Which is better, The Settlers® : Rise of an Empire - History Edition or Age of Empires: Definitive Edition?

On Steam reviews Age of Empires: Definitive Edition scores higher (83% positive) than The Settlers® : Rise of an Empire - History Edition (72.8% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Age of Empires: Definitive Edition is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.

The Settlers® : Rise of an Empire - History Edition vs Age of Empires: Definitive Edition

The Settlers® : Rise of an Empire - History Edition 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. Both released in 2019. Age of Empires: Definitive Edition scores higher on Steam reviews (83% positive) than The Settlers® : Rise of an Empire - History Edition (72.8% 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 The Settlers® : Rise of an Empire - History Edition

Choose The Settlers® : Rise of an Empire - History Edition if you want the Shared/Split Screen PvP side of the pairing. On Steam, it's currently about 40% cheaper on the Steam Store. The Settlers® : Rise of an Empire - History Edition launched in 2019.

Choose Age of Empires: Definitive Edition

Choose Age of Empires: Definitive Edition if you want the LAN PvP side of the pairing. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 83% positive across 5,952 reviews.

Both The Settlers® : Rise of an Empire - History Edition and Age of Empires: Definitive Edition sit in Strategy 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.

The Settlers® : Rise of an Empire - History Edition vs Age of Empires: Definitive Edition — Steam metadata comparison
	The Settlers® : Rise of an Empire - History Edition	Age of Empires: Definitive Edition
Released	2019	2019
Genres	Strategy	Strategy
Platforms	Windows	Windows
Steam Deck	Deck Unsupported	Deck Playable
Price	11.99 USD	19.99 USD
Steam reviews	72.8% positive (334 reviews)	83% positive (5,952 reviews)
Multiplayer	Multi-player	Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer
Developers	Ubisoft Blue Byte	World's Edge, Forgotten Empires, Tantalus

Side by side

Both are Strategy games on Steam.
Both released in 2019.
Age of Empires: Definitive Edition scores higher on Steam reviews (83% positive) than The Settlers® : Rise of an Empire - History Edition (72.8% positive).
The Settlers® : Rise of an Empire - History Edition is currently ~40% cheaper on Steam than Age of Empires: Definitive Edition (11.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
Steam Deck: The Settlers® : Rise of an Empire - History Edition is Deck Unsupported, Age of Empires: Definitive Edition is Deck Playable.