Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition

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Celebrating its first year of delighting millions of global players, the award-winning and best-selling strategy franchise continues with Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition
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About Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition

About this game

Celebrating its first year of delighting millions of global players, the award-winning and best-selling strategy franchise continues with Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition, putting you at the center of even more epic historical battles that shaped the world.

Featuring both familiar and innovative new ways to expand your empire in vast landscapes with stunning 4K visual fidelity, Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition brings an evolved real-time strategy game to the next level in this celebratory new version that includes a host of free new content such as brand-new civilizations, new maps, additional in-game updates and languages, and new masteries, challenges, taunts and cheats – all at an amazing value that packs in more history than ever before!

Two New Civilizations, 8 New Maps - Lead the mighty Malians of West Africa as one of the richest trading nations of all-time as you focus on strong economic prowess in mining and investing in gold.

Or assemble one of the longest lasting empires in history with the Ottoman civilization and its well-trained military force, which features the largest gunpowder siege weapons available – the Great Bombards – mighty cannons that can fell any opponents who stand in your way.

Customize Your Game with Mods (Beta) - Chart your own course with powerful creator tools in the latest beta release of Mod Editor. Sculpt your own skirmish and multiplayer maps, craft unique mission scenarios, forge data driven tuning packs and envision new modes of play for Age of Empires IV.

Return to History – The past is prologue as you are immersed in a rich historical setting of 10 diverse civilizations across the world from the English to the Chinese to the Delhi Sultanate in your quest for victory. Build cities, manage resources, and lead your troops to battle on land and at sea in 4 distinct campaigns with 35 missions that span across 500 years of history from the Dark Ages up to the Renaissance.

An Age for All Players – Age of Empires IV is an inviting experience for new players with a tutorial system that teaches the essence of real-time strategy and a Campaign Story Mode designed for first time players to help achieve easy setup and success, yet is challenging enough for veteran players with new game mechanics, evolved strategies, and combat techniques.

Challenge the World – Jump online to compete, cooperate or spectate with up to 7 of your friends in PVP and PVE multiplayer modes that include ranked seasons and much more!

Choose Your Path to Greatness with Historical Figures – Live the adventures of Joan of Arc in her quest to defeat the English, or command mighty Mongol troops as Genghis Khan in his conquest across Asia. The choice is yours – and every decision you make will determine the outcome of history.

Game Details

Platform:
steam
Release Date:
October 28, 2021
Developers:
World's Edge
Relic Entertainment

Forgotten Empires

Climax Studios
Publisher:
Xbox Game Studios
Rating:
ACB rating of 6
PEGI rating of 12
Supported Languages:
English
Franchise:
Age of Empires
Link:
Genres:
Strategy
RTS

Base Building

City Builder

Action RTS
Themes:
War
Medieval

Historical

Management

Isometric
Play Styles:
Multiplayer
Singleplayer

Resource Management

PvP

PvE

Co-op

3D

Open World

Online Co-Op
Collection:
3D Battle
Features:
Singleplayer
Multiplayer

Pvp

Online pvp

Co-op

Online co-op

Cross platform multiplayer

Steam achievements

Family sharing

Product Requirements

Minimum:

  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows 10 64bit | Windows 11 64bit
  • Processor: Intel Core i5-6300U or AMD Ryzen 5 2400G | CPU with AVX support required
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Intel HD 520 or AMD Radeon RX Vega 11
  • DirectX: Version 12
  • Storage: 50 GB available space

Recommended:

  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows 10 64bit | Windows 11 64bit
  • Processor: 3.6 GHz 6-core (Intel i5) or AMD Ryzen 5 1600 | CPU with AVX support required
  • Memory: 16 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Nvidia GeForce 970 GPU or AMD Radeon RX 570 GPU with 4GB of VRAM
  • DirectX: Version 12
  • Storage: 50 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: 4 GB of video RAM and 16 GB of system RAM

Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition Editions

Critic Reviews

82

GameSpot

GameSpot
70 / 100
"Age of Empires IV is a satisfying game, but its more innovative ideas are overshadowed by a gameplay formula that rarely deviates from the revered legacy of Age of Empires II....

GamesRadar+

GamesRadar+
100 / 100
"A triumphant return for the strategy series, and well worth the wait."

Windows Central

100 / 100
"Age of Empires 4 builds greatly on the series' reputation that began in 1997. If you're a fan of RTS games, world history, or both, this should be an easy recommendation. With...
Reviews provided by MetaCritic

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25% of players played this game for >= 80 Hours!

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Easy
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Just Right
34.62%
Tough
57.69%
Unforgiving
3.85%
Don't Ragequit! 57.69%  of players consider this game to be Tough

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Play Behaviour

Tried It
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Played It
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Halfway
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Beat It
32.35%
Conquered It
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Completionist! 11.76%  of players have Conquered It
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Frequently Asked Questions

There are 2 editions. They are Edition and Digital Deluxe Edition
Digital Deluxe Edition contains:
  • Base Game
  • The official Age of Empires IV soundtrack
  • Unit Counters Chart
  • Art compilation from digital painter Craig Mullins
  • Exclusive in-game content including a Coat of Arms, Player Profile portrait, and Monument.
Available DLCs for Age of Empires IV: Anniversary include Age of Empires IV The Sultans Ascend, Age of Empires IV Knights of Cross and Rose, and Age of Empires IV Digital Deluxe Upgrade Pack
Are you ready for a challenge? 35% of GameFAQs users said the difficulty is Just Right. 62% of GameFAQs users said Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition is Tough or Unforgiving.
According to PEGI, Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition is suitable for players aged 12 and above.
Yes, Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition is not fully Steam Deck Verified but the publisher says it is "Playable" on Steam Deck. Valve’s testing indicates that Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition is Playable on Steam Deck. This game is functional on Steam Deck, but might require extra effort to interact with or configure.
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  • Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
  • This game sometimes shows mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam-Deck controller icons
  • Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  • Some in-game text is small and may be difficult to read
Minimum:
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows 10 64bit | Windows 11 64bit
  • Processor: Intel Core i5-6300U or AMD Ryzen 5 2400G | CPU with AVX support required
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Intel HD 520 or AMD Radeon RX Vega 11
  • DirectX: Version 12
  • Storage: 50 GB available space
Recommended:
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows 10 64bit | Windows 11 64bit
  • Processor: 3.6 GHz 6-core (Intel i5) or AMD Ryzen 5 1600 | CPU with AVX support required
  • Memory: 16 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Nvidia GeForce 970 GPU or AMD Radeon RX 570 GPU with 4GB of VRAM
  • DirectX: Version 12
  • Storage: 50 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: 4 GB of video RAM and 16 GB of system RAM
The average playtime for GameFAQs users is 46 hours. 63% of users played Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition for over 40 hours.
Yes, Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition has broad critical consensus. 85% of critics on Metacritic recommend Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition. The Metascore is 82 out of 100.
Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition was released on October 28, 2021
Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition is published by Xbox Game Studios
Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition was developed by World's Edge, Relic Entertainment, Forgotten Empires, and Climax Studios
Fanatical users tagged Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition as Strategy, RTS, Base Building, and City Builder
Fanatical users tagged Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition as War, Medieval, Historical, and Management
Yes. Fanatical users tagged Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition as having Multiplayer
Yes. Fanatical users tagged Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition as having Singleplayer
Yes. Fanatical users tagged Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition as having PvP
Yes. Fanatical users tagged Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition as having PvE
Yes. Fanatical users tagged Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition as having Co-op
Yes. Fanatical users tagged Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition as having Online Co-Op
Yes, Fanatical users tagged Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition as Strategy
Yes, Fanatical users tagged Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition as RTS
Yes, Fanatical users tagged Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition as Base Building

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