Ancient Wars: Sparta Definitive Edition

Ancient-world real-time strategy with customizable troops and naval battles

JOTASOFT STUDIOS · Released Jan 28, 2022 · Early Access

Action Adventure Casual Indie RPG Strategy Early Access

Reviews: Mostly Positive; 75% of 496
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Playing now: 15; right now
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update: 2 months ago; Jun 23, 2026

What is Ancient Wars: Sparta Definitive Edition?

This real-time strategy game puts you in command of ancient armies across historical campaigns, skirmishes, and online matches. You build and equip troops, fight on land and at sea, and use siege equipment to attack cities as the campaigns cover conflicts among ancient civilizations.

For you if...

+you enjoy ancient warfare and customizing troops for battle
+you like historical campaigns and online strategy matches

Not for you if...

−you prefer turn-based decisions to real-time army control
−you want combat without managing troops and sieges

What players say

75% of 496 reviews are positive

Players praise the visuals and the return to the older game's real-time battles. Common complaints include crashes, units getting stuck or ignoring orders, and slow caravan-based resource gathering.

Screenshots and trailer

Ancient Wars: Sparta Definitive Edition system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows 7/8/8.1/10
Processor: Intel Core i3 or AMD FX 4300
Graphics: Nvidia GT 430 or AMD HD 6570 with at least 512 MB VRAM
Memory: 3 GB RAM
Storage: 16 GB available space
DirectX: Version 9.0c
Notes: 720p/30 fps at low settings, 4GB Ram recommended for multiplayer

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Steam features: Workshop, Family Sharing

Steam Deck: Playable

Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

Multiplayer and co-op

Languages

Full audio: English, Russian. Text only: French, German, Spanish - Spain, Spanish - Latin America, Simplified Chinese, Italian, Hungarian, Portuguese - Portugal, Portuguese - Brazil, Polish.