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Ancient Frontier Gets New Expansion Adding Over 20 Hours of New Content


Fair Weather Studios has announced new expansion for Ancient Frontier.



Fair Weather Studios have officially announced that the new standalone expansion to their 2017 turn-based strategy Ancient Frontier will have 20+ hours worth of content for the main campaign not including the optional side missions and events. Ancient Frontier: Steel Shadows is set to broaden the universe and lore by allowing players first-hand experience of pirates that roam the rim of the known galaxy. Set in a sci-fi universe on the frontier of known space. Ancient Frontier: Steel Shadows puts players in the command hot seat of a fleet of ships doing battle in tactical turn-based combat. Build a fleet of pirates over time, hire a diverse crew, and level up to become the deadliest pirate in 12 systems.

Featuring a fully voiced story, RPG progression, and including the Random Event and Crew Free DLCs from the original Ancient Frontier that released earlier this year. Ancient Frontier: Steel Shadows is coming Q4 2018 to Steam.

About Ancient Frontier


  • A full campaign with over 20 story missions
  • Over 50 procedurally generated side missions
  • Dynamic initiative-based turn-based combat
  • Purchase, outfit, and control the unique pirate faction ships
  • Hire and assign crew members that gain experience and power along with your ships
  • Hire unique mercenaries and ships to add to your fleet
  • Experience over 50 random events
  • Customize your play style by unlocking technologies in an extensive Tech Tree
  • Large, detailed maps to fight across space
  • Three different strategic resources to manage
  • Dozens of different weapon systems and abilities to control
  • Includes both free DLCs; Ancient Frontier - The Crew and Ancient Frontier - Quests and Events

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