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Ancient Kingdoms

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2025

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Quick resume

Dive into an old-school pixel art RPG inspired by classic MMORPGs! Explore epic dungeons, battle fearsome bosses, and complete quests solo offline or online with up to 4 players. Choose your class, gear up, and craft your own legend!

Global score

87/100

Genres

Indie, Role-playing (RPG), Early Access

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  • Gatewalkers (Alpha)

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  • Project: Gorgon

  • Heroes of Hammerwatch

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Outsiders

Less popular games with surprisingly high similarity

  • Starlight Revolver

  • Leviaclaw

  • Quest Master
If you liked…

Recommendations by what you enjoyed most

  • Cooperation

    Hot Brass
  • Escapism

    Dreadmyst
  • Competition

    Pirates Outlaws

Pros

  • Nostalgic classic mmo feel in 2d
  • Active and responsive developers
  • Strong multiplayer co-op and mercenary system
  • Large world with exploration and loot
  • Good value for price with frequent updates

Cons

  • Steep grind and time gating for bosses
  • Limited inventory and storage space
  • Solo play can be frustrating and unbalanced
  • Some bugs and technical issues in early access
  • Mercenaries have limited ai and control

Analysis

A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Status, Violence, Fantasy.

How to use the graph
Similar games map

Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Motivations” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

  • Purple star: the game you are viewing on this page.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
  • Hover a dot for a quick preview; click to compare it in the panel on the right.
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Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers.

Motivations

  • Autonomy
    4

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  • Competence
    3

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  • Competition

    Game with the same Competition vibe

    -3

    "Focus is mainly on solo play and personal progression; no mention of ranked modes or direct player-vs-player competition."

    Capsule for Pirates Outlaws Pirates Outlaws

    "Focus is mainly on personal progression and cooperative play; no mention of ranked modes or direct player-vs-player competition."

  • Continuation
    4

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  • Cooperation

    Game with the same Cooperation vibe

    4

    "Strong emphasis on co-op multiplayer with up to 4 players; teamwork is encouraged though solo play is possible but harder."

    Capsule for Hot Brass Hot Brass

    "Strong emphasis on multiplayer co-op with up to 4 players; mercenaries help solo players but game is designed for group play and teamwork."

  • Creativity
    2

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  • Domination

    Game with the same Domination vibe

    -4

    "Community described as friendly and supportive with no signs of power imposition or toxic behavior."

    Capsule for Snail Simulator Snail Simulator

    "Community described as modest and friendly; no reports of toxic behavior or power imposition; cooperative and respectful interactions."

  • Escapism

    Game with the same Escapism vibe

    4

    "Players use the game as nostalgic escape and stress relief; immersive old-school MMO experience."

    Capsule for Dreadmyst Dreadmyst

    "Players use game as immersive fantasy escape with exploration, progression, and social interaction; nostalgic MMO experience."

  • Expectation
    -4

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  • Experimenting
    3

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  • Exploration
    4

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  • Expression
    2

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  • Fantasy
    5

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  • Fellowship
    4

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  • Growth
    4

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  • Health
    -4

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  • Idle
    -3

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  • Intimacy
    2

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  • Leadership
    1

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  • Progression
    5

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  • Relaxation
    2

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  • Sensation
    2

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  • Status
    1

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  • Story
    3

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  • Strategy
    3

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  • Thrill
    2

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  • Value
    4

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  • Violence
    4

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  • Survival
    3

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Last update: 23/05/2026