7 Grand Steps: What Ancients Begat
Turn-based family strategy across generations of ancient society
Mousechief · Released Jun 7, 2013
- Reviews
- Mixed
- 54% of 771
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Playing now
- 0
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- Unknown
- no patch notes found
What is 7 Grand Steps: What Ancients Begat?
A single-player strategy game with board-game mechanics follows a family across generations during the rise of Western civilization. You earn and spend tokens to move along a wheel, raise children, make discoveries, and pursue social advancement while keeping the family line alive.
For you if...
- +you like abstract board-game strategy built around token choices
- +you enjoy guiding a family's story across generations
Not for you if...
- −you prefer direct action to turn-based token management
- −you want multiplayer rather than a single-player game
What players say
54% of 771 reviews are positive
Players praise the token mechanics and the family stories that emerge across generations. The most common complaint is that the board-game actions grow repetitive; some players also find the rules and story outcomes hard to understand.
Screenshots and trailer
7 Grand Steps: What Ancients Begat system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- XP
- Processor
- 1GHz
- Graphics
- 1024x768
- Memory
- 1 GB RAM
- Storage
- 200 MB HD space
Recommended
- OS
- XP
- Processor
- 1GHz
- Graphics
- 1024x768
- Memory
- 1 GB RAM
- Storage
- 200 MB HD space
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS
- Steam features
- Family Sharing, Trading cards
Steam Deck: Playable
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- 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
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