Age of Empires: Definitive Edition

Age of Empires: Definitive Edition

Steam Deck Playable

World's Edge · Strategy · Aug 19, 2019

Yes, worth buying.

At $19.99. It has been as low as $4.99.

84%
Very Positive
16k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Graphics: 57 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 42 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 23 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 21 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 11 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Combat: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 16k player reviews · updated 3 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
37% of themes are praise27% are divided36% are caveats
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The new graphics and some "life improvements" are actually fine for a remade.
57 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
The campaigns can be fun to play with gameplay quirks and historical notes, but it's presented in a comparatively dull way than late entries.
42 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Great voice acting, too — like the actors knew they were guiding me back to my youth... but with way better graphics and fewer system crashes.
23 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
I've had multiple 3 hour sessions in which the 'host can't be reached' will pop up out of nowhere and end the current match when i host my own multiplayer lobby with friends.
22 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love4 themes
Graphics57 reviews
Gameplay42 reviews
Audio23 reviews
Multiplayer22 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Story and characters36 reviews
67%
Crashes8 reviews
25%
Interface6 reviews
67%
Players complain% still recommend
Difficulty21 reviews
57%
Bugs11 reviews
18%
Combat7 reviews
86%
Performance6 reviews
50%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. One more theme was raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and is not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $19.99. The lowest we've tracked is $4.99.

4 points recordedtoday · $19.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
84%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
44
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.