Ancestors Legacy
Take command of your army as you storm through medieval Europe in an extensive series of campaigns. Choosing one of the four available nations – Viking, Anglo-Saxon, German, Slav – you will be tasked with more than just conquering, raiding and pillaging enemy camps, villages and towns. Only by utilizing the full range of available tactical options, taking strategic advantage of the environment, and managing your temporary bases and settlements, will you emerge victorious. Ancestors Legacy is a history-inspired real-time strategy game influenced by historical events in the Middle Ages. The game combines resource management and base building with large-scale, squad-based battles across vast battlefields, all rendered in great detail thanks to the Unreal Engine 4 tech. Experience medieval bloodshed like never before, thanks to the cinematic action camera that puts you right in the middle of the battle at the press of a button.
Game Discussion
Steam User 10
Game is a good RTS but not a base builder as you don't pick where you building goes.
Graphic are good.
Story is good with good voice over. Plenty of content. You have 5 missions per hero. 2 hero per "factions". That's 40 missions from base game. I didn't play skirmish or Multiplayer. Neither do I own the DLC.
Gameplay is ok. Some frustrating stuff though. No auto fire when the unit get attacked. The friendly fire (so bad)
Cannot rotate the camera. it was a design choice but not a good one. Sometimes you cannot see very well.
Some mission are really hard and not always in a good way. Stealth is good but I have zero patience. So I failed it haha.
Finally, Don't underestimate the Traps. This is the real MVP of the game
Steam User 8
Ancestors Legacy is a great real-time strategy game that really stands out. I’m not sure how historically accurate the storylines are, but each faction’s campaign is well-written, fun, and engaging. The missions are cleverly designed, gradually revealing different parts of the map as you progress through objectives adds a strong narrative flow to each level.
The gameplay mechanics are also a highlight. Stealth and ambush tactics actually make a difference, and environmental modifiers like weather and fog of war add meaningful variation and depth to combat. I haven't encountered any bugs that disrupted my experience, which is always a big plus.
One mechanic I especially liked is how units lock into combat. It punishes poor macro-management in a way that feels fair and encourages more strategic thinking, something that sets it apart from other RTS games like Age of Empires.
While I’d love to give it a perfect score, I believe there’s always room for improvement in any game. So for me, Ancestors Legacy earns a solid 9/10. It's a must-play for any RTS fan.
Steam User 3
Once you've played with each factions units and full unit tree, the game gets very repetitive very fast. However, the campaign is fun, so you'll get 25 hours out of that. Skirmishes are where this game fades, ironically. RTS usually shine in skirmish mode.
5/10
Steam User 5
Pretty good RTS. Mainly focuses on small squads to battle your enemy and has a bit of a chess vibe in the sense that you have to counter match your enemies units carefully and quickly. Great setting and atmosphere as well as it having a wonderful cinematic camera...lots of fun and challenging for sure.
gameplay - 7/10
graphics - 7/10
AI - 8/10
story - 5/10
machanics - 8/10
Voice acting -5/10
Voice acting for the vikings is a bit off-putting with American accents but i try overlook it...still a decent game though.
Steam User 5
Hard difficulty for the campaigns (which i respect), and overall fast paced fun
Steam User 3
One of the best historical strategy games on Steam. Reminds me of the game Praetorians but better. The campaigns are really well done.
Steam User 3
Hands down one of the most fun strategy games I've played in recent years. The only downside is the UI, which after a few hours you start ignoring its barebones state and even enjoy it. The tactics, the simple yet at the same time complex strategy elements offer a great deal of fun. I just wish there were more maps, factions and game modes, not really one to care for story campaigns so I just play skirmish. An endless mode where defeated AI would be replaced by more AI would be a lot of fun for example.
But still, the base game is so much fun, definitely worth the money you spend on it.