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67BANG SCORE
Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition
Fair · Multiplayer · 2021
Fair value, not a standout: about 28.2h, $13.99 (~$0.50/hr), 86% positive.
The verdict
No price makes this a value pick.
Reviews or length hold it below the tiers even at a deep discount.
$0.50/hr over the 28.2h main story, $0.08/hr if you 100% it (168h).
Heads up: only 0% finish a 28.2h game, so budget for the first stretch, not the full ride.
Lowest price we've tracked
Better value than 70% of Multiplayer games
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 center of even more epic historical battles that shaped the world.
Length
28.2h
main story (HowLongToBeat)
Completionist
168h
100% (HowLongToBeat)
$/hr
$0.50/h
price ÷ main-story length
Price
$13.99
Reviews
86%
93,735 reviews
Metacritic
81
critic score
Players
3.5M
owners (estimate)
Released
2021
What drives the score
Value$0.50/hr
Price per hour of game, the biggest driver
Length28 hours
How much game you get. Hours feed the value per dollar
Reviews86% positive
Gates the score. Weak reviews cap it, strong reviews unlock a BANGER
Reach3.5M+ players
How many own it, a popularity + confidence signal
Engagement0% finish
How far players actually get (achievements), a top-end bonus
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+5
Critics and players agree on this one.
Metacritic critics · 93,735 Steam player reviews
The drop-off
94% start to 0% finishOnly 0% of players reach the end. On a 28.2-hour game, that's a lot you pay for and may never use. Steam global achievements
Price history
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DeveloperWorld's Edge
PublisherXbox Game Studios
GenreMultiplayer
Achievements175
Trailer & screenshots
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