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7 Grand Steps, Step 1: What Ancients Begat

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App ID 238930
App Type Game
Store Name 7 Grand Steps: What Ancients Begat
Developer
Publisher Mousechief
Supported Systems Windows macOS
Technologies PyGame Engine
Last Changenumber 28970643
Last Record Update 14 May 2025 – 00:17:39 UTC ()
Release Date 7 June 2013 – 16:24:00 UTC ()
😐 52.79%
759 reviews
0
In-Game

What Ancients Begat is a complete (~15 hour) game of family generations surviving the rise of western civilization. Survival is the ultimate goal. The sub-goals, you choose, build their story.Experience an abstract telling of the lives of our earliest recorded ancestors.

Additional Information

Developer Mousechief
gamedir ValveTestApp238930
metacritic_name 7 Grand Steps: What Ancients Begat
icon empty string
NoServers No
state eStateComingSoonNoPreload
VisibleOnlyWhenSubscribed Yes
sourcegame Yes
checkpkgstate Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Mousechief
Store Release Date 7 June 2013 – 16:24:00 UTC ()
community_hub_visible Yes
Primary Genre Strategy (2)
Store Genres Casual (4), Indie (23), Simulation (28), Strategy (2)
Store Asset Modification Time 12 August 2013 – 20:58:08 UTC () (1376341088)
review_score 5
review_percentage 53
Detected Technologies (?) PyGame Engine, Python SDK, SDL SDK, Vorbis SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • This game sometimes shows mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam-Deck controller icons
  • Some in-game text is small and may be difficult to read
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 13 September 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 83439
  • configuration:
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    requires_non_controller_launcher_nav0
    primary_player_is_controller_slot_00
    non_deck_display_glyphs1
    small_text1
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimeproton-7.0-4
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
restricted_countries DE
Germany
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First seen on SteamDB 8 May 2013 – 20:33:12 UTC (), in changelist #217030

Supported Languages

1 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes

Tags

🌱 Indie 🎲 Board Game 🤯 Abstract 📚 Story Rich 📚 Interactive Fiction 📜 Historical 🎲 Turn-Based 👤 Singleplayer 🧚 Choose Your Own Adventure 🗺️ Adventure 🧫 Life Sim 🏛️ Political Sim 😌 Casual 🖥️ Simulation 🧩 Puzzle 🔎 Point & Click 🕒 Time Management 🏽 2D 🎨 Stylized 📝 Text-Based

Categories

Single-player Steam Trading Cards Family Sharing

Assets

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timestamp12 November 2015 – 19:51:17 UTC
Trailers
2028722 ↴
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Steam charts

  • 0 players right now
  • 1 24-hour peak
  • 496 all-time peak 1 June 2013
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  • 693 followers
  • 404 positive reviews
  • 355 negative reviews
  • 53.23% positive reviews

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  • 0 24-hour peak
  • 1,486 all-time peak
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  • 52.79% SteamDB Rating
  • 404 53.2% positive reviews
  • 355 46.8% negative reviews

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Markers

Date Label 30-day Peak
13 February 2014 – 08:00 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Weekly Sale: IndieCade -
25 June 2015 – 18:00 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Weekly Bundle Eye Candy 3 -
14 February 2017 – 06:37 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Freedom Bundle -

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7 Grand Steps, Step 1: What Ancients Begat had an all-time peak of 496 concurrent players on 1 June 2013.

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