Age of Empires IV

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7.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 473 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 339 out of 473
  2. Mixed: 58 out of 473
  3. Negative: 76 out of 473
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  1. Bavari1990
    Sep 8, 2023
    10
    A year after it's release on PC somehow Relic Entertainment & World's Edge managed to port this game on Xbox Systems and it's amazing, you are in full control of your army and it doesn't feel weird using the controller at all, I couldn't recommend it enough.
  2. Luiszxc
    Sep 1, 2023
    10
    It's actually great AOE. Love the historic campaign so far. It feels like direct upgrade and mix of aoe2+aoe3 and also it feels a bit like stronghold. It just needs some more work (and some stuff is really missing like player scores ingame, minimap filters and many other features should be added) so I hope it will get frequent updates and I can't wait for the mods and hopefully, in time,It's actually great AOE. Love the historic campaign so far. It feels like direct upgrade and mix of aoe2+aoe3 and also it feels a bit like stronghold. It just needs some more work (and some stuff is really missing like player scores ingame, minimap filters and many other features should be added) so I hope it will get frequent updates and I can't wait for the mods and hopefully, in time, multiplayer will be as successful as in aoe2… Expand
  3. Ezio1459
    Sep 1, 2023
    10
    微软牛逼，总是愿意花钱在不挣钱的领域，这么多年总算解决了一个问题，士兵可以登上城墙了！
  4. DzmitryBoston
    Aug 5, 2023
    9
    Great! Great! Great! historical videos, stories, and gameplay! Wow. Such a nice RTS. BUT sometimes AI is just horrible. In any case, I am just glad that I decided to take a break from consoles and play this game. Extremely recommended.
  5. Harthik69
    Jul 9, 2023
    9
    Nice Game. Would love to play again in future. Good Graphics and mechanics!!!
  6. Crazygame
    Jun 15, 2023
    10
    This is really great real time strategy game, Especially all countries have different specialty and you can feel good this when you're playing different countries.
  7. erfunfazli
    Apr 17, 2023
    8
    Historical narrating is really good as a person who loves history I really liked that.
    After some years now we have a real time strategic Game with a good and cooked graphics.
    It has an acceptable gameplay, differences between factions are good.
    This game reminds me age of mythology.
  8. CnPx98
    Feb 9, 2023
    10
    The best AOE to date. I really enjoyed how the added a campaign that was not only a great story but a real one aswell.
    The game overall plays well with no issues. The improvements they made over previous installments were all good ones.
    Really glad this series still gets attention after 25 years!
  9. RetroGameCO
    Jan 31, 2023
    10
    Me encanto el juego, de lo mejor que hay en juegos de estrategia en tiempo real
  10. Voodoo123
    Dec 11, 2022
    8
    Solid classic RTS with a fascinating documentary wrapped into the campaign interwoven as each new mission starts. The gameplay is addictive if a little repetitive over longer sessions of play.
  11. ustunab
    Nov 21, 2022
    8
    Story with real-world cutscene design is really good. Gameplay a bit messy but ok for me. Looking for console release.
  12. darkshaol1n
    Oct 4, 2022
    10
    I love the game. After over 200 hours it still makes fun. The AI is much better than in AoE2 and it is easier to focus on troop movements and strategies for casular gamers. I like the graphics, the nations and the single player campaigns are also very nice with a lot of content and education. There are not too many nations, but it takes a while until you master only one of them. I canI love the game. After over 200 hours it still makes fun. The AI is much better than in AoE2 and it is easier to focus on troop movements and strategies for casular gamers. I like the graphics, the nations and the single player campaigns are also very nice with a lot of content and education. There are not too many nations, but it takes a while until you master only one of them. I can fully recommend and am looking forward to the continous improvements and additional content.… Expand
  13. MooiWeer
    Sep 30, 2022
    8
    It's age of empires III in a more modern and more balanced jacket, with interesting game-changers and a full team of developers, analysts and players playing the game for balance updates, which is great. The ladder is a good feature. The win conditions with landmarks is a fantastic change. Vision and hill usage is great, and in single player everything is well-explained and clear, asIt's age of empires III in a more modern and more balanced jacket, with interesting game-changers and a full team of developers, analysts and players playing the game for balance updates, which is great. The ladder is a good feature. The win conditions with landmarks is a fantastic change. Vision and hill usage is great, and in single player everything is well-explained and clear, as opposed to AOE2, where you had to Google and watch YouTube videos to find out specific "game features". Being able to stand on walls is so logical and thankfully it's in there. Real Sim City vibes, I love it. It's game pace is much quicker (games can easily be won after 10-15 mins).

    However, after launch age of empires 4 started the game started off as rather clunky in gameplay and pathing, luckily most is fixed now. What remains rediculous is that arrows can't miss their target and will follow a unit anywhere once it's shot by a Town Center or archer. Lastly, the civilizations are so different, they are hard to learn and you see many one-trick pony's in the game. On the contrary, single player does learn you some civs. Single player should have included every civ, however, it feels a bit empty, short, quick to play fully.    … Expand
  14. Voyagerx
    Jul 24, 2022
    10
    Great skill based game! Only your skill matters here. Instead of developing a character in an RPG by leveling up YOU develop yourself from time to time. There is always a good reason why you lost the last game. Learn from every lost game, don't repeat the mistakes you made and you will be a high elo player very soon.

    Don't believe what others say, game is balanced as it is. You need to    Great skill based game! Only your skill matters here. Instead of developing a character in an RPG by leveling up YOU develop yourself from time to time. There is always a good reason why you lost the last game. Learn from every lost game, don't repeat the mistakes you made and you will be a high elo player very soon.

    Don't believe what others say, game is balanced as it is. You need to be at least Top 1% to notice balance issues. Like I said, only your skill depends.

    A former Master SC2 player    … Expand
  15. Moglebaum
    Jul 6, 2022
    9
    The biggest negative about this game is the community constantly complaining about bugs and missing features. The game itself is extremely rewarding and feels completely different whether you play 1v1, 2v2 or even 4v4. Coop-Teamplay is amazing and with Season 2, this game will be anough polished for all players to give it a try or come back to it. If you fix this, 10 / 10 stars.

    There    The biggest negative about this game is the community constantly complaining about bugs and missing features. The game itself is extremely rewarding and feels completely different whether you play 1v1, 2v2 or even 4v4. Coop-Teamplay is amazing and with Season 2, this game will be anough polished for all players to give it a try or come back to it. If you fix this, 10 / 10 stars.

    There is just one thing I want the devs to take care of: If you target an enemy siege unit, your units will run in and target only this unit with their semi-long-range torches, that's perfect unit control. But if you attack move on a single archer with your knights, they will circle and circle around the enemy and die, because that archer is not to reach. What you need to do is: Attack move the ground in front of the archers and never click on a single enemy to attack move. This is a noob killer, and the attack move should work differently. Even a single right-click on an enemy should not cause this problem.    … Expand
  16. ShaMana
    Feb 2, 2022
    9
    I am very impressed and incredibly happy with the title. Note, while not incredibly competitive, I LOVE the single player content. It reminds me of the good times 20 years ago. Well bloody done people
  17. NachoSlayer
    Jan 12, 2022
    9
    people complaining about graphics being too low in an RTS do not know how an RTS works. Try loading in a big frigging army and see if your FPS survives. Performance > your units looking like a diva.

    Game runs nice, Civs feel unique and you actually learn something if you want to as you unlock documentaries they recorded for this game. If you are one of those nerds like me that read the    people complaining about graphics being too low in an RTS do not know how an RTS works. Try loading in a big frigging army and see if your FPS survives. Performance > your units looking like a diva.

    Game runs nice, Civs feel unique and you actually learn something if you want to as you unlock documentaries they recorded for this game. If you are one of those nerds like me that read the descriptions in Age of Mythology you will greatly appreciate this.

    I would give this game a higher score, but it did have some, albeit not directly game breaking, bugs that show up now and then at launch in some of their campaign missions. It also misses some features at launch like saving your game in multiplayer or pausing the game in multiplayer when you need to take a leak while playing with a friend.

    If you care about gameplay and think performance and skill matter more over your buildings and units wearing a nice and fancy pixel dress this game is for you.

    If you'd rather look like a sparkling princess, play the games those 0/10 reviewers are playing.    … Expand
  18. Swat7
    Jan 11, 2022
    9
    nothing but fun all day the gameplay refreshed the story intresting so much videos and storytelling of history. so many unlocks to keep playing each era of history has so many story missions. building building units upgrades are so simple to use
  19. Frankie321
    Jan 9, 2022
    8
    Potentially great. The good points said about the game already, I would also say. I really just want to send a message to the developers (hope they read this). Please add more CUSTOMISATION options. Specifically, 1) I find the game speed too fast when there's lots happening. Please offer a speed selection option for single player, which allows us to slow down the game when it'sPotentially great. The good points said about the game already, I would also say. I really just want to send a message to the developers (hope they read this). Please add more CUSTOMISATION options. Specifically, 1) I find the game speed too fast when there's lots happening. Please offer a speed selection option for single player, which allows us to slow down the game when it's complex or speed up the game early on when not much is happening. 2) Please allow a Free Pause. This allows you to pause the game, analyse the situation, and give orders, then resume the game playing. Some people believe Free Pause is cheating. That's fine, if you don't like it, don't use it. Free Pause could be a tick box in the Options to enable or disable. I like Free Pause because I enjoy having the time to analyse a complex situation, and having the time to assign orders to my units to implement my plan. Without Free Pause or slowing the speed, the game bec0mes a hurried, actions-per-minute actions frenzy. Some people may like that, fine, that's why the suggestion is to allow customisation options and let players choose the type of play they enjoy.… Expand
  20. chrij
    Dec 17, 2021
    8
    It's a great game because it's similar to the good old AoE 2, the Age of Kings. The developers did a good job in the art design, the UI, the sound-design and also the fractions. It looks good even on my 7 year old gaming PC. Only in 4 vs 4 games I have to go on low settings.
    The campaign is also very good. I like also the history videos. Great stuff.
    There is some content to come with    It's a great game because it's similar to the good old AoE 2, the Age of Kings. The developers did a good job in the art design, the UI, the sound-design and also the fractions. It looks good even on my 7 year old gaming PC. Only in 4 vs 4 games I have to go on low settings.
    The campaign is also very good. I like also the history videos. Great stuff.
    There is some content to come with AoE 4 and I really think it has the potential to become played for years. We just have to build up a strong community and playerbase.
    8/10 is just for one reason: There is no option to buy a DVD or BlueRay (just Download) and if ordered in a box it is just some cheap paper without any love for detail. To be said: Better having a cheap box for a good game than a good box for a cheap game.    … Expand
  21. Jam_Cam
    Dec 12, 2021
    10
    Great job bringing AoE back into the spotlight. I wish there was more countries/cultures to play but I'm sure that will come with time. This game could have only been better if they had added more trebuchets.
  22. fetqqq
    Dec 9, 2021
    8
    Good campaign, bad multiplayer and graphics feel worse than in AoE III.. The game has low dynamics, ugly graphics, poor UI. Each civilization, in my opinion, has little difference from each other... But since there are no more strategies, the score is 8.
  23. SILVERIOGEO
    Dec 6, 2021
    9
    Gostei muito deste game a desenvolvedora conseguiu desenvolver uma campanha Histórica com uma narrativa bem atraente parabens.
  24. Koose
    Dec 6, 2021
    10
    Amazing game! I play 1-2 games every day! I would recommend if you enjoyed AoE2
  25. Adventurer69
    Dec 6, 2021
    10
    Best RTS right now, that brings all elements together of fast strategy games and a bit slower economy aspects.
  26. ArtEM-41
    Dec 5, 2021
    10
    Лучшая RTS за последнее время. Отличное развитие идей как второй так и третей части в комбинации с новыми идеями.
  27. luiscarlosapeu
    Dec 1, 2021
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game is very interesting and has everything to be even better, nowadays AoE 4 already manages to unite the modern graphics engine with the classic gameplay. But to really stand out from all historical RTS and get a wider range of users, the ideal would be to produce a WE of Warcraft 3-style Map Editor, if there was a world editor with at least half the resources available that exist in the fascinating WE, as an example of the practical Object Editor database, facility for imports and replacement of external 3D models, AoE 4 would not be a game that would just please old and new players, opening up possibilities for easier modifications and already having Much of the best part of its AoE 2 based inspiration, the new AoE 4 could with all this become one of the best RTS of all time, bringing new and old generations together.… Expand
  28. nobody_b
    Nov 27, 2021
    10
    Age of Empires IV is the best Age of Empires and the best strategy game ever! I love the campaign and multiplayer mode and looking forward new add ons with new civs!
  29. nhdangkhoa21395
    Nov 26, 2021
    10
    yup, this is AOE, great game so far, recommend u guy play it.
    The Graphic and Animation..........SO GREAT !
    Gameplay so good.... PVP is the most fun and dramatic, Campaign is an ART !
    Some little bug and AI is not that great but it still good and will be Update soon !
  30. gothburz
    Nov 25, 2021
    10
    AOE4 gives off strong AOE2 vibes and it feels great to play! Really takes you back.
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81

Generally favorable reviews - based on 85 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 72 out of 85
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 85
  3. Negative: 0 out of 85
  1. Riot Pixels
    Feb 23, 2022
    70
    Age of Empires 4 is based on a solid foundation created way back during the last millennium, but it suffers from a plethora of annoying little flaws and drawbacks. Some of them will be fixed with patches and maybe future DLCs, if we’re lucky, but even then, it’s a far cry from the stellar Age of Empires 2.
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  2. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Feb 18, 2022
    80
    A very decent sequel of a great series that builds up on its legacy rather than dramatically changing it. Enjoy eight very different experiences for each playable nation as you go through their most significant historical periods in great detail.
  3. Gaming Nexus
    Jan 27, 2022
    88
    A solid campaign and endless customization for single-player, co-op and online play, Age of Empires IV deserves a ton of credit for making turn-based strategy a treat to play.
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