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Ancestory

Summon souls of tribesmen and cast devastating spells to vanquish your foes in a mix of turn-based strategy and card game. Featuring turn-based gameplay, multiple maps, underworldly minions and mighty spells…

13 October 2015

Ancestory is an indie developed by Kajak Games, released 13 October 2015 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Ancestory is

Ancestory is an indie game developed by Kajak Games and released in 2015. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only. It runs on Unreal Engine 4.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Summon souls of tribesmen and cast devastating spells to vanquish your foes in a mix of turn-based strategy and card game. Featuring turn-based gameplay, multiple maps, underworldly minions and mighty spells, Ancestory gives the players an opportunity to lead their tribe into 1-on-1 battle on multiple different battlefields...all set on top of a massive golem! Players get to build their own decks before heading into battle to fight for control of totems spread across the battlefield. Players can find their foes through online matchmaking, inviting friends to play or honing their skills against an AI.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

What it launched against

Ancestory launched on 13 October 2015, within three weeks of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Hearts of Stone, Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Hearts of Stone and Tales from the Borderlands: A Telltale Game Series.

Released around the same time: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Hearts of Stone, Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Hearts of Stone, Tales from the Borderlands: A Telltale Game Series.

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When did Ancestory come out?
Ancestory was released on 13 October 2015 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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