Average playtime
21 hours
Main story
33 hours
Main + extra
66 hours
Completionist
About the game
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.
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Release dates
Full Release
Oct 15, 1997
PC
Oct 23, 1997
PC
Jul 01, 1999
Mac
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