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Age of Wonders: Shadow Magic
Age of Wonders: Shadow Magic is the third entry in the award winning fantasy strategy series. This fan-favorite enhances the series' praised fusion of empire building, role-playing and tactical combat with the eerie Shadow World and battle with races never before seen, across new and diverse landscapes.
- Last tracked players
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- 89.2% positive 600 reviews · via SteamSpy
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Age of Wonders: Shadow Magic is the third entry in the award winning fantasy strategy series. This fan-favorite enhances the series' praised fusion of empire building, role-playing and tactical combat with the eerie Shadow World and battle with races never before seen, across new and diverse landscapes.
Combined with the option of creating a totally unique environment with the map generator and rewriting the history of this world through the enhanced campaign editor, you are ensured a constant stream of completely new game experiences.
Key features:
Combined with the option of creating a totally unique environment with the map generator and rewriting the history of this world through the enhanced campaign editor, you are ensured a constant stream of completely new game experiences.
Key features:
- Features a full new Campaign with 5 episodes and 16 scenarios, with new characters and a new unfolding story. 19 stand-alone scenarios are included.
- Revisions to the original 12 Age of Wonders races. Each race has a new city upgrade, which comes with a new unit. For example, the Elves can build a Secret Forest, which cloaks the town and produces Treemen.
- Three entirely new races: The steppe roaming Nomads, the sinister Shadow Demons and the otherworldly Syrons.
- Use diplomacy with your rivals as you see fit. Lay siege to enemy cities with a careful balance of tactical guile and magical augmentations. You might just be destined to become the greatest Wizard-King of all time.
- Confront rivals in Multiplayer via a LAN or over the Internet for up to 8 players - options include Play by Email, Hot Seat, and the exciting Simultaneous-Turn System allowing all players to move at the same time!
- Design your very own scenarios, heroes, items, and even new Wizards with the enhanced scenario editor, challenging others to triumph over your creation.
- Use the random map generator to create new scenarios or multiplayer challenges at the click of one button!
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Minimum
- OS: Windows 95 or later
- Processor: Intel Pentium 300+ CPU
- Memory: 64MB RAM
- Graphics: DirectX compatible graphic card
- Hard Drive: 500MB hard disk
Game details Languages, features & support
- Publisher
- Paradox Interactive
- Brazilian rating
- 10
- Steam Germany rating
- 12
- Metacritic
- 82
- Features
- Single-player, Multi-player, Family Sharing
- Languages
- English
- Website
- Official website ↗
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Structured language support (1)
| Language | Interface | Full audio | Subtitles |
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| English | Yes | No | No |
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Requires agreement to a 3rd-party EULA Age of Wonders: Shadow Magic EULA
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Is Age of Wonders: Shadow Magic worth buying right now?
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Is Age of Wonders Shadow Magic free to play?
Age of Wonders Shadow Magic costs $9.99 on Steam.
What genre is Age of Wonders Shadow Magic?
Age of Wonders Shadow Magic is a RPG, Strategy game.
Who developed Age of Wonders Shadow Magic?
Age of Wonders Shadow Magic was developed by Triumph Studios and published by Paradox Interactive.
What platforms does Age of Wonders Shadow Magic support?
Available on Steam for Windows.
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