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Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition
Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition
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World's Edge, Relic Entertainment, Forgotten Empires, Climax Studios · Xbox Game Studios·$39.99
Feb 4, 2026 · 3mo ago

Age of Empires IV – Patch 15.3.8338

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Patch 15.3.8338 introduces map pool rotations for Ranked play, improvements to the Map Monsters event mode, and general Quickmatch map pool adjustments.

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Buffs1

  • QuickmatchIncreased the number of map downvotes allowed in Quickmatch from 15 to 25.1525

Other changes5

  • Map Monsters
    • Improved spawn logic to prevent monsters from appearing in inaccessible locations.
    • Monsters now despawn with a visual effect upon discovery.Added
  • Ranked Map Pool
    • Rotated five maps out of the 1v1 Ranked pool and replaced them with new selections.King of The Hill, Ancient Spires, Relic River, Ocean Gateway, SunkenlandsSocotra, Confluence, Rocky River, Baltic, Prairie
    • Rotated five maps out of the Team Ranked pool and replaced them with new selections.Mountain Clearing, Lake Side, Canyon, Waterholes, PrairieHedgemaze, Mongolian Heights, Canal, Forest Ponds, Himeyama
  • QuickmatchNomadic Ridges and Nomadic Tarns have been removed from the Quickmatch FFA map pool.Nomadic Ridges, Nomadic TarnsRemoved

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Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition · Feb 4, 2026
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Patch history

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  1. Age of Empires IV – Minor Patch 16.1.10056
    May 12, 2026 · 1w
    +99
  2. Age of Empires IV – Patch 15.4.8719
    Mar 4, 2026 · 2mo
  3. Age of Empires IV – Minor Patch 15.1.7149
    Nov 12, 2025 · 6mo
    +1
  4. Age of Empires IV – Patch 15.1.7064
    Nov 4, 2025 · 6mo
    +5
  5. Age of Empires IV – Patch 14.1.5602
    Jul 22, 2025 · 10mo
  6. Age of Empires IV – Patch 13.2.4553
    May 13, 2025 · 12mo
    +4
  7. Age of Empires IV – Patch 13.1.4420
    Apr 22, 2025 · 13mo
  8. Age of Empires IV – Patch 13.0.4343
    Apr 9, 2025 · 13mo
    +118

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