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Rule a fantasy realm of your own design! Explore new magical realms in Age of Wonders’ signature blend of 4X strategy and turn-based tactical combat. Control a faction that grows and changes as you expand your empire with each turn!
Age of Wonders 4 is a strategy, 4x and character customization game
developed by Triumph Studios
and published by Paradox Interactive.
Released on May 02nd 2023 is available only on Windows
in 9 languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Russian and Simplified Chinese.
It has received 17,653 reviews of which 14,400 were positive and 3,253 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.0 out of 10. 😊
The game is currently priced at 49.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for 25.54€ on Instant Gaming.
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Windows
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows® 10 Home 64 Bit (version 21H1)
- Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-2500K or AMD® Ryzen™ 5 1600X
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- 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
- DirectX: Version 12
- Storage: 20 GB available space
- Additional Notes: 1080p (30FPS)
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Heroes of Might and magic + Civilization. Even without the expansions it is a very solid game that can be replayed many times over.
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I don't write reviews very often, but this game... man, this game... Let's start with the fact that the only Age of Wonders game I've played before this was Planetfall. This game is a HUGE step up from that experience (not that Planetfall was bad, this is just leagues better.) - The customization is incredible, and provides ample roleplaying opportunities for those who enjoy that. - It's turn based and you can have plenty of fun against the AI, so no need to rely on an active online community. - The game has open mod support, a big win in my eyes. Though the game is perfectly fun as is. Now let's look at a few downsides. - DLC is pricy, especially if you want both expansion packs as it might total the amount of an entirely second game. - Lag and performance issues on large maps with high player counts. - Online co-op suffers from desync issues that may regularly cause you to go through a brief reload, in some cases this can happen every turn. - Matches can be very time consuming, be prepared to save and return later. Even someone who spends all day gaming could find themselves spending an entire day on one massive match. Of course there are other subjective flaws to the game that other reviews may touch on. For me, this game is incredible and is my current obsession. If you like fantasy and strategy games, this is something to look into, especially on sale. Get that wishlist and find an opportunity to jump into this game.
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After one year playing, I am really satisfied with this game. By itself it is an amazing gaming. Tons of variability, top notch graphics for a fantasy game, interesting mechanics. I woudl say that only the AI is not top-class. But the reall good part is: The developers show a tremendous amount of love for this game, with relevant updates, both for those paying for DLC and for those that not; creating factions is a pleasure, renewed with every update. I am deeply grateful for them. I only dream of the many expansions they do, now and years ahead.
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Came from Total Warhammer, never player a similar game before. This game is a gem. Pros: + Game design here is really fun , a lot of things to interact with and figure out. + Programming is great, hardly felt any bugs , performance is good, never thought like there were missing QoL features or badly needed polish. + Customization options for everything are amazing - from your Ruler, to race, to heroes, to culture and even mid-game adjustments via Tomes... Separately those options are rarely new, but it's mind-boggling to see how things stack up. + Campaign map play is awesome , building your empire is a lot of fun with provinces, various resources, making your own cities from scratch and so much more. + Diplomacy is reasonably fun , a lot less binary than Total Warhammer (or even more advanced games such as in Total War Troy). + Combat is good , not Total Warhammer level of detail but satisfying, deep and enjoyable in its own right. + Game is fun in all stages , campaign starts off relatively mild and personal, then ramps up and things get cooked in the lategame, potentially reaching breakneck complexity - a lot better than steamrolling Warhammer slog I'm used to. + Lots of playstyles and viable approaches , game is very RP friendly too. + Updates\expansions add the stuff that would be unthinkable for Total Warhammer or frankly most other games. Whole new map layer for your every campaign? Your entire race changes at your command? So you can play not even a humanoid, but a customizable dragon now - and game won't break for it?! It feels surreal they actually pull it off, amazing work from the entire team. + Meta-progression , basically campaigns give progress for tree with unlockables - it feels very good, adds weights to campaigns and entices to come back for more runs over time. Base variety doesn't feel lacking either. + Characters exist between runs , like, you know, actual characters would in the universe; creating anything here is breathing life instead of making flat avatars, your people can (optionally) find themselves in your new campaigns, reminding you of the path you've walked before - which is very good for such a customizable game. + Modding is there - haven't yet dabbled into it, but at least it's a small pro; Vanilla so far is fun enough for me though. + Good atmosphere and music , game has a vibe to get lost in. Cons: - It may be a bit overwhelming if you're unexperienced like me; Take it slow and I promise it's worth learning the game. - Reliant on magical themes , I would wish that I could do a mostly non-magical playthrough, but I can already go with a variety of more "grounded" magic\alchemy. Besides, it fits lore and atmosphere a lot better the way it is now. - Some interactions and pop-up events can get repetitive , I feel like there could be more variety\flavor in content like that. Probably fixable by modding, but it doesn't bother me much - it's a relatively small part of the game. TL;DR Game is very good, if you think you'll like it - try it for sure.
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Short Review: YES... thumbs up... it's enjoyable, fun to play (now), and will soak up countless hours of happiness. Buy it! Long Review: First off, a bit of background... I'm an old PC Gamer who loves the 4X-format. I have played EVERY version of AoW as they released including AoW1 back in 1999. I spent a LONG time playing AoW3, and couldn't wait for AoW4, I was first in-line! I waited nearly a year after release of AoW4 to actually write a POSITIVE review. This game released back in May of 2023, and initially I was hypnotized by the flashy graphics and interesting game mechanics... it probably wasn't until my 2nd or 3rd game after release where I started to notice a problem... I felt alone... VERY ALONE... like I wasn't even playing anyone else (aka: the AI). Simply put, in my opinion, the AI was AFK on launch. It would just sit there and rarely do ANYTHING. It might declare war on you and... NOTHING... you might attack it, they would hide in their cities or run for the hills... you could leave empty cities 10 feet from their biggest armies and they would do NOTHING AT ALL. I kept waiting for a patch, an update, a DLC... SOMETHING that would address the AI.. I played, trying to enjoy everything else that was wonderful about the game, but the AI was just so bad... and after the first DLC came out (Dragon Dawn) and the AI WAS STILL Garbage... I played a game or two of Dragon Dawn, sank my head, and stopped playing all-together... the AI was that useless. I asked around during the 2nd DLC, Empires and Ashes... heard the AI was still broken and didn't bother. FInally... when the 3rd DLC, Primal Fury came out they did a major fix to the AI and I was back... Did they really fix the major problems with the AI? Yes, it's day and night better than the launch AI (and you don't need to buy any DLC to get the AI fix, that comes standard with the free updates). I guess this is kind of expected of a typical Paradox game. It launches with... well "issues"... and eventually, over time, it gets better and better and better. It's why i waited nearly a year to write a review on a game I started playing a year ago. Had I written an honest review a year ago, I would have given this game a Thumbs-Down. If, like me, you played this game on launch and gave up because of the AI, give it another go, they fixed the AI. If you were waiting for it to be out long enough to get enough updates to be a solid game... now is the time to jump in. As a veteran Age of Wonders player, I'd easily say WITH THE PRIMAL FURY/WOLF UPDATE, AoW4 is now every bit as good or better than the final version of AoW3... and there's still more DLCs coming (or so they say). The graphics, gameplay, spells, item forge, etc, etc, etc... it's all awesome. If you like 4X games and a fantasy setting, you owe yourself playing Aow4... you don't need the DLCs to have a good time, but they add a lot of extra content to the game. Thumbs Up, highly recommended.
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Online players
6,471
Developer
Triumph Studios
Publisher
Paradox Interactive
Release
02 May 2023
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