Age of Empires IV: The Sultans Ascend (DLC)

This expansion is for players who already know Age of Empires IV and want a fresh reason to sit down at the strategy table. The mood is grim and focused: you stand with the Muslim resistance during the Crusades and have to hold your lands. What you'll like: - Eight missions in the new campaign where you face the Templars, Hospitallers, Teutonic Knights and Mongols. - Naval battles, something the series' campaigns never had before: you will have to sink enemy ships, not just fight on land. - Two new civilizations, Japanese and Byzantines, plus four fresh takes on familiar peoples, so old tactics play out differently. - Ten new maps and bonuses that widen ordinary matches. To buy Age of Empires IV: The Sultans Ascend (DLC) on Steam, send us your Steam quick invite link, and we will add you as a friend and send the game as a gift. The base game Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition must be on your account. Lead powerful forces in defense of your homeland in The Sultans Ascend - the exciting new expansion to Age of Empires IV! Experience a brand-new campaign set in the Middle East, or command new civilizations with the Japanese and the Byzantines. Take up arms as the Muslim resistance in the fight against the European Crusades in the dramatic new single player campaign. Follow the story of well-known Muslim leaders, their struggles with the Crusaders, and the battles they fought. In addition to a brand-new campaign, this feature-packed expansion includes two completely new playable civilizations, the Japanese and the Byzantines, and four playable variant civilizations which revisit and re-imagine civilizations first introduced in the main release of Age of Empires IV. It also includes ten new maps, new unlockable rewards and more. “The Sultans Ascend” campaign - 8 missions This new episode in the Age of Empires IV single player campaign takes place in the Middle East during the European Crusades. You will take on the role of the Muslim resistance to the invasion and follow the story of well-known Muslim leaders, their struggles with the Crusaders, and play out the battles they fought. Fight against the Holy Orders of the Templars, Hospitallers, and Teutons, as well as their old foes, the Mongols. We are excited to share that this is the first Age of Empires IV campaign to feature naval gameplay. The fight plays out both on land and at sea with new heroes, abilities, and mechanics at your disposal. Jump in and celebrate the successful strategies and victories of prominent Muslim leaders in each chapter: Tughtekin, Nur al-Din, Shirkuh, Saladin, Qutuz, Baybars, Shajar al-Durr, and Barsbay.