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Strategy & Tactics: Dark Ages

Strategy & Tactics: Dark Ages

Dark Ages is a tactical digital board game set in the violent world of alternate Middle Ages. Vikings against war elephants, musketeers against the Mongol cavalry, ancient phalanx legions against crusaders; the deadliest armies in history clashing in bloody war.

Released Aug 4, 2017 Developer HeroLabs Platforms Windows MedievalStrategySimulationRPGBoard Game
View on Steam ↗ $14.99 (US · as of 2026-09-28)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-27.

58.8%positive194 reviews
Not recommended · 1 found this helpful

“First was 0/10, that have 1/10”

— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played
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Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-28.

56achievements
5.3%median completion
2.8%rarest: With your Shield or on your Shield
40.2% of players 39.9% of players 31.7% of players 24.3% of players 23.5% of players 20.0% of players 17.2% of players 16.3% of players 13.9% of players 13.8% of players 12.2% of players 12.2% of players 10.0% of players 9.0% of players 8.4% of players 7.8% of players 7.8% of players 7.5% of players 7.2% of players 6.6% of players 6.2% of players 6.2% of players 6.1% of players 6.1% of players 6.0% of players 6.0% of players 5.8% of players 5.6% of players 5.3% of players 5.0% of players 5.0% of players 4.9% of players 4.9% of players 4.7% of players 4.7% of players 4.7% of players 4.6% of players 4.5% of players 4.4% of players 4.3% of players 4.2% of players 4.2% of players 4.2% of players 4.2% of players 4.1% of players 4.1% of players 4.1% of players 3.9% of players 3.6% of players 3.2% of players 3.2% of players 3.1% of players 3.1% of players 3.1% of players 2.8% of players 2.8% of players 40.2% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
40.2%Free Riders — Recruit squad Free Riders
39.9%As the War Goes, the Money Flows — Save up 5,000 silver in one scenario
31.7%Northern Archers — Recruit squad Northern Archers
Rarest badges of honor
2.8%With your Shield or on your Shield — Refuse to ransom 25 of your generals from captivity
2.8%Loyalty Is Honor — Ransom 25 of your generals from captivity
3.1%Immortals — Add 10 generals from the scenarios to the Pantheon

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-09-28. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$14.99current · sampled 2026-09-28 23:18 UTC
$14.99lowest since tracking began2026-09-28
US14.99 USD
EU14.79 EUR
UK12.79 GBP
Australia21.99 AUD
Canada19.49 CAD
Japan1,700 JPY
Brazil46.99 BRL
China58.00 CNY

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

China≈$8.6 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia EU UK≈$17

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-28). Relative comparison only.

Latest official news

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

Jun 25, 2026
Strategy & Tactics: Dark Ages Joins the Steam Summer Sale!

Greetings, Princes and Mercenaries! The era of feudal wars and brutal battles is back, but this time — at an incredibly low price. Strategy & Tactics: Dark Ages is crashing into the Steam Summer Sale

Apr 21, 2026
Strategy & Tactics: Dark Ages Joins Steam Medieval Fest

Greetings, princes and mercenaries! Steel clashes. Crowns fall. Empires collapse. History remembers only the victorious. Steam Medieval Fest , running from April 20 to April 27. Join us on the battlef

Jun 26, 2025
Get the game at a discount during the Summer Sale!

Hello everyone! Hot summer, hot discounts. Just the way we like it — warm, delightful, and full of anticipation. The Steam Summer Sale is live from June 26 to July 10. Strategy & Tactics is joining in

May 29, 2025
🔥 Grab games at maximum discounts during the HeroCraft PC Publisher Sale! 🔥

Hey everyone! Hot summer news for all gamers: we’re launching a huge publisher sale on Steam from May 29 to June 12! Massive discounts on all our games — the perfect chance to get what you’ve been wan

May 23, 2024
Free prologue with new boss and secret mission!

Greetings! We are excited to present the new and mysterious free game Union of Gnomes: Prologue . https://store.steampowered.com/app/2960560/Union_of_Gnomes_Prologue/ It combines the creepy atmosphere

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-27.

GenresRPG, Simulation, Strategy
Player tagsMedieval · Strategy · Simulation · RPG · Board Game · Alternate History · Historical · Turn-Based Strategy · Grand Strategy · Diplomacy · Politics · Sandbox (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Steam Leaderboards · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish, Russian
Achievements56
Official sitehttp://www.herocraft.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 Memory: 3 GB RAM Storage: 1500 MB available space