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Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition
Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition offers players a trial of this historical single & multiplayer RTS experience. *Note: To unlock all features of the game please see the “Base Game” product.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
45 of the 107 reviews raise this.
“Im telling you not to open this game its too addictive, just like Rust you will be unemployed and your kids will leave you.”
“A fantastic game. Great to play with friends. Lots of fun. Would recommend.”
“Technically the 4th Age of Empires Game (Aom is the third), graphics didn't change much compared to the original...just a slight boost...combat is fun...cannons are still fantastic to hear, music is great...they added…”
11 of the 107 reviews raise this.
“I'd like to leave an honest review of the Skirmish mode of this game, as I haven't played the campaign specifically, from the point of view of someone who has played the original version of this game with all of its…”
“Age of Empires III was the moment the series stopped looking like history class and started looking like a cinematic. Say what you want about it, but when this game dropped, it was *stunning*. The lighting, the…”
“This is the best game of all the Age of Empires. Graphics and physics are the best, the ability to be unique and "theory craft" decks. I think the developers suck for ending support for this game. No more updates or bug…”
7 of the 107 reviews raise this.
“I, a person who once thought they understood history, installed Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition. I no longer understand history, but I do have a very powerful colonial economy and seventeen cannons pointed at…”
“relaxed game play lots of things to do in this game and fun to play.”
“amazing and long, fun campaigns.”
6 of the 107 reviews raise this.
“A fantastic game. Great to play with friends. Lots of fun. Would recommend.”
“Technically the 4th Age of Empires Game (Aom is the third), graphics didn't change much compared to the original...just a slight boost...combat is fun...cannons are still fantastic to hear, music is great...they added…”
“This is a do-or-die game! Your victory depends on the team you're with. If it's a cooperative and disciplined team, you'll undoubtedly achieve victory - Inşallah - !!”
6 of the 107 reviews raise this.
“Good strategy game. Many different game types and custom scenarios. I actually like AoE3 better than AoE4.”
“fun, with the ability to mod however you and your friends want to play it! Highly recommend!”
“Very addictive. Many more civs than in the original and huge replay value”
5 of the 107 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“Abandoned for AoE2. enemy ai is either hyper cheater, steamrolling ur base with high tier cav or cannons at 5 min. or some of the dumbest mf around giving a piss easy win with no effort .... :(”
“This is the best game of all the Age of Empires. Graphics and physics are the best, the ability to be unique and "theory craft" decks. I think the developers suck for ending support for this game. No more updates or bug…”
“Finally some love for AoE 3, the new factions have lots of new and enjoyable mechanics, historic maps are refreshing to play as a veteran. But it didn't receive as much work as Age of Mythology. it still needs a better…”
5 of the 107 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“the game sux compared to the old aoe the AI is made to beat u on skirmish and the story line game has kobi ashi maru setups wasted $20 dang”
“Abandoned for AoE2. enemy ai is either hyper cheater, steamrolling ur base with high tier cav or cannons at 5 min. or some of the dumbest mf around giving a piss easy win with no effort .... :(”
“Technically the 4th Age of Empires Game (Aom is the third), graphics didn't change much compared to the original...just a slight boost...combat is fun...cannons are still fantastic to hear, music is great...they added…”
5 of the 107 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Love this game, but i will never buy civ expantions without a campain.”
“Amazing RTS. Wish it got more servers and DLCs more often. Overshadowed by AOE 2 but realistically its very subjective. I hope it finds its audience”
“good game. well executed definitive edition, as was aoe2de. caveat: [b][u]RELEASE THE PROMISED DLC.[/u][/b]”
5 of the 107 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“Amazing RTS. Wish it got more servers and DLCs more often. Overshadowed by AOE 2 but realistically its very subjective. I hope it finds its audience”
“Great fun game, but their multiplayer has way too many connection issues. My daughter and I play together from the same house and are constantly having connection issues.”
“game is amazing,but with one critical problem, which is that its an online game, which means we need a server that doesnt crash 90% of the matches, you know in a game where the average players is 5-10k, i would expect…”
5 of the 107 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“My introduction to RTS as a child, an all-round great game, that, like its predecessor, stands the test of time. I highly recommend playing with friends! Note: I've been running this game on the Steam Deck LCD, and I've…”
“pathfinding so exquisite my villagers got stuck on a single tree while my opps burn my town down”
“Absolute perfect game except for the horrible path finding algorithm for the troops. Fix this please.”
Counted across 107 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 85.9% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“This Age of Empires 3 game is very popular in Vietnam. If the producer releases DLCs featuring Vietnamese dynasties in the mid-18th century, such as the Tay Son, Nguyen, and Le-Trinh dynasties, it will certainly be welcomed by the Vietnamese gaming community and the producer…”
— a player, Steam review · 145 hrs played“This is the funniest, the most creative and complex game of the franchise. Abandoning their players with no patches, no support and no new DLCs was just the dumbest thing Microsoft ever did to a game.”
— a player, Steam review · 1,673 hrs played“Any game with playable Aztecs is instantly perfect”
— a player, Steam review · 112 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-05.
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.
Latest official news
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Strategy, Free To Play |
| Player tags | Strategy · Base-Building · RTS · Multiplayer · Military · City Builder · Historical · War · Singleplayer · Free to Play · Resource Management · PvP (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · LAN PvP · Cross-Platform Multiplayer · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards |
| Languages | English * , French * , Italian * , German * , Spanish - Spain * , Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil * , Russian, Simplified Chinese * , Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Vietnamese * |
| Achievements | 88 |
| Official site | https://www.ageofempires.com/games/aoeiiide/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 version 18362.0 or higher Processor: Intel i3-2105 @ 3.1GHz or AMD Phenom II X4 973 with an average CPU Passmark score of 1830 or better Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce GT 430, Radeon HD 5570, or Intel HD 4400 with an average Passmark G3D Mark of 570 or better @720p DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 42 GB available space Additional Notes: 2 GB VRAM