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Age of Wonders 4

Fantasy 4X strategy with custom empires and tactical turn-based battles

Triumph Studios · Published by Paradox Interactive · Released May 2, 2023

RPGStrategy

Reviews trending down: 68% positive in the last 30 days vs 79% overall Third-party account required

Reviews
Mostly Positive
79% of 18K
Recent reviews
Mixed
68% of 195 in 30 days
Players
4,515
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
1 day ago
Nov 6, 2026
Minimum PC
GTX 670
8 GB RAM · 35 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Age of Wonders 4?

A fantasy 4X strategy game where you create a faction, explore customizable realms, expand cities and armies, form alliances or pursue conquest, master magical tomes, and fight turn-based tactical battles. Returning Wizard Kings seek to rule the realms as gods.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy empire building and turn-based tactical battles
  • +you want extensive faction and realm customization
  • +you value varied strategies across repeated playthroughs

Not for you if...

  • −you prefer linear campaigns over open-ended strategy games
  • −you want action combat instead of turn-based battles

What players say

79% of 17,949 reviews are positive · 68% of 195 in the last 30 days

Players most often praise the faction customization, strategic variety, and replayability. The dominant complaint concerns the amount and price of DLC, with some calling the base game limited without it. Players also report frequent multiplayer desyncs and other bugs, including campaigns becoming unstable after updates.

Players over time

▲ +22% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 4,515 players on Nov 7, 2026.

Show the data
DayPlayers
Nov 7, 20264,515
Nov 6, 20262,732
Nov 5, 20261,862
Nov 4, 20262,178
Nov 3, 2026986
Nov 2, 20261,036
Nov 1, 20261,448
Oct 31, 20261,392
Oct 30, 2026944
Oct 29, 2026946
Oct 28, 2026995
Oct 27, 20261,346
Oct 26, 20261,483
Oct 25, 20261,882
Oct 24, 20261,771
Oct 23, 20261,512
Oct 22, 20261,513
Oct 21, 20261,506
Oct 20, 20261,618
Oct 18, 20261,988
Oct 17, 20261,871
Oct 16, 20261,624
Oct 15, 20261,711
Oct 14, 20261,685
Oct 13, 20261,833
Oct 11, 20262,201
Oct 10, 20261,946
Oct 9, 20261,794
Oct 8, 20261,758
Oct 7, 20261,748
Oct 6, 20261,806
Oct 4, 20262,114
Oct 3, 20261,820
Oct 2, 20261,483
Oct 1, 20261,350
Sep 30, 20261,319
Sep 29, 20261,322
Sep 27, 20261,720
Sep 26, 20261,440
Sep 25, 20261,313
Sep 24, 20261,338
Sep 23, 20261,158
Sep 23, 20261,322
Sep 22, 20261,358
Sep 21, 20262,001

How many players finish Age of Wonders 4?

8.7% of Steam players have unlocked «Grexolis», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

Age of Wonders 4 screenshot 1

Age of Wonders 4 system requirements

Minimum: GTX 670, 8 GB RAM, 35 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows® 10 Home 64 Bit (version 21H1)
Processor
Intel® Core™ i5-2500K or AMD® Ryzen™ 5 1600X
Graphics
Nvidia® 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
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
35 GB available space
DirectX
Version 12
Notes
1080p (30FPS)

Recommended

OS
Windows® 10 Home 64 Bit or Windows® 11 (latest)
Processor
Intel® Core™ i7-9700K or AMD® Ryzen™ 5 5600X
Graphics
Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 1070 Ti (8GB) or AMD® Radeon™ RX 5700 XT (8GB)
Memory
16 GB RAM
Storage
>35 GB available space
DirectX
Version 12
Notes
1080p (60FPS)

Does Age of Wonders 4 have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: co-op online; PvP online. It also has a single-player mode. Crossplay with other platforms is declared. With Remote Play Together, one copy is enough to play the local modes online with friends.

Does Age of Wonders 4 run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • The launcher or setup tool may need the touchscreen or virtual keyboard
  • Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
  • External controllers are not supported for the primary player

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Third-party account
Paradox Account (For Multi-player) (Supports Linking to Steam Account)
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
114
Steam features
Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Age rating
13+
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese.

Does Age of Wonders 4 use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Nov 6, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

14 DLC available.

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