Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition - Victors and Vanquished

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Please note: This pack is comprised of single player scenarios. Each one is unique and can take unexpected turns and twists.

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14 March 2024
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Description

Please note: This pack is comprised of single player scenarios. Each one is unique and can take unexpected turns and twists.

Embark on a thrilling journey with "Victors and Vanquished"! In nineteen epic scenarios, play as Ragnar Lothbrok, Oda Nobunaga, Charlemagne, and more. Your strategy and choices decide your fate: will you emerge as the ultimate victor, or fall as the vanquished?

Victors and Vanquished features nineteen scenarios including:

Ragnar Lothbrok

Unleash your inner Viking! Send your warbands across the sea on a massive map of Northern Europe. All big empires start from humble origins, and yours will be no different. Begin with raids to pay and recruit warriors. Then capture jarldoms in Norway, Denmark, and Sweden to grow your power. As you become king, more possibilities are at your fingertips: use your achievements to unlock technologies, find powerful heroes, raid wherever you want to, and even worship the gods for bonuses.

Otto the Great

You are surrounded by enemies: fearsome Vikings, horse-riding Magyars, and stalwart Franks. But, though you are king, your power is not absolute. You have three vassals. These can be your very best friends, helping you achieve your ambition to become Holy Roman Emperor… or, they will be a rebellious thorn in your side. Balance your power against theirs and use well-timed gifts to keep them in line.

Oda Nobunaga

Choose to play as one of six different unique factions. Will you lead the Takeda and crush your enemies with the best cavalry in Japan? Or, will you command the Otomo and find your advantage in the arrival of strange people with new weapons? Or, if subterfuge and assassination is more your style, try the Mori clan and leverage your criminal network to recruit unsavory characters.

And much more!

Community-generated inspiration

Victors and Vanquished features 14 scenarios inspired by the most popular community-generated content and 5 exclusive new scenarios. Each scenario has been updated and polished with full, professional voice acting, music, rebalancing, bugfixes, achievements, and quality of life improvements. From migration mechanics to choosing your own faction, each scenario provides a new way to play Age of Empires. Victors and Vanquished lets you tell your own story like never before!

Recommended system requirements

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OS:
Windows 10 64bit
Processor:
Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD Athlon 64x2 5600+
Memory:
4 MB RAM
Graphics:
NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 420 or ATI™ Radeon™ HD 6850 or Intel® HD Graphics 4000 or better with 2 GB VRAM
DirectX:
Version 11
Storage:
150 MB available space
Additional Notes:
2GB of video memory + 4GB of system memory required

recommended*

OS:
Windows 10 64bit
Processor:
2.4 Ghz i5 or greater or AMD equivalent
Memory:
8 MB RAM
Graphics:
Nvidia® GTX 650 or AMD HD 5850 or better
DirectX:
Version 12
Storage:
150 MB available space

User reviews

junnnnyyyy
Recommended | 21 Feb 2026

Am AOE player since 1997. I read and heard the negative reviews. I played through most of V&V missions on hard. It was fresh. Scenarios were compelling and triggers were sophisticated. Presented Mongol hordes, Viking Sagas, and other historic sceaneries in scales that other campaigns could not. Dear lord, Otto was hard, but do able. I enjoyed it. Positive review.

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Spirit
Not recommended | 02 Mar 2026

boring and tedious scenarios that have mostly been just copied from community made ones

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Willshaper
Not recommended | 07 Feb 2026

Dont buy this. As someone who only plays single player i was looking forward to this DLC, however half the mission are so poorly designed and balanced theyre unplayable and boring

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