Ancestory

Ancestory

Kajak Games · October 13, 2015 · Strategy, Indie, Turn-Based, Turn-Based Strategy, Multiplayer

Ancestory is free to play — no purchase needed. We track it so you know if that ever changes.

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Mixed57% · 63
Best price
Free
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Ancestory price

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About Ancestory

Turn-based strategy meets card game! Outwit your opponent on multiple different battlefields with cunning strategies. Build your own decks made of underworldly minions and powerful spells!

Ancestory — game info

Platforms
Windows
Steam Deck
Playable
Player modes
Single-player, Multiplayer
PC Game Pass
Not included

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Not recommended Apr 10, 2026
Review after 100% ♡♡♡ Game feels incomplete.. "Don't waste your life, I did. Go home," -John Rambo ⣴⣿⣦⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣼⣿⣿⣿⣷⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣦⣄⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣤⣤⣶⣶⣿⣿⡗ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠃ ⣿⣿⡇⠜⠙⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀Got a cat here ⣿⣿⣿⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠋⡹⠙⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀ Friends passing ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣾⣿⣿⠛⠀⠀by can touch her ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⠛⠁⠀⠀and click Like to pet ♡ ⣿⣿⡿⠻⠿⠿⠿⠿⠛⠹⠑⠀⠀ Award for good luck, Take My Points for infinite pets ♡ ⠟⠁
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Recommended Oct 28, 2025
Игра 'Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey' – это уникальный и амбициозный проект, предлагающий ни на что не похожий опыт эволюционного выживания. Здесь нет четких указаний и подсказок, вас просто бросают в дикую природу Африки и предлагают выжить, развиваться и передавать свои знания потомкам. Сложность – одно из главных достоинств и одновременно недостатков игры. Поначалу все кажется крайне недружелюбным и непонятным. Управление требует привыкания, а мир полон опасностей. Однако, преодолев начальную планку, вы начинаете понимать логику игры и ощущать невероятное удовлетворение от каждого нового открытия, от каждого выжившего поколения. В 'Ancestors' важен каждый аспект: питание, сон, исследования, борьба с хищниками и даже социализация с членами своего клана. Вам предстоит самим учиться всему, экспериментировать и передавать свои знания следующим поколениям. Механика нейронных связей позволяет развивать новые навыки и способности, постепенно превращая ваших приматов в более развитых существ. Визуально игра выглядит хорошо, особенно окружение и существа. Звуковое сопровождение создает атмосферу дикой природы и добавляет напряжения в моменты опасности. В конечном итоге, 'Ancestors'…
1 found this helpful
Recommended Oct 24, 2025
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Not recommended Oct 17, 2025
Just not my thing but could see this being cool if fleshed out into a more complex design
Recommended Aug 4, 2025
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Not recommended Apr 27, 2025
Ancestory is one of literally thousands of student projects infesting Steam. It's from Kajak games, a student project publisher in Finland. While student projects tend to be better quality than most "amateur" made games, we must still question what value such projects have for gamers. As with all student projects, this isn't really a fully fleshed out game, it's just the result of an academic exercise, and as such it has much more limited value as a game than a professionally developed game would have. Educational institutions should not be using Steam as a dumping ground for homework assignments (especially if the students didn't even pass the course). Sure, it helps their marketing and helps the students feel good about themselves, but this is another case of a business putting themselves before the needs of gamers. This student project is a simple mobile-esque card/creature battler. It's 10 years old and looks 20. On the important subject of visuals, this features fairly low quality stylised/cartoony low poly 3D graphics. It comes across as the kind of thing you see on mobile phones and Nintendo games, which will deter a lot of PC gamers, understandably. Gaming is a v…

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