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Age of Wonders III
Age of Wonders III is the long anticipated sequel to the award-winning strategy series. Delivering a unique mix of Empire Building, Role Playing and Warfare, Age of Wonders III offers the ultimate in turn-based fantasy strategy for veterans of the series and new players alike!
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “Deep tactical combat and empire-building” (17 of 75 reviews) and “Customisation, random maps, repeated returns” (7); the most common complaint is “Boring combat and weak unit balance” (6). What reviewers agree on ↓
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-10-22 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
17 of the 75 reviews raise this.
“This game has wonderful mechanics and artwork. Always a joy to come back to.”
“Take the Age of Wonders formula and have it work well in modern times and that's this game.”
“If you're into turn based kingdom builders with a lot of customisation, with turn based chess like combat and a lot of unique abilities and interactions... ya you could sink a lot of hours into this one. Has aged quite…”
7 of the 75 reviews raise this.
“One of the most configurable RMG even created. For one of the BEST rated games of all time. You can buy it on sale for a kiss, and surely it is worth it when you get into how much QUALITY content you receive for what…”
6 of the 75 reviews raise this.
“This game has wonderful mechanics and artwork. Always a joy to come back to.”
“Yeah, turn-based strategy games like this just aren't for me. Never had the patience nor resilience to spend hours learning interactions and ways to manage resources. But until it failed to grab me anymore, it was a fun…”
“Challenging yet still fantastic and whimsical strategy game. Graphics are interesting, music is not irritating.”
5 of the 75 reviews raise this.
“Challenging yet still fantastic and whimsical strategy game. Graphics are interesting, music is not irritating.”
“Great fantasy and good tactical challenge game”
5 of the 75 reviews raise this.
6 of the 75 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“Yeah, turn-based strategy games like this just aren't for me. Never had the patience nor resilience to spend hours learning interactions and ways to manage resources. But until it failed to grab me anymore, it was a fun…”
“Generally good game but weak because tier 4 units and some tier 3. If it can have option to turn all tier 3+4 off in production for players It would still be a great game today. But unfortunately, it's a bit broken and…”
“So if you're into this genre of game, you'll probably enjoy it. I hate them, but they always give these games away for free and I give em a shot. I tried the tutorial. Points for actually having one. But I take those…”
4 of the 75 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“Yeah, turn-based strategy games like this just aren't for me. Never had the patience nor resilience to spend hours learning interactions and ways to manage resources. But until it failed to grab me anymore, it was a fun…”
“So if you're into this genre of game, you'll probably enjoy it. I hate them, but they always give these games away for free and I give em a shot. I tried the tutorial. Points for actually having one. But I take those…”
“You start at normal and second enemy (some wisps) just obliterates you because your range units cant attack them at all. Wonderful, just wonderful. I'll better go play HOMAM 1 instead of this.”
4 of the 75 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Generally good game but weak because tier 4 units and some tier 3. If it can have option to turn all tier 3+4 off in production for players It would still be a great game today. But unfortunately, it's a bit broken and…”
“The first campaign has a part on turn 2-3 where war is declared and the nearby tiles around the town explode. The problem is that this explosion is already decently loud and it plays on like 15 tiles at the same exact…”
4 of the 75 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
3 of the 75 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“I hate that AOW 3/4 is 3d instead of the iso 2d, but ultimately a great game.”
Counted across 75 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 77.1% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“7/10 Good game, they gave this away for free, I tried it, and honestly loved it, Turn based deep fantasy strategy, tactical battles, and satisfying empire building.”
— a player, Steam review · 20 hrs played“A really fantastic, excellent 4X fantasy game, that is however completely overshadowed by its yet even more fantastic successor, Age of Wonders 4. So there is really no reason to play this one over AoW4 unless you have a bad computer or just really want to experience the story…”
— a player, Steam review · 22 hrs played“No longer compatible with linux, and paradox is also no longer interested in providing a fix.”
— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-22.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-10-22). Relative comparison only.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Age of Wonders 3 giveaway!
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Age of Wonders: Planetfall now ready for Pre-Purchase
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We are proud to announce Age of Wonders: Planetfall!
Sci-fi incarnation of turn-based classic has players reach for new frontiers! Today we announced Age of Wonders: Planetfall, a new upcoming strategy game from Triumph Studios, creators of the critical
Triumph’s New Game to be announced May 18th @ PDXCon!
Finally some big news: We will announce our next game during PDXCon in Stockholm on May 18th 2018! Yes, this game is turn-based and yes, this game should appeal to Age of Wonders fans! You can also be
Triumph’s New Game to be announced May 18th @ PDXCon!
Finally some big news: We will announce our next game during PDXCon in Stockholm on May 18th 2018! Yes, this game is turn-based and yes, this game should appeal to Age of Wonders fans! You can also be
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | RPG, Strategy |
| Player tags | Strategy · Turn-Based Strategy · Fantasy · RPG · 4X · Turn-Based · Multiplayer · Singleplayer · Tactical · Dwarf · Hex Grid · Co-op (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Shared/Split Screen · Cross-Platform Multiplayer · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Workshop |
| Languages | English * , German * , French, Polish, Russian * |
| Achievements | 74 |
| Official site | http://ageofwonders.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1 Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 @ 2.4 Ghz or AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ @2.6 Ghz Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: nVidia 8800 / ATi Radeon HD 3870 with 512MB or Laptop integrated Intel HD 3000 with 3GB system ram DirectX: Version 9.0c Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 10 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX 9 Compatible Additional Notes: Requires a 1024x768 screen resolution. Requires an open IPv4 connection for online multiplayer. A Triumph Account is required to use the game's online services. The game's sing