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Is Age of Wonders Shadow Magic worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Fantasy strategy players who want empire management combined with role-playing and tactical combat
- Players who want campaigns and standalone scenarios featuring multiple fantasy races
- Groups of up to 8 players seeking LAN or Internet matches with Play by Email or Hot Seat
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a narrowly focused game rather than campaigns, standalone scenarios, and generated maps
- Players who prefer direct action combat instead of diplomacy, sieges, magic, and tactical battles
Our take on Age of Wonders Shadow Magic
Its defining detail is the combination of a fantasy strategy campaign with tools for making new environments, scenarios, heroes, items, and Wizards.
What is Age of Wonders Shadow Magic?
Age of Wonders: Shadow Magic combines empire building, role-playing, diplomacy, magical warfare, and tactical battles in a fantasy setting.
Its main campaign contains 5 episodes and 16 scenarios, with 19 additional standalone scenarios. The game introduces the Shadow World, three new races, and revised versions of the original 12 races. Each returning race gains a city improvement and a new unit. Players can negotiate with rivals, besiege cities, and use magical abilities during battles. Multiplayer supports up to 8 participants through LAN or the Internet, with Play by Email, Hot Seat, and simultaneous-turn options. Editors support custom environments, heroes, items, Wizards, and scenarios, while a random map generator creates additional scenarios and multiplayer challenges.
How Age of Wonders Shadow Magic plays
- 01Multi-episode campaign
- The main campaign includes 5 episodes and 16 scenarios, alongside 19 standalone scenarios.
- 02Three new races
- Nomads, Shadow Demons, and Syrons join the 12 returning races.
- 03Race-specific upgrades
- Each returning race gains a city improvement that supplies a new unit, including Treemen from the Elves' Secret Forest.
- 04Scenario creation tools
- The editor supports custom environments, heroes, items, Wizards, and scenarios.
- 05Eight-player multiplayer
- LAN and Internet matches include Play by Email, Hot Seat, and simultaneous-turn options.
- 06Random map generator
- The generator creates additional scenarios and multiplayer challenges.
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Age of Wonders Shadow Magic: platforms & release
Is Age of Wonders Shadow Magic worth it?
It is worth it if: fantasy strategy players who want empire management combined with role-playing and tactical combat. Skip it if: players seeking a narrowly focused game rather than campaigns, standalone scenarios, and generated maps.
Where can I download Age of Wonders Shadow Magic?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Age of Wonders Shadow Magic's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Age of Wonders Shadow Magic on?
Windows only.
