To celebrate the first anniversary of the fourth installment of the award-winning and best-selling strategy game series, Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition will take players right into the middle of epic, world-defining historical battles. In the new installment, you will find both familiar and new ways to expand your empire in a huge, presented in 4K quality. Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition takes revolutionary real-time strategy gameplay to the next level. This Festive Release includes a lot of new free content, such as new civilizations, maps, additional in-game updates and language versions, new championships, challenges, and bids and cheats. And all this in a very cost-effective set that is full of history! Two New Civilizations, 8 New Maps – Lead the mighty Malians of West Africa and one of the richest trading nations of all time, focusing on the efficient management of the mining and gold mining economy. Or you can lead one of the longest-standing empires by choosing the Ottoman civilization and its well-trained army, which includes the largest gunpowder siege engines available – the Great Bombards. These powerful cannons will crush any opponent who stands in your way. Customize Your Gameplay with Mods (Beta) – Forge your own path with powerful creator tools in the latest Mod Editor beta. Design your own maps for skirmishes and multiplayer, create unique mission scenarios, forge data-driven customization packs, and develop your own game modes in Age of Empires IV Back to History – The past is a prologue to what will come as you immerse yourself in the culture of 10 diverse civilizations from around the world – from the English to the Chinese and the Delhi Sultanate – on your way to victory. Build cities, manage resources, and lead your troops into battle on land and sea in four unique campaigns with 35 missions that span 500 years of history – from the Dark Ages to the Renaissance.