Public Update Preview (colloquially abbreviated as PUP) is an open beta for any of Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition, Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition, Age of Empires IV, or Age of Mythology: Retold.
All PUP versions are separate versions from the main game, so multiplayer games cannot be played between PUP and live game version players. Ongoing community events cannot be played in PUP. In Age of Mythology: Retold, no mods work in PUP.
Ongoing PUPs[]
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition: None
Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition: None- Age of Empires IV: None
- Age of Mythology: Retold: None
Trivia[]
- The PUP program was first introduced in 2021 for Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition.
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Access an ongoing PUP on Steam through game settings, then wait for the update to complete; return to regular version by selecting None
Once a PUP is chosen, the game name on Steam library as well as its version reflects it