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Age of Empires III (2005)

Ensemble Studios

Mac · PC (Microsoft Windows)

3.54 from 1493 ratings

3591 members have it in their collection · 44 playing now · 778 backlogged · 130 wish listed

How long? Main story 19h · with extras 41h · 100% 58h (from 5 logged playthroughs)

In this highly anticipated next installment in the Age of Empires franchise from Ensemble Studios, Age of Empires III places players in the time period of roughly 1500–1850, picking up where Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings left off. As players work to establish their empire, they take on the role of a European power struggling to explore, … Read more
In this highly anticipated next installment in the Age of Empires franchise from Ensemble Studios, Age of Empires III places players in the time period of roughly 1500–1850, picking up where Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings left off. As players work to establish their empire, they take on the role of a European power struggling to explore, colonize, and conquer North and South America. Age of Empires III introduces exciting new gameplay elements, including the all-new Home City and an incredible combat system. Players have new civilizations to discover, random maps to conquer, and a single-player campaign unlike any other. Players also find stunning graphics as a result of a revolutionary graphics engine that pushes the limits of PC graphics technology in an entirely new way. Read less
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Developers
Ensemble Studios
Publishers
Destineer, MacSoft Games, Microsoft Game Studios
Genres
Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy
Themes
Fantasy, Historical, Warfare
Series
Age of Empires
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Release dates

  • Oct 18, 2005 (North_America) PC (Microsoft Windows)
  • Nov 01, 2005 (Australia) PC (Microsoft Windows)
  • Nov 04, 2005 (Europe) PC (Microsoft Windows)
  • Jan 27, 2006 (Japan) PC (Microsoft Windows)
  • Nov 21, 2006 (North_America) Mac
  • Dec 12, 2006 (Europe) Mac

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Rating distribution

5 stars
240
4 stars
521
3 stars
564
2 stars
143
1 star
25
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SinAndPunish

Review SinAndPunish 3/5 · Dec 8, 2022

Oh, god.

Something about this game just rubs me the wrong way. I love Age of Empires but, eh, this one is pretty bland but still fun overall.

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Enkiled

Review Enkiled 3/5 · Oct 21, 2022

Rating the expansion also

It was my favourite colonnial civilziation imitation of Age of Mythology :) wink But come 2022, we have a complete overhaul and one of the best modding efforts available, which is Wars of Liberty. Amazing how community feeds the mouths of Ensemble Studios

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