players like Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition more than Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition
by where each lands in players' personal rankings
61% put Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition higher
14 of 23 players who ranked both games have Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition above Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition in their own library (9 more own both but never told them apart)
Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition wins when they meet, too
3 of 5 direct duels went to Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition, the other 2 to Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition
5 duels between exactly these two. the verdict above rests on everyone's full rankings; this is only what happened when both were on screen together.
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both tagged Strategy · RTS · City Builder · Base Building
>> the verdict in words what the duels say about age of empires ii: definitive edition vs age of empires iv: anniversary edition
Players like Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition more than Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition, by a few points. Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition beats 72% of the games in a typical Steam library, which ranks it #673 of 19,275 scored games; Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition beats 65% and ranks #1,947 of 19,275. Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition's score rests on 137 players, Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition's on 65 players.
Of the 23 players who ranked both games, 61% put Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition higher in their own library and 39% Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition. When they meet on screen together, Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition wins: 3 of 5 direct duels went its way.
43% of Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition's raters keep it in the top 30% of their own library, against 55% for Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition. Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition is the safer pick: 20% of its raters file it in their bottom 40%, against 31% for Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition.
Both are tagged Strategy, RTS and City Builder on Steam; Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition came out in 2019, Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition in 2021.
Every score here comes from players duelling games out of their own Steam library, not from reviews or playtime, and this matchup last moved 2 weeks ago. A new duel on either game can change who wins.
