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Ancient Aliens

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Ancient Aliens

What if aliens helped create Earth’s ancient civilizations? Play as a reluctant alien-human hybrid in this story-driven city building game! Manage resources, manipulate primitive humans, and help promote scientific discovery as you build the colossal pyramids—to uncover the secrets that lie within!

Strategy City Builder Colony Sim Management Simulation
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Millions of people around the world believe we have been visited in the past by extraterrestrial beings.


Did ancient aliens really help to shape our history? If they did, might they have come here to escape some cataclysmic event on their home planet? Or perhaps… to prevent one from happening on ours?

What if it were true?


Based on HISTORY’s longest running TV show, Ancient Aliens, Ancient Aliens: The Game explores the endless possibilities in our universe!

Play as a reluctant alien-human hybrid in this casual strategy city building game. Manage your resources and strategize carefully as you discover the story-driven experience as aliens shape ancient Egyptian culture.

Don’t hesitate to research strange new information, task your citizens with buildings and constructions, and engineer with alien technology. The fate of the Earth might depend on it!

Inspired by the famous theory that aliens were the true pioneers of ancient Egyptian culture, Ancient Aliens: The Game puts you in direct contact with those very extraterrestrials. Tasked with overseeing the construction of the Great Pyramid of Giza, you will uncover long-buried evidence along with an ancient astronaut theorist—and learn the truth from the aliens themselves!

Abduct primitive humans, manipulate their DNA, and help them establish modern civilization as you exploit Earth's mineral wealth. But it won’t be easy. To build something as colossal as the Pyramid of Giza, you’ll need to build houses and farms, advance human technology, and more.

So take on Ancient Aliens: The Game! Manage your strategy in this casual simulation game, build your city, and save the planet!

Key features:

  • Experience the story written by bestselling author and award-winning game writer Steven-Elliot Altman
  • Advance human technology to expand and customize your Egyptian empire
  • Meet a great cast of quest-giving characters that constantly shift your allegiance between your ruthless alien handlers, the Pharaoh, the Oracle and Ancient Astronaut Theorist Giorgio A. Tsoukalos.
  • Perform quests for the aliens and ancient astronaut theorist, Giorgio A. Tsoukalos
  • Build colossal pyramids and expand your Egyptian empire within 3 chapters
  • Abduct your workers to probe them of their DNA and transform them into faster, stronger advanced beings such as Minotaurs, Savants and Giants!
  • Research technologies to improve the empire’s knowledge and unlock unique technologies, skills, and structures
  • Watch beautifully animated cutscenes, featuring engaging and fun characters

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System requirements Windows · macOS

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Minimum

Minimum:
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows 10
  • Memory: 562 MB RAM
  • Storage: 600 MB available space

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Recommended:
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system

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  • Memory: 562 MB RAM
  • Storage: 600 MB available space

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    Single-player, Family Sharing
    Languages
    English*
    *languages with full audio support
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    Is Ancient Aliens worth buying right now?
    Wait — $14.99. Wait for upcoming sale in ~13 days for potentially better pricing.
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    Is Ancient Aliens free to play?
    Ancient Aliens costs $14.99 on Steam.
    What genre is Ancient Aliens?
    Ancient Aliens is a Casual, Simulation, Strategy game.
    Who developed Ancient Aliens?
    Ancient Aliens was developed by Fifth Column Games and published by Legacy Games.
    What platforms does Ancient Aliens support?
    Available on Steam for Windows, macOS.

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