Age of Empires

6 reviews — Strategy

• Developer: Ensemble Studios, Big Huge Games (for Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties), Relic Entertainment (for Age of Empires IV)
• First Release: Age of Empires (1997)
• Game Engine: Genie Engine (for Age of Empires, Age of Empires II), Bang! Engine (for Age of Empires III), Essence Engine (for Age of Empires IV)
• Genre: Real-time strategy
• Setting: Various historical periods, including the Stone Age, the Middle Ages, the Colonial Age, and others
• Legacy: The series is highly influential in the real-time strategy genre and is praised for its focus on historicity and varied gameplay
• Sales: One of the best-selling PC game franchises of all time.