Ara: History Untold
Build a nation and lead your people throughout history to the pinnacles of human achievement as you explore new lands, develop arts and culture, conduct diplomacy, and go head-to-head with your rivals to prove…
Ara: History Untold is an adventure developed by Oxide Games, released 24 September 2024 on Xbox Series X|S and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Ara: History Untold is
Ara: History Untold is an adventure game developed by Oxide Games and released in 2024. It was published by Xbox Game Studios. It is available on Xbox Series X|S and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Nitrous.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Explore a dynamic living world filled with life and charm across sweeping landscapes, ranging from tropical jungles to sand-swept deserts. Find the resources you need to develop your nation and witness it come to life through its people – each citizen has a unique story that you create and influence with your decisions. Infinite replay-ability arises from each game’s procedurally generated environment and the unique challenges it creates, so no two games will ever be the same.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are historical. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.
How it was received
Ara: History Untold holds a critic score of 75 out of 100. That places it above 49% of the 7,530 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2024 averaged 76, so it scored about average for its year.
What it launched against
Ara: History Untold launched on 24 September 2024, within three weeks of Silent Hill 2, The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, Astro Bot and Metaphor: ReFantazio. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 4 years into the Xbox Series's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Silent Hill 2, The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, Astro Bot, Metaphor: ReFantazio.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Ara: History Untold yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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