Home / Games / Old World
Old World
Old World is a revolutionary new historical strategy game where you lead your dynasty over generations of rule against rival kings and queens. Wage massive wars, manage your court, and build a dynasty — or watch your empire crumble to dust. What legacy will you leave behind?
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “Deep strategic mechanics with family focus” (78 of 101 reviews) and “Steep but ultimately rewarding learning curve” (18); the most common complaint is “Tedious execution despite interesting concepts” (20). What reviewers agree on ↓
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-27 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
78 of the 101 reviews raise this.
“Old World - The 4X Renaissance I Never Expected After Civilization V, my enthusiasm for the 4X genre started to fade. Each new installment felt more streamlined, more "accessible," and somehow less engaging.…”
“I really cannot believe I have never played, or heard about, this game until recently. Hands down my favorite 4x game to PLAY. Crusader Kings was always too much for me to manage, Civilization was just rehashing nearly…”
“Fun depth of Crusader Kings with the accessibility of Civ.”
18 of the 101 reviews raise this.
“I really cannot believe I have never played, or heard about, this game until recently. Hands down my favorite 4x game to PLAY. Crusader Kings was always too much for me to manage, Civilization was just rehashing nearly…”
“After about 37 hours with Old World, I can confidently recommend it. The game has a noticeable learning curve, somewhere between Civilization and Paradox titles, but it remains far more accessible than something like…”
“Superb strategy game that gives you very interesting decisions thanks to the order mechanism. You just can't move every unit, use every worker etc. You need to decide and prioritize each turn what is best to do. Best AI…”
5 of the 101 reviews raise this.
“Forget civ, this is the best 4X and its not close. So many great innovative mechanics to play around ive 500hours now and still finding new stuff. Devs also respond quickly on discord!”
“A really great turn-based strategy game. Still gets love from developers in the form of expansions and balance patches. It's as if Civilization didn't become slop, but instead became 10x better and focused on the…”
“This game is great. I like how they continue to make DLC that changes things up and makes it interesting. Lots of depth.”
20 of the 101 reviews raise this · 8 of them still recommend the game.
“This game has the blatant woke female bias typical of the era, in this case ludicrously crammed into a historical simulation. About 3/4s of children born to Families are female, and they tend to have more and superior…”
“Blend of Civilziation and Crusader kings, but shallow in both directions. The random events and family matters are just annoying and the civ part is just worse in everything.”
“boring game. poor aesthetics. it lacks the depth and comedy of crusader kings, and it's awful at being civilization. feels uninspired and uninteresting. pacing is bad too. can't believe i spent money on getting all the…”
7 of the 101 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“Enjoyed the game overall but being so CPU heavy makes it lag horribly mid/late-game. Really takes the fun out of it.”
“Its worth $5 or less. It will give you at least around 15 hours of fun. The game has promise but its needs more time in the oven. But the biggest issue is how slow it runs during mid to late game. I played a game with…”
“Great game, but if you have an older system you will need some process control software to get the best performance in the game.”
4 of the 101 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Please add aged portraits for the starting Kush leaders; it feels bizaare that they're the only ones that never age. I actually thought I was encountering a bug at first.”
“I love this game, I think alot of love was put in to it, i just want to address that if you have alot of armies, workers or a lot of people on the map, the game just lags and crashes. Hopefully they fix that. OVERALL…”
“Though it has it's quirks (never pick anything that has a chance of giving you Cursed, the chance is ALWAYS 100%, don't believe what the game says), easy recommend. Combines what feels like Civ 5 and mild hybrid of CK2…”
3 of the 101 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“Challenging but great for 4X/Civ players to pick up. Better UI would really help this game become more accessible.”
“It's a little rough around the edges, especially the UI, but has some great gameplay and system innovations. Very enjoyable so far. Main thing I wish is that it was a bit wider in scope in terms of civilizations (asia…”
“It has potential to be intriguing with the level of dedication to the the politics of leadership, but fails in the execution making the act of playing tedious with ambitions. The game lacks a significant amount of…”
3 of the 101 reviews raise this.
“boring game. poor aesthetics. it lacks the depth and comedy of crusader kings, and it's awful at being civilization. feels uninspired and uninteresting. pacing is bad too. can't believe i spent money on getting all the…”
“It has potential to be intriguing with the level of dedication to the the politics of leadership, but fails in the execution making the act of playing tedious with ambitions. The game lacks a significant amount of…”
“Not bad, just not the right direction. I don't like the changes to the workers, I don't like the lack of unit automation, the way creating new settlements functions is just strange as well as city sites. I don't really…”
Counted across 101 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 82.5% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“TLDR: Buy this. Play it more than a few hours to let it settle into your soul. Love and grow together. LOTSA EXTRA WORDS: I’ve been a huge 4x fan for most of my gaming life (which has been most of my life). From the original Civ up through Master of Orion, Age of Wonders,…”
— a player, Steam review · 85 hrs played“Similar to Civilization franchise. I am actually liking this game more than I thought I would; definitely more than Civ VII. I appreciate the dynastic, extended family growth angle. Need to think about how long your current ruler will live and preparing the next generation and…”
— a player, Steam review · 82 hrs played“The game is deep and boring. A lot of thought went into design and building family legacies, but not a lot of thought went into making the game fun. I'm fighting boredom to finish a single playthrough”
— a player, Steam review · 15 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-20.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-10-23). Relative comparison only.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Old World October 21st Test update
Old World test branch update 1.0.85174 Test 2026-10-21 To switch to the test branch, right click Old World in Steam and select Properties, open the Game Versions & Betas tab and select 'test' in the v
Old World October 14th Test update
Old World test branch update 1.0.85087 Test 2026-10-14 To switch to the test branch, right click Old World in Steam and select Properties, open the Game Versions & Betas tab and select 'test' in the v
Save 90% on Old World
Old World is now 90% off, with discounts on its DLC as well. Old World is a revolutionary historical strategy game where you lead your dynasty over generations of rule against rival kings and queens.
Old World October Update
Main Branch 1.0.84977 release 2026-10-07 Headline changes Added a Mod Editor, available from the Extras menu AI anchoring and overseas expansion improvements Sages no longer get a free Archive on foun
Save 90% on Old World
Old World is a revolutionary historical strategy game where you lead your dynasty over generations of rule against rival kings and queens. Wage massive wars, manage your court, and build a dynasty — o
Games like Old World
From our knowledge graph — ranked by shared traits, not a black box. Each card says why it's here.
Heart of the Machine
93.3% · 1,747 reviews
shares Diplomacy, 4x, Hex Grid, Grand Strategy
Sid Meier's Civilization® V
95.6% · 129,384 reviews
shares Diplomacy, 4x, Hex Grid, Grand Strategy
Terra Invicta
82.8% · 6,719 reviews
shares Diplomacy, 4x, Grand Strategy, Moddable
Breachway
80.2% · 954 reviews
shares Diplomacy, 4x, Grand Strategy, Moddable
Europa Universalis IV
87.2% · 69,253 reviews
shares Diplomacy, 4x, Grand Strategy, Moddable
Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI
84.7% · 148,440 reviews
shares 4x, Hex Grid, Grand Strategy, Moddable
Ozymandias: Bronze Age Empire Sim
87.0% · 991 reviews
shares 4x, Hex Grid, Grand Strategy, Economy
Total War: MEDIEVAL II – Definitive Edition
95.7% · 21,398 reviews
shares 4x, Grand Strategy, Moddable, Military
Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | RPG, Simulation, Strategy |
| Player tags | Strategy · Simulation · 4X · Grand Strategy · Turn-Based Strategy · Historical · War · Multiplayer · Tactical · Turn-Based · Sandbox · Management (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Shared/Split Screen PvP · Co-op · Online Co-op · Shared/Split Screen Co-op |
| Languages | English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil, Korean |
| Achievements | 408 |
| Official site | https://mohawkgames.com/oldworld |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows® 10 (64-bit) Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-4570 (quad-core) / AMD® Ryzen™ 3 2200G (quad-core) Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 750 (2 GB) / AMD® Radeon™ HD 7950 (3 GB) DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 10 GB available space