Age of Empires IV
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Developers | |
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Relic Entertainment | |
World's Edge | |
Publishers | |
Xbox Game Studios | |
Engines | |
Essence Engine 5 | |
Release dates | |
Windows | October 28, 2021 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 81 |
OpenCritic | 83 |
IGDB | 82 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Microtransactions | None |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Bird's-eye view |
Controls | Multiple select, Point and select |
Genres | RTS |
Themes | Medieval |
Series | Age of Empires |
Age of Empires IV is a singleplayer and multiplayer bird's-eye view RTS game in the Age of Empires series.
On October 25, 2022, during the franchise's 25th anniversary celebration, the game was updated with two additional civilizations (Malians and Ottomans) and retitled to Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition.
General information
- Official Discord server for the series
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | Choice of Microsoft Store or Steam key. | |||
Deluxe Edition also available. | ||||
Green Man Gaming | ||||
Green Man Gaming | Deluxe Edition also available. | |||
Humble Store | Deluxe Edition also available. | |||
Microsoft Store | Included with Xbox Game Pass for PC. | |||
Steam | Deluxe Edition also available. |
- All versions require Arxan Anti-Tamper DRM
Version differences
- The Digital Deluxe Edition includes the base game, the digital soundtrack, a compilation image of Craig Mullins' art for the game, a unit counter chart, an in-game coat of arms, an in-game player profile portrait and an in-game town center monument.
Monetization
Type | Notes |
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DLC | The single DLC for this game is an optional download to reduce installation size for players who do not meet 4K requirements. |
One-time game purchase | The game requires an upfront purchase to access. |
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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4K HDR Video Pack | Free DLC; replaces standard campaign and reward video files with their 4K HDR counterparts. |
Essential improvements
Skip intro video
Use command line argument[1] |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Age of Empires IV\ |
Microsoft Store | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1466860/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Age of Empires IV\Users\(UserID)\Savegames\ |
Microsoft Store | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1466860/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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OneDrive | Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. | |
Steam Cloud | ||
Xbox Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | Pillarboxed in menus and campaign videos | ||
4K Ultra HD | The free 4K HDR Video DLC adapts the video files to this resolution. | ||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | Can be uncapped entirely. | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | The free 4K HDR Video DLC adapts the video files to this option. | ||
Color blind mode | High contrast mode. |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | Relates only to camera movement. | |
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support |
Controller types |
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Master, music, speech, sound effects. | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | Off, movies only, movies and in-game options (available in the Accessibility menu). | |
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Simplified Chinese | ||||
Traditional Chinese | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Japanese | ||||
Korean | ||||
Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
Russian | ||||
Spanish | ||||
Latin American Spanish | ||||
Turkish | ||||
Vietnamese |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Notes | |
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Local play | |||
LAN play | |||
Online play |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | Ranked matchmaking (1v1 only) added on 7 April 2022. | |
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
Issues unresolved
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 12 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Physics | Havok | |
Audio | Wwise | |
Multiplayer | Relic BattleServer |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 10 | 11 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i5-6300U AMD Ryzen 5 2400G |
Intel i5 3.6 GHz (6-core) AMD Ryzen 5 1600 |
System memory (RAM) | 8 GB | 16 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 50 GB | 220GB (Microsoft Store version with 4K DLC) |
Video card (GPU) | Intel HD Graphics 520 AMD Radeon RX Vega 11 DirectX 12 compatible | Nvidia GeForce 970 AMD Radeon RX 570 4 GB of VRAM |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1466860/
. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (1466860) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Skipping intro : aoe4 - last accessed on 2022-10-26