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Age of Empires: Definitive Edition

World's Edge · Xbox Game Studios · 2019-08-19

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Strategy

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Feb 20, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

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.

1,010
playing now
84%
positive of 16k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
70/100
critic score (4 outlets, IGDB)
81/100
IGDB user rating (72 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

1,010 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 17:00 UTC (census sample)

Age of Empires is a 1997 real-time strategy video game based on the ancient world, developed by Ensemble Studios and published by Microsoft, and the first game in the Age of Empires series. The game uses the Genie Engine, a 2D sprite-based game engine. The game allows the user to act as the leader of an ancient civilization by advancing it through four ages, gaining access to new and improved units with each advance.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 1,010 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 808 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~101/week).
  • · Review velocity down 5% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 5% of 5,944 Strategy games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 390k–936k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 15,608 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$3.75
Microsoft Store$44.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.39 at 2game (2026-07-22) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $44.99 · on sale 74 of 75 observed days · $42.60 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
58558520192026Week of 2019-08-01: 343 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 161 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 58 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 585 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 76 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 576 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 118 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 390 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 79 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 193 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 208 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 319 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 85 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 167 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 147 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 248 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 155 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 153 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 324 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 76 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 332 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 69 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 295 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 218 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 166 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 281 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 160 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 153 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 239 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 132 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 118 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 181 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 215 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 196 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 206 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 133 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 148 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 109 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 139 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 143 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 136 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 165 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 109 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 132 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 114 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 136 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 129 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 9 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1.0k4402026-08-06 22:00 — 609 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 462 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 817 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 687 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 671 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 950 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 786 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 640 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 1,038 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 743 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 497 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 855 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 563 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 460 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 807 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 571 players2026-08-14 06:00 — 480 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 961 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 805 players2026-08-18 05:00 — 440 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 716 players2026-08-20 20:00 — 810 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 588 players2026-08-23 11:00 — 857 players2026-08-24 19:00 — 847 players2026-08-26 03:00 — 529 players2026-08-27 11:00 — 616 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 820 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 687 players2026-08-30 17:00 — 1,010 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$44.99$3.192017-09-192026-08-282017-09-19 — best price $19.992019-06-18 — best price $19.992020-01-02 — best price $19.992020-06-04 — best price $9.992020-08-03 — best price $17.992020-10-21 — best price $19.992020-12-04 — best price $19.992021-01-28 — best price $19.992021-04-02 — best price $9.002021-04-30 — best price $19.992021-07-26 — best price $10.002021-08-22 — best price $4.252021-10-15 — best price $4.992021-12-20 — best price $17.992022-02-25 — best price $19.992022-04-15 — best price $19.992022-06-24 — best price $4.992022-08-14 — best price $3.872022-11-15 — best price $19.282023-01-03 — best price $19.992023-05-04 — best price $19.992023-07-21 — best price $4.812023-11-21 — best price $4.502024-01-29 — best price $4.502024-04-18 — best price $4.992024-08-02 — best price $3.192024-12-13 — best price $4.502025-02-10 — best price $13.492025-05-27 — best price $19.992025-07-25 — best price $3.192025-09-09 — best price $16.792025-10-24 — best price $17.882025-12-11 — best price $4.392026-01-19 — best price $4.392026-04-02 — best price $17.882026-05-09 — best price $17.882026-07-09 — best price $19.992026-08-10 — best price $13.492026-08-28 — best price $44.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

3731452026-05-30 — 187 pageviews2026-06-02 — 184 pageviews2026-06-05 — 199 pageviews2026-06-08 — 218 pageviews2026-06-11 — 186 pageviews2026-06-14 — 185 pageviews2026-06-17 — 170 pageviews2026-06-20 — 194 pageviews2026-06-23 — 184 pageviews2026-06-26 — 234 pageviews2026-06-29 — 273 pageviews2026-07-02 — 184 pageviews2026-07-05 — 196 pageviews2026-07-08 — 163 pageviews2026-07-11 — 173 pageviews2026-07-14 — 154 pageviews2026-07-17 — 169 pageviews2026-07-20 — 175 pageviews2026-07-23 — 195 pageviews2026-07-26 — 180 pageviews2026-07-29 — 159 pageviews2026-08-01 — 183 pageviews2026-08-04 — 226 pageviews2026-08-07 — 205 pageviews2026-08-10 — 178 pageviews2026-08-13 — 167 pageviews2026-08-16 — 155 pageviews2026-08-19 — 162 pageviews2026-08-22 — 190 pageviews2026-08-25 — 163 pageviews2026-08-27 — 159 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

44
achievements tracked
37.9%
earned "Pepperoni Pizza"
6.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPLAN PvPCross-Platform MultiplayerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudIncludes level editor1 DLC

12 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Windows (Xbox)8,54920%44
Steam (Steam)7,65010%44
Windows (Xbox)2,13024%44

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

RTSCo-opActionRemakeClassicMedievalStrategyReal-TimeHistoricalStory Rich

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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