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Age of Mythology: Extended Edition

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2014

Should you play it?

Age of Mythology is back! Choose your god and take to the battlefield in this classic, upgraded with full Steamworks integration and enhanced features.

What works

  • Timeless classic gameplay
  • Engaging mythological theme
  • Extensive singleplayer campaigns
  • Map and scenario editor for creativity
  • Active multiplayer with ranking

Things to keep in mind

  • High price for an old game
  • Small and uneven multiplayer community
  • Some bugs and technical issues
  • Lack of official localization in some languages
  • Chinese dlc poorly received

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Age of Wonders III

  • Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition

  • The Stronghold Collection

  • Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War

  • Songs of Silence

  • Command & Conquer™ 3: Kane’s Wrath

Less dominating

Games that feels like Age of Mythology: Extended Edition but with less domination over others

  • Stronghold: Definitive Edition

  • The Scouring

  • 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far

  • Age of Mythology: Retold

  • Battle Realms: Zen Edition

  • Kohan II: Kings of War

Less fantastical

Games that feels like Age of Mythology: Extended Edition but with less imaginative fiction

  • Company of Heroes 2

  • Cossacks 3

  • American Conquest: Fight Back

  • Rise of Nations: Extended Edition

  • Knights and Merchants

  • Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition

More intimate

Games that feels like Age of Mythology: Extended Edition but with more focus on close relationships

  • Godsworn

  • Age of Empires II (Retired)

  • Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance

  • Supreme Commander

  • Command & Conquer Red Alert™ 2 and Yuri’s Revenge™

  • Supreme Commander 2

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From the same developer

From the same developer, ranked by motivational fit.

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Age of Mythology: Extended Edition: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Fellowship, Domination. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Story, Fantasy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Intimacy.

Last update: 21/08/2026