Welcome to the Open Beta on the Steam for Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition! This includes many updates coming to the game as well as access to play the two new civilizations, The Danes and The Poles, coming in The Baltic Powers DLC.
You can find more details about the upcoming DLC in our blog post below:
The Baltic Powers Expansion Coming to Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition and Join the Open Beta!
How do I access the Open Beta branch?
If you'd like to join the Open Beta for Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition, you can find and download the Open Beta build using the instructions provided below.
- Locate Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition in your Steam Games Library
- Right-click the game title and select Properties at the bottom of the menu
- In the window that appears, select the Game Versions & Betas tab on the left
- Click open_beta to select the beta.
- Your game will then receive an update, and you can launch the game from there
- To return to the Live game, simply repeat steps 1-3, and once on the Game Versions & Betas tab select "Default Public Version" in the list - your game will then update back to the Live build version
Where do I go to provide feedback?
We are actively monitoring the Age of Empires Forums, the Age III: DE Steam forums and Discord during the Open Beta. Please put all feedback and bugs in these places so it can be tracked by the team.
If your issue is difficult for us to track down, we may ask you to submit a Customer Support ticket so we can gather additional information.
Can I play other content coming in The Baltic Powers DLC?
Only the two new civilizations, The Danes and The Poles, will be available during the Open Beta. Other content coming in the DLC will not be available until release.
Will the Open Beta be available on Windows?
The Open Beta is currently only available on Steam.