Choose STAR WARS™ Galactic Battlegrounds Saga
Choose STAR WARS™ Galactic Battlegrounds Saga if you want an Action game with Shared/Split Screen PvP. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 92.4% positive across 2,556 reviews.
STAR WARS™ Galactic Battlegrounds Saga vs Age of Empires: Definitive Edition
STAR WARS™ Galactic Battlegrounds Saga and Age of Empires: Definitive Edition 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. STAR WARS™ Galactic Battlegrounds Saga (2016) is 3 years older than Age of Empires: Definitive Edition (2019). STAR WARS™ Galactic Battlegrounds Saga scores higher on Steam reviews (92.4% positive) than Age of Empires: Definitive Edition (83% 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 Empires: Definitive Edition
Choose Age of Empires: Definitive Edition if you want the Online PvP and LAN PvP side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2019) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 5,952 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both STAR WARS™ Galactic Battlegrounds Saga and Age of Empires: Definitive Edition sit in Strategy on Steam and both list Multi-player and PvP, 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
 STAR WARS™ Galactic Battlegrounds Saga |  Age of Empires: Definitive Edition | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2019 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy | Strategy |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Deck Playable |
| Price | 1.49 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 92.4% positive (2,556 reviews) | 83% positive (5,952 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer |
| Developers | Ensemble Studios | World's Edge, Forgotten Empires, Tantalus |
Side by side
- Both are Strategy games on Steam.
- STAR WARS™ Galactic Battlegrounds Saga (2016) is 3 years older than Age of Empires: Definitive Edition (2019).
- STAR WARS™ Galactic Battlegrounds Saga scores higher on Steam reviews (92.4% positive) than Age of Empires: Definitive Edition (83% positive).
- STAR WARS™ Galactic Battlegrounds Saga is currently ~93% cheaper on Steam than Age of Empires: Definitive Edition (1.49 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Steam Deck: STAR WARS™ Galactic Battlegrounds Saga is Deck Unsupported, Age of Empires: Definitive Edition is Deck Playable.
STAR WARS™ Galactic Battlegrounds Saga vs Age of Empires: Definitive Edition — FAQ
- Which is better, STAR WARS™ Galactic Battlegrounds Saga or Age of Empires: Definitive Edition?
- On Steam reviews STAR WARS™ Galactic Battlegrounds Saga scores higher (92.4% positive) than Age of Empires: Definitive Edition (83% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, STAR WARS™ Galactic Battlegrounds Saga is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play STAR WARS™ Galactic Battlegrounds Saga or Age of Empires: Definitive Edition first?
- If you want chronology, STAR WARS™ Galactic Battlegrounds Saga (2016) came out before Age of Empires: Definitive Edition (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 STAR WARS™ Galactic Battlegrounds Saga and Age of Empires: Definitive Edition 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.