Yes, worth buying.
At $19.99. It has been as low as $6.59.
- Gameplay: 26 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Graphics: 17 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Multiplayer: 13 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Crashes: 10 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Bugs: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 16k player reviews · updated 3 days ago
What players think
The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
The blend of real-time strategy, empire building, and historical progression remains incredibly fun, and it's easy to see why so many people consider it a classic.
While some visuals and UI oddities remain from its original release, the core gameplay, challenging AI, and broad empire-building options ensure hours of engaging, tactical fun for newcomers and veteran strategists alike—an RTS worth (re)discovering!
Multiplayer is also great, love playing with my friend, we'll tag team a group of computers on the hardest difficulty, we actually have to save the game because it takes so long to finish, we'll start playing early evening and fishing the next day in the late afternoon, it's insane.
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Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.
Currently $19.99. The lowest we've tracked is $6.59.
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