Ancient Kingdoms

Ancient Kingdoms

Steam Deck Playable

Ancient Pixels · Exploration · Jan 15, 2025

Reviews look positive, but there are only a few so far.

At $15.99. It has been as low as $12.79.

87%
Very Positive
476 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 50 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Multiplayer: 31 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 22 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 17 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 476 player reviews · updated 2 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
64% of themes are praise27% are divided9% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Classic mechanics such as tactical positioning and resource management are important keys of the gameplay.
50 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
With some work this could be a solid single player game and I wouldn't possibly expect anyone else to endure this game in multiplayer with me.
31 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Built around pixel-art visuals, cooperative gameplay, exploration, and character progression, the game is clearly designed for players who appreciate the slower, more methodical style of old-school RPGs.
22 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
Great framework to build from in this neat coop RPG.
19 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Servers and matchmaking
Players who bring up Servers and matchmaking mostly praise it.
What I think would be very cool is if they can find a way to make dedicated servers that can support a much larger amount of players to further simulate that MMORPG feel.
10 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
I've shared a very playable deck control layout if you do not want to wait for full controller support.
10 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

+1 more the community rallied around

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love7 themes
Gameplay50 reviews
Multiplayer31 reviews
Graphics22 reviews
Co-op19 reviews
Servers and matchmaking10 reviews
Controls10 reviews
Audio6 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Story and characters57 reviews
77%
Combat33 reviews
67%
Interface17 reviews
59%
Players complain% still recommend
Difficulty17 reviews
71%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. One more theme was raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and is not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $15.99. The lowest we've tracked is $12.79.

4 points recordedtoday · $15.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
87%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
38
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.