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Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition is coming to Mac this month

Avatar for Ryan Christoffel  | May 15 2026 - 10:29 am PT
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Apple has been pushing to expand Mac gaming in recent years, and a new high-profile title was recently announced: Age of Empires II is coming to macOS this month.

Age of Empires gets macOS release on Steam this month, with Mac App Store later

The Mac is about to get a beloved strategy title, adding to its growing games library.

Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition will release Thursday, May 28 for macOS.

The Mac version will be released on Steam first, with a Mac App Store debut later in the year.

From the official press release:

Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition comes complete with razor-sharp 4K visuals, a fully remastered soundtrack, and includes three expansions with the base game: Lords of the West, Dynasties of India, and Dawn of the Dukes. Newcomers to the series and returning veterans alike can look forward to all the fast-paced base-building and warfare that made this game a classic, given new life over two decades of refinement and additional content. 

Empire builders hungry for more will also have access to a large — and still-expanding — stable of DLC purchasable from day one. Players can explore wide-ranging content, from Return of Rome, which transplants the original Age of Empires experience into the modern engine, to The Last Chieftains — exploring the complex medieval societies of South America – which just recently released! 

Another noteworthy Mac game that arrived recently was Crimson Desert, which launched on macOS the same day as other platforms—a rare feat.

Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition follows the more typical release pattern for Mac titles, with the macOS version coming much later than PC and console launches.

Do you game on your Mac? How are you feeling about the current landscape of Mac gaming? Let us know in the comments.

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Avatar for Ryan Christoffel Ryan Christoffel

Ryan got his start in journalism as an Editor at MacStories, where he worked for four years covering Apple news, writing app reviews, and more. For two years he co-hosted the Adapt podcast on Relay FM, which focused entirely on the iPad. As a result, it should come as no surprise that his favorite Apple device is the iPad Pro.