5. Age Of Empires 2: HD Edition (1999/2013)

The legend had itself a facelift

Developer: Ensemble Studios, Hidden Path Entertainment (HD Edition)

Genre: Real-time strategy

A well-managed medieval city in all its glory

Choose from the most powerful and influential of medieval civilizations and take them on a century-spanning journey of growth and conquest.

In familiar RTS fashion, you are dropped somewhere on the map where you must gather resources, expand, and advance, before your enemy does the same. As is usual for AoE games, advancing your Age gives numerous advantages (stronger units, better upgrades, more useful buildings, etc.), but is expensive and risky if you’re caught off guard. Deciding when to advance is just as important as everything else here.

If you ever wanted to re-visit this classic but were repulsed by the game’s age, now is the perfect time to do so.