Every civilisation begins somewhere, with some leader, in some era. Where it ends up is entirely a product of the choices made along the way — which technologies to pursue, which resources to craft into goods, which nations to befriend and which to conquer. In Ara, there is no prescribed path to victory. There is only history, and what you make of it.

Ara: History Untold is a 4X grand strategy game that draws on the genre's classics — Civilization above all — while introducing several mechanical departures designed to create a more dynamic experience. The defining feature is True Simultaneous Turns: rather than each nation taking its turn in sequence, all empires resolve their actions at the same time, creating suspense and unpredictable outcomes in every turn cycle. A national crafting economy connects raw resource gathering to a production chain that converts materials through multiple steps into finished goods, cultural artifacts and military equipment, giving economic management a manufacturing depth beyond simple yield numbers. The technology tree is non-linear, allowing research to branch in multiple directions without locking the player into a single path. Leaders from history — Cleopatra, Genghis Khan, Elizabeth I, Ashoka and dozens more — have distinct personality-driven AI behaviours and unique traits and units reflecting their historical significance. The camera can zoom from a full world view to citizens going about their daily lives. Multiplayer supports both synchronous and asynchronous online play. The Anniversary Edition with the v2.0 Revolutions Update added nation-specific unique units, overhauled leader traits, a new culture and influence system and significant AI improvements.

Key Features: • True Simultaneous Turns: all empires resolve actions at once • suspense every turn cycle • National crafting economy: multi-step production chains from raw materials to finished goods • Non-linear technology tree -zoom from world view to citizen level • Historical leaders with distinct personality AI and unique units per nation (v2.0)