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Age of Empires is a franchise consisting of a series of historical real-time strategy video games and their spin-offs, originally developed by Ensemble Studios and published by Xbox Game Studios*. The first game, Age of Empires, was released in 1997 and the series has spanned five major titles and several spin-offs, selling over 20 million copies to date. The franchise is currently managed by World's Edge.

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Main series
1997–2025
Year Releases
1997  ReturnRome-AoEIcon Age of Empires 
1998  RomeIcon Age of Empires: The Rise of Rome 
1999  AoE2-DLCicon-0 Age of Empires II 
2000  AoE2-DLCicon-1 Age of Empires II: The Conquerors 
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2002  Aom original icon Age of Mythology 
2003  AoM The Titans icon Age of Mythology: The Titans 
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2005  3Icon48px Age of Empires III 
2006  3WCIcon48px Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs 
2007  3ADIcon48px Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties 
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2013  Aoe2 hb Age of Empires II: HD Edition 
 AoE2-DLCicon-2 Age of Empires II HD: The Forgotten 
2014  AoM Extended icon Age of Mythology: Extended Edition 
2015  AoE2-DLCicon-3 Age of Empires II HD: The African Kingdoms 
2016  AoM Extended icon Age of Mythology: Tale of the Dragon 
 AoE2-DLCicon-4 Age of Empires II HD: Rise of the Rajas 
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2018  Age of Empires Definitive Edition icon Age of Empires: Definitive Edition 
2019  AoEIIDE icon Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition 
 AoE2-DLCicon-5 Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition - The Last Khans 
2020  Age3DE Icon Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition 
2021  AoE2Icon-LordsWest Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition - Lords of the West 
 AoE3 USA DLC Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition - United States Civilization 
 Age3DE Icon Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition - The African Royals 
 Dawn of the Dukes icon Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition - Dawn of the Dukes 
 GameIcon-AoE4 Age of Empires IV 
 AoE3 Mexico DLC Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition - Mexico Civilization 
2022  AoE2Icon-DynastiesIndia Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition - Dynasties of India 
 Age3DE Icon Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition - Knights of the Mediterranean 
 GameIcon-AoE4 Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition 
2023  AoE2Icon-ReturnRome Age of Empires: Return of Rome 
 AoE2Icon-ReturnRome Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition - Return of Rome 
 AoE2Icon-MountainRoyals Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition - The Mountain Royals 
 GameIcon-AoE4 Age of Empires IV: The Sultans Ascend 
2024  Aoe2 hb Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition - Victors and Vanquished 
 AoMIcon-Retold Age of Mythology: Retold 
 AoMR Promotional art Freyr Age of Mythology: Retold - New Gods Pack: Freyr 
 Battle for Greece logo Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition - Chronicles: Battle for Greece 
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1997
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1999
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2000
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2003
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2005
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2007
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November  AoE2-DLCicon-3 Age of Empires II HD: The African Kingdoms 
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2016
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January  AoM Extended icon Age of Mythology: Tale of the Dragon 
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December  AoE2-DLCicon-4 Age of Empires II HD: Rise of the Rajas 
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2018
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November  AoEIIDE icon Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition 
 AoE2-DLCicon-5 Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition - The Last Khans 
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2020
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October  Age3DE Icon Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition 
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October 2020
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April 2021
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2022
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April  AoE2Icon-DynastiesIndia Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition - Dynasties of India 
May  Age3DE Icon Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition - Knights of the Mediterranean 
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2023
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May  AoE2Icon-ReturnRome Age of Empires: Return of Rome 
 AoE2Icon-ReturnRome Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition - Return of Rome 
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October  AoE2Icon-MountainRoyals Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition - The Mountain Royals 
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May 2023
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 AoMR Promotional art Freyr Age of Mythology: Retold - New Gods Pack: Freyr 
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March 2024
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All main series titles were originally PC-exclusive and were originally developed by Ensemble Studios until its closure in 2009. Age of Empires IV was developed by Relic Entertainment.

On January 31, 2023, Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition was ported to Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S, with crossplay (cross-platform play) between PC and Xbox players. On August 22, 2023, Age of Empires IV was also ported to the same Xbox consoles, albeit without crossplay. On March 12, 2024, with update 10.0.576, it received crossplay between PC and Xbox versions. Age of Mythology: Retold was released for both PC and Xbox simultaneously.

Re-releases[]

Age of Empires II: HD Edition was developed by Hidden Path Entertainment. All following remasters and expansion packs were developed by SkyBox Labs, with the assistance of Forgotten Empires. For the Definitive Edition remasters, Forgotten Empires have handled development with studios Tantalus Media and Wicked Witch.

Other games[]

Other games
2005–2025
Year Releases
2005  Age of Empires II Mobile 
2006  Age of Empires II Deluxe Mobile 
 Aoe2DSicon Age of Empires: The Age of Kings 
2007  Age of Empires III Mobile 
2008  AoMDSicon Age of Empires: Mythologies 
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2010  Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties Mobile 
2011  Age of Empires Online Age of Empires Online 
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2015  Age of Empires - World Domination logo Age of Empires: World Domination 
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2005
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June  Age of Empires II Mobile 
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2006
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February 2006
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2007
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June 2007
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2008
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November  AoMDSicon Age of Empires: Mythologies 
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November 2008
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2010
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March  Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties Mobile 
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March 2010
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2011
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Mobile games[]

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Trivia[]

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Games and expansions[]

Civilizations[]

ReturnRome-AoEIcon Age of Empires[]

  • Lac Viet are the only civilization with a name having more than one word.

AoE2-DLCicon-0 Age of Empires II[]

Aom original icon Age of Mythology[]

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3Icon48px Age of Empires III[]

GameIcon-AoE4 Age of Empires IV[]

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  • It is the only game in the main series to not have been originally developed by Ensemble Studios.

Gallery[]

Fan Preview, April 10, 2021 New Year, New Age stream, February 23, 2024

Legacy downloads[]

Legacy versions of the games (including some alphas and betas) can be downloaded from here.

AoE logo square Age of Empires
Main series
ReturnRome-AoEIcon Age of EmpiresRomeIcon The Rise of Rome
Age of Empires Definitive Edition icon Definitive Edition
AoE2Icon-ReturnRome Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition - Return of Rome
AoE2-DLCicon-0 Age of Empires IIAoE2-DLCicon-0 The Age of Kings (Release) · AoE2-DLCicon-1 The Conquerors
Aoe2 hb HD Edition: AoE2-DLCicon-2 The Forgotten · AoE2-DLCicon-3 The African Kingdoms · AoE2-DLCicon-4 Rise of the Rajas
AoEIIDE icon Definitive Edition (AoE2-DLCicon-5 The Last Khans) : AoE2Icon-LordsWest Lords of the West · Dawn of the Dukes icon Dawn of the Dukes · AoE2Icon-DynastiesIndia Dynasties of India · AoE2Icon-ReturnRome Return of Rome · AoE2Icon-MountainRoyals The Mountain Royals · Aoe2 hb Victors and Vanquished · Battle for Greece logo Chronicles: Battle for Greece
Aom original icon Age of MythologyAoM The Titans icon The Titans
AoM Extended icon Extended Edition: AoM Extended icon Tale of the Dragon
AoMIcon-Retold Retold: AoMR Promotional art Freyr New Gods Pack: Freyr · Blank profile Immortal Pillars
3Icon48px Age of Empires III3WCIcon48px The WarChiefs · 3ADIcon48px The Asian Dynasties
Age3DE Icon Definitive Edition: AoE3 USA DLC United States Civilization · Age3DE Icon The African Royals · AoE3 Mexico DLC Mexico Civilization · Age3DE Icon Knights of the Mediterranean
GameIcon-AoE4 Age of Empires IVAnniversary Edition · The Sultans Ascend · Knights of Cross and Rose
Spin-offs
Chronicles logo ChroniclesBattle for Greece logo Battle for Greece (Release)
OnlineAge of Empires Online Age of Empires Online
HandheldAoe2DSicon Age of Empires: The Age of Kings · AoMDSicon Age of Empires: Mythologies
MobileAge of Empires II Mobile (Deluxe) · Age of Empires III Mobile · Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties Mobile · Age of Empires Castle Siege logo Age of Empires: Castle Siege · Age of Empires - World Domination logo Age of Empires: World Domination · AoE Mobile old icon Age of Empires Mobile
TabletopAge of Empires: Expandable Card Game · Age of Mythology: The Boardgame · Glenn Drover's Empires: The Age of Discovery
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