As part of the NCMA Explore project, we developed a set of 5 single-player videogames, each one linked thematically to one of the civilizations featured in NCMA Explore: the Sicán culture of ancient Peru, the Maya of ancient Mexico, New Kingdom ancient Egypt, the Roman Empire, and Delian League-era ancient Greece.
PyramidQuest is a city builder where your resources and construction are historically accurate to the ancient Sicán culture of northern Peru.
The Mesoamerican Ballgame (also called the Prehispanic Ballgame) was banned by Spanish colonizers and the rules lost, but researchers have been working to reconstruct them. Our version is based on work by La Federación Mexicana de Juegos y Deportes Autoctonos y Tradicionales.
Tomb Hero is a stealth game, but with a twist: instead of collecting treasure, you must return treasure that has been stolen by tomb robbers.
Saturnalia Celebrations is an organizer game set in an ancient Roman villa, and you are preparing for Saturnalia, one of the largest celebrations on the Roman calendar.
Cargo Boss is a trading game set in the Aegean Sea, where you connect Greek city-states in a trade network and dodge pirates and storms.