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Rise of Nations: Extended Edition
Rise of Nations is back! Play the updated classic with full Steamworks integration and enhanced features!
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
77 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“One of my favorite childhood game. Timeless strategy game that's easy to learn but offer plenty of depth. If you like game like cilivisation where you go through the age of history, I strongly recommend this one. Nuking…”
“"Rise of Nations: Extended Edition" is arguably one of the most perfect blends of Real-Time Strategy (RTS) and Grand Strategy ever made. It masterfully captures the thrill of evolving a civilization from the Ancient Age…”
“One of the finest games ever created. This is a great way to keep playing this classic with family and friends.”
9 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“One of my favorite childhood game. Timeless strategy game that's easy to learn but offer plenty of depth. If you like game like cilivisation where you go through the age of history, I strongly recommend this one. Nuking…”
“Decades later, its still my most favorite RTS game. So much memories with nostalgia”
“Great Sandbox style game, been playing this game over 20 years now, it never gets old!”
5 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Grew up playing this, I still have the hard copy in my house somewhere, I bought the Extended Edition on Steam though, the original didn't have Thrones and Patriots but I digress, if you love RTS games give Rise of…”
“Awesome real time strategy game. Love playing with players I used to set up a local network in my home to play with. So accessible now over steam.”
“I LOVE THIS GAME. ME AND MY DAD PLAY IT TOGETHER AND ITS AMAZING. they should make other games like this”
5 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Extremely fun RTS game, on par with the likes of Age of Empires. It has aged surprisingly well and the difficulty isn't too hard like most RTS games tend to be. If you're looking for something like Age of Empires that…”
“I wish I had bought this earlier as I really forgot how good it was! Such an enjoyable RTS game that deserved game of the year way back then. I actually enjoy this more than Age of Empires 2 which is crazy considering…”
“One of the best RTS games out there... ever! Big Huge Games knocked it outta the park for their first game. The unit selection and animations have so much character. It's a joy to watch and play to this very day, 20…”
3 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Grew up playing this, I still have the hard copy in my house somewhere, I bought the Extended Edition on Steam though, the original didn't have Thrones and Patriots but I digress, if you love RTS games give Rise of…”
“Extremely fun RTS game, on par with the likes of Age of Empires. It has aged surprisingly well and the difficulty isn't too hard like most RTS games tend to be. If you're looking for something like Age of Empires that…”
“This game has been a favorite of mine for years. It's fun and provides enough challenge to get the gears moving.”
12 of the 103 reviews raise this · 11 of them still recommend the game.
“This is like the Age of Empires 2 of the modern days, with a genius concept of dynamic borders. This is one of those best games I played when I was younger, and one of the few that was totally forgotten by it's…”
“This game deserves a sequel. PLS PLS PLS RoN2”
“Good Game, please update MOD”
5 of the 103 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Game keeps crashing around end game (when i've researched it all) just without any warning or anything, just crashes! keeps doing it. and im stuck on 200 population cap, tried adding scrips from Steam forums, help from…”
“Great game. Really unique ideas in it which are executed well. The only gripe I have is that I HAD TO install the 4GB patch because the game kept crashing in multiplayer. Considering this is an official release on Steam…”
“[b]TL;DR: If you have a GTX 750 Ti as your GPU, this game might crash constantly. If you have another GPU, the game is actually really good and you should give it a try, as it feels like if Civilization had a baby with…”
4 of the 103 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“The multiplayer is broken. Like, literally BROKEN.”
“This game is fun to play despite its age. You can advance to the modern day and get nukes, missiles, and planes. The main downsides are: Bad graphics, glitchy multplayer, and there has not been an update since 2024”
“Either rebuild it on a modern engine (proper netcode, UI, performance) or make Rise of Nations 2. We don’t need another cosmetic re-release.”
4 of the 103 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“I was really hoping to come back to the older games of my library and find a gem...guess I'll still be waiting, because this isn't one... It's yet another in a long list of games that are old and whose franchises…”
“I bought this game when I was a kid and still love to play it for the nostalgia. Fun game, but the conquest battles can get a little redundant. Still fun though.”
“Childhood classic, just wish it had a bit more variety in its environments/gameplay loop.”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 94.7% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“this game should have remaster or remake, awaken this game. great game for play with your friend, but di connection almost bad cause if you play multiplayer online have an issue at connection. i tried to play with my friend at 2025. if dev read this. make it true plizzz”
— a player, Steam review · 13 hrs played“Rise of Nations still remains to be the best RTS game out there. The age progression system has yet to be replicated well in newer games. Its a shame that this IP had been abandoned :(”
— a player, Steam review · 138 hrs played“Used to love it back in 2008 when I got introduced to it and now after all these years, I love it all the same.”
— a player, Steam review · 12 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 12:10 UTC · history 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 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Update 06/27/2024
Greetings, Upon booting up Rise of Nations, players will notice a small update. This patch moves Rise of Nations to PlayFab services, which ensures compliance with modern security and platform standar
Update 11/30/2017
Greetings, Today there was a small update that addressed the following: Fixed an issue which caused the game to lose some connectivity (lobby functionality) after 4 hours
Update 11/30/2017
Greetings, Today there was a small update that addressed the following: Fixed an issue which caused the game to lose some connectivity (lobby functionality) after 4 hours
Update: 09/26/2017
Greetings, Earlier today the team released the following update to the game on both Steam and Windows 10/Xbox live: Fixed an issue that prevented some users from ever establishing a data connection to
Update: 09/26/2017
Greetings, Earlier today the team released the following update to the game on both Steam and Windows 10/Xbox live: Fixed an issue that prevented some users from ever establishing a data connection to
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Simulation, Strategy |
| Player tags | Strategy · RTS · Classic · Historical · Multiplayer · Nostalgia · Simulation · War · Great Soundtrack · Singleplayer · Epic · Base-Building (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Stats · Steam Leaderboards |
| Languages | English * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain * |
| Achievements | 38 |
| Estimated owners | 1,000,000 – 2,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://www.riseofnations.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows Vista, 7, 8.1+ Processor: 1.6 Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: Direct X 10+ Capable GPU DirectX: Version 10 Storage: 3 GB available space Sound Card: Direct X Compatible Sound Card Additional Notes: GPU at least (Integrated HD 3000, 8600GT, etc)