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New Free Trial Comes to AoE III: DE on Steam! - Age of Empires
Once you launch the game (not per match, but total executable runtime), a background timer starts. After 90 minutes have elapsed, the game closes instantly and displays a screen asking you to purchase the full version. There is no way to reset the timer without reinstalling the operating system (old copy-protection methods).
: Competitive ranked matchmaking is reserved for full game owners.
New Free Trial Comes to AoE III: DE on Steam! - Age of Empires
Trial players can join and host multiplayer games but are limited to a pool of 8 hostable maps
Players could only advance from the Discovery Age up to the Fortress Age (Age III). The powerful Industrial and Imperial Ages were locked.