Age of Empires

1997 · Game · real-time strategy, historical video game · Microsoft Windows, macOS, Classic Mac OS

Ensemble Studios

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Age of Empires is a 1997 real-time strategy video game based on the ancient world, developed by Ensemble Studios and published by Microsoft, and the first game in the Age of Empires series. The game uses the Genie Engine, a 2D sprite-based game engine. The game allows the user to act as the leader of an ancient civilization by advancing it through four ages, gaining access to new and improved units with each advance.

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Type: Game
Release date: October 15, 1997
Genres: real-time strategy, historical video game
Platforms: Microsoft Windows, macOS, Classic Mac OS
Created by: Ensemble Studios
Countries: United States