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Ancient Wars: Medieval Crusades

New Real Time Strategy Game based on medieval times, where you will control powerful factions and empires, with large-scale epic battles, asymmetric civilizations, unit customization system with RPG elements, dynamic AI, 8K support and much more.

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JOTASOFT STUDIOS
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JOTASOFT STUDIOS
Release
January 26, 2024
2 years and 189 days ago
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Very Positive90 reviews83.3%

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About the Game

Ancient Wars: Medieval Crusades offers a unique experience in the world of RTS, with very fun gameplay and never-before-seen mechanics to give RTS fans what they have searched for years. We will have totally asymmetric civilizations, hundreds of different strategic tactics, player freedom to customize their troops, a complete RPG and unit experience system, a huge unit and skill tree, and historically epic moments in single player campaigns.

All these features will be enhanced by a great multiplayer experience with various game modes as well as a large collection of maps inspired by historical locations where to fight your battles, in addition to ]special maps for competitive multiplayer.

The game

The game will feature:
  • Five asymmetrical factions: Arabs, Crusaders, Byzantine Empire, Mongols and Russians.
  • Unit Equipment Customization System
  • Colorful and beautiful graphics, with great quality
  • Innovative gameplay, never seen before in an RTS
  • Three historical campaigns, based on important events of the medieval period
  • RPG system for units
  • Five different game modes (Classic Skirmish, Conquest, Domination, Imperial and Survival)
  • Great Historical Battles for single player, cooperatives and multiplayer
  • Singleplayer, co-op and multiplayer challenge maps
  • Competitive Multiplayer
  • Free Updates and DLC
  • Great collection of maps inspired by medieval locations
  • Reactive AI whose response depends on your actions as a human player
  • Realistic physics never seen in an RTS
  • Different Weathers that affect the game
  • About 200 special abilities for your heroes, special units, special buildings, etc.
  • Unique buildings with special bonuses for each civilization
  • Realistic naval combat
  • Campaign and Map Editor
  • Epic soundtrack inspired by popular movie soundtracks.
  • Localization in various languages
  • Milita, mercenaries, spies, unique buildings, etc...
  • 4K/8K support and 144 FPS
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