Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition Price History and Player Count

Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition

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Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition

World's Edge, Forgotten Empires, CaptureAge, Tantalus Media, Wicked Witch, Feral InteractiveNov 14, 2019Strategy

$34.99 Very PositiveSteam Deck Playable
  • Strategy
  • RTS
  • City Builder
  • Multiplayer
  • Base Building
  • Historical
  • Singleplayer
  • Medieval
  • Resource Management
  • Classic
Playing now
14,438
Updated 10 minutes ago
24-hour peak
20,715
Last 24 hours
All-time peak
38,725
Jan 1, 2021
Avg this month
17,125
-5.25% vs last month
Steam reviews
94%
Very Positive

Data source: Steam Web APILast updated: How we collect this data

Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition player count chart

No, Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition is not dead. 14,438 people are playing it on Steam right now, with a 24-hour peak of 20,715. Over the last 30 days its player count has been stable (about the same on the month before).

History from Nov 1, 2019

Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition monthly player count

MonthAvg. playersGain% GainPeak players
November 202617,125-948-5.25%27,626
October 202618,073+34+0.19%29,152
September 202618,039+4,064+15.45%30,366
August 2026n/a-89-0.34%26,302
July 2026n/a-2,027-7.13%26,391
June 2026n/a+306+1.09%28,418
May 2026n/a-580-2.02%28,112
April 2026n/a+537+1.91%28,692
March 2026n/a-3,364-10.67%28,155
February 2026n/a+128+0.41%31,519
January 2026n/a+1,856+6.28%31,391
December 2025n/a+2,800+10.47%29,535
November 2025n/a-2,520-8.61%26,735
October 2025n/a+3,218+12.36%29,255
September 2025n/a+496+1.94%26,037
August 2025n/a-657-2.51%25,541
July 2025n/a-1,307-4.75%26,198
June 2025n/a-4,542-14.17%27,505
May 2025n/a+2,873+9.85%32,047
April 2025n/a+976+3.46%29,174
March 2025n/a+112+0.4%28,198
February 2025n/a-1,385-4.7%28,086
January 2025n/a+295+1.01%29,471
December 2024n/a-985-3.27%29,176
November 2024n/a+5,017+19.95%30,161
October 2024n/a+1,127+4.69%25,144
September 2024n/a-168-0.69%24,017
August 2024n/a+96+0.4%24,185
July 2024n/a-1,477-5.78%24,089
June 2024n/a-1,069-4.01%25,566
May 2024n/a-2,206-7.65%26,635
April 2024n/a-1,431-4.73%28,841
March 2024n/a+3,966+15.08%30,272
February 2024n/a-1,734-6.18%26,306
January 2024n/a-416-1.46%28,040
December 2023n/a-1,024-3.47%28,456
November 2023n/a+4,075+16.04%29,480
October 2023n/a+472+1.89%25,405
September 2023n/a+1,604+6.88%24,933
August 2023n/a-917-3.78%23,329
July 2023n/a+417+1.75%24,246
June 2023n/a-2,758-10.37%23,829
May 2023n/a+270+1.03%26,587
April 2023n/a-629-2.33%26,317
March 2023n/a-333-1.22%26,946
February 2023n/a-1,090-3.84%27,279
January 2023n/a+2,827+11.07%28,369
December 2022n/a+1,822+7.68%25,542
November 2022n/a+715+3.11%23,720
October 2022n/a+582+2.6%23,005
September 2022n/a+1,384+6.58%22,423
August 2022n/a-1,833-8.01%21,039
July 2022n/a-530-2.26%22,872
June 2022n/a-6,096-20.67%23,402
May 2022n/a+1,429+5.09%29,498
April 2022n/a+6,487+30.06%28,069
March 2022n/a-2,664-10.99%21,582
February 2022n/a-632-2.54%24,246
January 2022n/a+2,349+10.43%24,878
December 2021n/a-181-0.8%22,529
November 2021n/a-2,174-8.74%22,710
October 2021n/a+1,217+5.14%24,884
September 2021n/a-2,586-9.85%23,667
August 2021n/a+2,423+10.17%26,253
July 2021n/a+965+4.22%23,830
June 2021n/a-6,493-22.12%22,865
May 2021n/a-5,411-15.56%29,358
April 2021n/a+4,334+14.24%34,769
March 2021n/a-4,733-13.46%30,435
February 2021n/a-3,557-9.19%35,168
January 2021n/a+4,115+11.89%38,725
December 2020n/a+6,229+21.95%34,610
November 2020n/a+6,898+32.11%28,381
October 2020n/a+616+2.95%21,483
September 2020n/a-415-1.95%20,867
August 2020n/a-1,449-6.37%21,282
July 2020n/a-3,292-12.65%22,731
June 2020n/a-7,137-21.52%26,023
May 2020n/a-1,462-4.22%33,160
April 2020n/a+3,512+11.29%34,622
March 2020n/a+10,186+48.68%31,110
February 2020n/a-589-2.74%20,924
January 2020n/a+1,198+5.9%21,513
December 2019n/a-6,452-24.1%20,315
November 2019n/an/an/a26,767

How many people play Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition right now?

Right now, 14,438 players are in Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition on Steam. That makes it the #89 most played game on Steam at the moment. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 20,715 players. Today's peak is 12% below its 30-day average daily peak of 23,551.

Is Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition growing or declining?

Over the last 30 days Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition averaged a daily peak of 23,551 players, up 1% compared with the 30 days before (23,404). Its highest point this month (29,152) is 0% above the same period last year (29,255). In its first month after release (Nov 14, 2019) it peaked at 26,767 players. Today's player count is 37% of its all-time peak of 38,725, set on Jan 1, 2021.

Best time to play Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition

Based on the last 14 days, Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition is busiest around 20:00 UTC (3 PM in New York) and quietest around 07:00 UTC (2 AM in New York), when about 47% fewer people are online. For the fastest matchmaking, play close to the peak hour.

Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition players by hour and weekday

When Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition has the most players online, by weekday and hour, shown in your time zone. Busy hours mean faster matchmaking and fuller servers; quiet hours are best for solo play.

BusiestSunday at 15:00 UTCabout 28k players on average
QuietestThursday at 07:00 UTCabout 10k players on average
Busy vs quiet2.7xmore players at the busiest hour
Fewer playersMore playersTimes in UTC. Hover or tap a cell.

Average players for each hour of the week over the last 28 days, from our Steam player counts.

About Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition

42 Civilizations, 229 Campaign Missions, Singleplayer, Co-Op, Multiplayer, In-Game Editor, Mods, Cross-play...It is good to be the king.

Developer
World's Edge, Forgotten Empires, CaptureAge, Tantalus Media, Wicked Witch, Feral Interactive
Publisher
Xbox Game Studios
Released
Nov 14, 2019
Genre
Strategy
Steam Deck
Playable
Languages
17 languages, 10 with full audio

Screenshots

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Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition price history

$34.99
price now (US)
$34.99
lowest recorded · no discount seen since Oct 2026

Good time to buy? No sale seen yet. Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition costs $34.99 and we have not recorded a discount for it so far.Next Steam sale: Steam Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4. See the countdown

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Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition price by region

RegionSteam priceIn USDIn EURvs US
United States$34.99$34.9931.17 EURbase
Euro area32,99€$37.0332.99 EUR+6%
United Kingdom£25.99$34.9831.17 EUR0%
CanadaC$ 39.99$28.6325.51 EUR-18%
AustraliaA$ 39.95$27.9724.92 EUR-20%
New ZealandNZ$ 50.99$28.6625.54 EUR-18%
BrazilR$89,99$16.4614.67 EUR-53%
MexicoMex$ 349.00$18.7716.73 EUR-46%
Argentina (LATAM USD)$19.99$19.9917.81 EUR-43%
Poland139,00 zł$35.5531.67 EUR+2%
SwitzerlandCHF 32.50$39.7435.40 EUR+14%
Norway379,00 kr$40.7636.31 EUR+16%
Turkey (MENA USD)$19.99$19.9917.81 EUR-43%
Azerbaijan (CIS USD)$19.99$19.9917.81 EUR-43%
South AfricaR 349.00$21.2618.94 EUR-39%
India cheapest₹1,399.00$14.8113.19 EUR-58%
IndonesiaRp 299 500$16.5714.77 EUR-53%
China¥188.00$28.1925.12 EUR-19%
Japan¥3,900$24.6121.93 EUR-30%
South Korea₩ 36,500$27.1424.18 EUR-22%

Converted with the European Central Bank reference rates of 5 Nov 2026. Steam sells each region's price only to accounts in that region.

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Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition reviews over time

94% Very Positive94% of 183,561 Steam reviews are positiveRead reviews on Steam

Positive and negative Steam user reviews per month, from Steam's review history.

Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition on Twitch

941
watching now
23
live channels
8,966
24-hour peak viewers
5,415
7-day average viewers

Twitch category "Age of Empires II", sampled every 30 minutes since Oct 13, 2026. Most watched games on Twitch

Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition Twitch viewers per day, last 90 days

Average viewers per day (line) and the highest count of each day (dotted line).

Best day: 31 Oct 2026, with a peak of 52,900 viewers and 9,785 on average.

Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition streamers right now

  1. PandaSkills321
  2. FreakinAndy135
  3. MembTV130
  4. lewisaoe126
  5. VioletAnia57

Top Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition streamers this week

  1. TheBurntPeanut36,315
  2. Hera2,303
  3. T90Official1,640
  4. MataraKan1,367
  5. BiryArg1,288

Average viewers while live.

Top Twitch streamers across all games

Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition achievements

Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition has 300 Steam achievements. On average a player has unlocked 17.3% of them; the rarest, The Wonder, the Wonder, the...Oh, Never Mind, is held by 3.2% of players.

  • Fireworks ShowFire 100 projectiles with Rocket Carts.72.2%
  • Baby BoomerQueue 5 Villagers at the Town Center in the Dark Age55.0%
  • Varangians VictoryWin a game playing as the Varangians.54.9%
  • Armenian VictoryWin a game playing as the Armenians.53.6%
  • Out of Their ElementDestroy a ship using a melee unit.53.3%
  • Not Just a MilitiaUpgrade your Militia to Men-at-Arms53.3%
  • Celtic VictoryWin a game playing as the Celts.52.9%
  • Georgian VictoryWin a game playing as the Georgians.52.9%
  • Prepare for Boar!Research Loom at the Town Center52.6%
  • It's a Treb!Kill 25 units with Trebuchets.52.4%
  • Mapuche VictoryWin a game playing as the Mapuche.50.2%
  • Tupi VictoryWin a game playing as the Tupi.49.7%
  • Danes VictoryWin a game playing as the Danes.48.7%
  • Achaemenid VictoryWin a game playing as the Achaemenid in Chronicles: Battle for Greece.46.5%
  • Bird ShootingKill an enemy Scout Cavalry with your Town Center.45.8%
  • Muisca VictoryWin a game playing as the Muisca.44.9%
  • By Ahuramazda's GraceResearch an Achaemenid Town Center upgrade.44.0%
  • Bull's EyeDestroy a Trebuchet with another Trebuchet.43.3%
  • Macedonian Victory (Chronicles)Win a game playing as the Macedonians in Chronicles: Alexander the Great.43.1%
  • Dark DinnerEat 2 Wild Boars in the Dark Age.41.9%
  • Pleasant PeasantBuild 1,000 Farms in total.41.5%
  • Roman VictoryWin a game as the Romans.41.4%
  • Enter the EpicComplete "Prologue: Gates of the Gods".41.4%
  • Bull MarketCreate a Trade Route with another Market41.1%
  • Saxons VictoryWin a game playing as the Saxons.39.9%
  • The Wonder, the Wonder, Noooooo...Build a Wonder.36.8%
  • Frankish VictoryWin a game playing as the Franks.36.1%
  • Athenian VictoryWin a game playing as the Athenians in Chronicles: Battle for Greece.34.7%
  • Spartan VictoryWin a game playing as the Spartans in Chronicles: Battle for Greece.33.7%
  • Byzantine VictoryWin a game playing as the Byzantines.32.8%
  • Murder for HireAccumulate 10000 gold using Varangian Guards.32.6%
  • Political AnimalChange your policy as the Athenians.32.5%
  • Bon VoyageTurn on Auto-Scout in any Game Mode32.1%
  • WingmanWin a Skirmish or Multiplayer Game with a Human or AI Teammate31.7%
  • PromachosKill 10 enemy units with a Spartan Polemarch.31.6%
  • The Hero's JourneyComplete The Exiled Prince Campaign.31.5%
  • A Most Convenient DeathEnsure Carloman dies in "Charlemagne (768)."31.2%
  • Teutonic VictoryWin a game playing as the Teutons.30.9%
  • Briton VictoryWin a game playing as the Britons.30.1%
  • Tupi or not TupiWin the mission "Exodus" without losing more than 3 refugee carts.30.0%
  • Lost VikingsFind three lost Vikings in "Finehair (870)".29.4%
  • Thracian VictoryWin a game playing as the Thracians.29.3%
  • Roman VictoryWin a game as the Romans in Return of Rome.28.9%
  • Chile Con CarnageComplete the Lautaro campaign.28.7%
  • Spanish VictoryWin a game playing as the Spanish.28.5%
  • Gettin' the Gang Back TogetherFind all Varangian soldiers scattered throughout Constantinople in "The Warrior Who Fed the Wolves".28.2%
  • Gothic VictoryWin a game playing as the Goths.27.9%
  • Galleon BlingCapture a Spanish Galleon in "Drake (1572)".27.6%
  • Lord of the MountainsComplete the Thoros the Great campaign.27.4%
  • Age of VikingsFind all Viking heroes in "Ironside (859)".27.4%
  • Landslide ElectionCapture all Tabriz noblemen in "Road to Royalty".27.3%
  • Castle CrusherDestroy 50 Castles.27.2%
  • Georgia On My MindComplete the Tamar campaign.27.1%
  • Shu VictoryWin a game playing as the Shu.27.1%
  • Calm, Cool, and CollectedWin 3 games in a row in Return of Rome.27.0%
  • Easy GoingBeat an AI opponent on "Standard" difficulty in a 1v1 game.26.9%
  • Call Me IsmailComplete the Ismail campaign.26.6%
  • Hunnic VictoryWin a game playing as the Huns.26.5%
  • Generational AmbitionsAchieve all of a leader's ambitions in "Seljuk (985)".26.1%
  • Wei VictoryWin a game playing as the Wei.26.1%

Showing the 60 most unlocked of 300 achievements.

Global unlock rates from Steam, most common first.

Latest Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition news and patch notes

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Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition FAQ

Is Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition dead?

No, Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition is not dead. 14,438 people are playing it on Steam right now, with a 24-hour peak of 20,715. Over the last 30 days its player count has been stable (about the same on the month before).

How many people play Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition?

14,438 people are playing Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition on Steam right now. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 20,715 concurrent players.

What is the all-time peak player count for Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition?

Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition reached its all-time Steam peak of 38,725 concurrent players on Jan 1, 2021.

Is Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition growing or declining?

Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition is stable. Its average daily peak over the last 30 days was 23,551, about the same compared with the previous 30 days.

When is Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition most active?

Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition usually has the most players around 20:00 UTC (3 PM in New York) and the fewest around 07:00 UTC (2 AM in New York).

How much does Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition cost?

Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition costs $34.99 on Steam in the US. Prices are checked daily and can differ by region.

What is the lowest price Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition has been on Steam?

We have not seen Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition discounted on Steam since October 2026, so the lowest US price we have recorded is its regular $34.99.

Is Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition on sale right now?

No, Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition is at its full price of $34.99 on Steam right now.

Where is Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition cheapest on Steam?

Of the 20 Steam regions we check, Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition is cheapest in India at ₹1,399.00, about $14.81 or 58% below the US price of $34.99. Steam only sells each regional price to accounts from that region.

Is Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition good?

Steam players rate Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition Very Positive: 94% of 183,561 reviews are positive.

When did Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition come out?

Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition was released on Steam on Nov 14, 2019.

Who made Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition?

Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition was developed by World's Edge, Forgotten Empires, CaptureAge, Tantalus Media, Wicked Witch, Feral Interactive and published by Xbox Game Studios.

Is Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition still worth playing?

Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition has a big, active player base on Steam today (14,438 playing right now), and players still rate it well (Very Positive).

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