33 Simulation games like Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition that you should try

With Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition it shares single-player focus, resource management and 3D presentation. The distance is in setting — its own ground is a sci-fi setting.

It meets Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition on tactical combat, historical setting and single-player focus. To that it adds base building and an isometric view. Its own ground is ranged combat.

Held in common with Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition: tactical combat, historical setting and single-player focus. To that it adds resource management and an isometric view. Its own ground is sandbox freedom and open world exploration.

What carries over from Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition is tactical combat, historical setting and single-player focus. To that it adds resource management and an isometric view. They part company on progression: this one brings turn-based strategy and a sandbox world.

With Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition it shares historical setting, single-player focus and base building. Both also lean on an isometric view. The distance is in visuals — its own ground is a third-person camera.

Genre puts it alongside Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition, and so does tactical combat, historical setting and single-player focus. Both also lean on an isometric view and base building. The distance is in setting and combat — its own ground is melee combat and a sci-fi setting.

It meets Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition on tactical combat, historical setting and single-player focus. Both also lean on an isometric view. What it adds of its own: turn-based strategy and ranged combat.

It shares the essentials of what Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition does: tactical combat, a medieval setting and single-player focus. The common ground extends to an isometric view and base building. Where the two diverge is game mode and visuals: a top-down view.

Its point of contact with Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition is multiplayer gameplay and free-to-play access. Where the two diverge is visuals: 2D presentation.

With Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition it shares tactical combat, historical setting and single-player focus. Both also lean on an isometric view.

It comes from the same genre as Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition and shares tactical combat, a medieval setting and single-player focus. The common ground extends to base building and an isometric view. Where the two diverge is game mode and visuals: a top-down view.

Held in common with Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition: tactical combat, historical setting and single-player focus. To that it adds resource management. They part company on game mode: this one brings turn-based strategy and fantasy world.

Genre puts it alongside Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition, and so does tactical combat, historical setting and single-player focus. The common ground extends to an isometric view and resource management. Where the two diverge is progression and game mode: loot and gear systems.

It meets Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition on tactical combat, historical setting and single-player focus. The distance is in visuals — its own ground is a third-person camera.

It meets Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition on single-player focus, base building and an isometric view. It sets itself apart with sandbox freedom and strong narrative focus.