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 create custom campaigns.
Age of Empires[]
Age of Empires[]
- Tutorial Campaign: Ascent of Egypt (Egyptians, previously Ascent of Egypt Learning Campaign in Age of Empires)
- Glory of Greece (Greeks)
- Voices of Babylon (Babylonians)
- Yamato, Empire of the Rising Sun (Yamato)
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Demo campaigns[]
- Dawn of Civilization (Egyptians, beta only)
- Reign of the Hittites (Hittites, officially added in the Definitive Edition)
- Armies At War, A Combat Showcase (Egyptians)
The Rise of Rome[]
- The Rise of Rome (Romans, previously Rise of Rome in The Rise of Rome)
- Ave Caesar (Romans)
- Imperium Romanum (Romans, Palmyrans, previously Pax Romana in The Rise of Rome)
- Enemies of Rome (Carthaginians, Macedonians, Romans, Palmyrans)
Demo campaigns[]
- The First Punic War (Carthaginians, officially added in the Definitive Edition)
With the release of the Definitive Edition, both Reign of the Hittites and First Punic War campaigns are included officially.
Return of Rome[]
| Icon | Name | Difficulty | Civilization | Scenarios |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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[]
Age of Mythology[]
In Age of Mythology campaigns, the player will be given the option whether to proceed to the next campaign scenario immediately, or otherwise return to the campaign main menu.
- Learn to Play
- Fall of the Trident
- The Golden Gift
- Close to Home (bonus scenario)
The Titans[]
Tale of the Dragon[]
Age of Empires III[]
Age of Empires III[]
| Campaign | Civilization | Main opponents | Years | No of scenarios |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 will be marked by a medal, depending on the difficulty. It will be bronze for easy, silver for moderate and gold for hard. The The Asian Dynasties campaigns can be played freely instead of being unlocked, and some story changes were made for the The WarChiefs campaign Act II: Shadow. Three new Historical battles are also added with the expansion The African Royals. Also, another three historical battles were added with the release of the Mexicans civilization add-on.
Age of Empires IV[]
Campaigns in Age of Empires IV are playable on the dataset in which they were created. This has the following implications:
- Balance changes have no effect
- They also feature technologies, units and buildings scrapped before release
- All technologies have been altered significantly since then, which hinders the learning of the game
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Normans |  Normans* English
|
 Danes Anglo-Saxon England French
|
1066-1217 | 10 |
| The Rise of Moscow |  Rus
|
 Mongols Novgorod Republic Grand Duchy of Lithuania
|
1238-1552 | 8 |
| The Hundred Years War | French
|
 Holy Roman Empire English
|
1351-1450 | 8 |
| The Mongol Empire | Mongols Chinese*
|
Rus Kingdom of Poland Kingdom of Hungary Chinese
|
1213-1273 | 9 |
- * marked are playable in some scenarios. Most of the scenarios are playable as the main civilization.
Before the player can start the campaign scenarios, a short movie describing the historical background of the scenario is played.
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