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7 Grand Steps: What Ancients Begat

What Ancients Begat is a complete (~15 hour) game of family generations surviving the rise of western civilization. Survival is the ultimate goal. The sub-goals, you choose, build their story.Experience an abstract telling of the lives of our earliest recorded ancestors.

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Mixed (295) - 60% of the 295 user reviews for this game are positive.

Release Date:

Jun 7, 2013

Developer:

Mousechief

Publisher:

Mousechief

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Title: 7 Grand Steps: What Ancients Begat
Genre: Casual, Indie, Simulation, Strategy

Developer: Mousechief

Publisher: Mousechief

Release Date: Jun 7, 2013

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"An engaging combination of board game mechanics and pure storytelling, 7 Grand Steps is an addictive telling of one family's journey through history."
– Gamespot

"...it’s so clever that you can’t help but love it."
– Indie Statik

"7 Grand Steps hides a deeply strategic experience behind its deceptively simple and charming graphical appearance, ...immersive and engaging gaming."
– GGS Gamer

"...entirely apart from the hundreds of games that have passed through my PC..."
– Rock Paper Shotgun

"...I walked away from it as though I was telling a story that reached through time."
– G4TV

"It's a simple looking game, but -- I found myself unable to stop."
– KillScreen

About This Game

What Ancients Begat is a complete (~15 hour) game of family generations surviving the rise of western civilization. Survival is the ultimate goal. The sub-goals, you choose, build their story.

Experience an abstract telling of the lives of our earliest recorded ancestors. Part board game, part machine, part nod to computer games of yore, it begins with a simple mechanic. Spend tokens to traverse the wheel of life. Earn tokens by tempting the jaws of death. Then, like layers upon a pearl, game play expands, introducing fresh tactics and strategies which, turn by turn, drive a sophisticated, emergent narrative. How you play defines the lives of one family's generations through the changing ages.

An enormous tableau of ancient western culture awaits your exploration:

Core Mechanic - Back and forth tactics, across four social boundaries, to win legend points.
Family Strategy - Romance. Raise children. Rite of Passage.
Family Drama - Tales in the life. Sibling rivalry. Failed branches. Graveyard of ancestry.
Grand Legends - Earned over generations, they strengthen your family: Discoveries and Invention. Social Advancement. Heroics.
Ruling Games - City Administration. Warring Kingdoms. Imperial Senate.
The Challenges of an Age - Special for each social level. Survive and overcome, to enter a new age.

System Requirements

Windows

macOS

Minimum:

OS:XP
Processor:1GHz
Memory:1 GB RAM
Graphics:1024x768
Hard Drive:200 MB HD space

Recommended:

OS:XP
Processor:1GHz
Memory:1 GB RAM
Graphics:1024x768
Hard Drive:200 MB HD space

Minimum:

OS:10.5.8
Processor:1GHz
Memory:1 GB RAM
Graphics:1024x768
Hard Drive:200 MB HD space

Recommended:

OS:10.5.8
Processor:1GHz
Memory:1 GB RAM
Graphics:1024x768
Hard Drive:200 MB HD space

* Starting February 15, 2024, the Steam Client will no longer support 32-bit games or macOS 10.14 or lower.

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