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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...

32
playing now
95%
positive of 2.8k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam rating
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
70/100
IGDB user rating (1 ratings)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$12.99
steam price (US)

32 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 05:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 32 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 22% of 10,936 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 55k–125k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,773 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 4 of 8 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

5202026-08-11 18:00 — 38 players2026-08-12 10:00 — 22 players2026-08-13 02:00 — 23 players2026-08-13 18:00 — 35 players2026-08-14 09:00 — 26 players2026-08-15 01:00 — 40 players2026-08-15 17:00 — 52 players2026-08-16 09:00 — 0 players2026-08-17 01:00 — 32 players2026-08-17 17:00 — 35 players2026-08-18 09:00 — 19 players2026-08-19 00:00 — 32 players2026-08-19 16:00 — 35 players2026-08-20 08:00 — 23 players2026-08-21 00:00 — 29 players2026-08-21 15:00 — 30 players2026-08-22 07:00 — 24 players2026-08-22 23:00 — 44 players2026-08-23 15:00 — 47 players2026-08-24 06:00 — 14 players2026-08-24 22:00 — 36 players2026-08-25 14:00 — 40 players2026-08-26 06:00 — 13 players2026-08-26 23:00 — 29 players2026-08-27 13:00 — 27 players2026-08-28 05:00 — 15 players2026-08-28 21:00 — 31 players2026-08-29 13:00 — 32 players2026-08-30 05:00 — 32 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

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.

Player tags

FPSWarFunnyIndieActionPhysicsSandboxShooterModdableStrategy

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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