Aenaon
Aenaon: The Return of Ancient Greece
An early, educational adventure set in the ancient Greek world. Travel from the Greek colony of Massalia, through Poseidonia, to Olympia, meeting gods, philosophers and ordinary people, solving puzzles and competing in ancient sports on the way to winning the olive wreath of victory.
Aenaon is an independent Greek VR project set in the ancient Greek world. On Steam it has been in Early Access since 26 July 2020, priced at $13.99, and it has no user reviews yet. A Quest version, titled Aenaon VR: The Return of Ancient Greece, is sold as a demo on itch.io from $5.99 as an Android APK, and is described as in development.
The planned story follows a young traveller from home in ancient Marseilles, the Greek colony of Massalia, through Poseidonia to Olympia, with the goal of winning the kotinos, the olive wreath awarded at the Olympic Games. Along the way players meet gods, demigods, philosophers and ordinary people and take part in puzzles, games and lessons about history. Planned sports include running, javelin, wrestling, horse racing and archery, and there is a version of the ancient puzzle game Ostomachion. The available demo covers only the route as far as Poseidonia.
- Ambitious ancient Greek setting
- Combines history, philosophy and sport
- Educational aims built in
- Includes the Ostomachion puzzle
- Low cost demo
- Early Access and incomplete
- No user reviews
- Quest version needs sideloading
- Little information on development progress
- Unclear content beyond the demo