The new AOM is really buggy (c.f. The original), so "alive" probably only applies to AOE2. I'm not sure I'd call AOE4 "AOE" (yeah, it's branded as it, but so was "Age of Empires Online"), so the series basically died at AOE3. The other thing is the new DEs (which are relatively recent) and AOE4 are Windows-only (there were Mac releases for the originals, and the originals were much easier to get running under... - Source: Hacker News / about 1 year ago

The only real but very small chance if there's no approval on the Disney side, is getting the Open Age engine (https://openage.sft.mx/) done and a set of talented artists doing all the work.... Source: about 1 year ago

Openage would probably be the perfect fit, but it is in development. Source: about 2 years ago

Is this not what youre looking for?: https://openage.sft.mx. Source: about 2 years ago

Some people have been working on OpenAge for a while. https://openage.sft.mx/. Source: about 2 years ago

But you can try https://isthereanydeal.com/ KEY Stores since they don't do regional pricing, everything priced USD (not MENA-USD) for all countries so Key will be giftable, if there's any for that D2 DLC. Source: 6 months ago

Isthereanydeal doesn't include key resellers at all. I prefer them. Source: 6 months ago

Even if you buy "new games" you can go to /r/patientgamers and https://isthereanydeal.com/ to get good prices and recommendations. Source: 6 months ago

If you cannot find it, fabricate it: you said that a steam activation code will work so get a cd case from a game or a dvd you already own, print a cover and swap it, buy rome 2 on a retailer site (they will all give you a steam activation code) and put the code inside the case; if you also want a prop cd then same story: find an empty cd, print the cd cover, cut it and glue it on the cd. Source: 6 months ago

Years of backlogs. If you want to know where to get free games check this out: https://isthereanydeal.com/. Source: 6 months ago