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Age of Wonders Shadow Magic

Turn-based fantasy strategy with magic, diplomacy, and city sieges

Triumph Studios · Published by Paradox Interactive · Released Oct 12, 2010

RPGStrategy

Reviews
Very Positive
90% of 652
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Playing now
16
peak 24h 17
Steam Deck
Unsupported
Last update
Unknown
no patch notes found

Metacritic: 82/100 (critic reviews)

What is Age of Wonders Shadow Magic?

This turn-based fantasy strategy game has you build and upgrade cities, deal with rivals through diplomacy, and use magic in tactical battles. Its campaign brings the Shadow World and new races into the conflict. You can also play stand-alone or generated scenarios, create your own scenarios, and play against others.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy managing cities alongside tactical battles
  • +you like trying different races, units, and spells
  • +you want generated maps and tools for creating scenarios

Not for you if...

  • you prefer real-time battles to turn-based planning
  • you want strategy without city management or diplomacy

What players say

90% of 652 reviews are positive

Players praise the variety of races and spells, the artwork, and the music. Some report crashes or black screens on launch, while others find the interface and maps hard to read.

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Age of Wonders Shadow Magic

Age of Wonders Shadow Magic system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS
Windows 95 or later
Processor
Intel Pentium 300+ CPU
Graphics
DirectX compatible graphic card
Memory
64MB RAM
Storage
500MB hard disk

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Steam features
Family Sharing

Steam Deck: Unsupported

  • Not supported on SteamOS

Multiplayer and co-op

Languages

Text only: English.

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