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The campaigns in the Age of Empires games are separate series of scenarios based on historical or mythical events that feature cinematic cutscenes, narrative elements, often special objectives, and unique units.

The Campaign Editor (contained in the Scenario Editor) allows players to link custom scenarios to create custom campaigns.

Age of Empires[]

ReturnRome-AoEIcon Age of Empires[]

Icon Name Civilization Scenarios
AoE Ascent of Egypt icon Ascent of Egypt Egyptian AOE DE ROR icon Egyptians 12
NuRoR hoplite idle Glory of Greece Greek AOE DE ROR icon Greeks 8
NuRoR priest idle Voices of Babylon Babylonian AOE DE ROR icon Babylonians 8
Yamato, Empire of the Rising Sun Yamato AOE DE ROR icon Yamato 8

Demo campaigns[]

Name Civilization Scenarios Notes
Dawn of Civilization Egyptian AOE DE ROR icon Egyptians 5 Beta only
Reign of the Hittites Hittite AOE DE ROR icon Hittites 5 Officially added in the Definitive Edition
Armies At War, A Combat Showcase Egyptian AOE DE ROR icon Egyptians 1 Demo only

RomeIcon The Rise of Rome[]

Name Civilization Scenarios Notes
The Rise of Rome Roman AOE DE ROR icon Romans 6 Called Rise of Rome in The Rise of Rome
Imperium Romanum Roman AOE DE ROR icon Romans
Palmyran AOE DE ROR icon Palmyrans
5 Called Pax Romana in The Rise of Rome
Ave Caesar Roman AOE DE ROR icon Romans 4
Enemies of Rome Many 4

Demo campaigns[]

Icon Name Civilization Scenarios Notes
AoE The First Punic War icon The First Punic War Carthaginian AOE DE ROR icon Carthaginians 3 Officially added in the Definitive Edition

With the release of the Definitive Edition, all intros and outros are performed by a voice actor (Michael Corby Gallegos) and both Reign of the Hittites and First Punic War campaigns are included officially.

AoE2Icon-ReturnRome Return of Rome[]

Icon Name Difficulty Civilization Scenarios
RoR Sargon of Akkad Sargon of Akkad
Difficulty easy
Sumerian AOE DE ROR icon Sumerians 5
RoR Pyrrhus of Epirus Pyrrhus of Epirus
Difficulty hard
Macedonian AOE DE ROR icon Macedonians 5
RoR Trajan Trajan
Difficulty medium
Roman AOE DE ROR icon Romans 5

Age of Empires II[]

Main article: Campaign (Age of Empires II)

Age of Mythology[]

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Expansion Campaign No of scenarios
Aom original icon Age of Mythology Learn to Play 3
Fall of the Trident 32
The Golden Gift 4
AoM The Titans icon Age of Mythology: The Titans The New Atlantis 12
AoM Extended icon Age of Mythology: Tale of the Dragon Tale of the Dragon 9
Additional scenarios

Age of Empires III[]

Age of Empires III[]

Campaign Civilization Main opponents Years No of scenarios
Act I: Blood Flag Maltese Cross Knights of St. John Flag OttomanDE Ottomans
Flag SpanishDE Spanish
1565-1566 8
Act II: Ice Flag John Black's Mercenaries DE John Black's Mercenaries Flag BritishDE British 1756-1757 8
Act III: Steel Flag American act3 aoe3de United States* Circle of Ossus Flag Circle of Ossus 1817-1818 8
* This is a different civilization than the later released United States.

The WarChiefs[]

Campaign Civilization Main opponents Years No of scenarios
Act I: Fire United States flag revolt DE Black Family Estate Flag BritishDE British
Flag GermanDE Germans
1775-1781 8
Act II: Shadow United States flag revolt DE Black Family Estate Flag SiouxDE Lakota
Flag American act3 aoe3de United States*
Reno Gang (Definitive Edition)
1866-1876 7
* This is a different civilization than the later released United States.

The Asian Dynasties[]

Campaign Civilization Main opponents Years No of scenarios
Act I: Japan Flag JapaneseDE Japanese Flag JapaneseDE Japanese 1598-1600 5
Act II: China Flag ChineseDE Chinese Flag ChineseDE Chinese
Flag IndianDE Indians
Flag AztecDE Aztecs
1421-1422 5
Act III: India Flag IndianDE Indians Flag IndianDE Indians
Flag BritishDE British
1857 5

Definitive Edition[]

The Definitive Edition contains all of the campaigns from Age of Empires III, with two new ones: Historical Battles and The Art of War. Just like Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition, the completed scenarios are marked by a medal, depending on the difficulty. It is bronze for easy, silver for moderate, and gold for hard. The The Asian Dynasties campaigns can be played freely instead having to be unlocked one after the other, and some story changes were made for the The WarChiefs campaign Act II: Shadow. On February 3, 2021, an event challenge scenario, Bombard Brawl, was added and can be accessed from the Challenges button on the top-right of the main menu. Three new Historical Battles are also added with the expansion The African Royals. Another three Historical Battles were added with the release of the Mexicans civilization add-on.

In Knights of the Mediterranean, a new game mode called Historical map was added, containing new maps which are a mix between real-world map skirmish matches and campaign scenarios, as they have a roster of civilizations for players to choose, have a variable number of players, and have special objectives for the players. Some maps can (only) be played online with other human players.

Age of Empires IV[]

Campaigns in Age of Empires IV do not use the same unit datasets and technology trees as in standard multiplayer or single player matches. This has the following implications:

  • They feature technologies, units, and buildings that were removed or changed since the release of the game
  • Some units, technologies, and landmarks may have different effects or balance compared to how they play in multiplayer or single player.

Like in Age of Empires III, due to the scarcity of civilizations, these campaigns feature non-playable civilizations, like the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and Normans. Campaigns are also divided into various chapters, encompassing different time periods.

Campaign Civilization Main opponents Years No of scenarios
The Rise of a King CivIcon-FrenchAoE4 French 1046 - 1066 5
The Normans CivIcon-NormansAoE4 Normans*
CivIcon-EnglishAoE4 English
CivIcon-ASEAoE4 Anglo-Saxon England
CivIcon-DanesAoE4 Danes
CivIcon-FrenchAoE4 French
1066-1217 10
The Rise of Moscow CivIcon-RusAoE4 Rus CivIcon-MongolsAoE4 Mongols
CivIcon-NovgorodAoE4 Novgorod Republic
CivIcon-LithuaniaAoE4 Grand Duchy of Lithuania
1238-1552 8
The Hundred Years War CivIcon-FrenchAoE4 French CivIcon-EnglishAoE4 English
CivIcon-HREAoE4 Holy Roman Empire
1351-1450 8
The Mongol Empire CivIcon-MongolsAoE4 Mongols
CivIcon-ChineseAoE4 Chinese*
CivIcon-RusAoE4 Rus
CivIcon-ChineseAoE4 Chinese
CivIcon-PolandAoE4 Kingdom of Poland
CivIcon-HungaryAoE4 Kingdom of Hungary
1213-1273 9
The Sultans Ascend CivIcon-SeljukEmpireAoE4 Sejuk Empire
CivIcon-AyyubidsAoE4 Saladin
CivIcon-MamlukSultanateAoE4 Mamluk Sultanate
CivIcon-JerusalemAoE4 Jerusalem
CivIcon-FatimidCaliphateAoE4 Fatimid Caliphate
CivIcon-AntiochAoE4 Antioch
CivIcon-KnightsTemplarAoE4 Knights Templar
CivIcon-KnightsHospitallerAoE4 Knights Hospitaller
CivIcon-TeutonicOrderAoE4 Teutonic Order
CivIcon-IlkhanateAoE4 Ilkhanate
CivIcon-CyprusAoE4 Cyprus
1111-1426 8
* marked are playable in some scenarios. Most of the scenarios are playable as the main civilization.
The three playable civilizations in The Sultans Ascend are identical except for the cosmetics. They are white-brandings of an Ayyubid civilization (different from the playable Ayyubids).

Before the player can start the campaign scenarios, a short movie describing the historical background of the scenario is played.

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