
It is Rated ‘T’ by ESRB which means only Teens above the age of 13 can Play the game. It was released on and last updated on Apr 24, 2020. Microsoft, MacSoft Games are the official Publishers of the game. This game is developed by Ensemble Studios. The game is available to play on PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac. Advancement between ages is researched at the Town Center and each advancement brings the player new technologies, weapons, and units.Īge of Empires is a Wonderful Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy, Adventure based game released on PC. These are the Stone Age (Mesolithic/Paleolithic), Tool Age (Neolithic/Chalcolithic), Bronze Age and Iron Age.

A major component of the game is the advancement through four ages. Each civilization has technologies unique to them, so that no civilization possesses all the technologies possible within the game.

Twelve civilizations are available, each with individual sets of attributes, including a varying number of available technologies and units. Resources must also be preserved, as no new resources become available as the game progresses, meaning if you cut a tree down, the tree will not grow back. To ensure victory, the player must gather resources in order to pay for new units, buildings and more advanced technologies. Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy, AdventureĪge of Empires requires the player to develop a civilization from a handful of hunter-gatherers to an expansive Iron Age empire.


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. The game uses the Genie, a 2D sprite-based game engine. Age of Empires (AoE) is a history-based real-time strategy video game developed by Ensemble Studios and published by Microsoft.
