Ancestors Legacy

The player has a choice to play the campaign scenario or multiplayer game in which he can choose to play one of the four civilizations: Vikings, Anglo-Saxons, Teutons, or Slavs [8] (Saracens with the Saladin's Conquest DLC). The game features a day/night cycle which changes the way factions play.

Single player

The game has a campaign or two for every nation. The Anglo-Saxon campaign has the likes of Edward the Confessor, William the Conqueror and Earl of Huntingdon.[9] For the Vikings campaign the game is set in 793 and is divided in two parts. The first part is set during the raid of Lindisfarne's monastery which was the fundamental beginning of Viking Age and serves as a tutorial. Once the tutorial is completed the other campaigns become available.[10] The second part is set in 892 and is dedicated to Rurik, a Varangian chieftain during the Ladoga campaign.[11] The Slavs and Teutons have a campaign each. During the campaigns, the AI is playing stronge as it is able to replace losses and send large armies to your base.[10]

Multi player

The multiplayer aspect of the game provides Domination and Annihilation choices[12] during which a player can have as many as 10 squads.[10] Multiplayer battles can take place on 15 maps prepared for 2, 4 or 6 players (1v1, 2v2 or 3v3).