0 A.D..
By Wildfire Games
0 A.D. is a historical real-time strategy game made by Wildfire Games' international volunteer team. Build a city, gather resources and raise an army with a civilization whose units, buildings and technologies shape its play style. Citizen soldiers can work as well as fight, tying economic decisions to military strength. An included map editor and accessible game files also make it a place to explore scenario design and modding.
The F7 Insight
The citizen-soldier system makes 0 A.D. especially interesting: economic workers and military units are partly the same people. That connection gives small changes in timing a strategic cost, a useful idea for designers exploring economy and combat together.
A closer look.
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Distinct civilizations and technology trees
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Citizen soldiers who build, gather and fight
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Atlas map editor and mod support
Sources & credits
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- Official developer, gameplay and gratis-download statementChecked 10 Oct 2026
- Official gameplay, editor and modding featuresChecked 10 Oct 2026
- Official Windows, macOS and Linux downloadsChecked 10 Oct 2026
- Explicit permission to use these logos to describe the gameChecked 10 Oct 2026
Artwork acknowledgments
0 A.D. Empires Ascendant logo © Wildfire Games. Used under official permission to describe 0 A.D. and link to its website. Original image, unchanged.