Ancient Warfare 3
Battle sandbox for building scenarios and fighting across eras
JNI Games · Released Jan 26, 2024
- Reviews
- Overwhelmingly Positive
- 95% of 2,783
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 93% of 16 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 34
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Unsupported
- Last update
- 2 months ago
- Jun 29, 2026
What is Ancient Warfare 3?
This single-player battle sandbox spans settings from the Stone Age to futuristic science fiction. Build scenarios by placing units, objects, and traps, then fight in first person or watch the battles play out. Modes include deathmatch, conquest, and zombie survival.
For you if...
- +you like adjusting battle rules and unit behavior
- +you want to make and play community-created scenarios
Not for you if...
- −you want multiplayer battles rather than solo play
- −you dislike spending time setting up sandbox battles
What players say
95% of 2,783 reviews are positive · 93% of 16 in the last 30 days
Players praise the battle and map editors, unit customization, and community-created content. A few criticize the AI or describe combat as clunky.
Screenshots and trailer
Ancient Warfare 3 system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 10
- Processor
- Quad Core 2.5GHz+
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 3000 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 11
- Processor
- Quad Core 3.0GHz+
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 3000 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, Linux
- Achievements
- 33
- Steam features
- Workshop, Family Sharing
Steam Deck: Unsupported
- Graphics settings cannot be configured to run well on Steam Deck
Tags
- Sandbox
- Simulation
- Action
- Strategy
- Indie
- War
- Moddable
- Singleplayer
- Physics
- Shooter
- FPS
- First-Person
- Funny
- Early Access
- Historical
- Zombies
Recent updates
- Jun 29, 2026 · Update 1.12.1
- Apr 23, 2026 · Update 1.12
- Feb 19, 2026 · Update 1.11
- Dec 7, 2025 · Update 1.10
- Oct 1, 2025 · Update 1.9
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