Age of Empires II (Retired)

Age of Empires II (Retired)

by Skybox Labs·published by Xbox Game Studios

Steam · Overwhelmingly Positive

Steam Facts

Data current as of Apr 27, 2026. We re-crawl reviews and metadata every 14 days.
Steam Sentiment95

Overwhelmingly Positive

Fewer than 5% of Steam games with 1,000+ reviews achieve this.

Share

Quick Stats

Reviews

44,972en

102,501 total (all languages)

Current as of Apr 27, 2026

Released

Apr 9, 2013

Price

$19.99

Velocity

4.7/day

Slowing

Metadata current as of May 1, 2026 · Source: Steam

Market Reach

Estimated owners±40%

3.2M

Estimated gross revenue±40%

$63.0M

Based on 102,501 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 II has been re-imagined in high definition. With the release of Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition, this product will not be updated further.

Sentiment History

Sentiment over time

Playtime Sentiment

Sentiment by time invested

· 10,018 post-launch reviews
?
0h
73%71 rev
<2h
79%66 rev
2-10h
95%1,314 rev
10-50h
97%3,078 rev
50-200h
98%2,986 rev
200h+
97%2,503 rev

Players who invest more time rate this game significantly higher (+19pts) — a strong signal of a slow-burn experience that rewards patience.

Competitive Benchmark

Compared to 29 similar games in the Strategy genre released in 2013.

Sentiment vs. similar gamesTop 4%
Popularity vs. similar gamesTop 7%

Tags

Loading analytics...

Get more analyses like Age of Empires II (Retired)

Free reports today. Pro launches soon. No spam.

View on Steam Store →