Age of Empires 2 might be coming to Steam

The dataminers at steamdb.info have made a potentially exciting discovery for classic RTS fans: the unreleased entity currently known only as "ValveTestApp221380" is probably Age of Empires II.

It's been 14 years since AoE2, but it's still considered the pinnacle of the series by many fans (I'm partial to Age of Mythology, myself, but it's a very close second). You can still see the complete edition on the bargain shelves at quite a few retailers here in the U.S., so it isn't like it's been unavailable for a significant period of time. As with all older games, however, there are inevitable compatibility issues on operating systems a decade or more removed from the original release. A Steam version could address some of these issues.

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Len Hafer is a freelancer and lifelong PC gamer with a specialty in strategy, RPGs, horror, and survival games. A chance encounter with Warcraft 2: Tides of Darkness changed her life forever. Today, her favorites include the grand strategy games from Paradox Interactive like Crusader Kings and Europa Universalis, and thought-provoking, story-rich RPGs like Persona 5 and Disco Elysium. She also loves history, hiking in the mountains of Colorado, and heavy metal music.