Sorcerer King: Rivals cover art

Sorcerer King: Rivals

Sorcerer King: Rivals is a turn-based fantasy 4X game from the people who brought you Galactic Civilizations and Sins of a Solar Empire. Build a civilization, go on quests, craft weapons and armor, research…

85 22 September 2016 from $6.80

Sorcerer King: Rivals is an adventure developed by Stardock, released 22 September 2016 on PC (Microsoft Windows). It currently starts at $6.80 at GamersGate.

Verified Sources: IGDB , Steam

What Sorcerer King: Rivals is

Sorcerer King: Rivals is an adventure game developed by Stardock and released in 2016. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Sorcerer King: Rivals is a turn-based fantasy 4X game from the people who brought you Galactic Civilizations and Sins of a Solar Empire. Build a civilization, go on quests, craft weapons and armor, research spells and gain enough magical power to ascend to godhood.
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. There are 46 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

Sorcerer King: Rivals holds a critic score of 85 out of 100. That places it above 82% of the 7,527 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2016 averaged 68, so it scored 17 points above the year average.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for 2.2 GHz Dual Core Processor, 2 GB RAM and 512 MB DirectX 9.0c Compliant Video Card. At 2GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 5GB.

Full requirements and PC checker →

What it costs, and where

The cheapest verified price right now is $6.80 at GamersGate, 66% below its usual price.

Full price comparison across all regions →

What it launched against

Sorcerer King: Rivals launched on 22 September 2016, within three weeks of Persona 5, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered, Forza Horizon 3 and Mafia III. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4.

Released around the same time: Persona 5, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered, Forza Horizon 3, Mafia III.

Official trailer

Trailer thumbnail

Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

Screenshots

All media

Quick answers

Sorcerer King: Rivals — frequently asked questions

When did Sorcerer King: Rivals come out?
Sorcerer King: Rivals was released on 22 September 2016 for PC (Microsoft Windows).
How much does Sorcerer King: Rivals cost?
The cheapest current price for Sorcerer King: Rivals is $6.80 at GamersGate, which is 66% off its usual price. Prices on this page are checked daily.
What are the minimum PC requirements for Sorcerer King: Rivals?
At minimum, Sorcerer King: Rivals needs 2.2 GHz Dual Core Processor, 2 GB RAM, 512 MB DirectX 9.0c Compliant Video Card graphics, 5 GB available space of storage.
How many GB is Sorcerer King: Rivals?
The PC version needs about 5 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("5 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

If you like this

Games like Sorcerer King: Rivals

See all