Choose Moduwar
Choose Moduwar if you want an Indie and Early Access game with Steam Leaderboards, LAN PvP, and Custom Volume Controls. On Steam, it's currently about 63% cheaper on the Steam Store. Moduwar launched in 2025.
Moduwar vs Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition
Moduwar and Age of Empires IV: Anniversary 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. Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition (2021) is 4 years older than Moduwar (2025). Moduwar scores higher on Steam reviews (88% positive) than Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition (86.4% 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 IV: Anniversary Edition
Choose Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition if you want the Online Co-op and Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend. 27,761 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Moduwar and Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition sit in Strategy on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and PvP, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (88% vs 86.4% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Moduwar |  Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2025 | 2021 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Early Access | Strategy |
| Platforms | Windows, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | 14.99 USD | 39.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 88% positive (83 reviews) | 86.4% positive (27,761 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | Biohex Studios | World's Edge, Relic Entertainment, Forgotten Empires, Climax Studios |
Side by side
- Both are Strategy games on Steam.
- Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition (2021) is 4 years older than Moduwar (2025).
- Moduwar scores higher on Steam reviews (88% positive) than Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition (86.4% positive).
- Moduwar is currently ~63% cheaper on Steam than Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition (14.99 USD vs. 39.99 USD).
- Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition has co-op; Moduwar does not.
- Both are Deck Playable.
Moduwar vs Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition — FAQ
- Should I play Moduwar or Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition first?
- If you want chronology, Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition (2021) came out before Moduwar (2025). 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 Moduwar and Age of Empires IV: Anniversary 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.