DescriptionCommand historical civilizations in large-scale real-time strategy matches, balancing base building, economy management and tactical unit control across dynamic maps and narrative campaigns.
GenreStrategy, RTS, Base Building, Multiplayer, Historical, Medieval
AoE Official October 22, 2026
Big changes are right around the corner! With Raiders of the North launching soon, the Vikings and Scots will join the battlefield, bringing two distinct new civilizations and fresh ways to play Age of Empires IV.
Alongside the brand new Raiders of the North expansion releasing on October 29, we’ve got lots of juicy updates to share that improve the experience for everyone. This includes some big quality-of-life improvements and targeted balance changes that...
AoE Official June 18, 2026
Happy June! We hope everyone is looking forward to Raiders of the North, which was officially announced earlier this month and we can’t wait to tell you more about it in the months to come! In the meantime, we’re following up on our last patch with a few small changes based on your feedback, including enabling the option to switch between the Controller and Keyboard and Mouse (KBM) user interfaces on handheld devices.
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AoE Official June 1, 2026
Happy May to our Age of Empires IV community, and thanks for all of your feedback after our recent update and patch. With this one, we’re addressing a number of balance issues and bugs with previously released maps, as well as continuing to balance our civilizations, with a special focus on the Jin Dynasty.
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AoE Official May 12, 2026
We’re excited to follow up on last week’s release of Yue Fei’s Legacy and the Season Thirteen update with a few additional changes! While we’re still planning for a larger patch in a few weeks, we heard your concerns about the Jin Dynasty feeling a bit too weak and the Sengoku Daimyo still feeling too strong and have made some changes to address this feedback. Read on to learn more about the latest balance changes, as well as a handful of fixes we’ve made in...
AoE Official March 4, 2026
Hello again, Age IV players! We’ve got a few changes rolling out with this patch, including a fix for an exploit involving the Golden Horde, extending the dates of our current Ranked Season and event, as well as some exciting improvements to Caster Mode.
Read on to learn more about what’s new with this patch!
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AoE Official February 4, 2026
Happy New Year, Age IV players! 2026 is going to be another big year for Age of Empires IV, and we look forward to sharing more details in the future about the two DLCs we announced late last year.
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