AQUILA VII – The Legions Come Alive on PC

AQUILA VII – The Legions Come Alive on PC

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AQUILA VII – The Legions Come Alive, promotional cover artwork.

Take command of detailed miniature armies in a Roman tactical RTS where positioning, formations, and timing shape every battle.

Lead the armies of Rome, the Barbarians, Ptolemaic Egypt, Carthage, and Numidia. Build a force from 71 troop types, from disciplined legionaries and veteran spearmen to mobile cavalry, war elephants, and siege engines. Protect your archers, threaten the flanks, and keep an eye on morale, stamina, ammunition, and supplies as the battle unfolds.

Pause at any moment to assess the situation and issue orders. Set destinations and facing, queue movements, organize command groups, and coordinate your next attack before resuming the action.

Capture settlements, recruit reinforcements, secure supply routes, and defend key positions. Fight through seven historical campaigns covering Caesar, Scipio, Hannibal, Marius, and Sulla, alongside five original AQUILA VII missions. The full game offers 54 scenarios: 37 campaign missions and 17 skirmish maps, with terrain and objectives that call for different plans.

Key features

  • Five playable cultures and 71 troop types with distinct equipment, strengths, and battlefield roles.
  • 54 scenarios across historical campaigns, original story missions, and skirmishes.
  • Single-player skirmishes up to 4v4: command your army alongside AI allies against enemy armies.
  • Tactical formations: use lines, wedges, columns, loose formations, spear walls, and the Roman testudo where supported.
  • Pause and plan: queue orders, set facing, create command groups, and coordinate attacks before resuming the action.
  • Siege warfare and fortifications: construct palisades, walls, and gates; bring ballistae, catapults, and battering rams against enemy defenses.
  • Reconnaissance and logistics: scout through the fog of war, protect supply routes, and support armies away from home.
  • A persistent legion system: preserve veteran cohorts, replace casualties, and earn honors through historical campaigns.
  • Detailed miniature-style armies, visible casualties, a controllable battlefield camera, save/load, and a model gallery.
  • Five interface languages: English, Italian, French, Spanish, and German, with English and Italian voice lines.

AQUILA VII is a single-player Windows game, playable offline with mouse and keyboard.

What’s new in version 0.39?

The latest release refines how battles look, sound, and respond to your commands. Contextual order feedback also works during tactical pause, while cavalry charges, melee presentation, camera controls, terrain, lighting, and the sound mix have received further attention. A more compact HUD keeps more of the battlefield in view, and a short tactical exercise helps you practise the essentials.

Try the free Windows demo

The free demo includes 15 playable scenarios: the five original campaign missions, five battles from Caesar’s Gallic Wars, and five skirmish maps ranging from 1v1 to 4v4. All five cultures are represented. AQUILA VII is an independent project that continues to evolve, and player feedback helps guide future improvements.

Download the free demo on itch.io or explore the full Windows game.

Screenshots

In-game captures show the armies, formations, fortifications, and English command interface. Some images include promotional captions. Click an image to open it at full resolution.

Roman legionaries and opposing infantry clash in formation in AQUILA VII.
Infantry formations meet on the battlefield.
Egyptian phalanxes, archers and artillery in a desert battle with the English AQUILA VII interface.
Hold the line with spears, archers and artillery.
Roman troops beside stone walls under construction, with the AQUILA VII fortifications panel open.
Build walls and gates to strengthen your position.
Roman legionaries and praetorians selected in battle, with the English AQUILA VII orders and formations interface.
Command your formations with tactical orders and a clear battlefield HUD.
Roman units advancing in testudo formation with the English AQUILA VII command interface.
Advance under a roof of shields with the Roman testudo.

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