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Age of Empires: Definitive Edition

A remaster of the 1997 real-time strategy classic. You gather resources, build a settlement, advance through the ages and command armies of ancient civilizations. It adds updated visuals, new narration for the campaigns, online multiplayer and a scenario editor, while keeping the original structure. Is it your kind of game?

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75%

76 ratings

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84%

14,328 reviews

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you want classic RTS building and campaigns with a historical setting.

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you expect the pace and features of newer strategy games.

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Platforms: PC
Release date: February 20, 2018
Difficulty: 3/5 (estimated)
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS) · Simulator · Strategy · Adventure
Themes: Action · Historical · Warfare
Perspective: Bird view / Isometric
Modes: Online up to 8 · Couch co-op up to 8 · PvP
Languages: 3 languages
Text in your language: Yes
Steam Deck: Playable
Microtransactions: None

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Which platforms is Age of Empires: Definitive Edition on?: Age of Empires: Definitive Edition is available on PC.
Does Age of Empires: Definitive Edition have co-op?: Yes — Online up to 8 · Couch co-op up to 8 · PvP.
Does Age of Empires: Definitive Edition run on Steam Deck?: Playable
What does Age of Empires: Definitive Edition cost?: $19.99 on Steam.