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The Age of Decadence
The Age of Decadence is a turn-based, hardcore role-playing game set in a low magic fantasy world. The game features a detailed skill-based character system, multiple skill-based ways to handle quests, choices & consequences, and extensive dialogue trees.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-08-31 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
33 of the 76 reviews raise this.
“Scratched an itch I never knew I had. Age of Decadence boasts it's CRPG roots with heavy roleplaying aspects and grounded gameplay. Low-magic fantasy that focuses on politics rather than flashy spells and jaw-dropping…”
“its a good RPG but ive had so many technical issues due to the utter ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ game engine i gave up. i would usually refund this. but i will not because vince needs money and i want him to keep making games. go play…”
28 of the 76 reviews raise this.
“AoD took a classic RPG formula (Fallout 1, Arcanum, Planescape: Torment) and cranked parts of it to the max. It's a game that hits many nails on the head, but with that it takes some risks and adds novelty to the RPG…”
19 of the 76 reviews raise this.
“I'm on the fence here, but ultimately I think it's more of a no. Liked it initially, It's got that old Fallout 1 and 2 feel to it. And a lot of text, low morals, unforgiving combat, and high replayability. And when you…”
“AoD took a classic RPG formula (Fallout 1, Arcanum, Planescape: Torment) and cranked parts of it to the max. It's a game that hits many nails on the head, but with that it takes some risks and adds novelty to the RPG…”
13 of the 76 reviews raise this.
“I'm on the fence here, but ultimately I think it's more of a no. Liked it initially, It's got that old Fallout 1 and 2 feel to it. And a lot of text, low morals, unforgiving combat, and high replayability. And when you…”
“For the weirdos who liked Fallout 1 & 2 gameplay/quest design and want a stupidly hard experience, this mid-2010's game can fill the void for quite some time. While it lacks voice acting and the graphics looks like Age…”
“-Excellent writing and worldbuilding. -Good and challenging combat. -Choices have consequences. It is truly a work of passion and I can definitely recommend it for anyone who likes well written, challenging and engaging…”
4 of the 76 reviews raise this.
“For the weirdos who liked Fallout 1 & 2 gameplay/quest design and want a stupidly hard experience, this mid-2010's game can fill the void for quite some time. While it lacks voice acting and the graphics looks like Age…”
12 of the 76 reviews raise this · 9 of them still recommend the game.
10 of the 76 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“Relies too heaviy on metagaming. Colony ship is much better”
“I'm on the fence here, but ultimately I think it's more of a no. Liked it initially, It's got that old Fallout 1 and 2 feel to it. And a lot of text, low morals, unforgiving combat, and high replayability. And when you…”
“The main issue with this game is that despite offering numerous ways to overcome something, you're completely railroaded by your starting build. What this essentially means is that you often do not have a choice with…”
9 of the 76 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“[h1]The Age of Decadence — A brutal lesson in cosmic humility[/h1] [b]Developer[/b] Iron Tower Studio [b]Release[/b] 2015 The Age of Decadence is a strange beast that blends elements I have honestly never seen together…”
“For the weirdos who liked Fallout 1 & 2 gameplay/quest design and want a stupidly hard experience, this mid-2010's game can fill the void for quite some time. While it lacks voice acting and the graphics looks like Age…”
“2/10 waste of my time, controls suck, colors and graphics suck, no voiceover and way too much reading, also they don't want you to engage in combat? this is not a turn based rpg beware!”
4 of the 76 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“its a good RPG but ive had so many technical issues due to the utter ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ game engine i gave up. i would usually refund this. but i will not because vince needs money and i want him to keep making games. go play…”
3 of the 76 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“For the weirdos who liked Fallout 1 & 2 gameplay/quest design and want a stupidly hard experience, this mid-2010's game can fill the void for quite some time. While it lacks voice acting and the graphics looks like Age…”
“2/10 waste of my time, controls suck, colors and graphics suck, no voiceover and way too much reading, also they don't want you to engage in combat? this is not a turn based rpg beware!”
Counted across 76 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 82.3% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“In some aspects this game is perfect. Usually your background matters only for first 10 minutes and give you something like a couple of dialogue options. That's not the case: here your background provides you different quests. You'll see the same general events but from…”
— a player, Steam review · 32 hrs played“I've bought 5 copies of this game to gift to friends since it came out and I always try to make sure I buy it at full price because I know how much of a gamble this game was to make. I'm still holding out hope for a true sequel or even a spiritual successor in the same world. I…”
— a player, Steam review · 65 hrs played“It's just not my kind of "difficult". Relies heavily on save scumming and often I feel like I was supposed to check the wiki to be prepared for the next encounter. Shame, because everything else seems pretty fun.”
— a player, Steam review · 3 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 2026-09-05.
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 (2026-09-10). 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.
Thank you
We’re happy to announce that The Age of Decadence has sold 250,000 copies. We never thought we’d hit this number as AoD is a harsh and unforgiving RPG built around choices and consequences. And yet ev
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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 | Indie, RPG |
| Player tags | Turn-Based Combat · Choices Matter · Tactical RPG · CRPG · Difficult · Turn-Based Tactics · RPG · Turn-Based Strategy · Turn-Based · Isometric · Post-apocalyptic · Rome (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, Russian, Spanish - Spain, French, Polish |
| Achievements | 109 |
| Official site | http://www.irontowerstudio.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows XP/Vista/Windows 7/Windows 8/Windows 10 Processor: 2 GHz Processor or better Memory: 3 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia Geforce GTS 250 / Radeon HD 4770 (1Gb) or better DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 1900 MB available space