Age of Mythology: Retold
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How to Fix the Age of Mythology Retold Can’t Join Game Issue on PC

Playtesters, look here!

Age of Mythology: Retold is another fantastic re-release of a classic RTS title from Forgotten Empires and World’s Edge. This substantially improves the visuals and adds quality-of-life features that vastly improve the experience for modern audiences. There are some technical issues at launch, but it’s a very solid experience for the most part. If you can’t seem to join a multiplayer game in Age of Mythology: Retold, here is how you can fix that.

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Fixing the Age of Mythology Retold Can’t Join or Find Game Issue

If you have been part of the playtest for Age of Mythology: Retold, existing profile files can cause conflicts with the current release and make it impossible to find or join multiplayer sessions.

You can fix this by following the steps below:

  • Head over to the following location on your PC
C:\Users\[YOUR USERNAME]\Age of Mythology Retold\[USER CODE 16 DIGIT]
  • Delete the folder with your unique 16-digit Steam code, which is present inside the Age of Mythology Retold folder.
  • This will remove any previous profile data and reset settings. Don’t worry, this won’t impact your in-game progress as that is stored online as well.

After deleting the folder, we recommend verifying the game files just in case.

  • Open Steam and navigate to your library
  • Here, right-click on Age of Mythology Retold and select Properties
  • In the Installed Files tab, click on Verify integrity of game file

This will fix the issue for most players, and they should be able to find and join multiplayer games without a problem.

Apart from minor crashing issues, Age of Mythology: Retold is an excellent upgrade that manages to update an outstanding RTS title without changing too much. What’s more, Age of Mythology Retold has mod support, so if you don’t like a certain feature or update, chances are someone has already removed it and restored the original.


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Ali Hashmi

Ali has been writing about video games for the past six years and is always on the lookout for the next indie game to obsess over and recommend to everyone in sight. When he isn't spending an unhealthy amount of time in Slay the Spire, he's probably trying out yet another retro-shooter or playing Dark Souls for the 50th time.