Ara: History Untold Strategy Game Coming to Xbox Game Pass on Day One
Over the past several years Xbox has gone to great effort to bring back one of its most popular PC game franchises, Age of Empires. The revival of the real-time strategy game series has apparently awoken other interests within Xbox Game Studios in other PC-focused genres, too. As part of the Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase, Xbox unveiled a new game named Ara: History Untold. Instead of a real-time strategy game, Ara: History Untold will instead be a turn-based grand strategy release.
If those watching the announcement trailer for Ara: History Untold confused it for the reveal of a new Civilization game, they weren't alone. The cinematic trailer for Ara: History Untold featured a narrator speaking over glimpses of interesting historical figures, locations, and moments. Only these glimpses weren't entirely accurate. For example, the Great Pyramids of Egypt and the Sphinx were shown in the snow, along a river, and Benjamin Franklin's notable kite-flying was shown overtop Stonehenge.
Big Xbox Games Are Apparently Skipping Sunday's Showcase
It's clear that Ara: History Untold won't be respecting history exactly like Age of Empires and Civilization might. Instead, it'll allow players to create their own history, creating their own version of the past. That's an alluring concept for a turn-based grand strategy game, though without gameplay it's difficult to make any assumptions.
Little else has been confirmed for Ara: History Untold at the moment. The title is confirmed solely for PC at the moment, though it'll be available both via the Xbox PC storefront and through Steam. It's also confirmed to be a day one release on PC Game Pass, naturally, though what its release date will be is unclear. Expect more information in the months to
Read more on gamerant.com
