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Old World

Old World

Old World is a revolutionary new historical strategy game where you lead your dynasty over generations of rule against rival kings and queens. Wage massive wars, manage your court, and build a dynasty — or watch your empire crumble to dust. What legacy will you leave behind?

Released May 18, 2022 Developer Mohawk Games Publisher Hooded Horse Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux StrategySimulation4XGrand StrategyTurn-Based Strategy
View on Steam ↗ $39.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

82.2%positive4,673 reviews
Recommended · 18 found this helpful

“TLDR: Buy this. Play it more than a few hours to let it settle into your soul. Love and grow together. LOTSA EXTRA WORDS: I’ve been a huge 4x fan for most of my gaming life (which has been most of my life). From the original Civ up through Master of Orion, Age of Wonders,…”

— a player, Steam review · 85 hrs played
Recommended · 4 found this helpful

“Similar to Civilization franchise. I am actually liking this game more than I thought I would; definitely more than Civ VII. I appreciate the dynastic, extended family growth angle. Need to think about how long your current ruler will live and preparing the next generation and…”

— a player, Steam review · 82 hrs played
Not recommended · 4 found this helpful

“The game is deep and boring. A lot of thought went into design and building family legacies, but not a lot of thought went into making the game fun. I'm fighting boredom to finish a single playthrough”

— a player, Steam review · 15 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 12:45 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

605playing at last check
64924-hour peak
3,565all-time peak
0 2.5k 5k 2023 2024 2025 2026 2.1k avg · May 2022

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

408achievements
0.9%median completion
0.0%rarest: Fanatic
65.5% of players 29.6% of players 25.1% of players 21.3% of players 19.9% of players 18.5% of players 16.4% of players 14.5% of players 13.3% of players 12.1% of players 10.4% of players 9.3% of players 8.6% of players 7.7% of players 7.0% of players 6.6% of players 6.4% of players 6.2% of players 5.6% of players 5.2% of players 4.8% of players 4.3% of players 3.8% of players 3.4% of players 2.9% of players 2.8% of players 2.3% of players 2.0% of players 1.7% of players 1.6% of players 1.5% of players 1.3% of players 1.1% of players 1.0% of players 0.9% of players 0.9% of players 0.8% of players 0.7% of players 0.7% of players 0.7% of players 0.6% of players 0.6% of players 0.5% of players 0.5% of players 0.4% of players 0.4% of players 0.4% of players 0.3% of players 0.3% of players 0.3% of players 0.3% of players 0.2% of players 0.2% of players 0.2% of players 0.2% of players 0.2% of players 0.2% of players 0.2% of players 0.2% of players 0.1% of players 65.5% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
65.5%Play a Single Player Game — Play a Single Player Game
53.5%Learn to Play 1 — Complete Learn to Play scenario 1
52.8%Settler — Become the Settler
Rarest badges of honor
0.0%Fanatic — Become the Fanatic
0.0%Chosen — Become the Chosen
0.1%Playing Favorites — Fulfill five Demands in a row for a single god (Wrath of Gods Scenario)

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$39.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$9.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US39.99 USD
EU39.99 EUR
UK34.99 GBP
Australia59.95 AUD
Canada39.99 CAD
Japan3,980 JPY
Brazil79.99 BRL
China149.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$16 China Japan Canada US Australia EU UK≈$47

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Jul 22, 2026
Old World July 22nd Test update

Old World test branch update 1.0.84257 Test 2026-07-22 To switch to the test branch, right click Old World in Steam and select Properties, open the Game Versions & Betas tab and select 'test' in the v

Jul 15, 2026
Old World July 15th Test update

Old World test branch update 1.0.84169 Test 2026-07-15 To switch to the test branch, right click Old World in Steam and select Properties, open the Game Versions & Betas tab and select 'test' in the v

Jul 09, 2026
Save 75% on Old World

Old World is a revolutionary historical strategy game where you lead your dynasty over generations of rule against rival kings and queens. Wage massive wars, manage your court, and build a dynasty — o

Jul 09, 2026
Old World July 8th Test update

Old World test branch update 1.0.84111 Test 2026-07-08To switch to the test branch, right click Old World in Steam and select Properties, open the Game Versions & Betas tab and select 'test' in the ve

Jul 02, 2026
Old World News Roundup at the Hooded Horse Summer Sale

Hello everyone! Old World has continued its monthly development, releasing two new updates since the last roundup, focusing on design changes, UI improvements, programming fixes, and, as always, conti

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresRPG, Simulation, Strategy
Player tagsStrategy · Simulation · 4X · Grand Strategy · Turn-Based Strategy · Historical · War · Multiplayer · Tactical · Turn-Based · Sandbox · Management (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Shared/Split Screen PvP · Co-op · Online Co-op · Shared/Split Screen Co-op
LanguagesEnglish, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil, Korean
Achievements408
Estimated owners200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttps://mohawkgames.com/oldworld
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows® 10 (64-bit) Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-4570 (quad-core) / AMD® Ryzen™ 3 2200G (quad-core) Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 750 (2 GB) / AMD® Radeon™ HD 7950 (3 GB) DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 10 GB available space