Rise of Nations: Extended Edition

Buy95%

Very Positive · 16k player reviews · High confidence

Yes, worth buying.

Steam Deck Unsupported
  • Windows

SkyBox Labs · Strategy · Jun 12, 2014

Player review score
95%
Very Positive
Price
$19.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
38
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
5
Full audio1 of 5
Subtitles0 of 5

Should I buy Rise of Nations: Extended Edition?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 37 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 16 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Multiplayer: 14 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 11 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 16k 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
50% of themes are praise33% are divided17% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
37 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It's a really unique RTS and it mixes many war concepts that other games of the genre do not have - like historical age progression, national borders and attrition.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
16 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The graphics are fantastic for such an old title and I am playing on an OLED screen which looks awesome and the soundtrack is pure nostalgia absolutely love it.
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
14 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Still, the game was a lot less micro-intensive stressful & the multiplayer was still fun while the community lasted but it's gone now.
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
13 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
MUST HAVE especially since you can COOP and PVE or X v X online up and running !
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
11 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It has aged surprisingly well and the difficulty isn't too hard like most RTS games tend to be.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
9 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It stands in contrast from games like AoE, and a more pedestrian combat though still engaging and fun.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Gameplay37 reviews
Graphics16 reviews
Multiplayer14 reviews
Co-op13 reviews
Difficulty11 reviews
Combat9 reviews
Divided opinion
Story
83% still recommend
Audio
100% still recommend
Performance
33% still recommend
Linux compatibility
67% still recommend
Players complain
Crashes
36% still recommend
Bugs
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
  • Multi-player
  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Stats
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Leaderboards
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

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Steam MachineUnsupported

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$19.99

The lowest we've tracked is $6.59.

4 points recordedtoday · $19.99

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