Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition - Victors and Vanquished

Embark on a thrilling journey with "Victors and Vanquished"! In nineteen epic scenarios, play as Ragnar Lothbrok, Oda Nobunaga, Charlemagne, and more. Your strategy and choices decide your fate: will you emerge as the ultimate victor, or fall as the vanquished?

Victors and Vanquished features nineteen scenarios including:

Ragnar Lothbrok
Unleash your inner Viking! Send your warbands across the sea on a massive map of Northern Europe. All big empires start from humble origins, and yours will be no different. Begin with raids to pay and recruit warriors. Then capture jarldoms in Norway, Denmark, and Sweden to grow your power. As you become king, more possibilities are at your fingertips: use your achievements to unlock technologies, find powerful heroes, raid wherever you want to, and even worship the gods for bonuses.


Otto the Great
You are surrounded by enemies: fearsome Vikings, horse-riding Magyars, and stalwart Franks. But, though you are king, your power is not absolute. You have three vassals. These can be your very best friends, helping you achieve your ambition to become Holy Roman Emperor… or, they will be a rebellious thorn in your side. Balance your power against theirs and use well-timed gifts to keep them in line.

Oda Nobunaga
Choose to play as one of six different unique factions. Will you lead the Takeda and crush your enemies with the best cavalry in Japan? Or, will you command the Otomo and find your advantage in the arrival of strange people with new weapons? Or, if subterfuge and assassination is more your style, try the Mori clan and leverage your criminal network to recruit unsavory characters.
And much more!

Community-generated inspiration
Victors and Vanquished features 14 scenarios inspired by the most popular community-generated content and 5 exclusive new scenarios. Each scenario has been updated and polished with full, professional voice acting, music, rebalancing, bugfixes, achievements, and quality of life improvements. From migration mechanics to choosing your own faction, each scenario provides a new way to play Age of Empires. Victors and Vanquished lets you tell your own story like never before!

• PS Plus required for online play
• In-game purchases optional
• Supports up to 8 online players with PS Plus
• Online play optional
• 1 player
• Remote Play supported
• Accessibility features (20)
• PS5 Version
  Vibration function supported (DualSense wireless controller)

Accessibility Features

Visuals

Colour Alternatives

You don't need to rely on understanding colour to play the game, or important colours can be changed to make them easier to tell apart.

High Contrast Visuals

Audio

Volume Controls

You can turn down and mute individual audio volumes.

Screen Reader (Advanced)

The screen reader will fully communicate contextual text and visual information essential to gameplay.

Visual Cue Alternatives

Visual information is also communicated through audio or controller vibration.

Subtitles and Captions

Subtitles (Advanced)

Spoken dialogue in the game is fully subtitled.

Controls

Controller Remapping (Basic)

You can change the controls to an alternative preset layout, or some remapping support is provided.

Adjustable Stick Sensitivity (Basic)

Some stick sensitivity options are provided.

Playable without Button Holds

You can play the game and navigate menus without holding down buttons.

Playable without Rapid Button Presses

You can play the game and navigate menus without needing to press buttons rapidly or within a time limit.

Playable without Touch Controls

You can play the game without needing to use touch-based controls.

Gameplay

Adjustable Difficulty (Basic)

You can reduce the overall challenge of the game by choosing an alternative preset difficulty level.

Game Speed (Advanced)

You can reduce the overall speed of the game to slow down gameplay.

Control Reminders

You can review the game controls at any time.

Practice Mode

You can access a consequence-free environment throughout the game to practise how to play.

Game Pausing

You can pause the game at any time during gameplay or cinematics (offline play only).

Manual Saving

You can create manual save points that allow you to return to the game exactly where you left off.

Online Communication

Text Chat Transcription

Text chats can be read aloud to you.

Quick Chat

You can send and receive preset words, phrases or icons to communicate more easily with other players.

Ping Communication

You can mark points of interest or specific information for other players on their HUDs or maps without needing to use voice or text entry communications.

• Platform: PS5
• Release: 6/5/2025
• Publisher: Microsoft Corporation
• Genres: Strategy