Games like Age of Wonders: Planetfall
If Age of Wonders: Planetfall is your kind of game, the closest matches are ENDLESS™ Legend, Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War and Sid Meier's Civilization®: Beyond Earth™ — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging, contemplative and epic. 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 Wonders: Planetfall is a 2019 turn-based 4X strategy game set in a sci-fi universe, developed by Triumph Studios and published by Paradox Interactive. Players expand across planets building galactic empires while engaging in tactical combat that draws comparisons to XCOM-style encounters, featuring overwatch systems and strategic operations. The campaign structures progression through focused objectives, supported by faction-specific secret technologies that create distinct playstyles for each civilization. Diplomacy between factions plays a key role in empire management, alongside deep customization through unit modding. Reviewers describe the experience as challenging, immersive, and contemplative, with a galactic empire mode enabling conquest across multiple planets. Players report the game offers substantial length and depth for strategic sessions. Currently available on Steam for $10.19, the game is rated 81 on Metacritic and runs as Playable on Steam Deck.
About Age of Wonders: Planetfall: Age of Wonders: Planetfall is the new strategy game from Triumph Studios, creators of the critically acclaimed Age of Wonders series, bringing all the exciting tactical turn-based combat and in-depth empire building of its predecessors to space in an all-new, sci-fi setting.
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ENDLESS™ Legend
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Age of Wonders: Planetfall.
Top pick for Age of Wonders: Planetfall fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Age of Wonders: Planetfall.
ENDLESS™ Legend is a 4X turn-based fantasy strategy game by the creators of ENDLESS™ Space and Dungeon of the ENDLESS™. Control every aspect of your civilization as you struggle to save your homeworld Auriga. Create your own Legend!
Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Age of Wonders: Planetfall.
Second-strongest match for Age of Wonders: Planetfall fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Age of Wonders: Planetfall.
Warhammer 40,000: Gladius – Relics of War brings you to a world of terror and violence. Four factions will engage in a brutal war for dominance over the planet’s resources. In the first turn-based 4X strategy game set in Warhammer 40,000 you will lead one of four unique factions.
Sid Meier's Civilization®: Beyond Earth™
WHY THIS
Shares an epic mood with Age of Wonders: Planetfall.
Third-strongest match for Age of Wonders: Planetfall fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Age of Wonders: Planetfall.
Sid Meier’s Civilization: Beyond Earth is a new science-fiction-themed entry into the award winning Civilization series. As part of an expedition sent to find a home beyond Earth, lead your people into a new frontier, explore and colonize an alien planet and create a new civilization in space.
Age of Wonders III
WHY THIS
Shares an epic mood with Age of Wonders: Planetfall.
Ranked #4 for Age of Wonders: Planetfall fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Age of Wonders: Planetfall.
Age of Wonders III is the long anticipated sequel to the award-winning strategy series. Delivering a unique mix of Empire Building, Role Playing and Warfare, Age of Wonders III offers the ultimate in turn-based fantasy strategy for veterans of the series and new players alike!
HUMANKIND™
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Age of Wonders: Planetfall.
Ranked #5 for Age of Wonders: Planetfall fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Age of Wonders: Planetfall.
Rewrite history by shaping a civilization as unique as you are. Combine 60 cultures from the Ancient Era to the Modern Age to lead your empire to victory. Build thriving cities, outsmart rivals in epic battles, spread your influence and leave your mark on HUMANKIND™.
Galactic Civilizations III
WHY THIS
Shares an epic mood with Age of Wonders: Planetfall.
Ranked #6 for Age of Wonders: Planetfall fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Age of Wonders: Planetfall.
Build a civilization that will stand the test of time in the largest space-based strategy game ever! Choose from dozens of unique races and make a name for yourself across the galaxy through diplomacy, espionage, technological advances, and more.
Final Theory
WHY THIS
Shares an epic mood with Age of Wonders: Planetfall.
Ranked #7 for Age of Wonders: Planetfall fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Age of Wonders: Planetfall.
Final Theory is a 4X-lite turn-based strategy game where you command fleets of battleships engaged in a galactic civil war. It presents an exciting experience for both veteran players and those new to the genre. It features innovative combat mechanics but also hearkens back to some of the classics.
Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Age of Wonders: Planetfall.
Ranked #8 for Age of Wonders: Planetfall fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Age of Wonders: Planetfall.
Expand your empire, advance your culture and go head-to-head against history’s greatest leaders. Will your civilization stand the test of time?
Reviewers mention these as similar to Age of Wonders: Planetfall
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Northgard: Definitive Edition
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Age of Wonders: Planetfall.
Reviewers of Age of Wonders: Planetfall cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Age of Wonders: Planetfall.
Northgard: Definitive Edition is a critically acclaimed real-time strategy game based on Norse mythology. Lead your clan, uncover the secrets of a mysterious newfound continent and defeat your enemies to conquer the Throne!
ENDLESS™ Space 2
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Age of Wonders: Planetfall.
Reviewers of Age of Wonders: Planetfall cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Age of Wonders: Planetfall.
ENDLESS™ Space 2 is a Strategic Space Opera, featuring the compelling “just one more turn” gameplay, set in the mysterious ENDLESS™ Universe. As the leader of your civilization, will you impose your vision and build the greatest stellar empire?
SC2VN - The eSports Visual Novel
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Age of Wonders: Planetfall.
Reviewers of Age of Wonders: Planetfall cross-mention this title as a similar play.
SC2VN is a visual novel about the South Korean StarCraft 2 scene. You play as Mach, a foreign semi-pro trying to make it in eSports who soon learns that success in StarCraft takes more than in-game strategy.
X-COM: UFO Defense
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Age of Wonders: Planetfall.
Reviewers of Age of Wonders: Planetfall cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Age of Wonders: Planetfall.
You are in control of X-COM: an organization formed by the world's governments to fight the ever-increasing alien menace.
Age of Empires: Definitive Edition
WHY THIS
Shares an epic mood with Age of Wonders: Planetfall.
Reviewers of Age of Wonders: Planetfall cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Age of Wonders: Planetfall.
Age of Empires, the pivotal real-time strategy game that launched a 20-year legacy returns with modernized gameplay, all-new 4K visuals, 8-person multiplayer battles and a host of other new features. Welcome back to history.
Age of Wonders 4
WHY THIS
Shares an epic mood with Age of Wonders: Planetfall.
Reviewers of Age of Wonders: Planetfall cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Age of Wonders: Planetfall.
Rule a fantasy realm of your own design! Explore new magical realms in Age of Wonders’ signature blend of 4X strategy and turn-based tactical combat. Control a faction that grows and changes as you expand your empire with each turn!
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
WHY THIS
Shares an epic mood with Age of Wonders: Planetfall.
Reviewers of Age of Wonders: Planetfall cross-mention this title as a similar play.
Embody the superhuman skill and brutality of a Space Marine. Unleash deadly abilities and devastating weaponry to obliterate the relentless Tyranid swarms. Defend the Imperium in spectacular third-person action in solo or multiplayer modes.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Age of Wonders: Planetfall at current Steam store prices.
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~51% under Age of Wonders: Planetfall on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Age of Wonders: Planetfall.
An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.
Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition
WHY THIS
Priced ~51% under Age of Wonders: Planetfall on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Age of Wonders: Planetfall.
Zombies are invading your home, and the only defense is your arsenal of plants! Armed with an alien nursery-worth of zombie-zapping plants like peashooters and cherry bombs, you'll need to think fast and plant faster to stop dozens of types of zombies dead in their tracks.
Your Only Move Is HUSTLE
WHY THIS
Priced ~51% under Age of Wonders: Planetfall on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Age of Wonders: Planetfall.
Master your technique, execute flashy combos, and outsmart opponents across the world, frame-by-frame. Slow down the clock to fine-tune your fighting style in this innovative, turn-based combat simulator. Pulverize your friends and choreograph spectacular fight scenes. No training mode required.
STAR WARS™ Empire at War - Gold Pack
WHY THIS
Priced ~51% under Age of Wonders: Planetfall on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Age of Wonders: Planetfall.
Command or corrupt an entire galaxy in the definitive Star Wars strategy collection. It is a time of galactic civil war. Will you take up the reins of the Rebellion, assume control of the Empire, or rule the Star Wars Underworld?
Nubby's Number Factory
WHY THIS
Priced ~51% under Age of Wonders: Planetfall on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Age of Wonders: Planetfall.
A plinko-style roguelike where you work at a number factory. Launch your spherical friend, Nubby, down a pegboard to make bigger and bigger numbers! But beware, if you fail to meet your number quota, the sun will explode.
Monster Train
WHY THIS
Priced ~51% under Age of Wonders: Planetfall on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Age of Wonders: Planetfall.
Monster Train is a strategic roguelike deck building game with a twist. Set on a train to hell, you’ll use tactical decision making to defend multiple vertical battlegrounds. With real time competitive multiplayer and endless replayability, Monster Train is always on time.
Nodebuster
WHY THIS
Priced ~71% under Age of Wonders: Planetfall on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Age of Wonders: Planetfall.
Nodebuster is a short, experimental incremental game about busting nodes and destroying reality.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
The Lab
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!
Landfall Archives
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Age of Wonders: Planetfall.
Break into the Landfall Archives to steal and play previously unreleased games, demos, interactive slide shows, and even an unreleased version of Totally Accurate Battle Simulator from 2017!
Die in the Dungeon: Origins
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Age of Wonders: Planetfall.
Fight your way through a mysterious dungeon in this deck-building, turn-based roguelike game where you don't use cards, but DICE! Deal with enemies by combining dice on your board, boost their effects with magical relics, and discover the story behind Die in the Dungeon!
South Scrimshaw, Part One
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
South Scrimshaw is the story of a newborn whale in a vast alien ocean. It is a richly illustrated experimental visual novel, written in the style of a nature documentary.
Counter-Strike 2
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
For over two decades, Counter-Strike has offered an elite competitive experience, one shaped by millions of players from across the globe. And now the next chapter in the CS story is about to begin. This is Counter-Strike 2.
Dota 2
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Age of Wonders: Planetfall.
Every day, millions of players worldwide enter battle as one of over a hundred Dota heroes. And no matter if it's their 10th hour of play or 1,000th, there's always something new to discover. With regular updates that ensure a constant evolution of gameplay, features, and heroes, Dota 2 has taken on a life of its own.
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Rainbow Six® Siege is the reference in tactical team shooters, where elite strategy and execution triumph. Enjoy free access to Quick Match, Unranked, and Dual Front game modes with a selection of operators.
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More from Triumph Studios
Other recommendable Steam games by Triumph Studios, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Age of Wonders 4
WHY THIS
Shares an epic mood with Age of Wonders: Planetfall.
Another title from Triumph Studios, the studio behind Age of Wonders: Planetfall. Shares Strategy with Age of Wonders: Planetfall.
Rule a fantasy realm of your own design! Explore new magical realms in Age of Wonders’ signature blend of 4X strategy and turn-based tactical combat. Control a faction that grows and changes as you expand your empire with each turn!
Age of Wonders III
WHY THIS
Shares an epic mood with Age of Wonders: Planetfall.
Another title from Triumph Studios, the studio behind Age of Wonders: Planetfall. Shares Strategy with Age of Wonders: Planetfall.
Age of Wonders III is the long anticipated sequel to the award-winning strategy series. Delivering a unique mix of Empire Building, Role Playing and Warfare, Age of Wonders III offers the ultimate in turn-based fantasy strategy for veterans of the series and new players alike!
Overlord™
WHY THIS
Another title from Triumph Studios, the studio behind Age of Wonders: Planetfall.
Prepare to be tempted, mesmerized and thrilled, become the Overlord, how corrupt you become depends on how you handle any given situation. Your actions impact the game world. With incredible power at your disposal and a team of evil minded minions to do your evil bidding, how will you resist the temptation to be incredibly despotic?
Overlord II
WHY THIS
Another title from Triumph Studios, the studio behind Age of Wonders: Planetfall.
Overlord II, sequel to the critically acclaimed cult hit, sees the return of the chaotic Minions and their new Dark Master. Bigger, badder and more beautifully destructive, Overlord 2 has a Glorious Empire to smash, a massive Netherworld to revive, Minion mounts to mobilize, a trio of mistresses to woo, War Machines to crush opposition...
Overlord™: Raising Hell
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Age of Wonders: Planetfall.
Another title from Triumph Studios, the studio behind Age of Wonders: Planetfall.
How evil can you get? Discover how corruptible you are in Overlord, the twisted fantasy action adventure where you can be evil (or really evil). In the game's seriously warped fantasy world, players will become the Overlord and get first-hand experience of how absolute power corrupts absolutely.
Age of Wonders
WHY THIS
Shares an epic mood with Age of Wonders: Planetfall.
Another title from Triumph Studios, the studio behind Age of Wonders: Planetfall. Shares Strategy with Age of Wonders: Planetfall.
Welcome to Age of Wonders, the authentic turn based fantasy strategy classic that started the hit series. Age of Wonders’ intimate atmosphere with painterly graphics still shines today. The game’s fully patched up, start building your fantasy empire today!
Age of Wonders Shadow Magic
WHY THIS
Shares an epic mood with Age of Wonders: Planetfall.
Another title from Triumph Studios, the studio behind Age of Wonders: Planetfall. Shares Strategy with Age of Wonders: Planetfall.
Age of Wonders: Shadow Magic is the third entry in the award winning fantasy strategy series. This fan-favorite enhances the series' praised fusion of empire building, role-playing and tactical combat with the eerie Shadow World and battle with races never before seen, across new and diverse landscapes.
Age of Wonders II: The Wizard's Throne
WHY THIS
Shares an epic mood with Age of Wonders: Planetfall.
Another title from Triumph Studios, the studio behind Age of Wonders: Planetfall. Shares Strategy with Age of Wonders: Planetfall.
Age of Wonders II is the wildly anticipated sequel to the award-winning strategy phenomenon. Delivering an invigorating mix of Empire Building, Role-playing, and Warfare, Age of Wonders II brings s turn-based strategy to new heights.
Frequently asked about Age of Wonders: Planetfall
- Does Age of Wonders: Planetfall run on Steam Deck?
- Age of Wonders: Planetfall 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 Wonders: Planetfall cost?
- Age of Wonders: Planetfall is listed on Steam at 10.19 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Age of Wonders: Planetfall have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Age of Wonders: Planetfall supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, PvP).
- What games are most similar to Age of Wonders: Planetfall?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Age of Wonders: Planetfall are ENDLESS™ Legend, Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War, Sid Meier's Civilization®: Beyond Earth™.
- Who developed Age of Wonders: Planetfall?
- Age of Wonders: Planetfall was developed by Triumph Studios and published by Paradox Interactive.
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