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Overview
Read more0 A.D. (pronounced “zero-ey-dee”) is a free, open-source, historical Real Time Strategy (RTS) game currently under development by Wildfire Games, a global group of volunteer game developers. As the leader of an ancient civilization, you must gather the resources you need to raise a military force and dominate your …
Features
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History and civilisation bonuses
Achaemenids
AchaemenidsThe Achaemenid Empire, also known as the first Persian Empire, was one of the greatest empires of antiquity, stretching at its zenith from the Indus …
Athenians
AtheniansThe Greek city-state of Athens is remembered as a famed center for the arts, learning, and philosophy, as well as one of the earliest forms of …
Britons
BritonsThe Britons were the Celtic tribes of the British Isles. Using chariots, longswordsmen and powerful melee soldiers, they staged fearsome revolts …
Carthaginians
CarthaginiansCarthage, a city-state in modern-day Tunisia, was a formidable force in the western Mediterranean, eventually taking over much of North Africa and …
Gauls
GaulsThe Gauls were the Celtic tribes of continental Europe. Dominated by a priestly class of Druids, they featured a sophisticated culture of advanced …
Germans
GermansThe largest migration in Europe of this period was that of the Cimbri people. The Cimbri were a large group of Germanic peoples originally from the …
Han
HanThe Han dynasty was the second imperial dynasty of China. Founded by the commoner Liu Bang, the empire lasted from 202 BC to AD 220 with a short break …
Iberians
IberiansThe Iberians were a people of mysterious origins and language, with a strong tradition of horsemanship and metalworking. A relatively peaceful …
Kushites
KushitesThe Kingdom of Kush was an African kingdom located at the confluences of the Blue Nile, White Nile, and River Atbara, in present-day Sudan. It rose …
Macedonians
MacedoniansMacedonia was an ancient Greek kingdom, centered in the northeastern part of the Greek peninsula. Under the leadership of Alexander the Great, …
Mauryas
MauryasFounded in 322 BC by Chandragupta Maurya, the Mauryan Empire was the first to rule most of the Indian subcontinent, and was one of the largest and …
Ptolemies
PtolemiesThe Ptolemaic dynasty was a Macedonian Greek royal family which ruled the Ptolemaic Empire in Egypt during the Hellenistic period. Their rule lasted …
Romans
RomansThe Romans controlled one of the largest empires of the ancient world, stretching at its peak from southern Scotland to the Sahara Desert, and …
Seleucids
SeleucidsThe Macedonian-Greek dynasty that ruled most of Alexander's former empire.
Spartans
SpartansSparta was a prominent city-state in Ancient Greece, and its dominant military power started in the 7th century BC. It peaked after the Peloponnesian …
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Behind the Skenes 
A Valley of Queens 
Egyptian Morning 
Colossus of Rhodes by nifa 
Brythonic Broch 
From Afar 
Give Them A Volley 
Gaul Wonder
Trailers
All trailersRelease 28 Boiorix trailer
Alpha 27 Agni trailer
Also on YouTube
Awards and acclaim
Read more“The landscape of PC gaming is littered with bright ideas and good intentions: both of those things seem true of 0 A.D.” – Jim Rossignol, Rock, Paper, Shotgun