Although this product has been released, it remains under active development - information may change frequently and could be outdated or irrelevant.
This page is for the Definitive Edition. For the original game, see Age of Empires III (2005).
General information
- Official Discord server for the series
- Official forum
- Official support knowledgebase
- Steam Community Discussions
- ESOCommunity home to the competitive multiplayer community
Availability
Monetization
Microtransactions
DLC and expansion packs
Name |
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United States Civilization |
Was available for a limited time for free for players who completed a 50-stage challenge in the base game around the release date. |
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The African Royals |
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Mexico Civilization |
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Knights of the Mediterranean |
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Hero Cosmetic Pack - Lizzie |
Free skin. |
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Hero Cosmetic Pack - Kunoichi |
Skin. |
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Hero Cosmetic Pack Vol. 1 |
Skin pack. |
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Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Use command line argument[1]
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
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Windows |
%USERPROFILE%\Games\Age of Empires 3 DE\16 digit number\Savegame |
Microsoft Store |
%USERPROFILE%\Games\Age of Empires 3 DE\16 digit number\Savegame |
Steam Play (Linux) |
<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/933110/pfx/[Note 1] |
Video
Accessibility settings (1/2)
Accessibility settings (2/2)
Input
Audio
Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
Separate volume controls |
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Sound, ambient sound, taunts and AI chats, music. |
Surround sound |
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Subtitles |
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Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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Royalty free audio |
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Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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Simplified Chinese |
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Traditional Chinese |
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French |
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German |
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Italian |
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Japanese |
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Korean |
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Polish |
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Fan translation based on the 2007 retail localization, download. |
Brazilian Portuguese |
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Russian |
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Spanish |
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Turkish |
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Vietnamese |
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Network
Multiplayer types
Type |
Native |
Notes |
Local play |
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LAN play |
| Requires a connection to the master server for all LAN play. |
Online play |
| Supports cross-platform multiplayer |
Connection types
Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
11 |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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Middleware
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Middleware |
Notes |
Cutscenes |
Bink 2 Video |
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Multiplayer |
Relic BattleServer |
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System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
10 (v18362.0 or higher) | |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Core i3-2105 AMD Phenom II X4 973 |
Intel Core i5-3300 AMD FX-8350 |
System memory (RAM) |
8 GB |
16 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
42 GB | |
Video card (GPU) |
Nvidia GeForce GT 430 AMD Radeon HD 5570 Intel HD Graphics 4400 2 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible
| Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 AMD Radeon R9 Fury 4 GB of VRAM |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/933110/
in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (933110) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.
References