Warlock 2: The Exiled
Turn-based fantasy strategy with spellcasting across fractured worlds
Ino-Co Plus · Published by Paradox Interactive · Released Apr 10, 2014
- Reviews
- Mixed
- 70% of 1,309
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Playing now
- 12
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- Unknown
- no patch notes found
Metacritic: 73/100 (critic reviews)
What is Warlock 2: The Exiled?
You command a Great Mage in a turn-based fantasy strategy game, moving armies across hex maps, researching and casting spells, and fighting rival mages and creatures. The Exiled campaign follows your return from banishment to Ardania through fractured realms; sandbox mode uses randomly generated maps. You can play alone or in multiplayer.
For you if...
- +you like turn-based conquest with armies and spells
- +you prefer customizable sandboxes on randomly generated maps
- +you enjoy choosing a mage with distinct abilities
Not for you if...
- −you want diplomatic victories instead of military conquest
- −you prefer real-time battles to turn-based commands
What players say
70% of 1,309 reviews are positive
Players praise the variety of factions and units and the sandbox's customization. Complaints include uneven difficulty and a slow pace later in games; some players also report crashes or a cumbersome interface.
Screenshots and trailer
Warlock 2: The Exiled system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows Vista 64-bit, Windows 7 64-bit
- Processor
- Dual Core CPU with 2,66GHz clock speed or higher
- Graphics
- nVidia GeForce 8600 GT or ATI Radeon HD 6570
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 2 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
Recommended
- OS
- Windows Vista 64-bit, Windows 7 64-bit or Windows 8 64-bit
- Processor
- Intel I3-3240 @ 3.4 GHz or AMD Phenom II X4 955 @ 3.2 GHz
- Graphics
- nVidia GeForce 550 Ti or ATI Radeon HD 6850
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 2 GB available space
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Achievements
- 74
- Steam features
- Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Steam Deck: Playable
- Default controller config not fully functional
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Full audio: English, Russian. Text only: German.
Tags
7 DLC available.
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