Age of Empires: Definitive Edition overview

World's Edge, Forgotten Empires, Tantalus | Aug 19, 2019 | game

Released

597players observed · 13 September 2026 - 06:57:30 UTC

Strategy RTS Multiplayer Base-Building Singleplayer Steam Store

Latest observed players597 · 13 September 2026 - 06:57:30 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak1,095
Units sold (VGI)363,000
Revenue (VGI)$4,700,000
Review score84% positive

Age of Empires: Definitive Edition dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

Latest observed players597 · 13 September 2026 - 06:57:30 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak1,095
Units sold (VGI)363,000
Revenue (VGI)$4,700,000
Review score84% positive
Total reviews15,636
Release dateAug 19, 2019
DeveloperWorld's Edge, Forgotten Empires, Tantalus
PublisherXbox Game Studios

Genres: Strategy

Company pages: Developer: World's Edge, Forgotten Empires, Tantalus Publisher: Xbox Game Studios

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Game overview

Overview

Age of Empires: Definitive Edition comes from World's Edge, Forgotten Empires, Tantalus and is published by Xbox Game Studios. It arrived on Steam on Aug 19, 2019, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, LAN PvP, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Steam Achievements, and Steam Trading Cards. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, Steam, and Xbox so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Age of Empires: Definitive Edition's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 597 players at 13 September 2026 - 06:57:30 UTC, with a tracked peak near 1,095. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 84% positive across 15,636 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Age of Empires: Definitive Edition is available in 13 languages including:

EnglishFrenchItalianGermanSpanish - SpainJapaneseKoreanPortuguese - BrazilRussianSimplified ChineseSpanish - Latin AmericaTraditional ChineseVietnamese languages with full audio support

11 regional rating boards including esrb, pegi, usk, oflc, and nzoflc

Platform	Type	OS	Processor	Memory	Graphics	Storage
Windows	Minimum	Windows 10 64bit	1.8 Ghz+ Dual Core or greater i5 or AMD equivalent	4 GB RAM	DirectX 11.0 compatible card with Direct3D Feature Level 11_0 or higher support and 1GB of free memory - Intel: HD 4000 (Ivy Bridge CPU)or better GPU - nVidia: GT 430 or better desktop GPU, or GT 425M or better mobile GPU - AMD: Radeon HD 5500 or better Desktop GPU, or Mobility Radeon 5650 or better mobile GPU	20 GB available space
Windows	Recommended	Windows 10 64bit	2.4 Ghz i5 or greater (4 HW threads)	16 GB RAM	Nvidia GTX 650; AMD HD 5850	20 GB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Age of Empires: Definitive Edition has sold up to 363,000 units and has 14,310 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $4,700,000. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

Age of Empires: Definitive Edition overview details

Age of Empires: Definitive Edition combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

Age of Empires, the pivotal RTS that launched a 20-year legacy returns in definitive form for Windows 10 PCs. Bringing together all of the officially released content with modernized gameplay, all-new visuals and a host of other new features, Age of Empires: Definitive Edition is the complete RTS package. Engage in over 40 hours of updated campaign content with new narration and pacing, jump online in up to 8-player battles with new competitive features and modes, experience 4K HD visuals with overhauled animations, get creative with the scenario builder and share your creations. There’s never been a better time to jump in to Age of Empires. Welcome back to history.

SteamPulse editorial summary

Age of Empires: Definitive Edition is listed as a game with $19.99. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, LAN PvP, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Steam Achievements, and Steam Trading Cards, and is associated with Strategy. SteamPulse's latest observation records 597 players at 13 September 2026 - 06:57:30 UTC, a tracked peak of 1,095, and 84% positive reviews.

Overview facts

Field	Value
Game	Age of Empires: Definitive Edition
Steam App ID	1017900
Type	game
Release date	Aug 19, 2019
Developer	World's Edge, Forgotten Empires, Tantalus
Publisher	Xbox Game Studios
Price	$19.99
Platforms	Windows
Genres	Strategy
Categories	Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, LAN PvP, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Cloud, Includes level editor, Family Sharing
Supported languages	English * , French * , Italian * , German * , Spanish - Spain * , Japanese * , Korean * , Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese * , Spanish - Latin America * , Traditional Chinese, Vietnamese * languages with full audio support
Website	Official website

Player and review overview

Metric	Value
Latest observed players	597 · 13 September 2026 - 06:57:30 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak	1,095
Positive reviews	13,176
Negative reviews	2,460
Total reviews	15,636
Positive percent	84%
Review type	Very Positive
Recommendations	14,310
Average playtime	4,048 minutes

SteamPulse record freshness

Field	Value
Steam release date	Aug 19, 2019
Official Steam feed update (UTC)	30 July 2026 - 17:09:46 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)	13 September 2026 - 06:57:30 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)	13 September 2026 - 06:57:30 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)	13 September 2026 - 06:57:30 UTC

Overview tags

Strategy RTS Multiplayer Base-Building Singleplayer City Builder Historical Classic Remake Medieval Story Rich Real-Time Co-op Great Soundtrack Action

Highlighted achievements

Achievement	Description
Roma Victrix	No description
Veni, Vidi, Vici	No description
Imperial Peace	No description
The Elephant In The Rome	No description
Punic Attack	No description
Hittite Baby One More Time	No description
Pharaoh	No description
Smoking Ziggurats	No description
Epic	No description
Big In Japan	No description

Support and legal notes

Field	Value
Support email	Not available
Support URL	Support page
Legal notice	© 2019 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Age of Empires: Definitive Edition is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

Reference	Link
SteamPulse canonical	https://steampulse.org/game/1017900
Steam Store	https://store.steampowered.com/app/1017900/
Steam Community	https://steamcommunity.com/app/1017900
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Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for Age of Empires: Definitive Edition?

Age of Empires: Definitive Edition's latest SteamPulse observation records 597 players at 13 September 2026 - 06:57:30 UTC, with a tracked peak of 1,095 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. SteamPulse also records about 67 hours of average lifetime playtime.

Is Age of Empires: Definitive Edition growing or declining recently?

September 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 666 players; the highest observed daily value is 973 players. Available values are provisional and will continue changing until the UTC month closes. The completed comparison month is August 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for Age of Empires: Definitive Edition?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (28.7%), United Kingdom (10.3%), Germany (8%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (25.5%), United Kingdom (8.7%), Germany (7.1%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (33.2%), United Kingdom (9.4%), Germany (7.6%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (23.8%), United Kingdom (7.9%), Germany (7%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for Age of Empires: Definitive Edition?

Age of Empires: Definitive Edition currently sits at 84% positive across 15,636 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 13,176 positive reviews and 2,460 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Very Positive.

How much follower and Twitch attention does Age of Empires: Definitive Edition have?

Age of Empires: Definitive Edition currently has about 41.3K tracked Steam followers as of 8 July 2026 - 00:00:00 UTC. On Twitch, SteamPulse is matching roughly 0 live viewers across 0 active streams for the game's category.

What is the current Steam price for Age of Empires: Definitive Edition?

Age of Empires: Definitive Edition is currently listed at $19.99 on Steam. SteamPulse uses the current store snapshot and historical price records to show whether the page is at full price or in a discounted window. Steam recommendations currently stand near 14,310, which helps add market context around that price.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Very Positive

84% positive, 13,176 positive, 2,460 negative

Price and discount

$19.99

Platforms

Windows

Categories

Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, LAN PvP, Cross-Platform Multiplayer

Achievements

Platform releases

Steam 19 August 2019
Xbox 20 February 2018

DLC and packages

Steam bundles

Age of Empires 25th Anniversary CollectionBundle #28326 - 25% off$51.68

Age of Empires: Definitive Edition SoundtrackThe official Age of Empires : Definitive Edition soundtrack includes more than 20 songs from one of the most beloved and best-selling real-time strategy games of all time, all remastered and composed for a modern listening experience.music #1237770$9.99

Age of Empires: Definitive EditionBuy Age of Empires: Definitive Edition #337409$19.99

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 64bit Processor: 1.8 Ghz+ Dual Core or greater i5 or AMD equivalent Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: DirectX 11.0 compatible card with Direct3D Feature Level 11_0 or higher support and 1GB of free memory - Intel: HD 4000 (Ivy Bridge CPU)or better GPU - nVidia: GT 430 or better desktop GPU, or GT 425M or better mobile GPU - AMD: Radeon HD 5500 or…

Recommended requirements

Recommended: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 64bit Processor: 2.4 Ghz i5 or greater (4 HW threads) Memory: 16 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GTX 650; AMD HD 5850 DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 20 GB available space

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