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Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition

Historical real-time strategy spanning centuries of civilizations and warfare

World's Edge, Forgotten Empires, CaptureAge, Tantalus Media, Wicked Witch, Feral Interactive · Published by Xbox Game Studios · Released Nov 14, 2019

Strategy

Reviews
Very Positive
94% of 165K
Recent reviews
Very Positive
93% of 827 in 30 days
Players
17K
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
1 week ago
Oct 28, 2026
Minimum PC
GT 420
4 GB RAM · 15 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 84/100 (critic reviews)

What is Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition?

This historical real-time strategy remaster spans 1,000 years and more than 45 civilizations. You manage resources, build bases, and command armies through historical campaigns or single-player and multiplayer matches.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy managing resources, bases, and armies in real time
  • +you want historical campaigns and competitive or cooperative multiplayer
  • +you want a large roster of playable civilizations

Not for you if...

  • −you prefer direct action over managing economies and armies
  • −you want an easy entry into competitive multiplayer

What players say

94% of 164,687 reviews are positive · 93% of 827 in the last 30 days

Players praise the civilization variety, updated graphics, and strength of both single-player and multiplayer. Recent complaints focus on crashes or launch failures after patches, while Mac players report that they cannot play multiplayer with Windows users.

Players over time

▼ -19% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 20,464 players on Sep 27, 2026.

Show the data
DayPlayers
Nov 7, 202617,191
Nov 6, 202612,568
Nov 5, 202611,600
Nov 4, 202612,166
Nov 3, 202613,013
Nov 2, 202612,940
Nov 1, 202617,128
Oct 31, 202616,725
Oct 30, 202611,883
Oct 29, 202611,647
Oct 28, 202611,890
Oct 27, 202615,087
Oct 26, 202616,839
Oct 25, 202620,133
Oct 24, 202617,995
Oct 23, 202615,682
Oct 22, 202614,931
Oct 21, 202614,953
Oct 20, 202615,188
Oct 19, 202616,978
Oct 18, 202618,964
Oct 17, 202617,938
Oct 16, 202615,194
Oct 15, 20260
Oct 14, 202615,385
Oct 13, 202616,621
Oct 12, 202618,097
Oct 11, 202619,030
Oct 10, 202618,241
Oct 9, 202616,300
Oct 8, 202615,336
Oct 7, 202615,689
Oct 6, 202616,323
Oct 5, 202618,147
Oct 4, 202618,949
Oct 3, 202618,922
Oct 2, 202616,417
Oct 1, 202616,407
Sep 30, 202616,336
Sep 29, 202617,071
Sep 28, 202618,911
Sep 27, 202620,464
Sep 26, 202620,190
Sep 25, 202618,362
Sep 24, 202617,523
Sep 23, 202614,904
Sep 23, 202617,411
Sep 22, 202614,224
Sep 21, 202616,529

Screenshots and trailer

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Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition system requirements

Minimum: GT 420, 4 GB RAM, 15 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

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

Recommended

OS
Windows 10 64bit
Processor
2.4 Ghz i5 or greater or AMD equivalent
Graphics
Nvidia® GTX 650 or AMD HD 5850 or better
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
15 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Does Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: co-op online and LAN; PvP online and LAN. It also has a single-player mode. Crossplay with other platforms is declared.

Does Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
  • Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows, macOS
Achievements
370
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Full audio: English, French, Italian, German, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese, Spanish - Spain. Text only: Japanese, Russian, Turkish, Vietnamese, Polish, Hindi, Malay.

Does Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Nov 6, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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