Age of Empires 4 strategy stress testing this weekend is your best chance to try out the game before it's released.
The developers at World's Edge Studios on the Age of Empires 4 official website have posted all the details of the upcoming stress test, including the time frame when the game will be available: the AoE4 stress test will begin on Friday, September 17 at 20:00 Moscow time and will end on September 20 (Monday), at the same time. The full release is scheduled for October 28th. Thus, you can spend three days in the game!
World's Edge intends to involve as many players as possible in testing to test their servers, so there is no need to take any action in advance. You don't even have to register! All you have to do is download the stress test client on Steam or through the Xbox Insider Hub app. The only condition for participation is that your computer must meet the minimum requirements that you will find below.