Games like Age of Wonders III
If Age of Wonders III is your kind of game, the closest matches are ENDLESS™ Legend, Age of Wonders 4 and Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its hero progression feels meaningful, modding scene extends longevity and challenging. 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.
Get personalized picks →Age of Wonders III is a turn-based fantasy strategy game released in 2014 by Triumph Studios that blends 4X empire management with RPG mechanics. Players explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate across a fantasy setting, commanding class-race hybrid units while their heroes persist through campaigns. The game emphasizes strategic depth through hex-based tactical combat and a spellcraft and dispel system that shapes battlefield outcomes. With massive length and a challenging difficulty curve designed for sit-down strategy sessions, it supports both single-player and online cooperative play. Players describe hero progression as feeling meaningful, and the modding scene has extended the game's longevity significantly. At $29.99, Age of Wonders III holds an 82% positive rating from over 4,500 Steam reviews and is marked as playable on Steam Deck.
About Age of Wonders III: Age of Wonders III is the long anticipated sequel to the award-winning strategy series. Delivering a unique mix of Empire Building, Role Playing and Warfare, Age of Wonders III offers the ultimate in turn-based fantasy strategy for veterans of the series and new players alike!
Players who liked Age of Wonders III also play
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ENDLESS™ Legend
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Age of Wonders III.
Top pick for Age of Wonders III fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Age of Wonders III.
ENDLESS™ Legend is a 4X turn-based fantasy strategy game by the creators of ENDLESS™ Space and Dungeon of the ENDLESS™. Control every aspect of your civilization as you struggle to save your homeworld Auriga. Create your own Legend!
Age of Wonders 4
WHY THIS
Shares an epic mood with Age of Wonders III.
Second-strongest match for Age of Wonders III fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Age of Wonders III.
Rule a fantasy realm of your own design! Explore new magical realms in Age of Wonders’ signature blend of 4X strategy and turn-based tactical combat. Control a faction that grows and changes as you expand your empire with each turn!
Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Age of Wonders III.
Third-strongest match for Age of Wonders III fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Age of Wonders III.
Warhammer 40,000: Gladius – Relics of War brings you to a world of terror and violence. Four factions will engage in a brutal war for dominance over the planet’s resources. In the first turn-based 4X strategy game set in Warhammer 40,000 you will lead one of four unique factions.
Deity Empires
WHY THIS
Shares an epic mood with Age of Wonders III.
Ranked #4 for Age of Wonders III fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Age of Wonders III.
Deity Empires is a 4X, turn-based strategy game with a powerful “just one more turn” feel! Enter an intricate fantasy world as one of many deities posed to become ruler of the world.
Old World
WHY THIS
Shares an epic mood with Age of Wonders III.
Ranked #5 for Age of Wonders III fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Age of Wonders III.
Old World is a revolutionary new historical strategy game where you lead your dynasty over generations of rule against rival kings and queens. Wage massive wars, manage your court, and build a dynasty — or watch your empire crumble to dust. What legacy will you leave behind?
Shadow Empire
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Age of Wonders III.
Ranked #6 for Age of Wonders III fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Age of Wonders III.
Shadow Empire is a deep turn-based 4X wargame with a unique blend of military focus, procedurally generated content and role-playing features. Players take the seat of the supreme ruler of a small nation, with the goal of reconquering a devastated planet.
Eador. Masters of the Broken World
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Age of Wonders III.
Ranked #7 for Age of Wonders III fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Age of Wonders III.
Eador is a universe made of countless shards of land drifting in the Great Nothing. Each of the shards is a little world unto itself, with geography and denizens of its own. The power over the shards is bitterly contested by Masters, the immortal beings mortals believe to be gods.
Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI
WHY THIS
Shares mod support and an immersive mood with Age of Wonders III.
Ranked #8 for Age of Wonders III fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Age of Wonders III.
Expand your empire, advance your culture and go head-to-head against history’s greatest leaders. Will your civilization stand the test of time?
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X-COM: UFO Defense
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Age of Wonders III.
Reviewers of Age of Wonders III cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Age of Wonders III.
You are in control of X-COM: an organization formed by the world's governments to fight the ever-increasing alien menace.
XCOM® 2
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Age of Wonders III.
Reviewers of Age of Wonders III cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Age of Wonders III.
XCOM 2 is the sequel to XCOM: Enemy Unknown, the 2012 award-winning strategy game of the year. Earth has changed and is now under alien rule. Facing impossible odds you must rebuild XCOM, and ignite a global resistance to reclaim our world and save humanity.
Age of Wonders 4
WHY THIS
Shares an epic mood with Age of Wonders III.
Reviewers of Age of Wonders III cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and RPG with Age of Wonders III.
Rule a fantasy realm of your own design! Explore new magical realms in Age of Wonders’ signature blend of 4X strategy and turn-based tactical combat. Control a faction that grows and changes as you expand your empire with each turn!
Tiny Civilization
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Age of Wonders III.
Reviewers of Age of Wonders III cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Age of Wonders III.
This is a historical simulation game that promotes the development of civilization based on the match-3 Game. You'll need to gather resources, use skills, discover new technology, and lead humanbeing through a 10,000-year journey to the cosmos.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Age of Wonders III at current Steam store prices.
Stardew Valley
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Age of Wonders III on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Age of Wonders III.
You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?
Bloons TD 6
WHY THIS
Priced ~53% under Age of Wonders III on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Age of Wonders III.
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.
Fallout: New Vegas
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Age of Wonders III on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Age of Wonders III.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~83% under Age of Wonders III on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Age of Wonders III.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
Balatro
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Age of Wonders III on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Age of Wonders III.
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.
Don't Starve Together
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Age of Wonders III on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Age of Wonders III.
Fight, Farm, Build and Explore Together in the standalone multiplayer expansion to the uncompromising wilderness survival game, Don't Starve.
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Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
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.
The Looker
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
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.).
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
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Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares RPG with Age of Wonders III.
A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.
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More from Triumph Studios
Other recommendable Steam games by Triumph Studios, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Age of Wonders 4
WHY THIS
Shares an epic mood with Age of Wonders III.
Another title from Triumph Studios, the studio behind Age of Wonders III. Shares Strategy and RPG with Age of Wonders III.
Rule a fantasy realm of your own design! Explore new magical realms in Age of Wonders’ signature blend of 4X strategy and turn-based tactical combat. Control a faction that grows and changes as you expand your empire with each turn!
Overlord™
WHY THIS
Another title from Triumph Studios, the studio behind Age of Wonders III. Shares RPG with Age of Wonders III.
Prepare to be tempted, mesmerized and thrilled, become the Overlord, how corrupt you become depends on how you handle any given situation. Your actions impact the game world. With incredible power at your disposal and a team of evil minded minions to do your evil bidding, how will you resist the temptation to be incredibly despotic?
Age of Wonders: Planetfall
WHY THIS
Shares an epic mood with Age of Wonders III.
Another title from Triumph Studios, the studio behind Age of Wonders III. Shares Strategy with Age of Wonders III.
Age of Wonders: Planetfall is the new strategy game from Triumph Studios, creators of the critically acclaimed Age of Wonders series, bringing all the exciting tactical turn-based combat and in-depth empire building of its predecessors to space in an all-new, sci-fi setting.
Overlord II
WHY THIS
Another title from Triumph Studios, the studio behind Age of Wonders III. Shares RPG with Age of Wonders III.
Overlord II, sequel to the critically acclaimed cult hit, sees the return of the chaotic Minions and their new Dark Master. Bigger, badder and more beautifully destructive, Overlord 2 has a Glorious Empire to smash, a massive Netherworld to revive, Minion mounts to mobilize, a trio of mistresses to woo, War Machines to crush opposition...
Overlord™: Raising Hell
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Age of Wonders III.
Another title from Triumph Studios, the studio behind Age of Wonders III. Shares RPG with Age of Wonders III.
How evil can you get? Discover how corruptible you are in Overlord, the twisted fantasy action adventure where you can be evil (or really evil). In the game's seriously warped fantasy world, players will become the Overlord and get first-hand experience of how absolute power corrupts absolutely.
Age of Wonders
WHY THIS
Shares mod support and an epic mood with Age of Wonders III.
Another title from Triumph Studios, the studio behind Age of Wonders III. Shares Strategy and RPG with Age of Wonders III.
Welcome to Age of Wonders, the authentic turn based fantasy strategy classic that started the hit series. Age of Wonders’ intimate atmosphere with painterly graphics still shines today. The game’s fully patched up, start building your fantasy empire today!
Age of Wonders Shadow Magic
WHY THIS
Shares an epic mood with Age of Wonders III.
Another title from Triumph Studios, the studio behind Age of Wonders III. Shares Strategy and RPG with Age of Wonders III.
Age of Wonders: Shadow Magic is the third entry in the award winning fantasy strategy series. This fan-favorite enhances the series' praised fusion of empire building, role-playing and tactical combat with the eerie Shadow World and battle with races never before seen, across new and diverse landscapes.
Age of Wonders II: The Wizard's Throne
WHY THIS
Shares an epic mood with Age of Wonders III.
Another title from Triumph Studios, the studio behind Age of Wonders III. Shares Strategy and RPG with Age of Wonders III.
Age of Wonders II is the wildly anticipated sequel to the award-winning strategy phenomenon. Delivering an invigorating mix of Empire Building, Role-playing, and Warfare, Age of Wonders II brings s turn-based strategy to new heights.
Frequently asked about Age of Wonders III
- Does Age of Wonders III run on Steam Deck?
- Age of Wonders III 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 Wonders III cost?
- Age of Wonders III is listed on Steam at 29.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Age of Wonders III have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Age of Wonders III supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Co-op).
- What games are most similar to Age of Wonders III?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Age of Wonders III are ENDLESS™ Legend, Age of Wonders 4, Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War.
- Who developed Age of Wonders III?
- Age of Wonders III was developed by Triumph Studios and published by Paradox Interactive.
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