Age of Empires II: HD Edition - The Forgotten

Welcome to Age of Empires II: HD Edition - The Forgotten; the first new official expansion for the Age of Empires II universe in over ten years. Challenge friends with five additional civilizations and…

80 7 November 2013

Real Time Strategy (RTS) Strategy Historical Warfare

Age of Empires II: HD Edition - The Forgotten is a real time strategy (rts) developed by Ensemble Studios, released 7 November 2013 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

Verified 18 Oct 2026 Sources: IGDB , Steam , Wikipedia

What Age of Empires II: HD Edition - The Forgotten is

Age of Empires II: HD Edition - The Forgotten is a real time strategy (rts) game developed by Ensemble Studios and released in 2013. It was published by Microsoft Studios. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only. It runs on Genie Engine.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The Forgotten adds seven additional single player campaigns, which are partially based on the following historical events: Alaric I: The trauma of the Hun invasion in the 4th century has shaped Alaric, the fearsome warrior king of the Goths. But can the beloved king secure a new homeland for his people in the territory of the collapsing Roman Empire? Sforza: Always hungry for glory and wealth, Sforza wanders around 15th century Italy, offering his services to the highest bidder. Will he pick the right battles or make the wrong enemy? Take the fate of the young mercenary captain in your hands. Bari: 400 years after the collapse of the Roman Empire, Italy is still up for grabs. Relive the…

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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are historical and warfare. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

How it was received

Age of Empires II: HD Edition - The Forgotten holds a critic score of 80 out of 100. That places it above 63% of the 612 rated real time strategy (rts) games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2013 averaged 70, so it scored 10 points above the year average.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for 1.2GHZ CPU, 1 GB RAM and Direct X 9.0c capable GPU. At 1GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 2GB.

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What it launched against

Age of Empires II: HD Edition - The Forgotten launched on 7 November 2013, within three weeks of Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag, Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag, Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Director's Cut and The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag, Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag, Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Director's Cut, The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds.

Cheats and codes

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Official trailer

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Screenshots

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Parents

Age of Empires II: HD Edition

9 April 2013

Quick answers

Age of Empires II: HD Edition - The Forgotten — frequently asked questions

When did Age of Empires II: HD Edition - The Forgotten come out?

Age of Empires II: HD Edition - The Forgotten was released on 7 November 2013 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

What are the minimum PC requirements for Age of Empires II: HD Edition - The Forgotten?

At minimum, Age of Empires II: HD Edition - The Forgotten needs 1.2GHZ CPU, 1 GB RAM, Direct X 9.0c capable GPU graphics, 2 GB available space of storage.

How many GB is Age of Empires II: HD Edition - The Forgotten?

The PC version needs about 2 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("2 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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