Choose Age of Wonders III
Choose Age of Wonders III if you want the Shared/Split Screen side of the pairing. 4,560 Steam reviews back the pick.
Age of Wonders III vs Age of Wonders 4
Age of Wonders III and Age of Wonders 4 both land in Strategy, 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 Strategy, RPG on Steam. Age of Wonders III (2014) is 9 years older than Age of Wonders 4 (2023). Both sit near 83% positive on Steam (Age of Wonders III: 4,560 reviews, Age of Wonders 4: 10,517). 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 Age of Wonders 4
Choose Age of Wonders 4 if you want the Online PvP, Online Co-op, and PvP side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2023) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 10,517 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Age of Wonders III and Age of Wonders 4 sit in Strategy and RPG on Steam and both list Multi-player and Co-op, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (82.1% vs 82.9% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Age of Wonders III |  Age of Wonders 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2014 | 2023 |
| Genres | Strategy, RPG | Strategy, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | 29.99 USD | 24.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 82.1% positive (4,560 reviews) | 82.9% positive (10,517 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Co-op | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | Triumph Studios | Triumph Studios |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, RPG on Steam.
- Age of Wonders III (2014) is 9 years older than Age of Wonders 4 (2023).
- Both sit near 83% positive on Steam (Age of Wonders III: 4,560 reviews, Age of Wonders 4: 10,517).
- Age of Wonders 4 is currently ~17% cheaper on Steam than Age of Wonders III (24.99 USD vs. 29.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Both are Deck Playable.
Age of Wonders III vs Age of Wonders 4 — FAQ
- Which is better, Age of Wonders III or Age of Wonders 4?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Age of Wonders III sits at 82.1% positive (4,560 reviews), Age of Wonders 4 at 82.9% (10,517). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Age of Wonders III or Age of Wonders 4 first?
- If you want chronology, Age of Wonders III (2014) came out before Age of Wonders 4 (2023). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Age of Wonders III and Age of Wonders 4 similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, 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 Age of Wonders III and Age of Wonders 4 have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Age of Wonders III ships Co-op; Age of Wonders 4 ships Online Co-op, Co-op.