A screenshot of the game Age of Empires IV. It shows a base with buildings and units.

Age of Empires IV gameplay showing an Asian-style walled city from a bird's eye view.

Age of Empires IV gameplay: Scene with cavalry, elephants, and buildings. A castle in the background and fields.

Age of Empires IV: A scenic landscape featuring a rider in a blue cloak on horseback, traversing a hillside with trees and mountains in the background.

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History unfolds once more as one of the most critically acclaimed strategy series makes a triumphant return in Age of Empires IV. Return to the Middle Ages, build your cities, raise a mighty army, and conquer the world for the glory of your kingdom.

Age of Empires IV will feature both classic and new features. Choose one of several factions, including the English, the Chinese, the Mongols, the Delhi Sultanate, the French, the Abbasid Dynasty, the Holy Roman Empire, and the Rus. The Abbasid Dynasty will feature unique units such as Camel Riders and Archers and a unique landmark called the House of Wisdom.

Bring your armies across four different campaigns and 35 missions, fighting real-time battles on land and on the sea. Lead from the front as historical figures: have Joan of Arc defy the odds in Medieval France or lead your Golden Horde through Asia and beyond as Genghis Khan. Finally, you can take part in another theater of war through competitive or cooperative online PvP or PvE with up to 7 players.

You choose what your kingdom’s destiny will be. History is yours to shape again in Age of Empires IV.

Patch Notes

16.1.10056 - 12/05/26 (Age of Empires IV – Minor Patch 16.1.10056)
15.4.8719 - 04/03/26 (Age of Empires IV – Patch 15.4.8719)
15.3.8338 - 04/02/26 (Age of Empires IV – Patch 15.3.8338)
15.1.7149 - 12/11/25 (Age of Empires IV – Minor Patch 15.1.7149)
15.1.7064 - 04/11/25 (Age of Empires IV – Patch 15.1.7064)
14.1.5602 - 22/07/25 (Age of Empires IV – Patch 14.1.5602)
13.2.4553 - 13/05/25 (Age of Empires IV – Patch 13.2.4553)
13.1.4420 - 22/04/25 (Age of Empires IV – Patch 13.1.4420)
13.0.4343 - 09/04/25 (Age of Empires IV – Patch 13.0.4343)
12.1.2638 - 03/12/24 (Age of Empires IV – Hotfix 12.1.2638)
12.0.2246 - 31/10/24 (Age of Empires IV – Patch 12.0.2246)
11.1.1201 - 22/08/24 (Age of Empires IV – Patch 11.1.1201)
10.1.48 - 27/03/24 (Age of Empires IV – Patch 10.1.48)
9.2.628 - 30/01/24 (Age of Empires IV – Patch 9.2.628)
9.1.404 - 11/12/23 (Age of Empires IV – Hotfix 9.1.404)
9.1.370 - 06/12/23 (Age of Empires IV – Patch 9.1.370)
8.1.276 - 05/09/23 (Age of Empires IV – Patch 8.1.276)
7.0.6026 - 12/07/23 (Age of Empires IV – Season Five Hotfix 7.0.6026)
7.0.5976 - 26/06/23 (Age of Empires IV – Season Five Hotfix 7.0.5976)
6.1.130 - 04/04/23 (Age of Empires IV – Season Four Patch 6.1.130)
5.2.131 - 19/01/23 (Age of Empires IV – Patch 5.2.131)
5.1.148.1 - 08/12/22 (Age of Empires IV — Server-Side Patch 5.1.148.1)
07/09/22 (Age of Empires IV – Patch 23349)
03/08/22 (Age of Empires IV – Patch 20249)
24/05/22 (Age of Empires IV — Patch Preview: Patch 15965)
16/05/22 (Age of Empires IV — Server-Side Patch 14681)
29/04/22 (Age of Empires IV — Patch 11963)
12/04/22 (Age of Empires IV — Server-Side Patch 12973)
06/04/22 (Age of Empires IV – Season One Update Release Notes)
01/03/22 (Age of Empires IV — Patch 11963)
07/02/22 (Age of Empires IV — Patch 11009)
18/01/22 (Age of Empires IV — Patch 10257)
09/12/21 (Age of Empires IV – Patch 9369)
15/11/21 (Age of Empires IV — Patch 7989)

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Comments on Age of Empires IV

sylvaing69

31-Oct-2021, 10:25 pm on dlcompare.fr

Great games like all AOE

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TheTORYParty

31-Oct-2021, 7:46 pm on dlcompare.fr

Good game in general but the previous ones were better in my opinion

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Jail

30-Oct-2021, 2:00 pm on dlcompare.fr

Not a fan of strategy games, but for those who like .

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noburain

30-Oct-2021, 12:33 pm on dlcompare.fr

A top strategy game

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CptAgnes

29-Oct-2021, 1:03 pm on dlcompare.pl

The price is quite high, but the gameplay is addictive

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Rugir

29-Oct-2021, 12:00 pm on dlcompare.es

This is a must have!

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Supported languages

	Interface	Audio	Subtitles
English
Spanish (Spain)
Italian
Japanese
Portuguese (Brazil)
Turkish
Dutch
Swedish
Portuguese (Portugal)
Hungarian
Danish
Chinese (Simplified)
Korean
Chinese (Traditional)
Czech
Finnish
Polish
Norwegian
Vietnamese
German
French
Russian