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Age of Empires II (Retired)
GameValio recommendationMaybe
A fair option right now, though it's not quite compelling enough to jump on immediately.
- Highly rated (84,881 reviews)
- Wait for a sale
- Smaller community
Why “Maybe”
The ring is the score: filled up to 59 out of 100. Each colour is what one signal added; the five bands below show where the score landed.
- Skip This
- Wait for Sale
- Maybe
- Worth It
- Great Deal
Where to buy
1 store · lowest price first
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Behind the recommendation
How we got to this score: each signal, the factors behind it and the data that feeds it.
Value40/100
- $19.99: reasonable price
Source: prices from the stores we track, compared with this game's own price history.
Not enough history to draw a chart yet.
Quality85/100
- 96% positive (84,881 reviews): overwhelmingly positive
- Metacritic 68/100: mixed reception from critics
- 84,881 reviews: very large sample
Source: Steam reviews and Metacritic, collected daily.
Steam review score 96% · Overwhelmingly PositivePositive 81kNegative 4k
Popularity41/100
- Players down 19% in recent days
- 2,587 concurrent players: solid base
- 84,881 total reviews: major title
Source: Steam concurrent players and review volume, collected daily.
Daily peak concurrent players
Players now 2kPeak in period 3k
Game details
- Developers
- Skybox Labs, Hidden Path Entertainment, Ensemble Studios, Forgotten Empires
- Publishers
- Xbox Game Studios
- Release date
- April 9, 2013
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 294
- Steam recs
- 84,403
- Official website
- www.ageofempires.com/games/aoeii
- Supported languages
11 languages, 7 with full audioSee the list
English (audio) · German (audio) · French (audio) · Italian (audio) · Korean (audio) · Spanish - Spain (audio) · Simplified Chinese (audio) · Russian · Japanese · Dutch · Portuguese - Brazil
- Categories
Single-player, Multi-player, Steam Achievements +8See the list
Single-player · Multi-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Captions available · Steam Workshop · Steam Cloud · Stats · Steam Leaderboards · Includes level editor · Family Sharing
PC requirements Recommended
- Additional
- 900x600 minimum display resolution
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Is Age of Empires II (Retired) worth buying?
A fair option right now, though it's not quite compelling enough to jump on immediately.
Where can I buy Age of Empires II (Retired) cheapest?
The best current deal for Age of Empires II (Retired) is on Steam for $19.99.
What type of game is Age of Empires II (Retired)?
Age of Empires II (Retired) is categorized as: Strategy.
What platforms is Age of Empires II (Retired) available on?
Age of Empires II (Retired) is available on: Windows.
When was Age of Empires II (Retired) released?
Age of Empires II (Retired) was released on April 9, 2013.
How many people are playing Age of Empires II (Retired)?
According to recent data, Age of Empires II (Retired) has approximately 2,270 concurrent players 9 hours ago.
Who made Age of Empires II (Retired)?
Developed by: Skybox Labs, Hidden Path Entertainment, Ensemble Studios, Forgotten Empires
Published by: Xbox Game Studios
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