Xbox will release Ara: History Untold in September

Ara: History Untold will be released on September 24, 2024, publisher Xbox Game Studios has announced.

The turn-based historical grand strategy title, which is developed by Ashes of the Singularity studio Oxide Games, will be released for Windows PC and Steam.

As a first-party Xbox title, it will be available on day one with PC Game Pass.

According to an official description of the game, it features “beloved classic PC strategy mechanics alongside innovative gameplay like a national crafting economy, true simultaneous turn resolution, a non-linear technology tree and cloud-backed synchronous/asynchronous multiplayer”.

It also promises “an expansive and vibrant presentation where you can zoom out from surveying the very edges of your empire all the way down to your citizens living their daily lives”.

Oxide Games president Marc Meyer, and head of Ara for Xbox Game Studios, Brian Stone, showcased the game during an appearance on the latest episode of the Official Xbox Podcast, which is viewable at the top of this page.

The podcast also includes an in-depth look at Age of Mythology: Retold, which received a September release date at Sunday’s Xbox Games Showcase.

The event was also used to announce release dates for World of Warcraft: The War Within and Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, and to reiterate that Avowed and Indiana Jones and the Great Circle are still coming this year too.

Here’s a round-up of all the big news from this year’s Xbox Games Showcase, including the announcements of Gears of War: E-Day and Doom: The Dark Ages.