Alternatives to Age of Empires for Mac with any license

0 A.D.

0 A.D. is a free, open-source, cross-platform real-time strategy (RTS) game of ancient warfare. In short, it is a historically-based war/economy game that allows players...
- It not only has most features present in AoE2, but also improves upon those features. The fact that it is open source means also: infinitely better mod support, constant improvements to AI and other aspects of the game. Also free and easy to install and to play multiplayer. Guest • Jun 2018 • 5 agrees and 1 disagrees
- 0 A.D. is arguably the closest comparable game to Age of Empires 2. The civilizations and more advanced units within them are obviously different but play-wise and strategy-wise, the two are very close. Meanwhile, 0 A.D. has visuals that eclipse the later 3D graphics of AoE 3. Ugotsta • Jan 2020
- 0 A.D. was originally based off of Age of Empires II and is a /great/ alternative to the series. It includes many advanced features and multiplayer support, and is completely open source! How much better can you get? (0 A.D. is currently in alpha development, so there a a couple of bugs and a few features are missing, but it is still very playable and fun.) Guest • Feb 2018 • 5 agrees and 0 disagrees
- Historically it is a good game and always will be Guest • Feb 2017 • 7 agrees and 5 disagrees
Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux BSD
Multiplayer RTS RTS Add a feature

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Starcraft

Command the exiled Terrans, the relentless Zerg, and the abiding Protoss, in the world's most longstanding RTS. (Released in 1997.).

Commercial Mac Windows Battle.net App
Multiplayer RTS Sci-fi Add a feature

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OpenRA

What if Albert Einstein changed history? What if the Andromeda Strain were a miracle mineral? What if whomever controlled the spice controlled the universe?.

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux .NET Framework Mono
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Warzone 2100

Join "The Project" to restore humanity's synaptic-link technology after nuclear war has devastated Earth, rendering it a Warzone 2100.

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux BSD PortableApps.com
Portable RTS Add a feature

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Widelands

Widelands is a free, open source real-time strategy game with singleplayer campaigns and a multiplayer mode.

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux
Open API RTS Add a feature

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CaesarIA

CaesarIA is an open source remake of Caesar III game released by Impressions Games in 1998, it aims to expand the possibilities of the classical city-building simulators...

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Android Wine ... Steam
City Building Medieval Multiplayer RTS Add a feature

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Stronghold

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...

Commercial Mac Windows Linux Wine
RTS City Building RTS Add a feature

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openage

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

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux BSD
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Dune Legacy

Dune Legacy is an effort by a handful of developers to revitalize the first-ever real-time strategy game. Based from Dune II.

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux
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MegaGlest

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...
- Similar gameplay. Great graphics. Guest • Jan 2017 • 0 agrees and 1 disagrees
Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux
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