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Age of Empires II (Retired)

Age of Empires II (Retired)

April 9, 2013 $19.99
Windows

Age of Empires II has been re-imagined in high definition. With the release of Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition, this product will not be updated further.

About

With the release of Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition in 2019, this edition is not the most current and will not be updated further. In Age of Empires II: HD Edition, fans of the original game and new players alike will fall in love with the classic Age of Empires II experience. Explore all the original single player campaigns from both Age of Kings and The Conquerors expansion, choose from 18 civilizations spanning over a thousand years of history, and head online to challenge other Steam players in your quest for world domination throughout the ages. Originally developed by Ensemble Studios and re-imagined in high definition by Hidden Path Entertainment, Skybox Labs, and Forgotten Empires, Microsoft Studios is proud to bring Age of Empires II: HD Edition to Steam!

68 Metacritic
97083 Positive
4268 Negative
84078 Recommendations
2278 Peak CCU
294 Achievements

Developers

Forgotten Empires, Hidden Path Entertainment, Ensemble Studios, Skybox Labs

Publisher

Xbox Game Studios

Genres

Strategy

Categories

Single-player, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing, Steam Achievements, Steam Leaderboards, Steam Workshop, Multi-player, Includes level editor, Stats, Captions available

Tags

Strategy (2767) RTS (2185) Medieval (1442) Multiplayer (1414) Classic (1324) Historical (1003) Base-Building (882) City Builder (762) Resource Management (738) Singleplayer (706) Tactical (560) Real-Time (506) Co-op (492) Competitive (455) Replay Value (341) Remake (303) 2D (271) Isometric (243) Action (219) Adventure (169)

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About

With the release of Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition in 2019, this edition is not the most current and will not be updated further. In Age of Empires II: HD Edition, fans of the original game and new players alike will fall in love with the classic Age of Empires II experience. Explore all the original single player campaigns from both Age of Kings and The Conquerors expansion, choose from 18 civilizations spanning over a thousand years of history, and head online to challenge other Steam players in your quest for world domination throughout the ages. Originally developed by Ensemble Studios and re-imagined in high definition by Hidden Path Entertainment, Skybox Labs, and Forgotten Empires, Microsoft Studios is proud to bring Age of Empires II: HD Edition to Steam!

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