2026-07-24 17:40 UTC · Community Announcements · UncasualGames
European Rivers Rivers shape both the landscape and the decisions behind a settlement. They create valuable places to settle, fish, and gather seafood throughout the year. We have expanded the river network across the playable map, adding new rivers and tributaries to areas that previously had limited coverage. This gives more regions the waterways that help define their geography. You can find more information in Development Diary #21: European Rivers. Just register for free to have access. What's Next? After European Rivers, our next major focus is a complete gameplay update shaped by commun
2026-06-25 16:41 UTC · Community Announcements · UncasualGames
v 1.9.3 Compatibility & PerformanceWe have improved the game's compatibility and efficiency, fixed several reported bugs and adjusted the gameplay.The game is now running experimentally on Steam Deck ( Waiting for Steam evaluation ) and Intel graphics cards on Windows. We look forward to your feedback. Linux Proton compatibility improved for AMD and NVidia GPUs.More details in Ancient Cities Patreon https://www.patreon.com/AncientCities/posts/development-20-160321918 Just register for free to have access.LATEST CHANGES & FIXES- Steam deck improved performance.- Steam deck adjusted game options
2026-01-22 19:41 UTC · Community Announcements · UncasualGames
v 1.8.34 New hotfix!We have made some adjustments and optimizations to the current game based on your feedback to improve the gameplay experience. Hope you like it!LATEST CHANGES & FIXES- Optimized shader loading time and graphics fps in-game.- Now you can feed your animals with bones in the feeders.- Now the tribe members can cross the reeds.- Now lavender provide straw.- Increased maintenance period for palisades.- Increased livestock reproduction rate.- Removed comunal priority policy.- Removed holiday items.- Updated guided and reference tutorials.- Fixed lavender and pea plant visuals.- F
2025-12-20 17:54 UTC · Community Announcements · UncasualGames
v 1.8.26 Holidays hotfix!LATEST CHANGES & FIXES- Christmas items are now available!- Increased byproduct for wheat thresing.- Adjusted effect of individual knowledge when priorizing tasks.- Fixed cherry tree visual issue.- Fixed chop task priority to mach other task priorities.CHANGES- Included new trees : cherry, holly oak, oak, boreal pine and continental pine.- Included new plants : downy willow and lavender- Included new resources : cherries and acorns.- Improved river crossings, better visibility.- Now production performance is based on difficulty level.- Now priority is controlled with a
2025-12-12 16:15 UTC · Community Announcements · UncasualGames
v 1.8.24 Forests and resourcesLATEST CHANGES & FIXES- Included new trees : cherry, holly oak, oak, boreal pine and continental pine.- Included new plants : downy willow and lavender- Included new resources : cherries and acorns.- Improved river crossings, better visibility.- Fixed rock walls in the sea when creating local map.Expect brand-new trees, plants, and resources that also spice up the gameplay.A new fruit tree for continental climates that bursts with cherries early in summer. Its spring bloom is pure eye candy.Cherries are a prized treat for your citizens and will boost their mood. T
2025-12-03 10:38 UTC · Community Announcements · UncasualGames
v 1.8.22 Neolithic game balanceThe game information has been improved, as well as the overall balance across different difficulty levels. The game progression is now much smoother and more rewarding.Additionally, we've included the more interface improvements and expanded the playable regional map, also enhancing local maps. You can find more details about the current update and next development steps in our development diary:https://www.patreon.com/posts/144207033 We hope you enjoy the improvements!LATEST CHANGES & FIXES- Now production performance is based on difficulty level.- Now priority
2025-09-29 15:37 UTC · Community Announcements · UncasualGames
v 1.8.4 Gameplay & balance updateWe've polished some aspects of the game that you've reported weren't working as expected, along with additional tweaks to improve the gameplay experience and feedback.This is a work in progress, but we're very happy with how the game feels now, more informative, more progressive, and more rewarding. We hope you enjoy the changes as much as we do!LATEST CHANGES & FIXES- Included new rivers in Sweden and Finland.- Included report when more temples are required.- Optimized regional map rendering.- Increased probability of animal raids for larger animals.- Increase
2025-09-22 15:45 UTC · Community Announcements · UncasualGames
v 1.8.1 Mesolithic gameplay & balance updateAfter listening to your feedback, we focused on three fronts: better information in game, tighter gameplay and balance, and stronger performance and stability.This is a work in progress, but we're very happy with how the game feels now, more informative, more progressive, and more rewarding. We hope you enjoy the changes as much as we do!More details about this game update in the new Development Diary on Ancient Cities Patreon.LATEST CHANGES & FIXES- Included resources and work groups panels.- Included knowledge increasing and learner reports for ind
2025-07-05 16:25 UTC · Community Announcements · UncasualGames
In this hotfix, we aim to balance the animal raids logic to make it playable and ultimately believable by limiting larger animal incursions to periods of resource scarcity in the wild, requiring raids to occur in low-light conditions near dusk or dawn, and ultimately ensuring only smaller animals frequent your settlement.We have also addressed the issue of not being able to start games without the new animal raid functionality. Of course, with other additional improvements that you can see below.CHANGELOGv 1.7.34 Animal raidsLATEST CHANGES & FIXES- Included wooden spears at the game start.- In
2025-06-26 16:59 UTC · Community Announcements · UncasualGames
The action starts here. The idea was to begin setting up combat and defense mechanics that complement the current resource management and building systems. WILD ANIMAL RAIDS!Animals will now destroy fragile resources stored outdoors. Rocks, flint, and other solid items will stay safe, but everything else, including food, crops, and lighter materials, will get damaged. Some animals can even smash smaller structures or fences, depending on their size. Preview EventBig animals like aurochs, deer, or horses will require palisades to keep them out since they'll smash through smaller fences easily.
2025-06-26 16:57 UTC · Community Announcements · UncasualGames
This update packs in a new nomadic housing, a fresh housing placement mechanism, and the chance to build your own dirt trails. It also delivers improved visuals to the environments, several game balance tweaks, plus bug fixes and optimizations. NEW HOUSING : THE BIG PELT HUT {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/37394373/d83aa71c4081355c8b29710530b7e55b8e77148b.png In Ancient Cities, this new housing is designed to support medium-sized tribal migrations. You won't have to rely on swarms of tiny, detachable tents anymore. The standout feature? It can be dismantled without wasting materials and assembled in a flas
2025-01-28 17:41 UTC · Community Announcements · UncasualGames
v 1.0.5.3 Simplified Chinese language We have added official support for the Simplified Chinese language while fixing some visual and gameplay issues. Also adding pottery as a new requirement for some constructions. LATEST CHANGES & FIXES - Included official support for Simplified Chinese. - Included Pottery as a requirement for some constructions. - Included daily calories consumption in the tooltip for animals and humans. - Improved task control in the interface. - Improved terrain visualization. - Increased farm and crop slope threshold. - Increased maximum navigation deep in the regional m
2025-01-14 17:38 UTC · Community Announcements · UncasualGames
v 1.0.4.19 Content Update : Bone hoe In this update we have added a new tool for working the farms and we have made several adjustments to the balance and interface of some elements of the game. We have also adjusted the rate between game years and historical years in each of the eras to make them more enjoyable. LATEST CHANGES & FIXES - Included new tool for tilling : The bone hoe. - Increased Ice Age game years and temperature offsets. - Increased the negative effect of unrest on birth rate. - Decreased historical year pace based on game speed. - Adjusted knowledge probability and interface
2024-12-19 22:19 UTC · Community Announcements · UncasualGames
v 1.0.4.16 Happy Ancient Christmas! Special update with some Christmas goodies and the usual fixes and improvements. Happy Christmas! LATEST CHANGES & FIXES - Included Christmas tree and Christmas hats. - Increaded fishing performance. - Adjusted maintenance interval and visuals for some buildings. - Fixed some scripts in the german translation. - Fixed crash related to orphaned behaviours. - Fixed core behavior system causing malfunctions and crashes. - Fixed visuals for several crops. CHANGES - Included new steps in the guided tutorial. - Included separated issue reports in the tribe status
2024-12-17 19:15 UTC · Community Announcements · UncasualGames
v 1.0.4.13 Early game improvements hotfix A hotfix that addresses some issues that players have told us needed improvement. We hope you like it! LATEST CHANGES & FIXES - Included decay and waste reports for storage areas. - Included names to the group icons in lists. - Included new planting animations without tool. - Included tribe knowledges in the tribe bar. - Now resources stored in broken warehouses decay faster. - Now items with zero knowledge requirement are always available. - Improved tasks and resources lists. - Improved roof for the stone roundhouse. - Increased birth rate for wild a
Full appinfo as delivered by Steam PICS, changenumber 38792161. Also at /api/app/667610/raw.
{
"appid": "667610",
"common": {
"name": "Ancient Cities",
"type": "Game",
"releasestate": "released",
"oslist": "windows",
"osarch": "64",
"clienticon": "3d836a5af506e479cefa5ece7fd47336be5ac0c0",
"clienttga": "55a9d6eb23cf5c95b5c4fd15da9048b59b1b16ff",
"icon": "6bd10b6aa4913a03298efd30df6510a174370b98",
"logo": "0b456a6f6e5cb36c3679579c5c76637831b438d2",
"logo_small": "0b456a6f6e5cb36c3679579c5c76637831b438d2_thumb",
"languages": {
"english": "1",
"german": "1",
"french": "1",
"italian": "1",
"spanish": "1",
"schinese": "1",
"tchinese": "1",
"portuguese": "1",
"brazilian": "1",
"latam": "1"
},
"name_localized": {
"schinese": "Ancient Cities 古城",
"tchinese": "Ancient Cities 古城"
},
"steam_deck_compatibility": {
"category": "2",
"steamos_compatibility": "2",
"steam_machine_compatibility": "2",
"test_timestamp": "1782777600",
"tested_build_id": "23915225",
"tests": {
"0": {
"display": "3",
"token": "#SteamDeckVerified_TestResult_ControllerGlyphsDoNotMatchDeckDevice"
},
"1": {
"display": "3",
"token": "#SteamDeckVerified_TestResult_InterfaceTextIsNotLegible"
},
"2": {
"display": "4",
"token": "#SteamDeckVerified_TestResult_DefaultControllerConfigFullyFunctional"
},
"3": {
"display": "4",
"token": "#SteamDeckVerified_TestResult_DefaultConfigurationIsPerformant"
},
"4": {
"display": "1",
"token": "#SteamDeckVerified_TestResult_ExternalControllersNotSupportedPrimaryPlayer"
}
},
"steam_machine_tests": {
"0": {
"display": "3",
"token": "#SteamMachine_TestResult_ControllerGlyphsDoNotMatchDevice"
},
"1": {
"display": "4",
"token": "#SteamMachine_TestResult_DefaultControllerConfigFullyFunctional"
},
"2": {
"display": "4",
"token": "#SteamMachine_TestResult_DefaultConfigurationIsPerformant"
}
},
"steamos_tests": {
"0": {
"display": "3",
"token": "#SteamOS_TestResult_GameStartupFunctional"
},
"1": {
"display": "1",
"token": "#SteamOS_TestResult_ExternalControllersNotSupportedPrimaryPlayer"
}
},
"configuration": {
"supported_input": "other",
"requires_manual_keyboard_invoke": "0",
"requires_non_controller_launcher_nav": "0",
"primary_player_is_controller_slot_0": "1",
"non_deck_display_glyphs": "1",
"small_text": "1",
"requires_internet_for_setup": "0",
"requires_internet_for_singleplayer": "0",
"recommended_runtime": "proton-11.0-beta",
"requires_h264": "0",
"requires_voice_files": "0",
"gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported": "0",
"hdr_support": "0",
"requires_proton_soundfonts": "0"
}
},
"controllertagwizard": "1",
"small_capsule": {
"english": "03cba97f12eba98a2e9951e4a5084ea6bcb4ed55/capsule_231x87.jpg"
},
"header_image": {
"english": "462b5fced69ff2d02b68214458b6d3284fa111ad/header.jpg"
},
"library_assets": {
"library_capsule": "en",
"library_hero": "en",
"library_hero_blur": "en",
"library_logo": "en",
"library_header": "en",
"logo_position": {
"pinned_position": "CenterCenter",
"width_pct": "60.735122520420084",
"height_pct": "83.05470971314638"
}
},
"library_assets_full": {
"library_capsule": {
"image": {
"english": "25f61bfc72ed7cdc0aad9182a053739db08e51c6/library_600x900.jpg"
},
"image2x": {
"english": "25f61bfc72ed7cdc0aad9182a053739db08e51c6/library_600x900_2x.jpg"
}
},
"library_hero": {
"image": {
"english": "cc1a20ec38d3691cb5fb94328f6e42c289ebed22/library_hero.jpg"
},
"image2x": {
"english": "cc1a20ec38d3691cb5fb94328f6e42c289ebed22/library_hero_2x.jpg"
}
},
"library_hero_blur": {
"image": {
"english": "cc1a20ec38d3691cb5fb94328f6e42c289ebed22/library_hero_blur.jpg"
}
},
"library_logo": {
"logo_position": {
"pinned_position": "CenterCenter",
"width_pct": "60.735122520420084",
"height_pct": "83.05470971314638"
},
"image": {
"english": "54a267052673cea72e6842567ab3f57544ab9b6b/logo.png"
},
"image2x": {
"english": "54a267052673cea72e6842567ab3f57544ab9b6b/logo_2x.png"
}
},
"library_header": {
"image": {
"english": "6aa71dd1b6de71c1c2b22b1c8a700c18b6e90d4d/library_header.jpg"
},
"image2x": {
"english": "6aa71dd1b6de71c1c2b22b1c8a700c18b6e90d4d/library_header_2x.jpg"
}
}
},
"store_asset_mtime": "1766010759",
"associations": {
"0": {
"type": "developer",
"name": "Uncasual Games"
},
"1": {
"type": "publisher",
"name": "Uncasual Games"
}
},
"primary_genre": "2",
"genres": {
"0": "23",
"1": "28",
"2": "2"
},
"category": {
"category_2": "1",
"category_30": "1",
"category_22": "1",
"category_68": "1",
"category_69": "1",
"category_70": "1",
"category_74": "1",
"category_78": "1",
"category_79": "1",
"category_62": "1"
},
"supported_languages": {
"english": {
"supported": "true",
"full_audio": "true",
"subtitles": "true"
},
"french": {
"supported": "true",
"full_audio": "true",
"subtitles": "true"
},
"spanish": {
"supported": "true",
"full_audio": "true",
"subtitles": "true"
},
"german": {
"supported": "true",
"full_audio": "true",
"subtitles": "true"
},
"latam": {
"supported": "true",
"full_audio": "true",
"subtitles": "true"
},
"brazilian": {
"supported": "true",
"full_audio": "true",
"subtitles": "true"
},
"portuguese": {
"supported": "true",
"full_audio": "true",
"subtitles": "true"
},
"catalan": {
"supported": "true",
"full_audio": "true",
"subtitles": "true"
},
"italian": {
"supported": "true",
"full_audio": "true",
"subtitles": "true"
},
"schinese": {
"supported": "true",
"full_audio": "true",
"subtitles": "true"
}
},
"steam_release_date": "1679698380",
"community_visible_stats": "1",
"workshop_visible": "1",
"community_hub_visible": "1",
"gameid": "667610",
"store_tags": {
"0": "9",
"1": "4328",
"2": "1662",
"3": "3987",
"4": "599",
"5": "5125",
"6": "4175",
"7": "9204",
"8": "1654",
"9": "1669",
"10": "97376",
"11": "12472",
"12": "8945",
"13": "4695",
"14": "21",
"15": "220585",
"16": "492",
"17": "1643",
"18": "7332",
"19": "3834"
},
"review_score": "5",
"review_percentage": "62"
},
"extended": {
"developer": "Uncasual Games",
"publisher": "Uncasual Games",
"homepage": "https://ancient-cities.com"
},
"config": {
"installdir": "Ancient Cities",
"launch": {
"0": {
"executable": "Art\\Bin\\x64\\Ancient.exe",
"workingdir": "Art\\Bin\\x64",
"type": "default",
"config": {
"oslist": "windows",
"osarch": "64"
}
}
},
"steamcontrollertemplateindex": "13",
"steamdecktouchscreen": "5",
"steaminputmanifestpath": "Ancient/Data/Ancient/SteamInput/steam_input_manifest.vdf",
"steamconfigurator3rdpartynative": "65524"
},
"depots": {
"667611": {
"config": {
"oslist": "windows"
},
"manifests": {
"public": {
"gid": "4428938922900548275",
"size": "5006994824",
"download": "2137511056"
},
"previous": {
"gid": "5654499374290634821",
"size": "5007030404",
"download": "2137478096"
}
}
},
"hasdepotsindlc": "1",
"baselanguages": "english,german,french,italian,spanish,schinese,portuguese,brazilian,latam",
"workshopdepot": "667610",
"branches": {
"public": {
"buildid": "24378812",
"timeupdated": "1784914749",
"timebuildupdated": "1784914233"
},
"previous": {
"buildid": "23915225",
"description": "v1.8.26",
"timeupdated": "1782405652",
"timebuildupdated": "1782402025"
}
},
"privatebranches": "1"
},
"ufs": {
"quota": "1000000000",
"maxnumfiles": "1000"
}
}
