Today marks 5 years since we launched Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition, breathing new life into the globally beloved game. Since then, the game and our player base have grown. In these first five years we’ve added: 

• 7 DLC and 3 animated icons packs 
• 10 civilizations to take into skirmish and ranked play 
• 17 civilizations in the Return of Rome DLC 
• 3 civilizations in the Chronicles: Battle for Greece DLC 
• 16 campaigns 
• 19 scenarios in Victors & Vanquished 
• 21 scenarios in Chronicles: Battle for Greece DLC 
• Multiple game modes – Empire Wars, Battle Royale & D3 

We’ve also released almost 100 game updates, fixing bugs, improving play and adding new features.  

To celebrate, starting today new players can purchase Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition and will automatically receive three DLCs: Lords of the West, Dawn of the Dukes, and Dynasties of India. By combining these DLCs with the base game, we’re offering a more complete experience to newcomers for only $34.99 (USD, please check stores for your local price).  

For players who already own Age of Empires II: DE on Steam, Microsoft Store or Xbox, we want to thank you for playing with us these past five years by automatically gifting you any of the three mentioned DLCs that aren’t already in your collection. You can find instructions on downloading additional content on our Support Site.

Lastly, today we’ve released our 7th DLC, a new narrative experience set in ancient history from our partner CaptureAge: Chronicles: Battle for Greece. You can learn more about the civilizations, narrative, naval changes and more on our dedicated pages at AgeofEmpires.com. Thank you for an amazing five years. There’s more to come…. 

Wololo! 

Welcome heroes – the gods have summoned you! Arena of the Gods, the latest mythic journey in Age of Mythology: Retold, is available to play now!

Step into the shoes of a legendary hero and forge your destiny! In this new game mode, engage in 35 exhilarating skirmish missions across mythical landscapes where divine challenges await. Whether you battle solo or team up with a friend**, the arena is fraught with World Twists that bring the chaos of shifting weather and ancient powers to the forefront! It’s time to challenge the deities themselves – jump into the latest update for Age of Mytholgy: Retold and enter the Arena of the Gods!

Arena of the Gods is available as a free update* for all owners of Age of Mythology: Retold, available now! Don’t own Age of Mythology: Retold yet? It’s available on Steam, Windows Store and Xbox!

Steam

Windows Store

Xbox

What is Arena of the Gods?

In a world where the gods reign supreme, Arena of the Gods beckons you to answer their call. This all-new mode invites you to embody a legendary hero through 35 skirmish missions filled with mythological wonder and peril. 

Playing as Kastor, embark on missions which will take you across fabled landscapes, pitting you against mythical enemies and – should you be victorious – reward you with Blessings from the gods themselves.

Available with Arena of the Gods:

• 35 Epic Skirmishes: Battle through diverse mythological landscapes with selectable difficulty. 
• Solo or Co-Op: Play as a hero alone or team up with another friend for cooperative fun.** 
• Earn Blessings: Gain powerful abilities like Poseidon’s Rushing Tides and Thor’s Crashing Thunder. 
• Dynamic World Twists: Enjoy ever-changing conditions that keep battles fresh and exciting. 

As you navigate these legendary landscapes—facing the icy embrace of the Tundra or the treacherous shores of the Black Sea—every battle brings fresh challenges and unique gameplay. The gods watch your every move, and their divine will shapes your destiny.

Choose How You Play

Enhance Your Strategy with Blessings

Choose your path to glory, with new and powerful Blessings unlocked with each victory. Will you race your way to the final encounter, or strategically defeat every opponent across all fronts to fully customize your strategy? The choice is yours. Use your Blessings to forge and master your unique strategy for each encounter!

Earn the favor of the gods and get Blessings for each victory. Below are just a few of the many enhancements to your strategy!

• Freyr’s Chosen Few (Unique): Houses/Manors are more expensive but spawn a Villager upon building.
• Gaia’s Lashing Roots: Heroes and Legends deal area of effect damage.
• Odin’s Outlaw Wisdom: Special Abilities and God Powers recharge faster.

Experience World Twists

But be careful, the mythical landscape is full of World Twists! The ever-changing twists add a new level of fun challenges that will constantly redefine the battlefield. Will you be able to harness the power of World Twists, or break beneath them as the other would-be heroes who came before you?

Forge your destiny despite the challenges ahead. Below are just a few of the many interesting World Twists!

• Gaia’s Remnants of Atlantis: Clusters of units are spawned across the map for the player(s) to collect once they accomplish certain objectives.
• Thoth’s World Twist: Double effect for all God technologies.
• Freyja’s World Twist: Cavalry is more expensive to train but transforms into infantry upon death.

Your journey is one of mythic proportions, where every victory brings you closer to becoming a legend worthy of divine favor. Enter the Arena of the Gods – embrace your role as the hero, face mythic trials, earn Blessings, and claim your destiny in this epic adventure. Only the challenge of the gods awaits! 

Experience Age of Mythology: Retold Now!

Enter the arena now – Arena of the Gods has been added to Age of Mythology: Retold as part of a free update*! Remember, you must own the base game to play!

Steam

Windows Store

Xbox

*Requires Age of Mythology: Retold or Xbox Game Pass membership (Ultimate and PC only).
**Online console multiplayer requires Game Pass Ultimate or Core, sold separately. 

Seamanship is an art, no different from any other art; it cannot be taken up occasionally as a leisurely pursuit – rather it is so exacting that it leaves leisure for nothing else!

– Thucydides, The Peloponnesian War 1.142.9

Hoist the sails, harangue the oarsmen, and pour libations for favorable winds, as CaptureAge prepares to lead you through the many new naval features in Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition – Chronicles: Battle for Greece.

Right from the start of the Chronicles project, naval gameplay has been central to the vision. We wanted to expand the strategic depth of Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition’s naval gameplay, do justice to the importance of naval warfare in classical antiquity, and – most importantly – give players some exciting new toys to play with.

A little historical note: much like the other non-unique units which are shared across all civilizations, the designs of our ships are creative composites of styles from across the ancient world, and from across the time period that Chronicles will eventually cover. Thus the Achaemenids, for instance, have access to large siege ships that are heavily inspired by the Hellenistic and Roman eras.

Chronicles: Battle for Greece is available for pre-order now on Steam, Microsoft Store, and Xbox!
Pre-order now for 15% off, and play on November 14th!

Steam

Microsoft Store

Xbox

Two Naval Production Buildings

Rather than recruiting all of your naval units from the Dock, in Chronicles you’ll have access to two different naval buildings: the Port and the Shipyard.

The Port is more focused on economic production: here, players can create Fishing Ships, Merchant Ships, Transport Ships, and our cheap scout ships, the Lemboi. Shipyards, on the other hand, are used to create military ships.

Six Military Ship Classes

Lemboi

Lemboi are small and cheap, requiring no gold to create. They are ideal for scouting, and players will receive a free Lembos when they construct their first Port. Lemboi are also effective against Galleys, hurling pots of boiling oil at their foes. The Lembos is the only military ship to be recruited from the Port.

Ramming Ships

A common feature of ancient naval warfare was ramming: ships would smash into the sides of other vessels with metal rams attached to their prows. In Chronicles, these ships are highly effective against Lemboi, and will be essential for closing in on Catapult Ships.

Galleys

The main ranged ship at your disposal is the Galley. These are effective against ramming ships – as long as you can keep them at a distance – and are essential for taking out those pesky incoming Incendiary Ships.

Incendiary Ships

All Age of Empires players love detonating a well-placed Demolition Ship. We couldn’t leave out such an iconic unit, so we made our own, inspired by ancient uses of burning rafts, such as at the Siege of Tyre in 332 BCE. If directed against large groups of enemy ships, an Incendiary Ship can be deadly – and oh so satisfying!

Catapult Ships

Speaking of the dangers faced by large groups of ships, a well-timed volley from a Catapult Ship can devastate an unsuspecting enemy navy. Only available from the third Age (referred to in Chronicles as the Classical Age), these large, expensive ships can turn the tide of tight fights.

Leviathans

Finally, the siege ship, the Leviathan. Appropriately named after the mythical sea monster, the Leviathan is an enormous Imperial Age unit which can destroy buildings from long range. Make sure your Leviathans are protected – as well as their long-range attack, they also increase the attack rate of nearby ships.

Naval Economy

Oysters

Oysters are a new naval resource, providing gold at sea. They can be collected by Fishing Ships or by Villagers, if the Oysters are sufficiently close to the shore.

Beware: Oyster grounds will be frequent sites of conflict with your resource-hungry foes!

Merchant Trading

In Chronicles, your Merchant Ships (replacing Trade Cogs) bring back both wood and gold when trading with allied docks. You can adjust the ratio of wood to gold in the Port, allowing you to prioritize bringing in the wood you need for naval production, or gold for expensive units and upgrades.

Mastering the seas will be essential to your success in Chronicles. As our story unfolds, you will need to conduct combined land and naval operations to seize coastal fortresses, rely on maritime trade to feed besieged cities, and force your enemies into submission through relentless naval artillery bombardments.

The Battle for Greece campaign features some of the most epic naval engagements in military history – and we can’t wait to have you on board!

Chronicles: Battle for Greece is available for pre-order now on Steam, Microsoft Store, and Xbox!
Pre-order now for 15% off, and be ready to play on release this November 14th!

Steam

Microsoft Store

Xbox

The gods have summoned you! Arena of the Gods, the latest mythic journey in Age of Mythology: Retold, invites you to step into the shoes of a legendary hero and forge your destiny!

In this new game mode, you can engage in 35 exhilarating skirmish missions across mythical landscapes where divine challenges await. Whether you battle solo or team up with a friend**, the arena is fraught with World Twists that bring the chaos of shifting weather and ancient powers to the forefront!

Arena of the Gods will be available as a free update* for all owners of Age of Mythology: Retold, coming November 7th! Don’t own Age of Mythology: Retold yet? It’s available on Steam, Windows Store and Xbox!

Steam

Windows Store

Xbox

What is Arena of the Gods?

In a world where the gods reign supreme, Arena of the Gods beckons you to answer their call. This all-new mode invites you to embody a legendary hero through 35 skirmish missions filled with mythological wonder and peril. 

Playing as Kastor, embark on missions which will take you across fabled landscapes, pitting you against mythical enemies and – should you be victorious – reward you with Blessings from the gods themselves.

Available with Arena of the Gods:

• 35 Epic Skirmishes: Battle through diverse mythological landscapes with selectable difficulty. 
• Solo or Co-Op: Play as a hero alone or team up with another friend for cooperative fun.** 
• Earn Blessings: Gain powerful abilities like Poseidon’s Rushing Tides and Thor’s Crashing Thunder. 
• Dynamic World Twists: Enjoy ever-changing conditions that keep battles fresh and exciting. 

As you navigate these legendary landscapes—facing the icy embrace of the Tundra or the treacherous shores of the Black Sea—every battle brings fresh challenges and unique gameplay. The gods watch your every move, and their divine will shapes your destiny.

Choose How You Play

Enhance Your Strategy with Blessings

Choose your path to glory, with new and powerful Blessings unlocked with each victory. Will you race your way to the final encounter, or strategically defeat every opponent across all fronts to fully customize your strategy? The choice is yours. Use your Blessings to forge and master your unique strategy for each encounter!

Earn the favor of the gods and get Blessings for each victory. Below are just a few of the many enhancements to your strategy!

• Freyr’s Chosen Few (Unique): Houses/Manors are more expensive but spawn a Villager upon building.
• Gaia’s Lashing Roots: Heroes and Legends deal area of effect damage.
• Odin’s Outlaw Wisdom: Special Abilities and God Powers recharge faster.

Experience World Twists

But be careful, the mythical landscape is full of World Twists! The ever-changing twists add a new level of fun challenges that will constantly redefine the battlefield. Will you be able to harness the power of World Twists, or break beneath them as the other would-be heroes who came before you?

Forge your destiny despite the challenges ahead. Below are just a few of the many interesting World Twists!

• Gaia’s Remnants of Atlantis: Clusters of units are spawned across the map for the player(s) to collect once they accomplish certain objectives.
• Thoth’s World Twist: Double effect for all God technologies.
• Freyja’s World Twist: Cavalry is more expensive to train but transforms into infantry upon death.

Your journey is one of mythic proportions, where every victory brings you closer to becoming a legend worthy of divine favor. Enter the Arena of the Gods – embrace your role as the hero, face mythic trials, earn Blessings, and claim your destiny in this epic adventure. Only the challenge of the gods awaits! 

Experience Age of Mythology: Retold Now!

Enter the arena on November 7^th, when Arena of the Gods will be added to Age of Mythology: Retold as part of a free update*! Remember, you must own the base game to play!

Steam

Windows Store

Xbox

*Requires Age of Mythology: Retold or Xbox Game Pass membership (Ultimate and PC only).
**Online console multiplayer requires Game Pass Ultimate or Core, sold separately. 

Players around the world can now experience Age of Empires Mobile as it launches globally on the Apple App Store and Google Play. Co-developed by TiMi Studio Group and World’s Edge, Age of Empires Mobile is a new experience for the franchise, incorporating familiar elements from Age of Empires games with brand-new mobile-specific gameplay.  

Age of Empires Mobile is available for download on both Apple App Store, and Google Play now!

Apple App Store

Google Play

Built from the ground up for mobile and social play, Age of Empires Mobile offers players the chance to: 

• Develop your own strategic approach through your civilizations, heroes, and troops with hundreds of combinations to pick your most effective plan of attack .
• Participate in massively multiplayer online player alliances and Siege – an alliance-versus-alliance game mode – where large-scale castle sieges unfold with authentic weapons and complex defenses, with hundreds of players controlling thousands of units in one on-screen battle.
• Play multiple single-player modes to diversify ways to play.
• Build your empire in a vibrant medieval world, with stunning civilizations, imperial cities and legendary historical figures and test your mettle to becoming the strongest governor.  
• Experience original gameplay on immersive battlefields, adapt your strategy to dynamic, interactive terrain and changing weather conditions and manage multiple troops with real-time control .

“We wanted to bring fresh experiences to the Age of Empires franchise, giving newcomers a taste of what makes this series so important to its fan base,” Robin Xin, Producer from TiMi Studio Group said. “Age of Empires Mobile is delivering a lot of strategic depth to players, with a resonant, intricate art style that respects history and mythology.”

Expanding on the series’ lineage, Age of Empires Mobile offers players the opportunity to select from some of the world’s most legendary historic figures to lead their armies. Players choose from dozens of these leaders, such as Barbarossa, Darius the Great, Hammurabi, Joan of Arc, and Leonidas I, each featuring unique individual talents and synergies with each other to unleash on their foes.    

There are eight civilizations at launch – play as the British, Byzantines, Chinese, Egyptians, French, Japanese, Koreans, or Romans.   

“Age of Empires Mobile introduces a brand-new entry point to the franchise for mobile gamers, with its alliance gameplay and siege battles featuring hundreds of players at war,” Earnest Yuen, Senior Director of Production from World’s Edge said. “And your empire feels so dynamic, you can hear the world come alive, with water lapping the shore and wind blowing in the trees as your empire grows.” 

Head to your device’s app store now to try the game for free! 

 The growing Age of Empires Mobile community can be found on Discord, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.      

Age of Empires Mobile is available for download now on the Apple App Store, and Google Play!

Apple App Store

Google Play