
Strategy
by Ensemble Studios
Score
Ratings
Published
Play it on
679
1997
IGDB critic rating
Information
Consoles
PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
How Long to Beat
Developer
Ensemble Studios
Publisher
Microsoft
Game Modes
Single player, Multiplayer
Release Date
Oct 15, 1997
Age Rating
Your Rating & Status
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Rushed
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Main story
4806h
Completionist
Synopsis:
Age of Empires (AoE) is a history-based real-time strategy video game developed by Ensemble Studios and published by Microsoft. The game uses the Genie, a 2D sprite-based game engine. The game allows the user to act as the leader of an ancient civilization by advancing it through four ages (the Stone, Tool, Bronze, and Iron Ages), gaining access to new and improved units with each advance.
Where to play
DLC & Expansions (1)
Pulled from IGDB, prioritised when they share genres with Age of Empires.
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