Prodigal
Journey through a vibrant world fighting vicious monsters, exploring puzzling dungeons, and collecting magical artifacts. Unravel the mysteries of Vann's Point and bond with all of its curious townsfolk!
Sync your Steam wishlist to track the lowest game prices instantly. No login required, just paste your Steam profile URL!
⚡ Try Wishlist Radar!
Sync your Steam wishlist to track the lowest game prices instantly. No login required!
⚡ Try Wishlist Radar!
Close
Ancient Kingdoms on Steam
Quick menu
Dive into an old-school pixel art RPG inspired by classic MMORPGs! Explore epic dungeons, battle fearsome bosses, and complete quests solo offline or online with up to 5 players. Choose your class, gear up, and craft your own legend!
Ancient Kingdoms is a exploration, crpg and dungeon crawler game
developed and published by Ancient Pixels.
Released on January 15th 2025 is available on Windows, Linux, Steam Deck and Steam Machine
in 4 languages: English, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese and Japanese.
It has received 477 reviews of which 410 were positive and 67 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.0 out of 10. 😎
The game is currently priced at 12.63€ on Steam with a 20% discount, but you can find it for 3.78€ on Eneba.
The Steam community has classified Ancient Kingdoms into these genres:
Exploration
CRPG
Dungeon Crawler
PvE
Action RPG
Action-Adventure
RPG
2D
Cute
Dragons
Pixel Graphics
Open World
Swordplay
Story Rich
Fantasy
Medieval
Old School
Combat
Co-op
Online Co-Op
Here is the detailed breakdown of supported languages for Ancient Kingdoms:
| UI | Subtitle | Audio | |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | |||
| Spanish - Spain | |||
| Simplified Chinese | |||
| Japanese |
Media & Screenshots
Get an in-depth look at Ancient Kingdoms through various videos and screenshots.
Load More
System requirements
These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.
Windows
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: Windows 7 (SP1+), Windows 10 and Windows 11
- Processor: x86, x64 architecture with SSE2 instruction set support.
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: DX10, DX11, DX12 capable.
- DirectX: Version 10
- Storage: 5 GB available space
Linux
- OS: Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 18.04, and CentOS 7
- Processor: x64 architecture with SSE2 instruction set support.
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: OpenGL 3.2+, Vulkan capable.
- Storage: 5 GB available space
Steam Price & Best Deals
User reviews & Ratings
Explore reviews from Steam users sharing their experiences and what they love about the game.
Giving a positive review, because the game does what is says, and the Devs are hard at work on creating their vision. Not upset by my purchase at all! Coming up on 100 hours and Veteran level 32, however, I'm deciding that this game really doesn't respect my time enough to remain fun for me, compared the the mess of other games on the market that I can play for roughly an hour or two a day and feel like I actually did something. I've simply gotten extremely bored with the slow grind of it all. The amount of times I've killed the Ancient Elemental (no less than 20) and not seen the 15% drop rate quest item sealed it for me; there's no respect for player time whatsoever. Daily quests that want you to kill 60-100 of a mob, and then only spawn in 20, forcing you to sit around or log out/in to respawn them is objectively not fun for me. That's fine for some gamers, but for me, I can't really consider it fun, especially with a combat system that has next to no real variety in it. So again - not a bad game by any means. I haven't noticed any real bugs or signs of bad development; the graphics are great for pixel art, and the old school RPG feel is there (not so sure about MMO feel with only 5 people per server), making it what they are advertising. (Tab targeting REALLY needs some work, though!) I don't feel bad at all for supporting them with my purchase. If that's your thing, you'll likely have fun with Ancient Kingdoms, and I hope you do!
You'll notice this as a positive review. I want to emphasize that - because I am about to list a LOT of negative points. A butt-load. Despite that long, LONG list of things, I want to play more. There is something special brewing here, but my god does it need some changes. But, to each their own, and if the devs are committed to the game as is...maybe it will wind up being not for me, and this will change to a negative. Not saying that as a "threat" either, not every game is for every person, and maybe their vision isn't for me. I've started taking notes as I play games. What follows are my notes on the good and bad. To start, the positives. 1 - The world feels alive, critters all over 2 - Runs buttery smooth 3 - Helpful community members 4 - Devs are responsive on forums 5 - Off the charts je ne sais quoi, because this is the end of my good thoughts and the list of bad/annoying is LONG, but I want to keep playing. And now...the bad/annoying/WTF/pleasechangeplz. I will say, the most helpful forum member addresses some of this on the forum with "well that's not a problem at endgame" and...like that's cool and all but I'm not AT endgame. I'm starting, and it's annoying/stupid to deal with. I'm glad at 60 hours in or so it isn't an issue anymore, but that doesn't really help. 1 - Movement is so slow. 2 - Skill variety is doodoo Seriously at 25 I can auto attack, shoot a stronger arrow on a LONG cooldown, or shoot an arrow with a "chance" (it never happens) to stun on a LONGER cooldown. There is no active play. It's auto attack and hit one other button every 15 seconds. 3 - Mercs are all humans? Why can't I just make a dude when I hire one? 4 - Mercs come with no gear. 5 - I can't buy anything but basic gear. 6 - No gear drops. 7 - How do I craft? 8 - Why does ranger have to buy arrows? The inventory is already limited, at least let me equip the stack of arrows for space. But seriously just remove this. Buying arrows is dumb. No other class has to spend money to attack/use skills. 9 - Why can't I pick a merc spec? What if I want a Ranger tank and a two handed DEEPS warrior? 10 - Why doesn't ranger move buff work in dungeons? Why do they WANT you moving SO SLOW? 11 - Why doesn't it start the auto-attack after using a skill to open the fight? 12 - Pickaxe durability is stupid. So stupid. ALL item durability is stupid, it is a crutch to pad gameplay. "Oh man I need more iron!" *pick shatters to useless dust* "What engaging gamplay! I'm so happy I get to go back to town with this SLOW MOVEMENT and build a new one! I'm enthralled!" 13 - Such limited bag space is stupid. 14 - Can't equip multiple of the same bag...why?! What a stupid restriction! Just let me buy 10 of the basic bag for some inventory space! 15 - HOW DO I GET MORE BAGS?! 16 - Even the bank is stupid limited locked behind a high cost for more room. 17 - Dex controls accuracy, I miss all the time having put a point into literally nothing else. 18 - Line of Sight is weird. I can't shoot an arrow when my cleric can shoot his little holy ball thing. 19 - Seriously in caves I am in melee range for my ranger shooting arrows 100% of the time. 20 - Can I not give my mercs potions? Just had my first real loss and being able to drop some pots or - god forbid - have them use them on their own from an inventory slot would have saved me. 21 - Traps are stupid. Can't see them, can't detect them, they are just guaranteed damage, and they go off every time you walk over them. Do I need a rogue? This is actually lame. 22 - Percentages for gathering/crafting are meaningless. I'm 5% gathering? What? Oh good I gained .1% Radiant Finding! 23 - Gray enemies should just never aggro on you, period. Full stop. 24 - I can fail at picking flowers? Seriously? Why? 25 - If I don't get XP from picking a flower, there should be ZERO chance of failure. Full stop. 26 - Why are there random pockets of high level crap? Fighting things in the 20s, then suddenly level ??. Then I have to path a LONG way around with this SLOW movement speed. 27- Teleport to specific town scrolls are too rare. 28 - FINALLY shown SOME crafting at level TWENTY FIVE. 29 - Seriously I'm 25 and my mercs are still in the most basic gear. Can I PLEASE get some gear for these dudes?
Great bones for an old school MMOrpg light. Currently it feels like everything is being pushed aside for a 1.0 release to try and push sales.(More new content areas, less bug fixes, balance and looking at poorly implemented/balanced systems.) There are some great systems here and a fun overall game, but are currently many issues, with balancing and core gameplay that become apparent in the endgame. A huge imbalance in endgame classes, Mage far out damaging the other options, Rouge having major issues with animations breaking and locking out auto attacks so they lose massive dps and fall largely behind for using their skills, 2h weapons always having lower damage due to less stats and much slower delay then 1h+OH. Warrior being a much stronger tank but having a weak damage spec, Ranger being both lower in damage then DPS classes and Survival as a tank, Cleric having roughly 2x the healing of druid and 1/2 the damage when placed in dps setup(This was currently buffed and will need tested.), Druid dps spec is well done but its healing has very few options well being listed as a healer. Mage is in a decent place, top dog damage with good AoE and ST options. Rouges main issue is low damage due to a broken core auto attack system, they also cant debuff half the endgame bosses because they are "debuff immune" but this only applies to dots and armor debuffs making dex rouge useless(Dot Rouge) and strength rouge lag far behind in dps, mages can still magic resist shred all these "defbuff immune" bosses and this is a spammed mechanic late game . Trade skills are a 100+ hour grind on their own to finish and this is per character, so if you ever want to play another class your looking at a few hundred hours for trade skills again, with only one being worth while well the others can still fail crafts and gathers at max level and provide less then a 2% stat boost through potions food ect even after this massive grind. There is also a system where you get negative reputation from the core gameplay loop, two dungeons you are meant to farm on your way to the endgame give you vast negative reputation. You need this reputation for the endgame questlines, this creates a gate through normal gameplay where you have to go farm at least a few dozen hours of reputation from mostly trash mobs, to be able to access endgame questlines and areas. This gate is created from normal gameplay and content you are intended to interact with. There was a minor recent nerf to the reputation lost but hopefully more is in the works. If the core issues, balancing and trade skills are fixed or looked at before 1.0 launch this could be a great choice for an old school MMO experience. Edit: After this post was made devs have taken feedback seriously and done some major work on balance and fixed the core systems. Classes are now being finished and balanced around player feedback plus testing and bugs and the broken core systems have been fixed, classes are getting much closer to being balanced and player feedback has become a priority, credit where credit is due. Kudos and keep up the good work, games on a great path at the moment.
Similar games
View all
Dungeons of Eternity
Endless fantasy action and adventure await you and your friends in Dungeons of Eternity. Hack-n-slash takes on a new meaning in VR: swing swords, throw axes, use bows, wield magic staffs, and more to make it out alive. Become the most powerful adventurer in this blockbuster VR experience!
Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II
An old-school hack-and-slash action RPG awaits! Pick one of five heroes, defeat monstrous enemies with weapons and spells, loot treasure and level up in this classic D&D fantasy adventure.
Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord
Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord is a full 3D remake of the first game in the legendary Wizardry series of RPGs.
Drova - Forsaken Kin
Drova is an Action-RPG that marries the dark grim tones of its genre with the mysticism of Celtic mythology. Encounter a society where ancient restless spirits and divided factions battle for dominance. Uncover forgotten abilities and unravel the secrets of a past shrouded in mystery.
Kingdom of Atham: Crown of the Champions
"Kingdom of Atham: Crown of the Champions - Embark on a medieval fantasy survival odyssey. Reclaim the stolen Crown, battle dark forces, and explore diverse lands. Uncover secrets, wield magic, and craft your destiny. Will you become the true champion of Atham?"
Dimraeth
A 1-8 player fantasy RPG set in a handcrafted pixel world. Build your hero across 8 races and 6 classes. Explore ancient lands, master elemental combat, forge relationships, and shape a stronghold to call home. Fight for the fate of Dimraeth either together or alone.
Free Stars: The Ur-Quan Masters
Experience the award-winning space saga. Travel to hyperspace, discover alien worlds, and meet an eclectic cast of characters. Find out what happened after the Ur-Quan invasion. And if the war still rages, fight for Earth and the Alliance of Free Stars!
Lunacid - Tears of the Moon
Lunacid: Tears of the Moon is a First Person Dungeon Crawler made with the Sword of Moonlight - King’s Field making tool from 2000. Explore various dungeons for powerful weapons and spells to forestall the previsioned end of the world.
LISA: The First
A memory of madness.
FATE: Reawakened
Reawaken the critically acclaimed FATE games like never before! Play all 4 classic dungeon crawler titles with enhanced graphics as you battle through challenging procedurally generated dungeons, learn powerful spells, and fish to your heart’s content. Are you up to the task? Your FATE awaits!
Frequently Asked Questions
Ancient Kingdoms is currently priced at 12.63€ on Steam.
Yes, Ancient Kingdoms is currently available at a 20% discount. You can purchase it for 12.63€ on Steam.
Yes, Ancient Kingdoms received 410 positive votes out of a total of 477 achieving a rating of 8.03.
😎
Ancient Kingdoms was developed and published by Ancient Pixels.
Yes, Ancient Kingdoms is playable and fully supported on Windows.
No, Ancient Kingdoms is not playable on MacOS.
Yes, Ancient Kingdoms is playable and fully supported on Linux.
Yes, Ancient Kingdoms is playable on Steam Deck, though it might require a few minor tweaks. Make sure to check the Steam store page and community feedback on ProtonDB for exact compatibility details.
Yes, Ancient Kingdoms is playable on Steam Machine, though it might require a few minor tweaks. Make sure to check the Steam store page and community feedback on ProtonDB for exact compatibility details.
No, Ancient Kingdoms does not support VR.
Ancient Kingdoms offers both single-player and multi-player modes.
Ancient Kingdoms includes Co-op mode where you can team up with friends.
No, Ancient Kingdoms does not currently offer any DLC.
No, Ancient Kingdoms does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
No, Ancient Kingdoms does not support Steam Remote Play.
Yes, Ancient Kingdoms is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.
You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for Ancient Kingdoms.
Data sources
The information presented on this page is sourced from reliable APIs to ensure accuracy and relevance. We utilize the Steam API to gather data on game details, including titles, descriptions, prices, and user reviews. This allows us to provide you with the most up-to-date information directly from the Steam platform.
Additionally, we incorporate data from the SteamSpy API, which offers insights into game sales and player statistics. This helps us present a comprehensive view of each game's popularity and performance within the gaming community.
Last Updates| Steam data | 24 September 2026 22:49 UTC |
|---|---|
| SteamSpy data | 26 September 2026 08:05 UTC |
| Steam price | 03 October 2026 10:48 UTC |
| Steam reviews | 27 September 2026 14:03 UTC |
If you'd like to dive deeper into the details about Ancient Kingdoms, we invite you to check out a few dedicated websites that offer extensive information and insights. These platforms provide valuable data, analysis, and user-generated reports to enhance your understanding of the game and its performance.
- SteamDB - A comprehensive database of everything on Steam about Ancient Kingdoms
- SteamCharts - Analysis of Ancient Kingdoms concurrent players on Steam
- ProtonDB - Crowdsourced reports on Linux and Steam Deck Ancient Kingdoms compatibility
Game modes
Multiplayer
Features
Online players
24
Developer
Ancient Pixels
Publisher
Ancient Pixels
Release
15 Jan 2025
Platforms
Clicking and buying through these links helps us earn a commission to maintain our services.