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Games like Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition

What to play if you like Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition

Start with Total War: WARHAMMER III, Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition, Total War: THREE KINGDOMS. These games share the strongest Game DNA signals with Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition, then show where the experience changes.

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Total War: WARHAMMER III cover88% shared experience

Total War: WARHAMMER III

Preserves: Social dependency and Competitive intensity

Changes: Hand-holding

Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition cover85% shared experience

Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition

Preserves: Social dependency and Competitive intensity

Changes: Isolation and Hand-holding

Total War: THREE KINGDOMS cover85% shared experience

Total War: THREE KINGDOMS

Preserves: Social dependency and Competitive intensity

Changes: Hand-holding

Company of Heroes 2 cover84% shared experience

Company of Heroes 2

Preserves: Social dependency and Competitive intensity

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege cover83% shared experience

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege

Preserves: Social dependency and Competitive intensity

Changes: Strategic depth and Complexity

War Thunder cover79% shared experience

War Thunder

Preserves: Social dependency and Competitive intensity

Changes: Session length and Strategic depth

Arma Reforger cover79% shared experience

Arma Reforger

Preserves: Social dependency and Competitive intensity

Changes: Session length and Pacing

Apex Legends™ cover79% shared experience

Apex Legends™

Preserves: Social dependency and Competitive intensity

Changes: Strategic depth and Complexity

Dead by Daylight cover79% shared experience

Dead by Daylight

Preserves: Social dependency and Competitive intensity

Changes: Complexity

Minion Masters cover79% shared experience

Minion Masters

Preserves: Social dependency and Competitive intensity

Changes: Progression and Pacing

Totally Accurate Battle Simulator cover79% shared experience

Totally Accurate Battle Simulator

Preserves: Social dependency and Competitive intensity

Changes: Co-op dependency and Combat intensity

Hunt: Showdown 1896 cover77% shared experience

Hunt: Showdown 1896

Preserves: Social dependency and Competitive intensity

Changes: Strategic depth and Progression

 War of the Three Kingdoms cover77% shared experience

War of the Three Kingdoms

Preserves: Social dependency and Competitive intensity

Changes: Session length

World of Warships cover77% shared experience

World of Warships

Preserves: Social dependency and Competitive intensity

Changes: Session length

World of Tanks Blitz cover77% shared experience

World of Tanks Blitz

Preserves: Social dependency and Competitive intensity

Changes: Session length and Progression

eFootball™ cover77% shared experience

eFootball™

Preserves: Social dependency and Competitive intensity

Changes: Strategic depth

Europa Universalis IV cover77% shared experience

Europa Universalis IV

Preserves: Social dependency and Competitive intensity

Changes: Sandbox freedom and Combat intensity

EA SPORTS FC™ 25 cover77% shared experience

EA SPORTS FC™ 25

Preserves: Social dependency and Competitive intensity

Changes: Strategic depth

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