Developer Triumph Studios and publisher Paradox Interactive have announced the latest installment in the beloved fantasy strategy series. Mark your calendars: Age of Wonders 4 arrives on May 2nd, 2023. Check out the trailer above to get hyped!
“Powerful Wizard Kings have returned to the realms to reign as gods among mortals. Claim and master the Tomes of Magic to evolve your people, and prepare for an epic battle that will determine the ages to come.”
The devs invite players to rule a fantasy realm of their own design, explore magical realms, partake in the signature blend of 4X strategy and turn-based combat that is so uniquely Age of Wonders. Control a faction that grows and changes as you expand your empire with each turn. The game will offer a new storytelling event system and hugely customizable empires that is sure to guarantee an endlessly replayable experience.
Age of Wonders 4 – Key Features Include:
- Craft your followers by combining bodily forms, societal traits and arcane powers. Build anything from a clan of cannibal halflings to mystic moon elves, or recreate your favorite fantasy tropes;
- Seek powerful tomes of magic to enchant your armies and evolve your people! See your people physically change as they morph into angelic beings or scions of chaos to face their enemies.
- Seek glory through brutal domination, cunning alliances, or ultimate arcane knowledge, and write your legacy into the very fabric of the realm itself!
- Every choice opens up new possibilities and tactical advantages; deep, multilayered strategy allows you to try new tactics or explore new powers at every turn;
- Tremendous variety in empires, units, and environments keep the game endlessly replayable. Age of Wonders is more moddable and open-ended than ever in the series’ history;
- A new event system provides unexpected levels of storytelling for 4X games. See your decisions shape the world around you, from growing cities and roaming armies to world-warping magic effects;
- Guide your empire to greatness – but the story doesn’t end with your victory or defeat! Ascend your rulers to an in-game pantheon and unlock ways to further customize your experience. Encounter your own creations as potential rivals or allies in subsequent games, and experience the next chapter in your own story!
