User blog comment:SpaceCowboy92/Just in case.../@comment-5157002-20131018133427

Age of Empires Online has always been my least favourite AoE game, but it's sad that it's going to disappear completely. I've had a look at different forums, and there seems to be no chance of anyone finding a way for offline play.

I hope that, with the renewed interest for AoE after the AoE II HD Steam release, there'll be another game, but I'm very doubtful.