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Ancient Kingdoms

2D pixel-art RPG with dungeon exploration and four-player co-op

Ancient Pixels · Released Jan 15, 2025 · Early Access

IndieRPG

Reviews
Very Positive
85% of 540
Recent reviews
Mostly Positive
78% of 33 in 30 days
Players
51
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
2 days ago
Nov 4, 2026
Minimum PC
DX10
8 GB RAM · 5 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Ancient Kingdoms?

A 2D pixel-art RPG set in Eratiath, where you choose a race and class, explore towns and dungeons, take quests, and fight monsters for gear using targeted abilities and spells. You can play alone or in a cooperative party of up to four.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy old-school RPG quests and dungeon exploration
  • +you like choosing classes and developing a character
  • +you want to explore with a cooperative party

Not for you if...

  • −you dislike slow progression and repeated farming for drops
  • −you prefer fast-paced combat over targeted abilities and cooldowns

What players say

85% of 540 reviews are positive · 78% of 33 in the last 30 days

Players praise the dungeon exploration, quests, and old-school RPG progression. The most common complaint is a slow late-game grind caused by rare quest and gear drops. Players also report uneven class balance and unreliable mercenary behavior.

Players over time

▲ +63% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 83 players on Oct 25, 2026.

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How many players finish Ancient Kingdoms?

1.2% of Steam players have unlocked «Planeswalker», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

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Ancient Kingdoms system requirements

Minimum: DX10, 8 GB RAM, 5 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 7 (SP1+), Windows 10 and Windows 11
Processor
x86, x64 architecture with SSE2 instruction set support.
Graphics
DX10, DX11, DX12 capable.
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
5 GB available space
DirectX
Version 10

Recommended

OS
Windows 7 (SP1+), Windows 10 and Windows 11
Processor
x86, x64 architecture with SSE2 instruction set support.
Graphics
DX10, DX11, DX12 capable.
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
5 GB available space
DirectX
Version 10

Does Ancient Kingdoms have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: co-op online and LAN. It also has a single-player mode.

Does Ancient Kingdoms run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Default controller config not fully functional
  • 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
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows, Linux
Achievements
38
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages
Full audio: English.

Does Ancient Kingdoms use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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