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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. 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. * Revisions to the original 12 Age of Wonders races. Each

Release date
November 2, 2010
Platforms
Windows
Developer
Triumph Studios
Publisher
Paradox Interactive
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★ 9.2/10GOG · 1,177 ratings
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Most helpful8

★ 5 / 5
This game has stolen more time from me than I care to share. I don't know exactly what makes it so addicting, especially if you…
★ 5 / 5
As a life long fan of real-time and turn-based strategy games I can honestly say hand on heart that this is the best I've ever…
★ 5 / 5
As someone who'd missed out on the AoW series but was a fan of the Civ games (especially Civilization 2), I'd been waiting on this…
★ 4 / 5
I got this game because I love Master of Magic, I just really can't deal with some of the issues MoM has anymore and I…
★ 5 / 5
This is one of the greatest games ever made. Question is, does it work on modern systems? -Short answer, yes. But keep reading. -The game…
★ 3 / 5
As a game, Shadow Magic is fantastic - it runs on the same system as AOW2, but with vastly improved mechanics and design. The main…
★ 5 / 5
Age of Wonders: Shadow magic is the stand-alone expansion to Age of Wonders 2. It is a fantasy turn-based strategy game similar to Master of…
★ 5 / 5
The previous reviews did an excellent job of explaining the game and its many charms, so I will add one aspect that hasn't been mentioned.…

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★ 5 / 5
I played this game for 300 hours and still like to play it. I wish they had more maps and campains
★ 4 / 5
A nostalgic game that still holds up to a decent standard. A few mechanics have aged poorly, but otherwise it manages to be replayable after…
★ 5 / 5
Short version: I am playing on Windows 10. It runs perfectly thanks to GoG's work. I have this game in Steam and I used to…
★ 5 / 5
The scenario generator is what sets this game apart. You can create an unlimited array of game play options, or hone a strategy until you…
★ 5 / 5
I have to say, this game is the end all, be all for turn based strategy games for me. As a long time fan of…
★ 5 / 5
One of my favorite old games with some really fun scenarios. I can play Julia 3 over and over and create a massive map with…

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