| Alternative title(s) | Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings |
| Antiquity game | EAG |
| Release | Original version: Sep 27, 1999 HD Edition: Apr 9, 2013 Definitive Edition: Nov 14, 2019 |
| Publisher | Original version: Microsoft; Konami (PS2) HD Edition: Microsoft Game Studios Definitive Edition: Xbox Game Studios |
| Developer | Original version: Ensemble Studios HD Edition: Hidden Path Entertainment, SkyBox Labs, Forgotten Empires Definitive Edition: Forgotten Empires, Tantalus Media, Wicked Witch, World’s Edge |
| Platform(s) | Original version: Windows; Macintosh (2001); PS2 (2001) HD Edition: Windows Definitive Edition: Windows |
| Mode | Single-player; multiplayer |
| Genre | Strategy games; empire-building |
| Setting | Middle Ages, and various other civilizations through DLC. The Conquerors (2000) added an ‘Attila the Hun’DLC campaign (434-453); The Forgotten (2013) added ‘Alaric’DLC (394-413); Return of Rome (2023) has campaigns called ‘Trajan’DLC (89-117), ‘Pyrrhus of Epirus’DLC (301-275 BCE), and ‘Sargon’DLC (24th-23rd centuries BCE) |
| Notable charactersB | AttilaDLC, BledaDLC, Pope Leo IDLC, AlaricDLC, AthaulfDLC, BelisariusDLC, ArbogastDLC, PyrrhusDLC, CineasDLC, SeleucusDLC, LysimachusDLC, AntiochusDLC, AntigonusDLC, DemetriusDLC, Alexander VDLC, AntipaterDLC, NeoptolemusDLC, TrajanDLC, Lucius Antonius SaturninusDLC, DomitianDLC, HadrianDLC, DecebalusDLC, OsroesDLC |
| DLC | Original version: The Conquerors (2000) HD Edition: The Forgotten (2013); The African Kingdoms (2015); Rise of the Rajas (2016) Definitive Edition: Lords of the West (2021); Dawn of the Dukes (2021); Dynasties of India (2022); Return of Rome (2023); Chronicles: Battle for Greece (2024) |
The HD Edition launched with the original version and The Conquerors. The Definitive Edition launched with all content previously released.
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