Age of Mythology: Retold

Age of Mythology: Retold - Immortal Pillars

Unleash the power of Chinese mythology in Age of Mythology: Retold’s first expansion, Immortal Pillars. Discover a new pantheon of gods, legendary myth units, and awe-inspiring god powers in an epic campaign…

4 March 2025

What Age of Mythology: Retold - Immortal Pillars is

Age of Mythology: Retold - Immortal Pillars is a real time strategy (rts) game developed by World's Edge and released in 2025. It was published by Xbox Game Studios. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

Unleash the power of Chinese mythology in Age of Mythology: Retold’s first expansion, Immortal Pillars. Discover a new pantheon of gods, legendary myth units, and awe-inspiring god powers in an epic campaign inspired by ancient legends. Summon the fierce goddess Nüwa, command Chiyou, the bull-headed god of war, and call upon Nüba, the relentless bringer of drought. Control the skies with Yinglong, the mighty flying rain dragon, and experience so much more.

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player.

What it launched against

Age of Mythology: Retold - Immortal Pillars launched on 4 March 2025, within three weeks of Assassin's Creed Shadows, Avowed, Split Fiction and Monster Hunter Wilds. It arrived 5 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Assassin's Creed Shadows, Avowed, Split Fiction, Monster Hunter Wilds.

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