10 strategy games like Age of Empires to play today

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Age of Empires

On this list you'll find 10 games like Age of Empires that you can play today, and they represent some of the best strategy games available on PC and console. Whether you're looking to lose hours in resource management, want to flex your military planning skills, or simply love the act of managing your own civilization, these games like Age of Empires will have you covered.

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Northgard

Vikings are hot right now, unless you've failed to prepare for winter in which case they're all going to freeze to death. This indie game has you controlling your own clan as they build a settlement, finding success and renown through trade, conquest, and lore. Unlike your usual historical sims, Northgard isn't afraid to lean into Norse mythology, with the gods playing an important role and undead warriors wandering the woods. Just keep an eye on the weather report, as a harsh winter is just as likely to end your saga as a band of marauders.

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Command&Conquer Red Alert 3

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Dawn of Mana

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Tooth and Tail

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Frostpunk

If you like your strategy games to be bleaker than an episode of HBO's Chernobyl, Frostpunk has you covered. The world is now a frozen, harsh place, and as the ruler of its last surviving city, you must keep your residents alive and happy. That means building facilities and homes, looking after resources, and managing power (ensuring the city stays warm enough to support life is a constant battle) but also dealing with moral dilemmas. How will you deal with lawbreakers? Will you try to encourage people to follow religion to keep them content and docile? None of the choices are easy or obvious, and it's worryingly easy to go from benevolent ruler to child labor tyrant when things get tough.

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Surviving the Aftermath

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Bad North

If you like the tactical battles of Age of Empires but are less worried about telling people to collect berries or chop down trees, Bad North strips all the survival stuff away to deliver an addictive and brutal bit of real-time strategy. You have to defend your island from Viking invaders, who can land on any coast on your island and cause utter chaos. They come in waves, and success comes from managing your small units of soldiers and using the geography of your island to your defenders. It's a tough game, but it helps that it looks like it fell out of a toybox so at least you'll enjoy looking at it while you fail.

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Cities: Skylines

Maybe you couldn't give a monkey's about the people in Age of Empires, you just like building sprawling towns. In that case, Cities: Skylines has you covered. Spend hours building a stunning city and then realize your traffic infrastructure is broken, no one has power, and that you really should have invested more heavily in your fire service. You'll need to consider your economy and people's needs, and you can even zone different districts. The game got rave reviews on release and since then has only expanded with add-ons and mod support, making it a must-play for anyone who likes to balance a lust for power with a healthy respect for how sewage systems work.

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Tropico

City building with a political edge, Tropico 6 puts you in the role of El Presidente, and leaves it up to you to be a ruthless dictator or a kind and cuddly statesman. As well as the usual building and resource management you can also decide to send your people out on heists to steal trophies like the Statue of Liberty, form alliances with revolutionaries and give inspiring political speeches. It's a very tongue in cheek look at the challenges of ruling a nation, but one that comes with some seriously tricky campaign missions and a sandbox mode that you can lose days in. And if you're playing PS5 or Xbox Series X, you'll be happy to know that an upgrade version is set to release in March 2022.

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Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty

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