# Battles of the Ancient World

Summer DB entity ID: bc29eee7\-9974\-4749\-a016\-e7895b6c57ae

Steam App ID: 385940

The ‘Battles of the Ancient World’ game system is a tactical simulation of some of the greatest and most important battles from 1457 B\.C\. to 378 A\.D\.\. Each scenario features one of these great battles and players may play as either side\. Each unit in the game represents an actual unit that participated in the battle, each with an actual strength between 250 and 1,200 men\. The map represents the actual terrain over which each battle was fought\. The game has been designed to ensure maximum playability and historical accuracy, in that order\. There are over 55 different units across all the missions, ranging from elite Roman Legionaries, to Persian Scythed Chariots\. Each unit has its own unique ability that you need to take advantage of in order to win each battle\.  Key Features:   High Definition Era Graphics\.   All missions, except the tutorial, can be played as both sides\.   3 levels of difficulty\.   Over 50 Unique Units\.   Detailed Combat Analysis\.   Flank Attacks\.   Strategic Movement\.   Hours of Gameplay\.   Detailed Reference Charts\.   Map Zoom\.   Maps:   Arbela \(331 B\.C\.\)   Cannae \(216 B\.C\.\)   Pharsalus \(48 B\.C\.\)   Teutoburger Wald \(9 A\.D\.\)   Issus \(333 B\.C\.\)   Metaurus \(207 B\.C\.\)   Carrhae \(53 B\.C\.\)   Idivisto \(16 A\.D\.\)   Boudicca \(60 A\.D\.\)   Megiddo \(1457 B\.C\.\)   Kadesh \(1275 B\.C\.\)   Lake Trasimene \(217 B\.C\.\)   Munda \(45 B\.C\.\)   Adrianople \(378 A\.D\.\)   Marathon \(490 B\.C\.\)   Granicus \(334 B\.C\.\)   Zama \(202 B\.C\.\)   Chalons \(451 A\.D\.\)

## Game information

- Type: game

- Developer: HexWar Games

- Publisher: Hunted Cow Games

- Release date: Sep 15, 2017

- Coming soon: false

- Free to play: false

- Parent Steam app: Not collected

- Genres: Strategy

- Categories: Single\-player, Family Sharing

- Platforms: windows

- Website: Not collected

- Screenshots: https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/385940/ss\_d684ccaf8b0142fa6a95e860288c898758c8c2b8\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1730393075, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/385940/ss\_7008d5e3dfeaaa4d413292e8cfc7782c196109da\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1730393075, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/385940/ss\_69d535f685b87e5ab8dc05766a0e02eb802f4122\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1730393075, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/385940/ss\_6940bfca5b2729d69685d1ccd1c7862977284649\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1730393075, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/385940/ss\_4fd3205f9c28a576c2207c9da67d75474737a61b\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1730393075, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/385940/ss\_9c50b880e04714661f54b04197b0641d38c8f278\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1730393075, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/385940/ss\_19e295fb2350994a6edaa91a569185481eb89e54\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1730393075

- Price: 999 minor units USD; discount 0%

- Price country: US

## Observed metrics

- Current players: 0

- Steam review count: 30

- Steam positive reviews: 19

- Steam negative reviews: 11

- Steam positive percentage: 63.333333333333336%

- Summer DB rating: No native votes

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## Player history

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Chart values are hourly observed maxima. The sampled 24-hour peak and missing intervals carry explicit coverage; history before collection is unknown.

## Sources and freshness

- Catalog membership: store\_catalog

- Catalog observed: 2026\-09\-28T16:58:32\.455488\+00:00

- Details observed: 2026\-09\-22T05:43:55\.663645\+00:00

- Player count observed: 2026\-09\-22T05:43:57\.299404\+00:00

- Reviews observed: 2026\-09\-22T05:43:56\.712295\+00:00

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Steam reviews are not Summer DB votes. Missing data is not zero. Player counts are observations, not historical peaks. A supplemental record does not establish that a game was delisted.

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