Choose Age of Wonders III
Choose Age of Wonders III if you want a RPG experience. On Steam, it's currently about 25% cheaper on the Steam Store. 4,560 Steam reviews back the pick.
Age of Wonders III vs Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War
Age of Wonders III and Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War 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 Wonders III (2014) is 4 years older than Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War (2018). Both sit near 82% positive on Steam (Age of Wonders III: 4,560 reviews, Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War: 5,122). 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 Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War
Choose Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War if you want the Online PvP, Shared/Split Screen PvP, and Online Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2018) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 5,122 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Age of Wonders III and Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War sit in Strategy on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Co-op, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (82.1% vs 81.9% 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 |  Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2014 | 2018 |
| Genres | Strategy, RPG | Strategy |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | 29.99 USD | 39.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 82.1% positive (4,560 reviews) | 81.9% positive (5,122 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Co-op | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | Triumph Studios | Proxy Studios |
Side by side
- Both are Strategy games on Steam.
- Age of Wonders III (2014) is 4 years older than Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War (2018).
- Both sit near 82% positive on Steam (Age of Wonders III: 4,560 reviews, Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War: 5,122).
- Age of Wonders III is currently ~25% cheaper on Steam than Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War (29.99 USD vs. 39.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Both are Deck Playable.
Age of Wonders III vs Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War — FAQ
- Which is better, Age of Wonders III or Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Age of Wonders III sits at 82.1% positive (4,560 reviews), Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War at 81.9% (5,122). 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 Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War first?
- If you want chronology, Age of Wonders III (2014) came out before Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War (2018). 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 Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War 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.
- Do both Age of Wonders III and Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Age of Wonders III ships Co-op; Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War ships Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op.