• Your Country.  Earn the trust of your people and build your reputation around the world with a variety of improvements: from forges to libraries, from citadels to cathedrals, from public parks to industrial factories. In addition, you have in your hands the greatest architectural masterpieces ever created by man. 
• Lead your people through different eras.  Lead your country through twelve unique technological eras, nurturing brilliant and inventive people. Prepare to make difficult choices about where to direct humanity’s greatest minds. Towards the end of each era, you determine the path your scientists will take into the future – and one that will forever change the present. 
• A rich and growing economy.  Collect the gifts of nature and direct the people’s industriousness in the right direction with the help of a deeply developed system of crafts. What do you prefer: to produce luxury goods, such as lavish feasts, to provide your cities and citizens with all the benefits, or invest in the creation of equipment – weapons, to prepare your armies to defend the nation or conquer rivals? Whatever you choose, you will have to carefully manage resources and production. Only maximum efficiency will help you get ahead of your rivals and achieve wealth and prosperity. 
• Your Laws.  Choose from dozens of the most influential figures in history. Bring your plans to life and shape the world as you see fit. In Ara, each leader—player, friend, or foe—has a unique playstyle that influences the gameplay, as well as character traits and powerful abilities based on their historical counterpart. 
• Truly simultaneous moves.  All countries make moves simultaneously. This mechanic, which is not typical for turn-based strategies, is unpredictable and often leads to unexpected turns. The fate of the country depends not only on your decisions, but also on your ability to predict the actions of your opponents. Are you able to lead your people? 
• Defend your people on land, sea and in the air.  In the game world of Ara, warfare is not uncommon – the development of your people and their military power has been facilitated by military conflicts for thousands of years. Develop technologies, improve weapons and get rid of rivals. Improve the economy and industry in wartime to gain an advantage. Try to anticipate the moves of the enemy, because everything is decided here and now – truly simultaneously. 

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