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The Ancients

55% positive of 20 Steam reviews

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Released
2024
Steam Deck
Unsupported
Platforms
Steam, GOG

Made by GorillaSoftWorks. Published by Camlann Games.

About the game

The Ancients is a turn-based survival strategy game where you lead a prehistoric hunter-gatherer tribe through the last ice age. Survive the elements, hunt fierce animals, migrate to new continents, advance your technology, make social and political tribe decisions, and evolve your civilization.

Tagged by players

  • 4X
  • Hex Grid
  • Grand Strategy
  • Historical
  • Grid-Based Movement
  • Turn-Based Strategy
  • Procedural Generation
  • Nature
  • Tactical
  • Crafting
  • Management
  • PvE

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What players say

  • Not recommended
    An interesting idea, but not fleshed out at all and with weird balance UI (Expect to fail the 'Basic Tutorial' because of poor sequencing). Came back to this to see if any work had been done, but the game seems to be abandoned. Sad miss here.

    1.8 h played when written. 0 found it helpful.

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