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Games Like Age of Empires

Missing the villager hum? These free RTS games scratch the civilization-building, army-massing itch.

3 games · every one clears the PlayBound Bar

1
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0 A.D.

Ancient warfare, stunningly rendered, forever free.

3.0 GBRTS · Strategy
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2
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OpenRA

Classic real-time strategy, rebuilt for the modern age.

350 MBRTS · Strategy
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3
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Warzone 2100

Design your own tanks. Then design better ones.

550 MBRTS · Strategy
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Questions

What is the best games like age of empires?

PlayBound's top pick is 0 A.D. — Ancient warfare, stunningly rendered, forever free. It is free under Open Source (GPL-2.0) and runs on Windows, macOS, Linux.

Are all 3 of these games free?

Yes. Every game in this collection is genuinely free — no trials, no paywalled content, no pay-to-win purchases — and each has been assessed against PlayBound's five published criteria.