Linux Review:

Age of Mythology: Retold

Play as mythological Gods and smite your enemies in this award-winning, mythological Real-Time Strategy classic given new life. Wage war across timeless campaigns, fierce skirmishes, and god-powered multiplayer modes.

PROTON TIER: GOLD

Age of Mythology: Retold is an award-winning Real-Time Strategy classic set in mythological settings, allowing players to wage war across campaigns, skirmishes, and multiplayer modes.

Status Proton (Gold)

TWEAKS & TRICKS

Black Screen on Launch The game may exhibit a black screen when launched without specific launch options.

• Solution: DXVK_FILTER_DEVICE_NAME="NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080" %command% SKIPINTRO

D3D12 Error and Forced Termination Launching without Gamescope or with --expose-wayland can trigger a D3D12 error and result in game termination.

• Solution: gamescope -w 1920 -h 1080 -f -b -- gamemoderun %command% -windowed -noborder

Fullscreen Issues / Borderless Window Mode Proper fullscreen functionality requires Gamescope. While a borderless window mode is playable, Gamescope delivers a superior experience.

• Solution: gamescope -w 1920 -h 1080 -f -b -- gamemoderun %command% -windowed -noborder
• Alternate Solution: gamescope -w 1920 -h 1200 -w 1920 -h 1200 --force-grab-cursor -r 165 -f --backend wayland --adaptive-sync -- %command% -windowed -noborder

Unresponsive Alt+F4 When using Gamescope and Wayland, Alt+F4 may freeze or crash the game.

• Workaround: Use Alt+Tab to close the game.

Integrated Graphics Issues The game may not function correctly if an integrated GPU (IGPU) is enabled.

• Solution: Disable the IGPU in the BIOS.

Verdict

Age of Mythology: Retold is a solid purchase for Linux gamers, especially given its Gold ProtonDB tier. Although optimal fullscreen performance and potential BIOS adjustments require Gamescope, the game is generally well-supported and provides a good experience.