The subsequent three games of Age of Empires III explored the early modern period, when Europe was colonizing the Americas and several Asian nations were on the decline.
The sequel, Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings, was set in the Middle Ages, while its expansion focused partially on the Spanish conquest of Mexico. Nine total games within the series have been released so far (more specifically as of 28 October 2021).Īge of Empires focused on events in Europe, Africa and Asia, spanning from the Stone Age to the Iron Age the expansion game explored the formation and expansion of the Roman Empire. The first game was Age of Empires, released in 1997. Age of Empires is a series of historical real-time strategy video games, originally developed by Ensemble Studios and published by Xbox Game Studios.
