Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition now available for macOS

Following the announcement that Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition would soon be coming to Mac gamers for the first time, the game is now available. Here are the details.

Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition out now for the Mac

In late April, it was announced that Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition would finally make its way to macOS as an Apple Silicon-native version with “4K visuals, a remastered soundtrack, new animations,” and more.

Now, the game is officially available on Mac via Steam and the Feral Store, priced at $34.99, with all DLC also available on both stores. A Mac App Store version is also in the works and is expected to debut later this year.

Here’s what to expect from the new release, according to Feral Interactive:

The base game (…) includes three expansions — “Lords of the West,” “Dynasties of India,” and “Dawn of the Dukes” — each introducing new campaigns and civilizations. A huge range of purchasable DLC is also available, including the recently released “The Last Chieftains”, in which medieval history and folklore contend in campaigns across the varied terrains of South America.

Feral also says players can take on single-player campaigns built around historical leaders, play Skirmish mode against up to 8 opponents, online or offline, and team up with other Mac players in cooperative multiplayer campaigns based on historical scenarios.

You can check out the trailer for the Mac version of Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition below:

Feral Interactive has published a newcomer’s guide for the Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition’s Mac release, which you can find here.

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