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Age of History II
Age of History II is a grand strategy wargame that is simple to learn yet hard to master.Your objective is to use military tactics and cunning diplomacy to either unify the world, or conquer it.Will the world bleed out or bow before you? The choice is yours..
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
79 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“The game is buggy, sometimes it hurts. Sometimes you loose all armies, other times you cant load in. Sometimes you cant move armies. But as you can see its still worth it. The game has so many options of making…”
“games pretty fun but can sometimes feel like a calculator simulator”
16 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Very fun for beginners who are getting into strategy games!”
“Pretty good game at strategy but hoi4 is still better at least economy and population is kinda easy to manage”
“A simple, easy to learn game that relies on a series of surpisingly tight core mechanics to perpetuate a replayable and addicting experience. If you're after a Hearts of Iron 4 experience but don't have the energy for…”
10 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Relatively inexpensive, strangely addicting, and containing subtle nuance that, while a little scuffed, do make for a very enjoyable time. Not the hardest game ever, the world will just continue to centralise over time,…”
“Very pleasant to play. Recreated the Third Reich and graped the whole europe as hitler! best 5 euro i ever spent”
“Well made, cheap, overall good game, although its multiplayer is very bad”
4 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“A simple, easy to learn game that relies on a series of surpisingly tight core mechanics to perpetuate a replayable and addicting experience. If you're after a Hearts of Iron 4 experience but don't have the energy for…”
“I don’t usually play strategy or map-based games. I bought this just to try something different… and I honestly didn’t expect to enjoy it this much. Age of History II looks simple at first, but once you understand the…”
“I have 400 hours in this game, pretty fun, combat is really basic and is just, bigger number than enemy = win Probably like a hmm 8/10, pretty simple and replayable.”
3 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“I very much enjoy this game, I have been playing since 2023? Anyway this is probably my top ten games. Runs on almost anything.”
“Game looks very simple, and it is. Invest into your territory for more population and a better economy. But the best part is the selection of playable nations! Including the indigenous nations in the Americas. You also…”
“This is a very interesting game, especially when it comes to grand strategy. I enjoy playing this game because it is easy and simple. If I want a challenge, or an in-depth grand strategy, and have a good enough…”
11 of the 104 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“The game is buggy, sometimes it hurts. Sometimes you loose all armies, other times you cant load in. Sometimes you cant move armies. But as you can see its still worth it. The game has so many options of making…”
“my game wont let me have achivements, if anyone have solution please share the solution”
“Has it's pros and cons, like every game but here it is more visible in this case: PROS: - Easy to learn interface and UI - Not complicated battle system - Engaging and does not get boring after 5 minutes - Many…”
9 of the 104 reviews raise this · 8 of them still recommend the game.
“games pretty fun but can sometimes feel like a calculator simulator”
“This game is a great game for if you want a country game where you don't need to worry much about quickly developing and allows you to think through your options. I would like if they made economy and military more…”
“Game and AI is subpar but the gameplay is enjoyable. I would have loved to see online multiplayer for this game”
4 of the 104 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“Relatively inexpensive, strangely addicting, and containing subtle nuance that, while a little scuffed, do make for a very enjoyable time. Not the hardest game ever, the world will just continue to centralise over time,…”
“This game has one of the [b] worst UIs I’ve ever encountered in video games. [/b]From the settings menu to actual gameplay — everything is painfully counterintuitive. Every so-called "complex" strategies from Paradox…”
“im way too trash for this but would definetly recommend”
3 of the 104 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“This game has one of the [b] worst UIs I’ve ever encountered in video games. [/b]From the settings menu to actual gameplay — everything is painfully counterintuitive. Every so-called "complex" strategies from Paradox…”
“After spending over 100 hours on this game, I can confidently say I love it. It’s a must-play for strategy fans, especially if you’re looking for something unique and different from the usual titles. The freedom you…”
3 of the 104 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Well made, cheap, overall good game, although its multiplayer is very bad”
“Game and AI is subpar but the gameplay is enjoyable. I would have loved to see online multiplayer for this game”
“Dobar dan! Jebanje u ovoj igrici je jako dobro, UA MOJSIJE jer mu necemo kupiti igricu jer je picka, uglavnom igrica je jako dobra ali je bolja sa modovima jebem vas delepere jer neznate napravit multiplayer pa sad…”
Counted across 104 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 89.8% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“[h1] Purchase Date: [/h1] 26th of June 2019 - 26/06/2019 [h1] Purchase Value: [/h1] 2.49€ [h1] PROS & CONS Review: [/h1] PROS: + Easy to learn. + Simple gameplay. + Addictive. + Scenario customization options. + Soundtrack. CONS: - Confusing user interface. [h1] Text Review:…”
— a player, Steam review · 178 hrs played“Is a good game, simple and easy to understand, the bad thing about it is your irl mental health rapidly declining as you play”
— a player, Steam review · 33 hrs played“Would I say this is a bad game? No. I actually quite like it, and that's what makes it so infuriating to me. The game could be good, and it has aspects I like, but as I have a short temper, it is, beyond frustrating. If you have a short temper like I do, for the love of god,…”
— a player, Steam review · 12 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 12:45 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
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Age of History 2: Definitive Edition - What's New 2026
What's New - Age of History 2 Definitive Edition https://store.steampowered.com/app/3381680/Age_of_History_2_Definitive_Edition/ Note: This list is not final. New world map with 13,892 provinces, 23 s
Fixed an issue with saving and loading the game.
With new version 1.24 of the game the problem with saving and loading games should be fixed. Fixed an issue with saving and loading the game. If something stopped working you can post here: http://www
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Screenshots
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Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Strategy |
| Player tags | Strategy · Historical · War · Grand Strategy · Turn-Based Strategy · Political Sim · Turn-Based · Simulation · Sandbox · Multiplayer · Singleplayer · World War II (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · PvP · Shared/Split Screen PvP · Steam Workshop · Remote Play on Phone · Remote Play on Tablet · Remote Play Together |
| Languages | English * , German * , Dutch * , Russian * , Greek * , Polish * , Romanian * , Czech * , Italian * , Hungarian * , French * , Spanish - Spain * , Turkish * , Portuguese - Portugal * , Korean * , Traditional Chinese * , J… |
| Achievements | 21 |
| Estimated owners | 1,000,000 – 2,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://ageofhistorygame.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Microsoft® Windows Vista®/XP®/7®/8®/10® Processor: 1.8 GHz Single Core Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: Hardware Accelerated Graphics with dedicated memory Storage: 380 MB available space