Age of Empires

Age of Empires Guía y cronología

A small settlement becomes an empire through workers, resources, research and battles over the map. Age of Empires turns different periods of history into real-time strategy, with campaigns and rival civilizations giving each game its setting. Age of Mythology brings gods and mythical creatures into the struggle, while the mobile games offer another approach.

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Timeline guide

Age of Empires: choose a period, not a first chapter

Choose the historical era or style that interests you. The numbered Age of Empires games are not consecutive chapters; Age of Mythology and Retold offer another setting and a version choice.

Entries
11
Released
11
Span
1997-2025

This is a selected product list, not a complete inventory of every campaign, expansion or port.

Overview & recommendation

An Age game contains campaigns and systems to learn, but it does not expect you to inherit a hero from the previous numbered release. Interest in a period is a more useful starting point than the lowest number.

Mythology changes the setting and adds its own campaign tradition. Mobile takes another approach again, so completing a historical game is not an entry requirement for either branch.

Pick one game and learn its economy, units and campaigns before treating the rest as a checklist. Choose a Mythology version with the campaign coverage you want; Retold revisits the earlier game rather than simply following it.

Historical, mythical and mobile strategy Game families and versions

These groups distinguish historical RTS games, the Mythology branch and Mobile. They do not declare three story universes whose missions can be placed on one shared calendar.

  • Historical RTS (6 entries)

    The selected historical Age of Empires strategy games. Their campaigns cover different periods rather than one continuing protagonist's story.

  • Mythology Branch (4 entries)

    Age of Mythology and its Retold reinterpretation. Choose versions by campaign and feature coverage instead of treating them as consecutive chapters.

  • Mobile Strategy (1 entry)

    Age of Empires Mobile offers a standalone mobile strategy approach; the desktop numbered games are not story prerequisites.

A useful way to start playing 11 entries

The list is a route through the products, not a mandatory prerequisite chain. A later historical period does not require completing every earlier campaign first.

  1. 1
    1997Age of EmpiresGame · 1997
  2. 2
    1999Age of Empires IIGame · 1999
  3. 3
    1999Age of Empires II: Definitive EditionGame · 2019
  4. 4
    2002Age of MythologyGame · 2002
  5. 5
    2005Age of Empires IIIGame · 2005
  6. 6
    2005Age of Empires III: Definitive EditionGame · 2020
  7. 7
    2021Age of Empires IVGame · 2021
  8. 8
    2024Age of Mythology: RetoldGame · 2024
  9. 9
    Age of Mythology: Retold - Immortal PillarsGame · 2025
  10. 10
    Age of Mythology: Retold - Heavenly SpearGame · 2025
  11. 11
    2024Age of Empires MobileGame · 2024

The development of the Age games 11 entries

Publication order helps compare successive designs and later reinterpretations. It does not turn a remake or port into a new campaign chapter.

  1. 1
    Age of EmpiresGame · 1997
  2. 2
    Age of Empires IIGame · 1999
  3. 3
    Age of MythologyGame · 2002
  4. 4
    Age of Empires IIIGame · 2005
  5. 5
    Age of Empires II: Definitive EditionGame · 2019
  6. 6
    Age of Empires III: Definitive EditionGame · 2020
  7. 7
    Age of Empires IVGame · 2021
  8. 8
    Age of Mythology: RetoldGame · 2024
  9. 9
    Age of Empires MobileGame · 2024
  10. 10
    Age of Mythology: Retold - Immortal PillarsGame · 2025
  11. 11
    Age of Mythology: Retold - Heavenly SpearGame · 2025

Frequently asked questions 7 answers

Do I need Age of Empires before Age of Empires II?

Not for story continuity. Choose the period and game you want to learn rather than completing the numbers as chapters.

Must I finish Age of Mythology before Retold?

No. Retold revisits Age of Mythology. Compare version and campaign coverage rather than assuming both are sequential stories.

Does this order arrange every historical battle by date?

No. It organizes selected games. Their campaigns can cover different periods and are not broken into a unified mission chronology here.

How many Age of Empires games are there?

There are 11 Age of Empires games released between 1997 and 2025.

What is the chronological order of Age of Empires?

In chronological (in-universe) order, Age of Empires begins with Age of Empires (1997) and ends with Age of Empires Mobile. The full chronological list of 11 games is above.

What is the release order of Age of Empires?

By release date, Age of Empires starts with Age of Empires (1997). The most recent release is Age of Mythology: Retold – Heavenly Spear (2025).

What is the newest Age of Empires release?

The newest released game is Age of Mythology: Retold – Heavenly Spear (2025). See where it falls in the chronological and play order lists above.

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