Fit check
Is Kohan: Ahriman's Gift worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Fantasy strategy players who want to command evil-aligned armies
- Solo players seeking multiple campaigns and custom maps
- Multiplayer groups of up to eight people who prefer real-time strategy
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking turn-based combat rather than real-time army management
- Players wanting a short, single linear campaign instead of five campaigns and 40 additional maps
- Players looking for a modern military setting rather than fantasy factions, heroes, spells, and undead forces
Our take on Kohan: Ahriman's Gift
Its defining choice is the perspective: this prequel places the player on the side of evil, leading Shadowbeasts and Undead through Khaldun rather than defending it from that viewpoint.
What is Kohan: Ahriman's Gift?
Kohan: Ahriman’s Gift is a real-time strategy title that takes place in Khaldun’s fantasy setting and serves as an independent prequel to Kohan: Immortal Sovereigns.
Its campaign lets players command Shadowbeasts and Undead forces while opposing other armies. Content includes five campaigns, a solo mission, and 40 extra maps, among them official tournament maps. Armies can use more than 90 unit types, 70 heroes, 100 spells, and 75 technologies. Multiplayer accommodates eight participants. A random-map tool and map editors support Deathmatch, Scenario, and Campaign creations. Seven modes are available, while computer-controlled opponents use 30 distinct play styles.
How Kohan: Ahriman's Gift plays
- 01Custom Map Tools
- Map editors support player-created Deathmatch, Scenario, and Campaign maps.
- 02Eight-Player Multiplayer
- Multiplayer matches can include up to eight players.
- 03Large Unit Roster
- The game includes more than 90 units and over 70 heroes to command.
- 04Spells And Technologies
- Armies can use over 100 spells and 75 technologies during play.
- 05Varied AI Opponents
- Thirty AI players provide different styles of opposition.
- 06Seven Game Types
- Modes include Bloodbath and King of the Hill.
Kohan: Ahriman's Gift compared to similar games
Men of War: Assault Squad focuses on World War II, large-scale strategy, and direct control of individual units during combat. Kohan: Ahriman's Gift instead presents real-time fantasy warfare with campaigns, custom maps, heroes, spells, technologies, and support for up to eight players.
Kohan: Ahriman's Gift: platforms & release
Is Kohan: Ahriman's Gift worth it?
It is worth it if: fantasy strategy players who want to command evil-aligned armies. Skip it if: players seeking turn-based combat rather than real-time army management.
Where can I download Kohan: Ahriman's Gift?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Kohan: Ahriman's Gift's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Kohan: Ahriman's Gift on?
Windows only.
