Every Age of Empires Game Ranked
Age of Empires spans 5 critic-rated games on CriticDB, released between 2018 and 2024. The highest-rated is Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition (87) and the lowest is Age of Empires: Definitive Edition (67). Across 61 critic reviews, the series averages 78, and Age of Empires IV has drawn the most reviews.
Highest ratedAge of Empires II: Definitive Edition 87
Lowest ratedAge of Empires: Definitive Edition 67
Series average78
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Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition
876 critic reviews·Nov 13, 2019·Xbox Game StudiosPCXbox OnePS5Xbox X|S“Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition proposes a reviving experience of the original series with enhanced features and many new civilizations”
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Age of Empires IV
8019 critic reviews·Oct 27, 2021·Xbox Game StudiosPC“Age of Empires 4 is a deeply enjoyable return for the series. It puts history front and centre, and opts to refresh its gameplay instead of reinvent it. That may not be enough for some.”
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Age of Mythology: Retold
8019 critic reviews·Sep 3, 2024·Xbox Game StudiosPCPS5Xbox X|S“Age of Mythology: Retold is a remastered version of Ensemble Studio’s hugely influential 2002 original.”
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Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition
7512 critic reviews·Oct 14, 2020·Xbox Game StudiosPC“Age of Empires III Definitive Edition is a lovingly reworked classic of the RTS genre that modernises in all the right ways. It also serves as the perfect way to prepare for next year's long awaited Age of Empires IV.”
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Age of Empires: Definitive Edition
675 critic reviews·Feb 19, 2018·Microsoft StudiosPC“It’s a very solid remaster of a classic game, and those looking for a nostalgia trip to 20 years ago should look no further.”