Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition 1.0 for Mac
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition is a remastered real-time strategy classic from World’s Edge and Xbox Game Studios. Version 1.0 on Mac marks the first native Apple Silicon release of the Definitive Edition, ported by Feral Interactive and launched on Steam on 28 May 2026.
What the game offers
You lead civilizations from the Dark Ages through the Imperial Age, balancing economy, technology, and military power. The Definitive Edition includes updated 4K visuals, a remastered soundtrack, new animations, and quality-of-life improvements built up since the 2019 Windows launch.
Single-player includes historical campaigns and skirmish against AI. Online multiplayer and cooperative campaigns are available on Mac, with matchmaking against other macOS players. The base Mac release bundles three expansions: Lords of the West, Dawn of the Dukes, and Dynasties of India, each adding civilizations and campaigns. Additional DLC (for example Return of Rome, Chronicles, and The Last Chieftains) is sold separately on supported stores.
Mac port specifics
This is an Apple Silicon–native build: Steam lists macOS 15.7 or later and an Apple M1 (or A18 Pro) chip or better. Intel Macs are not supported. Existing Steam owners of the Windows edition receive the macOS version at no extra cost on the same Steam library entry.
Version 1.0 (macOS launch)
Catalog label “1.0” refers to the initial macOS port release, not a separate PC patch number (PC updates use build IDs such as 170934). There is no dedicated “1.0 changelog” beyond launch feature parity with the Definitive Edition content set described above.
Licensing and distribution
Available on Steam and the Feral Store; a Mac App Store release is planned for later in 2026 per official announcements. Pricing varies by region (often around $35 on Steam). Requires a Microsoft/Xbox account acceptance for online features per store terms. Internet connection required for multiplayer.
Merci, fonctionne 100%
thank you so much
It works perfectly on my M1 Max.
It won’t work on any Intel based mac (the game is only for arm CPUs).
If you have the “damaged” error message, you must run this terminal command to remove the flags that prevent it to run:
sudo xattr -r -c “/Applications/Age of Empires II Definitive Edition.app”
(this command requires your password)
It should run now! Enjoy 🙂
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The game doesn’t work at all on my m1 pro max.
Works perfectly, thank you
You’re on Apple Silicon (M chip)?
Because for the rest of us, it did not work neither from inside the .dmg, neither from copying it to the Application folder.
Any suggestions?
yes, iMac M4.
I used Sentinel to get the app out of Apple’s quarantine (corrupted application, etc.)
How do you change username from gse orca ?
You cant, its fixed.
It has 75-80 gbs. Any idea why it is so large? On the official website it says it occupies 16 gb on the HDD
Intel Mac not support
Can it be played on Mac OS Intel?
Run the downloaded image and drag the application to the Applications folder shortcut.
Once the copy is complete, you can launch the application from Launchpad.
I’m using macbook air M1. I’ve copied the app to an external ssd, when I run the app it says that the app is damaged and was suggested to be delete it. Any suggestion on how to run this on a MBA M1? Thanks
You need to go to your settings and allow it. The app is not damaged, it works like a charm.
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I did have allowed the app from the settings. Afterwards, if I open the app, it verifies the app for a long time, and then notifies that the app is damaged and needs to be moved to trashcan. FYI, the app is in an external ssd because of the file size. Does it need to be in the Application folder, or is there any workaround? thanks