Games like Age of History II
If Age of History II is your kind of game, the closest matches are Age of History 2: Definitive Edition, Just Power: The Papal States and Arms Race 2 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging, contemplative and retro. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →Age of History II is a grand strategy wargame released in 2018 by Łukasz Jakowski for $5.99. The core gameplay centers on diplomacy simulation, province-level micromanagement, and exploiting AI behavior, with a built-in nation creator and scenario editor enabling extensive customization. Players describe the nation creator as letting them rewrite history, while the province management can feel akin to running a spreadsheet. Reviewers highlight that the game carries a retro aesthetic while delivering challenging strategic depth, and players note that exploiting the AI makes each campaign feel unique. The scenario editor provides substantial replayability according to players, and the game supports multiplayer alongside being marked as Playable on Steam Deck. It holds an 87% positive rating from 9,188 Steam reviews.
About Age of History II: Age of History II is a grand strategy wargame that is simple to learn yet hard to master.Your objective is to use military tactics and cunning diplomacy to either unify the world, or conquer it.Will the world bleed out or bow before you? The choice is yours..
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Age of History 2: Definitive Edition
WHY THIS
Shares scenario editor and a challenging mood with Age of History II.
Top pick for Age of History II fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Age of History II.
The grand strategy classic returns with improved gameplay, a massive 13,892 province map, expanded diplomacy and wartime capitulation, new civilizations and scenarios, atomic weapons, smarter AI, enhanced visuals, UI upgrades, and major performance improvements.
Just Power: The Papal States
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Age of History II fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Age of History II.
Are you ready to found a dynasty which controls the Holy See over the centuries? Climb the hierarchies, hire your relatives, blackmail and bribe to get everything you want in this turn-based political simulator.
Arms Race 2
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Age of History II.
Third-strongest match for Age of History II fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Age of History II.
Arms Race 2 is a PC strategy game based on the historical conflict between the USA and the USSR that took place in the 20th century.
Hearts of Iron IV
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Ranked #4 for Age of History II fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Age of History II.
Victory is at your fingertips! Your ability to lead your nation is your supreme weapon, the strategy game Hearts of Iron IV lets you take command of any nation in World War II; the most engaging conflict in world history.
Realpolitiks
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Age of History II.
Ranked #5 for Age of History II fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Age of History II.
Become the leader of any contemporary country in this streamlined real-time grand strategy game. Use diplomacy, espionage, military and economic power to deal with other nations, while tackling issues such as terrorism, financial crises and medical epidemics, all in an effort to achieve global domination!
Rise Of The White Sun - 白日升
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Age of History II.
Ranked #6 for Age of History II fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Age of History II.
A Giant Strategy Sandbox experience set in Warlord China. *Tons of playable factions! *Communist insurgents, * Boxers like rebels, *Greedy warlords, *Mongol riders, *A mad russian baron, *Shanghai gangsters, *And armored trains!
Imperator: Rome
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Age of History II.
Ranked #7 for Age of History II fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Age of History II.
Dominate the classical Mediterranean in Imperator: Rome, a grand strategy game from Paradox Interactive. Navigate the dangerous waters of politics and diplomacy as you build up your provinces and conquer foreign lands. Now available with special content and the digital artbook.
Socialism Simulator
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Age of History II.
Ranked #8 for Age of History II fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
The civil war is over. To the rapturous cheers of the crowd, you and four of your companions take control of the country. The young socialist state proudly raises its flags, its eyes fixed on a distant, bright future.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Age of History II at current Steam store prices.
Nodebuster
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Priced ~50% under Age of History II on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Age of History II.
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shapez
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Priced ~83% under Age of History II on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Age of History II.
shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!
Tower Wizard
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Priced ~50% under Age of History II on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Age of History II.
Help a wizard build and upgrade a wizard tower in this incremental game! Use the tower to study magic, summon spirits, create buildings, and influence the world.
Bejeweled® 3
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Priced ~83% under Age of History II on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Age of History II.
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Dictators:No Peace Countryballs
WHY THIS
Priced ~83% under Age of History II on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Age of History II.
Dictators : No Peace Countryballs is a war simulation and dictator game. This is a fun,simple and some say a funny countryballs game. If you like simulation games, you will love playing Dictators : No Peace. Play as a dictator of your favourite country and colonize the world.
Hexcells Plus
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Priced ~50% under Age of History II on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Age of History II.
Hexcells Plus is an ambient logic puzzle game for PC, Mac and Linux.
Lords of the Realm II
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Priced ~50% under Age of History II on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Age of History II.
The great Lords of England have their eyes on the the English throne! Muster an army and overrun your enemies' castles in this classic, nail-biting strategy game that blends turn-based and real-time gameplay.
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Frequently asked about Age of History II
- Does Age of History II run on Steam Deck?
- Age of History II is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does Age of History II cost?
- Age of History II is listed on Steam at 5.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Age of History II have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Age of History II supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen PvP, PvP).
- What games are most similar to Age of History II?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Age of History II are Age of History 2: Definitive Edition, Just Power: The Papal States, Arms Race 2.
- Who developed Age of History II?
- Age of History II was developed by Łukasz Jakowski and published by Łukasz Jakowski Games.
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