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Legacy of Ancestors

From the primitive age to the modern era, experience nine cycles of life. Make choices through card-based events, shaping your character’s stats, relationships, and fate. A strategy-driven life simulation wrapped in satire, tracing the absurd evolution of civilization.

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September 2025

Developer:

命运测试

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命运测试

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Coming Soon To Early Access

The developers of this game intend to release as a work in progress, developing with the feedback of players.

Note: Games in Early Access are not complete and may or may not change further. If you are not excited to play this game in its current state, then you should wait to see if the game progresses further in development. Learn more

What the developers have to say:

Why Early Access?

“This project is independently developed and limited by development time and resources.
We are using the Early Access phase to share the core gameplay modules in an earlier stage of development, inviting players to experience the game and offer feedback during this process.
We’re especially interested in gathering suggestions on character growth, event balancing, and difficulty tuning to help shape future updates and improvements.
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Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

“We currently anticipate that the Early Access phase may last several months, potentially beginning in late 2025 and continuing depending on how development progresses.
During this period, we’d love to keep improving the game with input from the community — possibly exploring new content, expanding existing systems, and making adjustments where appropriate.
If development goes smoothly, we hope to work toward a full release at some point in the future, but we’re keeping our plans flexible as things evolve.

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How is the full version planned to differ from the Early Access version?

“Looking ahead, we’d love to expand the world and systems over time — potentially exploring multiple themed eras that reflect humanity’s progression from primitive times to the future.

We’re also considering adding more interactive characters, deeper narrative branches, and expanded systems related to character development, inheritance, and resource management — depending on feedback and development progress.

Additional options for character traits, races, and player customization are things we’re excited to experiment with as the game evolves.

We’re also interested in continuing to improve balance and UI elements where possible, especially with feedback from the community.

Please note that all of these are development hopes rather than fixed plans, and the final content may shift based on what’s feasible during development.

For now, the Early Access version includes a simplified difficulty system for testing the core gameplay. We’re open to offering more detailed difficulty settings in the future to better support a wider range of playstyles.
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What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“The current version includes the following content:
The first three modules of the Primitive Era (Stone Age stage)
A customizable character creation system
A framework for card-based gameplay
Partial event system and NPC interaction logic
Players can experience core mechanics such as reincarnation, card drawing, and basic inheritance, although the full era system and advanced NPC content are not yet implemented
A small selection of playable races and character traits”

Will the game be priced differently during and after Early Access?

“We may consider adjusting the price in the future as development progresses.
Any potential changes would reflect the amount of content added, player feedback, and the overall level of polish.
Early Access supporters will always have access to the version they purchased, while future updates may continue to expand and refine the experience.
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How are you planning on involving the Community in your development process?

“We’re excited about involving the community in shaping the game’s evolution. Feedback and ideas from players may help inspire future directions and improvements as development continues.
We also recognize that certain design elements — such as randomly generated NPC names or culturally specific content — may be perceived differently across regions or player backgrounds. We’re open to learning from feedback over time and may explore refinements where appropriate.
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Planned Release Date: September 2025

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About This Game

From Savagery to Civilization, Every Choice Shapes the Fate of Your Bloodline—And Society Itself.

"Legacy of Ancestors: From the Past to the Future" is a narrative-driven strategy game blending card-based choices, survival growth, and generational legacy.
Create your own character and embark on a life journey through three major civilizations—Primitive, Ancient, and Modern, experiencing three lifecycles in each era as you craft a unique family history.

The game features an "Annual Event Card System", where each year offers several opportunities to draw fate-defining cards. These events bring pivotal decisions—friendship or betrayal, love or loss, childbirth or death, abundance or famine, war or exploitation. Your decisions shape your stats, resources, social standing, and interpersonal networks.

When your life ends, your character descends to the underworld, drinks from the River of Forgetfulness, and is reborn—memories erased.
If you’ve left behind offspring, you may choose a successor to carry on your bloodline, resources, and reputation.
If not, you’ll return as a Nameless One, starting from nothing and facing a harsh world once again.

🧬 A True Generational Saga

The game boasts a rich NPC relationship system. You’ll encounter countless NPCs with randomized appearances, personalities, and stats—potential friends, foes, lovers, or children.
Each NPC has memory, emotional preference, and evolving attitudes based on your interactions.

In addition, the game plans to include 18 unique story-driven NPCs (6 per era), each with deep backstories, personal quests, and the power to influence key plot points, legacy structures, and ultimate endings.

As civilization progresses, the rules of life change:

Primitive age values strength,
Ancient times revere bloodlines,
The modern era worships capital.
You’ll witness how societal structures shape individual destiny—and face the human choices behind every system.

Key Features

🃏 Annual Event Card System – Every year brings new decisions that shape your fate
🧬 Generational Inheritance – Pass down genes, reputation, and partial wealth to your heirs
👥 Dynamic NPC System – Encounter countless randomized NPCs and 18 special, story-rich companions
🌍 Three-Stage Civilization Progression – From tribes to empires to metropolises
🔁 Nine Lives, Multiple Endings – Become the heart of a generational saga

At the end of modernity, what will your choices, your wealth, and your legacy amount to?

Will you pass down a bloodline?
A fortune?
Or perhaps...
A shackle?

Developer’s Note

This game is developed entirely by a solo creator.
Its inspiration comes from humanity’s centuries-old cycles of exploitation, capital, and inheritance.

Technology evolves. Productivity explodes. Civilizations rise and fall—
But have the invisible codes beneath society ever truly changed?

Though built on text and cards, I hope this becomes a parable of capital,
A mirror that reflects both human nature and the systems we build.

I invite you to walk this path—from chaos to civilization, from birth to rebirth.

A free demo is expected in June 2025, with Early Access slated for later this year (featuring four unique NPCs in the initial version).

Xiaohongshu (小红书): [ID: 6217732645] – Same name as the game. Occasional devlogs and behind-the-scenes updates (in Chinese).
Discord: – Bug reports, content feedback, screenshot sharing.
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This game is developed by a solo developer—and yes, I'm alive and active. From the current demo to Early Access and eventually the full release, I’ll be listening closely to player feedback and making improvements along the way.
Thank you so much for playing and reading!

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Regarding AI-Assisted Content

Some visuals and audio elements in this game were generated using AI tools, including cover artwork, UI assets, and background music.
All generated content has been curated and polished to maintain artistic consistency and quality.

The development prioritizes gameplay and system stability first. Based on player feedback, we will continue to refine related assets in future updates.

System Requirements

Minimum:

OS *: Windows 7 or Windows 10
Processor: Intel Core i5
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 1050
DirectX: Version 11

* Starting January 1st, 2024, the Steam Client will only support Windows 10 and later versions.

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