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Age of Fear: The Undead King
Play as either Sir Edward, a noble Knight defending the Human Kingdom, or Krill, a wicked Necromancer with an unearthly lust for power! The Age of Fear series is a deep and complex turn-based strategy (full of humour!) that fuses a tabletop wargame with RPG elements.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via SteamSpy as of 2026-05-14.
“Fun game. Well worth the purchase. The unit progression is a little more complex than wesnoth except for your hero which has access to a lot of different equipment. The charm of this game is that it is hexless and units can't move through each other. This creates interesting…”
— a player, Steam review · 24 hrs played“Age of Fear 1 was actually released on steam AFTER Age of Fear 2. However, the reason for that is because the dev spent time updating and adding on features to this game before releasing it, after Age of Fear 2 succeeded on Steam. The game is just like Age of Fear 2, but with 2…”
— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played“To be honest I'm a bit torn, I really enjoyed playing this game so I guess I'll recommend it. BUT it's got some problems... [h1] PROS: [/h1] - Your decisions on attacking and movement actually make a difference - Great RPG story - A lot of resources and great community -…”
— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-08-02 21:09 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
HAPPY NEW YEAR 2026!!
New year, new questline. In 2026, I wish you the confidence of a Goblin attacking an Elite Paladin. Go get 'em! Let's make this year an epic win! Take care, Les
COMPATIBILITY PACK!!
Hi all! As some of you know, our series has a great modding workshop, and many aspects of the games can be edited. Over the years, we’ve tried to maintain backward compatibility — and I’m proud to say
GLOBAL BATTLE STATE
Hi all, after a long while, we’ve finally managed to squash a few bugs and implement several optimizations. Nothing critical, but the UI should now feel noticeably more responsive, especially on Windo
MERRY X-MAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!!
Hi all, whether you’ve helped us fix bugs, shared feedback, or simply enjoyed the Age of Fear series, you’ve made this year truly legendary. This Christmas, we hope your days are filled with joy, laug
UNIQUE AI SKILLS!!
Hi all, building on the last patch featuring AI heroes, we've added even more unique skills to their arsenal. These include rare and powerful abilities like Meteor, Calling Reinforcements, Dance Macab
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-14.
| Genres | Indie, RPG, Strategy |
| Player tags | Tactical RPG · Turn-Based Tactics · Turn-Based · Strategy RPG · Turn-Based Strategy · Tabletop · RPG · Strategy · 2D · Top-Down · Open World · Story Rich (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · PvP · Shared/Split Screen PvP · Shared/Split Screen · Cross-Platform Multiplayer · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards |
| Languages | English * * |
| Achievements | 21 |
| Estimated owners | 20,000 – 50,000 (SteamSpy) |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows XP Processor: 1 GHz Memory: 1 GB RAM Storage: 5 GB available space