FAQ

Ara: History Untold is a historical grand strategy game that offers unique innovations in the genre, allowing players to shape human history through different leaders and strategic decisions.

Yes, Ara supports both single-player and multiplayer modes, with multiplayer options for 1-36 players.

Ara: History Untold is launching on September 24, 2024, at 8am PDT.

Ara will launch September 24^th, 2024 on PC Game Pass, Steam, and the Windows Store.

Yes, there are 3 digital editions available for pre-order:

• Standard Edition – $59.99
• Deluxe Edition – $69.99, which includes a 5-bonus leader pack and a modern leader skin pack for five leaders.
• Premium Edition – $79.99 (Steam Exclusive), which includes all Deluxe Edition content, as well as the game’s soundtrack and making of art book.

No, Ara: History Untold has no plans for microtransactions.

We define leadership in Ara as the ability to inspire change, drive history forward, and influence societies in various ways. We chose leaders that represent different playstyles and perspectives, providing diversity in gameplay.

No, Ara will not have a physical edition. It is available digitally on the Windows Store and Steam, and will also be available in PC Game Pass from day one.

Ara: History Untold has been rated:

• ESRB: E10+
• PEGI: 12
• USK: 12

While we evaluate each game individually for potential platform releases, there are no current plans for Ara to release on other platforms or stores beyond PC Game Pass, Steam, and the Windows Store.

We’re excited about the possibilities of Xbox Cloud Gaming and other cloud gaming platforms in the future. We are working on making Ara available on platforms such as GeForce NOW, and Boosteroid.

Modding is a central part of PC gaming, and we’ve built Ara with mod-ability in mind from the start. Players can start experimenting with mods at launch, and additional modding tools will be introduced post-launch.

Here are the minimum and recommended specs:

Minimum:

• OS: Windows 10 (20H1) or later
• Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 2400G / Intel i5-5300U
• Memory: 8 GB RAM
• Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 480 / Nvidia GeForce GTX 970
• GPU Memory: 4 GB RAM
• DirectX: Version 12
• Storage: 50 GB available space

Recommended:

• OS: Windows 10 (20H1) or later
• Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 / Intel i5-6400
• Memory: 16 GB RAM
• Graphics: AMD RX Vega 64 / Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080Ti
• GPU Memory: 6 GB RAM
• DirectX: Version 12
• Storage: 50 GB available space

Multiplayer requires a Microsoft Account, and players on all release platforms will be able to play multiplayer together.

Ara will unlock at 08:00 PDT on September 24^th, 2024.

Ara has a presence in a number of online forums including our social media accounts, our forums at www.arahistoryuntold.com, our Steam discussion forums, and the Ara: History Untold subreddit.

Yes, at launch Ara will feature numerous options designed to make the game more accessible. Some significant options are presented upon first launch of the game, but all of these can be found on the Accessibility menu of the Settings screen.

The game supports both Text and UI Scaling as well as an option for High Contrast Text.

Ara is also compatible with the Windows Accessibility Color Filter feature, as well as Narration. If you have the Screen Narration option selected in game but do not hear any narration, please ensure that Narration is enabled in Windows.

If you have ideas or suggestions for additional Accessibility Features we should add for Ara as we continue to develop the game, please let us know in the forums at www.arahistoryuntold.com.

Yes, these can be rebound as needed – but here are the default settings.