Fit check
Is Mittelborg: City of Mages worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Strategy players who want repeated runs with retained progress
- Fantasy fans interested in governing a threatened mage city
- Players who prefer decision-driven adventures with resource allocation
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a fixed, linear campaign rather than repeated attempts shaped by death and rebirth
- Players who want uninterrupted combat instead of resource management and frequent governance decisions
- Players looking for a narrowly focused single-location defense game rather than travel across multiple worlds
Our take on Mittelborg: City of Mages
Rather than treating death as a full reset, the game makes each failed run part of the Chancellor’s progression by carrying memories, skills, and experience into the next attempt. Its adventure structure therefore combines governing decisions with repeated strategic iteration.
What is Mittelborg: City of Mages?
Mittelborg: City of Mages combines strategic adventure, roguelike progression, and resource management.
As Chancellor, the player protects the city and the Tree of Order while facing attacks from monsters, nomads, mercenaries, undead, and rebellious spirits. Resources support repairs, weapon improvements, wall guards, and tower mages. Events present recurring decisions, including whom to sacrifice, whether to execute or pardon, and how to spend aether. Death triggers rebirth while preserving memories, skills, and accumulated experience for later attempts. Across dozens of worlds, hostile races, and hundreds of events, the Chancellor investigates the cause of the spreading chaos and works toward an ending that reveals Mittelborg’s secrets. The game includes 10 original orchestral soundtracks.
How Mittelborg: City of Mages plays
- 01Persistent Rebirth
- After death, the Chancellor retains memories, skills, and experience for subsequent attempts.
- 02City Defense
- Resources can be assigned to wall guards, tower mages, repairs, and weapon improvements during attacks.
- 03Moral Decisions
- Events require choices such as sacrificing a warrior or mage and executing or pardoning characters.
- 04Multi-World Adventure
- The campaign spans dozens of worlds, hostile races, and hundreds of events.
- 05Orchestral Soundtrack
- The game includes 10 original orchestral tracks.
Mittelborg: City of Mages compared to similar games
Unlike Until We Die, which centers on defending an underground subway base for about 30 game days, Mittelborg combines city defense with resource management, branching decisions, rebirth, and investigation across dozens of worlds. Quasimorph focuses on corporate contracts and extracting gains to strengthen a PMC, while Mittelborg centers on protecting the Tree of Order and deciding how to govern a magical city.
Mittelborg: City of Mages: platforms & release
Is Mittelborg: City of Mages worth it?
It is worth it if: strategy players who want repeated runs with retained progress. Skip it if: players seeking a fixed, linear campaign rather than repeated attempts shaped by death and rebirth.
Where can I download Mittelborg: City of Mages?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Mittelborg: City of Mages's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Mittelborg: City of Mages on?
Windows and macOS.
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