Choose Age of Wonders III
Choose Age of Wonders III if you want a RPG game with Shared/Split Screen and Co-op. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 82.1% positive across 4,560 reviews.
Age of Wonders III vs Age of Wonders: Planetfall
Age of Wonders III and Age of Wonders: Planetfall 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 5 years older than Age of Wonders: Planetfall (2019). Age of Wonders III scores higher on Steam reviews (82.1% positive) than Age of Wonders: Planetfall (79.9% positive). 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: Planetfall
Choose Age of Wonders: Planetfall if you want the Online PvP and PvP side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2019) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 2,768 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Age of Wonders III and Age of Wonders: Planetfall sit in Strategy on Steam and both list Multi-player, 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
 Age of Wonders III |  Age of Wonders: Planetfall | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2014 | 2019 |
| Genres | Strategy, RPG | Strategy |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | 29.99 USD | 29.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 82.1% positive (4,560 reviews) | 79.9% positive (2,768 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Co-op | Multi-player |
| Developers | Triumph Studios | Triumph Studios |
Side by side
- Both are Strategy games on Steam.
- Age of Wonders III (2014) is 5 years older than Age of Wonders: Planetfall (2019).
- Age of Wonders III scores higher on Steam reviews (82.1% positive) than Age of Wonders: Planetfall (79.9% positive).
- Age of Wonders: Planetfall is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Age of Wonders III (29.99 USD vs. 29.99 USD).
- Age of Wonders III has co-op; Age of Wonders: Planetfall does not.
- Both are Deck Playable.
Age of Wonders III vs Age of Wonders: Planetfall — FAQ
- Which is better, Age of Wonders III or Age of Wonders: Planetfall?
- On Steam reviews Age of Wonders III scores higher (82.1% positive) than Age of Wonders: Planetfall (79.9% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Age of Wonders III is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Age of Wonders III or Age of Wonders: Planetfall first?
- If you want chronology, Age of Wonders III (2014) came out before Age of Wonders: Planetfall (2019). 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: Planetfall 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.