Ancient Kingdoms

Item: Ancient Kingdoms
Rating: 76
Author: VaporLens

Last updated: 2025-11-28

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Summary

Highly enjoyable, offers great value.
Nostalgic old-school MMORPG experience.
Active, responsive developer support.
Overwhelming grind, challenging for solo play.
Frustratingly long respawn timers.
Generic classes, restrictive skill system.

Emotions

Satisfaction25%Frustration16%Disappointment11%Excitement8%Enjoyment6%

Reviews (sample size): 161
Helpful reviews: 75%
Unhelpful reviews: 25%
Protest reviews: 0%

76%
Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
24%
Helpful reviews with negative sentiment

Positive points: 433
Negative points: 420
Gameplay points: 166
Perf. points: 8
Rec. points: 68
Misc points: 64

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts

Bucket	Neg	Pos
≤ 2h playtime	42.2% Avg playtime 1h	116.1% Avg playtime 1.1h
> 2h playtime	95% Avg playtime 29h	15586.6% Avg playtime 156.4h

Velocity

review pace

Avg/day	0.6 rev/day
Last 30d	0.4 rev/day
Quarterly	54 rev/qtr
Days covered	305.8 days

Point	Description	Importance
Highly Enjoyable & Great Value Description Players consistently describe the game as fun, addictive, and a challenging yet rewarding experience. It's perceived as a hidden gem offering significant depth and character for its reasonable price, making it feel like a great value. Importance 99%	Players consistently describe the game as fun, addictive, and a challenging yet rewarding experience. It's perceived as a hidden gem offering significant depth and character for its reasonable price, making it feel like a great value.	99%
Highly Active & Responsive Developers Description The development team is frequently praised for being friendly, helpful, and exceptionally dedicated. They are highly active on platforms like Discord, consistently provide regular updates, quickly address bug reports, and actively listen to community feedback for continuous improvement. Importance 45%	The development team is frequently praised for being friendly, helpful, and exceptionally dedicated. They are highly active on platforms like Discord, consistently provide regular updates, quickly address bug reports, and actively listen to community feedback for continuous improvement.	45%
Nostalgic Old-School MMORPG Feel Description The game strongly evokes nostalgia for classic MMORPGs like Everquest, Ultima Online, and early World of Warcraft, particularly with its pixel art style and progression mechanics. It successfully delivers an 'MMO-lite' experience that many players have been seeking. Importance 39%	The game strongly evokes nostalgia for classic MMORPGs like Everquest, Ultima Online, and early World of Warcraft, particularly with its pixel art style and progression mechanics. It successfully delivers an 'MMO-lite' experience that many players have been seeking.	39%
Versatile Solo & Co-op Play Description The game offers excellent flexibility, allowing players to enjoy it solo or with up to four friends in co-op mode, including LAN support. The robust mercenary system is particularly appreciated by solo players, as it allows them to form a party, fill crucial roles like tank or healer, and progress effectively. Importance 23%	The game offers excellent flexibility, allowing players to enjoy it solo or with up to four friends in co-op mode, including LAN support. The robust mercenary system is particularly appreciated by solo players, as it allows them to form a party, fill crucial roles like tank or healer, and progress effectively.	23%
Impactful Gear & Challenging Bosses Description Players appreciate the interesting gear with good drop rates and impactful upgrades, making farming for rare items enjoyable. The game features numerous tough and entertaining bosses, further enhanced by a comprehensive Bestiary system and a convenient feature to respawn dungeon bosses for farming. Importance 22%	Players appreciate the interesting gear with good drop rates and impactful upgrades, making farming for rare items enjoyable. The game features numerous tough and entertaining bosses, further enhanced by a comprehensive Bestiary system and a convenient feature to respawn dungeon bosses for farming.	22%
Rich World Exploration & Dungeons Description The game provides a large, open world with plenty to explore, fostering a sense of adventure and discovery. Players enjoy traversing the many well-designed dungeons, which are filled with bosses and rare spawns. Importance 15%	The game provides a large, open world with plenty to explore, fostering a sense of adventure and discovery. Players enjoy traversing the many well-designed dungeons, which are filled with bosses and rare spawns.	15%
Diverse Classes & Character Building Description The game offers a variety of well-developed classes, making it difficult for players to settle on just one. There is significant depth in build creation and character customization, supported by ample gear variety, ensuring long-term engagement with individual classes. Importance 13%	The game offers a variety of well-developed classes, making it difficult for players to settle on just one. There is significant depth in build creation and character customization, supported by ample gear variety, ensuring long-term engagement with individual classes.	13%
Substantial Early Access Content Description Despite being in early access, players note the game already offers a wealth of content, including quests, dungeons, and gear, providing hundreds of hours of gameplay. Many feel the game's current state could almost be considered a finished product. Importance 13%	Despite being in early access, players note the game already offers a wealth of content, including quests, dungeons, and gear, providing hundreds of hours of gameplay. Many feel the game's current state could almost be considered a finished product.	13%
Active Language Localization Description The game is undergoing active translation efforts, with significant progress noted in Chinese and Japanese localization. This demonstrates a commitment to making the game accessible to a wider international audience. Importance 5%	The game is undergoing active translation efforts, with significant progress noted in Chinese and Japanese localization. This demonstrates a commitment to making the game accessible to a wider international audience.	5%
Solid & Active Combat System Description The combat is described as solid and active, with enjoyable mechanics such as pulling mobs and breaking camps. These elements contribute to a satisfying and engaging battle experience. Importance 5%	The combat is described as solid and active, with enjoyable mechanics such as pulling mobs and breaking camps. These elements contribute to a satisfying and engaging battle experience.	5%
Satisfying Grind & Long-Term Appeal Description Players enjoy the game's grind, with many reporting hundreds of hours of playtime and continued engagement. This indicates strong replayability and a satisfying progression loop that keeps players invested for extended periods. Importance 5%	Players enjoy the game's grind, with many reporting hundreds of hours of playtime and continued engagement. This indicates strong replayability and a satisfying progression loop that keeps players invested for extended periods.	5%
Pleasant Music & Pixel Graphics Description Reviewers appreciate the game's aesthetic, highlighting its pleasant, relaxing, and ambient music. The polished pixel graphics are also noted for contributing positively to the overall atmosphere. Importance 4%	Reviewers appreciate the game's aesthetic, highlighting its pleasant, relaxing, and ambient music. The polished pixel graphics are also noted for contributing positively to the overall atmosphere.	4%
Stable Early Access Experience Description Based on limited feedback from one reviewer, the early access experience has been stable with no reported bugs, contributing to initial enjoyment. Importance 4%	Based on limited feedback from one reviewer, the early access experience has been stable with no reported bugs, contributing to initial enjoyment.	4%

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