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Driftland: The Magic Revival

Driftland: The Magic Revival Demo is available here After a devastating war between ancient mages, a powerful spell is all that holds together the shattered planet of Driftland. Faced with the destruction of their entire civilization and life on the planet, the warring factions called a truce and tried to repair the damage – but it was already too late. By using all their remaining magic to cast a powerful spell, they managed to keep their world in relative balance. Many dark ages passed, but when all seemed lost, a ray of hope emerged once more: new sources of magic appeared, and new mages we

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August 23, 2019
Platforms
Windows
Developer
Star Drifters
Publisher
Star Drifters
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Driftland: The Magic Revival Demo is available here After a devastating war between ancient mages, a powerful spell is all that holds together the shattered planet of Driftland. Faced with the destruction of their entire civilization and life on the planet, the warring factions called a truce and tried to repair the damage – but it was already too late. By using all their remaining magic to cast a powerful spell, they managed to keep their world in relative balance.

Many dark ages passed, but when all seemed lost, a ray of hope emerged once more: new sources of magic appeared, and new mages were given birth to across the planet. Now, as the dormant conflicts once again surface, this rediscovered power will determine whether Driftland is restored to its former glory or wiped from the cosmos entirely. You take on the role of a Mage Overlord with your own castle, tower, and a small realm on one of the landmasses.

With your unique powers, you can explore a procedurally generated world and connect floating lands to expand your kingdom. Gameplay focuses on setting general goals for all your units without the need to micromanage each of them. The warriors, archers, and mages under your command are able to tame and ride different kinds of flying beasts and create various aerial units.…

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★ 7.8/10GOG · 80 ratings
GOGLast checked November 4, 2026

Most helpful8

★ 4 / 5
Driftland features an innovative gameplay, fun to play with seperate isles and have to think strategically when moving & placing isles. Example: Where to place…
★ 3 / 5
If you are looking for a new / updated Net Storm experience or something similar to it, well this is not what you are looking…
★ 5 / 5
Installed this game and finished main campaign in 3 weeks, I didn't touch any other game for that time, it was that surprisingly good. It's…
★ 3 / 5
I played this on Steam and played it long enough to get the true ending achievement. And doing that was not worth it. As far…
★ 4 / 5
If you're a fan of hands off empire management I think you would find Driftlands enjoyable. Resource allocations are set by sliders - there's no…
★ 4 / 5
This is really interesting game with unusual mechanics. Strategical command without micromanagemet is pretty nice. Remind me good old games like Netstorm and some conceptions…
★ 4 / 5
A real time 4X in the vein of Sins of a Solar Empire taking place on a shattered fantasy world made up of floating islands.…
★ 4 / 5
Races are not balanced and a lot of the skill to unlock are bad. Good campaign, but not very good Quest explanation. At the end…

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★ 5 / 5
My final note is 4,5/5. Yes, people complain about storytelling in text, but amount of annoyance I felt from comments vs. how it really is,…
★ 5 / 5
I am angry, because I did not find this game earlier. This game has beautiful graphics and quite interesting mechanics. Easy to learn and a…
★ 5 / 5
For those unfamiliar with the title, it could be called an unconventional RTS. I'd give it a positive review. For those undecided, I recommend free…
★ 5 / 5
Gas, not as much replayablility as I would like, small maps and short games, but it's a great little package for what it is.
★ 2 / 5
a real innovative rts game with buildings, resource management, units and spells and a real fun. but you build your clouds empire and enjoy it,…
★ 3 / 5
It's not fun. The same repetitive actions over and over.
★ 4 / 5
This game is kind of interesting. Its a different take on the fantasy 4x genre. Its still like most RTS-type games. Similar to Age of…

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