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Age of Empires II (Retired)
In Age of Empires II: HD Edition, fans of the original game and new players alike will fall in love with the classic Age of Empires II experience. Explore all the original single player campaigns from both Age of Kings and The Conquerors expansion, choose from 18 civilizations spanning over a thousand years of history, and head online to challenge other Steam players in your quest for world domination throughout the ages. Originally developed by Ensemble Studios and reimagined in high definition by Hidden Path Entertainment, Microsoft Studios is proud to bring Age of Empires II: HD Edition.
Age of Empires II has been re-imagined in high definition. With the release of Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition, this product will not be updated further.
About Age of Empires II (Retired)
- Released
- April 2013
- Developers
- Ensemble Studios, Hidden Path Entertainment
- Publisher
- Microsoft Studios
- Engine
- Genie Engine
- Platforms
- PC (Microsoft Windows)
Where to get it
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- Community AnnouncementsRegarding the Lunar New Year Sale Discount{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/4457527/63e3feda73888e78d1f1f373596a2d6db7beabfb.png Greetings, Age fans! Some eagle-eyed users noticed that Age of Empires II: HD Edition was discounted during the ongoing Lunar New Year sale for 75% off. Age of Empires II: HD Edition was mistakenly discounted while Age of Empires: Definitive Edition was missing its discount entirely. Over the weekend, this discount was remo...
- Community AnnouncementsAge of Empires IV Launch Trailer – Watch Now!{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/5856339/9bcef1314cedc8d288a3fb88e1e4cf9f20480e94.jpg Get ready! Only three days remain before the launch of Age of Empires IV– the long-awaited return of one of PC gaming’s most iconic strategy franchises. We also have some exciting announcements for you today: First, the official launch trailer for Age of Empires IV is available to watch now! Secondly, as of today, selected...
- Community AnnouncementsLords of the West—the first expansion for Age II: DE—is now available!AVAILABLE NOW! For those who've made the leap to Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition, the first official expansion, Lords of the West, is now available! Pick up your copy today and expand your gameplay: FEATURES Included in the Lords of the West expansion: New Civ! The Burgundians Rise from a mere duchy to the marvel of Western Europe through economic might, cultural achievement, and the use...
- Community AnnouncementsBattle of Africa 2: The Main Event!Following its raging success in 2018, the Battle of Africa tournament—hosted by MembTV—makes its triumphant return to the tournament stage, this time on Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition. The Battle of Africa 2 brings team games to the forefront of the Age of Empires scene: pitting the top 16 teams in the world against each other starting later this month through the start of June. Check ou...
- Community AnnouncementsHidden Cup 3: The Road to the Grand Finals!{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/35210618/ac1e7ff375bdad71b7237b9e06f5c0299582801c.jpg WHAT: Hidden Cup 3 || Semifinals, Quarterfinals, and Live Grand Finals WHEN: Thursday, March 19 - Sunday, March 22 THE EVENT:It's that time! After the 32 player qualifier, the 16 Main Event participants have been decided. This week they will play with hidden identities to fight for over $50,000 in prizes. The action begins...
- Community AnnouncementsLunar New Year Sale - Age of Empires Franchise - Up to 75% Off!{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/4457527/62251909b214a8b57d33031f2428eac780324bb2.png Now through January 27, games in the Age of Empires franchise are discounted from 25-75% off during the Steam Lunar New Year Sale! *Offer ends Monday, January 27 at 10AM Pacific time*
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- Enhanced BloodA new mod is in the works! Enhanced Blood II will continue where this mod left off, altering the dying animation of units. Finally, after modifying a total of 2025 sprites, it's time to publish my work. It alters the first three decay frames of every unit and animal (except scorpion/trebuchet/m...342.5k downloads
- Ozhara's Full Texture Pack V2The most actual Full Texture pack is V8, all of them (as well as some several special versions)can be found in my Full Texture Pack Collection For the updated content changes, take a look at the change notes. :) If you want to use another mods water that also adds another beach terrain, check out...261.0k downloads
- Alignment GridThis adds a faint grid to the land textures in the game. Very useful for building placement, and on occasion, range. This will replace any terrain texture mods with the default terrain. Also increases the visibility of hills. Frequently Asked Questions: Q: How do I get rid of it? A: First, unsubs...230.5k downloads
- Ozhara's Default Pussywood PackThis is the classic Pussywood Mod that contains all default trees (except the bamboo forest ones) at 40% of the original size as requested by Morness. In addition it contains all the new African Kingdom and Rise of Raja trees in their smaller Pussywood version too.175.5k downloads
- Ozhara's Full Texture Pack V4Hello, this is my Full Texture Pack V4. The approach is different from V3, so it's more of an alternative than an update to that one. For the updated content changes, take a look at the change notes. :) If you want to use another mods water that also adds another beach terrain, check out my beach...156.1k downloads
- Summons HD Water Pack V2I changed everything from my first pack except the beach rock. Some I just changed the color. Enjoy135.7k downloads
- Mike's Real Farms - V2The definitive final update to Mike's Real Farms: - These farm textures are the smallest in file size of every other farm, including the originals; they do not cause any lag. - They have been thoroughly tested and are bug free. ************************** • The farms consist of 5 different texture...118.7k downloads
- New Units and terrain Re-skin modThis only contain the terrains because steam dont let me upload the .drs files that contain the new units. Here you have the download link: Also here you have the official forum to check all the WIP and see how the units where made: If you have any suggestion it would be good to post in that foru...117.4k downloads
- AoE2 Graphic ReplacementA complete visual remix for the 20 year classic: (Replacement graphics for buildings, units and textures) +Units by Jorgito { } +Buildings by Oxam { } +Terrains by Ozhara { } *Blue Water Ed +DRS/SLP Database compiling by Wuggles This specially crafted collaborative mod is available via automatic...106.0k downloads
- Building Shadow FixAbout: Almost every black building shadow is replaced by an transparent one (except Town Center, Gates/Walls and some Editor objects) Compatibility: The Forgotten The African Kingdoms The Rise of the Rajas Conquerors Shadow Fix: SUBSCRIBE HERE Special Thanks: Keisari Tapsa Get this mod also on: V...99.2k downloads
- Advanced idle pointerBased on the idea of Gallas's mod Idle pointer , this mod shows the vills with exclamation mark above them when they turn idle . However when vills gather ressources and they stop ,they turn idle but the excalmation mark won't appear since there is no animation for idle vills gathering ressources...98.5k downloads
- AGE II HD TChinese Zoey'sWork Release Ver5.05《已配合 ROR 新資料片王者崛起更新，請安心服用》 《已配合 AOAK 新資料片非洲王朝更新，感謝 ACIDPower 熊熊協力 請安心服用》 《插件縮圖、啟動器由 SRX_timocmbux™ 砲灰秋刀魚完成美化，僅本插件獨有，請勿盜用》 《2015.11.18 後，更新原則上不再需要重新覆蓋！請詳閱說明》 使用並且喜愛繁體中文的朋友們，請支持連署，讓官方早日將繁體中文納入預設語言！ 連署頁面《請點此》。 AGE II HD 繁體中文漢化插件Ver5.04。 《點我前往：╭★ღ小汝ღ☆╮巴哈小屋的相關解說》 《點我前往：巴哈姆特AOE板文章位置（禁止轉載）》 【插件說明】 （一）基本...97.9k downloads
- Enhanced Sinkingedit: Added the caravel As seen on the screenshots/gifs, Enhanced Sinking alters the appearance of sinking ships. Sadly the amount of frames can't be changed without datafile-moding, therefore it might look somewhat 'clunky' depending on game-speed. Anyway, I hope you enjoy it! :) Edit: The explo...95.8k downloads
- {S} World Map V4.5 [500 pop] [Naval Reduction] [Heroes] [Relics]Worldmap Diplomacy 4.5 - 500 pop Cap (w/ Hero Resurrection) V4.5 brings a few new additions to the previous scenario -The population cap has been raised to 500 up from the max of 200< (v4.4) -Naval Reduction for less dominance<<< -The North pole landmass has been reduced -(v4.4) HEROES (simply br...88.8k downloads
- Enhanced FarmsAlters the farms texture as seen on the screenshots :) Relevant mods: Enhanced Rice Farms For Enhanced Water Enhanced Rice Farms For Default Water ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If you enjoy my works and they enrich your game experience, please consider supporting me on Patreon: If you prefer a one-time d...83.5k downloads
- New Custom AI - ResonanceBot 5-1cResonanceBot 5-1c Description: (PLAYS RISE OF THE RAJAS) & Classic =================================== Click 'Subscribe' to download a very challenging and advanced Custom AI for Age of Empires II: HD Edition that is actually enjoyable for *both* Casual players and Competitive players. I designed...80.7k downloads
- Ozhara's Extended Texture Pack V8 - WIPThis is my Extended Texture Pack V8. Right now this mod is wip. So the content isn't final and may/will change. Your feedback regarding it's current state is much appreciated, so in case you think anything should be worked on/changed - tell me! Credits: ---------------------------- - Farms: based...78.9k downloads
- Fast Castle Tutorial - By ZeroEmpires- This scenario is playable through the Custom Campaign Single Player menu! Hello! Welcome to my Fast Castle interactive tutorial which aims to teach you a good build order that everybody should know. Learn this and you WILL improve at AoE2! Think of this as an extension of the William Wallace Ca...76.8k downloads
- 9x tech mod with civil fixTypical 9X Tech mod but Burmese, Portuguese, Spanish, and Turks castle units get blacksmith upgrades.70.6k downloads
- Tech Tree UIUpdate (Oct 1, 2017): Magyars and Indians updated with Patch 5.5 changes. Update (Dec 19, 2016): Rise of The Rajas DLC civs have been added! Also, tech tree has been made 10% larger, faded less and the red overlay for missing techs have been made more visible. Hopefully, the tech tree is more pro...68.0k downloads
- Enhanced WaterModifies the (shallow) water and beach as seen on the screenshots. Now supports Rise of Rajas as well. Relevant mods: Enhanced Rice Farms For Enhanced Water ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If you enjoy my works and they enrich your game experience, please consider supporting me on Patreon: If you prefer a...58.6k downloads
- HD Fire ArrowsHD Fire Arrows Mod: It turns normal fire arrows (after ''chemistry'' update) into HD fire arrows.58.3k downloads
- Ozhara's Extended Texture Pack V7This is my Extended Texture Pack V7. For the updated content changes, take a look at the change notes. :) This pack is called extended, for in addition of the changes all my full texture packs provide, it also contains fitting mountains and rocks. Additional Terrains ----------------------------...57.3k downloads
- Age of World EmpiresIf you prefer an Independent Architecture version of this mod, check this site: Age of World Empires, or AOWE for short, is a DATA mod for Age of Empires 2 HD. This mod enables Eastern and Western civs have totally different generic unit skins, they don’t have to share the same European knights a...56.6k downloads
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