Age of Empires 2: Which Version to Buy and Where to Get It
Before you download Age of Empires 2: Definitive Edition or HD, where to buy it, whether it's on Game Pass, system requirements, which DLCs come free and which are worth buying.
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Age of Empires 2 Civilizations: Which Civilization Should You Pick?
Age of Empires 2 Definitive Edition's 56 civilizations by play style: which suit archers, cavalry, infantry, gunpowder, navy and defense, and which come with paid DLC.
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Build Order Assistant
Pick the build order you want to play before the match starts; the assistant shows you step by step what to do, from villager distribution to the timing of your age-ups. 13 openings for Age of Empires II are ready.
Open the assistant →- Fast CastleFranks · ~13 min
- Scout RushMongols, Huns · ~10 min
- Archer RushBritons · ~10 min
- Tower RushByzantines, Teutons · ~8 min
- Men-at-Arms RushFranks, Goths · ~9 min
- DrushGoths, Mayans · ~8 min
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