Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition (Xbox Series X)

Celebrating its first year of delighting millions of global players, the award-winning and best-selling strategy franchise continues with Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition, putting you at the centre of even more epic historical battles that shaped the world.

Featuring both familiar and innovative new ways to expand your empire, Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition brings an evolved real-time strategy game to the next level with a host of free new content and features including brand-new civilisations, new maps, additional in-game updates and languages, and new masteries, challenges, taunts, and cheats—all at an amazing value that packs in more history than ever before!

  • The award-winning and best-selling strategy franchise continues to delight fans worldwide with Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition, putting you at the centre of even more epic historical battles that shaped the world.
  • Featuring 2 brand new civilisations: the Ottomans and Malians for a total of 10 diverse civilisations with unique playstyles and abilities.
  • Play how you want with user-generated content, tools, and mods for custom games (Beta).
  • 8 new maps; new masteries, challenges, taunts, and cheats; and additional in-game updates and languages included.
  • Cooperate or spectate with up to 7 of your friends in PVP and PVE multiplayer modes, and now with ranked seasons!
  • Return to history in 4 distinct campaigns with 35 missions that span 500 years of history.
  • Make history your story
    Celebrating its first year of delighting millions of global players, the award-winning and best-selling strategy franchise continues with Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition, putting you at the centre of even more epic historical battles that shaped the world.

    New civilisations, new maps
    Lead the mighty Malians of West Africa as one of the richest trading nations of all time as you focus on strong economic prowess in mining and investing in gold. Or assemble one of the longest-lasting empires in history with the Ottoman civilisation and its well-trained military force.

    Customise your game with mods (Beta)
    Chart your own course with powerful creator tools in the latest beta release of Mod Editor. Sculpt your own skirmish and multiplayer maps, craft unique mission scenarios, forge data-driven tuning packs and envision new modes of play for Age of Empires IV.

    Return to history
    The past is prologue as you are immersed in a rich historical setting of 10 diverse civilisations across the world from the English to the Chinese to the Delhi Sultanate in your quest for victory.

    Challenge the world
    Jump online to compete, cooperate, or spectate with up to 7 of your friends in PVP and PVE multiplayer modes that include ranked seasons and much more!

    An age for all players
    Age of Empires IV is an inviting experience for new players with a tutorial system that teaches the essence of real-time strategy and a Campaign Story Mode designed for first-time players to help achieve easy setup and success, yet is challenging enough for veteran players with new game mechanics, evolved strategies, and combat techniques.

    Choose your path to greatness with historical figures
    Live the adventures of Joan of Arc in her quest to defeat the English, or command mighty Mongol troops as Genghis Khan in his conquest across Asia. The choice is yours—and every decision you make will determine the outcome of history.
    SKU: 838505-product
    Release Date: 17/10/2022