Age of Empires IV

Age of Empires IV
Main series title
General information
Developers	Relic Entertainment World's Edge
Publishers	Xbox Game Studios
Genre	Real-time strategy
Platform	Windows
Original release date
Windows	October 28, 2021

Age of Empires IV is a real-time strategy game developed by Relic Entertainment and published by Xbox Game Studios. It is the fourth main title in the Age of Empires series and runs on a new iteration of Relic's Essence Engine. Mikolai Stroinski composed the soundtrack.

Like Age of Empires II, the game is set in the post-classical period, featuring an earlier starting medieval era that ends towards the "edge" of the renaissance period.

Announced on August 21, 2017, it released on October 28, 2021. At the X019 event, in-engine gameplay footage along with the English and Mongol civilizations were revealed on November 14, 2019.

Features

• Activated unit abilities
• Asymmetric civilization design
• Automatically generated paths and roads
• Grid-based building placement
• Fire mechanic for wood building destruction
• Landmark buildings for Age advancement
• Silent Forest ambushes
• Stone walls immune to non-siege attacks
• Unit combat and movement on walls
• Unit line of sight (LOS) and movement limited by obstructions (e.g. forests)
• Unlimited unit selection cap

Campaigns

The game includes four single-player campaigns, each covering the events of a historical period from the perspective of a particular civilization and accompanied by documentary-style narration and cinematics:

• The Normans
• The Hundred Years War
• The Mongol Empire
• The Rise of Moscow

The campaigns are themselves broken down into grouped scenarios.

Civilizations

Age of Empires IV launched with eight civilizations:

• Abbasid Dynasty
• Chinese
• Delhi Sultanate
• French
• English
• Holy Roman Empire
• Mongols
• Rus

Ages

• Dark Age (I)
• Feudal Age (II)
• Castle Age (III)
• Imperial Age (IV)

Win Conditions

• Landmarks Victory
• Sacred Victory
• Wonder Victory

Resources

• Gold Vein (Gold Source)
• Stone Outcropping (Stone Source)
• Tree (Wood Source)

Food Sources

• Sheep
• Boar
• Deer
• Berry Bush
• Farm (Food Source - Building)
• Fish

Masteries

Masteries are a series of tasks that can be completed which can unlock certain cosmetic items that can be displayed to other players in online games. Such items include portraits and coat of arms which are displayed in matchmaking lobbies, and monuments which are displayed in the player's Town Centers during the game.

Age of Empires IV Communities

• Discord: Age of Empires IV: https://discord.gg/t3Wh5kSnaa
• Twitter: Age of Empires: https://twitter.com/AgeOfEmpires?s=20
• Facebook: Age of Empires IV: https://www.facebook.com/AgeofEmpiresIV/
• Reddit: Age of Empires IV: https://www.reddit.com/r/aoe4/

Gallery

Logo

An English town in Age of Empires IV.

An English town in Age of Empires IV, featuring the new buildings and graphic style.

An English town in Age of Empires IV, featuring new units including those which patrol on the walls.

An English town in Age of Empires IV, featuring wheat farms.

A Mongolian army in Age of Empires IV.

A Mongolian army in Age of Empires IV, featuring new units and some Mongolian buildings in the background.

An English town in Age of Empires IV, featuring an army of infantry marching to the gates.

A Mongolian army in Age of Empires IV, featuring some cavalry and trebuchets.

A Mongolian army in Age of Empires IV, featuring some cavalry and trebuchets.

A battle between the English and the Mongolian army in Age of Empires IV.

A Mongolian siege upon an English town in Age of Empires IV, featuring detailed building destruction.

A bird's-eye view of a Mongolian siege upon an English town in Age of Empires IV.

Age of Empires IV Game Director, Quinn Duffy, playing the pre-alpha version of Age of Empires IV.

A screenshot of Age of Empires IV, featuring the new advanced graphics with better-looking rivers.

An English castle in the middle of an English town in Age of Empires IV.

A Mongolian camp in Age of Empires IV, featuring their unique-looking buildings and army.

A bird's-eye view of a Mongolian camp in Age of Empires IV, featuring some villagers and sheep.

A Mongolian leader overlooking an English town in Age of Empires IV.

Videos

Age of Empires IV Announce Trailer

Age of Empires IV - X019 - Gameplay Reveal

Age of Empires IV Behind the Scenes

Age of Empires IV - Gameplay Trailer

Age of Empires IV - Official Launch Trailer