Ancient Cities

Stone Age survival city builder about guiding a growing tribe

Uncasual Games · Released Mar 24, 2023

Reviews: Mixed; 63% of 2,166
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Playing now: 15; right now
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update: 1 month ago; Jul 24, 2026

What is Ancient Cities?

Ancient Cities is a single-player survival city builder set in Stone Age Europe. You guide a tribe across generations by organizing work, managing resources and population, building a settlement, and developing technologies in a procedurally generated world.

For you if...

+you enjoy a slow pace and gradual settlement growth
+you like balancing food, construction, and population needs

Not for you if...

−you want to give every villager direct orders
−you prefer city building without the risk of starvation

What players say

63% of 2,166 reviews are positive

Players praise the detailed prehistoric setting and building construction. Common complaints include unreliable worker behavior, tedious storage management, and difficulty sustaining larger populations. Some players also report performance problems and confusing controls.

Screenshots and trailer

Ancient Cities system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows® 10 x64
Processor: Intel® i7-6700 / AMD® Ryzen 5 1600
Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050 (2 GB) / AMD® Radeon™ RX-560 (4 GB) for Full HD resolution
Memory: 6 GB RAM
Notes: Linux Proton support for AMD and NVIDIA GPUs. Intel graphics support requires OpenGL 4.5 or newer.

OS: Windows® 10 x64
Processor: Intel® i5-10400 / AMD® Ryzen 5 3600
Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1070 (8 GB) / AMD® Radeon™ RX 590 (8 GB) for Full HD resolution
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Notes: Linux Proton support for AMD and NVIDIA GPUs. Intel graphics support requires OpenGL 4.5 or newer.

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 30
Steam features: Workshop, Family Sharing

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
External controllers are not supported for the primary player

Multiplayer and co-op

Single-player

Languages

Full audio: English, French, Spanish - Spain, German, Spanish - Latin America, Portuguese - Brazil, Portuguese - Portugal, Catalan, Italian, Simplified Chinese.