Driftland: The Magic Revival

Fantasy real-time strategy with floating islands and indirect unit control

Star Drifters · Released Apr 18, 2019

Indie RPG Simulation Strategy

Reviews: Mostly Positive; 72% of 2,016
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Playing now: 4; peak 24h 7
Steam Deck: Unsupported
Last update: 2 years ago; Apr 8, 2024

Free demo available, 0 playing it now: get the demo.

Metacritic: 76/100 (critic reviews)

What is Driftland: The Magic Revival?

This top-down fantasy strategy game puts you in charge of a small realm on a shattered planet held together by magic after an ancient war. In campaigns and multiplayer, you explore procedurally generated maps, move and connect floating islands, build a kingdom with resources and magic, and guide battles by setting goals for units rather than controlling them directly.

For you if...

+you prefer relaxed strategy over constant unit micromanagement
+you like building economies across longer campaign missions
+you enjoy fantasy settings and managing a growing kingdom

Not for you if...

−you want precise control over your army in battle
−you prefer fast missions with constant action
−you expect varied objectives from one mission to the next

What players say

72% of 2,016 reviews are positive

Players praise the floating-island mechanic, relaxed pace, and visual style. Common complaints are slow, repetitive missions and units that do not reliably respond to goals during combat.

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Driftland: The Magic Revival system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: 64-bit Windows 7
Processor: AMD Ryzen 3 or Intel Core i3 (3 Ghz)
Graphics: AMD Radeon 7970 or NVIDIA GeForce 770 or or equivalent DirectX 11 card
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Storage: 5 GB available space
DirectX: Version 11