The fourth Age of Empires game, the newest installment for the series has players taking control of 8 different civilizations, including the English, the Chinese, the Mongols, the Delhi Sultanate, the French, the Abbasid Dynasty, the Holy Roman Empire, and Rus. Age of Empires IV is a real-time strategy video game developed by Relic Entertainment.
In this guide, you’ll find all the Controls to play Age of Empires IV.
Top Controls
| Action | Keys | Description |
| Rotate Camera (Hold) | Alt | Press Alt to Rotate Camera (Hold) |
| Select all units on the screen | Ctrl + A | Press Ctrl + A to select all units on screen |
| Access secondary UI panel | Y | Press Y to Access the secondary UI panel |
| Reset camera | Backspace | Press Backspace to Reset the camera |
| Cycle through idle economic units | . | Press . to Cycle through idle economic units |
| Focus on the last event | Space | Press Space to Focus on the last event |
| Cycle through idle military units | , | Press, to Cycle through idle military units |
| Focus on Capital Town Center | Ctrl + H | Press Ctrl + H to Focus on Capital Town Center |
Selection
| Action | Keys | Description |
| Select all units on the screen | Ctrl + A | Press Ctrl + A to select all units on the screen |
| Select all units | Shift | Press Shift to Select all units |
| Access secondary UI panel | Y | Press Y to Access the secondary UI panel |
Camera
| Action | Keys | Description |
| Rotate camera (Hold) | Alt | Press Alt to Rotate the camera (Hold) |
| Rotate camera 45 degrees counter-clockwise | [ | Press [ to Rotate the camera 45 degrees counter-clockwise |
| Rotate camera 45 degrees clockwise | ] | Press ] to Rotate the camera 45 degrees clockwise |
| Pan camera up | Arrow Up | Press Arrow Up to Pan camera up |
| Reset camera | Backspace | Press Backspace to Reset the camera |
| Pan camera down | Arrow Down | Press Arrow Down to Pan camera down |
| Pan camera left | Arrow Left | Press Arrow Left to Pan camera left |
| Pan camera right | Arrow Right | Press Arrow Right to Pan camera right |
Unit Management
| Action | Keys | Description |
| Cycle through selected unit types (forward) | Tab | Press Tab to Cycle through selected unit types (forward) |
| Cycle through selected unit types (reverse) | Ctrl + Tab | Press Ctrl + Tab to Cycle through selected unit types (reverse) |
| Focus on the selected unit(s) | F5 | Press F5 to Focus on the selected unit(s) |
| Follow selected unit | Home | Press Home to Follow the selected unit |
| Cycle through idle economic units | . | Press . to Cycle through idle economic units |
| Select all idle Villagers | Ctrl + . | Press Ctrl + . to Select all idle Villagers |
| Select all Villagers | Ctrl + Shift + V | Press Ctrl + Shift + V to Select all Villagers |
| Cycle through idle military units | , | Press, to Cycle through idle military units |
| Select all idle military units | Ctrl + , | Press Ctrl +, to Select all idle military units |
| Select all military units | Ctrl + Shift + C | Press Ctrl + Shift + C to Select all military units |
| Cycle through individual Scout units | / | Press / to Cycle through individual Scout units |
| Cycle through individual religious units | ‘ | Press ‘ to Cycle through individual religious units |
| Cycle through Town Centers | H | Press H to Cycle through Town Centers |
| Focus on Capital Town Center | Ctrl + H | Press Ctrl + H to Focus on Capital Town Center |
| Select all military production buildings | F1 | Press F1 to Select all military production buildings |
| Select all-economy buildings | F2 | Press F2 to Select all-economy buildings |
| Select all technology buildings | F3 | Press F3 to Select all technology buildings |
| Cycle through Villagers gathering Food | Ctrl + F | Press Ctrl + F to Cycle through Villagers gathering Food |
| Select all Landmarks, Wonders, and Capital Town Centers | F4 | Press F4 to Select all Landmarks, Wonders, and Capital Town Centers |
| Cycle through Villagers gathering Wood | Ctrl + W | Press Ctrl + W to Cycle through Villagers gathering Wood |
| Cycle through Villagers gathering Gold | Ctrl + G | Press Ctrl + G to Cycle through Villagers gathering Gold |
| Cycle through Villagers gathering Stone | Ctrl + S | Press Ctrl + S to Cycle through Villagers gathering Stone |
| Return all Villagers to work (from Seek Shelter) | Ctrl + Shift + R | Press Ctrl + Shift + R to Return all Villagers to work (from Seek Shelter) |
Communication
| Action | Keys | Description |
| Global chat | Shift + Enter | Press Shift + Enter to Open Global chat |
| Scroll chat messages (older) | Page Up | Press Page Up to Scroll chat messages (older) |
| Scroll chat messages (newer) | Page Down | Press Page Down to Scroll chat messages (newer) |
| Focus on the last event | Space | Press Space to Focus on the last event |
| Attack Ping | Ctrl + R | Press Ctrl + R to Attack Ping |
| Defend Ping | Ctrl + T | Press Ctrl + T to Defend Ping |
| Notify Ping | Ctrl + E | Press Ctrl + E to Notify Ping |
Game
| Action | Keys | Description |
| Toggle Players and Tribute panel | F6 | Press F6 to Toggle Players and Tribute panel |
| Game Menu | F10 | Press F10 to Game Menu |
| Toggle game time display | F11 | Press F11 to Toggle the game time display |
| Toggle team-based or unique player colors | Insert | Press Insert to Toggle team-based or unique player colors |
Single Player
| Action | Keys | Description |
| Quick Save | F8 | Press F8 to Quick Save |
| Quick Load | F9 | Press F9 to Quick Load |
Replay HUD
| Action | Keys | Description |
| Toggle cinematic mode | Ctrl + U | Press Ctrl + U to Toggle cinematic mode |
| Toggle free camera | Ctrl + C | Press Ctrl + C to Toggle the free camera |
| Toggle Fog of War | Ctrl + F | Press Ctrl + F to Toggle Fog of War |
| Slower | – | Press – to move Slower |
| Faster | (Equal Sign) | Press = to move Faster |
| View next player | Ctrl + ] | Press Ctrl + ] to View next player |
| Vew previous player | Ctrl + [ | Press Ctrl + [ to Vew previous player |