Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition
Celebrating its first year of delighting millions of global players, the award-winning and best-selling strategy franchise continues with Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition, putting you at the center of even more epic historical battles that shaped the world.
- Developers
- World's Edge, Relic Entertainment, Forgotten Empires, Climax Studios
- Publisher
- Xbox Game Studios
- Released
- Oct 28, 2021
- Genre
- Strategy
- Platforms
- Windows
- Metacritic
- 81 ↗
- Website
- ageofempires.com ↗
How many people are playing Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition?
Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition had 13,174 concurrent players on Steam at the latest hourly reading, Nov 2, 2026, 21:00 UTC, down 17% from 15,946 a day earlier. As of Nov 2, 2026, 21:00 UTC, it ranks #101 of the 502 games tracked here, down 4 places from #97 a day earlier.
The highest count recorded here since tracking began on Sep 15, 2026 is 24,356, on Nov 1, 2026; the latest reading is 54% of that.
Over the last four weeks, Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition has been busiest during the evening in East Asia, with the busiest hour around 14:00 UTC. That's when its players play, not necessarily where they live.
Insights
What the hourly counts say about when it's played and how updates land.
Recent Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition updates
The change in average players in the week after each update, compared with the week before.
- Oct 22, 2026 Major update Age of Empires IV – Update 17.0.12182 ↗ ▲ +10% 8,315 → 9,180 avg players
- Jun 1, 2026 Regular update Age of Empires IV – Patch 16.2.10604 ↗ Not tracked the week before
- Apr 30, 2026 Major update Age of Empires IV – Update 16.1.9737 and Yue Fei’s Legacy DLC Release Preview ↗ Not tracked the week before
- Dec 4, 2025 Regular update Age of Empires IV – Patch 15.2.7380 ↗ Not tracked the week before
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