Fit check
Is Age of Fear: The Undead King worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Turn-based strategy players who want fantasy armies and RPG customization
- Tabletop wargame fans who want tactical battles rather than puzzle gameplay
- Mod creators who want to build missions or full campaigns instead of only playing fixed content
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking real-time combat rather than deliberate, turn-based battles
- Players who prefer a simple, fixed army structure instead of managing units, skills, spells, alignments, and relationships
- Players looking for a single campaign without optional events or alternative endings
- Players who do not want permanent death to affect fallen units
Our take on Age of Fear: The Undead King
Rather than using hex-based battlefields common in turn-based strategy, the game uses unrestricted movement where unit size matters. It also combines army tactics with RPG relationships, alignment conflicts, permanent death, and branching campaign content.
What is Age of Fear: The Undead King?
Choose between Sir Edward, a knight defending the Human Kingdom, and Krill, a necromancer seeking power.
The game combines turn-based fantasy battles with tabletop wargame elements and RPG customization across two campaigns. Battles use movement without hex grids, while unit size, skills, spells, hazards, alignments, and relationships affect tactics. Build and improve a custom army from a large selection of units, skills, and spells, discover weapons and other relics, and manage permanent death for fallen units. The campaigns include sub-quests, optional events, alternative endings, and illustrated storylines. Steam Workshop support provides community-made units, items, scenarios, and campaigns, while the mod tools allow custom missions and campaigns.
How Age of Fear: The Undead King plays
- 01Gridless Movement
- Units move without being restricted to hexagonal battle maps, and their size affects positioning.
- 02Two Campaigns
- The story follows separate campaigns for Sir Edward and Krill, with different sides of the conflict.
- 03Alignment Conflicts
- Opposing alignments can create hostility, desertion, and relationship-management challenges among units.
- 04Army Customization
- Units, skills, and spells can be used to build and improve a custom army.
- 05Permanent Unit Death
- Units that die in battle remain dead, except when the Necromancer raises them as zombies.
- 06Steam Workshop Mods
- Workshop content includes community-made units, items, scenarios, and full campaigns.
- 07Custom Campaign Tools
- Players can create missions and complete campaigns for sharing with the Steam community.
- 08Alternate Story Outcomes
- The campaigns include sub-quests, optional events, and multiple possible endings.
Age of Fear: The Undead King compared to similar games
Shogun Showdown centers on positioning, attack tiles, deck building, and roguelike progression, while Age of Fear: The Undead King uses army customization, alignments, permanent unit death, and two campaigns. Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew is a real-time stealth strategy game, whereas Age of Fear: The Undead King focuses on turn-based fantasy battles with RPG elements and user-created campaigns.
Age of Fear: The Undead King: platforms & release
Is Age of Fear: The Undead King worth it?
It is worth it if: turn-based strategy players who want fantasy armies and RPG customization. Skip it if: players seeking real-time combat rather than deliberate, turn-based battles.
Where can I download Age of Fear: The Undead King?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Age of Fear: The Undead King's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Age of Fear: The Undead King on?
Windows, macOS and Linux.
