Choose Oriental Empires
Choose Oriental Empires if you want an Indie game with Online Co-op and Co-op. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 73.9% positive across 793 reviews.
Oriental Empires vs Millennia
Oriental Empires and Millennia both land in Strategy, Simulation 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, Simulation on Steam. Oriental Empires (2017) is 7 years older than Millennia (2024). Oriental Empires scores higher on Steam reviews (73.9% positive) than Millennia (68.1% 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 Millennia
Choose Millennia if it's the newer release (2024) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 1,892 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Oriental Empires and Millennia sit in Strategy and Simulation on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, 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
 Oriental Empires |  Millennia | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2024 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Simulation | Strategy, Simulation |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | 29.99 USD | 39.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 73.9% positive (793 reviews) | 68.1% positive (1,892 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player |
| Developers | Shining Pixel Studios | C Prompt Games |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Simulation on Steam.
- Oriental Empires (2017) is 7 years older than Millennia (2024).
- Oriental Empires scores higher on Steam reviews (73.9% positive) than Millennia (68.1% positive).
- Oriental Empires is currently ~25% cheaper on Steam than Millennia (29.99 USD vs. 39.99 USD).
- Oriental Empires has co-op; Millennia does not.
- Both are Deck Playable.
Oriental Empires vs Millennia — FAQ
- Which is better, Oriental Empires or Millennia?
- On Steam reviews Oriental Empires scores higher (73.9% positive) than Millennia (68.1% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Oriental Empires is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Oriental Empires or Millennia first?
- If you want chronology, Oriental Empires (2017) came out before Millennia (2024). 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 Oriental Empires and Millennia similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, Simulation 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.