Age of Empires IV features two new launch civilizations, a newly revealed campaign, naval combat, and Joan of Arc.

The teams at both Relic and World's Edge have shared that players will have the choice of the English, Mongols, Chinese and Delhi Sultanate at launch, and two more civilizations have been revealed: the Abbasid Dynasty and the French.

The Abbasid Dynasty's focus on technology, powered by their unique landmark, the House of Wisdom, will allow players to choose unique upgrade opportunities. Their unique units include Camel Archers and Riders.

The French were revealed alongside the 100 Years War campaign, allowing players to place themselves in the battles fought between the English and French in the 14th and 15th centuries. The French thrive in trade, with the Chamber of Commerce and Royal Institute landmarks helping strengthen a player's late game. Royal Knights are one of the civilization's special units with a fearsome charge ability.

Making a heroic appearance in the trailer is French heroine and icon Joan of Arc. Teenage Joan rallied her country and led armies into battle against the occupying English.

Taking the battle to the water adds a whole new dimension to player strategy and adds new meaning to "sink or swim"!

With updated controls, intuitive UI and a fresh approach to the campaign, Age of Empires IV is the most accessible Age of Empires game yet while taking everything fans love about the franchise to the next level.

What better way to show off your strategic prowess than with achievements!

Here is your first look at every achievement you can unlock in Age of Empires IV — save for some of the most secret achievements you’ll have to discover for yourself (no spoilers here).

Learn new skills in the Art of War challenges and earn the title of “Record Breaker” and add +10 to your Gamerscore by receiving five Gold medals. Emerge victorious from battle against A.I. to test your strength as a strategist and earn one of four achievements, based on the difficulty level of the A.I. Or challenge yourself as the French to win a match without producing infantry for the “Who Needs Infantry?” achievement for 20 points. In all there’s nearly 90 achievements here for you to unlock — which ones are you going to go for first?

Achievement Name	Achievement Description	Points
Empires Will Rise	Construct your first Landmark.	5
Kingdoms Will Fall	Defeat 20 enemy units.	5
A New Age Is Upon Us	Complete the Introductory Tutorial.	5
The Normans	Complete The Normans campaign.	10
The Hundred Years War	Complete The Hundred Years War campaign.	10
The Mongol Empire	Complete The Mongol Empire campaign.	10
The Rise of Moscow	Complete The Rise of Moscow campaign.	10
Age of Empires IV Campaign	Complete the Age of Empires IV campaigns	50
The Fundamentals	Complete the Training Mastery.	5
Quick Study	Complete your first Civilization Mastery task.	5
Master of the English	Complete the English Mastery.	10
Master of the French	Complete the French Mastery.	10
Master of the Holy Roman Empire	Complete the Holy Roman Empire Mastery.	10
Master of the Mongols	Complete the Mongol Mastery.	10
Master of the Rus	Complete the Rus Mastery.	10
Master of the Delhi Sultanate	Complete the Delhi Sultanate Mastery.	10
Master of the Chinese	Complete the Chinese Mastery.	10
Master of the Abbasid	Complete the Abbasid Mastery.	10
Master of the Ages	Complete all Civilization Masteries.	50
Recorded History	View a replay.	5
By Force	Achieve a Landmarks Victory.	5
By Faith	Achieve a Sacred Victory.	5
By Fortune	Achieve a Wonder Victory.	5
Make It Quick	Achieve a Landmarks Victory in the Dark Age (I).	10
Walk the Earth	Achieve a Sacred Victory without losing a religious unit.	10
Wonderstruck	Achieve a Wonder Victory without constructing walls.	10
Precious Medals	Earn a medal in 3 Art of War challenges.	10
Challenge Taker	Earn your first gold medal in an Art of War challenge.	10
Record Breaker	Earn a gold medal in 5 Art of War challenges.	10
Sub-Human Subduer	Win a 1v1 match against the Easy A.I.	5
Par-Human Potentate	Win a 1v1 match against the Intermediate A.I.	10
High-Human Hero	Win a 1v1 match against the Hard A.I.	20
Super-Human Subjugator	Win a 1v1 match against the Hardest A.I.f	50
The Faithful	Convert 30 enemies without holding a Relic as the Abbasid Dynasty.	10
All the World’s Knowledge	During a match, research everything in the wings of the Abbasid House of Wisdom.	10
Shifting Winds	Defeat 1,000 enemy cavalry units with your Camel Riders as the Abbasid Dynasty.	20
A Golden Age	Achieve the third tier of the Golden Age as the Abbasid Dynasty.	5
Dread Fort	Kill 100 enemies with Keeps as the English.	10
Pass the Marshmallows	Use the Setup Camp ability 20 times as the English.	5
We Charge Extra for That	Shutdown a Cavalry Charge with Palings as the English.	20
Hope Is Kindled	Extend the Network of Castles alarm across 12 buildings simultaneously as the English.	10
Lancerlot	Charge an enemy with 50 Royal Knights simultaneously as the French.	5
Who Needs Infantry?	Win a match without producing infantry as the French.	20
Big Shot	Destroy 1,000 enemy units with gunpowder siege engines as the French.	10
Do You Deliver?	Accrue 1,000 Food from Traders in a single match as the French.	10
Wild’s Bounty	Accrue 2,000 Gold with Hunting Cabins in a single match as the Rus.	5
Big Game Hunter	Earn 500 Gold from bounties in a match as the Rus.	20
Deforestation	Gather Wood 1,000 times as the Rus.	10
In Memory of Kulikovo	Enhance 10 units with a single Saint’s Blessing strike as the Rus.	10
Raiding Party	Raid an enemy building in the Dark Age (I) as the Mongols.	10
Jagutu-iin Darga	Enhance 100 units with a single Khan Signal Arrow as the Mongols.	5
Long Live the Khan	Win a match without your Khan being killed as the Mongols.	10
Explore, Expand, Exploit	Accrue 10,000 Stone in a single match as the Mongols.	20
Who Needs Cavalry?	Win a match without producing cavalry as the Holy Roman Empire.	10
Inspired Economics	Have at least 60 simultaneously inspired Villagers as the Holy Roman Empire.	20
Servants of the Land	Kill 10,000 enemies with Landsknechte.	10
Swift Site	Begin capturing a Sacred Site immediately upon entering the Castle Age (III) as the Holy Roman Empire.	5
Herd You Like Elephants	Destroy 100 enemy buildings with your elephants as the Delhi Sultanate.	10
Field Construction	Build a Stone Wall, Gate, and Tower using infantry as the Delhi Sultanate.	5
Higher Education	Have 20 Scholars garrisoned in a Madrasa as the Delhi Sultanate.	10
Pantomath	Research all technologies in a match as the Delhi Sultanate.	20
Be Subtle	Reveal 300 Villagers with a single use of Imperial Spies as the Chinese.	10
Great Walls	Construct 1,000 Stone Walls as the Chinese.	5
Move Like Wind, Attack Like Fire	Defeat 1,000 enemy units with the Nest of Bees as the Chinese.	20
Four Histories	Establish all of the Dynasties in a single match as the Chinese.	10
Wololottery	Assume control of 25 units in a single conversion.	10
Having a Blast	Destroy 5 enemies with a single Demolition Ship detonation.	10
All Creek, No Paddle	Sink an enemy Transport Ship that is garrisoned to maximum capacity.	10
Through the Ages	Advance to the next Age 500 times.	20
Coast Is Clear	Win a match during which fishing was your only source of gathered Food.	5
Accurate Likeness	Equip your first portrait.	5
To Remind, To Advise, To Warn	Equip your first monument.	5
A Heraldic Achievement	Customize your coat of arms.	5
Counter-Raider	Play the game to find out!	10
Chivalry	Play the game to find out!	10
Siegebreaker	Play the game to find out!	10
Quit Touching Me!	Play the game to find out!	10
Du Bois Are Back in Town	Play the game to find out!	10
Fill the Coffers	Play the game to find out!	10
Battle Royal	Play the game to find out!	10
Careful Cannons	Play the game to find out!	10
Twinkle Hooves	Play the game to find out!	10
Yeah, Well, You Should See the Other Guy	Play the game to find out!	10
Forgot a Batu	Play the game to find out!	10
Boom Boom Pao	Play the game to find out!	10
Keep the Change	Play the game to find out!	10
Get Off My Bailey!	Play the game to find out!	10
Ancient Tower Defense	Play the game to find out!	10
Classic Conquest	Play the game to find out!	10

Key Features:

• Stunning 4K visual fidelity
• Eight diverse civilizations, including the Mongols and Chinese, along with naval gameplay support
• Four campaigns with thirty-five missions spanning 500 years of history
• Cooperate or spectate with up to seven of your friends in PVP and PVE multiplayer modes
• Best-in-class game and platform services, including a World Editor in early 2022, tutorials and a story mode to help onboard new RTS players

Pre-orders are open. A Digital Deluxe Edition is available on Steam; it includes a digital copy of the game's epic soundtrack as well as other exclusive in-game items. Anyone who pre-orders Age of Empires IV will receive the upcoming DLC for Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition, Dawn of the Dukes, when it launches in August.

Age of Empires IV launches on Oct. 28, 2021 exclusively on the PC (Steam) for $59.99 for the standard edition and $79.99 for the digital deluxe edition.