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Ancient Cities

Stone Age survival city builder about guiding a growing tribe

Uncasual Games · Released Mar 24, 2023

IndieSimulationStrategy

Reviews
Mixed
60% of 1,997
Recent reviews
Mixed
60% of 15 in 30 days
Players
21
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
3 months ago
Jul 24, 2026
Minimum PC
GTX 1050
6 GB RAM
Full requirements

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

60% of 1,997 reviews are positive · 60% of 15 in the last 30 days

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.

Players over time

▼ -11% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 30 players on Oct 6, 2026.

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Screenshots and trailer

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Ancient Cities system requirements

Minimum: GTX 1050, 6 GB RAM.

As published by the developer.

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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.

Recommended

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.

Does Ancient Cities have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Ancient Cities run on Steam Deck?

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

  • 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

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
30
Steam features
Workshop, Family Sharing
Languages
Full audio: English, French, Spanish - Spain, German, Spanish - Latin America, Portuguese - Brazil, Portuguese - Portugal, Catalan, Italian, Simplified Chinese.

Does Ancient Cities 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 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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