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Age of Empires II (Retired) — system requirements & benchmark status
This game is in the catalog, but no published review benchmarks have been collected for it yet — so this page carries no frame-rate numbers, no verdicts and no estimates. Below are the publisher's own system requirements and what they say about the hardware the game targets. A game joins the calculator only when published review benchmarks cover both its CPU and GPU sides.
Developer: Skybox Labs, Hidden Path Entertainment, Ensemble Studios, Forgotten Empires · Publisher: Xbox Game Studios · Released: Apr 9, 2013 · Genres: Strategy
Game facts and system requirements are as published on Steam (checked 4 November 2026).
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System requirements — Age of Empires II (Retired)
As published by the publisher on Steam (checked 4 November 2026). Requirements are the publisher's target figures, not measurements — they describe the hardware the developer aims at, not the frame rate any part delivers.
| Component | Minimum (Steam) | Recommended (Steam) |
|---|---|---|
| OS * | Windows Vista, 7, 8 Pro+ | — |
| Processor | 1.2GHZ CPU | — |
| Memory | 1 GB RAM | — |
| Graphics | Direct X 9.0c Capable GPU | — |
| DirectX® | 9.0c | — |
| Hard Drive | 2 GB HD space | — |
| Additional | — | 900x600 minimum display resolution |
Benchmark status
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