Fit check
Is The Age of Decadence worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- RPG players who want political intrigue instead of conventional monster hunting
- Players who enjoy branching quests and replaying events from different faction perspectives
- Players who prefer skill checks, extensive dialogue, and difficult turn-based combat
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a power fantasy may hit a wall when difficult fights can kill a character quickly
- Players wanting a straightforward quest path may struggle with mutually exclusive questlines and consequences that alter later options
- Players looking for a fantasy RPG centered on magic, monsters, or mystical exploration
Our take on The Age of Decadence
The bounce point comes early for players expecting heroic combat: difficult encounters can end a character quickly, while dialogue and faction choices can close off later options. Those systems demand careful decisions rather than letting players fight through every obstacle.
What is The Age of Decadence?
The Age of Decadence is a turn-based RPG set in a low-magic fantasy world focused on political conflict rather than monster hunting.
Players build characters through a detailed skill system and can approach quests through different skill-based methods. Dialogue trees, branching questlines, and choices that alter later options shape the story. Seven factions include three Noble Houses and four guilds representing merchants, assassins, thieves, and the army. The game features over 100 named characters, more than 750 generic characters with unique IDs, and over 600,000 words of dialogue. Combat is deliberately difficult, and characters can die quickly. The first chapter includes 3 locations and about 30 quests across mutually exclusive questlines.
How The Age of Decadence plays
- 01Skill-Based Quests
- Different character skills provide multiple ways to resolve quests and influence available options.
- 02Faction Allegiances
- Players can pursue paths connected to seven factions, including Noble Houses, merchants, assassins, thieves, and the army.
- 03Branching Consequences
- Decisions can change the story, questlines, playing field, and choices available later.
- 04Extensive Dialogue
- The game contains over 600,000 words involving more than 100 named characters and over 750 generic characters.
- 05Hard Combat
- Characters can die quickly, making fight selection and decisions important during play.
The Age of Decadence compared to similar games
Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition also centers an RPG around an unconventional story and characters, while The Age of Decadence emphasizes skill-based quest solutions, faction paths, and consequences across branching questlines. Back to the Dawn focuses on prison escape, investigation, crime, and survival in a maximum-security facility, whereas The Age of Decadence follows political conflict among Noble Houses and professional guilds.
The Age of Decadence: platforms & release
Is The Age of Decadence worth it?
It is worth it if: RPG players who want political intrigue instead of conventional monster hunting. Skip it if: players seeking a power fantasy may hit a wall when difficult fights can kill a character quickly.
Where can I download The Age of Decadence?
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What platforms is The Age of Decadence on?
Windows only.
