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Ancient Kingdoms

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2025

Should you play it?

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 5 players. Choose your class, gear up, and craft your own legend!

What works

  • 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

Things to keep in mind

  • 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

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • UnderMine 2

  • Orake Classic

  • Hammerwatch Anniversary Edition

  • Sephiria

  • Heroes of Hammerwatch

  • Rogue Heroes: Ruins of Tasos

Less intimate

Games that feels like Ancient Kingdoms but with less focus on close relationships

  • 9th Dawn III

  • Pocket Rogues

  • Chronicon

  • Shiren the Wanderer: The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate

  • Subterrain: Mines of Titan

  • Mana Spark

Less social

Games that feels like Ancient Kingdoms but with less teamwork and cooperation

  • Rogue Empire: Dungeon Crawler RPG

  • Escape The Mad Empire

  • Soulash 2

  • It Lurks Below

  • Dark Bestiary

  • Our Adventurer Guild

Less status-driven

Games that feels like Ancient Kingdoms but with less focus on status and recognition

  • Beast Saga

  • Creator of Another World

  • Tinkerlands

  • Keplerth

  • Core Keeper

  • Bastard Bonds

More competitive

Games that feels like Ancient Kingdoms but with more competition against others

  • Kaetram

  • Ashen Empires

  • Immortal Empire

  • The Last Conflict

  • Heroes of Hammerwatch II

  • Dreadmyst

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Ancient Kingdoms: 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.

Last update: 21/08/2026