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Age of Discovery

Historical theme

Time period spanning from 15th to 17th century. Markedly the point of time when Columbus found the New World, America.

32
games
12
platforms

Alternate name: Age of Exploration

Uncharted Waters Online (Windows)
Uncharted Waters Online
WIN 2004-10-30
Seven Cities of Gold (Atari 400/800)
Seven Cities of Gold
A800 1984
Seven Cities of Gold (Amiga OCS)
Seven Cities of Gold
OCS 1985
Anno 1404 (Windows)
Anno 1404
WIN 2009-06-23
Anno 1404: Venice (Windows)
Anno 1404: Venice
WIN 2010-02-26
Seven Cities of Gold (Macintosh OS Classic)
Seven Cities of Gold
MAC 1986
Europa Universalis II (Windows)
Europa Universalis II
WIN 2001-11-15
Galleons of Glory: The Secret Voyage of Magellan (MS-DOS)
Galleons of Glory: The Secret Voyage of Magellan
DOS 1990
Voyages Of Discovery (Amiga OCS)
Voyages Of Discovery
OCS 1994
Seven Cities of Gold (Apple II E)
Seven Cities of Gold
IIE 1984
Expeditions: Conquistador (Windows)
Expeditions: Conquistador
WIN 2013-05-30
Seven Cities of Gold (Commodore 64)
Seven Cities of Gold
C64 1984
Related:
* 15th century
* 16th century
* 17th century

Overlaps:
* Age of Sail
* Middle ages
* Early modern period
Preluded by Marco Polo's journeys to the east (in 13th century) and later explorers to the orient that continued well into the 15th century. These were significantly slowed by the eruption of the Black Death in 14th century and the general slowness of land-based travel and trade at the time.

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Games by year

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The first Age of Discovery video game was released in 1984.

Electronic Arts, Ubisoft and bitComposer Entertainment published most of these games.

Platforms

Linux 8
Windows 6
MS-DOS 4
Amiga 3
Apple II E 2
Mac OS Classic 2
Mac OS X 2
Atari 400/800 1
C64 1
PS2 1
RDI Halcyon 1
Android 1

Most common companies

Electronic Arts5
Ubisoft3
bitComposer Entertainment3
Brøderbund2
Impressions2
KOEI2