The Civilisation franchise has always proven to be a worthy challenge for gamers that appreciate a challenge. With as little as being part of a nomadic tribe, you’re tasked with building your resources and evolving into a world-dominating superpower.
Your goal in this turn-based game is to build an empire that can stand the test of time. It's perfect for Empires fanatics looking for a break but one that doesn't deviate from the core principles of the original. Each civilisation has a unique culture and religion.īased on the empire you choose, the game lets you choose the major god, and as you progress, you can unlock other minor gods who give players special abilities.Īge of Mythology is a refreshing but subtle change from the age of Empires, offering you exceptional gameplay inspired by the Age of Empires blueprint while still standing as a game on its own. You can choose from either of the three civilisations: Greek, Egyptian or Nose. Being a spin-off, the game follows closely in the footsteps of Age of Empires approach to building an army, conquering competing civilisations, and resource management. That’s pretty close!Īge of Mythology takes place in Atlantis, emphasising the famous Greek, Egyptian and Norse myth and legends. The game is a spin-off to the original but focuses more on mythological beliefs than historical beliefs. To begin with, the game was designed by Ensemble Studios, the same developer who worked on Age of Empires. There are a lot of similarities between the Age of Mythology and Age of Empires. As rumours of the release of the fourth sequel of Age of Empires gain steam, it might help to look at other similar games that you can try out to keep your skills sharp in anticipation of the new game instead of going back to the old Age of Empire games. In the game, you can choose your own army, run a kingdom how you please and tactfully fight enemies who attack your kingdom.
Since then, the game has released four series all embedded in significant historical timelines. It rose to become a fan-favourite among real-time strategy game lovers with its bold depiction of history. The game calculates your speed and distance to match your real-world progress and translates it to a journey across 4.6bn years of time, taking in every key evolutionary event as they occur.Age of Empires was first released in 1997. Deep Time Walk is a game where you go for a walk as you listen to a history of the earth that's tied to each step. There are even games that help players appreciate the scale of history and time. Taking inspiration from tales like Mahabharata and Ramayana you play a young girl named Raji who is chosen by the gods to defend the human race. Raji: An Ancient Epic is a running and jumping puzzle game drawing on Hindu and Balinese history. It sheds light on the Viking era and allows players to discover more about the history and traditions of the time. Discovery Tour: Viking Age is set in Britain and Norway, around 870 AD. Discovery Tour is a special mode that uses the worlds created for the main Assassin’s Creed games to offer an historical exploration experience. Other game recreate a time periods' architecture and culture so you can explore it first hand. In Return of the Obra Dinn you revisit the moment of death of 60 sailors on an ancient ship and use evidence to piece together their identity and what happened. In Heaven’s Vault you play an archaeologist translating an ancient alien language whose decrypting weaves through an unfolding drama. There are other games that introduce historical techniques and tools. Treasures of the Aegean is a Tin Tin-style tomb raiding adventure game with a surprisingly accurate bronze age Aegean civilisation. The Forgotten City is a mystery adventure set in the final days of a cursed Roman city. Through the Darkest of Times is a strategy game that conveys the sombre mood of the dark period of history between January 1933 and May 1945. Or, like in This War of Mine, what is was like for those caught up in conflict as civilians.īeyond warfare, games offer a wide array of accurate depictions of different civilisations and eras. This might also be offering the player to experience battles not from the perspective of the victors. This might be something as simple as accurately creating period-appropriate weapons and uniforms, like in War Thunder or Enlisted. There are, however, all sorts of games that use history as more than window dressing. Many games do treat historic periods or military battles to embellish the visuals with a realism. Video games are sometimes criticised for pillaged historical cultural contexts as places to pitch their shooting battles.