# Cannot connect to the servers

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**Category:** 💬 Tech Issues and Support FAQs\
**Created:** [January 7, 2025, 4:57pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/cannot-connect-to-the-servers/268172 "2025-01-07T16:57:56Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 7, 2025, 4:57pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/cannot-connect-to-the-servers/268172/1 "2025-01-07T16:57:56Z")

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Hi, having issue as some users reported in this Steam discussion: [Multiplayer down ? :: Age of Mythology: Retold General Discussions](https://steamcommunity.com/app/1934680/discussions/0/598515152383408541/)  
Once the game starts I get Arena initialization error and none of the multiplayer options work. I would imagine this is related to server connectivity. Checked steam file integrity, no issues there. Also tried to restart game several times - nothing helped.