
This review will focus on what the experience will be like for players returning to the series.ĮDITOR’S NOTE: Those of you new to the Age of Wonders series should take heed: if you like fantasy settings (and even maybe if you don’t) and enjoy well-made and polished 4X games, you’re going to like Age of Wonders 4. But it’s not a perfect game and, in some aspects, it fails to step out of the shadow of its predecessors. It’s a fun game and I would be happy to recommend it to almost anybody.


Some have described AoW4 as “ XCOM meets Civilization.” This might please some of you and, if so, you’ll be even happier to note that it’s an accurate description. Age of Wonders 4 (Steam Link), developed by Triumph Studios and published by Paradox, is a modernized fantasy 4X game of dramatic size and scope, long unafraid to skew from genre tropes and that stands out from competitors with compelling battles and distinct playable factions, a hallmark of the series right from its very first title.
