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7 Grand Steps: What Ancients Begat

61% positive of 300 Steam reviews

Released: 2013
Steam Deck: Playable
Platforms: Steam

Made by Mousechief.

About the game

Tagged by players

Political Sim
Turn-Based
Board Game
Abstract
Historical
Interactive Fiction
Life Sim
Choose Your Own Adventure
Time Management
Text-Based
Point & Click
Story Rich

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What players say

Recommended
I bought this extremely unique game over a decade ago, in my teens, and it marked such a before and after in my perception of what a game could be and who could make them with its engaging gameplay and simple but polished presentation that I thought it a massive success, a cornerstone of indie games that surely everyone must have stumbled upon circa 2013. I only found out that wasn't the case a couple of weeks ago…
28 h played when written. 2 found it helpful.
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Recommended
This is a very nice and relaxing game. You start with a lowborn character, form a family... and try to raise it to reach a better status, eventually to the aristocracy, the senate and beyond. Game is really special. Not many like these
33 h played when written. 0 found it helpful.
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Not recommended
7 Grand Steps is an ambitious game. It provides a single-player boardgame experience against computer-controlled AI characters set amongst the classic ages of history. Unfortunately, the experience is enormously crippled by the random elements of the game. Progress often feels the benefit of luck, and the frequent impediments to your progress are frustrating and feel beyond player control. While the various…
13 h played when written. 62 found it helpful.
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