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Age of Empires II (Retired)

$19.99
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Metacritic:
68
Publisher:
Xbox Game Studios
Platforms:
Windows
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About This Game

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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User Reviews

Overwhelmingly Positive
100 user reviews
97%
Positive
25 hrs at review
Recommended

---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☐ Good ☑ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Eargasm ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ I'm now deaf ---{ Audience }--- ☑ Kids ☑ Teens ☑ Adults ☑ Grandma ---{ PC Requirements }--- ☐ Check if you can run paint ☑ Potato ☐ Decent ☐ Fast ☐ Rich boi ☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer ---{ Game Size }--- ☐ Floppy Disk ☑ Old Fashioned ☐ Workable ☐ Big ☐ Will eat 15% of your 1TB hard drive ☐ You will want an entire hard drive to hold it ☐ You will need to invest in a black hole to hold all the data ---{ Difficulty }--- ☐ Just press 'W' ☐ Easy ☐ Easy to learn / Hard to master ☑ Significant brain usage ☐ Difficult ☐ Dark Souls ---{ Grind }--- ☑ Nothing to grind ☐ Only if u care about leaderboard...

5 helpful 3 funny
101 hrs at review
Recommended

Hit a stone castle with a sword... It caught on fire. 11/10

4 helpful 1 funny
492 hrs at review
Recommended

this game is very nostalgic for me and brings back older memories.

3 helpful
39 hrs at review
Not Recommended

I... think I used to own AoE2?? But now I have to buy the game again to be able to buy more DLC?? What in the paradox?

1 helpful
113 hrs at review
Recommended

Getting old but this game is still better than 80 % new ones

1 helpful
152 hrs at review
Recommended

Best classic campaign game out thee. Great sense of nostalgia. No mobile game could ever compete.

1 helpful
2,667 hrs at review
Recommended

Are you having a bad day? Charge into the enemy town with a bunch of cavalry and murder all their villagers. You'll feel better.

717 hrs at review
Recommended

I was first introduced AoE II back in '99 and I still enjoy playing it today in 2025.

100 hrs at review
Recommended

it's the best strategy game of all times!

28 hrs at review
Recommended

still an awesome game!

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FAQ

How much does Age of Empires II (Retired) cost?

Age of Empires II (Retired) costs $19.99.

What are the system requirements for Age of Empires II (Retired)?

System requirements are not available for Age of Empires II (Retired).

What platforms is Age of Empires II (Retired) available on?

Age of Empires II (Retired) is available on Windows PC.

Is Age of Empires II (Retired) worth buying?

Age of Empires II (Retired) has 97% positive reviews from 100 players. Metacritic score: 68/100.

When was Age of Empires II (Retired) released?

Age of Empires II (Retired) was released on Apr 9, 2013.

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