Age of Mythology: Retold

Item: Age of Mythology: Retold
Rating: 85
Author: VaporLens

Last updated: 2025-03-18

Summary

Stunning modernized graphics enhance the experience.
Successfully evokes strong feelings of nostalgia.
Engaging multiplayer with notable improvements.
Rebalanced gameplay and mechanics offer fresh experience.
Many quality-of-life improvements streamline gameplay.
Voice acting is inferior to the original.

Categories

Real-time Strategy Single-player Story Cooperative Multiplayer Competitive Multiplayer Base Building Resource Management Unit Management Mod Support

Reviews (sample size): 2000
Helpful reviews: 62%
Unhelpful reviews: 36%
Protest reviews: 2%

85%
Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
15%
Helpful reviews with negative sentiment

Positive points: 2657
Negative points: 1161
Gameplay points: 323
Perf. points: 111
Rec. points: 721
Misc points: 135

Point	Description	Importance
Stunning, modernized graphics and visuals Description The game features significantly improved graphics, models, textures, and visual effects, revitalizing the classic while maintaining its original charm. Reviewers highlight the enhanced details in units, buildings, and environments, making the game visually impressive and modern. Importance 97%	The game features significantly improved graphics, models, textures, and visual effects, revitalizing the classic while maintaining its original charm. Reviewers highlight the enhanced details in units, buildings, and environments, making the game visually impressive and modern.	97%
Successfully evokes strong nostalgia Description The remake successfully captures the nostalgic essence of the original game, evoking fond memories for returning players. Reviewers appreciate how the updated graphics, sound design, and gameplay enhancements enhance the experience without sacrificing the original's magic. Importance 80%	The remake successfully captures the nostalgic essence of the original game, evoking fond memories for returning players. Reviewers appreciate how the updated graphics, sound design, and gameplay enhancements enhance the experience without sacrificing the original's magic.	80%
Engaging and improved multiplayer Description The game offers a variety of engaging multiplayer experiences, with improved matchmaking, stable online battles, and crossplay functionality. Reviewers enjoy teaming up with friends, participating in ranked matches, and exploring new game modes. Importance 67%	The game offers a variety of engaging multiplayer experiences, with improved matchmaking, stable online battles, and crossplay functionality. Reviewers enjoy teaming up with friends, participating in ranked matches, and exploring new game modes.	67%
Rebalanced gameplay and mechanics Description The game features rebalancing and adjustments to gameplay mechanics, god powers, and unit stats, creating a fairer and more strategic experience. Reviewers note that these changes promote diverse strategies and prevent overpowered tactics. Importance 57%	The game features rebalancing and adjustments to gameplay mechanics, god powers, and unit stats, creating a fairer and more strategic experience. Reviewers note that these changes promote diverse strategies and prevent overpowered tactics.	57%
Many quality-of-life improvements Description Numerous quality-of-life improvements enhance the gameplay experience, making it more accessible and enjoyable for both new and veteran players. These include UI enhancements, refined controls, and streamlined mechanics. Importance 51%	Numerous quality-of-life improvements enhance the gameplay experience, making it more accessible and enjoyable for both new and veteran players. These include UI enhancements, refined controls, and streamlined mechanics.	51%
Improved modding tools/UI Description The game offers improved modding tools and user-friendly interfaces, allowing players to create custom scenarios, maps, and content. Reviewers appreciate the streamlined UI and the ability to easily download community-created content, enhancing the game's replayability. Importance 43%	The game offers improved modding tools and user-friendly interfaces, allowing players to create custom scenarios, maps, and content. Reviewers appreciate the streamlined UI and the ability to easily download community-created content, enhancing the game's replayability.	43%
Compelling and diverse single-player campaign Description The game features a compelling single-player campaign with a legendary story, diverse missions, and interesting characters. Reviewers appreciate the blend of mythology, humor, and strategic gameplay, making it an enjoyable experience for both casual and competitive players. Importance 37%	The game features a compelling single-player campaign with a legendary story, diverse missions, and interesting characters. Reviewers appreciate the blend of mythology, humor, and strategic gameplay, making it an enjoyable experience for both casual and competitive players.	37%
Unique blend of mythology/strategy Description The game retains the unique elements of the original, such as diverse civilizations, myth units, and god powers, creating a distinct and engaging RTS experience. Reviewers appreciate the blend of history and mythology, allowing for strategic depth and exciting battles. Importance 34%	The game retains the unique elements of the original, such as diverse civilizations, myth units, and god powers, creating a distinct and engaging RTS experience. Reviewers appreciate the blend of history and mythology, allowing for strategic depth and exciting battles.	34%
New civilizations and gods added Description The game introduces new content, such as the Chinese civilization and the Norse god Freyr, expanding the tactical possibilities and adding fresh perspectives to the gameplay. Reviewers appreciate the well-crafted design and unique abilities of these additions. Importance 10%	The game introduces new content, such as the Chinese civilization and the Norse god Freyr, expanding the tactical possibilities and adding fresh perspectives to the gameplay. Reviewers appreciate the well-crafted design and unique abilities of these additions.	10%
Enhanced water and special effects Description The game features enhanced water effects and special effects, contributing to a visually captivating and immersive experience. Reviewers praise the beautiful graphics and the overall aesthetic appeal of the game's universe. Importance 7%	The game features enhanced water effects and special effects, contributing to a visually captivating and immersive experience. Reviewers praise the beautiful graphics and the overall aesthetic appeal of the game's universe.	7%
Ongoing updates and support Description The game receives constant updates and new content, showing the development team's commitment to providing support, fixes, and balance changes. This ongoing support ensures the game remains fresh and enjoyable for players. Importance 6%	The game receives constant updates and new content, showing the development team's commitment to providing support, fixes, and balance changes. This ongoing support ensures the game remains fresh and enjoyable for players.	6%
Balanced campaign difficulty Description The game features a balanced difficulty level in the campaign, with adjustments made to remove difficulty spikes and provide a more consistent challenge. Reviewers appreciate the ability to change the difficulty at any point to suit their needs. Importance 5%	The game features a balanced difficulty level in the campaign, with adjustments made to remove difficulty spikes and provide a more consistent challenge. Reviewers appreciate the ability to change the difficulty at any point to suit their needs.	5%