Deployment / Ways to play

Your team. Your kind of fight.

From a head-to-head duel to a ten-player objective match. Find the format that fits your squad.

In development

The website does not launch a game or join a matchmaking queue. Playlist availability will be announced here.

Official playlists

Choose your deployment.

01
2 players

1v1 Duel

Free-For-All

Pure head-to-head combat. One opponent. Every decision matters.

Player hostedIn development
02
4 players

2v2 Doubles

Team Deathmatch

Small-team competitive combat. Trade together. Control the fight.

Player hostedIn development
04
8 players

4v4 Arena

Team Deathmatch

Classic team combat. Hold your ground and break their formation.

Player hostedIn development
05
10 players

5v5 Bomb Defuse

Bomb Defuse

Ancient Nest’s primary large-team tactical playlist. Plant, defend, or defuse.

Player hostedIn development
Hosting model

Player hosted. Built to connect.

Official playlists are designed for player-hosted matches. Ranked playlists may move to dedicated servers as competitive services develop. Hosting requirements and final availability will be documented before release.

Custom games

Set your own terms.

Supported custom-game formats
Game typeSupported formatPlayers
Free-For-AllIndividual competition2–10
Team Deathmatch1v1–5v52–10
Bomb Defuse1v1–5v52–10

Custom games are separate from ranked matchmaking.

PC / Steam

The next step is coming.

Ancient Nest’s Steam page and release date will be announced when ready. No store link or playable release is available from this website yet.

Target platform: PC · Release: TBD