Summary

  • New DLC content for Age of Empires 4 is coming in 2025.
  • No details about the upcoming DLC have been revealed, though new civilizations may be added.
  • The game is currently celebrating its third anniversary.

New DLC content for Relic Entertainment's Age of Empires 4 will be released in 2025. The exciting news was revealed alongside an important milestone for the real-time strategy title Age of Empires 4.

Released in 2021, Age of Empires 4 is the latest mainline installment in the long-running RTS franchise that was created by the now-defunct Ensemble Studios. The game, considered by many to be one of the best entries in the entire Age of Empires series, has received two expansions since it launched. While details are sparse, another major content drop for the title has finally been confirmed by the developer.

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Age of Empires 4 will receive new DLC content sometime in 2025, with the announcement being made via a post on the franchise's official Twitter account. The new content was briefly mentioned in the October 17 patch notes for Age of Empires 4's latest 12.0.1974 update, but a proper announcement was not made until October 28. The Twitter post from World's Edge, which is currently celebrating the third anniversary of Age of Empires 4, did not provide any additional information regarding the upcoming expansion for Relic Entertainment's RTS title. Both the free Anniversary Update from 2022 and last year's The Sultans Ascend added new Age of Empires 4 civilizations, so the next expansion will likely do the same.

When is the Next Age of Empires 4 DLC Coming Out?

  • 2025

On October 22, Season 9 of Age of Empires 4 was released, adding a Halloween-themed event called Hallow's Hearth, the new Full Moon game mode, and additional cosmetics, and more. It also introduced multiplayer pausing, addressed several bugs, expanded the game's pool of maps, and implemented plenty of other tweaks. The Age of Empires 4 team said that a small patch for the game should come out in November. This update, which is expected to be the last to be released this year, will reportedly feature a host of new content, though no concrete details have been confirmed.

Following the release of Age of Empires 4, Relic Entertainment launched Company of Heroes 3 in 2023, the newest entry in yet another beloved historical RTS series. While the game included new features and offered improved visuals, many criticized the title's campaigns set in the Italian and North African theaters of World War 2. Meanwhile, World's Edge has worked on Age of Mythology: Retold and the new mobile experience based on Age of Empires ever since the series' fourth numbered entry was released.

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Age of Empires 4
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Real-Time Strategy
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Systems
PC-1 Xbox-1
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Top Critic Avg: 83 /100 Critics Rec: 82%
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Released
October 28, 2021
ESRB
T For Teen due to Mild Blood, Mild Violence
Developer(s)
Relic Entertainment, World's Edge
Publisher(s)
Xbox Game Studios
Engine
Essence Engine 5.0
Multiplayer
Online Multiplayer, Local Multiplayer
Franchise
Age of Empires
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WHERE TO PLAY

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DIGITAL
PHYSICAL
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Two New Civilizations, 8 New Maps - Lead the mighty Malians of West Africa as one of the richest trading nations of all-time as you focus on strong economic prowess in mining and investing in gold.

Or assemble one of the longest lasting empires in history with the Ottoman civilization and its well-trained military force, which features the largest gunpowder siege weapons available – the Great Bombards – mighty cannons that can fell any opponents who stand in your way.

Customize Your Game with Mods (Beta) - Chart your own course with powerful creator tools in the latest beta release of Mod Editor. Sculpt your own skirmish and multiplayer maps, craft unique mission scenarios, forge data driven tuning packs and envision new modes of play for Age of Empires IV.

Return to History – The past is prologue as you are immersed in a rich historical setting of 10 diverse civilizations across the world from the English to the Chinese to the Delhi Sultanate in your quest for victory. Build cities, manage resources, and lead your troops to battle on land and at sea in 4 distinct campaigns with 35 missions that span across 500 years of history from the Dark Ages up to the Renaissance.
 

Genre(s)
Real-Time Strategy
How Long To Beat
30 Hours
OpenCritic Rating
Strong