Age of Empires IV
Shares rank 23 of 24 real-time strategy games by recommenders
People recommend this polished real-time strategy game for smoothing out Age of Empires II's quirks, but critics note online lag and unhappy updates.
People recommend this polished real-time strategy game for smoothing out Age of Empires II's quirks, but critics note online lag and unhappy updates.
6 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 83%
Recommended in 4 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 4 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Lag sometimes in online play
“Definitely lag sometimes online.”
Comment from 21 Nov 2025 in “Android and iPhone users can now share files, starting with the Pixel 10” Updates handling is disappointing
“The updates thing is a shame.”
Comment from 19 Apr 2026 in “Game Devs Explain the Tricks Involved with Letting You Pause a Game” Significant downsides, unspecified
“It's very cool and saves a lot of space, but it does have some significant downsides”
Comment from 19 Apr 2026 in “Game Devs Explain the Tricks Involved with Letting You Pause a Game” Fundamentally different from AoE2
“I wouldn't call it an evolution. The game might be good in its own right but its different in some very fundamental ways”
Comment from 22 Jul 2026 in “Why Are There No Empires in Age of Empires? (2019)”
Other real-time strategy games people recommend
The four most recommended other real-time strategy games, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beyond All Reason | 76 | 17 | 82% | 10 | 1 yr6 owners | Approved |
| Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness | 51 | 2 | 96% | 8 | — | Approved |
| Total Annihilation | 48 | 7 | 87% | 7 | — | Approved |
| StarCraft | 36 | 22 | 62% | 10 | — | — |
| Age of Empires IVThis page | 5 | 1 | 83% | 4 | — | — |
What people said
All 8 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“i play AoE4 multiplayer regularly”
“IMO fantastic RTS which smoothed over many of the idiosyncrasies of AoE2”
“I wouldn't call it an evolution. The game might be good in its own right but its different in some very fundamental ways”
“more unique playstyles per civ”
“The updates thing is a shame.”
“It's very cool and saves a lot of space, but it does have some significant downsides”
“Definitely lag sometimes online.”
“I was surprised at how well everything worked”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.