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Ancestors Legacy Free Peasant Edition

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74%Game Brain Score
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74% User Score Based on 423 reviews

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Ancestors Legacy Free Peasant Edition is a single player and multiplayer tactical real-time strategy game with historical and violence themes. It was developed by Destructive Creations and was released on February 6, 2018. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

Purchase Full Version Now Featured DLC About the GameGet a taste of medieval battles in this free version of the acclaimed historical RTS – Ancestors Legacy! 4 SP missions and 17 MP maps are now available to everyone. Challenge friends, AI, or take part in our League that will start in March! You need to own Ancestors Legacy Free Peasant Edition to participate. -------------------------------…

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74%
Audience ScoreBased on 423 reviews
gameplay27 positive mentions
story3 negative mentions

  • Engaging tactical RTS gameplay combining elements of Company of Heroes and Total War, with fun rock-paper-scissors combat.
  • Beautiful graphics, detailed combat animations, immersive medieval atmosphere, and a superb soundtrack.
  • Intuitive base management with automatic building placement and strategic village capturing mechanics that add depth.
  • Limited content in terms of unit variety, factions, maps, and gameplay modes, leading to reduced replayability.
  • Balance issues among factions, especially the underperformance of certain factions and overpowering units like cavalry and archers.
  • Controls and UI can be clunky or unintuitive, with problematic unit pathfinding, friendly fire, and lack of detailed unit control during combat.
  • gameplay
    93 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The gameplay is generally well-received for its blend of tactical RTS mechanics inspired by Company of Heroes, featuring flanking, unit veterancy, and dynamic combat with medieval units. While praised for being fun, fast-paced, and accessible with solid combat and economy systems, several reviews note it feels simplified, lacks strategic depth, and suffers from balance and polished mechanics issues in its beta state. Players appreciate its unique setting, diverse factions, and engaging multiplayer modes but hope for more content, refined mechanics, and improved balance in the final release.

    • “Ancestors Legacy Free Peasant Edition has fantastic gameplay, beautiful graphics, intuitive UI, is extremely well optimized, and falls cleanly into the category of easy to learn, hard to master.”
    • “Unlike many entries in the medieval RTS genre, in Ancestors you control a small number of squads at a tactical level -- similar to the mechanics in Company of Heroes.”
    • “So yeah, fantastic music, splendid voice acting, pretty great gameplay & combat albeit when you try to manage stuff you just can't really afford to take a close look but that's alright I guess; the many varied unit squads, upgrades, buffs, skills, 4 factions, different themed maps, single player content on the way, wonderful artwork, historical facts during loading, a cool village mechanic among others like hiding, flanking, burning down buildings, it's a really cool game.”
    • “Clumsy gameplay, 5 minutes waiting time for game, when you click lobby game freezes, and it doesn't have that feel, sorry boys - starts COH2.”
    • “After 9 hours of gameplay a bit vs PC and a bit vs players I must say that this is a very very repetitive game, the AI on hard is really hard to beat (they spot your traps and they always wander in random places, always in different locations opposite of where I am). The idea is great but the game becomes very frustrating.”
    • “Very few units per faction, combined with a streamlined gameplay lacking strategic options like base building, defenses, doctrines, cover system etc. makes for a boring and shallow multiplayer.”
  • graphics
    41 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The graphics of Ancestors Legacy receive generally positive feedback, praised for their beautiful, clean, and atmospheric medieval visuals with smooth animations and optimizations, often compared favorably to classic RTS games. Some users note that certain aspects feel underwhelming or unfinished, especially in beta form, but overall, the game's visual design is considered a strong point that enhances the immersive experience.

    • “Ancestors Legacy free peasant edition has fantastic gameplay, beautiful graphics, intuitive UI, is extremely well optimized, and falls cleanly into the category of easy to learn, hard to master.”
    • “From where to start, from the music that makes you feel in dark age before the battle, the clean graphics, the fast FPS of the units, one of the best RTS I played combining Age of Empires and Company of Heroes.”
    • “I've had a pair of unexpected and frustrating crashes, usually by the end of a battle, but that is of course to be expected in a work in progress. I bought the full game and I can't wait for it to be released, the battles are so intense and graphics look great.”
    • “The only good thing is the concept and graphics; the execution is horrible.”
    • “Graphics are not what we expect for a 2018 game, but it's beta.”
    • “Graphics, of course, are rubbish (admittedly it's beta and not demonstrative of final graphics), but still... it's crap currently.”
  • music
    40 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The music in the game is widely praised for its quality, authenticity, and strong thematic connection to each faction, often compared to the Witcher 3 soundtrack. It significantly enhances immersion and atmosphere, with many users describing it as epic, distinct, and a standout feature that complements the gameplay and visuals perfectly.

    • “Everything from the changing weather and time of day, varied environment, clamour of battle and the simply sublime 'vikings'-esque soundtrack creates this hugely enjoyable and immersive RTS experience.”
    • “The music is stunning, and visuals are great.”
    • “The overall soundtrack is superb and authentic with each faction you play, often reminding me of The Witcher 3.”
    • “As for the music, it's pretty trash.”
    • “The music is tolerable.”
    • “It just gives me all these pictures and songs for maybe 5 minutes and I just force quit the game.”
  • story
    12 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The story features an engaging and thrilling campaign with diverse factions and mission types, praised for enthusiastic voice acting and promising extensive single-player content. However, some technical bugs and gameplay issues in missions affect immersion. Overall, the narrative offers a mix of realistic strategy and entertaining scenarios that appeal to both story-driven and tactical players.

    • “Viking, Anglo-Saxon – you will be tasked with more than just conquering, raiding, and pillaging enemy camps and making sure you keep certain characters alive so you don’t lose the mission.”
    • “Whether you want a realistic story, strategic teamplay, or simply to watch your army burn an opponent's village to the ground as they're helplessly watching their villagers scramble to escape the massacre, you'll be entertained for hours and that's really what you want, isn't it?”
    • “Very thrilling first two missions and very enthusiastic voice acting... serves me right to expect any of those from a recent RTS game.”
    • “Second mission at what I believe is the last step of freeing men 2/3 they wouldn't come out of the tent, even after burning all the buildings down and killing the guards.”
    • “So first mission is enough, even I play CoH.”
  • optimization
    9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Ancestors Legacy is highly praised for its excellent optimization, delivering smooth performance with stable high frame rates even during intense battles at high resolutions. While some users experienced poor performance on low settings, overall the game runs well on ultra settings and is considered well polished and efficient. Optimization stands out as a strong point despite minor bugs unrelated to performance.

    • “Ancestors Legacy Free Peasant Edition has fantastic gameplay, beautiful graphics, an intuitive UI, is extremely well optimized, and falls cleanly into the category of easy to learn, hard to master.”
    • “No discernible performance issues (runs 60 frames steady on ultra during huge 3v3 battles at 3440x1440 on a 390x).”
    • “I can't understand why people rate this game negative. Sure it doesn't have a lot of replayability right now since there is no campaign and only 4 maps, but it has great performance (about 200 fps all on ultra) and it is a lot of fun.”
    • “~Performance on low settings was pretty poor for me - 18 fps or so.”
  • atmosphere
    7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The atmosphere is widely praised for its immersive graphics, music, sound effects, and well-designed maps that effectively convey the game's setting. While some users find the environment slightly chaotic, the overall ambiance is engaging and enhances the gameplay experience. A minor disappointment noted is the limited camera zoom compared to the trailer.

    • “I do enjoy the graphics, the sound effects, music, and general atmosphere was nailed.”
    • “Animations, music, and atmosphere really give you the feel of being there.”
    • “Ambient sounds / atmosphere 10/10”
  • stability
    6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game currently suffers from multiple stability issues, including frequent bugs, freezing during lobby access, and clumsy gameplay responsiveness. While some glitches are expected in beta versions, users highlight the need for significant improvements before a smooth and polished experience can be delivered.

    • “Clumsy gameplay, 5 minutes waiting time for game, when you click lobby game freezes, and it doesn't have that feel, sorry boys *starts coh2*”
    • “Free demo version is a bit buggy it seems.”
    • “In the beta version the game lacked depth, boring to play, buggy (expected), and the AI was downright insane.”
  • replayability
    6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's replayability is currently limited due to a small number of maps and lack of a campaign, resulting in a short-lived experience for many players. While performance is excellent and gameplay can be fun, the content offering feels insufficient for the price, leading to lower replay value overall.

    • “I can't understand why people rate this game negatively. Sure, it doesn't have a lot of replayability right now since there is no campaign and only 4 maps, but it has great performance (about 200 fps all on ultra) and it is a lot of fun.”
    • “As with an open beta, naturally the replayability on three maps isn't huge, but all the same, I had a good time.”
    • “Not much replayability in the game. I've spent a couple of hours on it, and other than playing a few matches to try another faction, the game feels stale.”
    • “For the price of $44.99, you can buy another game with way more content and replayability.”
    • “These games cost way less and provide more replayability and content for less.”
  • grinding
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Grinding in the game is considered somewhat slow and tedious, especially early on during unit recruitment and resource generation. Players desire more variety in troops, defenses, and farming options to enhance engagement and reduce the repetitive pacing.

    • “- Pace can feel a little slow, unit recruitment and resource generation early on feels a little tedious”
  • humor
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The humor in the game is largely unintentional, with many users finding it laughably bad rather than genuinely funny.

  • monetization
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Users feel the game's $45 price tag is too high given the current content, and limited advertising raises concerns about its commercial success.

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Ancestors Legacy Free Peasant Edition is a tactical real-time strategy game with historical and violence themes.

Ancestors Legacy Free Peasant Edition is available on PC and Windows.

On average players spend around 4 hours playing Ancestors Legacy Free Peasant Edition.

Ancestors Legacy Free Peasant Edition was released on February 6, 2018.

Ancestors Legacy Free Peasant Edition was developed by Destructive Creations.

Ancestors Legacy Free Peasant Edition has received mostly positive reviews from players. Most players liked this game for its gameplay but disliked it for its story.

Ancestors Legacy Free Peasant Edition is a single player game with multiplayer and local co-op support.

Similar games include Ancestors Legacy, Iron Harvest, Frozenheim, Age of Darkness Final Stand, Act of Aggression - Reboot Edition and others.