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Age of Darkness: Final Stand
Age of Darkness: Final Stand is a dark fantasy survival RTS where you must illuminate, build and defend humanity’s last bastion against hordes of Nightmares. Set in the remnants of a kingdom consumed by a deadly fog, you decide. Will you hide in the light? Or take back your world.
View on Steam ↗ $27.99 (US · as of 2026-09-05)What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
59 of the 85 reviews raise this.
“Abandonware that had potential. Fun concept but the game was released too early and then abandoned a few months after. Devs even promised they were not going to abandon and still did.”
“Great game but sadly dev team was fired so now abandonware. Hopefully modders will pick up where they left off. Dont buy unless like 5$ USD”
“I'll make this fast. I love this game, it's such a chill game to sit back and play- a good challenge that constantly forces you to learn how to adapt to new maps and issues. It also looks good, and you really feel the…”
16 of the 85 reviews raise this.
“I was skeptical due to the mixed reviews. I only played co-op, and had zero issues with the game. No desyncs, no bugs. The game is very well made, intuitive, looks great, sounds great. Very difficult game. If you like…”
“Unlike most of the people here, I got the game late when Multiplayer was launched. The story is okay, old school. I love They are Billions and similar games, and this game filled a niche slot with multiplayer. Good…”
“It's good fun! I played most of it along with someone, having a blast in coop survival. Campaign is decent too! Nothing too crazy but solid RTS missions you'd expect to see in such type of game! I got most of my…”
8 of the 85 reviews raise this.
“I'll make this fast. I love this game, it's such a chill game to sit back and play- a good challenge that constantly forces you to learn how to adapt to new maps and issues. It also looks good, and you really feel the…”
“I was skeptical due to the mixed reviews. I only played co-op, and had zero issues with the game. No desyncs, no bugs. The game is very well made, intuitive, looks great, sounds great. Very difficult game. If you like…”
7 of the 85 reviews raise this.
“IN GOOD FAITH: I recommend this game. There ARE bugs in the game, but 9 times out of 10 you can fix it by just close out and restart. I have SO many hours in this game without issues and I rarely have bugs that break my…”
7 of the 85 reviews raise this.
“Unlike most of the people here, I got the game late when Multiplayer was launched. The story is okay, old school. I love They are Billions and similar games, and this game filled a niche slot with multiplayer. Good…”
“It's good fun! I played most of it along with someone, having a blast in coop survival. Campaign is decent too! Nothing too crazy but solid RTS missions you'd expect to see in such type of game! I got most of my…”
“Pretty fun strategy base defense game. The survival mode is pretty decent fun for awhile. The campaign isn't fantastic but it's an appreciated addition to the final game. Most fun was had in multiplayer survival matches.”
27 of the 85 reviews raise this · 12 of them still recommend the game.
“[b]TL;DR - Don't get it unless you really want to play co-op and it's on a big sale. Just play They Are Billions or From Glory To Goo[/b] I bought this game in November of 2021, when it first launched into EA. Between…”
“Abandoned project after announcing more campaign and content”
“Abandonware that had potential. Fun concept but the game was released too early and then abandoned a few months after. Devs even promised they were not going to abandon and still did.”
19 of the 85 reviews raise this · 11 of them still recommend the game.
“So recently I decided to play this game again after having tried it quite a while ago. The thing is that I couldn't remember why I stopped playing it the first time despite liking it initially. And then it hit me again,…”
“[b]TL;DR - Don't get it unless you really want to play co-op and it's on a big sale. Just play They Are Billions or From Glory To Goo[/b] I bought this game in November of 2021, when it first launched into EA. Between…”
“While the game has a great concept, it hasn't been realized. There is no varying strategies, it's always the same route to success or failure. You can also be handed a guaranteed loss from map generation, by not having…”
9 of the 85 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“This is a good game that had the potential to be a great game. Everything this game offers is great, with one single flaw that repeats in nearly every aspect of it: it needs more. More factions to choose from, greater…”
“Not sure why the devs abandoned the game, but it feels like a rug pull. Its a good game but was in dire need of content. So I do not recommend picking it up.”
“I was skeptical due to the mixed reviews. I only played co-op, and had zero issues with the game. No desyncs, no bugs. The game is very well made, intuitive, looks great, sounds great. Very difficult game. If you like…”
8 of the 85 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“I was going to call this one of the worst RTS games I've ever played, but no. It's just the worst one. The games networking is awful and DC's in multiplayer constantly. The game is micro intensive while requiring…”
“Feels like a good ground for a game, but comes up lacking. The enemy waves you fight have bullet spongey suicide bombers in them, so at no real point can you stop micro managing the soldiers to run away from the…”
“Really fun! medieval horde defense rts. your units arent fragile but they arent invincible, your heroes take a lot of time to scale until they can hold off a wave on their own. I like this style of game a lot, it feels…”
8 of the 85 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“[b]TL;DR - Don't get it unless you really want to play co-op and it's on a big sale. Just play They Are Billions or From Glory To Goo[/b] I bought this game in November of 2021, when it first launched into EA. Between…”
“While the game has a great concept, it hasn't been realized. There is no varying strategies, it's always the same route to success or failure. You can also be handed a guaranteed loss from map generation, by not having…”
“I was going to call this one of the worst RTS games I've ever played, but no. It's just the worst one. The games networking is awful and DC's in multiplayer constantly. The game is micro intensive while requiring…”
Counted across 85 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 74.4% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“Alright y'all, compare this playtime to the rest of the reviews and listen to me when I say, this is not a bad game. Is it as polished as it should be? Has it been patched in the past year or so? Did this game live up to it's potential? Is the campaign worth playing at all? The…”
— a player, Steam review · 167 hrs played“Hard one to cut and dry recommend or not. In my opinion its a great game, much better than "They are billions" with more room for actual strategy over the "just kite with expendables and mow down" approach, it had a great start with good lore and a solid enough storyline. The…”
— a player, Steam review · 101 hrs played“This game has been abandoned by the devs, leaving behind a diamond that couldve shined bright as day. As it stands now, its an unfinished game with more bugs than I could report. On top of that the people in charge showed very poor leadership and communication skills, which led…”
— a player, Steam review · 244 hrs playedPlayer activity
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Achievement stats
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Screenshots
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Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Strategy |
| Player tags | Tower Defense · Action RTS · RTS · PvE · Strategy · Base-Building · 3D · Dark Fantasy · Stylized · Fantasy · Medieval · Tactical (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Online Co-op · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French, German, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Spain, Spanish - Latin America * |
| Achievements | 66 |
| Official site | https://www.ageofdarkness.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel Core i5-10600 or AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT Memory: 16 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770, 4 GB or AMD Radeon R9 380, 4 GB Storage: 10 GB available space Additional Notes: 8 Mbsp (Download) / 2 Mbps (Upload) is recommended for Online play.