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Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition

By World's Edge , Forgotten Empires , CaptureAge , Tantalus Media , Wicked Witch , Feral Interactive

Build an economy, choose an army and manage the timing of a historical strategy match.

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Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition — PC screenshot: An overhead view of a cooperative scenarioImage credit: World's Edge, Forgotten Empires, CaptureAge, Tantalus Media, Wicked Witch, Feral Interactive / Xbox Game StudiosAge of Empires II: Definitive Edition — PC screenshot: A coastal settlement in a cooperative scenarioImage credit: World's Edge, Forgotten Empires, CaptureAge, Tantalus Media, Wicked Witch, Feral Interactive / Xbox Game StudiosAge of Empires II: Definitive Edition — PC screenshot: A fortified town and its surrounding landscapeImage credit: World's Edge, Forgotten Empires, CaptureAge, Tantalus Media, Wicked Witch, Feral Interactive / Xbox Game StudiosAge of Empires II: Definitive Edition — PC screenshot: A settlement with towers and unitsImage credit: World's Edge, Forgotten Empires, CaptureAge, Tantalus Media, Wicked Witch, Feral Interactive / Xbox Game Studios

THE QUICK INTRODUCTION

What’s it all about?

Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition makes a military plan depend on the economy behind it. Gathering, production and advancement compete for attention while scouting reveals what the opponent may be preparing. Campaigns and multiplayer provide different settings for practising those connections.

Keep the next objective small enough to manage: support another production building, secure a resource or answer a visible threat. This edition belongs to the same underlying game identity as earlier Age of Empires II releases and should share one Discover entry. It suits players who enjoy real-time planning and gradual improvement.

Release and platform details

Developer: World’s Edge , Forgotten Empires , CaptureAge , Tantalus Media , Wicked Witch , Feral Interactive. Publisher: Xbox Game Studios. Steam listing release date: 14 Nov, 2019.

Official sources

Store listings checked on 10 October 2026. Availability, requirements and purchases may vary by platform and region.

Artwork and screenshot credits

Image credit: World's Edge, Forgotten Empires, CaptureAge, Tantalus Media, Wicked Witch, Feral Interactive / Xbox Game Studios. Official cover artwork and PC screenshots sourced from the official Steam listing. Images belong to their respective owners. The screenshots show the PC release; mobile versions may look different.

Your kind of game if…

Strategy players who enjoy historical campaigns and real-time economic planning.

GET OFF TO A GOOD START

How to play

  1. Keep resource gathering active while building an army.
  2. Scout before committing to a narrow strategy.
  3. Connect each upgrade with a specific purpose.
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