Age of Empires IV

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7.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 473 Ratings

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  1. vmox
    Nov 3, 2021
    9
    I really likes this game, soo far i have a blast playing and very addictive, so far i have 200hrs gameplay
  2. kulaw3277
    Nov 4, 2021
    10
    best history-based RTS. I cannot wait DLCs with more civilizations. Campaigns are very interesting and 4K HDR video clips are very informative.
  3. hrzip
    Nov 5, 2021
    10
    This is mostly different game than originals but I like it. Finally there won't be 100 monks in enemy attack. Refreshing and relaxing game. I like how they did history lectures in campaign, also short movies about important details like how war horses were used are great.
  4. Erfar
    Nov 7, 2021
    9
    Good classic RTS but has bugs that coould reduce enjoyment by campaign. In multiplayer more polished but still require some QoL adjustments.

    P.s. actualy it should be 8/10 BUT those in-game videos about medieval things are amazing!
  5. Kanarek55
    Nov 7, 2021
    9
    I like the game very much, I have been waiting for it for a long time. Decent gameplay, high-level sound, the campaign is solid and movies are the best. The graphics only thought it would be better. Overall, I highly recommend it, especially for fans of the series.
  6. WilcoRoger
    Nov 8, 2021
    10
    Good old RTS gameplay, exactly what I´ve expected. I was a big fan of AOE2 and this one comes pretty close.
  7. khanlion
    Nov 8, 2021
    7
    We waited a long time but it was worth the wait. And very low system required.
  8. gakover
    Nov 8, 2021
    10
    Хорошая игра. 10 баллов за хороший ртс. Хотелось бы побольше государств ,благо Русь нормально играется. Играя бесплатно через game pass остался очень довольным
  9. Crocodotochiste
    Nov 9, 2021
    9
    A great game, with a marvelous story, even tho the second Age of Empires remains one of my favourites, and one of the first games I had played as a young lad, thos
  10. TheNebeskyMuz
    Nov 16, 2021
    10
    Good game. Got it in gamepass from xbox. She deserves your attention. I'm not a super fan of this episode, but I really liked this part.
  11. patrickscar17
    Nov 13, 2021
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Jogo maravilhoso demais! Tirando alguns bugs de grupos trancarem nos locais em vez de andar quando precisa deles, está tudo correto. Esperava gráficos superiores também, mas o que já tem são ótimos!
    Saudade da Franquia finalmente chegou.
    Novas atualizações estão por vir, se elas atualizarem, corrigem os bugs, acrescentarem novos mapas aleatórios, modo criativo e também novos povos como opção, minha nota vai ser "!10!".

    Too wonderful game! Aside from a few bugs from groups locking into places instead of walking around when you need them, that's okay. I expected superior graphics too, but what you have are great!
    Franchise's longing has finally arrived.
    New updates are coming, if they update, fix bugs, add new random maps, creative mode and also new peoples as option, my grade will be "!10!".    … Expand
  12. yuridelgross
    Nov 15, 2021
    10
    Recuerdos de la infancia y de la era de oro de Age of Empires. Gracias Microsoft, supieron escuchar a los usuarios y corrigieron los errores del 3. Recupera lo mejor del 2 e incorpora detalles muy valorables en jugabilidad, gráficos e historia. Enhorabuena para todos los amantes del género.
  13. Vestherian
    Nov 18, 2021
    9
    This is a successful sequel to the AoE series, following the footsteps of AoE2 a little more than the others but with a few aspects of AoE3 trickled in.
    The game isn't perfect but with a few patches and upcoming content it's a great RTS for casual and competitive play.
    Yes, there are fewer civs but they play vastly differently as opposed to previous games' starting civs. There are a lot    This is a successful sequel to the AoE series, following the footsteps of AoE2 a little more than the others but with a few aspects of AoE3 trickled in.
    The game isn't perfect but with a few patches and upcoming content it's a great RTS for casual and competitive play.
    Yes, there are fewer civs but they play vastly differently as opposed to previous games' starting civs. There are a lot of details of love in this game that make it pop such as the language and appearance evolve as you age up.
    It will only get better with time and as the team works on balance and content for the game.

    The campaign itself is very educational and the cutscenes are a beautiful mesh of real life footage overlayed with golden re-imaginings of the soldiers on spot. I can't wait to see more of these in future expansions.

    The issues that I currently see and i have faith they will fix them + personal feature wishlist:
    - Unit pathing can be difficult and clunky
    - Ability to choose your color in skirmishes, maybe add more variety of color
    - in game taunts like AoE3 are sorely missed - WOLOLO
    - When graphics set to max the game looks blurry for no reason. For now i set a 50% sharpen in nVidia control panel and it's fine.
    - Follow and Patrol commands for units is missing
    - Map Editor and Modding
    - Random Civ option
    - Save, Load, Rejoin games
    - Improved map generation, right now there are small problems with balancing.

    Some of this has already been confirmed as on the way in the next several months.

    Overall it's the AoE sequel i've been waiting for the past dozen + years and I can't wait to see more. I really hope they support it for years to come with QoL, features and 3+ DLC with new campaign and civs.    … Expand
  14. H43
    Nov 18, 2021
    10
    All civizilations have diffirent gameplay its very good (in AoE 2 almost all civizilations gameplay is same) Graphics 10/10 very good. Campaign,Multiplayer and Singleplayer modes are very good too.
    (İ played AoE 4 102.7 hours)
  15. 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
  16. SILVERIOGEO
    Dec 6, 2021
    9
    Gostei muito deste game a desenvolvedora conseguiu desenvolver uma campanha Histórica com uma narrativa bem atraente parabens.
  17. Nikita_Myshov
    Aug 2, 2022
    4
    A big request to make the Russian voice-over for the game, as it is very inconvenient to read the subtitles, as I'm visually impaired.
  18. 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
  19. 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.
  20. Mordred26
    Nov 10, 2021
    9
    When AoE IV was announced, I was skeptical, but after having played a dozen or so hours (almost 2 full campaigns) I can safely say my doubts were wrong.

    Relic have improved on what AoE2 had already built. I like that they added their own twists, like unit actions (à la Company of Heroes). The campaigns themselves are what really changed my mind. The cutscenes in between missions are    When AoE IV was announced, I was skeptical, but after having played a dozen or so hours (almost 2 full campaigns) I can safely say my doubts were wrong.

    Relic have improved on what AoE2 had already built. I like that they added their own twists, like unit actions (à la Company of Heroes). The campaigns themselves are what really changed my mind. The cutscenes in between missions are almost out of a BBC documentary and you unlock additional videos and historical tidbits as you go along.

    Of course there is room for improvement but the game is definitely worth your money if you're a fan of the series (and RTS in general).    … Expand
  21. 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
  22. zmija1
    Sep 7, 2023
    1
    very bad graphic browser like men not visual good slow responsive screen units ,not recommended an multiplyer no players at all
  23. swedetrap
    Nov 7, 2021
    10
    Whether you're new to the series or have been playing since the early days, Age of Empire IV knocks it out of the park on nearly every level. New players receive the benefit of a fantastic set of tutorial campaigns, while old-timers can (almost) jump right into the action they know and love. There's little not to love here. The graphics are fantastic, the soundtrack is (again, almost) theWhether you're new to the series or have been playing since the early days, Age of Empire IV knocks it out of the park on nearly every level. New players receive the benefit of a fantastic set of tutorial campaigns, while old-timers can (almost) jump right into the action they know and love. There's little not to love here. The graphics are fantastic, the soundtrack is (again, almost) the best of the series to date, and the gameplay is extraordinary.… Expand
  24. 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.
  25. 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
  26. aalrif
    Nov 17, 2021
    8
    Sebagai orang yang main seri age of empires dari kecil, menurutku aoe4 tidak jauh berbeda dari seri-seri sebelumnya, Itu bukan berarti hal yang buruk. Ada 8 civilization dan semuanya memiliki gameplay yang berbeda, untuk saat ini menurutku setiap civs nya masih belum balance, ada beberapa yang perlu di buff atau nerf. Untuk campaign, cerita yang dibawakan ada 4 dan diisi dengan videoSebagai orang yang main seri age of empires dari kecil, menurutku aoe4 tidak jauh berbeda dari seri-seri sebelumnya, Itu bukan berarti hal yang buruk. Ada 8 civilization dan semuanya memiliki gameplay yang berbeda, untuk saat ini menurutku setiap civs nya masih belum balance, ada beberapa yang perlu di buff atau nerf. Untuk campaign, cerita yang dibawakan ada 4 dan diisi dengan video sejarah yang sangat menarik dan informatif. Untuk grafis menurutku seharusnya bisa lebih bagus.
    8.4/10    … Expand
  27. TheHungryMingo
    Nov 13, 2021
    7
    It feels like a good remake of AOE II but there's nothing that makes me want to play it for very long. It honestly just feels very basic, but maybe that's what people want from it.

    The menus for setting up 'skirmish' matches are awful, they have a few presets, but even just to set up a 4 player free for all with no teams takes way too long. I also think that the difference in difficulty    It feels like a good remake of AOE II but there's nothing that makes me want to play it for very long. It honestly just feels very basic, but maybe that's what people want from it.

    The menus for setting up 'skirmish' matches are awful, they have a few presets, but even just to set up a 4 player free for all with no teams takes way too long. I also think that the difference in difficulty levels is too large. The standard AI difficulty is challenging in a 4 player match, but dropping it down a level, the AI literally can't/won't do anything to stop you.    … Expand
  28. tomgrey
    Nov 4, 2021
    5
    I'd love to love it...but I'm really sorry... nostalgy is not enough...
    Back to Age of 2 Remastered.
  29. ShReKiNaToRI
    Dec 6, 2021
    7
    Comparado con las entregas anteriores este me parece el mas flojo, el primero fue innovador pero las mecánicas no eran las mejores, el segundo es el mejor en todo sentido, avanzo de era, de la antigua a la media, llevo las mecánicas a otro nivel, y que con el paso de las actualizaciones del juego llego a un punto donde se perfeccionaron demasiado permitiendo las mejores partidasComparado con las entregas anteriores este me parece el mas flojo, el primero fue innovador pero las mecánicas no eran las mejores, el segundo es el mejor en todo sentido, avanzo de era, de la antigua a la media, llevo las mecánicas a otro nivel, y que con el paso de las actualizaciones del juego llego a un punto donde se perfeccionaron demasiado permitiendo las mejores partidas multijugador de todas, el tercero avanzo de la edad media a la moderna, lo cual es algo que agradezco mucho, sin embargo los ejércitos se redujeron y eso hizo que las partidas multijugador no fuesen tan emocionantes, sin embargo la campaña con su gran apartado visual es de mis favoritas, sin embargo esta cuarta entrega recicla la edad media, mata casi al 100% el micromanejo, y además el apartado grafico pareciera que volvimos al 2010… Expand
  30. IJustWorkHere
    Nov 17, 2021
    7
    I am having a good time with Age of Empires IV so far. The gameplay is fairly straightforward and anybody with RTS experience will find it easy to hit the ground running. I think the historical aspects of the game are great/love seeing the armies overlaid on top of modern images.

    They *really* need to add the ability to save and/or pause multiplayer games - I play a lot of co-op    I am having a good time with Age of Empires IV so far. The gameplay is fairly straightforward and anybody with RTS experience will find it easy to hit the ground running. I think the historical aspects of the game are great/love seeing the armies overlaid on top of modern images.

    They *really* need to add the ability to save and/or pause multiplayer games - I play a lot of co-op against the computer and the inability to save/resume a multiplayer game is killing me and prevents me from rating this higher. It is ridiculous to expect people to sit there for hours with no break...life (for most of us) simply does not work that way.    … Expand
  31. Ipabega
    Nov 22, 2021
    8
    Im gonna give it 8 out of 10 just because i feel like this game should get more civilizations and a bit more features in next updates. Compared to previous AE's where they had more civilizations and some tribes i think this game deserves getting more stuff like that too. Other than that game is very fun, challenging and engaging.
  32. 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!
  33. Lateralus35
    Nov 23, 2021
    7
    I'm currently playing this game via Game Pass for $1. I would normally buy it through Steam but I don't think it's worth $110 NZD. I'll buy it from Steam once the price drops to about half that.
    I don't think it's a bad game but it's not as good as the fan boys are saying. Do some of you guys really think it's a 10/10 in it's current state? Come on, that's a big call. My short story is    I'm currently playing this game via Game Pass for $1. I would normally buy it through Steam but I don't think it's worth $110 NZD. I'll buy it from Steam once the price drops to about half that.
    I don't think it's a bad game but it's not as good as the fan boys are saying. Do some of you guys really think it's a 10/10 in it's current state? Come on, that's a big call. My short story is that I think it's about a 7/10 right now in it's current state. It feels like this game has been designed more for causal gamers. Initially, I don't have a problem with that however, AoE 2 DE has proved that you can have a complete game be suitable for both causal and hard core, without much of a compromise.

    I'll be following this games development closely over the next two years and if some of the issues are improved upon then I'll be happy to change this review to reflect that.    … Expand
  34. RetroGameCO
    Jan 31, 2023
    10
    Me encanto el juego, de lo mejor que hay en juegos de estrategia en tiempo real
  35. Gilchristion
    Aug 9, 2023
    0
    Not even 1 tenth of the game of its predecessors and not engaging. Just get anything else or one of the older games in the series this one isnt it.
  36. 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
  37. Lumpendoktor
    Jul 31, 2022
    2
    Graphic:
    I personally don't think the proportions are right. The hotkey menu with epoch-sorted buildings takes a lot of getting used to. I found the division into civil and military from the old predecessor to be considerably more convenient - especially with the new hotkeys in the DE.
    The graphic style is way too comical. The gold looks weird, the stones are kinda weird. However, I    Graphic:
    I personally don't think the proportions are right. The hotkey menu with epoch-sorted buildings takes a lot of getting used to. I found the division into civil and military from the old predecessor to be considerably more convenient - especially with the new hotkeys in the DE.
    The graphic style is way too comical. The gold looks weird, the stones are kinda weird. However, I think fields, buildings, forests and most units are okay. The animations are all very smart too.
    What surprises me:
    There are no race-specific differences between the camps. And they also don't change their appearance when epoch advancement - why?
    The mill in AoE II is derived from a donkey mill to a windmill. I thought that was very nice.
    In addition, the buildings were mostly race-specific - here, as I said: not.

    Audio Creation:
    Very clever, little criticism. Except that the fields burn for too long and the noise really gets on my nerves.

    Cards:
    The map selection looks spartan. The cards that are there are playable.Example Black Forest - today's "Dark Forest":
    Yes, we were used to having - to use MOBA jargon - lanes to the enemy. These are almost still there. The problem is that they are built like labyrinths. Far too probable, with no natural expression. One could also say: They are rigid. Sometimes the lane has a perfect right angle. There are hardly any curves or bulges. And exactly in the middle there are two clearings, each with a holy place.
    Yes, of course: balance-technically definitely understandable. Only: Isn't it that the cards are SO obvious?
    Why should I play with a face down card? Seriously: I don't discover anything new anyway. If you know one, you know them all. Yes, the resources are slightly different from time to time. But the maps always have the same structure.
    AI:
    Well, I'm a PvE player, so I often play AI vs AI. For me, AoE simply means playing a round in peace to switch off your head and just do something else instead of studying/work and so on. It's my - yes, even if AoE is the most hectic RTS in the world next to StarCraft - resting place.
    Admittedly, the enemy AI !can! be demanding. So far I've played on hard and very hard and I did have my problems at first - I guess it was the warming up though. All in all, the AI ​​is okay as an enemy.
    As an ally, however? Absolute crap!
    Just played a round of Black Forest with the Chinese. Because you can build quite a lot of landmarks as a Chinese, you need a relatively large amount of space. And so that the tax collectors can collect money, it would be nice if you could somehow get your buildings close together.
    The planning itself also worked. Until my ally, for reasons I couldn't understand, came up with the bright idea "Hey! I'll build a second base. In my ally's base! And grab their berries. And their rocks. And their gold!" - Yes! That's what the AI ​​did in AoE II too.
    And in principle I have no problem with stealing resources. Had my ally been in distress it would have spread to me to rebuild - no problem, total understanding. Because I was calm and able to defend him - !in front of the enemy base! - there was no reason to nest with me. There was no reason to pave his fort IN THE CENTER of my village, or put two mills next to my berries, that I didn't even have the option to plant my mill fields because his mills were in the way.
    In AoE II: No Thing - Onager out, click ax icon, demolish ally's buildings.
    Alternatively in the Definitive Edition: Chat on, 69, pling on the building. "Tear down the building at this position" - Römms - done.
    This allowed you to control the AI ​​a little, especially in the Definitive Edition. That worked great.
    Guess what's not possible in AoE IV.

    1. Use onagers to correct such stupid construction errors
    2. Give orders to the AI ​​via chat.
    God knows if the AI ​​even notices plings. Because while the AI ​​in AoE II always reacted in the chat ("A little wood please" - "Right away, sire!" *Palim* 100/1000 wood came as a tribute, or "Attack the enemy from this position" - "It can I'm not, sire"), the AI ​​doesn't react at all.
    In AoE III - what mmn. was also a flop - at least the AI ​​had some character by taunting the player. But she doesn't do that anymore either.
    She is there. There is no option to interact with her. She is just there.
    Minus point to the power of 10!
    But since I can only complain about the ally AI, I will return to AoE II here as well.

    Campaign:
    Documentaries are nice. They are fun and I read a lot of texts from the story section in AoE II as well.
    Personally, I think it's okay that you unlock short documentaries with every mission - even if I think that the videos should be available from the start via a "story" section.
    But: When I play a campaign, I actually expect - preferably historically accurate - that the story is told either from the point of view of a soldier through cutscenes, as in AoE II from the heroic point of view.    … Expand
  38. Marinusf
    Sep 3, 2022
    7
    Gameplay wise and graphics wise nothing too special. It's just a more modern version of AOE2. Overall the game lacks a UI that immerses you into the game. It looks too modern. Gameplay-wise they added some new features but these are also not really groundbreaking.
  39. 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
  40. 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
  41. 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.
  42. 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.
  43. 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
  44. 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.
  45. Harthik69
    Jul 9, 2023
    9
    Nice Game. Would love to play again in future. Good Graphics and mechanics!!!
  46. 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！
  47. 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.
  48. Talkys
    Sep 8, 2023
    5
    Very very empty. The graphics, campaign and new mechanics are good, but we don't have many civs, don't have scenario editor and don't have a good history tab.
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#76 Best PC Game of 2021
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#28 Most Discussed PC Game of 2021

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Metascore
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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