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The Ancients

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App ID 1769130
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Camlann Games
Supported Systems Windows
Technologies Unreal Engine
Last Changenumber 28989707
Last Record Update 14 May 2025 – 21:13:05 UTC ()
Release Date 5 June 2024 – 14:03:32 UTC ()
❓ 56.25%
25 reviews
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In-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.

Additional Information

Developer GorillaSoftWorks
community_visible_stats Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Camlann Games
Store Release Date 5 June 2024 – 14:03:37 UTC ()
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community_hub_visible Yes
Social Media https://discord.gg/HPwH5x7Cbz
Primary Genre Early Access (70)
Store Genres Indie (23), Simulation (28), Strategy (2), Early Access (70)
Steam Release Date 5 June 2024 – 14:03:32 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 14 May 2024 – 17:14:46 UTC () (1715706886)
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Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • This game's graphics settings cannot be configured to run well on Steam Deck
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  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  •  
  • category: Unsupported
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 23 November 2024 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 15111348
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Germany
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Early Access Release Date 5 June 2024 – 00:00:00 UTC ()
First seen on SteamDB 22 September 2021 – 16:57:32 UTC (), in changelist #12640825

Supported Languages

1 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes Yes

Tags

💡 Strategy 🎲 Turn-Based Strategy 📜 Historical 🗺 Exploration 🌲 PvE 🗺️ 4X 🛡️ Grand Strategy 🔀 Procedural Generation 🧞 Choices Matter 🖥️ Simulation 💼 Management 🤔 Tactical 🛑 Hex Grid 🔧 Crafting 🌿 Nature 🌲 Survival ♟️ Grid-Based Movement 👤 Singleplayer 🐤 Early Access 🌱 Indie

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements Family Sharing Early Access Profile Features Limited

Assets

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Depots

ID Configuration Size DL.
228989 Windows Shared InstallDepot from 228980VC 2022 Redist No size
228990 Windows Shared InstallDepot from 228980DirectX Jun 2010 Redist No size
1769131 Windows 10.10 GiB 2.85 GiB

Total size on disk is 10.10 GiB and total download size is 2.85 GiB.

Branches

Name Description Build ID Time Updated
public 15111348 22 July 2024 – 11:29:28 UTC
beta To test the game 15612378 6 September 2024 – 06:38:45 UTC
demo demo build with only tutorial 14612794 5 June 2024 – 13:14:54 UTC
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