Empire Earth
Empire Earth is a 2001 real-time strategy game developed by Stainless Steel Studios, led by a designer who had worked on Age of Empires, and epic in scope, letting players guide a civilization across hundreds of thousands of years of history.
Spanning many distinct epochs from prehistory through ancient, medieval, and industrial ages to a speculative future, the game has players gather resources, research technologies, and wage war with units that evolve from stone-age clubmen to swordsmen, cannons, tanks, aircraft, and eventually futuristic mechs. Powerful hero units can heal allies or boost attacks, a morale system affects nearby troops, and extensive civilization customization lets players tailor their nation's bonuses.
Often compared to other age-spanning strategy games of its era, it appealed to players who enjoyed watching an empire transform dramatically through the ages within a single match, and it spawned sequels. It remains available on digital storefronts, and its grand, era-hopping ambition still resonates with fans of historical strategy today.
Where can you play Empire Earth today?
Device by device, which of the 3 alternatives below you can play on it.
- PC
- 0 A.D. (Free), Millennia (€ 39,99) and Age of Empires IV (€ 59,99).
- Mac
- 0 A.D. (Free).
- Linux
- 0 A.D. (Free).
- iPhone
- None of the alternatives to Empire Earth runs on iPhone.
- iPad
- None of the alternatives to Empire Earth runs on iPad.
- Android phone
- None of the alternatives to Empire Earth runs on Android phone.
- Android tablet
- None of the alternatives to Empire Earth runs on Android tablet.
- PlayStation
- None of the alternatives to Empire Earth runs on PlayStation.
- Xbox
- None of the alternatives to Empire Earth runs on Xbox.
- Switch
- None of the alternatives to Empire Earth runs on Switch.
- Steam Deck
- Millennia (€ 39,99) and Age of Empires IV (€ 59,99).
Games like Empire Earth
Modern alternatives to Empire Earth, with the devices they run on and their price. Ordered editorially by how well each one stands in for the original, with community votes weighted in as they accumulate.
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0 A.D. Indie
FreeA free, open-source historical RTS of ancient civilizations.
0 A.D. is also an alternative to 1 other classic
0 A.D. runs on PC, Mac, Linux. Not available on iPhone, iPad, Android phone, Android tablet, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, Steam Deck.
Millennia Indie
€ 39,99An indie 4X charting humanity across historical and speculative ages.
Millennia is also an alternative to 2 other classics
Millennia runs on PC. Not available on Mac, Linux, iPhone, iPad, Android phone, Android tablet, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch. It is Steam Deck Playable.
Age of Empires IV
€ 59,99A polished modern RTS covering centuries of historical warfare.
Age of Empires IV is also an alternative to 4 other classics
Age of Empires IV runs on PC. Not available on Mac, Linux, iPhone, iPad, Android phone, Android tablet, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch. It is Steam Deck Playable.
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