Ancient Frontier

Ancient Frontier

Released Sep 2017

Ancient Frontier is a turn-based strategy RPG set in the far future. You command the fleet. Buy new ships, outfit them with crew and equipment, then deploy and destroy the enemy. Take control of massive fleets of capital ships and support craft as you play through two unique campaigns.

66% positive · 133 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence

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Evaluation

Ancient Frontier launched on September 21, 2017 as a finished product. Over the following two years, Fair Weather Studios delivered two free DLC packs — The Crew (May 14, 2018) and Quests & Events (June 27, 2018) — along with numerous patches adding balance improvements, new events, and quality-of-life features. Both DLC packs are fully released with no unreleased entries remaining in the store listing. When the Quests & Events DLC launched in June 2018, the developer explicitly stated: "This is, at least for now, our last planned free DLC." The one-year anniversary post in September 2018 mentioned ongoing patch work and the development of a standalone follow-up game, Ancient Frontier: Steel Shadows, which launched on December 12, 2018 as a separate product. The final patch for Ancient Frontier itself (Patch 1.18) was released on April 12, 2019, adding more random events and balance fixes. No developer communication of any kind has appeared since that date. With both DLC packs shipped, the developer's own statement that free DLC plans were concluded, the companion game launched, and no posts since April 12, 2019, the game appears to have reached the end of its content lifecycle. It launched as a complete single-player strategy RPG and was supported with post-launch additions that have all been delivered.
Evidence
Patch 1.18 added new random events and balance fixes. This is the final recorded developer communication for Ancient Frontier.
news post · Apr 12, 2019 source development ending
high
Quests & Events DLC released — the second and final DLC for the game.
dlc listing · Jun 27, 2018 source content shipped
high

Content

2 of 2 released · no outstanding content

Media

Details

Publisher
Fair Weather Studios
Achievements
87
Platform
Windows
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player

About this game

Brand new cinematic turn based strategy!

Fair Weather Studios is very happy to announce Ancient Frontier! Ancient Frontier is a turn-based strategy role-playing game set in deep space in the far future. Players will explore, conquer, pillage, or liberate the frontiers of space.

The universe is built off of the story established in our first project, Bladestar, but takes it much deeper with warring factions, double crossing corporations, privateers, and galactic governments. Take control of massive fleets of capital ships and support craft and navigate the rich multi-faceted story of Ancient Frontier- the future of war.

  • Two full fledged campaigns

  • Dynamic initiative-based turn-based combat

  • Over 35 unique ships to command

  • Customize your play style by unlocking technologies in an extensive Tech Tree

  • Two major factions and three sub-factions

  • Large, detailed space maps to fight across

  • Three different resources to manage

  • Dozens of different weapon systems and abilities to control

Will you defend the frontier?

Last evaluated Jun 27, 2026
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