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StrategyHistoricalWarGrand StrategyTurn-Based StrategyPolitical Sim

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Game description

Age of History II is a grand strategy wargame that is simple to learn yet hard to master.Your objective is to use military tactics and cunning diplomacy to either unify the world, or conquer it.Will the world bleed out or bow before you? The choice is yours..

Basic info

DeveloperŁukasz Jakowski
PublisherŁukasz Jakowski Games
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckPlayable
Release dateNov 21, 2018
Price
  • Steam store −50% $5.99 $2.99 · Steam ↗
  • Lowest-price store $2.99 · Steam
  • Historical low $0.89 · 3-month low $0.89Other stores ↗

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Minimum specs

OSMicrosoft® Windows Vista®/XP®/7®/8®/10®
Processor1.8 GHz Single Core
Memory1 GB
GraphicsHardware Accelerated Graphics with dedicated memory
Storage380 MB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 401 reviews from the past 1 year

81.5/ 100
Top 50%

Steam rating: Very Positive (90%)

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 22, 2026)

Players call this map strategy game simple to learn and hard to put down, and Age of History II scores 81.5 from 401 analyzed reviews.

👍 Strengths

245 reviews say it is fun and worth the low price, and some call it addictive despite its rough edges. 30 find it easy to learn, describing simple basic mechanics that let new players start a campaign within a couple of hours. 18 enjoy its strategy layer, pointing to diplomacy, alliances, economy and armies, and some say the AI creates surprising wars between unlikely nations. Gameplay ranks 423rd of 1396, and Content Volume ranks 559th of 1351.

👎 Where it falls short

Tech & Support ranks 1100th of 1399. 55 reviews report bugs, such as army numbers that vanish and return, errors in long sessions and corrupted saves. 39 criticize the balance and AI, saying tiny nations declare illogical wars and battles come down to simple troop counts. 25 find it repetitive once the basics are understood, and a few wish for more types of disputes or a colony system. Pricing & Fairness ranks 731st of 1399, and others say the war system feels simplistic next to heavier strategy games.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“worth it, complex game well-developed beyond enjoyable” · 245 reviews
“army numbers disappear and reappear randomly, many bugs throughout” · 55 reviews
“accessible entry point for history game fans” · 30 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 54% of reviews · Top 40% of the games we've analyzed

Onboarding +2.28 · How easy it is to learn — tutorials and the first hours
Positive “accessible entry point for history game fans” · 30 reviews
Negative “leaving provinces empty causes pawn-eating mechanic issue” · 12 reviews

Progression 5% · Difficulty 9% · Freedom 14% · Strategy 18% · Controls & feel 8%

Plot, characters and the world

Not enough data — only 8% of reviews mention this.

World +2.61 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is

Story 2% · Characters 0%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 22% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Volume +2.67 · How much there is to play, including endgame, for the price
Positive “spent many hours enjoying the game” · 8 reviews
Negative “lacks large-scale mods like mobile version has” · 5 reviews

Variety 11% · Replayability 6%

Graphics, art style, music and sound

Not enough data — only 7% of reviews mention this.

Audio +1.92 · Music, sound effects, and voice acting

Visuals 5%

Playing with others, the community and servers

Not enough data — only 5% of reviews mention this.

Community +3.67 · Who you play with — how many, and how friendly

Playing together 4% · Servers & Connection 0%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 25% of reviews · Bottom 50% of the games we've analyzed

Balance -0.41 · Whether classes, weapons, and builds are evenly matched
Negative “game mechanics are oversimplified calculator-like system with broken AI” · 39 reviews
Positive “defense mechanics work well, defenders sometimes succeed” · 1 review

Anti-cheat 0% · Pricing 11% · Matchmaking 1%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 23% of reviews · Bottom 30% of the games we've analyzed

Stability -0.50 · Crashes, freezes, save loss, and game-breaking bugs
Negative “army numbers disappear and reappear randomly, many bugs throughout” · 55 reviews

Performance 5% · Developer support 7%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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