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Age of Mythology

2002 · Strategy · PC, Mac · Microsoft Game Studios

Age of Mythology is ranked no. 241 among the best video games of all time by GameForever voters, with an ELO score of 1,783 and 73% of duels won.

World rank

no. 241

ELO score

1,783

Wins

73%

Duels played

175

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About Age of Mythology

Age of Mythology is a real-time strategy game developed by Ensemble Studios and published by Microsoft Game Studios. Drawing inspiration from Greek, Egyptian, and Norse mythology rather than historical events, it diverges from the Age of Empires series while sharing familiar gameplay elements. The campaign follows Arkantos, an Atlantean admiral embarking on a journey through the lands of the game's three cultures, hunting for a cyclops who is in league with Poseidon against Atlantis.

ELO progression

Score moved from 1,500 to 1,783 ELO points over the last 123 days.

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Direct record on the most played match-ups.

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The games Age of Mythology sits between in the world ranking.

  1. 238 New Super Mario Bros. 1,784
  2. 239 Pikmin 1,784
  3. 240 Cities: Skylines 1,783
  4. 241 Age of Mythology 1,783
  5. 242 Metroid Prime 2: Echoes 1,783
  6. 243 Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords 1,782
  7. 244 The Witness 1,782

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  1. EmileWarden

    tbh the balance btw civs never felt fair, some titans just wreck everything else

    Bayer15

    tbh i only play a match or two a week but the myth units still carry it imo

  2. Eloisa_40

    not gonna lie i still remember the titan roaring the first time i beat the campaign

    Iron_Shields

    wait, you beat the campaign on your first try? what difficulty were you playing on?

    SammieDragon

    same here honestly, did the ending still hit you as hard on replay?

    ArcadePhoenix2

    pareil, sauvegarde abandonnée quelque part, mais franchement on vote toujours pour lui non

  3. vshields

    the god power balance was never close to fair, honestly

  4. juanita56

    Never the flashiest pick in these debates, but the campaign structure holds up better than people give it credit for...

    CosmoHunter49

    man, the Norse campaign missions still live in my head somehow... I couldn't tell you the year anymore but I remember staying up way too late finishing it

    LuckyAce2

    Deserves way more respect than it gets, honestly.

  5. GhostKnight

    is a 73% win rate even meaningful with only 173 duels played? feels like a tiny sample compared to the bigger names it keeps getting matched against, and I wonder if the ranking algorithm just favors older cult classics with a small but loyal voting base

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