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Age of Empires II: DE - The Viking Sagas

Unleash the fury of the North and lead the Danes, Saxons, and Varangians into epic Viking battles.

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September 22, 2026
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Windows, macOS
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World's Edge, Forgotten Empires, CaptureAge, Tantalus Media, Wicked Witch, Feral Interactive
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About Age of Empires II: DE - The Viking Sagas

Three Realms. One Viking Warlord. Your Adventure. Unleash the fury of the North like never before with the latest expansion for Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition, The Viking Sagas. Set sail to embark on daring adventures and ruthless raids in an epic three-part campaign. Command the Danes, Saxons, and Varangians, each with unique units, technologies, and tactical strengths to open new strategies in campaign or multiplayer.3 New Civilizations Forged by Conquest and WarDanes - Pressure opponents early with swift longships to strike without warning.

The unique Danish unit, the Jomsviking, is ideal for these raids as a nimble and hardy infantryman that hurls flaming torches to devastate enemy buildings and ships. Saxons - Construct mighty fortified towns to lock down territory and stand firm against relentless invasions. The Saxon unique unit is the Hearth Troop, a heavy infantryman that opens fights with a ranged javelin before closing in for intense melee combat.

Varangians - Fearlessly master waterways, ride down your foes, and leverage mercenary-style flexibility. The Jarl, the Varangian unique unit, is a fearsome axe-hurling cavalryman whose attacks tear through enemy infantry.…

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★ 8.4/10Steam · 322 ratings
SteamLast checked November 2, 2026

Most helpful8

Recommended
Pretty much on par with the Greek and Alexander chronicles in my opinion. Strong recommendation if you like the single player campaigns.
Recommended
Hands down the best DLC so far. The campaign is great, and I have really enjoyed the new units!
Recommended
Sooooo good. Just relentless waves breaking on your ferocious berserk-line, quality to rival Alexander's campaign. I do miss the old campaign screen though.
Recommended
I play Campaign only and this is top notch work. The storytelling is great as well as voice acting. Totally worth it. Just get it…
Recommended
Very high quality campaign, although frankly the price increase over some of the earlier ones is still concerning. You get less campaign missions than others…
Recommended
This is probably one of the best DLCs for AoEII for the following reasons: - Great historical narrative which takes you through an epic journey…
Not recommended
Played 4 matches trying out the new civs and was bored already. I don't know if it's just me not enjoying this game anymore, or…
Recommended
The campaign story is based on saga accounts so I believe it's partly fictitious; take the story with a grain of salt but it's good…

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Recommended
The campaign is amazing. I was a bit disappointed at the start to see the setting was during Nordic Christianization but it's actually a rich…
Recommended
This is probably one of the best DLCs for AoEII for the following reasons: - Great historical narrative which takes you through an epic journey…
Not recommended
unfortunately a let down, jam packed with unnecessary levels and tasks related to harold, also the gameplay is closer to aoe3 in some cases, the…
Recommended
With The Viking Sagas we finally have gotten a viking DLC 100% worth its name! We've wanted a viking campaign ever since Age of Empires…
Not recommended
Played 4 matches trying out the new civs and was bored already. I don't know if it's just me not enjoying this game anymore, or…
Recommended
A return to form after a number of weaker expansions. The historical setting is interesting, the campaigns are fun and the RPG-like mechanics are ok.…

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