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Ancestors Legacy

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First release
May 22, 2018
Genres
Tactical, Strategy, Real Time Strategy (RTS) · Warfare, Historical
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch

Ancestors Legacy is a history-inspired, real-time strategy game influenced by historical events in the Middle Ages. The game combines resource management and base building with large-scale, squad-based battles across vast battlefields, all rendered in superb detail with Unreal Engine 4. Experience medieval bloodshed like never before thanks to the cinematic action camera that puts you right in the middle of the battle at the press of a button.

Also known as Anc-Win64-Shipping.exe, Ancestors

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Storyline
Take command of your army as you storm through medieval Europe in an extensive series of campaigns. Choosing one of the four available nations – Viking, Anglo-Saxon, German, or Slav – you will be tasked with more than just conquering, raiding, and pillaging enemy camps, villages, and towns. Only by utilizing the full range of available tactical options, taking strategic advantage of the environment, and managing your temporary bases and settlements will you emerge victorious.Read more

Take command of your army as you storm through medieval Europe in an extensive series of campaigns. Choosing one of the four available nations – Viking, Anglo-Saxon, German, or Slav – you will be tasked with more than just conquering, raiding, and pillaging enemy camps, villages, and towns. Only by utilizing the full range of available tactical options, taking strategic advantage of the environment, and managing your temporary bases and settlements will you emerge victorious.

Release dates
PC (Microsoft Windows)
May 22, 2018
PlayStation 4
Aug 13, 2019
Xbox One
Aug 13, 2019
All 5 release dates
Nintendo Switch
Jun 11, 2020
Nintendo Switch
Nov 04, 2020
Game modes
Co-operative, Multiplayer, Single player
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric
Keywords
medieval, resource management, base building, middle ages europe

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78
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Steam users rate this Very Positive, 5,807 reviews in all languages, recorded 16 October 2026

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Multiplayer

  • Online multiplayerSteam · 16 Oct
  • Online co-opSteam · 16 Oct

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