Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition

Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition completes the celebration of one of the most beloved real-time strategy franchises in definitive form with enhanced features and modernized gameplay.

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

Dutch in Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition
Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition comes with all civilizations from the original Age of Empires III, The WarChiefs, The Asian Dynasties and two all-new civs exclusively for the Definitive Edition!

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

Japanese in Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition

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