CasualFit check
Is Age of Invention worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Players who enjoy village-rebuilding games with resource and task management
- Players seeking a campaign structured around 55 levels
- Point-and-click game fans who prefer a tutorial that introduces play as it progresses
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a freeform experience without level-specific tasks and trophy goals
- Players who prefer a slower pace rather than optimizing how quickly each level's tasks are completed
- Players looking for online multiplayer
Our take on Age of Invention
The campaign is organized around restoring villages, with a gold trophy on each level tied to completing its tasks quickly.
What is Age of Invention?
Meridian: Age of Invention is a time and resource management game about restoring a failing kingdom.
Players renovate villages by hiring workers, collecting resources, repairing infrastructure, supplying food and services, trading, and building machines. The journey crosses grasslands, deserts, and a settlement on the sea, with Professor Cardano as a guide. Ten characters have individual dreams that can be fulfilled during the campaign. Each level includes tasks to complete, while gold trophies require finding fast ways to gather resources and finish objectives. The game contains 55 levels, 10 task types, point-and-click controls, and a tutorial that introduces its systems during play.
How Age of Invention plays
- 01Village Restoration
- Players repair infrastructure and provide supplies and services while renovating rundown settlements.
- 02Resource Management
- Workers gather materials for construction, services, trade, and machine building.
- 03Multiple Environments
- The campaign travels through grasslands, deserts, and a village located on the sea.
- 04Character Objectives
- Ten characters have personal dreams that can be fulfilled during the journey.
- 05Gold Trophy Goals
- Each level awards a gold trophy for completing its tasks as quickly as possible.
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Age of Invention: platforms & release
Is Age of Invention worth it?
It is worth it if: players who enjoy village-rebuilding games with resource and task management. Skip it if: players seeking a freeform experience without level-specific tasks and trophy goals.
Where can I download Age of Invention?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Age of Invention's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Age of Invention on?
Windows only.
