Age of Empires: Definitive Edition

by World's Edge·published by Xbox Game Studios

Steam · Very Positive

Steam Facts

Data current as of Apr 27, 2026. We re-crawl reviews and metadata every 14 days.

Steam Sentiment83

Very Positive

This puts the game in the top 30% of all reviewed games on Steam.

Quick Stats

Reviews

6,488en

15,249 total (all languages)

Current as of Apr 27, 2026

Released

Aug 19, 2019

Price

$19.99

Velocity

2.6/day

Slowing

Metadata current as of May 4, 2026 · Source: Steam

Market Reach

Estimated owners±60%

≈530K

Estimated gross revenue±60%

≈$2.9M

Based on 15,249 reviews (all languages)

boxleiter_v2

Based on review count × genre/age/price-adjusted Boxleiter ratio. Gross revenue before Steam’s 30% cut, refunds, and regional pricing.

About

Age of Empires, the pivotal real-time strategy game that launched a 20-year legacy returns with modernized gameplay, all-new 4K visuals, 8-person multiplayer battles and a host of other new features. Welcome back to history.

Sentiment History

Sentiment over time

Playtime Sentiment

Sentiment by time invested

· 6,474 post-launch reviews

51%304 rev

<2h

58%248 rev

2-10h

83%2,364 rev

10-50h

87%2,446 rev

50-200h

89%884 rev

200h+

91%228 rev

Players who invest more time rate this game significantly higher (+31pts) — a strong signal of a slow-burn experience that rewards patience.

Competitive Benchmark

Compared to 162 similar games in the Strategy genre released in 2019.

Sentiment vs. similar gamesTop 30%

Popularity vs. similar gamesTop 4%

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