# Ancient Empires 2 Remake Free

> Turn-based tactics & strategy: 3 campaigns, 200+ maps, map editor.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.statlex.ancientempirestrikeback](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.statlex.ancientempirestrikeback)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.statlex.ancientempirestrikeback`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** DimTurov
- **Category:** GAME\_STRATEGY
- **Downloads:** 280,349
- **Rating:** 4.12 / 5 (8,506 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.29.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-15
- **First published:** 2015-05-03
- **Publisher country:** SE
- **Size:** 21 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-10-09
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.statlex.ancientempirestrikeback)
- **Website:** [https://webbestmaster.github.io](https://webbestmaster.github.io/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://github.com/DimTurov/privacy-policy](https://github.com/DimTurov/privacy-policy)

## Description

**Ancient Empires 2 Remake Free** brings the classic fantasy turn-based strategy experience to Android. Lead Galamar and Valadorn across three story campaigns spanning 22 missions, featuring escort, rescue, siege, survival, and capture objectives. Battle across 200+ skirmish maps with up to four players in hot-seat multiplayer or challenge AI across three difficulty levels.

Build armies, capture castles and farms, use terrain to your advantage, gain unit experience, and command powerful heroes and fantasy units. The full-featured map editor lets you create maps up to 32×32 tiles, customize terrain and units, then share your creations through export and import. With configurable battle animations, touch-friendly controls, autosave, undo, offline play, and data transfer support, this remake delivers classic tactics with modern Android convenience.

## Rankings

- #136,428 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`
- `com.statlex.ancientempirestrikeback.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

## Review summary

Players praise Ancient Empire: Strike Back for its nostalgic, simple and strategic appeal and its solid port to modern devices. They like the turn-based, chess-like depth and the easy-to-use UI, including map zoom. However, multiple reviews call for more content (maps/units/terrain) and report AI bugs and stability issues, along with dissatisfaction from fans about changes to the original game. Overall it’s a commendable remake that could benefit from updates and fixes.

### Pros

- Nostalgia and classic feel from older titles
- Simple, accessible gameplay
- Deep, turn-based strategy that feels like chess
- User-friendly UI features such as map zoom and convenient interface
- Solid remake/port to modern devices preserving core experience

### Cons

- Limited maps and a persistent demand for more maps, units, and terrain
- AI behavior issues where bots favor certain units (and map-editor AI bugs)
- Stability bugs like occasional crashes or forced returns to the main menu
- Changes made in updates that some long-time players feel alter the original game's balance/feel

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