Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition

ageofempires.comOfficial news, read 28 October 2026

Backs Online co-op, Kind of game, Sessions, Story, Working in sync, Time to hang out.

• Online co-op: Post of 2022-02-08 says co-op campaigns and Historical Battles are released and open to anyone who owns the base edition.
• Kind of game: Post says the co-op scenarios give you and a friend shared objectives against an updated AI, and Quick Play matches you with others to team up against the AI.
• Sessions: Post presents Quick Play, a queue for matching with other players to team up against the AI, next to the co-op campaigns.
• Story: Post says the co-op scenarios keep the story-driven historical narratives and objectives of the campaigns.
• Working in sync: Post says you and a friend need to coordinate to beat the updated AI.
• Time to hang out: Post says the two of you need to coordinate, so the talk is mostly about the task in front of you.

ageofempires.comOfficial news, read 28 October 2026

Backs Online co-op, Sessions, Story, Working in sync, Tension and danger.

• Online co-op: Preview post from June 2021 says you host a co-op campaign mission from a Co-Op lobby and invite a friend, and plans 33 missions from 6 campaigns.
• Sessions: Post has you pick one mission or battle at a time and host it from a lobby.
• Story: Post says the co-op missions keep story-driven narratives and fully voiced dialogue.
• Working in sync: Post says all AI players now fight against two opponents instead of one, so you need to coordinate.
• Tension and danger: Post says the AI is tuned to face two players, so the two of you have to coordinate to win.

ageofempires.comOfficial news, read 28 October 2026

Backs Platforms, Online co-op, About.

• Platforms: Post of 2026-05-28 says the game is now on Mac through Steam, and mentions the Xbox and PlayStation 5 versions.
• Online co-op: Post says online multiplayer includes cooperative campaigns to tackle together as allies, also on Mac.
• About: Post says you grow settlements from small hamlets to citadels and lead armies through a thousand years of history.

ageofempires.comOfficial news, read 28 October 2026

Backs Platforms.

• Platforms: Post of 2025-05-06 says the game is now available on PlayStation 5.

ageofempires.comOfficial site, read 28 October 2026

Backs Genres, Planning ahead, About.

• Genres: Page calls it a real-time strategy game.
• Planning ahead: Page says you command armies and decide the strategies for the great battles.
• About: Page says you build and expand your empire and command armies to defend your borders or dominate rival empires.

store.steampowered.comStore page, read 28 October 2026

Backs Free base co-op, Sessions, Planning ahead, Building and creating.

• Free base co-op: Steam sells the game at $34.99 as a paid base game. Game Pass is a subscription and does not count.
• Sessions: User tags include Replay Value.
• Planning ahead: User tags include Strategy, RTS and Tactical.
• Building and creating: User tags include Base Building and City Builder.

store.steampowered.comStore data, read 28 October 2026

Backs Steam app ID, Online co-op, Platforms, Release status, Release date, Genres, Free base co-op.

• Online co-op: Categories include Co-op and Online Co-op. The LAN Co-op category is not counted as local play.
• Platforms: Steam lists Windows and Mac. It does not list Linux.
• Release status: Steam does not mark the game as coming soon or as early access.
• Release date: Steam shows Nov 14, 2019. Later platform dates are Xbox 2023-01-31, PlayStation 5 2025-05-06 and Mac 2026-05-28.
• Genres: Steam lists the Strategy genre.
• Free base co-op: Steam marks the game as not free.

store.steampowered.comStore data, read 28 October 2026

Backs Steam Deck.

• Steam Deck: Valve rates the game Playable on Steam Deck.

xbox.comStore page, read 28 October 2026

Backs Online co-op, Most players online, Platforms, Free base co-op.

• Online co-op: Capabilities list online co-op. The PlayStation 5 listing does not name co-op.
• Most players online: Capabilities list online co-op for 2 to 7 players, next to online multiplayer for 2 to 8. The maker describes its co-op campaigns and Historical Battles as being for you and a friend, so the larger number is the store's cap for co-op in general.
• Platforms: Page says you can play with Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S.
• Free base co-op: Page says a game purchase is required. Game Pass is a subscription and does not count.

store.playstation.comStore page, read 28 October 2026

Backs Platforms, Free base co-op.

• Platforms: Page lists the PS5 version, released 5/6/2025. Online play needs PS Plus.
• Free base co-op: Page sells the Standard Edition at $39.99.

wikidata.orgWikidata, read 28 October 2026

Backs Wikidata item, Genres, Release date.

• Genres: P136 is real-time strategy.
• Release date: P577 is 2019-11-14 for the first release. Later dates are listed for Xbox, PlayStation 5 and Mac.

tomsguide.comPress, read 28 October 2026

Backs Tension and danger, Calm and coziness, Building and creating, Fighting, Getting better, Planning ahead.

• Tension and danger: Review from 2019-11-14 calls babysitting a big army while besieging, defending and building the economy an incredibly difficult juggling act.
• Calm and coziness: Review describes a flow of gathering resources and building up before you attack or defend.
• Building and creating: Review says the game is approximately half base-building and half military conquest.
• Fighting: Review says the game is approximately half base-building and half military conquest.
• Getting better: Review calls pathfinding dodgy and says handling a large army, a base and the economy at once is a juggling act.
• Planning ahead: Review says conquest is not the only way to win, since you can also win by economic or architectural means, so the plan you pick matters.

pcgamer.comPress, read 28 October 2026

Backs Fighting, Getting better, Planning ahead.

• Fighting: Review from 2019-11-12 describes melee that turns into big brawls and sieges.
• Getting better: Review says formations make large armies manageable, but melee brawls are hard to read.
• Planning ahead: Review says sieges and big confrontations still need plenty of planning.