Age of Wonders: Shadow Magic

Age of Wonders: Shadow Magic is the third entry in the award winning fantasy strategy series. This fan-favorite enhances the series' praised fusion of empire building, role-playing and tactical combat with the…

89 25 July 2003 from $2.49

Role-playing (RPG) Strategy Turn-based strategy (TBS) Fantasy

Age of Wonders: Shadow Magic is a role-playing (rpg) developed by Triumph Studios, released 25 July 2003 on Linux and PC (Microsoft Windows). It currently starts at $2.49 at Steam.

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What Age of Wonders: Shadow Magic is

Age of Wonders: Shadow Magic is a role-playing (rpg) game developed by Triumph Studios and released in 2003. It was published by Gathering of Developers. It is available on Linux and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

Age of Wonders: Shadow Magic is a turn-based strategy video game in a fantasy setting. Shadow Magic is the third incarnation of the Age of Wonders series, and is a stand-alone expansion to Age of Wonders II: The Wizard's Throne. All three games were developed by Triumph Studios. The series is a spiritual successor to Master of Magic, featuring strategic overworld and tactical combat layers.

Description from Wikipedia · source

How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

How it was received

Age of Wonders: Shadow Magic holds a critic score of 89 out of 100. That places it above 91% of the 3,814 rated role-playing (rpg) games in our database, which average 73. Games released in 2003 averaged 69, so it scored 20 points above the year average.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel Pentium 300+ CPU, 64MB RAM and DirectX compatible graphic card. At 0GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today.

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What it costs, and where

The cheapest verified price right now is $2.49 at Steam, 75% below its usual price.

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What it launched against

Age of Wonders: Shadow Magic launched on 25 July 2003, within three weeks of Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, F-Zero GX, Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 and Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4.

Released around the same time: Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, F-Zero GX, Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3, Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire.

Cheats and codes

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Official trailer

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Screenshots

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Quick answers

Age of Wonders: Shadow Magic — frequently asked questions

When did Age of Wonders: Shadow Magic come out?

Age of Wonders: Shadow Magic was released on 25 July 2003 for Linux and PC (Microsoft Windows).

How much does Age of Wonders: Shadow Magic cost?

The cheapest current price for Age of Wonders: Shadow Magic is $2.49 at Steam, which is 75% off its usual price. Prices on this page are checked daily.

What are the minimum PC requirements for Age of Wonders: Shadow Magic?

At minimum, Age of Wonders: Shadow Magic needs Intel Pentium 300+ CPU, 64MB RAM, DirectX compatible graphic card graphics, 500MB hard disk of storage.

How many GB is Age of Wonders: Shadow Magic?

The PC version needs about 0.5 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("500MB hard disk"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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