# Ancient Games

> Collection of resurrected ancient board games with modern app features. (iPhone/iPad app by Sullivan Bousiniere.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ancient-games/id1589948658 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Sullivan Bousiniere](https://appshunter.io/developer/1455653920)
- Category: Games, Board, Strategy
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.59/5 from 262 App Store ratings · 69 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 12.0 · 212 MB
- Languages: Arabic, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Chinese, Spanish and 3 more
- Released: 2021-10-29
- Data updated: 2026-08-02
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ancient-games/id1589948658/reviews.md

## What is Ancient Games?

/!\ If you play more than one of my Ancient Games, I suggest you delete the individual apps and install this one. It will allow you to play them all and save disk storage. /!\

-Languages : English, French, Portuguese, Italian, Arabic, Spanish, German, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Russian, Turkish.

The past is full of fascinating games that haves been mostly forgotten. The Ancient Games collection aims to resurrect them as a meticulously crafted mix between what a player wants from an historical game and what he/she expects of a modern application.

Features : 
-Play against the IA, friends and random players from around the world (Coming back soon)
-Play Online & Offline.
-Multiple collectibles : boards, game pieces, dice, nameplates, etc.
-Challenges (Fun rule variants)
-Free cloudsave across the collection : your progress in one game is available in all the others.
-Much more features to come!

Currently, the collection is comprised of four games : the Royal Game of Ur, Senet, XII Scripta and Puluc, but 40 games are in the works! You can see the roadmap here : https://trello.com/b/QYtOXwJi/ancient-games-roadmap
Each game will be added to the Ancient Games app and will have its own individual app as well.

The privacy policy has been updated in accordance to the latest data protection laws.

## Key features

- Play multiple ancient games in one app
- Offline and online multiplayer
- AI, friend, and random player matches
- Collectible game pieces and boards
- Challenges with rule variants
- Free cloud saves across games

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AG+ | $3.99 | per month |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Royal Pass | $12.99 | one-time |
| Dawn of Civilization DLC | $2.99 | one-time |
| Ur Divine Edition | $3.99 | one-time |
| Purchase Game Edition | $1.99 | one-time |
| Purchase Game Edition | $1.99 | one-time |
| Purchase Game Edition | $2.99 | one-time |
| Purchase Game Edition | $3.99 | one-time |
| Purchase Game Edition | $10.99 | one-time |
| Skeleton Key | $2.99 | one-time |
| Ancient Artifact | $0.99 | one-time |


## What do users think of Ancient Games?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 🎮 High-quality ancient board games collection
- 🎨 Beautiful graphics and visual design
- 🎵 Appropriate relaxing music and atmosphere
- 👍 Easy to learn gameplay with depth
- 🎯 Multiple difficulty levels and game modes
- 🌐 Online multiplayer and pass-and-play options
- ⚙️ Customizable rules and board appearances
- 💰 Free-to-play with reasonable monetization
- 📚 Educational value for history enthusiasts
- 🔄 Regular updates and improvements over time

**Cons**

- 📺 Excessive and intrusive advertisements
- 💳 Subscription model for content access
- 🎲 Dice rolls appear non-random or rigged
- 🐛 Frequent freezing and crashing issues
- 🔊 Ads play with sound even when muted
- ⏱️ Long ad durations between games
- 🚫 Ad removal purchase doesn't work reliably
- 🎮 Predictable and repetitive AI behavior
- ❌ Inconsistent rule implementation
- 🔐 Difficult to find customer support

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Game freezes after match completion
- Screen goes dark and becomes unresponsive post-game
- Ad removal purchase only lasts one game
- Paid ad removal still shows advertisements
- Game continues playing after player wins
- Cannot make legal moves despite availability
- XII Scripta piece stacking rules not enforced correctly
- Purchased board content inaccessible due to subscription requirement
- Report button links to Mail app instead of App Store
- Text rendering issues making content hard to read
- Online play frequently unavailable or non-functional

**Most requested features**

- Two-player local multiplayer mode
- Friends list and challenge system
- Leaderboards and ranking system
- Win/loss statistics and game history tracking
- Ability to play offline while waiting for online opponents
- Permanent one-time purchase option instead of subscription
- More ancient games added to collection
- Harder difficulty levels beyond current maximum
- Better XP progression for unlocking boards
- Improved customer support contact options

## Recent user reviews (10 of 69)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ancient-games/id1589948658/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Beautiful game

*2026-07-18, version 3.2.30*

The game is wonderful. Completely free with ads of course but that’s no issue. The game does get very rigged towards the computer towards end game. Other than that zero complaints.

### 5/5 — Nice collection of different challenges and board designs.

*2026-07-07, version 3.2.30*

I hope you haven’t abandoned the game. Whenever I try to access the store I get stuck with the rotating snake and it just doesn’t load the store. It would feel good to unlock stuff as I’m rather charmed by the thematic and seasonal boards and the concept of playing senet and puluc on a board literally made of lava is cool. Please don’t stop development of this charming App.

### 5/5 — Nice

*2026-03-06, version 3.2.30*

Nice

### 4/5 — Crazy adds

*2026-01-17, version 3.2.30*

Adds blast music and sound even if you have it turned off. And they are very long to just play another game. Makes me move on to something else. But the game is fun, I can’t find any ways to earn credits yet either there is no way or it’s too complicated. But I would like to unlock some stuff.

### 3/5 — The game is fun until it isn’t

*2025-07-05, version 3.2.30*

5 stars for reviving ancient games but -2 stars for non-random throws of the dice and for the use of the number zero for societies that didn’t know it existed. 

The most frustrating part of this game is when you’ll have your final piece one move away but then the game decides you’ve won too many times and it will never let you roll the number you need while let the PC player run a series of moves that lets it win.

The game needs to use actual random dice and remove the number 0.

### 5/5 — Best thing since fire

*2025-06-02, version 3.2.30*

My brother Utuhegal convinced me to get this game and I swear on Gilgamesh’s mother it is the best thing I have ever purchased. It didn’t even cost me a single copper coin.

### 5/5 — Great!

*2025-05-24, version 3.2.30*

I love these games!

### 4/5 — Gives me what I want

*2025-05-15, version 3.2.30*

It’s old board games and it does it good. I respect the in-app purchases. I see nothing wrong with this game.

### 4/5 — The game is rigged

*2025-03-15, version 3.2.30*

But I still play it

### 3/5 — Bots?

*2025-03-05, version 3.2.30*

The reviews seem to be from bots. I really like this game but I hate the fact you have to pay a monthly fee to unlock everything. A permanent unlock fee would be more ideal. Add a permanent unlock fee and I will change my review. Thanx.

## Frequently asked questions about Ancient Games

### What is Ancient Games?

Ancient Games is a mobile application that brings together a collection of fascinating, often forgotten, ancient board games. It aims to provide a modern app experience for these historical games, allowing users to play them digitally.

### What ancient games are included?

Currently, the collection features the Royal Game of Ur, Senet, XII Scripta, and Puluc. The developers have a roadmap to add many more ancient games to the app in the future.

### How can I play Ancient Games?

You can play Ancient Games both offline and online. Online play allows you to compete against AI opponents, friends, or random players from around the world. The app also supports challenges with fun rule variants.

### Is Ancient Games free to play?

The app is free to download and play, but it does offer in-app purchases. These purchases likely relate to cosmetic items or potential expansions, as indicated by the 'Multiple collectibles' feature.

### Can I save my progress?

Yes, the app offers free cloud saves across the entire collection. This means your progress in one ancient game will be available in all the others, ensuring a seamless experience as you explore different titles.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 3.2.30 — 2024-01-08

-FIXED : Challenge modes black screen.
-REWORKED : Premium options.
-REWORKED : Game selection menu for upcoming 5th game (Nine Men's Morris).
-REWORKED : Collection menu (part 1)

### 3.2.15 — 2023-11-10

-Added : Lobbies and Online PvP Mode.
-Added : Chat (Text, Voice option will come later)
-Added : Report a player feature
-Fixed : Offline Mode issues.
-Fixed : Challenge Mode issues.
-Fixed : (XII Scripta) AI got stuck if no possible moves.
-Fixed : (XII Scripta) AI could make piles in the middle row.
-Fixed : (XII Scripta) Player 2 couldn't select an active dice in Hotseat Mode.

### 3.2.5 — 2023-09-27

-FIXED : The Profile page would sometimes launch games.
-FIXED : Treasure Troves didn't award the promised Challenge Tokens. The missing tokens will be waiting in your inventory.
-FIXED : (Puluc) The enemy player sometimes tried to capture pawns in your home base.
-ADDED : If you play with a Local Account, you can now link it with the other options.
-ADDED : When trying to skip, you'll see which pawns can be moved..
-IMPROVED : The game saving system should now be more stable.

### 3.2.3 — 2023-09-24

-FIXED : The Profile page would sometimes launch games.
-FIXED : Treasure Troves didn't award the promised Challenge Tokens. The missing tokens will be waiting in your inventory.
-FIXED : (Puluc) The enemy player sometimes tried to capture pawns in your home base.
-ADDED : If you play with a Local Account, you can now link it with the other options.
-ADDED : When trying to skip, you'll see which pawns can be moved..
-IMPROVED : The game saving system should now be more stable.

### 3.1.15 — 2023-09-03

-FIXED : Royal Game of Ur no longer stays stuck on the VS screen for some players.
-FIXED : Account deletion is once again possible.
-ADDED : Wait screen hides the UI while the game handles the purchases to prevent user errors.
-ADDED : XII Scripta Rule Editor with 5 customizable rules.

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## More apps by Sullivan Bousiniere

- [Royal Game of Ur (AG)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/royal-game-of-ur-ag/id1455653921)
- [Senet (AG)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/senet-ag/id1465573570)
- [XII Scripta (AG)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/xii-scripta-ag/id1495584134)

All apps by Sullivan Bousiniere: https://appshunter.io/developer/1455653920

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