Through the Ages similar games & best alternatives

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Through the Ages

Nintendo DS • 2018

Should you play it?

Legendary board game classic from award winning designer Vlaada Chvátil

What works

  • Deep and balanced strategic gameplay
  • Excellent tutorial and user interface
  • Strong ai and multiplayer modes
  • High replayability with challenges and expansions
  • Cross-platform asynchronous play

Things to keep in mind

  • Steep learning curve for new players
  • Graphics are functional but not flashy
  • Multiplayer games can be slow due to player thinking time
  • Some bugs and occasional crashes reported
  • Limited cooperative gameplay options

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Antihero

  • Hexarchy

  • Oriental Empires

  • Rising Lords

  • Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI

  • Rise of Nations: Extended Edition

More fantastical

Games that feels like Through the Ages but with more imaginative fiction

  • ENDLESS Legend™

  • Backpack Jianghu

  • Swords and Sandals Immortals

  • Dominions 4: Thrones of Ascension

  • Dominions 6 - Rise of the Pantokrator

  • Heroes® of Might & Magic® III - HD Edition

Less idle-friendly

Games that feels like Through the Ages but with less of an idle filler feel

  • Forts

  • Galactic Civilizations® II: Ultimate Edition

  • Interstellar Space: Genesis

  • Journey of Greed

  • Gremlins, Inc.

  • Yield! Fall of Rome

Less dominating

Games that feels like Through the Ages but with less domination over others

  • Roots of Yggdrasil

  • Renowned Explorers: International Society

  • Everdell

  • Fire & Maneuver

  • Causa, Voices of the Dusk

  • Swords and Sandals Classic Collection

Less competitive

Games that feels like Through the Ages but with less competition against others

  • Spirit Island

  • Microcivilization

  • The Heroic Legend of Eagarlnia

  • Nowhere Prophet

  • Master of Magic Classic

  • WindStop Strategy

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From the same developer

From the same developer, ranked by motivational fit.

  • SENRAN KAGURA ESTIVAL VERSUS

  • Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions

  • SENRAN KAGURA Peach Beach Splash

  • Onechanbara Z2: Chaos

  • SENRAN KAGURA SHINOVI VERSUS

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Through the Ages: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Fellowship, Domination. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Idle. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Cooperation, Fantasy.

Last update: 21/08/2026