15 Best Games Where You Progress Through The Ages

The video game industry has a long, storied history of games that allow the player to grow over a long period of time. Sometimes this progress is gradual and subtle, leaving only the time-lapse to put into perspective the actual growth that took place. Other games make each period of time distinct and monumental. Reaching the next era in such games is a big event. Usually, it means a plethora of new possibilities that will help the player advance past their fellow man and/or AI.