AgePad 0.1.0

AgePad 0.1.0 (developer preview)

Play your own Steam copy of Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition natively on an iPad with 8 GB of memory.

In this release

• AgePad-v0.1.0-ios-unsigned.ipa (about 1 MB): AgePad's own code only. It contains no game or Steam files; scripts/audit-agepad-base.py checks this.
• AgePad-v0.1.0-padmint.json: the recipe PadMint follows for this version. SHA256SUMS: checksums.
• Build: game version 488492.107976 (Steam build 25464371), Steam for Mac as of 30 September 2026.

How to install

1. On a Mac with the game installed through Steam, run PadMint and choose AgePad, or download the repository and AgePad-v0.1.0-ios-unsigned.ipa.
2. Without PadMint, run scripts/agepad-ipad.sh inject AgePad-v0.1.0-ios-unsigned.ipa. Either way your own game and Steam files are added and you get your AgePad IPA. Keep that file to yourself.
3. Install it with Sideloadly, AltStore, or Xcode. A paid Apple Developer account is recommended (full matches); a free Apple ID works for short matches.
4. Copy the AgeOfEmpires2Data folder to AgePad with Finder → Files (about 20 GB).
5. Open AgePad, scan the Steam sign-in code with the Steam app on your phone, and play.

What works

• The real game: menu in about 30 seconds, skirmishes at about 120 fps, save and load.
• Touch, Apple Pencil, mouse, trackpad and keyboard.
  Tap selects, two-finger tap gives orders, two- or three-finger drag moves the map, pinch
  zooms. With the Pencil, tap to select, then each tap gives an order until you hold
  for half a second or double-tap the Pencil. All controls.
• Steam signed in on the iPad itself, online, or offline through Steam's offline mode.

Known limits

• Tested on one iPad (iPad Pro 12.9-inch, M2, 8 GB).
• Not yet verified: full online matches, sessions over an hour, and a real mouse.
• Without a paid developer account the app gets about 5 GB of memory; a five-player match fits, with little spare, and long matches may be closed by iPadOS.
• If your game or Steam version differs from this release, inject stops and says so. Wait for the matching release, or build AgePad yourself (setup guide).
• Xbox Network sign-in doesn't open yet.

Unofficial fan project, not affiliated with Microsoft, Valve, Feral Interactive or Apple. You need your own copy of the game.