Deep faction and ruler customization
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 positive reviews
“The sheer amount of customization of your race is the main thing that keeps me playing & invested for so long”
Steam review · 395.3 h played ↗
Age of Wonders 4
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 82%Very Positive · 82%Triumph Studios20234X · Turn-Based Strategy · Strategy
The verdict
A deep, highly replayable fantasy 4X with Heroes-style tactical combat and excellent faction customization. Skip it if you want multiplayer that works or hate Paradox's expensive DLC.
Great for
Solo players who love fantasy 4X, building custom races and heroes, and tactical turn-based battles
Main risk
Paying a lot for DLC and hitting desyncs or crashes, especially in multiplayer
What players love
Huge replayability
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“I have literally done 5 playthroughs, each one was completely different”
Steam review · 152.2 h played ↗
Accessible and addictive despite complexity
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“Cant stop playing. Deep and so many different ways to play. I always need one more turn.”
Steam review · 136.1 h played ↗
Tome and transformation magic system
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“during the course of a campaign, you can unlock spells that vastly alter the appearance and abilities of your race”
Steam review · 116.4 h played ↗
Engaging tactical combat with 4X
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“Perfect fusion of tactical combat and 4X strategy.”
Steam review · 52.1 h played ↗
Pantheon meta-progression
Mentioned in ~1 in 19 positive reviews
“the pantheon system is honestly something other games should take notes on”
Steam review · 636.9 h played ↗
What players complain about
Overpriced, excessive DLC
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 negative reviews
“The base game is essentially a barebones demo. Before buying, tally up the DLC costs—there's a mountain of them”
Steam review · 432.9 h played ↗
Multiplayer desyncs and instability
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“the multiplayer is a mess with frequent desyncs and it doesn't seem like the developers are trying to fix that at all.”
Steam review · 235.7 h played ↗
Frequent crashes and freezes
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“it crashes on turn end constantly. Without mods. On the lowest settings.”
Steam review · 227.8 h played ↗
Poor performance and optimization
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 negative reviews
“this game gives me 30-40 FPS for a turn-based battle with 10 units on screen, and stutters all over the place”
Steam review · 18.8 h played ↗
Samey runs despite customization
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 negative reviews
“No matter how unique your start is, every single run bleeds into each-other.”
Steam review · 49.2 h played ↗
Weak AI that cheats
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 negative reviews
“the blatant AI cheating even on the easiest difficult really ruins the experience”
Steam review · 612.5 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable35 GB
Minimum
OSWindows® 10 Home 64 Bit (version 21H1)
ProcessorIntel® Core™ i5-2500K or AMD® Ryzen™ 5 1600X
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia® GeForce™ GTX 670 (2GB) or AMD® Radeon™ HD 7870 (2GB) or Intel® Arc™ A380 (6GB) or Intel® Iris™ Xe G7 (Tiger Lake) or AMD® Radeon™ Vega 8
Storage35 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows® 10 Home 64 Bit or Windows® 11 (latest)
ProcessorIntel® Core™ i7-9700K or AMD® Ryzen™ 5 5600X
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia® GeForce™ GTX 1070 Ti (8GB) or AMD® Radeon™ RX 5700 XT (8GB)
Storage>35 GB available space
OSWindows® 10 Home 64 Bit (version 21H1)
ProcessorIntel® Core™ i5-2500K or AMD® Ryzen™ 5 1600X
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia® GeForce™ GTX 670 (2GB) or AMD® Radeon™ HD 7870 (2GB) or Intel® Arc™ A380 (6GB) or Intel® Iris™ Xe G7 (Tiger Lake) or AMD® Radeon™ Vega 8
Storage35 GB available space
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