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Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition
Game overview
What is Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition?
A definitive edition of the classic historical real-time strategy game with extensive campaigns and competitive multiplayer.
What you actually do
The core loop
The main loop centers on base building, resource management, unit control, technology ages and territory control.
How progress works
Progress comes from age advancement, campaign completion and ranked play.
Action and interaction
Action and interaction center on strategic combat and real time.
How the game is structured
The game is structured around battlefield maps.
Best for
Who this works for.
Couples
Strong for couples
Your setup
Can your group play it?
The essentials first, with platform-specific detail available below.
Player and mode details1 setup
Selected platforms
- 2-8 players online
Verified core group profile supports up to 8; dedicated-server or ambient-world capacity is intentionally not substituted for a normal group size.
In play
See how it plays.
Availability
Platform differences.
Important edition and storefront differences remain available without taking over the page.
Check platform and storefront details1 group
Steam
PC
- PC availability and input support from publisher-submitted Steam data; cross-platform matrix left unknown here.
PC hardware
Will it run?
Well suited to modest PCs.
View minimum PC requirementsExact specs
- CPU
- Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD Athlon 64x2 5600+
- GPU
- NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 420 or ATI™ Radeon™ HD 6850 or Intel® HD Graphics 4000 or better with 2 GB VRAM
- RAM
- 4 GB
- Storage
- 15 GB
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