Strategy · October 28, 2021
Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition (2021)
Position in Strategy
| Metric | This title | Genre position |
|---|---|---|
| Review volume | 80.9k Steam reviews | Top 8% in Strategy |
| Positive rating | 86% positive | Genre average: 84% — this title sits in top 58% |
| Metacritic | 81/100 | Genre average 79 — top 40% of Strategy titles |
| Concurrent peak | 7.1k players | Top 4% in Strategy by live player count |
| Engagement hours | 74 h average | Top 7% for session depth among Strategy |
Localization Coverage
Interface / Subtitles (12)
- English volume_up
- French volume_up
- Italian volume_up
- German volume_up
- Spanish - Spain volume_up
- Japanese
- Korean volume_up
- Portuguese - Brazil volume_up
- Russian
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- Traditional Chinese
Full audio (10)
- English
- French
- Italian
- German
- Spanish - Spain
- Korean
- Portuguese - Brazil
- Simplified Chinese
- Spanish - Latin America
- Malay
Community Tag Signals
Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.
- Strategy · 595
- RTS · 463
- Base-Building · 357
- Multiplayer · 321
- War · 317
- Singleplayer · 289
- Resource Management · 285
- Medieval · 284
- City Builder · 257
- Historical · 229
- Action RTS · 164
- PvP · 145
- PvE · 114
- Co-op · 104
- 3D · 97
Peer Strategy titles
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Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition
2009 · 98% · 139.9k · 87/100 MC

STAR WARS™ Empire at War - Gold Pack
2010 · 98% · 39.4k

Sid Meier's Civilization® V
2010 · 96% · 204.3k · 90/100 MC

Age of Empires II (Retired)
2013 · 96% · 101.4k · 68/100 MC

Total War: MEDIEVAL II – Definitive Edition
2006 · 96% · 33.3k

Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition
2019 · 95% · 162.5k · 84/100 MC
Reception Metrics
Steam community
69.5k positive · 11.3k negative
Metacritic
Curator recommendations
66.6k
Peak concurrent players
7.1k
Features & Capabilities
Multiplayer
- Multi-player
- PvP
- Online PvP
- Co-op
- Online Co-op
- Cross-Platform Multiplayer
Community
- Steam Achievements
Other
- Single-player
- Family Sharing
Engagement Profile
All-time avg
74h
substantial (40–100 hours)
Median
17h
Typical completion time
2-week avg
10h
Current engagement
Achievements
165
Steam unlocks available
Strategy releases from 2021
7 Strategy titles launched in 2021 — top 6 by review volume.
Release & Availability
| Release date | Oct 28, 2021 |
|---|---|
| Developer | World's Edge, Relic Entertainment, Forgotten Empires, Climax Studios |
| Publisher | Xbox Game Studios |
| Base price | $13.99 -65% |
| DLC / Add-ons | 6 released |
| Platforms | Windows |
| Estimated owners | 1M–10M |
| External links | Official site · Metacritic page · Support |
Editions & Packages
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