Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition
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This page is for the Definitive Edition. For the original game, see Age of Empires III (2005).
Developers | |
---|---|
Forgotten Empires | |
Tantalus | |
World's Edge | |
Publishers | |
Xbox Game Studios | |
Engines | |
BANG! | |
Release dates | |
Windows | October 15, 2020 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 79 |
OpenCritic | 79 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | Expansion pack |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Bird's-eye view |
Controls | Multiple select, Point and select |
Genres | RTS |
Themes | Africa, Asia, North America, South America |
Series | Age of Empires |
Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition is a singleplayer and multiplayer bird's-eye view RTS game in the Age of Empires series.
General information
- Official Discord server for the series
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
---|---|---|---|---|
Green Man Gaming | ||||
Microsoft Store | Xbox Game Pass for PC | |||
Steam |
Monetization
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
---|---|---|
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. | |
The African Royals |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
---|---|
Windows | |
Microsoft Store | %USERPROFILE%\Games\Age of Empires 3 DE\Common |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/933110/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
---|---|
Windows | |
Microsoft Store | %USERPROFILE%\Games\Age of Empires 3 DE\16 digit number\Savegame |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/933110/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
---|---|---|
Steam Cloud | ||
Xbox Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|
Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | Hor+ gameplay.[1] | ||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | [2] | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support |
Controller types |
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Separate volume controls | Sound, ambient sound, taunts and AI chats, music. | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English | ||||
Simplified Chinese | ||||
Traditional Chinese | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Japanese | ||||
Korean | ||||
Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
Russian | ||||
Spanish | ||||
Turkish | ||||
Vietnamese |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|
Local play | |||
LAN play | Requires a connection to the master server for all LAN play. | ||
Online play | Supports cross-platform multiplayer |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
---|---|---|
Direct3D | 11 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Windows |
Middleware
- No middleware information; you can edit this page to add it.
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 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>/933110/
. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (933110) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Age of Empires 3 Definitive Edition Ultrawide Review - 16:9/21:9/32:9 Comparison & Gameplay! - last accessed on 2020-10-22
- ↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2020-10-20
- The fullscreen mode is borderless windowed in the Microsoft Store version.