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Ancient Kingdoms

87% positive · 509 Steam reviews · released Jan 15, 2025 · by Ancient Pixels

Early AccessExplorationCRPGDungeon CrawlerPvEAction RPGAction-AdventureRPG

What it likely sold — estimate, stated as a range on purpose

Lifetime units: ~16.8k (P10–P90: 6.7k – 37k)

Gross revenue: ~$220k (P10–P90: $88.1k – $485k)

Estimate, method v1.0 — before Steam's ~30% share, refunds and VAT. The band approximates where about 8 in 10 comparable games land in published studies; some sit outside it. Our own hit rate goes on the accuracy ledger once measured. How we estimate

Estimates are statistical inferences from public data. They are not sourced from Valve or the developer and may deviate materially from actual results. Do not rely on them for investment or contractual decisions. As of Oct 1, 2026.

Player voice — measured shares of Steam thumbs, never a model

Last 90 days: 81% positive across 52 stored reviews. RPG games with 100+ reviews typically sit around 83% (median of 2591 games).

Content & longevity78% positive · 110 mentions
“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…”Recommended · Steam review · Apr 2026 · 5 h played · Report / request removal
Multiplayer & community93% positive · 69 mentions
“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…”Recommended · Steam review · Apr 2026 · 5 h played · Report / request removal
Gameplay & mechanics82% positive · 66 mentions
“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…”Recommended · Steam review · Apr 2026 · 5 h played · Report / request removal
Visuals & audio93% positive · 44 mentions
“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…”Recommended · Steam review · Mar 2026 · 322 h played · Report / request removal
Story & writing74% positive · 38 mentions
“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…”Recommended · Steam review · Mar 2026 · 322 h played · Report / request removal
Controls & UI73% positive · 37 mentions
“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…”Recommended · Steam review · Apr 2026 · 5 h played · Report / request removal
Difficulty & balance58% positive · 36 mentions
“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…”Recommended · Steam review · Mar 2026 · 322 h played · Report / request removal
Price & value76% positive · 29 mentions
“BLUF: Ancient Kingdoms is an old school RPG based game currently still in development that offers a progression based challenge and never holds the player's hand. Some aspects of the game are unbalanced, but it is well worth the price…”Recommended · Steam review · Aug 2026 · 1283 h played · Report / request removal
Performance & stability71% positive · 24 mentions
“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…”Recommended · Steam review · Mar 2026 · 322 h played · Report / request removal

340 recent English reviews stored · topics keyword-matched · topics under 12 mentions stay hidden · methodology

Reviews are shown as published on Steam, including reviews from key activations and free copies — so percentages here can differ from the score on the Steam store page. GameTrend does not check whether reviewers bought or played the game.

Game DNA — store facts, community tag votes, labeled AI inference

Technology

2D

Art style

Pixel art

Setting

FantasyMedieval

Structure

Open world

Mood & themes

Cute

How you play together

Single-playerMultiplayerCo-opOnline co-op

Platform features

AchievementsPartial controller supportSteam Cloud

Business model

Buy to playEarly Access

Sources: Valve store fields · community tag votes · AI-inferred values are marked and drawn from a fixed vocabulary.

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