Age of Empires IV

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One of the most beloved real-time strategy games returns to glory with Age of Empires IV, putting you at the center of epic historical battles that shaped the world. Featuring both familiar and innovative new ways to expand your empire in vast landscapes with stunning 4K visual fidelity, Age of Empires IV brings an evolved real-time strategy game to a new generation.

Gameplay

Return to History – The past is prologue as you are immersed in a rich historical setting of 8 diverse civilizations across the world from the English to the Chinese to the Delhi Sultanate in your quest for victory. Build cities, manage resources, and lead your troops to battle on land and at sea in 4 distinct campaigns with 35 missions that span across 500 years of history from the Dark Ages up to the Renaissance.

Choose Your Path to Greatness with Historical Figures – Live the adventures of Joan of Arc in her quest to defeat the English, or command mighty Mongol troops as Genghis Khan in his conquest across Asia. The choice is yours – and every decision you make will determine the outcome of history.

Visuals and other features

Customize Your Game with Mods – Available in Early 2022, play how you want with user generated content tools for custom games.

Challenge the World – Jump online to compete, cooperate or spectate with up to 7 of your friends in PVP and PVE multiplayer modes.

An Age for All Players – Age of Empires IV is an inviting experience for new players with a tutorial system that teaches the essence of real-time strategy and a Campaign Story Mode designed for first time players to help achieve easy setup and success, yet is challenging enough for veteran players with new game mechanics, evolved strategies, and combat techniques.

Release Date

Oct 28, 2021

Metacritic Score

81

Rating

Achievements Count

198

Play Time

27 hours

Games in Series

7

ESRB

Teen: Mild Blood, Mild Violence

System Requirements

  • CPU: 3.6 GHz 6-core (Intel i5) or AMD Ryzen 5 1600
  • RAM: 16 GB
  • GPU: Nvidia GeForce 970 GPU or AMD Radeon RX 570 GPU with 4GB of VRAM
  • HDD: 50 GB

Interesting Facts

  • The game is set during the Early Middle Ages to the early Renaissance.
  • There are 8 civilizations: the English, the Chinese, the Mongols, the Delhi Sultanate, the French, the Abbasid Dynasty, the Holy Roman Empire, and the Rus.
  • The game had 4 single-player campaigns: The Normans, The Hundred Years War, The Mongol Empire, and The Rise of Moscow.
  • The four ages in Age of Empires IV are the Dark Age, the Feudal Age, the Castle Age, and Imperial Age.
  • It is the fourth installment of the Age of Empires series.

Mod Support

Yes

Cheats support

Yes

Contains Game/Battle Pass

Yes

Split-Screen

Yes

Number of maps

27

Platforms

PC Xbox One Xbox Series S Xbox Series X

Genres

Strategy

Game Engine

Essence Engine

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