0 A.D.

Also known as 0AD, Zero A.D.

A historical real-time strategy game about ancient civilizations. Play skirmishes and scenarios against the AI, or multiplayer over the internet or a local network. Release 28 in February 2026 was its first release without the alpha label.

At a glance

Developer
Wildfire Games
Genres
Strategy, Real-time strategy
Modes
Single-player, Multiplayer
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
First released
2010
Licence
GPL-2.0-or-later (art: CC-BY-SA-3.0)

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Sources

Checked against these sources on October 22, 2026 by GameHunt editorial (research assisted by Claude).