
๐ก Struggling
Is Age of Empires II (Retired) dead?
๐ก Not yet โ but it is struggling.
Age of Empires II (Retired) has 1,928 players on Steam right now, down 0.3% compared with a week ago. That is 51% of the highest count we have tracked (3,816 on Apr 19, 2026).
Steam player counts only โ console, Xbox/Game Pass and Epic players are not included. Tracked since Apr 6, 2026. Updated 22 minutes ago.
Live Activity
โข 1,928
0 Viewers24h Peak
2,881
0 ViewersPeak Time (Steam)
~ 20:00
Peak Time (Twitch)
~ 00:00
7-Day Trend
โผ -0.3%
Age of Empires II (Retired) player count: peak times and trend
- Peak in the last 24 hours: 2,881
- Highest count we have tracked: 3,816 (Apr 19, 2026)
- 7-day trend: -0.3% (24-hour average vs. the same window a week ago)
Player counts for Age of Empires II (Retired) are usually highest around 20:00 UTC โ a good time to find other players.
๐ ๏ธ Latest Steam announcements
Regarding the Lunar New Year Sale Discount Jan 31, 2022
This mod adds a Doom campaign to Age of Empires 2 Dec 26, 2021

