Age of Empires: Online: Gameplay, Platforms and Key Facts

Age of Empires: Online (2011) is a real time strategy (rts), role-playing (rpg), strategy video game developed by Gas Powered Games, available on PC. It holds an aggregated critic and player score of 69/100 on IGDB.

What is Age of Empires: Online about?

Age of Empires Online is a multiplayer online real-time strategy game developed by Robot Entertainment and Gas Powered Games, which released on August 16, 2011. Based upon the gameplay of the Age of Empires series, it was originally developed by Robot Entertainment, but on February 24, 2011, Gas Powered Games, took over production. The game was published by Microsoft.

The game was free-to-play—it was free for users to play, though premium content could be earned or purchased, such as access to special items and blueprints, and more quests and features.

On March 27, 2012, the game premiered on Steam after a major overhaul patch which addressed complaints of an "MMO-like grind" and many other features, along with the debut of the Celtic civilization. On June 15, 2012 the premium content system was changed to offer the option to purchase all past and future content through "Empire points"

Key details

Age of Empires: Online was released in 2011 and supports massively multiplayer online (mmo). Platforms: PC. Developer: Gas Powered Games.

Should you play Age of Empires: Online?

Reviews are mixed, but Age of Empires: Online retains a dedicated player base among real time strategy (rts), role-playing (rpg), strategy fans.