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Is Worlds of Magic worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Fans of turn-based 4X games who want to manage cities, armies, and diplomacy
- Fantasy strategy players who enjoy customizing rulers through spells, disciplines, and races
- Players who prefer empire campaigns with a choice between tactical battles and automatic resolution
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a short, tightly directed campaign rather than open-ended empire expansion
- Players who prefer direct action combat instead of turn-based planning and tactical resolution
- Players looking for a focused role-playing game centered on one hero rather than cities, armies, diplomacy, and conquest
Our take on Worlds of Magic
The broad empire-management structure trades intimate character focus for strategic scope. Decisions span cities, armies, resources, diplomacy, spells, and multiple planes, so individual heroes and battles form parts of a larger campaign rather than the entire experience.
What is Worlds of Magic?
Worlds of Magic is a turn-based 4X strategy game about exploring procedurally generated universes and expanding an empire.
Players establish cities, recruit military units, summon creatures, research and cast spells, hire heroes, and create magical artifacts. A Sorcerer Lord can be customized through spell circles, disciplines, and one of eight races. Seven planes offer distinct features, adjustable sizes, varied terrain, resources, guardians, and loot. Settlements can be developed with more than 50 building types, while armies can include more than 100 units and creatures. Conflicts can be resolved on a tactical battle board or calculated automatically. Diplomacy, city conquest, unit experience, and tactical, strategic, and global spells shape campaigns.
How Worlds of Magic plays
- 01Custom Sorcerer Lords
- Choose a prepared character or configure one using 13 spell circles, more than 40 disciplines, and one of eight races.
- 02Generated Planes
- Campaign worlds include seven planes with adjustable layouts, 12 terrain types, and more than 40 feature types containing guardians and loot.
- 03Empire Development
- Settlements can be expanded with more than 50 building types, while new cities extend the empire.
- 04Large Military Roster
- Armies can recruit more than 100 distinct units and summon magical creatures, including troops from conquered races.
- 05Spell Research
- More than 400 spells span tactical, strategic, and global uses across the available spell circles.
- 06Flexible Combat Resolution
- Battles can be played on a tactical board or resolved automatically.
- 07Hero Progression
- Hired heroes can use magical weapons and armor, while victorious units gain experience.
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Worlds of Magic: platforms & release
Is Worlds of Magic worth it?
It is worth it if: fans of turn-based 4X games who want to manage cities, armies, and diplomacy. Skip it if: players seeking a short, tightly directed campaign rather than open-ended empire expansion.
Where can I download Worlds of Magic?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Worlds of Magic's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Worlds of Magic on?
Windows, macOS and Linux.
