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Ara: History Untold review: a pretty, almost great resource management game chafing under a 4X suit


I am puzzled by Ara Colon History Untold's priorities. At its heart are a couple of interesting ideas undermined by its own determination to put the wrong thing on centre stage. Make a rich and elaborate resource management game with an unorthodox research system, but then spend so much time on a simultaneous turn system and detailed animations that you're left with a cumbersome interface and lifeless AI, and you too might wind up making Ara.


There's an almost great game here, but it's all neglected and bruised from being shoved into the packaging of a lacklustre 4X.


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What an incredible four days it's been!

Hello Leaders,

What an incredible four days it’s been! Since launch, we’ve been thrilled to see so many of you dive into the world of Ara: History Untold. Your feedback and excitement are what drive us, and we’re overwhelmed with gratitude for your support, reviews, and comments. Seeing the many different strategies and paths you’re taking through history has been truly inspiring.

With so many of you playing, we’ve been closely monitoring your reports and bug submissions, and the team has been hard at work. We’ve already pushed two patches to address some early issues, and we have another one in the pipeline that will be going live early next week. We’re committed to keeping the game running smoothly and addressing any concerns that arise as quickly as possible.

One issue we know some of you have encountered is a rare flickering texture bug on certain machine configurations. We want you to know that we’re actively investigating the cause and will have a fix for this out as soon as we can. Thank you for your patience while we work through this.

The patch planned for early next week will include a number of performance optimizations based on live player data, alongside a variety of other bug fixes based on your reports. It’s a bigger one than our first two hot fixes, and we’re excited for you to see it.

This is just the beginning. We’re listening closely and are dedicated to making Ara: History Untold the best it can be. Your feedback has been invaluable, and we really appreciate your patience and continued support as we push forward.

Thank you for being a part of this journey with us. Keep exploring, keep conquering, and most importantly, keep enjoying the game!

— The Ara: History Untold Team

Patch notes for 1.0.2

Based on user reports, we've identified and resolved an issue that some have reported regarding frame-pacing / limiting with VSync on specific hardware configurations.

Patch notes for 1.0.1.4

Based on user reports, we were able to identify and fix a crash that would usually occur when starting a new game. Please keep the feedback coming, we're listening!

Ara: History Untold - Launch Livestream

Come watch Ara: History Untold played live for launch day!