Through the Ages (2018)
- Developer
- CGE Digital
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS
- Genres
- Indie, Strategy
- Rating
- 4.5 of 5, 2,333 player ratings
- Typical playtime
- about 66 hours
- Where to get it
- Steam
How it feels
A slow-burn, deeply strategic civilization builder that feels like a cerebral board game, rewarding careful planning and tactical patience over action.
strategicdeliberatecompetitivedeepchallengingintellectualreplayablepatient
What players say
Players praise this as one of the best digital board game adaptations, noting the AI is surprisingly strong and the tutorial is excellent. They appreciate that the game handles all the bookkeeping, making it much faster and easier to play than the physical version.
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