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Age of Empires III

A real-time strategy game set roughly between 1500 and 1850, where you lead a European power exploring and colonising the Americas. You gather resources, build a base, raise armies and fight on random maps or in a single-player campaign. A Home City system adds a layer of support outside the battlefield.

RTSBase buildingHistoricalPC

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IGDB

78%

463 ratings

Steam:

90%

32,273 reviews

Fits you if

you want classic base-building RTS in a historical setting.

Skip it if

you want fast, competitive esports-style RTS or cutting-edge visuals.

Facts

Platforms
PC
Release date
October 18, 2005
Difficulty
3/5 (estimated)
Genres
Real Time Strategy (RTS) · Simulator · Strategy
Themes
Fantasy · Historical · Warfare
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric
Modes
Couch co-op up to 4
Text in your language
Yes
Steam Deck
Playable
Microtransactions
None

Frequently asked questions

Which platforms is Age of Empires III on?
Age of Empires III is available on PC.
Does Age of Empires III have co-op?
Yes — Couch co-op up to 4.
Does Age of Empires III run on Steam Deck?
Playable

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Play it together

Same couch

Up to 4 players

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