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0 A.D.

Free, open-source real-time strategy game focusing on ancient warfare spanning 500 B.C. to 500 A.D., offering 3D graphics, city building, economy management, a variety of civilizations, cross-platform support, multiplayer options, and extensive modding features.

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Cost / License

  • Free
  • Open Source

Application type

Platforms

  • Mac
  • Windows
  • Linux
  • BSD  Experimental, see [http://trac.wildfiregames.com/wiki/BuildInstructions#BSD](http://trac.wildfiregames.com/wiki/BuildInstructions#BSD)
  • Snapcraft
  • Flathub
  • Haiku
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Features

  1.  Single player
  2.  Multiplayer
  3.  Endless gameplay
  4.  City Building Game
  5.  Player vs Player
  6.  Ad-free
  7.  Works Offline

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Comments and Reviews

   
Comment summary: 0 A.D. is praised for being a free, open-source game reminiscent of Age of Empires, offering a deep RTS experience with notable high-quality graphics and multiple civilizations. However, users have noted issues such as performance lag, a challenging AI, and limited features due to its prolonged Alpha stage, raising concerns about its completeness. Despite these, the game's enjoyable gameplay and potential for future development keep users engaged.
Top Positive Comment
David
3

0 A.D. has all the elements that made Age of Empires 2 unforgettable but it also adds its own brilliant touches while giving us that much-needed boost into the modern era with 3D graphics and controls that just work. Different from AoE 2, it loads blazing fast and everything about it is speedy.

I'm rating it 5 stars. While it may not be perfect especially since some elements are still incomplete, I've learned to stick to the completed civilizations, maps and other elements so for me, it's perfect.

Martin Hartnagel
0

wonderful artwork with a superb 3 renderengine in a thrilling build and conquer game

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UberHoax
0

It is still in alpha, but it already has more depth and charm than most RTS games released in the last decade.

If you like this genre, you are obliged to give it a try.

smartgrg
0

The game has a fun gameplay but it lacks some features and has some performance issues.

alternativepun3n
1

Great Game with awesome Graphics. Just a FOSS Age of Empires, which is very good - and not too easy!

Jonas Sousa
1

I always liked Age of Empires, when I migrated to Ubuntu I looked for a game of the same style and this one was a great discovery and honestly today I even prefer it

Guest
0

There is real like strategy Gameplay thought it is still not complete

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What is 0 A.D.?

0 A.D. is a free, open-source, cross-platform real-time strategy (RTS) game of ancient warfare. In short, it is a historically-based war/economy game that allows players to relive or rewrite the history of Western civilizations, focusing on the years between 500 B.C. and 500 A.D. The project is highly ambitious, involving state-of-the-art 3D graphics, detailed artwork, sound, and a flexible and powerful custom-built game engine.

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