Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition

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About the Game Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition gives players the opportunity to experience this legendary historical single & multiplayer RTS adventure through a free trial. Explore a wide variety of civilizations, engage in cooperative historical battles, marvel at breathtaking 4K Ultra HD visuals, and enjoy refined modern gameplay.

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Developer:
Tantalus Media
Publisher:
Xbox Game Studios
Engine:
BANG!
Release date:
15 October 2020
Recent Steam reviews:
Very Positive (437)
All Steam reviews:
Very Positive (18753)

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About the Game

Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition gives players the opportunity to experience this legendary historical single & multiplayer RTS adventure through a free trial. Explore a wide variety of civilizations, engage in cooperative historical battles, marvel at breathtaking 4K Ultra HD visuals, and enjoy refined modern gameplay. To keep things fresh and exciting, content unlocks rotate on a monthly basis, featuring different civilizations, Hero Cosmetics, and special events - so be sure to return frequently! Join the thriving community and bring a friend along for the action today!
*Note: To gain access to the complete feature set of the game, please refer to the "Base Game" product.

Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition stands as the ultimate tribute to one of gaming's most cherished real-time strategy series, delivered in its most refined form with upgraded features and contemporary gameplay mechanics.

Lead powerful civilizations spanning Europe, the Americas, and the battlefields of Asia, all brought to life in spectacular 4K Ultra HD graphics accompanied by a completely remastered musical score.

The trial version grants access to a rotating selection of civilizations drawn from the full game's roster of 16, playable across both single player and multiplayer modes, an introduction to the 'Blood' Story Mode campaign, the Algiers Historical Battle, as well as tutorial missions and The Art of War challenges designed to help players develop and sharpen their skills.

Connect online to compete alongside friends or test your abilities against AI opponents across a curated selection of random maps in skirmish mode. Regardless of how you choose to dive in, you will be treated to breathtaking visuals, a fully remastered soundtrack, and polished modern RTS gameplay in this acclaimed third chapter of the award-winning Age of Empires franchise.

Recommended system requirements

minimum*

Requirement 1:
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS:
Windows 10 version 18362.0 or higher
Processor:
Intel i3-2105 @ 3.1GHz or AMD Phenom II X4 973 with an average CPU Passmark score of 1830 or better
Memory:
8 GB RAM
Graphics:
GeForce GT 430, Radeon HD 5570, or Intel HD 4400 with an average Passmark G3D Mark of 570 or better @720p
DirectX:
Version 11
Network:
Broadband Internet connection
Storage:
42 GB available space
Additional Notes:
2 GB VRAM

recommended*

Requirement 1:
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS:
Windows 10 version 18362.0 or higher
Processor:
Intel i5-3300 @ 3.0GHz or AMD FX-8350 or equivalent with an average CPU Passmark score of 4100 or better
Memory:
16 GB RAM
Graphics:
GeForce GTX 980 or Radeon R9 Fury or equivalent with an average Passmark G3D Mark of 9500 or better @1080p
DirectX:
Version 11
Network:
Broadband Internet connection
Storage:
42 GB available space
Additional Notes:
4 GB VRAM

User reviews

-GiX-
Recommended | 11 Jul 2026
15.5h played

AOE has always been one of my favourite games,since aoe1 demo on my 386...thinking bout how long 124mb took to transfer those days compared to now...and over the years they never dissapointed...love this game and will

Helpful: 1
Shadow
Recommended | 18 Jul 2026
12.7h played

This game is very enjoyable, especially if you like the Early Modern Era. The civilisations are cool and each civ is pretty unique. The campaigns and soundtrack are excellent and the graphics are pretty good. The Home

Helpful: 0
ObsidianDutchman
Recommended | 15 Jul 2026
12.6h played

A fantastic remaster of an already great classic. Online play works better, the graphics have been completely overhauled, and they’re even adding more content via DLC without compromising the core game. Brilliant!

Helpful: 0
The Comeback Kid
Not recommended | 15 Jul 2026
1.7h played

I am genuinely so sick of remakes of games that end up being completely different games. The controls and AI of AOE 4 sucks and they brought them to AOE 3. I genuinely feel like I wasted my money and when I realized a

Helpful: 0
Deathdts
Recommended | 13 Jul 2026
6.8h played

has always been a great Game. and now believe it or not 20 years later i see my 8 year old son loves strategy games. crazy...

Helpful: 1
Smokin Robots
Recommended | 11 Jul 2026
9.6h played

An excellent rts game, probably the best gameplay in the genre. The free version is wlel worth Your time, i'll absolutley buy the full version and other related tittles.

Helpful: 0