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Master of Magic Classic
Master of Magic is a classic, one of the most popular strategy games of the 90s. It is a 4X fantasy strategy game that allows you to play as an extremely powerful wizard, leading your troops and overcoming your magical opponents.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“Honestly, this is one of the best games ever made .... E A S I L Y. It is so fun. Imagine being a super-cool wizard and commanding troops and casting spells. It feels like an interactive version of DnD combined with Master of Orion and Lord of the Rings all mixed into a…”
— a player, Steam review · 385 hrs played“Unlike the remake, the original's AI is brutal, likely to rek you without mercy even on "Normal". Don't go for larger world sizess: allows the AI players growing stronger to apocalyptic proportions while you drown yourself in micro-management. The UI is a product of its era…”
— a player, Steam review · 31 hrs played“I think the original game, without the later updates, was better, but my memory of it could be bad as I played that 25 years ago. I dont remember the computer coming to attack your home city so fast with high level units. I have been attacked by computer players using advanced…”
— a player, Steam review · 121 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 00:54 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
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Latest official news
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Master of Magic Community patch - Change Log v1.60
Greating Wizards, A new change log has been released including a general quality of life upgrade: - An in-game interface for remapping the game's hotkeys - Screen edge scrolling of the overland map -
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Strategy |
| Player tags | Strategy · Turn-Based · Fantasy · Classic · Demons · 4X · Dark Comedy · Magic · Pixel Graphics · Turn-Based Strategy (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English |
| Estimated owners | 50,000 – 100,000 (SteamSpy) |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 8 / 10 Processor: 1 GHz Memory: 256 MB RAM Graphics: 3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 7 (compatible with DirectX 9 recommended) Storage: 220 MB available space Additional Notes: Please be advised that Windows 10 operating system will receive frequent hardware driver and software updates following its release; this may affect game compatibility