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Age of Empires: Definitive Edition

📅 Aug 19, 2019
World's Edge
Forgotten Empires
Tantalus
Age of Empires, the pivotal real-time strategy game that launched a 20-year legacy returns with modernized gameplay, all-new 4K visuals, 8-person multiplayer battles and a host of other new features. Welcome back to history.
84.1Rating
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About This Game

Age of Empires: Definitive Edition is a strategy game with both single-player and multiplayer modes, developed by World's Edge and Forgotten Empires and Tantalus and released in 2019. With an estimated 630,000 copies sold, it is considered a commercially strong title on Steam. With 15k reviews on Steam, it stands as one of the more actively reviewed titles on Steam. Community ratings across Steam average 84.1/100 — a strong reception overall. According to player data, the main story takes around 45.16 hours, with side content bringing that to 142.05 hours, and a completionist run can reach 221.97 hours. Players commonly describe it as Strategy, RTS, Multiplayer, Base Building and Singleplayer.

Media

User Reviews

84.1
Overall Score / 100
8.4/10
Steam (15034 reviews)

Playtime Estimates

45.16h
🎯 Main Story
142.05h
⭐ Main + Sides
221.97h
💯 Completionist
Based on 11 player submissions

DLCs (1)

Age of Empires: Definitive Edition Soundtrack
Age of Empires: Definitive Edition Soundtrack
$9.99

Game Information

Release Date
August 19, 2019
Developer
World's Edge, Forgotten Empires, Tantalus
Publisher
Xbox Game Studios
Platforms
Windows
Price
$19.99

Analytics & Metrics

Copies Sold (VISE)
629.8K
(503.8K - 755.8K)
VRI ScoreLearning
78
Hard to call the data is inconsistent at this point.
VISE (VORYTHIC Intelligent Sales Estimator) intelligent predictive model estimating the number of copies sold on Steam, based on community data analysis and purchase patterns.
VRI (Vorythic Recommendation Index) a single number indicating whether the game is worth your time. Built from game data, putting real players' opinions above progressive 'critics'.

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System Requirements

🪟 Windows
Minimum
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows 10 64bit
  • Processor: 1.8 Ghz+ Dual Core or greater i5 or AMD equivalent
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: DirectX 11.0 compatible card with Direct3D Feature Level 11_0 or higher support and 1GB of free memory - Intel: HD 4000 (Ivy Bridge CPU)or better GPU - nVidia: GT 430 or better desktop GPU, or GT 425M or better mobile GPU - AMD: Radeon HD 5500 or better Desktop GPU, or Mobility Radeon 5650 or better mobile GPU
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • Storage: 20 GB available space
Recommended
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows 10 64bit
  • Processor: 2.4 Ghz i5 or greater (4 HW threads)
  • Memory: 16 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Nvidia GTX 650; AMD HD 5850
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • Storage: 20 GB available space