'Age of Empires: Castle Siege' Is Available for Windows 10

Article by George Norman (Cybersecurity Editor)

on 28 Aug 2015

If you’re one of the 75 million people who upgraded to the new Windows 10 operating system, and if you’re an Age of Empires fan, then you need to know that Age of Empires: Caste Siege is now available for Windows 10.

Go get it for free from the Microsoft Store and enjoy thrilling medieval battles on your Windows 10 device. Ready your troops, fortify the walls, train armies, and guide your empire to greatness.

“Age of Empires is surely one of PC gaming’s most celebrated franchises. The original inspired many like it, but none that could quite match its deft mix of planning, resource management, strategic combat, and historical relevance. Now, the game is coming to Windows 10 PC in a new format, building upon the successful Windows 8.1, Windows Phone 8 and iOS title of the same name: Age of Empires: Castle Siege,” said Xbox Wire.

Age of Empires: Castle Siege – Main Features
  • Build an empire – start with a castle and build a city, gather resources, train armies and use them to defend yourself or to attack opponents.
  • Choose a civilization – you can choose to play with the Britons, Francs, Kievan Rus, Tuetons, Saracens, or Byzantines.
  • Powerful heroes – heroes with powerful abilities are ready to be called upon. If you need to turn the battle in your favor, call a hero.
  • Entertaining scenarios – mix of actual history and creative alternatives should make for some heady, entertaining scenarios.
  • Leaderboards – forge an alliance with your Xbox Live friends, compete against other alliances, and make it to the top of the leaderboards.
  • Cross-platform play – since your game progress is saved to the cloud, you can switch from one device to another. You can play on Windows 8, 8.1, 10 and iOS devices.
Fans who upgrade to the Windows 10 PC version of Castle Siege will get a special Richard the Lionheart statue to place in their city. You will be prompted to upgrade Castle Siege to the Windows 10 version once you have installed Windows 10.

If you want to, you can connect your Microsoft ID with your Gamecenter ID to collect Xbox Achievements.

Get Age of Empires: Castle Siege for Windows 10 from the Microsoft Store.
It's a universal app that works on PCs and mobiles.

Get Age of Empires: Castle Siege for iOS from Apple’s App Store.


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