Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition

Buy86%

Very Positive · 96k player reviews · High confidence

Yes, worth buying.

Steam Deck Playable
  • Windows

World's Edge · Strategy · Oct 28, 2021

Player review score
86%
Very Positive
Price
$39.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
175
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
26
Full audio9 of 26
Subtitles26 of 26

Should I buy Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 71 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Multiplayer: 44 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 29 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 35 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Servers and matchmaking: 13 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Monetization: 13 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 96k player reviews · updated

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
58% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews42% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
71 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The other thing that hooked me was how fluid the gameplay is.
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
44 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Now that doesn’t mean that its single player isn’t good, it’s just that after putting many hours into this game you get the sense that it was made from the ground up with multiplayer as its focus.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
29 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The visuals strike a great balance between historical authenticity and readability during intense battles, and watching massive armies clash never gets old.
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
25 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Crucible and defense type missions are my favorite and I can't wait for the coop mode to come out.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
24 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Narrated sequences and historical touches enrich the narrative, making the campaigns more than just battles.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
23 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
You will advance through easy AI to hard pretty quickly once you get the hang of things and the difficulty is a lot of fun.

+1 more players loved

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay71 reviews
Multiplayer44 reviews
Graphics29 reviews
Co-op25 reviews
Story24 reviews
Difficulty23 reviews
Audio8 reviews
Divided opinion

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain
Crashes
23% still recommend
Servers and matchmaking
54% still recommend
Monetization
46% still recommend
Interface
29% still recommend
Combat
83% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Co-op
  • Cross-Platform Multiplayer
  • Multi-player
  • Online Co-op
  • Online PvP
  • PvP
  • Single-player

Controller

  • DualSense Controller Support
  • Full controller support
  • Steam Input API Support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$39.99

The lowest we've tracked is $13.99.

4 points recordedtoday · $39.99

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