Unique, asymmetric civilizations
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“Age of Empires IV really shines in how different each civilization feels.”
Steam review · 277.4 h played ↗
Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 86%Very Positive · 86%World's Edge, Relic Entertainment, Forgotten Empires, Climax Studios2021RTS · Base Building · Strategy
The verdict
A polished, historically flavored RTS with distinct civilizations, strong campaigns and deep multiplayer. Skip it if you hate DLC paywalls or want a pausable casual single-player game.
Great for
AoE fans, history buffs and multiplayer RTS players who enjoy learning civ-specific strategies
Main risk
Heavy DLC paywalls plus crashes, ranked matchmaking problems and no reconnect feature
What players love
Great audio and visuals
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“This game truly defines its own category of a S+ tier audio design.”
Steam review · 44.5 h played ↗
Documentary-style campaigns teach history
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“It feels like taking a history class, but in the most enjoyable and engaging way possible.”
Steam review · 17.2 h played ↗
Worthy AoE II successor, easy to start, deep to master
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“The gameplay has a great balance between being easy to get into and having a lot of depth once you start learning the different civs and strategies.”
Steam review · 406.3 h played ↗
Fun co-op and multiplayer with friends
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 positive reviews
“It's been most enjoyable going up against the AI with many friends in co-op!”
Steam review · 48.4 h played ↗
Active player base and ongoing support
Mentioned in ~1 in 19 positive reviews
“The online scene is alive. Finding a ranked match takes just a couple of minutes.”
Steam review · translated · 1361.5 h played ↗
What players complain about
Crashes and instability after updates
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“Game loses connection to the internet and crashes without an error code soon after launch.”
Steam review · 108.8 h played ↗
Balance problems and overpowered DLC civs
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“EVERY SINGLE NEW CIV HAS BEEN BROKEN ON DLC RELEASE.”
Steam review · 1131.3 h played ↗
No reconnect, ranked leavers and bad matchmaking
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“HOWEVER, what sucks is when playing ranked, there is no option to reconnect.”
Steam review · 247.7 h played ↗
Heavy DLC paywalls
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“Two of the campaigns and 13 of the playable civilizations are locked behind DLC.”
Steam review · 270.5 h played ↗
Weak or unfair AI, no pause or game speed
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews
“it will blow you out with an army at the lowest level at about the 90 second mark.”
Steam review · 10.9 h played ↗
Cheaters and hackers not dealt with
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 negative reviews
“Good game but filled with hackers and devs don't do anything about it.”
Steam review · 466 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: PlayableController support50 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 10 64bit | Windows 11 64bit
ProcessorIntel Core i5-6300U or AMD Ryzen 5 2400G | CPU with AVX support required
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsIntel HD 520 or AMD Radeon RX Vega 11
Storage50 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 10 64bit | Windows 11 64bit
Processor3.6 GHz 6-core (Intel i5) or AMD Ryzen 5 1600 | CPU with AVX support required
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia GeForce 970 GPU or AMD Radeon RX 570 GPU with 4GB of VRAM
Storage50 GB available space
OSWindows 10 64bit | Windows 11 64bit
ProcessorIntel Core i5-6300U or AMD Ryzen 5 2400G | CPU with AVX support required
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsIntel HD 520 or AMD Radeon RX Vega 11
Storage50 GB available space
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