Hello, and welcome to our first Age of Empires: Definitive Edition update of the new year!

Today’s build features several crash fixes, performance optimizations, game improvements, and even a few new features that are now available in the game: such as an Eye Candy slider to modify how much foliage shows up in the game, an ELO pop-up at the end of ranked matches, and new cross-platform invitations so you can more easily play with your friends on Steam and the Microsoft Store. Give it a download, then come join our community to talk about your experience or any ideas you have for Age: DE:

We hope you enjoy the latest changes, and will see you on the battlefield!

—The Age of Empires Team

Download on the MICROSOFT STORE Remember that you’ll need update your game in the Microsoft Store: Open the Microsoft Store. Click the [ ∙ ∙ ∙ ] symbol next to your profile picture. Select Downloads and updates. Press the Get updates button to automatically detect, download, and install the latest changes to your game! Open the game. The title screen should read Build 34483 That’s it; you’re ready to play! Download on STEAM Open Steam. Click on Library to see your games list. Click Downloads at the bottom of the Library window. [If the new build does not download automatically,] click the Download Now button to manually download the new update. Open the game. The title screen should read Build 34483 Remember that you’ll need update your game in Steam: That’s it; you’re ready to play!

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