Hello and greetings from Eastern Europe, my name is ColdBeerHD and this is the list of
the upcoming games similar to the Age of Empires in one way or another.
Don’t expect clones, all games are different in many ways.
I picked those from about 180 upcoming strategy games, research took me a long time.
So, serve yourself some marinated herring, nice cold bowl of šaltibarščiai and enjoy
this list.
Settlers
Game is called Settlers, but actually it is Settlers 8.
Why they dropped the number?
I can clearly see why: Settlers 7 wasn’t very good.
Well, it was OK, but nobody wants to play a game that’s just OK, when all around you
can find great games.
You wouldn’t want just OK vodka if you could put your hands on great vodka, right?
So, Settlers 7, including newly released Steam version, had some issues with victory point
system, that allowed to win or lose without even fighting the enemy, broken save games,
other technical problems, like stuck resolution and so on.
The next chapter in Settlers franchize will be released 10 years after the initial release
of Settlers 7.
So it’s an anniversary release!
Here you will find story campaign that can be completed alone or in co-op mode.
The game will also provide optional side missions and multiplayer PvP battles.
Actually I have pretty high hopes, game looks really cool.
Total War Saga: Troy
Game has two planes.
The first one is a strategic map, on which the subsequent moves are made in turn-based
mode.
The second plane is real-time battles on land and at sea, in which you take direct control
of our troops.
Here you have to rely on the infantry, and the differences between its types are now
more noticeable than ever.
In addition, your troops' combat efficiency is also affected by the ground; for example,
mud can significantly slow down heavily armoured soldiers, while for lightly armed warriors,
crossing the muddy terrain is not a major problem.
Same goes with tall grass effectively covering the snatching specialist units.
Troy explores this epic conflict from both Greek and Trojan perspectives.
Stronghold: Warlords
The game allows you to assume the role of a lord with a small castle and a poor village
at his command.
With this you have to build a powerful country, something like America or...
Belarus, so if later someone around asks who's in charge here, you could proudly say "I'm
the boss, you hear me?".
Yes, yes you are!
Stronghold: Warlords offers a single player campaign, single historic missions and a sandbox
mode, allowing the player to build castles without being constricted with any objectives.
Also there will be a multiplayer mode, so you can feel humiliated by much stronger players.
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Ancient CIties
The game begins in the Neolithic era, also known as the New Stone Age.
In this period, humans were creating their first settlements and leaving the nomadic
lifestyle.
Also, nobody knew how to make vodka, so it was a terrible age to live.
In Ancient Cities you'll have to guide your people through the ages and make them build
great cities.
Game features seasons, day and night cycles, simulated ecosystem, where every plant and
animal is growing, reproducing and dying, also here you will encounter politics, technology
system and natural disasters.
Though, I think that no disaster can be worse than living in the entire age without vodka.
Praetorians: HD Remaster
This is not a new game, It was released in 2003, but since many of you mentioned it as
a great game in the comments of my previous videos, I checked it out and unexpectedly
found out that HD Remaster version is incoming.
Praetorians takes you to the Roman Empire.
There are three nations in the game, the first of which are of course the Romans who use
impressive war machines and sophisticated combat formations on the battlefield.
The second is the Gauls, or fearless warriors with high mobility.
And Egyptians with a great deal of scientific and technical knowledge, able to sacrifice
everything in the name of Pharaoh.
Well, if you like classic games, this may be a great discovery for you.
Knights of Honor II: Sovereign
The first part of Knights of Honor was one of the most underrated games I have ever played.
It wasn’t just very good, it was a great.
Many of you, who played this game in your youth will probably agree with me, because
playing Knights of Honor felt like entering time machine.
You start playing at 9am and two hours later it’s already 9pm.
You are like “Wow, time flies fast with this game” and then you go into the kitchen,
where your mother stares at you and says: I haven’t seen you in 20 years.
And then you realize, that you’re not 14 anymore, you’re 34.
Where did that time go?
So, that being said, I have really high hopes for Knights of Honor part 2.
Here in addition to the development of cities as well as industrial and mining infrastructure,
players also occupy positions at the royal court, economics, conduct spying activities,
perform diplomacy-related activities, trade with neighbors, and develop religion.
Keep an eye on this one.
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LornSword: Winter Chronicle
This is the least Age of Empire’ish game in this list, but it may be worth your time.
If Diablo, Warcraft and Age of Empires had a crazy threesome and then a baby, it would
look something like this.
LornSword is a hybrid of an action game and a real-time strategy.
The game is set in a fantasy world and, according to its creators, offers a fresh approach to
the RTS genre.
The game also has a local co-op mode.
Lornsword is in early access, so I could read some reviews.
One says that the more you play the more you can upgrade and do more things, like different
troops and so on.
Also the feeling is great, the graphics and music also has a quality sign nailed to them.
So, we just have to wait for it to exit early access.
And then try.
GodHood
Here player takes on the role of a newborn god, contacting a group of his future worshipers.
After witnessing the first supernatural phenomenon, the tribe decides to adopt and spread the
newly created religion.
This is not an easy task - the region in which the game takes place is far from monotheism,
and a considerable number of gods with extremely different decalogues fight for domination
in it.
Something like in American Gods by Neil Gaiman.
The game is in the early access, so we can take a look at the reviews people are posting.
Let's start with cons: some guys are disappointed that there are no customization of your religion,
slow progression, lack of depth and control and many are saying that the game is too short.
But there are a lot of pro’s either: lots of different classes and buildings, game is
almost bug free, nice soundtrack and nice campaign.
So a lot of cool things in early access, meaning the game will get better along with passing
time, just like good whiskey does.
Oh my, did I just said whiskey instead of vodka?
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this year and Age of Empires 3 Definitive edition will be born someday in 2020.
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