Age of Empires

Age of Empires

Available on:

PC
Mac

Genres

Strategy

Developer

Ensemble Studios

Release Date

October 14, 1997 (28 years ago)

Publishers

MacSoft Games, Microsoft

Content Rating

T

Age of Empires

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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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