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Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition

42 Civilizations, 229 Campaign Missions, Singleplayer, Co-Op, Multiplayer, In-Game Editor, Mods, Cross-play...It is good to be the king.

Tracking since Sep 14, 2026 · Steam store page ↗
Developers
World's Edge, Forgotten Empires, CaptureAge, Tantalus Media, Wicked Witch, Feral Interactive
Publisher
Xbox Game Studios
Released
Nov 14, 2019
Genre
Strategy
Platforms
Windows, macOS
Metacritic
84 ↗
Website
ageofempires.com ↗
Latest
20,989 
Peak · all time
30,410Sep 27, 2026
High · 7d
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Low · 7d
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How many people are playing Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition?

Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition had 20,989 concurrent players on Steam at the latest hourly reading, Nov 2, 2026, 22:00 UTC, down 14% from 24,290 a day earlier. As of Nov 2, 2026, 22:00 UTC, it ranks #63 of the 502 games tracked here, the same place as a day earlier.

The highest count recorded here since tracking began on Sep 14, 2026 is 30,410, on Sep 27, 2026; the latest reading is 69% of that.

Over the last four weeks, Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition has been busiest during the evening in Europe and East Asia, with the busiest hour around 15:00 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.

When it's played
Europe & East Asia evenings
Busiest around 15:00 UTC over the last 4 weeks · click to shade on the chart
Biggest change after a recent major or regular update
▲ +20% avg players
Major update, Sep 22, 2026: Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition – Update 185872 ↗ 16,547 → 19,842, the week after against the week before

Recent Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition updates

The change in average players in the week after each update, compared with the week before.

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  1. Sep 22, 2026 Major update Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition – Update 185872 ↗ ▲ +20% 16,547 → 19,842 avg players
  2. Jun 2, 2026 Regular update Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition – Update 177723 ↗ Not tracked the week before
  3. Apr 23, 2026 Regular update Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition – Minor Update 174992 ↗ Not tracked the week before
  4. Mar 12, 2026 Regular update Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition – Update 170934 ↗ Not tracked the week before
  5. Feb 17, 2026 Major update Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition – Update 169123 ↗ Not tracked the week before

Games ranked near Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition

  1. Ranks 60–66

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    By concurrent players at the latest hour

    1. 60 Deskrawl: Idle ARPG 22,329▼ -0.5% 24h
    2. 61 Terraria 21,642▼ -16% 24h
    3. 62 ARK: Survival Ascended 21,390▼ -15% 24h
    4. 63 Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition 20,989▼ -14% 24h
    5. 64 ELDEN RING 20,701▼ -16% 24h
    6. 65 Once Human 20,060▼ -16% 24h
    7. 66 FINAL FANTASY XIV Online 20,054▼ -17% 24h

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    1. Age of Mythology: Retold 2,499▼ -17% 24h

  2. Feral Interactive

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  3. Forgotten Empires

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    1. Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition 11,245▼ -18% 24h
    2. Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition 3,703▼ -12% 24h
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  4. Tantalus Media

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  5. World's Edge

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  6. Xbox Game Studios

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