Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition is out today on PC.
In addition to being available for purchase at Microsoft Store and Steam for $19.99, it’s also included with Xbox Game Pass. It’s part of the latest batch of games included in Microsoft’s game subscription service.
Age of Empires III was originally released on PC fifteen years ago, way back in 2005. So this Definitive Edition has been a long time coming.
The wait is worth it, though. Now you can experience this classic real-time strategy game in 4K with enhanced audio. It also includes all previously released expansions plus two all-new civilizations.
Achievements
Microsoft has also revealed the achievements for the game. We have the complete list of achievements below!
| Achievement Name | Achievement Description | Points |
|---|---|---|
| What a beautiful city | Customize any Home City | 5 |
| Content Creator | Make your first Scenario in the Scenario Editor | 5 |
| Blood, Ice and Steel | Complete the Blood, Ice and Steel campaign | 30 |
| Fire and Shadow | Complete the Fire and Shadow campaign | 30 |
| The Asian Dynasties | Complete the Asian Dynasties campaign | 30 |
| The Tommynator | Use the ‘tuck tuck tuck’ cheat | 5 |
| Every moment I live… is agony | Revive your fallen Explorer | 10 |
| Raising Conquerors | Win your first multiplayer game | 10 |
| Winning! | Win your first multiplayer reward | 10 |
| The Earth is flat!! | Explore an entire map in either Skirmish or Multiplayer game | 10 |
| Imperial Age | Advance to the Imperial Age with any Civilization | 10 |
| You don’t need wings to fly | Deploy an Advanced Balloon | 10 |
| Community | Win either Skirmish or Multiplayer game and have 25 villagers working on the Community | 10 |
| Alliance | Win either Skirmish or Multiplayer game and have formed alliances with all native villages | 10 |
| Trading Master | Win either Skirmish or Multiplayer game and have occupied all trading posts on the map | 10 |
| We need more wood! | Build every building | 20 |
| My Hero | Rescue 100 People in need of help | 20 |
| They belong in a museum! | Collect at least 100 treasure objects from maps in any mode | 20 |
| A Pirate’s Life for Me | Destroy at least 100 ships in any mode | 20 |
| To the seas! | Deploy ‘3 Galleys’ from your shipments as the Ottomans | 20 |
| War Wagons | Deploy ‘4 War Wagons + 4 Uhlans’ from your shipments as the Germans | 20 |
| Fierce Cavalrymen of Tartars | Deploy ‘9 Cavalry Archery’ from your shipments as the Russians | 20 |
| Cathedral Assist | Build an Advanced; Mill, Market, Arsenal, Dock, Trading Post and Estate in a single | 20 |
| Big Brothers | Deploy ‘6 Cuirassier’ from your shipments as the French | 30 |
| Pike and Shot! | Deploy ’24 Pikeman’ from your shipments as the Spanish | 30 |
| Congreve Rockets | Deploy ‘2 Rockets’ from your shipments as the British | 30 |
| Riders! | Deploy ’17 Ruyters’ from your shipments as the Dutch | 30 |
| Ribauldequin | Deploy ‘5 Organ Guns’ from your shipments as the Portuguese | 30 |
| Wonders | Build all 15 Wonders | 30 |
| Faith | Convert 100 neutral or enemy units | 30 |
| Elephant in the Room | Build 100 Elephant units in a single game | 30 |
| Social Dominance | Win 25 Multiplayer games | 30 |
| No Mains | Win all Skirmish games with all Civilizations in Hardest difficulty | 50 |
| Budget Cut | Win a Skirmish game without requesting any Shipments | 30 |
| Here comes the cavalry! | Win a Skirmish game with only cavalry and artillery units | 30 |
| Whatever the price… I’ll beat it! | Win a Skirmish game with only mercenaries units | 30 |
| Old fashioned | Win game on Hardest difficulty without upgrading your Town Center | 50 |
| Animal Whisperer | Control all pets | 50 |
| Animal hunter | Hunt all animal species | 50 |
| See My Vest! | Unlock all Cosmetics of any Civilization | 50 |
| The comforts of home | Receive at least 100 shipments total from your home city in any mode | 20 |
| Strike! | Kill at least 10 enemy troops from a rolling cannonball | 15 |
