0 A.D. AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Historical Games

The best Historical Game alternative to 0 A.D. is Age of Empires. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try openage or Widelands. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to 0 A.D. and 16 are Historical Games so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Historical Game alternatives to 0 A.D. are Warcraft III, Empire Earth, MegaGlest and Stronghold.

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  1. Age of Empires icon

    Age of Empires

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    Real-time strategy series where players guide civilizations from small tribes to empires across millennia, managing resources, researching technologies, building military strength, exploring, and choosing strategic paths to victory in campaigns and multiplayer modes.

    52 Age of Empires alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Steam
    • Xbox
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    • Age of Empires is Paid and Proprietary0 A.D. is Free and Open Source
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    Warcraft III

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    Set a generation before the events of the original Warcraft began, Warcraft II is a real-time strategy game by Blizzard Entertainment. Cunning, sinister, and seemingly unstoppable, the demonic Burning Legion prepare to launch their long-awaited assault on the mortal world.

    45 Warcraft III alternatives

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    • Warcraft III is Paid and Proprietary0 A.D. is Free and Open Source
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    openage

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    Free (as in freedom) open-source RTS Age of Empires engine. Written from scratch in C++, Python, Cython, Qt/QML, OpenGL/GLSL, Vulkan, ...

    41 openage alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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    • openage is Free and Open Source0 A.D. is also Free and Open Source
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    Widelands

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    Widelands is a free, open source real-time strategy game with singleplayer campaigns and a multiplayer mode. The game was inspired by Settlers II™ (© Bluebyte) but has significantly more variety and depth to it. Still, it is easy to get started through playable tutorials.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  6. Empire Earth icon

    Empire Earth

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    Empire Earth, also known as EE, is a real-time strategy video game developed by Stainless Steel Studios and released on November 23, 2001. It is the first game in the Empire Earth series: Empire Earth, Empire Earth II, Empire Earth III.

    42 Empire Earth alternatives

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    • Paid
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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Windows
    • Java Mobile
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    MegaGlest

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    MegaGlest is an open source 3D-real-time strategy game, where you control the armies of one of seven different factions: Tech, Magic, Egyptians, Indians, Norsemen Persian or Romans. The game is setup in one of 14 naturally looking settings, which -like the unit models- are...

    18 MegaGlest alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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    • Linux
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    Stronghold

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    Stronghold Crusader is a RTS game from the series from Stronghold.

    In Stronghold Crusader the player can play as either the legendary Richard the Lionheart or the formidable Saladin. A mix of real-time strategy and city-building games, the game's desert setting requires str.

    36 Stronghold alternatives

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    • Paid
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    • Windows
    • Wine
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  10. The Fertile Crescent icon

    The Fertile Crescent

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    Settle your people on fertile land, gather resources and construct your village, as the commander of a Bronze Age civilization in the Near East.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Discord
    • Indie DB
    • itch.io
    • Steam
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    DomiNations

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    From legendary game designer Brian Reynolds (Civilization II, Rise of Nations), DomiNations is an epic new strategy game of exploration, advancement, and conquest. Lead your Nation to ultimate victory throughout all of human history – from the Stone Age to the Space Age!

    17 DomiNations alternatives

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    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

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    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    • DomiNations is Freemium and Proprietary0 A.D. is Free and Open Source
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    Imperial Domination

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    Imperial Domination II is a turn-based strategy game, set after the conquests of Alexander the Great and before the rise of the Romans. Expand your empire by trade, diplomacy, knowledge or just brute force. It's up to your to decide the fate of Europe.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  14. Europa 1400: The Guild icon

    Europa 1400: The Guild

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    Europa 1400: The Guild (also titled Europa 1400 or The Guild) is a simulation game set in Europe from the year 1400 up to 1815. In it, the player tries to guide a family dynasty to power and wealth, starting from one character of limited means.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Wine
    • Steam
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