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Old World

PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Linux • 2022

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Quick resume

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?

Global score

82/100

Genres

Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS)

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    Pros

    • Deep strategic gameplay
    • Innovative orders system
    • Engaging dynasty and event mechanics
    • Strong ai challenge
    • Immersive historical setting

    Cons

    • Steep learning curve
    • Ui can be overwhelming
    • Late game performance issues
    • Limited multiplayer cooperation
    • Some combat unpredictability

    Motivations

    • Autonomy

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    • Competence

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      "The game offers complex strategic challenges, requiring skillful management of resources, diplomacy, warfare, and adaptation to emergent events."

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    • Competition

      Game with the same Competition vibe

      2

      "Includes multiplayer modes and AI opponents, but many reviews focus on single-player campaign and personal challenge rather than ranked competition."

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      "While there is multiplayer and AI competition, many reviews emphasize personal strategy and adapting to game mechanics rather than ranked or leaderboard competition."

    • Continuation

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    • Cooperation

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      "The game is mainly single-player focused with limited multiplayer; cooperation is minimal and not a core feature."

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      "The game is primarily single-player or competitive multiplayer; cooperation is limited and not a core focus."

    • Creativity

      Game with the same Creativity vibe

      3

      "Players can customize characters, build and upgrade towns, and modding support is anticipated to enhance creativity."

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    • Domination

      Game with the same Domination vibe

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      "While conquest and war exist, many players avoid combat and focus on balanced growth and trade; interactions are not focused on domination."

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      "While conquest is possible, the game emphasizes balanced interactions, diplomacy, and story-driven play rather than domination or trash talk."

    • Escapism

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      "Players use the game to immerse in historical settings and escape real life through engaging strategy gameplay."

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    • Expectation

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      "Players engage voluntarily out of interest and enjoyment, with no indication of obligation or pressure."

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    • Experimenting

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      "Randomized tech trees and perks encourage trying new strategies and adapting to different conditions every run."

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      "The semi-random tech tree, event system, and multiple strategies encourage players to try new approaches and adapt."

    • Exploration

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      3

      "Exploration of the map, monuments, and resource locations is important and encouraged for survival and advantage."

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      "Exploration of the map and discovery of resources and city sites is important and engaging."

    • Expression

      Game with the same Expression vibe

      3

      "Players express themselves through build customization and strategic choices, though cosmetic customization is limited."

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    • Fantasy

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      -3

      "The game emphasizes historical realism and plausible scenarios based on ancient history rather than imaginative fiction."

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    • Fellowship

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      "The experience is mostly solitary with limited social or community interaction."

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    • Growth

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      4

      "Players develop strategic skills and learn complex systems over time."

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      "Players learn complex systems and develop strategic skills over time."

    • Health

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      "The game involves sedentary play with no physical activity components."

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    • Idle

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      -3

      "Requires focused attention and planning each turn; not suited for idle or casual background play."

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    • Intimacy

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      -4

      "Social interactions are limited to political relationships with minimal emotional or personal connection."

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    • Leadership

      Game with the same Leadership vibe

      4

      "Players lead their dynasty and political factions, managing groups and guiding decisions."

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      "Players lead their dynasty and empire, making key decisions and managing multiple roles and characters."

    • Progression

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      4

      "Players accumulate knowledge, items, upgrades, and territory; dynasty and economy development."

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      "Players accumulate resources, units, city improvements, and dynasty developments to progress."

    • Relaxation

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      2

      "The game balances challenge and flow, though some players find pacing uneven or occasionally tense."

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    • Sensation

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      2

      "Enjoyable visuals and soundtrack provide sensory stimulation, but gameplay is more cognitive than sensory."

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    • Status

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      "Achievements and recognition exist but are mostly personal; social status or popularity is not a core motivator."

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    • Story

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      "Strong narrative immersion with detailed characters, plot twists, and lore integral to gameplay."

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    • Strategy

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      "High mental challenge requiring planning, resource management, and tactical decision-making."

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    • Thrill

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      3

      "Tension from political intrigue and risk of peril creates suspense and emotional engagement."

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    • Value

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    • Violence

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    • Survival

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    Analysis

    Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Leadership, Survival, Violence, Strategy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Competition, Story. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Fantasy.

    How to use the graph
    Similar games map

    Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Motivations” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

    • Larger dot with a light outline: the game you are viewing.
    • Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
    • Hover a dot to see the game name; click to open its page.
    • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.

    Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers.

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    Last update: 30/04/2026