The Best 40 Age of Empires Alternatives

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    0 A.D.

    0 A.D. is a free, open-source, cross-platform real-time strategy (RTS) game of ancient warfare.

    Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux BSD

  • Warzone 2100

    Join "The Project" to restore humanity's synaptic-link technology after nuclear war has devastated Earth, rendering it a Warzone 2100.

    Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux BSD

  • OpenRA

    What if Albert Einstein changed history? What if the Andromeda Strain were a miracle mineral? What if whomever controlled the spice controlled the universe?.

    Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux .NET Framework Mono

  • Widelands

    Widelands is a free, open source real-time strategy game with singleplayer campaigns and a multiplayer mode.

    Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux

  • Command and Conquer

    Explore the mystery of Tiberium as the GDI or Brotherhood of Nod in the original RTS franchise.

    Commercial Windows Linux

  • Age of Mythology

    Age of Mythology is based on building towns, gathering resources, creating armies, and ultimately destroying enemy units and buildings. In this way, players are able to defeat and conquer rival towns and civilizations.

    Commercial Windows Steam

  • MegaGlest

    MegaGlest is an open source 3D-real-time strategy game, where you control the armies of one of seven different factions: Tech, Magic, Egyptians, Indians, Norsemen Persian or Romans.

    Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux

  • Stronghold

    Stronghold Crusader is a RTS game from the series from Stronghold. In Stronghold Crusader the player can play as either the legendary Richard the Lionheart or the formidable Saladin.

    Commercial Mac OS X Windows Linux Wine

  • Crown of the Gods

    Crown of the Gods™ is a Free-to-Win MMO real time strategy game made by Gaming Addict Studios that is not, and never will be, pay to win.

    Free Web

  • ANNO

    ANNO is a city-building and economic simulation video game series, with real-time strategy elements. The series includes: - (1998) Anno 1602 - Creation of a New World (in the US and Australia released as 1602 A.D.

    Commercial Windows Linux Android iPhone Android Tablet iPad Web

  • Empire Earth

    Empire Earth, also known as EE, is a real-time strategy video game developed by Stainless Steel Studios and released on November 23, 2001. It is the first game in the Empire Earth series: Empire Earth, Empire Earth II, Empire Earth III.

    Commercial Windows Java Mobile

  • Globulation 2

    Globulation 2 is an innovative Real-Time Strategy (RTS) game which reduces micro-management by automatically assigning tasks to units. Globulation 2 is Free Software, licensed and distributed under the GNU General Public License.

    Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux

  • CaesarIA

    CaesarIA is an open source remake of Caesar III game released by Impressions Games in 1998, it aims to expand the possibilities of the classical city-building simulators and to add new features showing the city life.

    Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux Android Steam

  • Littlewargame

    Littlewargame is a medieval-themed HTML5 Real-Time-Strategy game with multiplayer mode and a map editor. It runs completely in your browser without any download required.

    Free Web

  • openage

    free (as in freedom) open-source rts http://alternativein.com/software/age-of-empires-iii/ engine. written from scratch in c++14 and python, using opengl + glsl.

    Free Open Source Mac OS X Linux

  • Caesar

    As a provincial governor charged with spreading the glory of Rome your mission is clear – build cities, foster trade and industry, make money. How you accomplish this is up to you.

    Commercial Windows

  • Tropico

    Tropico is a series of construction and management simulation computer games developed by PopTop Software and published by Gathering of Developers in April 2001. Feral Interactive has developed and published a number of the games.

    Commercial Mac OS X Windows Linux

  • Wildman Run-Jungle Tribes

    The game is based on a story where one of the Wildman is imprisoned by the another tribes and he has to be punish and torture, fortunately he get unlock the door of the room and run towards the jungle.

    Free Android