Ancestors Legacy
Historical
Warfare
Real Time Strategy (RTS)
Strategy
Tactical
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.
22 May, 2018
18 Jun, 2026
About this game
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.
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.
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Platforms:
PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch
Release Date:
22 May, 2018
Modes:
Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Themes:
Historical, Warfare
Genres:
Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy, Tactical
Player Perspectives:
Bird view / Isometric
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IGDB Rating
3.5
User Rating
15
User Rating Count
70%
Rating %
Critics Rating
3.7
Critics Rating
20
Critics Rating Count
74%
Critics Rating %
Main Developers
Destructive Creations
Supporting Developers
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Publishers
Destructive Creations
1C Entertainment
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