Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition

Command mighty civilizations from across Europe and the Americas or jump to the battlefields of Asia in stunning 4K Ultra HD graphics and with a fully remastered soundtrack.

Now featuring two new game modes: Historical Battles and The Art of War Challenge Missions, including all previously released expansions and all 14 civilizations, plus two brand new civilizations – the Swedes and Inca. Complete your collection with this final chapter in the Age of Empires Definitive Edition journey.

Civilizations

Additionally, European nations can now revolt to a total of 16 different nations spanning the globe, check out all the new & updated revolutions here!

Campaigns

Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition comes with a vast selection of story based campaigns! Including all stories found in the original Age of Empires III, The WarChiefs, The Asian Dynasties and an all new selection of Historical Battles!

• Blood, Ice and Steel
• Fire and Shadow
• The Asian Dynasties
• Historical Battles

Media

Find the complete selection of 4k screenshots on our Media page.

Features

For everyone

• All content of the past 15 years bundled in one big pack. Including the original Age of Empires III and its two expansions!
• A brand-new expansion, featuring 2 new civilizations (bringing the total to 16!)
• All new art in stunning 4K Ultra HD graphics
• Brand-new “Art of War” challenge missions
• Improved destruction animations on buildings
• All sounds & music remastered
• Overhauled, scalable UI
• Mod support, new game modes, tutorials and more community and quality-of-life improvements.

Multiplayer

• New server-based multiplayer infrastructure
• Integrated leaderboards & ladders
• Matchmaking
• Spectator mode (unlimited spectators, late-joining and dashboards)
• One community: cross-play between Microsoft Store & Steam version
• New maps, inspired and built in cooperation with the competitive community
• Improved game balance (check the full 75 page long changelog here!)

Single Player

• Improved AI which can read the battlefield better. Making well-rounded army compositions, retreating from lost battles, hit-and-run tactics on the highest levels.
• New “Extreme” AI difficulty level.
• New “Politicians” and “Revolutions” for the original European civilizations.

Campaigns

• All 8 campaigns from the original game and all expansions have been revamped. Fully voice acted in various languages.
• Revisited Native American storylines.
• New Historical Battles.

UI Improvements

• Various hotkey presets (Original/Grid)
• In-game tech tree
• Extended & scalable UI (legacy options available!)
• Range and progress indicators for buildings