Age of Empires

Alternative title(s)
Antiquity game	EAG
Release	Oct 15, 1997
Publisher	Microsoft
Developer	Ensemble Studios
Platform(s)	Macintosh, Windows, Windows Mobile
Mode	Single-player, multiplayer
Genre	Strategy game; empire-building
Setting	Allows the player to play as a Greek, Minoan, MacedonianDLC and RomanDLC civilization
Notable charactersB
DLC	The Rise of Rome (1998)

Age of Empires: Definitive Edition was released in 2018, developed by Forgotten Empires. This remaster includes the Rise of Rome expansion pack.

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Additional keywords

history, real-time