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Age of Empires (Series) vs Widelands

A side-by-side look at Age of Empires (Series) and Widelands. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Age of Empires (Series)

Age of Empires (Series)

Games

Age of Empires is a popular real-time strategy video game series developed by Ensemble Studios and published by Xbox Game Studios. The games allow players to develop a civilization from the Stone Age to the Iron Age while competing against other civilizations.

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Widelands

Widelands

Games

Widelands is an open source, real-time strategy game similar to The Settlers 2. It features singleplayer campaigns, multiplayer support, randomly generated maps and more. The goal is to build up an economy by harvesting resources and training soldiers to conquer opposing factions.

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