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Warlock - Master of the Arcane
In a time of chaotic upheaval, the player takes the role of a great mage, a warlord vying for ultimate power.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“Excellent game and definitely worth the price. The mechanics are simple to learn, and not too difficult to master. Graphics are simple, but vibrant and colorful, and the units and buildings are nice to look at. In Single Player games, the AI plays a bit repetitive, but you'll…”
— a player, Steam review · 518 hrs played“I keep returning to this title while newer games wait in my library to be played.”
— a player, Steam review · 426 hrs played“As has been mentioned many times here, this is a Civilization-style game (4X) but focused on combat. I highly recommend it if you like this genre. The graphics aren't the best, but if that isn't important to you, then this is a fine game.”
— a player, Steam review · 18 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 11:51 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Warlock 2: The Exiled Now Available on Every Shard of Earth
Paradox Interactive today announced that wrongly exiled magicians and sorcerers everywhere can begin their quests to retake Ardania in Warlock 2: The Exiled, the turn-based strategy-fantasy wargame fr
Warlock 2: The Exiled Now Available on Every Shard of Earth
Paradox Interactive today announced that wrongly exiled magicians and sorcerers everywhere can begin their quests to retake Ardania in Warlock 2: The Exiled, the turn-based strategy-fantasy wargame fr
Warlock 2: the Exiled Releasing on April 10th Pre-order available with instant access!
Journey back to the realm of Ardania, the land that cannot go an entire week without being conquered, and conquer it once again! Warlock 2 will challenge strategic sorcerers and megalomaniacal mages t
Warlock 2: the Exiled Releasing on April 10th Pre-order available with instant access!
Journey back to the realm of Ardania, the land that cannot go an entire week without being conquered, and conquer it once again! Warlock 2 will challenge strategic sorcerers and megalomaniacal mages t
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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 Strategy · Fantasy · Turn-Based · 4X · Magic · Hex Grid · Multiplayer · Singleplayer · RPG · Grand Strategy (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Steam Trading Cards · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, French, German, Russian, Spanish - Spain |
| Estimated owners | 500,000 – 1,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://www.paradoxplaza.com/games/warlock-master-of-the-arcane |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows Vista, Windows 7 Processor: Dual Core CPU Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce GT240 512Mb or comparable DirectX®: 9.0c Hard Drive: 4 GB HD space Sound: DirectX 9.0c compatible