Games like Age of Empires® III (2007): what to play next?

In the same spirit

18 games in the spirit of Age of Empires® III (2007) (2012): same vibe, same mechanics, picked by critics and players.

In the same spirit as Age of Empires® III (2007) (18)

Stronghold Crusader HD Strategy by FireFly Studios (2012) · ≈ 3h Metacritic 78★ 4.24 Stronghold Crusader 2 Strategy by FireFly Studios (2014) · ≈ 3h Metacritic 65★ 3.48 Stronghold: Warlords Strategy by FireFly Studios (2021) · ≈ 2h Metacritic 65★ 2.94 Stronghold Legends Strategy by Firefly Studios (2006) Critics 53/100★ 3.29 Desynced Strategy by Stage Games (2026) Anno 1800 Strategy by Blue Byte (2019) · ≈ 29h Metacritic 81★ 4.22 Norland RPG by Long Jaunt (2024) Northgard RPG by Plug In Digital (2018) · ≈ 5h Metacritic 79★ 3.77 Per Aspera Strategy by Tlön Industries (2020) Metacritic 78★ 4.01 Cultures: Northland Strategy by Funatics Development (2002) ★ 3.74 Ostriv Strategy by yevhen8 (2020) Majesty Gold HD Strategy by Cyberlore (2009) Clanfolk Strategy by MinMax Games Ltd. (2022) Buggos Strategy by IntrepidMarmot (2021) Sid Meier’s Civilization VI Strategy by Aspyr Media (2016) · ≈ 63h Metacritic 88★ 4.16 Dummynation Strategy (2022) Of Life and Land Strategy by Kerzoven (2025) Anno 1404 Strategy by Blue Byte (2009) · ≈ 4h Metacritic 82★ 4.31