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AGE OF EMPIRES II (RETIRED)

Age of Empires II (Retired) has 2,526 concurrent players on Steam right now. Its 24 hour peak is 3,157 and its all-time peak is 3,686. Data refreshes every 5 minutes from the official Steam Web API.

DEV · Skybox Labs, Hidden Path Entertainment, Ensemble Studios, Forgotten EmpiresPUB · Xbox Game Studios2013

Age of Empires II has been re-imagined in high definition. With the release of Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition, this product will not be updated further.

Solid daily community. Plenty of people to play with right now.
Currently at 69% of the all-time peak of 3,686 players.
Last updated 5 years ago: Regarding the Lunar New Year Sale Discount.

Playing now

2,526

24h peak

3,157

24h change

▲ 21.7%

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GALLERY & TRAILERS

1 / 7

ACROSS PLATFORMS

STEAMLIVE

Current

2.53K

24h peak

3.16K

All-time

3.69K

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