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Age of Empires: Definitive Edition
Skip · Strategy · 2019
Light on value at this price: $19.99, 84% positive.
The verdict
Better value than 70% of Strategy games
Age of Empires, the pivotal real-time strategy game that launched a 20-year legacy returns with modernized gameplay, all-new 4K visuals, 8-person multiplayer battles and a host of other new features. Welcome back to history.
Price
$19.99
Reviews
84%
15,426 reviews
Metacritic
69
critic score
Players
750K
owners (estimate)
Released
2019
What drives the score
Reviews84% positive
gates the score. weak reviews cap it, strong reviews unlock a BANGER
Reach750K+ players
how many own it, a popularity + confidence signal
Engagement2% finish
how far players actually get (achievements), a top-end bonus
Metacritic69/100
critic consensus, a supporting signal next to player reviews
Monetization✓ None
no microtransactions, nothing drags the score down
Lime = the core BANG Score drivers, blue = supporting signals, red = what drags it down. The exact weights stay secret. These are the inputs and the direction each pushes.
Critics vs players+15
Player favorite. The critics underrated it.
Metacritic critics · 15,426 Steam player reviews
The drop-off
38% start to 2% finishOnly 2% of players reach the end. Most never finish it. Steam global achievements
Price history
PriceBecomes a BANGER at
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DeveloperWorld's Edge
PublisherXbox Game Studios
GenreStrategy
Achievements44
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