2023-08-05 10:10:49
News game 18 years later, this cult video game is finally accessible to everyone on PC
Published on 05/08/2023 at 12:10
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18 years following its very first release, Age of Empires III is now accessible to as many people as possible on PC. On Steam, the title is now available in a completely free version. Explanations.
A cult strategy game
The Age of Empires saga is one of those legendary video games, cult titles that have allowed the real-time strategy genre to gain its acclaim. If the second opus remains probably the most famous today, Age of Empires III is still one of the very best episodes of the license.
Released for the first time in 2005, AoE 3 marks a major turning point with the arrival of 3D in one of the main games of the license, a few years following the release of Age of Mythology. The title takes us to the New World during the colonial era and originally offers us eight factions to choose from: Great Britain, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Russia, the Ottoman Empire, the Countries -Bas and France.
Subsequently, two extensions came to enrich this already substantial content. Age of Empires III : The WarChiefswhich plunges us into the American War of Independence, and Age of Empires III : The Asian Dynastiesbringing the conflict to the Asian continent.
A free version on Steam
This is the good news of the day: Age of Empires III is now available in a free version on Steam. Obviously, this version does not include the full content of the game. The details of this offer have been shared on the Steam page of Age of Empires III : Definitive Edition.
This generous trial version therefore offers access to most game modes, with some restrictions. Already, only three factions are available for the moment: The French, the Iroquois and the Russians. On August 18, the first of these factions must leave the roster in favor of a new one, and so on.
The first act of the main campaign is fully playable. The Battle of Algiers is also available in the Historical Battles mode, shorter games with objectives to complete. The Art of War tutorial mode, the compendium and the technology trees are included in the offer.
Finally, the icing on the cake: it is possible to play alone, or with others. This version, in fact, offers us the possibility of playing multiplayer battles. Only one map is available for players of the free version who want to create a game, but they can however join the games of players of the paid version and thus have access to all the maps. This free version is already available and you can still buy the game in its entirety for 19.99 euros.
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