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Ancient Warfare 3

JNI Games · 2024-01-26

Steam

ActionIndieSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player

Releases: Dec 21, 2017 (Linux), Dec 21, 2017 (Mac), Dec 21, 2017 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Dive into a sandbox full of action and customization! Choose from different game modes like deathmatch, conquest, king of the hill, zombie survival and many more. Create your own scenarios and content in the easy to use in-game editors or use one of the 50k+ workshop items from other players...

Ancient Warfare 3 is an Action, Indie, Simulation, and Strategy game released in 2024, priced at $12.99, with an estimated 100,000 .. 200,000 owners and an Overwhelmingly Positive review sentiment (95% of 2780 reviews).

12
playing now
95%
positive of 2.8k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
70/100
IGDB user rating (1 ratings)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unsupported
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$12.99
steam price (US)

12 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 06:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 12 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 130 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~16/week).
  • · Review velocity down 6% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 9% of 27,841 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 56k–125k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,780 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $5.84 at Steam (2018-06-21)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $12.99 · on sale 3 of 6 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
909020182026Week of 2018-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

55122026-09-15 15:00 — 20 players2026-09-17 00:00 — 29 players2026-09-18 07:00 — 15 players2026-09-19 15:00 — 42 players2026-09-20 22:00 — 48 players2026-09-22 06:00 — 13 players2026-09-23 13:00 — 19 players2026-09-24 21:00 — 37 players2026-09-26 04:00 — 28 players2026-09-27 12:00 — 39 players2026-09-28 19:00 — 35 players2026-09-30 03:00 — 32 players2026-10-01 10:00 — 15 players2026-10-02 18:00 — 29 players2026-10-04 02:00 — 38 players2026-10-05 10:00 — 24 players2026-10-06 17:00 — 39 players2026-10-08 01:00 — 36 players2026-10-09 08:00 — 15 players2026-10-10 16:00 — 41 players2026-10-11 23:00 — 39 players2026-10-13 07:00 — 13 players2026-10-14 14:00 — 22 players2026-10-15 06:00 — 12 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
798Dec 2017Aug 2026Dec 2017 — avg 8 · peak 41Mar 2018 — avg 19 · peak 55Jun 2018 — avg 26 · peak 52Sep 2018 — avg 25 · peak 68Dec 2018 — avg 39 · peak 98Mar 2019 — avg 47 · peak 114Jun 2019 — avg 43 · peak 84Sep 2019 — avg 43 · peak 98Dec 2019 — avg 51 · peak 126Mar 2020 — avg 57 · peak 127Jun 2020 — avg 56 · peak 107Sep 2020 — avg 67 · peak 153Dec 2020 — avg 64 · peak 127Mar 2021 — avg 63 · peak 134Jun 2021 — avg 71 · peak 131Sep 2021 — avg 60 · peak 137Dec 2021 — avg 70 · peak 147Mar 2022 — avg 66 · peak 134Jun 2022 — avg 75 · peak 133Sep 2022 — avg 64 · peak 141Dec 2022 — avg 61 · peak 135Mar 2023 — avg 50 · peak 100Jun 2023 — avg 57 · peak 101Sep 2023 — avg 57 · peak 121Dec 2023 — avg 55 · peak 117Mar 2024 — avg 57 · peak 117Jun 2024 — avg 56 · peak 97Sep 2024 — avg 43 · peak 86Dec 2024 — avg 42 · peak 85Mar 2025 — avg 42 · peak 110Jun 2025 — avg 41 · peak 71Sep 2025 — avg 31 · peak 74Dec 2025 — avg 35 · peak 71Mar 2026 — avg 33 · peak 71Jun 2026 — avg 33 · peak 58Aug 2026 — avg 30 · peak 66
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$12.99$5.842017-12-222026-07-092017-12-22 — best price $7.192018-06-21 — best price $5.842018-10-30 — best price $6.292018-11-22 — best price $6.292018-12-20 — best price $6.292019-06-26 — best price $6.292019-10-28 — best price $7.642019-12-19 — best price $6.292020-06-26 — best price $7.192020-10-29 — best price $8.092020-11-25 — best price $8.092020-12-22 — best price $8.092021-01-07 — best price $9.992021-02-15 — best price $9.992021-07-08 — best price $9.992021-11-01 — best price $9.992021-12-01 — best price $9.992022-01-05 — best price $9.992022-02-03 — best price $9.992022-07-07 — best price $9.992022-11-29 — best price $9.992023-01-05 — best price $9.992023-03-16 — best price $11.692023-06-29 — best price $9.742023-11-21 — best price $10.392023-12-21 — best price $10.392024-01-26 — best price $11.692024-03-14 — best price $10.392024-06-27 — best price $8.442024-11-27 — best price $9.742024-12-19 — best price $9.092025-03-13 — best price $9.742025-06-26 — best price $6.492025-09-29 — best price $8.442025-12-18 — best price $8.442026-03-19 — best price $8.442026-06-25 — best price $6.492026-07-09 — best price $12.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

33
achievements tracked
82.8%
earned "First Battle"
16.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam WorkshopIncludes level editorFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)4132%33

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

FPSWarFunnyIndieActionPhysicsSandboxShooterModdableStrategy

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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