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Chariots: The First Olympics
Simulation canceled
A virtual simulation of chariot driving in ancient times. Players move to 776 BC, when the first Olympic Games took place.
Gods and Heroes: Rome Rising
RPG 21 June 2011
A program defined by its creators as a combination of an action game with an MMOG (massively multiplayer online game). Stieg Hedlund, a man who dipped his fingers in the cult Diablo 2, participated in the creation of Gods and Heroes.
Marble Age
Strategy 17 December 2014
A turn-based strategy game set in ancient Greece. You play as a leader of a tribe, who has to turn the village they founded into a prosperous city-state. The gameplay spans 4000 years (from 3000 BC to 1000 AD), during which you participate in over 100 historical events, such as the Persian invasion or Alexander the Great's conquests.
Wulverblade
Action 12 October 2017
A side-scrolling platformer based on classic premise and created as a result of a cooperation between the independent Fully Illustrated studio and the Darkwind Media company. The player is taken to 120 AD, when the forces of the Roman Empire invade the southern part of Britain. The player assumes the role of a fearless warrior by the name of Caradok, who decides to face the attackers on his own and violently ask them to leave.
Assassin's Creed Origins: The Hidden Ones
Action 23 January 2018
The first big DLC for Assassin’s Creed: Origins, set many years after the events from the base game. We play once again as Bayek, who this time goes to the Sinai peninsula and gets dragged into a conflict between Egyptian rebels and Roman occupants. This lets us witness another chapter in the history of the Assassin Order, the rise of which we could see in the base title.
Discovery Tour by Assassin's Creed: Ancient Egypt
Adventure 20 February 2018
A standalone production based on an educational mode for the Assassin's Creed Origins game. The developers of Discovery Tour by Assassin’s Creed: Ancient Egypt allow the players to embark on a virtual journey to the ancient empire of the pharaohs, and discover various curiosities about the everyday life of its inhabitants, about its monumental structures, renowned historical figures and the mysterious mummification process.
Asterix & Obelix XXL 2: Remastered
Arcade 29 November 2018
An improved version of the three-dimensional platform game from 2005. It is based on the popular comics about Asterix and Obelix. The game features many action sequences and a large dose of great, abstract humor.
Aggressors: Ancient Rome
Strategy 30 August 2018
Aggressors: Ancient Rome is a 4X strategy inspired by the Civilization series, which takes place during the golden age of the Roman Empire. The title was created by Kubat Software and released by Slitherine.
Total War: Three Kingdoms - Eight Princes
Strategy 08 August 2019
First feature add-on to Total War: Three Kingdoms. We receive eight new lords and another campaign, which takes place after the previous events. The expnasion also changes a few aspects of the gameplay and offers a few fresh mechanics. The authors of the basic game - Creative Assembly studio - are responsible for its creation.
Field of Glory: Empires
Strategy 11 July 2019
A strategy game that takes us to Europe from 310 BC. - 190 n.e. During the game we take control over the chosen nation and lead it to victory over the others. To succeed, we must conquer more territories and take care of the cultural, economic and political background of our empire.
Serious Sam VR: The Second Encounter
Action 04 April 2017
A special version of Serious Sam: The Second Encounter, designed for virtual reality sets. In addition to the single player campaign, the Croteam studio has a number of multiplayer modes based on competition or cooperation.
Qvadriga
Simulation 04 March 2014
Two-dimensional chariot racing simulator. The production is characterized by a unique expansion, typical of Slitherine studio. The player's tasks include training the riders and increasing their abilities, improving chariots, taking care of finances, as well as indirect participation in races held in historic arenas.
Total War: Attila - The Last Roman
Strategy 25 June 2015
An expansion pack for Total War: Atilla - another installment in a series of popular strategy games developed by Creative Assembly. The Last Roman expansion introduces an extensive, story-driven campaign that begins in 533 AD, that is, with the fall of the Western Roman Empire, which created room for many barbarian kingdoms. It is also when the emperor Justinian decides to make a last-ditch effort to resurrect the fallen legend and sends the titular Last Roman to fight for him.
The Pyraplex
Strategy 14 December 2012
The Pyraplex is a mobile economic strategy in which we build a pyramid, which is a centre of culture and commerce. We need to develop the construction, take care of the needs of guests and carefully balance the income from investments.
Okhlos
Action 18 August 2016
A game inspired by 16-bit classics and developed by Coffee Powered Machine. Okhlos combines elements of action games with features associated with the roguelike genre. The player takes on the role of an ancient philosopher who's task is to lead crowds of angry Greeks to battle against mythological gods. The game is played from an isometric view and noticeably, offers pixel-art visuals.
Hegemony III: Clash of the Ancients
Strategy 25 August 2015
The third installment in the strategy game series set in antiquity, started in 2010 by Longbow Digital Arts. The action takes place in the distant past and to the rise of Rome, when armies of the Greeks, Gauls, Romans, and Etruscans fought fierce battles for control of the Apennine Peninsula. While playing, we can either experience the entire path of Rome to hegemony in the ancient world as it happened or try to change history by leading one of the remaining nations.
Alea Jacta Est: Parthian Wars
Strategy 24 October 2013
Parthian Wars is a significant addition to the turn-based strategy of Alea Jacta Est, set in ancient climates. Enlargement enriches the game world with areas of the Middle East and the Middle East, allowing to play on them five new scenarios that take place between the first century BC and the second century AD. Production has also been enriched in other ways, e.g. by receiving 200 new units and leaders.
Bible Chronicles: Call of Abraham
RPG canceled
Bible Chronicles: Call of Abraham is an independent cRPG game that takes up topics known from the Bible, taking the player to the ancient Middle East. We play the role of a member of Abraham's caravan and travel with him, taking part in the "adventures" described in the Old Testament. The title is characterized by fidelity to the biblical message and a large number of actions.
Total War: Rome II - Hannibal at the Gates
Strategy 27 March 2014
The second DLC for 2013's Total War: Rome II (Creative Assembly). The second Punic war is the general theme of the expansion; the conflict between Rome and Carthage took place in the third century BC. Importantly, the war was also a conflict of two outstanding commanders - Scipio Africanus and Hannibal, a sworn enemy of Rome. The expansion brings a new campaign which is set in the western part of the mediterranean basin, in the years 218-202 BC (each year lasts 12 turns).
Chariot Wars
Racing canceled
Chariot Wars is an arcade racing game in which we control antique chariots. The title is distinguished by a powerful multiplayer mode, in which up to 32 players can participate. The product was developed by the little-known Candella Software studio in the UK.
Pharaoh's Mystery
Puzzle 27 January 2007
A puzzle game from the series "Brain College", in which we set off to Egypt with the intention of discovering the tomb of a Pharaoh. In total we have about fifty levels to complete.
Grand Ages: Rome - Reign of Augustus
Strategy 22 January 2010
Grand Ages: Rome - Reign of Augustus is the first official addition to the Real Time Strategy (RTS) published in 2009 - Grand Ages: Rome. Developers from the Bulgarian Haemimont Games studio have prepared a new campaign, consisting of 12 missions, as well as a series of scenarios for single-player gameplay and maps for multiplayer games. There were also new buildings, patrons and decorations.
Spartacus Legends
Action 25 June 2013
Action game based on the popular TV series Starz, known in Poland for its HBO channel. It is a kind of simulator of gladiators' career, from training and initial battles in secondary arenas to spectacular clashes worthy of the Roman Coliseum. The title is distinguished by an extensive combat system and a large number of player configuration options.
Jewel Master: Cradle of Egypt 2
Puzzle 11 September 2012
Jewel Master: Cradle of Egypt 2 is a puzzle game produced by Cerasus Media studio from the popular casual Jewel Master series. Like the previous installments of the cycle, the player has to build the capital of the ancient world by solving puzzles such as "match three elements" and simple logical-arcade mini-games.