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Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition

Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition

42 Civilizations, 229 Campaign Missions, Singleplayer, Co-Op, Multiplayer, In-Game Editor, Mods, Cross-play...It is good to be the king.

Released Nov 14, 2019 Developer World's Edge, Forgotten Empires, CaptureAge, Tantalus Media, Wicked Witch, Feral Interactive Publisher Xbox Game Studios Platforms Windows · Mac StrategyRTSCity BuilderMultiplayerBase-Building
View on Steam ↗ $34.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

94.8%positive162,462 reviews

What reviewers agree on

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Criticised
Bar length = how many of the 103 reviews raise the point On criticised points, the pale part = reviewers who still recommend the game Select a point to see the exact counts and what reviewers wrote.

Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 94.8% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20

Recommended · 202 found this helpful

“Age of Empires II was my entry point into gaming, back in the CD-ROM days, when the family computer belonged to everyone. I still have vivid memories of being five years old, sitting on my dad’s lap while he played and showed me the basics. After a while, he’d let me take over,…”

— a player, Steam review · 384 hrs played
Recommended · 18 found this helpful

“What can I say about this game that hasn't already been said? The best RTS on the market, a cult game that has everything, but literary everything for at least 1000 hours of fun. I hate missions that are time-limited by the way, that's way the rating is lower, besides all the…”

— a player, Steam review · 445 hrs played
Recommended · 6 found this helpful

“I’ve been playing Age of Empires since the late ’90s—back when a dial-up connection was part of the experience—and it’s been a constant source of enjoyment ever since. I still remember jumping onto the MSN Gaming Zone, sitting in the lobbies chatting with other players, waiting…”

— a player, Steam review · 115 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 13:00 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

23,005playing at last check
22,98524-hour peak
38,725all-time peak
0 25k 50k 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 19.5k avg · Jan 2021

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

357achievements
1.7%median completion
0.1%rarest: Blood in the Streets
54.0% of players 51.6% of players 40.3% of players 31.1% of players 27.0% of players 24.1% of players 23.2% of players 21.0% of players 19.9% of players 19.1% of players 18.1% of players 16.8% of players 15.1% of players 11.4% of players 10.5% of players 9.2% of players 8.0% of players 6.7% of players 5.3% of players 5.2% of players 4.9% of players 4.8% of players 4.5% of players 4.1% of players 3.7% of players 3.6% of players 3.4% of players 3.1% of players 2.8% of players 2.6% of players 2.4% of players 2.3% of players 2.1% of players 1.9% of players 1.8% of players 1.7% of players 1.6% of players 1.6% of players 1.5% of players 1.5% of players 1.4% of players 1.3% of players 1.3% of players 1.3% of players 1.2% of players 1.2% of players 1.1% of players 1.1% of players 1.0% of players 1.0% of players 1.0% of players 0.9% of players 0.9% of players 0.9% of players 0.8% of players 0.8% of players 0.7% of players 0.7% of players 0.7% of players 0.6% of players 54.0% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
54.0%Baby Boomer — Queue 5 Villagers at the Town Center in the Dark Age
53.3%Out of Their Element — Destroy a ship using a melee unit.
52.6%Celtic Victory — Win a game playing as the Celts.
Rarest badges of honor
0.1%Blood in the Streets — In "Woe unto Thebes", capture all four Theban landmarks as Alexander in under 25 minutes.
0.2%Tomb Raider — Complete "Pyres on the Coast" after looting every Messenian tomb.
0.2%Thundering Zeus! — Do not lose a single Market or Port in Byzantium during "Wrath of the Regent".

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$34.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$34.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US34.99 USD
EU32.99 EUR
UK25.99 GBP
Australia39.95 AUD
Canada39.99 CAD
Japan3,900 JPY
Brazil89.99 BRL
China188.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$18 Japan China Australia Canada UK US EU≈$38

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Jun 25, 2026
A Wave of Discounts with the Steam Summer Sale

Cool off from the heatwave with the the Steam Summer Sale; happening now! Complete your Age of Empires collection with a couple of DLC plus up to 75% off on all your favorites - it’s time to Age up yo

Jun 02, 2026
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition – Update 177723

Welcome to a new update for Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition! With today’s Update we’re delivering a rather massive list of bug fixes, changes, and new features to help keep your experience vibra

May 28, 2026
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition Available Now on MacOS

Over the last few years, we’ve brought one of the most beloved real-time strategy games of all time to Xbox, and PlayStation 5. Today, a new era dawns: Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition, is now av

Apr 30, 2026
Wololo! Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition Converts to macOS on May 28th!

One of the most beloved strategy games ever comes to macOS this May, with the arrival of Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition. Lead diverse civilizations spanning a thousand years of history. Grow a

Apr 24, 2026
New Public Update Preview - May

Hello everyone! Today we have a new PUP for Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition! This patch delivers a set of stability improvements and bug fixes, addressing crashes, performance issues, and incons

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresStrategy
Player tagsStrategy · RTS · City Builder · Multiplayer · Base-Building · Historical · Singleplayer · Medieval · Resource Management · Classic · Tactical · Real-Time (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · LAN PvP · Co-op · Online Co-op · LAN Co-op
LanguagesEnglish * , French * , Italian * , German * , Japanese, Korean * , Portuguese - Brazil * , Russian, Simplified Chinese * , Spanish - Latin America * , Traditional Chinese * , Turkish, Vietnamese, Spanish - Spain * , Poli…
Achievements357
Estimated owners2,000,000 – 5,000,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttps://www.ageofempires.com/games/aoeiide/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS: Windows 10 64bit Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD Athlon 64x2 5600+ Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 420 or ATI™ Radeon™ HD 6850 or Intel® HD Graphics 4000 or better with 2 GB VRAM DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 15 GB available space Additional Notes: 2GB of video memory + 4GB of system memory required