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Microsoft Studios brings you three epic Age of Empires III games in one monumental collection for the first time.

Release DateJan 5, 2012
Price$ 39.99  Top 2%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)90.7% (very positive) Top 25% / 90.9%  Top 20%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)88.8% Top 5% / 89.1%  Top 4%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)27K  Top 2% / 31.7K  Top 1%
Curators361 reviews  Top 1%
Median Play Time46.9 hours  Top 2%
Play Time per Dollar1.2 hour  Top 20%
Followers106.9K  Top 1%
Owners± 2.9M  Top 1%
Copies Sold± 2.2M  Top 1%
Gross Revenue ($)± 30.8M  Top 1%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Age of Empires® III (2007) steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This graph shows Age of Empires® III (2007)'s Steam rating and reviews between January 2012 and December 2023. Steam's rating is varying from 100% (January 2012) to 88.8% (May 2019).

With 31.7K reviews Top 1%, Age of Empires® III (2007) is definitely a major AAA level success. There are peaks that suggests major updates or discounts.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Age of Empires® III (2007) and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut graph displays the languages of Age of Empires® III (2007)'s Steam reviews. The most popular language is English (43%), followed by Spanish - Spain (9%). There is a healthy diversity in the review languages, with 28 different languages represented. The game is available in 5 languages. Unless the game has a lot of dialogues, translating is usually not a lot of work compared to completing a game, therefore adding more translations is generally recommended.

Time Played

Chart displaying Age of Empires® III (2007) percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time played in Age of Empires® III (2007) depending if the reviewer left a positive or a negative review. You'll notice that the time played is very impressive, reaching 164 hours in the 80th percentile.

The median play time for the negative reviews is 4.8 times less than the median for positive reviews. Some players have left a negative review after playing a significant amount of time (58 hours in the 80th percentile) which could mean that a part of Age of Empires® III (2007)'s fanbase was unhappy about an update and review bombed the game. You could check if there is an explanation in the Players' feedback section.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Fun campaign with interesting story
  • High level of variability in teams
  • Turtle or rushing player types
  • Good difficulty curve in AI
  • Each civilization is like a whole new game
  • On map bonuses for exploring
  • Strategy diversification with special tribal towns
  • Many different types of gameplay
  • Loads of cards to choose from
  • Expansion packs that change the game
  • Leveling civilizations is dull
  • AI team members' cards are not selectable
  • Some civilizations seem unbalanced
  • Difficulty guessing map type
  • Limited number of teams in skirmish mode
  • No repeat civilizations
  • Lack of character and identity
  • Combat is messy and lacks tactics
  • Small and boring maps
  • Failed to live up to Age of Empires series

The intention behind these pros & cons isn't to establish a balanced evaluation of the game, but rather to assist developers in identifying enhancement opportunities. The game's score of 90.7%  Top 25% should be considered while evaluating them.

Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of Age of Empires® III (2007)'s Steam review data, it is not meant to be exhaustive. You don't always need to solve every issue. What some players hate might be what your fanbase loves.

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