GAME PROFILE
Free, open-source ancient-world strategy with distinct civilizations, citizen-soldier units, naval combat and an editable map tool.
THE OVERVIEW
0 A.D. is a free, open-source real-time strategy game about building an ancient civilization and commanding its armies. Players collect resources, construct settlements and choose technologies while competing with rival civilizations. Some citizen-soldier units can gather materials and build in peacetime, then fight when needed; combat experience improves their military strength but reduces their civilian effectiveness. Civilizations differ in units, buildings and technology trees, and formations trade mobility for benefits such as protection. The game also includes naval battles, an Atlas map editor and editable game data for modifications. Wildfire Games continues development; its official download page identifies Release 28, Boiorix, dated February 18, 2026, rather than presenting the project as abandoned. Downloads are offered for Windows, macOS, Linux and BSD, with different minimum hardware profiles; the macOS table leaves memory and graphics requirements unspecified. The download and installed-storage figures are different: Windows installer sizes vary by architecture, while the listed disk-space requirement is 4 GB. These are official specifications, not our own frame-rate benchmarks, and the developer's historical setting is adapted for gameplay rather than a promise of exact historical simulation.
BEFORE YOU PLAY
Published specifications are recorded by platform and edition. They do not guarantee compatibility, frame rates or performance on your PC.
Official minimum profile; 1024×768 display. macOS memory/graphics are not specified. No recommended profile or performance guarantee is supplied. Linux and BSD share a source column.
Checked Nov 12, 2026
Requirements sourceRecommended specifications were not published in the checked source. No estimates have been added.
Official minimum profile; 1024×768 display. macOS memory/graphics are not specified. No recommended profile or performance guarantee is supplied. Linux and BSD share a source column.
Checked Nov 12, 2026
Requirements sourceRecommended specifications were not published in the checked source. No estimates have been added.
Official minimum profile; 1024×768 display. macOS memory/graphics are not specified. No recommended profile or performance guarantee is supplied. Linux and BSD share a source column.
Checked Nov 12, 2026
Requirements sourceRecommended specifications were not published in the checked source. No estimates have been added.
Official minimum profile; 1024×768 display. macOS memory/graphics are not specified. No recommended profile or performance guarantee is supplied. Linux and BSD share a source column.
Checked Nov 12, 2026
Requirements sourceRecommended specifications were not published in the checked source. No estimates have been added.
SOURCES & TRANSPARENCY
Official Wildfire Games project site identifies 0 A.D. as a free open-source game of ancient warfare. Legal notices and robots.txt were checked before substantive research: site content is CC BY-SA 3.0, robots has no disallows, and no extraction prohibition was found. Google research was observed by the parent managed browser on November 12 at 15:08:33 UTC; its results and questions were intent clues, not factual evidence. No artwork, installation or performance test is asserted.
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Official overview describes historical real-time strategy, resource gathering, Wildfire Games development and permanent no-cost downloads, with no freemium model or in-game advertising. It explains the historical-fiction and gameplay caveats and states ongoing development. This is ordinary free availability, not a limited-time giveaway. Original prose is based on factual review, not copied source text.
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Official features page documents distinct civilizations, citizen soldiers, rank tradeoffs, exclusive technology choices, formations, naval combat, the Atlas map editor and moddability. It names Windows, Linux, macOS and FreeBSD. The profile does not infer a particular multiplayer entitlement or measured performance from these features.
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The official download page identifies Release 28 Boiorix dated February 18, 2026 and separate minimum requirements for Windows, macOS and Linux/BSD. Windows specifies 3 GHz x86, 2 GB RAM, accelerated OpenGL 2.1 with 128 MB graphics memory and 4 GB disk. Linux/BSD specifies 2 GHz x86/PowerPC64/Arm and 1 GB RAM with the same graphics/storage. macOS memory/graphics cells are dashes and remain unknown. No recommended profile or FPS guarantee is published.
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EXPLORE OFFERS
No other eligible same-game offer is recorded. Eligible offers for other games appear below when available. Current offers appear first; historical records are labelled. Each card retains its own edition, platform and price region; another edition or game is not a substitute for your purchase.
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Steam · Discount
Base game · Windows · United States
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Recorded price — historical, not a current purchase offer
$13.9330% recorded discount
Recheck needed — availability unconfirmed · Ends 12 Nov 2026, 18:00 UTC
Checked 11 Nov 2026, 09:11 UTC. Price and regional availability can change.
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Steam · Discount
Base game · Windows · United States
Recheck needed — availability unconfirmed
Recorded price — historical, not a current purchase offer
$7.1910% recorded discount
Recheck needed — availability unconfirmed · Ends 17 Nov 2026, 18:00 UTC
Checked 11 Nov 2026, 09:04 UTC. Price and regional availability can change.
View terms & sourceOther game · separate purchase
Steam · Discount
Base game · Windows · United Kingdom
Recheck needed — availability unconfirmed
Recorded price — historical, not a current purchase offer
£5.7510% recorded discount
Recheck needed — availability unconfirmed · Ends 17 Nov 2026, 18:00 UTC
Checked 11 Nov 2026, 09:04 UTC. Price and regional availability can change.
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