Game setup: Alexander the Great (Greece), Earl difficulty

About this game

Developer: Oxide Games · Publisher: Xbox Game Studios · Platform: PC (Steam) · Art style: Stylized 3D · Screen type: Settings / System

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What to study

The pre-game setup screen pairs a full-height leader portrait with a single settings panel: difficulty (EARL, i.e. Normal), map type (generate new map), a nations-count slider set to 8, and a Create Game button. The panel is the whole decision surface; the leader art is presentation. Frame at about 0:29 in the Launch trailer (Steam). Disclosure: a small blue play-triangle icon sits fixed at the top-left corner, a baked-in trailer artifact that does not obscure any panel content.

Patterns

How the screen is arranged.

side-panel dropdown-list slider-rows detail-panel

Components

Parts on screen.

Window Character model Toggle Slider

Screen inventory

Top 3 colors

#00050f 23%#375768 22%#081723 19%

Top three palette colors by share. The remaining colors make up the rest.

Source and credit

© Oxide Games / Xbox Game Studios, Ara: History Untold screenshot: Steam store movie (Launch trailer), shown for design study and commentary. PlayCraft is an unofficial fan project, not affiliated with or endorsed by Xbox Game Studios.

Source tier 2 (publisher-released) · screenshot: Steam store page · Steam page

Source details

Fetched 2026-11-04. verified 2026-11-04: scene-change frame inspected visually at full resolution; settled, legible, genuine game setup UI confirmed

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