The campaigns in the Age of Empires games are separate series of scenarios based on historical or mythical events that feature cinematic cutscenes, narrative elements, often special objectives, and unique units.
The Campaign Editor (contained in the Scenario Editor) allows players to link custom scenarios to create custom campaigns.
Age of Empires[]
Age of Empires[]
Icon | Name | Civilization | Scenarios |
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Ascent of Egypt | Egyptians | 12 | |
Glory of Greece | Greeks | 8 | |
Voices of Babylon | Babylonians | 8 | |
Yamato, Empire of the Rising Sun | Yamato | 8 |
Demo campaigns[]
Name | Civilization | Scenarios | Notes |
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Dawn of Civilization | Egyptians | 5 | Beta only |
Reign of the Hittites | Hittites | 5 | Officially added in the Definitive Edition |
Armies At War, A Combat Showcase | Egyptians | 1 | Demo only |
The Rise of Rome[]
Name | Civilization | Scenarios | Notes |
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The Rise of Rome | Romans | 6 | Called Rise of Rome in The Rise of Rome |
Imperium Romanum | Romans Palmyrans |
5 | Called Pax Romana in The Rise of Rome |
Ave Caesar | Romans | 4 | |
Enemies of Rome | Many | 4 |
Demo campaigns[]
Icon | Name | Civilization | Scenarios | Notes |
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The First Punic War | Carthaginians | 3 | Officially added in the Definitive Edition |
With the release of the Definitive Edition, all intros and outros are performed by a voice actor (Michael Corby Gallegos) and both Reign of the Hittites and First Punic War campaigns are included officially.
Return of Rome[]
Icon | Name | Difficulty | Civilization | Scenarios |
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Sargon of Akkad | Sumerians | 5 | ||
Pyrrhus of Epirus | Macedonians | 5 | ||
Trajan | Romans | 5 |
Age of Empires II[]
- Main article: Campaign (Age of Empires II)
Age of Mythology[]
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Expansion | Campaign | No of scenarios |
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Age of Mythology | Learn to Play | 3 |
Fall of the Trident | 32 | |
The Golden Gift | 4 | |
Age of Mythology: The Titans | The New Atlantis | 12 |
Age of Mythology: Tale of the Dragon | Tale of the Dragon | 9 |
- Additional scenarios
Age of Empires III[]
Age of Empires III[]
Campaign | Civilization | Main opponents | Years | No of scenarios |
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Act I: Blood | Knights of St. John | Ottomans Spanish |
1565-1566 | 8 |
Act II: Ice | John Black's Mercenaries | British | 1756-1757 | 8 |
Act III: Steel | United States* | Circle of Ossus | 1817-1818 | 8 |
- * This is a different civilization than the later released United States.
The WarChiefs[]
Campaign | Civilization | Main opponents | Years | No of scenarios |
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Act I: Fire | Black Family Estate | British Germans |
1775-1781 | 8 |
Act II: Shadow | Black Family Estate | Lakota United States* Reno Gang (Definitive Edition) |
1866-1876 | 7 |
- * This is a different civilization than the later released United States.
The Asian Dynasties[]
Campaign | Civilization | Main opponents | Years | No of scenarios |
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Act I: Japan | Japanese | Japanese | 1598-1600 | 5 |
Act II: China | Chinese | Chinese Indians Aztecs |
1421-1422 | 5 |
Act III: India | Indians | Indians British |
1857 | 5 |
Definitive Edition[]
The Definitive Edition contains all of the campaigns from Age of Empires III, with two new ones: Historical Battles and The Art of War. Just like Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition, the completed scenarios are marked by a medal, depending on the difficulty. It is bronze for easy, silver for moderate, and gold for hard. The The Asian Dynasties campaigns can be played freely instead having to be unlocked one after the other, and some story changes were made for the The WarChiefs campaign Act II: Shadow. On February 3, 2021, an event challenge scenario, Bombard Brawl, was added and can be accessed from the Challenges button on the top-right of the main menu. Three new Historical Battles are also added with the expansion The African Royals. Another three Historical Battles were added with the release of the Mexicans civilization add-on.
In Knights of the Mediterranean, a new game mode called Historical map was added, containing new maps which are a mix between real-world map skirmish matches and campaign scenarios, as they have a roster of civilizations for players to choose, have a variable number of players, and have special objectives for the players. Some maps can (only) be played online with other human players.
Age of Empires IV[]
Campaigns in Age of Empires IV do not use the same unit datasets and technology trees as in standard multiplayer or single player matches. This has the following implications:
- They feature technologies, units, and buildings that were removed or changed since the release of the game
- Some units, technologies, and landmarks may have different effects or balance compared to how they play in multiplayer or single player.
Like in Age of Empires III, due to the scarcity of civilizations, these campaigns feature non-playable civilizations, like the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and Normans. Campaigns are also divided into various chapters, encompassing different time periods.
Campaign | Civilization | Main opponents | Years | No of scenarios |
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The Rise of a King | French | 1046 - 1066 | 5 | |
The Normans | Normans* English |
Anglo-Saxon England Danes French |
1066-1217 | 10 |
The Rise of Moscow | Rus | Mongols Novgorod Republic Grand Duchy of Lithuania |
1238-1552 | 8 |
The Hundred Years War | French | English Holy Roman Empire |
1351-1450 | 8 |
The Mongol Empire | Mongols Chinese* |
Rus Chinese Kingdom of Poland Kingdom of Hungary |
1213-1273 | 9 |
The Sultans Ascend | Sejuk Empire Saladin Mamluk Sultanate |
Jerusalem Fatimid Caliphate Antioch Knights Templar Knights Hospitaller Teutonic Order Ilkhanate Cyprus |
1111-1426 | 8 |
- * marked are playable in some scenarios. Most of the scenarios are playable as the main civilization.
- The three playable civilizations in The Sultans Ascend are identical except for the cosmetics. They are white-brandings of an Ayyubid civilization (different from the playable Ayyubids).
Before the player can start the campaign scenarios, a short movie describing the historical background of the scenario is played.
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See also[]
Game modes in the Age of Empires series | |
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Battle Royale · Capture the Relic · Castle Blood Automatic · Defend the Wonder · Dominion · Empire Wars · Historical map · King of the Hill · Sudden Death · Treaty · Turbo Random Map · Tycoon · Wonder Race |