Simple, beginner-friendly alternative to HoI4/EU4
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“it's extremely simple for people to get into grand strategy games.”
Steam review · 99.8 h played ↗
Age of History 3
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Very Positive · 85%Very Positive · 85%Łukasz Jakowski2024Wargame · Grand Strategy · Strategy
$9.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 4 h ago
The verdict
A cheap, simplified EU4/HoI4-style map-painting strategy that's easy to learn and runs on anything. Skip it if you dislike AI art, late-game clicking, or shallow combat and AI.
Great for
Newcomers to grand strategy who want a cheap, simple, moddable world-conquest sandbox
Main risk
Shallow, unbalanced gameplay with heavy AI art and late-game clicking, from a dev seen as having abandoned it
What players love
Cheap and runs on almost any PC
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“Works extremely well on any hardware (if it works on mine then it 100% works on yours)”
Steam review · 44.7 h played ↗
Mods, scenarios and map editor add replay value
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 positive reviews
“it's kino with mods and okay without mods.”
Steam review · 475.9 h played ↗
Wide range of eras and countries to conquer
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 positive reviews
“What I love most about the game is the time periods you can play in”
Steam review · 4.8 h played ↗
What players complain about
Heavy use of AI-generated art
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“The Overreliance on AI art ruins it for me.”
Steam review · 15.7 h played ↗
Weak combat, diplomacy and AI
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“This game's AI is so incredibly stupid, and the diplomacy system is completely broken.”
Steam review · 143.1 h played ↗
Shallow, repetitive, unbalanced gameplay
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“It is a great example of a game that is a mile wide and an inch deep.”
Steam review · 25.1 h played ↗
Dev abandoned game; multiplayer missing
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“You've abandoned your project again.”
Steam review · 74.4 h played ↗
No tutorial, confusing interface
Mentioned in ~1 in 19 negative reviews
“fire it up. no tutorial. can't find difficulty setting.”
Steam review · 1.4 h played ↗
Tedious late-game province clicking
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 negative reviews
“When you get to mid-end game it becomes unbearable. All you do is click and click.”
Steam review · 83 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable1 GB
Minimum
OSWindows® 7/8/10/11 64-bit
Processor2.7 GHz Single Core
Memory3 GB RAM
GraphicsHardware Accelerated Graphics with dedicated memory
Storage1 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows® 7/8/10/11 64-bit
ProcessorIntel® Core™ 2 Duo 3.0Ghz
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia® GeForce™ GTX 460
Storage1 GB available space
OSWindows® 7/8/10/11 64-bit
Processor2.7 GHz Single Core
Memory3 GB RAM
GraphicsHardware Accelerated Graphics with dedicated memory
Storage1 GB available space
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