Age of Wonders: Planetfall
Sci-fi 4X strategy with empire building and tactical turn-based battles
Triumph Studios · Published by Paradox Interactive · Released Aug 6, 2019
- Reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 80% of 6,648
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Playing now
- 63
- peak 24h 76
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 2 years ago
- Dec 14, 2023
Metacritic: 81/100 (critic reviews)
What is Age of Wonders: Planetfall?
A sci-fi 4X strategy game played across a planetary map and turn-based tactical battlefields. Choose one of six factions, build and manage colonies, research technology, negotiate with rivals, and command customizable units while investigating the ruins of a fallen galactic empire. It includes a story campaign, random-map skirmishes, and multiplayer.
For you if...
- +you enjoy combining 4X management with tactical battles
- +you like varied factions and customizable combat units
- +you want campaign, random-map skirmishes, and multiplayer options
Not for you if...
- −you prefer streamlined strategy with little micromanagement
- −you dislike learning many modifiers, symbols, and keywords
- −you dislike frequent tactical battles during empire expansion
What players say
80% of 6,648 reviews are positive
Players most often praise the tactical battles, faction and unit variety, and Galactic Empire mode's progression between games. Common complaints call the strategic layer shallow or repetitive and say the many modifiers, keywords, and later-game tasks become tedious; some recent players also report account login or startup failures.
Screenshots and trailer
Age of Wonders: Planetfall system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 10 (64-bit)
- Processor
- Intel Core i5 (3rd Generation) or AMD FX Series processor (or equivalents)
- Graphics
- nVidia GTX 650Ti 1GB or AMD Radeon HD 7770 (or equivalents)
- Memory
- 6 GB RAM
- Storage
- 20 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
- Notes
- Network connection required for cloud saves and multiplayer.
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10 (64-bit)
- Processor
- Intel Core i5 (7th or 8th Generation) or AMD Ryzen 5
- Graphics
- nVidia GeForce GTX 1060 3GB or AMD Radeon RX 570 4GB (or equivalents)
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 20 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
- Notes
- Network connection required for cloud saves and multiplayer.
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Third-party account
- Paradox Account (for Multi-player) (Supports Linking to Steam Account)
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS
- Achievements
- 80
- 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. Text only: French, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Russian, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Korean.
Tags
- Strategy
- Turn-Based Strategy
- 4X
- Sci-fi
- Character Customization
- Turn-Based
- Economy
- Management
- Dinosaurs
- Tactical
- Futuristic
- City Builder
- Space
- Hex Grid
- Singleplayer
- PvP
Recent updates
- Dec 14, 2023 · Update of minimum requirements for Age of Wonders: Planetfall
- May 10, 2021 · Age of Wonders: Planetfall - Update V1.404 "Triceratops 2"
- Dec 3, 2020 · Age of Wonders: Planetfall - Update V1.403 "Triceratops Hotfix 3"
- Nov 19, 2020 · Age of Wonders: Planetfall - Update V1.402 "Triceratops Hotfix 2"
- Nov 12, 2020 · Age of Wonders: Planetfall - Update V1.401 "Triceratops Hotfix"
5 DLC available.
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