Game facts and channel gameplay
Campaign mission counts, solo and multiplayer options, Steam feedback, PC requirements, and NitroKenan's historical campaign videos.
Quick answer
Age of Empires IV combines historical campaigns with real-time city building, resource management and battles. Steam's Anniversary Edition description lists four campaigns with 35 missions, alongside multiplayer for up to eight participants.
Steam's Anniversary Edition description lists 35 missions across four campaigns, covering roughly 500 years from the Dark Ages to the Renaissance. You build cities, develop an economy and command forces on land and at sea; the campaign format gives these systems a sequence of historical objectives.
That description also lists ten civilizations, including the Malians and Ottomans added for the Anniversary Edition, and eight new maps. These are the contents described for that edition, rather than a count of everything in separately sold expansions. If a particular campaign or civilization is your reason to buy, check that its DLC is included.
The published tutorial system introduces the RTS rules, while Campaign Story Mode is described as an option for newcomers. That gives a campaign-focused player a different starting point from ranked multiplayer, without assuming every mission or AI setting will feel easy.
Steam describes PvP and PvE multiplayer with up to seven other players, plus spectating and ranked seasons. It also lists controller support and cross-platform multiplayer. For a group purchase, agree on the game version and the modes you want before comparing editions.
Steam's Digital Deluxe description adds a soundtrack, Unit Counters Chart and Craig Mullins art compilation, together with a Coat of Arms, profile portrait and monument. Those are digital and cosmetic extras rather than a promise that every separately sold campaign is included.
Choose based on the campaigns and civilizations you want to play first. The Deluxe extras answer a different question: whether the soundtrack, artwork and account cosmetics matter to you.
PC setup
Steam's published hardware requirements, rather than our benchmark results. The Steam client requires Windows 10 or later.
| Component | Minimum | Recommended |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | Intel Core i5-6300U or AMD Ryzen 5 2400G | CPU with AVX support required | 3.6 GHz 6-core (Intel i5) or AMD Ryzen 5 1600 | CPU with AVX support required |
| Memory | 8 GB RAM | 16 GB RAM |
| Graphics | Intel HD 520 or AMD Radeon RX Vega 11 | Nvidia GeForce 970 GPU or AMD Radeon RX 570 GPU with 4GB of VRAM |
| Storage | 50 GB available space | 50 GB available space |
| DirectX | Version 12 | Version 12 |
Steam player feedback
Paraphrased examples from a small, deliberately balanced sample of positive and negative reviews. They show individual perspectives, not how common each opinion is.
Positive review examples
Sampled positive reviewers praised civilization detail, visuals and documentary-style campaign cinematics. These comments help explain the appeal of the historical campaigns without assigning the game our own review score.
Negative review examples
Sampled negative reviewers described frustration with AI difficulty and reported crashes after updates. These are individual experiences; they do not establish that the same problems occur on every PC or difficulty setting.
NitroKenan on YouTube
Use the footage to see the game in motion alongside the researched facts above. Older uploads reflect their recorded version and season.
Steam's Age of Empires 4 listing, published PC requirements and review data, checked 1 October 2026. NitroKenan videos are embedded above.