High replayability from races, classes and random maps
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“it's still got a lot of replayability, just from the many, many different map, race and hero combinations available.”
Steam review · 96.2 h played ↗
Age of Wonders III
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 81%Very Positive · 81%Triumph Studios2014Turn-Based Strategy · Strategy · RPG
$29.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
The verdict
A deep fantasy 4X with excellent hex-based tactical battles, hero progression and huge replayability. Skip it if you want deep empire management or hate extra accounts.
Great for
Fans of Heroes of Might and Magic or Civilization who love tactical battles and hero leveling
Main risk
Shallow empire management, repetitive battles, AI spamming top-tier units, and a required third-party launcher account
What changed in the last 30 days
111 recent reviews
Most recent negative reviews protest a Paradox Discord moderation incident involving Atatürk profile pictures, not gameplay. Recent positive reviewers also say the bomb is unrelated to the game. Fairly confident.
111 recent reviews
What players love
Deep tactical hex battles
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“When armies clash, the game drops you into a hex-based battlefield where positioning, flanking, abilities and terrain actually matter.”
Steam review · 483.9 h played ↗
Rewarding hero progression and RPG elements
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 positive reviews
“My favourite part is seeing my heroes and units level up over the course of a campaign and become near invincible against the computer opponent.”
Steam review · 772.9 h played ↗
Great multiplayer, hotseat and modding
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 positive reviews
“We have played a lot of local multiplayer, as well as over the internet and it never disapointed.”
Steam review · 667.6 h played ↗
Still preferred over Age of Wonders 4
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 positive reviews
“I come back to play AOW3 after hundreds hours of AOW4, go figure why. 3 is just better in game play.”
Steam review · 323.8 h played ↗
Addictive one-more-turn loop
Mentioned in ~1 in 25 positive reviews
“me: i’ll just play a quick match. also me, 153 hours later: why is the sun gone.”
Steam review · 153.8 h played ↗
What players complain about
Races feel samey, expensive DLC
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 negative reviews
“an Orc, a Toad, and an Elf are literally just interchangeable skins wearing different stat buffs.”
Steam review · 1.9 h played ↗
Required third-party account and launcher problems
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 negative reviews
“Requires a secondary account and the devs think it is okay to defend this by saying "you don't need it for single player".”
Steam review · 0.1 h played ↗
Repetitive, slow tactical combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 negative reviews
“the tactical combat—supposedly the series' pride and joy—is painfully slow and repetitive.”
Steam review · 1.9 h played ↗
Shallow empire management and weak diplomacy
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 negative reviews
“shallow empire management and repetitive diplomatic interactions make long-term campaign play feel monotonous.”
Steam review · 8.8 h played ↗
AI cheats, unbalanced and spams top-tier units
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 negative reviews
“One of the most imbalanced games I've ever played. Opponents are massively overpowered.”
Steam review · 17.4 h played ↗
Broken online multiplayer
Mentioned in ~1 in 30 negative reviews
“Multiplayer doesn't work. We couldn't connect to a friend even through Hamachi and similar tools.”
Steam review · translated · 10 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable10 GB
Minimum
OSWindows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1
ProcessorIntel Core 2 Duo E6600 @ 2.4 Ghz or AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ @2.6 Ghz
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsnVidia 8800 / ATi Radeon HD 3870 with 512MB or Laptop integrated Intel HD 3000 with 3GB system ram
Storage10 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1
ProcessorIntel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.4 Ghz or AMD Phenom X4 9900 @ 2.6 Ghz
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsnVidia Geforce 460 1GB or AMD Radeon HD 6850 1GB
Storage10 GB available space
OSWindows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1
ProcessorIntel Core 2 Duo E6600 @ 2.4 Ghz or AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ @2.6 Ghz
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsnVidia 8800 / ATi Radeon HD 3870 with 512MB or Laptop integrated Intel HD 3000 with 3GB system ram
Storage10 GB available space
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