Age of Wonders 4

Rule a fantasy realm of your own design in Age of Wonders 4! Explore new magical realms in Age of Wonders’ signature blend of 4X strategy and turn-based tactical combat. Control a faction that grows and…

86 2 May 2023

Strategy Turn-based strategy (TBS) 4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate) Fantasy

Age of Wonders 4 is a strategy developed by Triumph Studios, released 2 May 2023 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC (Microsoft Windows).

Verified 1 Oct 2026 Sources: IGDB , Steam , Wikipedia

What Age of Wonders 4 is

Age of Wonders 4 is a strategy game developed by Triumph Studios and released in 2023. It was published by Paradox Interactive. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

Age of Wonders 4 is a fantasy turn-based strategy game set on the ancient, magic-soaked world of Athla and the countless realms scattered across the ethereal Astral Sea. Long ago, the tyrannical Wizard Kings were banished from Athla, ushering in an age of diminished magic in which mortal empires flourished in their absence. Now that era is ending. Twisted and empowered by centuries of exile in shadowy otherworlds, the Wizard Kings return to reclaim the realms from which they were cast out, setting themselves up as gods over mortalkind and preying upon peaceful worlds to grow their strength. Against this looming threat, a new mortal ruler rises to defend their people. Ascending toward the…

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are 4x (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate) and fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player.

How it was received

Age of Wonders 4 holds a critic score of 86 out of 100. That places it above 88% of the 3,250 rated strategy games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2023 averaged 76, so it scored 10 points above the year average.

What it launched against

Age of Wonders 4 launched on 2 May 2023, within three weeks of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Dead Island 2, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor and Planet of Lana. It reviewed better than 2 of the 4. It arrived 3 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Dead Island 2, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, Planet of Lana.

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