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Strategy 16 February 2001

The fourth part of the saga with small settlers. This time, three races are available to choose from: Romans, Vikings, Mayas. In the game we will also meet representatives of the so-called "Dark Race".

PC

Strategy 28 February 2003

Praetorians is a tactical real-time strategy (RTS) prepared by the Pyro Studios development team specializing in this genre. The action of the game was set in Antiquity, and the player directs the actions of one of the three available nations - Romans, Gauls or Egyptians, trying to wisely manage military resources and use the skills of individual units and the combat equipment acquired during the game.

PC

Strategy 29 April 2024

A city builder set in the times of the Aztec Empire. Tlatoani was inspired by Banished and Immortal Cities: Children of the Nile. We play as the local ruler, trying to expand the starting village into an empire. We must focus primarily on the needs of our residents.

PC

Strategy 08 December 2006

Sparta: Ancient Wars is the first part of a cycle of PeCet Real-Time Strategies, dealing with the famous ancient wars. As the name suggests, we take control of the legendary Spartan troops from the Peloponnese Peninsula, famous for their incredible battle.

PC

Strategy 30 June 1997

A real time strategy developed by Ensemble Studios. The players take control of one of twelve ancient civilizations, including, among others, Babylon, Egypt, Greece, or Korea, with the task to lead them through four advancement stages spanning across 10 thousand years.

PC

Strategy 2025

A free-to-play real-time strategy game by Wildfire Games, a studio founded by developers and gamers who work for free in their spare time. Initially, the title was supposed to be a mod for Age of Empires II but eventually it was ported to a new engine and made available as a standalone production. The main goal of its creators was to present the most important civilizations that existed on Earth between the 5th century BC to the 5th century AD. In 0 A.D.

PC

Strategy 28 May 2024

The fifth expansion for the 4X turn based strategy Old World, focused on the topic of court intrigues. Behind the Throne offers new mechanics like having subordinates manage towns. It also features famous historical characters and introduces many brand new world events.

PC

Strategy 27 September 2005

The first official add-on to the third installment of Total War – the popular series created by Creative Assembly. As suggested by the title, Rome: Total War – Barbarian Invasion focuses on a very unfavorable time for the Roman Empire between 363 and 476. At that time, Europe had fallen under the reign of barbarian tribes, while the east had a new power player emerging in the form of Persian Empire.

PCANDiOS

Strategy 28 July 2000

An official expansion for the Pharaoh game, a cult economic strategy by Impressions Games and Sierra Entertainment, once again set in the ancient Egypt. This time, as the title Cleopatra: Queen of the Nile implies, the expansion takes place in a slightly later period, during the rule of Queen Cleopatra, the most famous woman in the history of Egypt.

PC

RPG TBA

Second project of Grimlore Games studio after warmly welcomed SpellForce 3. Project Minerva is an action RPG with an open world, which takes us to a universe inspired by antiquity.

PCPS5XSX

Strategy 01 July 2021

A turn-based 4X strategy inspired by the Sid Meier's Civilization series, in which we lead an ancient dynasty and try to make the country ruled by it a world powerhouse. The main designer of Old World is Soren Johnson, who also designed Civilization IV.

PC

Strategy 2024

Age of Mythology: Retold is a revamped version of a classical RTS set in the antiquity period. The game features four playable civilizations. It was developed by World's Edge, known for, among other things, Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition.

PCXSX

Action 2025

Action adventure game with RPG elements, developed by Polish studio Titanite Games. We are Legion: Rome allows us to take the role of a legionnaire and participate in bloody battles, in which tactical skills are as important as agility and reflexes.

PCPS5XSX

Strategy 08 June 1999

A real time strategy taking place in mythological realities. The creators prepared 14 missions comprising the Golden Fleece campaign and a multitude of individual scenarios. During the game we collect raw materials, fight against mythical beasts, recruit heroes and develop the fleet. In addition, a map and mission editor is available in the game.

PC

Strategy 03 April 2017

An economic strategy developed by the independent team at DolphinBarn studio. The players' task is to manage a gladiator school during the golden age of Roman Empire. They buy new warriors, prepare their training, and provide them with proper equipment (weapons, armor) to finally put them on the arena. Fighters can use various fighting styles, so it is possible to create specialized gladiators.

PC

Strategy 30 October 1999

A cult economic strategy game created by Impressions Games and published by Sierra Entertainment. Pharaoh takes place in the Nile valley, several hundred years B.C., and spans from the era of the great pyramids to the New Kingdom period. As the pharaoh, the ruler of Egypt, you have to transform local villages into great cities, take care of your people's needs, and make your country the greatest of them all.

PC

RPG TBA (early access since 2024)

An extensive isometric RPG with life sim and strategy elements. The Bustling World is set in ancient China, letting us run our own business, go on adventures, commit crimes and even found our own kingdom.

PC

Action TBA

Jade is a mobile installment of the Assassin's Creed series. The game takes us to ancient China and offers a large open world to explore. Players can create their own character for the first time in the brand's history.

ANDiOS

Strategy 15 February 1996

The Settlers II is the second installment of a series considered to be a real time strategy (RTS) classics. The player directs the actions of a group of settlers who are trying to build a colony on the newly discovered land. Developers from Blue Byte Software studio have prepared a captivating one-person mode campaign consisting of 10 missions and a fully functional, network multiplayer.

PC

Strategy 13 June 2006

Rise & Fall: Civilizations at War is the latest work of programmers and designers from Stainless Steel Studios, known to players such as Empire Earth or Empires: Dawn of the Modern World.

PC

Strategy 21 June 2005

Romance of the Three Kingdoms X is a turn-based strategy played in China (the historic era of the Three Kingdoms). We plan the development of the kingdom, build cities, create armies, participate in debates and conquer new territories.

PS2

Strategy 22 February 2007

The Settlers II: 10th Anniversary - The Vikings is the first official expansion for the anniversary edition of The Settlers II. As its title suggests, the expansion developed by Blue Byte Software and Funatics Development allows the player to play as the Vikings. Our new heroes were attacked by the cunning Pirates of the Wolf who damaged the World Portal. As a result, the Portal exploded and created a gigantic vortex of energy that took the pirates and our Vikings to an unknown land.

PC

Strategy 11 June 2003

The continuation of the quite successful, but not breakthrough strategic game Legion, set during the reign of the Roman Empire. This time we move 4,000 years back, into the period when the empires of that time fought fierce battles for areas rich in natural resources, areas of fertile soil, water, etc., and we are now moving back in time to a period when the empires of that time were fighting for areas rich in natural resources, areas of fertile soil, water, etc.

PC

Strategy 18 March 2004

Expanded turn-based strategy by Slitherine Studios (creators of Legion and Chariots of War). We are moving into a distant past when the Greeks fought a fierce battle with the Persian Empire.

PC