
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[]
Age of Empires[]
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Icon | Name | Civilization | No. of scenarios |
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Ascent of Egypt | ![]() |
12 |
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Glory of Greece | ![]() |
8 |
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Voices of Babylon | ![]() |
8 |
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Yamato, Empire of the Rising Sun | ![]() |
8 |
The Rise of Rome[]
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Name | Civilization | No. of scenarios | Notes |
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The Rise of Rome | ![]() |
6 | Called Rise of Rome in The Rise of Rome |
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Ave Caesar | ![]() |
4 | |
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Imperium Romanum | ![]() ![]() |
5 | Called Pax Romana in The Rise of Rome |
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Enemies of Rome | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
4 |
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 in the base game. With the release of Return of Rome, there is no postgame Victory/Loss/Aftermath text.
Return of Rome[]
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Icon | Name | Difficulty | Civilization | No. of scenarios |
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Sargon of Akkad | ![]() |
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5 |
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Pyrrhus of Epirus | ![]() |
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5 |
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Trajan | ![]() |
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5 |
All the campaigns which are available in Return of Rome are:
Sargon of Akkad
Pyrrhus of Epirus
Trajan
Ascent of Egypt
Glory of Greece
Voices of Babylon
The First Punic War
Demo campaigns[]
Name | Civilization | No. of scenarios | Demo for | Notes |
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Dawn of Civilization | ![]() |
5 | ![]() |
Beta only |
Reign of the Hittites | ![]() |
5 | ![]() |
Added to the base game in the Definitive Edition |
Armies At War, A Combat Showcase | ![]() |
1 | ![]() |
Demo only |
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3 | ![]() |
Added to the base game in the Definitive Edition |
Age of Empires II[]
- Main article: Campaign (Age of Empires II)
Age of Mythology[]
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Expansion | Campaign | No. of scenarios |
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Learn to Play (replaced by Tutorial in Retold) |
3 |
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32 |
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4 |
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12 |
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Tale of the Dragon (removed in Retold) |
9 |
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Tutorial | 1 |
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Mythical Battles | 1 |
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9 |
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Heavenly Spear | Heavenly Spear | 12 |
Standalone scenarios[]
Difficulty levels[]
Campaigns in Age of Mythology are available in Standard, Moderate, and Hard difficulty. The Titans introduces Titan difficulty, while Retold introduces Ludicrous difficulty in update 17.51177. The icons for the various levels in Retold are:
Age of Empires III[]
Age of Empires III[]
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Campaign | Civilization | Main opponents | Years | No. of scenarios |
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Act I: Blood | ![]() |
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1565ā1566 | 8 |
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Act II: Ice | ![]() |
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1756ā1757 | 8 |
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Act III: Steel | ![]() |
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1817ā1818 | 8 |
- * This is a different civilization than the later released United States.
The WarChiefs[]
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Campaign | Civilization | Main opponents | Years | No. of scenarios |
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Act I: Fire | ![]() |
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1775ā1781 | 8 |
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Act II: Shadow | ![]() |
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1866ā1876 | 7 |
- * This is a different civilization than the later released United States.
The Asian Dynasties[]
In The Asian Dynasties, the three new campaigns can be played right from the start. It does not require finishing one campaign to unlock another, unlike the previous sets of campaigns.
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Campaign | Civilization | Main opponents | Years | No. of scenarios |
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Act I: Japan | ![]() |
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1598ā1600 | 5 |
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Act II: China | ![]() |
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1421ā1422 | 5 |
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Act III: India | ![]() |
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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.
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Campaign | Civilization | Main opponents | Years | No. of scenarios |
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The Rise of a King | ![]() |
[What?] | 1046ā1066 | 5 |
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The Normans | ![]() ![]() |
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1066ā1217 | 10 |
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The Rise of Moscow | ![]() |
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1238ā1552 | 8 |
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The Hundred Years War | ![]() |
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1351ā1450 | 8 |
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The Mongol Empire | ![]() ![]() |
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1213ā1273 | 9 |
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The Sultans Ascend | Ayyubids (campaign-only civilization - variant of the Abbasid Dynasty) | Crusaders (campaign-only civilization - variant of the French) | 1111ā1426 | 8 |
- * marked are playable in some scenarios. Most of the scenarios are playable as the main civilization.
Before the player can start the campaign scenarios, a short movie describing the historical background of the scenario is played.
Chronicles[]
A grand campaign in Chronicles is a long storyline with recurring characters, with players experiencing multiple civilizations and related historical events over a period of time, having multiple campaigns' worth of content when compared to campaigns in Age of Empires II.
Expansion | Campaign | No. of scenarios |
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Battle for Greece | 21 |
Age of Empires: The Age of Kings[]
Name | Civilization | No. of scenarios | Difficulty |
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Joan of Arc (Tutorial) | Franks | 6 | Tutorial |
Minamoto Yoshitsune | Japanese | 5 | Easy |
Genghis Khan | Mongols | 5 | Medium |
Saladin | Saracens | 6 | Hard |
Richard the Lionheart | Britons | 6 | Very Hard |
Age of Empires: Mythologies[]
Campaigns[]
World | Civilization | No. of scenarios |
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Egypt | Egyptians | 8 |
Greece | Greeks | 8 |
Norse | Norse | 8 |
Scenarios[]
The scenarios are not really campaigns but are the equivalent of a single mission.
World | Civilization | No. of scenarios |
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Egypt | Egyptians Greeks Norse |
6 |
Greece | Greeks | 6 |
Norse | Norse | 6 |
Hells | Egyptians Greeks Norse |
6 |
Gallery[]
See also[]
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