Aetas Out Now at $14.99: Classic RTS With Seven Ages and Six Peoples

Aetas released on Steam on October 16, 2026 at $14.99, developed by Consul Games.

VERIFIED Source: Steam store page (appid 5259740), checked 2026-10-17

Seven ages lie ahead, from the Stone Age to the Industrial Age, and units upgrade across them - spearmen become halberdiers and archers become riflemen.

VERIFIED Source: Steam store page (appid 5259740), checked 2026-10-17

Six peoples each have their own identity and unique unit: Franks (Paladin), Norse (Berserker), Greeks (Hoplite), Mongols (Horse archer), Arabs (Camel rider) and Chinese (Chu-ko-nu).

VERIFIED Source: Steam store page (appid 5259740), checked 2026-10-17

What the game is

Aetas is a real-time strategy game released October 16, 2026 at $14.99.

Every match starts the same way: a town center, a few workers and a forest full of wood.

From there you sow fields, mine stone and gold, raise walls and gates, and train an army to defend it all.

The description frames it as RTS the way you remember it - economy first, army second, expansion throughout.

Seven ages and units that grow with them

Seven ages lie ahead, from the Stone Age to the Industrial Age.

Your soldiers grow with the ages: spearmen become halberdiers and archers become riflemen.

That creates a real strategic fork - race ahead and you field the stronger troops, or take your time and build an economy nobody can keep up with.

Because units upgrade rather than being replaced by new units, your investment in a composition carries forward.

Six peoples, six ways to play

Franks build walls, gates, towers and forts 50% faster, and their towers shoot further; their unit is the Paladin.

Norse recover part of the cost of every enemy building they tear down, with the Berserker as their unit.

Greeks take less damage when infantry stand shoulder to shoulder, fielding the Hoplite.

Mongols get free lumber and mining camps that stand at once, and train cavalry faster, with the Horse archer.

Arabs can cover wood or stone shortages with gold and get the best market prices, with the Camel rider.

Chinese send soldiers out of the barracks five at a time and research more cheaply, with the Chu-ko-nu.

Who it is for

Each people starts differently, never gets something the others have, and plays a distinct way - so the choice is a strategy decision rather than a skin.

Your unique unit stays ahead of everyone else's in every age as long as you keep upgrading it.

It suits players who want classic base-building and army composition rather than hero units or ability spam.