Age of Mythology: Extended Edition

Age of Mythology: Extended Edition

Steam Deck Unsupported

SkyBox Labs · Strategy · May 8, 2014

Yes, worth buying.

At $29.99. We haven't seen it on sale.

93%
Very Positive
36k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 59 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 24 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 23 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 11 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 36k player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
63% of themes are praise12% are divided25% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
The campaign was a lot of fun and I enjoyed every mission.
59 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Right from the start, the ancient Greek theme of the game attracted me and the mission design, the peaceful music and the gorgeous graphics, made a big impression on me.
24 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
An RTS game that presents tactical real time strategy that sports mythological units across various mythologies and incredibly tactical and succinct gameplay, this is without a doubt one of the best RTS games I've ever played (I have played many) and we'll get into why a bit farther below.
23 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
On that note, the online servers and matchmaking abilities are limited and the Netcode is pretty rubbish.
20 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Right from the start, the ancient Greek theme of the game attracted me and the mission design, the peaceful music and the gorgeous graphics, made a big impression on me.
16 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love5 themes
Story and characters59 reviews
Graphics24 reviews
Gameplay23 reviews
Multiplayer20 reviews
Audio16 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Servers and matchmaking6 reviews
67%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs11 reviews
55%
Crashes9 reviews
22%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 2 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Full price

Currently $29.99. We haven't seen it on sale yet.

3 points recordedtoday · $29.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
93%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
70
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.