Age of Empires Multiplayer Servers Down Thursday for Routine Maintenance
A 1–2 hour window affects matchmaking across the entire Age of Empires suite on all platforms.
The Age of Empires platform team has scheduled server maintenance for Thursday, August 13, beginning at 2:00 pm PT / 5:00 pm ET / 21:00 UTC. Expected downtime is between one and two hours.
What to expect
- Ranked matchmaking will be disabled one hour before the window opens — a precaution to avoid disrupting newly-formed matches.
- Matches in progress at the moment maintenance begins will be disrupted.
- Launching the game remains possible during the window, but matchmaking and all online features will be unavailable.
- The team recommends finishing any active session at least 10 minutes before the start time.
Games and platforms affected
- Age of Empires: Definitive Edition — Steam, Microsoft Store
- Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition — Steam, Microsoft Store, Xbox, PlayStation 5
- Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition — Steam, Microsoft Store
- Age of Empires IV — Steam, Microsoft Store, Xbox, PlayStation 5
The announcement describes the work as "routine server updates and maintenance" with no further detail on what is being changed. Updates to the schedule, and the all-clear, will be posted in the original thread.
For anyone with ranked sessions planned Thursday afternoon, the safest path is to wrap up well before the 2:00 pm PT cutoff.
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