Ancient War: Three Kingdoms

Ancient War: Three Kingdoms is a turn-based strategy game set during the Three Kingdoms era. Its campaigns begin with Dong Zhuo’s Rebellion and cover the conflicts and rivalries of the period through battles and chapters seen from the perspectives of multiple rulers.

Historical campaigns

The single-player story campaigns are the game’s core mode. You use terrain, unit counters and supply-line disruption to defeat enemies, with battle tactics shaping each encounter.

Online matchmaking lets you compete against players from around the world in real-time PvP. You must defeat your opponent within a limited number of turns, using battlefield positioning and tactics to demonstrate your skill. You can also practise against AI opponents.

Tactical battles

Unit types counter one another, while terrain and elevation affect their combat strength. The maps include plains, forests, shallows, rivers and mountains. You can use encirclement, flank and rear attacks, and morale damage to overcome opponents, and assemble forces around your preferred unit types and generals to suit different tactics.

War fog covers the battlefield. Moving units reveal enemies, while the fog can also conceal an ambush.

Units and equipment

Combat units can build mounts or equipment as needed. Infantry and cavalry can switch between fighting on foot and riding, and units can carry different equipment. Options include area-attacking catapults, repeating crossbows that pierce three squares, fire-rocket towers, siege ladders, battering rams and ceremonial music equipment used by civil officials.

The four basic unit types are:

• Swordsmen: Usually carry shields and have strong defense. Their skills mainly support allies by reducing the damage they take.
• Halberdiers: Have high health and low cost. Their basic attacks are weaker than those of other units, but they can attack multiple enemies and restore allies’ health.
• Spearmen: Excel at attacking and fighting on horseback, but cost more. They have high-damage skills.
• Archers: Attack enemies at range and can make reaction shots during the opponent’s turn. Horse archers have their own distinctive tactics.

Elite guard units

The game includes elite guard units with special abilities, each suited to its own style of play. These include the Trap Extermination Camp, the First-Ascended Death Squad, the White Horse Volunteers, the Qingzhou Army, the Flying Bear Army, the Danyang Army, the Jingzhou Spear Camp, the Three River Cavalry and Dancers.