™ Generals Zero Hour

    WHY THIS

    Shares an epic mood with Age of Mythology: Retold.

    Reviewers of Age of Mythology: Retold cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Age of Mythology: Retold.

    Command & Conquer Generals Zero Hour brings you closer to the enemy than ever before. Engage opposing forces at hot spots around the globe as you match strategies and arsenals against the new masterminds of modern war.

    2024ActionStrategyAdventureDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Command & Conquer™ Red Alert™ 3

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Age of Mythology: Retold cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Age of Mythology: Retold.

    The desperate leadership of a doomed Soviet Union travels back in time to change history and restore the glory of Mother Russia.

    2009ActionStrategyDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. STAR WARS™ Empire at War - Gold Pack

    WHY THIS

    Shares a grand mood with Age of Mythology: Retold.

    Reviewers of Age of Mythology: Retold cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Age of Mythology: Retold.

    Command or corrupt an entire galaxy in the definitive Star Wars strategy collection. It is a time of galactic civil war. Will you take up the reins of the Rebellion, assume control of the Empire, or rule the Star Wars Underworld?

    2010Strategy4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Age of Mythology: Retold at current Steam store prices.

  1. Bloons TD 6

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~53% under Age of Mythology: Retold on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Age of Mythology: Retold.

    The Bloons are back and better than ever! Get ready for a massive 3D tower defense game designed to give you hours and hours of the best strategy gaming available.

    2018Strategy13.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Balatro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Age of Mythology: Retold on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Age of Mythology: Retold.

    The poker roguelike. Balatro is a hypnotically satisfying deckbuilder where you play illegal poker hands, discover game-changing jokers, and trigger adrenaline-pumping, outrageous combos.

    2024StrategyIndieCasual11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Don't Starve Together

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Age of Mythology: Retold on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Age of Mythology: Retold.

    Fight, Farm, Build and Explore Together in the standalone multiplayer expansion to the uncompromising wilderness survival game, Don't Starve.

    2016ActionStrategyIndie14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Sid Meier's Civilization® V

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Age of Mythology: Retold.

    Priced ~75% under Age of Mythology: Retold on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Age of Mythology: Retold.

    Create, discover, and download new player-created maps, scenarios, interfaces, and more!

    2010Strategy7.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~79% under Age of Mythology: Retold on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Age of Mythology: Retold.

    We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Inscryption

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~73% under Age of Mythology: Retold on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Age of Mythology: Retold.

    Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~83% under Age of Mythology: Retold on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Age of Mythology: Retold.

    An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. FTL: Faster Than Light

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Age of Mythology: Retold on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Age of Mythology: Retold.

    This "spaceship simulation roguelike-like" allows you to take your ship and crew on an adventure through a randomly generated galaxy filled with glory and bitter defeat.

    2012StrategyIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).

    2012ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Cube Escape: Paradox

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    The tenth Cube Escape follows the story of detective Dale Vandermeer who finds himself trapped in two different universes and needs to escape. Cube Escape: Paradox will be released together with the accompanying Paradox: A Rusty Lake Film.

    2018IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Landfall Archives

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Age of Mythology: Retold.

    Break into the Landfall Archives to steal and play previously unreleased games, demos, interactive slide shows, and even an unreleased version of Totally Accurate Battle Simulator from 2017!

    2023ActionStrategyIndieFreeSteam ↗
  5. SuchArt: Creative Space

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Paint on any surfaces with numerous tools in Creative Space — a free sandbox version of SuchArt: Genius Artist Simulator. Create masterpieces, complete commissions, and decorate your studio in the most advanced artist sim!

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Outpath: First Journey

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Outpath: First Journey is a prologue chapter of the main game, Outpath. An experimental clicker base building game. Craft, gather & manage resources, build your base and buy more islands to exploit and expand!

    2022IndieAdventureCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Jigsaw Puzzle Dreams

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Beautiful Multiplayer Jigsaw Puzzle game where you can design the room you play in!

    2021IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Shape of Dreams: Prologue

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    《Shape of Dreams: Prologue》is a unique game that blends action roguelite with MOBA-style gameplay. Edit your character's Memories to create your own champion. Face all challenges alone or play with friends in up to 4-player co-op.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from World's Edge

Other recommendable Steam games by World's Edge, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares a nostalgic mood with Age of Mythology: Retold.

    Another title from World's Edge, the studio behind Age of Mythology: Retold. Shares Strategy with Age of Mythology: Retold.

    42 Civilizations, 229 Campaign Missions, Singleplayer, Co-Op, Multiplayer, In-Game Editor, Mods, Cross-play...It is good to be the king.

    2019Strategy34.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares an epic mood with Age of Mythology: Retold.

    Another title from World's Edge, the studio behind Age of Mythology: Retold. Shares Strategy with Age of Mythology: Retold.

    Celebrating its first year of delighting millions of global players, the award-winning and best-selling strategy franchise continues with Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition, putting you at the center of even more epic historical battles that shaped the world.

    2021Strategy39.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares an epic mood with Age of Mythology: Retold.

    Another title from World's Edge, the studio behind Age of Mythology: Retold. Shares Strategy with Age of Mythology: Retold.

    Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition offers players a trial of this historical single & multiplayer RTS experience. *Note: To unlock all features of the game please see the “Base Game” product.

    2020StrategyFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Age of Empires: Definitive Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares an epic mood with Age of Mythology: Retold.

    Another title from World's Edge, the studio behind Age of Mythology: Retold. Shares Strategy with Age of Mythology: Retold.

    Age of Empires, the pivotal real-time strategy game that launched a 20-year legacy returns with modernized gameplay, all-new 4K visuals, 8-person multiplayer battles and a host of other new features. Welcome back to history.

    2019Strategy19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Age of Mythology: Retold

Does Age of Mythology: Retold run on Steam Deck?
Age of Mythology: Retold is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Age of Mythology: Retold cost?
Age of Mythology: Retold is listed on Steam at 29.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Age of Mythology: Retold have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Age of Mythology: Retold supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online PvP).
What games are most similar to Age of Mythology: Retold?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Age of Mythology: Retold are Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition, Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition, Arcane Wilds.
Who developed Age of Mythology: Retold?
Age of Mythology: Retold was developed by World's Edge, Forgotten Empires, Tantalus Media and published by Xbox Game Studios.

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